I reforged the glory of the magic ring in Middle-earth

Chapter 134 Invasion
"The war has begun."

Latan still had his arms folded across his chest, his massive body as big as a mountain floating in the air.

He lowered his head and said to Freya, "Blow the horn and tell the humans in Lake Town to hide in their houses. At the same time, send someone to notify Tanes and tell him about the situation here."

Freya saluted Latan with great respect before leaving.

Jellian watched Freya leave and spoke to Latan in a relaxed tone, "Lord Latan, just as you expected, that Orc commander named Azog has ordered the earthworms to attack from underground, and their target is exactly what you thought was Raven Ridge."

Latarn's tone remained calm. "After Raven Hill fell into our hands, Azog had no choice. But my calculations were also based on intelligence we had on the enemy. Tanes's dwarven allies were ambushed by earthworms, which showed us that Azog was capable of launching attacks from underground. Raven Hill's location is very important. If I were the enemy commander, I would either send troops to attack it again or destroy it."

"However, it wasn't just Raven Hill that was occupied; Riverdale was also. Any fool would have figured out how powerful an army was after killing so many goblins. If Azog sent troops to attack, even if he managed to capture it, he would still lose a significant number of troops. Therefore, directly destroying Raven Hill, with its wide view, and putting both sides on the same starting line would become Azog's secondary option. The earthworms mentioned by our dwarven allies happen to possess this ability, so it's easy to predict what Azog will do after learning of Raven Hill's capture."

Jellian nodded, then asked curiously, "What if Azog also thought of this? Instead of letting the earthworms destroy Raven Ridge, he lets them head underground towards Riverdale?"

Latarn sneered, "That's exactly what I want. I hope Azog can realize that the tunnels carved by the earthworms aren't one-way. That's why I didn't let Oga lead the troops to evacuate, but instead stayed in Raven Hill. If we want the dragon sleeping in the Lonely Mountain to come out and return the favor, we must first pay it a visit in person and present a great gift."

Raven Ridge.

The vibrations from the ground became more and more obvious. At first, it was just fine sand seeping out from the cracks in the rocks, like an hourglass about to leak out the last grain of dust.

Immediately afterwards, the entire mountain let out a dull groan, and cracks exploded along the rock wall as if they were chopped by an invisible giant axe.

The thick shell of the earth worm flashed across the fault, and the black shell scraped the rock layer, and the sparks it produced were like golden-red fireflies that burst into the dust and mist.

The fortress of Raven Hill was like a giant skeleton hollowed out by insects. The battlements collapsed one after another, and the broken bricks and stones rolled into the abyss, falling apart in the shock caused by the earth worms.

The top watchtower fell from mid-air, and the collapsed bricks hit the rocks with a dying roar.

At this time, a sticky gnawing sound came from the ground, and the huge mouth of the earth worm finally broke through the surface.

The slime-coated teeth bit into the fortress base, and the granite crumbled like a crisp cookie.

The entire cliff tilted and slid towards the deep valley. The remaining beams and pillars made sharp cries before breaking, like countless rusty knives dragging on the stone slabs.

The smoke and dust engulfed everything like a huge gray-yellow wave. The sunlight was twisted into turbid threads, shining on the swirling dust.

The two earth worms that were the instigators of all this burped as if they were full, twisted their bodies comfortably, and returned to the lonely mountain.

Their departure caused a second landslide in Raven Ridge. Huge rocks rolled down the mountain, making the terrain here more complex and dangerous.

Not until the earthworms left, the dust gradually dissipated with the wind, and everything returned to calm did a group of fiery red soldiers appear from a less affected mountain range not far away.

Oga looked at the completely destroyed Raven Ridge, his eyes narrowed, and looking at the tunnel where rubble continued to roll down, he said: "Okay, before those stones block the tunnel, let's clean up the cave entrance first. Then, according to Lord Latarn's plan, we will charge into Lonely Mountain and poke the dragon out of its bed." On the bottom floor of the Lonely Mountain Palace.

There was no light in the tunnel dug by the ground worms, and the air was filled with an unpleasant smell.

Oga walked in front with his back hunched. At the end of the tunnel was a crack that tilted upwards, and a foul smell seeped into the tunnel from there.

The huge body of the earthworm disappeared here not long ago, and the Orc army responsible for attacking Thráin has also left. Only the Orcs who were here to take care of the earthworm yawned in boredom.

Every time the earthworms come out, it is the most relaxing moment for these orcs.

Their relaxed appearance without any vigilance naturally caught Oga's eyes.

Thanks to the ground worms, the occasional sound of armor clashing between Oga and the Latan soldiers behind him was drowned out by the noise made by the worms in several other tunnels.

Thus the Orcs were unaware that an army from the Golden Tree was lurking under their noses.

There are five Oaks in total...

Oga noted down the positions of all the Orc guards one by one, then raised a finger and waved behind him, and ten Latan soldiers holding crossbows were separated from the hundred-man team.

With the subtle sound of the Latan soldiers operating the crossbow and drawing the strings, ten sharp arrows shot out from the darkness.

Sharp arrows pierced the bodies of the Orcs, and they fell without even a scream. The Latan soldiers accurately hit their targets' heads or throats, and each fallen Orc had two crossbow bolts stuck in its body.

As Oak's body fell to the ground, Oga had already led his team into the hall.

The burning torches in the hall illuminated the mess on the ground. The corpses of dwarves who had died here at some unknown time were thrown everywhere by the Orcs.

The soldiers carefully avoided stepping on the broken bones with their boots. In addition to respecting the corpses, they also did not want to make any noise by stepping on the bones.

Oga raised his hand to signal the team to follow him, and continued to sneak upwards along a wide stone staircase.

However, what Oga did not expect was that when he carefully pushed open the closed wooden door at the end of the stone steps, he found the familiar body odor and sweat smell of Oak behind the door, and at the same time, snoring came into his ears.

The Orc soldiers who had not rested yet opened their eyes in confusion and stared blankly at Oga and the others. Their poor brains made them stand there in a daze, unable to react for a while.

But Oga reacted quickly. When he found that the wooden door he pushed open was the room where the Orc soldiers rested, he immediately raised his hand, made two gestures, and shouted briefly and forcefully: "Clear this place!"

(End of this chapter)