darknovel #136 - Wolf Riders!
#136 - Wolf Riders!
“Awoo ~ ~ ~!”
“Awoo ~ Awoo ~ ! ! !”
A series of dense wolf howls rang out in the forest, the sound desolate and fierce.
Echoing through the surrounding tall trees, it felt as if the sound would immediately attack from all directions, causing people to unconsciously sink into deep fear.
Speaking of which, although the brown-robed wizard Radagast seemed a bit crazy and unreliable before, he now showed the responsibility and courage of one of the five great wizards of Middle-earth.
Thus, he rode on a wheeled wooden cart, with messy branches and leaves all over his head, pulled by more than a dozen fat rabbits, galloping forward all the way!
Before long, he was surrounded by a large group of orc cavalry riding wargs.
Low roars, tearing sounds, and even the sudden attacks of blades when the riders passed each other, all closely followed behind the brown-robed wizard.
However, this sloppy old wizard himself had surprisingly good driving skills. With the rabbits of Rosgobel running wildly, he controlled the wooden cart under his feet, maneuvering, speeding, and leaping.
Before long, he managed to slip away, successfully shaking off the entanglement of the warg riders, and came to the leading position at the front, continuing forward.
After a while, he disappeared completely into the forest in a puff of smoke.
In contrast, Gandalf and the dwarves were now quietly lurking in the grass, holding their breath, occasionally cautiously poking their heads out to investigate.
After confirming that the surroundings were temporarily safe, everyone climbed up, looking back at the place where the orc cavalry disappeared with lingering fear.
“We can’t stay in the forest. This is wolf territory. We need to leave here as soon as possible. Quick~! Follow me!”
Gandalf seemed very decisive at this time, making a decision almost immediately, and then took the lead, leading the dwarves forward.
The direction of escape was surprisingly the same direction that the brown-robed wizard had left in… …
Thorin vaguely felt that something was wrong at this moment, but out of trust in Gandalf, he didn't say much at this time, immediately directing the others in the team to go first.
He himself stayed behind, carrying his sword, to cover the rear.
Liang Yue saw all of this. Based on his understanding of the script, he naturally knew that Gandalf now had a purpose, which was to lead this team to the territory of the elves.
However, due to the ethnic conflicts between the dwarves and the elves, if he told them in advance, Thorin and the dwarves in the team would definitely not accept Gandalf's suggestion.
Even if the old wizard's purpose was to use the knowledge of the Elven King to interpret the riddles on the dwarf kingdom map, it wouldn't work either~
However, Liang Yue didn't say much about this. He behaved very low-key at this time, running in front of the dwarf team, behind Gandalf.
Neither rushing forward nor lagging behind.
In fact, in his own mind, he also wanted to see what the elven settlement looked like.
In the scenes of the film and television dramas, that was a very beautiful place, backed by mountains and rivers, with waterfalls falling from high places, and elegant white stone buildings located between the cliffs.
It had a bit of the flavor of towering mountains and a secluded paradise.
And now that Liang Yue happened to have a camera, he naturally wanted to take a photo there, leave a souvenir, and record a panoramic image of the elven sanctuary.
If possible, it wouldn't be impossible to play a collaborative shooting game with a group of people~!
… …
Soon, Gandalf had led the group out of the forest and into an open grassland area.
This was a wilderness terrain. The further they went, the road began to become flatter, and people's vision could see a very long distance.
The trees were gradually becoming sparse, and a large area of continuous brown short grass grew on the ground, with some large stones scattered here and there.
According to Liang Yue's own judgment, their team should have reached a plateau area at this time~
In the distance, the brown-robed wizard Radagast had already led dozens of orc cavalry away for at least a few kilometers, and was gradually opening up a safe distance.
Gandalf led the others to hide behind a large rock at this time, glanced at his old friend who had run far away, then quickly turned his head and guided the dwarves behind him to run forward.
“Hurry! This way! My friend can't help us lure away the orc army for too long!”
Then, the old wizard strode forward with his two long legs, leading the way nimbly. Liang Yue still followed unhurriedly, and behind him was a group of dwarves who were already panting a bit.
“Awoo ~ ~ ~!”
Just then, another wolf howl suddenly came from another direction.
They were not in the orc cavalry that had been chasing the brown-robed wizard before. It seemed that this should be another team.
Moreover, this newly emerging warg cavalry was not far from Liang Yue and the others.
Wolves, as creatures, generally have a very keen sense of smell in order to hunt better.
Therefore, the moment the other party appeared, Gandalf noticed the bad situation, so he immediately led the dwarves to hide behind a rock, then lowered his body and continued to move forward along the undulating hillside.
“Gandalf, where are you taking us?”
Thorin keenly noticed something unusual at this time, looking at a certain position in front, squinting his eyes and asking the old wizard.
Gandalf just glanced at the other party at this time, and then silently continued to hurry on.
Seeing this, everyone drew out their weapons and prepared to meet the enemy, but Gandalf on the side seemed to have found a way out, and continued to shout to the dwarves.
“This way~ Run quickly!”
Hearing this, everyone also subconsciously continued to follow the figure of the old wizard.
Liang Yue at this time had also quietly retreated to the end of the team, carrying two swords in his hands, ready to fight at any time.
Only a moment later, they were surrounded by dozens of warg riders next to a large rock.
The orcs made excited howls, urging their mounts to slowly approach.
“Prepare to fight!”
Thorin drew out Orcrist, gradually lowered his body, and entered a combat state.
The surrounding dwarves also gathered back to back, staring closely at the enemies not far away.
In contrast, Gandalf had magically disappeared at this time, but Liang Yue knew that the other party should have found the secret passage to the elven territory.
Just then, a warg couldn't hold back its temper, roared, and then pounced fiercely towards everyone.
Seeing this, Liang Yue rushed forward without hesitation. Facing the warg's pounce, he jumped to the side, and with a swing of his sword, the sharp longsword directly cut off half of the wolf's head.
At the same time, another orc rider who caught up was shot down by Thorin's handsome dwarf cousin, Kili.
Liang Yue continued to rush forward at this time. Facing the orcs who had begun to launch a general attack, he slammed his feet on the ground, a sudden advance, and plunged into the wolf pile.
After dodging a sword from an orc rider, the whole person soared into the air, leaping quickly into the air, his two swords turned into two crescents, slashing continuously, and three orcs were directly beheaded by him.
Then, taking advantage of the wide wolf back under him, he stomped down fiercely.
“Crack~” A crisp sound.
The spine of a warg immediately bent and deformed, and Liang Yue took advantage of the rebounding force to pounce on several other riders, while the internal force in his dantian quickly surged into the meridians of his legs.
When approaching the target, his feet suddenly stomped fiercely in the air, and the whole person instantly turned into a gray shadow!
“Swish~!”
The two swords pierced through the air, directly cutting the four orc riders running side by side into two pieces!