Chapter 011: The Final Battle

Of course, Du Fan did this out of his own self-interest—specifically, to prepare for bringing the Bilu tribe to his territory.
It’s easy to imagine that the dwarves, who already felt immense gratitude toward Du Fan, would not be opposed if they returned to their tribe and heard they could go to Du Fan’s territory. Instead, they would consider it carefully.
But what if they learned that Du Fan possessed the waters of the Spring of Life, a liquid that could instantly heal any wound? What would they think?
If he truly cared for these dwarves, why not share that water?
Of course, in Du Fan’s eyes, these dwarves weren’t valuable enough to warrant him giving away the Spring of Life for treatment.
If it were the two thousand elf archers who were injured, the situation would be completely different.
An hour after the last group of Bilu tribe warriors left, the vanguard of the Basha army—the Black Panther Knights—finally appeared.
Their orderly formation, fierce presence, and the solemn killing intent forged through countless battles—all of these impressed Du Fan greatly.
“It would be wonderful if I could secure five thousand regular Black Panther Knights!” Du Fan thought to himself.
However, he knew such a thing was practically impossible. After successive battles, the regular Black Panther Knights had lost nearly a thousand men. Under these circumstances, the dwarf king would never hand over five thousand of them to Du Fan.
Five thousand regular Black Panther Knights—just their five battalion commanders were all saints.
“Duke Du Fan, what do you see?” asked Leibiao, the commander of the Black Panther Knights, as soon as he saw Du Fan.
“A conflict has arisen between two tribes, leading to war. I’ve already intervened to save the warriors of the Bilu tribe. When I met their new leader, he made it clear that the Bilu tribe no longer wishes to engage in any wars.”
“In that case, let’s keep moving forward,” said Leibiao.
At Leibiao’s command, the Black Panther Knights continued to advance.

News of the combined forces of the Dodge and Bilu tribes defeating their enemies spread far and wide. Basha’s army encountered little resistance along the way; instead, as it passed by certain tribes, those tribes repeatedly declared their loyalty to the Dwarf King.

In fact, Basha’s pursuit became sudden—overnight, he turned into a fugitive! This was thanks to the meticulous plans of the Dodge tribe, who gave Basha no chance at all in the city of Glass. From a sudden attack in the dead of night to driving Basha out of Glass, it all took just a few minutes. During those few minutes, the people in Glass had no idea what was happening.

By now, the various dwarf tribes clearly understood what had taken place. Karu’s rebellion was obvious, but at first, Karu’s side held the advantage, so many dwarf tribes adopted a wait-and-see attitude, not yet deciding which side to support. Now, with Basha’s successive victories—Bilu completely defeated and the Dodge tribe suffering heavy losses—tribes along the way flocked to pledge loyalty to Basha.

Though small, these tribes were eager to send warriors to help Basha suppress the rebellion. Along the way, Basha’s army not only faced no resistance but also gained an additional 50,000 soldiers, who were added to the 150,000-strong allied forces. By this point, Basha’s total army had reached an astonishing 220,000 men!

Due to various circumstances, what should have been a three-day journey took five days. Constant efforts to pacify and incorporate tribes sent by those tribes delayed Basha’s advance. The journey proceeded smoothly beyond expectations—without any resistance—until they reached thirty miles from Glass, where they finally saw defensive fortifications built on the road leading into Glass. These fortifications resembled a military stronghold, with high walls and three rows of pointed wooden stakes in front to block enemy advances.

At both ends of the fortress were mountains that connected to the surrounding peaks. It could be said that in the Dusk Mountains, peaks were everywhere. Fighting defensive battles here was an excellent choice; building fortifications that linked adjacent mountains would create a very solid military base.

Looking at this temporarily constructed military fortress with its impressive defensive capabilities, Du Fan once again assessed the abilities of the dwarves. Since their pursuit began, barely half a month had passed. Half a month ago, this place was completely uninhabited, yet in just over half a month, the Dodge Tribe had managed to build such a formidable fortress. Such speed and quality were beyond Du Fan’s previous imagination. After seeing this fortress, he became even more determined to lure a group of dwarves to his Siluo Province.

