Chapter 173: River of Blood
It sounds simple, but it is still difficult to implement it in practice.
"I don't know what you're going to do."
Alatar said: "Can you even conjure a giant dragon out of thin air to fight for you?"
"Not yet."
"What?"
"It's okay. I mean, I have some other ideas."
Glancing at Levi suspiciously, Alatar gathered up the broken pieces of his staff with a piece of cloth and said, "Although my bow and sword can still be used if you need any help."
Farodan said, "And I, my bow, sword, and dagger can also serve you."
Alatar glanced at him.
Do you have to mention the extra dagger you have?
"I hope you can help me control this place, Khand, especially the 'awake' king."
"That's easy."
Alatar put away the broken pieces of the staff and said, "I know him well. When he wakes up, I will have a good talk with him about what happened during this period."
Persuasion and conversation are the wizard's strengths.
"What if he doesn't want to talk to you?"
"You know, I know a little bit about swordsmanship."
"Okay, I'll leave it to you then."
Levi nodded in conviction.
Apart from anything else, this guy has been in Middle-earth for thousands of years. Even if he doesn't use magic, his abilities are incredible, comparable to the most warlike elves.
“Are there any mines here?”
"I have never been here." Farodan shook his head.
"Some, but not too many."
Alatar said, "After leaving the city, head north. There is a small mine there, but the metal output is not ideal. There are always some impurities."
"Impurities?"
"Yes, impurities, but they are not useless. The Dongyi people's new weapon, the 'fire bomb', is made of this impurity. They directly formed a brigade of grenadiers with this."
"I have seen those bombardiers before. In fact, I have been researching this new weapon before I went to Dongyi, but the progress has been slow."
"Wait, that impurity you mentioned, is it easy to burn, and the powder will explode?"
"Hey, how did you know?"
Alatar complained: "There are so many things that the temporary warehouse can't hold them all. If it weren't for the fact that they have other uses and seem to have great potential for development, sometimes I really want to throw them all away."
"Don't throw it away, give it to me."
"How much?"
Levi came closer and stretched out his hand:
"I want them all."
The north of Khande is a wilderness, and beyond the wilderness is the Dongyi.
To the south, beyond the river that surrounds the Khan, is a vast desert.
Desert means there is a lot of sand, lots and lots of sand.
There are so many that we can’t dig them all out.
The desert merchants who came to Khand in the past two days brought a horrifying legend: a giant worm seemed to have awakened on the edge of the desert near this land. It lived by devouring sand, and as soon as it woke up, it dug a huge, wide, bottomless pit.
Every nomad or traveling merchant passing by was terrified and broke out in cold sweat even in the hottest weather.
"What a huge bug that is!"
"As old as me."
In the storage warehouse near the mine, Levi kept opening and closing boxes, taking out materials from them and performing synthesis work.
"Okay, putting aside the rumors outside, are you sure it's appropriate to put this thing here?"
Farodan looked at the torches on the wall, then at the dangerous things in Levi's hands, and memories of a few years ago came to his mind.
The wolf cavalry unit numbering hundreds was destroyed by this thing.
This strange red block can be ignited by a little flame.
"It's okay, it won't explode."
"Okay. How much of this have you made?"
"A lot. Very much."
Li Wei rolled out another set of TNT and said, "Who would have thought that there would be so much sulfur and saltpeter in this place? They even regarded these things as impurities. When I was in Roadside Fort, I wished I could dig up impurities every day."
With sulfur and saltpeter, you can synthesize gunpowder. Although the principle and proportion are not clear, it doesn’t matter, the workbench can solve all of this.
"How's the situation in Alatar?"
While busying himself, Li Wei asked casually.
"He got along well with the king - that's what he said, but I didn't see the king anywhere."
"…No matter what, as long as the situation is stable."
"Even if it's only temporarily."
Bang!
There was a metallic clanging sound coming from the next room.
Farodan looked vigilantly in the direction where the sound came from, and Levi waved his hand to indicate that he didn't need to worry about it.
"What is that?"
"Some small props that might be useful in a few days."
A small prop? He walked around curiously to take a look.
I saw a number of dwarf smelting arrays arranged in a square space that was obviously opened up temporarily. Stones were melting in the smelting furnace, and iron barrels were placed at the exit to collect the orange-red liquid flowing out of it.
magma.
