Dwarf Kingdom [Dwarf Kingdom Map]

Handrook roared and swung the Hammer of Fire.

“I am strong!”

An enormous flame erupted from the Hammer of Fire, filling the entire cave and spreading outwards.

Hwareureureureureuk

The soldiers screamed as their bodies burst into flames.

“Kkeuaaaa! Save me! Save me!”

“It’s hot! Euaaa!”

As Handrook lowered the Hammer of Fire, the flames ceased.

Before him lay only charred corpses and a minecart.

As Handrook’s minecart sped away, the scene receded into the distance.

Handrook thrilled at his own power.

‘I’m strong enough now! I’ll become a great hero like my ancestors!’

Handrook’s minecart safely approached the City of Explosions.

Now, Handrook had a new worry.

‘Huu…. How do I persuade Groken?’

Groken, the Mayor of the City of Explosions, might capture him and hand him over.

A voice echoed in Handrook’s head.

– [Let Groken touch the Hammer of Fire. Then Groken will understand.]

To Handrook, this sounded like the truth.

Handrook’s family arrived at the City of Explosions.

They hurriedly rushed to Groken’s mansion.

Citizens and soldiers recognized Handrook and greeted him warmly.

‘Thank goodness. The rumors haven’t arrived here yet. It’s a race against time.’

When Handrook’s family arrived at Groken’s mansion, they were guided into the hall alone.

In the hall, Groken, Skazmak (Mayor of the City of Poison), and Dorothir (Mayor of the City of Electricity) were sitting around a table, drinking beer.

Groken greeted Handrook warmly.

“Welcome!”

A voice echoed in Handrook’s head.

– [Let them touch the Hammer of Fire!]

Handrook went to the table and placed the Hammer of Fire down.

“Touch this.”

Groken, Skazmak, and Dorothir looked surprised.

“Heoheo! Isn’t that the Hammer of Fire?”

Groken, Skazmak, and Dorothir took turns lifting the Hammer of Fire, examining it from every angle.

The eyes of the three who touched the Hammer of Fire changed.

Dorothir put the Hammer of Fire on the table and asked Handrook.

“What brings you here?”

Handrook truthfully recounted the events he had caused.

Then, he made a proposal to the three.

“Fight with me. If I become King, I will never lower the hammer upon you, and I will let you govern the two cities.”

The three readily agreed.

“Sure, why not.”

Handrook asked with a dumbfounded expression.

“Just like that?”

Groken said.

“We’re tired of being ignored because we don’t have an Absolute Hammer. We want more power.”

Groken, Skazmak, and Dorothir, as Mayors of the newly formed cities, did not possess an Absolute Hammer.

The Mayors of the other cities had Absolute Hammers and always ignored these three.

Handrook bowed his head.

“Thank you all!”

Groken asked.

“Do you even know how to wield the Hammer of Fire?”

Handrook extended the Hammer of Fire towards the sky, and a massive flame erupted from the hammerhead.

Hwareureureureu

The three were deeply moved.

“Oooo! Amazing!”

Groken continued.

“We will support you as the new King. To become King, you need a cause. Tatag and Dubik conspired to kill you. But your strength was superior, so you killed Dubik and seized the Hammer of Fire. Since you seem to have drawn out all the power of the Hammer of Fire, you are fully qualified to be King.”

Handrook’s face lit up brightly.

At that moment, a servant approached and reported.

“Soldiers have arrived from the capital.”

Groken instructed.

“Let them in.”

A few minutes later, ten soldiers entered.

The soldier captain pointed at Handrook and shouted.

“That’s him! That’s the one who murdered Dubik-nim! We must capture him!”

Groken exclaimed with a flustered expression.

“What are you talking about? Come here!”

As the soldiers approached, Handrook, Groken, Skazmak, and Dorothir drew their hammers and charged.

The soldiers were taken aback.

The soldier captain became angry.

“What is the meaning of this!”

Without a word, Handrook thrust the Hammer of Fire into the soldier captain’s chest.

The soldier captain blocked with his hammer, but his hammer shattered, and the Hammer of Fire pierced his solar plexus.

Peoeok

The soldier captain burst into flames and died.

Handrook immediately charged at another soldier.

The four killed all the soldiers.

Groken said.

“There’s no time. Skazmak, Dorothir, quickly return to your cities, declare martial law, and announce that Handrook is being supported as King. Don’t forget to tell the soldiers Handrook’s story to mentally prepare them.”

Skazmak and Dorothir returned to the City of Poison and the City of Electricity, respectively.

That day, the City of Explosions, the City of Electricity, and the City of Poison supported Handrook as the rightful King and rebelled against King Tatag.

Thus, the Dwarf Kingdom’s civil war erupted.

The City of Explosions and the City of Electricity planted mines on the roads and blockaded them to prevent enemies from moving south.

Handrook led his soldiers and invaded the City of Water from the north.

Skazmak, the Mayor of the City of Poison, invaded the City of Water from the south.

Groken and Dorothir stayed in the City of Explosions and the City of Electricity, blocking enemies coming down from above.

The Dwarves’ battle method was as follows.

