bookbashuk Chapter 165 The Orcs Attack
Chapter 165 The Orcs Attack
Chapter 165 The Orcs Attack
The gates of Dulin opened, and everyone was finally able to enter.
The dwarves, filled with reverence, were the first to enter through the gate.
However, Smaug was too large to fit into the spatial box, and Moria had many narrow tunnels, which made it difficult to move forward.
Dui simply had Smaug fly to the East Gate on the other side of the Misty Mountains.
He remembered that the Balrog appeared at the Bridge of Dulin, which was located near the East Gate.
It was actually easier for Smaug to enter through the east gate.
We'll join forces then to fight the Flame Demon.
As for the giant eagle Sorondo, Dui simply had it guard the skies above the west gate to prevent any Orks from escaping through it.
Upon entering the gate, Gandalf solemnly warned the dwarves: "Beware! Here dwells evil creatures far more ancient than the Watchers of the water, lurking deep beneath the earth. Do not awaken them until you are absolutely certain!"
The dwarves' excitement at entering Moria vanished instantly. They had all heard the legend of the Balrog, and immediately fell silent, gripping their weapons warily as they looked around.
Moria has countless interconnected and intricate roads, and without someone familiar with the roads to guide you, it's easy to get lost and never find your way out.
Fortunately, Gandalf was among them, having been here before and having a good memory of it.
So the crowd followed him up a staircase-like corridor.
Along the way, you can see countless bottomless mine pits, which are the remnants left by the dwarves of Kazardom when they mined mithril.
Even on the stone walls along the corridor, there are ore containing mithril, which emit a bright silver luster when illuminated.
This mithril ore, which is worth a fortune outside, was once readily available to the dwarves, who didn't even bother to mine it because they thought the mithril content was too low.
But now the dwarves are staring intently at the mithril ore around them. If they didn't know the gravity of the situation, they would have loved to pry the ore off with their weapons.
Walk all the way to the end of the staircase corridor, and you'll reach the twenty-first hall on the seventh floor of Moria.
Moria has a total of twenty-one halls. The first hall is closest to the east gate, followed by the second hall, the third hall, and so on, all the way to the twenty-first hall, which is closest to the west gate.
The dwarves of Qazadoom once began mining mithril from the east and built halls, eventually carving a tunnel through the Misty Mountains.
According to Gandalf, it would take a full four days to walk from the west gate of Moria to the east gate.
The fact that the dwarves could dig through the Misty Mountains, which Morgoth once used to block the Valar armies, speaks volumes about their digging capabilities.
The Twenty-First Hall is a spacious area supported by massive stone pillars, with doors on all four sides leading to different areas.
In the twenty-first hall, there is also the Mazabur Room, which is used to store dwarven records and books.
This is the location of Balin's grave and the place where the last dozen or so dwarves were killed by the orcs in another storyline.
"The Axe of Dulin!" Balin suddenly spotted an axe on the stone table, ran over quickly, picked it up and examined it closely, revealing a look of delighted surprise as if he had found a treasure.
The Axe of Durin is a treasure to the Durin family. It was the weapon of Durin I and a family heirloom, and has always been a symbol of Moria's rule.
Bahrain is ecstatic and thrilled to have acquired the Axe of Dulin.
Dui looked around, surveying the dwarf's library.
Unfortunately, due to the long erosion of time and the destruction by orcs, the precious records and books that the dwarves once kept have all turned to dust.
Even a healing spell can't fix it.
Suddenly, a hidden arrow came flying in.
The target is Bahrain, who wields the axe of Dulin.
Balin was completely unprepared, and just as the arrow was about to hit his neck, Dui immediately raised his hand and cast the Iron Armor Spell to block the arrow.
Balin looked at the arrow that was only a dozen centimeters away from him and took a deep breath, still feeling lingering fear.
"Duir, you saved my life!"
Gandalf immediately drew his sword and shouted solemnly, "Prepare for battle! It's Ork!"
The dwarf warriors immediately went on alert, quickly aiming their weapons at the gate.
Within the vast Moria cavern, the sound of drums echoed, reverberating throughout the mine, accompanied by the roars and howls of orcs.
Dui silently chanted a spell, shooting a dazzling ball of light into the air, illuminating the entire mine shaft outside the Twenty-First Hall.
Outside, countless Oc were pouring into the hall through all four doors.
The well-trained dwarven warriors quickly divided into four groups, blocking the four gates to meet the onrushing Orks.
There were thousands of Orcs, several times the number of Dwarves, and among them were hundreds of Ogres several meters tall.
War is imminent.
As the first Orc rushed through the gate, the dwarven warriors swarmed in and swiftly killed him, using a "closing the door and beating the dog" tactic.
Although the Orks were numerous, the Dwarves had the advantage of terrain. The Orks could only enter through four gates and were killed by the Dwarves in batches, making them seem like an impregnable fortress.
After the Orks were driven back from one wave, they quickly sent up huge, highly defensive trolls to serve as meat shields and siege weapons, clearing a path for the Orks.
The troll used a giant hammer to smash open the stone wall of the gate in an instant, preparing to crawl in and attack.
"Shatter to pieces!" Dui unleashed a spell, sending the troll flying.