"Okay, that's about enough."
At a certain moment, Levi suddenly stood up, rubbed his hands, knocked down the workbench, and took out a large amount of TNT from the box until his backpack was full.
“It’s time to move on to the next step.”
In front of the Khan's royal city is a large flat area filled with sand and soil - with a few cacti occasionally.
But that doesn't matter.
On this day, an order was issued from the king's hall: no one was allowed to leave the city for one day.
Countless nobles and the king's relatives and friends came forward to ask for the reason, but they were all rejected one by one and never got an answer.
This incident did not cause much of a stir, after all, it only lasted one day. Some traveling merchants speculated that it might be an attempt to hunt down some fugitive. Although such incidents were uncommon, they did happen.
Everyone should just live their own life.
When the city gate was opened the next day, some people stepped out of the city gate.
"Is it my illusion? Has this land ever been so flat before?"
Looking at the land in front of them which seemed to have become much flatter, the residents always felt a little uneasy.
The peaceful days lasted for another three days.
During this period, everything continued as usual and residents lived their lives as usual.
"Levi!"
Early in the morning, Alatar came hurriedly and almost shouted, "They are coming!"
"That army is not far from the royal city. We can see it directly now!"
"The city gates have been urgently closed. Khan's soldiers and guards are quite agitated. They are seeking the king's advice - whether to surrender or fight."
"I want to remind you that, as of now, most people choose to surrender."
"What does King Khan mean?" Levi asked.
"He has no objection."
Alatar gave a vague reply.
"But I'm afraid it will happen soon. When the army arrives at the city, the magic of my words will lose its effect, and he will no longer believe what I say."
Magic sound...
Levi looked at Alataar with a smile.
Gandalf once said that Saruman's words were magical and could make people unconsciously believe them. This change in cognition could sometimes even affect a person's life, unless that person was stimulated or had an extremely strong will.
He called this ability 'Magic Sound'.
Speaking of this kind of magic sound, wizards should all be able to use it, but some people like to abuse it and use the magic sound as soon as they open their mouths. However, some people don't like to deceive others in this way, and at most they just use it to calm the situation when a quarrel occurs.
Now it seems that Blue Robe also has some magic sounds, the kind of magic sounds that can change people's cognition.
"Then let him wake up completely."
Buzz——
As these words were spoken, a trumpet sounded before the city.
Alatar and Farodan climbed up the city wall and saw the densely packed golden army of Orcs and Dongyi below.
The behemoths and steel-armored Ologs served as the vanguard, the Orcs and Uruks served as the main offensive forces, and there were a large number of Dongyi cavalry and grenadiers in the rear.
Several siege ladders and catapults were parked neatly on the flat ground, ready to go.
An Uruk rode out of the formation on a wolf and came to the city wall.
Just as he was about to make his final attempt to persuade the enemy to surrender, suddenly the city gate opened wide.
A figure walked out from it.
"Bug, are you ready to surrender?"
Uruk came up with a sweet mouth.
On the city wall, Farodan drew the longbow behind him, but was held down by Alatar.
"surrender?"
Levi looked at the huge army on the flat open ground in the distance, then looked at the messenger who came out on his wolf to persuade him to surrender, and said:
"I have some new insights into what you are talking about."
"Now I'll give you a chance."
He said: "If you surrender and retreat, you may be able to live longer - if you choose to go to war, then only destruction awaits you."
Uruk, who came to persuade them to surrender, was silent for a moment.
“Hahahahahaha!”
After a moment, there was a loud laugh.
"Even more stupid than those stinky orcs!"
He went back.
Soon after the Uruk envoys who came to persuade them to surrender joined the army, the horn sounded again.
"attack!"
So the army moved forward.
Bang!
The city gates are closed.
Levi still stood at the city gate, looking at the advancing army without moving.
Falodane tightly grasped the ancient sword in his hand and couldn't help but ask the wizard beside him: "Are we just going to watch like this?"
"So you think you can help?"
Alataar was also sweating at this moment.
"I hope those red blocks he buried underground can work. In order to make those things, the entire mine's storage bin for impurities was emptied."
Click.
