The villain also has spring

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To enter the Blight Wastes, one must pass through a narrow valley near the Iron Hills.

The dwarves keep strongholds in the valleys to defend against threats from the north.The current king of the Iron Hills is Dann II? Ironfoot, the commander of the dwarves who rode a wild boar in the Battle of the Five Armies.

Although the scene of the long-horned goat knight charging in the trailer was deleted in the movie, it is known from the neat military appearance of the dwarven hoplite regiment under its jurisdiction that this is a powerful underground kingdom.

Although they obtained the map of the Elf King of the Dark Forest, Wu Chen and the others were still blocked by the dwarves' magnificent war fortress.Just as Wu Chen's reputation is only spread among the elves, the dwarves are not at all interested in the dragon hunter riding a giant wolf.

According to the dwarf guards, only the king's warrant can open the gate of the fortress.

Of course, rushing all the way to the past is no obstacle for the two witches, but the reference will affect the final judgment of the camp. Wu Chen decided not to make the relationship with the dwarves too rigid.

They had no choice but to turn to Iron Hills.This time, however, he didn't even enter the door.

Perhaps because of the deep-rooted prejudice against wargs, the dwarves guarded him like an enemy, and countless spears and crossbows blocked Wu Chen from the kingdom.

"Master, what should we do?" Looking at the heavily fortified iron hills, Jeanne of Arc frowned and asked.

Wu Chen discovered that the dwarves of the Iron Hills obviously absorbed the defense shortcomings exposed by the Lonely Mountain Kingdom when defending against the dragon. In this way, more than half of the gates are sunk below the ground.

Standing in the deep pit in front of the door, looking up at the stone wall above the head, you can also see a huge steel casting similar to an 'ox yoke', which is hung on a high place.The yoke of an ox, shaped like a "human", is about half a meter long. When plowing the fields, farmers will place it on the neck of the ox.

Of course, this is an ordinary ox yoke, which is used to oppress the cattle.And the dwarves are clearly the 'Dragon Yoke'!It is also a herringbone shape with a big split, about several meters long. As long as the dragon rushes into the deep pit, the dwarf will cut off the iron chain, let the dragon yoke fall straight down, and press the dragon's head firmly to the ground.

No, the man-made grooves on the ground coincided with the sharp blades under the dragon yoke.

I'm going, this is the dragon head!

"..."

Wu Chen swallowed subconsciously.

With the lesson of the blood of the Lonely Mountain, the dwarves of the Iron Hills really worked hard to defend against the dragon.

"The fortress is not allowed to pass, and the king can't see him, what should I do?" Beunita also began to frown.

Wu Chen had an idea: "Go, see Sorin? Oak Shield!"

The only one who can convince Dane II? Ironfoot is Thorin who is stranded in Changhu Town.

Moreover, judging from the current situation, Sorin is likely to miss the last light shining on the keyhole, the Day of Turin.

Through several player leaders who had a good relationship with Sorin Oakenshield, Wu Chen finally met the Dwarf King.

Obviously, he is worrying about the upcoming day in Turin.

"I heard they say you are a dragon hunter?" Sorin looked into Wu Chen's eyes calmly.

"Yes." Wu Chen nodded.

"Then, what can you do about that giant fire dragon under the lonely mountain?" Thorin still asked.

"I went to the withered wasteland just for that giant fire dragon."

"You have a way to deal with it?" Thorin's eyes lit up.

"I'm looking for a way to deal with it." Wu Chen didn't give him a clear answer.

"So you're going to the withered wasteland." Sorin grasped the point.

"That's right." Wu Chen nodded calmly: "The withered wasteland is the dragon's lair, and I'm going there to find the answer."

"So you have to go through the canyon of the Iron Hills." Thorin raised his head expressionlessly: "I need some proof."

Sorin is something that can prove Wu Chen's identity as a dragon hunter.This is easy to handle.Wu Chen gently placed a dragon's tooth on the corner of the table.This pale and huge sharp tooth was completely beyond the dwarf king's imagination.Unlike any beast he had ever seen.Obviously, this strange and sharp tooth came from an adult dragon.

"Take my ring and go to the Iron Hills, they will let you go." Sorin took off a family seal ring, and put it on the cusp of the dragon's tooth lightly.

Wu Chen took it back together with the teeth, turned around and walked out.

After receiving Sorin's ring, Iron Hills issued Wu Chen a pass with the seal of Danny II, and the fortress guarding the narrow valley finally opened slowly.

When passing through the fortress, Ophelia suddenly said, "Isn't the dragon supposed to fly?"

Ophelia also smiled: "That's right, this fortress can't defend against dragons at all."

Wu Chen said, "But this fortress can make the dwarves feel safe."

"Understood." Everyone nodded happily.

The Withered Wasteland is in the middle of the two forked main veins in the east of the Gray Mountains.

It was also said earlier that the Gray Mountains were once mined by the Dwarven tribe of Turin, but in the Third Age, all the Dwarven strongholds in the Gray Mountains were abandoned or attacked by dragons.Its only purpose now is to divide the icy wasteland north of the mountains: Forodwaith.

