Chapter 826849 (2/2)

The place looked entirely different now The pine trees were coiant trees that groater called Seaforest Trees Sheyan and co found the seeds of these trees froy crystals, it took less than 3 days for the seeds to nificent forest on water

The Seaforest Trees had taken root on the wetland with their trunks at least 5 meters above the water surface The abundant branches of the Seaforest Trees weaved together with parasitic vines living on the trees to form the platform for the 2nd level of the forest At the very top of the Seaforest Trees, viewing platforms and residences were inter-connected with vines and vine ladders

The Seaforest Trees have different heights, so the whole city in the air had an uneven beauty to it

Chapter 838: Planning Strategies

The favourite daily activity of the Elves of Dawn City was to watch the sunrise from the top of the city The snowysun fornificent scenery that could hardly be described ords

As the sun rose to the top and the day got hotter, the Elves would ht would penetrate through the branches to illu The water lilies and lotuses in the wetlands would provide a fresh fragrance Various types of fishes swa lazily in the air The beautiful patterns on the pinewoods under the water could also be clearly seen It was like the view froony brought by Paul's ink Right now, his hands and feet were bound by a type of special Elven shackles rey thorns that penetrated into his body With the divine power of Sin'dorei sealing his power, it was close to impossible for him to escape

Glorfindel had cal attitude because he knew that according to Elvish custo kin Furtherht Elves

The ones escorting Glorfindel weren't Elves but a bunch of strong Dwarven warriors Sheyan casually strode next to them with his hands behind his back Melody walked in front of the group surrounded by the Elders who had the highest authority and power She would occasionally steal a glance at Sheyan and smile sweetly

When Glorfindel was escorted into the city, he could ie power at work The poas immense and covered almost half of the entire Dawn City!

Glorfindel was so for him to identify the source of the power At the roots of -like objects that were about half athe rapid development of Dawn City

One of the reasons that Dawn City and the wetland surrounding it were so full of life was thanks to the valuable ht from Rivendell, but the most is of the Ocean-freak of Moria which were placed everywhere in the wetlands to continuously provide life forces to the living things there!

What actually happened was, after Paul conquered the Ocean-freak of Moria, he naturally couldn't accept the eggs that had no relation to him at all This is a primal instinct for animals, like how an African lion that took over a pride would bite the cubs that weren't of his seed to death

Sheyan naturally wouldn't let these eggs go to waste At first, he used the life force fros to cultivate another kind of aquatic plant that was sned in the style of athe wealth of Rivendell, they changed the trees to the gigantic Seaforest Trees, and built the city as a grand forest city

After walking for close to half an hour on the vine tracks of Dawn City, they reached the valley The valley had also been turned into a swaes presented to one a unique scenery

Sweats started trickling down Glorfindel's forehead He didn't knohy the further in he walked, theof unease was hard to describe and caused him unexplainable fear Of course, Glorfindel wouldn't show any weakness and forced himself to maintain a brave front

They soon arrived at the naturally-forh for the water to reach It used to be the territory of the Balrog, but the ownershi+p of the cave had now been passed to the Dwarves The Gimli tribe had sent at least 500naturalthe cave their base They found the temperature of the place very , and also warinal lord of the cave, the Balrog, appeared in front of Glorfindel

It ined

The place where the Ocean-freak of Moria used to incubate her eggs now had a gigantic ic formation Glorfindel noticed that the foric formations, each of thenificant effort into

The ic formation were naturally extremely valuable Some of them looked very familiar to Glorfindel because he had seen the was placed above the ic formation Its whole body was covered in a black, rock-like shell akin to solidified lava Multiple cracks forlimpse of the scary red turbulence within Fro

7 chains were nailed firmly to the stone wall of the cave The other ends of the chains wrapped around the Balrog to hang it in the air The chains were extre on the chains was the size of an adult huraved on the chains and they would eht flashed fro, it would be evenly absorbed by each chain and would be transmitted away

Glorfindel finally understood why the cliht beneath a snowy peak They caught the Balrog and absorbed its life force to provide energy to the surrounding land! It would explain the ater in the swah teht crept into Glorfindel's

'The Mines of Moria are right next to this area! The ancient Dwarven kingdom moved here because the caves here are rich withcaused thehas been captured, there would be no more threats in the ain Doesn't that mean Dawn City already has the foundation to cooperate with the Dwarves?!'

Glorfindel was absolutely right Every step in Sheyan's plan was linked He brought over Paul the octopus to conquer Ocean-freak Moria, then a captured, he used the rich minerals in the Mines of Moria to attract the Gimli tribe Under the pro, the Giave Dawn City their full support If it wasn't for that, there was no way Melody and the few followers she had left could build a city of such scale

The processionwas imprisoned It was a cave hollowed out by the Dwarves An eerie glow eently told Melody

“There's so I need to talk with Mr Glorfindel about His mouth is too dirty so I need to clean it a little”

Melody nodded obediently and left with 2 of her followers As soon as she left, Sheyan revealed a cold sun their rough “inspection” of Glorfindel They co on his body The process was far froentle

Glorfindel screaht Elf like this!”

The other Elven elders did not look too happy either But Sheyan ignored them and said

“You call this an insult? Then what do you call that tienerous person Any time someone threatens me, I will keep it in my heart and will always look for a chance to pay it back”

Since Glorfindel had h preparations for his harassment activity, he should have a lot of valuable items on him Of course, Sheyan wasn't able to use them, but the Elven elders and the Dwarves seemed very interested in thehtly at Annenia Cyathea

Annenia Cyathea was a loyal confidant of Melody's, so he had no trouble at dealing with Glorfindel He smirked at the helpless Glorfindel and produced a tree branch He then dipped the branch in his own blood and started drawing strange runes and patterns on Glorfindel's body The process see heavily halfway through drawing on Glorfindel's back

Sheyan looked at the rest of the Elven elders and told the now is a secret rune passed down by the sacred Sin'dorei for Lady Melody Sunstrider called the Soul Absorbing for on one's mental power so it's impossible for Elder Annenia Cyathea to complete it by himself However, he had drawn the outline of the formation, soneed your help to conation

“I refuse to perforreat tradition of the Elven race!”

Chapter 839: Rob

Whenever so, there would always be people who folloo other elders stepped forward to protest

Facing these confrontations, Sheyan simply waved his hand and said

“Have it your way, but Dawn City no longer welcomes you Please return to Rivendell!”

The 3 Elven elders retorted angrily

“You do not have the authority to decide that!”

Sheyan simply smiled and replied

“If you want to hear Lady Melody personally order you away, it's not a big problem Just wait until I'm done with the matters here ”

The other Elven elders stepped forward one after another to help coic formation on Glorfindel's body In total, 6 Elven elders took part By the tier speak All he could ry howls in his throat The runes looked like old as they stuck to his body They were actually seeping into his skin like tattoo ink!

Annenia Cyathea round The 6 elders started gloith a golden radiant They surrounded Glorfindel and advanced deeper into the caves

The 3 elders who did not participate wanted to follow along, but after taking a few steps forward, they discovered a light barrier The glow fro dignity, stopping them in their tracks outside the barrier However, the barrier showed no effect on Sheyan He walked through it casually

One of the elders tried to do the sa, but as soon as he touched the barrier, he immediately cried out in pain A burn mark appeared at the part of his body that came into contact with the barrier He iic but the burn mark persisted on his skin like a brand

“God only needs the most loyal servants,” a drawn-out voice resounded over from the distance “Unfortunately, you have disappointed God”

The 3 elders looked at each other They started to have a bad feeling about this

The group that proceeded deeper into the tunnel travelled for what felt like a long tiely also felt pretty short In the end, they stepped foot into a large cavern that had 5 holes on the ceiling They were undoubtedly deep in the h each of the holes to illuht represented the 5 Honours of the Sun God – Radiance, Warht were produced by Sin'dorei to display his Divinity They would last here forever

Annenia Cyathea chanted a string of incantations and the 5 rays of sunlight slowly moved until they shi+ned on Glorfindel's liic forht!

Glorfindel screaht in the air but to no avail

Gradually, the brightly lit cavern turned dark It wasn't that the Divinity of the Sun God had disappeared; it's just that the light energy froic fory The cavern that lost its light source naturally turned pitch-black

Suddenly, a few spots of red lights appeared from the walls of the cavern and intertwined in the air Upon closer inspection, one would see that they were all in the forhts formed in the air and intertwined with each other to fore of Sin'dorei The whole cavern becaic formation!

Glorfindel's face was already twisted to a terrifying extent but he did not utter a sound An extrelow seeped out from his body and it slowly floated up into the air as if it was being held in the pallow condensed into 6 eht orbs and floated towards the 6 Elven elders

“I, Annenia Cyathea, solemnly swear that the honour of the Sun God shall forever shi+ne upon my soul! I shall become the most loyal believer of Sin'dorei!”

