At the edge of the dark forest, Legolas, armed with an alloy composite bow and dressed in blue-veined silver armor, crouched in the treetops, looking at the elven gate of white birch and green vines below with a complicated expression.

As the prince of the Woodland Kingdom, entering the Dark Jungle was like returning to his own backyard for Legolas.

But this dim and familiar hometown actually made him lose his way for five hours!

Although he had endured years in prison and the Dark Forest had been greatly transformed by the erosion of dark forces, he had never expected to be lost for five hours.

If it's just getting lost, that's fine.

The problem is that he is going in the opposite direction of the Lonely Mountain.

The Lonely Mountain is located to the northeast of the Woodland Kingdom, and if Legolas turns back to the Underground Palace and crosses the Woodland Kingdom, he will soon be able to see the Long Lake at the foot of the Lonely Mountain.

However, Legolas did not want to return to the Underground Palace, nor did he want to seek the help of the Elven King Thrandil, so he thought of avoiding the Underground Palace and detouring from the northern part of the Woodland Kingdom to the lonely mountain of Erebo.

But who would have thought that he would actually get lost on the way north, but instead came to the entrance to the western part of the dark jungle.

"It must be the influence of the dark forces that pervade the forest......"

Legolas thought as he stood up from the treetops.

At this moment, the sound of horses' hooves came from the wilderness outside the dark forest.

Legolas was slightly stunned, and then remembered the plot of "The Hobbit 2", and his face couldn't help but become a little ugly.

Soon, the group emerged from the horizon of the green wilderness.

The vast majority of the team was very short and rode stocky ponies.

Only the man in the foreground was tall, with a white beard and an old face, riding a tall horse, wearing a gray wizard's robe, a gray pointed wizard's hat, a wooden staff in his hand, and a two-handed sword at his waist.

Seeing the shape of this hand-wed and large-sword, Legolas instantly determined the identity of this person.

It was none other than Gandalf, the famous gray-robed wizard of Middle-earth.

Sure enough, it's them!

Legolas frowned, his face a little uncertain.

What does this mean, does fate have to make him act with the protagonist group?

When Legolas hid his figure and hesitated, a silver figure hovered in the air above the dark forest, and his deep black eyes pierced through the cloud valley in front of him, staring at Legolas across a distance of thousands of meters.

"Is this the corrective power of fate?"

Lin Zhongtian looked at Legolas thoughtfully.

Since he had also been affected by the modifying powers of fate, he had become aware of such beings, and he was keenly aware that there was something more inexplicable about Legolas.

After looking at it for a while, Lin Zhongtian shifted his gaze and looked at Gandalf and his party with interest as they had arrived at the entrance of the Dark Forest.

Seeing the Elven Gate in front of him, which was made of white birch and green vines, Gandalf couldn't help but stop, turned over and dismounted, holding the staff in one hand and pressing the hilt of the sword at his waist with the other, and took the lead into the Elven Path.

After some inspection, Gandalf turned around, looked at the thirteen short figures behind him and said, "Okay, this is the dark jungle, the most vast forest in the northern world, you need to pass through here, go up the rushing river, and reach the long lake at the foot of the lonely mountain......"

"Do you have to go through here?"

The young man in the team suddenly spoke, looked at the dark forest in front of him, and swallowed a little nervously.

"This forest ...... It looked as if it was sick, like something was enveloping it. ”

"Don't worry, Bilbo." The bald dwarf with two short axes patted Bilbo on the shoulder and said with a smile, "I didn't see the shadow of the orcs, that's the best news, as for these trees, they just look ugly, and they don't ride wolves and attack us with their weapons......"

Gandalf was noncommittal, and just as he was about to say yes, he suddenly noticed the figure of a giant bear appear in the wilderness behind the group.

It was the 'skin-changer' Bion they had met, who had the magic to transform into a giant bear, and the horses they were riding on were borrowed from him.

Now that he has appeared behind everyone, it is natural that the purpose is self-evident.

Gandalf immediately said, "Alright, guys, now you have to send back these borrowed ponies!" ”

As the words fell, the dwarves looked at each other and were about to complain, when Gandalf hurriedly warned them not to do anything stupid.

"You'd better not break your promise, Bion is not a messy fellow, and it would not be wise to be an enemy of him, Mr. Baggins has much better eyesight than you, you don't see it, but he notices that there is a giant bear behind us every night......"

"That guy has been following us?"

The dwarf, who looked like the leader, said with some consternation.

