bookbashuk Chapter 152 Recapture of the Dark Forest
Chapter 152 Recapture of the Dark Forest
Chapter 152 Recapture of the Dark Forest
Upon seeing those yellow, vertical eyes, the Spider Queen Cenarion's face showed despair.
"No!" came a piercing scream.
The Spider Queen, filled with resentment, collapsed to the ground in an instant.
The countless eyes looked as if they were covered in dust, becoming incredibly dull.
His breath also dropped sharply, and he became extremely weak.
"Huh? He's not dead yet!" Dui raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.
The Spider Queen was still alive after making eye contact with the Basilisk!
Is it because Helbo the Basilisk is still a child? Is that why the Eyes of Death Perception aren't strong enough?
Dui could only guess at that.
However, this also demonstrates the power of the Spider Queen.
After all, other spiders that were glared at by the snake monster died instantly.
Seeing that the Spider Queen was not dead, Dui had no intention of letting her live. He directly summoned the divine spear Aigros and forcefully plunged it into the Spider Queen's head.
The sharp spearhead pierced through the Spider Queen's defenses in an instant, then unleashed a destructive force, pulverizing the Spider Queen's body into a complete mess.
The Spider Queen died instantly, her life extinguished.
Thranduil looked at the spear in Dui's hand, a hint of envy flashing in his eyes.
"They say no one can withstand Gil-Gallad's spear and Elandil's sword; Aegros and Narsir, seeing them today, truly live up to their reputation!"
The spear Aegros holds a similar position among elves as the holy sword Narsil holds among humans.
It's no wonder Thranduil was envious of such a divine weapon, a testament to the craftsmanship of the Noldor elves.
However, at this moment, Dui and the others had no time to discuss the divine spear Eglos.
With the death of the Spider Queen, the other giant spiders were instantly leaderless, descended into chaos, and scattered in terror.
The elven warriors, of course, wouldn't let this opportunity pass and began a relentless pursuit.
For some of the giant spiders that escaped back to their lair, Dui simply sent the basilisk Herpo to hunt them down or force them out.
Watching the giant spiders flee in panic as they were chased by the basilisk, Thranduil couldn't help but sigh to Dui:
"I truly don't know how you raised such a powerful and dangerous creature. So formidable at such a young age, it will likely become a creature no less powerful than a dragon when it matures!"
"Your Majesty Thranduil is too kind!" Dui smiled and shook his head.
He knew his own situation; the basilisk looked terrifying and dangerous, with deadly eyes and incurable venom.
But it actually has a fatal weakness: the crowing of roosters.
A rooster was enough to make the basilisk flee in panic, and the rooster's crow was even more deadly to the basilisk.
Like the thousand-year-old basilisk in Slytherin, even after living for so long, it was still afraid of the crowing of roosters, and Voldemort's soul, which was possessed by Ginny Weasley, had to go and kill Hagrid's rooster.
Therefore, until the basilisk's fatal weakness of being afraid of roosters crowing is solved, the basilisk is a crippled creature and cannot be compared with the dragon at all.
On this point, Dui would like to ask Saruman for advice.
He remembered that after Saruman's open betrayal, he specifically bred orcs who were not afraid of sunlight.
If Saruman were to come, he might actually be able to make up for the basilisk's weaknesses.
When the serpent monster has no weaknesses, that will be a truly devastating weapon.
The elven warriors spent a day and a night hunting down the fleeing giant spider in the dark, dense forest.
Except for a few giant spiders that managed to escape the forest, all the other giant spiders perished.
The giant spiders in the spider's nest were either killed by the basilisk monster Helbo, or they were dealt with by the elves after escaping the nest.
Thus, the Dark Forest was once again fully returned to the Woodland Kingdom.
Thranduil was overjoyed and announced that he would hold a grand banquet upon his return to celebrate the victory.
However, before returning home, Thranduil, to thank Dui and the basilisk Herpo for their help, specifically ordered the elven warriors to collect all the giant spider corpses and hand them over to Dui.
Guided by Helbo, Dui followed the spiderweb tunnel into the spider's nest.
Then, he collected the scattered giant spider bodies into his spatial bag.
The spider's nest was enormous, like a giant maze. It took Dui a long time to finally collect all the giant spider corpses before finally arriving at the spider hatching chamber.
The spider hatchery is a huge underground cavern, surrounded by spider webs. Inside are enormous egg sacs woven from spider silk, filled with tens of thousands of spider eggs.
Dui couldn't help but gasp when he saw such a large number.
If these spider eggs were to hatch, the number of giant spiders would increase dramatically, which would likely be a disaster for the entire Dark Forest!
However, these spider eggs have now been poisoned to death by the venom of the basilisk monster, Helpo.
On each egg sac, Halbo had bitten open and injected a drop of venom.
Although it was only a single drop, the toxicity evaporated within the egg sac, directly killing all the spider eggs.
Even Dui couldn't help but give a thumbs up to Herpo's ruthless strategy.
That's really vicious! No wonder the Spider Queen was so furious and wanted to hunt it down.
Dui collected all the spider eggs and preserved them with a freezing spell, partly as a snack for Helbo, and partly to see if they could be used to make potions.
By the time Dui had collected all the giant spider corpses, several of his space bags were already full.
The giant spider's venom filled dozens of barrels, most of which were collected by the elves.
The corpse of the Spider Queen Cenarion, in particular, was placed in a separate bag, and its venom was even more precious, filling a whole bucket.
