Chapter 89: I Don't Feel It Anymore
"Gold?"
Shalin, who was standing nearby, lit up his eyes and reached out and touched into the stone box.
"Wait!" Gandalf jumped over the dwarves' heads and came to the stone chest, where he used his staff to push the sarin open.
"I feel a very evil aura from these gold coins!"
He frowned and stared at Townsen, "What the hell is this?" β
Townsend spread his hands: "Curse, a terrible curse. β
"You want to harm us?!" Thorin roared.
"You see, I knew it was going to be thankless." Townsend said, "I didn't force you, did I? I'm just giving you a choice. β
"I've never heard of a curse attached to a gold coin." Gandalf carefully examined Townsen's face, "An evil curse, how can it deal with Oak?" β
"Maybe it's the kind of thing that scares Oak." Sha Linwu unwillingly wanted to lean over: "Tang Sen will definitely not harm us, if you don't want it, why don't you let me try it first." β
"Hey, a lot of gold!"
"......" Tang Sen glanced at her helplessly and explained, "Your statement is also a little close. β
He said in a deep voice, "Once someone takes the gold out of the chest, then he will not be able to die. β
"What kind of curse is this?" Mr. Baggins, the hobbit, exclaimed, "Isn't that a blessing?" β
"Of course it's not that simple." Tang Sen glanced at him and said in a gloomy tone: "Once you are under this curse, you will no longer be interested in food, because any food tastes no taste in your mouth, and you will no longer be interested in beauty, because you can't raise the slightest desire." β
"You will always be hungry, you will always desire, but you will not feel anything, you will not be able to do anything, you will not even be able to die, and at that time, do you still think that not dying is a blessing?"
Mr. Baggins shuddered.
"No... No, if I can't enjoy good food and wine, I'd rather die now. β
"So, not everyone has the courage to choose a curse." Tang Sen no longer scared him, but said lightly: "I said, this will be a point of no return, perhaps, dying here is liberation." β
"Dwarves never lack courage!" Thorin was a little moved, he looked around at the Orcs who were about to move, and asked in a deep voice, "Other than that, are there any side effects of this curse?" For example, will it change people's minds? β
He added: "I don't want to die here until the Lonely Mountain is recovered!" But if I become a different person after the curse, I'd rather die. β
"At least I'm still me." "Of course, if a person with a weak will definitely become desperate and world-weary because of the curse, it is not necessary to go crazy. β
Thorin gritted his teeth and looked back at his people.
"I'll come first."
"Thorin, I don't think it's a good idea to fight the Orcs with a curse!" Gandalf exclaimed, "We are not in a desperate situation now! β
"Don't mention elves to me again!" Thorin strode over, and without hesitation, reached into the stone box and grabbed a gold coin.
"How?" Shalin asked curiously.
"I'm like... There is no feeling. Thorin looked at Townsen.
"There won't be any more." "Now, smear the gold coin with your blood and throw it back into the stone box," said Townsend faintly. β
Townsend emphasized: "This is the final step of the curse! β
Thorin did so, the blade cutting through his palm, and he frowned, "It doesn't hurt at all." β
He casually threw the gold coin back into the stone box, "What's next?" β
"You can go to fight." Tang Sen said, "No Oak can kill you anymore." β
Thorin shook his head and muttered, "It's that simple? I'm not going to die now? How do you feel like you're cheating me. β
"I swear by my personality that I am telling the truth when it comes to immortality." Tang Sen said: "I really don't feel at ease, you can stab yourself first." β
He looked at the others, "Who else has the courage?" β
"And me!" Shalin strode forward: "Anyway, I don't like to eat in the first place, speaking of... Can I not return this gold coin? β
"Of course not." Tang Sen said decisively: "Remember, don't take that blood-smeared gold coin. β
Although the target of the curse is only the person who takes the gold from the chest, and theoretically, taking out the gold coins and putting them back can create the undead indefinitely, but Tang Sen adheres to the number of 882 gold coins and will not let the undead exceed this number.
He didn't want to bet on whether this theory really existed, and if he lost the bet, it would be a small matter if he lost the Aztec gold coin, and the curse on his body would never be lifted.
It's best to stick to one gold coin to an undead.
"Okay." Somewhat disappointed, Shalin took out a gold coin, smeared it with his own blood, and reluctantly threw it back.
"Am I not tired of fighting now?" She asked curiously.
"Theoretically, you can't be tired, but it's not that you won't be tired." Tang Sen glanced at her and said, "I've never tried it, maybe you can give it a try." β
One by one, the dwarves stepped forward to collect the curse, and when Kirri, who was carrying a bow and arrow, was about to reach out, Thorin suddenly stopped him.
"You can't take it!" He said, "The bloodline of the royal family of the Dwarves of Durin cannot be severed. β
"And you, Fili, you can't take it either."
Chili and Fili are both Thorin's nephews, and Sorin has no heirs, so they are considered in line to the throne.
"Didn't you say that a curse can make people immortal?" Chili said nonchalantly, "Thorin, maybe you can be the eternal king of the mountain?" β
"Eternal King of the Mountainβ" Thorin felt his heart skip a beat, and countless images flashed through his mind, but he quickly came back to his senses and said, "That's not something to think about now, obey my orders." β
At this moment, suddenly the sound of a horn sounded in the distance.
Everyone was shocked, and before they had time to listen carefully, they saw that those Orks suddenly changed their tactics of slowly consuming and suddenly swarmed up!
"Engage the enemy!"
Without having time to think about it too much, the two sides collided again, and Thorin habitually dodged the Orcs' attacks, plunging the blade in his hand into the flesh of the other.
This time, however, the Oaks seemed intent on a quick victory, and they were fearless in attacking, even as arrows began to rain from behind.
Oak's bow and arrows weren't accurate, which is why they didn't use them in the first place.
I saw some arrows stuck in the hapless Orcs and Wolves, and many more, looming towards the dwarves.
"Be careful!"
Thorin reflexively roared, trying to block the arrow with his weapon, but the Oak in front of him pounced on him and didn't give him a chance at all.
This is probably the case with the other dwarves, and it is clear that the Orcs would rather trade injuries for injuries, or even lives for lives, to annihilate them.
So, unsurprisingly, the arrows pierced the dwarves' bodies.