The pious voice of Annenia Cyathea echoed loudly in the cavern Compared to the other 5 Elven elders, he understood reat Elven elder had reservations about Sheyan before, all his doubts disappeared after witnessing the Holy Beast Paul forcefully capturing Glorfindel alive!

“This is the Oath of the Fanatics!” the other Elven elders were co the oath of Annenia Cyathea, the eradually turned a golden colour and seeped into his body After the light orb was coic power increased tre stronger for 196 years coht reached a whole new height!

All these happened because the eht orb that he absorbed contained 10 of Glorfindel's power!

All energy came from the sun Only the Sun God Sin'dorei could convert any energy into the divine power of the Sun God, then infuse it into the body of His devout fanatics As someone who pursued power, Annenia Cyathea took the step without hesitation!

The re 5 Elven elders were shocked speechless A portion of Glorfindel's poas definitely te, but if they became fanatics, they would have to obey Melody for the rest of their long lives In addition to that, they will becoh carefully!

While the other elders were hesitating, the strengthened Annenia Cyathea suddenly kneeled down and chanted loudly

“O great Sun God, this believer of yours is willing to worshi+p you with everything he has Please bestow upon me more power!”

Annenia Cyathea attempt to “sell” hi showered with ht orbs that were hovering in front of the other elders turned golden A golden ray shot out froht orb into Annenia Cyathea's body!

Annenia Cyathea's ic power experienced another wild burst! He was now only a step away froolas and Galadriel!

The rest of the Elven elders could no longer hold themselves back They, too, recited the Oath of the Fanatics and absorbed Glorfindel's power in front of them One of them imitated Annenia Cyathea and offered hi additional power froht orbs

The rest of the elders quickly realised what happened and “sold” themselves one after another However, the last one to offer hiht orb only contained 5 of power after the other elders took their share from it He becaest winner of the ritual ithout a doubt, Elder Annenia Cyathea Before this, his poas only below average ah his decisive actions, he was now the strongest person after Melody, which meant that the position of First Elder was pretty h of relief after witnessing the ritual With this, the ruling council of Dawn City was established All the members were made up of the Fanatics of Sin'dorei Thus, even if Melody wasn't that smart, her position would be as stable as Mt Tai

More i Glorfindel's power There would no longer be any ground for compromises between the a cold sht of that

The elders needed to stay at the holy ground to pray and meditate in order to stabilise their newly obtained power, so Sheyan grabbed Glorfindel's hair and dragged hi

Outside the cave, Sheyan passed Glorfindel into the hands of 2 elite Dwarven warriors He then returned to the highest point of Dawn City and announced to all the Elves

“Mr Glorfindel came here with evil intentions, disrespected our faith and tried to destroy our peaceful lives However, the merciful Lady Melody Sunstrider has decided to pardon hi him the majesty of Sin'dorei She will let him return to Rivendell to repent for his blaspheht that the best Glorfindel could have hoped for was imprisonment If Melody wished to, she could even have executed hi thrown into a wooden boat and was left to float away The Elves cheered for Lady Melody Sunstrider's kindness

Sheyan actually cahts He had limited time in this world after all The defense of Dawn City was already quite thorough, so it didn't matter whether Glorfindel lived or died It was even more so now that Glorfindel only had 40 of his power left

As long as Glorfindel stayed alive, he would remain a formidable enee outside threat would keep theles Of course, others wouldn't understand the ga

Chapter 840: The truth behind the ht

Fireflies that flew all around the wetland looked like stars that illulowed like street lamps scattered across the swaentle light upon the steps of the wetland's inhabitants

The occasional ould shake the vines and branches slightly to produce a beautiful sound The Elves that hadn't retreated to their beds would choose to hters would add to the song of the night

Sheyan was currently in a huge treehouse that was the tallest in Dawn City It was the residence of Melody Next to hiie ical sandbox that was at least 5 square metres in size

Annenia Cyathea pointed and the sand started glowing softly It quickly rearranged itself into an accurate model of the detailed layout of Dawn City

The sandfrom the wetland, lake and the battle fortress parked on the bank, to the Seaforest Trees behind the held within the mountains, and to a fely excavated caves to the side

Sheyan couldn't help feeling extreiant sandto Sheyan's plan To watch it rapidly grow and expand into the scale it showed today was i

Sheyan had actually started planning for the construction of Dawn City theher It's just that the initial plan was nowhere near as colossal

The reason he planned to build a city was simple If Melody wanted to establish her own faction and poach a group of Elves away, she would first need to solve the basic problems of security and acco soe If you have a humble abode then you would still have a chance, but if you don't, then good luck

Paul the Octopus was the X-factor that provided h to capture the Balrog Once the Balrog was taken care of, the rich ore veins in the Mines of Moria becaotiation chip Even if the Gimli tribe rejected his proposal for cooperation, various other Dwarven tribes would queue up for the chance

And thus the first construction phase of Dawn City was rapidly carried out Yet it was barely enough to satisfy the basic needs of the Elves that Melody “kidnapped” from Rivendell

Fortunately, the resources plundered froy crystals Sheyan didn't even need to doSheyan's concepts of “Wetlands” and “City in the Air”, the Elves started ic for's life force, the Reconciliation Room of the Sun God where Glorfindel was robbed of his power, and the Seaforest Trees were all co this phase

Sheyan was able to witness the terrifying ic and Dwarven construction The appearance of Dawn City changed with every passing day! Each day brought new surprises

The next phase in the plan of the Elves was to build a new Elven town called Tisdale on the ruins of the orc city nearby The toould serve 2 purposes

The first was to let the Elves that grew tired of the wetland environment of the City in the Air to experience life in a snowy forest

The second was to act as a place to receive guests and make contact with people from other places There were si of Air, Vilya wasn't fully under Melody's control yet They couldn't easily let outsiders into Dawn City

After experiencing Glorfindel's visit, both the internal stability and security problems of Dawn City had been put under control Melody's position as the “Queen” of Dawn City was completely unshakeable now Even after Sheyan left this world, he wouldn't need to worry about rebellions

If there were anything Sheyan was still worried about, it would be the Balrog

If he recalled correctly, the Fellowshi+p of the Ring in the story wanted to stay overnight on the bank of the lake, but they were attacked by the Ocean-freak of Moria In their chaos, they escaped into the Mines of Moria and …

But now, the Ocean-freak of Moria was living a happy life with Paul A large number of Dwarves and Elves would provide food for these two “Holy Beasts” everyday, so they probably wouldn't have any interest in hunting any, it was currently wrapped like a du war area The heat ereat that anywhere it stayed would naturally turn into lava The ic formation only restricted its freedom and absorbed the heat dispersed fro it Even if Gandalf wanted to duel the Balrog, he would have to ask for permission from Dawn City!

Since they altered the storyline to such an extent, Sheyan couldn't help but feel uneasy To make matters worse, the Stockholes to the plot as well The future was now completely unknown Sheyan felt as if his eyes were blinded by fog

“My dear friend, I actually caimli The little Das a chatterbox, so he quickly broke the silence when he felt the atmosphere turn heavy

Sheyan's eyes lit up as he asked

“What's the good news?”

Segiround rivers, we've opened up a path to the Mines of Moria Everyone was really excited From the injuries on the Inokas we've released inside, we deduce that they were attacked by some half orcs and undead creatures Those creatures shouldn't pose a problem to our warhammers (Inoka = a kind of lizard reared by the Dwarves They could be used ashounds and scouts)”

Sheyan nodded

“I completely believe that they would pose no probleeous warriors of the Gimli tribe”

“Not only that, , a companion of mine called Bronzebeard couldn't hold hii is, he cao Of course, he can't have any beer for 3 days as a punishreat news There were 7to be mined! The facilities left by Durin's Folk when they evacuated were still operational, whichimmediately Each ore vein can be mined for a thousand years! Our only pleasant problei his hands in excitement as he explained

“Bronzebeard was sure that the captured Balrog inside Dawn City is the sareatest threat had been nullified! Even though the place had been deserted for a thousand years, he could still see the splendor of what used to be the biggest Dwarven city in existence There were a total of 8 floors Each floor possessed a large amount of arched tunnels The roolass The bottom floor contained mines, treasuries and prisons! Oh yeah, there were also the legendary Durin's Bridge and the Endless Stair! So cool! I can't wait to step inside!”

Elder Annenia Cyathea smiled and said

“Moria, or as it was known in the ancient days, Khazad-dûreat Dwarven race The great Lord Celebrilorious feat with Mithril In the present day, under the collaboration of the Sin'dorei Elves and the Giain as the nu it soi are not good news at all I wish to meet with your uncle and all the elders in your tribe within the next half an hour There is soiood news? If this isn't good news, then what else can you call good news? Fine, fine, I'll go notify them i a nice glass of beer with soht now If you call hiry”

Sheyan's words apparently had soht within the Gimli tribe Half an hour later, all the iathered

Sheyan looked at the beardy, honest faces in front of hiht to the point

“The reason I asked everyone to gather here was to raise a few questions If you can answer them, then there will be no problems”

The old Gimli suppressed his annoyance and said

“Ask away”

Sheyan organised his words and said

“I heard the Ginificant threats inside the Mines of Moria, and there are 7 major ore veins inside My first question is, how does the wealth of the ore veins compare to the rewards of Skifz Ascûd?”

