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

Chapter 141 The End of Smaug
When the Witch-king of Angmar fled, the sky above Lake-town was already filled with sunlight again.

Bernard could tell at a glance that the letter in Thranduil's hand was sent by Tanes, and then he understood why the support from the Woodland Kingdom came so quickly.

Legolas's expression changed slightly when he saw the letter in Thranduil's hand, but he said nothing in the end.

He simply put away the silver knife that had been chipped while fighting the Ringwraiths, and went to look for Tauriel, who had been flown into a wooden house and fainted on the way.

Thranduil's eyes were always fixed on his son. He wanted to speak to keep him, but his Adam's apple rolled up and down a few times and he couldn't say anything.

Bernard and Egon understood the relationship between the father and son, but they couldn't express any opinions on it.

Firstly, this is a family matter between the elf father and son, and secondly, neither of them has ever been a father.

Bernard knew that Thranduil was currently focused on whether his son was injured or not, so he coughed lightly and said to the Elf King, "Lake Town needs me to take charge of the situation right now, so I won't bother you any more."

Then he pulled Egon away quickly.

Thranduil maintained the elegance and courtesy of an elf, and waited patiently until Bernal and Aegon were out of his sight before he dismounted and hurriedly followed the direction Legolas had left.

Not long after Bernal and Egon left, they heard a hoarse dragon roar coming from the direction of Valley Town.

This dragon roar was different from the dragon roar that Aegon performed with the Dragon Feast Prayer. The sound was filled with despair and unwillingness to die.

A little earlier in time, just when Thranduil had led the army of the Woodland Kingdom to support Riverdale Town, the fierce battle between Latan and Smaug also ended with the outcome.

Smaug endured the pain and used his twisted dragon wings to stir up a strong wind. The snow and dust on the ground were blown high into the sky, blocking Latarn's view of the ground.

It also took the opportunity to spray the dragon flame in its mouth again towards the human in the air who had caused it so much trouble.

Latan's lion helmet armor was covered with scorch marks, and his cloak had been reduced to ashes by the dragon's fire breath for countless times. The exposed golden shoulder armor was burned red and sizzled against his skin.

He spat out a mouthful of blood, took a deep breath, crossed the Star-Breaking Sword in front of him to steady himself, and purple gravity ripples flowed on the sword, deflecting the dragon flames spraying towards him back into the sky.

"So what if you don't let me fly? You can't make up for the absolute disparity in strength and size! Run away, bug! Go back to your burrow like those dwarves!"

Smaug's sneer and his tail, which lashed out like a steel whip, reached Latarn.

But Latan suddenly rose up to meet the attack, gravity magic exploded on the hilt of the sword, and gravel flew everywhere. Then he actually jumped to the thicker part of the dragon's tail, and the Star-Breaking Sword in his hand slashed fiercely into the gap between the scales.

Smaug rolled over in pain, and Latarn was thrown to the ground. Although he used gravity magic to soften the impact, spider web cracks were still left on his back.

However, Latan also stood up immediately, stomped his boots on the ground and jumped up, aiming the sword straight at the dragon's eyes.

However, Smaug's dragon claws suddenly stretched out, and his five blade-like claws gripped a Star-Breaking Sword, swinging Latarn and the sword into the air, and another dragon claw followed closely and slapped him down.

The purple light of gravity magic flashed across the dragon claws that were about to strike, causing them to strike at a faster speed, and they narrowly missed Latarn's body.

The ground collapsed under Smaug's slap, and Latan used another Star-Breaking Greatsword to slash at the dragon claw in front of him.

At the moment when the sword and the dragon claw collided, Latan controlled the gravity magic and poured it all into the Star-Breaking Sword.

"Crack!"

The dragon's toenails cracked and Smaug let out a deafening howl. Latarn took the opportunity to escape, but his right arm was burned by the aftermath of the dragon fire that the other party had been brewing in his mouth.

The smell of burning mixed with the smell of blood filled the air. General Latarn staggered a few times in the air before steadying himself. He gasped heavily, his golden eyes fixed on Smaug below.

It is indeed a giant dragon. Although it does not have the dragon thunder that the ancient dragons in the border area can use, its huge size of 141 meters makes up for the disadvantage of not being able to use dragon thunder.

Fighting against such a big guy, Latan felt a sense of pleasure from the bottom of his heart.

