Infinity: Our Zhongzhou team is really amazing!

Chapter 164 Only Dragon Blood (22)

Since leaving the dreamy Rivendell.

The Lonely Mountain team traveled through the Misty Mountains and the Grey Mountains, and joined forces with the Skinchangers to thwart the attacks of the dark forces.

Although Gandalf followed the brown-robed wizard halfway, it is said that he discovered some signs of the revival of dark forces and was going to reopen the White Council to discuss important matters.

The gray-robed wizard who gave up halfway has been labeled unreliable by the dwarves, which also makes Thorin quite angry and uneasy.

But they had no time to wait for the gray-robed wizard. Led by Zheng Zha, they used swords and axes to clear a path and went straight through the dense forest.

Because of his concern for the Silvan Elves' attitude towards their retaking of Lonely Mountain, Thorin did not intend to have any further communication with them.

Maybe my luck has improved, or maybe Zheng Zha is too strong.

The Lonely Mountain team left the dense forest very quickly and stealthily, without even encountering any wild beasts.

Entering the Gushan area, their first stop was Changhu Town at the foot of Gushan.

"I heard that the butterbeer brewed in the tavern east of Long Lake Town is very good." The dwarf Fili danced excitedly.

"Hahaha, I miss the barbecue place next door, the meat is sizzling and juicy."

"Sprinkle it with unique spices. I dreamed of the smell every day when I was working as a blacksmith in the Blue Mountains." The chubby Pangbo said as his saliva flowed down his beard.

"The humans in Long Lake Town may not have seen dwarves for a long time. I wonder if they are still willing to abide by the agreement with the dwarves as before." The oldest Balin was not as optimistic as the young dwarves. Instead, he was a little worried.

Perhaps because he was homesick, Thorin didn't say anything, but just looked at the scenery on the side in silence.

Zheng Zha was following at the back on horseback when he suddenly smelled a mixture of burning sulfur and the stench of a dead body.

This smell was too familiar. It was the same smell that was emitted when he burned the orcs with red flames along the way.

His eyes flashed, and he immediately exchanged glances with Thorin, and the two men spurred their horses and rushed forward.

Bilbo was a little puzzled, but he still led his team to follow on horseback.

When they walked out of the dense forest and came to a small mound, they saw the scene in front of them and were instantly speechless.

"Oh my God, what happened here!" Balin sighed deeply.

"No, that's impossible. Where is Long Lake Town?" Thorin jumped off his horse, his expression almost frozen.

All the dwarves were silent. Even Bilbo, who had seen a lot of the world, turned pale and looked like he was about to vomit.

What everyone saw was no longer the prosperous and bustling Changhu Town of the past.

What came into view was charred ruins, and what came into my nose was the stench of rotting corpses.

There were broken walls and debris everywhere, obviously ravaged by some huge creature.

Countless pieces of wood and swollen corpses floated on the water, like a purgatory on earth.

"It's the dragon, it's Smaug!" the dwarf Dori suddenly screamed sharply: "It's awake! It's awake!"

"It's coming down the mountain, and it's destroying this place just like it destroyed Lonely Mountain!!"

The remaining dwarves were also terrified. Their faces turned pale and their lips trembled, and they were speechless for a moment.

"How about we go back?" Bofur whispered, looking at Thorin cautiously.

Thorin's face was very solemn, and he did not notice the fear in the eyes of the other dwarves.

Because of course the painful and terrifying memories of being driven out of the Lonely Mountain by Smaug kept surging.

He is not as brave as imagined, nor as determined as imagined.

He still wasn't ready to face Smaug again.

Along the way from the Shire to Lonely Mountain, with the strong support of Zheng Zha, the Lonely Mountain team was able to escape danger safely.

Whether it was the ogres, the underground goblin tribe, or the pale orc Azog, they were all defeated by Zheng Zha with ease.

If Azog had not escaped quickly, Thorin would have avenged himself on the spot.

Even though Gandalf left the team early, Thorin did not feel too nervous, because Zheng Zha was still there, and his blade was much more useful than the grey wizard's staff.

But I didn’t expect such changes to happen near Gushan!

The humans of Changhu Town, who were supposed to be allies, have now been completely wiped out.

You have to know that Smaug only wanted to seize the treasure of Lonely Mountain and did not kill the remaining dwarves. Otherwise, Durin and his clan would never have escaped from Lonely Mountain and would have been burned to charcoal by the dragon fire.

But now Smaug behaved out of character and inexplicably started a massacre in Long Lake Town, which was a certain distance away from Lonely Mountain and posed no threat.

How could Smaug be so mad and cruel?

"Come here everyone, I found a living person!" Balin suddenly shouted loudly, which made everyone walk in that direction.

He was a haggard middle-aged man hiding in a half-collapsed room, his lower body swollen from blisters.

Even when he saw the people from the Lonely Mountain Team, he didn't react at all. He looked dazed and as if he had lost his soul.

"It looks like he's been extremely frightened and shocked." Ou Yin, the team's doctor, examined the man and sighed, "I'm afraid we can't get anything out of him."

Qili didn't believe it, so he grabbed the man's shoulders and lifted him out of the water.

Kili bent down and looked the man in the eyes, then patiently whispered, "Sir, we are the dwarves of the Lonely Mountain."

"Excuse me, what exactly happened here?"

"Did Smaug do all this? Why did he do it?"

After hearing Smaug's name, the man suddenly became nervous.

He suddenly burst out with great force and broke free from Qili. He crawled and grabbed a black short spear, then hid in the corner of the room trembling.

