The Journey of the Demon Hunter

With a snort, Zelin turned and walked towards the river, pushing a wooden boat lying on the bank into the water.

An orc invasion of this magnitude will certainly not be able to escape the eyes of the elves, especially when they are assembled. As long as they can't enter Long Lake Town tonight, if they don't retreat before the sun rises the next day, the remaining orcs can't fight the elven army emerging from the woodland kingdom. Had it not been for Legolas said, the elves hadn't expected so many orcs to gather, I am afraid Zelin would have to consider how to deal with the orcs gathered outside the town. They can't repair bridges or make rafts overnight, but who knows what will happen in a few days.

"Look over there!"

The flames of the explosion skyrocketed, and even the townspeople in the square could see it clearly. Bud, who was holding the boat ready to return home as soon as possible, was worried about the safety of the children, and heard the loud noise and flames.

"What's the matter!?" Bud below shouted to the guard standing on the watchtower.

"It's Long Bridge!" the guard replied loudly. The howling wind distorted his voice. "Someone has blown up Long Bridge."

"Bad, do you know what we should do? The mayor ran away, and we need someone who can lead us." The townspeople who got their weapons from the armory gathered together. Bud was still in front of the mayor not long ago. Because the dwarves are contentious, he warns people that the arrival of the dwarves will bring disasters. Although the invasion of the orcs was far from the revenge of Smaug in the prophecy, the disaster at hand made people's fear overwhelming their desire for gold.

Bud looked at the townspeople who came around and took a deep breath.

"We must figure out what's going on."

"It must be a wizard, he must be the one who burned the long bridge with flames." The dwarf Philip, who stayed aside, shouted to Bud. "A wizard can light a flame. He must be there, using flames to help us deal with the orcs."

"There is no wizard in our town." Fei Li's words confused the townspeople. "We have never seen a wizard. Only in legends have we heard the story of a wizard."

"It's a wizard, we saw with our own eyes. He used magic to deal with the orcs outside the city." Beauver said loudly to the townspeople. "It's the man in the town with two long swords behind his back."

Bud was shocked by the dwarf's words. Hearing the words of the dwarf, more townspeople gathered around Bud.

"We have all seen Bud staying with the wizard. He can become a friend of the wizard and he can definitely lead us to deal with the orcs!"

People's voices are getting louder and louder. It seems that as long as Bud is standing here, the orcs will run away in embarrassment. The wizard will help them and use fire and lightning to deal with the enemy.

"All those with bows and arrows, go to the towers and the tops of the building, and destroy the orcs on the ground. Don't let them rush over from the side." Bud began to order "Let all the elderly women and children hide inside, and close the door. For the rest, follow me to the direction of the city gate and let us completely drive the orcs out. We will definitely win!"

The townsfolk held their weapons one after another, acted according to Bud's statement, and began to fight back in the direction where the orcs had invaded. But when he took the townsfolk to deal with the invaders, Bud didn't forget to hold a person.

"You know where my home is." Bud said to the man. "Find my children and bring them here safely. Hurry up."

Chapter 725: The Land of Opportunity

The arrow of the elves didn't know how many orcs were brought down, and how many invaders were killed without knowing it. There have been orcs who tried to sneak attack on the elves, or rushed to the elves depending on the number of people, but when these orcs approached Legolas and Tauriel, they realized what kind of mistake they had made. The double knives in the hands of the elves were dexterous. But lethal, like two hot knives cut through the butter, the corpses on the road continue to fall, and their battles are as dexterous and elegant as a dance. Not only did the orcs fail to injure them, they did not even let their clothes and hair ends. Become chaotic.

People can only be fortunate that the elves are their ally, at least in this battle, they all have a common enemy.

"Legolas, look over there!"

When the explosion of fire illuminates the town, the elves also noticed that the fierce flame "is it made by an orc?"

"No." Legolas' eyes allowed him to see clearly at the entrance of the town in the distance. "The explosion destroyed the orcs and the bridge, and the orcs outside are retreating, Tauriel, let's find a canoe nearby, orcs. The leader can only find it with the help of a canoe if he wants to escape."

