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Chapter 284 Internal Strife Among the Demon Race: A Strategic Breathing Period for Great Xia!

Leading the pack was a seventh-tier demon commander who was nearly three meters tall.

Its muscles were clearly defined, and its dark red skin had a metallic sheen.

The menacing bony horns on either side of its head and the dark red wing membranes spreading out behind it indicate its extraordinary identity.

Crimson eyes swept across the smooth, mirror-like wall, filled with killing intent and violence.

"Damn dwarfs! They got away again!"

The seventh-tier Demon Lord, Ax, roared in anger.

A fist burning with dark demonic flames slammed hard into the metal wall!

"boom!"

Before the fist even arrived, the air in front of it was compressed and exploded, producing a muffled sonic boom.

"BOOM!!!"

Immediately afterwards, his fist slammed solidly into the wall, producing a deafening roar comparable to that of a heavy cannon.

However, the wall remained as solid as a mountain.

The countless runes engraved on it suddenly lit up and then quickly dimmed, absorbing the full force of the seventh-tier expert's attack.

At this moment, a sixth-order demon with a huge single eye stepped out from behind it, its voice deep.

"Lord Ax, these dwarves are now trading weapons from that technologically advanced civilization."

"They also have spatial rings, which must contain a large amount of equipment."

"If this continues, they will only become more and more difficult to deal with."

Another sixth-tier demon general, whose physique resembled an alien and whose joints were covered in bone spurs, chimed in:

"Not only the dwarves, but also the legions responsible for besieging the elves and holy humans, as well as the orcs, have sent word."

"They also traded weapons from that technologically advanced civilization, causing us enormous casualties."

"Lord Ax, I suggest we unite with the leaders of other regions, concentrate our forces, and first completely destroy the expeditionary force of that technologically advanced civilization!"

Upon hearing this, Yax turned his head sharply.

"idiot!!"

Before he could finish speaking, the sixth-tier demon general, covered in bone spurs, was sent flying by a single punch, crashing heavily into the cave wall and sinking deep inside.

Seeing his companion's miserable state, the one-eyed demon general revealed a mocking look in his enormous eyeball and sneered:

"That technologically advanced civilization could even kill Lord Murphy, and you're actually encouraging him to go looking for trouble?"

The sixth-tier demon general, covered in bone spurs, struggled down from the cave wall and, upon hearing this, hurriedly bowed his head in fear before Ax, saying:

"My lord, I dare not."

Yax snorted and turned to look at the one-eyed demon general, signaling it to continue.

The one-eyed demon general said respectfully:

"The news of Lord Murfit's death must have already reached the Demon God who is currently fighting in other star systems."

"Until the Demon God issues his decree, our best option is to wait!"

"Now that Murphy is dead, the position of president is vacant."

"The seventh-tier commanders in the other regions all want to sit in that position and command all the legions on the Terra continent!"

"What we need to do now is preserve our strength! Not engage in a head-on confrontation with that unknown technological civilization!"

The sixth-tier demon general, covered in bone spurs, lowered his head even further after hearing this.

Seeing this, the one-eyed demon smiled with satisfaction and continued respectfully to Ax:

"My lord, all we need to do now is achieve some success on our own battlefield and use that achievement to prove our worth to the Demon God!"

"Then you will surely be able to sit in this supreme position in the future power struggle!"

The seventh-tier Demon Lord, Ax, listened quietly, a hint of appreciation flashing in his crimson eyes.

"good."

"At least you have some brains, unlike some guys whose brains are nothing but muscles and killing, and excrement!"

The one-eyed demon was rewarded; his enormous eye gleamed with excitement, and his body trembled slightly.

This is the fundamental reason why the Great Xia Expeditionary Force did not immediately face a frenzied counterattack from the demons after killing Murphy.

—Internal strife.

All the seventh-tier demon lords wanted to become the new supreme leader.

But the prerequisite is that you must first preserve your strength and survive.

To attack a mysterious civilization capable of killing a peak seventh-tier expert?

If I were to die or be seriously injured, wouldn't that be doing all the work for my competitors?

Demon Lord Ax looked once more at the insurmountable "Wall of Sighs" that had protected countless dwarves, and could only let out a reluctant roar before turning and leaving.

"Let's go!"

……

at the same time.

Inside the Dwarf Mountain City.

After passing through the metal wall, the Bahrain group did not stop and headed straight for the core area of ​​the mountain city.

They were in an underground space that was so vast it was unimaginable.

This is not a dark cave, but rather a bustling city built inside a mountain.

Countless minerals emitting a soft glow are embedded in the stone walls or dome, while some luminescent plants and fungi that can survive underground illuminate the entire space in a dreamlike way.

Magnificent stone buildings stand side by side, huge furnaces roar with flames, and the sound of hammering forging is incessant.

Hundreds of millions of dwarves live, work, and train here, forming an independent and complete underground kingdom.

The Dwarf Mountain City is actually a giant metal sphere deeply embedded underground!

It is a legendary fortress built by the dwarves over tens of thousands of years with the full strength of their entire race!

Back in the day, during the dwarves' most prosperous period, it was personally overseen by the eighth-rank dwarf king.

With countless seventh-tier powerhouses as the backbone, and the wisdom and hard work of all the dwarven craftsmen of that era, this immortal city was forged.

After generations of dwarves continuously improved and reinforced it, it became the fortress that even the demons are helpless against today.

Balin Copperhammer did not stop for a moment after entering the city.

His ibex, with its hooves thrashing about, led more than a hundred dwarves riding ibex as they charged straight toward the inner city in the center of the mountain city.

"Look! It's the Bahrain leader!"

"By the God of Craftsmen, they're back! The Bahrain leader is back!"

Along the streets, countless dwarves peeked out from their workshops and dwellings.

When they saw that each dwarf in the group carried strangely shaped, metallic-gleaming pieces of unfamiliar equipment, their curiosity instantly turned into fervent discussion.

"What are those? Are those the Great Xia weapons that everyone's been talking about lately?"

"Oh! That's a style I've never seen before! How strange!"

The excited dwarves spontaneously followed the procession, forming an ever-growing crowd that surged toward the inner city.

In front of the towering metal gates of the inner city.

The guards confirmed the identity of the Bahrain commander, and the heavy city gates slowly opened with a low rumble.

"You can rest here for now!"

Balin gave the order to his people behind him, then dismounted from his ibex and walked alone toward the council hall that symbolized the highest power of the dwarves.

The atmosphere inside the hall was solemn and respectful.

The Dwarf King and members of the Elder Council, having received the news, were already waiting there, each with an eager and expectant look on their faces.

Balin entered the hall, placed his fist against his chest, and bowed slightly before the dwarf king Muradin Bronzebeard, who sat on the throne.

"His Majesty!"

PS: Thanks to 千岁ii for the amazing certification, I'm adding this extra chapter!