"......"

At the last moment, Chapman next to him had frequent attacks on his fingers, causing the monster's head to appear constantly with scars.

The octopus-like monster couldn't help but sway from side to side as the foul-smelling liquid splashed everywhere, trying to dodge the strange attack, finally preventing Frodo's fate from being devoured temporarily.

"Roaring ......"

But before everyone could breathe a sigh of relief, the monster that had been interrupted from eating had already roared in a rage, and it was full of disgusting folds.

The monster's defenses were so strong that it ignored the attack, and the huge mouth of its head suddenly opened again, biting towards Frodo.

At the critical moment, Xia Dong looked at Gandalf, who was trying to fight with a few tentacles, and finally couldn't care about testing the other party's strength.

His eyes just closed and opened.

Petrification!

Suddenly, a white light shot out and hit the monster's head.

In the next moment, the tentacles dancing around the monster froze, and as the gray-white luster spread from the head to the surroundings, the originally lively creature suddenly turned into a lifelike stone statue.

“…… It's unbelievable. ”

Frodo, who was in mid-air, saw the big mouth that was close at hand turning into stone, he couldn't help but reach out and touch the protruding fangs, feeling the rough and cold stone material, and finally could only let out this exclamation.

Around, the members of the Ring Guard, who witnessed this magical scene, were all wide-eyed at the moment, and they couldn't speak for a long time.

Even the sorcerer, Gandalf, was equally surprised, and tapped his staff on the stone tentacles before muttering, "Is it the ogre's curse?" But now it's night......"

However, Xia Dong, the initiator, didn't have the heart to enjoy the surprise and reverence of these people, he was just thinking about a problem.

What the hell happened to Gandalf just now?

Is it really incapable of rescuing, or is it just a matter of waiting for yourself to die?

If it is the former, then it is estimated that the task of this trip can really only rely on himself and Chapman; However, if it is the latter, I am afraid that this trip will not only have to be careful of Saruman and the Dark Lord, but also beware of the gray-robed wizard.

As if sensing his inner turmoil, Chapman suddenly patted him on the shoulder and smiled at him with a reassuring smile.

The next moment, this Hu Cong flew up, flew directly over the waterhole at a distance of more than ten meters, and gently slapped his right palm on the tentacle that was wrapped in Frodo.

"Pop ......"

With the sound of shattering, Chapman only tiptoed a little on the monster statue, and was already holding Frodo's ankle upside down with his left hand, and flew back to the shore.

Fellow Fellows: "......"

It was a long time before Gandalf, once again shocked, threw his staff to the ground, "Now we have to discuss the route. ”

Hearing this, Boromo, who came to his senses, immediately proposed again, "Take the Rohan Pass and go to my city from the west, I can arrange for elite soldiers to escort you, at least in the territory of Gondor we will be safe." ”

"Higashi, what do you think?" It's about that Xia Dong's recent performance is too amazing, and Gandalf has begun to ask for his opinion.

In the face of the inquiry, Xia Dong looked at Frodo, who had a dependent expression, and then at Boromo, who was full of anticipation, thought for a while, and suddenly asked: "Gandalf, do you know what is in the Moria Mine?" ”

He wanted to know what was at stake in the dungeon, because he didn't want to go around in a big circle if he could.

For most saviors, the Little World is just a wonderful place to travel, and it is okay to see it once in a while, but it is not necessary or in the mood to stay for too long, because these places, no matter how beautiful they are, will eventually become nothing.

Besides, he always had some bad premonitions about this Gondor general.

These days, although the other party behaves normally, but occasionally when talking to Frodo, the other party's eyes will always linger on the Supreme Ring, once you enter Gondor, you can't tell if the other party will do something stupid.

Although Xia Dong doesn't care what the other party can do, he doesn't want to get into trouble, besides, will it be smooth sailing on that road?

So he asked the question in the first place.

However, Gandalf's face changed rapidly on this question, and then fell silent, but this attitude also made everyone understand something.

So Frodo couldn't help but ask, "Gandalf?" ”

After exchanging glances with Chapman, Xia Dong said, "Gandalf, tell us the truth, so that we can weigh what we should do, besides, whether you say it or not, the danger will always exist, so it is better to let everyone be prepared." ”

After a long time, under the gaze of everyone, Gandalf finally closed his eyes, "The dwarves dug too deep, and they awakened the fire demon in the darkness. ”

The expression of the elf Legolas next to him changed dramatically in an instant, and a name blurted out: "The Fire Demon of Morgoth?" ”

The Fire Demons, once one of the Mayan gods, were tempted by the Great of Morgoth to fall and become his slaves, their bodies covered in brimstone and fire, and their bodies were large and vicious.

These monsters have another name: the Devil of Power.

After Aragorn's explanation, Xia Dong finally understood the origin of these things, and why these people would be so afraid.

To be honest, he was also a little apprehensive when he first heard it, after all, those things were once one of the gods.

If the strength of these gods could be compared to those in the other world, then he estimated that even if he called the other eight saviors on his side, he would not have the power to resist.

But when he thought about it, he thought it was unlikely.

Because so far, the combat effectiveness of the native creatures in this world is really not high.

And it is said that Saruman and Sauron are also fallen Maia, which means that the mission of their trip must be confronted with this existence anyway.

So after thinking about it carefully, he stared at Gandalf and asked, "Gandalf, do you think we can fight the Flame Demon?" ”

This guy doesn't matter if he is strong or not, but he has experience and experience, so he should be able to give a preliminary judgment, right?

In his gaze, the latter frowned and fell silent.

After a moment, he said with some uncertainty, "In Middle-earth, all transcendent beings are limited by the gods, but the fire demon still has a huge size and terrifying power, you may or may not be able to fight it. ”

This seemingly nonsense answer made Xia Dong's heart feel relieved, because the other party finally didn't think that he was hopeless.

In that case, it's not impossible to give it a try, just to test the strength level of the Dark Lord and Saruman.

So he nodded, and looked around at everyone, "In that case, let's continue to enter the Moriah Mine, if we go to the Rohan Pass, no one knows what Saruman will prepare to wait for us, instead of facing unknown dangers, it is better to deal with known enemies, besides, it seems that this city seems to be very large, as long as we are careful, we may not encounter that fire demon." ”

After a pause, he added, "Even if we encounter the Fire Demon, Chap and I will hold it back, and we may not be able to defeat it, but if it just wants to escape, I don't think it will have the ability to keep us." ”