However, accidents would always happen in this world. Just as Sheyan was about to flee halfway, he suddenly somersaulted in the air and changed direction. His legs stomped on the nearby icy rocks, as he abruptly changed direction and pounced towards the remaining tentacle monster! It seemed like he was planning to capture the ringleader first to capture the bandits!
This attack was truly out of the tentacle monster's expectations. This fellow had witnessed the tragic death of two of its own kind. Of course, it was grieving for its own kind. Naturally, it waved its tentacles in anger and quickly retreated. At the same time, it ordered the remaining half-beastmen to block. They had to stop this fellow who wasn't afraid of death.
At the same time, while the tentacle monster was fleeing, its compound eyes flickered with rays as it rapidly shot out 5-6 terrifying rays. This caused Sheyan's onslaught to abruptly halt. Even though Sheyan had already made a timely evasive maneuver, he was still struck by two rays. His body was once again inflicted with two negative statuses – Movement speed reduced by 15%, attack speed reduced by 15%! After being struck by two consecutive rays, Sheyan's current HP had already plummeted to a dangerous level. He rolled behind an icy rock, panting heavily as he avoided the tentacle monster's pursuit of rays.
While executing this series of actions, Sheyan appeared battered and exhausted. The areas that were struck by the tentacle monster incited an incomparably intense burning pain. But at this critical juncture of life and death, the intense pain didn't knock him down. Instead, Sheyan's lips curled into a cold smile. His thoughts became clearer, and his grasp of the battlefield became more precise. Obviously, although the enemy's strength was above them, they had too many misgivings, and were dragged into their own rhythm!
Because while Sheyan was attacking the tentacle monster and attracting its attention, Reef wasn't idle either. He charged towards the remaining bound captives, using his terrifyingly formidable silver 'Alien skull shield' to protect his body, while brandishing his lightsaber to slash at their wrists. His target was shockingly the black vines that bound them.
Only to see a black glow curling up, Reef had already circled around the four captives and brandished his lightsaber, burning away the vines that bound them. The air was filled with the aroma of barbecued meat. This wasn't due to Reef accidentally injuring them, but due to the high temperature of his lightsaber. While slicing away the black vines, it also burnt the human's skin. But the captives who had regained their freedom didn't care about these minor injuries. They roared angrily, simultaneously pouncing towards their enemies. To them who had witnessed their comrades being skinned alive, to be able to die in battle was undoubtedly a type of unrestrained happiness!
Seizing the chaos, Sheyan pounced forward, using this opportunity to converge with Reef. But what he didn't expect was, while the orcs were charging towards the captives, the tentacle monster was fixated on him. Sheyan had just pounced forward, when two glaring paralyzing rays strangely pierced through the air, directly striking Sheyan's chest! In a flash, his HP dropped below 100 points!
Sheyan was struck in mid-air, his body losing balance!
His mind was exceptionally clear, enduring the intense pain in his chest, he attempted to land on his shoulder. After landing, he rolled, immediately grabbing onto the corpse of the short and fat orc and using it as a shield. At the same time, the paralysis ray shot out by the tentacle monster was like a shadow that followed closely behind! Following that, the corpse released a continuous and tremendous force, causing Sheyan to roll several times horizontally. Finally, he slammed into an ice wall and stopped. Even Sheyan's fingers were affected by the overflowing numbing force, becoming stiff and sluggish.
This tentacle monster was obviously a classic example of strong offense but weak defense. After Sheyan and Reef closed in, it was practically trampled upon like rotten twigs. But if it was allowed to attack from a distance, it could only be described as a crazy fixed point cannon. Fortunately, the paralyzing rays released by the tentacle monster consumed MP, it couldn't be like a machine gun unconditionally firing. Furthermore, the orcs who were adept in close combat were being blocked by the furious captives, thus Sheyan managed to obtain a precious moment of respite.
Currently, the situation of the entire battlefield was in favour of the captives.
The most threatening one was the tentacle monster. Although the orc blocking the way was ferocious, it was suppressed by the fearless and angry attacks of the four captives. If they could break through the orc's blockade in a short period of time and engage in close combat with the tentacle monster, then they had a very high chance of winning this battle.
Alas, plans could never keep up with changes, this phrase had come true! Just as Sheyan was taking a breather, and was preparing to join the battle with Reef, an incomparably mournful wail suddenly resounded in his ears! This wail was extremely sharp and piercing, just listening to it was like a sawtooth knife slicing one's soul back and forth. In a flash, everyone was intimidated by this wail, as though the entire world was violently shaking.
