Misty Mountains.
East of Moria.
The sky gradually darkened.
A group of eight people, both tall and short, were running fast through the wilderness.
"Quick, this way!"
The leading human greeted the dirty and tired figures behind them and quickly moved forward.
That day the light group in the sky completely tilted westward.
The eight-person team finally arrived in front of an unusually tall forest.
The visitors were naturally the Fellowship of the Ring.
After encountering the ancient Balrog in Moria, Gandalf and Morgan paid a heavy price for falling into the abyss.
The expedition breaks out of Moria.
No time to grieve.
Under the leadership of Aragorn, the expedition team finally arrived at Lothlorien before night came.
That is, this large forest in front of us is far larger and more beautiful than other forests.
"call..."
"These trees are really tall."
Hobbit Pippin gasped and looked at the forest in front of him and couldn't help but said.
"It's still beautiful..."
Meili beside him also nodded and answered.
The two of them were right. What appeared in front of everyone was a huge forest.
And what's different from other forests is that every tree growing in this forest is taller, taller, more beautiful and different than the trees in other forests.
that's the truth.
The trees that grow in Lothlorien are no simple things.
These tall trees with silver bark, golden flowers blooming in spring, leaves turning yellow in autumn, but not falling after winter are called: Maolong.
"Mauron" is a beautiful tree that only grows in Lothlorien, east of the sea.
The silver tree body and the golden yellow leaves never fall through the winter, covering the earth until the following spring. At that time, new leaves with silver tops and green bottoms sprout, and golden flowers bloom among the branches, making it look particularly beautiful.
This is why Lothlorien is known as the Golden Forest.
"Of course, this is the Golden Forest."
After hearing the words of the two hobbits, Aragorn couldn't help but say something.
When all the members noticed the different beauty of this forest.
The dwarf Gimli apparently had a different opinion.
As an angry young dwarf in Turin, he has a certain amount of hostility towards all elves.
He had heard some rumors and had some understanding of the forest where everyone was now.
Although no matter what the rumor is, it will obviously not turn into a good word if it comes to him who is prejudiced against elves.
"Follow closely, you guys."
At this time, Gimli, who had looked around for a while, turned his head and looked at the two hobbits behind him, Frodo and Sam, and whispered.
"I once heard that there is a witch living in this forest..."
Gimli continued to speak, and Frodo and Sam, who were far from recovering from their grief, immediately became nervous when the dwarf said this.
"The witch is an elf."
"She has great power, and it is said that anyone who looks at her will be bewitched."
"Finally disappear forever..."
Jinli walked carefully among the tall trees with a battle ax in his hand, talking constantly.
Hearing what the dwarves said about witches being scary, Frodo and Sam followed behind with visibly nervous faces.
at this time.
"Frodo..."
A disembodied voice suddenly whispered in Frodo's ears.
Frodo, who had just listened to the dwarf's words, could not help but turn pale and tremble all over.
...
Moria.
The dark abyss beneath the broken bridge of Khazad-dûm.
By the underground river.
"Roar..."
The huge Balrog looked at the two people chasing behind him and roared with ferocious expressions.
It's just that his appearance at this time is completely different from the power he had before falling into the abyss and dark river.
The flame that was always burning in his body disappeared.
The originally astonishing billowing black smoke turned into tiny wisps of smoke.
Although his body is still huge and strong, his appearance is still terrifying and ferocious, and his claws are still sharp.
But Morgan and Gandalf could see that the Balrog's strength was obviously greatly damaged in front of them.
Without the blessing of flames, the embarrassed Balrog in front of him was just a larger tauren monster.
Morgan stepped forward steadily holding the elf sword "Gramdelin".
Gandalf followed slightly behind, holding his staff.
When the two of them were on the Khazad-dum Bridge, they were not afraid of the Balrog in his heyday, let alone the Balrog who was now in a miserable state.
"Roar..."
Looking at the two people who were getting closer, the Balrog roared at them again.
It seemed like the Balrog was about to rush up and fight the two of them.
Balrog made an action that surprised and left the two of them speechless.
It actually ran away!
It seemed that he realized that he might not be the opponent of the two people in front of him at this time.
Balrog turned and ran away.
There is no burden of warriors or courage at all.
Looking at the Balrog running away.
Morgan and Gandalf immediately gave chase.
"I didn't expect that an ancient demon like Balrog would escape like this..."
Morgan, who was running wildly, spoke unexpectedly and hilariously.
"Nothing strange..."
Gandalf was not surprised and said: "If it weren't cunning and clever enough, it wouldn't be alive now."
