Perhaps the rumour of the dragon made the girls more and more excited, but in the end, Fangzheng had no choice but to continue the operation with them.
Of course, before that, Fangzheng did not forget to ask Jasmine to inform the Elven village at the foot of the mountain to be on guard. After all, the Elves' defense was not as good as the Dwarves'. If even the Dwarves fell in an instant, the Elves would probably be even worse off.
Next, Fangzheng's choice was still — cowardice!
Although the mission said that he had to investigate the Summit of Snow, it did not say that he had to go alone. In other words, if something really happened at the Summit of Snow, the Dwarves would be the ones to suffer, not him. Even if there was a demon king at the Summit of Snow who wanted to destroy the world, even if the sky collapsed, there was still the Holy Cathedral and the Goddess of Order to hold it up. Why would he foolishly rush to his death alone?
Therefore, adhering to the principle of "I won't make a move unless I drag the victim down with me", Fangzheng's decision was … to first contact the Dwarves, and then act according to the situation.
Fangzheng would not be like the heroes in many stories, who would first make a ruckus when he found that the situation was not right, and then look for the relevant parties. His attitude had always been that it was fine to do a good deed, and it was also fine to do it without leaving his name, but he had to get the consent and acknowledgement of the victim. If there was no request or consent from the other party, then he would not make a move. This was the case in the Dark Swamp, and when they reached the Summit of Snow, Fangzheng's attitude would not change much.
He would first ask the Dwarves if they needed help, and if the Dwarves said they did not, then Fangzheng would complete the mission with the girls and leave. And if the Dwarves needed their help, then Fangzheng did not mind staying to help them deal with this strange trouble.
After all, if the other party did not want to help them, why bother asking for trouble?
No one knew if it was a stroke of luck or misfortune, but just as everyone was about to make their preparations and move forward, a thunderous roar suddenly rang out.
"Which damned bastard broke through our city gate and killed our compatriots? I'm going to smash you into minced meat and feed you to the Frost Giants!!"
Upon hearing the angry roar, Fangzheng looked up and saw several armored dwarves riding Underground Lizards towards him. Their hair stood on end as they angrily brandished the axes in their hands and rushed towards Fangzheng and the others. Then, the leader of the dwarves waved his hand, and in the next moment, the other dwarves controlled their mounts to block their way.
"Stone God, you damned bastards, I'm going to stuff all of you into a lizard's ass, then …"
"Wait, what are you talking about, Big Beard?"
Without waiting for the dwarf to finish speaking, Jasmine jumped up first.
"Use your stone-like brain and look at us. Do we look like the people who destroyed this place?"
"What? You have ears. "
Glancing at Jasmine who jumped out, the dwarf muttered. Then, he carefully sized up Fangzheng and the other girls. Perhaps he also felt that this group did not look like a threat, so he put down the axe in his hand.
"What's the matter? Why didn't you stay in the forest? Why did you bring these humans here? "
"So what if I'm here? Is the Peak of Ice yours? Do you think it will answer if you call it? "
It seemed that the relationship between the dwarves and the elves was really not that good.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Fangzheng could not help but sigh. In his opinion, Jasmine was a relatively docile and introverted elven girl, but when she met the dwarves, she was like a little tiger when she quarreled. It seemed that the "ill-fated relationship" between the two races was really deep …
But of course, Fangzheng would not let the two continue to quarrel. After all, it was not the time to discuss the racial dispute between the elves and the dwarves. So, Fangzheng quickly intervened between the two and interrupted their meaningless conversation.
"It's like this. We're a party from the Order Alliance. A few days ago, we came to the Forest of Life …"
Standing in front of the dwarves, Fangzheng quickly recounted what had happened during this period of time. After listening to Fangzheng's story, the dwarves' originally angry expressions gradually began to change.
"In other words … those long ears have encountered the same trouble as us?"
"Yes. At that time, we only thought that it was probably an operation against the elves, but now it seems that things aren't that simple …"
"Hmm … If that's the case, that's really strange …"
Hearing this, the dwarf fell into deep thought. But soon, he seemed to have given up on it.
"Forget it, we'll talk about this later. Let me send someone to collect the bodies of my compatriots first."
"I mean, Big Beard."
Looking at the dwarf, Jasmine asked curiously.
"You're from Metalstone City, right? Did you encounter any monsters along the way? We saw a lot of monster footprints heading towards the top of the Snow Summit just now. "
"No, we didn't even see a mouse along the way!"
"Then they must have gone to the peak of the Snow Summit."
After hearing the dwarf's answer, Jasmine immediately looked at Fangzheng.
"There are only two roads to the Snow Summit. One leads to Dwarven City, and the other leads straight to the top of the mountain. If those monsters didn't go to Metalstone City, then they must have gone to the top of the mountain!"
"You're going to the top of the mountain?"
The dwarf was about to turn and leave, but after hearing this, he came over again. He glanced at Jasmine, then at Fangzheng.
"Human, you said you're going to find the mastermind behind these tragedies?"
"Something like that."
Facing the dwarf's question, Fangzheng shrugged his shoulders. What else could he do? This was a system mission, how could he not do it? Unless he wanted a random skill of -1, which of course was impossible.
"I'll go with you guys!"
After hearing Fangzheng's answer, the dwarf reached out his hand and knocked on his chest armor. Then, he glanced at Mana proudly.
"Climbing trees in the forest is the specialty of those with long ears. But if we want to advance in the caves, it's still the capabilities of us dwarves! Since you're going to look for the murderers of our people, then I'll go with you. If those bastards really went to the top of the Snow Summit, I can take a shortcut and it'll definitely be faster than those with long ears! "
"You —!"
Hearing the dwarf's words, Jasmine angrily tightened her grip on her longbow. She puffed up her cheeks in dissatisfaction and glared at the dwarf. Looking at her appearance, it was as if she wanted to drill a hole in the dwarf's rock-hard head. But just as the dwarf said, the matters in the forest should be left to the elves. As for the underground caves, the dwarves were more suitable.
And the dwarf's character was also impulsive. After making the suggestion, without waiting for Fangzheng and the others to answer, he directly made a decision on his own. He grabbed the dwarf soldier beside him and began to order loudly.
"Hey, you guys stay here. You, go back to Metalstone City and report this to the Dwarf King. Get him to send people to guard this place. Don't let those Frost Giant bastards take advantage of our misfortune! I'll go see who dares to lay their hands on us dwarves. My battle axe won't let them off! "
This dwarf seemed to be a high-ranking military officer. After giving his orders, he waved his hand at Fangzheng's group.
"Alright, humans, long ears. Let's go! Follow me, I know a shortcut nearby! "
After saying this, the dwarf commanded the underground lizard to run back the way they came. Looking at this scene, Fangzheng exchanged helpless glances with everyone.
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