Chapter 017: Victory

When the last trolls on the battlefield fell. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Due to the sword in the face, its entire head was almost unconscious, several teeth fell into its throat, and it was difficult to breathe, and a large amount of blood foamed out of its mouth.

It may be that the teeth and blood are stuck in the throat, and when the Witch King of Angmar finishes its last pain, the trolls who whimpered and roared in their throats could only lie down with their mouths half open and swallow hard, their bodies convulsed and suddenly stiffened, and the blood in their mouths was spurted out, and the two broken fangs were finally spit out.

"We won, we won!"

Suddenly, there was a cheer among the apprentices.

After the bloody battle, many people could not contain their ecstasy, knelt on the ground, and kissed the bloodstained weapons on their hands.

Those who were injured were using their swords and pestles to the ground or leaning against the tree poles, and their whole bodies looked like a small grass that had just passed the cold winter and was enjoying the spring breeze. Half of his body trembled, and his mouth kept saying, "We have won......"

Sauron took the sword Bellinger had retrieved and withdrew its scabbard.

He struggled to move two steps to the left, and although his chest was not pleasant, and the sharp pain irritated his brain from his gums, Sauron did not let out the slightest snort.

Quietly accepting all this, Sauron's ears listened to the statistics of the Ringwraith's results, "Kill 97 trolls." Except for a dozen trolls who escaped, this is a brilliant record. ”

From the tone of the ring spirit, Sauron could hear that it was really reluctant to say that it was brilliant.

The dwarf Thorin's face showed the excitement of the victory. However, his smile could not hide the eyes that were already slightly moist. "Eight dwarves died, but they died as they deserved. Through today, let me know that the Dragon Court Woodland has a qualified lord! ”

Thorin didn't know what words to use to express how he felt at this time.

You can only use belated allegiance to make your firm position clear. "Dwarf Thorin, henceforth be loyal to your command."

It is an indisputable fact that the dwarves cannot survive in the green belly of the Black Mountain City. So no matter how stubborn the dwarves' pride may be, they do not rule out a human lord in such a situation, provided that he is qualified.

Wiping the corners of his mouth not only from the enemy's but also his own blood, Zoro nodded, his eyes scanning the ground back and forth, although the results were brilliant, he did not look happy at all.

His face was pale, and if you look closely, it is not difficult to find that at this moment, it is a pair of extremely uncalm eyes.

"Nine apprentices were killed and six were wounded."

Hearing the Ringwraith's count, Sauron sighed, "We couldn't have won without the sacrifices of the dwarves. If it were a group of professionals, it would be effortless to eliminate a group of inferior trolls. …… Today, in addition to the 8 Dwarven Warriors, we have lost 9 apprentices forever. ”

Under the gaze of everyone, Zoro wanted to say something, but the corners of his mouth twitched irregularly, but he couldn't hear a sound.

At this moment, an apprentice came to Sauron, his hands were covered with blood, and his eyes were full of excitement with tears.

"My lord, Craig is dead. And...... Moreover, Albertine is not dying. ”

Albertine, one of the apprentices, is a brave teenager.

When Sauron saw Albertin's injuries firsthand, his blood gushed out like a fountain, catching the few dwarves around him who tried to cover his wounds by surprise, and the blood gushed out like arrows.

Later, after serious treatment and wound dressing, his blood was still draining drop by drop!

Looking at Yasuo, Albertine left his last words, "Leave my body where I fought bloodily, and where I die, my place will be." In this life, the greatest honor of my Albertine is to join the white palm, sprinkle the blood, and step on a bright red. From now on, - never back! ”

When Sauron himself asked, "My servant and robe, Albertine, what else do you want?" ”

Albertine shook his head, and by the end, the corners of his mouth only sketched a hint of bleak humor, "It's a pity that I didn't eat enough." ”

As Albertine finished speaking, blood immediately stained his broken armor.

Suffocating, Albertine closed his eyes. The intensity of grief made Ciceli paralyzed and unable to stand up, so that Mingdi grabbed the corner of Zoro's coat and refused to let go. Speaking of which, this was the first time Ceceli had seen so many of her companions die at the same time.

…… For the first time, I saw someone my age who had dried up their blood.

…… For the first time, in a big battle, after the rest of the war, prove yourself with courage and strength.

Although she did not die like many apprentices, like many in the aftermath of the war, Cicely was not fortunate. Sauron could feel that she even blamed herself a little, blaming herself for not dying with her many companions......

"Cicely, the sacrifices of these partners are for the sake of this collective, and they sacrifice themselves so that we can live."

There had been silence, and to this moment, Cicely was still desperately trying to hold back, she closed her lips tightly, and choked her sobs like a child. But after listening to Zoro's comfort, her tears still welled up uncontrollably, sparkling around her eyes, and only after a moment, two tears left her eyes and flowed down her cheeks. At the end, she cried bitterly.

For many years to come, it was the last time Zoro saw Cicely's tears in person.

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The dead are gone, and the living will continue.

Sauron stood still, his forehead stretched without a wrinkle.

As time passed, his gaze gradually returned to calm. Adjusting his mood, he quickly ordered to harvest everyone's spoils and cut off the heads of all trolls.

For a long time.

As a ferocious, aggressive monster.

The trolls possess a unique transfiguration, a talent stored in the trolls' strange head.

In addition to their dependence on human flesh and blood, trolls love to suck human brains.

A tooth for a tooth, a human alchemist can also use the brain fluid of an ogre to concoct a kind of the finest anti-facial magic water.

This makes each trolls' head, with each trader, worth at least ten gold coins. If you are trafficked to the interior of the kingdom yourself, the head of each trolle will triple the price.

97 trolls, which is equivalent to 970 gold coins.

Losing a companion, no one knows whether the effort and gain is worth it. But almost everyone who survived knew that "in that kind of encounter, there is no way back, whether you want it or not." ”