Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1088 1070. Town in Fire

Everything else went smoothly.

Or, in fact, after Thorin said he was willing to share the treasures of Lonely Mountain, no one in Long Lake Town had any objections.

The townspeople already felt that their lives were too hard. Since they were already at the bottom of the valley, wouldn't they all go up?

What could be worse than the current life?

So, the mayor said "welcome" to the dwarves and expressed his attitude.

Then, the townspeople almost forgot all the dangers and urgency in the promise of sharing the treasures of Lonely Mountain, such as dragons and orcs.

The atmosphere of joy and happiness filled the square, and the townspeople who were summoned applauded, cheered, and praised the King under the Mountain and the mayor loudly.

And Bard felt like he was in another world in this jubilant atmosphere, out of place.

But the atmosphere of celebration came to an abrupt end when a bright light suddenly exploded in the sky.

At that time, Bilbo pushed aside the big man who was blocking his vision and looked up at the sky, thinking that Gandalf had come.

Because every time the old wizard set off fireworks during the festival in the Shire, it was basically the same noise.

But then he remembered that there was another "wizard" here besides Gandalf, and it was a dull day without any festival.

This is wrong!

After the dazzling white light in the night, there was a low and widely spread horn sound.

The horn sounded gloomy and heavy, and the eyes of the people in the square turned to the guards at the same time.

There was a high observation post in front of the mayor's mansion. Although most of the guards were idlers, they still had this basic common sense.

People were now looking at the guards in the observation post, and they thought it was the noise he blew.

After a long period of peaceful life, people couldn't even tell whether the horn sound came from far away or near.

But the guards above looked down with the same bewildered eyes.

He also opened his hands to indicate that he really did nothing.

But the next moment, a black arrow that blended into the night pierced through the air and penetrated the neck of the guard who was lazy and didn't wear a helmet or neck guard!

With a slight "puff", the arrow shaft was stuck in the guard's neck, and blood flowed out from the wound on his neck and his mouth.

Sharp and hard small things like arrows penetrate into the flesh without any hindrance, and the movement is often very slight.

But in front of all the townspeople, the guard standing at the observation post almost immediately softened, his upper body tilted directly downward, and the whole person fell down!

From the observation post more than five meters high, the guard fell headfirst, and his head was broken when he fell to the square.

The whole audience was silent for a moment, and then "Ah!!!"

Screams suddenly broke out!

The happy future in the mind was as thin and fragile as soap bubbles in a basin in front of the cruel reality at this moment.

The townspeople suddenly exploded, and the mayor standing on the steps also looked panicked.

"Guards! Guards!"

He turned his head around, not knowing what he was looking for, but he still turned and shouted tremblingly.

"Defense! Defense! Protect me!"

The [Axis Seal] that Lan En cast on the mayor was still effective after all.

The mayor's order made the few dozen guards put on full armor at this time, instead of the usual equipment for maintaining law and order.

Maintaining law and order only requires holding a spear to scare people, and then holding a stick or a long sword.

But now, more than a dozen guards are holding shields in their hands.

When they realized that danger was coming and the enemy had bows and arrows, these people holding shields immediately put up their shields under the instinctive sense of crisis. And they hurriedly and loudly fastened the helmet straps and neck guards.

And with limited military literacy, they blocked the few narrow entrances of the square.

This is not because they are very responsible, but after the panic, as long as they are not stupid, they should understand the importance of guarding the pass.

At the corner of the trail outside the square, the red light and heat of the flames gushed out.

Several townspeople jumped out with flames on their bodies, rolling on the ground to extinguish the flames on their bodies.

The flames were quickly shaken off during the rolling and stripping movements, but the orcs followed behind the townspeople.

The hideous and ugly orcs looked even darker and crueler under the light of the fire behind them.

Their rough and strange weapons stabbed into the backs of the fleeing townspeople before the guards raised their shields to guard the entrance of the square.

They squinted their eyes in enjoyment, and looked at the guards in front of the trail, who were trembling because of the unprecedented cruel scene, and smiled grimly.

"Hold on! Hold on! Damn it!"

The mayor shouted tremblingly, and at the same time, his body involuntarily ran to the official residence behind him.

"Dwarves! Thorin, the King under the Mountain! Stand up to the orcs! If you can't even survive today, forget about the treasure in the Lonely Mountain!"

"Guards! Fight bravely! Defend your home! Remember! I will be with you till death!"

After saying that, the mayor's pot-bellied body just happened to enter the gate of the official residence, and his assistant Alfred also squeezed in through the gap.

Finally, the greasy-haired man with uneven shoulders also shouted indignantly before his head entered the door.

