The Journey of the Demon Hunter

These orcs were obviously planning to build something, Bilbo didn't know what they thought, but it was definitely not a good thing. There are not many orcs near Crow Ridge, which is completely incomparable with the thousands of orcs warned by Gandalf. There may be only a few dozen soldiers, but Bilbo does not believe that these orcs came to Crow Ridge by mistake, especially At this time, I went to Wuyaling to build something unknown.

What's more, he heard the voice of an orc. He is very familiar with it. After he left the peaceful area near the Shire and left the residence of King Elrond, he often heard this voice. It was he who gave orders to other orcs to hunt down the dwarves and hobbits.

Azog the Destroyer.

The first ray of morning sun rose on the distant horizon, and the night was about to pass. Bilbo rubbed his hands and climbed to the top of Crow Ridge. With the help of the morning light, he saw a tall wooden pillar standing on the top of Crow Ridge. Four bone arms folded into a 120-degree angle extend out from the two sides of the wooden pillar in pairs. Nearby twine ropes are tied on them and tied into several knots. Pulling the twine rope can make the bone arms sway along with it. This is the topmost position, near the wooden pillars, and there are many orcs holding horns.

Among the many orcs, the sickly pale orc stood beside the wooden pillar, looking at the dark valley city and solitary mountain not far away that had not been driven away by the morning light.

"We are here to wait and let all the legions stay underground." Azog's little yellow eyes stared into the distance. "Humans, elves, dwarves, none of them remember the great Eartheater, when they started losing patience. , Because the hatred in the blood becomes mutual suspicion, let all the legions go, let us kill them all! Go tell Polger, let his army slow down, and wait until the war begins before joining the battlefield, Gundabad The legion of the fortress will be the last straw to overwhelm the enemy, a sword that pierces the enemy's heart!"

Azog was giving orders to the other orcs, and there were many wolves on the other side of Crow Ridge. Whenever someone got the order, they immediately went down the mountain and rode the wolf and ran away. Bilbo immediately understood what the orcs were doing here. This is the command post set up by the orc army on the front line. These orcs must be hidden nearby, so that they can quickly establish command at the darkest dawn.

This also means another thing.

The orcs were about to attack.

As for where they hide.

Underground? Bilbo couldn't understand, but considering that they had fallen into an evil underground kingdom in the past, he believed that the orcs must have other ways to hide underground. The wizard will definitely understand that he must return to River Valley City to warn others. Warn them of the orcs' plans.

The orcs are waiting for the coalition forces so suspicion will become civil strife! Yes, if the orcs are not seen for a long time, the coalition forces that are barely united will inevitably fall into chaos and division.

Bilbo carefully moved down the steps, avoiding all the orcs as much as possible.

But then, when the loose stones of the broken steps were stepped on by the Hobbit, the sound of rolling down Bilbo seemed to freeze Bilbo's blood instantly.

"What's the sound! Find the source!"

Chapter 757 Silent Hill

Bilbo felt that he was going to faint from fear.

Oh, Bilbo, why did you come here to be a hero? Good now, you are about to be discovered by the orcs. It is estimated that you will never see the dwarf friends, and the human elves and wizards again.

But he still forced himself to calm down and use his good head to think about what to do next. Several orcs around were approaching the place where the noise was made under Azog's order. The sun was slowly rising from behind the horizon, and Bilbo watched the light that was going towards Crow Ridge. The darkness quickly faded after touching the sun. Soon, Crow Ridge will be shrouded by the sun's rays rising from the east. At this time, the light is not an ally of the kind Bilbo, it will expose his shadow.

"Did you find anything?"

The orc's mocking voice reached the hobbit's ears. The language from Mordor was mixed with chilling darkness, but Bilbo had to listen carefully to judge where these orcs were. There are many layers of tunnels in Crow Ridge, maybe he can find a way around these orcs, and then take the opportunity to escape. Just like in the city of the woodland kingdom, with the help of shadows and the ring that can make him invisible, avoid all those who search for him.

But here, the orcs are not those elves, and there is no wizard to help him.

"Only the shadow..."

The orcs were searching the tunnel in Crow Ridge. Bilbo took a few deep breaths and began to move cautiously.

A heavily armed orc came head-on from the other side of the tunnel. The orc’s armor had a weird shape. The huge helmet almost covered most of his face, leaving only a pair of holes exposing those evil eyes, under the curved edge. A mouth that almost divides the entire face into two is revealed. The orc opened his mouth and made an inexplicable mumble, and Bilbo could almost see the twisted teeth in the orc's mouth.

