Chapter 309 - The Last Bloodline Of Lonely Mountain

At the Iron Fists Kingdom.

When the Dwarfs of the Lonely Mountain had ruled all the Dwarfs, the Iron Fists Dwarfs had only been a clan. They were a group of proud and fierce warriors, belonging to the vanguards of the Lonely Mountain Empire.

The Iron Fists Dwarfs lived in the northern mountain ranges, situated at the western edge of the Blackleaf forest, which was near to the coast of the East Sea and the Desert Kingdom.

They were well-known for their ferocity, excellent weapons, and equipment.

There were few green plants, yet there were many ore mines in the southwestern region. They were the only Dwarven Kingdom in the entire southern region. The second Dwarven Kingdom was the Strong Blood Kingdom.

The other five Dwarven Kingdoms existed in the western and northern regions. Most of their territories bordered each other, and they could prevent other forces from attacking their territories.

But the Iron Fists Kingdom was the most belligerent out of the seven Dwarven Kingdoms.

Ignoring the Blackleaf Elves, the Iron Fists Kingdom had conflicts and fought wars with the surrounding Human nations.

Though none of the nations were exterminated, many legions constantly battled…

The Desert Kingdom was a seasoned opponent of the Iron Fists Kingdom.

But this did not mean that the relationship between the Iron Fists Kingdom and the Blackleaf Elves was very good.

The Elves and Dwarfs of the second era had a good relationship.

The ruler of the Lonely Mountain Dwarfs at that time had been the Heavyhammer Clan.

He was the ancestor of Odom Heavyhammer.

The cordial Heavyhammer Clan was easier to get along with than the current Dwarfs of the seven Dwarven Kingdoms.

But after the demise of the Heavyhammer Clan’s sage, the huge Dwarven Empire had collapsed and broke into seven kingdoms.

The Iron Fists Kingdom was unwilling to have a conflict with the Blackleaf Elves, only because they were no match for the Elves…

But more important than that, they wanted to do some ores trading with the Blackleaf Elves.

“The reason why Odom Heavyhammer’s bounty is higher than mine is because of the death warrant issued by the Iron Fists Clan!” William frowned. It was a sad story.

When the Heavyhammer Clan had fled the war-torn Lonely Mountain, they had many warriors and clansmen.

For many years, they had been pursued and killed. Consequently, the number of royal bloodlines and the clansmen decreased rapidly.

The seven Dwarven Kingdoms did not reveal their true intentions, but the endless persecution of the Heavyhammer Clan must have been due to the death warrants from a certain Dwarven clan.

That was right.

It was from a certain Dwarven clan or many Dwarven clans.

But it was definitely not a common warrant issued together by the seven Dwarven Kingdoms.

Otherwise, the Heavyhammer Clan would not have been able to survive until now.

During that time, the Heavyhammer Clan had escaped with wounded soldiers and a group of old and weak women and children. After numerous bloody battles, they finally fled into the Blackleaf Forest.

Since it was the territory of the Blackleaf Elves, the pursuers were reluctant to enter the forest.

Only the daring bounty hunters who were after a large bounty continued pursuing.

In the end, only the last bloodline of the royal family of the Lonely Mountain, Odom Heavyhammer, and a thousand Dwarfs were left…

At that time, Odom had only been a Beginner professional, so his bounty was not very high. The key royal bloodlines and powerful Dwarfs had been killed, and the corresponding bounties were claimed.

Odom Hammer was only worth 100,000 gold coins, so many Advanced professionals had no interest in venturing into the Blackleaf forest.

Because of this, William had the chance to rescue Odom, and he obtained a large group of blacksmiths, who helped to develop the City of Dawn.

William remembered how he had rescued Odom and the others. He had appeared like a God who brought new hope to a group of Dwarfs in despair.

“More importantly, I promised Odom that one day, I’ll help him reclaim the Lonely Mountain.” After William excavated the magical crystals, he and Odom had entered the woods to have a frank discussion.

At that time, William had promised to help Odom reclaim his country…

So that he could improve Odom’s affinity points for him…

Odom’s loyalty and affinity points had been only a little more than 700 points, which was not considered very high.

William was a scheming and wily fox under certain circumstances.

But in the vast majority of circumstances, he was one of the ten outstanding young men in the southern region who kept his promise.

As long as it was within his capability, he would fulfill what he had promised.

If the City of Dawn did not have the help of the Odom and his Dwarfs, it would have been unable to develop at a fast pace.

Whether it was in version 1.0 or 2.0, the City of Dawn might have been in a hopeless situation because of inferior equipment without these Dwarfs. William might have even been forced to abandon the city…

Even till now, the grateful Dwarfs forged batches of equipment day and night in the underground blacksmith workshops…

Why did they do that?

It was because they wanted to show their gratitude to William for saving them.

They were grateful that they did not have to lead a fugitive life.

They were thankful for the beautiful world for providing them sufficient food and a safe place to settle down.

And they wanted to make themselves busy with forging equipment to soothe and numb their nerves.

It was no laughing matter when they forged the equipment until their hands started bleeding.

