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In the distance, the two people who were hiding with the Disguise Spell witnessed this scene.

Duy whispered to Gandalf, who was standing nearby, "Gandalf, should we make a move?"

Gandalf shook his head slightly: "Wait a minute."

At the same time, the Goblin King also uttered these words.

The Goblin King recognized Thorin's identity and, after mocking Thorin's plight, ordered his men to send a message to Azog, the King of Orks, to prepare a reward in exchange for Thorin.

"Now!" Gandalf leaped directly in front of the goblins, unleashing a powerful magical shockwave that instantly overturned the goblin cave.

Countless goblins, including the Goblin King, were blown away by the shockwave.

Gandalf appeared before the dwarves like a savior, shouting, "Grab your weapons and run!"

The cave contained tens of thousands of goblins. Although Gandalf dealt with a number of them, they continued to pour in from all directions.

The group ran while dealing with goblins blocking their way and shaking off the enemies that were relentlessly pursuing them.

Just then, the fallen Goblin King suddenly appeared in front of them, its enormous body blocking their path.

"You think you can escape? Don't even think about it!" The Goblin King angrily brandished a large club, his face contorted with savage cruelty.

Swarms of goblins surrounded them from all directions, blocking all the roads.

The group was suddenly in dire straits.

"Gandalf, what should we do?" Balin the dwarf placed his only hope on Gandalf.

Gandalf remained calm, even with a smile on his face.

"Don't worry, we have help!"

"They'll all be petrified!"

The next second, a dazzling spell struck the Goblin King from behind.

The Goblin King's face contorted in a ferocious expression, his movements and demeanor instantly frozen, leaving only his eyes revealing terror and unease.

Dui appeared behind the Goblin King, drew his Flaming Sword, and plunged it into the Goblin King's lower back, unleashing scorching flames that instantly burned the Goblin King's internal organs to ashes.

When the Goblin King died, the surrounding goblins fell silent for a moment, but then their anger erupted.

"He killed the king! That wizard killed the king! We must avenge the king!"

All the goblins were driven mad with rage, filled with murderous intent and insanity, and they swarmed towards Dui and the others.

"Protect them all!" A circular barrier protected everyone and blocked the goblins outside.

The goblins attacked the magic barrier relentlessly, swarming onto it and forming a dense, impenetrable wall of flesh.

Seeing that the goblins around them couldn't break through, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

However, seeing the increasing number of goblins around them, the dwarves became worried again.

"Duir, what do we do now? They can't get in, but we can't get out either!"

"Don't worry, I have a way."

Dui reassured her.

He then took out a pot of mandrakes from his leather bag.

Since it matured, the mandrake has been regularly bound with a petrifying spell by Dui to prevent it from making a deadly sound.

Now that he has learned the soundproofing spell from the spellbook, he can finally put it to good use.

Dui first cast several soundproof spells on himself and his companions before removing the petrification spell on the mandrake, grabbing the root of the mandrake and squeezing hard.

The mandrake, which had been accumulating resentment for so long, instantly unleashed its emotions as soon as the curse was lifted, writhing its ugly body and emitting a piercing, sharp cry.

Even those protected by the soundproof spell heard a piercing sound and instinctively covered their ears.

Meanwhile, the goblins outside were directly struck by the mandrake's cries.

Under the deadly demonic attack, goblins at close range died instantly, while those further away were knocked unconscious and fell into the abyss below like dumplings, turning into mincemeat.

The goblin cave fell silent instantly; not a single goblin remained standing.

Dui waved his wand, sweeping the pile of goblin corpses around him into the abyss, then cast a petrifying spell on the still-crying mandrake, quieting it down again.

This finally lifted the soundproofing spell on everyone.

"Alright, it's safe now."

The dwarves stared in shock at the goblin corpses scattered everywhere, then looked at the humanoid plant in Dui's hand with expressions of awe.

This plant is absolutely terrifying!

"My God, what is that thing? Its voice killed so many goblins!" The dwarf Balin was dumbfounded.

"Its voice was terrifying! I could hear it even through the magic; it sounded like a female ghost, making me feel lightheaded, as if my soul was being pulled out!" Philip said, still shaken. "I can't even imagine what it would be like to actually hear it!"

"If you really hear that, you'll end up like those goblins." Balin rolled his eyes at him, annoyed.

"Since this thing makes such a powerful sound, why don't we just throw it at the dragon when we get to Lonely Mountain and kill it outright?" The youngest dwarf, Kili, excitedly proposed the idea.

Upon hearing Qili's idea, all the dwarves' eyes lit up, their gazes fixed intently on the mandrake in Dui's hand.

Thorin was filled with hope. If he could really get rid of the dragon in this way, he wouldn't need to search for the Arkenstone to gather the dwarves; he could simply reclaim Lonely Mountain.

However, Gandalf gave a negative answer the next moment.

Gandalf was also very surprised by the power of the mandrake's voice, but he still shook his head.

"The mandrake cultivated by Duir has a magical sound that can strike the soul and is fatal to most creatures."

"But a powerful creature like Smaug the dragon has a very strong and strong soul. Even the sound of mandrake cannot kill him. At most, it can only seriously injure him, and that is only when he is off guard."

Gandalf's words are very convincing.

The dwarves were disappointed upon hearing this, and Thorin even turned his gaze away from the mandrake.

"Let's go, let's get out of here first."

"No rush," Dui shook his head, reminding him, "Bilbo hasn't been found yet."

"Oh right, where's Bilbo?"

"Bilbo? Hasn't he been with us the whole time?"

"We haven't seen him since we were captured by the goblins."

The dwarves then realized what was happening and started talking all at once.

Gandalf frowned as well. "Has anyone seen Bilbo?"

The dwarves shook their heads.

"Oh my God, did Bilbo hear that plant crying out just now?" The dwarf Balin gasped and said in horror, as if he had just realized something.

The other dwarves stared wide-eyed at Dui in horror.

Gandalf looked at Dui with some concern upon hearing this.

Dui shook his head: "Don't worry, I only dared to play the Mandrake sound after I was sure Bilbo wasn't here."

"Not here? Then where did he go?"

Dui pointed to the abyss below.

"I saw him fall from the Crystal of Truth."

Seeing the change in everyone's expression, he continued:

"Don't worry, he's lucky. He was fine except for a scrape after falling."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

"Wizard Duir, next time please speak in one breath, it's really quite frightening!"

"I'll try my best," Dui replied insincerely.

"By the way, Duir, quickly use your True Knowledge Crystal to find out where Bilbo is. Let's go find him."

Dui took out the crystal ball and examined it intently, and the others gathered around.

"Strange, why don't I see Bilbo?" Dui frowned, looking puzzled.

The crystal sphere displayed a view of the bottom of the abyss, but Bilbo was not there.