"I'm going now." After that, the leader of the elf guard separated from Legolas, and proceeded along the roof to the remaining outer piers and waterways of Long Lake Town.

There are many good havens in Changhu Town, surrounded by lakes on all sides, and the densely-covered river channels provide several exits. Merchant ships from the Anduin River can enter and exit the town along these river mouths, everywhere. There are many boats parked, there are canoes and fishing boats. The pier facing the dense forest was badly damaged, and the orcs burned a lot of things. However, the pier facing the lonely mountain with its back to the dense forest is preserved intact. The ship is moored quietly inside, as if the town on the other side is completely different from here.

Not only the elves and the orcs, but the dwarves also found this safe place, as well as the ships they desperately needed.

"Hurry up, hurry up! Move everything up!"

Thorin stood beside a complete canoe and waved to the other dwarves. A group of dwarves holding their weapons and armors, put the supplies they got from Longhu Town in cloth bags and threw them on the boat. There was no one in this area. There used to be one townsman who was responsible for checking incoming and outgoing goods near the pier, but now they are either in the square of the town hall, or they escaped from Long Lake by boat when the chaos happened. It's just that the dense forest on the dark side outside is not necessarily safer than the town.

"Sorin, I still don't understand why we should keep them here." Looking at the town in the distance, Groyin asked Thorin, "It's dangerous here. Orcs and elves are looking for us. Keeping Kili and them will put them in danger."

"I have the mission of regaining the lonely mountain, Groyin." Thorin patted his companion on the shoulder, and failed to sleep for several nights, causing a dark shadow to appear under Thorin's eyes. With deep eyes looking at the lonely mountain in the distance, Thorin seemed to fall into his own memories. "I can't let the whole race lose a chance to revive because of personal things. Get on the boat, it will be bright in a while," We must rush to the lone mountain before sunset the day after tomorrow. The wasteland is very large and we have to walk a long distance. I still remember how we escaped here, like beggars, losing our treasures and homes. Now, we will regain the loneliness. Mountain, we will return to the age of the prosperity of Iruba!"

"It sounds really ambitious."

Suddenly, the sound coming from behind the wooden barrel on the dock interrupted Thorin's rhetoric. A wooden barrel blocked the corner of the street leading to the pier, and a figure walked out from behind. The dwarves raised their weapons one after another, watching the direction from which the voice came. The boots squeaked on the dock, and with the snapping of their fingers, the flames illuminating the cheeks and upper body of the demon hunter still stuck to the blood of the orc.

"But I also heard about another thing. The prosperity of Iruba was accompanied by the decline and fall of Long Lake Town?" Zelin walked out and walked to the dwarves. "Anything to say, Thorin?"

"Don't stop us, wizard." Thorin shook his head. "This is about the dwarves. We have told the people in Long Lake Town to take back the Lone Mountain. We will share the treasures in the mountain together. They accept this condition, the archer told They face dangers, but they are still willing to take risks."

"Even if Long Lake Town is destroyed because of this?" Ze Lin spread his hands. The dozens of orcs left in the town are no longer enough. The armed and organized townspeople are enough to defeat them. "I don't think they know what kind of threat they will face."

"They understand." Thorin took a step forward. "And they also understand that as long as we are willing to share the treasure with them, the gold flowing out of the Lone Mountain is enough to rebuild several Long Lake Towns, and even the reconstruction of River Valley City is not a problem! Smaug's The threat is imminent, and you think that if you pretend to be invisible, the dragon will never wake up?! As long as the dragon is still there, the valley area will decay forever!"

"This is an opportunity, wizard." Bahrain took a few steps forward, letting the emotional Thorin shut his mouth. "Sorin was right. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The grandeur of the Smaug Wasteland, rich and civilized people. Now they can only hide on a huge rock in the big lake, and live by fishing and chatting every day. Why do people remember the prophecies, because they hope that the king under the mountain will return, and they hope to return to the grand occasion of the past, instead of staying full of fish and fish In a small town with the smell of canvas, it’s hard to get by."

