Path of Light.

Chapter 770 771. Kui Island
Roy put away the flail and walked to the front of the gray dwarf Doyle, looking at Doyle's flushed face. The gray dwarves were different from the bad-tempered and upright dwarves. They were greedy, cunning, and very aggressive.

They came from the north to grab a piece of land from the elves. As long as they can gain a foothold here, more gray dwarves will come from the north...

Roy didn't want to continue talking to the gray dwarf. It was not very convenient for them to communicate.

However, Captain Jelloin told Roy that the gray dwarf named Doyle said he would exchange a treasure for the lives of all the gray dwarfs on Que Island, so Roy thought about it and finally decided to give him a chance.

Roy, wearing magic pattern armor, came to Doyle surrounded by a group of half-elf guards.

The gray dwarf was tied to a tree trunk, with his hands and feet shackled with fine iron. Ordinary ropes could not restrain a gray dwarf warrior like him.

He was as strong as a bull, wearing heavy armor, but he ran as if he was nothing...

Roy stared at Doyle's red face and said bluntly:

"How do you want to trade? I don't want to lie to you. I will never let you, the gray dwarves on Kui Island, leave. No matter what conditions you offer, I will not let you go."

Doyle's eyes showed a trace of despair. He stared at Roy and said loudly: "The treasure I told you about is definitely enough to buy the lives of all the gray dwarves on the island. Just consider it as a sum of money to redeem ourselves."

"Last time I drove you away from the Queen Eweni Islands, you said you would never come again, but it hasn't been long since then and you've made a comeback."

A half-elf guard placed a chair behind Roy. Roy sat down on the chair and said slowly:
"This time...how can I trust you..."

Roy paused, scratched his head, and then said:

"How about this, I can give you a chance to live. If the gray dwarves in this underground castle are willing to surrender before nightfall tomorrow, I can promise to send you prisoners of war to the Partington plane. I will not kill any gray dwarf bandits for no reason. As prisoners of war, you need to participate in labor reform in the mines in the Partington plane for fifteen years. During these fifteen years, if you behave well and accumulate enough labor points, I will give you freedom."

After saying this, he looked up at Doyle:

"Did you hear that clearly? Take this message to the leader of the underground castle. The deadline is before dark tomorrow, and all the gray dwarves must surrender. If you take this opportunity, I don't mind continuing to waste time here. I hope all the gray dwarves here will die, which will save a lot of trouble."

The elves would never say such cold-blooded words. Doyle stared at Roy.

"Put him back..."

Roy waved to a half-elf guard beside him.

The half-elf guard quickly let Doyle, who was tied to the tree trunk, down. Roy slowly closed his eyes and said to the gray dwarf Doyle:
"Go now before I lose my focus!"

"If the negotiation fails, you don't have to come back. We'll see you on the battlefield!"

Roy's eyes were not fully open when he said this.

……

Doyle wanted to say a few more words, but the shackles on his wrists and ankles were undone by the elves, and a half-elf warrior pushed Doyle away and sent him directly to the entrance of the underground castle.

Doyle staggered down the high wall and fell awkwardly on the pile of corpses filled with a foul smell. The corpses of these gray dwarves had been piled at the door of the underground castle for only one day, but they had already begun to emit a foul smell and attracted many flies and insects.

The weather on the island was humid and hot, and the stomachs of the gray dwarf corpses began to swell.

Inside the cave entrance, some gray dwarf warriors were using grappling hooks to pull the corpses back, and then they dug a side room next to the cave wall to place the corpses.

They saw Doyle staggering down the wall and stared at him in surprise...

Some gray dwarf warriors even looked at him with suspicion, obviously thinking that he must have surrendered to the enemy in order to run back from the elves.

Doyle didn't want to explain to these gray dwarf warriors.

He was covered in wounds and dragged his injured leg as he walked along the passage.

He had nothing on except his linen shirt.

He had only walked a short distance when several gray dwarf warriors surrounded him: "Doyle, the Great Elder wants to see you!"

"I was just about to go find him..."

Doyle said calmly, and then Doyle kept silent.

Walking into the underground castle, there were hundreds of wounded gray dwarf warriors lying in the passage. They lay side by side, and most of the wounds on their bodies were caused by arrows.

