Evade The Hero and Flee! - Chapter 317

Chapter 317

#33. This Too Shall Pass (10)

#6 Their Circumstances: The Circumstances of the Black Anvil Clan

“Brothers of earth, the time has come.”

At one dwarf’s words, everyone held their breath and looked at him.

In everyone’s eyes, worry and expectation were mixed.

“The news is that the Demon King has arrived at the nearest human kingdom.”

Even though the dwarven race wants to live hidden from the eyes of the world, it is foolish to live with ears closed as well.

Knowing that, the dwarves made efforts to obtain information independently.

Using the dwarves’ finances, they would buy information, and there were also cases where they had personal dealings with merchants they deemed trustworthy among those they interacted with regularly.

However, the information they obtained this time was neither bought nor obtained through trading.

When the merchant who came yesterday brought a huge amount of goods, they asked why he brought so many goods.

‘The Demon King has invaded the kingdom right next door. The warriors are desperately trying to hold him off, but we don’t know when it might become dangerous.’

As a merchant active mainly in other kingdoms, he could not ignore the military forces of evil god headed by the Demon King.

So he thought this would be the last business until the Demon King was defeated.

With the merchant’s apologetic words that he brought a lot of goods with that in mind, the dwarves thought.

The time has come! There will be no more chances!

“Originally, pure priests would gather in the sparkling white temple, and black villains would exist in the dark alleys. It is not strange for the Demon King, the symbol of evil, to chase the Hectare of evil hands that is the symbol of evil.”

In a very dark underground.

The faintly visible heads of the dwarves nodded in unison amidst the darkness.

Hectare of evil god and evil hands.

It was because all the dwarves thought it was a very fitting combination.

“Hectare of evil hands is our oppressor. An existence trying to ruin the world, the Demon King who is the symbol of evil is also our enemy!”

Although the dwarves relied on the faint light, the emotions filled in the elder’s face could be clearly seen.

Fear, terror, and anger!

Hectare and the Demon King are objects of fear and terror that make you lose the will to even resist, but the dwarves did not give up. It was because the sparks of hope still remained.

“We were defeated. We fought the evil-handed Hectare and were defeated, and we were defeated by the powerful being called the Demon King without even fighting!”

Even the metal bat don’t work against him.

The moment they heard those words, the dwarves gave up fighting the Demon King.

Originally, excluding humans and elves, it was customary for other races to not approach the Demon King, but that was to prevent attacking their allies after being tainted by evil.

If we could fight the Demon King like humans or elves do… We could have shown the might of the fearless dwarven warriors!

That’s what most of the dwarves thought.

The dwarves loved by the gods of fire and earth were born with powerful bodies. And from childhood, they would receive toy hammers as gifts to build their strength.

After that, as time passes, they start basic training as blacksmiths, hitting iron, while at the same time, they go underground with pickaxes to learn how to mine quality ores.

The strength cultivated through those muscles was beyond comparison to humans, being able to beat orcs to death with bare hands!

And more than that?

The dwarves were the race that made by themselves what humans acclaimed as the best weapons.

If they wore the best weapons and armor they themselves completed, they would be able to hold out to some extent even if a Swordsmaster came.

If they do not get tainted by evil and become part of the evil god troops…

The Demon King is surely a strong enemy. But he’s not one we can’t defeat!

That’s how they were so prideful.

But that pride had already been smashed to pieces.

They were battered all over.

Currently, the Black Anvil clan has lost the pride that iron may bend but never breaks.

It was something that would make their great ancestors who protected their skills even at the cost of their lives shed tears of blood from heaven.

However, they were dignified.

If the metal bat had existed in their ancestors’ era, the long history of dwarves would surely have changed.

But,

“We can no longer leave a blemish on the history of the dwarven race.”

Even if it was inevitable, they could not just leave it at that.

The final resistance.

The only possible resistance against the metal bat, that doesn’t even allow death.

It was escape.

“No matter how powerful the ore, it must have a weak point. Otherwise, no matter how good the ore is, it wouldn’t be possible to make weapons out of it.”