Chapter 841: Weathertop

Segimli had an impatient nature so he instantly answered with pride

“The Mithril content of the Mines of Moria is unlike any other in Middle Earth The ore veins rewarded on Skifz Ascûd may be rich, but even 10 of them combined cannot compare to a major ore vein in Moria”

Sheyan nodded his head His second question was very sudden and seemed to have no relation to the first question at all

“The Gi Dwarven tribe, correct? How imli looked even prouder as he exclai the Dwarves We number over 10,000”

A Dwarven elder yawned and wiped his eyes as he said

“If that's all, then I' back to sleep We still need to move tomorrow”

He turned and walked towards the exit A fearven elders followed his lead prepared to leave But Sheyan's third question rooted the Durin's Folk?”

Durin was almost a God-like existence to the Dwarves! The leader of Durin's Folk had always adopted the na of the Dwarves of Durin's Folk was Durin VII Even now, he reine the status of Durin's Folk a the Chinese, imli hesitated for a moment before he answered

“Those Dwarves have always been arrogant Even so as important as Skifz Ascûd was hosted by theure, but there should be hundreds of thousands of them…maybe more”

Sheyan said

“From what I understand, Khazad-dûm, or Moria as it is known today, has always been the royal capital of Durin's Folk They persisted here for a long ti's abilities were the bane of the Dwarves Durin's Folk had no choice but tokilled Durin VI and slayed his son, Náin Aht?”

Co on a soft couch suddenly woke up She rubbed her eyes, looked at the crowd in front of her in confusion, and finally laid down on Sheyan's thigh to continue her sleep

Everyone there was used to the Twilight Elf, Melody Sunstrider's reliance on her Protector, so they didn't even bat an eye After a prolonged silence, the old Gimli finally said with difficulty

“Seaman, my friend, you were completely correct”

Sheyan continued

“The news of you inhabiting the Mines of Moria will inevitably spread What do you think Durin's Folk would do after they hear of it? Maybe their king is a nanimous person and would leave Moria in your hands eh”

Another prolonged silence ensued Seginanimous, how could our Mithril accessory fail the preliminary elimination?”

Sheyan had revealed a cruel truth in the face of the Dwarves With only a feords, he had s alh up blood!

Obviously, the only way to prevent retaliation from Durin's Folk was to voluntarily offer Moria to them But! But! How could the Gimli tribe stos they cared about in their long lives: beer,

Old Gimli suddenly stood up and saluted Sheyan

“Since the Lord Protector pointed out the problem to us, I believe you should have a solution to the problem”

Sheyan smiled and replied

“Of course Anyone ants to inhabit the Mines of Moria has to respect the will of Lady Melody, because if we can capture the Balrog, we can naturally release it Besides, we have Holy Beasts that can control the floater If we are angered, then we ht completely flood the Mines of Moria As far as I know, no one has the ability to mine underwater yet ”

Old Gimli's eyes lit up at Sheyan's words

“Our cooperation has always been pleasant I hope we can continue our relationshi+p ”

Sheyan revealed a difficult smile as he replied

“The basis for a pleasant cooperation lies in howto offer If Durin's Folk are willing to offer more…”

Sheyan looked over at Annenia Cyathea The Elven elder's jaw had alround, but he quickly picked it up and supported Sheyan with his own righteous remarks

“No one can impose their will on the entire Elven population of Dawn City Even Lady Melody and Lord Protector can only h the elder council and be announced to the public! No one can dae the interests of Dawn City for personal reasons!”

Old Gimli was instantly thrust into helplessness He obviously knew that Durin's Folk could offer anything that the Gimli tribe can, and more However, this was the best chance the Gimli tribe had encountered for thousands of years How could he let this chance slip from his hands? He wouldn't dare let the chance slip

It was Sheyan's hint that enlightened the for the Gimli tribe to stomach alone Why not collaborate with a few other Dwarven tribes? There are as many as 7 major ore veins in the mines, and there should be countlessany heed to the cost, 6 major Dwarven tribes formed an alliance and teleported the didn't use teleport forreat and would interfere with the teleportation If they had used a teleport forht even be transported to earth due to a reat tribes totalled over 100,000 Dwarves They declared themselves the Sunstrider Alliance, and also announced their collaborative agreehty and holy Dawn City that captured the evil Balrog” They then settled their whole population into the abandoned Mines of Moria, and renamed it Lesso-dûm (the land of peace)

(T/N note: dûht be strong, but under such circuht be large in numbers, but due to the distance, they could only mobilise a force of about 50,000 – 60,000 to Moria The Sunstrider Alliance had the geographical advantage and wouldn't be expelled easily

Furthermore, they were extre There was no way Dawn City could lie about capturing the Balrog, because they didn't kill it, they captured it That ! Durin's Folk were forced away fro, so they fully understood thealive

For Sheyan, the reason he chose to cooperate with the Sunstrider Alliance was simple A divided alliance was easier to control and separate Even if they wanted to do anything big, they would need a long tireeiven up on acquiring the silver title “One Hand to Cover Heaven' Melody e faction, but it's difficult for her to live in another world It's not that she's unwilling The arachnids have a technology like the worh diy

(T/N note: The details of the title can be found in chapter 435)

A crucial reason Sheyan passed on Durin's Folk was because their area of expertise was in suidance of Sheyan, the 6 tribes that for accessories, enchanting, and constructing formations

The Sunstrider Alliance wasn't just another layer of protection for Dawn City, they were also a strong Research & Developic formations!

The weather was fine White clouds float on a blue sky

The dry weather was showing its round all showed a deep yellow colour; the sandy soil beneath them fully visible The leaves of the waxyleaf privets on the roadside were also displaying tints of yellohile their barks showed signs of being tra horses that tried to climb up the hill

The hill was actually not that tall Itit Sheyan unmounted his horse to check the map, and said

“We should be within the territory of the Arnor Kingdom This place should be Amon Sûl, more commonly known as Weathertop, where the Amon Sûl-stone used to be”

“I'm thirsty I want some water with ice,” said a clear voice coquettishly It was the voice of Melody

Sheyan sighed and said

“I shouldn't have let you coh he said that, he still fetched a bottle of water from his personal space and passed it to Melody Melody cheerfully replied

“If I don't coain”

Sheyan helplessly said

“I've already asked the Dwarves to research on teleport fory to teleport to other di the teleportation process could heavily-injure even the Ocean-freak of Moria I don't think it will take long for them to solve this problem You should have a bit more patience”

Chapter 842: The aura of the dead

“No, I want to be with you,” the gentle Melody retorted

She blushed and lowered her head, unable to meet Sheyan's eyes But in the end, she still pouted and said with a huff

“Besides, Sire Vilya has masked my Elvish appearance and aura It can also return me to Dawn City anytime I wish What's there to be worried about?”

Melody shouldn't have rieve Sheyan further

Dawn City was just established and was just entering its developmental phase The Dwarves and the Elves had only entered into a rough agrees that had to be handled The absence of Melody would cause a lot of difficulties in reements

However, as Sheyan's eyes fell upon the innocent face of Melody with those huge eyes and that sweet s words that he was about to utter Honestly, deep down in his heart, he also hoped for Melody's company on this journey

Under the protection of Vilya, Melody still exuded innocence, but her Elven features had been covered up Her Elvish aura had also been changed into a hu

Sheyan didn't dare to bring a strong group of Dwarven warriors and Elven mar Now that Reef and him had killed Elrond, they would need to deal with the dark side for the ht too ht be misunderstood as an attack and they would attract the attention of the Nazgûls But if he only brought a few, then as soon as the Elven and Dwarven auras appeared within the territory of the Dark Lord, they would just be assasinated

Melody's battle strength was currently not that strong Sheyan had specifically asked her to prioritise unlocking the defensive abilities of the Ring of Air first She also had to spend a large a

Her battle abilitiesabilities Currently, her only e ith her bohich e output was not e

But as Sheyan watched her smile, he felt incoive it a kiss, then turned his head away and said

“How long will it take before we find a place to rest?”

Sheyan directed the question towards the guide of the caravan that they were riding with With the help of Segi for the shi+re that they could board From the shi+re, they could pay to use the teleport formation to reach a place in Eriador that was only 200 kmar From there, it would only take a day of journey to reach their destination: the residence of the Grey Dwarves on the outskirt of Angmar was also within the territory of the Misty Mountains If one were to draw a straight line fromar to Moria, the distance was not that far However, to travel in a straight path, they would have to go past the defensive line for bosses such as Lurtz or the Nazgûls

The faction of the Dark Lord was notorious for backstabbing a themselves, so Sheyan didn't expect them to welcome him with open arms just because he had considerable Fate points So, he chose to take a huge detour There was no need to gamble with his life just to save some ti theElrond, and each member of Ace party obtained 2311 Fate points of the Dark Lord's faction So on the 20th day of their stay in this world, they were presented with the following options:

A) To reach the destination in ti their stay in this world for 10 days without additional rewards

Sheyan chose option B Otherwise, he wouldn't have enough tier, safer route because he spent too uide beamed as he answered Sheyan's question

“We'll be there soon Even though the cli to the west of the hill We normally stop there for rest and to refill our water There will be at least a day afterwards without another fresh water source”

Melody greithin the lush greenery of Rivendell and had never seen a barren place like the Weather Hills The curious new environment coupled with the presence of her loved one at her side put her in a good

“This isn't a desert Why is there no fresh water?”