Dwarves usually carry hammers, axes, and crossbows.

When martial law is declared, they take out various gunpowder weapons such as matchlock rifles, organ guns, cannons, and grenades from the armory and fight.

The Dwarf Kingdom has caves everywhere, so battles take place in the form of guerrilla warfare in various locations.

Handrook’s army headed towards the City of Water through the complex network of caves.

The City of Water was a giant underground cavity city with many underground water veins below and around it.

Handrook’s group of soldiers was almost at the City of Water, traveling through one of the caves.

“If we go out there, we’ll be right in the City of Water!”

“Oye! It’s battle time!”

Ahead, soldiers from the City of Water were setting up barricades and waiting.

It was when the soldier at the very front of Handrook’s group stepped into the City of Water.

The soldiers from the City of Water shouted.

“Now!”

Suddenly, a water jet of ultra-high pressure, like a laser, shot out from right above the exit.

Jiiiiiiii

In fact, water jets are used to cut diamonds in the modern Earth.

The soldier at the very front was cut in half.

Handrook’s soldiers were horrified and tried to stop.

“Euaaaa! Don’t push!”

Water jets shot out from various places on the ceiling near the exit.

Jiiii Jiii Jiiiiii

Handrook’s soldiers were pierced by the water jets, their bodies split apart and massacred.

A soldier from Handrook’s group, far from the exit, shouted.

“Destroy it with grenades!”

Handrook’s soldiers threw stick grenades towards the exit and hurriedly took cover.

Kwaaaaaaaang

The grenades exploded, collapsing the cave and causing water to pour out from the ceiling.

Fortunately, the water did not gush out enough to fill the cave.

A drill car approached from behind.

The drill car was a cave-digging vehicle with a giant drill in the front.

The drill car driver, wearing goggles, shouted.

“Ihya~! I’m breaking through!”

The drill car rotated its drill and broke through the collapsed pile of dirt.

Wiiiiiiing Kwakwakwakwakwa

The drill car dug through the pile of dirt and emerged into the City of Water.

Kwakwakwakwa

The driver stepped on the accelerator and shouted excitedly.

“It’s outside! Full engine power!”

The drill car roared and sped towards the barricade in front.

Buuuuuuuuung

The soldiers from the City of Water, who were behind the barricade, threw themselves out of the drill car’s path.

“That’s a madman!”

The drill car smashed through the barricade and rushed forward.

Kuaaaaang Pajijik Kwaaang Ujigeun

The driver laughed like a madman.

“Euhahahaha! Destroy everything!”

A soldier from the City of Water threw a grenade into the drill car’s driver seat.

Kwaaaang!

The grenade exploded, destroying the drill car.

Handrook’s soldiers, shielding their faces with shields and wielding axes or hammers, poured out from the cave.

“Oh! The smell of water! No, it’s battle!”

“Uwaaaaaa!”

Matchlock riflemen, cannons, and organ guns followed from behind.

The soldiers from the City of Water also swung their weapons and fired matchlock rifles, counterattacking.

Shells exploded and flames erupted everywhere.

One of Handrook’s soldiers loaded a bullet into his matchlock rifle and waited for the gunpowder to explode.

Tang

But the bullet didn’t fire.

“Ssibal~ Why is it like this?”

It was a common gun malfunction.

An enemy wielding a hammer approached from the front.

Handrook’s soldier grabbed the butt of the matchlock rifle with both hands.

“I don’t know either.”

There was a blade attached to the muzzle of the matchlock rifle.

Handrook’s soldier swung the matchlock rifle and charged at the enemy.

Handrook’s soldiers invaded the City of Water from all the northern caves leading into the City of Water.

Handrook was with his elite soldiers in a cave close to the City of Water.

The elite soldiers wore helmets and armor that deflected matchlock rifle bullets, and they carried bulletproof shields and hammers.

Handrook received a report on the battle situation and thought.

‘Most of the City of Water’s water jet traps have been destroyed. Now I must go.’

Handrook shouted to the elite soldiers.

“Let’s advance now! For the Dwarf Kingdom!”

The elite soldiers chanted in unison.

“For the Dwarf Kingdom!!!”

Handrook and the elite soldiers advanced into the City of Water.

As Handrook and the elite soldiers went out into the City of Water, weapons clashed and bullets flew everywhere.

Chaeng Kwang Kwagang Tang Shuuuuung Kwaaaaang

Handrook shouted.

“Charge into the enemy’s center! Forward march!”

Handrook shielded his face with his shield and charged, and the elite soldiers followed.

“Uwaaaaaaaaa!!!!”

A barrage of bullets from the enemy’s matchlock rifles and organ guns rained down on the shields and armor.

Tangtangtangtang Pababababang Pababababang

Due to the impact of the bullet barrage, the elite soldiers struggled to take each step.

“Kkeueueueue!”

One elite soldier’s shield was pushed back by the impact, exposing his face.

A bullet struck the elite soldier’s face, and he fell.

Peoeok Teoltteok

Handrook ran without hesitation, even though bullets were relentlessly hitting his shield.

“Uhahaha! I’m overflowing with power!”

Several grenades flew towards Handrook from the front.

