Being an otaku in the world of American comics

#146 - Goblin King

After obtaining this Supreme Magic Ring, Liang Yue didn't excessively indulge in it. He merely held it in his hand and played with it for a while before gradually losing interest.

Firstly, he already knew the nature of this ring and that its ultimate goal was to tempt him and then, using his convenience, attempt to return to Sauron's side.

In modern terms, it's like a thankless wretch that can never be satisfied~

Secondly, although this magic ring is touted as supreme, its abilities are not particularly outstanding.

Invisibility, mental communication, and even maintaining the wearer's vitality and will, while they seem decent now, are at most superficial abilities in the vast expanse of the myriad realms.

"The ability to maintain vitality is quite interesting, but since getting the system, I've never worried about vitality~"

"Speaking of which, the ability for the wearer to travel to the soul world is somewhat similar to the Soul-Absorbing Bracelet I gave to Senior Sister Zi Xue before.

However, this magic ring can only enter the soul world, while the Soul-Absorbing Bracelet allows people to see the surface of the soul world and then absorb the power of the soul in a general way for their own use!"

"Tsk~ This wizard's skills are truly bizarre, either contacting the soul or communicating with the spirit, all just flashy tricks. There isn't a single proper magic based on the five elements or earth, wind, water, and fire..."

After a moment of silent reflection, Liang Yue then threw the ring, which constantly sought to extend its mental power onto him to tempt and control him, into his storage space.

In that environment where time remained still, it should allow this little thing to calm down a bit~

Subsequently, Liang Yue raised his head and looked towards the upper part of this area, where it was dark and gloomy. Even with his eyesight, it was difficult to discern the twists and turns of the path.

But~ that was the only way to return to the goblin lair.

"I have to go back, not just to rescue Thorin and the dwarves, or to protect Bilbo Baggins' safety, but even just for the sake of the goblin king's elite chieftain's head, I have to climb back now~"

"And I have to be quick, otherwise, according to the plot's development, that goblin king will probably die at the hands of the old wizard Gandalf who comes to rescue them.

At that time, this kill count~"

Thinking of this, Liang Yue no longer hesitated and quickly scanned the surroundings.

Step~ Step~

With a few leaps, he arrived in front of a stone wall.

Pressing his five fingers against the uneven rocks in front of him, he exerted force with his feet, and his entire body shot up seven or eight meters.

At this moment, Liang Yue's fingers and claws were like hooks. With a gentle touch, his whole body was firmly attached to the wall. With his legs bent, he continued to jump upwards.

With each movement, it looked~ like a frog walking vertically~

Before long, his entire body disappeared into the darkness above!

......

At the same time, after losing Liang Yue's rearguard and cover, the situation faced by the dwarves began to take a sharp turn for the worse.

They not only had to face the goblins constantly attacking from behind, had to spare energy to protect the safety of the little hobbit, but also had to rationally allocate the little physical strength they had left.

But there were simply too many goblins in this underground world.

From the original script, the place where Thorin and the others were now was actually the lair of a goblin kingdom!

In terms of scale, it might not be comparable to the kingdoms of the dwarves, elves, and humans outside, but even a kingdom with a smaller scale was not something that they, a dozen or so dwarves, could push through all the way.

Therefore, facing the endless siege of goblins, not long after Liang Yue fell off the cliff, Thorin and the others were still captured by a group of goblins due to being outnumbered.

"Thorin! Son of Thrain, grandson of Thror!"

"Oh~! I almost forgot! You don't have a mountain now, and you're no longer a king. You're just an unknown nobody, worthless! You've even changed your name for yourself.

Thorin… Oakenshield?"

"Hmm~ That name is disgusting!"

"But, just now I received a message that someone is offering a high price to bounty your head. Of course, they only want the head, not any other parts~"

"You should know who I'm talking about, right? It's~ your old rival, the Pale Orc, the one riding the White Warg King~"

"Azog the Defiler, I killed him a long time ago on the battlefield!"

"Heh heh~ You only cut off one of his arms, hmm~ seems to be the left hand. Now he's fitted himself with a prosthetic limb, just like your Oakenshield, seems to be made of some kind of wood too.

Of course~ that's not important. What's important is that he still holds a grudge against you~"

"Heh heh heh heh~! Immediately send a message to the Pale Orc, tell him that Thorin is in my hands, and have him prepare a good price!"

