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Coupled with his reckless madness, he actually managed to throw Gandalf, who was holding the wand, into a bit of a mess for a short time.

"Calm down, Saruman!"

Gandalf also noticed that Saruman's mental state was not right, and after defending for a while, he finally couldn't help but unleash his magic.

He wanted to push the other person away.

The top of the wizard's tower was only a small area, and after Saruman was blasted away by the magic, he accidentally rolled to the edge of the tower.

"No~"

With a terrified scream, Saruman reached the edge of the tower, but ultimately failed to grab the protrusion at the edge and his body plummeted to the ground below.

The towering wizard tower is at least a thousand meters high; even a demigod would have no chance of survival if he fell from it without any warning.

So when Gandalf arrived at the edge of the tower, he only saw a pile of indescribable minced meat at the foot of the tower.

Further to the side, there was a circle of tree people watching the spectacle.

It's easy to tell from their jubilant gestures that they are cheering for the death of the bad guys.

"Gandalf, I didn't expect you to finally make a decisive move. Well done!" Mike, who then appeared at the top of the tower, smiled and gave the wizard a thumbs-up.

Having witnessed the entire process from the room below, he actually had a chance to save Saruman.

But neither he did that out of a sense of reason nor emotion.

“I…” Gandalf turned around, wanting to explain that he did not intend to kill Saruman.

However, since things have come to this point, there seems to be no need for further explanation.

Of course, as a Maiar, Saruman, although he was smashed into a pulp, did not actually die.

Having lost his physical body, his soul will eventually return to the embrace of the creator god Ilúvatar.

It is not impossible to reshape the physical body.

Perhaps Saruman's spirit is already complaining about Gandalf to Ilúvatar.

However, for Gandalf, that little mistake was nothing serious.

At worst, he can wait until he returns to Middle-earth and confront Saruman face to face.

Ultimately, Saruman was the one who made the more serious mistake in the whole affair.

“Alright, snap out of it,” Mike called to the wizard who was lost in thought, and said, “The trouble Saruman created is not really over. The orc army on the Rohan defense line is still waiting for us to deal with.”

……

Chapter 643 War

"This cannot continue, Your Majesty. I propose an immediate attack on the orc army outside the city!"

On the Rohan border, Éomer, the second marshal, made a proposal to King Théoden, who was also the supreme marshal.

To resist the orc army led by Borg, Rohan has deployed its elite forces, gathering tens of thousands of Rohan cavalry on the border.

Although their total strength may be slightly less than that of the Orc army, Éomer is still confident in leading the Rohan cavalry to break through the Orc camp.

“This…” The elderly Théoden gazed at the orc camp in the distance from the city wall, pondered for a moment, and then said, “Until we figure out what the orcs are plotting this time, I still think we should not act rashly.”

The most realistic idea of ​​Seeohton today is to remain unchanged in the face of all changes and to do less and make fewer mistakes.

This may not be the wisest decision, but it is definitely the safest way to protect Rohan.

“We can’t wait any longer. You’ve probably noticed that recently, quite a few orc squads have taken advantage of harassing our army to invade Rohan…” Éomer said solemnly, “Here’s what we’ll do: you continue to lead the main force to hold the city walls, while I lead a portion of the cavalry to repel the orc army in the camp outside the city.”

Faced with the pressure of the orc army, even though Théoden and Éomer discovered that a small group of powerful orcs had invaded Rohan, they did not dare to send troops to stop them.

After all, in terms of danger, the tens of thousands of orcs in the camp outside the city were the real threat to Rohan.

However, in Éomer's view, while the current orc army problem needs to be solved, the small groups of orcs that have invaded Rohan also need to be dealt with quickly.

Otherwise, if this continues for too long, the orc squads that roam into Rohan's territory will likely cause immeasurable damage to the Rohan's civilians.

Éomer's solution was to launch a preemptive attack on the orc army outside the city.

