The heavens began with the python

Chapter 119 Reaction of the Parties
Now that the Black Arrow is lost, wouldn't it be even more impossible to deal with Smaug.

It's just that right now is not the time to think about this question. Before that, he has to ask about the situation of the dwarves and a female elf at home.

"Kili."

"Where did Thorin and the others go?"

Under the treatment of Taurier, Qili, who had recovered his ability to move, was somewhat guilty in the face of Bud's questioning, and after a little tangled up for a moment, he said hesitantly:

"They went to Lonely Mountain."

Based on Bard's understanding of the situation of the dwarves, after hearing this sentence, he didn't know that Thorin was going to provoke Smaug.

It immediately made him feel cheated.

Then he reprimanded very dissatisfied: "What you do will only anger the dragon Smaug and bring great disaster to our Changhu Town."

"Feel sorry."

Qili knew he was wronged, so he had no choice but to express his apology in this situation.

Did not forcibly refute anything.

Things had developed to this point, and Bard knew that nothing could be changed, and now he could only prepare to resist Smaug's attack, even if he lost the black arrow.

And worth mentioning.

When Bud led the townspeople to build defenses, he also inquired about the mayor's situation.

The news he got surprised him a lot.

The mayor unexpectedly left Changhu Town with Alfred and several guards early in the morning, but did not tell others where he was going.

The public only knew that the mayor had behaved strangely in the past two days, and that the checkpoint was attacked by unknown creatures the day before yesterday.

Although Bud was confused about these situations, he had to give up temporarily because he couldn't find any effective clues.

However, the disappearance of the mayor and Alfred gave him a lot of prestige invisibly during the attack of orcs in Changhu Town.

Also.

The large-scale mobilization of heavily armored fighters on the Iron Hills will definitely not avoid being noticed by the elves.

So when Dane II, the ruler of the Iron Hills, received the message and led his heavily armed soldiers to rescue the Lonely Mountain overnight, Thranduil, the king of the elves, also received the message immediately.

After all, he knew that Sorin was planning to exploit the treasure house of the Lonely Mountain, and with the gap between the elves and dwarves, he naturally paid more attention.

……

"The dwarf warriors in the Iron Hills are rushing to the Lonely Mountain. Could it be that Thorin killed the dragon!"

Thranduil, who was riding on the back of a big-horned deer, was taken aback when he heard the situation. He didn't expect that the development of things would be far beyond his imagination.

When Thorin asked him to translate the cipher text, he didn't think that the dwarves alone could deal with the dragon Smaug.

This is destined to be a fruitless action.

But now it seems that he has been slapped in the face by the dwarves.

You must know that if Thorin and the others hadn't dealt with the dragon Smaug and took the wealth in the treasury as their own, it would be absolutely impossible to notify the dwarves of the Iron Hills to come to support them.

They must come here to transfer wealth and prevent other forces from getting involved.

Otherwise, if the dragon Smaug did not die, no matter how many dwarf warriors came, they would still die tragically under the scorching dragon flames.

Think about it here.

Thranduil couldn't sit still.

If the dragon Smaug is really destroyed, then he must also lead the elf army to the Lonely Mountain.

Not for the other.

Only get back the white gemstone necklace belonging to the elves in the treasury.

"Order the whole army to march towards Gushan immediately."

"As ordered."

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The next day.

Thranduil led his army to the vicinity of the Lonely Mountain.

Pass through Changhu Town.

After seeing the residents here are arranging fortifications in full swing, it seems a little strange.

Because Smaug was dead, they no longer had to worry as much as before.

Surprised, Thranduil found Bud, who was temporarily in charge of the affairs of Long Lake Town, and told him the information he had.

"Why are you laying out fortifications at this time?"

"The dwarves led by Thorin disturbed the stability of the dragon Smaug, and Long Lake Town is likely to be angered. We must prepare early."

Although he was facing the Elven King, Bard was a descendant of Girion, the King of River Valley City, so he naturally would not feel contemptuous of his identity, so he basically kept a calm mind when answering this question.

It's just that Thranduil's next sentence made him feel a little dazed.

"If it is to guard against Smaug, then these things can be stopped."

"According to the information we have, the dwarven expedition team led by Thorin may have killed the dragon Smaug, and has already occupied the wealth in the Lonely Mountain."

died?

How can this be?

It's not that Bard looks down on Thorin, mainly because he, as a descendant of Ghirian, knows exactly what kind of strength Smaug has.

Absolutely no conventional method can kill.

That is why he tried so hard to prevent the dwarves from entering the Lonely Mountain.

But they never expected that Thorin and others could kill the dragon Smaug.

Good luck.

But apart from being surprised, Bard was somewhat disappointed, because killing Smaug with his own hands was his greatest wish as a descendant of Girion, but now he was robbed of his head by Thorin.

As for what happens next.

Thranduil originally planned to invite Bard to go to the Lonely Mountain as his ally, but in the end Bard resolutely refused.

In desperation, he had to lead the army to temporarily station at the ruins of Hegu City, intending to immediately besiege Gushan Castle after the whole army had a rest.

Otherwise, waiting for the arrival of the heavy dwarven warriors from the Iron Hills will make the battle much more difficult.

And the reason why Bard rejected the invitation of the Elven King was because he knew that if the wealth on the Lonely Mountain was not guarded by Smaug, it would inevitably attract the covetousness of various forces. He jumped into the fire pit by himself.

He wouldn't foolishly serve as cannon fodder for the elves.

Besides, since Smaug is dead, there is no need to worry about the safety of Changhu Town.

There is no need to think about the treasure of Gushan.

As for the dwarf Kili, after parting with the captain of the elf guard, Tauriel, he rushed to the Lonely Mountain in a hurry to join Thorin and the others.

At the same time, it also brought the information that the elves were planning to rob the treasure house.

In addition, Asog, the leader of the half-orcs, also began to gather the Orc army and the Warg army.

I want to take down Gushan, a place with strong strategic significance.

It can be said that Gushan will soon become the target of public criticism.

But what the forces of all parties don't know is that this situation is exactly what Xu Lei wants to see the most.

They seem to want to obtain the wealth left by Smaug, and even wage war for it, but in Xu Lei's eyes, they are just food delivered to their door.

I really don't know what kind of psychological feeling they will have when they see a devouring snake whose strength far surpasses that of the giant dragon Smaug appearing on the battlefield.

In particular, this giant snake is different from Smaug who only likes wealth. What he needs to satisfy is a huge appetite comparable to gluttony.

(End of this chapter)