Chapter 376: New Mission for Four

The sound of the horn announced the arrival of the Free City reinforcements. With the support of five fully staffed companies totaling more than a thousand elite soldiers, the Uruk squad was destroyed in an instant.

Not to mention that the number of this Uruk army is not even as large as the reinforcements from Beihetao - even if their number is equal to that of the reinforcements from Beihetao, or even twice as many, they can only be beaten.

It's really that the equipment here is too good and the combat quality is also online.

In addition, there is also the anger buff that is added because Levi seems to have encountered some kind of conspiracy by a powerful enemy and is currently missing.

The Uruk army knew they could not resist, so they fought and retreated from the forest. With nowhere else to go, they even tried to escape to another ancient forest on the west side of the northern plateau.

The Yellow Leaf Forest where the Fellowship of the Ring was attacked had many open spaces and large gaps between the trees, allowing both armies to move smoothly back and forth.

But the ancient forest on the west side of the plateau is different. The terrain there is relatively rugged, and tall trees grow densely and wildly, with lush scenes everywhere at a glance.

Any army that enters will only be dispersed.

This ancient forest is naturally Fangorn.

Uruk's plan was good, but they obviously underestimated the mobility and efficiency of the reinforcements from the Northern Hetao. During this retreat, or should we say escape, the Uruk army's casualties were quite fast, and by the time they reached the border of the Fangorn Forest, they had been almost wiped out.

The Uruk army's hopes were dashed; the forest could not shelter them.

"Collect the team and prepare to return to the city."

The person in charge of leading the five fully-strength companies was a legion commander. After confirming that Uruk had been basically cleared, he gave the next order.

Just then, two people, an elf and a panting dwarf rushed over.

They were the four remaining members of the Fellowship of the Ring.

"Where are the hobbits?"

Aragorn quickly walked towards the legion leader and asked, "Have you seen the captured hobbits? They are in the Uruk army."

"Hobbits?"

The legion commander thought about it and shook his head.

“No.”

"Were they massacred along with the Orcs?" Gimli muttered, recovering a little.

"Can't you say something nice?"

Before Aragorn could make any move, Boromir turned around and rebuked him.

Then Gimli shut up.

"Please rest assured about this."

The legion commander responded: "We can distinguish orcs, halflings, and dwarves. Besides, this is an Uruk army, and they are quite tall."

Gimli frowned, feeling that this guy had something else to say.

"What do you mean?"

"It's nothing. I just want to say, don't worry, we won't hurt our friendly forces by mistake."

"It's better this way, otherwise I will complain to Levi when he comes back."

Gimli's voice trailed off.

He noticed that the atmosphere seemed to have changed, becoming somewhat gloomy.

As soon as this name was mentioned, both sides fell into silence.

The legion commander closed his eyes, lowered his head slightly, and did not respond.

"I'm sure he'll be back."

Gimli said this after noticing the change in the atmosphere.

"Yes, I believe that too."

The legion commander responded: "We all firmly believe this."

While Gimli, Boromir and the legion captain were having a brief conversation, Aragorn seemed to have noticed something. He walked a little further away from the team and wandered at the border of Fangorn Forest, his eyes never leaving the ground, looking very focused.

"What did you find?" Legolas followed.

“There are some different traces.”

At the edge of the forest, Aragorn looked up and said, "They are still alive. They should be in the forest."

The two looked at each other.

There are new things to do.

Among the four, except Boromir, the other three were very familiar with the army of the Free City system. After some communication, they confirmed that there was nothing else.

In response to Boromir's thanks, the legion commander simply said that this was one of the orders left by Levi and that it was his job, and then he led his men away.

But judging from Boromir's expression, it is obvious that he will not forget this help.

Before leaving, thinking of the instructions left by Levi before his disappearance, the legion commander ordered people to distribute some supplies to them, including healing potions and food.

However, they were not in short supply of the latter. Before setting out from the Golden Forest, Lady Galadriel had given the Fellowship of the Ring a lot of Lembas. This kind of biscuit can greatly restore physical strength. Eating a small piece can allow a person to run for a whole day without feeling hungry.

Therefore, the four of them moved very quickly. Once they chose a direction, they would run without stopping.

One day later, southern Fangorn Forest.

They met someone who had been waiting there for a long time.

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The man came covered in divine light, his face could not be seen clearly, only the robe on his body could reveal his identity.

"White wizard, are you Saruman?"

"Well, I am Saruman, so to speak."

"But I'm not him. I'm just filling the role he should have played."

"Gandalf?"

Aragorn mustered up his courage and took a step forward, recognizing the man in the light.

After a while, several people walked out of the forest under the leadership of Gandalf.

"Don't worry about Pippin and Merry, they are safe, safer than you think. I have entrusted Treebeard to take good care of them." Gandalf's words put everyone at ease.

"Treebeard?"

Boromir seemed a little confused. This name didn't seem like something a normal person would choose.

Is it really safe to leave the Hobbit to him?

"An Ent, or tree man. Few people know of their existence today, and few people bother to learn about them, but they have existed since the beginning of the world."

Gandalf explained.

"I see."

Although he didn't quite understand, Boromir nodded to show that he understood.

"Well... four people, plus Merry, Pippin, and Frodo and Sam who left..."

Gandalf counted them and said with a smile, "Although the allied teams have separated, the members are still complete and there is no loss. It is gratifying."

"The allied team is fine, but there is still one person we don't have any news about."

Aragorn said, "Gandalf, has Levi really left?"

Since Gandalf can return, does that mean...

"he?"

Gandalf raised his eyebrows and said, "Don't worry about him. He is very good, much better than me anyway."

"See what I said before, I knew he was all right!" said Gimli, and he laughed heartily.

"He is fine, but we will have something to do soon, Master Dwarf."

"A great evil has risen in Isengard due to someone's mistake, and dark clouds are coming to this land, but the King of Rohan has been blinded and the clues have been blocked, and he knows nothing about it."

"I don't know the situation at the Fords of the Isen and Helm's Deep yet, but I am definitely not optimistic. Once these two lines of defense are lost, Rohan will be at the mercy of the enemy."

Gandalf stood on a high place, looking towards the capital of Rohan, and said, "Time is short, we must set off immediately."

(End of this chapter)