chsdbacks Chapter 153 Raid on the Ork Stronghold
Chapter 153 Raid on the Ork Stronghold
Chapter 153 Raid on the Ork Stronghold
The tower has nine floors.
The deformable interior.
Duy was waving his wand, drawing thin red lines in the air.
The lines come together to form a complete three-dimensional network diagram, which looks just like a map of the distribution of blood vessels in the human body.
The red threads were incredibly intricate and constantly flowing, forming a complete cyclical system that exuded a mysterious and extraordinary power.
This is a diagram of the magic circulation within the body of the skin-changing human, Beon.
This is also the secret behind Beon's ability to transform into a giant bear.
Dui never gave up on his research into Transfiguration, especially the idea of advancing the Animagus.
After all, if Animagus transformation is just an ordinary animal, then this highest achievement in transformation magic seems somewhat meaningless.
After all, it takes so much time and effort, and it might take several years or even decades to succeed, for Animagus to end up just becoming an ordinary animal. It would be a huge loss if all that effort went into it.
This is why very few wizards in the magical world practice Animagus.
Throughout the entire 20th century, only seven Animagus were registered with the Ministry of Magic.
Even if we include the unregistered Animagus, the total number will not exceed an even number.
The main reason, besides the fact that Animagus is very difficult to train, is that the effort and the reward are not proportional.
Otherwise, if Animagus could transform into magical creatures such as dragons, phoenixes, and thunderbirds, countless wizards would have long been eager to study and practice it.
Dui wasn't very confident to begin with, but Beon, the skin-changing man, provided him with a model.
So throughout the year, he had been studying the magical circulation within Beon's body, with Alvin, Legolas, and others providing significant assistance.
A complete magic cycle diagram already exists, but Dui doesn't dare to test it on himself immediately.
He planned to find test subjects to conduct magical transformation experiments, but he didn't consider himself a dark wizard and couldn't experiment on innocent people, so he prepared to go out for a trip.
But even before he went out, Elohir and his group were about to leave.
"Are you going back to the Valley too?" Dui asked Alwen.
Alvin nodded gently and gracefully, her eyes sparkling.
"I've been here a bit too long. I'm going back to the Valley to spend some time with my father, and then I'll go back to Lorien to be with my grandparents."
Upon hearing this, Dui remained silent for a moment, without offering any words of persuasion to keep him.
"I think Zorodo will miss you!"
"And what about you?"
"Well, cough cough, of course I'll miss you too, after all, we're best friends, aren't we?"
Dui's heart involuntarily started beating much faster.
Alvin's eyes flickered, then she smiled brightly. "Yes, we're best friends!"
Dui was momentarily dazed by her smile, and immediately lowered his head to take out an exquisite and elegant purse from his spatial bag and handed it to her.
"What is this?" Alvin asked, somewhat puzzled and curious.
"This was woven from the silk of a giant spider, and then I used a little alchemy. The space inside will expand as more objects are added, with a maximum size about the size of a garden. It is very tough and the space is more stable than that created with the Unseen Stretching Charm," Dui explained.
"And I also put some Floo Powder in it, so you can travel between the Valley, Lorien, and Windrise Peak at any time in the future."
Xi Erwen held the exquisite purse, feeling its elasticity, and then opened the purse to look inside.
Her eyes widened slightly, revealing surprise: "So many!"
Inside was a whole bottle of Floo Powder, more than the amount given to Elrond.
This amount is enough for one person to travel back and forth every day for more than a year!
Dui shook his head: "It's not much. You don't need to use it sparingly. Just let me know when it's almost gone, okay?"
Alvin nodded, her smile radiant.
"I understand. Don't worry, I'll make good use of it and come visit you and Zorondo when I have time."
Du Yi coughed lightly, his eyes darting around.
"That's good!"
After seeing off the three elf siblings, Dui was depressed for a moment, but then immediately revived and began to focus all his attention and energy on what was to come.
After explaining things to Edward, he woke up the reluctant dragon Smaug and rode him northeast to the Etten Wastes.
To the north of Etten Wasteland lies Gram, a branch of the Misty Mountains.
One of the orcs established a stronghold on this mountain and frequently invaded the Eliador Wastes from the south.
Dui's purpose for this trip was to visit Mount Gram.
Smaug flew very fast, and in less than half a day, he brought Dui to the top of Mount Gram.
Guided by the True Knowledge Crystal, Dui quickly pinpointed a location in the mountains.
He patted the dragon's back and pointed to the location of the orcs' hidden stronghold in the mountains.
"Smaug, go down there."
Without saying a word, Smaug plunged down the mountain.
In the Gram Mountains,
The Orcs' stronghold is located in a canyon where the sun never shines.
Within the canyon, the number of Oc is nearly one hundred.
The leader of the Gram Mountain Ork is Sarzog, who is under the control of Soren. When Azog and Bolg ruled the Misty Mountain Ork, Sarzog obeyed their calls and commands to a certain extent and cooperated with Azog and Bolg in their actions.
Until a year ago, Azog and Polge were killed one after another, and Polge's northern Ok army was completely wiped out in the Battle of the Five Armies.
Orcs suffered heavy losses, and the orcs of Mount Gram remained holed up in the mountains, not daring to invade the wasteland any further for over a year.
