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Dark dwarves were also known as the Dark Soya Dwarves . They weren't natives of the Chaos Abyss, and they had a poor reputation in the other planes .
As dwarves were one of the most ancient species, these descendants of the Titans had just as many subspecies as the elves . Since the entire dwarf species had countless subspecies, they naturally had their own unique dwarven culture .
While elves specialized in art and magic, the dwarves were outstanding in brewing alcohol, smithing, digging, and sculpting . As the children of the earth, dwarves would be born naturally skilled in mining, smithing, and construction .
In most dwarven societies, no matter what subspecies of dwarf they were, no matter if the dwarf was a commoner or the tribe leader, that dwarf would at least have one outstanding talent . If an adult dwarf was incapable of wielding a hammer to support himself, then he would be unable to survive in his own tribe .
Most dwarven leaders and grandmasters were admired by their own tribes for their outstanding products rather than combat abilities . Dwarves were a tribe that often produced grandmasters .
However, there would always be exceptions . The Dark Soya Dwarves were an exception amongst the dwarves . They didn't excel at creating any type of product or equipment . Instead, they excelled at using their hammers and axes to kill their enemies . In their species, apart from very few smiths who made their weapons, their entire tribe would be warriors .
In ordinary situations, dwarf tribes were capable fighters, but they weren't a species that enjoyed warfare . The foundational difference between dark dwarves and other dwarves was that dark dwarves lived for warfare .
Dark dwarves typically acted as mercenaries for other dwarf species that fought amongst themselves . After several hundred years of dwarven warfare, the dark dwarves also formed their own culture . However, they were unable to get accustomed to the era of peace that came after the dwarves' internal conflicts finally stopped . The dark dwarves even constantly provoked other dwarves, which ended up in the entire dwarf species rejecting the dark dwarves .
The dark dwarves were highly militaristic and had a culture based on attacking and invading others . They were pure warmongers who could never get used to peace . It was only natural that they would end up migrating to another dimension like the Chaos Abyss .
In the mortal plane, the dark dwarves had strong bodies and outstanding dwarven weapons that helped them to win far more than they lost . But in the Chaos Abyss, demons and mages were common everywhere . The dark dwarves were no longer considered strong here .
And now, this dark dwarf tribe, which had a black hammer intersecting with a war axe on their flag, was being targeted by the Bloodspear lizardmen tribe .
After passing through the inferno dogmen's defense line, I turned off my Holy Light in order not to attract too much attention . I stood on some high ground and saw a black fortress and its walls .
This fortress was quite simple and crude, but also highly sturdy . It was crafted entirely out of cube and cuboid stones . Even though the dwarves were known for practicality over looks, this was still quite rare with this fortress focused on only one purpose . Judging from the tree bark obstacles and sharpened wooden spears, these walls and defensive preparations had only been established recently . This also meant that this fortress was fully at war .
I couldn't see any lizardmen outside surrounding the fortress . However, not far away, I saw lizardmen boldly standing guard at a scouting post . The lizardmen were making it quite obvious that they were targeting this fortress . Their arrogance made many things obvious .
Nobody would enjoy the sight of enemy scouts boldly standing in front of them . Since these lizardmen scouts hadn't been eliminated, it was likely that the dark dwarves were unable to leave their fortress . If that was how bad the situation was, it was quite understandable why that dark dwarf had been so desperate to purchase my martial arts techniques .
I looked around and found the lizardmen's main position . They were indeed quite sly as they didn't intend to use a direct attack against the fortress . I saw seven to eight groups of scouts, along with an equal number of lizardmen groups in hiding, waiting to ambush . The lizardmen mainly set ambushes along the main road, obviously intending to attack any dwarves or caravans that dared set out from the fortress .
There were a few patches of dwarven farmland outside the fortress, but no dwarves could be seen tending to their farmland . Since the dwarves were in such a poor situation already, the Bloodspear lizardmen likely only needed to wait for the dwarves to run out of food . At that point, the dwarves would be forced out of their well-defended fortress if they didn't want to starve to death .
"No, you forgot about the dark dwarves' teleportation portal . The dark dwarves can probably trade for food from another level, so they should be able to hold out . "
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