Chapter 1 A Heavy Loss

This overnight battle was a huge test of the will and military strength of both sides, and both suffered very heavy losses. However, judging from the casualty figures, although the casualties on Sauron's side far exceeded those on the Alliance side, Sauron's side actually had the advantage.

Why? Because the strength of the defending army was too far apart from that of Sauron's side. Even with a loss ratio of ten to one, it was still unsustainable for the Alliance side, which only had six thousand defending soldiers. When the casualty rate of an army exceeds 40%, it will almost be completely destroyed. The current defending army is quite close to this bottom line. If it weren't for the support of Sir and the others, these key figures, it might have collapsed already, and it would be hard to say what would have happened.

So, both sides are now competing in endurance, seeing who can last longer, and who can endure more!

The current stalemate lies in who can break through the city first. Once a melee battlefield is created between the two sides, Sauron's advantage will be brought to the extreme. Seven layers of city walls sound impressive, but as long as the first city wall is breached and melee combat begins, the time to break the city will not be too far away.

Time passed by minute by minute. After barely taking a breather for less than an hour, Gothmog, who was seeing red, ordered another attack, with the target being the city gate of Minas Tirith! Because although the Grond siege hammer had been destroyed, it had already struck the city gate of Minas Tirith three times before it was destroyed!

The power of these three strikes was astonishing, leaving terrifying wounds on the city gate of Minas Tirith. Three clear dents appeared in front of people's eyes, as if they had been bitten by the sharp teeth of a giant wolf.

At least five or six people could lie down in each dent, and two deep cracks appeared on the city gate, twisting into an x-shape. One could even see the scenery behind the city gate in the deepest cracks.

Obviously, the city gate of Minas Tirith, which had been damaged to this extent, would not have much defensive power. Therefore, Gothmog, the pig-headed orc who had gone mad, began to attack the city gate at all costs.

However, under the desperate resistance of the defending army, even ordinary siege hammers could not be transported to the city gate. Because there were too many corpses, the defending army initially poured burning oil to burn the corpses, but later realized that these corpses forced the orcs to carry the siege hammer forward, so they simply ignored it and allowed these corpses to become natural obstacles.

At this time, at Fang Senyan's instruction, Sanzai was forced to drink the Glima potion with a bitter face, and then suggested a very simple action to the pig-headed orc Gothmog:

That is, to build a city with earth.

Although the city gate of Minas Tirith is majestic, it is only twenty meters high. In the battle for the city gate area, coupled with the human corpses falling from the city towers, and the thousands of corpses of orcs who died in battle, as well as the ruins of the Grond siege hammer, it had already filled up more than ten meters in height.

At this time, the suggestion put forward by Sanzai was based on the cruel foundation built by the corpses.

He demanded that the Ringwraiths continue to harass the extremely dense enemy troops around the city gate. In order to avoid the Ringwraiths encountering danger, he demanded that they only swoop down and shriek, causing fear and chaos on the city wall. At the same time, he ordered the orc soldiers and Uruk-hai to rest, but instead ordered the orc laborers and slaves, who lacked combat power, to carry twenty pounds of soil in wicker baskets to fill the soil under the city gate. If progress went smoothly, then in less than an hour, the natural barrier would become a plain.

After this plan was proposed, although Gothmog did not express his position, it was immediately supported by the major orc generals.

Because Sanzai's proposal freed the soldiers under their command from unnecessary bloody charges. Although this also meant that those humble orc slaves and laborers had to risk their lives, this was not taken to heart.

The subsequent development of the situation was staggering. Although the number of soldiers in the army was only two-thirds of what it had been, and the rest were exhausted soldiers, the orc slaves and orcs were fresh troops. Compared to the soldiers, they were still full of energy and vigor. There was no technical content to the task, that was to rush over, pour soil, and run back.

Although the defending army on the city wall was doing its best to snipe, the effect was not good. Due to the disadvantage in the number of defending troops, they could not get any rest, so they were already exhausted soldiers. In addition, the plot characters used bows and arrows to shoot. Even if the quality of the human soldiers in Middle-earth far exceeded that of people on Earth, after a night of fierce fighting, repeated drawing and releasing the bow had exhausted their energy. At this time, their shooting was weak and exhausted.

More importantly, the seven Ringwraiths were extremely cunning in swooping down and shouting in fear. This behavior, which had no substantial lethality, would greatly affect the accuracy and morale of shooting.

Therefore, at ten o'clock in the morning, as the last basket of soil was spilled, the huge mound in front of the city wall, like a small mountain, had taken shape, level with the first city wall of Minas Tirith, and deeply buried the Minas Tirith city gate, which was known as the iron wall, underneath!

The natural barrier had become a thoroughfare!!

As the seven Ringwraiths swooped down, four elite ogres, selected and armed with huge chain hammers and full body armor, began to charge towards the filled passage, followed by a large group of red-eyed Uruk-hai, howling and almost constipated!

The defending soldiers who were still trying to resist on the city wall were already frightened, but before the elite ogres could rush forward, they were directly annihilated by a large pile of javelins and hand axes thrown violently by the Uruk-hai behind them.