And those blood-stained magic arrows filled a lead bucket nearby.

The gray dwarf warriors suffered heavy casualties at the entrance of the underground castle, so no gray dwarf tried to break out of the castle.

The elves he saw this time were different from the previous ones...

Although there are three different factions of gray dwarves in this underground castle, the one who truly holds the final say is Great Elder Augustus of the Kui Island Underground City.

Even this underground castle was dug out from a natural cave by the gray dwarves he personally organized.

Doyle was brought by four gray dwarf warriors into the small building closest to the lava waterfall in the dungeon. From here, one can not only see the lava waterfall, but also the exposed lava underground river and eleven magic furnaces built on the riverside. Currently, the furnaces are out of service, and only the hot lava flows along the underground river.

The hall was covered with a bearskin carpet, and an old dwarf with a white beard sat on the main seat. He stared at Doyle:
"Doyle, what's the situation out there?"

Doyle didn't even dare to raise his head in front of Great Elder Augustus. He half-knelt in front of Great Elder Augustus and told the truth about being captured. The elf officer released him just to pass on a message.

After saying this, Doyle got to the point:
"All the ships at the dock have been sunk. Even if we rush out and occupy the dock, it will be difficult to leave Kui Island in a short time."

"There are currently fifteen magic airships moored at the dock, with elven crews on board. There are also some elven troops stationed at the dock."

"However... most of the elf troops are currently gathered around the exit of the underground castle. These elf warriors are well-equipped. The most noteworthy thing is that there is a team of human priests helping them. I guess it is with the blessing of these human priests that these elf warriors have become so brave."

"I was captured by several Dark Moon Elves. I had no power to fight back against them. They let me go this time just to get me to pass on a message..."

Doyle said everything that could and could not be said, and then the hall, which was filled with arguments, suddenly became silent.

The gray dwarves were all staring at Doyle, wanting to hear more of his comments on the elven army...

"I found that their army is a mixed army composed of half-blood elves, dark moon elves, and human priests. Their fighting spirit is very strong and they are well-equipped. All the elf warriors carry magic weapons and magic arrows with them."

Elder Augustus nodded slowly, his forehead wrinkled deeply, and on the wall behind him hung a sea chart of the area around Quei Island. The other gray dwarves in the hall were also the leaders of the three forces, and everyone suffered heavy losses last night.

At present, at least nearly 10,000 gray dwarf warriors were either dead or captured, and seven second-level warriors died in the battle that night...

The problem is that the gray dwarves in the underground castle of Que Island have suffered such heavy losses, and they are blocked in the underground city by the elf army. They can't even rush out...

"Great Elder Augustus, the other party asked me to bring back a message. If we are willing to surrender, they will escort us to the Partington plane to mine. As long as we dig in the mine for fifteen years, they will give us freedom."

Doyle finally mustered up the courage to say this.

All the gray dwarves in the hall looked at Doyle in astonishment. Great Elder Augustus, leaning on his scepter, strode to Doyle, grabbed his collar angrily, and roared, "Doyle, do you know what you are talking about?"

"It's impossible for us to surrender!" The surrounding gray dwarf leaders also shouted angrily.

"The other party also said that the deadline for surrender is before tomorrow night. If it is after tomorrow night, the elf army outside will no longer accept surrender..."

Doyle gritted his teeth and uttered the last sentence. Before he finished speaking, he felt dizzy and his body was suddenly thrown out by the furious Great Elder Augustus. Although Doyle activated his petrified skin immediately, his body hit the rock wall, and spider-web-like cracks appeared on the wall of the hall.

Doyle was knocked unconscious...

……

When the Silver Pegasus Knights arrived at Kui Island, it was already the third day since the mine guards successfully landed on the island.

Roy and his mine guards have firmly controlled the entire island of Kuei. Tonight is the deadline for the gray dwarves to declare surrender.

Although most of the gray dwarf bandits hid in the underground castle, the victory was already decided and these gray dwarf bandits could not rush out at all.

Last night, Captain Timothy, Captain Jeroin and Sabrina teamed up to kill three second-level gray dwarf warriors, shattering the last bit of hope of the gray dwarf bandits.

