Boom!
A dazzling pillar of light descended from the sky.
The moment Leon’s feet touched the ground of Nidavellir, a sharp, bloody stench drilled into his nose.
“Too strong…” Leon’s nostrils kept twitching.
After a long while, he cursed fiercely.
“Despicable Asgardian!
Die!” At that moment, a dwarf charged toward Leon with a silver longsword.
Leon did not even look at him.
He casually waved his hand, and a cold wind rose out of nowhere, directly blowing the dwarf into the sky.
“Ah!” The dwarf’s voice carried a trace of fear.
It traveled very far, very far.
Bang!
After the dwarf landed, a dull sound reached Leon’s ears.
Leon no longer paid attention to that dwarf.
“Your Highness Wells!” Some sharp-eyed Asgardian soldiers saw Leon and hurriedly ran toward him.
A thousand years ago, Leon had been unknown to most people.
But after his schemes gained the respect of all of Asgard’s upper ranks, he became famous far and wide.
Almost every Asgardian had heard his name.
And when Odin gathered the army outside Valhalla, he even introduced Leon in front of all Asgard’s soldiers.
“This is my biological younger brother.
With him, I feel proud!” Odin had given Leon enormous honor, and Asgard’s soldiers regarded Leon as a rising political star.
In the future, he would surely become an important figure, perhaps even an indispensable part of Asgard’s ruling system.
Leon said calmly, “How is the battle going?” The battlefield beneath Leon’s feet was clearly not the main battlefield, because there were only several hundred Asgardian soldiers and dwarves here.
A battle of this scale could only be considered a skirmish.
“The dwarves are no match for us at all…” The soldier was very excited.
“In just one clash, the dwarves were already routed.
They are definitely not our opponents!” “However…” The soldier hesitated again.
“What is it?” Leon’s brows furrowed.
“Speak quickly.
Don’t keep me in suspense!” Seeing that Leon was somewhat displeased, the soldier did not dare hide anything anymore.
He hurriedly replied, “Most of the dwarves have now gathered inside a castle.
Our army has attacked several times without success.
I heard King Odin has already personally rushed over…” Leon asked again, “Which direction?” The soldier pointed with his hand.
Afterward, Leon nodded to the soldier and rushed straight in the direction he had indicated.
No matter what, the dwarves were still a race that had existed for ten thousand years.
Leon knew they were no match for Asgard’s army, but wanting to completely defeat the dwarves in a single battle was also extremely unrealistic.
Asgard’s army would definitely encounter setbacks.
This was something Leon had already anticipated before the war even began.
Nidavellir had already fallen into complete chaos.
Along the way, Leon kept encountering battles between Asgard’s army and the dwarf race.
The scale of these battles was not large, but they seemed to have successfully dragged Asgard’s army into a swamp.
“We can’t let this drag on.
It must be resolved quickly!” Seeing this, Leon’s heart sank.
He knew the worst-case scenario had already happened.
This war absolutely could not become a prolonged battle.
Once the dwarves held them down, the forces of the other realms would definitely take advantage of the situation.
With a heavy heart, Leon hurried toward the main battlefield.
About three or four hours later, Leon finally arrived before a castle.
It was an ancient castle suspended in the air.
It was thousands of zhang across.
In a certain sense, it could no longer be called an ancient castle.
It was a medium-sized city.
At a glance, arrow towers stood densely across the castle.
From time to time, desolate war drums sounded from within.
This city seemed to have been specially built for war.
Asgardian cavalry rode pegasi and flew toward the castle.
But just as they were about to approach, a barrage of flying swords and blue magical flames shot toward them.
In only a few breaths, thousands of knights had already been wounded or killed.
“Don’t stop!
Keep charging!” Seeing this scene, the Asgardian commander gritted his teeth and roared hoarsely, “This is the dwarves’ final method!
As long as we break in, this war will be ours!” Hearing the commander’s order, the cavalrymen’s expressions immediately turned fierce.
Ignoring their injuries, they charged once again toward the castle in the sky.
This time, there were even more cavalrymen than before, densely packed together as if they were about to cover the sky.
Boom!
But at that moment, a hammer that was not very large suddenly flew out from the castle.
In an instant, dark clouds gathered across the sky, and thunder rumbled.
“Ah!” Many cavalrymen roared in pain.
Afterward, they and their pegasi turned to ash together.
“Damn it all…” The Asgardian commander roared, “Come!
Bring me a pegasus!
