Torison was stunned, and then the rat man leader named Ashurufat made a gesture. Several rat man soldiers who stood far away immediately came over and untied Torison's rope. Although Torison originally planned to pounce on and strangle the rat man to death, he was now shocked by the other party's momentum and did not take action.

"Go back and tell Prince Hoga." The red-haired rat man continued. "It is a battle or a choice for him. In five days, I will launch an attack."

"We will never give up our home." Captain Ranger replied stubbornly.

"Then it's up to the war, who is qualified to stay!" said the rat leader named Ashrufate in a cold tone. "But before that, it's better for you to go back and report a letter. If Prince Hoga is a smart person, then he might be able to understand what I mean."

Torison stared at the face of the rat man, his face full of anger. Then he turned his head and strided outward. In the dwarf's point of view, these rats were all greedy and selfish and untrustworthy guys, but this time it seemed a little different. On the way Torison left, he was not attacked. Although several rat man followed him from behind, when he left the control area of ​​the rat man and entered the underground defense area set by the dwarfs, the trackers also disappeared.

Captain Ranger soon found his compatriots at a post in front of him. Seeing him returning alive, the dwarf warriors on duty were surprised and happy. However, Torison really had no time to celebrate, so he met Prince Hoga as quickly as possible.

...

After the captured dwarf left, Ashurufate held the last part of the meeting. This part was mainly about the balance and construction of power in all aspects after the war. According to the advice of the Great Prophet of the Gray, once they conquered Karak Grom, they would use the city as the new temple of the God of Rat. They would build (or convert) here into the ruling center of the Rat. They would divide the fortress of the Dwarf into several relatively independent parts and build lifts connected to the mining area. The Great Prophet even ambitiously planned to build a large magic stone organ, spreading the sound of the piano throughout the nearby underground world, singing the glory and glory of the God of Rat.

A small dispute occurred here. Several abyss lords believed that this kind of thing that consumes magic stones to play music was unnecessary, but the Great Prophet believed that these music could inspire the Ratman clan to sacrifice everything for the interests of the gods, and that it would not consume much magic stone. Just like the common disputes in the Abyss Council, the two sides finally compromised. The Great Prophet finally reduced the size of the planned rat god temple (of course, slightly reduced), while the magic stone organ was preserved.

The meeting ended here because there was no other discussion. Ashu Rufate stood up and announced the end of the meeting and clarified the time for future wars. He did not change his previous commitment to Torrison and made it clear that the attack would be launched in five days. This was because the dwarf was ready for war, and it was not very meaningful to disrupt the attack. And he also had the confidence to win this battle.

The participants left as quickly as possible. None of them wanted to stay with the Lord of Disaster, even though the Lord of Disaster was left with only a hazy afterimage.

"Why did it disappear?" After everyone left, Ash Rufate stared at the disaster lord who was left with only one afterimage. He just witnessed the demon from real to blur, from blur to hazy, from hazy to phantom. Now there is only one afterimage left by his side. This shows that the world where this demon exists in this world is limited, and it is time to disappear.

"Well, let's put it this way, the so-called 'demon' is essentially just a digital experience. The demon is essentially a pile of concrete information, summoning various energy from a higher dimension to concreteize the information and become an entity that can actually be contacted. In other words, the so-called demon's form in this world is just a virtual energy manifestation. The body of this disaster lord is the abyss magic stone in your hand, or part of this abyss magic stone."

"Abyss Magic Stone?" Although Ash Rufate didn't understand it very much, he finally understood it a little. "This Abyss Magic Stone is the real body of the demon?"

"That's right. So on the surface, the demon can be killed, but in fact, its related data is stored in this abyss magic stone. Destroying its body is essentially the same as taking off a piece of clothing, which is a fundamental thing that does not harm the fundamental thing. As long as the energy level is restored, it can recondensate into the body. If you really want to completely eliminate the demon, the only way is to destroy this abyss magic stone. Do you understand? The meaning of the rat god is to give you this disaster lord."

"Really?" Ashu Rufate asked suspiciously.

