"It's not an option to continue like this!" Thorin knocked away a small monster and said with a breath: "Even if we are not killed by the enemy using human sea tactics, trapped to death, or exhausted, we will always be killed by someone.

The ogre caught it and kicked it into the sky like a ball."

"Okay, if you know what to do, take us and hide there!" Gandalf felt very frustrated and dissatisfied with the behavior of the ogres and the nubula chasing them.

Finally, their argument ended by sending Fili and Kili out to find better cover.

The latter has very sharp eyes, and as a junior about fifty years younger than the other dwarves, they usually can only get this kind of job.

Everyone else could see that it was useless to send Bilbo there. It was definitely not a good idea to let this hobbit, who had no fighting ability, leave the team alone and find another way out in the messy secret passages leading to countless caves.

"Looking for things can be quite a hassle, especially when you want to find something."

This is what Gu Xiaoheng said to these young dwarves: "If you search carefully enough, you will definitely find what you want, but it may be completely different from what you thought. The situation is the same this time."

Soon, Fili and Kili hunched over, holding on to the mountain wall and hurried back. "We found a dry cave," they said, "just not far from the next turn. The ponies and all the

Everyone can squeeze in."

"Have you thoroughly investigated that cave?" The wizard knows very well that these mountains or a cave underground are often occupied by certain aboriginal people who arrived first.

"Yes, really!" they said, but everyone knew that they came back too quickly and could not spend much time inside. "Actually, the cave is not that big, and we didn't go very far."

Of course, this is the most dangerous thing about caves: you have no idea how deep they are, or where subsequent passages will lead, or what might be waiting inside.

But compared to the current dilemma, the news about Fili and Kili is good enough.

In order to delay the pursuit of the enemy, Gu Xiaoheng directly summoned the basilisk and the ice elemental lord again to use petrification and ice to artificially block the passage for the enemy to catch up.

Of course, everyone knows that these spells can only delay the enemy for a while at most, not permanently.

But this was enough, everyone was exhausted from the long period of fighting and running. Everyone was eager to enter the cave to rest and have a good sleep.

Everything is for a better life...

Therefore, they immediately began to pack their things and prepare to set off. The wind was still howling and the lightning was still fierce. It took them a lot of effort to get the pony away.

Sure enough, we didn't go very far when we came to a place where a large rock protruded from the mountain path. If you go around this large rock, you can see an opening in the mountain wall, and the passage is just big enough for the pony to unload the saddle and the mountain path.

Baggage squeezed in.

After everyone finally entered the cave, the wind and rain outside no longer sounded so serious, and the giant's roar did not seem to be such a threat. However, the wizard still refused to take any risks. He lit up the magic

(if you remember, he did this in Bilbo's dining room many days ago), and by the light of the staff explore the cave thoroughly.

This cave looks quite huge, but it is not so big that it feels unfathomable. The ground under your feet is very dry, and there are some grooves that look very comfortable.

There is space for ponies at one end of the cave, and they stand here obediently (actually very happy for such a change), chewing the grass hanging in front of their mouths. The dwarves want to light a fire on the floor to dry their clothes.

, but Gandalf forbade them to do so, so they could only spread their wet clothes on the ground, take out dry clothes from their luggage to change into. Then, they got rolled up, took out their pipes, and started blowing smoke.

Circle it.

Gandalf turned the smoke rings into various colors and danced around in the cave to provide some entertainment for everyone. They chatted, completely forgetting the wind and rain outside, and excitedly discussed how much treasure they would get (in

At this time, the possibility did not seem so low), and just like that, they fell asleep one after another.

This was also the last time they used the ponies, luggage, backpacks and tools they had brought all these miles.

That night they learned that it was a good thing to bring the alert and alert hobbit Bilbo. Because, for some reason, he couldn't sleep, and when he did, he kept having nightmares.

Perhaps it was because the other dwarves were snoring too noisily while sleeping, or perhaps the days of fighting had made the Hobbit realize that real-life adventures were completely different from his imagination of running and stopping in search of safe journeys in those fantasy epics.

It's different - speaking of it, Bilbo, who has been used to living a peaceful life in the Shire for the past few decades, is really not used to all the things on the journey.

Fighting, running away, struggling to survive... these all made him homesick.

He dreamed that a crack at the back of the cave was getting bigger and wider. He was so scared that he didn't know what to do, so he could only look at it helplessly. Then he dreamed that the floor was sinking in, and he fell asleep.

It keeps falling, falling, God knows where it will fall...

As soon as he dreamed of this, he immediately woke up and found that part of the dream had come true. A crack had been opened at the back of the cave, forming a passage, and he happened to see the tail of the last pony disappearing into it. Of course, he immediately

They roared loudly with all their strength. Considering their size, this was a very surprising sound.

Many orcs jumped out from inside, tall orcs, ugly orcs, in short, many, many orcs, all rushed out before you had time to breathe.

Each dwarf had to deal with at least six orcs, even Bilbo was assigned two; before you had time to take a second breath, everyone had been carried back into the cave, but Gandalf was an exception.

Bilbo's shouting bought some time. Gandalf woke up immediately. When the orcs rushed to catch him, there was a strong flash of light in the cave and the smell of gunpowder. Several orcs immediately died on the ground.

The crack closed with a click, but Bilbo and the dwarves were on the other side! Where was Gandalf? Neither they nor the orcs knew anything about it, and the orcs were not prepared to stay there to find out.

