Chapter 012: Persuading to Surrender

“Not bad, Colonel Leibao—great eyesight to recognize us. Well, Colonel, surprised to see us?” one of the red-bearded dwarves laughed loudly.
“When did you all reach the level of Domain Masters?” Leibao saw Moses and Du Fan approaching and quickly dismounted from Black Tiger, pointing his spear at the red-bearded dwarf.
“Is it only you, Colonel, who’s allowed to become a Domain Master, while we’re not?” the red-bearded dwarf laughed loudly.
“Go back first,” Leibao suddenly snapped, patting Black Tiger beside him.
Black Tiger seemed to understand that such a battle between Domain Masters was far beyond its capacity to handle, so it quickly returned to the Black Tiger Knight Corps.
A vast open space emerged between the two armies. Behind each of the six Domain Masters stood hundreds of thousands of fierce soldiers!
Even more formidable than these hundreds of thousands of soldiers were the domains suddenly manifested by the six Domain Masters. However, only five domains appeared.
At that moment, standing beside Moses and Leibao, Du Fan felt extremely frustrated.
The other five had all manifested their own domains, looking mighty, while Du Fan, standing between Moses and Leibao’s domains, appeared incredibly weak.
“Huh? That human kid in the middle—since you’re not a Domain Master, why are you here to join in the fun?” the red-bearded dwarf, unable to see Du Fan’s domain, asked curiously.
“Hmph.” Du Fan snorted twice and activated his Absolute Protection. However, this protection, which covered only a two-meter radius, resembled more of a defensive spell.
“Hahaha! I can’t stop laughing—this is your domain? So small?” The red-bearded dwarf laughed arrogantly at Du Fan’s Absolute Protection.
“Hey, red-bearded guy—does a larger domain mean it’s more useful?” Seeing the man still laughing, Du Fan couldn’t help but retort.
Du Fan did this to ease his own embarrassment. He knew well that the greater the domain’s coverage, the stronger it was.
“Young man, if you don’t even know this basic fact, are you really a Domain Master?” the red-bearded dwarf asked in surprise.
“Of course. If not, let me step into your domains and show you,” Du Fan said, walking steadily toward the red-bearded dwarf.

Sure enough, Du Fan’s Absolute Protection, though only covering a small area of two squares, didn’t cause any issue at all as he stepped into the domain released by those three together.
“Kid, I didn’t expect you to actually be a domain expert,” said the red-bearded dwarf.
“Of course I am a domain expert,” Du Fan replied with a smile.
While smiling, Du Fan continued to move toward the red-bearded dwarf. Seeing him approaching, the dwarf grew suspicious.
This human was truly strange—walking right into the midst of the three must imply some scheme, the dwarf thought repeatedly, growing more alert the more he thought about it.
Watching the dwarf become wary, Du Fan sighed inwardly, unsure of the success rate of this ambush.
As Du Fan stepped closer, the red-bearded dwarf tensed up and activated his domain ability, pressing forward at him.
In an instant, Du Fan felt his Absolute Protection energy fading rapidly, and the temperature around him rose significantly!
At that moment, a raging fire ignited on the white barrier surrounding Du Fan!
All three of their domains were actually fire domains! In such domains, the temperature could reach unimaginable levels—even steel could be melted into molten iron if the domain user wished it.
A fire domain was a high-level domain; once activated, it created an ocean of fire that would never extinguish as long as the domain remained intact.
“Kid, stop right now and turn back, or you’ll be burned to death here,” the red-bearded dwarf said sternly.
“Haha, is that so?” Du Fan laughed loudly. Though this fire domain was powerful, for Du Fan, as long as his Absolute Protection held, nothing could harm him. The fire domain might seem terrifying, but it depleted Absolute Protection at a slow pace.
With a swift movement, the wind mage’s speed became evident as he quickly moved in front of the red-bearded dwarf and unleashed a spatial slash.
It was fortunate for the red-bearded dwarf that he had remained vigilant due to Du Fan’s extremely strange behavior of continuing to approach.