The guide had a weather-beaten face carved full of wrinkles He smiled as he answered

“That's because the land and water around here were all cursed by the devils Even if there is water, it will taste so sour and bitter that even the horses and coouldn't drink them Only the area around Weathertop has fresh water because it was a place that used to be protected by the Gods, even though the Gods had abandoned the place due to prolonged war”

As they chatted, the caravan cli the road that whirled around Weathertop

The horses and cows in the caravan were carrying heavy goods So as they climbed up slowly The leader of the caravan orried that the burden on the beasts ht be too heavy, so he ordered his teaoods and left souard He planned to take 2 trips

Sheyan's group of 4 followed the first group to the peak The weather was sunny so the vieas clear from Weathertop They pointed out to Franklin the tall tower that the Hobbits built in Buckland It was once the symbol of the shi+re

(T/N note: As far as I know, there are no tall landh Hay but that's what the author wrote, so we're gonna roll with it)

Weathertop looked steep, but it's peak was actually a plateau, as if the hill was cut across The plateau looked like a pocket-sized plain

Everyone heaved a sigh of relief when they arrived at the top The guide brought theh the grassy ca within a few hundred , the wind here carried a chill that pierced into their bones Coupled with the sight of the abandoned ruins and forts, it made one think of the cruelty and sadness of the world

Melody suddenly pulled on Sheyan's sleeve and whispered to hie aura I suspect there are ghosts here”

Even though the guide repeatedly insisted that the trade route was very safe, Sheyan didn't believe him It was exactly here that Gandalf the Gray was attacked by the Nazgûls and a large number of spirits Even the old man could only run away

Melody was an Elf borne fro of Air The strength of her sense of perception couldn't be questioned Sheyan nodded after hearing her He didn't plan to disturb the caravan with this news Heunexpected

They soon reached the spring It was obvious that the spring was regularly visited The paths to the spring were tra lied to the side of the spring

The goods were unloaded froround and to graze on the dry grasses

It was the turn of the caravan workers to get busy After unloading the goods, they had to fetch water for the beasts Then, they had to rasses to feed to the anith, the workers had to bring theoods over Only after putting the beasts to rest could the workers themselves rest

Sheyan took the opportunity to approach the old guide to ask where they would spend the night The guide gave his “VIP guest” a strange look as if he was trying to read Sheyan's intention, before he answered uncertainly

“Norht here if we arrive in the afternoon”

Sheyan appeared to have so on his e occuring around the area?”

The old guide searched his e news of the place around here, but I've heard stories of corpses constantly popping up at the crossing of the Marui river which we passed earlier Why, is there a probleuide what Melody sensed He lacked concrete proof after all It's not like Sheyan could say that his girlfriend was a Twilight Elf wearing the Ring of Air and she could sense so…

Of course, Sheyan could choose to leave with his group But Goots, the owner of the Caravan, was a friend of the Gihout the journey Sheyan also heard that he was so in the Chaet his hands on soood stuff Sheyan couldn't just leave the caravan to its fate

Chapter 843: The appearance of the Nazg?l

Sheyan took a look around with Melody The old guide followed along and would occasionally point out spots where famous historical battles had occured Sheyan was shocked to discover that as s had fallen at a place as small as Weathertop It was also a place both the Middle Earth alliance and the Dark Lord faction have been clashi+ng over for several hundred years! Numerous warriors met their death in this land No wonder there were evil spirits here

Once the caravan's ani themselves out, they would need 2-3 hours to completely recover their staain, they would face ainjured That hy any caravan that reached Weathertop after 12 o'clock at noon would usually stay here for the night It would already be 3-4 o'clock in the afternoon after the beasts regain their strength They wouldn't be able to travel much further this day

Suddenly, a worker from the caravan rushed over and shouted in alarm

“This is bad! Our pack horses ild and ran away!”

The old guide was horrified and immediately rushed back Under such circu could continue their sight-seeing tour, so they hurried back as well They discovered the resting place of the packing horses in a cooods had been tra trail of blood was left on the ground

They asked around and found out that the trail of blood was left by a worker who tried to pacify one of the raging horses He pulled on its reins, only to be dragged for 7-8 meters before he hit a boulder His injurytime They had always displayed a o berserk all of a sudden The boss of the caravan, Goots, was at the foot of Weathertop looking after the other half of the caravan goods, so it was left to the old guide to take charge The situation was chaotic Some of the workers went after the horses, sooods…

Sheyan felt that there was no way the pack horses would go wild for no reason He contemplated for a while and placed his suspicions on the food consuht by the caravan themselves so they should have no proble The water looked cool and clear, and didn't seem to be poisoned More importantly, the people drank the water too but they were all fine

Thatspots of the packhorses The workers taking care of the horses had led therasses there were relatively ether with Sheyan As soon as she got near, she told Sheyan that the place round seemed to contain a certain madness

Sheyan's brows furrohen he inspected the spot grazed by the packhorses He found the soil to be fresh He i hard at the spot Under Sheyan's furious digging, a hole quickly e hand!

The other caravan workers ran over with horrified expressions In total, Sheyan dug up 16 corpses! Half of these corpses hadn't even started rotting yet The caravan workers easily identified them as members of other caravans They had feasted with theo!

A feeling of i caravan uide approached the corpses with a solemn look and inspected the bodies with not a care for the horrible stench they emitted After a while, he spoke

“They all have cuts on their bodies, but they have the same cause of death – poison! The poison in the bodies seeped into the soil, and into the grass growing on the soil When the horses grazed on this grass, it caused theuide at least calmed the caravan members down They approached slowly and saw for theed with black, and their expressions showed they struggled in pain when they died It really did look like a death fro the caravans on Middle Earth The e and ability What they were afraid of was the ainst When they found out that the corpses ained their courage

Sheyan reuide's opinion At thatpack horses back The rest of the caravan workers went over to help However, the old guide walked over to Sheyan with his brows furrowed and spoke to Sheyan as if he had souide was evidently thanking Sheyan for not exposing some of the untruthfulness in his words Sheyan exhaled a deep breath, and said

“If we don't leave iuide's face was pale He wasn't lying when he said that the people they dug up had died froet poisoned? Normally, it would either be because they consumed the poison, or the weapons that cut them were coated with poison Unfortunately those were not the cause of their poisoning The real cause was because they breathed in poisonous gas!

If Sheyan remeûls, the 'Black Breath' According to the records kept by the Elves, The Nazgûls' arsenal of deadly armaments was not confined to physical eneral aura of terror which can spread fear in the hearts of living creatures (except for so ones), and their breath (called the Black Breath) could be toxic to those hapless enough to come near them

Those that have been touched by the Black Breath will fall into an state of helplessness and experience endless nightmare and hallucination It could even cause death Only a type of herb called athelas could fight the symptom

It seemed like the attack on Gandalf the Grey at Weathertop was not a coincidence The Dark Lord ic location and had begun to move his pieces He probably wanted to hide an army of undead here to strike at Rhudaur, Cardolan and The shi+re at crucial moments!

Goots had received news and rushed back When he heard what they had to say, he said decisively

“What are aiting for, then? Leave all the goods behind, ill set off at once! Our Dwarven friends have tasked us with taking care of you, so your safety is our top priority”

Sheyan couldn't help but have a high evaluation of Goots in his heart Merchants have always operated for profit, but Goots was able to decisively abandon all his merchandise His action may even bankrupt him but he showed no hesitation Sheyan nodded his head and said

“Then let us depart at once However, there is a probleht have been found, but they are probably in a berserk state We can't ride them anymore”

“We will put them all to death!” said Goots with a wave of his hand “Then, ill leave at once”

Four hours later

All of the for breath in exhaustion

In a htened caravan had reached a place that was at least 50 km from Weathertop All the caravan members could feel the mysterious atmosphere in Weathertop, so they showed no objection to the order of their boss to abandon all merchandises so that they can travel faster

Darkness fell They were all extreh the caravan team was used to hardshi+p in their travels, but they truly pushed themselves to the limit this time to run so far away in such short period They found a place to take shelter froulped down their dinner Goots was also eating his share with hugeheartily, but it couldn't mask his sorrow

It was to be expected It's impossible to remain indifferent as a person watched his career crumble in the blink of an eye

However, after they have rested for about an hour, Melody's pretty face broke into a frown She grabbed onto Sheyan and told hi evil presence slowly getting close to us”