The two chatted while chasing.
The Balrog is between four and five meters tall, huge and can run extremely fast.
But Morgan and Gandalf are not slow either.
Although the two were unable to catch up with the Balrog for the moment, they were able to follow each other closely.
In this way, the three of them ran all the way to the edge of this long underground river and quickly moved forward.
after an hour.
When the sky in front suddenly became a little brighter.
Enma looked overjoyed.
Morgan and Gandalf, who were following behind, were a little worried.
But worrying doesn't help.
Not long after, the Balrog excitedly rushed out of the underground river and rushed into the bright world outside.
It was completely stunned.
The howling cold wind and the freezing snow all over the sky.
As well as the surroundings, the distance, the sky, all reflections illuminate the white snow in the entire world.
What kind of escape exit is this?
Instead, it was a whole cage of ice and snow.
Yan Mo looked at the world of ice and snow in front of him with an extremely angry expression, and the cold wind carrying snowflakes all over the sky kept blowing.
Balrog, who was extremely afraid of cold and water, couldn't help but tremble all over.
at this time.
The sound of chaotic footsteps came quickly behind him.
Balrog turned his head and saw those two damn humans chasing after him.
"Ha, I wonder why this guy didn't run away."
"It turns out there is no way."
Looking at the cold world around him, Morgan sneered.
Gandalf nodded, and then said with a serious face: "Morgan, you must not underestimate it at this time."
"Of course, facing the ancient flame demon, I don't dare to be careless in the slightest. I will definitely give this guy enough face."
Morgan said with a serious face, and then he bowed slightly, holding the elf sword and looking directly at the Balrog in front of him, with an extremely cold expression.
"Huhu..."
The sky was full of wind and snow, and the cold breath was constantly eroding the body of the Balrog.
He quickly glanced at the ice and snow world behind him, and then at the entrance of the warm underground river behind the two humans in front of him.
Balrog knew that he could no longer escape.
Such cold weather already made him feel strong discomfort.
If he continued to stay in this land of ice and snow, without the two humans in front of him taking action, the Balrog knew that he would be frozen to death, and even end up freezing to death here.
There is no retreat!
"Roar..."
Thinking of this quickly, the Balrog roared angrily, and then rushed towards the two humans blocking the road ahead.
"boom!"
Dazzling sparks exploded.
Balrog's huge sharp claws collided violently with Morgan's elf sword.
The next second.
Morgan immediately took a few steps back.
Knocked back by the Balrog's claw.
Not only did Morgan's face show no signs of depression, but he looked a little excited.
This is the Balrog, the Balrog who has lived from ancient times to the present.
The entire world of Middle-earth now.
Except for the Maia, many elves of Valinor.
All the strongest people in Middle-earth, even Galadriel and the Great Demon Lord Sauron, are gathered together and compared one by one.
The Balrog in front of me can be ranked among the top five.
Although this guy was seriously injured at this time.
But through the power fed back from the long sword, he realized that the power of the huge Balrog in front of him was only slightly stronger than his own.
All the time, because there is no suitable opponent.
Morgan is somewhat unclear about where his strength lies.
Now, fight against the powerful Balrog in front of you.
It should give him a more intuitive understanding of his own strength.
"boom!"
The Balrog repels Morgan with one claw, then swings his claws again and pounces towards Morgan who is blocking the entrance to the dark river.
Morgan was quick and agile, holding an elf sword as he circled around the Balrog.
Without the power of the flames when he was on the Khazad-dum Bridge, the Balrog was still extremely powerful.
But Morgan was equally strong. He circled around the huge figure of the Balrog and struck at the Balrog one after another. The attack with the long sword in his hand never stopped.
But the Balrog's body was dark and rough, and his rock-like skin was extremely hard to defend against.
Although the Gramdrin sword in Morgan's hand can break through the defense and hurt the opponent.
But an attack of this magnitude cannot kill the Balrog.
But Morgan is not in a hurry. If possible, he and Gandalf can stay with the Balrog forever.
But Balrog couldn't wait.
"Roar..."
The Balrog roared angrily, and its extremely sharp claws slammed into Morgan with a whistling sound.
Morgan, who was blocking the front, dodged flexibly.
Gandalf, who was standing behind him, finished casting the spell and suddenly raised his staff.
"Bang..."
A dazzling white ray of magical energy exploded.
The Balrog immediately roared in pain, and his huge body took several steps back with a bang.
"It's now!"
Morgan, who was hiding aside, took the opportunity and immediately launched his special skill.
"charge!"
The figure ran as fast as the wind to the bottom of the huge body of the Balrog.
