The Lord of the Rings: Lords of Middle-earth.

Chapter 1010 Departure
"Think of something! Otherwise, we're really going to die!" Okrian Ryukin's eyes were filled with terror. How to put it... what kind of treatment did the Empire's "young master soldiers" receive when they went out? Knights cleared the way, and dragon riders provided support! Apart from the period of the war between humans and dragons and the civil war, Imperial soldiers basically had no practical experience in defending against or directly facing dragon attacks. Although their predecessors had accumulated a wealth of dragon-slaying experience, without practical experience, their experience in fighting dragons was still just theoretical. After all, no lord would use his own dragon riders to practice on these people, right?
"This is the first time I've ever been chased by a dragon! I'm always the one being chased by dragons before!" Grand Duke Oakrian Yaso was almost in tears. He had initially thought it was just a low-level chimera. After all, while chimeras have dragon blood, they aren't true dragons. Although they have a place among super magical beasts, they're clearly just children's playthings. But a mutated dragon like a Ghidorah is different! This thing is a real dragon!
“Get rid of him!” Archduke Oakrian Yaso advised.

“How do we shake it off? This thing has wind, fire, and lightning elements! Two of those are speed-enhancing! Should we split up?” Oakrian Ryukin said.

"Gambling with your life, huh? One of you will survive?" Grand Duke Okrian Yasuo said speechlessly. However, both of them were moving very fast, their Wind Surge almost smoking as they frantically stacked various wind elemental skills on themselves! For a moment, they actually managed to create some distance between themselves and their opponents!
"Stop joking, sir! This is really a matter of life and death!" Oakrian Ryukin said.

"How much battle qi do you have left? Try another strike? That last strike was pretty cool!" Grand Duke Oakrian Yaso advised.

"My lord! That's a forbidden spell compression technique! I'm a sixth-tier warrior, not a demigod! Who casts forbidden spells in quick succession?" Okrian Ryukin exclaimed in shock. "Do you think I'm some rogue mage who sits in a mage tower casting forbidden spells like a cannon? Please, I'm just a melee unit that wields a sword and wreaks havoc! You're making it difficult for a sword saint to launch a strong attack on the front lines! I'm supposed to be a speed-based class, but I've encountered the opponent I least wanted to face..."

"That guy seems to be catching up!" Grand Duke Oakrian Yasso whispered. The two men's mental energy intertwined rapidly in mid-air, transmitting their thoughts to each other. In the short flight, they had already communicated dozens of times and discussed several plans!

“Let’s go! To the Anduin River!” Archduke Oakrian Yaso said through gritted teeth.

"???" Okrian Ryukin was puzzled. "Are you trying to provoke us? There really are super magical beasts in the Anduin River! But because super magical beasts usually don't care about ants, ordinary people and low-level beings crossing the river or fighting won't attract the attention of those 'big fish.' But two sixth-level beings with their auras fully unleashed and their presence undisguised wanting to cross the territory of a super magical beast? That's suicide!"

"Shifting the blame?" Okrian Ryukin quickly realized that a powerful aquatic magical beast would definitely be furious with this kind of sea dragon! After all, it's rare for two races with conflicting habitats to have a peaceful conversation.

“Let’s go!” Grand Duke Oakrian Yaso nodded.

"Oh no! This is a true forbidden spell! Wrath of the Heavens!" Archduke Oakrian Yasso's pupils contracted.

“Isn’t that a quasi-forbidden spell?” Oakrian Ryukin suddenly remembered this question.

"What difference is there! This thing carries a high-voltage electric field! And it was pre-cast with Dragon Dance! The enhancement effect definitely hasn't dissipated! Its current power is no different from a forbidden spell!" Grand Duke Oakrian Yaso said with a headache.

"Can you hold on?" Oakrian Ryukin asked worriedly.

