At this moment, no matter who it was, whether it was Sheyan or Ocean-freak Moria, they all had the same thought.
"That guy should've been swept away by the torrential current right?"
But at this moment, the ground suddenly exploded!
Like a volcanic eruption, it exploded crazily!!
Although it was only limited to a few square metres of rocky ground, it was as though lava was gushing out, as though it was going to break through the horizon!
Then, a greyish black figure shot out from within.
This figure was roughly a tenth of Ocean-freak Moria's size. It had massive goat horns, sharp mouth and triangular eyes. Its entire body seemed to be covered in a layer of scorched black rocky shell. The surface of the shell was filled with dense cracks, deep and deep. Occasionally, scarlet flames would spurt out from the cracks.
This was the true body of the fugitive – Balrog Blackash!
After being enveloped by the torrential current, he actually melted the rocks beneath his feet and drilled down. What was even more impressive was that he was actually able to seamlessly disguise himself as he drilled down! After enduring patiently till now, it definitely wasn't because he wanted to jump out and say goodbye to Ocean-freak Moria!
Although Ocean-freak Moria appeared to be the passive victim throughout the entire incident, when we put ourselves in the shoes of our escapee – Balrog Darkember, we would realize that he was similarly helpless and helpless. Moreover, the word 'innocent' could be added to his name.
In fact, to this' cowardly 'Balrog who shamefully escaped during the great war of the Balrog clan, he actually only wanted to peacefully stay in the deep abyss and enjoy the darkness and tranquility, the blazing heat and lava. Hunting little bugs that intruded into the abyss was just a way to adjust his dull life.
However, Ocean-freak Moria's eggs required a sufficient temperature to hatch. This was the Misty Mountains with an average altitude of 3417 meters above sea level. It wasn't the Southern Ocean that was filled with sunshine, coconut trees, sandy beaches, and bikinis (I digress).
Therefore, if Ocean-freak Moria wanted to breed the next generation, she had to find a place with geothermal heat to hatch. Unfortunately, the place it found was coincidentally the lair of the Balrog. The geothermal heat that it was tirelessly searching for, was actually the body temperature of the Balrog. Think about it, if you were comfortably staying at home, neither hot nor cold, but suddenly someone poured cold water into your home, how would you feel? Speaking of which, no matter how good the Flame Demon's temper was, it definitely wouldn't be able to tolerate such behavior!
What was even more infuriating was that Ocean-freak Moria's spawning cycle was extremely chaotic. It could be once every few years, or once every few weeks ….. therefore, while Ocean-freak Moria hated the Balrog, how could the Balrog not hate this idiot who disrupted his peaceful life for no reason? After all, it was an ancient magical creature. After careful consideration, it did not hesitate to extinguish the flames on its body in an attempt to solve this problem once and for all!
A flash of fiery light flashed by, as Sheyan felt as though his eyes were being forcefully pierced; a burning pain! After the Balrog exploded out from the ground like a demon god, it soared into the air, curling up its tail and aiming forward. With an indescribable speed, it shot out its tailbone towards Ocean-freak Moria's protruding eyes. That was the vital point of an octopus.
Nevertheless, the Ocean-freak of Moria was still a legendary creature of the same level as the Balrog. While it was heavily injured, its two main tentacles simultaneously lashed out with water splashes and ice shards. The Balrog was sent flying over 20 metres away, carving out a long scorch mark on the ground. The black carapace of its abdomen was visibly peeled off, revealing a gigantic crack. Blood red flames gushed out from the crack, reaching a height of over 10 metres!!
Both sides suffered!!
Amidst the incomparably mournful cries of agony from both sides, Sheyan's heart surged with such a thought. Yet he did not charge forward like a main character, instead he stealthily crawled back several metres, before shamelessly sneaking away towards the tunnel above.
What a joke, an ordinary octopus had 3 hearts, and every tentacle had a second brain. Furthermore, the Balrog was known as a living magma monster. Trying to take advantage of these two legendary creatures, one really shouldn't die too quickly.
"How is it?" Sheyan crawled to the middle of the tunnel, whispering to Melody and Reef who were observing from above.
Reef shrugged his shoulders.
"I'm reminded of the great flood in the Bible, those pitiful creatures are like garbage soaked in the Thames river for 4-5 days."
He then gave up the best vantage point. Sheyan stretched his head out to take a look, the narrow valley below was indeed a vast expanse of water. The yellowish brown flood caused by Ocean-freak Moria still had a lingering effect, the roaring turbulence was like an unresigned dragon, unwillingly crashing against the rocks on both sides.
