The Dwarf King's Royal City is located in a vast, flat, and expansive underground space.
This space contains passages leading in all directions, connecting to various locations throughout the Endless Abyss region.
Most of these passages are accompanied by underground dark rivers, almost all of which are rapid transit tunnels built by the dwarves themselves.
The Royal City is the core of the Dwarf Kingdom, covering an area of nearly twenty kilometers in diameter, surrounded by defensive walls nearly a hundred meters high.
The Royal City is home to nearly 200,000 dwarves, including four legions totaling 20,000 dwarf warriors.
Such strength can be considered very powerful in the Endless Abyss region.
When the Dwarf King learned that the Immortal-Demon Tribe had conquered the Natural Woodman Tribe, he immediately summoned all dwarf tribes in the Endless Abyss to guard against the Immortal-Demon Tribe's invasion.
Therefore, in addition to the indigenous population, a large number of dwarf warriors from other tribes have also gathered here.
Currently, the number of dwarf warriors that can be mobilized in the Dwarf King's Royal City is as high as about 25,000.
Half an hour ago...
In the most luxuriously decorated royal palace hall at the center of the Royal City, all the high-ranking officials of the Dwarf Kingdom were gathered.
This included the Elder Council, legion commanders, and several powerful figures of the Dwarf Kingdom.
Nearly a hundred dwarves were seated in the hall according to their status and position.
The Dwarf King, frail and appearing somewhat sallow, sat on the throne at the head of the hall.
Although this king appeared to be without the strength to even truss a chicken, the aura he exuded was undoubtedly that of a peak Spirit-rank expert, just a small step away from entering the Saint rank.
"Your Majesty the King! The outpost has completely lost contact with us. If our predictions are correct, it has already fallen! According to the last transmitted message, they encountered a terrifying attack!"
A robust, fully armed dwarf stood up and respectfully bowed to the Dwarf King, saying.
"Hmph..."
Upon hearing this, the Dwarf King narrowed his eyes and let out a cold snort, his expression full of anger.
"The old National Advisor said that this is an invasion from that Immortal-Demon Tribe, and that the lord from the other world has initiated a war of aggression against us first!"
Although the Dwarf King's tone was filled with anger, one could also detect a hint of panic within it.
Even though he had gathered the elites of many dwarf tribes to defend the Royal City, he sincerely hoped this war would not occur.
He had even considered sending numerous royal envoys to the Immortal-Demon Tribe to establish good diplomatic relations with the lord of that powerful territorial force.
However, before he could do anything, the army of the Immortal-Demon Tribe had already charged towards the Royal City, which made him feel extremely indignant.
Was it simply because they had once listed the Immortal-Demon Tribe as the top priority on the kingdom's kill list?
They hadn't actually dispatched a large army to attack the Immortal-Demon Tribe.
Instead, the Immortal-Demon Tribe had first occupied an underground dwarf tribe under his jurisdiction and forcibly purified all the dwarves into believers.
Therefore, he should have been the one to initiate the war first.
"The old National Advisor was right after all; lords from other worlds are all evil, war-mongering creatures!"
"Yes! In their eyes, there is nothing but war and plunder!"
"It's just that this time, our Dwarf Kingdom may be in great peril!"
In the hall, although the high-ranking officials of the Dwarf Kingdom did not know what their king was thinking, their expressions all changed dramatically upon hearing the news.
Some dwarves even showed signs of fear on their faces.
How could they not know about the Immortal-Demon Tribe?
Wasn't that the fearsome territorial force that first conquered the Natural Woodman Tribe and then gave birth to a Saint?
This territorial force was now known throughout the Endless Abyss region.
Even the Dragon Clan, the overlord-level force in the Endless Abyss, was extremely wary of this territorial force.
Unless provoked, the Dragon Clan would not allow any of their beings to provoke this territorial force.
Subsequently, these dwarf high-ranking officials began to make suggestions with grim expressions.
"Your Majesty the King! According to your wishes, what should we do now? Should we immediately retreat to our other underground bases?"
"Indeed, Your Majesty! It is said that a Saint has appeared in the Immortal-Demon Tribe, and we are no match for them!"
"A force possessing Saint-rank experts might not even have absolute confidence in resisting, even the overlord Dragon Clan of the Endless Abyss!"
"Let alone others! The Elf Kingdom is not capable, nor is the Goblin Kingdom. The Orc Kingdom is even less so, and similarly, our Dwarf Kingdom cannot resist!"
"Since that is the case, I believe it is best to abandon the Royal City and evacuate all the clansmen in the city to other underground bases!"
The suggestions of these dwarf high-ranking officials were very pessimistic, but they spoke the truth.
With the current strength of the Dwarf Kingdom, it was truly difficult to resist the invasion of the renowned Immortal-Demon Tribe army.
The most crucial point was that the other side also possessed a powerful Saint!
However, the Dwarf King raised his eyebrows and shook his head, saying: "You are all too nervous!"
"The National Advisor has already informed me that the expert who has advanced to the Saint rank is Mu Ya of the Natural Woodman Tribe. Due to the limitations of her main body, she cannot participate in this war!"
"Therefore, everyone need not worry about being attacked by a Saint. Moreover, it is clearly too late to evacuate now. Since the outpost has already fallen, the Immortal-Demon Tribe's army will reach the Royal City in at most an hour."
"Therefore, I command..."
The high-ranking officials in the hall held their breath, looking at their king with nervous anticipation, waiting for His Majesty's command.
The Dwarf King slowly stood up, a chilling killing intent flashing in his eyes.
Then, he shouted angrily: "The entire army is ready for battle! It is impossible for some evil territorial force from another world to conquer my Dwarf Kingdom!"
"Even if that Saint-rank expert comes, so what? My Dwarf Kingdom has always been fearless!"
"We have the old National Advisor in the kingdom, countless brave and valiant dwarf warriors, and a Dragon Clan companion! We will use victory in war to tell the Natural Woodmen that their choice to surrender to the Immortal-Demon Tribe was the most mistaken one!"
"We respectfully obey the King's command!"
"The Dwarf Kingdom shall prevail!"
All the dwarf high-ranking officials, upon hearing the Dwarf King's command, shouted in unison.
With the analysis of the Dwarf Kingdom and the old National Advisor, what else did they have to fear?
Let's just fight. It's just a Saint-rank Natural Woodman expert!
Even if they couldn't participate, and even if they did come, these brave dwarves would be fearless!
Soon, with their confidence greatly boosted, a large number of dwarf warriors poured out of the Royal City.
Warriors in front, archers behind, and dwarf mages at the rear of the formation.
At a glance, more than 20,000 dwarf warriors were neatly arranged, a truly shocking sight.
On the city walls of the Royal City, dense ranks of dwarf archers were stationed, along with a large number of siege crossbows, and even small spiritual energy cannons were set up.
The dwarf high-ranking officials, including the Dwarf King himself, also appeared, as they were the highest combat power of the Dwarf Kingdom.
Their appearance indicated that the Dwarf Kingdom was prepared to fight with all their might to the death.
Victory meant life, defeat meant death!