Chapter 6 Chapter 4 The Toys of the Dwarves

Drizzt moved forward quickly in a quiet passage, leaving the noisy battlefield behind him.Drow wasn't worried about anything, he knew that his Guenhuffa was not far ahead.What made Drizzt more concerned was Regis, who had been following closely behind him.Fortunately, the halfling moved as silently as the drow, and he was just as adept at hiding himself in shadows, so it didn't look like he would be a drag on Drizzt. Because of the need for extreme silence, Drizzt did not question the halfling.For if they were discovered by the goblins, Drizzt could not guarantee that Regis, who was incapable of fighting, would not be injured.

Ahead, his dark companion stopped and looked back at Drizzt.The giant cat, which was blacker than black, sprinted into a hole, before which Drizzt could clearly hear the goblin barking. Drizzt looked back at Regis. Two small dots indicated the halfling's ability to sense infrared light.Halflings can also see in the dark, just not as clearly as drow or goblins.Drizzt held up his hand, beckoning Regis to stay in the tunnel, and then dodged through the opening. There were at least half a dozen or seven goblins here, all crowded in the center of the small hole, surrounded by natural stone pillars in the shape of teeth.

Drizzt could feel a slight movement against the right-hand wall, and he knew it was Guenhwyvar, who was patiently waiting for the drow to move first. What a wonderful fighting companion she was, Drizzt reminded himself.Guenhwyvar always let Drizzt decide how the battle would go, and she could immediately determine the course of action that best suited Drizzt's ideas. The drow ranger moved to the nearest stalagmite, crawled to the next stalagmite, rolled over and rolled behind the third stalagmite, and gradually approached the target in this way.He had seen nine goblins now, and they were clearly debating the best course of action.

They did not send anyone to stand guard, nor did they feel that danger was approaching. A goblin turned and walked in front of a stalagmite, and sat down against it, almost five paces from his companion, a cutlass piercing his lung from behind, and he could no longer speak. There are eight left. Drizzt gently dragged the body behind him, and seated himself in front of the stalagmite. After a while, a goblin called him.Apparently they took him for the dead goblin.Drizzt responded vaguely.A hand reached out and patted his shoulder, and Drow almost laughed out loud. The goblin patted him once, then more slowly, and he began to feel Drizzt's thick cloak, and the drow's tall figure.

A curious look climbed onto the goblin's ugly face, and he couldn't help but look behind the stone pillar. There were then only seven living goblins left in the cave, and Drizzt leaped among them, and a storm of twin scimitars engulfed both goblins in the blink of an eye. The five remaining goblins ran screaming, some crashing into stalagmites.Other goblins either bumped into each other or tripped their companions. A goblin made a beeline for Drizzt.He kept uttering rambling sounds, and waved his hands up and down, as if in a gesture of friendship.It wasn't until he was very close to the dark elf that he realized that the person standing in front of him was not his companion, so he backed away desperately.Drizzt crossed his swords, and his blood immediately spurted out in an "X" shape from his chest.

Guan Haifa rushed over and attacked a goblin who was running towards the opposite of the dark elf. With a blow from the giant claws, he was broken in the middle. Finally, two goblins came to their senses and charged at the drow with weapons.One of them wields a stick above his head.But before he got close to Drizzt, the stick had already gone somewhere. Six blows of the same machete that knocked the club away left six mortal wounds in the horrified creature.He fell limply to the ground and didn't make a sound until he died. Meanwhile, Drizzt's second cutlass parried another goblin's frantic attack with ease.

When the drow turned to face him, the creature knew it was going to die, and in desperation he hurled his short sword at Drizzt, running as fast as he could behind the nearest stone pillar. I don't know whether it was wise or lucky, the last goblin ran in the completely opposite direction to the former, and Drizzt couldn't help cursing, he didn't want a goblin who slipped through the net.But in less than a second, Drizzt heard the sound of bones cracking behind the stone pillar, and the dagger-throwing goblin fell outside the stone pillar, his head crushed. Regis poked his head out from behind the pillar, holding his small hammer, and shrugged.

Drizzt gave him a suspicious look, and turned hastily in pursuit of the last goblin, who was sprinting around the calculus in the cave, trying to escape down one of the farthest corridors. But drow is faster and more agile.The distance between the goblin and him rapidly narrowed.He noticed Guenhwyvar stalking from the other side, his belly glowing from the hot blood he had just drunk, and Drizzt was sure the goblin had no chance of escaping. When they reached the entrance of the cave, the goblin suddenly staggered and stopped, Drizzt and Guenhwyvar also stopped abruptly, and quickly hid behind the stone pillar.They saw that the goblin's whole body was ignited by countless bursting sparks, accompanied by crazy screams, his clothes and flesh and blood were scorched and disappeared in the flames.

The continuous explosions supported the dead goblins, and when the explosions finally ended, the shapeless corpses fell stiffly on the ground, with wisps of blue smoke emitting from dozens of black holes above. Drizzt and Guanhai were always in place, waiting intently for the new monster. The cave was suddenly illuminated by magical light. Drizzt gripped the hilt tightly, trying to adjust the spectrum of vision. "They're all dead?" He heard a familiar dwarf's voice, and his constantly moving eyes finally saw Priest Cooper walking into the cave.One hand was still in a large pouch at his waist, and in the other he held a shield.