Looking down from above, one could see a black army like a tide pouring into the first layer of Minas Tirith's city wall. Although they could still be killed from above the six city walls, catapults were difficult to use at this distance, the defending soldiers were also exhausted, and their morale was also extremely low. The city gates of the remaining six city walls could probably be broken by an ogre alone!

However, raging flames suddenly burned up!!

The orc army that rushed into the first layer of Minas Tirith's city wall suddenly realized that their surroundings seemed to have become a sea of ​​flames in an instant! This was actually a tragic act of burning everything together!

At night, Sir and the others must have expected that the first layer of city wall would be difficult to defend, so they specially arranged a death trap there, and even those residences became the medium for setting fires.

This desperate strategy was extremely vicious!

Everyone could only watch the滔天 (tao tian) flames raging and black smoke billowing, as if pointing straight to the sky! Fortunately, Jaks organized effectively, so the contractors and orc vanguard army that rushed into the city retreated in time, so only a small half was lost.

But they could only wait for the fire to go out automatically, and by the time they could go to fight again, it was already close to two o'clock in the afternoon.

A self-destructive and ferocious fire had won the opposing alliance nearly three hours!

Minas Tirith has a total of seven city walls. Even if one has been breached at this time, there are still six waiting for them to break! This means that the other party can light six fires! Each fire can buy them at least two hours. That's a considerable twelve hours.

More importantly, the contractors on the other side can persist for at least half an hour on each city wall. Calculating this way... wanting to break Minas Tirith before the Rohan cavalry arrives is just a fantasy!

At this time, two pieces of news, one good and one bad, came from the Anduin River.

The thing that Fang Senyan had been wondering about before was finally revealed. That is, Skull, who had a secret agreement with him before, had evaporated from the world. Only now did he know that Noah C Space had also issued two special missions, which were to snipe the two reinforcements attacking Minas Tirith.

The first of these reinforcements was the Rohan cavalry. However, this group of reinforcements failed. On the contrary, because the reinforcements sent by the Alliance urged them to speed up their arrival, they would arrive on the battlefield at three o'clock this afternoon.

However, Skull was showing off his skills in the team that sniped the protagonist Aragorn!

At this time, the protagonist Aragorn received the reforged holy sword, Andúril, symbolizing the power of the human emperor, from the elven king Elrond! He and the elven prince Legolas and the dwarf warrior Gimli were passing through the Paths of the Dead, heading to the land of the mountain men to conscript them for the war.

Skull was showing off his skills in this sniper team. Although the entire team suffered heavy casualties, even the most pessimistic estimate would at least delay the time for Aragorn to lead the army of the dead to arrive by twelve hours or even twenty-four hours.

Having these extra twelve hours could really be the key to victory or defeat!

After hearing this news, Fang Senyan pondered for a while and took a deep breath and said:

"This afternoon will be a bloody battle."

At this time, the equipment that could be exchanged in the Dark Spring Hall had been refreshed. There were as many as three legendary equipment items!

The first legendary equipment is a ring.

The origin of this ring is also very famous. After Sauron forged the One Ring, he also created the Nine Rings for Men and the Three Rings for Elves. These rings were all subtly affected and tempted by the One Ring. Sauron gave them to other races separately.

These rings possess power that even kings and heroes would be fascinated by, and very few people can resist this temptation. The humans who accepted the Nine Rings were all famous heroes and powerful emperors in Middle-earth. However, these nine humans were corrupted by the One Ring while indulging in the power of the rings, and this is the origin of the Ringwraiths.

In the battle of Minas Tirith, two Ringwraiths fell. Because Gandalf played a decisive role in killing them, the drop rate of the Ringwraiths was not good, and the two legendary human rings they wore were taken back by Sauron.

The legendary ring that can be exchanged at this time is the one once held by the fallen Ringwraith: the Quiet One, Adûnaphel!

Its name is: The Ring of Valor!

Back then, in order to induce the human kings to wear the Nine Rings of Men, Sauron not only gave the rings powerful power, but also named the nine rings according to the nine virtues of humans, which were humility, honor, sacrifice, valor, compassion, nobility, honesty, spirit, and justice in order.

The kings who wore these nine rings were initially immersed in this power. And they also earnestly disciplined their behavior according to the name of the ring. But the problem lies in this place. After wearing the Nine Rings of Men, what is required is the absolute execution of virtue!

For example, after wearing the Ring of Honesty, one would be unable to lie under the magic of the ring, and even unable to refuse to answer. This sounds like nothing, but as the saying goes, too much is as bad as too little. After excessively harsh requirements, there is often a rebound.

Once, a king was rudely mocked and questioned by the enemy on the battlefield about how many women he could sleep with every night... The king was already in his fifties at that time, and he was not strong enough. At that time, there was no Viagra or anything like that. Under the magic of the ring, he could only be honest... Okay, from then on, he was ridiculed as an impotent king, and his temperament changed drastically. Over time, he gradually fell into darkness.