When the army advanced to a few hundred meters away from the city wall, an orc suddenly lowered its head in confusion, and saw a flat wooden board under its feet, which made a "crackling" sound when it was stepped on.
That's the wooden pedal.
The only purpose of this pedal is to activate something underneath or nearby.
hiss--
A strange sound came from underground, but compared to the movements of the army, the sound was so small that it was quickly drowned out by the footsteps.
No one cares.
Until a few seconds later.
Boom!
The first TNT was activated and exploded on the spot. The Orcs charging in front had no time to look back before an explosion occurred under their feet. This momentum could not be stopped from the beginning, as if it was contagious. Big holes appeared on the ground one after another. The white explosions and impacts plowed the entire battlefield from left to right and from east to west. No matter whether it was the Orcs, the behemoths, the steel-armored Ologs or the Dongyi army behind them, they were all affected and no one was spared.
At the same time, flowing magma emerged from the ground with the explosion, and began to spread in all directions as soon as it appeared, burning the orcs above and dyeing the entire area red.
The dense sound of explosions continued to ring out, and screams were heard in the open space outside the city. The commanders and squad leaders in the army yelled at their soldiers to retreat, but most of the voices were drowned out by the explosions and could not be heard.
An army that was sent to the Pelennor Plains to compete directly with the White City lost nearly half of its troops before the battle even started, and the losses are still increasing.
In an instant, both the armies of Mordor and the Easterlings fell into chaos, and no longer had any thoughts of charging forward.
Explosions, magma, unpleasant smells, scattered beasts lying on the ground and the corpses of large numbers of Orcs, whimpering wolves and horses under the crotch of the cavalry, all of this was like hell.
At this moment, the Dongyi army was extremely grateful that their assembly was slowed down by various accidents, so that they could only follow the Mordor army that set out earlier.
Some cavalrymen fell off their horses due to extreme fright and climbed away desperately.
When he looked back, he saw a black figure standing quietly in front of the distant city gate.
All this is his masterpiece.
That figure was deeply reflected in everyone's pupils, becoming an unforgettable nightmare for everyone.
“Stand up!”
The sky suddenly darkened, and a sound like crying and a strong wind blew across the battlefield. Along with it came a heavy shadow that covered the soldiers' fear.
Levi looked in the direction where the sound came from, and saw a black horse galloping towards here. Its figure was sometimes transparent and sometimes condensed. The explosion and impact could not cause any effect on it, and the magma flowing on the ground was also passed over lightly.
[Ringwraith Lieutenant Khamul]
This powerful Ringwraith who had been hiding in the dark from the beginning finally couldn't bear it anymore. If he didn't show up, even with the support of the Eye's will, this army that had suffered heavy losses would probably collapse, and they might even die here.
Ouch——
The black horse suddenly stopped, and the demonic shadow on it dissipated like the wind, then suddenly crossed a hundred meters and condensed directly in front of Levi.
But Hamul swung the Morgul Blade in his hand, flashing an afterimage and swung it towards the human in front of him, and Levi was well prepared and fought with him directly with the sword.
Ding! A crisp collision sound was heard, and sparks flew out.
When the stalemate was just happening, Hamul suddenly transformed himself, and along with the Morgul's Blade, he was about to penetrate the armor and directly damage the flesh and blood inside.
The corner of Levi's mouth curled up. He neither retreated nor defended, but took advantage of this gap to accumulate the ability to break the armor.
Bright amber runes condensed on his body, directly blocking the virtual Morgul Blade.
Almost at the same time, when Hamul appeared and swung the Morgul Blade, the nemesis rushed out, pierced through the black cloak and hit the spirit inside.
Wow! Flames shot up into the sky, but Hamur screamed and disappeared, dropping even the weapon in his hand.
Rune shield, fire addition, one defense and one attack, all are things that can restrain the Ringwraiths and dark forces.
ah--!!
An extremely sharp whistle was heard, and everyone who heard it fell into fear. Many soldiers on the city wall fell to the ground with their heads covered. Some of them couldn't stop coughing, and breathing became difficult, as if they had some serious illness.
Not only the people on the city walls, but also the residents inside the city were affected. They fled in panic, holding their heads.
Inside the hall, the king was startled, shame and anger erupting at this moment.
This was an indiscriminate, large-scale, area-wide attack.