Everything that exists in the world has a weakness.

Hearing the story they had heard since childhood, the dwarves thought at the same time.

‘What is the weakness of that metal bat?’

‘Does that thing even have a weakness?’

‘It hurts when I just hit it, how do I touch it?’

‘Can’t you just melt weapons, but that thing walks around alive, right?’

‘You can’t get rid of it unless the Demon King disposes of it.’

‘What the… Scary…’

Whether or not the dwarven elder knew what those dwarves were thinking, he continued speaking with a serious expression.

“That monster-like being, evil-handed Hectare, also has a weakness. Namely, he has no magical power.”

It was both an advantage and a disadvantage.

All things that exist between heaven and earth contain magical power within them.

Magical power is one pillar that makes up the world, and it is also something like the soul that resides within all life.

However, evil-handed Hectare does not have such magical power in existence.

That’s why he does not get detected by all the dwarves’ detection magic, and magic traps do not work on him either.

That’s why ordinary traps have to be installed, but the opponent is an expert well-versed with traps as well.

Ordinary traps were existences that could be easily dismantled.

Neither magic traps nor ordinary traps worked against that being.

Without being detected by magical detection since he lacks magical power, if he puts his mind to it, he can stealthily infiltrate anywhere!

On top of that, he has a weapon that can neutralize the opponent with a single blow!

With abilities like these, it was more than enough to cover the disadvantage of not being able to use magic.

However, having no magical power was certainly a disadvantage.

“He is unaffected by magic. Magic also does not work on him. But he also cannot use magic himself. In other words, if those of us with superior physical abilities secure a certain distance, evil-handed Hectare cannot catch us!”

“Oh!”

“So there was a method like that!”

Magic has the power to distort reality.

It enabled magicians with poorer physical abilities to move faster than swordsmasters trained over long periods. And although the human race could not fly on their own, magic made it possible.

Even those who select knights who mainly use weapons like swords and spears rather than magic prefer those with higher magical powers to swordsmanship.

Magic had the ability to make the impossible possible to that extent.

“Evil-handed Hectare is old. He is human. Human time is faster than dwarf time. The body will start to rust and will not be able to show the same ability as before. It will also get tired easily.”

So he won’t be able to catch up with us.

At the elder’s assurance, one dwarf raised his hand.

“B-but wouldn’t we get caught right away, because of the metal bat?”

Everyone held their breath.

If you get caught, you get battered.

Although it was a short phrase, there would be no one among them who did not understand those words.

“That’s right. That’s why I prepared a contingency plan. Come in……!”

At the elder’s words, one person walked in from the entrance.

He was holding a small torch, so all the dwarves could see his face even though the underground was very dark.

“Dharman!”

“Why is that traitor here!”

“Oh my, isn’t this big trouble!”

There was an uproar here and there.

His name is Dharman.

The first person to cling to Hectare of the evil hand and not get battered.

He was a traitor to the Black Anvil tribe at the same time as claiming to be a confidant of Hectare of the evil hand.

“Silence, everyone!”

A voice filled with magical power echoed through the underground.

At that, everyone shut their mouths and began to look at the elder with eyes asking what was going on.

“He was originally one of the guardians who protected the elders of the Black Anvil tribe. But he is also the betrayer who betrayed first.”

A guardian who protects the symbolic elders of the tribe, yet the first to betray the tribe.

The elder, who referred to Dharman as such, looked at Dharman with a very warm eye, completely contradictory to his own words.

“…That’s all false. He is our confidant! A guardian whose existence is to protect the Black Anvil tribe!”

Thud!

As Dharman kneeled before the elder, everyone held their breath.

“Th-that means!”

“That’s right. He is our secret agent. While enduring all kinds of insults as a member of the same tribe, he claimed to be a confidant of Hectare of the evil hand for the sake of the tribe!”

The traitor of the dwarves was actually a hidden secret agent.

It also meant that they could perfectly deceive Hectare of the evil hand.

“Tell me his schedule.”

“Yes, elder.”

Dharman’s torch was taken by one of the elder’s aides.