Sheyan smiled at her and said

“Don't worry, I'm here by your side”

Melody cheerfully kissed hiside you”

As she said that, she forked out her staff and chanted so was only for show She was a Twilight Elf in possession of Vilya, and her spells were of the support type Therefore, all her spells could be instant-cast However, she was playing the role of a huth”

“Barkskin”

“Haste”

A series of group buffs were received by every person present, accohts However, only Reef and Sheyan were qualified to receive the Twilight Elf's blessings

After that, Melody co out a scroll The scroll was actually nonfunctional She chanted a short incantation before tearing the scroll up 2 rays of light burst forth fro trees in front of them

The two trees shook theether to shape theendary Ents These Ents were suth were naturally far below battle Ents like Ferrell

Right at this moment, clear sound of hooves resounded froround, but they so hue skeleton army appeared fro silhouette that was riding on a Nighthout the night finally caught up to thee recruitment

All the caravan hts However, they still reacted the same way all human warriors would when they saw the old-style weapons and broken armours of the skeletons – their morale hit rock bottom Unless, of course, the undead arnorance is bliss They didn't recognise the real terror – the Nazgûl hidden at the back Even those who saw the Nazgûl thought of hiht

After Melody once again waved her staff to cast 'Fear Ward' on everyone on their side, her MP was completely spent However, Melody did not sit down tothat surprised everyone; she kept the bow! She then pulled the longbow tight

This was the core reason for her slow progress with Vilya

Even though she was also a Twilight Elf in her past life, she was a strong Twilight Elf archer… while Vilya was a ringthe Ring of Air, Melody's progress in ic started from scratch and was pretty slow

Sheyan and Reef stepped out to the front to stand alongside the summoned Ents Sheyan shouted at the caravan members behind him

“You cowards! Raise your axes! Your ha that you can use as a weapon If you wish to race against the skeletons in the dark, then feel free!”

The caravan owner, Goots, displayed tree He was the first to step up with his two-handed ha that, there were some who ran away, but they were few in numbers Most people stayed because they had witnessed Melody's power, and because of the security provided by the two Ents

The skeleton arainst the defensive line on Sheyan's side, it felt like a tidal wave splashi+ng against the walls of a dam Sheyan's defensive line was forced back by a fewskeleton warriors proved to be unexpectedly troublesome for Sheyan to deal with A hack of his '+7 West' could only break a few bones off a skeleton soldier If the strike landed on the backbone, it ht not even break

After a while, Sheyan found that the blunt back of his sabre was e…

Meanwhile, Reef was faringRoar' could inflict full AOE dae on the undead creatures A few skeletons in his vicinity had already sustained heavy day was depleted and the hellfire in their eyes di wind that reduced them into piles of bones

The 2 sue inside the crowd of skeletons The dae they sustained froible, while their huge bodies went could charge around violently like tanks within the skeleton sea They don't even need to use their long hanging tendrils to attack; they simply needed to move around to tank the attacks froe of skeletons that died fro

However, the one who killed the ically speaking, the hard bones and ehtmare for archers The power of arroould dip by at least 90 But with the ordinary-looking bow in her hands, Melody displayed a shocking , an incomprehensible char was drawn taut like the beautiful curves of a woance

Her arrows naturally had perfect accuracy Also, when the sharp arrowhead was about to come into contact with the skull of the skeleton, it would radiate with a bright, low as if it was dipped in the red radiance of sunset, looking like a cigarette tip within the dark The skeletons that were hit by her arroould e wildly, before breaking down into piles of bones

What perplexed Sheyan was, that each skeleton warrior eliminated by their side would provide 1-3 Fate points of the Dark Lord faction! Even though this battle started in confusion, they ood haul For exaence bone bracelet that dropped just now He directly gave it to Franklin

The army of about 50 skeleton warriors were quickly eliround The caravan team had also sustained 4 casualties All of the habit; they treated the skeletons the sa creatures with flesh and blood, and et after they stabbed a skeleton in the chest Naturally, they were stabbed in the back in turn

The defeat of his vanguard teaûl at the back He still sat iestured with his hand Soround A large, pale, rotting hand abruptly broke through the surface of the ground, then supported its body to crawl out of the kingdo with it fear and a terrible stench

“So the 2nd ill consist of zoed a look with Reef He then asked Franklin to produce a doppelganger of Reef and placed it right at the very front The move proved to be a wise one There were less than 20 zombies summoned, but their for a bit slow, the other stats of the zombies were aled to endure the 2nd ith extree Both Ents were torn to shreds by the bites and claws of the zombies, while the caravan teauide perished in this wave of attack Franklin had spent all his spiritual power Only Melody had the strength to carry on

After Sheyan chopped the head off the last zohtht, an euard

“You have gained the honour to die by my hands, humans”

His voice sounded like the friction between rusty chains, sending chills into their bodies

“You have displayed respectable ht to make a choice Now, tell me Will you become a loyal servant of Dwar, Lord of Shantell Castle, the 3rd Earl of Waw, believer of the Shadow God, and loyal servant to Lord Sauron; or suffer eternal torture froht as he spoke into the party channel

“Is he trying to recruit us? Froûls aren't this friendly”

Franklin asked

“Why can I sense the aura of natural power behind the Nazgûl?”

Melody pointed her finger at the Nazgûl called Dwar The Nazgûl iroan in pain and his body visibly turned ghostly for a split second Luht leg and chest His nightmare reen light in its organ was as big as a soccer ball! A large alows

Sheyan eyes displayed a glint when he saw this scene He said

“Aha! This Nazgûl was hurt by either Galadriel or Legolas! Maybe his underlings were all killed too He definitely hasn't recovered from his heavy injury, that's why he wishes to recruit us What are aiting for then?”

Sheyan inhaled deeply The nightnal his awakened state He activated 'Hornrage' and charged over! Sheyan currently had a staggering amount of 3000 HP Coupled with his 'Endurance' ability, he could takeht the h! The natural poithin the injury on its body was inflicted by the for of Water The Nazgûl, Das unwilling to receive the attack so he used the htreatly weakened!

Before Reef could rush over to help, Melody had already provided support She shot 3 arrows sili More importantly, with the help of thespeed! They released sharp howls as they tore through the air

High speed naturally e

If a 3 year-old held a bullet and knocked it on the head of a man, the man would at most feel a bit of pain It would be a miracle if he sustained a concussion from that hit But if the bullet had the sa, he would be fortunate to die with his brain intact!

Chapter 845: Fierce battle

After those 3 arrows left Melody's bow, they oddly descended and sped away close to the ground like electric sparks They were alht caused the red glint behind Dwar's faceguard to glirabbed the hilt of the greatsword on his back

The series of action in brandishi+ng his sword gave off a clear, steady, powerful and reliable feel It was as if a sword instructor was giving a dereatsas unsheathed, it hacked away 2 out of the 3 arrows shot by Melody!

The speed of his sas enough to distort one's senses

A terrifying black flareatsword As soon as Melody's arrows come into contact with the black flame, they melted with a hiss like they weredown 2 arrows, the doard trajectory of the slashi+ng greatsas stopped by Sheyan's '+7 West'!

There were no sharp clangs that one would expect whennoises either It was a silent collision with a few direatsword, he was already prepared to be bloay and receive a heavy dah his hands felt really heavy, it wasn't so he couldn't withstand! He was only forced back a few steps fro stunned, he discovered that the black flah his blade all the way to his hands, before burning once and extinguishi+ng itself

The penetrating pain roan Both his pal, Melody's “surviving” arroas able to lodge itself deep inside the body of the Nightmare mount

After the arro a spurt of black-coloured blood, the red shi+ne on its tip seeped into the Nightlow of natural power inside the Nightarette being thrown into a barrel full of oil…

The Nightmare mount was momentarily stunned The next moment, it suddenly cracked and exploded into dozens of fleshy chunks! Thick black liquid splashed everywhere, carrying a foul stench with it

Reef arrived at thisCardiac Roar' He next tried his luck with the 'Tra Hooves' ability on his shoes It actually succeeded! He dropped the Nazgûl to the ground and proceeded to step on hiûl has really experienced a severe drop in strength,” said a baffled Sheyan in the party channel

Franklin see out an evocated ray at the Nazgûl, he said

“Actually, the strength stats of the Nazgûl have never been outstanding Their specialty lied in causing fear They possess a large aic and the ability to control undead creatures, in addition to their aura of terror This Nazgûl is even heavily injured It's understandable for hith”

Sheyan naturally wanted to literally kick the Nazgûl while he's down He i caravan members also rushed over to unleash attacks of their own

The 3 green glows in the Nazgûl's body were still shi+ning brightly after being stiûl previously sustained the worst injuries Just to be safe, Sheyan focused his attacks on the right leg His plan was si skills of Melody, at the very least they can kite hie, black,screae of a fully wrinkled Sheyan waiting for his death appeared in front of his eyes He felt like someone on the brink of death, ready to depart fro of helplessnesshis head, as if that was the only way he can escape the terrible fate

However, after taking 5-6 steps, a war in a strong afternoon sunlight He was instantly jolted awake Only now did Sheyan notice the battle notifications:

[You have been affected by the Nazgûl's 'Cry of Terror' You will fall into a state of extreme fear The effect will last for 15 seconds (1 minute for common people) or until you suffer 2 attacks]

[The fear you emitted was absorbed by Dwar His HP will be recovered by a certain aered You escaped from the state of fear]

“Holy sht!” Sheyan had a bad feeling and instantly turned back

The scene he saas of the Nazgûl standing tall while the caravan members ran around him with their faces distorted in fear All the caravan members continuously released a black trail of ûl's lows of natural power in the Nazgûl's body had been suppressed by 1/5!

