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Chapter 169 The Death of Flame Demon
Just when Dui thought he was about to be swallowed by this fear.

A force of warmth and courage was injected into him, alleviating the despair in his heart.

It turned out that Gandalf had enveloped him in time with the power of the Ring of Fire, Naya.

Dui did not hesitate. His instinct for survival overwhelmed his fear of the darkness. He used his staff to cast the magic music taught to him by Tom Bombadil, and with the help of the power of the magic music, he summoned the patronus.

Like lighting a faint candle in a filthy swamp, the light of the patron saint slowly lit up around him, dispelling the sticky darkness that clung to his skin and bringing a brief ray of light.

The appearance of the magical music made the darkness behind him pause, but then the whisper suddenly became sharp and dense, like thousands of fine needles piercing into the consciousness.

The basilisk swam with all its might, carrying Dewi and Gandalf, and following closely behind the Balrog, who was no longer the hunter but the hunted.

At this time, the Fire Demon became their only hope.

Its huge figure twisted and struggled in the dim light, carving out a narrow escape route for Dui and the others in the terrifying pursuit of pure darkness.

But the invisible horror in the depths of the abyss, with its icy will, was like a frozen sight, tightly locking onto these fleeing prey.

I don’t know how long it took, it seemed like an eternity, but in the darkness at the end of the tunnel, a faint light finally appeared.

The Balrog in front, the Basilisk behind, and Dewi and Gandalf on its back, like arrows shot from a bow, rushed towards the light with their last strength.

They came out of the dark tunnel and finally arrived at the dwarf secret passage with traces of human excavation.

The gaze of the nameless creature behind them was still following them like a shadow, so they didn't dare to stop and continued to walk up the secret passage.

It was not until they reached the lowest dungeon of Khazad-dûm that the nameless creature finally disappeared from their sight.

Several people escaped and showed a look of relief that they had survived the disaster.

Dui's descendants were even more soaked, and it was impossible to tell whether it was cold sweat or water.

"What on earth is that thing?" Dui asked with lingering fear.

"A creature that lives in the center of the earth and gnaws at the foundations of the earth." Gandalf took a deep breath and did not elaborate.

"Well, forget about it. They won't come to the surface until the end of time. Before that, we don't need to pay too much attention to them, because that will only cause trouble."

Then he turned his gaze back to the fire demon in front of him, with a serious and cold expression.

"The deep waters of Ulmo have temporarily extinguished the Balrog's flames. We must slay it once and for all before it reignites and regains its strength!"

The Balrog on the opposite side also turned around, and his eyes, burning with eternal hatred, locked onto Due and Gandalf again.

The panic in the abyss just now has been replaced by a deeper rage, and its eyes are a mixture of rage for surviving a disaster and deep hatred for them - the initiators of such a horrific experience for it.

It let out a deafening roar, and the entire underground space was shaking, as if it wanted to vent all the fear it had endured in the abyss.

Just when Dui and Gandalf thought the Balrog was going to attack them, it turned around and ran away!
"Chase!" Gandalf and Dewi didn't hesitate and followed closely.

In the lowest dungeon of Khazad-dûm, there is an endless spiral staircase leading all the way to the highest peak.

The Balrog fled up the stairs.

Due and Gandalf rode on the basilisk to give chase.

The flying broom that was originally capable of flying was burned in the flames of the fire demon.

Both of them tried their best to launch the strongest attack.

On the endless stairs, both sides kept climbing, chasing and fighting.

Even though the Fire Demon's strength has been greatly reduced and he has lost his flames, he is still very powerful.

Its sharp claws have become its most deadly weapon, and its sticky body is more dangerous than a venomous snake that can suffocate people.

"Avada Kedavra!" Dui found the right moment and once again gathered his malice to cast the Killing Curse.

The killing curse instantly hit the sticky fire demon.

The fire demon roared in pain, the fire burning in his eyes dimmed, and his breath became weaker.

The basilisk Herpo also took this opportunity to quickly entangle the Balrog, staring directly at the Balrog, and gave it another wave of heavy blows, even biting the Balrog's neck hard and injecting venom.

The fire demon cried out in pain and used his sharp steel claws to tear the basilisk off his body and threw it away.

But the next second, Gandalf's sword, burning with white flames, stabbed directly into the Balrog's waist.

The flames of light were another huge blow to the Fire Demon.

The Fire Demon's strength was constantly weakened. Feeling threatened in life, it dared not fight with the two men and the snake any longer, and fled madly to the end of the endless stairs again.

Dewi and Gandalf were not feeling well either.

Their robes were already tattered, their skin bore marks of burns, and every breath they took carried a burning pain and the smell of blood.

Even with the infusion of the power of the Ring of Fire, the exhaustion of the soul could not be removed.

Especially Dui, after repeatedly releasing the killing curse with his staff, his body and mind were overloaded. If it were not for the support of Naya's power, he would have been unable to fight again.

However, before getting rid of the fire demon, they dared not relax at all.

