bookbashuk Chapter 253 The Enemy's Arrival in Eisengard
Chapter 253 The Enemy's Arrival in Eisengard
Chapter 253 The Enemy's Arrival in Eisengard
Upon seeing the dragon appear, everyone was terrified. The horses were so frightened that they either collapsed or scattered and fled. Brog, the leader of the Black Barbarians, also showed a look of fear. He had never seen such a huge dragon before. Even Smaug, the dragon he had seen before, could not compare to this dragon.
Just as everyone looked terrified and desperate, the black dragon didn't even glance at them, but flew straight over them, carrying the wind and snow westward.
But before they could even feel lucky to have escaped with their lives, they saw dozens of sub-dragons, each tens of meters long, following closely behind the giant dragon.
Although these dragons and wyverns did not attack them, they cast a psychological shadow over everyone present.
King Sengir was still shaken. He looked in the direction the dragon had flown and a bad feeling rose within him.
"Where did those dragons fly to? Is it Eisengard?" he asked Brog, the leader of the Black Barbarians beside him.
Brog also had a bad feeling and looked worried.
Those dragons and wyverns clearly came from Mordor, and their target was Aisengard, so they probably didn't come with good intentions.
The leading black dragon is several times larger than Smaug, and there are also faint human figures on the backs of these dragons. I wonder if the lord can fight against them.
With this in mind, Brog immediately ordered the Black Barbarian warriors to assemble.
King Sengir of Rohan, observing Brog's actions, guessed his thoughts and exclaimed in surprise, "Chief Brog, are you preparing to return to provide support?"
Brog nodded: "Lord Duir and Eisengard are in danger, and as their subjects, we have a natural duty to go to their aid!"
"But didn't you see that group of dragons just now? The leading dragon was at least a thousand meters long! Going back would be suicide!"
King Senger cautioned that he did not want these Black Barbarians, who had just aided them, to die like this. Brog did not deny it, but his expression remained firm.
"Since we have sworn allegiance to Lord Duir, we cannot stand idly by and watch him be in danger! Alright, Your Majesty, the task of pursuing the routed Mordor army is entrusted to you. We must now return to defend our lord!"
He then ordered all the Dark Barbarian warriors to enter the chest and return to Eisengard as quickly as possible.
Seeing the Black Barbarian warriors about to leave, Fokri, the king's cousin and also the third marshal of the Rohan cavalry, hurriedly asked King Sengir, "Your Majesty, they are leaving, what should we do?"
King Sengir pondered for a moment and said, "We cannot forget the kindness of Aisengard in supporting us, and now that the Mordor army has been defeated, it will not pose a threat in the short term. Fokker, you will lead half of the army to continue eastward in pursuit of the Mordor army and try to wipe them out before the Anduin River."
"As for me, I will take the other half of the army to the west to aid Eisengard."
Falkley strongly objected, "Your Majesty, Eisengard is currently under invasion by dragons, it is extremely dangerous, you cannot take the risk! I will lead the army to Eisengard to provide support, Your Majesty you should pursue those routed troops."
But Senger persisted, and even Fokker couldn't persuade him otherwise.
King Sengel found Brog: "Chief Brog, we and the people of Rohan are very grateful for your support. Now that Eisengard is in crisis, we cannot stand idly by."
Therefore, I plan to lead half of the Rohan cavalry to assist you. I wonder if your chests are big enough to hold everyone? If not, we'll have to ride there.
Upon hearing King Sengir's words, Brog was surprised. He had not expected the King of Rohan to have such audacity. After all, in Brog's view, their aid to Rohan was a transaction, in order to obtain the Rohan Pass region as their people's territory for survival.
Therefore, Rohan has no obligation to help Eisengard now that it is in crisis. Moreover, the defeated army in Mordor has not been completely wiped out yet, and it would be a risky move to send half of its forces to support it.
But this also made Brog look at the King of Rohan in a new light, and his attitude towards him improved considerably.
In the end, Brog did not refuse the Rohan king's aid. He made sure the Black Barbarian warriors squeezed in, then cleared a space in a chest to accommodate the Rohan soldiers, and handed the chest to the Rohan king to carry himself.
The King of Rohan rode a winged horse with a hippogriff alongside Brog.
King Sengir of Rohan looked at the box in his hand that contained thousands of Rohan cavalrymen and couldn't help but marvel at the magic of the Duir wizard.
If Rohan had such boxes, transporting troops would be a simple matter.
Meanwhile, atop Osank Tower in Essengard.
Dui spotted the dark clouds in the east from afar, which were spreading in his direction. His brows furrowed and his expression instantly turned serious.
The patrolling griffin Aslan let out a loud warning cry, its voice urgent and sharp, as if it had spotted some natural enemy.
Something terrifying seemed to be lurking in the rolling dark clouds, rapidly moving towards Eisengard.
The next moment, a ferocious black dragon head emerged from the dark clouds and spewed out extremely cold mist towards Eisengard.
The extreme cold directly struck the invisible dome that enveloped Aisengard, freezing the dome as if it were solid, giving it a crystalline appearance.