[Poisonous: 5s]
Swoosh——
At some point, the Morgul's Blade that was thrown on the ground disappeared, and when it reappeared, a broken black shadow held it in its hand.
The rune shield lit up, offsetting the poison in Levi's body. He drank a mouthful of milk and quickly cleared the pollution.
If it was two years ago, there might be an extra [Fear] buff on the status bar, but now...
I'm not afraid. I'm not afraid.
But even though Levi is not afraid, it doesn't mean that everyone is not afraid.
Farodan covered his chest, half-knelt on the ground, and took deep breaths.
The fear brought by the Ringwraiths is like having a lucid dream. Although the consciousness is clear, the body cannot react, as if it is just a cage used to imprison the consciousness.
“Take courage!”
Alatar lifted him up, his voice deep and powerful.
"I'm fine!"
Farodan struggled to stand up and stared at the Ringwraiths, with lingering hatred in his eyes.
"This time, I was not intimidated... and I won't be intimidated again..."
call--
Seeing that the spreading of terror failed to take effect - mainly because it failed to work on the powerful enemy in front of him, Hamul immediately hid his body and retreated for the time being.
Levi chased after him, but no matter how fast he moved, he was still a split second late.
But he's not the only one fighting here.
Seeing that Hamur was about to disappear, Alatar raised his sword high above his head, and a circle of light suddenly appeared around him.
He shouted:
"Let all shadows appear here!"
So the demon had no place to retreat.
Boom!
The slayer hit something solidly, and with one strike of the sword, flames rose wildly, but Hamur rolled on the ground wailing in pain. After a while, the armor that served as his living possession fell to the ground, and the cloak turned into ashes.
High attack, but fragile, this is the Ringwraith.
Of course, if it were just that, it would be fine. The real trouble with the Ringwraiths is that as long as Sauron exists, they can be resurrected infinitely.
"He returned to Mordor."
Alatar took a deep breath and put down the sword in his hand.
I'm not used to not having a staff.
Levi stepped forward and picked up the Blade of Morgul dropped by Hamul, holding it in his hand and looking at it carefully.
However, to the Oak and Dongyi armies in the rear, this action seemed like picking up the relics of their own commander and showing it off as a trophy.
"Khamur, the Black Eastar, the Shadow of the East, Deputy Commander of the Ringwraiths, and the Black Eastar, who has been famous since the Second Era, was defeated by a human for the first time on the battlefield today.
The commander was struck down, the army suffered heavy losses, and the soldiers of Mordor and Easterling had no will to fight again, even if the enemy had only one man.
The commander of Dongyi took the lead in retreating, not because he was afraid of the man in front of the city gate, but because he was afraid that there would be an ambush if he continued to move forward. At least the attack directly in front of the royal city was too strong, and even if he had to continue fighting, he had to take a detour to another direction.
The Dongyi commander thought a lot, but the Orcs thought less.
When Hamur, the second most powerful being among the Ringwraiths, was defeated, the shadow of domination he had attached to him also vanished. At this moment, the Orcs looked at Levi and the sword in his hand, and they felt as if their eyes were pricked by needles, the sharpness was too much.
The behemoths and Olog did not know what fear was, but after experiencing the bombing, most of them were injured even if they were not dead, and they seemed a little cowardly.
"Waste, a bunch of waste!"
The leader Uruk was furious, but when his eyes met that man, and even when he saw him take a step toward him, he shuddered all over like the Orcs and quickly retreated several steps.
"Great, we may have avoided a war and succeeded in weakening the enemy's power."
"Aren't you surprised, Faro..."
Phew.
As Alataar was speaking, suddenly a sharp sword pierced through his back and reached his chest, leaving bright blood all over it.
！ ！ Faloddan, sensing something strange, turned around quickly and saw a tall Khand in gorgeous armor drawing his sword angrily and kicking Alatar off the high wall.
A heavy fall sounded from below.
"You damned bewitching wizard!"
The Khan of Khan had exacted his revenge.
Levi quickly ran over, first pried open Alatar's mouth, took out a bottle of regeneration potion and poured it into it, then took out a golden apple and stuffed it into his mouth .
This time it’s not a fake, this guy really lost blood.
"You should eat quickly."
