Following that, Sheyan brought Melody around for a tour. The old guide accompanied them along the way, pointing out the locations of several famous battles. It would have been better if he didn't mention it. Only after he did, did Sheyan realize that in this tiny place, a total of four kings had fallen here. Furthermore, this place had been fought over by the Dark Lord's side and the Middle Earth side for hundreds of years like a tug of war! Countless warriors had fallen here, so it was not strange for undead to appear here.
Once the oxen and horses rested after tiring themselves out, they would have to wait at least two to three hours before they could fully recover. Otherwise, their health would be greatly affected if they had to carry heavy loads again, which could easily lead to disability. Because of this, many caravans wouldn't leave after noon. By the time the oxen and horses fully recovered, it would already be three or four o'clock in the afternoon. How far could they possibly go?
At this moment, a member of the caravan suddenly rushed over and cried out in horror, "You're the one who's going to die!
"Oh no, the workhorses went crazy and ran away!"
The old guide's expression changed drastically when he heard the news. He hurried back to the caravan. The four of them naturally did not want to continue strolling around. They hurriedly chased after the caravan and saw that the place where the workhorses lay was in a mess. Even the place where the goods were unloaded was a mess. There was also a trail of blood on the ground.
After asking around, they found out that a member of the caravan pulled on the reins to subdue a workhorse that had gone crazy. As a result, he was dragged for at least seven or eight meters and crashed into a rock. It was unknown whether he was still alive or not.
These workhorses had been tamed for a long time and had always been very docile. No one knew why they suddenly went crazy. Goots, the boss of the caravan, was guarding the other half of the goods at the bottom of Weathertop. Only the old guide was in charge of the situation. It was very chaotic. Some people chased after the workhorses, some treated the injured, and some were busy collecting the goods...
After some thought, Sheyan felt that the workhorses definitely did not go crazy all of a sudden. After some thought, he focused his suspicions on what the workhorses had been eating when they were resting. The hay and salt were brought by the caravan, so he could basically rule out the suspicion. Sheyan took a look at the spring water. It was clear and cold, and it was flowing. It was impossible to poison it. More importantly, the people who drank the spring water were fine.
Then.... Sheyan went straight to the place where the workhorses were resting. The herders led the workhorses to a nearby hillside where the grass was lush. As Sheyan and Melody approached the hillside, Melody told him that this place made her feel uncomfortable. Even the plants on the ground carried a crazy smell.
Sheyan observed the grassland that had obviously been gnawed by the workhorses. He frowned because he discovered that the soil here was rather new. He immediately retrieved a shovel from the pile of junk and started digging. Under Sheyan's all-out digging, the surface of the soil was rapidly dug up. Following that, he dug down with the shovel, revealing a pale and half-rotten palm! Sheyan's face was covered with a white and half-rotten palm! Sheyan's face was covered with a thick layer of dust.
Soon, the workers of the caravan gathered around in astonishment. Sheyan had dug up a total of 16 corpses from under the soil! More importantly, among the sixteen corpses, more than half of them had not decomposed. Therefore, they clearly recognized that these corpses belonged to their colleagues, acquaintances who had been drinking, chatting, bragging, and groping the barmaid's breasts with them a few months ago ….
An invisible terror spread among the members of the caravan, but at this moment, the old guide stepped forward and walked over with a gloomy face. He rummaged through the corpses without any scruples, as if the pungent smell didn't exist. After a while, he said, "Don't worry.
After a while, he said, "There are wounds on their bodies caused by swords and knives, but the cause of death is exactly the same - poisoning! It's because they were poisoned that the poison in the corpses seeped into the soil. The grass that grew there was eaten by livestock, which caused the workhorses to go crazy. "
The old guide's words immediately stabilized the morale of the caravan members. They all gathered around to take a look. Sure enough, they found that the corpses' faces were blue and black, and their faces were grimacing in pain. It really did look like they had died from poison.
Caravans in Middle-earth had to face many dangers, so the members of the caravan were the best in both courage and ability. What they were most afraid of was encountering a mysterious force that they could not resist. When they heard that these people were first poisoned and then killed, they naturally regained their courage.
Sheyan remained silent at the side, seemingly agreeing with the old guide's point of view. At this moment, someone brought back a workhorse that had gone crazy. The rest of the caravan members gathered around to help. The old guide frowned and walked to Sheyan's side. He said worriedly.