Shuuuuuuuu

Handrook swung the Hammer of Fire, and a massive flame flew forward, engulfing the grenades.

The grenades exploded in mid-air.

Kwaaang Kwaaaa Kwaaaaang

Cannonballs fired from cannons far away flew towards Handrook.

Shuuuuuuuu

Handrook extended the Hammer of Fire towards the sky, and a massive flame erupted from the Hammer of Fire, spreading in a circle and filling the air.

Hwareureureureureureu

The cannonballs were engulfed in the Hammer of Fire’s flames, exploded, and disappeared into ashes.

All the dwarves around were astonished by Handrook’s heroic feat.

The elite soldiers cheered and chanted Handrook’s name.

“Handrook! Handrook! Handrook!”

The morale of the soldiers from the City of Water decreased.

“I heard Handrook lost his Spirit! How is he so strong!”

“It’s true that Handrook has drawn out the full power of the Hammer of Fire! Damn it!”

Handrook held up the Hammer of Fire and shouted.

“Follow me!”

Handrook charged and struck the matchlock rifleman in front of him with the Hammer of Fire.

The Hammer of Fire smashed the matchlock rifleman and shot out a massive flame.

Kwajik Hwareureureureu

Even the enemies behind him danced in agony as their bodies burst into flames.

Each time Handrook swung the Hammer of Fire in a trance, flames erupted and burned the enemies.

The morale of Handrook’s soldiers increased due to Handrook’s earth-shattering power, and they attacked even harder.

As Handrook and the elite soldiers massacred the enemies and advanced, Poved, the Mayor of the City of Water, stood in front with the Hammer of Water and his guards.

Poved sneered.

“Hey! Kinslayer. Does it feel good to wield someone else’s hammer?”

Handrook retorted.

“Dubik attacked me first, and I only fought to survive! I obtained the Hammer of Fire in a fair duel!”

“I heard you tricked Dubik and killed him in a cowardly manner?”

“Don’t talk nonsense!”

“My ears will rot from the voice of a vile bastard.”

Handrook held up the Hammer of Fire and shouted to the elite soldiers.

“There’s no need to listen to that fool! Justice is on our side! Charge forward!”

Poved also shouted.

“We must capture that criminal and tear him limb from limb! Charge!”

Handrook’s group and Poved’s group charged towards each other.

Handrook’s opponent was, of course, Poved.

As Poved swung the Hammer of Water, a bullet of ultra-high-pressure water flew towards Handrook.

Shuuuuuuuu

Handrook struck the water bullet with the Hammer of Fire, and the water burst apart, scattering in all directions with an exploding sound.

Peoeoeong

In the meantime, Poved charged at Handrook and struck him with the Hammer of Water.

“Death to the criminal!”

Handrook raised the Hammer of Fire to block.

“It’s a rightful claim!”

Kwaaaaang

Flame erupted from the Hammer of Fire, but water gushed out from the Hammer of Water, extinguishing the flame.

Poved sneered.

“Fire cannot defeat water! Euhahaha!”

Poved swung the Hammer of Water enthusiastically, and Handrook blocked with the Hammer of Fire.

Kwang Kwang Kuaaaaang Kang

The flame from Handrook’s Hammer of Fire steadily disappeared due to the water from the Hammer of Water.

Now it was a battle of skill as hammer warriors.

Handrook was stronger than Poved thanks to the Hammer of Fire’s assistance.

However, Poved, who had lived as a hammer warrior, was far superior in hammer-wielding technique than Handrook, who had been a Spiritist.

Poved shouted excitedly.

“Hahaha! I don’t know how you drew out the power of the Hammer of Fire, but your technique is still insignificant!”

A voice echoed in Handrook’s head.

– [Pour Mana into the Hammer of Fire!]

As Handrook poured all his Mana as a Spiritist into the Hammer of Fire, the Hammer of Fire instantly became hot, emitting a red light before emitting a white light.

Handrook’s hand, the owner of the Hammer of Fire, was fine despite the high temperature.

Poved sneered.

“That kind of trick won’t work! Euhahaha!”

Poved surrounded the hammerhead of the Hammer of Water with a sphere of water and extended it towards Handrook’s face, shouting.

“It’s over!”

Handrook struck the Hammer of Water with the Hammer of Fire.

The moment the Hammer of Fire and the Hammer of Water collided, the water instantly boiled, and a powerful shockwave of steam erupted.

Kwaaaaaaaaaang

Poved’s arm, holding the Hammer of Water, could not withstand the steam shockwave and flew away.

Handrook’s armor was melted and dented in various places, but his body was fine.

Poved clutched his shoulder where his arm had been severed and screamed in agony.

“Kkeuaaaa! Euaaaaaaa!”

Handrook jumped and struck Poved’s head with the Hammer of Fire.

Kwajik

Poved died instantly and burst into flames.

Handrook picked up the Hammer of Water, raised it high, and shouted.

“I have defeated Poved! This battle is a victory for me, Handrook!”

The morale of the soldiers from the City of Water plummeted, and they surrendered.

“With that level of power, we can’t win….”

[Dwarf Kingdom Map]