Throne of Magical Arcana

"Great god of steam, master of life and death, your servant Augustus prays to you."

"...under your guidance, we have infiltrated the entire territory of Vlad, affecting all the castles of middle-level vampires nearby, and let 23,786 dwarves recite your name and honor you as a saint ..."

"... 2,609 believers have died in the battle against vampires and blood servants. We have begun to receive the attention of high-level vampires, and our actions are becoming more and more dangerous..."

"Please send down the guidance again, so that the pious dwarves can escape from the slavery of vampires, stay away from the night plateau, and gain a new life."

"Steam is king."

The icon in front of Augustus is quite strange, it is a thick tower-shaped long arrow, round and dusty, carved with countless strange patterns. This was shaped by them based on the shape of the devastating weapon they saw in "Atlantis" - in Lucien's words, this is called "Nuclear bomb cult".

The body was completely prostrate on the ground, and Augustus prayed devoutly for the God of Steam to send down an oracle again. Even though more than three years had passed and he had not received any guidance from the God of Steam, he did not have the slightest doubt, and only believed that it was a god. test.

However, his mood was urgent and anxious. When the team was not strong at the beginning, relying on the favorable conditions of Earl Vlad's sleep and Lady Tess' death, the dwarves lived comfortably in this territory. With the supplement of knowledge and the control of some minerals, their equipment in the blacksmith shop quickly refreshed. Weapons such as high-pressure steam rifles, vampire buster bullets, and armor doped with mithril that can effectively defend against vampire claws allow them to face vampires and low-level vampires. With the ability to contend, one is no longer simply passively beaten.

However, when more and more dwarves of the Steam God Religion developed into the territory of the nearby mid-level vampires, the situation became critical. Strong hand-to-hand combat strength, spell-like abilities, and terrifying speed make them often have to lose hundreds of people in battle to injure mid-level vampires and make the opponent retreat.

According to Harold and Quiggins, unless the giant ship cannon of the ancient steam civilization can be restored, and a single shot can erode a large area, it is expected to kill the astonishingly fast mid-level vampire.

"But with our current knowledge, level, and conditions, it is impossible to create that kind of terrifying cannon..." Quiggins, the leader of the Dwarf Rebel Army, said with a little despair at that time.

The "Steam God" archbishop Augustus said even more worriedly: "This is still a middle-level vampire. If we alarm the high-level vampires, or wait until Earl Vlad wakes up, then even the giant ship cannon will be useless, unless... ..."

"Unless" is not finished, but whether it is Quiggins, Harold, or Milna is very clear, what the archbishop is talking about is that in the city of Atlantis, it seems to be able to destroy the entire night plateau, which can create a short-term The ultimate weapon of the steam civilization of the legendary sun.

Thinking of this, Augustus prayed more and more devoutly. The most dangerous situation is the moment when trust is tested the most.

"You dominate everything, you control the boundary between life and death, you are the king of kings, and you are the god above all gods."

After finishing the prayer and just about to get up, a solemn and grand voice suddenly sounded in Augustus's mind:

"The near future is approaching, pick up the scepter and guide the dwarves to a new life."

Augustus's eyes widened, and he prostrated himself again excitedly, and said inarticulately, "Sing your name and follow your orders."

He only felt the light blooming in front of his eyes, and the dark underground cave became as bright as a silver moon. It was an illusion caused by his great eruption of joy.

After calming down a bit, he came to his senses and asked humbly and in awe: "The great steam god, don't know how to guide the dwarves away?"

Although he knew from the word of mouth passed down from generation to generation that the ancestor of the dwarves came from another place, he couldn't think of how to leave the night plateau at all.

"Follow my instructions and don't ask why."

"I honor you as holy, and may I be free from all suffering and evil under the light of your glory." Augustus received instructions, his old face glowed with dazzling brilliance, walked out of the sacrificial altar, opened the stone door, and greeted him vigorously, excitedly and confidently The dwarf outside said: "Send an order to all the dwarves of the Steam God Religion to gather here within three days. The great steam god has issued an oracle, and we will leave the night plateau!"

After a brief silence, led by the dwarf girl Milna, all the dwarves shouted in unison: "Steam is supreme!"

Tears of joy and excitement flowed freely on their faces.

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Three days later.

In this huge underground cave in Earl Vlad's territory, there are nearly 21,000 dwarves who secretly came from nearby gathered.

Some of them were carrying high-pressure steam backpacks and carrying huge steam rifles, guarding the entrances of the continuous caves, some were dressed in rags and had welts all over their bodies, but the only thing they had in common was the dazzling brilliance of hope on their faces.

"The time for the oracle has come. I am very satisfied that every living Steam God believer has come here. This shows your piety, and you will be saved." Augustus wore clothes that were relatively human. It is a robe with a short jacket, holding a silver gray scepter like a "missile", "And I, the spokesperson of the God of Steam on the ground, will lead you forward."

"On this road, no matter how dangerous and desperate, don't be afraid, don't stop, we have God's blessing!"

"Set off!"

The dwarves responded in unison with "steam first", and then lined up according to the "Military Training Manual" bestowed by the gods, and moved forward neatly and quietly in the underground cave.