"Smaug will destroy Long Lake Town, and the people here will die because of your ambition to restore the country." Zelin shook his head. "I came out today to deal with the orcs, not for the evil dragon to have a full meal tomorrow."

"If the dragon appears, it means we are dead." Bahrain said sincerely to the demon hunter. "In order to change all of this, we would rather give our lives, and the people here are willing to block their towns. If we succeed, , We will send people to Long Lake Town, and let people go to Gushan and take away the gold they deserve. If we die, you can defeat Smaug, or drive away the dragon, all the treasures in the mountain are yours. You can use it to rebuild a new prosperous city. Thorin has already pledged his reputation as the King of the Mountain, and so does Bilbo."

The hobbit on the side nodded.

"Bahrain, can you tell me what you did before?"

"For an old dwarf who is about to walk into the dragon's lair, is it important to do what we did in the past?" Old Bahrain smiled. On the last step."

"I will remember your promise, and everyone in Long Lake Town will remember it." Zelin stepped back a few steps. "Go, Bahrain, remember to let me find your bones in the teeth of the dragon at the end."

Chapter 726 The Long Night

The night is very long.

It was an extremely long night for many people.

Many people may be thinking about the next day's work half a day ago, and many may have just exchanged good nights with their families not long ago. I don't know how many people are dreaming, thinking about the next ordinary life. Go to the market to buy a new blanket for your home; it's cold, buy a new cotton coat for the children; prepare the bait, decide to go outside to catch a few fish back tomorrow, and pick it up when the sun is good Now, when the snow falls, take it out and enjoy it with your family.

The flame ruined everything.

The war ruined everything.

The rising smoke blocked the dawn sun, and Changhu Town was stained with blood on a new day.

The remaining orcs in the town were swept away, or jumped into the river, but basically no one can swim across the lake, mostly because of heavy armor drowning in the cold lake. This was a victory. A barely fortified town blocked the raid of hundreds of orcs and successfully drove the orcs out of Long Lake. The remaining orcs on the shore also disappeared after the sun rose. They could not stay. A group of elf patrols haunted the shore of Long Lake and began hunting down the orcs who had lost their leader and were scattered outside.

But victory cannot conceal sadness.

Bud's coat was scorched by the flames, and the hair draped on his shoulders became much tangled. He strongly supported the boat to make the canoe head towards his home as soon as possible. As soon as the battle was over, he left the crowd and hurried home. He had been sent to his home with weapons before, and took one of his sons and two daughters to hide in the town hall. But when the battle was over, he returned to the town hall, but he did not see his children, nor did he find the armed townsman who was entrusted to search for his family.

He thought of a possibility. But he didn't dare to think that his wife had passed away long ago, and Bud supported the family alone, and his children were all he had. He propped the boat through Long Lake Town. The surviving townspeople were supporting the injured to a place where they could shelter from the wind and cold, or, like Bud, hurried home. There are also people standing in front of their burnt down houses, or frantically looking for something from the burnt down ruins.

But more is just being quiet, or shouting when helping each other.

When he saw the orc corpse lying not far from his house, his heart sank. When he got closer and saw the human corpse next to the orc corpse, Bud's head couldn't help but feel dizzy. This human corpse was the armed townsman he had sent to find the children. He was killed on a bridge not far from Bud’s house. There were a few orc corpses nearby, but this was by no means all. As for where the other orcs went, there is no need to say more.

Before the boat came to shore, Bud jumped over. He almost lost his footing and fell down. Normally he would not be so unsteady, but at this time, he had nothing to worry about. There are no useful weapons at home, kitchen knives? Or harpoon? In the face of a heavily armored orc soldier, these have no meaning at all.

Bud didn't know how he ran to the pier, how he ran up the steps, let alone how he pushed the door open. He broke into the house, then froze.

"Dad!"