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Chapter 162 Water Watcher

Dewi saw that there was no joy on Gandalf's face and knew the result.

"But no success?"

Gandalf nodded and sighed solemnly.

"The Dunlendings and the Rohirrim have a history of grievances and conflicts over land. Now, after that person's secret instigation, the Dunlendings are even more hostile and prejudiced towards the Rohirrim. They have formed an alliance with that person and are trying to take back the land."

"I tried to persuade the leader of the Dunlending people to let go of their hatred and go to Rohan to persuade the king to give up a piece of land as the Dunlending people's territory. But the Dunlending people have been bewitched by that man. No longer satisfied with just returning to their homeland, they want to seize the entire Rohan."

"And I was considered a spy for Rohan by the Dunlendings and was almost imprisoned. It was only thanks to the flying broom you gave me that I was able to escape from Dunlendings!"

Dui looked worried.

"Will the people from the Dark Land tell that person about you? If that person is alerted, something unexpected might happen!"

Gandalf smiled with a relaxed look and shook his head.

"Don't worry, I also went to Dunlodge a long time ago and tried to persuade the Dunlodgers and the Rohan to make peace and fight against the dark forces together.

So even if that person knew I went to Dunland, they would just think I was the same as before, and might even ridicule me for wasting my time."

Dui immediately felt relieved.

Balin, who was standing aside, was a little curious about the "person" the two were talking about, but he wisely did not ask.

After talking with Gandalf, Dewi turned to Balin and began to ask about the expedition.

"Balin, how many dwarves have you organized this time? What's your plan?"

Balin was wearing armor and patted the iron box in his hand with full confidence.

"I brought a thousand elite dwarven warriors this time, all well-equipped and fully armed, and packed them into the enchanted box you cast earlier."

Gandalf added, "We are also planning to attack Moria from the main gate on the west side of the Misty Mountains, and then attack the Elves of Lórien from the back gate on the east side. Without alerting the Balrog, we will first clear out the Orcs inside, and then focus on dealing with the Balrog."

Although there were only a thousand dwarf warriors, when the box was opened and looked inside, it was discovered that these dwarves were all wearing hard armor carefully made by craftsmen, and they were almost armed to the teeth.

Each of them held a hammer, sword and other weapons, like a war machine, and was not afraid even when facing Orcs that were ten times their number.

Among them were two people Dui was familiar with, namely Oin and Ori, who were both members of the previous expedition to Lonely Mountain.

This time, he chose to follow Balin and expedition to Moria again.

Since everyone is here, Dui doesn't delay.

It immediately awakened the dragon Smaug in the cellar treasure house.

Smaug was initially reluctant to wake up, but upon hearing that there were treasures in Moria that were no less valuable than those in the Lonely Mountain, he suddenly became excited.

Even after hearing that there were fire demons in Moria, he still felt that he could take the risk. At worst, if he couldn't defeat them, he could just run away, but at least he could get some gold coins.

Then Dui came to the secret room again and awakened the basilisk Herpo.

Even Dui was surprised when he saw Hailpo's size.

At this time, Helbo was 50 feet long. In just one year, he shed several layers of skin and reached the size of an adult basilisk.

This was due to Helbo having an endless supply of giant spider food. Especially after eating the spider queen Senasa, Helbo underwent a qualitative change. The dark magic power in his body surged, his pair of deadly eyes became more dangerous, and his venom became more poisonous.

Dui put the basilisk into a space box and took it out.

Gandalf looked at the box in Dewi's hand and asked in surprise, "It seems you are well prepared?"

Dui shrugged. This time he was facing a fire demon, so of course he had to be fully prepared and use all his strength.

Then Dewi, Gandalf, and Balin, who had a chest of a thousand dwarf warriors in it, mounted the dragon Smaug and flew straight to the southeast.

At the same time, the giant eagle Thorondor also followed by his side. Being young, he was not considered the main force. He was mainly responsible for patrolling in the air, keeping an eye on the movements outside Moria at any time, and delivering messages to the elves guarding the back door on the other side of the Misty Mountains in a timely manner.

The dragon carried everyone, flew over Nangang, crossed the Cangquan River, and arrived above Eregion.

Eregion, adjacent to Moria (Khazad-dûm), was once an elven kingdom.

After the War of Wrath at the end of the First Age, a group of surviving Noldor, overcome by the destruction of Beleriand, migrated eastward to the foot of the Misty Mountains and founded Eregion.

Because it is close to Moria (Khazad-dûm), the elven craftsmen of Eregion have close trade relations with the dwarves of Moria. The dwarves mine mithril, and the elves create various exquisite works. The relationship between the two sides has always been good.

It was also here that Sauron disguised himself as Annatar, the Lord of Gifts, and taught the Elven craftsmen the art of forging the Rings of Power. He eventually created three rings for the Elves, seven rings for the Dwarves, and nine rings for Men, a total of nineteen rings.

Afterwards, Sauron declared war on the Elves and conquered Eregion. Celebrimbor, the forger of the Three Rings of the Elven Lords, was killed. The Seven Rings of the Dwarves and the Nine Rings of Men were taken away by Sauron, and Eregion was completely destroyed.

