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Chapter 606 Rohan and Gondor (Continued)
"Excuse me, is the person coming from the opposite side a human [hero] from the northern highlands?"

Two days later, when Michael was clearing out the remnants of the Orcs and arrived at the border between Rohan and Gondor, he was stopped by a middle-aged general and his cavalry team.

"Who are you? What do you want from me?" Mike stopped and looked at the cavalry team in front of him.

All the other soldiers were wearing half-body armor and winged helmets, which made them look very imposing. Although the horses they rode were not as good as the half-blood horses of Rivendell, they were also of excellent breeds.

It can be seen that although Rohan has declined, the cavalry here is still useful.

"We are members of the King's Royal Guards Cavalry Regiment. I am Andre, the current commander of the cavalry regiment..." Andre was also observing Mike. Seeing that he had delicate skin and tender flesh and did not look like the legendary fierce man, he continued, "The king admires human warriors very much. After hearing about your experience, he wants to invite you to meet him in Edoras."

Middle-earth is vast but news spreads quickly. In the past two days, the number of orcs Mike has dealt with while traveling has exceeded a hundred.

Coupled with the reputation he had made in the depths of the jungle and the northern highlands, it was not surprising that he was noticed by the King of Rohan.

Even Mike's legendary experience of killing Yama in Moria should not have been spread by the dwarves, otherwise there would be more people sent by Vanzer to invite him.

"Andre, the former second marshal of the Rohan Defense Line, I have heard of you. But I didn't expect that the general who has always been praised by the people has now become the king's personal guard..." Mike had indeed heard of Andre's name from the dilapidated village before. He was a very capable human commander.

Guarded the Rohan Line for more than ten years.

Just look at the current situation. Although King Vanzer is incompetent, he also knows that he only has one life.

So he placed General Andre by his side just in case.

As for sending someone to summon Michael, it is also easy to understand. The death-fearing King of Rohan probably wanted to summon more powerful human beings to protect his safety.

It's really ugly~

"Please allow me to refuse Vanzer's summons. Perhaps when I return from Gondor, I will go to meet that foolish king." Mike was naturally in no mood to fool around with Vanzer, and his words unconsciously revealed contempt.

"How dare you insult the King of Rohan..."

"It's an honor for you that the king has taken a fancy to you, but you refuse to accept his toast..."

"Bind him and present him to the king..."

"..."

As the King's Cavalry Guard, this cavalry squad is naturally loyal to the king.

So after Mike spoke rudely to Van Zher, the members of the cavalry squad rode forward and surrounded him.

As for Andre who was standing by, he didn't have time to stop it.

"It would be great if you could behave like this when protecting civilians." A powerful aura suddenly burst out from Mike, causing the horses of the cavalry squad to retreat involuntarily. The cavalrymen were pressed down and unable to move, as if they were drowning.

"Since we are all human, I will not make things difficult for you this time. Go back and tell your king that since he wants to see me... I will definitely satisfy his request when I return from Gondor..."

As the words fell, Mike walked out of the encirclement leisurely and was far away in a short while.

"Witchcraft... This must be witchcraft..."

"What should we do next? Should we chase after them..."

"..."

When Mike walked away, the cavalry team also broke free from the terrifying momentum just now. They failed to complete the king's mission and were still considering whether to chase after him.

"Stop, let's go back..." Andre looked at Mike's departing back, his eyes flickered twice, and then he said to everyone: "As for the process of this mission, please keep it confidential. In return, no matter what punishment the king has in the future, I will bear it with all my strength."

It can be seen that Rohan's foundation is still there. Even though the current king, Vanzhir, is incompetent, there are still people who hope that this country will have a bright future.

As for Mike, he soon arrived at the border of Gondor.

This place is different from the poorly governed Rohan. Even in the desolate border area, a high wall has been built to protect the land.

Only after Mike verified his human identity was he allowed to enter Gondor.

Going further south, you can see busy villages along the way, with countless Gondor people working hard in the fields.

The vast golden wheat fields represent joy and hope.

Looking at the scene here which was completely different from that in Rohan, Mike couldn't help but feel a lot more relaxed.

It was evening, and after a day's journey, Michael arrived at Calenbel, the westernmost town in Gondor.

This is also one of the important strongholds on Gondor's defense line. There are a total of seven such strongholds on Gondor's defense line.

