Chapter 271: Strong Persuasion
Saruman, who was far away in Isengard, didn't know it yet, but even the things he was curious about and wanted to eat were made into a list and reported to him.
As for other spies, almost every one of them has their every action monitored in reverse.
Sometimes the scary thing is not that you know nothing, but that what you know is what others want you to know.
It would be unwise to attempt to reach out to Eriador.
"How come it's been so long and there's still no news?"
In the tower of Orthanc, Saruman felt uneasy.
"You guys who eat free meals, you better not let me catch you slacking off."
Complaints aside, daily life still has to go on.
At night, just as Saruman was about to take a break from his day-long research, there was a knock on the tower door.
Saruman turned over and ignored it.
Boom, boom, boom! Saruman covered his ears.
Boom boom boom boom…
Bang! The huge noise shook Saruman's whole body.
He took a deep breath, gripped his cane, and walked quickly down the stairs.
When he reached the hall, the wizard in white robes almost couldn't breathe.
"What about my big door!?"
"In my hand."
The figure he least wanted to see answered his words.
"You'd better put it back!"
"What if I don't?"
The two stared at each other.
Finally, perhaps out of some sense of guilt, Saruman gave in a little, and said word by word:
"Don't even think about opening my door next time."
"It's just a door. I can always get you a better one, but I'm not here to discuss this with you."
The cold wind blew in through the door, bringing with it some bad premonitions.
"what are you up to?"
"You'll have to ask the spies you sent."
Levi stepped closer to Saruman and said, "My revenge never takes overnight."
"So this is why you take down the gate at night?"
"I don't know what the grudge is between us."
Saruman said angrily, "You have been the one who has been abusing me unilaterally all along, and I have never asked you to settle the score. Yet, you are trying to make some so-called hatred out of nowhere and make me uncomfortable?"
"Stop it, or I will let you see the true majesty of being Istar!"
"You can continue to be stubborn."
Levi stood at a suitable distance and said, "But your spy confessed everything."
"You've been talking about spies since a while ago. I didn't even know there was such a thing."
Saruman was still stubborn.
"It doesn't matter. Whether you admit it or not, I've already confirmed that it was you who did it."
Li Wei raised his head and said, "You have to understand one thing. I don't need you to admit any fault. Even if I say now that I am just looking for trouble, what can you do?"
"Then you are too arrogant."
Saruman slammed his staff to the ground and was really angry.
Levi stared at him and said seriously, "I'm warning you for the last time. If you admit your mistake now and promise not to do it again, I can forgive you. Just treat it as a visit today. I'll also fix the door for you and we can sit down and talk."
"But if you continue to refuse to admit what you have done, and even dare to do some bad things in secret, then don't blame me for being ruthless."
Having said that, everything has been made clear.
However, how could a person who is extremely arrogant, conceited, and self-important, and who claims to be of noble status and unrivaled, bow his head because of a few words? "It seems that my past indulgence and courtesy have given you too much confidence."
Saruman said grimly: "Today I will teach you a lesson, so that you will know what courtesy and humility are."
"Oh, really?"
Levi slowly drew out his sword, and his nemesis glowed blindingly.
Hmm? Did it light up just now? "Then try it."
Saruman's robe fluttered in the wind, and he looked very majestic.
Levi's attention was drawn back, and he raised the tip of his sword, pointing it directly at Saruman.
"How many times have we fought?"
"It's hard to say. We've been at loggerheads since we met."
"It is time to bring this to an end, Saruman."
"Oh."
Saruman snorted and raised his staff.
"You're right. It's time you learned a lesson."
"Remember—this is my tower, Levi!"
Boom! Saruman roared and pointed his staff forward, and a huge pressure came roaring. The surrounding flames were extinguished in an instant, and all kinds of ornaments and pendants in the hall were blown away by the huge force, smashing against the walls and the ground.
Even the vision became darker.
This is the anger of the white-robed wizard. As long as he is still in this tower, even if all the Ringwraiths gather together, they can't do anything to him.
As Saruman said, this is his home ground.
The rune shield lit up, helping Levi resist the tremendous pressure.
Levi took a bite of the golden apple, and a layer of light golden shield emerged.
Saruman felt distressed when he saw this behavior. A guy ate a golden apple without hesitation even though he was not hurt!
Whoosh——
A pearl was thrown towards Saruman, and Saruman dodged instinctively. The next moment, with a flash of purple particles, Levi instantly appeared in front of him.
Saruman's eyes widened, and he quickly raised his cane, using the cane's hard material to fight Levi with a sword.
This time it was Levi who was surprised, as the two swordsmen were evenly matched.
Ding! Sparks flew, and the sound of metal hitting metal echoed in the hall. The two men fought in close combat several times, but Saruman was a wizard after all, not a real warrior. Soon he was beaten and could only roll to the side in embarrassment to avoid the incoming sword light.
