Standing at the only front gate of Khazad-dûm—at the foot of the Lonely Mountain, Phobos looked at the two hundred-foot dwarf statues holding hammers and shields flanking the cave and laughed: “If you replace these statues with Internet Divine Runes, I think it would be more fitting!”

    Afnora laughed lightly at these words and instinctively glanced at Yu Sheng’an.

    Yu Sheng’an looked up at the statues, squinting his eyes, and said: “No, replacing the shields with scythes would be more appropriate!”

    Scythes?

    Phobos was stunned.

    Before he could ponder the deeper meaning, a team of fully armored dwarf warriors walked out of the cave entrance.

    “His Majesty, Dwarf King Kauth, invites the three of you!”

    A dwarf magician stepped forward and gestured with an inviting motion.

    Yu Sheng’an nodded and stepped into the cave under the watchful eyes of the dwarf warriors.

    The cave was dark, with winding and intricate paths connecting in all directions.

    Through God’s Perspective, Yu Sheng’an could clearly see countless dwarf warriors hidden in the darkness and their most reliable assistants—enormous worms.

    Yu Sheng’an pursed his lips and moved forward silently.

    Soon, Yu Sheng’an and the others emerged from the passage into a vast underground world.

    Looking around, countless stone bridges connected them.

    Under the stone bridges, flickering firelight mirrored a sky full of stars turned upside down.

    While observing, Yu Sheng’an and the other two crossed the stone bridge and entered a rough stone Great Hall.

    The Great Hall seemed to be entirely hollowed out from the mountainside with a dome engraved with Titan reliefs.

    Huge support pillars and walls were also embossed with many scenes of dwarves forging.

    Dwarf King Kauth sat proudly on the throne, surrounded by the chieftains of various dwarf tribes.

    “I’ve heard so much about you, Internet God!”

    Even as he spoke words of respect, Dwarf King Kauth was seated proudly and arrogantly, with an air of superiority.

    “Insolent! Is this how dwarves show courtesy?” Phobos scolded angrily!

    “That’s right, what do you want to correct?” Dwarf King Kauth said disdainfully.

    “You—” Phobos was speechless, his old face turning bright red.

    The dwarves in the hall burst into hearty laughter, their laughter filled with mockery.

    Yu Sheng’an raised his right hand, signaling Phobos not to get excited.

    He glanced at the dwarves in the hall and said: “Dwarf King, you haven’t answered my question. How advanced is my production line technology?”

    Without blinking, Dwarf King responded: “What are you talking about? I don’t understand.”

    Yu Sheng’an squinted his eyes, his voice turning cold: “Are you sure you want to play dumb?”

    In an instant, a chill swept across the Great Hall.

    Watching the calm and composed Internet God, Dwarf King Kauth felt an inexplicable chill and timidity in his heart.

    Quickly, he felt furious at this timidity.

    Suppressing his inner anger, he said: “Fine, I admit, this was my mistake. How about ten tons of gold and ten thousand Demon-breaker Blades to settle the matter?”

    After that, Dwarf King Kauth added with some heartache: “At the prices in Quever, that’s enough to buy ten items!”

    Yu Sheng’an smiled: “If you could buy ten, why didn’t you come to me directly and instead steal?”

    As the word “steal” was mentioned, Dwarf King Kauth’s old face turned bright red.

    He roared angrily: “Internet God, don’t push it! Does the dwarf race fear you?”

    Yu Sheng’an’s eyes flickered with a dangerous glow.

    He took a deep breath: “Look, you stole from me, yet I didn’t bring troops. This shows I’m here peacefully. Who’s really at fault? Think carefully.”

    Before the dwarves could speak, Yu Sheng’an continued:

    “I’m not interested in arguing with you. I’ll give you two choices now: One, submit to me, and I’ll offer you industrial technology; two, face genocide!”

    As the last four words were spoken, the dwarf palace suddenly fell silent.

    The next moment, Dwarf King Kauth burst into laughter: “Genocide? Internet God actually threatens us with genocide?”

    The dwarves in the hall also followed with mocking laughter.

    After a while, Dwarf King’s laughter ceased, and he mocked: “Really think your production line is that amazing? I admit your production line is somewhat impressive, but once disassembled, it’s just more complex gears!”

    “This may stump pig-like humans, but can’t challenge the great dwarves!”

    “Before long, we’ll crack your production line and even surpass it with our unique enchanting techniques. What does your Dragon Factory count as?”

    Calmly, Yu Sheng’an nodded: “So you’re representing the dwarves and choosing the second option?”

    “The second option? Who do you think you are? The Five Prime Gods? Even they would fail against us dwarves!”

    Before Dwarf King Kauth could speak, the dwarves below jumped up, taunting madly.

    “Haha, I still have a Life Priest’s skull on my wall. Want to see it?”

    “Haha, my chamber pot is made from an orc shaman’s skull.”