“Mmmmm—”
Alatar rolled his eyes and struggled.
I'm going to choke to death!
"How dare you!"
Farodan drew his sword violently, and his companion was stabbed by the sharp blade beside him, but he was unaware of it.
Anger erupted from the vagrant's eyes, and this anger collided with the gaze of King Khan.
"Oh, anger."
The king shook off the blood on his sword and shouted, "Can your anger compare to mine?"
"I was controlled and manipulated by you like a little bug. I had no dignity at all... I didn't even know the army had reached the city gates."
"As a king, he lives such a humble life. Even his revenge is condemned!"
Farodan was speechless for a moment, and the anger on his face faded a lot.
It was not because he agreed with the king's words, but because he found that Alatar seemed to be fine.
After all, Levi is here.
“Ahem…”
Under the wall, Alatar wiped his mouth, covered his chest, and stood up again.
He shouted, "Khand king, if it were not for me, how could your country be as prosperous as it is today?"
"Even without mentioning the development of the country, and even yourself, if I hadn't come a few years ago, you would have been killed by your own brothers."
"shut up!"
The king was surprisingly angry.
"You have to accept reality, kid."
Alatar said calmly: "Among all your brothers and sisters, you have the worst willpower. Otherwise, you wouldn't have fallen to this point, let alone been helped up."
"Shut up!"
No longer caring about Farodan beside him, the king rushed down the city wall, walked out of the gate and was about to give Alataal another blow.
Boom! A moment later, this burly king who looked strong on the outside but weak on the inside was knocked to the ground by Levi's car, and he no longer had the strength to pick up the sword.
As Levi raised his sword, Alatar suddenly stood in front of him.
"That's enough, Levi. It's my request."
“…”
"Okay, I won't interfere in your private affairs."
"There are already enough people who have fallen under my sword, and I don't need one more."
Alatar bowed slightly, and the king behind him clenched his fists and remained silent.
Boom! "Hmm?"
Several people suddenly turned and looked in another direction.
Behind the royal city, south of Khand.
Boom! War drums sounded, horns blew, and the earth shook.
The three of them looked at each other, and without caring about the autistic king on the ground and the two armies that were defeated in front of the city, they hurriedly ran to the back of the royal city.
Huge war elephants, various siege weapons, a large number of soldiers, and the mysterious Ringwraiths leading the army in the front and the generals behind them...
"Haradrim!"
Alatar's heart tightened.
"A third army... why?"
"Do you have any more of those exploding red cubes?"
"No more. All used up."
Levi spread his hands.
"What should we do then?"
This is really out of the frying pan... and into the fire.
"My intelligence never showed any trace of this army. There was no sign. It was as if they suddenly decided to come here."
"Maybe, it might be directed at me."
Levi pointed at himself.
"you?"
"I've always wanted to ask, I didn't really cut you before, right?"
"Yes, it was never me you fought back, but the shadow of the enemy."
“…He saw you.”
"He saw me."
"That's why we had to send more people."
For Levi, he is not afraid of having many enemies or few friends, but he is afraid that the enemy will come suddenly, while he is neither in the territory nor has the resources, and does not have enough time to prepare.
"So what?"
Under the gaze of the two men, Levi walked out of the South Gate, drew his sword, and faced the army.
The three leading Ringwraiths broke away from the team and rushed over, then suddenly disappeared in the distance.
Alatar raised his sword high in the back and shouted again: "Show yourself!"
Then three figures appeared beside Levi, and at the same time three Morgul blades slashed towards him.
Ding! The long sword blocked one of the attacks, and Levi took out his wooden shield and blocked the second one with a clang.
As for the third attack, an ancient tomb sword blocked it and repelled it.
The Ringwraiths screamed, but it did not affect Levi or the people around him at all.
"I said I would not be affected by fear again."
"It's time for revenge..."
Farodin raised his head high and stared at the Ringwraiths who were fighting with him.
On the other side, after Alatar cast the spell, he took a deep breath with great effort, and raised his sword to face a Ringwraith.
Boom! The next second, flames rose, and Levi stepped on the Ringwraith's armor and pulled the nemesis out of it.
Then, grabbing the Morgul blade that pierced his chest, he grabbed the hand of another Ringwraith, turned around and chopped off his helmet.