"You are the only human who has forced me into such a state of embarrassment. Tell me your name and I will remember it forever in my heart."

Smaug's dragon eyes were also fixed on the human in the sky, and at the same time, he was still trying to speak dragon language to make Latan tell his name himself, so that he could take the opportunity to enslave the other's soul.

Even if it fails, it doesn't matter, it can take advantage of the opponent's trance to escape quickly.

Yes, Smaug, who has been fighting with Latarn until now, has begun to think of retreating and is ready to escape.

It felt that this human was too dangerous. If it continued to fight, it might really die at his hands.

Damn it, why do such warriors still exist in the Third Age!
Smaug cursed in his heart. He had only heard that in the First Age there were powerful elven warriors who could kill dragons, but the man in front of him was a human, not one of those long-lived elves. Where on earth did he come from?
Under Smaug's gaze, Latarn did not answer him, but silently raised the Star-Breaking Sword again and flew towards him, and then it immediately spewed out dragon fire from its throat.

However, this time the dragon flame did not rush straight towards Latan like a pillar of fire, but instead drew a wall of fire, only temporarily blocking Latan's vision.

But just as Smaug raised his dragon head and breathed out dragon fire, the golden pupils of Latarn above him suddenly shrank: he saw that the gold coins and gems stuck in the gaps of the dragon scales on Smaug's chest had fallen off due to the previous fierce battle, revealing a wound that was not protected by the dragon scales.

Latan immediately realized that the wound was a fatal weakness inflicted by a brave human warrior at his death long ago, and later covered by the treasures of the Lonely Mountain.

"I've found your weakness, Lizard!"

Latan let out a rare roar, tucked the Star-Breaking Sword at his waist, and clenched his hands into claws. A purple-black gravity vortex spun wildly in his palms, and all the rubble under him floated into the air.

The rubble blocked the dragon fire that Smaug spewed out. Smaug forgot that while he used the dragon fire to block Latarn's sight, he also lost Latarn's position.

Giant Smaug felt an inexplicable fear in his heart, and his twisted dragon wings flapped desperately, trying to fly, but he found that his body was pressed to the ground again by the sudden gravity.

"Ant! How dare you—!"

The last burst of dragon flames erupted hastily, but were forced back by Ratan's all-out gravity magic, pouring back into the dragon's mouth. Smaug's furious roar suddenly turned into a strangled whimper. Ratan had already reached Smaug's chest, his two Starbreaker swords raised high above his head, aiming at the wound that was insignificant compared to the dragon's massive body.

At this moment, the gravity ripples wrapped around the Star-Breaking Sword made the air wail, as if the stars were collapsing at this moment.

It is the human beings you have always looked down upon who have used their lives to tear a hole in the hardest dragon armor on your chest.

Latan's eyes met Smaug's vertical pupils, which showed a panic expression for the first time. He swung his Star-Breaking Sword down, and the gap in the dragon scales was torn and expanded by gravity, and then pierced through the flesh under the gap, and the hot dragon heart exploded under the sword.

"Roar--"

The heart-breaking pain made Smaug launch a violent death counterattack. His dying struggle caused a strong vibration on the ground. The dragon's tail that had hit him when Latan swung his sword hit his waist and abdomen this time. The dull sound of the armor denting and the sound of the ribs breaking were clearly audible.

Then Smaug's dragon eyes lost their luster, and the dragon tail that had just tried to wrap around Latarn fell to the ground powerlessly, splashing dust.

When the smoke and dust cleared, Smaug's corpse lay quietly in the shallow pit he had created, and the dragon blood flowing from his chest almost formed a blood-red lake in the pit.

Latan sat on Smaug's closed dragon mouth, and the Star-Breaking Sword followed the lines between the dragon scales and penetrated deeply into the top of Smaug's head behind him.

This was to prevent Smaug from faking his death. After all, Latarn didn't know the vitality of the dragons in this world. It would be troublesome if the dragon could still move for a while after suffering a fatal heart injury.

Latan's breastplate was completely deformed, and his left arm was burned to the bone, but his right hand was still tightly grasping another Star-Breaking Greatsword.

This was the first, and also the last, act of willfulness. From now on, the Red Lion Legion's fame as a dragon-slayer will spread across the world, forcing other human nations to reassess the strength and status of our Golden Tree Territory. It was well worth the risk I took to fight such a dangerous creature.

General Latan's chest was heaving violently, but in his heart he was still calmly analyzing the future situation.

