The Journey of the Demon Hunter

Zelin wiped the drops of sweat from his forehead and looked at the long bridge that connected to Changhu Town. The long snake made up of fire has stepped on the bridge. The number of residents in Long Lake Town is small. This town is not big. According to Bud, the place is small and everyone knows everyone else well. There are only more than 400 young people who can fight the orcs, and even fewer can be mobilized urgently. Zelin must prevent the continuous influx of these orcs into the town.

Zelin rushed to the direction of Changqiao. He can cut off the bridge, and either the French seal or the bomb can destroy the pontoon bridge. As long as the bridge is blocked, it is impossible for the orcs to swim from such a cold lake. The orcs in the water are just targets for archers on the shore.

Not all the townspeople were attracted to the town hall by the horn that the mayor had just assembled, but when the orcs appeared, they had to flee in the direction where there were no orcs. Along the way, Zelin saw many townspeople who were dragging away like headless flies. The attack happened so suddenly that many people did not react at all. There are no warnings and no signs.

He picked up a townsman who fell to the ground, and a bag was knocked out of his forehead, but he was still alive, that was enough.

"Have you seen the orcs?"

"They occupied the pier at the entrance of the town. They were everywhere." The townspeople's eyes were filled with panic. "They got the wooden boat and burned my house!"

"Go to the town hall, there will be guards to protect you." Zelin patted him on the shoulder to calm him down. "Remember to tell the others and let them go to the town hall as soon as possible, where there are weapons."

"But we can't fight?" The townsfolk gasped. "How should we fight these monsters?"

"You can do it, these monsters just have an ugly face."

Zelin looked at the river in the distance. The city was very bright, not because of the moonlight, but because more and more orcs appeared here. They kicked and pushed to the braziers and lights, igniting the surrounding houses and piles of goods. The river water can prevent the wet wooden boards on the bottom from being ignited so easily, but the wooden houses above are quickly engulfed by flames, and the compact buildings in Long Lake Town and the wind at night have contributed to the fire.

"But the mayor won't let us into the hall?" the town citizen asked.

"Don't worry, he doesn't have the time to take care of you now." Zelin said with certainty. "Go, and let the others gather together as much as possible." People must not be scattered. Maybe a hundred people can gather together to fight the orcs. , But scattered, not everyone can have the swordsmanship of a demon hunter and move freely among a group of orcs.

As Zelin expected, the mayor was busy with his affairs, but it was a pity that this was not his duty.

"Your Excellency, won't you stay to protect the town?"

Someone questioned the mayor.

"The town is over. What we have to do is to protect the gold here. We must not let these precious gold fall into the hands of the invaders. It is our duty to protect the gold, hurry up and ship!"

The mayor hurried to the back of his secret room. He pulled a candlestick, and saw a wall behind the secret room open, revealing the river below the town hall and a ship that was already there. A **** hits between the secret room and the ship. There is a lot of gold, not just gold coins, those exquisite art and jars made of gold, gold bars made of gold, lifelike golden swan statues and shiny lights. Diamonds and jewels, as well as cups and plates made entirely of gold, the golden color is even more dazzling than the burning town.

The mayor’s boat is two to three times larger than the townspeople’s wooden boat, but even so, it seems that it’s not big enough to put all the gold on it. Handfuls of gold were stuffed into the mayor's pocket, making his bloated figure even more obese.

"Take every gold coin, we're going now, hurry!"

The heavy ships sailed out of the channel hidden under the town hall. In the channel below, you can see that the townspeople above had rushed into the town hall under the leadership of Bud, and people began to look for any usable weapons inside.

"Look, look at these rude mobs." The mayor said sadly, "I originally wanted to take some people to escape from here, but looking at these people, they simply..."

"It's not worth your rescue. I agree with you, sir." Alfred continued. "They are worthless compared to gold. Their lives are not even worth a gold coin."

Chapter 721 Under the Legend

The flames burst out of the house at the corner. The contents inside burned, and a town citizen ran forward two steps, fell to the ground, and smoke was still on his body. Is an invading orc

Since the attack by the dragon Smaug, the people of Long Lake Town have not seen a race other than the elves for many years. The townspeople climbed forward a few times, trying to get up, but then fell to the ground again. Fear, confusion, and panic have made people lose the ability to continue to stand up. Some people hide in wooden barrels or in corners. They even lie under the house and cover themselves with oil canvas, praying that the invaders will not notice here, praying that they will live to see the sunrise the next day.

The townspeople panted and wanted to continue to escape, to a place where they could avoid these ugly monsters. Just like other residents, he just wanted to escape and survive, but the messy footsteps and the roar of the orcs seemed to give He poured a basin of cold water, and saw a group of orcs jump from the canoe onto the wooden boards on both sides of the river. They noticed this human being nearby that was still active at a glance.