No one knew what these orcs had eaten, or if their nose and teeth were broken during a fight of the same race, and Bilbo didn't want to know. He was certain that the food of the orcs would definitely allow him to spit out everything in his stomach.

Bilbo pressed against the wall, he felt cold sweat on his forehead, and a fast beating heart. The orc staggered through the tunnel, eyes hidden under the helmet constantly looking around. The Hobbit kept thinking about whether he showed any flaws or made other sounds. Maybe he can throw stones in other directions to attract the attention of the orcs? But as soon as this attention came out, Bilbo immediately rejected it.

One sound may be caused by a nearby rock falling, or a cone of ice falling from Crow Ridge Falls, but again, the Hobbit is not sure whether the orcs will bring the wolves to search for his whereabouts. He can hide his figure, but he can't erase the shadow and cut off the smell. As long as these orcs are sure that an intruder has found them, Azog will definitely find him at all costs.

Don't think about it, Bilbo, calm down.

The Hobbit kept talking to himself in his heart.

You need to be calm, these clumsy beasts will not catch a clever hobbit.

The first orc passed the Hobbit without any risk. These orcs seemed to relax their vigilance. An unexpected sound does not mean that there must be an intruder. Bilbo carefully hid himself in the shadows, stepped on the snow-free rocks, to avoid being exposed by his footprints, and avoiding one after another orc.

There were a lot of orcs, and Bilbo even looked down at the corner of the stone stairs and saw a few wolves running through the ravine of Crow Ridge. When he thought that he was in the valley city and lonely mountain not far away, his friends were still in the dark, ignorant of the coming threat, he wished to return immediately. It's a pity that he is not a wizard and can't fly. If it weren't for the magic ring he found in his adventure, he wouldn't even be able to use invisibility to protect himself like he is now.

There are orcs and ogres here. These monsters with big heads and taller than two adults are patrolling the bottom of Crow Ridge with huge wooden sticks. The stench of these big men made Bilbo subconsciously want to cover the tip of his nose. Fortunately, he resisted the desire to sneeze, but the smell of these ogres can also cover the whereabouts of hobbits. It is difficult for dull ogres. Notice the sneaky halfling.

But just as Bilbo was about to walk out of Crow Ridge, an orc suddenly walked towards his location.

"I found you!"

The orc yelled in nasty language while pointing.

For an instant, Bilbo felt that his heartbeat seemed to have stopped, his eyes went dark, and he looked at the orc in front of him who was rushing towards him with a murderous look. Although he was a peaceful and peaceful Hobbit who had not seen any fighting in more than fifty years before joining the expedition, the blood of the Tucker family prevented him from fleeing or screaming for mercy. His hand touched the hilt of the Elf sword at his waist.

At least he can kill this orc, maybe the chaos here can attract magical crows in the nearby sky? Bilbo only hoped that after his friends completely defeated the orcs and drove them out of the Lonely Mountain, he could find him as a hobbit by himself. He should really obey Gandalf's arrangement and have a good night's sleep and a good meal in River Valley tonight, and then ride back to the Shire the next day.

Then he threw away this regret. This is not Bilbo's pity, he will feel pity when his friend is about to fall into a war and escape, whether he wins or not.

When the orc walked in towards him, Bilbo was about to draw his sword and slammed it towards the enemy's throat. The orc walked straight past him. Bilbo was stunned by this change.

"You **** bastard, get up quickly!" The orc walked to the rock behind Bilbo, and kicked an orc who was lying there. "Don't be lazy! Hurry, get on your ride. Mount, pass on the command of the king! Otherwise, I will cut off your head and feed the wolf, and find someone else to replace you!"

The kicked orc held his head, quickly got up, fleeing like a fly, but didn't know if he wanted to avoid the beating or scolding, or was worried that his head would really be cut off. The wolves below have been eating meat. As for how Azog found meat near the desolate mountain, it is self-evident.

The riot attracted the attention of many orcs, but they all focused on the screaming orcs. Naturally, no one noticed, a group of small footprints were running out of Crow Ridge along the snowy ground.