He raised his head slightly and looked silently in the direction of River Valley Town. Latan knew that Tanes was there at this time.

Tanes, King of Elden, I know you don't like to show your strength to your allies, and you cherish their friendship.

But when you have a magic sword in your hand, the best way is to use the blood of the enemy to show its sharpness to your allies, otherwise the blood it drinks may be someone else's in the future.

Holding a sharp knife while restraining the edge, or being unarmed and allowing others to prey on you, both are ways of survival, but they reflect the most fundamental gap in the game between countries - the right to speak.

Having a sword and not using it is different from having no sword at all.

Latan took another deep breath and looked at the sky where the clouds had dispersed.

Just as Latan discovered the fatal weakness in Smaug's chest, Thorin, who was resisting Azog's army in the river town, also made a decision.

Tanis originally wanted to help Latann defeat Smaug quickly, but Freya and Jeriam begged Tanis to give General Latann a chance to challenge the dragon, which made Tanis reluctantly agree.

He looked at Jerion and Freya before him and said in a serious tone, "I'm not opposed to Latarn fighting Smaug in a duel. At other times, I would be happy to do so, as I am also a warrior. But now is a war, and a duel is meaningless. As our commander, Latarn is extremely important and cannot be lost. Therefore, if I see Latarn at a disadvantage, no matter how you try to stop me, I will join him in the battle against Smaug."

Jellian quickly agreed: "No problem, General Latarn said the same thing."

Tanes was stunned when he heard this: "He said that too?"

Jie Lian nodded: "Yes."

Then he looked at Millicent, who nodded helplessly. "Just now, they advised me not to help Latarn. They also said something similar."

This made Tanes frown. Latan's words also meant that he knew that it was a very irrational thing for a general to rashly fight a dragon alone. In other words, he was not challenging Smaug out of excitement or on a whim, but had his own plans and considerations.

But Bilbo, who had hurried over, told Tanis to put the matter of Latarn aside for the moment, because the hobbit anxiously shouted to Tanis, "We must go and persuade Thorin. He actually planned to bring the dwarves who came with him to the Lonely Mountain to behead Azog. Gandalf is about to fight Thorin!"

hiss.

Tanes suddenly got a headache. Both Latan and Thorin were guys who caused him trouble at this time.

"Millicent, you stay here and keep an eye on Latarn's situation for me. I allow you to make your own judgment on whether or not to support Latarn."

Millicent looked seriously into Tanes' eyes and nodded, "I will."

When Tanis reached Thorin, the dwarf was already fully armed and riding on a war sheep, glaring at Gandalf who had stopped him.

And beside Thorin, there are not only Fili and Kili, but also Balin, Dwalin, Gloin, etc. All the dwarf members of the original Lonely Mountain expedition are here, except for the fattest Bombur.

For he was waiting beside a dwarven horn as big as his fat body, waiting for Thorin's order to blow the horn of attack for his king.

"Azog's defeat is almost a foregone conclusion, but you insist on taking risks at this time, Thorin Oakenshield!" Gandalf glared, obviously very angry.

Thorin, still insisting on doing what he wanted, asked in a deep voice, "What if Azog escapes? Should we wait for him to recover for a few decades and then come out to wage war against us, the Dulins? Now is the golden opportunity to chop off his head, and you dare to stop me, Gandalf."

Tanis came to the two of them and said to Thorin: "Gandalf is right. Even if I agree with you to use the beheading tactic on Azog, this number of people is not enough."

Thorin's expression softened slightly upon seeing Taneth, but he still insisted, "I understand you're worried about me, Taneth. But Azog, that Orc scum, has his hands stained with the blood of Durin. He must die here today, on the Lonely Mountain, by my own hands. And I cannot send more soldiers to join me, or the Dwarves in Dale will be stretched thin, and that might affect the Red Lions' plans."

He paused and said, "Your general is also challenging a dragon, isn't he?"

Tanis took a deep breath and looked at Gandalf. "Since we all know how stubborn dwarves are, why don't you and I join Thorin's team and stop him when he wants to die."

Gandalf heard this and tapped the ground with his staff. His white horse trotted up to the wizard's side.

He glared at Thorin before turning to Tanes, "I will do as you say. When I get this stubborn donkey back to the stable, I will tell Thrain before his eyes about his son's stubborn ways and write them into the dwarven ballads!"

(End of this chapter)