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Chapter 286 Sneak Attack
The next second, Thunderbird Sorondo appeared in the sky above Bri City.

With lightning crackling around him, Zorondo's feathers bristled, attracting the lightning from the surrounding clouds, which instantly condensed into a bolt of lightning as thick as a bucket, striking straight down.

Under the flash of lightning, it was as if daytime had arrived in an instant. Everyone on the city wall felt their hair stand on end and a tingling sensation of electricity running through their skin.

The next second, a huge bolt of lightning narrowly missed them and struck the pile of corpses stacked together.

The lightning exploded, shattering countless corpse demons, their bones instantly turning to ash.

Others were blown away, their bodies crackling with electricity, charred black, and their limbs severed.

The militiamen on the city wall saw that many of the terrifying corpse demons were so easily dealt with by lightning.

They were immediately filled with awe and worship as they looked at the thunderbird surrounded by lightning in the sky.

Zorondo did not stop attacking. With a flap of his wings, the surrounding clouds surged, absorbing all the electricity in the clouds, and then he released lightning to strike the undead on the ground.

The corpse demons were subjected to a baptism of lightning. The extremely yang and powerful lightning caused the evil spirits possessing the corpses to turn to ashes without even having a chance to react.

The number of undead was decreasing under Zorondo's lightning attacks.

The militiamen on the city wall grew increasingly excited and spontaneously cheered for Sorondo.

The city's citizens, having calmed down from their panic, looked up at the Thunderbird in the sky with admiration and surprise.

"Look, it's Lord Duir's thunderbird that's come to our rescue! We're safe!"

All the citizens of the city wore expressions of excitement and pride, knowing that Lord Duir would come to their rescue!
The merchants and travelers who were temporarily staying in the city, after being thankful to have escaped a calamity, all looked in awe at the thunderbird in the sky that was releasing lightning.

The divine bird that could control lightning and change the weather was the pet of the mysterious lord of Fengyun Peak, which filled them with curiosity and admiration for that wizard lord.

If possible, they would also like to become the lord's subjects.

Meanwhile, the Thunderbirds' one-sided attack on the Corpse Demon continued. The Thunderbird, Zorondo, manipulated the cloud storms, absorbing the electric currents in the clouds while continuously unleashing lightning.

Outside the city, lightning kept blasting out large craters, and everywhere were the severed limbs and remains of the corpse demons.

But just as Thunderbird Zorondo was clearing out the undead, an arrow was aimed at it in the sky.

With a whoosh, the black arrow shot out, carrying an ominous and dark aura, and flew directly toward Zorondo.

The black arrow was incredibly fast, and the cover of night made it impossible to avoid.

It wasn't until they reached Thunderbird that he noticed them.

But at this point, it was impossible to hide.

Just as the black arrow was about to hit the Thunderbird, a scale-like shield appeared in front of the Thunderbird, blocking the attack.

It turned out that the scale-like shield was a magical shield that Dui had created using alchemy from a scale of an ice dragon.

When worn, it will automatically block attacks from others.

Zoro has such a dragon scale shield hidden on his body.

Having been nearly shot, Zorondo was shocked and enraged, his sharp eyes instantly locking onto the attacker.

That was Adonafil the Quiet, one of the Ringwraiths, who was skilled in using Mogul's Arrows for ranged attacks.

Saurondo unleashed a massive bolt of lightning, striking the Ringwraiths.

The Ringwraith did not panic. Instead, he raised his bow and arrow again, chanted a dark incantation, and the Ring of Power in his hand gleamed with an eerie light. The Mogul Arrow was then fired, colliding directly with the lightning.

The arrow of Mogul unleashed tremendous dark power, comparable to lightning. The two collided in mid-air, creating a violent explosion and generating a massive shockwave.

The people on the city wall were almost blown off.

Zorondo let out a sharp cry, flapped his wings forcefully, stirring up a gale, and the clouds surged and grew thicker and thicker, as if they were about to collapse.

The next moment, a torrential downpour began, as if to flood the earth.

Whether it was the militia on the city wall or the residents in the city, they all sought shelter from the rain, straining their eyes to try and see what was happening in the rain.

They wanted to help, but they knew it was beyond their control.

In the storm, Thorondo the Thunderbird thrived; the downpour not only failed to obstruct his vision but also became an asset.

Zoro charged straight into the clouds, merging with the surrounding thunderclouds and unleashing the most powerful lightning.

In an instant, as if a torrent of lightning had been poured out, countless bolts of lightning, following the path of the rain, surged toward the Ringwraiths.

The Ringwraith tried to dodge, but lightning enveloped him from all sides like an electric net, and even the ground beneath his feet was electrified, cutting off his escape route.

With no other option, the Ringwraiths could only activate the Ring of Power in their hands, using dark power to defend against the lightning attacks.

In an instant, the Ringwraiths were surrounded by countless lightning bolts, bursting forth with dazzling electric light.

In the clash of lightning and dark forces, everything around was destroyed; the Ringwraiths' black robes and armor were shattered by the lightning.

