"Woooo..."
Cold wind whimpered.
On the cold plains of Rohan.
Under the dark sky.
The four figures ran quickly without stopping.
"Huhu..."
The dwarf Gimli gasped.
From the beginning and Aragorn separated.
He followed the four Morgan, Gandalf and Legolas who have been running around day and night until now.
Drink water when you're thirsty, and eat that damn elven marching bread when you're hungry.
He has never rested once or closed his eyes even once.
He had also forgotten how long he had been running with the three guys in front of him.
"call..."
"call..."
His chest was like the giant smelting bellows in the forge of Erebor, breathing out extremely heavy heat.
Gimli felt that he couldn't stand it anymore. If he couldn't rest and kept running, he felt that he would be killed before he could catch up with the more damned orcs.
"Hey...wait a minute..."
Finally, Gimli shouted forward.
Hearing the voice behind him, Morgan turned around while running.
"I said, can we take a break?"
Gimli gasped and spoke.
"Are you thirsty again?"
Morgan asked confused.
"No... I just think we have been running for so long, so we should take a break, right?"
Jinli said hesitantly.
He could never say it openly: "I'm exhausted, I want to rest!"
"No, didn't you hear what Legolas said?"
"Those orcs are just ahead, we will catch up with them soon."
"Are you dying, Gimli?"
Morgan didn't see what Gimli was thinking and immediately provoked him.
"..."
"Of course not, I'm just not good at long-distance running..."
"You know Morgan, we dwarves are all born sprinters..."
"If the distance is shorter, you will definitely not be able to outrun me..."
Gimli muttered and ran forward quickly.
Just at the corner in front, Gimli, who was thinking about rest and running fast, turned and didn't have time to react. He immediately bumped into Morgan who suddenly squatted in front of him, and immediately rolled forward.
Gandalf further ahead immediately held down Gimli who fell to the ground and quickly said: "Hush!"
Just as Gimli was about to speak out, he heard Morgan behind him carefully step forward and whisper quickly: "Look ahead."
Gimli immediately looked up and saw a large group of dark orcs resting in the dim wilderness ahead, with several small bonfires burning around them.
The cold wind brought the quarreling sounds of the orcs and the stench of their bodies.
"Are they arguing?"
Listening to the sound brought by the wind and looking at the orcs gathered in front of him, Gimli couldn't help but ask.
"It's okay to argue. It would be interesting if we started fighting."
"Have you seen Merry and Pippin?"
Morgan frowned slightly and looked at the orc in front of him and said.
"Didn't you see...should we get closer?"
Legolas asked, looking back at his three companions.
"No need, I don't think those orcs will leave for a while."
Morgan retracted his gaze, looked at the three of them and said, "Let's seize the time to fill our stomachs, and then rush forward directly."
"That's what I think!" Jinli nodded immediately.
"That's it."
Gandalf also nodded.
Indeed, with the strength of the four of them, there is really no need for other methods to deal with such a group of orcs, just kill them directly.
"Then what shall we eat?"
Gimli asked with some anticipation.
"Of course I'm eating bread. Is it possible that you also want some soup?"
Morgan said in surprise. As he spoke, a pack of Elf Traveling Bread "Lambas" appeared in his hand.
at the same time.
A little further ahead.
Next to Fangorn Forest, in the temporary resting place of orcs and strong orcs.
Just as Gimli had guessed.
The orcs from Mordor and the orcs from Moria were indeed quarreling.
“We’ve been eating maggot-infested bread for so long, what’s wrong with some meat?”
"I see they are so fresh, they must taste good."
The short orc leader looked at the strong orc leader standing in front of him and said unhappily. He waved his hand as he spoke, and the orcs who had been waiting beside him immediately rushed forward and were about to catch Pippin and Merry.
The orc man strode forward, grabbed the orc's neck and said harshly: "Get away, you trash!"
"Saruman wants these two, he must keep them intact!"
The little leader of the strong orcs looked at the half-orcs in front of him and spoke coldly.
The little half-orc leader didn't dare to fight with the opponent and was silent for a while.
At this moment, a half-orc touched Merry and Pippin, who was dazed with hunger, looked at Pippin with saliva and said, "I only need one bite, one bite is all."
As he spoke, he raised his weapon and slashed at Pippin's legs, whose hands were tied.
The two little hobbits were frightened by this and immediately stepped back and fell to the ground.
