The creature, which at first glance looked a little like a dragon, actually had no blood connection to the dragon.

Their names are "Vicious Behemoths", and they are just dark creatures with the ability to fly, and they can be regarded as rough and thick, about the same as trolls, but they are naturally not comparable to the indestructible dragon scales.

And the way of attack, it only relies on claws and bites, the only thing that makes people feel troublesome is that this thing is not small, and the speed is very fast, especially the cry is very ugly, which makes people unconsciously irritable and afraid.

In an instant, the three beasts were approaching the fleet, and after the initial horror, the elves quickly reacted and quickly drew their bows and shot at them.

The fierce beast waved its wings to drive the wind, causing many arrows to deviate from direction, and the arrows that occasionally hit were also cut by most of their strength, but they were only shallow inserted into the rough skin of the fierce beast, and did not cause much damage.

By this time, the beasts had already pounced, and their target was obvious, which was Townsend standing on the deck.

"Get out of here!"

Shalin swung the Mithril Hammer and smashed it directly into the monstrous head of a ferocious beast, and the beast's body deflected and plunged diagonally into the lake on the side of the ship.

The other dwarves also rushed over, encircling Town, their weapons flying wildly upwards, forcing the beasts to get closer.

Whoosh –

An arrow flew out of Legolas's hand, more powerful than the other elves, and plunged directly into the opponent's eye socket before the beast could react.

There was another goosebump-inducing scream, and the arrow was not deadly, but only made the beast give up the attack and spread its wings and fly high.

And the fierce beast that fell into the lake also broke through the water and flew into the sky crookedly.

They didn't leave, but hovered high in the air, like three small black dots, and Legolas tried to shoot a few arrows, but because the distance was too high, the beast easily dodged them.

"We're being targeted." His face is not very good-looking.

"A few brutes." Shalin said nonchalantly, "As long as they dare to fly down, my hammer is no joke." ”

Legolas glanced at the giant hammer in Shalin's hand, and was a little surprised by the dwarf's combat strength, of course, as an elf, he, like Town, couldn't tell Shalin's gender.

He didn't even tell that the material of the dwarves' armor was Mithril, and although they looked a little different from normal silver metal, most people wouldn't think of it in this way.

"They're just here to test it." Tang Sen said in a deep voice, "You don't think that this kind of thing Sauron only has three heads under his command. ”

"Speed up, let's rush to Lonely Mountain overnight." Legolas immediately decided, "Always be on guard of the sky to prevent these beasts from sneaking up, traveler, you'd better not run around during this time, if you are taken to the sky by the beasts, we can't do it." ”

"If I am caught in the sky, then my next landing should be in front of Sauron." Tang Sen smiled helplessly: "Don't worry, I have to spare my life than you imagined." ”

As twilight fell, the thin moonlight reflected the surface of the lake, and everyone could see the lights of the town in the night, and the dwarves put down their full armor, they did not want to be seen by the elves.

Tang Sen looked at the sky, and under the cover of night, the figures of the three fierce beasts were no longer visible, but everyone knew that they had not left.

It was a sleepless night, with elves and dwarves rowing the boat at near-maximum speeds, and whenever everyone relaxed a little, the terrible cries of the beasts would be heard, and they would no longer venture into the raid, but would always fly lower and show their presence.

Until the sun rises in the east, the long lake has been left behind, and it goes forward along the river, until the river gradually narrows, and it is no longer possible to pass through the boat, and the lonely mountain is in sight.

"The day of Durin has come."

The dwarves looked at the lonely mountain one by one, and in addition to excitement, there was also a thick haze in their hearts.

"We had to cross the plains at the foot of the lonely mountain before sunset to get to the doorway marked on the map."

This is not an easy task, although there is no sign of Oak on the shore for the time being, but everyone knows that the road ahead is not easy.

"Disembark and go ashore."

Thorin flipped directly over the side of the ship and shouted, "Before the enemy can react." ”

"Don't leave anything to chance, dwarf." Legolas cautiously surveyed the plain ahead, "We're going to face a fierce battle. ”

"Nothing can stop a dwarf from coming home!" Shalin waited for Townsend to get out of the boat, then jumped down and smashed into the ground like a scale, splashing a puff of dust.

The dwarves led the way, encircling Townsend in the middle in a familiar formation, while the elves followed lightly, each with their bows and arrows in their hands, ready to draw their bows and fire.