After defeating the orc army, they quickly set about clearing out the orc squads within Rohan's territory.

“This is too risky,” King Théoden said, shaking his head slightly as he looked at his nephew’s resolute face. “However, your concerns are not unfounded. So I’ve decided to have you stay and guard the border, while I will lead a small cavalry force to meet with the orcs in the camp outside the city. It would be best to find out their purpose in being stationed there for so long…”

Although the negative effects on him were removed by Mike, King Théoden could still clearly feel that his aging body was gradually losing its strength.

In this situation, Éomer, as the future successor of the kingdom, is undoubtedly the hope for Rohan's future.

Therefore, in Théoden's view, the other party's safety was definitely more important than his own as an old man.

As a younger man, Éomer clearly didn't want his uncle to take the risk.

Just as the two were arguing about who should lead the troops to deal with the orc army outside the city, a portal emitting white light suddenly appeared in front of them.

“Mr. Mike…” Éomer had seen the portal before, so he recognized it as Mike’s ability at a glance, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"Mr. Mike and Lord Gandalf, what brings you two here together?" King Théoden's face also showed surprise upon seeing the two men who appeared before him.

As Saruman's colleague, Gandalf had been to Rohan before, so Théoden was no stranger to him.

“I have found the mastermind behind your crimes, the wizard Saruman. And the orc army outside is also here because of Saruman, wanting to join forces with him to take Rohan from within…” Mike explained the current situation to King Théoden upon his arrival.

"How could this be? Why would Lord Saruman do such a thing?..." As a king who revered the strong, Théoden naturally remembered the white-robed wizard Saruman.

He also remembered that he and his father, the previous King Sejar of Rohan, had never mistreated Saruman.

For this reason, King Théoden felt that he had been misled.

“The reasons are a long story, and I won’t go into details. But don’t worry, Saruman’s problem has been solved,” Mike said. “Now, all we need to do is deal with the orc army outside, and Rohan’s crisis will be over.”

Saruman's reasons for betraying Gandalf are complex; it could be due to jealousy of Gandalf, or it could be due to fear of the Dark Lord Sauron.

Of course, it's also possible that he always harbored this ambition.

In short, there are many reasons for betrayal, but even if these reasons are explained to King Théoden, they will not help the current situation of Rohan.

Therefore, there is no need to say so much and only add to the trouble.

"Thank you for your help. Now that we know the intentions of the orc army outside, there's nothing more to say..." After a long silence, Théoden changed his previous attitude and said arrogantly, "The Rohan cavalry are not to be trifled with either."

As mentioned earlier, the Rohan army gathered on the border was no less powerful than the orc army outside the city.

The situation was now clear, and Théoden was naturally not afraid of a battle.

"Please let me lead the charge!"

Iome, his fighting spirit boiling, was already eager to try.

“Given Saruman’s mistakes toward Rohan, please allow me to do my part.” Gandalf, who hadn’t spoken much since arriving, stepped forward at this moment.

With no worries about the rear and the help of two powerful figures, Mike and Gandalf, King Théoden quickly organized his army and sounded the horn of attack against the orc army outside the city.

In the orc army camp, Borg, who was enjoying the food his men had plundered, never imagined that the Rohan army would dare to break out of the city and fight.

Therefore, no contingency plan had been made in advance.

Seeing the Rohan cavalry appear in a mighty procession on the plains, Borg was first startled, then realized that this was an opportunity.

An opportunity to take over Rohan without cooperating with Saruman.

With the fortified city walls providing cover, Borg wasn't initially confident of taking down the Rohan defenses. However, in open field battles, he was fully confident in leading his orc army to crush the Rohan cavalry.

He could almost picture Sauron praising him after conquering Rohan. Borg excitedly dropped his half-eaten roasted lamb leg and shouted, "Assemble and prepare for battle!!! Let those humans witness the power of the orcs!"

Even as cannon fodder, the Orc army was subjected to dark magic by the Dark Lord Sauron when they left Mordor.

