Bilbo ran awkwardly in the darkness, his toes occasionally hitting the gravel on the ground, and heartbreaking pain poured into his heart.
But this was not as frightening as the shrill scream of Gulu behind him.
"Curse it! Curse it! Curse it!"
In the darkness, Gollum hissed and roared, "Curse Baggins! It's gone! What's in its pocket? Oh, we guessed it, we guessed it, my baby - he picked it up, yes, for sure He picked it up, it was my birthday gift!"
Yes, Bilbo already knew at this time that the ring he picked up was a magic ring. Because Bilbo cunningly defeated Gollum in our well-known riddle.
But Gulu also broke his promise and did not take him to the exit of the cave as promised. Instead, he wanted to kill him and eat him.
In panic, Bilbo's finger poked the ring in his pocket. As a result, the ring automatically slid onto his finger.
Then something surprising happened.
The terrifying creature ran past him, ignoring Bilbo.
From that moment on, Bilbo knew that the "unexpected" trophy he picked up had some incredible magic.
Bilbo followed Gollum while observing his own situation in a novel way.
At this time, he was in a strange state. The world seemed to be black and white in his eyes. The surrounding air, wind, and earth were incompatible with him, but they affected him.
He was like a shadow, traveling through the gaps in the world, and no one could see him.
Suddenly, Gollum sat down and began to cry. The sound was like whistling and giggling, which made people feel terrible.
Bilbo stopped and leaned his back against the cave wall. After a while, Gollum stopped crying and started talking, as if he was quarreling with himself.
——This is our guess, honey, just a guess. Only by finding that annoying thing and questioning it can we be sure. But it doesn’t know the purpose of this gift, right? It just puts it in the pocket. It's lost, this nasty guy. It doesn't know the way out.
"It's true what it said, but it could also be deceiving. If it knows the way in, it must know the way out, that's for sure. It went to the back door, yes, to the back door, that's it!"
——If it goes through the back door, the orcs will catch it. It can't get out that way, baby.
"Hiss, hiss, Gollum! Orcs! Yes, but if it gets our gift, our precious gift, then the Orcs will get it, Gollum! They will find it, they will find out what use it is. We are no longer safe, never safe, Gollum! Some Orc will put it on, and no one will see him. He will be invisible, even to our wise eyes, and he will run silently. Come and catch us, Gollum, Gollum!”
——Then let’s stop chatting, honey, and we have to act quickly. If Baggins goes in this direction, we must hurry over and take a look. Let's go! Not far away, hurry up!
So Gulu jumped up and immediately began to walk staggeringly with long strides.
Bilbo was still following him cautiously, but this time he was worried about not kicking the protrusion on the ground again and making a sound when he fell.
Soon they came to the place where Bilbo had noticed many forks in the road when he came down, and Gollum immediately began to count the forks.
"One on the left, yes; one on the right, yes. Two on the right, yes, yes. Two on the left, yes, yes." He kept talking like this.
Relying on Gollum's guidance, Bilbo surprisingly passed through the maze of Orc tunnels and came to the exit on the other side of the Misty Mountains.
But at this time, Gulu was sitting at the entrance with his back hunched over, his eyes shining coldly, his head between his knees, and he was glancing around vigilantly.
No one knows how nervous Bilbo was at that time.
He even thought about killing this terrible guy.
But it's not a fair fight. Not only was he invisible, but Gulu was also defenseless. If you think about it carefully, Gulu is in a miserable situation, alone, living in the dark underground.
Confused and eccentric.
At a certain moment, Bilbo seemed to see himself. Some kind of force warned him in the dark that although the magic ring had incredible power, the consequences of holding it for a long time would be like Gollum, becoming its slave completely.
So Bilbo Baggins let the poor monster go.
He jumped up, stepped on Gollum's face, jumped over his head, and ran towards the slightly lit exit.
As fast as the wind.
"No! Thief, thief, thief! Baggins! We hate it, we hate it, we will always hate it!" A blood-freezing scream came from behind, the scream was full of hatred and despair.
It's Guru.
Maybe he also understood at that moment that he had lost his baby forever. He screamed desperately, roared angrily, cried and fussed, but could not recover.
Because the ring has chosen a new owner, temporarily.
"I don't care what he thinks. Consider it Baggins' mercy. May he continue to live hopelessly, even if it may be a punishment."
Bilbo's heart almost leaped into his throat, feeling both the joy of escaping and the fear of being frightened by Gollum's shrill cry.
