bookbashuk Chapter 408 Entering the Volcano
Chapter 408 Entering the Volcano
Chapter 408 Entering the Volcano
The Orcs were created by Saruman through the crossbreeding of Orcs and humans, overcoming the common Orcs' weakness of being afraid of sunlight, and were larger and more powerful in combat.
Therefore, the Orcs looked down on the Orcs, considering them inferior and defective products.
The Orks, on the other hand, believed that they were created by Morgoth, the ancient Lord of Darkness, and that they had followed Sauron, the Dark Lord, for a longer period and were more numerous.
Therefore, they were very dissatisfied with the powerful orcs who were above them.
The two sides had been frequently clashing before, and now, with Aragorn and his two companions secretly instigating them, they were fighting each other in a frenzy.
The conflict between the Orcs and the Orks escalated, resulting in the killing of many people on both sides. In particular, the Orc leader and the Ork leader were killed by Aragorn and his men who were mixed in with them, which triggered an even bigger conflict.
The powerful orcs and orcs surrounding Mount Doom almost all clashed, causing chaos.
Both sides brandished their weapons, roaring and tearing at each other.
Such a huge commotion attracted the attention of almost everyone in Mordor, including the Eye of Sauron on the Tower of Baradur.
Frodo and Sam were hiding quietly behind a pile of rocks, wearing invisibility cloaks, watching the orcs and hordes fighting each other not far away. At this moment, the original blockade had quietly collapsed.
"Let's go!" Frodo made a quick decision, seizing the opportunity, and together with Sam, they hid under the invisibility cloak, bypassed the fighting Orcs and Orcs, and carefully climbed up the mountain.
Having successfully crossed the blockade, the two continued climbing, taking secluded, unmarked paths to avoid being spotted by patrols.
Perhaps it was luck, but the two of them escaped unscathed and did not encounter any patrols along the way.
When they nearly collided with a giant wolf, Frodo and Sam were so frightened that their hearts almost stopped. They immediately held their breath and dared not move.
The demon wolf was even larger than a dire wolf, its eyes gleaming with an evil light, and its body shrouded in darkness.
A look of doubt flickered in the wolf's eyes. It twitched its nose and sniffed the air around it.
Frodo and Sam turned pale, thinking they were about to be discovered.
Fortunately, the wind changed direction the next second, bringing with it the pungent smell of sulfur from a nearby lava river.
The smell made the wolf feel uneasy, and it abandoned its doubts, leaping away in a few steps to run into the distance.
Frodo and Sam finally breathed a deep sigh of relief, their stiff bodies softening, followed by a wave of soreness and weakness.
The two then became even more cautious, not daring to utter a single word, holding hands the entire time, and slowly climbing up the mountain while hiding under their invisibility cloaks.
Along the way, the two evaded the patrols of giant spiders and dire wolves, and had to be constantly wary of the giant bats, ravens, and fallen flying beasts that occasionally flew overhead.
They even narrowly escaped the gaze of Sauron's Eye by hiding in a crevice in the mountainside when it swept across the area.
It can be said that every step was fraught with danger, and one had to be vigilant at all times, with mental pressure constantly at a high level.
However, it's unclear whether it's due to the effects of the Fuling medicine.
To their surprise, the two discovered that the crevice in the mountain they had hidden in was a channel through which lava flowed. However, perhaps due to changes in the mountain's structure, the channel no longer carried lava, thus becoming a natural tunnel leading into the interior of the mountain.
The crevice was narrow at the outside, only wide enough for small people like Frodo and Sam to crawl through on their stomachs. But as they went further in, the cave space widened, becoming large enough for them to stand up and walk side by side.
Frodo and Sam didn't know where this lava tunnel would eventually lead, but it was much safer here than the risk of running into enemies outside.
Because the tunnel was dark, Frodo took out the Star Bottle and used the light of Eyarndir from the bottle to illuminate the cave. Then the two supported each other as they walked deeper into the cave.
The lava tunnel was not a smooth ride; at times it was very wide, enough to accommodate hundreds or thousands of people, and at other times it was very narrow, so narrow that even the short-statured Frodo and Sam could barely squeeze through.
