Outside the Moriath Pit

"If this is the outer wall of the Moriath Pit, then where is the entrance?" Zhao Mian asked, looking at the obvious man-made structure in front of him, "I don't see any entrances here for people to enter. Gandalf, are you sure that the passage of time has caused the entrance to Moria's pit to be buried in rocks and dirt?"

"I don't think so. "Dwarven buildings are never buried in dirt, they always change everything around them to stone. However, the existence itself is a secret door, it is very hidden, and we need to find its location carefully. ”

"Well, okay. But that's not good news, Gandalf - you know, it's going to be dark again. Zhao Mian shook his head helplessly, pointed to his head and said--the sun in the sky has already glowed red, and the twilight has come, "When the moon is high in the clouds, our old friends will come to report again, and those wild wolves are still following us, and they have no intention of leaving." ”

"The doors made by the dwarves are closed without a trace. "If you forget their secrets, you won't even be able to open them by their original owners." ”

"But the secret of this door is not only known to dwarves. Gandalf turned his head to look at the group, "Unless too much has changed, people who know the inside story can still find something to see." ”

The gate to the pit was easy to find - because it was between the only two trees, it was so striking that it was as if a sign had been hung at the doorway. But to everyone's surprise, the door wouldn't open.

That's right, it can't be opened, just like modern people generally install heavy security doors in their homes, the gate of the Moria's pit is also a very thick security door, this door is applied to some kind of powerful spell, the light of the moon provides it with the driving force, and it needs to say the corresponding secret words to be able to move forward- Unfortunately, Gandalf, who had thought he would be able to find the door quickly, had miscalculated, and was now sulking at the gate, for after he had tried all the possible whispers and any language he had used in Middle-earth, the gate had not even reacted at all.

The morale of the crowd was not very high, and the only one who seemed a little happy was Sam, because then he would be able to stay with the pony Bill longer - well, if Gandalf couldn't find a way to get into Moria, he might be able to stay together longer.

The howls of wolves could be heard in the distance, and the creatures were not far away, but the beasts that lurked in the darkness could not travel long during the day, so the expedition was able to pull some distance - though the distance was rapidly decreasing.

Pony Bill was visibly frightened by the scream, and he neighed in some fright, trying to break free of his reins, but Sam immediately ran over to calm him down—and he was glad that they had unloaded all their salutes, for it was clear that a horse could not enter the mine.

"Don't let it run away!" said Boromo, "It seems that if the wolf does not surround us again, we may still need its help." I hate this damn lake!" he picked up a rock and threw it into the lake in anger.

The stone fell into the lake like this, but at the same time, there was a sound of snoring and bubbling from the lake. Huge ripples erupted from where the rock had fallen, and began to slowly swell towards the cliff.

"Boromo, why are you doing this?" Frodo said, "I hate this place too. I don't know why, but it's not because of the wolves, it's not because of the dark pits, it's something else. I'm scared of this black lake, it's better not to disturb it!"

"I hope we can get out of here quickly!" Merry said.

"Why didn't Gandalf hurry up and find a solution?" said Pippin.

"Quiet! something is wrong!" Zhao Mian roared in a low voice, grabbing the back collars of the two hobbits and placing them behind him, then removed Safras from his back, holding it tightly, his eyes fixed on the dark lake, "Whatever you just did, Boromo." We've all got into trouble with a being we shouldn't be messed with, and I can feel a huge creature waking up at the bottom of the lake, its heart is slowly becoming strong and powerful, and we might be in trouble!"

"Everybody get closer to this gate!" cried Aragorn—not because he had spotted a threat at the bottom of the lake, but because wolves had already appeared on the shores of the lake, and the beasts were rapidly approaching everyone under the cover of night.

Suddenly, the wizard jumped up and startled everyone. He's laughing!"I've got it!" he shouted! "yes, yes! It's so simple, like most puzzles, the answer is in the question!"

"Mellon!" Gandalf shouted, a large gate reflecting the light of the moon appeared in front of everyone, and a gorgeous portico emerged from the rock, which slowly parted from the center and opened outwards until both doors were fully open, and Zhao Mian could see a staircase climbing up the door, but it was too dark to see clearly.

"Anyway, it's a good thing to find a way to open the door - hurry up and get in! while those wild wolves and the guys in the water haven't arrived yet!" Everyone looked at this scene in front of them in a daze, because it was really very beautiful and emotional, but Zhao Mian didn't, Zhao Mian, who had seen a lot of more peculiar landscapes, was more concerned about the thing in the water at this time, and the thing in the water was about to surface, and those wild wolves were also moving closer to this side.

Zhao Mian's voice woke everyone up, Sam let go of the reins in his hand, and Pony Bill hissed as if he knew his way and disappeared into the darkness from the other side, while the rest of the people tacitly picked up the luggage they should have borne on Bill's body, and then walked towards the door that had faded and was now like an ancient beast with its open mouth.

But it wasn't that simple - some kind of creature that had been lurking in the dark for an unknown amount of time finally showed its form on the surface of the lake, but what didn't match the huge size was that it didn't show any movement, even the wild wolves that were getting closer and closer could not escape Aragorn's detection, but the huge creature silently stretched out its tentacles from under the water, and then grabbed Frodo's right leg at the moment when everyone didn't react!

"Whew. The sound was not pleasant, it was like cutting some rotten leather with a sharp sword, Zhao Mian, who was always paying attention to the movement of the lake, was the first to react, and he thought of a corresponding way in an instant, and at that moment Grossag replaced Safras, who had been holding tightly, and appeared on the path of the charge, and he quickly cut off the tentacle that was trying to drag Frodo into the lake - but then more tentacles appeared in front of him.

The lilac tentacles, which radiated some kind of evil brilliance under the moonlight, waved wildly in the night sky, as if they had been hurt by a sudden blow, and then they all reached out to Zhao Mian - or Frodo in Zhao Mian's arms. In an instant, those tentacles were in front of him, and Zhao Mian could even ask if it was the lake itself or the stench of mucus secreted by this thing.

Zhao Mian held the sword in one hand, swung the big sword vigorously to cut off the two nearest tentacles, and then took advantage of the remaining tentacles to shrink, quickly turned around, and threw Frodo over with the direction of the door in his memory-and then the situation that appeared in his field of vision proved the reliability of his memory, and Aragorn caught Frodo inside the door, while Gandalf was shouting something.

"Huh!" Like a powerful crossbow fired, the moment Zhao Mian threw Frodo out, the creature in the water let out a huge roar, as if venting its anger, it revealed its true body from the lake - the huge body that occupied most of the lake made the other creatures look extraordinarily small, and the wild wolves left here under its shadow without making a sound. And its tentacles, like sharp arrows, were pulled out of the lake and shot towards the gate, but it was too big, too greedy, too many tentacles to achieve its purpose, and it was furious to tear open a bigger opening—but it collapsed the whole gate.

"Well, it's just the two of us now. Zhao Mian held the big sword in his hand tightly, looked at the enemy covering the sky in front of him, and said loudly.