"As for~ these other dwarves, you've killed hundreds of my people. You should already be prepared to accept punishment, right?"

"Flay them! Disassemble their bones! Chop them up! Cook them in an iron pot! Distribute them to my beloved people~"

"Awoo~~~~!!!!!"

......

As the Goblin King's voice fell, countless goblins around began to howl wildly.

Those goblins who were originally restraining the dwarves now began to whip and scratch Thorin and the others.

However, the little hobbit Bilbo Baggins was miraculously ignored by the surrounding goblins!

At this moment, he was quickly crawling through the gaps between people and various short legs, the short sword in his hand emitting a sparkling blue light.

Soon, he crawled to the side of the dwarf Gimli, and seeing the goblins around him constantly grabbing and biting him, a look of determination flashed across his face. Without any hesitation, he raised the sword in his hand and began to slash at them.

Unfortunately, Bilbo's strength was too weak. Even though he was holding the finest weapon made by the elves, he could only cut a few shallow wounds on the goblins in front of him.

But his actions ultimately saved the lives of his companions in front of him.

After being rescued, the dwarf Gimli finally temporarily escaped the suppression of the goblins. In this moment of life and death, he quickly crawled up from the ground.

Without time to thank Bilbo beside him, after identifying the direction, he rushed towards the goblins who were whipping the white-bearded dwarf next to him.

With a full leap with his two short legs, he directly rammed into them sideways with his body!

"Bang~"

A group of goblins were knocked flying by the huge force, and the white-bearded dwarf also climbed up, panting heavily.

Fortunately, a battle axe was lying on the ground not far from him.

After an agile roll, the white-bearded dwarf got the weapon. He howled and swung it towards the group of goblins next to him, and in a few moves, he drove them back.

Two more dwarves were released from suppression!

Immediately afterwards, they punched and kicked, charged and bumped, picked up the scattered walking sticks and horns on the ground, and slammed them against the goblins in front of them, forcing them to retreat constantly.

Another weapon appeared on the ground, which was the artifact forged by the high elves, Orcrist!

The dwarf Gimli rolled on the spot at this time and took the sword in his hand.

"Clang~~"

As the long sword was unsheathed, the strange sound of the sword immediately made the surrounding goblins feel like they were stabbed in the back, and they retreated in horror!

"I recognize that sword! It has killed thousands of orcs on the battlefield! It is Orcrist!"

Not far away, the Goblin King, who had been watching the chaotic scene below with a calm face, now showed an unexpected look of horror on his face full of fat, and subconsciously retreated again and again.

The surrounding goblins were even more unbearable, each with stiff bodies, as if they were subjected to some kind of invisible shock!

As a result, even the dwarves who were originally suppressed on the ground were relieved of pressure for a time.

The dwarf prince Thorin seized this opportunity, kicked over four or five goblins in a row, and quickly climbed up from the ground.

"Thorin~ Catch!"

Seeing this, Gimli was immediately overjoyed, and hurriedly threw Orcrist in his hand towards the other party.

Under the fearful gaze of the surrounding goblins, the sword spun in the air and was finally held by Thorin.

A flash of light, and two goblin heads flew into the air!

"Ah~~~~!!!"

As the stinking blood splashed, Thorin was now quickly wandering on the battlefield, roaring incessantly.

Orcrist seemed weightless in his hands, and he swung it repeatedly, with broken limbs and arms flying in all directions.

The surrounding goblins were intimidated by this momentum and retreated in screams.

All the dwarves now finally stood up from the ground. They picked up their respective weapons, stood back to back, and surrounded the little hobbit in the middle.

In this way, covered in scars, they confronted the massive number of goblins around them.

For a time, the atmosphere in the field was quiet and heavy, like the calm before the storm.

"Boom~!!!!!"

At this moment, a shocking white light suddenly burst from one side of the cliff cave wall.

With strong impact and deterrent power!

Like a sudden gale of level 12, a large number of goblins and wooden buildings were thrown out, and even the dwarves were not spared, and they were knocked to the ground.

Their minds were dizzy, their eyes were erratic, and they looked as if they had suffered heavy damage.

When the white light slowly faded and the hurricane had settled, a figure slowly walked over from the dim light.

He was tall and thin, holding a staff in one hand and a long sword in the other. Under the illumination of the lights, he gradually appeared in front of everyone!