The rest of the road was unusually peaceful, and there was no obstacle except for the fierce beasts hovering and watching in the sky, but the more this happened, the more the haze in everyone's hearts became thicker.

It's like a sword hanging over your head, and no one knows when it will fall.

But it will eventually fall, showing its blade and blood.

Townsend could already hear the reverberation of countless breaths, interspersed with the wheezing of wolves, the clashing of Orc's armor, and the vibrations of trolls stamping the earth.

The crowd unconsciously slowed down and went up the low slope to the top of the hill.

Then, a chilling scene appeared in front of everyone.

The first is the Lonely Mountain, the foothills of the mountain that stands in the northern part of Middle-earth, known as the Writer's Garden by the Dwarves of Durin, and she is already close at hand.

Then, at the foot of the lonely mountain, the abandoned city, Riverdale.

When the Lonely Mountain was not yet invaded, Riverdale City, as a city connecting the Lonely Mountain with the outside world, was very rich, and countless merchants and travelers came to take away the exquisite craftsmanship of the dwarves and bring an endless supply of gold.

But it was destroyed by the Smaug disaster, destroyed by the dragon flame, and at this time only the broken eaves were left.

And among these broken eaves, and even behind the city, the plains of the river valley city and the gate of the lonely mountain were densely packed with dark creatures.

Oaks, wolves, trolls, and even the giant spiders that emerge from the dense forest, their breathing and hissing are like terrifying nightmares entrenched at the foot of a lonely mountain.

This army, which had been waiting for a long time, formed a trench between the people and the lonely mountain.

"Durin is above—"

Even Thorin gasped: "Even if I'm mentally prepared, it's too exaggerated. ”

"Unless there are a thousand hoplites, there is no way we can cut through their formation." Legolas's face was unprecedentedly ugly: "This is only a part of the lonely mountain, and the more elite part is on the way." ”

"As I said, Sauron will use all his power to crush the One Ring and sweep across the north." Tang Sen said silently: "Most of these Orcs have no armor, not even a complete weapon, which is good news. ”

"Good news? Even if they don't have weapons, just claws and fists, it's enough to overwhelm us, travelers, don't forget that we only have a hundred or so people here, and some of them are dwarves. Legolas said, "My suggestion is that we turn back at once and go back to the ship." ”

"There's no turning back." Tang Sen shook his head: "Don't be frightened by these formations, we don't need to run over from the center of their formation, what they are guarding is the gate of the Lonely Mountain, and we don't go through that gate." ”

Obviously, these dark creatures lacked command, and they didn't have the courage to wake up Smaug, but just followed the order to rush to the Lonely Mountain, which was normal, because Smaug would not distinguish between the enemy and us, and dare to wake up its slumber, even if it was Sauron, it would not give face.

Moreover, they don't know that there is more to the Lonely Mountain than just one door.

Thorin quickly pulled out his map and looked at it.

"We really don't need to face these dark creatures directly, that secret door is on the side of the lonely mountain, and we can follow the foothills, around Riverdale City."

"Even so, it's impossible for us not to be discovered by them, the beast is still above our heads, and we can't hide our every move from their eyes." Legolas said.

"If you don't dare, don't dare, go back to your tree hole!" Thorin was furious.

"Brainless courage can only be called recklessness." Legolas glanced at him contemptuously, bothered to argue with him, turned to Townsend and said:

"Traveler, as much as I don't think it's wise to continue on to the Lonely Mountain, if you insist, I can only continue my mission."

"I'll take my people to Riverdale to divert as many enemies as possible and buy you and these greedy and rude dwarves time."

Being able to do this can already be regarded as an elf's promise, after all, in Legolas's opinion, Townsen's actions are meaningless, and elves are good at long-range shooting, and melee guards will only waste elves' combat power.

He didn't believe that the dwarves could actually enter the Lonely Mountain, after all, he didn't know that the curse existed, and he didn't know that they were wearing a full set of Mithril armor.

But for the sake of the mission, he was willing to help Townsend to the greatest extent while ensuring the safety of his clansmen.

Townsend didn't try to make the elves curse, he knew very well that it didn't mean anything other than disgusting the elves, no elves would want to pollute their bodies and souls, they really didn't want to die, but they weren't afraid of death, after all, death was not the end for them.

"The elves' help will not be in vain."

Townsend could only say, "Look, when the sun rises again, the situation will be reversed." ”

(End of chapter)