As the saying goes, the crux of war lies in these words.
Favorable timing, favorable geographical conditions, and favorable conditions.
Evidently, the Dark Lord's side came prepared. Hence, they had spent quite a bit of effort in selecting the battlefield.
At present, the elves were trapped on a barren rocky ridge. Even when there was no rain, there wasn't any soil. Under the incomparably vile winds, not even a single blade of grass could grow. The terrain of the ridge was rather steep. Once they were surrounded, they wouldn't be able to escape even if they had wings.
Evidently, the Dark Lord's side held the geographical advantage.
Thus, to the elves who were adept in communicating with plants and roamed about in forests, the geographical advantage could be said to be weakened to the extreme!
Previously, the seed of the Golden Tree that Elrond the King of Rivendell brought out, relied entirely on the nutrients and energy contained within the seed to rapidly grow. It deeply rooted itself into the rocky ridge, and its roots were like tangled gigantic hands that effortlessly broke through the rocky ridge. It appeared to be as tenacious as a pine tree growing on a mountaintop.
However, the cruel reality was that the requirements for planting this precious Golden Tree were rather high. Not a single one of them could be lacking in spiritual energy and nutrients. Elrond had planted it here and even used a secret method to hasten its ripening. In less than two days, the Golden Tree would wither and die.
With regards to the present situation, the Golden Tree and Galadriel's Ring of Water, Nanya, complemented each other. When Nanya needed to recharge her energy, the Golden Tree would appear and support it for a period of time. When the Golden Tree received sufficient damage, Nanya would activate its protective barrier and envelop the Golden Tree within, rapidly healing its wounds. Thus, the two complemented each other.
Nevertheless, this also meant that as long as either of these two supporting points were destroyed, the elves' doomsday would descend.
The Ring of Water, Nanya, was one of the three elven rings. Moreover, Galadriel definitely wasn't a weakling. To a contestant, challenging her was an exceedingly difficult matter. However, the ancient golden tree wasn't so invulnerable! Its ripening was hastened, and its owner, Elrond, was gravely injured. Furthermore, its body was massive. As long as one observed coldly from the sidelines, it wasn't hard to discover its greatest weakness. That is, it had to take root on the ground!
The carefully chosen battlefield of the King of Darkness did not go to waste. This was a dangerous mountain ridge. The Golden Ancient Tree was rooted here, and it was very difficult for it to obtain the spiritual energy it needed to grow. More importantly, this mountain ridge was only about twenty meters wide, and there were rugged rock walls on both sides. If there was an explosion from below, it would cause a huge collapse or even a large landslide on the mountain ridge.
Of course, such a landslide would be a disaster for normal humans. However, it was a piece of cake for powerful beings like the Twilight Elves and Nazgûls. However, the Golden Tree that they relied on as the foundation of the Great Wall would crumble under such a landslide. Once the Golden Tree tumbled in the landslide, it would naturally cut off the support that the Elves were relying on!
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At the bottom of the mountain ridge was a deep valley. Torrential rain poured down incessantly, causing the water flow to converge here. The water flow at the bottom of the valley was already huge. Muffled thunderous rumbles could be heard. It seemed like a torrential flood would erupt in an instant.
At this time, there were already three people standing there. One of them was wearing a safety helmet that was commonly used by miners with a flashlight and a hat. Another person was carrying a huge satchel. The last person had a thick waist and was wearing a flesh-colored elastic vest. His muscles were very obvious, and he looked a bit like a thug. He looked like a strange combination of a miner, a backpacker, and a bodybuilding coach.
To be more accurate, these three individuals didn't look like they were in the Lord of the Rings world. Instead, they looked like a small group of backpackers who were rushing for time after work. They even put on their work uniforms and came out to play.
The miner lifted his head and gazed at the protruding rock above him. He could clearly see the thick roots of the Golden Tree effortlessly penetrating through the rock. Then, the roots continued to penetrate deep into the rock. The solid rock combined with the tenacious roots of the Golden Tree created an indescribable beauty of tenacity.
The miner approached the rock and poked it with his finger. Then, he stuck out his tongue and licked it.
"Oh, Venus, dig a hole here that is parallel to the depth. It's at least fifty-one centimeters deep. Then, tell the warehouse to take out eleven and three pounds of explosives and stuff them in. Remember, you can't have too much. These explosives were all made with great difficulty by me. Otherwise, I'll charge you extra labor fees."