Following closely, a dark cloud like shadow appeared in the horizon, rapidly expanding. As it neared, one could see that it was actually a giant bird with fluffy feathers. This giant bird's eyes were scarlet red, its feathers fluffy like iron, and its wingspan spanned tens of metres. When it appeared, it was as though even the cold wind blowing against the snowy peaks had to stop!
"Could that be … … the son of Sorondo?"
A captive suddenly cried out in despair. Sorondo was a giant eagle under the command of Vala (Overgod) leader Manway. This giant eagle could speak the human tongue, and was extremely intelligent. He and his kin would occasionally aid the elves and humans. Even Sauron's master, the Dark God Mogauss, had been scratched by Sorondo before.
Currently, there were still giant eagles residing in the Misty Mountains, and their leader was called Guan He. In the original novel, 'The Return of the King', these mighty birds dispatched a moth to communicate with Gandalf. They were so powerful that they could directly contend against the dark dragons, and even rescued the main character of the Lord of the Rings.
Yet now, this giant bird had suddenly appeared. From its external appearance, it was extremely similar to the legendary giant eagle clan. However, it was even more savage, and seemed to be a hybrid between the giant eagle clan and other avian species. But based on the fact that a mature giant eagle could directly contend against the dark dragons under the command of Sauron, the might of this giant bird wasn't something these people on the platform could deal with!
In a short span of time, this giant bird swooped down, its incomparably incisive claws grabbing onto the tentacle monster! Slamming it against the mountain wall, the tentacle monster struggled to shoot out a paralyzing beam, which struck onto the feathers of the son of Sorondo, but was bluntly refracted.
As for the head of the tentacle monster, it was like a frail bubble, as it was forcefully crushed by the steel-like claws. Greyish white fluid splashed out, as the son of Sorondo nimbly circled around, as though it was thoroughly enjoying the pungent smell of blood.
At present, the platform was buffeted by a gust of wind, as the snowflakes and sand pelted against their faces. Even breathing was difficult, what more resisting? The orcs stood sluggishly on the spot, their throats emitting a 'Huu Huu' sound, brimming with fright. In that instance, they simultaneously abandoned their opponents, as they scrambled towards the central platform. They casually scooped up several pieces of flesh, and stuffed them into the stone brazier.
This stone brazier was originally used to burn the flayed human skin, but due to Sheyan's violent actions, the flames had long been extinguished. Now that the brazier was stuffed with flesh and ignited, the air once again suffused with an indescribable dense sweet smell of blood. That giant demon bird seemed to be enjoying this smell, as it no longer swooped down to kill, but instead continued circling around in the air. The feeling was like a human smoking, happy and contented.
A sudden change occurred, as all the captives crouched on the ground, momentarily experiencing the fickleness of fate, as though they were in a dream. Instead, Sheyan noticed the strange state of the great bird. He instantly bent his waist and sprinted across the battlefield. After searching through the corpse of a tentacle monster, he hurriedly fished out an object from the pile of mangled flesh and placed it at his waist. Then, he madly shouted out a single word.
Flee!
With that shout, Sheyan's vision turned black, the wound on his chest from the tentacle monster had ruptured once again. But he had no choice but to take the risk of worsening his injury to warn the similarly stunned captives. With their assistance, the chances of successfully breaking through the blockade of the orcs would be much higher.
Sheyan took several deep breaths and nodded to Reef. He then carried the frail elf maiden and dashed down the mountain path. The rest of the captives naturally followed closely behind. Not knowing why, the group of orcs on the platform only surrounded the stone basin fearfully, without the slightest intention to chase.
The cold winds howled, the path down the mountain seemed exceptionally long. The remaining captives seemed to have seen the dawn of freedom, as they disregarded the cold winds and ran with all their might. Furthermore, the concoction 'Mucus of Ocean-freak Moria' that they drank previously was extremely effective, providing them with sufficient energy to sustain their bodies. This allowed the exhausted captives to squeeze out the energy to run.
Amongst the surviving captives, 3 of them were humans. They were led by a tall and sturdy one-eyed dragon. Of the other two captives, one was a dwarf who was adept at traversing the mountainous terrain, while the other was an elf. It seemed like this elf wasn't a resident of Rivendell, and was rather arrogant and reclusive. He disdained Melody who was in a semi-conscious state, silently striding forward. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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