The Great River Anduin.
early morning.
At dawn, a hint of fish-belly white clouds just appeared in the eastern sky.
Beside a river bank.
Aragorn suddenly opened his eyes, looked around carefully, then turned over and stood up.
"Gimli, wake up..."
"Frodo wake up, it's time for us to go..."
"Sam..."
Not long after Aragorn woke up, all members of the expedition team quickly woke up.
I simply washed myself in the river.
The group of people quickly boarded their respective ferries and rowed forward.
Because of the elven traveling bread "Lambas" given by Lord Celeborn before leaving Lothlorien, everyone only needs to take a small bite to solve the breakfast problem, which can greatly reduce the team's need to eat time spent.
[Lambas: Also known as "traveling bread", it is a special dry food made by elves and is generally used for long-distance travel. 】
[Because this kind of traveling bread is rich in nutrients, nourishes the will, provides endurance, can replenish the energy of the eater, and speed up the recovery of injuries and illnesses. An adult only needs to eat one piece to sustain a whole day of trekking. 】
With Lambas, everyone in the expedition team basically no longer needs to waste time cooking breakfast. That is, when they stop to rest in the evening, they will cook some hot soup.
This also speeds up the team's progress a lot.
Three exquisitely shaped ferries carried the eight members of the expedition team quickly towards the wide river ahead.
On the ferry.
No one said anything after simply eating lambas.
Boromir, the oarsman on the last of the three ships, looked gloomy and said nothing.
That is to say, Merry and Pippin, two optimistic and heartless little hobbits who were on the same ferry with him, would still whisper to each other from time to time.
The three ferries were pushed forward quickly by the current.
Just after the morning, when the ferry turned a river mouth, two huge humanoid statues, nearly 100 meters tall, appeared on the wide river in front.
The moment Aragorn at the front saw the two humanoid statues, his eyes lit up.
He reached out and patted Frodo, who was sitting in front of him, on the shoulder.
Frodo, who was worried, came to his senses, looked up and saw the huge and conspicuous statue in front of him.
Then, Aragorn's voice also reached the ears of Frodo and Sam, two hobbits.
"The Colossus of Argonath."
"The king I have always looked up to..."
"These are also my two ancestors..."
Aragorn spoke softly.
However, Frodo and Sam looked at the towering giant statue in front of them and saw God.
The statue of "Arganas" is also known as the "Twin Pillars of the King" or the "Gate of Gondor".
These two towering statues standing on both sides of the Anduin River not only represent the two great kings of Gondor, "Isildur" and "Anarion";
Also represents the northern border of Gondor.
The expedition is about to enter Gondor territory.
The ferry passed through the "Twin Pillars of the King" and was very close to the Anduin River, the destination of the battle, Lalos Falls.
At noon.
Looking at the Guantou Falls ahead, Aragorn greeted the people behind him, and the three ferries quickly rowed towards the shore.
"Take everything with you and hide the ferry. We will cross the lake as soon as it gets dark..."
Aragorn, who was the first to dock, loudly greeted everyone behind him.
As the two ferries behind them docked, the members of the expedition team packed up their supplies.
Boromir sat at the stern of the last boat, looking nervous and a little strange.
It didn't take long for everyone to get ashore.
Boromir had no choice but to disembark.
As Modo got closer and closer, the atmosphere in the expedition team became a little restless.
No one noticed Boromir's strange mood.
Of course, even if you notice it, you won't feel anything.
The deaths of Gandalf and Morgan put a lot of pressure on everyone in the team.
Because we have to wait until dark.
The hard-working Sam quickly gathered dry wood and lit the bonfire.
Gimli put away his things, sat in front of the bonfire, looked at the busy Aragorn and asked, "How are we going to go this time?"
"When it gets dark, we cross the lake and then enter Modo from the north."
Aragorn put down his things and said casually.
"Oh, then are we going to take the road to Emyn Moor? It's very difficult to walk there. It's full of dense thorns and blackthorn bushes, as well as weathered low cliffs, sharp stones and pillars. ..."