    “Genocide? I’m so scared! Hahaha…”

    The dwarves laughed wildly.

    Having experienced campaigns against the Five Prime Gods and the Beast God, the dwarves’ racial confidence had severely inflated.

    At this moment, even Afnora and Phobos looked at Yu Sheng’an with a hint of worry.

    It was satisfying to say harsh words now, but what about later?

    Are we really going to attack Khazad-dûm?

    You must know Khazad-dûm is unlike other dimensions.

    This dimension is very challenging.

    First, as a medium-sized dimension, God’s intervention is limited.

    Even intervening with Divine Projection, power is restrained by world rules, hardly significant, even less than a magician.

    Secondly, the entirely hollowed underground world restricts most corps’ effectiveness.

    The famous Undead Corps and Deathless Corps, not to mention War God Corps, are restrained, even the Goddess of Earth here is hardly stronger than an earth Archmage.

    Finally, the dwarves are too stubborn to subdue; this war would be futile.

    “You gods are just a group of pitiful beings enslaved by Divine Sparks! Yet you dare call yourselves gods? Compared to our master, the Titans, you’re just large reptiles! Daring to threaten us? You survived the Five Prime Gods’ attack and think you defeated them…damn! Retreat!”

    Before Dwarf King Kauth could finish taunting.

    Overwhelming heat suddenly descended in the dwarf palace!

    —Yu Sheng’an took action.

    Once used on the Quever front line, the world-ending strike that killed three gods and decimated armies, reappeared.

    In an instant, the dwarf palace turned into a magma-filled land!

    “Ah—”

    “No—”

    Cries of agony emerged from the dwarf chieftain seats on both sides of the hall.

    Numerous magical tools on the dwarf chieftains activated instantly and then shattered!

    “Crack!”

    The continuous sound of magical items shattering rang like firecrackers in the hall.

    Some couldn’t withstand Yu Sheng’an’s sudden attack, unable to make even a sound; their bodies were cooked instantly, emitting a strong aroma;

    Some, cautious by nature, laden with magical tools, withstood the first wave but met rolling magma and subsequent blows.

    “Internet God, I’ll forever be your enemy!”

    Dwarf King Kauth roared as a massive worm emerged behind him, swallowing him whole, then crashing into the rock wall, disappearing instantly.

    Meanwhile, thick-skinned giant worms broke through the magma seal, swallowing surviving dwarf chieftains and fleeing madly.

    With the rolling magma, the hall was also illuminated with countless teleportation array lights.

    One by one, demons emerged from the arrays.

    “Kill all life forms!”

    With cold eyes, Yu Sheng’an gave the slaughter order.

    “Hehe…”

    “At your will, great God!”

    Countless demons laughed maniacally, rushing out of the stone hall towards the lit underground caves.

    Instantly, cries of killing and screaming echoed throughout the caves.

    This scene unfolded so quickly that even when the demons wreaked havoc, Afnora and Phobos were still in shock.

    “Ajef, you are…” Afnora’s face was filled with shock.

    Shocked by Yu Sheng’an’s reaction.

    Too aggressive!

    This wave of assaults satisfied the need for revenge.

    But it also secured this enmity.

    Critically, given the dwarves’ forging technology, if they obtained the production line, they might replicate it.

    In the future, they might even surpass the Dragon Factory.

    “Since they’ve chosen genocide, I can only reluctantly oblige.” Yu Sheng’an wore a cold expression.

    “But even the Five Prime Gods and Beast God couldn’t conquer Khazad-dûm, we…”

    Afnora was uncertain, her tone hesitant.

    The current victory seemed glorious, but compared to the dwarves’ hundreds of millions, what did this little damage mean?

    It would only make the dwarves resentful.

    Turning to potential enemies!

    “Do you look down on me?”

    Yu Sheng’an suddenly looked at Afnora, the usual mischievous look was gone, replaced by innate madness.

    “I’m targeting the hard nuts even the Five Prime Gods can’t crack! Damn it, see if I can’t destroy them!”

    【Ultrasonic Cutting: Mainly uses ultrasonic vibrations to reduce cutting resistance while also leveraging sonic energy for local heating to achieve cutting. This accounts for the high temperatures described in the book. What? I think I heard someone talking about oil, or reviewing this book online? Hmm, might be my imagination.】

    Chapter Summary

    Yu Sheng'an, alongside Afnora and Phobos, visits Khazad-dûm and confronts Dwarf King Kauth. Despite Yu Sheng'an's peaceful intentions, negotiations turn heated. Kauth dismisses the threat of "genocide" while boasting of dwarven capabilities. A sudden attack by Yu Sheng'an decimates the dwarves, leading to chaos. Demons arrive, and Yu Sheng'an embraces conflict, alarming his allies. Despite doubts about the outcome against the dwarves, Yu Sheng'an's unwavering resolve intensifies. With dwarven animosity ignited, conflict looms, testing Yu Sheng'an's leadership and courage.

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