This cave is very deep and dark. Only half-orcs who are used to living underground are used to such an environment. The passages and alleys they cross are almost all entangled with each other, but the half-orcs still know how to go, just like you know how to get home.

It's the same as going to the nearby post office. The tunnel keeps extending downwards and becomes more and more crowded, making people breathless.

The orcs were very rude and tortured them mercilessly, shouting and laughing at each other with their hoarse voices like the impact of stones. Bilbo felt that he was more sad than when the troll grabbed his little foot. He repeated it over and over again

I really hope that I am now in a comfortable hobbit hole. Of course, this is still not the last time.

A red light began to appear in front of their eyes, and the orcs began to sing, or rather roar, stepping on the ground in uniform steps, while shaking the poor unfortunate captive.

"Heh, heh! Boy!

Whoosh, whoop! Whip!

Bang and hit! Croak and bleat!

Work, work! Don’t be lazy,

Orcs laugh, orcs cry,

Going around and around underground,

Get down quickly, boy!"

It sounded really scary, and the walls responded to the crackling and clicking sounds of their chants! There were also booms, thumps, and their terrible laughter. Because they also took out their whips at the same time,

Waving constantly, the meaning of their songs became very obvious. Moreover, they would force the unlucky captives to run quickly in front of them; when they finally ran into a large cave, there were already several dwarves.

I can't breathe anymore.

There was a campfire in the center of the cave, and illuminated by the many torches on the wall, they could see that it was full of orcs. When they saw the dwarves being driven in by the orcs waving whips (poor Bilbo was at the end, far away)

The whip was nearest), they all laughed, stamped their feet and clapped their hands. The ponies huddled in a corner of the cave, all the luggage had been thrown nearby and turned into a mess, and the orcs were still busy fighting over each other.

seize.

Sadly, I'm afraid this is the last time you'll see these ponies, even the cute little white pony that Elrond lent to Gandalf (because his own tall horse was not suitable for trekking in the mountains). Orcs will eat it

Horses, ponies and donkeys (and other scarier things), and they're hungry all year round.

Hungry, greed, no sense of shame and honor, these sinful negative traits can all be found in this group of dark creatures.

Regarding this, word of mouth spreads throughout the villages and towns in the Kingdom of Order. Obviously, they are no longer a secret, but a fact recognized in the minds of the residents.

At this time, the captives only thought of themselves. The orcs tied their hands behind their backs, lined them up in a row, and dragged them to another corner of the cave, with poor Bilbo still dragging at the back.

Under the shadow of a large stone, sat an extremely tall orc with a very huge head. Beside him were many orcs holding axes and long zigzag swords, standing fully armed.

Orcs are cruel, vicious, and mean-spirited. They cannot create beautiful things, but they are full of bad ideas. If they are willing to spend time, they can dig holes and mine like the most powerful dwarves; however, most of the time,

They just want to spend their days lazily.

Hammers, axes, swords, daggers, chisels, pliers and other tools that can be used to hurt others are the things they are best at making; or they will force other captives to build them according to their designs, and these captives will eventually

They will all die underground due to lack of light and air.

Perhaps, many kinds of machines that destroy world peace come from their heads, especially those weapons that can kill a large number of people and animals. Because they like wheels, engines and explosions the most, and they don’t want to use their hands to work as long as they have the chance. But in that

At that time, the wilderness was not that advanced yet (at least this is how this group of orcs who did not master many civilizational creations described themselves).

They do not particularly hate dwarves, but hate them equally as everything else. Especially those races that are rich and live an orderly life are a thorn in their side. In some areas, evil dwarves will even

Allied with them, but they particularly hated Thorin's people, probably because of the previous war.

It's a pity that in this story, we won't spend too much time describing it. Anyway, as long as they can catch the opponent at lightning speed and leave them defenseless, the orcs won't care too much about what they catch.

who is it.

"Who are these poor guys?" said the tall orc.

"It's the dwarves, and this!" A soldier pulled Bilbo's chain and made him kneel in front. "We found them hiding at the front door."

"What do you mean?" The tall orc turned to Thorin and said: "I think you must be making some secret plans! You must be trying to find out the secrets of my compatriots! Thief, I think you look like thieves! I'm afraid you are still trying.

Murderer and friend of elves! Tell me, what do you have to defend?"

"Thorin the dwarf is at your disposal!" the dwarf leader replied without fear - this was just a meaningless courtesy: "What you suspect and speculate has nothing to do with us, we just found a person who can see

We took shelter in an empty cave that no one was using, and we didn’t want to disturb the orcs or any of their work at all.”

This is absolutely true. Having just escaped from the pursuing troops under the ogre Golden Fang, no one wants to provoke this damn group of orcs who came out of nowhere.

As the Lonely Mountain Expedition Team is deeply trapped in the enemy's territory, all members of the team, including Thorin, the dwarf king who thinks he hates orcs very much, cannot afford to take the initiative to provoke these orcs. Everyone can't afford it.

He only wants to escape alive from this damn underground cave!

"Well!" said the tall orc: "That's what you said! May I ask why you came to this mountain, where did you come from, and where are you going? In fact, I want to understand it thoroughly.

You. Of course, Thorin Oakenshield, this won't do you any good. I know your kind all too well. You'd better tell the truth, or I'll prepare a very uncomfortable meal specially for you.

!”

"We are going to visit our relatives, those aunts, uncles, aunts, cousins, uncles and aunts, who live on the east side of this beautiful mountain range." Thorin didn't know what to say for a while, he only knew that he

Can't tell the truth.
Chapter completed!