Traveling through the game world

Seeing the dwarven troops, who, despite their frenzy, were still methodically setting up wall shields to block the ballistae's attacks and slowly advancing, Krent immediately ordered again, "Prepare the catapults, fire them!"

Rows of catapults launched huge stones that slammed fiercely into the heads of the dwarf troops. The distance was not too far, which allowed the catapults, an ancient siege weapon, to exert their maximum power.

Faced with the Dark Elves' catapults, the Golden King Vidir had no particularly good solutions and immediately shouted, "Twice the number of people advancing the wall shields! Full speed ahead!"

Sure enough, the giant shields that had been advancing somewhat slowly by the dwarves began to run at a slower pace when their numbers tripled, and the increased speed of the wall shields in front clearly accelerated the overall advance of the dwarf troops behind them.

Meanwhile, the dark elves' catapults continued to inflict tons of damage on the dwarven rear forces, but Krent frowned as he watched the dwarven vanguard getting closer and closer.

Closer...closer...Under the dwarves' relentless charge, the vanguard of the dwarves was getting closer and closer to the gates of Dark City. At this distance, Krent was no longer able to use his catapults to attack the dwarves' vanguard.

Krent decisively gave the order: "Ballistas, fire cautiously! Catapults, continue firing! Melee units, engage! Archers, provide support!"

Krent decisively issued a series of orders. He actually wanted the ballistae to cease fire, because at such close range, the dark elf melee units would also be attacking soon, easily resulting in friendly fire.

However, Krent had no choice. The current force of over one million troops had an average level of only around 38. Although this was two levels higher than the previous force of 100,000 troops, making them much stronger, they were still at a significant disadvantage against the dwarven force, which had collectively turned evil and reached level 45.

It must be said that the Arad continent at this time was truly primitive. If, later on, Arad connected to the Celestial Realm and possessed the support of firearms, its massive army size would have been largely meaningless.

However, Dark City now lacks even a single cannon and can only rely on primitive catapults and traditional weapons such as ballistae to fight the enemy.

The dark elf troops surged towards the dwarf troops at the forefront like a tidal wave, while the dwarf warriors, their eyes bloodshot, watched the approaching dark elves with excitement as they stared at the giant ballistae and catapults attacking them.

"kill!……".

"kill!……".

Once again, the clash of cold weapons continued without further words. There was no need for more words between invaders and defenders, especially since they had been sworn enemies for thousands of years. It was more appropriate for both sides to exchange insults with each other's families while brandishing their swords.

As expected, with the Dark Elf soldiers launching their attack, the dwarf army's charge was once again halted, and Krent's catapults once again demonstrated their immense power as the reaper of the battlefield.

Although the powerful dwarven army continued its frenzied advance, the very center of the dwarven army was constantly being bombarded by the dark elves' catapults.

Seeing that the vanguard was being thwarted again, the experienced King Vidir, who was overseeing the battle from the rear, continued to command: "The vanguard does not need to kill anyone. Try to charge into the Dark Elf forces! Create more space for the rear troops to advance!"

It must be said that the tactics of the Golden King Vidir were very successful. If the dwarves at the front had given up killing the dark elves in front of them and instead passed them and continued to advance, the huge space left behind would have been enough for the troops behind to continue their charge.

With their formidable strength, the dwarven warriors would not be in immediate danger even if surrounded by several dark elves. On the contrary, the dark elves, whose battle formation was disrupted by their reckless attacks, suffered heavy losses, especially since their ballistae could not provide effective support in such a chaotic situation.

Seeing the dwarves, who were using their superior strength to break through the dark elf army's battle formation and wreak havoc among the dark elves, Krent knew that the situation was hopeless and decisively gave the order to retreat.

There was no other way. If the dwarves continued to fight among the dark elves, Krent, with his overwhelming strength advantage, would lose countless lives. And each one of them was a valuable asset to the currently disadvantaged dark elves.

Upon receiving the order to retreat, the Dark Elves decisively took cover from the giant ballistae and drove into Dark City, intending to defend against the enemy's attack with the city's sturdy walls.

The dwarves, completely unimpeded, arrived at the gates of Dark City. The Golden King Vidir laughed loudly and said, "Damn dark elves, prepare to die!"

"Hmph! Who knows who's dead yet!" Krent, atop the city gate tower, retorted disdainfully. "You greedy little dwarfs, you think you can climb onto the ground? Dream on!"

The saying goes, "Even if you lose the battle, you can't lose the moral high ground." Krent truly embodies this principle. Despite being forced to retreat inside the city gates after being defeated, his words and actions made it seem as if the Dark Elves had the upper hand.