Gandalf glanced at him and said softly, "Bion is a kind and generous man, he is doing this to protect you secretly and to protect his ponies, and he will never allow you to bring them into the forest." ”

Bilbo seemed to realize something, and immediately exclaimed, "Is it dangerous to enter the forest?" ”

Gandalf chuckled and said, "Of course there is danger, but if you don't pass through the Dark Forest, you will need to travel two hundred miles to the north, or four hundred miles to the south to get around the Dark Forest, and even if you are willing to take a long detour, it will not be much safer than here, there are brutal goblins and orcs in the north, and the south is the territory of necromancers......"

"Trust me, follow this path through the forest, and if you're lucky enough, you'll be able to set foot on the other side of the forest sooner or later."

"We?" Bilbo's heart tightened, and he hurriedly asked, "What about you, Gandalf?" ”

Gandalf whispered, "I have more important things to do in the south, so I think now should be the time to separate......

Hearing this, Bilbo Baggins pursed his lips and looked at the tall gray-robed wizard in front of him with some reluctance.

Bilbo had never been separated from Gandalf since he left the pit at the bottom of the bag, and he thought that Gandalf would always be by his side and accompany him on his adventures in this vast world, but he did not expect that the day of separation would come so soon.

With a gentle smile on his face, Gandalf's gaze swept over Bilbo and the many dwarves, and he exclaimed, "Don't worry, my brave friends, the separation is only temporary, and when you pass through the dark forest, we will meet again on the slopes of Erebo!" ”

"That's it!"

The black-haired, black-bearded, valiant dwarf said impatiently, "Since you're not with us, then stop talking nonsense!" ”

"yes, let's go!"

"Goodbye! Goodbye! ”

The dwarves muttered, seemingly urging Gandalf to leave.

But in fact, everyone's eyes showed reluctance to Gandalf.

Gandalf smiled, then glanced meaningfully across the woods, turned his horse's head, and galloped south.

As the sound of the horses' hooves faded away, Bilbo and the dwarves looked back as they walked towards the dark forest.

When Gandalf's figure completely disappeared from the horizon, and the dwarves let out a sigh of loss, Bilbo's face was a little complicated, his right hand touched the ring he had hidden in his pocket, took a deep breath, and turned to walk towards the dark forest.

At the same time, Lin Zhongtian's eyes moved with Gandalf galloping on horseback, wondering if he too would come forward and play a role in this magnificent epic movement......

Just as his face showed a deep and obvious interest, a silver sword appeared in front of him out of thin air.

Lin Zhongtian was slightly stunned, and then couldn't help but have black lines on his head.

"There is a performance fee for the performance!"

Lin Zhongtian bargained earnestly, and the sword floating in front of him suddenly emitted a white light.

"That means this is my show fee?"

Lin Zhongtian thoughtfully grasped the hilt of the sword and stroked the hard blade.

……

……

"Gandalf, I already feel that something is moving in the invisible shadows, and it is growing in strength and cunningly avoiding our sight......"

"Be wary of those necromancers, they're not as simple as we see."

"Go to the tombs in the mountains, if the enemy has returned, we must know!"

Remembering Galadriel's words, the expression on Gandalf's face became more solemn.

The closer he got to the high hills, the more he could sense the dark force that disturbed him.

"Boom—"

Suddenly, lightning flashed and thundered, dark clouds were thick, and heavy rain poured down in an instant

Gandalf frowned slightly, braving the rain and continuing to gallop forward.

Just as he was circumventing the protruding cliff in front of him, he suddenly noticed a galloping figure of a horse galloping in the rain curtain in front of him.

He was a tall and muscular man, dressed in light and sturdy black leather armor, carrying two two-handed swords, and his silver-leaning white hair neatly combed back and forth with the gallop of the horses beneath him.

Gandalf's eyes narrowed slightly, a hint of vigilance rising in his heart.

Looking from his back, he knew that this man must be a valiant warrior.

If he was somewhere else, he would have come to get acquainted with this warrior.

But it was a high hill, and the darkness pervaded everywhere made him wary of any strangers who came in there.

At that moment, the galloping warrior in front seemed to notice Gandalf following behind him, and immediately slowed down his horse.

Gandalf's heart sank, he tugged on the reins, stopped ten meters away from the other party, pressed the hilt of his sword with his left hand, and looked at the other party with a wary gaze.

"Who are you?"

Gandalf asked in a deep voice.

The man steered the horse and turned around, revealing a handsome face with a scar on his left eye.

"Geralt of Livia." Lin Zhongtian's eyes were lowered, he looked at Gandalf in front of him through the rain curtain, and replied in a deep voice, "A witcher from the Far East. ”

Iluvita: "......"

(End of chapter)