This shows how powerful Gondor was.

Following the afterglow of the setting sun, Mike entered a comprehensive hotel in the town, which not only provided accommodation but also drinks.

At this time, many people were sitting in the hall, drinking and discussing political issues.

Mike ordered a beer and sat in the corner. He actually heard a lot of news here.

The earliest Gondor was founded by Isildur and Anarion, who planned the most suitable economic system and military defense for this largest human kingdom.

It is this kind of cultural heritage that has allowed this human nation to continue to this day despite its ups and downs.

In fact, Gondor has not had a king for more than 800 years, and has always been ruled by the regent Anorion's family.

The regent of this generation, Ecthelion, was said to be a man of great talent and vision. Under his management, Gondor was thriving and gradually regained some of its heyday.

……

Just as Mike was listening to everyone bragging and chatting comfortably, bursts of war drums suddenly came from the direction of the wall of Kalenbell, followed by flames from a huge beacon tower shooting up into the sky.

The entire night sky was lit up red.

"Damn Orcs, they're attacking the city again..."

"If the Kingdom's army had not refused to accept me, I would have gone to the city wall and killed a few orcs to vent my anger..."

"Come on, old John. Don't break your old bones before you even get to the top of the wall..."

"..."

Due to its long-term border with Mordor, the people of Gondor have become tough. They don't seem to be afraid of dark creatures like orcs, and many people are even eager for war.

"Have you heard that this time, in order to attack our defense line, Mordor specially cultivated a batch of zombies with viruses..."

"Now many soldiers on the defense line have been infected with the plague by that disgusting thing..."

"Are you sure it's the plague? This is no joke..."

"..."

Gondor was once extremely prosperous, and when its military power was at its strongest, it almost crushed Mordor to the ground.

However, a great plague swept across the country, killing 70% of the country's population and causing Gondor to decline.

Therefore, the plague is absolutely a taboo for the people of this country.

When it was confirmed that someone on the defense line was indeed infected with the plague, everyone in the hotel changed color and began to curse the despicable nature of the dark forces.

"Plague? This thing has great lethality..." Mike muttered, then threw down a few coins and walked out.

He planned to go to the Kalenbel defense line to see the situation.

……

"Hold on!!! As long as our formation doesn't get disrupted, those beasts won't be able to do anything to us..."

"Also, everyone, put on your masks. This is for your own good..."

"..."

On the towering walls of Kalenbel, the commander was shouting with a hoarse voice. Then, rounds of arrows were shot down from the walls, repelling wave after wave of attacking orcs.

However, the commander's expression did not improve due to this situation, because he knew that the main event had not yet begun.

Finally, after leaving a trail of corpses behind, the Orc siege team retreated.

Then, a dozen bloated dark creatures that looked like corpses soaked in water walked out from behind the orc team.

Then, these huge monsters full of viruses were placed on special catapults and prepared to be launched onto the city wall. "Archers and hurlers, step back and provide support!!! Special troops, prepare, if any corpse puppets are thrown onto the city wall, push them down immediately..."

"Remember, don't fight with those zombies~"

"..."

As the corpse puppets appeared, the commander on the city wall immediately adjusted the formation.

Unlike ordinary soldiers who were only wrapped in a wet towel, each of the special forces soldiers was wrapped in bandages, as tightly as a mummy.

The equipment in their hands are mostly long-pole weapons like shields and forks.

Obviously, they are people specially used to deal with corpse puppets.

“Swoosh…swoosh…”

As the human warriors changed their formation, the bloated corpse puppets below were thrown out one by one.

Some of them crashed into the city wall and turned into a pool of foul-smelling mud, while others were lucky enough to reach the city wall.

Then these giant corpse puppets, as if they had no sense of pain, rushed towards the crowd desperately.

"Be careful!!! Try not to touch their blood..."

"Damn it, who told you to chop the corpse with a knife..."

"..."

The corpse puppets, which were full of viruses, were not very fast but were extremely powerful. Under their desperate death charge, the city wall soon became a mess.

Even if the commander's voice became hoarse, it would be useless.

There are always people who make mistakes when they are nervous.

At the same time, without the threat of human archers and rolling stones, the orc team below also began to attack the city gate with battering rams.

……

"Stop coming!!!"