"It's not a forbidden spell! You won't die from one hit! Can you defend against it?" Grand Duke Okrian Yasuo was worried that Okrian Ryukin's battle aura wouldn't be enough to withstand the damage from the forbidden spell, after all, Okrian Ryukin had actually fought King Ghidorah hand-to-hand for a while and used up one of his forbidden spells!
"Keep an eye on you... A Sword Saint wouldn't be killed by a forbidden spell! That would be too embarrassing!" Okrian Ryukin grinned. Even if a Sword Saint is fragile, he is still a melee meat grinder. His predecessor, the Swordsman, was also the main force on the front line of the battlefield! Although the Sword Saint has taken the offensive route, it doesn't mean he doesn't have high-level defensive skills.

The mental exchange between the two was completed in the blink of an eye. Afterwards, feeling the increasingly terrifying pressure of the forbidden spell, Grand Duke Okrian Yasso decisively stopped the exchange and issued the command to disperse.

"Scatter and run! Don't get covered by the center of the forbidden spell, you can still withstand it!" The power of the forbidden spell transformation is not proportional to the power of the central area at all. Let alone two sixth-level beings, even a random high-level being can withstand it.

The two separated instantly. Although the Sword Saint could not travel a thousand miles in an instant, he could easily travel a hundred meters in an instant. With the effect of the wind, the two moved stealthily on the wind, just like two green winds blowing across the earth and stirring up the grass!
"Boom!" As the dragon head finished chanting the last word of its dragon language, dark clouds churned in the sky, a cloud appearing out of nowhere, flashing with brilliant lightning. The next second, a torrential downpour of thunder and lightning descended! Thick bolts of lightning flashed and struck the earth, the entire covered area seemingly entering a forbidden zone, everywhere crackling with terrifying lightning! "Heh! It's targeted me! This power is somewhat similar to the Thunder Forbidden Zone!" Grand Duke Oakrian Yaso, enveloped in the center of the lightning, suddenly stopped, a look of relief and liberation in his eyes. Golden lightning struck his azure battle aura shield, creating ripples and fragments of battle aura, much like the fluttering and falling dragon banners of the Empire's final war...

"What bad luck... I really can't beat you, Ryukin!" Grand Duke Oakrian Yasuo gave a bitter smile, then his figure vanished into the terrifying pool of lightning!
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"The meeting was successful?" Roland looked at the people beside him.

"They've all arrived!" Thranduil rode on his brand-new Moon Deer, his proud gaze revealing a hint of approval for Roland.

“I saw the men from Bard!” Roland nodded first, then looked around.

"Have the dwarves arrived?" Roland gazed into the distance.

"Hey! My brother! That joke isn't funny at all! I'm not as short as a potato!" Thorin rushed out and poked Roland hard in the kidney, laughing and cursing.

"Oh! My brother! Thank God it's so good to see you! It's great to see you! I thought you weren't here!" Roland's affected manner made Thorin's teeth itch.

"Has anyone ever told you that your acting is fake!" Thorin said helplessly.

"Haha, it's good that everyone's here. I was worried you might fall into the lake halfway! No problem, we'll take a boat and go upstream!" Roland patted Thorin's shoulder hard.

"Old buddy! We're going to fight side by side again!" Roland exclaimed.

“You’re right! In the entire North, besides me, who else is willing to risk their life for you every day? Of course, besides you, no one else is willing to risk their life for me!” Thorin said, glancing meaningfully at Thranduil and raising a provocative smirk.

"Hmph!" Everyone knew who Thorin was referring to, and Thranduil didn't respond, turning his head away haughtily.

"Alright! Stop joking! Let's get on board! I hope everything goes smoothly!" Bard put one arm around Thorin's shoulder and the other on Thranduil's reins, acting as a peacemaker. Thranduil silently tumbled off the reins and followed behind Bard.

Adding to yesterday's chapter: I was poisoned yesterday. My family gave me a piece of moldy, expired osmanthus cake, which almost killed me. I vomited and had diarrhea all night...