They climbed tirelessly in pursuit, perhaps climbing tens of thousands of steps.

Finally, a huge, slanted crack appeared in the darkness ahead, as if the earth had been split open by a giant axe.

The icy air, carrying the long-lost chill of the mountain peaks, rushed in violently. They rushed out almost simultaneously.

Everything suddenly becomes clear!
The biting cold wind was like countless icy blades, blowing across Dui's face. There was snow all around, a vast expanse of white.

This is the Silver Tooth Peak above the Misty Mountains!

In front of them was a giant tower carved entirely from huge stones - the Tower of Durin.

Silver Tooth Peak is surrounded by cliffs thousands of feet high on all sides, and one can overlook the land shrouded in clouds and mist.

As soon as the Fire Demon arrived here, new flames began to emerge from his body, his momentum began to surge, and a flaming whip appeared in his hand again.

However, after his strength was continuously weakened, the Flame Demon at this moment was completely different from the beginning.

The flames of the Balrog burned extremely fiercely in the cold wind and snow, as if to transform all fear and anger into destructive power.

The huge flaming whip tore through the cold wind and lashed towards them with a heat wave that was enough to melt steel.

"Thunderbolt explosion!"

Dui used all his strength to activate his staff and released a powerful spell towards the flaming whip.

The dazzling magic spell collided with the flaming whip, producing a huge impact, and the flaming whip directly exploded into countless flaming meteors.

Gandalf swung his staff, releasing a dazzling wave of light, which smashed the Balrog into Durin's Tower.

Cracks instantly appeared in Durin's Tower, and the rock-carved stone walls turned into lava and flowed down.

Gandalf and Due continued to attack, and the basilisk Herpo assisted them, staring at the Balrog, ready to attack him with his eyes at any time.

At this moment, under the thousand-meter cliff on the east side, wind and clouds were rolling.

A giant dragon rushed out from the clouds at the foot of the mountain, flapping its wings and rushing towards Durin's Tower.

Smaug rushed at the Balrog, and like a battering ram, he smashed his tail into the Balrog, smashing it against Durin's Tower once again.

Durin's Tower could no longer bear the weight, and its massive stone walls shattered and collapsed, sending thousands of tons of boulders crashing down upon the Balrog.

The flames on the fire demon's body flickered as he was hit.

Due and Gandalf did not miss the opportunity to strike a blow when the enemy was down, and together with Smaug, they besieged the Balrog.

On the top of the Silver Tooth Peak, tongues of fire suddenly appeared, rays of light shone, and dragons roared into the sky.

The huge movement caused the sky to change suddenly, and the wind and clouds surged.

Seeing the dark clouds gathering in the sky, Gandalf showed a happy expression and raised his staff high into the sky.

"I am the messenger of wind and cloud, the wielder of thunder! Evil Fire of Udon, in the realm of the sky, you have no place to live!"

Accompanied by Gandalf's thunderous voice, it exploded on the top of the lonely peak.

As if in response to his call, lightning flashed in the clouds, and suddenly a bolt of lightning as thick as a bucket fell directly towards him.

Gandalf caught the lightning with his staff and instantly struck the Balrog.

The fire demon showed fear on his face, and he urged the flames to turn into a fire shield to try to resist.

But facing the power of thunder, the fire demon's resistance was fragile and powerless, and the flame shield collapsed and dissipated in an instant!
The lightning penetrated its huge body without any hindrance.

Time seemed to freeze at this moment.

The never-extinguished flames around the Fire Demon suddenly went out, like a extinguished candle.

Revealing its charred, ugly appearance.

The fire demon was dying, and the boiling flames inside him became dim and cool.

This time, it couldn't produce even a single flame, let alone reignite the fire.

Gandalf, who summoned thunder, looked like he had used up his last bit of strength, his face full of fatigue and weakness.

"Duil, quickly pierce its heart with the divine spear!"

Without hesitation, Dui rushed towards the Balrog. In the midst of its fear and despair, he grabbed the spear and used all his strength to thrust it into the burning heart in the Balrog's chest.

The Balrog let out one last shrill, soul-shaking scream.

The shriek pierced through the clouds and echoed for a long time among the cliffs of Silver Tooth Peak, filled with unwillingness, pain and complete annihilation.

The fire burning in its eyes was completely extinguished, leaving only a sticky black body that exuded sulfur and a foul stench.

Seeing that the fire demon was completely dead, Dui suddenly collapsed to the ground powerlessly, without even the strength to pull out his spear.

He was panting heavily, physically and mentally exhausted, his magic power was severely overdrawn, his skin was burned, and he felt tired and painful all over.

Gandalf on the opposite side was not much better off than Dewi. His robe was torn and could no longer cover his body. His beard was burnt off, and there were marks of burns all over his body.

Even his staff showed signs of damage, like a stick that had been burned by fire.

But even so, both of them showed a relaxed smile that they had never had before.

They finally killed the Balrog!

(End of this chapter)