However, the Ringwraith himself was not seriously injured. He possessed one of the nine human rings of the Power Ring, and he would not be destroyed by lightning unless the ring was destroyed.

Seeing that he had not seriously injured the Ringwraiths, Thorondo the Thunderbird unleashed countless bolts of lightning around his body, seemingly wanting to attack with all his might.

The Ringwraiths dared not underestimate the threat and became more vigilant, focusing all their attention on dealing with the Thunderbirds' attack.

But the next second, a dagger appeared out of thin air behind the Ringwraith and pierced his spirit body. At the same time, Dui was revealed from within the invisibility cloak.

The dagger embedded in the Ringwraith's back was one of the four daggers that Dui obtained from the tomb at Ancient Hill. It was a weapon forged by the Númenor to deal with the Ringwraiths and possessed the ability to subdue and break their magic.

At this moment, the Ringwraith's spirit was struck hard, becoming twisted and emitting painful, sharp screams.

It immediately exploded, and the huge blast almost sent Dui flying backward.

The Ringwraith vanished, leaving only a Ring of Power lying on the ground.

Duy used his wand to pick up the ring and put it into a mithril box.

He looked at the invisibility cloak in his hand and couldn't help but feel satisfied.

This invisibility cloak truly lives up to its legendary status as a Deathly Hallows that can evade death. He wore it and approached the Ringwraiths without them noticing, allowing him to successfully launch a sneak attack.

Having dealt with the Ringwraith, Dui instructed Saurondo to continue dealing with the remaining wraiths.

He quickly teleported to the ancient mound, looked around, and immediately frowned.

The Witch King of Angmar is the one who controls those undead. He originally came here disguised as an invisibility cloak to deal with the Witch King of Angmar.

They only found another Ringwraith—Adon Naphir the Quiet—and no trace of the Witch-King of Angmar.

This made him feel uneasy, but he didn't want to let the Ringwraith in front of him go.

So they decided to deal with the Ringwraith first.

However, this would alert the other Ringwraiths, and once Adonafel the Quiet disappeared, they would likely sense it.

"Hmm?" Dui suddenly sensed something and looked directly east. "Is there something going on with Gulu?"

Without saying a word, he immediately disappeared from the spot.

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In the Fengyun Hills north of Fengyun Peak.

Gulu has been hiding these days, not only being searched by humans, but also by those things that had been secretly watching him.

Although the ring made him invisible and he narrowly escaped several times, he still lived in constant fear.

After finally shaking off those people, they finally arrived in this hilly, dense forest and found an underground cave to hide in.

Gollum did not choose to leave, but remained near Windrise Peak, mainly because he still had not given up his pursuit of the precious magic ring.

Looking at the gold ring in his hand, at this ring that was exactly the same as the One Ring, he knew that the black-robed wizard must have seen the One Ring with his own eyes, or even come into close contact with it, so that he could conjure up a ring that looked exactly like the One Ring.

So either the One Ring is in the hands of that black-robed wizard, or he knows where the One Ring is.

Even though the black-robed wizard instilled fear in him, especially the thought of the methods used to torture him caused his body to twitch and he felt a dull pain.

But the thought of reclaiming the precious Ring continued to prevail, and he had a vague feeling that the Ring was somewhere in this area.

Therefore, he was unwilling to leave before obtaining the One Ring.

Staring at the gold ring in his hand, Gulu was mesmerized and murmured, "My darling, my darling!"

But he quickly broke free of the confusion spell on the ring and looked disgusted and hateful, wanting to throw away the fake.

Even though this gold ring has the ability to make people invisible, to Gollum it is no different from the weeds and stones around him.

Upon seeing the double tree mark on his arm, Gulu looked fearful again and dared not throw the ring away.

He tried various methods to remove the mark, but none of them worked.

He even considered cutting off his arm to break free from the control of the Dark Mark.

But the Black Mark seemed to know what he was thinking, and when he took out his knife to cut off his arm, it moved directly to his chest and other places.

Therefore, he had no choice but to give up.

Of Gollum's two personalities, the cowardly and timid Smigo was already terrified of Dui and dared not have any thoughts of resistance.

But the evil Gollum was different. Even though he was afraid of Dui's torture methods, he had no intention of submitting, not even under the control of the Dark Mark.

He only wanted to reclaim and possess the Ring, like a wolf in disguise, always ready to devour its master.

Dui could naturally see through Gulu's true nature, but he didn't care.

If it weren't for the fact that Gulu still had some use, he would have dealt with him long ago.

While Gollum was hiding in the cave, holding the gold ring and reminiscing about the One Ring...

The hole was blasted open by the immense force, startling Gulu so much that he almost dropped his ring.

Outside the cave entrance, Saruman stood there, sneering as he looked into the cave, pinpointing Gollum's location.

"Gulu, I know you're in there. Hand over the ring obediently!"

Gulu's expression changed drastically, and he looked terrified. He quickly put the ring on his finger and instantly became invisible.

(End of this chapter)