And within the collapsed walls of Brandon Stone, the melee has reached a fever pitch.

In terms of average strength, the gray dwarves are indeed a lot higher than humans, but after blessing the power of the blessing of the Holy Light, the paladins and mercenaries are not at all powerless. The paladins wielded their swords to repel dangerous foes who rushed at them with their tomahawks held high, while the mercenaries stabbed cold arrows at their side. If it weren't for Patilina's artillery bombardment, I am afraid that even the current standoff between the two sides would not be able to sustain it.

"Everyone, pay attention, don't rush in!"

Locks, who had cut down a gray dwarf, called out loudly, restraining the group. In Jenn's plan, their mission was to put enough pressure on the grey dwarf front so that they could sneak in and steal the idol out of the shrine. Although Locks is not very comfortable with this plan now, there is no better way for them to do it at the moment. Although under Patilina's artillery fire, they had repelled several attacks by the Grey Dwarves, and even captured a small area at the gates. But Locks knew that this was only temporary, and if they chose to go deeper because of this small victory, it would definitely not come of any good.

Unfortunately, not everyone was able to follow Locks' orders. The paladins are fine, but the mercenaries have begun to loot the loot from the Grey Dwarf's dwellings. In any case, these are all things they have earned by pinning their heads to their waists, and if they can get something after a war worth bragging about, it will be worth the price for these mercenaries.

The action is qiēshun lì, until darkness comes unexpectedly.

Clusters of dark clouds suddenly appeared. The warriors who "took the lead" were enveloped in it, accompanied by a faint beam of darkness that flashed by. The next moment the mercenaries fell to the ground, and there was no more sound. And at the same time. Dark, graceful and slender figures emerged from the shadows, bows and crossbows in hand, floating in the air, aiming at the targets below.

"Dark Elves!!"

Locks was taken aback at the sight of these dark-skinned elves. While the surface is unfamiliar with many of the species of the Dark Regions, the Dark Elves are definitely not one of them. Due to the Dark Elves' traditions, their famous "hunting" operations have given these dark-skinned inhabitants a reputation on the surface of the earth that rivals that of the most ferocious thugs. And now, here they are. It's enough to make people's hearts tremble.

"Everyone retreat at once!!"

Locks gave the order without hesitation, the dark elves were much more terrifying than the gray dwarves, and there was no point in staying any longer. And he had already received a response from Patilina just now, and after confirming that Jenn had left, Locks was already planning to retreat. And now the appearance of the dark elves strengthened his resolve, and he soon announced the order loudly. And the others didn't ask any questions, the sudden appearance of the dark elves also frightened them in their hearts, and when they heard the retreat at this moment, these people naturally retreated without hesitation. And at the same time. Patilina also fired a few cannonballs at the dome at the right time, using the fallen earth and rock to form a powerful barrier against further counterattacks by the dark elves and gray dwarves.

Under the cover of Patilina, Locks quickly retreated with the rest of the men. Although with the help of this "Valkyrie". Makes the battle a lot easier than expected. However, the Temple of the God of War still suffered considerable losses, with nearly a third of the paladins killed in the battle against the Grey Dwarves, and the mercenaries also suffered heavy casualties. Only a handful remained. However, the loot they plundered from the gray dwarves was more than enough to compensate for the losses of these mercenaries.

"Mr. Jenn!"

Rush into the stronghold first. Locks soon saw Jenn standing there, unlike Locks had imagined. The young man in front of him did not look embarrassed or panicked, on the contrary, his clothes were still neat and shiny, and there was not even a trace of wrinkles on the flat cuffs of his trousers. Seeing Locks' figure, Jenn looked up and nodded at him.

"Hello, Mr. Locks."

"How's it going?"

At this moment, Locks strode forward impatiently, stared at Jenn and asked. Hearing Locks' inquiry, Jenn didn't hesitate at all, and soon, he flipped his right hand at Locks, and the next moment, a statue of a god appeared in front of Locks.

"Fortunately, I didn't disgrace my life."

"This, this is ............!"

Looking at the idol in front of him, Locks was so excited that he didn't know what to say. As a paladin of the Temple of the God of War, he could clearly feel the divine power coming from this statue, which was the power of the God of War! They completed the oracle! The statue of the god of war is right in front of them, and as long as they take this idol back to the temple, then the glory of the god of war temple will once again envelop this continent! This will be the end of this centuries of darkness!!