It can help them temporarily overcome their fear of sunlight.

At this moment, the gathering of tens of thousands of orcs triggered the dark magic above the army.

The churning black gas formed large patches of dark clouds that gathered over the plains.

The entire land was instantly shrouded in darkness.

"roar~"

Immediately afterwards, a tremendous roar of beasts echoed from the orc army that was ready to fight.

This caused considerable unrest within the Rohan cavalry that were advancing on their mission.

"Don't break the formation!"

Even though Éomer had tried his best to control the cavalry, the warhorses, which were inherently suppressed by the orcs, continued to have problems.

It was at this moment that Gandalf, finally finding his chance to shine, rode out from the crowd on a pure white warhorse.

The magic wand held high in his hand burst forth with bursts of white light, dispelling the dark clouds overhead.

"Follow me!!! Kill them all!"

Nearby, Éomer, who had seized the opportunity, shouted and rode forward on horseback, following the wizard's white light.

Countless Rohan cavalry followed closely behind, charging fiercely into the orc army.

The battle is about to begin! ! !

Meanwhile, on the orcs' side, with the dark clouds above no longer protecting them, the sunlight once again fell upon them.

For a moment, those orcs who feared the sunlight only wanted to find a place to hide and had no intention of fighting.

On one hand, they were full of momentum, but on the other hand, they had no fighting spirit.

In an instant, Éomer's Rohan cavalry scattered the Orc vanguard.

"Damn it, grab your weapons! Anyone who tries to run, I'll kill them!!!"

Unlike the woodland ogres that are petrified by sunlight, the orcs only experience intense discomfort when exposed to sunlight, but are not killed outright.

Therefore, feeling that there was still a chance, the orc leader Borg, unwilling to admit defeat, reorganized his troops once again.

After smashing the heads of several orcs who tried to escape with their specially made spiked clubs, the orc army's morale was actually restored somewhat.

However, at that moment, Borg's unique appearance was noticed by Mike, who had taken to the skies.

A flash of fire...

While Borg was still preparing his orc army, he was burned to ashes by a small fireball that Mike casually tossed out.

"Ow~"

This scene also terrified many of the orcs who were watching Borg.

Then comes fear.

Already unwilling to fight, they turned tail and fled into the distant jungle under the influence of this fear.

Now that Mike has already made his move, he naturally won't let those orcs off so easily.

So he took out the Flame Holy Sword and, just as he had done sixty years ago in the Battle of Lonely Mountain, summoned the Flame Barrier once again.

Countless firefly-sized clusters of flame then spread across the entire battlefield.

These holy flame orbs, which had healing abilities for allies but posed a deadly threat to orcs, instantly turned the battlefield into a hell for the orcs.

The sight of orcs being burned to ashes one after another reminded the orcs of the terror of the Lord of Lonely Mountain.

A dozen minutes later, apart from a very small number of lucky orcs who escaped, there was not a single orc left standing on the battlefield.

"That felt great!"

King Théoden, returning from a chase through the distant jungle after defeating the fleeing orcs, still wore an expression of lingering excitement.

After this battle, the old man seemed to have regained some of his vitality.

"As expected of the Lord of Lonely Mountain!!!"

After the battle, Éomer came to Mike's side, his eyes filled with deep admiration.

He had heard about Mike's heroic deeds in the Battle of Lonely Mountain sixty years ago, and had also witnessed Mike using his amazing portal abilities.

But the scene of killing orcs as easily as mowing grass still excited him immensely.

"Alright, now that this matter is settled, I should head back to Lonely Mountain. See you next time!"

Mike, who was already in a hurry, briefly greeted Théoden and the others after the battle, then summoned a portal and disappeared from the battlefield.

Thye, who had originally wanted to treat Mike to a celebratory drink, could only shake his head helplessly.

Fortunately, Gandalf the Wizard is still around, so the celebratory wine can still be drunk.