The one called 'Warehouse' was the one carrying the huge backpack. Venus was naturally the bodybuilder. It seemed like this miner was an explosives expert. Under his guidance, the explosives were quickly arranged.
The miner strolled forward and lightly tapped the rock with his finger. Then, he carefully listened with his ears and finally nodded in satisfaction.
"Very good, Venus. Although your excess energy caused you to dig an extra 10 centimeters, the explosive effect will be better. Next, it's up to me. Set up a time delay fuse and wait for the fireworks, landslides and mudslides. This damned weather. Looks like I need to finish this job within 10 minutes. Otherwise, I'll be swallowed by the mountain flood. "
Then, the miner fished out a device from his pocket. It appeared to be the time delay fuse. Then, he strode over.
But at this moment, he suddenly felt as if his feet were glued to the ground. It was difficult for him to even lift his feet. Moreover, it wasn't the feeling of stepping into muddy water where his shoes were stuck. Instead, it felt as if something was pulling his feet.
He lowered his head and suddenly felt a bone-piercing chill all over his body! This was because the miner clearly saw several greyish brown roots baring their fangs and brandishing their claws abruptly emerging from the ground. They viciously grasped his shoes!
Immediately after, Venus swept past the miner in a strange posture with both hands protecting his head. That speed couldn't even compare to the miner's speed of turning his head. Then, he heavily slammed into the rock wall behind him!
After he landed on the ground, he vomited a few mouthfuls of blood. His complexion turned pale all of a sudden. It could be seen that there was still a faint green light remaining on Venus' chest. That light was like hot oil, and it even made a squeaking sound on Venus' chest!
Venus had just landed. He immediately raised both his fists and smashed them together. The gloves he wore suddenly burst apart, revealing a pair of iron fists suffused with a metallic luster! When the two fists collided, countless electric currents instantly spread throughout his body!
Yet at this moment, another green glow flashed from afar. An elven mage was waving his magic staff. The tip of his magic staff floated into the air with numerous illusory magic array diagrams. Immediately after, a scorching green glow dragged out a long trail; traversing the vast skies, it once again shot towards Venus!
Elven divine art – 'Nature's Wrath'!
Above Venus' right shoulder, a glaring wolf-head shaped radiance abruptly flashed out. Evidently, he was also a Growth-hunter. Moreover, his iron fists were already curling with electric currents. Charging forward, he carried an indomitable will; a tragic imposing aura of destruction and reestablishment!
His ferocious fist struck the 'Nature's Wrath', forcibly dispersing the clump of radiance!
Although Venus once again suffered heavy injuries, he was like an iron man who wasn't affected by the negative effects of being repelled. Instead, he nonchalantly pounced towards that elven mage.
This was Venus' ability – 'Tyrant Armour'.
Normally, humans would react to external attacks with a certain degree of agitation. For example, when one's stomach was smashed, one's body would instinctively curl up. Another example would be when one's nose was viciously punched; tears, mucus and blood would flow out merrily.
However, this ability of Venus, although it wasn't able to negate damage, it could eliminate these instinctive reactions of the human body. After upgrading this ability to a high level, it could weaken the enemy's damage, and nullify the effects of being repelled.
At present, Venus' fists were flashing with electric sparks as he pounced towards that elven mage. Amidst the torrential rain, the electric sparks on his fists tore out a long trail, releasing ear-piercing tearing sounds. Evidently, once Venus approached, the elven mage would be in an extremely awkward situation.
However, at this moment, a dark golden shield in the shape of a scorching sun appeared in front of him! Venus roared furiously as he viciously smashed his fist against the shield. Electric snakes scattered everywhere, yet the male before him didn't show any signs of retreating!
Reef had appeared!
At this moment, the expression of the male carrying a huge travel bag changed drastically. He took a step back, as the zipper of his travel bag automatically slid open. A metal sphere roughly the size of a soccer ball dropped out. Then, that metal sphere rapidly expanded, folded, transformed, and pierced into the ground. Instantly, it transformed into an automatic fire control system that appeared in the Avatar world. In a flash, the pitch-black muzzle spat out dazzling flames.
When the warehouse took a second step back, 3 Spider Mines once again slid out from his travel bag, burying themselves into the ground!
When the warehouse took a third step back … … .a figure pounced over and viciously knocked him into a stunned state. That figure braved the rain of bullets as he unscrupulously trampled on the Spider Mines. Then, he raised a long saber of deep blue radiance towards the warehouse!
Sheyan had already made his move! (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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