However, it was far from the end; for the dwarf garrison along the Path of Tempering, this was merely the beginning of their nightmare.
With the detailed intelligence provided by Cassius, the military engineers of the Ashen Empire fully understood the internal structure of the fortress and devised targeted tactics.
For the Empire now, as long as accurate intelligence could be obtained, victory in war was virtually assured.
"Boom——"
The roar of engines, the billowing steam, the low growls of steel behemoths crushing the surface of the Path of Tempering.
The traps set by the dwarves—tripwires and hidden spikes—were relentlessly crushed beneath the unyielding treads of the tanks, as if they were mere jokes.
Even the triggered traps—poisoned arrows, burning rocks, and iron spikes dropping from above—were entirely incapable of penetrating the robust armor of the steam tanks.
