Chapter 178 Escape
"Estaire."
In an open space in Rivendell, Elrond called Aragorn, who was swinging his sword vigorously, over and said softly, "You know that in history there were many elves and humans who were good at fighting. Their achievements are unparalleled, and their names alone will make the enemy tremble with fear."
"There is one name among them that you must be familiar with - Ecthelion. He was the lord of the Wellspring family in ancient times. In a war that no elf wants to talk about, he killed two orc chieftains and three Balrogs with his own hands. Therefore, his name has been passed down from generation to generation as the war cry of the elves."
"Every time this name is mentioned, it makes Oak feel cold inside."
"When you face orcs in the future, you can also use this name as a battle cry to weaken their spirits before the battle."
Aragorn listened very carefully and nodded at the end.
"I remember that."
Just after saying this, he seemed to have thought of something and his face looked a little hesitant.
"What's wrong? Do you have any questions?"
Elrond gestured, "Just tell me what you want to say."
Then Aragorn said: 'If it is only necessary to call out the names of those who can terrify the Orcs, may I not call out the names of others before the battle?'
"sure."
Elrond answered in the affirmative, but felt a little curious after answering.
"I want to know, who is the person you are referring to...?"
"Levi."
——
"Levi!"
Bard chopped down more than a dozen goblins along the way and rushed to the cave entrance.
"Promise me that you will discuss this with me next time."
This kind of temperamental operation can be said to be more human than machine. When the computer makes decisions, it knows that if the weapon distance is not enough, it will switch to long-range first.
This guy is good, he just got on with it.
"Fortunately nothing happened this time."
Looking at the army behind him, Bud also breathed a sigh of relief.
Under the demonstration of some veterans, the new recruits who were participating in combat for the first time quickly adapted to the rhythm and began to kill the enemy bravely and efficiently.
Bud couldn't help but say, "It's a miracle that no one fell down after such a fight."
Although charging may seem a bit of a joke, if you think about it, it is still effective.
Levi was like a fear bomb. He threw it forward and the goblin formation was scattered.
It's always a good idea to throw it to him before starting a battle next time.
"Of course not, and there won't be."
Levi said without moving his head: "I've been watching."
Bud was stunned.
Indeed, since Levi rushed over, he did not go any further, but kept observing the overall situation on the battlefield.
With his care, casualties are unlikely to occur.
Judging from the results alone, it seems unexpectedly good.
"That won't work either."
Bud shook his head.
"You must go to class after this, and I will arrange for you to have the best teacher I can find..."
Levi's heart suddenly tightened.
Attend class?
"The wind is a bit strong."
"you…"
"Levi!"
At this time, Thorin also ran over.
"Beautiful, you are braver than the bravest dwarf I have ever seen."
Even more reckless than the most reckless dwarf.
As if he had seen a savior, Levi hurried over and said, "Same to you."
At this moment, the goblins pouring out of the cave had been almost completely wiped out. They were already at a disadvantage, and their leader was shot dead by Bard with an arrow. The remaining goblins were immediately like headless flies and were cleanly and neatly eliminated in the chaos.
When the goblins in the cave saw the powerful army, they did not dare to charge forward and retreated one after another.
Although somewhat unexpected, after this incident, the soldiers had some experience in dealing with sudden close combat, and also experienced the ferocity of the goblins.
Everyone's sword was stained with goblin blood.
“They went back.”
At this moment, there were no more goblins standing on this extremely wide road. The soldiers regrouped and waited for further instructions.
Bard looked at the restless shadows in the cave and said, "The next step is the key."
"It's our turn."
Thorin came forward with a group of dwarves.
Except for a few relatively spacious passages, the rest of the Orc town is winding and often not very high. To be honest, these places are not suitable for human soldiers to fight.
At this time, combat methods and strategies become very important.
If there were dwarves in the tunnel, this army would be in great danger and not many would be able to come out.
but--
"No matter how fierce they are, they are just a group of goblins."
Dwalin raised his axe and said, "At first, we only had a dozen people fighting in there, but now we have 3,500 people."
Although it is true, this guy completely omitted the presence of Levi and Gandalf at the time.
In front of the cave, several people began to discuss how to fight.
"The goblins aren't very smart. Maybe the environment inside the cave has become complicated enough because of their excavation, but the structure is definitely not too clever. We saw it with our own eyes."
"Smoke, fire, and water will always work."
There was no time for the goblins to buffer or rest.
The elite army marched along the road towards the Orc town.
To be fair, although this army is not too large in number, its composition is quite luxurious.
Not to mention the equipment, just the commander and his deputies who are responsible for leading the army, as well as the dwarves who serve as guides, none of them are simple, and each of them can lead an army to fight alone.
The gold content is extremely high.
So what about the opponent?
They have lost even their leader.
The next step is either to be expelled, flee in all directions, or be completely annihilated.
This is a foregone conclusion, there is no other option.
——This place, one of the important bases of the orcs, which has harmed countless pedestrians and plundered countless human villages, will meet its end today.
Boom!
Deep underground, a pair of large eyes suddenly opened as a huge vibration sounded.
"What's that noise, grunt..."
The skinny little claws subconsciously touched his body, but did not find what he wanted.
"Oh - it was not a dream, my baby, it is really gone, damn, Gollum... damn thief..."
While cursing, Gollum suddenly sniffed.
"There's a strange smell, blood, and a burnt smell... What are those skinny, dry, and unpalatable goblins cooking, grunt..."
Crash, crash.
There was a sound of footsteps coming from somewhere, and it sounded a little heavy, not like that of goblins.
Gulu's eyes suddenly widened and he became alert.
"We should go check it out."
He said to himself.
Click.
Suddenly, several goblin corpses fell down, and Gollum was so frightened that he quickly took several steps back and hid behind a rock beside the pool.
"Food falling from the sky? Gulu... No, that's not right..."
Gollum did not come out rashly, but continued to hide behind, occasionally peeking out.
After a while, a voice approached.
"It's exactly as the Lord said. There's a natural cave inside."
“It’s amazing.”
Could it be that our lord can see through things?
"Stop chatting, don't let your guard down, and report the situation."
"Nothing remains."
The vanguard soldier glanced around the cave and skillfully called on the people behind him to retreat.
After a long time, there was no movement in the cave.
Just as Guru breathed a sigh of relief and was about to come out to see what was going on, a figure suddenly walked in.
As soon as he saw that person, Guru felt an inexplicable chill and his breathing became cautious.
"Why do I feel like I'm being watched..."
Levi looked around and suddenly raised his head to find a bat hanging at the top of the cave.
He walked forward a few steps until he reached the edge of the pond, then suddenly drew his bow and shot the bat down with an arrow.
Bats in Middle-earth are naturally evil and dark.
Who knows, it's someone else's spy. It's better to get rid of him if you see him.
Plop, plop.
Guru suppressed his rapidly beating heart and did not dare to take a breath until the man had left for a long time.
"We can't stay in this place any longer..."
"It's too dangerous, Gulu..."
"Where are we going?" he asked in a timid tone.
"It doesn't matter where you go, as long as you can't stay here..."
Another voice from the same body answered: "I can't bear it any longer. We should go find the thief, the damn thief who stole our treasure, gollum."
"Even if this hadn't happened, I should have gone to find him a long time ago. Yes, go to find him..."
"Find the hobbit, the one called Baggins..."
In 2944 of the Third Age, out of fear of the army of the Valley and desire for the One Ring, Gollum overcame his fear of the sun and the outside world and left the Misty Mountains.
(End of this chapter)
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