"Thank you."
The old guide was obviously thanking Sheyan for not exposing some of the lies in his words. Sheyan took a deep breath and said, "We're in big trouble.
If we don't leave immediately, we'll be in big trouble. "
The old guide's face was ashen. Yes, he was not mistaken. The cause of death of these people was poison. However, the poison could not have entered their bodies for no reason. Under normal circumstances, it was either that they had taken poison or that the weapon that had cut them had poison on it. Unfortunately, these people were not poisoned because of this, but because they breathed in a terrifying poisonous gas!
If Sheyan remembered correctly, this should be the special ability of the Nazgûl, 'Dark Breath'. According to the description in the ancient Elven books, these powerful creatures also had other invisible and deadly weapons. The Aura of Fear always surrounded them, affecting all surrounding creatures (except for some of the most powerful creatures). Their breath (known as' Dark Breath ') was highly toxic.
Victims who were poisoned by 'Dark Breath' or 'Dark Shadow' would fall into endless despair, nightmares, coma, and even death. Only a plant called 'King's Grass' (Ahthelas) could counteract this effect.
From the looks of it, it was not unreasonable for Gandalf the Grey to be ambushed here. It was very likely that the Dark Lord's side had set their sights on this strategic location again and had begun to slowly lay out their plans. It was very likely that they were hiding an undead army here so that they could attack the three strategic locations of Rudall, Cadoran, and the Shire at the crucial moment!
Goots hurried over after hearing the news. When he heard the news, he said decisively, "What are you waiting for?
"Then what are we waiting for? We don't want the goods. Let's go! My Dwarven friends asked me to take care of you, so your safety is the most important thing today. "
Sheyan could not help but have a higher opinion of Goots after hearing his words. Merchants pursued profit, but Goots was a man who did not hesitate to give up on the goods that could bankrupt him. He was very decisive. Sheyan nodded and said, "Alright, we'll leave immediately.
But although we've found your workhorses, they're probably in a deranged state. They can't be ridden anymore. "
"Then we'll kill them all!" Goots waved his hand. "Then we'll leave as soon as possible."
*****
Four hours later.
The group was so tired that they were gasping for breath.
In such a short period of time, the lightly armed caravan had already traveled at least 50 kilometers from Weathertop. Everyone could see the mystery behind the sudden appearance of Weathertop, so they did not object to the boss's decision to abandon the goods and flee.
The sky had already darkened. Everyone felt unusually tired. Even though they were a caravan that had been suffering outside for a long time, traveling so far in such a short period of time was already beyond their limits. So they found a place to take shelter from the wind, built a campfire, and began to wolf down their dinner. Even though Goots was still eating and drinking, he couldn't hide the loneliness in his eyes.
In fact, this was also human nature. No matter how one watched their career being destroyed, it was impossible to remain indifferent.
But after resting for about an hour, Melody suddenly frowned. She grabbed Sheyan's hand and said seriously, "I can sense something.
"I can feel it … a powerful evil is slowly approaching us."
Sheyan chuckled and replied.
"Don't worry, I'm by your side."
Melody smiled and kissed him on the lips.
"I've been looking forward to fighting by your side for a long time."
As she spoke, she took out her staff and began chanting a nature spell. Of course, it was just for show. As a twilight elf and the wielder of Vilya, she could only cast support spells instantly. But she was playing the role of a human mage, so she couldn't go overboard with her casting.
"Bull's Strength."
"Barkskin."
"Haste."
A pale green light flashed. One after another, group support spells fell on everyone. Of course, only Sheyan and Reef were qualified to enjoy the blessings of the Twilight Elf.
After that, Melody pretended to take out a scroll. However, this scroll was actually useless. After chanting for a while, she tore it apart. Two rays of light suddenly shot out from her hands towards the two trees in front of her.
The two big trees swayed and stood up from the ground. Their branches began to twist together and they became tier-2 legendary Ents. These Ents had a certain summoning time limit. They were completely puppets. Of course, their power was definitely not on par with a big guy like Ferrell.
At that moment, the clear sound of horse hooves could be heard in the distance. The sound was like the sound of human bones being broken.
Then, a large number of skeleton soldiers appeared from the darkness! Behind the skeleton soldiers, there was a tall and terrifying figure riding on a nightmare beast!
The Ringwraiths had finally caught up with Party Ace and the others! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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