Today, Eregion has become a deserted area with only some old roads and ruins, and the scenery of the former Elf Kingdom is almost gone.

It is worth mentioning that the original founders of Eregion were Celeborn and Galadriel.

However, after Sauron came to Eregion disguised as Annatar, under Sauron's influence, Celebrimbor led the members of the Jewelers' Guild to rebel against Celeborn and Galadriel, and seized the rule of Eregion.

Galadriel thus left Eregion and traveled through Moria (Khazad-dûm) to Lórien.

As for Celeborn, he distrusted and hated the Dwarves because of the fall of Doriath, and was unwilling to enter Khazad-dûm, so he stayed in Eregion until the fall of Eregion.

Having leaped over Eregion, the gates of Moria are within reach.

A great road leading from Eregian to Moria still exists today. Guided by Gandalf, the dragon led the people along the road to the Gates of Durin at the foot of the Misty Mountains.

And in front of the Gate of Durin, there is a huge barrier lake.

As soon as everyone got off the dragon, Balin immediately punched the box and shouted inside, "Alright, guys, come out! We're in Moria!"

Then one by one the dwarf warriors crawled out of the box.

When the dwarves came out, Dui frowned and looked at the lake in front of him vigilantly.

Gandalf noticed his expression and asked, "What's the matter, Doir? What have you found?"

Dui pointed to the lake in front of him and said in a serious voice, "I think there's something dangerous hidden in there!"

It was when he saw this lake that he remembered that during the Fellowship of the Ring, Frodo and his companions were attacked by a monster called the "Water Watcher" here.

After Frodo and the others hid in Durin's Gate, they closed the gate with their tentacles and deliberately collapsed the outside, blocking their retreat and forcing them to move forward.

Gandalf's attention was mainly focused on Durin's Gate, and he didn't pay much attention to the lake at first.

Until he heard Dui's words, his expression suddenly became serious and alert, his eyes fixed on the lake, trying to see through the turbid lake.

Then, as if he had discovered something, he immediately retreated and shouted to the dwarves, "Don't go near the lake! It's dangerous!"

The dwarves had just crawled out of the box, complaining about how hot it was and who had farted.

Suddenly hearing Gandalf's loud reminder, he was a little confused and looked at the lake in front of him in confusion.

Balin knew Gandalf's abilities. Seeing him and Doir so alert, he immediately shouted, "Guard the lake! Prepare for battle!"

The dwarf warriors immediately put away their playful and relaxed expressions, quickly gathered together, and erected an iron wall with their shields facing the lake.

The next second, a huge tentacle emerged from the lake and hit the shield hard.

The dwarves could not withstand such a huge impact and were instantly blown away along with their shields.

At the same time another tentacle shot out of the water and wrapped around the dwarf Oin's legs, trying to drag him into the water.

His comrade Ou Rui quickly raised his axe and chopped off the tentacles, saving him.

But the next second, more than twenty huge tentacles emerged from the lake and attacked the dwarves, directly entangled several dwarf warriors and tried to drag them into the lake.

"Split into pieces!"

Dui quickly cast a spell and cut off several tentacles that were wrapped around the dwarf.

Gandalf also reacted quickly, drew his sword, slashed at the tentacles, and saved the remaining dwarf warriors.

The monster in the lake seemed to be enraged.

As the lake water surged, a huge giant octopus, as big as an island, emerged from the lake.

It waved dozens of thick, long, curly light green tentacles and smashed towards Dui and Gandalf.

"It's the Water Watcher!" Gandalf quickly dodged the attacking giant tentacle, which smashed a deep trench on the ground.

Dui waved his wand and directly cut the tentacles that were hitting him.

The tentacle was cut off horizontally, and a broken tentacle several meters long fell beside him, twisting wildly like a python.

But this failed to scare off the giant octopus's attack, and then more than a dozen tentacles rushed towards him frantically.

Dui's expression changed and he immediately waved his wand.

"Protect everything!"

The next second, more than a dozen thick tentacles smashed into the invisible barrier, causing huge waves.

Gandalf was also constantly dodging the attacks of several tentacles, swinging his sword and chopping the tentacles continuously.

Seeing that the two of them had attracted the attention of the giant octopus, the dwarf warriors did not just stand there and watch.

Some dwarves shot arrows at the octopus, trying to divert the giant octopus's attention, while more dwarves rushed towards the tentacles, wielding axes, hammers, and swords, and chopped and hammered the octopus tentacles with force.

Then he was flung out by the giant octopus, hit the ground, and felt dizzy.

"Thunderbolt explosion!"

Accompanied by a dazzling red light.

The dozen or so octopus tentacles in front of Dui were all blown into pieces by the huge explosion, and countless pieces of flesh flew everywhere in an instant.

The octopus let out an ear-shattering scream of pain and retracted all of its remaining tentacles.

Just when the dwarves thought they were going to win, they saw the giant octopus emitting a faint green light all over its body, and then the broken tentacles began to grow back at a speed visible to the naked eye!

Hiss, everyone present took a cold breath.

Dui opened his eyes wide, somewhat incredulous.

No one told him that the "Water Watcher" has such ability?
(End of this chapter)