When Belegar Hammer walked off the helicopter with Iblit's smashed head in his hands and praised him, Snorri knew that the first phase of the Battle of Eight Peaks Mountain was successfully over. All that was left was to kill as many people as possible and slow down the enemy. The progress of the comeback.
In the next few days, Snorri took action several times personally in addition to the central control, using the authority of the demigod to destroy the resistance of the small number of people who stubbornly resisted the remaining enemies. It has always been the tradition of dwarf generals to cherish their soldiers, and he is no exception.
As the pursuing troops returned one after another, Snorri and the remaining generals listened to the battle reports one by one in the throne room. Generally speaking, the greenskin pursuit went smoothly. The plains of the West Badlands were dominated by the greenskins, which made it easier for the cavalry to deploy.
The destruction of the Gomao Colossus devastated their army. The battle in front of the square and Skarbrand's attack on the inside of the fortress caused the loss of all the middle-level military leaders of the Evil Moon Tribe. Iblit was killed again and his retreat became hopeless. The organization's retreat was only waiting for the human cavalry to rush in and reap the rewards.
The pursuit of the Skaven along the World's Edge Mountains was not smooth. Although the headquarters of the Moss clan was blasted in the center by a commando led by the white dwarf, Gnoldor still left an emergency plan.
After Skarbrand appeared in the world, he didn't pay much attention to Skaven, who was like dust in his eyes, and went straight to Snorri. As soon as the news of the failure of the summoning ceremony spread, some commanders of the First Claw Regiment realized that something was wrong and began to prepare for the transfer.
During the retreat, the rats fell into a welcome infighting over the command of the team. However, the legendary beast tamer of the Corrupt Clan is unlikely to be drowned. Slott-Unclean jumped out of the underground river at the critical moment, commanded the accompanying beast to devour a number of dissidents, and organized the retreat. team.
The fleeing ratmen were intercepted by human adventurers in front of them and pursued by dwarves behind them. The road to escape was extremely bumpy. Not to mention the Mad Dog Trail, as soon as they crossed the Death Trail and exited the boundary of the Eight Peaks Mountains, they started cannibalism due to lack of food.
Slott-Unclean is a general rather than a handsome man. Boosting military morale is not his specialty. All he can do is ensure food rations for himself and his trusted war beasts and maintain combat effectiveness. But at this moment when the stall was about to collapse, Tritus-Dreadtail suddenly arrived.
This clan rat favored by the horned rat god knew how much he weighed against the fifty claws and six thousand rats behind him. In normal times, let alone serving as reinforcements, it would be more than enough to attack a dwarf mining station or even a stronghold, but facing a demigod commander's 50,000-strong army? It still wants to live for a few more years!
Therefore, Wei Wei took the initiative to slow down his marching speed, and his intention was to wait until the outcome of the main battlefield was revealed before making any calculations. If the Rat Man can win, it will certainly come out and fight bravely, and if it loses, its contribution to the outside support will also be indispensable.
The two parties joined forces together, and after counting their troops and supplies, they realized a problem - there was still a lot of combat power left, but the supplies seemed not enough. So many troops returned to Camelback Mountain smoothly. Slot's war beasts were strong and had a huge appetite.
It happened that Thorgard Colomson arrived with his pursuers at this time. The future king of the Norscan dwarves was eager to perform his duties and led his team in pursuit. He cut off contact with the follow-up troops and ran directly into them. In the arms of the Skaven Alliance.
When assigning combat tasks before the war, due to the difference between closeness and distance, Snorri gave Thorgard the "fat job" of chasing the rat men. He originally thought that his second brother, Master Ogi, would protect him and nothing would happen, but he was injured. Since Skarbrand's men were unable to accompany him, Snorri had no time to change the arrangements.
After the battle, the Norscan dwarves who had no time to rest and followed the forced march were already a tired force. The rats' unexpected ambush and counter-siege immediately put them in danger. After receiving the telegram asking for help, if Elsarion hadn't been willing to take the Tar-Gavor Knights to help in the air, her sister Nina would have been a widow.
Although the griffons of Yris are powerful and majestic, their numbers are limited and the terrain is not suitable for their use. All they can do is watch the remnants of the Moss clan enter the cave and head northeast.
"It's a pity that it's not all done, but it's pretty good. Belegar will have a lot of headaches once the army is disbanded, and this is not the least of them."
When his brother-in-law came back in disgrace, Snorri could only sigh inwardly. He had to guess that it was such a coincidence that the Grin clan came here, and maybe the Horned Rat was secretly guiding him. However, this kind of thing is not something outsiders know.
Counting the numbers of people who came back from all walks of life, Snorri summoned Belegar to discuss the opening of the ancestral tomb. Eltharion and his Mist Walkers performed blamelessly in the battle. Yu Li's remuneration has to be paid.
Although the "Silver Dragon Horn of Caledor" has not been revealed to the public for thousands of years, the more the dragon sleeps, the more legendary stories about it become more widely sung. It is also a great pressure for Snorri to know it in public. .
Belegar had no objection. Opening the sealed ancient tomb of his ancestors was one of his long-cherished wishes. Without exception, those core members of the Andergrand clan who did not die in the battle on the road to regaining the Eight Peaks Mountains all made a death vow not to be buried for the time being, but to be buried in the clan cemetery after regaining their homeland.
The two of them followed the severely damaged tunnel and finally came to the ancient gate that King Naluen had sealed for time at the risk of his life. A small group of Undergrand's sworn guards are guarding this place silently.
The ancient tomb of the ancestors is obviously not included in the spoils exchanged for merit after the war. It is also the family temple of the clan. As the only adult male from the royal family of Bafeng Mountain, Belle does not need anyone to witness it when he opens it.
The dwarves have the custom of passing on treasures and wealth. Generally speaking, the funerary objects are souvenirs that best represent the deceased's achievements during his lifetime and some personal gadgets. The actual value is far less than the commemorative significance.
"please!"
"Please!"
The seal engraved with the blood of the rune master still maintained its function despite the washing of the years. Snorri reached out and touched it, and the message conveyed came into his heart - only the most accomplished rune master or the descendant of the direct bloodline of the clan It can only be opened with the hammer as the key.
After a simple humility, Belega inserted the heritage warhammer into the keyhole with a solemn expression. As if sensing the arrival of the rightful master, the scarlet runes went out with a pop, and the door that had been covered in dust for nearly three thousand years slowly opened.
"It's a pity, but it's true. If it was intact, why wouldn't it have been used?"
As soon as you enter the door, you will see two huge rune statues guarding the corridor behind the door. However, if you look closely, one of them has dim light, and the other one falls directly to the ground. Behind them are two teams of similarly broken rune guards. Even so, we can still get a glimpse of what Bafeng Mountain once looked like.
The designers of the ancient tomb obviously took into consideration the inheritance of the clan for thousands of generations, so they left a considerable amount of unused space near the gate. (End of chapter)