I’ll personally lead the charge!” “Enough…” At some unknown point, Leon had appeared alone before the Asgardian commander.
“General, stop the attack for now.
Human-wave tactics are useless now.” “Who the hell are you?
So many of my brothers have died.
How could I possibly stop the att—” Hearing Leon’s voice, the commander’s face filled with anger.
He turned around and glared furiously at Leon.
But when he saw Leon’s appearance, he immediately closed his mouth.
“Your Highness… Oh, oh… My apologies.
I did not know you had arrived…” Leon did not blame this commander.
He raised his head and looked at the hammer in the sky, but his expression grew increasingly ugly.
“Your Highness…” The commander said carefully, “What is wrong?” Only then did Leon come back to his senses.
He lowered his head and no longer looked at the sky.
Looking at the endless bodies of Asgardian soldiers on the ground, Leon said in a deep voice, “This batch of pegasi is the accumulated foundation of several generations of my royal family.
You cannot use them like this, even if you are the commander of this army!” Pegasi were winged horses.
They could fly, possessed powerful mobility and practical combat ability, and greatly made up for Asgard’s imbalance in aerial warfare.
They were one of Asgard’s true trump-card forces.
If not for the need to subdue Nidavellir, Odin would not have used this army.
This was a force created only after several generations of kings had saved and accumulated resources.
Every soldier was among the best of their generation.
Losing even one made Leon feel as if his heart were bleeding.
“King Odin…” The commander hesitated and said, “The King ordered me to take this castle at all costs, because this is the dwarves’ final method!” “I’ll speak to my elder brother.” Leon shook his head.
“Have the army rest for now.
I’m going to find my elder brother.” If that hammer had not appeared, human-wave tactics might truly have been able to defeat the dwarves.
After all, a flying castle alone was far from enough to stop Asgard.
But after that hammer appeared, Leon knew that human-wave tactics could no longer be used.
A forced assault would only increase casualties.
Several kilometers away from the flying castle, inside a tent, Odin’s angry roar rang out.
“What is going on?
What exactly is wrong with Yngil?
I gave him Asgard’s best soldiers, yet he still cannot take it down.
Tell him I will give him ten more hours.
If he still cannot seize this ancient dwarf castle, then he should never come see me again…” The generals under Odin all lowered their heads, not daring to meet Odin’s eyes.
Seeing this scene, Odin was furious.
He had once personally sworn an oath in Valhalla to fulfill the dream of the ancestors and unify the Nine Realms.
But now, just one Nidavellir, one ancient dwarf castle, had stopped his steps.
The bold words from days ago now felt like slaps landing on his own face.
This made Odin feel especially humiliated.
“Royal Brother…” Leon lifted the tent flap and walked straight inside.
Seeing his younger brother, Odin’s expression eased slightly.
However, when he thought of his instructions from a few days earlier, he still blamed Leon.
“Wells, why have you come?
I already said this place is not safe…” Odin still liked this biological younger brother of his very much, because this war against Nidavellir had been personally planned by his younger brother.
The plan was strict and meticulous, leaving no flaws for anyone to pick at.
Leon smiled faintly.
“Is Royal Brother troubled by the ancient castle?” “Mm…” Odin glanced at his subordinates and said through gritted teeth, “Wells, I won’t hide it from you.
These fellows are all useless bags of wine and rice…” Leon smoothed things over.
“Royal Brother, you cannot say that.
They have already done very well.
In just one clash, we routed the dwarves so badly that they could only turtle up inside the castle to protect themselves.
Looking across the Nine Realms, who has the combat strength of Asgard’s army?” Hearing Leon’s words, the generals under Odin raised their heads and looked at Leon, gratitude in their eyes.
“Sigh…” Odin sat back down on the king’s chair.
“I understand what you mean, but what should we do now?
If we withdraw like this, where will Asgard’s dignity be?
Even I will become a laughingstock among the kings of the Nine Realms!” “No.” Leon smiled and shook his head.
“The situation is excellent.
Why should we withdraw?” “Oh…” Odin’s body shook.
He said excitedly, “Wells, do you have a way?” “Heh…” Leon laughed softly.
“This war fortress is most likely the culmination of ten thousand years of dwarven forging skill.
If it were before, I would not have had a better method either, and we could only forcefully attack.
But when that hammer appeared, I already had an idea.” Odin looked at Leon excitedly.
“What method?
Tell me.” It was not only Odin.
Many powerful figures under Odin also looked toward Leon.
Leon lowered his voice and said, “Listen carefully…”