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[The One Ring* Energy +5000 million]...

The One Ring is imbued with a spirit; as long as the One Ring is not destroyed, Sauron, the Dark Lord bound to it, will not die.

As for Bilbo using the One Ring's invisibility ability to evade Gollum's pursuit, that was the most basic application of the One Ring's ability to manipulate the five senses.

Mike, who had obtained a large amount of energy from the One Ring, saw his Mythic-level energy bar advance slightly again, reaching nearly two-tenths full.

The future is promising... The future is promising...

Mike glanced again at the hobbit beside him who was carefully concealing the One Ring, shook his head, then gathered a ball of protective power and discreetly tossed it onto the hobbit.

This protective force, specifically designed for the mind, can at least ensure that Bilbo retains a sliver of his true nature when tempted by the Ring.

Instead of becoming a monster controlled by desires like Gollum.

"How much longer do we have to wait? Are we just going to keep waiting like this forever if that hobbit never comes back?" Thorin, restless and anxious, finally couldn't help but complain in the jungle outside the mine.

Just then, Mike arrived with Bilbo.

“Hey everyone. And Gandalf… You can’t even imagine how brave Mike was just now. He beat that horrible lava monster to a pulp…” Bilbo naturally heard Thorin’s complaint, but being kind-hearted by nature, he immediately livened up the atmosphere and helped ease the awkwardness.

Moreover, the scene where Mike battles Yamma in the mines did indeed leave a very deep impression on the Hobbits.

“I knew Bilbo wouldn’t abandon us. It turns out he was waiting for Mr. Mike in the mine…” Chili chimed in.

Then, all the dwarves turned their attention to Mike, praising his bravery and thanking him for saving their lives.

"To be precise, I've already killed that lava monster." Taking advantage of the good atmosphere, Mike casually showed off a bit.

Collecting the power of faith, huh? Not a bad idea.

It's easy to imagine that with the dwarves' big mouths around, Mike's legendary feat of killing Yama will soon spread throughout the entire continent.

At that time, you'll truly receive the power of faith even while lying down.

"Your power is actually enough to kill Yama!!!" Gandalf looked at Mike in amazement.

What is this? It's a thigh.

In the future fight against the forces of darkness, humanity must have a place.

Moreover, Gandalf also discovered that Michael had returned with a newfound air of leadership.

This kind of thing is very mysterious; you can't see it or touch it, but it either exists or it doesn't.

For example, Thorin has this quality, but not much of it.

"You actually killed that monster, that's amazing!!!"

"Wouldn't this be considered revenge for our dwarven ancestors...?"

"..."

Sure enough, the dwarves were shocked once again when they heard that Mike had killed Yama.

Pleasant words are like free gifts.

At the same time, Thorin couldn't help but turn around and glance at Moria's direction behind him.

The death of Yamato signifies that Moria, a place suitable for dwarves to live in, has once again become a no-man's-land.

"Alright, everyone's here. We should head to Lonely Mountain again." But before that, Thorin still felt that Lonely Mountain, with its endless treasures, was the most suitable home for the dwarves.

Then, this descendant of the Durin dwarf royal family feigned good wishes for Mike's journey to Gondor before leading his adventure party off to the Lonely Mountain in the northeast corner.

As for Mike, he needs to continue south to the human kingdoms of Rohan and Gondor.

"I wish you a safe journey, and I hope you don't arrive at Lonely Mountain before I do after I return from the Gondor Line." Mike had naturally seen through Thorin's little scheme, so he made a point of interrupting him before they parted ways.

……

On the other side, Azog, a henchman of Sauron, the orc leader known as the Pale Beast, could no longer sit still when he learned that the dwarven adventure team was getting closer and closer to Lonely Mountain.

He personally led a large force of orc dire wolves, crossed the human allied forces' defenses, and rushed to Moria overnight to intercept Thorin and his men.

The orc leader Azog and Thorin were sworn enemies.

It was this creature that killed Thorin's grandfather, Thor, who had fled from the Lonely Mountain, in Moria.

Then, Thorin, who unleashed his inner power upon witnessing his loved one die before his eyes, cut off one of its arms.

Thorin, who fought bravely with an oak tree he found by the roadside as a shield, also earned the nickname "Oak Shield".

Overall, neither side gained an advantage in that battle; instead, they forged a deep-seated hatred between them.

This hatred also made Azog relentless in his pursuit of Thorin.

Therefore, shortly after parting ways with Mike, the adventure team was surrounded by the Azog War Wolves who arrived later.

Enemies meeting are bound to be furious. Thorin ignored the dire wolves and orcs swarming around him and raised his ancient elven sword, ready to fight Azog to the death.

"Calm down, Thorin. Don't let hatred blind you. Have you forgotten why you came here?" Gandalf pulled Thorin back from his irrational rage, preventing him from making a pointless sacrifice.

After all, Azog was surrounded by orcs, and elite orcs at that.

Thorin would only have died in the past, and would have dragged down the other Durin dwarves as well.

Thorin gripped and released his sword repeatedly, but ultimately, the mission to restore the glory of the Durin dwarves brought him back to control the hatred in his heart.

"Let's go, we must get to Lonely Mountain alive." Thorin raised his sword again and led the dwarves in a breakout.

With everyone working together, the dwarves actually managed to carve out a way to survive.

"Thor, the King of the Mountain, is a worthy opponent. I still remember the look of terror on his face when I chopped off his head."

"...As his grandson Thorin, don't you want to avenge your grandfather?"

"Come on!! Your enemy is right before your eyes~"

Seeing Thorin only concerned with running away, Azog behind him spoke up in a provocative manner, trying to provoke him into returning to his death.

However, its plan failed, and instead made the adventure team run even faster.

"Trash, dwarf scum, cowardly coward!!!"