They all understand that there is no hope of life at all in the night plateau, and sooner or later they will die in humiliation, and the appearance of the God of Steam immediately made them find the sustenance of their hearts in despair. Fight once, even if a small number of dwarves are hesitant and afraid, they will follow the trend under the influence of the people around them.

Passing through the caves, the terrain gradually rises, and densely packed tombstones appear around.

"These are the heroes who have sacrificed for the survival and hope of the dwarves in the past three years. Some of them are warriors, and some are ordinary dwarves and women who cover the warriors. At the moment that concerns the life and death of the dwarves, every dwarf is a hero." Gusdu said loudly at the front and paid deep respect.

Two thousand six hundred and nine tombstones watched them pass silently, and the atmosphere suddenly became solemn and solemn. Suddenly, there was a sharp and piercing cry from the back of the cave. Seven or eight ordinary vampires, led by two or three powerful vampires, spread out Bat wings, fly to catch up!

"It's Sanielsen!" A dwarf yelled, recognizing that he was the fifth-level vampire knight who had murdered hundreds of dwarves, "They're coming!"

"Is there a traitor?"

"Someone got caught on the way here?"

Panic, despair and panic spread in the dwarven team. These vampires were all close to high-ranking. In such a dense and crowded environment, the casualties of themselves and others would be unknowingly heavy.

Harold looked at his compatriots, hesitated for a moment, then spat fiercely, and said loudly: "The warriors of the Mechanic Knights stand up! We are martyred for the God of Steam, and the glorious time has come for us to do our best for the dwarves!"

X's, you have to die standing up, and you have to die with value!

At this moment, he overcame his fear of death.

Some of the mechanical knights holding huge steam rifles hesitated and flinched, and some stood up after gritting their teeth. The bang bang bang bang guns shot backwards with the steam, but only hit an ordinary vampire, making him howl Rolling on the ground.

Just when Harold was a little desperate, the voice of Augustus sounded: "No matter how dangerous or desperate this road is, don't be afraid, don't stop, we have God's blessing!"

"No matter who it is, put away your weapons and move on without stopping, we have God's blessing!"

There is still a glimmer of hope for the resistance, and all of them will die tragically in this way! Harold looked at Augustus in bewilderment, but was overwhelmed by his stern gaze, and had no choice but to give an order: "All follow."

The dwarf walked slowly amidst doubts and fear and the sharp cries of the vampire, and seemed to be able to feel the dangerous aura of that terrifying pressure.

Suddenly, they were stunned to find that the surrounding tombstones began to shake, and dwarf corpses climbed up from the graves, some of which had become bones, and some were still rotten flesh.

Just when they thought it was the magic-like ability of the vampire to control the corpse, more than 2,000 tombstones around them all fell down, and the densely packed corpses stood up, as if the world of the dead descended on the ground, eerie and terrifying.

This huge scene is completely beyond the imagination of the dwarves, and some people even think that it is the resurrection of the dead.

However, these corpses rushed towards the rear without a sound, entangled the vampire in pieces, and made loud explosion sounds from time to time.

"Are they dead and still guarding us?"

"Are they so obsessed with the liberation of the dwarves?"

"Another sacred name of the God of Steam is 'Master of Life and Death'..."

With tears in his eyes, Harold looked back at those former comrades-in-arms who blew themselves up, clenched their fists and said to himself: "I must fulfill your wishes!"

"This is the obsession accumulated by our dwarves for tens of thousands of years!"

So, he raised his arms and shouted: "Steam is supreme, keep going!"

Passed through the "Dwarf Heroes Cemetery", walked out of the underground cave, and a huge stone appeared in front of it.

Following the guidance of the "God of Steam", Augustus successfully opened the gate of the underground palace and led the dwarves in. In the center of the hall, he saw a deep and mysterious gate with bright stars shining on it.

"Behind the gate is a new world, a world of redemption." Augustus pointed at the gate. "Dwarves without hesitation or doubt can enter now."

At this point, who would hesitate? Under Harold's maintenance of order, the dwarves entered the gate one after another, disappeared in place, and the space shock gradually became intense. However, none of the vampire princes in the night plateau were in their own castles, and all of them were involved in "rescuing" the ancestors, while the high-ranking vampires were not so keen. The only close-range Vlad was still angrily trying to escape from the blockade .

When only the members of the Mechanical Knights remained, Sanelson and other vampires finally got rid of the entanglement of the undead and killed them.

"What should I do?" The members of the Mechanical Knights glanced at each other, and they were about to divide their hands to resist the twisted and hideous vampire, so that the remaining comrades in arms could leave.

Harold pressed his chest and said, "Don't be afraid, don't hesitate, let's move on."

As soon as the words fell, Harold and other dwarves and the blood-red vampires suddenly heard a "ding" and saw a shiny silver coin tumbling upwards above the gate.

While the coin was tumbling, distorted magnetic fields and silver currents appeared around it. They coiled rapidly and twisted into a huge electric snake with the coin as the core.

Then, Sanielsen was horrified to see the dazzling lightning, filling the entire hall, and the majestic and terrifying power quickly swallowed him up, making him completely unable to avoid it.