They wanted to use the pain to forget their dreams, which were to restore their country.

It was the most anticipated goal in their hearts.

But they knew in their hearts that if they could not obtain the support of powerful forces, they would be most likely killed without any chances of fulfilling their dreams.

Odom was the deputy city lord, but he did not have the brilliant ideas of William. However, he had contributed a lot to the development of the city.

He had his own ideas, and he wanted to make the City of Dawn stronger.

After the City of Dawn would become powerful, William could deploy a part of the Dawn Army to help him reclaim his country.

William was very clear. He did not mind helping Odom…

It might look simple, but it was actually a difficult SSS-level task that could shift the balance of power in the large continent.

But William had also made up his mind to retake the Lonely Mountain, and let Odom, his good brother, rule the Dwarfs on the Legendary Continent.

The referee commenced the fight.

Both of the contestants did not make any moves.

William’s eyes were lifeless, as though he were in a daydream.

After Kanis Iron Fists circled him many times, the 1.5-meter short warrior could not restrain himself and attacked.

Iron Fists!

Without a doubt, the Iron Fists royal clan produced the most powerful close-combat boxers.

Kanis had worn a pair of gloves that looked like the skulls of Great Dragons.

When he took a step, blinding golden light came out from his eyes. His iron fists emitted intimidating, booming noises right in front of William.

Boom!

William used his left hand to block, and the iron fist scraped past his head.

But when William tried to grasp Kanis’ arm, it shimmered with golden light before emitting a metal ring. Kanis managed to retract his arm while William was distracted in destroying the metal ring.

Both of them gave each other a brutal kick and reeled back tens of meters.

Kanis’ body shimmered with electric arcs. But he nonchalantly smiled as the electric arcs soon conducted to the ground via his equipment. No damage was inflicted on him.

William knitted his brows. According to logic, thunder element professionals were the nemesis of metal element professionals.

Metals were supposed to be conductive.

Everyone knew about this fact…

But Kanis Iron Fists was a prince of the Dwarven Kingdom.

He had a lot of equipment.

When he fought fire element professionals, he would use legendary fire-resistant equipment.

When he fought thunder element professionals, he would use lightning-resistant equipment…

After so many years, the Iron Fists royal clan only had five to eight pieces of Advanced legendary equipment.

Kanis had brought along all his Advanced legendary equipment to the Magic Conference. Whenever he fought against a new opponent, he would change to a new set of equipment.

He was rich beyond anyone’s imaginations.

“MD, the most annoying opponents are those who depend on their equipment.” William was vexed. He decided to use his fists instead of the Thunder Blade.

Because William was a proud Half-Elf.

He wanted to defeat his reviled opponents using their favorite techniques.

Since Kanis loved to use his fists, William would follow suit.

As for the boxing skills, William would give all of them a pass.

His Left Hand of the Thunder God was able to inflict much more damage than any technique.

Kanis suddenly sneered and said, “You are supposed to be an Elven prince, but most of the equipment of the Dawn Army was made by Dwarfs. Other people may not know, but I’m aware that you are using the reputation of a Blackleaf Elven prince to cheat!”

William’s disguise that had been painstakingly maintained was exposed. Although he was about to explode with fury, he scoffed, “Oh! Why do you think my clansmen allowed 100,000 Blackleaf Elves to join the City of Dawn?”

William was sick of Kanis’ nonsense.

Odom Hammer was the rightful King of the Lonely Mountain.

“You’re a bunch of traitors!”

“You deserved to die.” Kanis fiercely snarled as he rushed towards William and started punching wildly. Every time he punched, trails of afterimages and powerful shockwaves would appear.

The air was viciously torn by Kanis’ punching.

After all, Kanis had the legendary bloodline, so he was definitely not weak.

Since he was a trained boxer, his punching speed was very fast.

William was not a professional wrestler, so it was very difficult for him to grasp Kanis’ arms and legs.

The observers were elated by their antics, especially after Kanis exposed William’s disguise. William evaded the punches while he asked, “Aren’t you and the seven Dwarven Kingdoms responsible for the collapse of the Lonely Mountain Empire?

“The main perpetrator must be the Iron Fists clan.

“The internal strife of the Lonely Mountain Empire was incited by your clan.

“As the last bloodline of the Lonely Mountain, Odom Hammer has a high bounty on his head. Many assassins tried to kill him even when he was in the City of Dawn.

“Didn’t your clan offer the bounty for Odom’s head?”

“Shut up, the bloodlines of the Lonely Mountain royal family are all dead. Why do you keep thinking Odom Heavyhammer is the last bloodline of Lonely Mountain?”

After suffering several heavy-hitting punches, William seized the opportunity and suddenly sent Kanis up into the air with a knee blow. “Don’t stop Odom from reclaiming Lonely Mountain if you don’t have the ability.

“Only the Dwarfs of the Heavyhammer bloodline can open the final portal to the abyss!”

Both of them hurled insults at each other as they fought.

The observers were shocked.

They had not expected to obtain so much information from the fight.