The ships of the elves float in the blue waters of the long lake.

There was already a hint of fish belly white in the east, the sky before sunrise was a blue gray color, and the lonely mountain in the distance was like a shadow in the blue gray, and under that shadow, there were dense oaks and trolls.

These dark enemies have also gathered on the shores of the long lake, staring at the elves with fierce eyes, trying to force them to the shore with rudimentary arrows, stones, and even inaccurate trebuchets assembled on the spot.

But they are often exchanged for a sharp arrow that is accurate and deadly.

As for the reckless ghosts who were dazed and tried to swim straight over, they couldn't even touch the side of the ship.

The situation was not dangerous, but every elf had a worried and frightened look on their faces.

They could hear the earth shake, it was the sound of footsteps, heavy, thousands of footsteps coming together.

"The main army of the enemy is on the shore of the town of Long Lake." An elf leaped down from the mast and said to Legolas, "There are at least five thousand in number, all of them well-equipped elites, as well as a large number of trolls and steel chariots. ”

Legolas still looked at the Lonely Mountain, and when the traveler and the dwarves had just entered the Lonely Mountain, everyone could still feel the vibration coming from the Lonely Mountain, and the source of that vibration was only one possibility, and the evil dragon that occupied the Lonely Mountain did not leave.

But Lone Mountain soon regained its calm, and this worrying calm lasted all night.

It doesn't take that long to kill a dragon, nor does it take to be killed by a dragon, and the picture in the elves' minds is more inclined to the latter.

The traveler who had come from afar might have died in the dragon flames.

"We must return to the Woodland Kingdom at once and get the word back here." The elf said, "The kingdom needs to be prepared for the dragon to attack. ”

Legolas frowned: "These Orc's troops have begun to assemble on the shores of Long Lake Town, cutting down trees and building boats, and most of Long Lake Town are fishermen, and it is foreseeable that none of them will survive without the help of foreign aid." ”

"There is no foreign aid anymore." The elf said, "Iron Hills is too busy to take care of itself, and the other kingdoms are beyond the reach of the whip, and besides, they may also be under attack. ”

His expression was a little sad: "The entire east of the Misty Mountains is in the midst of war. ”

Legolas, of course, knew this too.

"The more times like this, the more we have to unite." He said in a deep voice, "We need to help the humans of Long Lake Town and evacuate as many people as possible to the Woodland Kingdom. ”

With Legolas' orders, the elven ships began to move towards the town of Long Lake.

Obviously, the humans in Long Lake Town knew about the existence of the elves, and the two had been looking at each other for a long time in Long Lake, and when the elves approached, they instantly opened the floodgates.

But to the elves' surprise, two small boats came out of the gate, with a large amount of goods piled up on board, and a fat man in brocade in front of the bow waved his arms at the elves.

"Great, Elf! I'm the mayor of Long Lake, and I want to hire you to escort me out of here! ”

Legolas stood on the bow of the ship and looked at the mayor, who didn't look like him, "How many people are there in Long Lake now?" While the Orcs haven't officially attacked, you can follow behind us, and I'll take you to the Woodland Kingdom. ”

"Leave them alone, they don't want to leave!" The mayor shouted, "You just need to escort me away, the important thing is these belongings, as long as they are there, the town of Long Lake can be re-established." ”

Legolas was stunned for a moment, then his eyes froze.

"What's the use of money if everyone is dead?"

Ignoring the greedy mayor, he steered the ship into the gates.

"Ignore these elves with broken brains." A man with thick eyebrows next to the mayor whispered:

"Someone has to guard the town of Long Lake and attract the attention of those Orks, whether it's these elves, or those untouchables in the town led by Bud, if they want to die, they must leave now."

The mayor nodded, beckoning the guards to row swiftly past the elves' boat.

Legolas looked at them coldly, but did not stop them, and the elven boat made its way down the waterways of the town, and he could see the women and children trembling with babies in their arms among the houses on either side, and the fishermen hurrying to the center of the town.

The elves got off the boat and came to the middle square where the fishermen of the town had gathered, and a handsome human man stood at the forefront, in front of him, a lot of old armor and weapons were piled up, and they were nervously distributed.

Seeing the elves, he walked over quickly: "I am a fisherman from Long Lake Town, Bud, the mayor of the town has swept away all the wealth and fled, I will temporarily lead everyone to establish a defense." ”

He asked quickly:

"You're here to help us? How many of you are there? ”

"That's all you see." Legolas said bluntly.