Suddenly, Du Fan had another thought: if he led these two foreign armies along with the relocated dwarves, would Prince Fischer suspect him of harboring rebellious intentions? But soon, he dismissed this concern. In his worldview, many ideas still stemmed from his past life—concepts like loyalty to the emperor and reverence for gods. What he did was merely superficial. Who cared? If Prince Fischer tried to harm him, wouldn’t he and his Green Family’s Northern Army be enough to counter him? If he was unkind, Du Fan would be unjust!

In short, as long as Du Fan brought back 2,000 elf archers and 5,000 Black Panther knights to Siluo Province, he was confident he could confront any force in the empire! He had already made up his mind: first, reclaim the territories lost by the empire in the south, and then decide based on the situation.

“Second brother, what’s our plan?” Du Fan asked.

They were still on dwarven territory, where Basha was the nominal highest ruler after the dwarf king. Naturally, Du Fan pretended to respect his second brother’s opinions, though he knew Basha didn’t really have much independence. It wasn’t Basha’s fault—he was just a newly grown dwarf warrior. Compared to most dwarves, his performance was already excellent.

As expected, Basha quickly asked, “Third brother, what do you think we should do?”

“Of course, we set up camp first and wait for the main army to arrive,” said Du Fan.
“Legion Commander, what do you think?” Basha asked Leibao again.
“Wait until the main army arrives, then make unified arrangements,” Leibao replied, with an answer essentially the same as Du Fan’s.
After asking the two, Basha didn’t ask Moses anymore. Having spent so much time together, Basha clearly knew that among them all, Moses had the least military acumen.
Two hours later, when the main army arrived, the siege began.
However, Basha’s approach to the siege was much simpler—completely different from Karu’s initial plan to send ten Mountain Giants to use their brute force to destroy the city walls.
On Basha’s side, there were Holy-class magicians, Domain magicians, and Domain archers!
Du Fan alone took care of all those barriers placed in front of the city walls. The hurricanes he casually unleashed were just level 7 spells. With his vast amount of magic power now, even if he cast such level 7 spells day and night, his magic supply would never run out!
The archers standing not far from Du Fan ensured that he wasn’t interrupted while casting spells. Any warriors from Karu who tried to attack Du Fan from the city walls were instantly killed by the elves’ archers as soon as they showed themselves!
Level 7 archers could inflict damage from over two thousand meters away! The dwarf army relied entirely on close combat and physical attacks. These dwarf warriors had never seen such strange magic before. On Karu’s side, there were no magicians capable of countering Du Fan’s attacks, so their warriors could only watch helplessly as Du Fan’s hurricanes blew away their carefully arranged three layers of barriers.
As Du Fan’s hurricanes cleared those barriers, Naixiu stepped in. With a single “Sun-Shooting Arrow,” she created a huge hole in the city wall. Immediately afterward, she used another “Sun-Shooting Arrow”—two consecutive forbidden arrow techniques—that knocked down nearly a hundred meters of the city wall, which Karu had painstakingly built.
Once Naixiu breached the city wall, three Dark-class magicians summoned three Dark Demons, which charged straight at the neatly arranged Dodge troops. The troops, which had been painstakingly organized, were scattered in an instant. As the formations collapsed, the Black Leibao Knight Order rushed into the Dodge tribe’s army like a whirlwind.

Just as Leibao led his troops forward, a domain was suddenly unleashed from the army of the Dodge tribe! Not just one, but three domains—all of them red! Moreover, the three domains were connected together, forming a massive domain! As soon as this huge domain appeared, it enveloped the three Dark Magic Dragons. The three dragons let out mournful cries before quickly disappearing into the red domain. Soon, three dwarfs stepped forward from Dodge’s army—the three domains had been released by these three individuals. “Germu, Harochi, Zhiguluo! Are it you three?” Upon seeing someone unleash a domain, Leibao quickly ordered his troops to stop advancing. “Retreat, all of you!” Leibao shouted at his troops behind him. Soon, the Black Eagle Knights withdrew. Of course, these knights knew they were not strong enough to confront those who could wield domains, especially those who had already unleashed theirs. Once the troops retreated, Moses and Du Fan rushed forward. Not far away, Naixiu and Basha also stopped. Behind Basha, six-winged creatures spread out their large wings, flashing in the air.