When Gimli opened his mouth, all the hobbits around him looked over. He enjoyed the feeling of being watched by everyone, so he immediately continued: "Also, after we passed there, there was an endless stretch of stinking swamp. , it’s very difficult to walk there, I suggest you don’t take that road...”
Before Gimli finished speaking, Aragorn interrupted: "We are going to take this road."
"You'd better have a good rest and recharge your batteries for the road ahead."
Aragorn spoke firmly and uncompromisingly, and after speaking, he ignored Gimli and walked aside.
"I don't need to recharge my batteries. Dwarves are very energetic..."
Gimli immediately muttered, how could he be happy when he finally plucked up the courage to express his opinions on the route again but was ruthlessly rejected by Aragorn.
"Aragorn, I think we should leave now. I have a bad feeling."
At this time, Legolas walked out of the forest and walked to Aragorn and whispered seriously.
"No, there must be orcs patrolling in the forest across the lake. We have to wait until night before we can take action."
Aragorn shook his head.
Legolas told Aragorn that he was uneasy.
At this time, Merry and Pippin walked out of the tree. They put down the dry firewood in their hands and seemed to remember something. They looked around and suddenly asked: "Hey, where is Frodo?"
After the words fell, Aragorn, who was talking to Legolas, reacted immediately when he heard Frodo's name.
There was no trace of Frodo around, and he suddenly realized that Boromir was also missing.
"not good!"
At this moment, Aragorn seemed to think of something and his eyes widened.
Over the past few days, Boromir has repeatedly persuaded himself that he should go to Gondor.
But Aragorn clearly knew why Boromir wanted to take the Gondor route.
Because at the meeting in Rivendell, he had seen with his own eyes Boromir's crazy obsession with fighting for the Lord of the Rings.
Think again of Boromir's hysteria last night.
I just arrived in Gondor today and I am about to leave Gondor.
If Boromir wants to take away the Ring, he only has this afternoon.
I quickly thought of this.
Aragorn immediately shouted to everyone in a deep voice: "Everyone, we are going to find Frodo and Boromir right away!"
"Look for them separately!"
"Until I find it!"
Seeing Aragorn's serious look, no one dared to delay, and immediately rushed into the forest.
at the same time.
A little further from the river, there is a pine forest full of yellow and fallen leaves.
As Aragorn suspected, Boromir entangled Frodo, who originally just wanted to relax.
"There are other ways, we can take Gondor, Frodo."
"What you said seems to make sense, but I was warned."
Frodo watched Boromir finish speaking coldly, then turned and left.
"Wait, warning!"
"What warning?"
Boromir immediately followed up, looked at Frodo and said solemnly: "Do you know what will happen if you fail to take that path and the Lord of the Rings is taken back by Sauron?"
"The whole world will be destroyed together, all because of your mistakes and responsibility!"
"Let's go to Gondor, Frodo..."
"You will feel the hospitality of the people of Gondor!"
"No, there is no second way!"
Frodo looked at Boromir and said coldly.
Looking at Frodo who was unable to get in, Boromir's expression suddenly changed, he threw down the firewood he had picked up to cover up, looked at Frodo and said coldly: "I need to defend the power that protects my people! "
"Lend me the Ring!"
Boromir stretched out his hand and stepped forward slowly. Frodo immediately stepped back.
"Why are you retreating?"
"I'm not a robber!"
"You've lost your mind."
Frodo shook his head and said, stepping back quickly, then turned around and walked away.
Looking at Frodo who turned to leave, Boromir's eyes suddenly turned red as if they were bloodshot. He couldn't help but said, "You idiot!"
"You got it by luck, it should be mine, give it to me!"
Boromir roared and rushed forward with red eyes.
Looking at the crazy Boromir behind him, Frodo immediately ran away.
But the distance between the two was not far. At such a distance, how could Frodo outrun Boromir? He was caught up by him in just a few steps.
"Give it to me, the Ring belongs to me!"
