Perhaps it was the tenacious racial characteristics of the hobbits that played a role, and Bilbo quickly broke out of his coma.

To the surprise of the dwarves, as soon as Bilbo woke up he told everyone about the wonderful dream he had just had when he was unconscious.

"What a wonderful dream, bacon, fried fish, toast, there is food everywhere..." Under the temptation of the wonderful dream full of delicious food, Bilbo only felt a sore throat. It was so pitiful that he could say that he and his group

I haven’t had a full meal since I entered the dark forest!

Now, let alone ordinary toast, Bilbo could eat a beef cow alive in front of everyone.

It's a pity that this is all his own delusion, let alone beef cattle. In this forest full of strange things, the group of people worked for a long time without even seeing a single person.

"Okay, Bilbo, can you stop talking about your damn dream? Everyone is hungry!" The dwarves seemed to be very uninterested in the content of the dream that the hobbit had while he was in a coma: "Dream.

No matter how beautiful it is, what's the use? Can you conjure up the food inside for everyone to share? Wake up, you are not Gandalf!"

Perhaps Thorin's words had some effect, Bilbo felt that his head was no longer so dizzy.

As for the mention of the name of Gandalf, the knowledgeable and coveted wizard of the expedition, it couldn't help but make everyone miss Gandalf even more.

People often only know how to cherish when they lose it. At this time, even the stubborn dwarves have to recall the great role of Gandalf - if Gandalf is here, he can at least lead everyone to distinguish the strange plants in the forest.

Which ones are poisonous and which ones are edible?

This is what Gandalf did with everyone during the difficult days when they just escaped from the Misty Mountains.

Unfortunately, now that Gandalf is no longer with him, the dwarves and hobbits, who do not know the various plants in the dark forest, have to suffer from hunger.

In order to avoid non-combat attrition caused by severe food poisoning, no one dared to risk their lives by trying those strange wild fruits that looked almost poisonous.

"In this hellish place, I'm afraid I can only rely on dreaming to fill my stomach!" Bilbo could only mumble and sat down on the tree stump next to the dwarves, trying to escape and enter sleep again to enjoy a dream.

A delicious meal.

Facts have proved that in this dark forest where everything is extremely weird, the strange mirage-like mirage that appeared earlier is not an isolated case.

At least tonight, this strange fire will appear in front of everyone again...

When the incident happened, it was the dwarf Kili's turn to stand guard. When he saw the strange fire illusion appear again, the quick-thinking dwarf stick boy immediately shouted and woke everyone up from their sleep.

"Something happened! When I was standing guard, I saw hundreds of torches and dozens of campfires lit in the distance. They appeared suddenly and were probably lit by magic! Listen, why is there still a harp playing here?

The sound that accompanies singing?”

In fact, at this moment, the sound of playing music and singing was already so loud that everyone could hear it clearly without the need for Kili to explain too much.

The moment he heard the music, Bilbo could not help but feel a desire to go and find out.

It was hard for Bilbo to tell whether it was the singing that had the magic power, or whether it was the music and singing mixed with the sounds of the banquet and the drinking and eating that enchanted him.

Not only him, but the rest of the dwarves are not much better either. The Turin of the ancestors of the dwarves and the gods, everyone has been moving forward on an empty stomach in the past few days, and then moving forward... Tired, hungry, exhausted, that's not just talk.

That's all, it's a life and death problem that everyone must solve.

Under the temptation of good food, wine and possible intelligent creatures, Thorin, who originally did not intend to pursue the fire in vain, soon changed his mind - everyone could not help it, and planned to try to pursue it again even if it was in vain.

Go explore the direction of the fire once!

So Bilbo got up quickly again.

When he stood up, the fire that caught his eyes again seemed like a joke played by the gods on him: the banquet that everyone had seen before had now become more sumptuous and astonishing.

In front of a large group of people happily enjoying wine and food, there stood a throne. On the throne sat a proud and elegant king of the forest, with golden hair decorated with leaves.

The crown is like the legendary king described by Bombur.

Compared with his majestic and upright figure, Thorin, who also has the title of King of the Dwarves under the Mountain, stands next to Bilbo and looks downcast.

The creatures holding the banquet resemble the legendary elves active in the woods. At this moment, many of them are busy playing harps and singing heartily.

Unlike the dwarves, who were exhausted and hungry, each of these elves looked extremely relaxed and contented, as if the dark forest, which was surrounded by darkness and full of strange dangers, did not exist.

Listening to the sweet singing that kept ringing in his ears, Thorin, the leader of the dwarves, boldly stepped into the crowd - he tried to communicate with the magical group of elves in front of him to seek help or some food.

But the reality seems destined to disappoint all the dwarves.

The moment Thorin stepped into the fire, the forest suddenly fell into deathly silence again. All the light disappeared, and the surging flames turned into black smoke. The dwarf could only see embers and ash in the forest.

It was filled with the roars and complaints of everyone.

Bilbo found himself running in circles, causing the hobbit, who was afraid of being alone, to anxiously call out the names of all his fellow dwarves in an attempt to get back together with everyone.

However, no matter how hard he ran and shouted, the shouts of the others became more and more distant.

After a while, the sounds made by the dwarves turned into calls for help that became more and more distant, and finally Bilbo was left standing alone in the darkness, bewildered.

"What happened? Thorin, Fili, Kili, Bombur...where did everyone go?"

What responded to Bilbo's soliloquy was the sound of the wind in the silent forest. Apart from that, there was no sound of any living creatures, as if there was only one living person left in this world, the lonely and pitiful Hobbit.

