PS: Updated early today due to certain matters.

King of the Angland Clan, self-proclaimed King of the Eight Peaks Mountain, the last descendant of King Ruan, wearing meteorite iron armor and wearing the king's crown helmet, Belgar Iron Hammer came in gasping from outside: "Oh! Your Majesty the Emperor of the Empire, I heard Hemgart was attacked by Skaven scum, so I rushed over with my people to support you! Rest assured! The dwarves are here, and we'll take care of everything! Dwarves are always the best!"

Emperor Carl Franz wore a sincere smile, but inwardly was thinking: Hurry over? By the time you dwarves arrive, everything's already over.

Of course, outwardly the Emperor wouldn't say that: "Thank you for your support, King Belgar."

"Laine, my friend, friend of the Angland Clan, I heard you needed help and came immediately," Belgar said with pride to Laine: "We Angland Clan received your aid in your territory, and the dwarves remember this! Now your dwarf friends are here to support you!"

With that, the self-proclaimed King of the Eight Peaks Mountain lifted his arms forcefully to display his strength: "But you've already dealt with the rat tide; being able to withstand the Ratmen's attack till now is reassuring, the fragile races have somewhat improved in this dark world, thanks to the teachings from the dwarven ancestors. I'm glad."

Laine thought that your arrival helps how? The battle's already over, the rats have been driven away.

He wanted to tease this King of the Eight Peaks Mountain, so Laine coughed twice and intentionally said: "I wonder how many troops King Belgar has brought this time?"

"Uh, I brought thirty Rangers and fifty Oath Guards," Belgar hesitated, then spoke in a somewhat uneasy, low voice.

"Eighty men? The rat tide in Hemgart is easily estimated at over ten thousand..." Indeed, a Rick Guard murmured: "One dwarf can handle a thousand Ratmen? That's still not enough."

"Is he here to watch the show?"

"Brought eighty people to feed the Ratmen?"

"Apparently, dwarf meat is tougher?"

The Rick Guards whispered, making the King of the Eight Peaks Mountain's face redden. He shouted loudly: "Have you seen a shield wall formed by dwarves? Our Angland Clan will show you. We're few in number, but we'll never retreat!"

Laine secretly held back a laugh; he knew he couldn't blame Belgar for arriving slowly because dwarves have short legs. These short-legged folks march slowly, unlike Emperor Carl Franz, whose entire cavalry rushed day and night to Hemgart. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

The Emperor signaled the Rick Guards to bring stools for Belgar to sit down. After exchanging a few words, it was revealed that after leaving Hemgart, Belgar intended to take a boat to Bogenhaven (Hemgart to Bogenhaven can be reached directly by boat downstream), and upon hearing of Hemgart's attack by Ratmen, he rushed back desperately.

The dwarves' fast marching speed is for long-distance marches due to their physical stamina which, besides sleeping, doesn't require much rest. On long-distance marches, dwarf speed is faster than humans.

But for short marches, dwarves can't match humans who can ride horses, especially when Emperor Carl Franz's forced march passed through his territory, and all the horse exchanges and supplies were prepared in advance by nobles along the way, allowing him to reach Hemgart and defeat the Ratmen army after just one day and night.

After sitting down, Demon Hunter Supreme Grandmaster Ernst repeated the old argument. He forcefully said: "We must completely burn the city, cleanse the city for three days and nights with fire to purify the filth left by Chaos. Even so, I don't recommend anyone settling here again."

Emperor Carl Franz furrowed his brow.

The Emperor was considering the pros and cons of completely abandoning Hemgart.

Hemgart is an important border city for the Empire; it not only handles the main land trade routes with Brittania but also effectively defends against invasion from Brittania.

Allies aside, historically, the Empire and Brittania have had countless border disputes, frictions, and even wars. After Savior Ludwig abdicated, Emperor Leopold fought a battle at Hemgart against Brittania's dukes, and after Carl Franz ascended, he fought another battle at Hemgart against Duke of Paragon Casvan.

If Hemgart is abandoned, trade between Rick Territory and Brittania will be seriously affected, which will be a significant loss even for the wealthy Rick Territory. More importantly, what if the Brittania knights invade again once Hemgart is abandoned?

Beyond Hemgart, Rick Territory is a smooth open road!

"No, burning it can't completely solve the problem." Laine shook his head repeatedly, seriously saying: "The destruction of Hemgart means a lot, but the city can still be rebuilt. We shouldn't completely destroy the city just because it was attacked by Ratmen. If we do that, what's the point of defeating the Ratmen?"

In Laine's impression, it's been many years since the Demon Hunter Supreme Grandmaster appeared in public. Many have only heard his name but not seen him. For years, rumors have circulated that the Supreme Grandmaster has stepped into his final years.