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#153 - Black bear skin-changing man!

"Why didn't we just have the Great Eagles fly us directly to the place? I already saw the Lonely Mountain from that hilltop. At the speed of the Great Eagles, it would only take us half an hour to get there."

At this time, Liang Yue and his group had already arrived at the foot of a rolling hillside.

The matter of making the Great Eagle Rachel a villager had also come to a perfect conclusion.

The process was roughly this: after accepting the invitation to become a villager, Liang Yue sent the little female eagle into the stronghold world, letting her soar around inside.

About an hour or so later, Liang Yue summoned Rachel back. This Great Eagle lady truthfully reported what she had seen and heard to her kin.

She also frankly stated that, with her current villager status, permissions, and abilities, she could definitely take good care of the fledglings that were eliminated during the growth process.

To prove this point, Rachel even asked Liang Yue for a pickaxe on the spot, chipped away at the previous hilltop, and then used the collected rock materials to enclose it into a simple bowl-shaped nest.

The whole process took less than a quarter of an hour!

As a result, the Great Eagles had no more doubts. After expressing their gratitude to Liang Yue, they flapped their wings and flew away at Gan Doufu's reminder…

Along with Rachel, the little female eagle villager that this guy had just subdued, also excitedly flew away with her kin~

For this, Liang Yue originally had heartfelt blessings in his heart.

Until… he and the surrounding dwarves, elves, and hobbits walked down the mountain, and then walked on foot for nearly two hours on the rugged rocky mountain road, he suddenly realized.

I have a mount! Where is my mount!?

"The Great Eagles have more important things to do~ Liang Yue, besides transferring some of the young eagles to your world, they also have to act as messengers.

I already discussed it with the Great Eagles during the chat. They will be responsible for conveying the birth of the One Ring to the various races that represent justice.

In addition, they also have to quickly gather the strong individuals within the tribe, and then help us resist the war that is likely to come."

After hearing Liang Yue's words, the old wizard patiently explained to him while walking forward with his cane.

"Are you going to leave later, Gandalf?"

After hearing his words, Thorin, who was walking at the front of the team, turned his head back and asked.

"Just as we agreed before, Thorin, I have to personally go to the castle of Dol Guldur to see with my own eyes how much the enemy has recovered."

Gandalf lowered his head at this time, and said with a face full of deep wrinkles, his eyes full of vicissitudes and sadness.

Seeing this, Liang Yue immediately interrupted the other party's acting moment.

"You're doing something unnecessary, Gandalf."

"…Maybe, but at least I can first scout out the enemy's strength for the allied forces of all races."

"And then come back to form a suicide squad to throw the Ring into the lava at Mount Doom?"

"Yes, Liang Yue, that's roughly my plan, but in the process, we also need to use the allied forces of all races to attract the main force of Sauron's forces, that is, that group of damned orcs.

If I'm not mistaken, the orcs should have completely turned to the darkness now."

"You're wasting your effort~ Gan Doufu, in fact, I only need to ride Rachel to Mount Doom, there's no need to mobilize everyone."

"You're wrong, Liang Yue~! We can't overemphasize the importance we give to the Demon King Sauron."

"…Okay, if you insist on doing that, but before that, I have a question, Gandalf."

"What's the matter?"

"Can only the lava in Mount Doom melt the One Ring? Is the lava in other places okay?"

"Why do you ask?"

"I mean, I have several units of lava on my body that can release heat infinitely."

"This… I'm not sure. If it's in our Middle-earth world, it must be in Mount Doom to completely destroy the Ring. As for the situation in other worlds, I don't know."

"How about~ let's try it now?"

"Uh… your idea is~"

…

"Hush! There are Orc Warg Rider scouts ahead!"

At this moment, the little hobbit Bilbo, who had been assigned the task of scouting, was running down from a hilltop quickly, with the Elven Princess Arwen, who was also idle and responsible for protecting him, beside him.

Seeing this situation, Thorin immediately lowered his voice to remind everyone, and then he immediately greeted him.

"How is the situation? Did they smell your trail?"

"What I want to tell you is that besides the Orc cavalry nearby, there seems to be something else. It looks like a bear, but it's bigger, much bigger!"

"That seems to be a skin-changer, but it's the first time I've seen it change into such a big bear."

Arwen also added at this time, at this time the princess's eyes were full of curiosity and a hint of excitement.

