The Greece Antagonist-Chapter 879 - 43 Loki, Take the Blame

Chapter 879: Chapter 43 Loki, Take the Blame

The Dwarves have always had an extremely fervent pursuit of rare minerals like Gold.

Since the formation of the Nine Great Kingdoms, they continually exploited their bloodline talents to excavate various rare minerals in mountains and underground, filling their treasure vaults.

With the end of the Divine War between the Warner and Asa clans, the Nine Great Kingdoms entered a relatively long period of peace, resulting in a population explosion among the Dwarves;

Simultaneously, due to the high demand for fine wines and cuisine, the Dwarf Clan maintained a long-term trade deficit with the Midgard World, leading to a significant outflow of domestic Gold.

Consequently, Gold became increasingly scarce on the market, while the number of Dwarves craving gold kept rising.

However, due to previous uncontrolled mining, most of the veins in the Dwarf Country had been depleted, and many Dwarves had no idea where to start looking for gold.

Until a few months ago, news came from the Northern Realm of the Dwarf Country about the discovery of a new Gold Vein.

The gold reserves there were extremely abundant, and the quality was exceedingly high.

In addition, there were vast associated deposits of precious minerals such as Mithril, Orichalcum, Mountain Copper, and Ulu Divine Steel – it was as if the Goddess of fortune had bestowed a treasury upon the Dwarf Clan.

The frenzy over gold attracted a large number of Dwarves to venture to the Northern Realm to pan for gold.

Initially, there was still news from there, and many Dwarves sent back the gold and various precious minerals they had collected to improve their families’ living conditions.

But as time went on, things started to take a murky turn.

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First came sightings of strange shadows by the Dwarves during mining, or the hearing of some terrifying sounds.

Then, people began disappearing frequently in various mines, continually causing unrest.

But due to their craving for gold, the Dwarves still refused to leave, not wanting to abandon this opportunity for sudden wealth.

And this endless greed ultimately ushered in a terrible consequence.

A month ago, thousands of Dragonkin flew out from deep within the earth.

They first slaughtered the Dwarven miners panning for gold in the Northern Realm, took over the gold mines there, and then, using the tunnels dug by the Dwarves underground, emerged in various parts of the Dwarf Country, rampaging through cities, looting treasures, resulting in a “Dragon Disaster” that swept across the entire territory of the Dwarf Country!

Some say the disaster was due to the Dwarves over-fishing and disturbing the veins, awakening monsters that had been asleep beneath the earth;

Some say the wealth accumulated by the Dwarves over generations attracted the Evil Dragon army that also loved to hoard treasures;

Others say the Dwarves’ digging disturbed the Death Goddess Hela, who transformed the souls of the dead Dwarves into Evil Dragons to punish their greed…

In any case, there was much speculation about the cause of the disaster.

After listening to the elder’s narration, Xili couldn’t help but frown and ask:

“Isn’t anyone taking care of this?”

As she knew, the Dwarf Clan had some of the best heavy infantry and ingenious machinery in the Nine Great Kingdoms due to their inherent Divine Power and proficiency in forging.

Since the Dragon Disaster had escalated to such an extent, the Dwarf Clan should have been conducting reprisals and resisting.

“Of course, it was taken care of.”

The elderly Dwarf replied with a bitter smile,

“Half a month ago, the Durin Clan stationed in the Northern Realm united with the Fire Beard Clan, the Broadbeam Clan, the Hard Beard Clan, the Iron Fist Clan, the Black Hair Clan, and the Stone-foot Clan along with the other six major clans to crusade against the dragons, attempting to recapture the gold mines and quell the calamity. But the Dragon Disaster was far more formidable than they had anticipated.

The Seven Dwarf Clans not only failed to eliminate all the Dragonkin but also suffered heavy losses.”

“It shouldn’t be,” Celebrian posed a question, “These so-called Dragonkin we just encountered didn’t seem very strong. A squad of well-trained Soldiers combined with your Dwarves’ powerful siege engines could easily handle them, how could they be so thoroughly defeated?”

“That’s because the ones you’ve encountered are merely the lowest rank of fodder within the dragon horde, the majority of the elite still lurk within the Gold Vein in the Northern Realm.” The old man sighed deeply and added somberly, “Within their ranks, there are as many as three Upper Giant Dragons! Each one of them has strength that rivals Deities!”

Celebrian gasped upon hearing this.

Dragonkin, alongside Giants, are among the most powerful species in the Nine Great Kingdoms, and their individual strength is second only to the Asa and Warner clans.

Not only do they possess formidable Magic Defense, but their physical resistance is also robust, placing them at the apex of the food chain.

Upper Giant Dragons that possess a True Name could even wrestle with the divine beings of the two great clans who hold Divine Office.

And the most infamous, the Black Dragon King Nidhogg could even pose a threat to the World Tree; even the Twelve Olympians of the Immortal Palace would not dare to provoke this harbinger of doomsday.

No wonder that in the face of such a Dragon Disaster, which unleashed three Upper Giant Dragons all at once, even a united effort by the Seven Dwarf Clans was left battered and bruised.

Under such circumstances, even if it were their Light Elves Clan in the fray, the outcome would not necessarily be better.

In the heavy atmosphere, the elder Dwarf continued to respond with a hint of pride:

“If the Dragon Disaster were only to this extent, our Dwarf Clan could still cope by continuously strategizing to find a path to victory. After all, even the most robust Defense has a Weakness, and even Dragons are not invincible.”

As a veteran of the Divine War, he had followed Fire God Loki to repel the Giants from Muspelheim and Jotunheim; he had also heeded Divine King Odin’s call to arms and clashed with the warriors of the Warner Clan, so he held no intense fear of the Dragons themselves.