Boromir frantically threw Frodo to the ground, roaring as Frodo reached into his pockets and groped quickly.
Seeing Boromir with a crazy and ferocious look in front of him, Frodo had no choice but to immediately reach into his clothes around his neck, grab the ring of the Supreme Magic Ring hanging on the chain, and immediately bring it up.
The next second.
Frodo's figure immediately disappeared before Boromir's eyes.
Boromir's eyes widened immediately and he froze.
Taking this opportunity, Frodo immediately struggled to get up from Boromir's control and gave him a kick.
The confused Boromir was accidentally kicked to the ground.
When he got up again, he immediately opened his eyes and looked around, but Frodo was nowhere to be seen around him.
"I see!"
Boromir, with his red eyes wide open, looked around with a crazy face and murmured: "You will give the Ring to Sauron!"
"You want to betray us, you want to kill us!"
"You traitor..."
Boromir yelled wildly.
Suddenly, the slope beneath his feet became unstable, and Boromir fell to the ground.
His head hit the slightly dry ground hard.
Boromir struggled to his feet.
Then, he seemed to remember something and froze.
"Frodo..."
"No, my God, what have I done?"
"Frodo..."
Boromir, who woke up instantly, quickly turned over and stood up. The red bloodshot eyes quickly dissipated, and endless pain and regret immediately surged into Boromir's heart.
"What have I done?"
"Damn damn damn!!!"
"Frodo..."
"Frodo I'm sorry..."
"Frodo..."
Boromir's wails of agony echoed through the pine forest.
at the same time.
Another one in a nearby forest.
"Bang bang bang bang..."
The footsteps were chaotic and booming.
A tall orc army with ugly and ferocious faces, fully armed with black armor and with white palm marks on the chests of the armor, was running hard under the winter noon sun.
...
"Huhu..."
There was a blur of wind rushing past my ears.
Everything around him is black and white.
"Frodo..."
The shouts behind him became more and more distant.
Frodo ran wildly in the black and white world with great fear.
I don’t know how long I ran.
Finally, when Frodo found a place to hide.
Suddenly, the scene in front of him changed suddenly.
A tall black tower immediately appeared in front of him.
At the same time, a huge, terrifying, familiar eye burning with flames appeared in front of him again.
"I saw you..."
"You can't escape..."
It seemed like the most evil and terrifying voice in the world came from the burning eyes.
Frodo's eyes widened, and he took off the One Ring from his finger in horror.
A moment.
The sun is shining brightly, surrounded by green trees and mountains.
"Huhu..."
"Huhu..."
Frodo gasped, his eyes frightened.
"Frodo..."
"Frodo..."
Calls kept coming from the forest.
Frodo turned away at once.
At this time.
"Frodo..."
A familiar voice sounded.
Aragorn looked at the pale and nervous Frodo and said quickly: "Are you okay?"
"The Ring bewitched Boromir!"
Frodo's first words shocked Aragorn.
"Is the Ring okay?"
Aragorn looked anxious and stepped forward immediately.
Frodo, who had just been frightened by Boromir's madness, couldn't help but step back.
Aragorn looked stunned, immediately realized something, and stopped immediately.
"Don't worry, I swear I will protect you..."
"I will follow you until the end of Modo's volcano..."
Aragorn tried to calm the frightened Frodo.
But Frodo suddenly said: "I'm leaving."
"Take care of them, especially Sam, he won't understand."
Frodo spoke softly. Aragorn looked slightly stunned at Frodo's words and was about to ask.
He suddenly saw the elven dagger on Frodo's waist suddenly emitting a light blue light.
There is only one such omen: the orcs are coming!
Aragorn, whose expression suddenly changed, immediately stood up and pulled out the sword from his waist.
Looking at Aragorn's eyes, Frodo discovered that the elven dagger given to him by Bilbo at his waist was glowing.
"Let's go, go quickly!"
Aragorn kept walking out, shouting at Frodo.
"Let's go!"