When Mike arrived at the city wall, he was stopped by a gate guard team stationed there.

In order to prevent spies from opening the door from the inside, soldiers generally would not allow ordinary people to approach the city defenses during combat.

"I'm not an enemy," Mike explained.

But knowing that he couldn't explain it clearly in a short time, he directly summoned the power of faith and flew up to the city wall with white light all over his body.

This action also made him as conspicuous as the bright moon.

At this time, the city wall was already in chaos. In order to push the corpse puppets off the high wall, the special warriors who were wrapped like mummies often needed more than a dozen people to work together to restrict the movements of the corpse puppets.

In order to reduce losses, some people even chose to crash into the corpse puppet at the edge and fall off the high wall with it.

However, even so, a few corpse puppets relied on their powerful brute force to shake off the special forces around them and rush into the crowd of ordinary soldiers in the rear.

As black mist floated around them, some soldiers soon couldn't help coughing.

When Mike came up, he saw this tragic scene.

"who are you?"

Fortunately, the holy white light emanating from Mike made him look like a bad guy, which prevented the commander from attacking him immediately.

"The people who come to help you..."

Mike waved his hands and instantly summoned several balls of white light to knock the zombies in the crowd out of the high wall.

Then he walked to the city wall, and in front of everyone's surprised expressions, he condensed a huge platinum-colored longbow.

As the golden arrow was shot out, it quickly split into two in the air, and then two into four...

Finally, a rain of golden arrows like stars in the sky covered the heads of the orcs attacking the city below.

Amidst the wailing and screaming, these arrows pierced the throats of the orcs one by one, turning the place below into a hell where the orcs' lives were harvested.

When the last orc who wanted to escape fell, the magnificent rain of arrows ended.

At this time, the city wall was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. Countless soldiers gathered together and looked at Mike in admiration as if they had seen a miracle.

"How did you do this?" The officer in charge of commanding the battle came to Mike in surprise.

"A little bit of talent, plus a little bit of hard work..." Well, Mike couldn't make it up anymore, so he changed the subject: "By the way, get all the warriors who have come into contact with the corpse puppets to gather here. I'll help treat them in case they are really infected with the plague."

"Can you cure the plague?" The commander was really surprised this time.

Compared to fighting orcs, the plague is obviously more terrifying and more difficult to prevent.

"Yes, if it's just a simple corpse puppet virus, it would be easy to solve." Mike also realized that the virus on the corpse puppet was completely artificially cultivated.

It is a biological virus...

This kind of virus, which does not involve any other mysterious forces, is indeed easy to solve.

"Great, I'll go gather the team right away." The commander ran away in surprise.

Before long, almost all the soldiers on the entire defense line gathered on the city wall.

People were packed together and there was almost no room left.

Obviously, the commander treated Mike like a beast of burden.

Of course this is understandable. After all, the plague is not a small trouble for ordinary people.

"Can we start? Do you need me to line them up one by one?" the commander asked caringly.

"No, just like this~" Mike condensed a ball of white light again.

As the white light slowly spread, it eventually encompassed all the soldiers on the city wall.

"It's so comfortable, it feels like I'm soaking in a hot spring..."

"It's amazing. I feel strong again..."

"..."

Healing power: It can cure diseases if you have them, and it can also help regulate your body if you are not sick.

Amid the soldiers' cheers of surprise, Mike, feeling that it was almost time, withdrew his ability.

"Is that all? No need for further treatment?" The commander, who had just felt comfortable for a while, looked at Mike with a sense of loss.

"It's okay now." Mike said, but his eyes were looking into the distance.

Under the cover of darkness, several other beacon fires could be vaguely seen along the Gondor defense line to the south.

It was obvious that on this night, Kalenbel was not the only important town that was attacked by the forces of darkness.

As the treated soldiers were dispersed by the commander, the atmosphere on the Kalenbel defense line gradually became bleak.

You know, war is cruel.

Although Karen Bell had Mike's help, many people still died.

"Would you mind making one more trip? There are still many soldiers in the town's quarantine area who were previously infected with the corpse virus..." The commander saw that Mike was thinking about leaving, so he took the opportunity to ask one more question.

"Of course no problem." Mike readily agreed to the commander's request.

Again, although he is not a savior, he generally won't refuse to help out if he can.

……

(End of this chapter)