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This can be said to be the most lonely time in Bilbo's life - even when he was hiding from Gollum and the orc army in the underground tunnels of the Misty Mountains, he had never felt so lonely and desperate.

Fortunately, isolation and loneliness did not defeat the tenacious hobbit. After sitting there and resting for a while, Bilbo quickly regained his senses.

He decided to rest in place until dawn to regain his strength, and then wait until the sun rose before looking for traces of the dwarves in the sunlight. You must know that he was groping in the darkness where he could not see his fingers, and the danger involved was not his alone.

It can be solved.

When Bilbo actually sat and rested against the cool tree trunk, his mind couldn't help but recall the sweet dreams he had had before, and then he began to miss the four or five square meals a day plus afternoon tea that he had enjoyed in the past decades.

Life.

He was lost in the fantasy of bacon, eggs, toast bread and butter, when suddenly he felt something touch him, and a sticky and tough thread wrapped around his left hand; when he tried to stand up

When he got up, he found that his legs were wrapped in the same thing, so he fell to the ground as soon as he stood up.

Then, while he was in a daze, a huge spider ran over from behind and was hissing at Bilbo to attack.

In a hurry, Bilbo only had time to notice the terrifying number of spider legs, but at the same time his body could feel that it was wrapping itself around him with deadly spider silk.

Facing the enemy's attack, Bilbo immediately drew the dagger from his waist. The spider immediately flew back, and he bought time to cut off the spider silk on his feet.

After breaking free, Bilbo immediately shouted and rushed forward bravely, and then seized the opportunity to send his sword into the spider's abdomen.

As soon as the hobbit exerted his strength, the big spider that was hit in the vital part began to twitch like crazy and kept struggling. Finally, it finally made up for it with a sword before it finally died.

After doing all this, the hobbit, who had spent all his energy and strength in the fatal fight just now, went dark and fainted completely.

For a long time, his consciousness fell into chaos, becoming confused and unresponsive to the outside world.

Fortunately, he finally overcame all difficulties and quickly woke up and returned...

When he woke up, there was the gray light of day in the forest, the dead spider lay beside it, and the blade of the sword was stained with black blood. For Mr. Baggins, without the help of wizards or dwarves,

His brave act of killing a giant spider alone in the dark seemed to change him.

"It's time to give you a name, good boy!" Bilbo muttered to the weapon in his hand: "Since you are so sharp, let's call you Needle!"

After that, he started exploring the forest again. The atmosphere in the forest was very solemn, but it was obvious that he had to find the whereabouts of his companions first.

"Oh, I really hope the enemy didn't take us to a far away place! Otherwise, how could I find you all by myself?"

Bilbo said ruefully: "Look what a predicament we are in now! Speaking of us! I really wish it was really us, it's so scary to be alone."

In the end, he barely guessed the direction from which the cry for help came last night and embarked on a journey to find his companions.

Hobbits are very good at moving silently, especially in the forest. Moreover, Bilbo had already put on the ring before starting his adventure, which is why the spiders did not see or hear his arrival at all.

He carefully walked a short distance away, and found that there was a place in front of him that was plunged into darkness, darker than the surrounding shadows, as if shrouded in the never-fading midnight. As he got closer and closer, he Only then did I realize that it was made up of layers of spider webs.

Not only that, he also found a big and scary spider sitting on the branch above his head. Regardless of whether he had a ring or not, he was trembling all over for fear of being discovered.

He hid behind the tree and looked at these monsters. In the silent atmosphere of the forest, he found that these monsters were talking. The spiders' voices were a bit like a combination of weak hiss and friction, but he could barely hear them clearly. Most of the content.

At this moment, the spiders in their lair are discussing their captives and food reserves - the dwarves.

"This is really a difficult hunt, but it's all worth it. Look, what a sumptuous meal for the dwarves!" said a speaking spider.

"Ah, it will be much more delicious after hanging everyone for a while!" Another spider responded to the first spider's words.

I don't know if it was an illusion, but Bilbo felt that the spiders' words were flying into his ears, and his hair stood on end. The hobbit's blood was about to freeze dry.

Next, he heard the spiders chatting: "I bet the dwarves won't be able to hold on anymore. They might have died long ago!"

"I dare say you are wrong. I just saw a dwarf prisoner struggling on the Internet! If you don't believe it, look at this!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Bilbo saw with his own eyes a large, plump spider climbing down along the spider silk and arriving at a place where a dozen oval balls were hung on the branches.

Following the spider, the hobbits, who had just arrived here and had not yet figured out the situation, noticed these things hanging on the trees: some of the balls had dwarf feet sticking out, or the tip of their noses, or part of their beards and hats. .

There is no doubt that the dwarves must be trapped in the ball formed by the entanglement of spider silk!

When the spider walked up to the largest of all the balls, Bilbo couldn't help but guess: "I bet that must be poor fat dwarf Bombur!"

Then, the spider bit the protruding nose hard, and a muffled scream came from the ball. One foot stretched out and kicked the spider hard. The dwarf Bombur was still alive. The spider made a sound like a football being kicked and fell down, finally relying on its own spider silk to save its life.

Seeing such a funny performance by his companions not only caused the other spiders to make a series of crunching sounds, but to Bilbo it sounded like the sinister laughter of dark creatures.

"Dwarf, you have angered me, let's see!" Soon, the spider that was kicked down by the dwarf Bomber climbed up along the spider web angrily.

Bilbo knew immediately that it was time for him to do something. He could not fight these monsters head-on, and he had no bow and arrows.

However, after some searching, he found a dry waterway nearby with many small stones on it.

As an expert at throwing stones, Bilbo didn't take much effort to find a fist-sized stone that was very handy.
Chapter completed!