Then he shouted to Balin, "Leave the ogres to Gandalf and me, you all focus on the Orks!"
Balin nodded, leaving the most dangerous trolls to Duir and Gandalf, thus relieving the dwarves of their worries.
He immediately took the newly acquired Dulin Axe and, together with the dwarf warriors, killed the Orc who rushed into the hall.
Meanwhile, Dui and Gandalf focused all their efforts on dealing with the trolls.
The troll was not only enormous in size but also highly resistant to magic; even Dui's all-out Shattering Curse failed to kill it completely.
However, Dui remained calm, and with a wave of his wand, he brought to life a long series of statues carved on the north and south walls of the hall.
These statues are all depictions of the dwarven kings or skilled craftsmen of Qazadoom throughout history, and they are several meters tall, comparable in size to trolls.
The statues broke free from the wall and came down, kicking away the Oc blocking their way, and then fought with the ogres.
The statues surrounded and attacked a troll. Even though the troll was strong, it was held tightly by the statues and thrown to the ground.
Upon seeing this, Dui immediately drew his divine spear, Aegros, and nimbly leaped onto the statue's shoulder, instantly piercing the ogre's head and turning its brain into a puddle of mush.
Seeing that the number of Orks was increasing, Dui simply released the basilisk Herpo from the box and had it guard the West Gate.
He and the statues guarded the north gate.
Gandalf and the dwarves were responsible for guarding the south gate and the east gate, respectively.
The power of the basilisk Helbo was immediately apparent. Guarding the west gate, its yellow eyes stared straight outside. Without exception, all the orcs and trolls that entered through the west gate died instantly.
Oak, who was lucky enough not to see the basilisk's eyes, was also terrified and quickly retreated.
For a moment, Westgate's Oak dared not attack again.
Meanwhile, Gandalf was guarding the south gate.
Besides him, there were five hundred dwarf warriors fighting against Ork.
He took the lead, wielding a staff in his left hand and a sword in his right, skillfully dodging the ogres' attacks. He then used his staff to release a shockwave that repelled the ogres, and immediately followed up with the sword to finish them off, quickly eliminating one of the ogres.
On the east gate side, Balin and the remaining five hundred dwarf warriors successfully withstood wave after wave of Ork attacks.
The dwarves were well-equipped, covered from head to toe in armor meticulously crafted by dwarven artisans, so Ork's weapons couldn't harm them at all.
As for Dui's north gate, needless to say, there were living statues fighting for him in front, and he was only responsible for finishing off enemies from behind.
The battle lasted a very long time.
The attack only stopped when most of Oc was killed or wounded.
With a sharp drumbeat, the Orks retreated and disappeared back into the darkness.
Upon seeing this, the dwarves immediately cheered in victory.
They killed twice as many Orks as they did this time!
Dui then put the basilisk Herpo back into the suitcase and stored it away.
The basilisk is useful, but anyone who looks into its eyes will die.
Like a sharp double-edged sword, if the dwarves were to accidentally see it, it would be a case of joy turning into sorrow.
So when there are many people around, he tries his best to keep the snake monster out.
After a battle, everyone was exhausted.
The dwarves pushed the mountain of orc and ogre corpses deep into the mine, and then took another short break.
After resting for a while, the group set off again.
Led by Gandalf, the group headed east, passing through the twentieth, nineteenth, and eighteenth halls... Each time they encountered a small group of Orks attacking and blocking their way.
Without Dui and Gandalf even lifting a finger, the dwarf warriors dealt with all the orks.
Duy and Gandalf were both conserving their energy, and the closer they got to the center of Moria, the more serious their expressions became.
Upon reaching the second hall, they encountered an unprecedented attack from the Orcs.
Thousands upon thousands of Orks surged toward the Second Hall.
The Orks became extremely frenzied and aggressive, attacking the group relentlessly without regard for their own lives.
There were also countless cave ogres, some carrying large iron bars and other weapons, others carrying catapults, trying to keep them all here.
Seeing so many orcs and trolls, everyone became very serious.
These Ocs were even more cunning. To guard against the eyes of Dui's basilisk, they blinded the trolls and then had the Ocs ride the trolls to control the attacks.
The Orks also closed their eyes. They had lived in dark caves for a long time, and even without eyes, they could still perceive their surroundings by relying on their hearing and smell.
Faced with so many Orcs and Trolls, they launched a relentless and frenzied attack.
Even Dui and Gandalf dared not underestimate them.
"Collapse immediately!"
Dui cast a spell directly at the stone wall above the mine, and the stone wall collapsed instantly, with countless boulders crashing down and turning countless Orks into mincemeat.
They also destroyed the staircases and corridors to prevent Orcs from having any way to attack.
"In the name of Vera, begone evil!"
Gandalf also slammed his staff into the ground, unleashing a dazzling shockwave that sent the Orc trolls flying.
After briefly repelling the Oc, neither of them had any intention of getting entangled with Ocdo.
Gandalf, looking as if facing a formidable enemy, said in a deep voice to Dui:
"Duir, do you feel the temperature around you has risen?"
Dui nodded and met his serious gaze.
"Our true enemy is coming!"
(End of this chapter)