Thinking of this, Locks' eyes couldn't help but redden, and he trembled and reached out to try to take the idol from Jenn's hand. But what Locks didn't expect was that just as he was about to get the idol, Jenn suddenly flipped his wrist again and quickly put the idol back in the leather pocket of his waist. And this move immediately surprised Locks.

"Mr. Jenn, you ............"

"An insurance."

Jenn shrugged his shoulders at Locks' question.

"In order to avoid crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, I had to add a condition to the deal between our two sides. When the temple has sent us out safe and sound, I will give you this statue. I think you should be able to understand my concerns, Chief Paladin of Rocks. ”

"This ..............."

Locks wasn't a fool either, and he quickly understood what Jenn meant. If the idol is handed over to the temple now, then in case the Valkyrie Duchy comes to the door. It is very likely that the temple will hand over Jenn, who is no longer useful, although this is very unlikely, but it is not impossible. Moreover, Jenn is not a believer in the Temple of the God of War, and of course there is no need for him to die for the Temple of the God of War.

However, for Locks, he prefers to put the idol on his side. Jenn's concerns were unwarranted in Locks' opinion, and since he was already favored by the God of War, it was inevitable that the temple would not really ignore him. But he also understood that for a practical man like Jenn, a verbal promise was meaningless.

And just as Locks was about to say something more, Jenn waved his hand and stopped him from speaking.

"Now is not the time to talk nonsense, I saw an army of dark elves on my way here, and if I guessed correctly, these guys must be coming for us. We should get out of here now, or things will get even more troublesome! ”

Hearing Jenn's words, Rockton also became stern. They did encounter the warriors of the Dark Elves, although they don't know how many there were, but the appearance of the Dark Elves was already a rather dangerous warning in itself! If, as Jenn said, there is an army of dark elves behind them, then they must leave this place immediately!

Thinking of this, Locks did not hesitate, he immediately made up his mind and ordered everyone to evacuate the dark region. And after hearing this order, everyone was in good spirits. After so many days in the dark region, they were already tired of being bored. And in the previous battles, there were also dark elves, terrifying creatures that could give goosebumps just by hearing their names. If those terrible dark creatures do come to their door, they don't want to stay here as cannon fodder. Therefore, after hearing Locks' order, everyone immediately retreated and ran quickly in the direction of the portal.

Since General Pande took almost all the soldiers with him, when Locks and the others arrived at the location of the portal, they didn't see many soldiers from the Valkyrie Principality. This also made the Locks Paladin quite puzzled, originally he was ready to break through the portal, but he didn't expect that the Valkyrie Duchy soldiers who were originally stationed here completely disappeared?

Is it really the same as what Jenn said...............

Thinking of this, the Locks Paladin couldn't help but glance at the young man beside him. In his previous plan, Jenn swore to himself that he had a way of luring the Valkyrie Duchy's army into storming the city of the Grey Dwarves and causing them a little chaos and raids. At the time, the Paladin of Locks wondered what he was going to do, but now it seemed that no matter what Jenn did, his purpose was clearly achieved.

Jenn didn't pay attention to Locks' silent question, he was squinting at the portal in front of him.

Unlike the portal used by the mage, this portal has a luxurious relief in its entirety. It carved a huge and vivid door into the original stiff and smooth stone wall, and from a distance, the pitch-black stone wall looked like a doorway, and around this doorpost, Jenn could see hundreds of mysterious ancient characters that recorded the fluctuations of space, and it was obvious that these words were the key to connecting the surface and the underground.

Instead of talking nonsense, the paladin reached out and pulled out a palm-sized round stone tablet from his bosom, which he placed in a small hole next to the portal. Soon, the portal began to tremble slightly, and then the symbols embedded on it began to emerge one by one with bright and dazzling magical brilliance, and with the flash of runes, the pitch-black void in the center of the gate began to distort and deform, and the originally hard stone wall softened into the clear water in the pond and began to slowly tremble, and then turned into a portal that emitted a soft light and unfolded in front of everyone.

"We only have thirty minutes, Mr. Jenn."

Retrieving the teleportation key, Locks stared at Jenn and spoke. Jenn just nodded at Locks' words, and then he glanced at Elise, who was slightly hurried beside him, and showed a meaningful smile.

Then, like that, Jenn strode into the portal. (To be continued......)