He also extracted and preserved the Spider Queen's nerves.
This is the best material for making wand cores, and it's especially suitable for wands that are geared towards attack and dark magic.
Although he doesn't need it, it still satisfies his collecting obsession as a staff maker.
After finishing their business, Dui and the others returned in triumph with the elven army.
The elves held a grand celebration banquet.
Dui, Elohir, Elladan, and Arwen all became guests of Thranduy.
Dui, in particular, sat at the same table as Thrandui.
"Duir, it is because of you and your pet basilisk that we have achieved such a great victory today, and have completely reclaimed the Dark Forest."
"Both the Woodland Kingdom and I are grateful for this!" Thranduil raised his glass and toasted Dui with delight.
"A toast to you! A salute to our greatest contributor!"
The other elves, all smiles and with respectful gazes, followed suit, offering a toast to Dui from afar.
Dui raised his glass in return: "Your Majesty Thranduy, you are too kind! Everyone present today, including the elven warriors, is a hero! We should all pay tribute to them!"
Upon hearing this, Serandui's gaze became even more appreciative.
The banquet lasted for a full month before Dui finally declined Thranduy's repeated invitations to stay, and together with Arwen,
Elohir, Elladan, and the other two returned to Windcloud Peak together.
As for Legolas, he remained in the Woodland Kingdom for the time being.
The giant spiders of the dark forest have now been eradicated, and the southern forests have been restored.
Therefore, the Woodland Kingdom needs to consider many issues, such as the southward migration of its power and the restoration of the southern forests.
As the heir to the Woodland Kingdom, Legolas needs to stay by Thranduil's side and handle matters together.
We won't be able to return to Fengyun Peak anytime soon.
Back at Hogwarts Castle, Dui finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The elves have eternal life, so they don't see anything wrong with holding a month-long feast.
However, Dui felt somewhat mentally exhausted.
Alvin went to the garden treehouse to see the fledgling eagle, Thorondo, while Elohir and Elladan went to the library to look at magic books.
After meeting with the butler Edward, Dui went alone to the cellar where the dragon lived.
Upon smelling Dui's scent, Smaug instantly awoke from his slumber, looking at Dui with wary eyes and instinctively blocking most of the treasure as if a robber had come.
Just as he was about to plead poverty, Dui interrupted him, cutting off the words he was about to utter.
"Alright, I'm not here for money this time!" Dui rolled his eyes at him, annoyed. "On the contrary, I'm here to give you money!"
Upon hearing Dui's words, Smaug immediately swallowed the words he was about to say and looked at him suspiciously.
"real?"
"real."
As he spoke, Dui took out a spatial bag, poured it out, and instantly many dazzling gems and diamonds flowed out, piling up into a small hill as tall as Dui himself.
These are all gems given by Thranduil as a token of gratitude for his help in reclaiming Mirkwood.
Upon seeing so many jewels, Smaug's attitude instantly changed. He began to flatter Dui, praising him to the skies, while subtly gathering all the jewels to his own side.
Dui ignored the money-grubbing, foolish dragon's behavior and turned to leave the cellar.
He first went to the potion room and refrigerated the giant spider venom and some spider eggs he had collected.
Then go directly to the thirtieth floor in the very center of the tower and use the Unseen Stretch Spell to expand a room countless times, making it the size of several football fields.
After some further arrangement, it became a small giant spider's nest covered with spider webs.
Duy waved his wand, keeping the entire room dimly lit, with only the moon providing a meager illumination.
He then placed a giant spider egg bag containing spider eggs into the nest and waited for them to hatch slowly.
After doing all this, he left the room and magically locked and hid the door.
This place will be used as a breeding ground for giant spiders, and later as a food reserve for the basilisk monster Helbo, as well as a collection site for giant spider venom.
Then go to the innermost wall on the second floor and say "open" in snake language to the small silver snake pattern on the wall.
The silver snake instantly came to life, biting its own tail and transforming into a snake-shaped door knocker.
Dui pulled the door knocker, revealing a hidden room door.
Dui opened the door and walked inside, where there was a space as big as a football field.
Dui waved his wand and poured out all the giant spider corpses from the several spatial bags.
Before long, the giant spider's body parts piled up into a mountain.
Dui used his wand to inscribe runes on the surrounding walls, and as magic was poured in, the entire space grew cold.
He then went straight to the wall opposite the door, facing a larger silver snake pattern, and said "Open" again in snake language.
The silver snake coiled around the wall, forming a circle and biting its own tail. Then it transformed into a circular stone door that opened automatically, revealing a huge pipe leading below.
Dui did not continue down the pipe, because below lay a secret chamber that Dui had carved out for the basilisk, located inside the mountain.
He took the suitcase containing the basilisk Helpo from his spatial bag and opened it.
A somewhat bloated serpent crawled out of the box, its swollen belly almost getting stuck at the box's exit.
"Master, it's so cold!" The basilisk monster Helbo burped, then shivered from the cold air in the room.
Dui looked at the stuffed Helbo, somewhat speechless. Pointing to the mountains of giant spider carcasses around them, he said, "From now on, if you're hungry, just come to this room and get your own food, understand?"
The basilisk, seeing the mountain of food, slapped the ground with its tail in delight.
There's enough food for it to eat for a long time.
Moreover, the more it eats, the faster it molts, and the bigger and stronger it becomes.
After settling the basilisk, Dui left the secret room.
The door to the room also disappeared again, leaving only a small, easily overlooked silver snake on the wall.
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