bookbashuk Chapter 396 The Wizard Army
Chapter 396 The Wizard Army
Chapter 396 The Wizard Army
As he spoke, Elrond approached Smaug, examined the wound closely, and then looked at the conspicuous black spear lying on the ground.
He frowned as he sensed the dark aura emanating from the spear.
He then said to Dui, "Could you give me some leaves from the Holy White Tree?"
Without a word, Dui waved to the tall, white tree in the garden. A gentle breeze swept across the tree, lifting a dozen leaves that were emerald green on the front and silvery white on the back, and presented them to Elrond.
Elrond took the leaf, rubbed it in his palm, and chanted elven incantations as the air ring between his fingers shimmered.
He applied the rubbed leaves to the wound, which emitted a holy light, while wisps of ominous and evil black energy seeped out from the wound.
Smaug's previously pained expression eased considerably, and the dark power that had been constantly eroding his body was gradually purified.
After a long while, Elrond finally let out a breath, released his hand from the wound, and said to Dui, "Alright, the dark power within him has been dispelled. Now, apply some potion to his wound, and it will heal. However, his life force has been significantly eroded, and he has lost a lot of blood. He needs to rest for a while and cannot fight anymore."
Dui finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, but he didn't care about the issue of not being able to fight anymore.
"Thank you, Lord Elrond, this is much better!" Dui said gratefully.
The most devastating effect of Sauron's power on the body is not its physical impact, but rather its distortion of the mind and spirit.
While Dui's potions can heal the most severe wounds, they are not very effective against damage such as mental erosion.
Thanks to his father-in-law Elrond, the best physician in Middle-earth, he was able to treat this intractable mental injury.
This prevented Smaug from being further corrupted and becoming a puppet.
Then Dui took out a small crystal bottle containing his Phoenix Tears and poured it all over Smaug's wound without hesitation.
Under the healing power of the Phoenix Tears, the wound healed rapidly, eventually disappearing completely. The only thing that did not recover was the scale that had been shattered by the spear.
However, this is not a problem. Later, we can make scale-shaped defensive objects with mithril and embed them in the gaps. Their defensive power will be even better than the original dragon scales.
"Master, I'm healed!" Smaug said with delight, feeling the relief in his body and looking at the healed area on his chest.
He had thought he would be seriously injured and never recover, but he recovered so quickly, which made him very excited and happy.
Duy patted Smaug on the shoulder, a smile spreading across his face, and instructed, "Alright, Smaug, although your wounds have healed, you're still weak. From now on, you'll stay in the castle and guard it well. Don't let the enemy in and harm the students, understand?"
"Yes, Master!" Smaug nodded. "I will defend the castle well. If any enemies come, I will breathe fire and burn them to death!"
Having given Smaug his instructions, Duy did not stay there any longer.
Time was of the essence; Sauron and his army would arrive soon, and he had to be fully prepared.
He then raised his wand and unleashed a golden spell towards the sky.
The curse shot straight into the sky, exploding above the clouds and forming a huge, magnificent phoenix phantom that kept circling.
Soon, with a series of cracking sounds, figures appeared outside the castle in a phantom-like manner.
The number of wizards appearing is increasing. Apart from those from the Ministry of Magic, they are all wizards from various places living in the territory. They have been summoned and have all gathered outside the castle.
Once all the wizards who could come had arrived, the area outside the castle was densely packed with nearly ten thousand people.
This excludes wizards who are old, young, or unable to attend for any reason.
All the wizards looked at Dui, who was standing at the city gate, with fervent admiration.
"Witches and wizards! Hogwarts is facing its greatest crisis yet. The Dark Lord from Mordor, with his army, is about to besiege the city and destroy our home—" Dui's voice was not loud, but it reached everyone's ears.
"Now, I need you to raise your wands and use all the magic you know to protect your families, friends, and homes! Use every means to destroy the enemy and prevent them from destroying our homes and harming our loved ones—"
As Dui delivered his impassioned speech, all the wizards present were filled with boundless fighting spirit.
Dui enjoys extremely high prestige and faith among all the wizards in the territory, and is almost no different from a god.
Now, upon hearing that enemies are about to invade their homeland, even the arrival of the Demon King Sauron, even their omnipotent lord has no confidence in defeating them, and none of them have retreated. They are determined to fight to the death against the invading enemy.
"Go, my people, for our homes and our loved ones, use your magic wands to destroy all the invading enemies!"
At Dui's command, the wizards vanished in all their phantom forms and rushed directly to the battlefield.
In the blink of an eye, the nearly ten thousand people outside the castle had completely disappeared, leaving only Dui, Gandalf, Elrond, Galadriel, Glorfindel, the Fellowship of the Ring, and the professors.
Dui's impassioned speech just now not only ignited the wizards' fighting spirit but also made everyone present feel excited.
Elrond looked at Duir with admiration and praised the people around him, "Duir is an excellent leader. His people have great faith and respect in him. If he had the conviction to be king, he might have been able to build a glorious kingdom like Elandil in the past."
Gandalf, Galadriel, and Glorfindel, who were standing nearby, all showed expressions of agreement.
"Alright, it's time for us to get to the battlefield!" Dui said, turning to Gandalf and the others. "We can't keep Sauron waiting too long. Now that he's come to Eriador, let him stay here forever!"
Gandalf, Elrond, Galadriel, and Glorfindel all nodded in agreement.
Their biggest mission was to keep Sauron on the battlefield, preventing him from returning to Mordor and buying time for Frodo and the others.
Therefore, they are willing to pay any price to eliminate Sauron once and for all.
Inspired by Dui's words, Bilbo, Merry, Pippin, and Boromir of the Fellowship of the Ring also applied to join the battle.
However, Bilbo, Merry, and Pippin were all rejected by Dui and the others, who only agreed to let Boromir join the war.
After all, the weakest of the people they sent this time were wizards with wands, while hobbits of ordinary strength like Bilbo, Merry, and Pippin would probably be a burden if they went to the battlefield.
More importantly, they needed Bilbo to continue disguising himself as Frodo and remain in the castle to distract Sauron.
Subsequently, Dui and his group appeared on the plain northeast of Fengyun Peak using the door key.
Nearly ten thousand wizards have arrived here, led by the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic, and are keeping watchful of the dark clouds coming from the north, with a small river running from west to east as the boundary.
The dark clouds, as black as ink, surged and rolled like a dark curtain, spreading southward, obscuring the sky and creating a suffocating atmosphere.
It was as if something terrifying was hidden within, ready to devour everything.
The Aurors took the lead in using the river as a boundary and joined forces to create a protective barrier.
Seeing this, the other wizards also raised their wands, chanted spells, and infused the barrier with their own power.
With the combined spells of nearly ten thousand wizards, the magical barrier grew larger and stronger, rapidly expanding into a massive, radiant light curtain stretching for tens of kilometers and soaring into the sky.
It looks like a huge curtain of light standing between heaven and earth, very magnificent and grand, and can be seen even from a great distance.