Chapter 364: Besieged on Three Sides
"Why hasn't Levi come back yet?"
While Levi was heading to the Northern Wasteland, at an outpost belonging to the Free Cities west of Dol Guldur, Elrond and Glorfindel met the brown-robed wizard Radagast.
This animal-loving wizard is one of the most powerful sources of intelligence for the liberal forces.
All birds and beasts can be Radagast's eyes and ears, and even Saruman has to rely on him to get information, even though he dislikes Radagast in his heart.
The two sides had already agreed to meet here.
At this moment, an army has gathered here that is enough to resist the evil creatures that emerged from Dol Guldur, but there is still one person missing.
Levi, he is the main force of the rescue operation, and the army gathered here is also commanded by him. It would be difficult to do things if he didn't come.
On this side, facing Levi's delay and Elrond's questioning, Radagast recalled: "The great eagles told me that he went north, to a place further north than the Grey Mountains."
"Norther than the Grey Mountains... I only know of one place."
Elrond, wearing a set of shining fine armor and fully armed in a fighting posture, frowned and said a place name covering a fairly large area: "Northern Wasteland."
"That's not a nice place. What is he doing there?"
"have no idea."
Radagast shook his head and said:
"The eagles' sight cannot penetrate to the back of the mountain. There are still some evil forces left there, and the environment is too harsh. There are almost no small animals living there. No birds, insects, or beasts can pass through. I can't find any information."
"It looks like he won't be back for a while."
Elrond thought for a moment and said, "But we still have to act as usual. I'm afraid some unexpected changes will occur over time."
"Alert - prepare to meet the enemy!!"
The conversation between the two was interrupted by a shout and the sound of warning fireworks.
They looked up along with the guards and saw large shadows floating in the forest. Some of them were walking on the ground, while others were climbing on the trees, causing the trees to shake and rustle.
"How dare they take the initiative!"
Just as the deputy commander of the army designated by Levi was preparing to lead his men to meet the enemy, the monsters that emerged suddenly changed direction. They did not rush towards the outpost in the Anduin Valley, but suddenly turned south and headed towards other places.
"wrong."
The deputy commander immediately saw their intention.
That direction is exactly the two cities built in Beihetao.
Although the defenses of these two fortifications are not as good as those of important locations such as the Valley City or Roadside Fort, as important transportation hubs, they are also very strong.
Looking at the army that came out of Dol Guldur, even if you take the Orcs, Ologs, Spiders and Wargs out, there are only about 10,000 of them at most. Although it can be considered a big trouble, there is absolutely no way they can capture the two cities.
Maybe it's a bit arrogant to say this, but they used to just give it away.
But over the years, the deputy commander had learned from Levi and historical experience that these Oak masters were by no means fools.
They won't do meaningless things. Either their death is to achieve more valuable goals, or...
They were just one of the armies attacking.
An eagle's cry sounded in the air. Radagast looked up and saw a big eagle circling and descending, bringing information to everyone.
"It is true."
The deputy commander understood.
Not only Dol Guldur, Mordor also showed his claws. From the Black Gate, a large army marched northwest along the Brown Land, heading straight for the two fortified cities. With them were several Ringwraiths flying in the sky.
This is intended to sandwich Dogur from both sides.
But it seems more than that.
Daying continued to tell the news.
"etc…"
"I understand the host of Mordor, but what do you mean by an Orcish host that has bypassed Rohan's patrols along the border of Fangorn Forest and reached the North Bridge?"
Where did this come from? A three-sided attack? Not only the deputy commander, but also Elrond and Glorfindel were a little confused.
"It looks like Levi's territory is in some trouble."
Elrond immediately stepped forward and said, "We can't just sit there and watch."
Glorfindel also stood up and nodded in agreement.
It was a good opportunity for Mordor to come this time, as reinforcements happened to be arriving here.
Although strictly speaking there were only two people, but judging from the light shining on one of them, it would be considered quite courageous for the Ringwraiths to dare to come even one step closer.
"The enemy numbers have exceeded expectations."
However, Levi did not return.
Thinking of the instructions Levi gave before he left, the deputy commander immediately made a decision. He took the army, together with Elrond and Glorfindel, and took a detour to the two cities in the north and south Hetao to defend the city urgently.
At the same time, the entire Rhovanian also began to mobilize.
It only took a few days for the unrest to occur, and all territories east of the Misty Mountains entered a state of war.
And at this time, in the Northern Wasteland.
Following his inner guidance, when the fireworks in his backpack were almost used up, Levi fell from the sky and walked for a while before finally reaching his destination.
It was a huge bottomless pit, the kind where even if you threw a stone into it you wouldn't hear any sound.
Very deep.
Something was creeping up on the edge of the vague darkness.
A malicious force from ancient times burst out from the deep pit and rushed straight to the top of his head.
For the first time in a long time, Levi felt some fighting spirit in his heart, and his body became slightly tense.
brush--
The Dragon Flame Steel Greatsword was drawn out and the evil creatures that were crawling up were knocked down one by one. They fell with flames on their bodies, but there was no sound for a long time, as if they were just falling.
“It’s a bit dangerous.”
This is not a solution. We can't just let them keep climbing up.
After thinking for a while, Levi put away his sword, took out his pickaxe, and started mining materials on the spot.
Half a month later, the pit was completely closed, and a brand new fortress stood on it, with dozens of iron golems wandering around inside, and they would guard this place forever.
In this desolate and cold territory where no one visits and only the wind and snow howl.
"That's it for now."
Levi stopped for now.
It’s not that I don’t want to make more iron golems, it’s mainly because I didn’t bring that much iron. Even the pumpkins were grown on site.
Boom, boom…
There were knocking sounds coming from below the fortress, and Levi knew that this kind of suppression was not a long-term solution.
So he took a deep breath, clenched his fists, raised the torch and walked towards the bottomless pit, going all the way down.
No one knew how long this downward movement lasted, even Levi himself was a little confused.
This place is two extremes from the snowfield outside. The snowfield is all white, while the deep pit is pure darkness. Only the road under your feet can be seen.
In the deep pit, Levi was the only one emitting light.
I don't know how many eyes were cast towards him, but because of instinctive fear or some other factors, they turned their backs and did not rashly launch an attack.
The boring journey lasted for a long time.
Finally, when Levi was a little exhausted, some light came out from underground.
(End of this chapter)
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