The townspeople turned their hands and feet and crawled backwards, looking at the approaching orc in horror, but this speed would not be faster than a cat that was running away. Within a few steps, the ugly shadow blocked the sight of the townspeople. The orc raised the blade, but failed to cut it down. A violent wave of air rushed over his head. The orc was caught off guard and bumped back. On a wooden stake supporting the house.

I saw another figure rushing past from behind, and several orcs who had just come up from the canoe fell to the ground, their heads dropped to the ground, or were directly divided into two by the sharp blade. As if it was just a blink of an eye, these seemingly incredible monsters encountered even more powerful monsters. In front of the black blade, their weapons and armor are just a joke, and that ferocity is definitely not better than a mouse that meets a cat.

"Run! Go to the town hall!"

Leaving such a sentence, the figure that had knocked down the orcs continued to move in the direction of the invaders, toward the place full of orcs, death, and flames.

"Where are you going?! There are all monsters over there!"

"Go where I want to go." Sombra turned his head, and the townspeople could only see the bright golden beast pupils in the dark night, as bright as polished metal. "Go!"

Orcs have begun to use human canoes, and this kind of transportation is extremely convenient in Longhu Town. Zelin saw that some residents seemed to want to take a canoe to escape with their belongings, but when their canoe hit the orcs head-on, the narrow boat actually restricted their escape. But Zelin didn't worry that the orcs would jump on his canoe, and he had to get to the gate of the town as soon as possible. The number of orcs in the dense forest not only exceeded Zelin's expectations, but even more than the elves expected.

The demon hunter is not good at punting boats, but he still knows how to use boat poles to make the boat go in the direction he expected instead of spinning around. He found an empty ship. As for how the owner of the ship is now, he can't think about it. He can only hope that the residents here can successfully escape to a safe place. He drew out the crossbow behind him and controlled the boat with one hand and aimed at any canoe that appeared on the river in front of him. There will be no humans driving boats, only orcs, whether on the shore or in the river.

He saw a group of orcs running along the shore towards the market in the town. He picked up his crossbow arrows, and the arrows passed through the air, carrying bright gold lights, and the arrows smeared with gold resin hit the orcs. The heavy armor had no resistance in front of the electric current, and each twitched and fell into the water. On the river, there are garbage that has been burned, there are pieces of wood that have not been burned, and the corpse that Zelin is most unwilling to see. The bright red blood gradually spread from the place where the corpse floated, only human corpses, because the armor of the orcs would make them sink directly to the bottom.

But when Zelin replaced the crossbow with a new arrow, the canoe was slammed, and a canoe carrying the orcs hit from behind. The two wooden boats collided with each other, and the boat behind was so fast that it almost overturned the boat Zelin was on. However, the demon hunter controlled the balance very well, and then stepped on the side of the boat with an unexpected foot, shook the hull, and made the first orc who jumped onto the canoe and wanted to slash Zhong Zelin's head to stand still. Steady, plunged into the river with a thud.

"Kill him!"

Perhaps it was because he wanted Zelin to feel scared, or perhaps the orc liked to see the target showing a look of fear, and the orc yelled in a language that humans could understand. Unfortunately, this is nothing to Zelin. These orcs are not as vigilant as an elemental creature.

Zelin replied with a swift sword attack that hit the chassis. The orc's scream seemed to be stuck in his throat, turning into a depressed gurgling sound, and his body curled up and fell to the ground struggling. There were two orcs behind who wanted to jump up, but they had no chance. Alderfayin directly overturned their canoe, and the two orcs soon fell into the water just like the previous tribe. An orc was struggling to climb ashore in the water. Zelin filled the crossbow and shot a few arrows at the surface of the water. The water that was still tumbling immediately calmed down a lot.

He was very close to the gate of the city, and he could almost see the orcs near the pier of the gate, almost covered with them. They were dividing into small groups, marching into the town from the passage and the canoe. The flames burned down the wooden doors and guard huts, and there were several corpses lying on the side of the road. The orcs attacked very quickly. It was difficult for these people living at the gates of the town to react. They were the first to bear the brunt.

Only one canoe in the river was heading towards the gate of the town. Ze Lin was standing on the canoe, and the current held him, holding the canoe towards the orc army occupying the pier and the city gate.

Zelin could hear the roar of the orcs on the dock, and they expressed their meaning in hoarse voices, or they waved their weapons at the demon hunter who was approaching them, showing their fangs. A nearby lit house could no longer be supported in the flames, and crashed onto the river. Part of the splashing water hit Zelin, wet his forehead and sword blade, and wet the tips of his hair. The burning wood floated on the surface of the river, as if the surface of the water had been ignited.