He was afraid that the movement would attract the attention of the orcs, and he felt that he might never be able to escape from this terrible cave.
But unexpectedly, he didn't find the guard until he ran to the exit.
It seemed that the orcs were frightened by some kind of force. There was no one in the entire dark tunnel.
"Maybe today is my lucky day."
Bilbo ran faster and faster, getting more excited as he ran.
The beam of light at the exit was like a kind of salvation and a ray of hope, making him always remember that in this dark cave, there was a terrible and pitiful creature living humblely.
"Praise to Vair?"
The hobbit screamed in his heart and ran into the beam of light, even though his eyes were almost in tears because of the long-lost sunshine.
"Destiny finally did not give up on poor Bilbo, he escaped!"
Beyond the wall, there is fresh air and bright sunshine; there is the sound of rustling pine trees and the whistling of wind blowing through rocks; it is hope.
Behind him, there is boundless darkness and a rotten atmosphere; there are terrible screams, filled with resentment and despair.
Bilbo couldn't help but fall to his knees and kiss the ground under his feet to celebrate his escape.
"Whoever says Bilbo Baggins is a coward again, let him experience the hobbit's experience and see who is the hero."
The little guy said excitedly and proudly.
Completely forgetting that he was still wearing his magic ring at the moment.
but.
"Bilbo Baggins, I don't know if you are a hero, but you really surprised me." Bilbo was so excited that he didn't notice what was behind him at all. As a result, a gentle voice sounded and he grabbed him with one hand.
Bilbo was shocked.
Just as he was about to resist, he suddenly remembered the owner of the voice. So he turned around in surprise: Turka!
The visitor blinked his golden vertical pupils and smiled.
But who is the Silver King?
Let's go back in time a little bit.
Because of the protection of the dragonborn and the wizard, the adventure team passed through one dark tunnel after another without any danger. Finally, after running for an unknown amount of time, everyone successfully found the exit and escaped.
At this time, the orc behind him had long disappeared.
As Turka said, it's okay for these cowardly guys to shoot arrows secretly, but if they really jump in front of him, I'm afraid they won't have the courage.
So when the adventure team escaped into the narrow tunnel, the orcs' pursuit actually stopped.
They chattered and groaned, and began to discuss choosing a new king.
As for the original king.
Hopefully his head wasn't completely mangled when he fell.
The exit is on the other side of the Misty Mountains.
When everyone escaped from the dark underground city in panic, the wizard stopped.
He said: "Now we can escape, but the poor hobbit is in prison! If possible, I think we'd better line up a few warriors to wait here, maybe we can see him regain his freedom."
As he said this, the wizard kept his eyes on Turka.
"I'll wait here." He said, "Everyone is frightened and tired. Maybe you can find a place to take a good rest and hunt something to fill your stomach."
Dragonborn didn't say it was okay, but everyone's stomachs rumbled when he said it. Because it was already broad daylight at that time, the dwarves could not even tell whether they had stayed in the cave for a night or a day and a night.
I just feel tired and hungry and just want to rest.
Thorin discussed with his cousins and decided to find a place to rest in the forest at the foot of the mountain and see if they could hunt some prey to fill their five internal organs temple.
So, the team was divided into two groups.
The wizard led the dwarves down the mountain, while Turka stayed at the exit, waiting for the hobbits who might still be alive. The dwarves actually had little hope for this. In their opinion, the hobbits were gone when they left their sight. It is already doomed that death is not far away.
After all, it is almost everyone’s consensus that Master Baggins is more powerful with his mouth than with his hands. I don't think he would survive in that environment.
The reason why I agreed was just for the sake of the Silver King and the Wizard.
"We only have to wait one day."
Thorin said this: "After sunrise the next day, whether he is alive or dead, we will not wait any longer! Turin Day is coming, and we have no time to waste here!"
Hence the above scene.
Originally, Turka was very surprised that he could actually see Bilbo wearing the One Ring - he ran too fast and was too excited to notice the Dragonborn standing behind him.
"You can see me!"
At this time, Bilbo remembered that he was wearing a magic ring, but the Silver King could actually accurately capture his position.
"I'm surprised too."
Turka looked at the hobbit, who was like a shadow, between reality and shadow, and his eyes involuntarily fell on the ordinary gold ring on his finger.
I don't know if it was an illusion, but Dragonborn always felt it flicker.
Then Bilbo automatically revealed his true form.
