CHAPTER 197: CHAPTER 113: MIGHT OF HEAVEN AND EARTH · GLORIOUS CHARGE

Moreover, from the broken ground smashed by its giant axe, flames and blood occasionally gush out from the underground.

Mortals facing such divine-chosen might feel as if they are witnessing the end of the world, with scenes of heaven collapsing and earth splitting.

Under its repeated fierce axe swings and rampages, the dwarves facing its phalanx are on the verge of a morale collapse, and the formation is already teetering.

But more crucially, behind it, there are also the vast hordes of Great Horned Beasts and Khorne Chaos Warriors, clad in heavy iron armor, wielding giant axes, and charging like a tidal wave.

The dwarven Mountain Shield Array couldn’t maintain its formation under Skaven’s assault, so the battle could only revert to its most primitive savagery.

The dwarves were entirely relying on their individual martial skills and bravery to fend off wave after wave of incoming monsters.

This made the dwarves feel surrounded, everywhere were demon soldiers with giant axes cutting their way through.

If the dwarves lost their Mountain Shield Array and fought with sheer valor against their foes, the numerical advantage of the enemy would immediately come to light. Perhaps within half a day, the waves of monsters would drown the allied army’s formation, washing the entire land in the blood of humans and dwarves, building a cairn of heads in homage to the Throne of Khorne.

The dwarves immediately shouted: "We must stop the rampage of this Slaughter Demon! Resentful Giant Crossbow Carriage, fire!"

With the dwarves’ angry roars, four giant crossbows whistled through the sky, the over-seven-meter-long crossbows instantly piercing through the demon army. Three crossbows missed their mark, skewering two or three demons’ bodies like candied fruit skewers, nailing them directly onto the blood-drenched battlefield.

But one crossbow successfully hit its target, and the huge accuracy addition and terrifying power brought by the Seeking Rune allowed this crossbow to shoot clean through the monster’s steel-like body, penetrating over three meters into its body, spilling a large amount of blood.

The excruciating pain made Skaven Blood Fury roar in anger, its terrifying howl echoed over the entire battlefield, causing countless people to cover their ears in agony. Dwarves near him had their ears bleeding, temporarily losing all hearing.

This Divine Chosen level demon was completely enraged. It roared, breaking off the crossbow embedded inside its body, then grabbing its giant chain and axe, charged madly towards the location of the Resentful Giant Crossbow Carriage.

The dwarves, too, had their eyes reddened. If this demon smashed the Resentful Giant Crossbow Carriage to pieces in anger, there would no longer be anything to restrain it in this battle!

Mudalyn shouted, "Brave children of Gronni, charge with me, we must block this monster, even if it means death, we absolutely cannot let it near our crossbow carriage!"

With his roar, the dwarves immediately launched an all-out furious assault, countless stout heavy-armored dwarves, even unafraid of death, charged in front of the monster, frantically swinging their axes and heavy hammers.

This world is both idealistic and materialistic.

It follows the most basic principle — that is, when a monster is slain, it dies!

Even a Divine Spirit, when struck hard enough by a mortal or a Great Demon, can be injured!

Skaven Blood Fury is merely a Khorne’s divine-chosen demon and cannot escape this principle.

Many dwarves surrounded it, slashing and smashing madly, and although most of the damage was blocked by its powerful shin guards, there were still sharp blades cutting its body from tricky angles; one of its sharp claws was even chopped off by the frenzied dwarves.

And when it left its rampage, Dorglin immediately led a team to help the dwarves stabilize the formation, and the dwarven miners spared no cost in casualties, furiously transporting detonators to the front line, placing these explosive packs at the dwarven front lines.

The razor-sharp Bloodsuckers, the brave Khorne Chaos Warriors, and the Great Horned Beasts with large followers were all blown to pieces, and during the few minutes while the monster’s attack momentum was interrupted, the well-trained dwarf warriors quickly re-aligned their neat shield array.

When the demons surged once more, they could no longer swiftly break through the dwarven lines like before to cause massive damage!

At the same time, the Thunder Gunners squadrons positioned at various angles on the hillside and four Resentful Giant Crossbow Carriages simultaneously angled crossfire at the massive demon below.

The monster was riddled with wounds, with massive crossbows stuck in its body.

In order to stop this demon’s rampage, countless dwarves under the hill fought blood-soaked battles one after another.

The blood of both sides dyed this entire valley red!

Su Li, on the cliff to the right, looking down at this fiercely battling field, couldn’t help but click his tongue and say, "The dwarves are indeed fighting with blood and flesh to defend the Gray Mountain Range."

"Do you think the dwarves regret not adopting our strongly advocated tactics?"

Hilude asked, "Is the Lord referring to the tactic of offering a decisive battle below Redbeard Castle?"

Su Li nodded: "If the battle were taking place a few hundred or even a few thousand meters below the Redbeard Fortress, the dwarves certainly wouldn’t have suffered such heavy casualties. Although the monsters are more than thirty meters tall, climbing a peak of several thousand meters is not an easy task."

Hilude sighed softly and said, "I feel that with the dwarves’ extremely stubborn and extremely tenacious nature, even if this battle results in heavy losses, they still won’t change their minds. And if you help them win, they might very well boast that they were right all along."

Su Li couldn’t help but smile and said, "It’s very likely, indeed. Forget it, don’t fuss with the dwarves, let them brag and show off, it’s better than letting them become cold corpses. Now we can give the order to execute the strategy."