Flowich, the Northern Waste, was a land north of the English Mountains in the First Age.rarely mentioned in the literature.Because the land was near the lair of Morgoth, it was extremely cold.

After the War of Wrath, the entire Inglin Mountains were almost completely destroyed, leaving only the eastern remnant, which is now the Gray Mountains.

The humans of Flowich are a strange tribe, and they have no relationship with the Middle-earth in appearance.In the Third Age, they were known as the Frocher Snowmen or the Rossos Snowmen.It is mentioned in "The Unfinished Story" that the Rossos snowmen have bones tied to their legs and can slide on the snow.

This reminded Wu Chen of Eskimos.

After stepping out of the valley, Wu Chen finally understood why this place is called withered wasteland.

Although it is close to the north, it is surrounded by the two forked main veins of the Gray Mountains, making it a warm and humid pearl of the Northland. A long time ago, there were many dense forests and vegetation growing here.However, for some unknown reason, the entire forest seemed to be suffering from a serious illness, and all the trees were in a state of half-life and wilting.

The sulfur-colored sap that keeps leaving the cracked trunks is like a festering abscess, emitting a pungent and rotten smell.

Trees don't get sores.

However, everything in front of him made Wu Chen feel that these trees were indeed sick.

Looking up at the sky filled with yellow smoke and dust, the clothing immediately rose to his cheeks and turned into an ancient helmet, filtering the unpleasant smell for Wu Chen.

Giant wolves seem to be well adapted to this environment and don't need additional equipment.

As soon as he walked into the withered forest, his sight began to be obstructed.The sulfur-colored smoke diffused from the soles of the feet and the branches of the trees, entrenched under the treetops, blocking Wu Chen's sight.The strange thing is that the giant wolf seems to have double eyelashes, similar to the effect of contact lenses, which can effectively filter the invasion of smoke.I don't know if this is the unique ability of the giant wolf or the evolution after injecting dragon blood.

As the adventure progressed, Wu Chen even saw the relics of the adventurer.

It seems that this dead wasteland is still being barged in by people.It's just that the time of death is too long, and the perspective of the energy body can't see any clues.The sulfur smog became more and more intense. Fortunately, there was a magical breeding equipment, otherwise Wu Chen would not be able to breathe at all.

The surrounding area was also unusually quiet.The tentacles of Wu Chen's spiritual power did not touch the souls of powerful creatures.

After a while, Wu Chen suddenly heard the ravings of human beings.Everyone cheered up immediately and drove the giant wolf to run wildly in the direction of the sound.Beunita rushed forward, Joan of Arc dragged behind, Wu Chen and Ophelia were side by side in the middle, one left and one right, and the team charged in a diamond shape, accelerating towards the target.

The giant wolf smashed through the final fog, and suddenly broke into the space illuminated by the blazing torch.

The entire space is in the shape of a hemisphere, and the boundary between the light from the torch surrounding the ground and the thick sulfur-colored smoke is the outline of the hemispherical space.It seemed that it was the light from these braziers that drove back the sulfur-colored smoke.

Withdrawing his gaze from the top of the arc covering the contour line above his head, Wu Chen realized that what he was standing in seemed to be an ancient altar.

In the center of the altar, there is a long stone.On the smooth stone surface is quietly sleeping a... woman.

What a delightful scene...

Heroes save beauty?

Wu Chen didn't rush forward.

The woman in a gorgeous silk dress lying on the stone was obviously dressed as a Rune.It can also be seen from the map that the openings of the two main veins on the east side of the gray mountain range in the northern part of the Iron Hills are facing Rune in the east.

In other words, to the north of Loon, there is a large piece of land connected to the withered hills.

Runes can easily get here.

The torch is placed on stone pillars that are half a person high and uses a very special fuel.Wu Chen smelled the scent of pine perfume.Pine perfume is a liquid made by dissolving rosin powder (resin cut from a pine trunk and crushed) in alcohol.

It seems to be this mysterious formula that resists the attack of sulfur fumes.

The sleeping woman, the burning torches, the ancient altar, and the polished stones all look so familiar.

"Sacrifice." Tech geeks who have played too many adventure games should not be too familiar with it.

"Sacrifice to whom?" Ophelia hadn't reacted yet.

"Dragon." After looking around, Wu Chen said softly: "The Luen is a nation that believes in evil dragons, and referring to the tribal country structure, there must be some ignorant and cruel customs."

"So, they sacrificed themselves to the dragon?" Ophelia also understood.

Bayonetta and Joan of Arc are very familiar with this kind of dark ritual.Soon, they found some key points that Wu Chen hadn't found.

"Master, there are still things under the altar." Bayonetta lightly pointed to the ground.

"Where is it?" Wu Chen didn't notice the clue.

"Master, the torch." Bayonetta pouted at the burning torch: "The grease soaked in the core of the torch comes from the ground."

"Find it out." Wu Chen said immediately.

"Yes, my master."