Apart from repeating "The evil dragon is coming, the evil dragon is coming", he was in a daze and could not say anything else.

"This weapon seems to be a dwarf's work, from the iron furnace in Lonely Mountain!" Balin carefully looked at the short spear in the man's arms, slapped his head in surprise and said, "Could it be the dragon-slaying black arrow that is popular in Long Lake Town?" "Don't worry about this arrow, let's go, we can't get anything out of it here." Thorin didn't care about the black arrow.

When Smaug attacked the Lonely Mountain, the dwarves also had magical weapons similar to the dragon-slaying black arrow, but they were helpless against the dragon. Only humans would deify some of the creations of dwarves and elves.

Thorin frowned and said, "We must prepare as soon as possible and discuss how we will retake the Lonely Mountain after Smaug fully awakens."

"Then what should we do next? I mean, how do we defeat Smaug if he wakes up?" Bilbo asked suddenly.

All the dwarves looked at Thorin.

After a moment of silence, Thorin whispered, "Let's wait here for reinforcements."

"The situation inside Lonely Mountain has changed. It's too dangerous for us to rely on just a few of us."

Although Zheng Zha is very strong, Thorin never thinks that Zheng Zha alone can deal with Smaug.

The humans of Changhu Town, who were originally planned to be allies, also completely disappeared.

As for the rest, unless they kneel down before the long-eared elves and beg for help, they can only rely on their dwarven cousins ​​in the Iron Hills.

It has to be said that Smaug's genocidal massacre of Lake-town, the scene of blood flowing and corpses everywhere, evoked the terrifying memory of Thorin being driven out of the Lonely Mountain by Smaug in the past.

Instead, it suppressed his inner impatience and greed, forcing him to think calmly about how to deal with the evil dragon.

The dwarves also breathed a sigh of relief and smiled again. Although they were optimistic and prepared to sacrifice, they did not want to take the initiative to deliver food to Smaug.

That is the last fire dragon in Middle-earth!
At that time, the fire dragon directly destroyed the peak Lonely Mountain Kingdom!

And it is impossible to confirm what the actual condition of Smaug is in the Lonely Mountain.

What if Smaug was standing guard at the door with his eyes wide open?

Aren't the dwarves all going to see Durin?

Zheng Zha didn't pay attention to the dwarf's discussion, but narrowed his eyes and looked at the haggard man and the huge black arrow in his hand that looked like a spear.

This black arrow exudes a cold aura and is definitely not an ordinary thing.

According to Zhan Lan's previous fragmentary remarks, Smaug was killed by the humans of Lake Town before the Battle of Five Armies.

But now, it suddenly attacked and destroyed Changhu Town.

How can the dwarves retake the Lonely Mountain if Smaug is not dead?

This is a major plot change. Was it Zhang Jie's doing?
He occupied the Lonely Mountain and drove out Smaug, which allowed the evil dragon to wreak havoc on Lake Town at the foot of the mountain?
But Zheng Zha instinctively disagreed with this conjecture.

The more or less changes along the way are definitely not something Zhang Jie could achieve in a short period of time.

There is something very wrong with this world!

And Gandalf, can he come back?

Zheng Zha suppressed his chaotic thoughts, walked forward step by step, squatted in front of the man, and said in a deep voice: "I know your hatred."

The man's confused eyes cleared up for a second. He stopped talking and just stared at Zheng Zha.

"Your hometown and your family were destroyed by the evil dragon Smaug."

"You are incapable of revenge. Then, give me the Black Arrow."

"I will kill Smaug, tear out his tendons and bones, and tear his flesh into pieces on the Lonely Mountain and the Long Lake as a memorial to all the dead."

"I'm here to avenge you."

Bud loosened his hand, and two lines of blood and tears flowed from his eyes.

He trembled as he placed the black arrow in Zheng Zha's hand, and finally shouted loudly: "Kill it, you must kill it."

The man shouted at the top of his lungs, and after saying this, he seemed to have used up the last of his strength and fell to the ground with a thud.

Tears and blood flowed from his eyes, and he completely stopped breathing.

Zheng Zha clenched the black arrow in his hand and closed his eyes which were filled with blood and tears.

The man's experience reminded him of himself, and how his cherished companion was slaughtered alive before his eyes by an irresistible existence.

Only by repaying blood with blood can the abyss in one's heart be calmed.

Of course, he is no match for Zhang Jie now, far from it.

Therefore, we must do everything possible to become stronger in a short period of time.

Zheng Zha had heard of the legendary brave man who became an invulnerable demigod warrior after bathing in dragon blood.

The main god also has enhanced dragon blood warriors.

In The Mummy, he absorbed the blood of the demigod vampire prince, which allowed his bloodline to take a leap forward.

Chu Xuan also said that the Lord God's mutated vampires can also absorb blood to make themselves stronger.

But before, I have always been resistant to sucking blood.

Now, there is no need to hold on to this hypocritical idea. Now that you have been strengthened into a vampire, you must make full use of every potential of this bloodline.

Dragon blood!

Drain Smaug's dragon blood!

——Smaug, I will use your blood to complete my revenge!
Zheng Zha stood up and looked around. The murderous intent and brutality in his eyes at that moment made everyone, including Thorin, dare not look him in the eye.

Thorin Oakenshield, full of doubts, swallowed his words and lowered his proud head.

He just looked directly at Zheng Zha, as if he was looking directly at the sun.

A cold, dark sun.

(End of this chapter)