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Now, the two armies are facing each other in the small area of ​​Karak-Grom. The dwarves gather at the entrance of the underground passage, surrounding their princes, while the rats face the dwarves, and their leaders are among them.

"Sure enough, there is a passage here." The dwarves clearly heard the tall, red-fured rat leader speak in the dwarf language. You should know that it is not too difficult to find a dwarf who understands the language of the rat, because there is a related tradition among the dwarfs of "knowing their enemies", and it is rare to have a rat man who understands the language of the dwarf. Rat men are not a race that is good at diplomacy, although they are actually good at various tricks and power tricks.

"No wonder there are no civilians in the city, and the soldiers are far fewer than expected, and there are not many wounded people." The rat leader said. Prince Hoga suddenly recalled his previous report from Captain Ranger, and now he knows who the opponent is.

"Abyss Lord Asu Ruffat?!!!" Prince Hoga gritted his teeth and said the other party's name. If Captain Torison was right, then this rat leader was the source of the war, at least one of them.

However, it was confusing the dwarves because a big boss was here, but no new Ratman troops continued to rush in. There were only so many soldiers on the other side, no war beasts or those weird magic stone weapons.

"Are you Prince Hoga?" The red-haired rat man stared at the prince. Prince Hoga sounded like the other party's tone of contempt and ridicule. "Don't worry, I don't have reinforcements here, at least not yet. Other guys are busy grabbing territory or cleaning the battlefield. This city is really good."

Ashu Rufate said the truth. Seeing that the victory had been indeed obtained, all the rats began to fight Xiaojiujiu. The underground of Karak Grom will build a temple of the rat gods, which was already determined at the beginning of the war preparations. And each rat leader, especially the several abyss lords, was all aiming to get a share here. If he could occupy a part of the city and use it as his legal spoil, then he would take the lead in the distribution of magic stones in the future. Not to mention that he could use the advantage of getting the moon in the water to find ways to increase his distribution quota, at least he could ensure that others could not use any means to possess the part that should belong to him.

Therefore, the outcome of the war is certain. The rats immediately lost their interest in pursuing the dwarves and led their troops to occupy part of the city of Carac-Grom at the fastest speed. As for the leaders of the other small and medium-sized clans, they could no longer bear the pain of black hunger and began to sweep the battlefield. According to Carrie, the rat people's frenzy of not fearing death stems from the surge in adrenaline in their bodies. When the battle temporarily subsides, these rat people with excessive adrenaline secretion must eat, otherwise they will suffer a pathological, hunger-torn feeling called "black hunger", which is an unbearable pain. Therefore, after the battle is calmed down, the rat people will immediately start sweeping the battlefield and eating the dead and wounded, whether it is enemies or friends.

Perhaps it was Ash Rufate's last sentence that touched the dwarf's pain. It turned out that the two armies had been keeping alert to each other but did not start a war. But the next moment, the sound of metal hitting and the screams of the wounded suddenly broke the tense calm. No one knew who made the first strike of the battle, but in a blink of an eye, the two armies had already fought together.

The battle was bloody, violent and cruel. When Prince Hoga used the battle axe in his hand to split the head of the last enemy, he found that he was the only one left around. His giant hammer Warrior Guard and Ashrufate's Guard were all killed. All around were quiet, and only the choking before his death broke the abnormal silence from time to time.

No, it should be said that there are still a few people. The leader of the Rat Man, Ash Rufate, stood far away, and he never participated in the battle from beginning to end. And behind Prince Hoga, several figures slowly stood up, and those were the minor wounded.

"Leave now!" said the rat man in red fur. "It's no point in fighting any more. You have lost, and this city belongs to us now."

But his calm tone not only did not convince the other party, but instead made Prince Hoga even more angry.

"I haven't lost yet!" The dwarf prince wiped away the blood from his helmet. It was not his blood, but the rat man who had been shot dead by him before, and he held his battle axe with both hands. "This is my city, I will never leave here and hand over my territory to you evil scribble!"

"War is a terrible thing, and there is no justice and evil at all." If Prince Hoga's words angered the rat man, at least there was no sign of his voice. "Or, war cannot indicate any justice and evil, it can only indicate who is stronger..."

"Wait, master, have you seen what's under his feet?" Ashu Rufate also wanted to try to convince the other party to give up. Perhaps this was called hypocrisy by Carrie, but hypocrisy was good, so he felt that he should do this. But at this time Carrie inserted it.

"What?" Ashu Rufate asked in his mind. Prince Hoga was surrounded by falling bodies and scattered weapons, and he could not see anything else. However, under Carrie's guidance, he finally saw a stone under the prince's feet.