The moment the greedy orc pounced on him.
The young leader of the strong orcs strode over, slashed down the long sword in his hand, and an ugly bloody head immediately flew up, watching the headless corpse fall.
All the orcs and half-orcs were shocked.
The young leader of the strong orcs said with a ferocious smile: "Okay, now we have meat to eat..."
As soon as the words fell, a group of orcs and strong orcs reacted immediately, screaming strangely and rushing towards the corpse of their fellow orcs who had their heads cut off.
"Go away, this piece is mine..."
"I'll take one bite, I'll take one bite..."
"Don't rob you idiot..."
"Mine, this piece of meat is mine..."
A large group of orcs fought to tear into the corpses of their companions.
Merry and Pippin had never seen such a scene before. They struggled to crawl away to avoid the bloody and terrifying scene.
at this time.
"Bang bang bang bang..."
Suddenly, a rapid sound of horse hooves suddenly came from a distance.
Soon, the maker of the hoofbeats, a cavalry unit, appeared within the scope of the surrounding firelight.
"It's a human cavalry!"
The moment they saw the cavalry appear, all the orcs immediately panicked.
Hobbit Merry looked at this scene, and his eyes immediately lit up. He immediately turned to his friend Pippin and said urgently: "Shall we go?"
"Where to go?"
"Where else to go, of course, to the forest."
"Now is our only chance to escape."
"Walk!"
Faced with the appearance of human cavalry, the half-orc crowd had become panicked.
Merry and Pippin were lying on the ground, struggling to move toward the Fangorn Forest ahead with their tied hands.
At this time.
A little further downwind from the orcs.
Morgan and Gandalf Legolas were alerted the moment they heard the sound of horse hooves ahead.
After seeing warriors on horseback, they began to charge towards the orcs.
The four of them couldn't stay any longer.
"Must be the steeds of Rohan!"
"It's now!"
"Let's go!"
When such a perfect opportunity appeared, the four Morgans did not hesitate at all. They immediately stuffed the elf bread Lambas directly into their mouths, then stood up and rushed towards the chaotic battlefield ahead.
"Bang bang bang bang..."
The human cavalry quickly rushed into the orc crowd, brandishing their weapons.
When cavalry confronts infantry, it is simply a crushing existence.
Especially the latter targets Orcs who have just stopped to rest after being tired from running wildly.
The result is completely conceivable. This sudden group of human cavalry rushed into the orcs and massacred the panicked orcs like cutting wheat.
When four men, Morgan Gandalf and Legolas Kingli, armed with long swords, rushed into the battlefield.
The originally large group of half-orcs had almost been slaughtered.
Seeing the orcs hurriedly running towards him, Morgan accelerated forward, and the orcs in front of him were split in half with a sword.
Behind the orcs, a cavalryman who was following closely tightened the reins immediately when he saw Morgan suddenly appearing to kill the orcs. The horse screamed and kicked its hooves in front of Morgan and stopped suddenly, almost losing the horse on its back. The cavalryman dismounted.
"who are you?"
On horseback, the cavalry, all covered in armor, pointed at Morgan in front of the horse with a long sword and asked aloud.
At this time, Legolas, who had already knocked down two orcs with arrows one after another, came closer. Gandalf and Gimli, who were slightly behind, also caught up at this time.
As Morgan's four-man squad gathered together.
On the battlefield, the cavalry who quickly slaughtered the orcs quickly gathered around the four-man team.
The atmosphere suddenly became tense.
"Are you, Gandalf?"
"Gandalf the Grey?"
Standing in front of Morgan, the knight on horseback suddenly looked at Gandalf, who had white hair and wore a blue elf robe and cloak, and asked uncertainly.
"it's me..."
Gandalf signaled the three companions beside him not to be impulsive, and then looked at the speaking cavalry with a smile: "I wonder who you are?"
At this time, the speaking cavalry turned over and dismounted, took off the tight helmet on his head, looked at Gandalf and said: "It's me, Éomer."
Gandalf had been to the Kingdom of Rohan more than once before. When he saw the other person taking off his helmet, he immediately recognized the person in front of him: "It turns out to be Marshal Éomer."
Gandalf had friends all over the world. Seeing that the two of them knew each other, the tense atmosphere around them suddenly relaxed.
The two chatted briefly.
Gandalf introduced both parties.