The momentum was so fierce that even Alatar was stunned for a moment.
The Ringwraiths can be strong or weak at the same time. Their specific strength depends on whether the person fighting them is afraid of them.
When there is not a trace of fear in a person's heart, the dark magic of the Ringwraiths will be completely ineffective, and they will be just some stronger warriors to that person.
“Ahhh!”
Farodin swung his sword vigorously, igniting the Ringwraith in front of him, then pressed forward and killed it with another sword.
All three ring spirits were destroyed.
“That’s amazing.”
Alatar couldn't help but admire it.
"Any one of these Ringwraiths can crush the mortal army, because mortal weapons cannot pose any threat to them. They can only wait for the slaughter in fear."
"But..."
He looked at the Barrow Sword in Faloddan's hand - a blessed relic of the ancient kingdom.
Without this special weapon, ordinary attacks would not be able to hit the Ringwraiths at all.
But the effectiveness of the weapon was one thing, and the courage of this Dunedain was another.
As for the other person.
I decided not to watch it.
The remains of the Ringwraiths dissipated in the wind.
Having lost the shadow and protection of the Ringwraiths, Harald's army seemed a little confused. However, this confusion only lasted for a moment, and was dispersed in the blink of an eye by the general's roar.
The morale bonus brought by the Ringwraiths is just a guarantee. It does not mean that the army will immediately collapse without the Ringwraiths.
Those who can kill the Ringwraiths are certainly powerful, but those present are all warriors who have seen blood, not to mention they have an overwhelming advantage in numbers. What's so scary?
This feeling continued until the black-armored warrior took the initiative to attack him.
Whoosh——
An ender pearl traveled a long distance and landed accurately at the general's feet. The moment it landed and completed the teleportation, Levi immediately made an upward move and knocked Harad's general and his horse flying.
The surrounding soldiers were startled and found that there was an enemy next to them.
It's just too late.
Whether it is a horse or a human, when the flames burn on their bodies, their fate is sealed.
"How dare you!"
Caught off guard, Harald's general fell down quite suddenly. There was no time to mourn, and his deputy took over the command immediately. At his signal, the surrounding soldiers dispersed immediately, and a war elephant came running over from the back, trampling on the ground, raising its huge front legs and crushing the air to smash down.
Boom!
The rune shield was shattered, and the emergency mechanism of the belt was triggered, bursting out with a powerful impact that directly knocked the war elephant to the ground, and the people around it were knocked far away.
With a "whoosh", the nemesis broke through the thick skin of the war elephant and slashed all the way from head to tail. The dazzling and powerful flames ignited the war elephant lying on the ground and the collapsed tower full of archers and spearmen on it.
Levi drew out his sword, which was still smooth and without a trace of blood.
He walked out of the flames.
"The Demonic Eye..."
"Demon, monster..."
"monster!!"
"Shut up!"
The deputy commander of the Harad army immediately stopped the shouting people, but he himself could not help but retreat.
What was that? The invincible mammoth war elephant was killed by a man with a sword?
And in such an incredible way...
A Ringwraith can fight against an entire army alone, but the one in front of him can fight against several Ringwraiths alone.
Levi took a step forward, and the deputy commander immediately shouted: "Kill! Kill him!!!"
The soldiers rushed towards an existence they could not understand in panic, with a pale and powerless urging behind them.
At the end of the Second Age, when the combined forces of humans and elves rushed towards Sauron, would they feel the same way? "No, each of them knew what they were going to do, and they all had the determination and courage to die, and you were just deceived and driven to the battlefield by the despicable man - in order to achieve his shameful goals."
"Damn it, I won't allow you to insult our God!"
As if they understood what Levi meant, the surrounding Harad soldiers became extremely angry, so angry that the fear caused by the unknown person in front of them disappeared.
They rushed forward.
…
An Eastern historian recorded that an unrecognizable warrior came to the East. He destroyed the armies of Mordor and the Easterlings, killed the Eastern Shadow Hamur at the foot of King Khand's city, and killed all the Ringwraiths who came to support him. Harad's elephants and army tried to stop him, but obviously, they failed.
In the end, all the troops gathered here evacuated, and no one knew where the warrior went in the end or how he left.
Oh, and he also defeated the King of Khan.
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