If there was a difference between the war in the world of Segers and the war in the era of cold weapons in the Bluestar, it was that the addition of extraordinary powers made the direction and changes of the war more complicated and unpredictable.
And the existence of the Teleportation Portal, which was like a bug, completely changed the mode of city warfare in the world of Segers.
Unlike in the Bluestar, the war in the world of Segers was often a large-scale battle of defending or attacking a city that could determine the direction of the entire war.
The most important reason for this was the existence of the Teleportation Portal, which made long-distance support a reality.
Of course, the maintenance of the Teleportation Portal required Magic Stones. During the teleportation, more Magic Stones would be consumed according to the teleportation distance and the strength of the target.
This consumption was extremely small in the beginning, but as the number of teleportation targets increased and their strength increased, the consumption would soar at an exaggerated rate.
Therefore, for an ordinary surface civilization, using the Teleportation Portal to provide military support was a rather extravagant act.
Unless it was a decisive battle as a last resort, they would not use the Teleportation Portal.
However, it was different for the Underground World.
The Underground World was extremely rich in mineral resources and had a huge reserve of Magic Stones.
Not only that, but because the Underground World was closer to the Plane Origin, when using the Teleportation Portal to teleport, the consumption of Magic Stones was also much lower than the Surface World.
Therefore, for them, using the Teleportation Portal to teleport an army was a rather common operation.
If not for the constant war between the Underground Cities in the Underdark, even if they were all in the same City-State Alliance, the degree of trust between them was generally not high, or else the Teleportation Portal would have become a common method of travel long ago.
In fact, it was only this time that the Silent City-State Alliance encountered a real crisis, and the Goddess they believed in had given an oracle. Otherwise, they would not have easily set up such an ultra-long-distance Teleportation Portal, which was as risky as it was profitable.
And it was also the existence of the Teleportation Portal that caused the originally intense war in the Underground World to go to two extremes once the war was over.
Either the war would quickly end after a big battle.
Or it would turn a siege into a protracted war. Sometimes, it would not be impossible to besiege a city for more than ten years.
At this moment, Blade City, the largest underground city in the Silent City-State Alliance, which was also known as the "Smithing Capital", was facing such a siege.
Blade City was located in the north of the central part of the western region of the underground world. It was at the junction of the first and second layer of the Underdark. It was about 300 kilometers away from the Deep Cave. It was the frontline of the Silent City Alliance against the Dark City Alliance.
The city consisted of a large cave formed by hollowing out stalagmites, next to the Underdark Sea.
Blade City had a large population, with a shocking 50,000 permanent residents … Among them, the main residents were Dark Dwarves and Underground Gnomes, accounting for more than 80% of the total population.
Don't underestimate these 50,000 people. A city with such a population was already considered rare in the underground world.
Not only that, but unlike the human cities on the surface, almost all the residents in the underground world were Extraordinaires. The number of Extraordinaires who had reached the level of Black Iron was at least a quarter of the city's population. The most populous underground city even had half of the population above Black Iron …
In other words, there were at least 10,000 residents in Blade City who had reached the level of Black Iron.
In this huge underground city, the Dark Dwarves used the stone pillars as the smelting center. They built their own houses, workshops, mining tunnels, and alchemy workshops around them. They also built a magnificent city wall outside the city with solid iron ore.
The city wall shone with a cold light under the illumination of the fluorescent stones in the underground world, like a sharp blade. This was also the origin of the name "Blade City".
It had the largest magic stone mine in the entire western region. At the same time, the reserves of mithril, fine steel, and iron ore were also quite shocking.
As early as thousands of years ago, the Dark Dwarves had built it into a well-known smithing city in the underground world. The various equipment produced in Blade City was even as famous as the elves on the surface …
The rich mineral resources naturally created a huge amount of wealth in Blade City, and this huge amount of wealth naturally attracted the covetous eyes of other forces.
Therefore, the first underground city that the Alliance of Dark States chose to attack was Blade City.
At this moment, the chief of Maple Leaf City, an underground dwarf named Breen, was standing on the city wall of the city. He looked at the army of Spirit-Suckers, Dark Dwarves (this was what the Dark Dwarves called their kin who believed in the God of Darkness), Undead, monsters, and goblins outside. His expression was solemn.
The enemy's attack came earlier than expected …
He never thought that before the diplomatic mission sent out to ask for help returned, they would be besieged by the Alliance of Dark States.
Up until today, Blade City had already repelled the enemy's attacks several times.
And on the city wall, it had long been dyed black and red by the blood of the dwarf and dwarf soldiers. Under the dim flickering light of the fire, it looked exceptionally tragic.
A strong smell of blood floated in the air. Of the nearly 20,000 soldiers of the Alliance of Dark States who were originally guarding the city, 5,000 of them had already returned to the Kingdom of the Goddess.
On the city wall, the soldiers sat on the ground, exhausted. From time to time, the moans of the wounded soldiers could be heard …
Breen's heart was getting heavier and heavier.
The number of enemies was far beyond his imagination. This time, the Alliance of Dark States' army that participated in the siege was probably more than 100,000 …
If not for the fact that Blade City was sturdy and had the defensive core of the Temple of Death in the city, which could cast defensive theurgy to resist the strong soldiers in the enemy's army, the city would have been breached long ago.
But even so, if there were no reinforcements, they would not be able to hold on for long.
Casting defensive theurgy also required manpower. And because Lord Firebeard, who could cast God's Descent, was not here, Blade City lacked high-end combat power. They needed more power to maintain the operation of the theurgy.
Under such circumstances, the number of soldiers on the city wall could only decrease as the battle went on …
What made Breen feel even more depressed and fearful was that there were high Undead in the enemy's army!
The enemy seemed to have some kind of artifact that could interfere with the power of the Goddess. Once a soldier was killed by the enemy, he would turn into an Undead and join the enemy's army …
Of course, this was also because the Lord of Darkness and Shadows had stolen part of the Goddess's authority. Otherwise, how could he be bullied by these Undead who betrayed the Goddess?
"Lord Firebeard … When will he bring back reinforcements?"
Thinking of the diplomatic mission to Black Rock City, Breen sighed deeply.
His originally short figure looked even more stooped at this moment.
The diplomatic mission had left for many days …
If Breen guessed correctly, Lord Firebeard should have gone to the surface world to ask for help through Black Rock City.
After all, in the Goddess's oracle, she had instructed Blade City to modify a large number of humanoid equipment in advance for the use of the reinforcements.
Probably … the reinforcements would be humans.
Human mercenary groups were very famous in the world of Segers. The most outstanding ones were said to even have Legendary Masters!
If Lord Firebeard could return with such a powerful mercenary group … there would be a turning point!
While Breen was deep in thought, suddenly, a Dwarf Warrior stumbled onto the city wall and shouted excitedly.
"Lord Firebeard is back! Lord Firebeard is back with reinforcements! "
Lord Firebeard is back? Reinforcements are here?
Breen was refreshed when he heard the news.
He suddenly turned around and looked up at the dwarven warrior in front of him, and asked excitedly, "What are you doing?
"Reinforcements are here? Is it a human mercenary group? "
Hearing Breen's words, the Dwarf was slightly stunned.
He said with a strange expression, "No.
Not humans, but … Elves. "
"Elves?"
Breen was stunned.
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