Late at night, under the dim moonlight.
A team of more than a dozen people were traveling quickly through a wilderness mountain trail.
"Hurry up..."
"Follow closely..."
"This way..."
"Are there any orcs coming after you?"
"have no idea..."
"Probably not, I don't think I heard any movement..."
"Keep running..."
"This way, follow me quickly..."
This team that ventured forward late at night was the expedition team that had just stepped out of the Misty Mountains not long ago.
Since half a month ago, I escaped from the underground Goblin monster kingdom, fought a battle with the orcs led by Azog, and was saved by a giant eagle.
The expedition team's journey over the past ten days has been relatively smooth.
Just after crossing the mountains and leaving the Misty Mountains, the expedition team was spotted by a raven hovering in the sky.
A few hours ago, a team of more than a dozen orc scouts, guided by the raven, discovered traces of the expedition team.
After a fierce battle, the Orc scout team was wiped out.
The victorious expedition fled through the night.
Leading the way was Gandalf.
Morgan followed Gandalf, and Bilbo followed closely behind Morgan.
After all the hardships along the way, Bilbo has been trained into a qualified warrior.
Behind Bilbo were a group of dwarves.
Thorin Oakenshield ran behind the team.
It's not because he is slow, but because he has been urging the slowest dwarves to move forward.
"Quickly..."
Thorin Oakenshield shouted in a low voice.
Dori and Groin, the slowest ones, gritted their teeth and ran as fast as they could.
Even if I tried my best and was sweating profusely, my short legs would almost break.
Doli and Groin have always been the two slowest members of the expedition team.
Running at high intensity for hours on end.
Even the expedition team was a little overwhelmed.
But the roar of the Gundaba warg kept coming from behind.
No one in the expedition team dared to stop.
"stop!"
At this moment, Gandalf, who was leading the way on the path ahead, suddenly made an emergency stop when he was about to rush out of the path.
This stop is a big deal.
Because this section of the trail is winding and narrow, everyone is moving very fast and urgently.
Gandalf, who was at the front of the team, braked suddenly at the intersection, even though Morgan, who was following closely behind, had time to stop.
A large group of dwarves behind him couldn't stop the car, and started to fight one after another.
"Hey..."
"Bofur, you hurt me..."
"Who told you to stop suddenly..."
"Damn it, Pombo, you're so stressed that you can't breathe..."
"It was Ouyin who hit me, it's none of my business..."
"Kili, let go of your foot, you've stepped on my beard..."
"Sorry Bahrain, I didn't mean to..."
"Get up quickly..."
"Gandalf, why is Gandalf missing? Who has seen Gandalf..."
"I...I'm under Morgan..."
"..."
On the crowded path, a group of expedition team members gasped and just stood up.
The dwarf Dori immediately asked: "Gandalf, why did you stop suddenly?"
"Shh, keep your voices down."
"Look there!"
Gandalf signaled everyone to be silent, and pointed to the distance ahead diagonally outside the trail: beside a boulder on a low hill, a huge giant bear was rubbing and itching on the boulder roasting in the moonlight.
"Oh my god, what kind of monster is that..."
"Oh my god, is that a bear..."
"How could there be such a big giant bear..."
"It's unbelievable..."
The dwarves couldn't help but let out a suppressed exclamation when they looked at the huge bear that could still be seen even from a long distance away.
Even Morgan was shocked when he saw it.
Suddenly, Morgan seemed to think of something and immediately turned his head to look at Gandalf.
Gandalf just frowned, and there was no shock or surprise in his eyes. He seemed to have seen similar scenes before.
Morgan immediately recalled the plot scenes he had seen in his memory.
Only then did I understand where the expedition team had arrived.
It's just that the giant bear seen in front of him seems to be taller, stronger and larger than the giant bear transformed from the bear-man in the memory picture.
"Ouch..."
At this moment, a familiar terrifying howl came from the wilderness behind him again.
Everyone's expressions changed.
"what to do..."
"Those damn orcs are catching up again..."
"Listening to the sound, it seems that we are not very far away..."
"Will we disturb that giant bear if we go out now?"
"definitely will..."
"No, it will definitely happen. There is an open space in front of us. As soon as we go out, the giant bear can easily see us, but we can't run away from it..."
"What should we do? There is a giant bear in front of us and an orc behind us..."
"Can we turn around and go another way?"
"..."
Just when everyone was talking eagerly.
On the hill in the distance, the huge giant bear that was leaning against the boulder immediately seemed to be provoked, and immediately turned its head towards the direction where the howl of the warg came from, which was also the direction where everyone in the expedition team was roaring angrily. stand up.
"Roar..."
A roar that was far more shocking and terrifying than the howl of a warg immediately spread throughout the surrounding wilderness.
All members of the expedition team immediately fell silent.
Gandalf, who had been paying attention to the giant bear on the hill in the distance, saw the giant bear looking this way and immediately bowed and said urgently: "Quick, squat down!"
Everyone quickly squatted down and hid behind a large thorn bush.
The situation immediately became serious with the roar of the giant bear.
"what to do..."
"Is there any other way?"
The dwarf Dori spoke urgently again, but was interrupted by Gandalf: "Shut up and listen!"
"I know there's a house ahead, not too far from here. Maybe we can go there and take shelter."
Gandalf looked at everyone and spoke in a deep voice. Thorin Oakenshield heard the hesitation in Gandalf's words, noticed something, and immediately asked: "Whose house is it? Is it a friend or an enemy?"
"neither..."
Gandalf shook his head and continued: "He may help us, or he may kill us..."
Thorin Oakenshield obviously heard the meaning of Gandalf's words. After a moment of silence, he said, "Do we have any other choice?"
Gandalf shook his head helplessly and said, "No."
at this time.
"Roar..."
The deafening roar came again.
Everyone looked ugly and looked at Thorin Oakenshield.
Gandalf has already given a solution. At such a dangerous juncture, Thorin Oakenshield still has to make the final decision.
Knowing that time was urgent, Thorin Oakenshield's expression kept changing, and finally he said in a deep voice: "Lead the way!"
"Listen up, everyone, that house is at the end of the wide field ahead."
"We have to rush over as fast as we can and get into that house before the giant bear catches up with us..."
"otherwise..."
Standing in front of the trailhead, Gandalf told everyone the location of the house and some precautions.
Doli, who had the most questions, quickly asked: "What would happen otherwise?"
"Roar..."
The shocking roar came again, and Gandalf looked at Dori with a kind smile: "You will know when the time comes."
After the words fell, Gandalf was the first to rush out.