By the daytime of the third day, no more gray dwarf bandits appeared from the exit of the underground castle.

The Silver Pegasus Knights landed on the beach near the pier. There was already a simple prisoner fence on the beach at the pier, which contained a large group of gray dwarf bandits tied with ropes.

What surprised Captain Malthus was that there were only dozens of elf guards outside the prisoner fence.

And inside the fence are several thousand gray dwarf prisoners...

However, these gray dwarf prisoners were very honest, and none of them wanted to cross the fence which was only one meter high.

Thousands of Silver Moon Elf Knights descended from the sky on silver Pegasus, making a huge noise.

Looking up, it was as if large flakes of snow were suddenly falling from the clear sky.

When these silver Pegasus knights landed on the beach, the entire beach was covered in snow-white...

The Silver Pegasus Knights came all the way to Kui Island and were immediately received by half-elf officers. Captain Malthus was also the first to see Roy in the jungle.

Roy and Captain Timothy were studying the secret exits of the underground castle. There were always gray dwarves running out of the secret exits, and Captain Timothy planned to block these secret exits.

Roy looked up and saw Captain Marsa coming through the dense forest, and immediately greeted him enthusiastically.

"Captain Malthus, you guys are here so fast! I thought you would have to fly for two more days before reaching Kui Island..."

"Captain Roy, the flight route you provided us is very suitable for us to rest along the way, so we didn't encounter any emergencies along the way. If we had been a little more cautious, we would have arrived ahead of schedule." Captain Malthus praised the nautical chart provided by Captain Roy.

"I heard that you have already taken control of the situation on Kui Island?" Captain Malthus looked at the map of Kui Island on the table and asked curiously.

"At present, the remaining gray dwarf bandits are blocked in the underground castle by us. I am discussing with the officers of the mine guard regiment how to successfully attack the underground castle..." Roy introduced to Captain Marsa.

"..."

Captain Malthus touched his chin with his hand and said nothing.

He was a little confused: "How come these gray dwarves are so vulnerable in front of the half-blood elf guards?"

Along the way, Captain Malthus actually figured out one thing.

Roy led the magic airship fleet to such a far place to raid the island occupied by the gray dwarf bandits. He not only wanted to strike a blow against the arrogance of the gray dwarf bandits, but they really intended to occupy the island.

Because this island is not within the territory of the Silvermoon Elf Kingdom, that is to say, if the Mine Guards can occupy this island, then the ownership of this island will no longer belong to the Silvermoon Elf Kingdom, but will belong entirely to the Mine Guards.

Seeing that Captain Malthus didn't say anything, Roy stood up and said frankly:
"This will be the island of the half-blood elves from now on. Half-blood elves who don't want to stay in the Partington plane can at least have a place to stay in the Endless Sea."

Captain Malthus hesitated for a moment, but still asked with some concern:

"Will the Naga Sea Tribe be willing to give up this place?"

"We can talk to the Naga Sea Tribe. I like to reason the most. Besides, I didn't take the island from the Naga Sea Tribe. I took it from the gray dwarf bandits. I won't seize their waters. What objection can the Naga Sea Tribe have?"

Roy responded with a smile.

Having said that, Roy was actually unsure. After all, he had heard from Miss Tiffany that the Naga tribe in the Endless Sea was huge.

Captain Malthus looked up at the volcano that was piercing the clouds in the north, sighed and said:
"I didn't expect you would help the half-blood elves occupy such an island. But even if you own such an island, I'm afraid it won't be able to establish a connection with the Partington plane! Roy, are you and the mine guards going back to the Partington plane? I heard that the Magic Guild is about to dismantle the portal on Partington Island. If you return too late, you may not be able to return to the Partington plane."

"I will go back, but not now." Roy said with a hidden smile.

"I will stay here and completely occupy Que Island. I know there are many islands around that are occupied by gray dwarf bandits. It will be difficult to defend this place, but I want to try."

Captain Malthus was slightly startled:
"So you came here just to occupy this island?"

Roy smiled and said, "Haven't I already said the answer to this question?"

"I thought you were joking."

Captain Malthus looked at the young half-elf in front of him and took a deep breath again...

(End of this chapter)