Chapter 758

When the sun rose, the wind in the wilderness became more intense. The flag of River Valley was hunting in the cold wind. The wind was dry and cold in winter, and militiamen were seen in the square early to get up to practice, learn how to use weapons, and practice archery. The sudden appearance of an army of dwarves made these militiamen who were almost let down again realize that they were about to face a war, not a group of fishermen outing in the wild from the neighborhood. The death of Smaug and the aid sent by the elves made many people feel relieved. They thought they were going to deal with a dozen dwarves in the Lonely Mountain, not an army of orcs about to sweep the Lonely Mountain.

"Cut down those dead branches and tie them together, make more arrows, and move the stones to the wall."

Bud is commanding some militias to prepare to defend the city. Although it is planned that the battle with the orcs should be launched near the wasteland outside the city, they must be prepared for the orcs to attack the city. No one knows the number of orcs. Just how many, some people even began to speculate whether this is the worst moment to come, and all the enemies in the north will attack Gushan.

"Gandalf, we must find the orcs as soon as possible. There is no clear threat. After a while, the dwarves and the elves will fall out again."

Gandalf said that he saw the orcs marching out with his own eyes. It was not that Zelin didn't want to believe him. The purpose of the wizard was to fight evil, and the orcs were part of it. He didn't have any interests mixed in it. But as the sun gradually rises, although the situation has become clearer, it has become more and more dangerous. It's just that the alliance has suppressed the crisis. After a long time, the dwarves will definitely not like these humans who are constantly carrying gold from the lonely mountain, not to mention that they are born to dislike each other with the elves.

The reason Zelin was able to persuade Dyne to join them was precisely because of the great threat of the orcs, and the close dwarves could not hold the lonely mountain. How brave and fighting dwarves could not cope with such a crisis. The elves’ dense forests are also threatened by evil. Evil giant spiders are constantly encroaching on the forests. The elves can’t sit by and watch the orcs get the entire Lonely Mountain area and move the army to the edge of Isgar and the dense forest. Surrounded by many evil forces, dense forests can hardly protect themselves.

"I know Azog, he will not give up this opportunity to regain the Lonely Mountain." Gandalf has been on the tower of River Valley City, and Bilbo's disappearance makes him uneasy. "Moreover, this is not Azog's will, this is Azor. The command of the master of the grid, the orcs in the north must obey. Even in this place where the sun is shining, I don't want to say the name."

"I thought Azog was the king of the orcs."

The dwarves’ camps were tucked under the solitary mountain, because Thorin and the others had blocked the gate of Iruba before, and the iron-footed army carrying many war machines could not enter the mountain, so they guarded the gate of the mountain. It can be seen on the walls of River Valley City that the dwarves are setting up a crossbow rack brought by the Iron Hill dwarves on the high walls of Irubo. These crossbow arrow racks are about the height of a dwarf, and the arrows fired are as thick as the arms of an adult human.

The dwarf craftsmen in this world have superb manufacturing skills.

"Evil forces, and will take orders from... Sauron. The demon king in Mordor, Morgoth's most loyal subordinate." Gandalf adjusted the sapphire in his staff. This time, Azog is not only to obey the master's orders, but also to avenge. We don't know how much power the orcs in the Misty Mountains have, but its owner must think that the orcs are now enough to clean up the enemies in the north for him."

"Sounds too bad." Zelin half-squinted his eyes and stood on a high place. The wind blows and makes his eyes dry and want to cry. "Wait until noon, if the orcs have not appeared, I will ride to the north to investigate. Click."

"The magic crow that serves the Turin clan can detect many things. You'd better stay to prevent Dyne and Thrandil from conflicting." Gandalf shook his head and vetoed, "I'm worried about Bilbo, Tucker's. Blood is flowing in his veins, but war is not a place for adventure, I should send him back to the Shire sooner."

"Don't worry, the hobbit you picked is a master snitch." Zelin doesn't care about this, a halfling who can be invisible. He can come and go freely in the cities of the Woodland Kingdom. Those orcs should not be bothered by him. "But I don't know how long it will be. If the threat of the orcs does not appear, the dwarves will point their spear at River Valley City again."

When this group of heavily armed and murderous dwarves settled in the Lonely Mountain, who knew what Thorin would do when he came out of the treasury, these dwarves with amazing endurance carried a lot of supplies, enough to make them stand firm after turning their faces with elves and humans. Lonely Mountain waited long enough for the supply of elves and humans to run out. They set up crossbow arrows on the city wall to deal with the orcs, and they can also shoot the crossbow arrows towards River Valley City.