There were even tunnels that were almost vertical, and the two of them had to exert tremendous effort, using their sharp daggers and spears to stab into the stone walls, before finally managing to get through that section of the tunnel, completely exhausted.
But then they encountered another fork in the road, each branch leading to a different, unknown direction. If they were to take the wrong path, they might end up going in the opposite direction and all their previous efforts would be in vain.
Fortunately, with the help of the Felix Felicis, Frodo was able to continue forward with Sam, guided by his senses.
They didn't know if they were on the right path, but they had no choice but to grit their teeth and continue.
When they entered the tunnel, they were halfway up the mountain. Now, walking inside the tunnel, they couldn't tell which way was which, but they felt that they were still going uphill, which gave Frodo and Sam a glimmer of hope.
Frodo and Sam were walking through the lava tunnels inside the mountain, while Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli were creating chaos and conflict at the foot of Mount Doom to draw everyone's attention and buy Frodo and his companions an opportunity and time.
They were unaware of Frodo and his companions' situation and could only pray silently that their prayers would be answered.
The conflict between the Orcs and the Ringwraiths has been forcefully suppressed by the Ringwraiths.
Moreover, Aragorn and his two companions, disguised and mixed among the Orcs, were also discovered by the Ringwraiths.
Although compound decoctions can change one's appearance and deceive most people's eyes, and even magic cannot undo the transformation, they cannot change the essence of the soul.
Just like when Bilbo put on the One Ring and became invisible, he saw elves shining brightly, orcs and other dark races as shadows, while humans remained in their original forms.
Ringwraiths, as creatures of the underworld, also possess this kind of vision.
Therefore, Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli, hidden among the Orcs, stood out conspicuously among the shadows.
Legolas, especially as an elf, radiated a holy light in the eyes of the Ringwraiths, like a ray of starlight in the night.
"Grab them!" The Ringwraith riding on the back of a fallen flying beast in the sky emitted a piercing and chilling voice, locking onto Aragorn and his two companions below.
Seeing that their disguise had been seen through by the Ringwraiths, Aragorn and his companions stopped hiding.
Aragorn flicked his wand and unleashed a Thunder Explosion spell, blasting away all the Orcs and Beastmen around him.
Legolas swiftly drew his magical longbow from his pocket and aimed it directly at the Ringwraiths in the sky, firing a series of light arrows in quick succession.
The arrow of light was blocked by the Ringwraiths, causing a violent explosion. Although it failed to harm the Ringwraiths, Legolas's initial target was not the Ringwraiths, but the fallen flying beasts beneath them.
After several arrows of light, the fallen flying beasts in the sky let out a few painful screams and then plummeted to the ground. The dwarf Gimli did not possess the magical abilities of the two, but he still wielded his long axe and roared as he charged towards the nearby enemies.
Such a commotion instantly drew the attention of the Soren Eye atop the Baladur Tower.
The Eye of Morpheus stared intently at Aragorn and his companions, filled with shock, rage, and murderous intent, conveying the order to capture them at all costs.
Commanded by Sauron's will, the Ringwraiths, wolves, vampires, trolls, orcs, and others all charged madly toward the three.
Sauron's Eye, upon discovering that the One Ring was not on the three, frantically searched Mount Doom, trying to find Frodo and the others.
Countless giant bats, ravens, vampires, and other creatures blotted out the sky, searching the skies above Mount Doom. On the ground, tens of thousands of giant spiders, wargs, and wolf-like creatures searched every inch of land, determined to find Frodo and the One Ring.
Sauron himself in Eliador received the news at the same time and instantly went into a final frenzy.
"You want to destroy the One Ring? Don't even think about it!" Sauron's eyes blazed with a furious, manic red light, and the dark power emanating from his body became exceptionally violent. "Even if it costs me this body and my power, I will not let your scheme succeed!"
A terrifying aura of destruction emanated from Sauron, causing the sky and earth to change color, and magma to gush forth from the ground, causing the earth to tremble continuously.
Gandalf's expression changed drastically: "Oh no! He's going to self-destruct!"