A certain sword soul's infinite journey

Chapter 404 Battle breaks out
Moria, formerly known as Khasad-dum.

It was once the most powerful and famous dwarven kingdom in Middle-earth, where the dwarves of Durin's line prospered and built the greatest city in history.

Until 1980 in the third era, the dwarves of Durin's lineage disturbed the terrible threat hidden in the ground due to excessive mining, and awakened the Balrog sleeping in the misty mountains. Deserted and abandoned, and renamed Moria.

Lin Yi chose this place as his destination, but he didn't have any special ideas.

One is to see if a powerful dark creature like the Balrog can be taken under his command as a younger brother, and the other is to plan to chop the Balrog after failing to subdue it to see if he can produce any good materials.

But after arriving in Moria, Lin Yi and Gandalf noticed something strange.

Although it still looks abandoned on the surface, there is a trace of strong darkness in the mountains for some reason, and the sky is also full of dark clouds and depressing.

Looking at the strange lake that was as dark as ink not far away, Lin Yi frowned.

The little black cat noticed the change in Lin Yi's demeanor, and immediately let out a low growl. The nearly a hundred war wolves following the team immediately dispersed, and approached the Moria mine around the road ahead.

Behind the broken walls of the Moria mine pit, densely packed half-orcs nervously held the weapons in their hands, followed by restless ferocious wolves.

"Have you seen clearly, whose army of giant wolves is outside? Why is the gray-robed wizard Gandalf inside?"

The leading half-orc roared, his scarred face was full of doubts and incomprehensions.

He obviously felt the strong power of darkness from those giant wolves and black horses, but why didn't he have the slightest intention of getting close to them, instead he felt as if he was facing an enemy.

Especially those giant wolves with pitch-black hair.

There seems to be a vague outline of a warg on their bodies, but they are more powerful and majestic than a warg.

Thinking of this, the half-orc turned around and found that the wolf behind him was pacing restlessly back and forth, looking at the giant war wolf with eyes full of fear and envy.

What the hell, is it an enemy or a friend?
While the half-orcs in Moria were confused, the war wolves under the little black cat were not confused at all. They smelled the smell of the half-orcs and slowly walked into the dilapidated mines of Moria.

Seen from above, it seemed that several pitch-black torrents poured in from several directions.

Lin Yi rode on a tall black nightmare horse, his silver-white vertical pupils swept across the ruins in front of him.

"There are orcs here." Lin Yi whispered.

Gandalf was not surprised at all. The Balrog was a powerful dark creature under the command of Morgoth. It is not uncommon for half-orcs to enter Moria to worship themselves.

Gazing at the faint power of darkness ahead, Gandalf slightly raised the staff in his hand.

"Don't!" Lin Yi hurriedly stopped Gandalf, and said angrily, "Did you forget that we are now in a dark army?"

Gandalf was stunned for a moment, and immediately realized the seriousness of the problem. Looking at the tall black nightmare horse under him, he finally had to put down his horse again.

"Your Excellency Lin Yi." Gandalf looked at the black nightmare horse under him, and said with a wry smile, "To be honest, this feeling is really strange..."

"What's the matter, it's just being in the dark. Your gray-robed wizard Gandalf's name is so resounding. Will the world put you into the dark camp just because they see you in an army of dark creatures?"

"..."

It's really hard to tell!

Gandalf twitched the corners of his mouth, but said nothing.

Lin Yi glanced at him, and waved his hands indifferently: "If you can't figure it out, think about it from another angle, just think that we have to temporarily hide in the darkness for the sake of light, doesn't it feel better?"

Honestly, it makes no difference!

Gandalf rolled his eyes, and at the same time hung the raised staff on the victory hook again.

At this time, the giant war wolf at the forefront had already come into contact with the half-orcs.

These confused half-orcs were still hesitant to confront each other, but the giant war wolf on the opposite side opened its bloody mouth towards them without hesitation.

puff-

The sharp teeth closed, and blood overflowed.

The smell of blood permeating the air was like a fuse, completely igniting this great battle.

The half-orcs in Moria didn't hesitate any longer, and rushed out of Moria shouting under the command of the leader, waving swords and hammers in their hands and running towards the giant war wolf.

The densely packed half-orcs looked like ants rushing out of an ant nest, forming black wriggling torrents on the ground.

They wore iron armor with rough edges, and held weapons such as swords or hammers and spears in their hands. The facial features on their faces seemed to grow casually, which could be described as extremely ferocious.

