Chapter 1860: Chapter 1258: The Scent of the Old Days
Afraid of being stomped to death by the other party’s foot.
Duanmu Huai didn’t bother with small talk. After a brief greeting, he explained the current situation and took out the badge entrusted to him by the Mayor of Southshore Town. Originally, Mayor Maleibei wanted Duanmu Huai to take this badge to the Dwarf City of Danmode, but if he could meet dwarves here, it made handing it over just the same.
"So that’s what happened..."
Looking at the badge handed to him by Duanmu Huai, the dwarf’s expression was somewhat complicated.
"I didn’t expect that the fellow citizens of Dun Garok would be killed by those despicable undead, but fortunately, at least their souls and bodies can rest in peace and have not become one of those undying spirits."
As he spoke, the dwarf glanced at Duanmu Huai.
"So, now the Thandol Span is completely repaired?"
"Yes."
"That’s good news..."
The dwarf said, nodding his head, then after a moment of contemplation, he looked at Duanmu Huai again.
"Since you are adventurers, I wonder if you could help us with something?"
"Oh?"
According to the dwarf, further on was the dwarves’ "former" stronghold, Danmode. The original purpose of this stronghold was to guard the safety of Thandol Span from this side of the wetlands.
The reason it’s "former" is quite simple: the stronghold has changed hands now.
Originally, Duanmu Huai thought it was the Horde again, but the dwarf told him that Dunmode was attacked by a group of Dark Iron Dwarves, who were also cultists of the Twilight Hammer. Under their attack, the garrison at Danmode was defeated, and only a few of them escaped, but they didn’t plan to leave and have been holding their ground, attempting to counterattack and reclaim Danmode.
However, these dwarves did not expect reinforcements to come from the direction of the Arathi Highlands—after all, the Thandol Span had previously been destroyed by the Dark Iron Dwarves, and they didn’t have time to repair it now.
Repeating again, Duanmu Huai’s towering appearance might cause panic in the modern world, but in this fantasy world, it’s more readily accepted.
This is also why Duanmu Huai prefers the fantasy world over modern or sci-fi worlds because as long as a fist is the reason, no one is foolish enough to provoke him in such circumstances. Basically, his journey has been smooth thus far because of this. Anyone with a bit of sense wouldn’t be stupid enough to pick a fight with someone clad in heavy armor, towering like a giant.
Duanmu Huai didn’t care about what Dark Iron Dwarves were, but the word "cultist" instantly triggered his instincts as the Great Judge.
According to this dwarf, the Twilight Hammer worship the Old Gods, and their goal is to bring the apocalypse to this world... simply put, to destroy the world.
Ah, cultists really only have this kind of ambition.
It’s the same no matter the world.
Ultimately, Duanmu Huai decided to go with Ogis to check out the cultists’ situation and ordered Naruse Mio to continue paving the road, to which she could only reluctantly agree—Naruse Mio previously thought she could slack off sneakily.
But Duanmu Huai said, "No, I’ll check your work when I return."
What else could Naruse Mio do but continue obediently?
"Is that girl a mage? Her thoughts are interesting."
Watching Naruse Mio continue to work with a distressed look, the dwarf’s expression was curious. He wasn’t unfamiliar with mages, but a mage specializing in civil engineering like Naruse Mio was a rarity to him. After all, human mages are usually very proud and disdainful of such mundane labor.
Moreover, Naruse Mio’s construction methods were quite novel; a four-lane dual carriageway design was commonplace in Naruse Mio’s world, and she could do it with her eyes closed. But for this world, such road designs had never been seen before, and dwarves, who were adept and fond of construction, were naturally very interested in this new road style.
However, he also knew the importance of the matter at hand, so it wasn’t too late to research this unique construction style later. Thus, he quickly refocused and led Duanmu Huai to the leader of their team—Sargas Anweimar.
"Pleased to meet you, adventurer."
Sargas was evidently a very enthusiastic dwarf, looking at Duanmu Huai with great fervor. After Duanmu Huai expressed his willingness to help, he quickly explained the current battlefield situation.
"Like everyone else, I originally thought they were just some no-good Dark Iron Dwarves, but I didn’t expect these lunatics to be bona fide cultists! The Twilight Hammer desires nothing but the destruction of the entire world, they advance and retreat alongside Death Wing and Ragnaros, and they have some history with the Dark Iron Dwarves."
At this point, Sargas paused, waving his battle axe forcefully.
"Of course, who they are doesn’t matter; what matters is they’ve invaded Danmode and must be driven out! I won’t let anyone through, you go and turn their world upside down!"
"No problem, leave it to me."
Duanmu Huai had dealt with dwarves before back at the initial novice’s village. Dwarves have a straightforward and explosive temperament but are decisive in their actions. Unlike the human Marshal Osleight, who was cautious and somewhat uneasy upon hearing Duanmu Huai’s involvement, this dwarf was refreshingly direct, stepping aside decisively.