Several soldiers followed him, and one of them muttered, "That's enough, Priest." Cooper inspected the tattered body and nodded in agreement.At this moment, Drizzt came out from behind the pile of stones. The surprised priest raised his hand and threw a bunch of pebble-like things at Drow. Guenhuffa roared, Drizzt had already bent down, and the pebbles hit the stone pillar where Drizzt was hiding, triggering another continuous explosion . "Drizzt!" Cooper exclaimed, "Drizzt!" He ran to Drow.And the latter was turning around to look at the many potholes on the stone pillar.

"Are you all right? Dear Drizzt!" Cooper called. "That's good enough, Priest." Drizzt imitated the dwarf's voice perfectly, and at the same time showed an admiring smile on his face. Cooper slapped him hard on the back, nearly bending him over. "I like this stuff, too," he said, handing Drizzt a handful of bomb pebbles. "Would you like some?" "Yes." Regis also turned from behind the stalagmite, closer to the opening than Drizzt. Watching the halfling, Drizzt blinked his lavender eyes in amazement. ※※※※ Another army of goblins, well over a hundred, was originally stationed in the corridor on the right side of the main cave, ready to attack the enemy's flank after the war started.But the trap failed, Bruenor then charged (together with the dwarves and countless terrifying silver arrows), the two-headed giant escaped inexplicably, and Dagna's dwarf troops joined the battle.By now, even a low-witted goblin knows that the only way out is to escape. "Dwarves!" shouted one goblin leading the escape, and the other goblins screamed in despair.But when they found that there seemed to be only a small group of bearded monsters ahead, their frightened escape immediately turned into a bloodthirsty pursuit. The dwarves obviously had no intention of fighting, so the pursuit continued. Turning a few turns, the dwarves and goblins approached a wide, level corridor lit by torches.This must have been opened by the Mithril Hall dwarves hundreds of years ago. After such a long time, the dwarves set foot here again. The powerful dwarven hands loaded the large stone plates with logs one by one, and they were quickly assembled into a huge cylindrical wheel.The wheels were about as tall as a dwarf, as long as this corridor, and weighed well over a ton; they were fastened together by iron bolts of ingenious design; the same iron ridge); two grooved handles fit behind the wheel, enabling the dwarves to hold and push it. After hanging a prototype-sized figure of a group of dwarves charging in front of the wheel, the device is completely completed.This picture can cover the giant wheel behind, so that the goblin does not know what kind of deadly enemy it is facing. "Here they come," reported one of the dwarven sentinels returning to their party, "and they will be round the corner in a few minutes." "Bring them here?" asked the troop leader. The returning dwarf nodded, and the pushwheel dwarf held his hands tightly in the grooves of the handle, ready to charge.The rest of the hundred dwarves lined up behind the turn. "Those little holes are a hundred paces ahead," the dwarf leader reminded his companions, "don't miss that mark! Once we get this thing rolling, we won't let it stop!" The squad of dwarves uttered horrified cries in the corridor ahead, but they were quickly drowned out by goblin howls. The dwarf leader shook his head, it was too easy to seduce these goblins, let them rush over happily.So he raised his hand. The leading soldiers began to advance slowly, and the wheel-pushing dwarf behind them started the giant wheel.Finally, the home team of the dwarves also took steps, and the sound of neat steps merged into the thunderous sound of the giant wheel. Amidst all the shouting, stomping, and rolling of the giant wheels, a voice, hard and clear as a rock, "Charge!" The leading soldier roared and rushed forward, followed by the huge wheel.The strong dwarf's legs continued to increase the momentum of the deadly giant wheel. Above the thunder, the rough war song of the dwarf echoed: The stone road is too narrow. The stone path is too deep, The goblins fled. Because of us! Compared with the screams of the goblins, the sound of their charge was like the heavy roar of an avalanche.The decoy troops waved to their compatriots, then stopped and turned, taking the lead in charging the goblins in pursuit. The leader of the dwarves grinned ferociously. Their toys would skim around those little holes, the only safe place in front of it, but the goblin hordes didn't have time to run. Everything was going according to plan. The goblins only saw the dwarf soldiers and the painting in front of the giant wheel behind them, thinking that the reinforcements were just a dwarf squad, so they screamed dismissively and continued to chase the dwarves. The leading soldier and the decoy soldier joined together and quickly hid in the small hole. The giant wheel suddenly appeared at the front, and then the goblin slowed down and looked at the big painting in front of him in surprise. Howls of fear replaced arrogant roars. The goblins in front hacked at the jumping dwarf portraits. After the canvas fell, they saw the most shocking scene in their lives, and they were crushed into meatloaf. Dreadful dwarves call their war toys "juicers".And the goblin sap splattered from under the giant wheel just proved the correctness of this term. "Sing a song, my warriors!" the leader shouted, and the dwarf's singing immediately became louder, and the deep voice suppressed the wailing of the