Chapter 615
The Human King
Chapter 615 The Human King
"Let's go out and take a look!"
After hearing the hobbit's description, Mike got up and walked out of the hall.
Upon reaching the outer city wall, they encountered the grey-robed wizard who had just arrived.
“This time, the dwarves are from the Iron Hills, led by Thorin’s cousin, Dane II Ironfoot. If I’m not mistaken, he’s here to seek justice for Thorin…” Gandalf, well-informed, gave Mike a heads-up.
At this moment, in the plaza in front of Lonely Mountain, a dwarf with long, reddish-brown hair and a large beard, leading several hundred heavily armored dwarves riding wild boars, was confronting the elven warriors led by Thranduil.
Upon seeing Mike, the main character, appear, the dwarf with long, reddish-brown hair rode his boar and broke through the elven defenses to reach the city walls alone.
Iron Hills is located further east of Lonely Mountain and is part of the Orcs' territory.
The Ironhill dwarves who lived there had developed a more ferocious character due to their long-term battles with orcs.
"Human, you stole Lonely Mountain! Now I command you to return it to Thorin!" Dane approached, raising his giant axe and glaring at Mike on the city wall, exuding an aura that suggested he was ready to fight at the slightest provocation.
It has to be said that this is very much in line with the style of the Ironhill Dwarves.
“What kind of Tom, Dick, or Harry dares to threaten me…” Mike said, casually tossing a small fireball.
The fireball, enhanced with [Flame Affinity], hurtled towards Dane, landing five meters in front of him with a whooshing sound.
The explosion created a large crater in the ground, and Dann, who was on the edge, was thrown off his boar mount by the aftershocks and rolled several times on the ground.
He looked quite disheveled.
"As expected of the Dragon Slayer!!!" Amid the dwarves' exclamations, Dane got up, dusted himself off, and seemed to be unharmed.
However, Mike's strength also made him put away his previous arrogant attitude.
Clearly, although Dane has a fiery temper, he will also show due respect to those who are strong.
“Thorin, my preferential treatment of the Durin dwarves is not a reason for you to take advantage of me…” After teaching Dane a lesson, Mike ignored him and looked at Thorin, who was mixed in with the Iron Hill dwarves, and said, “Two choices. I will give you three days to consider. If you still don’t have an answer after three days, I will take back my promise to you.”
The arrival of the Ironhill dwarves this time is very likely the work of Thorin.
They thought that having someone back them up meant they could get more benefits.
But he seemed to have forgotten that Mike, who possessed the power to slay dragons, was no pushover.
"What choice?" Dane, who had suffered a loss without understanding the situation, rode his boar back to Thorin's side.
"Take back the [Arken Gem], or obtain a portion of the Lonely Mountain treasure..." Seeing Thorin remain silent, the white-bearded Balin explained the current situation of the Durin dwarves to Dann.
"Then what are we waiting for? Of course, we should get a portion of the Lonely Mountain treasure to rebuild the kingdom below the mountain!" After hearing the explanation, Dane immediately made the choice for the Durin dwarves.
After all, no matter how beautiful the Arkenstone is or how great its significance is, it is still just an ordinary gemstone.
In terms of cost-effectiveness, it's definitely not as practical as having a large amount of gold coins.
With the gold coins, the other Dulin dwarves who had ended up in the Gray Alley area could at least live a better life.
This is for the benefit of all the Dulin dwarves.
"The Arkenstone is a token of the dwarves and must not fall into human hands." Unfortunately, Thorin, the new king of the Durin dwarves, did not have that awareness at the moment.
He, who had been wearing a gloomy face, finally spoke up when it came to his own "interests".
“Then choose the [Arkenstone]. With it, you can gather the seven dwarf races, and everyone can look out for each other when they're all together,” Dane urged Thorin again.
In Dann's view, there was nothing to worry about.
Moreover, the human on the city wall is already quite thick, so both options are quite beneficial to the Dulin dwarves.