"Even if he doesn't plan to give it to you, you don't have to pay it back." Carrie replied seriously. "If you don't eat anything you deliver to your door, you won't eat it. Leaving this magic stone means you have an actionable lie detector, a powerful guard, and a scaring doll. In fact, this is not bad."

Ashu Rufate was still hesitating, and Carrie's voice immediately became sharp.

"Master, you risk your life to fight the rat god. We should have stood in a distant place and observed and evaluated everything with a condescending attitude and a transcendent position, but now we are forced to get involved in the battlefield and struggle in blood, dirty and death. This alone, he has to pay enough price!"

"Okay, okay." Ashu Rufate actually did not agree with Carrie's words, but he did not want to have a dispute with Carrie about this matter. And it is also a good thing to have this useful Abyss Magic Stone.

"No matter what, in five days, the war will officially begin." Ashu Rufate murmured to himself. Although he asked the captured dwarf captain to go back, he knew that the dwarfs were a race known for their stubbornness and it was absolutely impossible to compromise with a few threatening words and give up Karak Grom. The ownership of this land was ultimately determined by blood and fire.

...

"You say, the Rat Lord named Ashrufate... I'll let you back." Prince Hoga frowned. His Ranger Captain was released in this situation. It was originally a celebration for him to celebrate, but now his heart has become extremely heavy. There is no torture or threat of death. It's just that he's just asking him to come back and bring a message so simply. This matter itself is a sign of something unusual.

On the eve of the war, let an enemy's outstanding soldier leave? This either expresses an extreme confidence or an extreme contempt. And the rat leader of Ashurufate said that the rats were willing to shed a hundred times the blood for Karak Grom that the dwarfs were willing to shed for Karak Grom.

But what a joke! Prince Hoga thought angrily. He roared in his heart and raised his fist to the imagined Ash Rufate. This is my city, which I took back from the hands of the green skin, and the city of the dwarfs. We will never give up our home, we will fight for her to the end.

"But, Prince, I must say that this Ashu Rufate seems to be different from an ordinary rat man." Torrison continued to report. "I have a strange feeling that he is not a rat man."

"Oh? Why...but the name Ashu Rufate...is very rare."

Prince Hoga also has a little bit of knowledge about the language of rat people. Many people say that the dwarves are stubborn and conservative, but in fact they have always carefully studied their enemies. For example, there are probably very few scholars among humans who want to find a green-skinned language, while there are quite a few such scholars among dwarves, and they can even write books and biography. The language of rat people is similar, because you must understand the enemy to figure out what they want to do.

"The same name as my brother." Captain Ranger replied.

"It's just an accident." Prince Hoga waved. "Your brother is far north and is very safe with your tribe. But you said just now... he is not a rat man?"

"It's just a vague intuition," replied Torrison. "When he saw me, for some reason, I felt his eyes look a little strange... as if he knew me."

"Illusion." Prince Hoga said without hesitation. "If you are injured, it is inevitable that you will have any illusion."

At this time, another ranger walked in and came to the steps in front of Prince Hoga's throne.

"Your Highness, the ogre has a result." The new Ranger reported.

"How is the situation?" Prince Hoga also had a glimmer of hope for the ogre. As long as the ogre agrees to join him, his combat power will be greatly improved and he will have more chances of winning in future wars.

"They refused to trade with our mercenary." The Ranger replied. When he said these words, he lowered his head and did not dare to look up at the prince. The prince had great hope for this matter, but his incompetence disappointed the prince.

"What is the reason?" If Prince Hoga was angry, at least he did not express it in his tone of speaking.

"The reason for those ogres is that they don't want to join in. They say they just passed by this area and wouldn't stay for too long, so they can't be hired by us as mercenaries."

"But haven't they discussed this proposal with us many times before?" Torrison shouted in anger.

"I think the sudden change in the ogre's mouth should be related to the Rat Man," replied the new ranger. "Either the Rat Man threatened them, or the green-skinned elimination made the ogre panic. In short, they are no longer interested in being mercenaries."

"I get it." Prince Hoga sighed, but he immediately cheered up. "We can only rely on ourselves!" He looked down at his two subordinates. "But we will definitely guard Karak-Grom!"
Chapter completed!