Seeing Du Fan suddenly rush in front of him, the red-bearded dwarf’s first reaction was to dodge. By doing so, he happened to avoid Du Fan’s Space Tear Slash! A black arc, carrying an eerie aura from another dimension, quickly tore a gap in the red-bearded dwarf’s domain. Although the Space Tear Slash didn’t injure the dwarf, it did break through his domain, creating a fissure that, in turn, destroyed the entire domain. It was like a bottle with a crack in it—such a bottle was naturally unusable. Failing to land a hit, Du Fan quickly retreated. Once a dwarf’s domain was broken, it couldn’t be reactivated for some time. “Germu, haha! I never expected you to suffer a loss today too. Haven’t you always been so cautious?” Lei Biao laughed happily upon seeing the red-bearded dwarf under attack. The red-bearded dwarf’s name was Germu. “Lei Biao, what’s there to be so happy about? We haven’t even started fighting yet. Besides, that guy who tried to ambush me has a domain, but it’s probably worthless. Otherwise, he wouldn’t think of such a scheme to get close to me. Hmph, even if it were two domains against two domains, the outcome is uncertain. Why are you so happy now?” Germu retorted immediately upon hearing Lei Biao laughing at him. “By the way, Germu, when did the three of you break through to having domains? From the way you look, it seems you’ve only just entered your domains. When did domains become so easy to break through?” Lei Biao asked seriously. Lei Biao naturally knew these three men—they were well-known figures among the dwarves. All three had reached the Sacred Rank thousands of years ago. For over a thousand years, they had remained at the middle level of the Sacred Rank, unable to advance any further, stuck in that position for hundreds of years. So, seeing them all break through to having domains today, Lei Biao was very puzzled. If they hadn’t broken through for hundreds of years, surely they wouldn’t all break through at the same time? The chances of that were extremely low. “Haha, Lei Biao, I knew you’d be surprised. It’s strange, right? Haha, who knows? Maybe the three of us will soon surpass you. Who knows, by then, Lei Biao, the title of the top expert second only to the Dwarf King in your clan might change hands.” Germu said with a loud laugh.

“Is that so? Since you’ve all reached the Domain level, then let me see just how much your strength has improved after reaching that level!” Leibao shouted loudly.
Soon, Leibao’s Domain surged violently toward the dwarf who possessed a Domain of raging fire. The two domains continued to compress until, finally, the pressure forced both of their domains back into their respective bodies. At that moment, their weapons collided head-on!
With a loud explosion, a massive flame burst out at the point where they fought! After bursting forth, the flame soared into the air, exploded mid-air, and turned into sparks that scattered downward.
“Not bad, not bad. Having reached the Domain level so quickly and already showing such strength… Haroch, I’m curious. Judging from your ability to control your Domain, it seems you’ve only just entered it, yet your Domain power is almost on par with mine. Could it be that your Domain has some innate advantage over mine?” The dwarf who fought against Leibao was named Haroch. After the fight, Leibao asked him in surprise.
“Leibao, why ask so many questions? For thousands of years, I’ve been suppressed by you. Can’t I even get a chance to turn things around?” Haroch said seriously.
“Fine! You’re all experts from the Dodge tribe. But you know that your tribe is now on a path to confront the Dwarf King. Do you three also plan to join Karu in fighting against the Dwarf King?” Leibao suddenly planted his spear in the ground and demanded an answer.
“Haha, Leibao, what are you saying? If the three of us don’t take action, are we just going to watch our Dodge tribe get ravaged by you?” Gelmu, with his red beard, laughed loudly.
“Gelmu, Haroch, Zhiguluo—back in the day, you all served in the Black Panther Knights. You should know that by the time the Dwarf King deals with this matter, will you still be alive?” Leibao said with a dark expression.
“Commander, then what do you suggest we do now?” Gelmu asked, blinking rapidly.
It turned out that these three experts from the Dodge tribe had also served in the Black Panther Knights. It was just unknown how they left the knights back then.
“Commander, then what should we do now?” Gelmu asked again, blinking.
“You three still hold considerable influence within the Dodge tribe. Why don’t you go and persuade them to surrender?” Leibao suggested.

“Legion Commander, with your knowledge of the Dwarf King, do you think he will spare us after we surrender?” Gelemu suddenly said angrily.
“I don’t know if His Highness will spare you, but if you continue to resist like this, he definitely won’t spare you,” Leibao said after thinking for a moment.
“Legion Commander, we know you’re telling the truth. Even you’re not sure if His Highness will spare us. Then why surrender? Are we supposed to be tied up and beheaded one by one?” Gelemu said with a laugh.
“As long as you surrender, I’ll do my best to persuade His Highness to spare your tribe,” Leibao said seriously.
“Haha, easy enough. Legion Commander, you keep referring to him as ‘His Highness,’ but do you even know that the so-called His Highness hasn’t appeared in decades? We don’t even know if he’s alive or dead now!” Gelemu suddenly laughed loudly.