Gandalf's reminder about the gates of hell that Duke has little to do about it other than that he understands that Stormcastle has a sword of Damocles hanging over his head. Because this Hell Legion may not even be able to deal with the Holy See, what can be done to make a small lord of Stormcastle?

No, there is still a way, that is, it is still necessary to develop the military strength of Storm Castle, it is really the army of hell that is coming, and if you have the strength, it is not called running away, but it can be called "turning in", maybe you can still occupy a piece of territory in the rear, let the big man of the Holy See stand in front of him, and he has carried the black cauldron for so long, and it is time to change people.

However, Duke also figured out that the last time the gates of hell were opened were at least a thousand years ago, and this was only opened once in millennia, so he shouldn't have been so unlucky to just run into it.

Since there is no good way to deal with it, it is better to eat, drink, and think about something that can be solved.

So Duke's optimism worked, and he spent the rest of his time in Storm Castle making leadership inspections everywhere, consoling the heads of various laboratories and giving them cordial care.

Not to mention, this trick that was complained about in later generations always has some miraculous effects in this world, especially some low-level civilians. Every time Duke said hello, they couldn't be moved, chanting long live Stormcastle, allegiance to the lord, and so on.

A few days passed quickly, and Duke was lying in his castle bedroom that day, letting the little maid Sophia give him a massage and relax, enjoying a rare time of corruption. As a result, not long after enjoying it, the Storm Army soldiers outside the door ran in to announce that a mysterious army had appeared in the Saint-Michel Mountains and was attacking in the direction of Storm Fort.

When he heard the news, Duke couldn't care about enjoying it, his mind was full of thoughts about whether he should be so unlucky, the army of hell really appeared. But they don't seem to be in the right place, Mont Saint-Michel is behind Storm Castle, how did they get out of the Monster Valley?

But whatever the case was, Duke had to hurry to check it out, so he put on the heirloom armor with Sophia's help as soon as possible. Although this thing looks like a turtle shell, whether it is the defense or the badge of the Otto family on it, it has a miraculous effect at critical moments, which Duke has felt a few times, so now he is not very resistant to wearing armor into battle.

Coming to the walls of Storm Castle, the 2nd Regiment of the Storm Army guarding the castle was fully armed and ready for battle. When Duke appeared, the commander of the second regiment, Fedor, had already walked to Duke's side and said, "My lord, half an hour ago, the miners of Mont Saint-Michel noticed that a large number of figures appeared at the far end of the peak, and there was also the reflection of armor, it should be an army infested. ”

So all the miners in the mine retreated to Storm Fort, and at the same time the alarm was sounded, and the entire Storm Castle and the hydroelectric factory began to prepare for battle. I've sent my sentinels to reconnoitre, and I should soon figure out which side they belong to. ”

Duke nodded after hearing Fedor's message, as the new Captain of Stormcastle, Fedo is very young, and with blonde hair and a resolute face, he has the vigor and momentum that only young people have. And in the face of the mysterious army that suddenly appeared, Fei Duo's handling and reaction were very timely, and Duke was also very satisfied with this.

Almost as soon as Fedor's words fell, a storm trooper rushed towards the city wall, and immediately came to the city wall and said to Duke: "Lord Lord, we have detected the mysterious army that has come to invade, it seems to be a dwarven legion. ”

Dwarven Legion?Duke was stunned for a moment when he heard this name, where did this dwarven legion come from?But Duke soon reacted, a few days ago, Copperbeard went to the Alpine Dwarven Tribe, to contact his people to come to Storm Castle to serve, this can't be the Hammer Tribe, right?

As soon as he thought of this, Duke felt that it was impossible to get rid of it, because in the severe cold of winter, it was impossible for any dwarven legion to cross Mount St. Michel to attack Storm Castle, and it must be the Hammer tribe where Copperbeard belonged.

"Fedor, prepare the guards to follow me out of the city, it is not the enemy who is coming. ”

"Your Excellency, the identity of the person who came is not completely certain, and I do not recommend that you go out of the city at this time. ”

Fedor was very dutiful in his warning, but Duke had already seen a familiar figure in the distance rushing towards Stormcastle, this person was the Brass Whisker who had left earlier.

It's just that this time there is a mount under Copperbeard, which is different from the common war horses on the mainland, Copperbeard is actually riding a goat! No, it is different from common goats, the mountain that Copperbeard rides is much larger, and the muscles on his body are very strong, and more importantly, the horns on his head are far thicker than the horns of ordinary goats, and this goat is covered with silver-gray steel armor all over his body!

Copperbeard also saw Duke on the city wall, only to see him waving the battle axe in his hand while roaring excitedly: "Lord Lord, I'm here with the Hammer Tribe!"

With this roar of Copperbeard, a rumbling figure sounded at the other end of the horizon, and hundreds of dwarven cavalry appeared behind Copperbeard, all of them wearing knee-length pure steel chain mail, holding battle axes in their hands, and the goats under their crotches were no exception.

Although this group of cavalry is not as tall as the human cavalry, the momentum brought by it is indeed incomparable, you can imagine what it is like for a heavily armed heavy cavalry to charge, and the whole earth trembles with it!

"Dwarven ram cavalry!" Fedor exclaimed behind Duke, who could clearly be surprised by the sudden appearance of the hoplites.

But this did not end there, behind the dwarven ram cavalry, thousands of heavily armored infantry appeared, they held shields in one hand, spears far beyond their height in the other, almost all shrouded in iron armor, and marched towards Storm Castle step by step.

When he saw this scene, Duke finally understood why he had told him about the armor he had bought from the mountain dwarves, and the Prince of Andorra was not the slightest surprised or surprised, because the dwarven legion armor in front of him was almost no different from his own storm armor. Moreover, the momentum brought by the dwarf army even exceeds that of its own storm army, which is a veteran temperament that can only be honed on the battlefield for a long time, and it is also what the storm fortress army lacks, this is definitely a terrifying dwarf army!