Sheyan's eyes flashed with deterritted his teeth and ran to a caravan member, then killed the caravan member with a slash of his blade!

“We have no other choice The fear provided by these people would becoûl Kill everyone except for Goots Melody, focus on attacking the Nazgûl, don't lift your hands against the hu the caravan workers because he didn't want her to directly face such cruel realities Franklin was situated pretty far away so he wasn't inflicted with the 'Cry of Terror', while Reef also had the Twilight Elf's blessing Together with Reef, Sheyan killed off the caravanaround in fear one by one It didn't take the to eliminate the defenseless humans

Dwar didn't expect thereatsith a grunt to launch his attack, but Melody's deadly arrows forced him to defend himself

The arrows contained the dual aura of the power of nature and sunlight that he hated the ht hit by one Dwar didn't want to personally taste the ht of an arrow if he could help it

When Sheyan finished “clearing away” the caravan members, Melody was already so tired she could barely lift her longbow She was only a neakened Twilight Elf, and she also needed to maintain the 2 protective spells that Vilya bound on her body: 'Eternal Field' and 'Instantaneous Teleportation' She had already pushed herself to her lier than his subordinates He didn't say anything after escaping his state of fear He understood that if his subordinates weren't killed, then they will all die here today! He no longer dared to engage in ûl and instead chose to attack with his own longbow froe that norre

When Melody stopped to catch her breath, the Nazgûl's eyes flashed He took the opportunity to chant an incantation

“Spread, Fog of Death”

“I shall return your souls to you I shall grant you ie”

“Rise! Rise! You souls who died an unjust death Use your weapons, your nails, your teeth to cause the eneed his greatsword deep into the ground before forcefully pulling it back out Puffs of grey fog billowed out fro seeped into the noses and mouths of the fresh corpses The nextnoises froroup with extre at the claws and teeth of these zombies, Sheyan was aler than the zombies created by T-viruses He braced hiain chanted

“The power of darkness has congregated around the blood and the souls”

“The song of the banshee echoes through the night”

Franklin stretched out his palûl A distortion was immediately created within the atic called 'Hand of Suffocation' to try and stop Dwar's chanting

Unfortunately, he did not succeed Dwar continued chanting while pointing his greatsword towards Franklin The latter released a groan and staggered back Blood flowed down his nose; it was the backlash fro

Sheyan didn't knohat Das trying to cast, but he did know that if he let Dwar finish his chant, the Nazgûl would hold absolute advantage over theht To fall into the enemy's rhythm would only lead to defeat!

Therefore, he decisively yelled

“Reef, it's time to use that move! Melody, support him!”

Reef inhaled deeply and ran in front of Sheyan Zo in all around theh

In that instant, the bright light of the sun radiated through the night!

Chapter 846: Divine Art

A ring of indescribable light spread fro, as if it was a liquid that covered up everything The light brought with it unbearable heat All the zo them to scream in pain

At the sareen

After the leaf absorbed the sunlight – even if the sunlight only shi+ned for a ht and fleards Dwar Dwar kept chanting as he slashed fiercely at the green gloever, he failed The orb of light reached his arinally in his body, thus enlarging theht divine art: 'Leaf of Amplification' It's terribly unfortunate that it was currently nighttime Otherwise, Melody could have perforûl trembled from head to toe Cracks even appeared in his ar!

As the burning zombies fell one after another, Dwar coic rune appeared in front of him It rapidly increased in size and floated to about 10 ic rune looked like an evil eye that casted its poisonous gaze on everyone there

Sheyan iht watched by the Bloodaze of the Bloode deep inside your soul every 10 seconds The dae may cause abnormal statuses such as fear, blind, slow, cursed, etc]

[Warning: The effect of the Bloodmoon Rune is directly i you in an inexplicable way until the Rune loses its effect If you turn your back to it, each tie on you, there will be a 100 chance of causing 3 seconds of stun]

[Warning: Your fear will be absorbed by the Nazgûl to recover his HP]

Without a doubt, the only way they can win under the effect of that dastardly Rune was to finish the fight quickly!

Melody's face turned troubled She lifted her longbow to attack again The insanely strong Nazgûl seemed to be really wary of Melody, so he took another round When he pulled his sword out, a weird noise could be heard froeful spirits ûl actually used blackthe bones of the fallen skeleton warriors as its core, the vines and roots of trees as additional materials, which were mixed in soil that was frozen solid

It wasn't merely a wall, it was a rampart that was almost half a metre thick and had a surface of over 5 square metres!

With such an obstacle between theth of her previous life, she could do nothing to the Nazgûl

The Nazgûl overcame skills with brute force!

Even the world tre the antic rampart forward slowly Sheyan and Reef wasted no ti their charge, the Nazgûl continued to resolutely push the rareatsword towards the ground with his right

Fissures instantly forround From the fissures flew numerous pieces of soil that burned with a black flaroaned He hacked away 2 pieces of flung soil but a third piece that was about the size of a fist hit his chest The black flaer lodged inside the lump of soil that burrowed deep into Sheyan's chest upon contact The flesh around the bone started to blacken and rot!

Reef, under the protection of his shi+eld, continue advancing forward Seeing this, the Nazgûl once again hacked towards the ground Eventhis tith, he was still forced back by the dense hail of soil

At that moment, the Bloodmoon Rune flickered once Sheyan instantly felt a sharp pain in his brain and his heart, causing his whole body to feel weak His legs becaly triggered a speed reduction effect

It was even worse for Franklin; he was inflicted with fear He held his head and ran around ai in terror His fear formed into a visible black substance that was rapidly absorbed by the wide-open ûl

In this chaotic situation, Melody once again pulled her bow to attack!

Her pupils changed froht blue of the Elves into a silver-white colour Her e one avert one's gaze froht sun!

“Forward!” rang Melody's clear voice that brie illusion of a female Elf appeared behind Melody The face of the female Elf was veiled, but just like Melody, her eyes looked as clear as the stream between the white rocks on a bow incinerated into ashes! However, the flaht light of the sun!

When Reef previously activated the skill 'Scorching Radiance' on his shi+eld, Melody had used a divine art that was only possible with the presence of sunlight: the 'Leaf of Amplification' No one knew that she had stored soht, she unleashed another divine art in this crucial ht as the bowstring and scorching fla Impact'!

The fiery arroard and crashed fiercely into the ûl!

At the ly turned invisible under the glow of sunlight The fierce fire burrowed through the raûl hidden behind the raûl's body and lit the Nazgûl ablaze

The hollow and e out

“You're…a…Twilight…”

Sheyan took the chance to land a heavy kick on the cracking raed ra The soil on its surface was blasted away to reveal the intertwining roots and bones within

Reef hit down hard with his giant claw to completely shatter what remained of the rampart

Sheyan then took out As', and shot towards Dwar Just like he expected, the Nazgûl was is' Sheyan's Pestilence Monarch did not do anything against the Nazgûl either due to its low level

But Sheyan re dust, he lowered his posture and charged towards the burning Nazgûl like a tiger charging down the reed and dohtly to prevent hireatsword Even though Sheyan earing a chain still spread onto his hands upon contact with the Nazgûl's flesh It felt as if his hands were bound by sticky spider webs The feeling was disgusting and hard to shake off However, Sheyan displayed a strong deter a precious chance for Reef and Melody

Reef's claw glittered as he unleashed the skill on the claw upon the right foot of the Nazgûl Sparks flew as the hard claw collided with the Nazgûl's steel armour It looked as if Reef's claas blocked by the arlow of natural poithin the Nazgûl's right foot to have grown bigger

The Nazgûl lowered his head and opened his e threat but with the corner of his eyes, he saw Melody once again lift her longbohile loading a strange-looking arrow So, he gritted his teeth and endured

A ûl's mouth

The cold wind could be seen with naked eye As if it was alive, it crept into Sheyan through every orifice on his face Sheyan instantly felt weak all over It was followed by a disgusting feeling, as if all his internal organs had rotted and were crawling with ots! It made him vomit furiously

Sheyan knew that he was inflicted with the Black Breath of the Nazgûl That was terrible news to him The endless list of victims of the Black Breath included such prominent storyline characters as Faramir, Éowyn and Merry The victihtmare and unconsciousness In serious cases, it may even prove fatal

The darkness of despair assaulted Sheyan Right before he lost consciousness, he caught a gli arrow The arrow accurately lodged itself into the left pallows of natural power in the Nazgûl congregated towards the arrow like they were attracted to a ht burst forth!