"What do you know? If we take the [Arkenstone], we'll have to go live in Moria and be controlled by that human..." Well, Thorin still couldn't let go of the treasure in Lonely Mountain.
"Is there a problem with going to Moria? I think it's a good place for us dwarves to develop..." Dane said, but then he saw Thorin's face turn even uglier, so he simply gave up and said, "Fine, you can think about it yourself!"
"Whether it's war or peace, just let me know when the time comes." It seems that the hot-tempered Dane doesn't like to use his brain, and Thorin's indecisive attitude has already made him irritable.
Just as Dann was about to leave with the Ironhill dwarves, a huge horn suddenly sounded from a mound on the side of Lonely Mountain.
Meanwhile, a large orc banner was erected on the hillside to the side.
Then several exceptionally strong orcs appeared on the hilltop. As they waved their command flags, several large orc armies emerged from the wilderness outside the lonely mountain.
The number was around 100,000, and their overwhelming momentum almost submerged the entire Lonely Mountain.
"【Dragon Slayer】We meet again. I wonder if you can stop my Mordor army this time!!!" As the dark, swarming orc army approached the city, the orc leader Azog appeared on the side hilltop.
The last time Sauron was exiled to Dorgon, Azog was actually there as well.
But seeing that things were not going well, it slunk away first.
This time, having mobilized almost all the orcs in Mordor, it felt the advantage had finally turned in its favor.
Therefore, he also wanted to avenge himself in front of Mike.
"Azog!!...Give me your life!!!!"
However, before the orc leader could receive a response from Mike, he heard Dane's roar.
Like Thorin, Dain also has a blood feud with Azog, whose father, Dain I, was killed by Azog.
With his enemy right in front of him, Dann, consumed by rage, recklessly led a dozen guards and charged toward the hilltop on the side.
The dwarf riding the wild boar had a low chassis, and in an instant, he knocked the orcish group that came to block his way over.
However, under the command of the orc commanders on the mountain, a steady stream of orcs converged at the foot of the mountain, finally stopping Dann's charge.
"Let's go help too!"
Seeing that the Ironhill cavalry were stuck in the mud, Qili, who had recovered from his injuries and returned to the ranks, immediately summoned the Dulin dwarves.
After finding a chariot in the Iron Hills garrison, they also charged towards the side hilltop.
However, before long, the chariots, like the dwarven cavalry led by Dane, were intercepted at the foot of the mountain by the sheer number of orcs.
"Thorin, what are you waiting for? Kiri and the others need help!"
Whitebeard Balin, observing the dwarves' situation, couldn't help but urge Thorin, who had been holding back, to act.
Thorin, who was waiting for Mike's move, saw that the dwarves were already at a disadvantage, while Mike was still leisurely watching the show.
Finally, after glaring at Mike, he shouted to the remaining Durin dwarves beside him, "Let's go! Kill all those orcs!!!"
Strictly speaking, the Dulin dwarves are the true line of the seven dwarf tribes.
Thorin, who has royal blood of the Durin dwarves, is the "king" of all dwarves.
Therefore, under his leadership, the remaining Dulin dwarves and Ironhill dwarves joined forces and quickly unleashed a powerful fighting force.
"Are we just going to watch like this?" On the city wall, Gandalf was getting impatient as he watched Mike make no move.
“Of course we can’t just keep watching like this…” Mike shook his head slightly and shouted down, “Aragorn, it’s your time to shine. Don’t let a single orc break through our defenses.”
"Received~"
With shouts, a team completely covered in black armor emerged from the city gate below.
They quickly joined forces with the River Valley Kingdom's guards and elven warriors to establish a temporary defensive line at Lonely Mountain.
Equipped with superior weapons and armor, they quickly repelled wave after wave of orc hunting parties that tried to bypass Lonely Mountain and head towards the valley behind it.
(End of this chapter)