"He is Éomer, the cavalry marshal of the Kingdom of Rohan."
"This is the dragon-slaying warrior Morgan."
"This is Legolas of Mirkwood."
"This is Gimli, son of Groim of the Kingdom of Erebor..."
After some introduction, the two parties finally got to know each other briefly.
Éomer asked Gandalf: "Why are you here so late?"
The words fell.
Morgan's four-person team immediately thought of the two little hobbits captured by the orcs.
"No, Merry and Pippin..."
"Give, give in, give in..."
"Look quickly..."
Morgan and Legolas Kingli immediately ran to the battlefield aside.
Here, Gandalf and Éomer were still chatting.
"We are looking for two hobbits who were taken away by orcs."
"By the way, how is King Théoden doing lately?"
Gandalf looked away from his companions and looked at Éomer in front of him and asked.
"Théoden can no longer distinguish between friend and foe..."
Hearing Gandalf mention Théoden, Éomer shook his head and sighed: "Even blood relatives are no exception."
"Grima and Saruman have poisoned the king's mind, turning him into an intelligent and manipulative puppet."
"I and these warriors of mine are loyal to Rohan..."
"But because of this, we were expelled from Rohan..."
Having said this, Éomer looked angry, but helpless.
"If only he had listened to your advice, Gandalf."
Remembering that when Gandalf came to Rohan earlier to warn King Théoden of Saruman's conspiracy, King Théoden drove Gandalf away at Grima's suggestion, Éomer felt regretful. He spoke.
"I have heard about King Théoden."
"This time, we are here not only to find partners, but also to prepare for a trip to the Golden Palace of Rohan."
"Perhaps, Éomer, you can come with us to Edoras and wait until we meet Queen Théoden before making any plans?"
When Gandalf finished speaking, Éomer immediately fell silent.
On the other side, on the battlefield.
Morgan and Legolas Gimli rummaged through the orc corpses on the makeshift battlefield, but could not see Merry and Pippin, the two hobbits.
Morgan recalled the memory plot in his mind, and then carefully observed the battlefield.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for him to see abnormal movement marks and several broken ropes on the dry sandy ground at the edge of the battlefield.
"Gandalf..."
Morgan looked at the extremely lush dark forest in front of him, and after telling Legolas Gimli his guess, he turned and shouted to Gandalf, who was still talking to Éomer.
Gandalf quickly came over, and after hearing what Morgan said, he took the broken rope and looked at the huge forest aside with a deep look.
"Fangorn Forest..."
Legolas looked at the extremely dense forest in front of him and spoke in a deep voice.
"Did they enter Fangorn Forest?"
Jin Li also looked at the forest in front of him with an unprecedented serious expression: "Are they crazy?"
[Fangorn Forest: The oldest forest in Middle-earth, there are too many weird legends. In these legends, almost all those who enter never return. 】
Ten minutes later.
Gandalf walked in front, followed by Morgan and Legolas Kingli, and stepped into the ancient and strange forest in front of them.
after one day.
The four-person team stepped out of Fangorn Forest and headed straight for Edoras, the capital of Rohan.
Three days later.
A huge city built on huge hills appeared in front of the four-person team.
But this time the four-man team came with Rohan's hussar Marshal Éomer and the warriors he led.
"That is Edoras, where the golden palace of Meduseld is located, where the kings of Rohan live."
"The King of Rohan, Théoden, lives in the Golden Palace now, but he is already unconscious at this time."
Gandalf looked at the huge city in the distance and introduced Morgan's three companions beside him.
At this time, Éomer rode forward, looked at the city in the distance and said in a deep voice: "I am most worried about Théogede now. When I left, he was seriously injured."
"The king is unconscious and Grima is here. I don't know if he has been properly treated."
Éomer looked worried and looked at the team of four: "Gandalf, Morgan, I can only send you here."
"Waiting for our good news."
Morgan replied to Éomer.
In the past few days, the two have become friends.
Éomer respected Morgan's "great name."
Morgan had a good impression of the Marshal of Rohan who endured humiliation.
They are both human beings, so they can talk to each other easily, and the two naturally became friends.
"I'm waiting for your news..."
After Éomer quickly told everyone about the situation in the Kingdom of Rohan, he quickly rode away with the warriors behind him.
The team of four, led by Gandalf, rode quickly toward the gate of the Royal City of Rohan.
