The one-eyed human walking in front seemed to have been severely injured by the orcs. Every few steps he took, he would cough violently, and blood would flow out of the corner of his mouth from time to time. He looked quite weak and could only stagger forward with the help of his companions.
After walking for a few hundred metres, the elf obviously didn't intend to move together with them. Looking like he had preserved his strength the best, he galloped down the mountain path, leaving behind a cloud of dust. Instead, the dwarf stroked his frosty beard, his eyes flashing with a shrewd glint, as he followed behind the trio.
Bloody skinning, cruel tossing, strange braziers, soaring demonic beasts ….. all these factors intertwined together, one by one floating in front of Sheyan's eyes. After escaping from that cruel sacrificial altar, his thoughts had never stopped.
Faintly, Sheyan seemed to have grasped onto something, but he still lacked a crucial link to link it all together.
The journey down the mountain was much more arduous than the journey up. Their surroundings were either pure white snow, glossy glaciers, or a bottomless abyss. Even if they wanted to escape, there was nowhere to run. Sheyan and Reef weren't used to walking on such a path, they couldn't increase their speed.
Melody didn't seem to have any intention of waking up in such an environment, only occasionally coughing a few times. Fortunately, the 'Mucus of Ocean-freak Moria' that she had consumed earlier was still slowly taking effect, repairing the damage caused by her forcefully activating the 'Flames of Life'. The more time they had, the better they would be able to recover to their peak condition.
The mountain path was long and winding, Sheyan and the rest walked for an entire hour, but they had only walked half the way down the icy path. Just as they were about to stop for a breather. Instead, he suddenly met with a group of uruk-hais who had caught up from below!
This group of uruk-hais numbered at least 10, their numbers overwhelming. The leader of the uruk-hais was exceptionally tall and sturdy, with a malevolent appearance. His chest was riddled with crisscrossing scars. Even in this bitter cold, his muscular torso was exposed, his fangs protruding out of his lips. From the looks of it, his strength was comparable to Lurtz!
The uruk-hai's left hand carried an incomparably thick mace, while its right hand carried a head dripping with blood. That was the head of the elf who was running in front!
What was more horrifying was, one could clearly see the headless corpse of that elf struggling frantically on the ground. Though the ice layer was as tough as steel, the corpse's fingers had carved out lines of bloody scars on the ice! Where did such a terrifying life force come from? Looks like it was related to the Ocean-freak Moria's mucus.
Even though the contestants had been walking for a long time, the outer perimeter was a bottomless icy gorge, while the inner perimeter was an incomparably solid ice wall. It was still a perilous place. The opposing group of uruk-hais were obviously elites dispatched here. The elf's strength wasn't bad, but he couldn't even make a sound before his head was twisted off. One could only imagine the battle prowess of these uruk-hais.
Sheyan and Reef glanced at each other in dismay. Encountering these guys on a narrow path, Sheyan and Reef didn't have a single chance of victory!
But at this moment, a pitch-black mirage suddenly emerged from the icy peak beside him. This mirage appeared rather abrupt at first glance, but upon closer inspection, Sheyan found it rather familiar. This was because its shape was very similar to the strange Wizard Tower that was built in the orc settlement.
Suddenly, the projection of the wizard tower exploded with a dazzling radiance! This radiance was like the sun's rays condensed thousands of times, shooting straight towards the sky. If one took a closer look, the ball of light should be in the sky near the Orc camp!
That radiance appeared abruptly, seemingly shooting towards the empty sky. But in the next second, a faint black fog appeared, followed by an enraged screech! This screech wasn't unfamiliar, it was the enraged screech of the gigantic demon bird 'Son of Thorondor'!
This demon bird was actually proficient in illusions! Naturally, the one controlling the beam of light from the wizard tower was definitely Saruman's doppelgänger.
One must understand, a wizard could exhibit terrifying might within his own wizard tower, at least several times more than usual. Hence, he naturally possessed sufficient strength, and could see through the perfect disguise of the demon bird from such a distance.
As for the faint black fog surrounding the 'Son of Thorondor', it was a ripple formed after the beam of light struck the demon bird's body, causing its feathers to evaporate.
At this moment, Sheyan's acute senses detected a crucial problem – the flying posture of that gigantic demon bird was slightly strange. Upon closer inspection, he discovered that its claws seemed to be grabbing onto something. That object was emitting a startling smear of scarlet. But due to the distance and the whistling of the snowy winds, it was impossible to see clearly.