Obviously, this girl has been staying at home for too long, and occasionally comes out to breathe, and everything seems fresh to her~

"Skin-changer? He's not our enemy, is he?"

The little hobbit immediately looked at Gandalf and asked.

"That's hard to say, but we don't have time to retreat now. Maybe we can try to contact him."

The old wizard hesitated for a moment, then replied somewhat ambiguously.

"Are you sure he will help us?"

Thorin also asked at this time.

"He will either help us, or he will try to kill us, but overall, he hates the orcs more than us."

"Then do we have any other choice now?"

After being asked by Thorin, Gandalf's eyes lit up instantly, and then he looked at Liang Yue again.

"Liang Yue, I noticed that after Rachel was given the identity of a villager, she seemed to have gained a magical ability to quickly dig and build a building."

"Yes, of course I have this ability."

Liang Yue nodded to confirm.

"Besides that, you seem to be able to summon living horses from your private world, right?"

"Yes, but if you want to ride them, you must first tame those horses."

"Haven't you ever tamed horses?"

"Of course, I have tamed three horses in total, one white, one black, and one red, but most of the time, they are in a free-range state, and I rarely ride them~"

"… …"

"You can try to tame them. I don't think it should be too difficult."

Saying that, Liang Yue pressed his temple and planned to communicate with the herd of horses in the stronghold world.

"No need, taming horses takes time, and the process will definitely alarm the surrounding orc cavalry."

Thorin shook his head and denied it when he heard this.

"Then we have no choice but to keep moving forward, before the orcs find us. Also, we should try to contact that skin-changer, even if it's just to exchange some information."

"Yes, we do need information. I feel that there are quite a few orcs entrenched around!"

… …

After the conversation between each other ended, everyone fully turned on the road mode, each of them just focusing on running forward silently.

During this period, the important task of scout was directly handed over to Liang Yue by Gandalf, and Arwen would also be responsible for assisting him by the side.

In this way, the safety factor of the entire team suddenly increased linearly.

When the time came to evening, the group walked out of the continuous hills and came to an open plain area, and the orc cavalry had not yet discovered their traces.

However, good times don't last long~

Although the road was flat in the plain area, and the speed of the group's journey was greatly improved, after losing the cover of the hills, they quickly attracted the attention of the orcs.

"Awoo ~ ~ ~!"

A long wolf howl began to sound from the rear of the team, driving everyone to speed up their running.

Soon, Gandalf led the dwarves through a patch of grass full of flowers, and waded through a shallow stream. When the group entered a forest, the orc warg cavalry was already very close to them.

Liang Yue and Arwen, who were in charge of the rearguard, even recognized the leader of this cavalry in the air. It was the leader of the orcs, the pale Azog!

After Liang Yue shot down the white wolf king under his seat last night, this strong orc leader was only riding an ordinary gray-haired warg, but his speed was not slow at all.

During the gallop, it looked like he was about to catch up. Arwen on the side had even placed an arrow on the bowstring.

"Roar ~! !"

At this moment, a huge roar suddenly sounded in the forest.

The voice had an overbearing aura, instantly drowning out the howling of the wolves, and deeply shocking a group of orc cavalry on the spot.

After hearing the roar, Azog also decisively slowed down and led the warg cavalry behind him to stop in the forest.

When Liang Yue and Arwen saw this, they looked at each other, then quickly turned around and left, and soon caught up with Gandalf and the others in front.

After running out of this forest, what appeared in front of everyone was a building built with thick walls, which was already covered with weeds.

A wooden gate, the size of which could be compared to a city gate, was opening its arms to them.

In contrast, the houses surrounded by the walls seemed much simpler. Apart from looking very strong at first glance, there was almost no beauty at all~

The crowd quickly ran into the yard, and then went straight to the house, Liang Yue, Arwen, and Gandalf were waiting at the yard gate to cover the rear.

"Roar ~!"

Accompanied by a ferocious roar, a giant bear covered in black hair suddenly jumped out of the forest.

It was covered in乱Leaves and gravel, its teeth and claws are as sharp as curved hooks. Between running, layers of fat roll up constantly. Its aura is fierce, making it daunting!

The old wizard Gandalf only glanced at the other party before immediately running away.

Holding a cane and robe in his hand, he ran into the house behind him in a puff of smoke.

And in the case that mission data cannot be generated, Liang Yue naturally would not be foolish enough to confront such an opponent head-on.

Pulling Arwen beside him, he used his lightness skill, and after a few leaps, he also rushed into the room.