The gutted corpses of orcs and uruk-hais could be seen floating in the floodwaters, as they rushed downstream at high speed. On the contrary, those seemingly clumsy tentacled monsters on land were incomparably nimble in the water. They swiftly swam upstream, performing stunts that left one in awe.
"What do we do now?" Reef cast an inquisitive glance towards Sheyan. Sheyan shook his head and replied. "We can only observe."
Melody suddenly interjected.
"Wait till the flood subsides a little, we can try to fish in troubled waters and follow the original route to escape. I can use my underwater breathing ability now. "
Sheyan's eyes sparkled, but he immediately shook his head.
"For such a large scale operation, it's impossible for Saruman's doppelgänger to not be present. The fact that the orcs that entered the valley were all orcs is proof. They were only used as cannon fodder as the vanguard. This mountain torrent was created by the Ocean-freak of Moria, it came and went quickly. If we were to turn back, then we would definitely bump into the main orc army led by Saruman's doppelgänger … …
"Only, the underwater breathing ability … …"
Sheyan repeated this sentence, his eyes revealing a pensive look, but his mouth still spoke.
"Opportunities will always be given to those who are prepared, let's continue waiting here. Let's hope the twilight elf's blessings blended well with nature. "
"Oh, right." Sheyan paused for a moment, then stood up and walked towards Melody. He earnestly asked. "I think, if not for me and him, you should have already found a way to escape from this predicament right?"
Melody bit her lower lip, but didn't speak. She refused to look into Sheyan's eyes, but finally nodded her head slightly.
Sheyan heaved a long sigh and said.
"Very good. I can finally let go of my worries. "
Following that, Sheyan raised Melody's chin and stared into her eyes with a serious expression.
"Listen to me, beautiful and noble twilight elf. He and I aren't from Middle-earth. In fact, when we encounter death, our god will protect us, banishing the grim reaper and saving him back to his realm. Therefore, if there is any danger, you must live on, don't care about us … … .don't let me watch you die in vain! "
Melody was stunned.
"Outside of Middle-earth, are there other continents?"
Sheyan smiled and replied.
"Think of your elven sacred land, Emain Kingdom of Fortune. Could it be in Middle-earth? Since there is Emain outside of Middle-earth, why can't there be our continent? "
In the end, Melody still doubtfully believed Sheyan's words. While they were conversing, the mountain torrent below quickly subsided as well. The flow of the torrent had already stabilized. Those clumsy tentacle monsters had already swiftly ascended, following the source of the torrent all the way to the belly of the mountain. The balrog had already melted into the rocks, and escaped deep underground, using the scalding magma to heal its injuries. Only the colossal octopus, Ocean-freak Moria, was still half-lying in the underground lake, panting for breath.
Although the previous torrent was turbulent, most of its power was released towards the front. Most of the eggs were also laid in the space in the belly of the mountain, near the rock wall, there were still many eggs that survived. Ocean-freak Moria was a female beast, a mother that had just laid her eggs. No matter what, her heart still harbored a sliver of hope, hoping that there would be a surviving child in the remaining eggs. Therefore, she continued to stay here for a period of time, until she completely gave up.
At this moment, Saruman's vanguard, a gigantic Tentacled-freak, had already arrived at the belly of this massive mountain. Upon seeing the Ocean-freak of Moria, it immediately froze, as its eyeballs incessantly flickered with radiance; like a computer's hard disk operating at high speed. Obviously, it should directly contact Saruman, and report this strange situation to him.
Following that, three more giant tentacle monsters rushed into the belly of the mountain. The four of them used their tentacles to support their bodies and stood in a row. Then, the eyes on the top of their heads slowly turned red, as if they were charging with energy.
At this moment, from the outside of the valley, a group of incomparably swift and fierce uruk-hais carried a colossal bone carriage, sprinting over at an indescribable speed. Atop the bone carriage, was shockingly Saruman's doppelganger! Surrounding the bone chariot, was a massive horde of uruk-hais and fully armed orcs!
Obviously, after hearing of Ocean-freak Moria's weakened state, Saruman's doppelganger finally couldn't restrain his exuberant ambition and excitement. He directly mobilized all his forces to hunt down this colossal octopus. At the very least, his goal was to heavily injure this legendary creature, and sweep clean this valley of Ocean-freak Moria's eggs! (To be continued.) If you like this work, I welcome you to donate your recommendation votes or monthly votes to me. Your support, is my greatest motivation.)
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