Swoosh——
A sword energy came and cut off a corner of Saruman's sleeve.
Saruman quickly took several steps back and quickly created a safe distance of more than ten meters.
Levi was about to chase after him when he saw Saruman raise his staff again and yell, "Back off!"
The sound was like a rumbling thunder, and a large section of the rune shield was instantly dropped. The magic sound that was like a word coming out of a spell was also blocked outside and had no effect on him.
Seeing that his maximum-power magic sound had no effect, Saruman was really scared. Seeing Levi approaching, he quickly drew out a dagger to block his sword.
Just as the sword was about to hit his face, a sudden heat rose in the air, and flames swirled around his body. With a "bang", Levi's last shield was shattered, and he successfully retreated half a step.
As if realizing that he had broken something, Saruman quickly gave chase again, raising his staff and shouting, "Raise it!"
Then Levi felt an upward pressure, and that force forced him to rise.
But it didn't work.
The emergency shield was activated, successfully blocking the sudden attack of mental power.
"Why is that damn shield still there?!"
Saruman became anxious.
Boom!
He summoned a fireball as big as half a man's body and shot it towards Levi.
The raging flames exploded directly on Levi's body, igniting everything around him.
The rune shield was completely shattered.
After a long time, he was injured.
"You have reason to be proud of that."
Levi walked out of the flames, his body still burning with orange-red flames, which were burning his life.
He drank a bottle of fireproof potion and extinguished the troublesome fire on his body.
"Oh, really? I'm capable of more than that."
Saruman's face grew increasingly gloomy.
A wizard is, after all, a wizard, and a white-robed wizard with the most powerful magic.
He did have some reason to be proud of himself. If he were an Orc, he would have been smashed to pieces here long ago. Even a troll would have been on his knees with only his breath left after enduring such a round.
Wizards are fundamentally different from mortals.
Gandalf the Grey was able to die together with the Balrog, but Saruman the White had higher authority and greater magical power than him.
His intuitive combat power is stronger.
Squeak…
What's going on? Saruman suddenly raised his head and saw a small crimson creature flapping its wings above Levi, flying towards him.
"bat?"
"Nine Hells Flame Bat." Levi made a correction.
Saruman waved his staff disdainfully and knocked the Nine Hells Flame Bat that was rushing towards him to the ground.
Bang! The bat exploded, but the power was barely enough to make it look like nothing.
"This little trick..."
Just when he was about to laugh at Levi, he heard a lot of noises beside his ears.
In just a short while, Levi had cut several magic wands and summoned hundreds of Nine Hells Flame Bats.
This thing might not be very useful against large creatures like fire demons and behemoths, but it can be used for special attacks against humanoid enemies.
"You evil guy, you are so evil!"
Saruman's eyes widened, he raised his staff high, and pointed it at the Nine Hells Bats: "Get out of here!"
Boom! Hundreds of Nine Hells Flame Bats exploded at the same time, but were wiped out by his shout.
Levi quickly threw out an ender pearl.
He had to throw it, because he had no shield to protect him, and the shout just now knocked him back several steps. And that was because of the knockback resistance on his armor. If it were someone else, he would have been sent flying.
"Where are the people?"
When hundreds of Nine Hells Flame Bats exploded, the figure behind them disappeared.
Saruman's heart tightened.
Wait, that purple particle?
"Here."
A sinister voice came from behind.
Click.
A hand rested on Saruman's shoulder.
Hard to break free.
"If I catch you, you will suffer a lot today, Saruman."
"Wait, Levi, we can discuss this..."
As he was speaking, Saruman suddenly turned around and launched a sneak attack on Levi. The huge mental power almost made Levi's feet leave the ground.
Fortunately, the rune shield was replenished in time, and that replenishment temporarily blocked the mental power for him, allowing him to launch a sprint sword skill and rush directly in front of Saruman.
This time, Levi didn't dare to be careless anymore and used all his skills.
The Tower of Orthanc was not peaceful tonight. There were many noises coming from inside, including fire, thunder, light, explosions, and the sound of something breaking.
It has to be said that a wizard in his own home court is indeed difficult to beat.
But unfortunately, the wizard's opponent has the ability to change the terrain of his home court.
Given enough time, he can gradually turn the enemy's home ground into his own.
Bang! In the end, the white figure was knocked to the ground by a punch.
Looking towards the interior of the tower again, I saw that the entire hall, from the gate to the stairs, had become unrecognizable, with traces of burning flames and lightning everywhere, as well as many temporary blocks used for tiptoeing or shielding.
In 2954, Saruman promised not to send spies to Wayford or any city in the Free Cities, nor would he do anything that would threaten the Free Cities as a whole.
In the years that followed, even the Dunlendings grew cautious and refrained from harassing the borders of Rohan through Isengard.
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