After cursing again, Azog shouted, "Chase them! I'm going to chop off all their heads today!"

Accompanied by the cruel laughter of the orc chieftain, the orc wolf riders sped after the adventure team like the wind.

After a cat-and-mouse chase, the helpless adventure team was eventually cornered at a cliff.

It seemed they had reached a dead end.

"Hold on!" To escape the wolf pack's attacks, Gandalf led the group up a pine tree on the edge of a cliff.

Then they picked ripe pine cones, lit them with the Ring of Fire, and threw them into the direwolf pack below.

Although dire wolves are creatures of darkness, they still retain the animal instinct to fear fire.

Seeing that the fire attack was effective, the dwarves picked pine cones, lit them, and threw them at the dire wolves and orcs not far away.

Before long, a raging fire broke out in the jungle.

However, Azog came with the determination to kill Thorin, so the orc wolf pack did not retreat under its suppression.

The adventure team's situation remains far from optimistic.

Just then, Gandalf used magic to intercept a butterfly and send it a distress signal to the giant eagle kept by Redagast.

……

Meanwhile, Mike, heading towards Rohan, the nearest human kingdom, also encountered a group of orc dire wolves along the way.

However, it is possible that Azog misunderstood human power, or rather, Mike's power.

Therefore, the dire wolves sent to hunt down Mike numbered only a dozen or so in total.

"I've been underestimated." Mike used his faith to conjure a platinum longbow and fired more than a dozen golden arrows that could curve at once.

As if guided by a navigation system, no matter how the dire wolves and the orcs on their backs tried to dodge, they would be pierced by the golden arrows in one go.

After doing all this, Mike's longbow turned into starlight and disappeared, and he continued south.

It's no wonder he was so indifferent; having just killed the legendary creature Yama, these dozen or so dire wolves seemed utterly insignificant.

Despite his disdain, Mike would still show no mercy when encountering orcs again.

Chapter 605 Rohan and Gondor

On the other side, on the pine trees beside the cliff, the dwarves were once again plunged into a desperate situation as they hurled all the pine cones from the trees as incendiary bombs.

On the other side, the orc leader Azog commanded his men to first extinguish the fire in the jungle, and then gather their forces to completely surround the pine tree where the dwarves were located.

Then, several huge dire wolves stepped forward and tried to knock down the pine trees on the cliff edge with brute force.

As the pine tree began to lean, the dwarfs were now in a situation where they had nowhere to go but to heaven and nowhere to go but to earth.

At that moment, Thorin, having lost all hope, resolved to die. He drew his ancient Elven sword from his waist, strode down the leaning pine tree, and headed towards Azog.

Even in death, this descendant of the royal family of the Turin dwarves chose a "heroic" death.

They vowed to compose a hymn of courage at the end of their lives.

Just as the orcs around Thorin were about to surround and kill him, the orc leader suddenly called to his men, signaling Thorin to step forward.

“I take back what I said before. As the grandson of Thor, the King of the Mountain, your courage is indeed admirable. So, as a sign of respect, I have decided to cut off your head myself…” Azog, riding on his tall dire wolf, looked with great interest at his enemy who had reached the end of his road.

For it, the situation at this moment was wonderful.

"kill!!!"

Thorin, who had already disregarded life and death and was fearless, did not think so much. He only wanted to "bite" a piece of flesh from Azog before he died, and it would be even better if he could take the other down with him.

Courage alone cannot overcome the disparity in strength. Thorin, charging forward relentlessly, was pounced on by the giant dire wolf beneath Azog the moment he approached it.

Then, the elven sword in his hand was knocked away by Azog's spiked hammer.

Just as the orc leader grinned and was about to cut off Thorin's head, who had lost all power to resist,

Bilbo, who had been barely noticeable until now, suddenly rushed out from the side and used his dagger to block the orc chieftain's fatal blow.

Before everyone could breathe a sigh of relief, Bilbo was also pounced on by a dire wolf and was on the verge of death.

"Your opponent is here!"

Thorin, on the ground, was given a brief respite thanks to the timely rescue by the hobbits. After getting up again, he picked up the elven sword and charged at Azog once more.

As for Bilbo, without Azog's oppression, he was left with only a dire wolf in front of him.

The hobbit's natural agility was enough to temporarily fend off a dire wolf's attack.

All these changes, though it sounds like a long story, actually happened in just a few seconds.

By the time the dwarves realized what was happening, Thorin was already locked in a fierce battle with Azog.

At the same time, Thorin's fearless spirit inspired the dwarves' boundless fighting spirit.

"kill!!!"

"For the sake of the Durin dwarves..."

"..."

In an instant, amidst a tremendous roar, the dwarves raised their weapons and charged into the battlefield.

With everyone united in their efforts, the situation on the battlefield underwent a brief shift.

But as the saying goes, courage is not omnipotent in the face of a huge gap in strength.

As more and more orcs and dire wolves join the battle, the adventure team is once again in dire straits.

Even though Gandalf was incredibly strong, capable of sending several orcs flying with a single blow, he still couldn't guarantee the safety of his entire adventure party in this chaotic battle.

Bilbo, in particular, was not good at fighting to begin with, and after dodging the bites of the dire wolves many times, he gradually became exhausted.

After another embarrassing fall, his hand slowly reached for the ring in his pocket...

It was as if a voice was telling the hobbit: put on the Ring, and you can kill all your enemies.

Just as the wizard was feeling powerless and Bilbo was preparing to accept the call of the Ring, several dark figures suddenly flew in from the distant sky.

"唳~"

With the sharp cry of the King of Eagles, the flock of giant eagles arrived just in time and swooped down, their sharp talons mercilessly piercing through the orcs and dire wolves.

In no time, the orc army suffered heavy casualties, and their formation began to fall into disarray.