The next morning was the summer solstice, as beautiful and fresh as everyone dreamed. There is not a single cloud in the blue sky, and the sun is reflected on the pure water.

Thorin's map, with the help of King Elron, had to take a short break to reach the Lonely Mountain before the day of Turin, and set off again.

The misty mountains ahead are dangerous, with many roads leading into the mountains and many passages leading over them. Most of the roads are just deceptive dead ends, inhabited by terrifying creatures or evil hidden in the shadows.

The dwarves and hobbits, led by the wise advice of Elrond and the knowledge and experience of Leemu and Gandalf, set out on the right path and walked through the pass to safety.

For a long time after they left the valley, they kept climbing up. The road is very difficult and quite rough, and the twists and turns are quite annoying.

At this time, they looked back at the land they had left before, and it had been left far at the foot of the mountain, and in the far west, everything had melted into the blue horizon.

Bilbo knew that it was his homeland, and all the comforts and safety of place, as well as his little hobbit cave. He shivered, the mountains were getting colder and colder, and the cold wind blowing through the crevices of the rocks was getting more and more bitter.

Sometimes, the scorching summer sun melts the snow on the mountains, causing boulders to roll down with earth-shattering momentum, sometimes bypassing them, sometimes flying over their heads.

At night, the wind was bitterly cold, and everyone did not dare to speak loudly, or even sing, because the echo was terrifying. The tranquility of the mountains doesn't seem to like to be disturbed, and the only thing that holds this privilege is the sound of snow rushing, strong winds howling, and rock cracking.

Ever since the dragons drove humans away from the land, orcs have begun to expand secretly after the Battle of the Moria Pits. Even with the advice of a good man like Elond and a wise wizard plan like Gandalf, traveling in such a dangerous place could still be problematic.

After Rivendell, the good days are finally over, and all kinds of hardships and dangers await them. Although Li Mu knew, he couldn't stop it, so he could only order Brilina and the other three dark elves to disperse in the team and protect these dwarves.

Although it was impossible for the group to cross the towering snow-capped mountains unscathed and easily, Li Mu also tried his best to make the preparations, walking beside Bilbo with Gandalf, sandwiching Bilbo in the middle, just in case.

However, no matter how completely prepared, they couldn't prevent an accident from happening, Li Mu and the others encountered a storm, in fact, this was not just a storm, it was a huge thunderstorm at all.

Lightning struck the lonely peaks, and the mountains shook with them, and the deafening thunder mercilessly burrowed into all the caverns and crevices, and the darkness was filled with many noises and sudden blinding lights.

Li Mu and the others were trapped beside the towering mountain wall, with sharp cliffs on one side and a bottomless dark abyss on the other. Li Mu and the others barely found a big stone on the top as a shelter in the dark night, so they could only huddle on the surface of the blanket trembling.

When Bilbo went out to spy on the lightning, he found that the golems in the valley had also come out to join in the fun, throwing boulders at each other as a game, and would also throw the rocks into the darkness below, smash the trees in the valley, or explode them into pieces in a thunderous manner.

Even with the Qi Hope Technique and Yin and Yang Eyes, Li Mu still didn't find the breath of the stone giant, something like a dead thing, when it didn't move, it was really a stone mountain, without the slightest breath of life.

The thunderstorm weather is bad enough, I didn't expect the stone giant to jump out to join in the fun, but fortunately, I and the others are estimated to be ants in the eyes of the stone giant, and I don't have time to pay attention to myself and others when I throw boulders to play. It's just that the immortals fight, the mortals suffer, and the aftermath of the stone giant's play is not something that Li Mu and the others can easily deal with.

Wind and rain were blowing from all directions, and the rock didn't provide any protection. Soon, Li Mu and the others became soaking wet, and the ponies were also hanging their heads and wailing with their tails in their hands, and they could hear the giant's triumphant and terrifying laughter in the valley.

"It can't go on like this!"

Soaking wet, looking at the stone giant, Thorin finally couldn't help but say, "Even if we don't get blown away, drowned, or killed by lightning, we may be kicked into the air by the giant as a football." ”

"Okay, if you know what to do, take us over!" Gandalf was frustrated, and unhappy with the giants' actions.

Wizards are also human beings, but they know more than ordinary people. In front of this invincible stone giant, not only Gandalf felt depressed, but Li Mu had no choice but to grasp the two-handed axe, leaning on the weight of a few hundred catties, standing firmly on the cliff and saying: "Teacher, Thorin, don't make any noise, I'll let Kadore find a better shelter, there is no way to stay here." ”

Kadore was the master shooter who followed Li Mu, at least ten times his age, but he looked very young on the outside. With the expert sorcerer plus the master or the uncle and nephew, they are all experienced adventurers.

Soon, Cadore was hunched over and clinging to the mountain wall.

"I found a dry cave. Just a short distance from the next turn, ponies and everyone can squeeze in. ”

"Have you thoroughly investigated the cave?" Gandalf was well aware that the caves in these mountains were often occupied by the first inhabitants.

"Yes, really! Actually, the cave isn't that big, and I haven't gone very far. ”

Of course, that's the most dangerous part of the caves: you don't know how deep they are, or where the passage will lead and what's waiting inside.

But compared to the current dilemma, the news from Cadore is good enough. Therefore, Li Mu and the others immediately began to pack their things and prepare to leave.

The wind was still howling, the lightning was still fierce, and it took them a lot of effort to get the ponies away. Sure enough, I didn't go far before I came to a place where a large rock jutted out of the mountain path.

After everyone finally entered the cave, the wind and rain outside sounded less serious, and the giant's roar didn't seem to be so threatening. Still, the cautious Gandalf was not willing to take any risks. He lit the staff and explored the cavern thoroughly by the light of the staff.

Gandalf's carefulness reminded Li Mu that under the scanning of Li Mu's yin and yang eyes, there was indeed something wrong with this cave. But there was a threat from the Golem outside, and Li Mu didn't want to go out and suffer, so he informed Gandalf and Thorin and built a defensive circle around the cave.

Under the careful arrangement, everyone took turns to rest and recuperate.

Sure enough, in the second half of the night, when a gap was just revealed in the rock wall of the cave, Li Mu picked up his two-handed axe, shouted loudly to wake up the people who were pretending to sleep, and killed the half-orcs who were preparing for a night attack.