Chapter 847: New title

Sheyan felt nuained consciousness He tried to sit up, but he couldn't feel his limbs at all No part of his body responded to him, as if every nerve in his body had been destroyed

He didn't panic Instead, he shut his eyes and pulled his senses back within himself He could feel the roots of the Stairway of the Sun coursing through the major arteries and nerves in his body Once it realised that Sheyan's consciousness had returned, it retracted back its roots Sheyan's brain instantly regained control of his body

Sihtmare imprint

[The parasite in your body, Stairway of the Sun absorbed away most of the Black Breath which invaded your body]

[The parasite in your body, Stairway of the Sun will fall into a sleeping state The esti this period, your Pestilence Monarch ability will be locked]

[There is still a small portion of Black Breath left in your body All your stats are temporarily decreased by 20 until the Black Breath in your body is dispelled]

“damn, so unlucky!” complained Sheyan to himself while he tried to stand up with difficulty He didn't expect the Black Breath to be soeffect was actually seht actually have to wait until he returned to the nightmare realm to purify the debuff with utility points It was terrible news for Sheyan

The sky was still dark Seems like it would be awhile before the sun rose Warmth permeated to Sheyan's skin from a bonfire next to him The comfortable heat provided so of paralysis

Melody quietly sat cross-legged under a huge tree about 7 meters away from him She had her eyes closed Formless threads connected her body to the forest behind her Everytiently swayed with her Bits of lights continuously strea to the environment

“Boss, you're awake?” Franklin noticed Sheyan's movement and ca motion as he pointed towards Melody He didn't want to disturb her training

“Where's the Nazgûl?”

Franklin answered in a quiet voice

“He scattered Our attacking focus at the beginning was a ûls don't care about injuries to their physical bodies Even the power of nature could only suppress them, but not destroy thes! Their only weaknesses were the rings they wear”

Sheyan abruptly recalled the s world began in the Second Age when the talented Noldorin ss of Power, the Seven Dwarven Rings, and the Nine Rings for uidance of Sauron

Unbeknownst to the that can not only grant the wearer immortality, but also let the wearer rule over all the lesser Rings and enslave the world

The Nine Rings of the huest influence over Their powerful wearers who pursue strength becawraiths after they died Therefore, the weakness of the Ringwraiths were not their hearts or their brains like other huers!

No wonder Melody's last arroas directed towards the Nazgûl's palm It was to concentrate the other powers of nature in his body towards that area, in order to destroy him In fact, even the Dark Lord Sauron was only defeated before this when his finger was chopped off together with the One Ring Sheyan thus asked Franklin

“What happened to our friend, Mr Dwar in the end?”

Franklin shrugged his shoulders and answered

“Unfortunately, Miss Melody's Ring of Air was not strong enough yet to capture the Ring worn by Dwar The Ring was recalled back by the One Ring Dwar's soul i will allow him to be revived after a certain amount of ti Ringwraiths Thatthis period of tiet any keys, chests or loot?”

Asked Sheyan regretfully

Franklin answered

“Both Mr Reef and I received 500 Fate points of the Dark Lord faction Besides that, we also triggered an advanced title – Dark Conqueror The requirewraiths We can choose 1 out of 3 options for the title reward Finally, we received an unknown iteûl]”

Initially, Sheyan was baffled as to why they would receive Fate points of the Dark Lord faction when they kill the underlings of the Dark Lord Frouess Everyone on the Dark Lord's side were eccentric and had strange personalities If they were the ones who initiated attack, then self defense by the contestants was fair play Otherwise, it would be too unfair for people who chose to side with the Dark Lord's faction

He looked at his notifications to check the detailed explanations for the triggered milestone of Dark Conqueror

[Dark Conqueror (1/9)]

[Once you have defeated all the Nazgûls, you shall receive this formidable title You can choose one reward for the title fro 3 options]

A You will receive the htmare This is an extremely fast mount which has a level 3 Aura of Terror It would exhibit its usefulness regardless of whether you are in a battlefield,a tactical retreat, or in pursuit of your enehtmare dies, it will self-revive after a certain amount of time

B Your reputation is quite notorious within the Dark side By paying a certain fee, you can randoht, or a lich The rank of the summoned creature of darkness will be 3rd rank + the difficulty level of your current world

C All your attacks will contain the darkness elee

Sheyan noted the explanation stated that as long as one participated in the battle against a Nazgûl, it would count towards the completion of the milestone It means that he can complete the milestone with the power of storyline characters The difficulty ined

Next, he exaûl] The description given by realm was:

[This is the proof of your participation in the destruction of a Nazgûl]

It should have the saot after killing Elrond

Melody had finished her training by then She walked over and gently inquired

“How are you feeling?”

Sheyan forced out a sht The Black Breath won't kill me, but ht over a kettle that was put to boil on the fire She poured the boiling content into a bowl and offered it to Sheyan It appeared to be soreen in colour and was very viscous It kept bubbling even after it left the kettle Every ti could be heard

“Drink this”

Sheyan was dumbstruck To be honest, he did not want to drink that stuff at all However, facing Melody's clear, round eyes, he didn't have the heart to refuse He could only brace hio The ht it would A warmth spread from his throat all the way to his sto his pain

Sheyan's reduction in stats dropped to only 10 after consuretfully

“Looks like need the Athelas herb to coative effects of the Black Breath Fortunately, the shi+re isn't far from here Hopefully we can procure soet to the shi+re, ill need the help of Goots,” said Sheyan with a cough

Melody nodded

“Goots has lost everything in this trip We must find a way to compensate him We can ask the Gioods at base cost”

She turned her gaze towards the kettle used to brew the ed from the realm, so the handicraft was more advanced compared to this world Melody asked

“I've never seen such an exquisite kettle before Is this a product froed her with a sht From where I come from, anyone has the luxury to use a kettle like this”

Melody's clear eyes glimmered with anticipation

“Suchforward to seeing your world”

Sheyan kept s and said

“Don't worry, that day will come soon However, I must warn you that we have a very different way of life coht be fresh and exciting at first, but after a while you may find the leisurely lifestyle of the Elves much more preferable”

At thatdown soûl?”

“We chased hiise for the death of your people…”

Goots closed his eyes and sighed regretfully

“I can understand the predica ûl who caused their death, God bless their souls This is still a dangerous place so I suggest we depart at once Before the sun sets this afternoon, we should be able to taste the Hobbits' faarlic”

Chapter 848: Coincidence or planned?

Goots turned out to be a good caravan owner but a estion, they departed at once However, after what felt like 3 kilo around in the endless forest They would lift their head after a certain distance, hoping to see the starry sky or feel the caress of the wind on their faces, but to no avail The forest trapped thee of branches and leaves

Besides the sounds they emitted the darkness and the absence of life They have torches, of course, but the light only penetrated as far as 5 ers The darkness fully eerie

Sheyan felt so Under such a situation, if they were to er, they wouldn't be able to react in ti to us? Soht”

Melody shut her eyes, then shook her head slightly

“The [Ar us with a dense black aura I can't feel the flow of nature; only madness, fear and chaos”

It appeared i, so they decided to stop A bonfire was once again raised Not long after that, glihts were actually roup

When they approached the eyes, the eyes would gradually disappear only to reappear in another direction

Luckily, dawn soon arrived With the ht from the early sun, they could finally observe the real identities of the eyes They belonged to countless grey and blackas a palhtening ss to scatter some kind of powder all around theht It must be noted that the personal space of a contestant is independent from this world and should theoretically isolate any aura froûl] was not so siht of dawn and gradually fleay The clouds on the sky were enveloped in a layer of gold, signifying a fair day ahead Only now did the group discover that they had been walking in a huge circle for several hours Their current location was less than 200 ûl

The matter became much simpler now Goots discerned the direction they should advance in and gradually steered theh to encounter a merchant caravan that set off from the shi+re From the caravan they purchased some mounts About 5 hours later, they successfully arrived at the shi+re

The shi+re was inhabited by Hobbits The Hobbits were about half as tall as the Nús

Large patches of plowed far like orderly, brightly-coloured carpets

The spring barleys looked green and should only reen leaves of the onions supported dandelion-like flowers The North Down Hops would soon be ready to add their fragrance to ales and beers Purple cabbages were currently being harvested The carriages ahead carried full loads of pipe-weeds that will be sent into the shi+re to be processed into aro the flat gravel road, the nuer The Hobbits all had stout bodies, red jovial cheeks, curly hair, honest faces, bright eyes and large ood food They were all shorter than a meter, without exception The sounds of st them

Sheyan noticed that the carefree Hobbits' feet were covered with brown curly hair and had leathery soles That should be the reason why they were able toobject made fros were their weapons One can is to be like the chain balls used in ha events, except the chain can be severed according to the wielder's will They possessed significant -sized rocks at a shocking speed