The surrounding temperature also plummeted instantly, as if winter had arrived, and a layer of frost quickly formed on the surrounding trees and grass.
Inside the dome, Dui's breath turned into mist.
He stared at the giant dragon that appeared in the sky, his pupils contracted, and he was utterly shocked.
A frost dragon?!
He never expected that Middle-earth, besides Smaug, would also have winged dragons, and that they were nearly ten times larger than Smaug, and could even breathe out icy air!
Moreover, this frost dragon exuded an ancient and powerful aura, far surpassing Smaug by more than a dozen times.
Why would such a giant dragon still exist in Middle-earth? This greatly shocked and alarmed Dui.
He felt immense pressure from the dragon.
What alerted Dui was that, with his keen eyesight, he quickly spotted Saruman on the dragon's back. Saruman also noticed Dui, smiled, and his voice boomed like thunder into Dui's ears.
"Duir, today I will reclaim everything I have lost. Are you prepared to bear the flames of my vengeance?"
Upon hearing this, Dui sneered, "Saruman, do you think that just because you've found a dragon, you've got the upper hand and can easily defeat me?"
"Is that so? Then let me show you what makes me so confident!" Saruman sneered, raising his staff.
At his summons, dozens of wyverns followed closely behind, surrounding Eisengard from all sides.
On the back of the leading eight black dragons sat eight Ringwraiths, their bodies radiating a terrifying and chilling aura of darkness.
"Wizard, hand over the ruby you crafted, and the master promises to give you everything you desire," the Witch-king of Angmar, the leader of the Ringwraiths, uttered in a chilling voice as cold as hell.
Seeing so many wyverns appear, and all the Ringwraiths showing up, Dui felt very heavy-hearted, but his face remained calm.
Upon hearing the words of the Witch King of Angmar, Dui took out the Philosopher's Stone and waved it in front of them as if to show off.
"Soren wants this?"
Upon seeing the Philosopher's Stone, the Ringwraiths' eyes gleamed even brighter, revealing a greedy expression.
The Philosopher's Stone could restore Sauron's physical body, and naturally it could also give bodies to the Ringwraiths.
So the Ringwraiths felt the energy emanating from the Philosopher's Stone like starving people seeing delicious food, and they wanted to snatch it immediately.
Saruman, equally discerning, could immediately recognize the extraordinary nature of the magic stone.
He was filled with envy that Dui was able to create such a gem.
"Wizard, give it to me!" the Witch-King of Angmar pleaded urgently.
Seeing the Witch-King of Angmar like this, Dui revealed a mocking expression and put away the magic stone.
"Want it? Then go kill Saruman. That way, I might consider giving the Philosopher's Stone to Sauron. I can even tell Sauron how to make the Philosopher's Stone. After all, something you make yourself will definitely be better than something someone else makes. What do you think?"
Upon hearing Dui's words, the Ringwraiths fell silent, all turning to look at Saruman as if considering the possibility.
Saruman, upon seeing this, was filled with shock and anger, shouting, "Fools! He's lying to you! Attack with all your might! Once we capture him, we'll have the stone!"
Then, with a cold and malicious look in his eyes, he stared at Duy and sneered, "Duy, if you want to sow discord, you'd better see if you have the ability."
Today you have nowhere to run. Just wait to be torn to shreds by my dragons!
At a command, dozens of wyverns charged toward Eisengard.
Dui watched coldly, showing no fear or worry whatsoever.
Sure enough, the next second, a dragon charging at the front crashed into the dome, which did not obstruct it, allowing it to pass through.
But then a piercing scream rang out, and its two wings instantly turned to ashes. Its body looked as if it had been severely burned, and it crashed headfirst into the dome, suffering a grievous injury.
The dome was originally designed to turn intruders to ashes, but the dragon's vitality was too strong, and it did not die.
However, this result still made the other dragons stop pulling down, looking at the dome with apprehension, and dare not attack for a moment.
"Avada Kedavra!" Dui cast a killing spell, instantly killing the wyvern that had entered the dome.
Instantly, a piercing and shrill scream emanated from the dragon's body.
The next second, a black, mist-like evil spirit flew out of the dragon's body and exploded into the dome.
Saruman's face darkened when he saw his carefully nurtured dragon die. With a command, the frost dragon beneath him immediately spewed out icy air towards the dome.
The dome, composed of magical energy, was also covered with a layer of frost under the freezing air of the frost dragon.
Saruman, also wielding a staff, unleashed a massive fireball that attacked the dome.
The Ringwraiths also unleashed dark magic, attacking and destroying the dome.
"Hmph, you think you're so great just because you outnumber me? I'll call some reinforcements too!"
The dome trembled under the simultaneous attack of so many forces. Dui's expression tightened, and he immediately took out the Victory Horn and blew it.
The sound of the Victory Horn made Saruman and the others outside the dome feel extremely uncomfortable, as if countless huge noises were echoing in their ears. At the same time, a roar came from the Misty Mountains behind Aisengard.
To Saruman's astonishment, a group of fire dragons flew out of the mountains, followed by the sound of horns, and quickly arrived in Aisengard, then breathed scorching flames at the dragons.