"And what about reinforcements? How long will it take for the elven army to arrive? Bard said: "Although Changhu Town has a lake as a defense, it can't last long. ”

Legolas was silent.

Bud's face froze: "Three days? Five days? ”

"There are no reinforcements." Legolas shattered his illusions and said, "We want the people of Longlake to follow us to the Woodland Kingdom, where there are stronger walls to hold off Orc's attacks. ”

"Escape?" Bud's lips pursed into a line: "How to escape?" You only have a few boats, which can't hold many people at all, and the boats in Long Lake Town are all fishing boats, and they will only be targets for the Orcs on the river. ”

"How many people will make it to the Woodland Kingdom alive?"

Legolas didn't know how to answer, he understood that what Bard said was the truth.

"It seems that we have no other choice." Bard gritted his teeth and said, "Elf, I beg you to use your boat to take away as many women and children in Changhu Town as possible. ”

"And we-"

He turned his gaze to the terrified fishermen, and shouted:

"Those who can handle weapons come here to get their equipment! Get ready for battle! ”

"There is no hope, everyone will die, and the whole world will be destroyed."

A dark-skinned fisherman standing next to him shouted in despair.

Bard yelled, "Trust me, as long as you keep going, hope won't go away!" ”

"Where is there hope? The dwarves of the Iron Hills have not appeared for a long time, and the elves will not send reinforcements, and the lonely mountain, ha, has long fallen under the shadow of the evil dragon. ”

"Who knows until the last minute?" Bard muttered, "Maybe it's the gods, maybe it's the reinforcements of Rohan and Gondor, or maybe the Orcs will leave on their own." ”

"As long as we don't die, anything can happen, and even if we do, at least we can't die without resistance, like lambs to the slaughter."

His words did not lift the fishermen, but the fishermen had no other choice.

Both gray-haired old men and young men who had not yet grown up had to take up arms, and their hands, accustomed to fishing nets, did not even know how to wield these cold iron weapons.

Legolas watched this scene, clenched the longbow in his hand, and commanded the elf next to him:

"You go and organize the women and children in Changhu Town and take them to escape from here."

"What about you?"

"I can't accept that I'm leaving." Legolas said, "I will fight alongside humans. ”

The whole town of Changhu was busy, in order to allow as many women and children as possible to board the boat, the elves had to stay a part, leaving only the most basic people to control the boat, a few elven boats passed through the gate, and sailed towards the long lake under the sad and desperate eyes of the fishermen, and at this time, the blue-gray sky was slowly fading, and the sunrise was approaching.

It also means that the war has finally come.

Legolas heard the sound of trumpets coming from the shore, and the muffled sound of the familiar bowstring vibrating.

He was full of excitement and shouted, "Find a place to hide!" ”

Some of the fishermen looked at him in confusion, and some of them burrowed under the eaves in a panic.

Then a rain of arrows fell from the sky, thrown from the shore by Orc's archers, most of them stuck diagonally on the wooden roofs, but there were also a few arrows that splashed blood on the fishermen who had not escaped.

The drums sounded, the trumpets beat incessantly, and Legolas rolled up from under the eaves and looked out toward the shore.

I saw that the densely packed, heavily armed Oaks were already rowing their rudimentary, freshly made boats towards Long Lake Town.

"Ready—"

Legolas stood on top of the wall with the dozens of elves who had been left behind, full of bows and arrows.

"Launch!"

The bow and arrow headed towards the Orcs, many of whom were planted in the lake, but many more swam over, climbed into the boat, and continued their attack on the town of Long Lake.

After a few rounds of arrow rain, those Orcs didn't seem to have diminished at all, but they were getting closer and closer to Long Lake Town.

"Everyone, go to the wall!"

Bard nervously lowered his bow and arrows and replaced them with spears, "Don't let these Orcs invade Long Lake!" ”

As the Orcs got closer, the fishermen could already see their ugly features, as well as their pitch-black, sturdy armor.

It was the first time in most fishermen's lives that they had seen a creature like Oak, and it made them shiver.

At this time, the sun finally rose a little in the east, and the first rays of dawn shone from afar.

In the dawn, there was also a dragon's roar.

Dragon's Roar?

Everyone, including those who were preparing to attack, couldn't help but look in the direction of the lonely mountain.

In the golden clouds of the morning sun, the dragon's wings had spread out and grown larger.

"The evil dragon of the lonely mountain has come out!"

With a loud bang, a fisherman's weapon fell to the ground.

It was a deeper fear than facing the Orc's army.

"Long Lake Town is finished."

(End of chapter)