Soon, Frodo's expression changed drastically and he immediately turned around and ran away.
Aragorn then turned around and strode forward with his sword in hand.
In the vast forest ahead, a large group of orcs were running towards us quickly, densely packed.
"Frodo..."
"Frodo..."
In another forest, the voices of Merry and Pippin continued to echo.
at this time.
The sound of chaotic footsteps suddenly came from deep in the forest.
The expressions of the two hobbits changed slightly, and they immediately looked forward.
Then, he saw half-orcs, covered in darkness and all over the mountains and plains, striding toward him.
"dwarf!"
"Get those two dwarves!"
A hoarse roar came from behind the orc army.
An army of powerful orcs with white palm marks immediately rushed towards the two hobbits as if they had been beaten to blood.
"Run, run!"
Meripipin, whose expression suddenly changed drastically, only then realized what he was doing, and immediately turned around and ran away from behind.
"Hurry up!"
The two short and nimble people quickly shuttled through the dense thorn bushes.
But there were too many orcs coming.
All over the mountains and plains, densely packed and black, the Orc army was frantically besieging them from all directions.
The two hobbits only fled for a short distance before being unable to leave again, because a large number of orcs rushed out on the road they came from.
"what to do?"
"what should we do?"
The two hobbits looked anxious.
"Fight them!"
Merry pulled out the dagger from his waist, and Pippin had no choice but to do the same.
"Roar..."
"Get the dwarf!"
The terrifying roars were getting closer and closer, looking at the orcs rushing in from all directions.
The two hobbits looked almost desperate.
"Woo..."
"Woo..."
At this time, a low howl suddenly sounded in the forest.
Merry and Pippin immediately looked up and saw in the direction behind them, Boromir holding a horn in one hand and a sword in the other, fighting his way out of an intersection.
"Come here quickly!"
Boromir shouted at the two hobbits.
Meripipin and Meripipin both looked overjoyed and immediately ran towards Boromir.
"Woo...Woo..."
The trumpets continued to sound.
As the two hobbits approached Boromir.
All the orcs in the forest immediately rushed towards Boromir.
"quick!"
Boromir yelled.
Finally, Merry and Pippin rushed to Boromir's side.
Boromir fought and retreated.
It's just that there weren't many strong orcs just now, and Boromir could still hold on.
Now all the orcs in the entire forest rushed over.
Boromir could not get rid of the growing number of orcs.
"Bang bang..."
Merry and Pippin were also throwing stones at the pursuing orcs.
Just when all the strong orcs in this forest rushed forward.
An orc with an exceptionally tall and strong body, an ugly and ferocious face, not only the chest armor was marked with white palm marks, but also the white palm marks on his face, strode forward with a long bow and arrows in his hand.
Looking at the humans fighting in the distance, the tall orc slowly raised the long bow in his hand.
...
The Great River Anduin.
On a river with rapid water flow.
A delicate ferry moved quickly forward.
When you turn around a water crossing.
Two extremely tall and majestic giant statues immediately appeared in the sight of the two people on the ferry.
"The Colossus of Argonath."
"The emblem of the King of Gondor..."
At the bow of the ferry, an old man wearing a dark green elf cloak and a head full of pure white flowing hair looked up and sighed.
"So we are very close to Lalos Falls?"
The tall and strong human man sitting at the stern of the boat and rowing the ferry said immediately.
"Yes, very close."
After hearing the other party talk about business, the white-haired old man nodded and looked forward with worried and complicated eyes.
These two are naturally Morgan and Gandalf who set off from Lothlorien a few days ago.
Lady Galadriel was delayed for nearly two days preparing the robe and staff for Gandalf, who was promoted to a white robe wizard.
After leaving Lothlorien.
Because time is urgent.
At Morgan's suggestion, he and Gandalf traveled almost day and night without rest, floating down the great river Anduin.
I don’t know if I can catch up with the expedition team.
Fortunately, the two of them were now very close to the end of their journey to the Anduin River: Lalos Falls.
