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"What's going on? Wasn't that cave sealed off a long time ago? How come so many five-colored dragons have come out?"

"Yes! I remember it was because it connected to a demiplane of the dead. Back then, we even used a precious piece of True Ice to block it."

"Could someone have secretly gone to mine mithril there? If I find out who's behind these blind maggots in the mines, I'll definitely..."

Hearing the conversation around them, the glacier dwarves lowered their heads guiltily. Fortunately, their faces were covered with thick beards, so no one could see their expressions.

How did these damned crawlers suddenly rush over like that? Could it be that they were able to suppress their greed and not touch that piece of pure ice?

They originally planned to pretend that there was a problem with the seal and that it was just a simple undead riot, but what if the high priest finds out that they sneaked in and caused this mess?

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Terrified screams and shouts rang out one after another. The hot wind rising from below lifted Thor's wingspan of over 14 meters, allowing him to easily hover in mid-air.

As his basal blood vessels began to function, a large amount of magic power was continuously flowing into his throat. Even the surrounding air seemed to contain specks of fire element, which were being continuously absorbed into his body.

In the next instant, he began to swoop down rapidly, and when he was still nearly 20 meters away from the workshops built by the glacial dwarves on the volcanic rock walls, he unleashed a scorching dragon breath.

The enormous cone-shaped pillar of fire, with a tip exceeding 5 meters, resembled a waterfall of flames descending from the sky, sweeping across the dense crowd and leaving a terrifying trail of fire.

The glacier dwarves, engulfed in flames, were immediately covered in a dense layer of blisters. Their beards, which they cherished as life itself, were set ablaze, and their skin turned charred and cracked, emitting piercing screams of agony.

Some dwarves were thrown directly by the surging heat wave and fell straight into the lava below. The high density of the lava prevented them from sinking immediately, and the parts of their bodies that came into contact with the lava were quickly ignited, causing them to struggle painfully inside.

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A series of notification messages flashed past below his line of sight. Thor glanced at them quickly, then circled back again and spewed out dragon breath once more.

Two dragon breaths, one horizontal and one vertical, tore a huge cross-shaped scar across the dwarves' workshops.

More young dragons began to swoop down, and flames, strong acids, pervasive poison, and rapidly melting frost raged wildly in the area.

After exhaling two breaths of dragon breath to vent his anger, Thor folded his wings and landed atop the towering furnace. His pale golden eyes scanned the surroundings, alert to any potential dangers.

As the forging base of the Glacier Dwarves, this place couldn't possibly be home to only a few craftsmen; there must be guards present.

Sure enough, the next moment, a loud shout came from a mine not far away, and a blue streak of light shot out and slammed into a white dragon hatchling flying low.

With his exceptional dynamic vision, Thor could clearly see that it was a heavy hammer over a meter long, with a round hammerhead as big as a football, and dense, menacing ice spikes extending from it.

The white dragon's scales, which should have been tough, were now as fragile as paper, easily pierced by the ice spikes. Its ribs also broke under the impact of the enormous force, blood gushing out, and its entire body was thrown away.

Under normal circumstances, he might have been able to survive by relying on the tenacious vitality of a true dragon, but now that the area below was filled with scorching magma, the outcome was predictable.

Thor, who witnessed the whole scene, felt as if an electric current had flashed through his body. He pushed off the red-hot furnace with his feet, and his whole body flew high into the air, creating distance between him and the ground below.

The surrounding young dragons hurriedly increased their altitude, and then a heavy footstep sounded. From the mine, a group of fully armed dwarves rushed out.

Thor's gaze fell on the leading dwarf, who wore a full suit of armor that shimmered with silver-gray light. In his left hand, he held a dark blue tower shield that was almost as tall as himself, and with a flick of his right hand, the heavy hammer that was embedded in the body of the white dragon calf flew back into his hand.

The Dragon Legacy of Thor contains the names of these two pieces of equipment—the Glacial Barrier Shield and the Icebreaker Warhammer.

Both are made primarily of pure ice, combined with unique metals forged from the endless glacier.

The former is a legendary piece of equipment, constantly imbued with icy spiritual energy and the Ice Wall spell, as well as the Ice Coffin spell, which can be cast once a day, making it as indestructible as an endless glacier.

The latter is at least a high-level magic weapon, with a large amount of ice magic damage. When it hits an enemy, it can cause frostbite and ice cracking effects. When it hits the ground, it will also splash out a large number of ice spikes.