At this moment, an incomparably terrified scream drifted in from behind. It came from the dwarf who was tailing behind. His body suddenly trembled, as he stared blankly into the sky.
To a dwarf who had been excavating for a long time, his eyesight was relatively good. If there was someone who could clearly see what that gigantic demon bird was grabbing onto, then it would definitely be him.
"This ….. this ….." The dwarf powerlessly slumped to the ground, panting heavily. His gaze revealed a strange and fearful expression, as though he had completely forgotten about the desperate situation in front of him.
Sheyan really wanted to ask the dwarf what he saw, but after taking a few steps, he suddenly gazed towards the wizard tower illusion by the side. Although he couldn't see anything clearly due to the blizzard, Sheyan's perceptive sensing once again displayed its immense usefulness. He could clearly grasp the situation and rhythm of the battlefield.
If I'm the attacker! Then the second attack will be launched at this moment!
The intense beam of light flashed once again, as it blasted forward!
After unleashing this attack, the wizard tower illusion became thinner. This time, the demon bird 'Son of Thorondor' furiously flapped its wings in the sky, bringing forth a massive snowstorm.
Its defensive capabilities were extremely terrifying. Previously when it was struck by the beam, it only lost a few feathers and didn't suffer any substantial damage. But this time, the Son of Thorondor was obviously prepared for this sudden attack. Its wings whipped up a windstorm, as it violently collided with the beam of light.
Above the icy peak, an oppressive explosion resounded. Snow and dust soared up hundreds of metres, enveloping the surroundings like a fog. But within it, a gloomy glow congealed without dissipating, giving off a feeling as though it could pierce through the truth of history, the long river of time!
Sheyan's heart trembled. This familiar feeling, it was the formidable might of Saruman's doppelganger. Could it be that the goal of these orcs, was to hunt down the Son of Thorondor of the Misty Mountains?
Far away, the wizard tower illusion on the icy peak flickered incessantly, as though it could collapse at any moment. Obviously, its energy supply was greatly weakened. Similarly, the gigantic 'Son of Thorondor' wasn't faring well either. It let out a mournful wail, as its claws loosened. The object it was grabbing onto dropped down, directly landing near the orc camp.
This gigantic bird couldn't maintain its balance in the air, as it flapped its wings in a sorry state, before heavily crashing into the icy peak!
The monstrous strength of this demon bird was extremely terrifying, even the icy peak that had stood tall for a long time trembled.
The position where the gigantic demon bird crashed into the icy peak, was coincidentally thousands of metres above the mountain path where Sheyan and the rest were at. The accumulated snow and ice found an opening in a flash, as it poured down in torrents. In the face of such a monstrous avalanche, a single person's strength could only be described as insignificant and hopeless; weakened to the extreme!
Before this, no matter if it was Sheyan or Reef, they had never experienced such a terrifying avalanche before. But at this juncture of life and death, Sheyan's thoughts became even more nimble. Instead, he stared intently at the group of uruk-hais. They lived here for a long time, they definitely knew how to survive this avalanche.
Hence, when Sheyan saw the group of uruk-hais pouncing towards the mountain wall, and trying their best to choose a place with protruding rocks, he immediately followed suit.
In just a short span of a few breaths, the accumulated snow above them for thousands of years poured down like a waterfall.
Sheyan only felt his vision darkening, as a crazy blizzard howled down behind him. Fortunately, the solid icy peak above his head was like a cornerstone, blocking off the avalanche, ingeniously leaving a space for him to survive.
But while Sheyan was rejoicing in his heart, the ice beneath his feet suddenly loosened! It was as though the entire world was convulsing and trembling! Then, it completely collapsed and shattered into pieces!
The nearby icy peaks were known to the orcs as' Dalidadka ', meaning' the origin of the gods'. They had stood here for thousands of years, and would continue to stand majestically for thousands of years to come.
After the baptism of time, the ice layer on top of these icy peaks was as hard as steel. Even if one used a chisel to forcefully chisel it, sparks would fly, and it would not be damaged in the slightest. Even if one used fire, it would be extremely difficult to melt. Hence, when Saruman's doppelganger thought of ways to construct this winding mountain path, it did not use the conventional 'destruction' method of splitting rocks, but instead used an ingenious' construction 'method! (To be continued.) If you like this work, I welcome you to come to qidian.com to vote. Your support, is my greatest motivation.)
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