On Lin Yi's side, every giant war wolf is shaped like a small car. The hair on its body is black and shiny, sticking to its body like thick and long steel needles. The sharp wolf claws are like short ones. The dagger shone with a metallic luster as it ran.

In an instant, the two torrents collided together.

The half-orcs let out a roar full of fear and anger, and greeted the weapons in their hands on the giant wolf that was rushing.

It's a pity that the weapons of most orcs are really bad.

That kind of inferior weapon cut on the dark hair of the giant war wolf, just like encountering a pair of steel armor completely twisted from iron wire. It is useless at all except for wiping off a little hair.

Only those half-orcs who picked up the fine weapons of the dwarves could leave deep bloodstains on the giant wolves after the weapons tore off the hair.

But the reverse is completely different.

After experiencing the dual blessings of the adventure group and the legion, the giant war wolves have experienced a qualitative leap in strength and physique. The superimposed two layers of 'fangs and claws' have changed their minions' shotguns.

With just a casual slap, the half-orc in front of him would be thrown backward by the giant wolf like a ball, and when he opened his mouth to bite, the already rough metal armor would be pierced by fangs like tofu.

In front of these giant war wolves who have been strengthened several times, the half-orcs of Moria are just blood bags covered in iron skins. They only need to touch their sharp claws or teeth lightly to release the blood inside. of blood.

"Ouch-"

Countless giant war wolves howled excitedly, rushing into the torrent with red eyes.

Fangs biting, sharp claws flying, countless blood and stumps and arms flying around.

Although the giant war wolves can crush these weak half-orcs in terms of strength on paper, after all, there are many ants that can kill elephants. After a while, many giant war wolves fell to the ground with bloodstains all over their bodies. Then it lost its luster.

But more giant war wolves leaped out from behind, filling the gap left by the fallen giant wolves, and continuously charging towards the half-orcs in front.

Soon, the eight giant rock monsters behind the team also joined the battlefield.

They wear huge leather armor collected from Dol Gurdur, and hold wooden sticks made of thick tree trunks in their hands, with many iron spiked daggers inlaid on the front end. Their huge bodies are like a mountain of meat walking on the ground. , The earth will tremble after taking a few steps.

When these behemoths entered the army formation of orcs, it was like eight heavy tanks rushed into the infantry camp. With a kick of their feet, a group of orcs were thrown away in exclamation. Discus with flesh and blood.

The screams, the sound of piercing the air, the sound of sharp knives piercing the flesh, the sound of blood overflowing...

All kinds of voices interweave in this chaotic and bloody battlefield.

On the edge of the battlefield, the little black cat squatted on top of a black nightmare horse, its ice blue eyes faintly looking at the battlefield ahead.

It took good care of its little brother, but it turned a blind eye to the giant wolf who died in the war, as indifferently as if it saw a scratch on the weapon.

With the fall of the giant war wolf, wisps of black mist rose from the fallen corpses, splashed blood, and broken weapons, and drifted towards the little black cat at high speed.

The little black cat took a deep breath, and all the black mist swept into its body.

But this scene was so weird that no one could see it, not even Lin Yi, because he was no longer here.

That's right, when the battle just broke out, Lin Yi completely handed over the place to the little black cat, and he rode the nightmare horse and Gandalf into the Moria mine pit from the side of the battlefield.

Originally, it was necessary to unlock a code word from the dwarves to enter here, but the orcs who rushed out had pointed out a very clear path for them, and Lin Yi and Gandalf naturally would not take the more difficult one.

Still the same sentence, why go through the normal process if you can steal chickens?

The two galloped on horses, each holding a long sword, rushed into the half-orc camp, killed an unknown number of half-orcs along the way, and finally entered the Moria mine outside the Moria mine.

The half-orcs in front of him gradually became rare, and the space became narrower.

Soon, the traces of the orcs disappeared, and the road ahead was also complicated and rugged.

This is also normal. After all, dwarves like to build cities next to mine veins. The more famous a dwarf city is, the more there is a huge mine behind it. Moria and Erebor are the two most typical examples.

Lin Yi and Gandalf had to get off their horses, leaving the two black nightmare horses at the entrance of the cave, and entered the dark mine tunnel with their swords.

These mines were extremely dark, and the candles that had hung on the sides had long since burned out.

But how can this be difficult for Gandalf who has reached full lighting?
Gandalf recited a few incantations lightly, and the magic stone at the front of the staff shone with a holy light. The light was like a ray of sunlight emerging from a dark cloud, dispelling all the surrounding darkness and illuminating the entire mine tunnel. It's like daytime.

Under the shining light, Lin Yi and Gandalf walked straight into the mine tunnel.

(End of this chapter)