Bringing the MC system to Middle-earth.

Chapter 53 Famous Attractions
the other side.

The two walked a long way forward, and when Gandalf had calmed down a little, he said to Levi:
"Whether the dwarves are willing or not, we must go to Rivendell. The code on the map can only be understood by Elrond, the Lord of Rivendell. We alone cannot accomplish the ultimate goal of this journey."

"We need the help of the elves."

"Levi, when necessary, I hope you can help me persuade them, no matter what method you use."

"Okay, I'll do it if necessary." Levi agreed.

"But where are we going? Aren't we going back?"

Seeing that it was getting dark, Levi asked Gandalf.

Gandalf was silent for a moment, then responded, "I don't want to see the dwarves for the time being. So, you go back first, and I'll continue to explore the way forward and come back later."

"Ok."

He is still angry.

Levi turned around and walked back.

On the other side, near the dilapidated house.

Bilbo was carrying two bowls, ready to serve soup to Kili and Fili, but when he went over, he found the two standing there motionless, in a daze.

"what happened?"

"We lost two horses. There should be 17 horses here, but now there are only 15."

In addition to the fifteen horses for riding, there are two horses specifically used for carrying supplies.

"Should we go tell Thorin first?"

"Uh, no, we don't want to worry him just yet."

"Levi's silly-looking horse is also missing..."

Qili and Fili were quite troubled. This was a serious problem as they could not afford to compensate for the equipment on the horse.

"As a thief of the expedition team, I think you should help us research this matter."

Hearing this, Bilbo put down the bowl in his hand and looked around.

"These big trees seem to have been pulled up by something..."

Looking at the traces left at the scene, Bilbo felt a little panicked from the bottom of his heart. What could be so powerful that it could uproot a tree?
"Agree."

As Qili was speaking, he suddenly noticed something in the distance.

"Wait, there seems to be a fire over there..."

"what is that?"

"Ogre."

Qili replied with a serious look.

"It's time for you to come into play, Mr. Baggins. Those mountain trolls are clumsy and have low intelligence. You are so small that they will definitely not see you."

"Me? No no no no no, I don't..."

"We'll be watching you from behind."

thump.

Before he could finish his words, Bilbo was pushed out from the bushes.

"Ok."

Now that things have come to this, we can only grit our teeth and go ahead.

"Go get someone."

Although Kili and Fili were afraid of being scolded by their uncle Thorin, they still knew the importance of the matter. Realizing that they were not able to deal with the ogres, they immediately went to call everyone over.

A group of dwarves watched Bilbo's actions nervously.

Until he was discovered by the ogre and caught in his hand.

"Are there any other accomplices of yours around here?"

"No."

"lie."

"No, I say no!" Even though the situation was dangerous, Bilbo was determined not to betray his teammates.

Seeing Bilbo's expression, Kili couldn't help himself and rushed out with his sword to chop at the ogre.

"Let him go!"

"Go!" Seeing that they could no longer hide, Thorin immediately gave the order and rushed out first.

A group of dwarves roared and followed closely behind.

The scene soon became a mess, but despite the chaos, the dwarves' coordination seemed seamless, and they hit the ogres hard one after another.

The extremely high awareness and tacit understanding of teamwork are the reasons why the dwarves can become a powerful army in Zhongzhou despite their small stature.

"Damn you ogre, try this!"

when!
Someone picked up a warhammer and hit a ogre's head hard. However, the blow, which was usually enough to smash a person's head, only knocked out a few of the ogre's teeth.

The skin of these ogres is so thick and as hard as rock that it is difficult for ordinary weapons to cause damage to them.

Even someone as strong as a dwarf could only scratch some skin and fat and make the ogre howl, but it was still very difficult to inflict a fatal wound.

But even so, with the cooperation of the dwarves, the ogres soon fell into a disadvantage and it seemed that they would be killed if they could hold on for a while longer.

Suddenly, two trolls grabbed Bilbo's limbs.