goblin. One goblin head at a time, The monster's blood is flowing all over the place, Rush forward, good dwarf, and push the wheel without rest, A goblin does not teach to walk! The ruthless killing tools jumped up from time to time during the rolling, and the feet of the pushing wheel dwarves became stumbling because of the piles of goblin corpses.But as soon as one dwarf tripped, another took his place, and the determined dwarf walked faster and faster. The army of dwarves behind the wheel gradually spread out, and the dwarves began to kill the goblins, whose bodies were broken but still squirming.However, the main dwarf team still followed the giant ship, and as the giant wheel deepened in the tunnel, branch tunnels appeared on both sides of the main road.Dwarf soldiers began to enter these tunnels, pursuing the goblins who were still fleeing and scattered in the area. "Tighten up!" The dwarf leader shouted, and with the ear-piercing sound of friction, long sparks spewed out from the side of the stone wheel covered with steel plates, and the dwarves began to stop the behemoth with all their strength. At this time, at the corner at the end of the corridor, a dozen goblins suddenly ran out. "Let it go!" roared the chief, and the dwarves pushed the wheel with all their might.They all fell to the ground and stacked together. The giant wheel rolled forward, and with a deafening roar, the entire cave trembled.There was a cheer from the dwarves, who did not bother to think what would become of the monsters caught between the stone wall and the giant wheel. "Oh, well done!" said the dwarf leader, looking at the goblin flesh and blood all over the ground.The battle is still going on, but now it has entered the stage of killing the remaining enemies, and the main force of the goblins has disappeared. "Well done!" the leader repeated heartily, which was a given for a dwarf who hated goblins. ※※※※ In the main cave, Bruenor and Dagna hug each other after their victory, letting their own blood smear each other.In Dwarf parlance, this is "sharing the blood of your enemies".A few dwarves died in battle, and many others were wounded, but neither commander of the dwarven armies could have imagined such a glorious victory. "Any thoughts, daughter?" Bruenor asked Catti-brie as she approached, her longbow now slung back over her shoulder. "We have to," the woman replied, "and the goblins are, as expected, malicious. But I won't take my words back, it was right to try to talk to the goblins first." Dagna stomped the ground bitterly, but Bruno nodded in agreement with his daughter. "Tampus!" they heard Wulfgar shout in triumph.The savages also saw them and came running towards them.The mighty hammer was held high above his head. "I still think your tone seems a little too gloating." Kitty reminded Bruenor that she obviously didn't want to talk to Wulfgar, so she quickly stepped aside to help the injured dwarf. "Bah!" Bruno looked at her back angrily, "I know how to sing high-profile!" Catti-brie pushed back her crimson hair that fell down her face.She didn't look back, because she didn't want Wulfgar to see the smile on her face. Half an hour later, the Juicer Troop entered the main cave and reported to Bruenor about the goblin removal.A few more minutes later, Drizzt, Regis, and Guenhwyvar also returned.Drow told Bruenor that Cooper's forces were clearing the left and rear tunnels of goblins. "Have you found a few good ones?" the dwarf asked him, "after you killed those two-headed giants?" Drizzt nodded. "Yes, Guenhwyvar... and Regis are with me, too." The eyes of the drow and the dwarf turned in unison to the halfling, who was lounging against the cave wall, bloodied. The hammer is still in his hand.Seeing their gazes, Regis hastily hid his weapon behind his back, as if embarrassed. "Didn't expect you to come, Glutton," Bruno told him. "I thought you'd sleep hard and eat big while we fought." Regis shrugged, "I think the safest place in the world is next to Drizzt." Bruno didn't want to refute this statement. "In the next few weeks, we will go all out to explore and dig." He explained to his ranger friends, "The expedition team will conduct a comprehensive survey of this area." At this moment, Drizzt did not hear what he was saying, and his attention was entirely on Catti-brie and Wulfgar.They wandered among the wounded, apparently avoiding each other. "The boy?" Bruno noticed Drizzt's expression. "He always thought women shouldn't be on the battlefield," Drizzt responded. "Bah!" The red-bearded dwarf showed disdain on his face, "She is an excellent fighter like us. Moreover, there were sixty dwarf women who also participated in this battle, and two even died here." Looking at the dwarf king, Drizzt couldn't help feeling a burst of consternation.He shook his silver hair feebly a few times, then walked towards Katie.But after only a few steps, he stopped again and shook his head again. "Sixty," Bruno looked at him with an incredulous expression, "dwarf women." "Old friend," Drizzt resumed his stride, "I really didn't tell them apart." ※※※※ Two hours later, Cooper's forces joined the dwarven main force, and the entire area was cleared.After Bruno and the commanders discussed carefully.Think all enemies are wiped out. But no one noticed a slender figure—Jarrlaxle's dark elf spy, who floated among the stalactites and was present in all key areas of the battlefield, carefully observing all the fighting actions and warfare techniques of the dwarves. The goblin menace is over, but that's not the real problem Bruno Warhammer has.