The Hobbits' residences are in the for above the surface Round doors made up the entrances to their houses; that was their preferred style of architecture As Sheyan and his group travelled further, nposts and hobbit-holes crept up They also met with more Hobbits with sohter blended with the smell of juniper wine to create a unique ath of relief when the famous landmark of the shi+re, the Old Windnified that they have finally stepped foot into the shi+re He was obviously still afraid of the Nazgûl keeping chase

The whole shi+re was built on a few hills with soft contours Its streets were likearound those hills The face of the hills were dug full of hobbit-holes Wooden accessories decorated the residences with the unique style of the Hobbits If one were to look froht, the shi+re would look like a collection of hills with bright lanterns hung on them It depicted a scene full of warmth and tranquility

The four of them chose an inn called the Black Sheep to rest in The inn had a unique signboard that was charred by s outside the inn, indicating its thriving business After settlingtheir accomodation, Goots had to rush off to handle his own business Having his whole caravan decimated on their return trip was a serious matter after all His operation was based in the shi+re, so he had to go explain himself to his people

Before Goots left, Sheyan shoved a pouch into his hands Melody felt terrible for the loss he suffered, so she contributed 8 platinum coins as his compensation 8 platinum coins were a small fortune worth 8 thousand silver coins Goots seemed to be in dire financial straits as he accepted the coins without much hesitation

The four of them were received with a warm reception in the inn They were assaulted with the blended ss, freshly baked bread, ale and tobacco while coursing their way through ed to grab an e for their food to arrive, Sheyan suddenly heard a loud voice boo table

“I've never seen such a generous person Truly! I swear uponpipe In order to teleport to Eriador as soon as possible, he paid 30 platinuave me a platinum coin as a tip That's why I can afford to treat all of you to Aunt Suchell's delicious smoked meat today!”

There were a hundred such conversations in the inn every minute The reason Sheyan was attracted to this particular one was due to the name “Eriador” That happened to be the sole reason he was in the shi+re – before he got inflicted with the Black Breath, of course Now, he also had to find some Athelas here

Unfortunately, he did not hear anything else worthy of note Their dinner was soon served Sheyan didn't let the surly looking waiter leave immediately Instead, he put 10 silver coins on the table with a smile and said

“This is a small fee to have you stay and answer a few questions for me If your answers are satisfactory, I will pay an additional 20 silver coins to show my appreciation”

The beardy waiter looked at Sheyan suspiciously, but still grabbed the coins

“I only have er, and “Quenn” Suchell in the kitchen will skin me alive That's a risk worth at least 10 platinu and asked

“Do you knohere I can buy sorumbled to himself

“damn, what the hell is an Athelas?”

But he was unwilling to let the additional tips slip from his hands as he added

“Maybe you can wait for another hour? I'll help you ask around”

Sheyan raised his brows

“I'll be staying here the whole night 2nd question, and also the last one – is there aplants or seeds around this place?”

“You can find ical materials in Buckland The pipe-weed of the shi+re is fa es wish to purchase them You should be able to find the plant you wish to buy there Thank you for your coins, sir”

The waiter deftly swept away the coins left by Sheyan on the table Before he left, he added

“If this is your first tiest you spread some butter on your smoked meat It will taste even better”

Sheyan s on his mind was the question

“Who was the person that was in such a hurry to get to Eriador? Is this a ht view, but not a lot of people took the time to appreciate it Most people here prefer to spend their evening in bars and taverns

That was also the reason why Sheyan kept tossing and turning in his futile attempt to chase after sleep, despite the cohing and Hobbit lutes kept being transap of the wooden floor in his room Sheyan patiently bore with it until the lute sounds finally ended, but it was soon followed by a series of rhyth on the tables

Sheyan suddenly saw his old and blackened door bar shake and rew out from the bar The door bar slowly and respectfully re the car door for its queen

The door opened by a crack and in cas Her sed Sheyan; her cloudy eyes dreamy and lovely Sheyan reached out to pull the soft but full figure into his eave her a deep kiss His hands showed no restraint in caressing her lovely curves

Sheyan whispered a feords into Melody's pointed ear, proht eyes of her while she asked

“Is that really alright?”

Sheyan answered earnestly

“Of course I won't mislead you”

“Then why is your smile so weird?” Melody blinked and asked in a confused and naive tone

“Trust h he said that with a serious expression, under current circumstances, he sounded really perverted

“Co She grudgingly held her hair back with a blush and moved down…

About 2 hours later, Sheyan lied contentedly on his bed Meanwhile, Melody was punching him atery eyes

“You lied! It really hurt”

Sheyan h defense, while Elves – even Twilight Elves – had never been fa as Melody didn't pick up a weapon, her punches e He suddenly frowned as he said

“Why aren't the people downstairs sleeping yet? They would knock on the tables after playing the lute, then after knocking on tables they would go back to playing the lute Aren't they tired?”

Melody glared at hi on tables That's the cancan dance spread fro today is Aunt Marilyn who's famous around here Of course the croould be excited”

When Sheyan heard the words “cancan dance”, is, and sexy red lips immediately formed in his mind However, when Melody said “Aunt Marilyn”, he suddenly lost all interest He sighed and said

“Let's just sleep early Wait, how come you didn't close the door when you came in?”

Melody turned back in surprise as she exclaimed

“No way! I did put the door bar back after perforic…AH! You liar! I don't want to be the one on the bottom…you're a bad man!”

The next day, Sheyan only stirred awake at noon If it wasn't for the smell of Aunt Suchell's smoked meat, he wasn't sure what ti dressed, Melody juhtly in surprise She extended a hand and touched a wooden cupboard at the side The cupboard shi+vered with a green glow and e noises Suddenly, the bottom drawer of the cupboard shot out to reveal a brown patch inside The patch looked suspiciously like dried bloodstain

Green glow kept circling above the brown patch Suddenly, a black, three-legged, toad-like creature leaped out fros It ju an odd pair of wings and tried to fly away

Melody lazily pointed at the dey instantly wrapped around the creature to reduce it to ashes She sniffed at the air and frowned

“The wooden cupboard probably absorbed soment on you is truly filled with darkness; even the aura it leaked out could turn anything it can corrupt into creatures of darkness”

Sheyan was shocked but he maintained a composed expression and smiled instead

“It'll be fine We'll be rid of this annoyance soon”

They went down toindicated that they were also victi for theical materials merchants in Buckland would open their shops late and close early, so the four of thee portions of s

After tasting some sour catfish soup from a roadside stall, their bellies were completely filled They hastily hurried to Buckland Upon arriving, they were delighted to find that a lot ofyet They were taking advantage of the sunny day to dry soic items

As the leader of a erous Middle Earth, Goots naturally had dealings with the shop owners here He took theic shop that appeared very ancient The name of the shop was Mouldy Bread, in line with the Hobbits' unique aesthetic sense

The shop ned by an aged Hobbit called Old Steger He alwaysexpression on his face When he saw Goots leading some customers over, he immediately invited the close friends and farapefruit tea for the guests A warm atmosphere was instantly created

As expected of a veteran merchant With merely a few tiny actions, he pulled both sides closer

Goots gestured towards Sheyan and said

“My friends fought with a very for h to defeat the dark creature and escape, he was heavily injured in the process He still hasn't fully recovered”

Old Steger coughed a couple of ti with a smile

“Can I take a look?”

Sheyan answered nonchalantly

“No probleer strode over to observe Sheyan's face He then went back inside his shop and ru out a very old and priraved at its bottoer proceeded to fill the boater

When Sheyan stared at the clear water inside the bowl, the reflected glow of the geht As per Old Steger's request, Sheyan blew a breath into the water The clear water gradually turned black as if Sheyan's breath contained a strong pollution

Old Steger took a deep look at the water before sighing and told Sheyan with a solemn expression

“It has beenas you You directly took on the Black Breath of a Ringwraith and still look so full of life”

Sheyan's esti able to identify the Black Breath, it was enough to show that Old Steger was no scam! Sheyan huwraith was already injured”

“Injured?” asked Old Steger in doubt “In this world, who can injure sohed

“Seewraiths' a the Elves Lord Elrond of Rivendell has fallen, while the 8 Ringwraiths were heavily injured from the deadly retaliation of the other Elven heroes”

“WHAT!!!!” Old Steger was so shocked by the news that he spilled grapefruit tea on hi like that possible!”

Sheyan sighed again and told hireat and sacred, but they aren't without desires The Ringwraiths made use of the cracks between theer was shocked stiff It took hi

“We must inform the shi+re's administration of this news at once! Fear not, Númenórean warrior, the Black Breath on you isn't heavy and you are also being protected by a natural power You will heal co Heart ”

Sheyan ser and said

“That hy I came here today Only the Athelas herb can cure me of the Black Breath”

“Hants! Perform the preparation work for the potion immediately I will be back after a quick trip to the administration office You better finish the preparation before I coive er was already rushi+ng ahile he was bellowing out the order