It's unexpected that these two pieces of equipment would appear in the hands of one person at the same time. It seems that this glacial dwarf is either exceptionally powerful or a big shot in the tribe, or more likely, both.

Thor's eyes revealed a deep sense of apprehension; if he were to be accidentally hit, given his constitution, he would definitely not feel good.

The only good news was that the other side couldn't fly. He stopped at the edge of the cliff near the lava and roared angrily at the young dragon flying in the sky.

"You damned reptiles, why did you invade our territory? I will make you pay for what you have done, freeze you into ice shards and then smash you to pieces!"

Thor stared intently at the heavy hammer in the glacier dwarf's hand, guarding against the sudden flying hammer attack. Upon hearing this, he merely curled his lips into a mocking sneer.

He had no time to argue with the other party about who was right and who was wrong. He glanced at the balance below the wheel in his mind, and with a gentle tap of his mind, a wooden barrel half the height of a person appeared in his hand.

"You maggots from the mines, have you ever even heard of gunpowder?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he gently loosened his grip on the wooden barrel, and the large barrel, filled with high explosives, plummeted straight down into the lava below under the pull of gravity.

The instant the two made contact, a huge explosion suddenly rang out, echoing like muffled thunder inside the empty volcano.

The once calm magma below was stimulated by the explosion, and ripples spread out like the surface of a lake where a stone has been thrown in.

"You seem to be a good fighter, and I admit I'm no match for you right now, but guess how many of these powder kegs I have?"

One? Two? Or... hundreds or thousands?

As he spoke, Thor flipped his two front paws to the left and right, and two more huge exploding barrels appeared on his two paws.

"If I were to drop dozens or hundreds of these explosive barrels at once, I wonder how you would react?"

Even if you manage to escape, what about your people around you? What about the surrounding facilities? And what about this volcano that could be activated?

Finding such a heat source in an endless glacier must be incredibly difficult!

Chapter Seventy-One: Extortion

A resounding dragon roar echoed and swirled inside the volcano, silencing all surrounding noise.

The surrounding dragons, their dependent legions, and the glacial dwarves all stared in disbelief at the massive exploding barrels constantly emerging from Thor's claws.

Where did these things come from? Are they some kind of spatial magic equipment, or special summoning magic?

The expression on the face of the glacier dwarf leader below suddenly stiffened. Even with the full-face helmet covering his face, Thor could still hear the deep gravity in his voice.

“Dwarves never compromise, and I don’t believe you could have that many barrels of dynamite.”

Thor's round head was stretched wide at the corners of his mouth, revealing gleaming white fangs, and he sneered.

"If you don't believe me, then try it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he swung his claws, and two large exploding barrels instantly tumbled and flew away. This time, the target was no longer the lava below, but the towering forging furnace on the cliff face beside him.

This scene enraged the glacier dwarves below—if those two massive exploding barrels were to fall into the furnace opening, the entire high-temperature furnace would likely be detonated.

At that time, not to mention how much manpower and resources would be needed for reconstruction, the splashing molten iron and fragments alone would be a complete and terrifying disaster for the surrounding glacier dwarves.

"Stop it!"

"Stay hidden!"

Terrified roars rose and fell, and several more glacier dwarves stepped forward, reached down to their lower backs, and then swung forward with force.

A series of palm-sized throwing axes traced spinning trajectories in the air, striking the large exploding barrel mid-air before it could strike.

boom!!!

Another violent explosion rang out, and the resulting heat wave whipped the wings of the young dragon in mid-air, causing them to whistle.

The glacier dwarves below couldn't help but raise their hands to shield their eyes. As the smoke and dust in the air gradually dissipated, the red dragon's demonic voice rang out again.

"Excellent! Excellent! The dwarf axe thrower truly lives up to his reputation."

I wonder if two large explosive barrels can stop them, what about four?

As Thor tapped the wheel in his mind, four more wooden barrels, each more than half a person tall, appeared out of thin air and landed on his outstretched paws, layer upon layer.

They traced graceful parabolas in the air, still heading towards the high-temperature furnace that was emitting flames and thick smoke.

The glacier dwarves below quickly threw a series of flying axes again. Three of the large barrel bombs were blown up on the spot, but one was only grazed by the flying axe. Its trajectory was deflected and it crashed into the group of buildings next to it.

boom!!!

boom!!!

boom!!!

