Chapter 10: The Blue Mountain Dwarves
From the royal city to Grasu, in addition to the thick fog barrier, but also through the cast iron mountain controlled by the dwarves of the Blue Mountains, the dwarves are not bad by nature, but they have strange temperaments, short tempers, and do not have good relations with other races, if Noitola and his party want to pass the dwarves safely, they still have to be careful to deal with them. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Late at night, a group of four people rested temporarily under the cast iron mountain, burning a bonfire, so that the body warmed up in this late autumn, Noitola never thought that he would embark on a trip with an elf and a legendary swordsman, a blind girl, he looked at his companions, the elves' talent is indeed stronger than that of humans, Theran can fall asleep leaning against the tree, and even if he is asleep, he maintains a very high alert, only Rosa sleeps peacefully, and Charlotte sits beside her wiping the Otlan sword given to her by the Elder Sanssouche, Noitora takes out a pot of wine given to him by the elder, and the sleepless night is really difficult without good wineγ As Noitora was getting drunk, the goblin's unique cry came from the other side of the mountain, and it seemed that the Blue Mountain dwarves had a difficult opponent. Only Rosa didn't wake up, and it seems that she is still a little girl who hasn't experienced war.
At dawn the next day, the night was uneventful. When Noitora awoke, he found Rosa putting herself in a blanket to protect herself from the cold, but since her eyes were invisible, her face was close to him, and she was trying to cover herself.
"Monsieur Neutorah, you're awake, I'm sorry to wake you up, but," she chuckled, "the smell of alcohol on him is terrible. β
Noitora smiled awkwardly. It seems that he is an alcoholic in the heart of a girl. Although she was blind in both eyes, Rosa seemed to see through her heart, "Sir, there must be a painful memory, you might as well tell me about it, it may be better to say something unhappy." With that, she sat down beside her.
He told Rosa his story: that day he and his wife Alice had a quarrel because he had forgotten an agreement, and his wife and her sister left the city for a walk in the forest, where he and his wife used to go on dates, and that day the area was attacked by a group of dark soldiers, all the patrols were killed, and his wife was brutally murdered to protect her sister. When he arrived, he only saved his disfigured sister, and he would never forget the way she resented him.
So the gentleman was drinking to drown his sorrows, hoping to forget that memory. β
"Yes, but I admire you, you have suffered a lot, but you are calm and unresentful, and I am a coward compared to you. β
"Mr. Neutorah, I hope that one day you will be able to come out of your sorrows, let go of the burden in your heart, and welcome a new life. Rosa's voice was smooth and beautiful, as if it could heal Neutorah's wounds.
At this time, Theran led the horse and came over, "Mr. Neutorah, Sister Rosa's voice can heal the sick, everyone who chats with her can become happy, let's talk again when we have time, the swordswoman said we should go." β
As soon as the four of them walked up the mountain road, they were greeted by a dwarf in full armor, with a large axe in his hand and a long beard. "Freaks!, we're at war with the goblins, no one is allowed to approach the cast-iron fort, please go back, or the big axe will serve. β
Neutora had traveled far and wide, having come into contact with the dwarves, and he stepped forward, "Your Excellency the Dwarves, we are exiles from Autland, and you see that this is an elf that can only be found in Autland," he said, gesturing at Therland. We want to flee to Grasy, and you know that goblins only trade with the Dark Legion, they hate humans so much, we won't be his spies, if you don't believe me, I'm willing to accept your assignment to let you know that we're the brave Otlan, not the magician of Warlocks. β
Noitola's words seemed to impress the dwarves, who thought that goblins lacked true courage, so he liked the confidence and bravery in Noitola's words. "You wait here, I'll report. β
After a while, the dwarf returned with a few men, "Gilli-Beard is at your service in the cast-iron fort, they will help you guard your belongings, come with me, let me see the courage of the people of Otlan." Is that blind lady going with you?"
"I'm going to be with my companions. Rosa's tone was firm.
"Well, brave girl, ugly elf, protect this lady. Everyone laughed, and Therland was a little confused, it turned out that elves were ugly in the dwarven aesthetic.
The dwarf led them to a stone suitable for hiding, behind which was an unguarded cliff, where a dozen goblins with daggers and swords were already standing, and several chains leading down the mountain, as if ready to strike.
Charlotte asked, "How many?" the dwarf was clearly unimpressed, "I'm the one who can defeat seven goblins." β
"But now there are more than twenty of them, and if you don't hurry, there will be more. β
Dwarf Gilly was taken aback, "For the sake of the cast-iron castle!" Before he could finish speaking, he jumped out of cover and rushed towards the goblin.
Charlotte instructed Neutora to cut the chains, Therland to protect Rosa, and to cover them with crossbow arrows, and to help the dwarves herself. Several people split up.
More and more goblins climbed up, but although it seemed that Gilly was an unreliable dwarf, he was still experienced in combat, and instantly defeated a goblin, and Charlotte easily took out the goblin army that tried to surround her with her superb swordsmanship. But Noitola was in trouble, his tranquility was made by the best craftsmen of Trisoch, but it took seven or eight swings to cut the first chain, which is not a goblin can do at all! But there were still four left, when Noitola cut the second chain, a goblin rushed towards him, fortunately the elf's accurate crossbow arrow saved his life, but suddenly no goblin climbed up, there was a huge roar from below, the remaining goblins were not so much attacking as escaping, Noitola looked down, a huge ogre was climbing up, his huge strength shook the goblins above, Noitola had to speed up, fortunately Gilly and Charlotte quickly eliminated the remaining enemies, but when there was still one chain left, the ogre had already jumped on the cliff, and the ogre was holding a goblin in his hand, and swallowed him in his stomach.
The ogre is hard-skinned and powerful, making it difficult to deal with, and more men will need to be deployed to defeat him
Charlotte shouted to Gilly, "Go and call for help, we're here to stop him." Take the girl away. β
Gili didn't expect that there would be an ogre, so he quickly picked up Rosa and ran towards the cast-iron castle, Noitola finally cut the last chain, because the dwarf had a holiday with Trisoch, so he couldn't use teleportation magic, and now that the dwarf was gone, he immediately flashed to Charlotte's side. "What to do? The dwarves are a little difficult to deal with. β
Charlotte looked back at Therland, "Don't forget we have another sharpshooter. β
The two quickly dodged the ogre's heavy punches, and at the same time ordered Seran to see the opportunity to shoot the ogre in the eye, which was its only weakness except for large weapons. Neutora and Charlotte use their dexterous movements to attract the ogre's attention, while Thran is looking for an opportunity. Perhaps because of the first time he went to battle, Thran's three crossbow arrows only hit the ogre's stone-like head, "Thran, relax, you are a marksman, you have a keen eye, you are also a qualified warrior, come on!" Neutora encouraged him.
However, the ogre noticed Therland, and perhaps he was angry at being slapped in the face, he picked up a stone from the ground and threw it at Theran so hard that they both sweated for him, but the elf managed to dodge the stone with agility, and then saw the opportunity to shoot the ogre in the eye with a crossbow arrow. The ogre's body fell backwards to the edge of the cliff, and Charlotte and Neutora each slashed at the ogre's leg with their weapons, causing him to lose his balance and fall off the cliff, which was really thrilling!
The three of them finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the dwarves cheered behind them, "Otland! Otland!" It seemed that they had finally been recognized by the dwarves, and Rosa was still on the back of Gilly-bearded, cheering with the dwarves. It seems that this beautiful girl was also aroused by the enthusiasm of the dwarves.
It takes a victory to make a big name for this mission.