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"Crushed to pieces!"

A dazzling spell struck the boulder, shattering it into countless fragments.

Dui stood in front, warily watching the distant rock giant, and loudly complained, "Gandalf, your method is completely useless!"

Instead, it attracted the attention of all the rock giants.

"Things don't always go as planned, do they?" Gandalf shrugged, looking completely innocent.

"At least Bilbo and the others are safe, aren't they?"

Dui rolled his eyes speechlessly. You still have the leisure to joke around now? Why don't you make a move!

"Watch out!" Gandalf shouted a warning.

Several rock giants grabbed huge stones and hurled them at Dui and Gandalf.

Those boulders were like meteorites falling from the sky, carrying immense impact force, enough to smash through the mountain and turn the two of them into mincemeat!

Dui saw it immediately, his expression changed, he gripped his wand tightly, and activated his magic with all his might.

"Super-strong armor for protection!"

A powerful magical barrier instantly formed, transforming into a thick sphere of light that enveloped both Dui and Gandalf.

Gandalf didn't just stand by and watch. He grabbed his staff with both hands and slammed it into the air. The powerful force shattered the incoming boulders into countless pieces, which were then blocked by Dui's magical barrier.

The two successfully withstood the wave of boulders, but this clearly aroused the interest of the rock giants, who picked up more boulders to smash them down.

The two immediately became serious. Casting magic is very physically demanding, and they would eventually run out of energy, while the opponent's boulder was inexhaustible.

"We can't confront them head-on. We need to find a way to distract them, then find Thorin and the others and leave this place as soon as possible!"

Gandalf shouted loudly in the thunderstorm.

"I have a spell I can try," Dui said loudly, "but I've never tried it before, so I don't know if it will work."

"Don't hesitate, give it a try! I believe in you!" Gandalf shouted, smashing a flying boulder with all his might.

Dui directly summoned the Book of Spells.

He remembered that there was a smoke spell inside that could release mist to conceal one's figure and obscure the enemy's vision.

He remembered the spell; he recalled that Dumbledore had used it to shroud the entire city of London in mist when he met Newt Scamander.

Dui had only briefly read the spell once before, and now he could only learn it on the spot from the spellbook.

"Surrounded by clouds and mist~"

Fortunately, the spell was not complicated, and Dui succeeded on his first attempt. Thick clouds of mist poured out from the tip of the wand and swirled outwards in a continuous manner.

In the blink of an eye, the entire Gao Pass was shrouded in thick fog, so thick that you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.

The giant rocks tried to push through the fog to find someone, but the fog seemed endless, so they could only roar in frustration and throw away the boulders in their hands haphazardly.

"Well done, Duir," Gandalf whispered in praise.

Dui took out the Crystal of Knowledge, and guided by it, the two successfully passed through the mist and the rock giants, arriving at Thorin's location.

This is inside a cave, which is empty and there is no sign of anyone leaving.

When Gandalf saw this, he struck the ground in front of him with his staff, and the ground instantly collapsed, revealing a huge, dark slide.

"Oh no, this is a goblin trap! Thorin and the others must have been captured by the goblins!"

"Don't worry, Gandalf, let's use the Crystal of Knowledge to check on them first." Dui took out the Crystal of Knowledge, and the image that Dui wanted to see appeared inside the crystal.

In the crystal sphere, Thorin and his companions were in a huge underground cavern, surrounded by countless wooden suspension bridges and ladders, and thousands upon thousands of goblins.

Goblins are actually a type of orc. They are short in stature, with dark green skin, and are much smaller than humans. They usually live in underground caves, mines, or mountain tunnels. They like to move around in the dark, are good at digging and building underground passages, and make a living by stealing, robbing, and making traps.

Unlike the strong and violent orcs, goblins are more cunning and cowardly.

At this moment, the dwarves were surrounded by countless goblins, their weapons confiscated, and brought before the Goblin King.

Bilbo, on the other hand, displayed the hobbit's talent for stealth, managing to escape the notice of the goblins and thus successfully escape being arrested.

"Ha, it seems our Mr. Thief has luckily escaped unscathed," Gandalf said. "We'd better hurry, or these dwarves will become goblin food."

As he spoke, he tapped the surrounding stone walls with his staff, then struck one of them hard, causing it to crack and reveal a cave passage.

"Let's go, let's go to Goblin Town."

Just before Dui put the crystal ball into the leather bag, he saw Bilbo being discovered by a goblin, and the two fell into the abyss crevice below the cave during their fight.

Bilbo was very lucky to survive the fall from the height; aside from a few scrapes, he was not seriously injured.

On the contrary, the goblin fell to its death.

He truly lives up to his role as the protagonist!

Du Yi breathed a sigh of relief, but could only sigh inwardly.

If it were an ordinary person, they would have died from the fall, just like the goblin that fell with them.

But they just happen to be fine by chance.

Once he was sure Bilbo was alright, Duy put the crystal back into his bag and quickly followed Gandalf.

He thought that if he remembered correctly, Bilbo was about to encounter the One Ring, which was destined for him, thus officially beginning the prelude to the destruction of Sauron.

Dui did not interfere with Bilbo's fate or have any intention of getting the Ring first.

Aside from hobbits like Bilbo with ridiculously high magic resistance, even Gandalf and Galadriel dared not easily touch the One Ring. He did not believe he would be an exception and be able to resist the dark corruption of the One Ring.

Perhaps once you put on the One Ring, you will become a servant of the Ring, or even become a being like the Ringwraiths.

Therefore, he kept his distance from the One Ring and had no desire to get involved with it at all.

Gandalf and Duy finally arrived at the cave inside the mountain.

This place resembles an underground world, with intricate passages and interconnected caves, like a vast and complex underground labyrinth.

The cave was dark, and Thorin and his companions were led before the Goblin King.

Unlike other goblins, the Goblin King is incredibly tall, with a huge head that is almost three meters high, and he holds a ram's head staff.

Compared to other goblins, the Goblin King is more cunning, evil, cruel, and also very intelligent.

After capturing the dwarves, they interrogated them about their purpose for coming there. They even suspected that the dwarves were sent by the elves after seeing that some of the confiscated items were stolen from the elves.

When they discovered that Thorin's sword, Beastbite, had killed many goblins, they angrily ordered their men to kill them all.