"That's the oath stone, master," Carrie explained. "A carefully carved stone carved with dwarf runes..."

"What's the use?" Ashu Rufate asked. Although he saw the stone, he couldn't feel any special power on the stone. Perhaps there was a magic on it, but he was very sure that the magic would not play a big role. "What did you just say? Runes?"

"Runes are a special magical craft, a unique technique of the dwarf clan. The dwarves gather strength from the magic wind, but they are not used to weave into spells, but to fix it on objects. We are very lucky this time because there are not many rune masters in their army, nor doomsday anvil... but it is not this. Seeing that stone does not have? Master, it may not have any powerful power, but it has very important significance in the hearts of the dwarves. The dwarves attach great importance to honor. When a dwarves set off, they set off.

When he entered war, he often carried the honor of his family, tribe and hometown. Plus his personal honor. In order to show his determination, the dwarf would carry a oath stone with him when he set out. This stone was carefully carved by the owner and solemnly carved the names of himself and his family on the base to prove that it was his own object. When they threw the oath stone at their feet, it means that they regarded it as the end of their oath. Because he was the one who stood on the oath stone, his glory left him with no way out."

"..." Ashu Rufate was silent for a moment.

"Master, let's retreat and call up a group of subordinates to come over." Carrie suggested. "Since Prince Hoga wants to die, we will fulfill his wish. He has few subordinates, and you will have as many soldiers as you want."

Ashu Rufat looked at the other party, looking at the dwarf who glared at him. He knew that Carrie was right. Anyway, he could just go back and get a force. No matter how powerful Prince Hoga is, he could still be killed by the sea of ​​people. Then, like all other dwarves, the body was eaten by the rat man who was trapped in black hungry.

"It's so interesting." Ashu Rufat chuckled, but he didn't look for anyone.

"Master, you..." Carrie made an angry voice in her mind

"Suddenly, I remembered that since I accepted the promise of the Rat God, I seemed to have never participated in the battle. I have never personally wielded my weapons to rush on the battlefield." Ashu Rufate replied in his mind. Then, he took a step forward and the Sword of Wither appeared in his hand.

In his mind, Carrie sighed clearly.

"Then let's end it all!" Ashu Rufat strode forward. Suddenly, he found his body changing. The red blood armor flowed like water, turning back to its original appearance.

"Master, this is more convenient for you to fight." Carrie said in her mind. Ash Rufate did not object to this. Indeed, the armor was transformed a little too bloated this time, making the body less flexible.

"You are not a rat man?!" Prince Hoga glared at the enemy in front of him. "Who are you?!"

"Ash Rufate." Ash Rufate replied. "Duke of Blood."

"So you are a vampire!!! OK! As you wish!" Prince Hoga roared and clamped his weapon tightly.

...

Many memoirs written by the dwarves talk about this final battle.

The collision of metal and fighting cries once again sounded in the space that had just calmed down. As the last scene of this war, the commanders of the two armies engaged in a rare one-on-one duel. According to the dwarves who witnessed this duel (although the dwarves generally have the habit of exaggerating, this record should be credible), the battle between the two sides was difficult to distinguish, and the battle axe and the long sword collided and rubbed, which was like a metal whirlwind.

The final result is regrettable. Although Prince Hoga is a famous warrior among the dwarves, the Blood Duke finally proved that he was stronger.

The remaining dwarves took away the prince's body, left Karak Grom, and left the city to the invaders. They had already tried their best here, and all the giant hammer warriors died here with their prince.

This history is recorded in the Book of Hate.

Prince Hoga is the parent-child of the Supreme King. What flows is the oldest, noblest and most glorious blood of the Dwarf clan. Prince Hoga's death and the loss of Karak-Grom are not only a heavy blow to the Dwarf clan, but also a news that makes the Supreme King sad.

Due to the numerous crimes committed against the dwarves in the war that led to the fall of Carac-Grom, the bloody Duke Ashu Rufate occupied a full ten chapters in the Book of Great Hate.

Every word in the Book of Great Hate is written in his own blood, and each word is condensed with hatred and curse of the Supreme King for vampires. As many people know, the dwarves are a race known for their stubbornness and revenge. They will always remember every record in the Book of Hate and are always waiting for the opportunity to revenge. No one knows why the Blood Duke suddenly formed an alliance with the Rat Man - but many people actually do not study it deeply. In their opinion, it is natural for evil forces and evil forces to collude with each other. But for scholars, this matter is worthy of consideration. Because this may mean that vampires are not as evaded as people originally expected...

——Excerpt from "On Vampire"
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