"Put down your weapons, or we will tear him to pieces!" The group looked at Thorin.

Thorin looked at Bilbo, who was terrified.

Without hesitation, he lowered his weapon with a clang.

He chose to exchange the safety of his own thirteen dwarves for Bilbo's life, rather than exchange Bilbo's life for the safety of the thirteen dwarves.

Trolls prefer fresh food, and often do not kill their prey until just before eating it.

At this moment, a group of dwarves were tied aside, groaning and cursing the ogres, watching the water in the pot boil.

"We have to hurry, or it will be daybreak, and I don't want to turn into stone..."

A troll said this, but the speaker was unintentional and the listener was intentional. Bilbo realized something and immediately stood up to delay time.

"No, no, no, that's not how dwarves work. You have to, uh, skin them first!"

There was a commotion among the dwarves.

"What did you say, you little hobbit? Wait till I come out—"

Thorin kicked the shouting dwarf, signaling him to be quiet.

Bilbo ignored the dwarf's threats and tried hard to think of ways to delay time.

As he was thinking, he suddenly saw a person appear on the huge rock next to him.

A man in black armor.

The man raised his finger to Bilbo, making a "quiet" gesture.

Then, while the trolls' attention was on Bilbo, he suddenly jumped out.

Boom!
The sword hit the ogre with a critical strike, and the ogre screamed in agony. The hard skin that the dwarves had tried their best to break was cut open in an instant, and blood flowed out.

At the same time, as the sword flickered with flames, the ogre was also ignited. With flames burning on his body, he couldn't stop wailing and rolled on the ground.

"They have accomplices!"

At this moment, the ogres had no idea of ​​the seriousness of the situation and actually attacked directly.

Levi swung his sword again, setting the second ogre on fire.

However, there was still one ogre that was not hit, and its fist, which was bigger than a whole dwarf, swung towards Levi with the wind.

"Danger behind us!" Thorin shouted in an emergency.

Levi just raised the corner of his mouth slightly, raised one hand, and "bang!" directly blocked the ogre's attack.

His figure never took a single step back.

This is the knockback resistance that comes with netherite armor.

"I must be hallucinating."

Some dwarves stared at the scene with their eyes wide open, unwilling to blink even for a moment.

That punch would have knocked anyone on the spot, but he actually raised his hand to block it? !

Levi blocked the incoming fist with a sword and kept turning around, beating three ogres at the same time. The amazing thing was that every time the ogres made a move, Levi seemed to have anticipated it and was able to dodge it in advance.

It's as if he has the ability to predict the future.

Although Levi could have just relied on his armor to fight the ogre head-on, he subconsciously recalled his previous combat experience and showed off his prowess to the ogre while maneuvering.

"Damn loach!"

An ogre cursed.

However, the smartest one suddenly stopped and took two steps back.

Faced with this scene, he couldn't help but think of a horror story that had been circulating among the tribe a long time ago, the legend of the money-eating ghost.

It is said that no ogre's attack can hit the Money Devourer, and that the Money Devourer will search for lone ogres, kill them, and swallow all the treasure they have stored, taking it all away without leaving any behind.

Because of this legend, many ogres who liked to live alone at that time chose to form groups and act together.

"You, you are a money-eating ghost!" The ogre who retreated to the back shouted, his eyes full of fear.

What is a money-eating ghost?

The bound dwarves looked at each other, wondering what the ogre was shouting.

"That's what you call me." Levi shook off the blood on the sword and smiled.

But to the ogre, this smile seemed like a deadly sickle.

"Run—"

Boom!

"Let the dawn take you away!"

Before the ogres could escape, a figure suddenly appeared on the huge rock next to them. He pushed his staff down and the rock cracked on the spot.

The sunlight just shines in.

“Ahhhh——!!!”

The three ogres remained in their fleeing posture, transformed into stone sculptures.

"Gandalf!" exclaimed Bilbo.

"Oh, I don't think I came in time. The problem here seems to be able to be solved without my help."

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