Under that light, Dharman took out a small piece of paper from his arms and read it.

“Hectare of the evil hand plans to be away for about 4 hours in 2 hours.  The purpose is to get weapons support from the Baresseryl Kingdom.”

The Baresseryl Kingdom was the kingdom closest to the Black Anvil tribe, and it gained various imports from merchants passing through the Black Anvil tribe.

Thanks to this, it maintained a very close relationship with the Black Anvil tribe, which was their main source of income.

The royal family came forward to respect the dwarves, and when the dwarves of the Black Anvil tribe passed through the kingdom, they even escorted them with a knighthood.

“You persuaded them.”

“The Baresseryl Kingdom has provided us with many conveniences so far. No matter what the purpose is, we cannot forget that favor.”

It was known to everyone on the continent that the Demon King was aiming for the Baresseryl Kingdom at the moment.

Because of this, holy knights and warriors from various denominations were being dispatched to the Baresseryl Kingdom, but the Demon King was stopping them by dividing the army of evil god!

While direct support was impossible due to the favor they had received so far, Dharman persuaded them over and over again that providing weapons would be good.

“I never thought our weapons would go out into the world again… But it can’t be helped in order to avoid the metal bat.”

The dwarf elder had a very bitter expression.

They wished that the things they made would not cause loss of life, but it couldn’t be helped.

“It is some consolation that it is used against the army of evil god rather than humans.”

The Demon King was the villain of the continent, no, the world.

The ancestors and the great gods would understand even weapons to fight such a Demon King.

The elder, who thought so, looked at Dharman with determined eyes.

“Personnel?”

“I and Hectare, and about 10 dwarves, plan to go out the gate.”

“…I’m sorry.”

I don’t know about the real traitors, but Dharman was a person who devoted himself solely for the tribe.

It was obvious what would happen at the hands of Hectare of evil hand when they escaped.

“It’s okay.”

Seeing Dharman’s composure, the elder could only become more dejected.

“I will definitely… Come and save you.”

“I’ll wait.”

A short remark and a short reply.

But the elder and Dharman trusted each other.

“Currently, the army moving towards the Baresseryl Kingdom are not only warriors.  Imperial forces are also present, including the princess’ troops.”

To save himself, the elder was now saying he would borrow the power of the empire.

“Elder…!”

At those words, Dharman stood up in surprise, but the elder only tapped him gently on the shoulder with a benevolent smile.

“Don’t say anything. My already bent pride, no one will notice if it bends a little more.”

“Elder…….”

Dharman could only bow his head deeply at the elder’s benevolent smile.

“Compared to your sacrifice, my already trampled pride is very cheap.”

“Good luck.”

“Good luck.”

And so, 2 hours later, all the dwarves except for a few traitors gathered at the underground escape route and carried out the escape.

The result of the escape was a success.

Not a single straggler, and meeting the imperial army at the expected destination was also a success.

However,

“D-dwarves?”

They did not know.

“Ah, we are called the Black Anvil tribe. Right now, we are under……”

They were not unfamiliar with the imperial princess, they could easily accept them if they briefly explained the situation.

That’s what the dwarf elder who stepped forward thought, but in front of the dwarf elder,

“Huh?”

The imperial soldier smiled with a face like a devil.

“Y-you!”

The bewildered elder tried to strike up a conversation to resolve the misunderstanding, but the soldier ignored the elder’s words and shouted loudly.

“A Made in Black Anvil has appeared!”

“Huh? Uh? Ugh?”

Powerful summons popping up here and there.

There were also dwarves who used fire spirits or water spirits, so the dwarves could understand how powerful the summons popping up before their eyes were.

“What?”

“Black Anvil?”

“The villain who appeared is more evil than that evil god!”

“Don’t let your guard down! The opponent is Black Anvil!”

Unable to shut his mouth at the sight of them looking as if they had a life-or-death fight before their eyes, the elder could not help but shut his mouth.

‘W-what on earth did we do?’

They did not know.

What the name <Black Anvil> meant to the princess’ direct unit!

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