Morgan raised his long sword and slashed straight at Balrog's calf.
This was Morgan's decision after careful consideration, to cut off one of Balrog's legs first.
Otherwise, with the Balrog's body shape and defense.
It would be easy for Morgan and Gandalf to wound it, but difficult to kill.
Gandalf's spells can only interfere with the Balrog. To kill the Balrog, Morgan has to use his sword.
"Dragon Power!"
The huge energy that surged wildly from the limbs was instantly concentrated into the sword in Morgan's hand.
With a calm expression, Morgan held Gramdrin and slashed hard at the base of the Balrog's calf in front of him.
The combined power of the two special skills of "Charge" and "Dragon Power" increases exponentially.
It can break through the extremely thick chest of Balrog's defense.
Naturally, it can also cut off the calf tendons where Balrog's defense is even weaker.
"Click..."
In a hurry, there was only a slight breaking sound, and Morgan's sword felt like it struck the hard bone in Balrog's calf.
"Roar..."
Morgan's series of actions sounds like a lot, but the time is actually extremely fast.
The Balrog, who had just recovered from Gandalf's spell, immediately noticed the severe pain coming from his feet. He roared with great anger and pain, and immediately struck Morgan below with a sharp claw.
"Bang bang bang..."
The furious Balrog slapped at Morgan frantically, causing the ice on the ground to scatter snow in random directions.
Morgan also failed to dodge Balrog's final blow and was shot.
The figure flew straight to a frozen boulder beside the road like a cannonball.
Fortunately, the armor forged from Smaug's dragon scales has amazing defensive capabilities.
Morgan just spat out a few mouthfuls of blood that surged from his throat, and then returned to normal.
"Roar..."
"Roar..."
The angry Balrog roared repeatedly.
Balrog, who was originally standing, had to stand up on his injured foot slightly. The seriousness of the severed tendons at the base of his calf was immediately apparent.
Looking at the Balrog in front of him who dared not move easily.
Morgan stood next to Gandalf again and smiled happily.
He had reason to be happy. At this moment, he was confident that he could keep the Balrog.
"Huhu..."
The cold wind howled constantly.
The wind and snow in this area are getting heavier and heavier.
Half an hour later.
Morgan stood in a state of embarrassment on the huge body of the Balrog. After confirming that the Balrog under his feet was completely dead, he slowly pulled out the elf sword Gramdrin that had been entangled in the Balrog's chest for a long time.
Then he sat down on the huge curved horns of the Balrog.
"call..."
"call..."
Morgan, who was sitting on the Balrog's head, took a few deep breaths, then looked at the figure lying on the snow not far away and shouted: "Are you okay, Gandalf?"
Morgan, who was about to take out his pipe, turned around when he didn't hear the reply and saw Gandalf lying motionless on the snow without replying. He was startled and shouted again: "Gandalf?"
Then Morgan immediately stood up, jumped off the Balrog's body and walked quickly towards Gandalf.
Not long ago, when Morgan stepped forward to anal the Balrog with his sword, Gandalf, who was helping to restrain him, was hit hard by the Balrog's claw because he couldn't dodge for a moment.
At that time, Morgan was fighting the Balrog and had no time to pay attention to Gandalf.
Seeing Gandalf acting strangely at this time, Morgan immediately recalled the scenes from the plot in his mind.
In the memory plot, after Gandalf went through all kinds of hardships to kill the Balrog, his body also died and went to heaven to meet the creator god "Ilúvatar".
Is it possible that Gandalf still can't escape this time, or will he go to heaven?
Various images flashed through his mind quickly.
Morgan quickly came to Gandalf.
Seeing that Gandalf's face was turning blue, he reached out and touched Gandalf's hand.
It was found that the other party's body was already cold.
"call..."
He let out a breath.
Morgan sat directly on the snow, looked at Gandalf's body in front of him, and took out his pipe.
Although it was a little sad to see the corpse of my old friend in front of me.
But Morgan knew that Gandalf's fate in heaven was a good thing.
When Gandalf returns again, he will be wearing a white robe and become the leader of wizards to replace Saruman: the White Wizard.
By then, Gandalf will be much more powerful.
Filling the tobacco, lighting the fire, Morgan took a long puff and looked at the corpse in front of him.
What Morgan is wondering now is whether Gandalf will continue to return to this body when he is reborn.
Otherwise, it would be a bit difficult for him to leave here.
"Forget it, let's see the harvest first."
"But it's too cold here..."
Thinking of this, Morgan immediately stood up and walked towards the intersection of the underground river a little far behind.