Deafening explosions rang out one after another, thick smoke billowed up, and fragments of wooden barrels and building debris flew everywhere.

The magma below seemed to churn slightly, and two glacier dwarves who hadn't managed to evacuate were unfortunately hit by falling rocks and plunged headfirst into the magma, letting out a mournful wail.

The appearance of the essence fragments below his vision added a notification, bringing a pleasant smile to Thor's face—although the gains didn't keep up with the cost of exchanging for the Big Bucket, he hadn't lost too much.

"Impressive! Impressive! It seems four barrels of explosives aren't enough to stop you. How about eight?"

Ripples like water spread through the air once more, and two more dark brown wooden barrels slowly appeared out of thin air.

An invisible pressure weighed heavily on the hearts of the glacier dwarves. Looking at the rising flames, the turbulent lava, and the terrified people around them, the leader of the dwarves could no longer contain himself and roared.

"Enough! You evil red dragon, what exactly do you want to do!"

"What do you want to do?"

When Thor saw that his opponent had finally given in, he couldn't help but burst into wild laughter.

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Dragons' innate ability to fly is undoubtedly one of the most important abilities that enabled them to dominate the top of the food chain.

It's important to know that over 99% of the professionals in this world are warriors or melee fighters, and very few of them can gain the ability to fly before advancing to the legendary level.

Even the flight spells and feather spells learned by mages or warlocks, before reaching a high level, cannot compare to the flight ability of a true dragon in terms of speed or agility.

This puts the glacier dwarves below at a significant disadvantage in this contest, despite their superior strength compared to Thor.

The distance of hundreds or thousands of meters made it impossible for their hand axes and throwing hammers to hit the young dragons in mid-air, but the bombs dropped by Thor could easily hit the dwarves below with the help of gravity.

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"Treasures, gold coins, magic ores, and equipment—everything valuable, I want it all!!"

You shouldn't be asking me what I want, but rather what you can offer to quell my anger!

Thor's words made the glacier dwarves below feel a chill in their hearts, knowing that this was no easy opponent.

However, circumstances forced them to act against their will. The dwarf in the lead waved and whispered a few words to one of his companions. Then, the dwarves quickly ran into a mine.

A few minutes later, the dwarves came running out carrying small wooden boxes.

The leading dwarf opened the box and showed the young dragon in the sky the refined star iron, gold, platinum and other metal ingots inside, and roared loudly.

"These things are worth thousands of gold coins. Take them and get out of our territory!"

The numerous young dragons behind Thor had never seen such a treasure before, and their eyes gleamed with greed, eager to agree immediately.

But Thor gave a disdainful smile and said calmly.

"This little bit of stuff, do you think we're ignorant goblins? It's not enough!"

Although he didn't know exactly how many good things these glacier dwarves had, he knew that when it came to extortion, he would have to raise the price at least three times.

The glacier dwarf leader below had not expected these young dragons to be so greedy, and a deep disgust appeared on his face.

But he suppressed his anger and whispered a few words to a dwarf beside him. Soon, the dwarf ran over carrying a small wooden box no bigger than the palm of his hand. When he opened it, he could see that it contained refined mithril.

"This is our bottom line, you evil dragon! If you keep raising the price, then be prepared to fight us to the death!"

Thor gently tossed the two large exploding barrels in his paws under the terrified gaze of the glacier dwarves below.

He doesn't believe there's any absolute bottom line; even if there is, it's meant to be crossed.

Don't be fooled by the stubborn and sturdy appearance of dwarves in fantasy stories, who seem to be simple-minded. Once you get to know them, you'll find that they are no more innocent than humans.

"Then it seems there's no point in negotiating. Let me detonate this volcano and completely engulf you in scorching lava!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he made a move to throw the large explosive barrel in his hand, but before it could leave his claws, another frustrated roar came from below.

"Wait! This is the last time you're going to raise the price. Don't expect anything more."

Chapter Seventy-Two: Departure

If we were to discuss the most valuable items these glacier dwarves possessed, it would undoubtedly be the glacier wall and the Icebreaker's warhammer.

However, anyone with a discerning eye could tell that these two items were undoubtedly heirlooms of the Glacier Dwarf tribe, and they would probably never hand them over, even at the cost of their lives.

Moreover, the properties of these two items are severely incompatible with Thor's. Carrying them on him will not only fail to provide any benefit, but will also seriously interfere with the flow of magic within his body.