"I, Alfred, will also be with the townspeople till death! To death!"

As the door of the mansion closed, Alfred's face immediately changed.

The mayor walked towards a candlestick in the official residence, raised his hand and pulled it down, and a secret door opened with the sound of a mechanism snapping.

The road in the secret door goes down, revealing the water and the boat parked at the secret dock.

This boat is much larger than the fishing boats used by the townspeople every day, and it is filled with gold, silver and jewelry.

Not only gold coins, but also exquisite wine glasses and jars made of gold and silver, artworks with elven art-style patterns, gold bars, gold statues, etc.

Under the light of the fire burning Changhu Town, the gold and silver treasures in this ship were even more dazzling and dazzling than the fire itself!

"Oh, I want to stay and protect the town so much, so much. But I can't, Alfred, what a shame."

The mayor said as he walked non-stop towards the ship.

Alfred followed step by step and catered as usual.

"Yeah, it's a shame. But it's not your fault. This town is about to be destroyed. No one can save it."

"Yes, you are right." The mayor nodded, as if he made this difficult decision under Alfred's advice.

"The town is definitely doomed. All we can do is protect this gold. We must not let these precious treasures fall into the hands of dirty orcs! This is our top priority! Hurry! Load the ship quickly!"

After boarding the ship, people on the ship could see the panicked actions of people in the square above and hear the helpless cries through the gaps in the floor.

Bard couldn't care less about his differences with the dwarves at this time. He encouraged the townspeople to take up arms in the armory, or in other words, forced the panicked people to take up arms and protect themselves.

The dwarves also began to help the guards holding the pass to fight the orcs who wanted to rush into the square.

"Hey, I really want to save more people, but look at them, they have no kindness or courage."

The mayor pretended to lament.

"Yes! You are absolutely right!" Alfred also grabbed an oar and started rowing. "They are too humble to understand your good intentions. If you ask me, they are worthless, not worth a gold coin!"

"But our ship is too slow, sir! We are too overloaded, we need to throw something down!"

Alfred was rowing hard, and the mayor looked around.

"Yes, Alfred, we are too heavy."

Before the high-shouldered toady could react, a hand pushed him from behind, and he fell into the cold lake with a plop.

The mayor didn't even look at him. He just grabbed his wooden oar and started rowing hard.

In the square, no one actually cares about the mayor and his thugs anymore.

Balin, who hurriedly put on his armor and grabbed his weapon, stepped forward and pulled Thorin, who had just chopped down an orc with Orcrest.

"No pestering, Thorin!"

"What did you say? It was too chaotic, I didn't hear clearly!"

Thorin shouted, not daring to look back at the same time. Anyone who dares to distract him on the battlefield will risk his life.

Balin could only continue to shout close to him.

"I said we can't be entangled any longer! Thorin! Remember what Lan told us? His plan isn't over yet! We can complete it!"

Thorin's shoulder-length hair had been stained with the blood of the orcs and became moist. He scratched his head roughly and took this opportunity to recall.

Yes, Lan En once told them about the current situation.

He said that the orcs mainly came to capture the dwarves. If they could leave the town in front of the orcs, then the orcs would definitely not continue to delay and enjoy killing in the town.

Because the importance of this dwarf expedition cannot be compared to that of Changhu Town.

The current chaotic situation, as well as the deadline of Turin Day, which was just around the corner, required them to leave as soon as possible.

As long as they leave, the town will be fine, and they will be able to make it in time for the secret door of Gushan to open.

Not far away, several orcs rushing towards the square from the direction of Bard's house suddenly fell forward as if they had been punched in the back of the head.

Immediately afterwards, the boomerang spun in the air and returned to the flannel ball that jumped up to catch it.

"Keep walking! I'll cover meow!"

Bofur and Oin carried Kili, whose leg was more seriously injured. The three Bard children followed, while Fili was carrying a large bundle of crudely made weapons that Bard had brought out at the time. They were on guard one after the other.

Bard, who originally had a long sword and was fighting alongside the guards, heard a familiar cry and turned around to see his little daughter.

Although there is a flannel ball in the front and a filet in the back, it is considered safe. But the panic along the way and the tragic sight of the corpses of the townspeople still made her unable to hold back and kept crying.

No one could accuse her, the situation was too explosive for a little girl, or even an adult.

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"

Bud shouted, and the guards blocking the entrance to the square skillfully moved out of the way.

Although I don't know why, there are actually a lot of townspeople running over outside the square. I really don't know how they survived this bad situation.

But the guards were already experienced in letting the townspeople enter the defense line. Bud's shout was actually just that he was anxious and happy.