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Chapter 247 The Dwarves Finally Arrive
Thorin rushed to the screen, his eyes wide as he confirmed.
"My people! My people!"
He shouted excitedly, his thick fingers raised almost to poke the screen.
"They've delivered the goods!"
"I knew it! We dwarves would be alright and arrive safely!"
Lin Mo and Long Zhan exchanged a glance and both breathed a sigh of relief.
It's finally here.
The spatial ring worth fifty million gold coins, along with those precious runes and metals, are finally about to be ours.
However, Thorin's excitement did not last long.
He stared intently at the screen, his smile slowly freezing, replaced by astonishment and doubt.
"wrong……"
Lin Mo's heart skipped a beat: "What's wrong?"
Sorin did not answer; he instructed the operator to zoom out the drone's camera, and then zoom out some more.
As the field of vision expanded, a much larger cloud of dust rose into the sky on the distant horizon behind the dwarfs!
The scale of that cloud of dust was far beyond what a hundred dwarves could have created.
It resembled a moving dark cloud, exuding an aura of ominousness and violence.
Thorin's excitement vanished, and he stared intently at the cloud of smoke, shouting:
"Something's not right!!"
"It looks like something is chasing them!"
Long Zhan immediately gave the order:
"Eagle Eye, look over! Lower your altitude and get a clearer view of what's in the smoke!"
The communications soldier's fingers flew across the keyboard, and the "Eagle Eye" unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, which was hovering high in the sky, immediately adjusted its attitude and swooped down.
The camera remained fixed on the cloud of smoke and dust that blotted out the sky behind the dwarf army.
Clear images are transmitted back in real time.
On the screen, countless strange and bizarre figures appeared.
The swift demon hounds and the unruly demons wielding bone clubs converged into a black wave, relentlessly pursuing the dwarven cavalry ahead.
The misty forest provided them with excellent cover, allowing them to perfectly evade the satellite surveillance of Great Xia before entering the plains.
"They're demons! There are at least 30,000 of them!" a staff officer reported.
The scene on the screen was shocking.
Although the goats under the dwarf's legs were strong, the long journey had already exhausted them.
Some goats' hooves went weak, and they foamed at the mouth. One of them stumbled while running, causing the dwarf on its back to fall heavily, and they were instantly trampled by the chaos surging from behind.
The dwarf army's formation began to loosen.
"Hurry! Hurry up!"
Thorin's eyes were bloodshot, and his fists clenched so tightly they cracked. He wished he could rush into the screen and carve a bloody path for his people with his warhammer.
The black tide of demons was less than two kilometers away from the dwarf army!
"Lord Lin Mo!"
Thorin whirled around, the once volatile dwarf elder now speaking with a pleading tone.
"Please help my people! The dwarves will never forget your kindness!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Mo immediately agreed and told the other party not to rush.
Helping the dwarves is helping yourself.
This demon army is too close to the base, which is a huge threat in itself.
He looked at Long Zhan.
Long Zhan immediately understood and gave the order to the soldiers:
"Long-range rocket artillery battalions 1 and 2, target area Yaodongguai, coordinates..."
"Three A-2 thermobaric bombs for initial coverage, six C-4 cluster munitions for supplementary strikes, and ten conventional cubic nitrogen missiles for precision finishing blows. Execute immediately!"
The order has been issued.
Behind the expeditionary force base, the camouflage netting was lifted, revealing rows of rocket launcher vehicles pointing their heads towards the sky.
"Boom! Boom! Boom—!"
The earth trembled violently as dozens of rockets, trailing long plumes of flame, roared through the air and pierced the sky.
They traced death arcs in the air as they flew into the distance.
Inside the command tent, everyone held their breath, their eyes glued to the large screen.
From the drone's perspective, everything appeared eerily quiet.
The dwarves were still fleeing for their lives, with the demon army behind them still in hot pursuit.
Sudden.
It looked like a shooting star streaked across the sky.
Dozens of small black dots fell from the sky, accurately striking the middle and rear of the demon army.
There was no earth-shattering explosion on the screen, only areas being engulfed by bright orange-red fireballs.
That was the moment the thermobaric bomb exploded; the high temperature and overpressure decomposed and vaporized all the monsters within range, creating a vacuum zone of life.
Immediately afterwards, the cluster bomb exploded in mid-air.
Hundreds and thousands of small bombs rained down, thoroughly ravaging a wider area. The flames of the explosions merged into one, unleashing a terrifying storm of metal.
The pursuing demon army had no idea where the attack was coming from.
They looked up blankly, and then were completely overwhelmed by the death that fell from the sky.
Chaos, utter chaos.
The demons' formation collapsed instantly, and the remaining demons scattered and fled, unable to form an effective pursuit.
Some powerful demon units were only injured, not killed, by the area-of-effect attack.
But it doesn't matter, subsequent missiles will land precisely, picking them off one by one and sending them to their doom in the Northwest.
The fleeing dwarf army also felt the violent explosion behind them.
They instinctively turned around.
Then, all the dwarves stared in disbelief, their faces filled with shock.
What did they see?
Is it divine punishment?
On the distant horizon, flames soared into the sky, and thick smoke billowed, as if an invisible giant hand had roughly kneaded the entire land.
The once-mighty demon army has now been transformed into a burning hell.
What a magnificent power this is!
Inside the command tent, Thorin's mouth gaped open, his expression shifting from anxiety to bewilderment, and then to ecstasy.
His face flushed with excitement, and he grabbed Lin Mo's arm, shaking it vigorously.
"Thank you! Lord Lin Mo! Thank you so much! I will always remember this kindness!"
The bombardment ceased after the demons were completely routed.
Thorin could not stay any longer. After thanking them, he rushed out of the tent to personally greet his people.
Silence returned to the tent.
Lin Mo watched Thorin's departing figure, then looked at Long Zhan, both of them displaying complex expressions.
The good news is that the spatial ring worth fifty million gold coins, as well as the various rare metals and rune technologies that Great Xia urgently needs, are finally about to be obtained.
What I'm worried about is...
Yesterday, the orcs took away a quarter of our mobile equipment.
Now, the dwarves, an even bigger buyer, have arrived.
According to the previously agreed transaction amount, the expeditionary force will likely be completely emptied of all its valuables, except for those that are not for sale.
That won't do.
The base isn't even finished yet, and there's no sign of a permanent portal.
If our possessions are completely emptied now, what will we use to defend ourselves if the demons launch a large-scale attack?
"General Long," Lin Mo began.
"We need to find a way to keep the dwarves here a few more days."
Long Zhan immediately understood and nodded:
"That's right, we need to wait until the permanent portal is completed, at least."
Lin Mo frowned and pondered for a moment, then immediately came up with a wicked idea and chuckled:
"Let's go and meet them at the defense line ourselves."
"I just did them a big favor, so I need to strike while the iron is hot and make sure they can't refuse my enthusiasm."
He turned to his bodyguard, Wu Suowei, and instructed him:
"Xiao Wu, drive to the front lines."