"Hmph! You black-skinned man, don't be so arrogant! The great Golden King Vidir will show you the might of dwarves with their newfound power! Siege engines, get them!"

Meanwhile, the Dark Elves defending Dark City were still unleashing a barrage of firepower, but they could only hit some of the Dwarf troops who were finishing off the enemy in the distance. At close range, they could only use their bows and arrows for harassment, since the level difference was too great and the Dark Elves' arrows could hardly cause much damage to the Dwarves.

Meanwhile, the dwarves, who were in a region that was almost devoid of attacks from the dark elves, began to introduce a variety of powerful siege weapons.

It must be said that the siege weapons of the dwarves in Arad, a land of blacksmithing civilization, are far superior to those of the dark elves. Both have giant ballistae, but the dark elves' are made using a combination of wood and fine steel, while the dwarves' giant ballistae are not only larger but also entirely cast from fine steel.

Putting aside other factors, in terms of power, a pure steel ballista is definitely superior to a giant ballista made of wood and steel, because a pure steel ballista can withstand much greater pressure.

Moreover, the dwarves not only possessed traditional siege weapons such as catapults and ladders, but they also developed battering rams and gate-breaking machines specifically to breach the dark elves' strong walls and gates.

The battering ram is a house-like structure made of fine steel, with thick steel plates around it, which can effectively block boulders and other attacks thrown from the city walls. Directly in front of the battering ram is a drill-like excavation tool, which is pushed by several dwarves to drill through the thick walls of the dark elves.

The ramming vehicle was relatively simpler. It was also a house-like structure, but instead of a drill, the front of the vehicle was a huge, flat steel pillar. Inside the vehicle was a steel spring system. The dwarves inside the vehicle would pull the springs to activate the huge ramming head at the front of the vehicle and smash into the gates of the dark elves.

The siege engine wasn't particularly technologically advanced, and Krent could easily understand its principles at a glance. However, these were things that the dark elves couldn't create. The reason was simple: the dark elves' steel-making skills were far inferior to the dwarves', and they couldn't produce steel of such high strength.

As the saying goes, "A skilled craftsman must first sharpen his tools," and the corrupted dwarven army was clearly well-prepared. No matter how hard Krent resisted on the city walls, the crumbling towers faithfully told Krent that the gates of Dark City were about to be breached.

In this critical moment, Krent ordered, "All soldiers, evacuate the residents near the city gates and use the houses as cover to snipe the dwarf troops."

Now that the fall of the city is inevitable, Krent can only try to minimize any losses suffered by the dark elf people. Evacuating the masses is undoubtedly a good solution.

Of course, Krent didn't actually need to actively evacuate, because at the very beginning of the war, most of the dark elves had already voluntarily fled towards the center of Dark City. After all, dark elves are proud, but they're not stupid either. In a battle between two armies, if the city gates were to fall, the residents near the gates would be the first to suffer.

Finally... just as Krent was busy directing his troops to evacuate the crowd and deploy tactics, with a loud crash, the massive city gate of Dark City, which had stood for hundreds of years, collapsed, and a tidal wave of dwarven troops surged fiercely into the Dark Elf capital—Dark City.

The moment the city gates were breached, the Golden King Vidir laughed heartily and shouted, "All dwarven warriors! The time to enjoy victory has come! Now we begin a day of free time! See you at the Dark Elf Palace in a day!"

King Vidir knew all too well that although the corrupted dwarven warriors would obey him for the time being, if the evil flames burning within them could not be vented, they would eventually erupt upon him. So, as the saying goes, "better to die for your friends than for yourself," once the city gates were breached, King Vidir decisively granted all the dwarven troops a day off.

Of course, there was also an element of Golden King Vidir wanting to vent the depression he had felt from being oppressed by the Dark Elves over the years.

King Vidir allowed all the corrupted dwarves to move freely, but Krent could not let the dark elf troops do as they pleased. Krent shouted, "All dark elves, group up in groups of five according to your class, and try to snipe any lone dwarves!"

There was no other way; if the level wasn't high enough, they could only rely on sheer numbers. Fortunately, King Vidir allowed all the dwarves to move freely, otherwise, if they had pressed their advantage, the Dark Elf Kingdom might have been destroyed in no time.

News of the breached city gates and the rampage wreaking havoc within the city reached the Dark City palace almost immediately. The Dark Elf Elder angrily exclaimed, "These damned humans! They haven't even arrived yet; they clearly intend to wait until we and the dwarves are both severely weakened."

Queen Maya, the Dark Elf, shook her head in anguish and said, "We're at their mercy now. We can't stop the dwarves on our own. Let's send someone to ask for help; they're probably waiting for us to ask!"