Shaking his head, Ze Lin took a deep breath, looked at the front and waved his weapon excitedly, and was about to wait for the canoe to get to the shore and swarmed up to kill his own orc. He raised his hand and the biting Alder wind blew away The heat and flames on the water, the orcs were like pawns being cleaned on the chessboard, they fell to the ground with a brain, and were hit by the same clan in front of them, or they were thrown out directly and fell into the wreckage of the house engulfed by the flames. .

The demon hunter jumped onto the dock and looked at more orcs coming in. He swung his sword and slammed into the rushing orc army alone.

Chapter 722: The Reign of Chaos

Bilbo squeezed through the chaotic crowd, and the orcs appeared like throwing torches into the straw. The hobbit had never seen such a chaotic scene. In the Shire, people’s lives are always so organized, even if they live in So are the human towns of Bree, but perhaps because the Hobbits of the Shire and the people of Bree have never been so dangerous. Bilbo also didn't know what the orcs would look like when they suddenly appeared in the Shire.

"It's time for us to go, Bilbo! Hurry up!"

I don't know who was pulled, Bilbo could see Bofer and Philip supporting Kili in the chaotic crowd. Kili seemed to be hit by someone and was holding his leg. I don't know if it is because of the arrow wound or being touched by the wound that caused the recurrence. Bahrain pulled Bilbo from behind.

"Solin found a ship and weapons and equipment. Let's leave! These humans opened their arsenal and protected themselves with helmets." The old dwarf put an iron helmet on Bilbo's head. The helmet can almost block the Hobbit's eyes, and Bilbo looks a bit nondescript wearing it. But life-saving things are never too small, Bilbo straightened the helmet, and at the same time calmed down his confused head, sorting out what had happened before.

Originally everything went well, Thorin directly approached the human mayor and told him that the dwarves were willing to share the treasures of the Lone Mountain with the people in Long Lake Town, as long as the mayor was willing to help Thorin Oak Shield, who was about to become the king of the mountain. Companions to help. Bilbo didn't know how much the mayor had believed, or how much energy the mayor had left to listen to Thorin's words when Thorin said he was willing to share the treasure of the Lone Mountain with Long Lake Town.

The townspeople here all know the prediction of the return of the King of the Mountain, and understand the description of the King of the Mountain after the return in the prophecy-gold flows like a river, and people will return to the prosperity of the valley city in the past.

Bud, the archer who helped them to the town stood up and tried to stop the mayor from supporting the dwarves. He warned people that when the dwarves go to the lone mountain, they will reawaken Smaug, the dragon sleeping in the mountain. This will inevitably lead to Smaug’s revenge. Long Lake Town will be plunged into flames. People will be buried in flames just like the residents of River Valley City a hundred years ago. Displaced.

His warning did have some effect, but when Thorin again emphasized how many treasures there are in the Lonely Mountain, and he is willing to guarantee in the name of the King of the Mountain, as long as he returns to Yilubai, he will interact with everyone in Long Lake Town. The townspeople share the treasures of the dwarves together, and everyone has a share.

Guaranteed by the glory and name of the King of the Mountain, people immediately fell into a yearning for a better life and a yearning for gold, so that no one listened to Bud’s advice anymore. The townspeople celebrated and discussed. There is a banquet to celebrate the return of the King of the Mountain. It seems that Thorin is standing here. The dragon Smaug is dead. The treasures in the mountain are within reach. People only need to walk over and fill their pockets. It seems that gold will flow out of the mountains soon, and the lake will turn gold soon. Even the oldest person in the town has never seen such a joyous scene.

The mayor also happily walked to Thorin, cheering for the return of the King of the Mountain, and announced that Thorin was the most popular guest in Long Lake Town, and he would hold a banquet to entertain the King of the Mountain. And let the guards take Bud away, not allowing him to continue to speak ill of the king of the mountain here, disturbing people's hearts.

But the joyous scene came to an abrupt end in the harsh sound of the sky.

First, a red light flew into the sky, and for a moment Bilbo thought it was Gandalf who had arrived. The wizard’s past fireworks show in the Shire made Bilbo remember.

But after the red light, the loud sirens enveloped the entire Changhu Town, and the people failed to respond one by one, not understanding what was going on and why there was an alarm. Others thought that the guard was drunk, and heard the cheering of the crowd below, blowing the horn on top of it. It was just the next inhuman roar that made the crowd quiet down instantly.

Then there was chaos.

"Bilbo, Bilbo!"