They became extremely cautious when they heard that the man who killed the two Orc kings, Azog and Borg, and caused the Orcs' crushing defeat in the War of the Five Armies, had established his territory on Mount Gram, west of the wasteland. They were terrified of attracting the attention of that being on Mount Gram and bringing about their own destruction.
But on this very day, Ok in the mountains had nothing to do and thought it would be another boring day.
Oak, who was on lookout duty, suddenly felt a shadow appear in the sky.
A surprised Oak looked up and saw a huge figure descending from the sky, instantly turning his surprise and confusion into fear.
"It's a dragon! It's a giant dragon!" Oak shouted in terror, his body trembling. He quickly picked up his horn and blew it loudly. As the horn sounded, many Oaks also spotted the giant dragon in the sky, and a panic and commotion ensued.
The Orc chieftain, Salzog, looked extremely uneasy as the dragon appeared.
As far as he knew, there was only one dragon still active in Middle-earth, and that was the tamed golden dragon Smaug.
If Smaug is here, then the being on the summit of Wind and Cloud must also be here!
The fear of that person was deeply ingrained in all the Oc, so much so that they dared not even call him by his name.
It is said that the wizard cast a spell on his name, so that if any Oc calls out his name, he will sense it and ride a dragon to burn the person who calls out his name with dragonfire!
Therefore, all the Orks refer to him either as "that wizard," "that person," or "Lord of the Dragons," and they don't even dare to use the accurate name "Black-Robed Wizard."
Even Sarzog, the leader of the Orks, had to address Duir by his name in order to appear fearless in front of his subordinates, which elicited gasps and awe from the Orks, but also made them feel a little timid.
Upon seeing Smaug on Mount Gram, Salzburg's first thought was whether he had called him by that name.
That's what attracted them?
But the problem is he only shouted it once! How could it have been so effective?
At this moment, Dui, on the back of the dragon, had no idea that the Orks had already raved about him to the point of being a god.
As the dragon descended upon the canyon, Dui gave the order.
In Orc's terror and despair, scorching dragon flames spewed from the dragon's mouth, instantly engulfing countless Orc buildings.
For a moment, Oak's terrified screams and cries echoed throughout the canyon.
"Counterattack! Quickly get out your bows and crossbows and counterattack!" As the leader of the Orks, Salzog had the strongest mental fortitude and immediately organized his Orks to attack the dragon.
Countless arrows imbued with dark magic were shot toward the dragon in the sky.
Many of them are giant arrows, clearly weapons specifically forged to target dragons.
The poison and curse on the giant arrow can kill a person even if the wound is only slightly opened, making it extremely dangerous.
But Smaug the dragon was clearly unfazed by this, not only because he himself had hard scales, but also because he was wearing a set of dragon armor made by dwarves.
Even the black arrows capable of piercing scales might not be able to penetrate the outer armor, let alone the layer of hard dragon scales inside.
The double-layered defenses allowed the dragon Smaug to run rampant, flying close to the ground and wreaking havoc with its giant claws while constantly spewing fire.
Those giant arrows were nothing more than a tickle to him.
After enveloping the entire canyon in dragonfire, Dui waved his wand, petrifying some surviving Orcs and storing them in his spatial bag, including the leader, Salzog.
Just then, a long-awaited notification appeared:
[Hogwarts Check-in System: Location: Gram Hill. Check-in now?]
Du Yi was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed; he had almost forgotten about the system.
He immediately replied, "Signing in!"
[Sign-in successful! Congratulations on winning Newt Scamander's "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them"!]
Dui was somewhat disappointed, not expecting to receive this book for signing in this time.
After collecting nearly a hundred orcs, without caring whether any orcs were still alive in the canyon, he rode the dragon and flew out of Mount Gram.
All that remained was the Orc stronghold, engulfed and consumed by flames.
The billowing smoke could be seen even from the distant southern valleys and the Dunedan rangers patrolling the wastelands.
Not long after, the Dúnedan Rangers arrived at Mount Gram and discovered the Ork outpost, which had been destroyed by dragonfire.
Then Duir's name spread rapidly once again throughout the wasteland.
The Orks of the Misty Mountains trembled with fear, daring not to descend the mountain into the wilderness, much less to call Duir by name.
Because Ok, who managed to escape from the Gram Mountains, personally confirmed that their leader, Salzog, was killed simply because he called Duir by his name once.
Then the main culprit came looking for them, destroyed their stronghold with dragonfire, and captured Salzog.
Dui also saw this outrageous rumor in Salzorg's memory.
He was immediately speechless.
How come he received the same treatment as Voldemort here in Oak?
Thankfully, the Oc didn't use the term "mysterious man," or he would have completely lost his composure.
Destroying the Gram Mountain outpost was just a piece of cake for Dui.
He locked the more than one hundred captured Orcs in cells high up in the tower, and then brought a petrified Orc to the laboratory to begin his research.
The origin of the Orcs is unknown. One theory is that Morgoth captured the Elves and tortured and deformed them, eventually creating the twisted and ugly dark creatures known as Orcs. Therefore, the Orcs were jealous of the Elves and tried to vent the pain that Morgoth had inflicted on them on the Elves.
That's why the Orks are more hostile towards elves than other races.
Dui wasn't sure if the legend was true or false, but he could indeed sense the presence of magic in Oak.
Such humanoid creatures are perfect for experiments involving magical transformation.