Therefore, the style of those who wear the Ring of Valor tends to be sinister and vicious, like a viper hiding in the dark, and has nothing to do with valor.

In addition to strengthening all attributes of the wearer.

Its first attribute is Darkness.

When the wearer of this ring is not exposed to sunlight, they will gain a 33% absolute dodge bonus (including dodging magic and physical attacks). And all the attacker's hit rate bonuses will be nullified.

Under the sunlight, the absolute dodge bonus disappears, but the power of Darkness that nullifies all the attacker's hit rate bonuses still exists.

Its second attribute is Infiltration.

When the wearer of this ring is not exposed to sunlight, they will gain a special effect of an additional 100% increase in range when using ranged weapons. This effect disappears under sunlight.

When the wearer of this ring is not exposed to sunlight, when using melee weapons, they will gain the special ability of area attacks. Dark attacks will be attached to your attack, causing damage to enemies near your target, with the damage value being 50% of your attack damage.

Its third attribute is the active ability: Wrath of Nazgûl. The explanation is simple. After executing this option, you will become a loyal servant of the Dark Lord Sauron and transform into a Nazgûl walking between the world of men and the underworld.

Only the wearer can see its detailed attributes.

The second legendary equipment is a weapon.

The origin of this weapon is even more bizarre.

In the movie plot, when the extremely powerful Witch-king of Angmar was about to kill Éowyn, Merry stabbed the Witch-king's knee ligament with an extremely sharp legendary sword, causing the Witch-king to fall to the ground. Éowyn took the opportunity to stab between the Witch-king's crown and cloak, destroying the Witch-king, and also proving the oath that no man could destroy the Witch-king of Angmar, but the blade of Merry's sword also melted away.

This weapon used to exchange for contractors is the sister weapon of Merry's extremely sharp legendary sword!

These swords were obtained by Tom Bombadil from the tombs in Barrow-downs, and then he distributed these weapons to the hobbits.

The swords were forged by the Dúnedain of Arnor, and were made to resist the Witch-king of Angmar. They were enchanted with spells to resist Sauron's servants. They can also be called long, broad daggers, with red and gold serpentine patterns, as well as black sheaths and shimmering blades, inlaid with shining gems.

This weapon was originally worn by Pippin, a member of the Fellowship of the Ring, but this unlucky kid was hit by a stone thrown by a giant catapult exchanged by the contractor, and his body was gone. Because the contractor who killed him was unlucky (being able to hit this hobbit gift bag in the dark must have used up all his luck), he did not drop Pippin's personal weapon.

So, this lost and ownerless object was accidentally discovered by an orc, who piously offered it to Lord Sauron immediately.

Sauron did not hesitate to take it out to boost morale.

Western Royal Sword

Its first attribute is Exorcism. When encountering creatures or environments that are unfavorable to the owner, it will emit a soft light, and when the wielder attacks (not necessarily with the sword itself) dark creatures, there is a high chance of instant kill. Even if it encounters creatures that are immune to instant kill, triggering this effect will still cause amazing damage.

Its second attribute is Tolerance.

When the wielding master is subjected to malicious spell attacks, it can absorb 70% of the damage of that spell attack, up to three times, and then it will become saturated.

Its third attribute is Imprisonment.

Every time this weapon kills an enemy, you can choose whether to imprison their soul into the sword body. Then, when you use this weapon to let that hungry soul devour enough souls, you can temporarily materialize the soul to assist you in battle.

For example, if you use this sword to kill a Predator elder, you can imprison his soul, and then kill enough enemies to accumulate enough rage to summon him. If you like assistance, release the Predator elder's soul, and then kill the Mist Song girl, imprison her soul... Of course, the stronger the soul, the more demanding the summoning requirements will be.

Only the wearer can see its detailed attributes.

The third legendary equipment is a shield.

The origin of this legendary equipment is a bit strange. After the Grond siege hammer was destroyed, it was left in ruins under the city gate. After successfully breaking through the first city wall of Minas Tirith, the orc slaves and laborers dug this thing out and continued to worship it.

Why did this happen? Because the name Grond actually belongs to the ancient demon god Morgoth's special weapon, the Grond Hammer! Moreover, Sauron was once Morgoth's subordinate. To put it in a figurative way, Sauron is Chan Ho-nam, Grond is Chiang Tin-sang. Sauron is Bao Zheng, Grond is Di Renjie.

More importantly, no one knows that when casting this siege hammer, it actually failed many times. In the end, Sauron had no choice but to put a fragment left over from the destruction of the Grond Hammer into it as the core, and then it was successfully cast. In order to describe its power, he crowned it with the name of Grond, just like the naming method of the "Raptor" fighter, the "Bismarck" battleship, and the "Nimitz" aircraft carrier.

At this time, Sauron tried to repair the destroyed Grond siege hammer. But it was in vain. However, he found that the fragment of the artifact that was put in when casting the siege hammer had mutated. In the long years that it served as the core of the Grond siege hammer, it broke through countless capitals. It was covered with the blood of countless people, and it imprisoned the vengeful spirits of seventeen kings. Finally, it became a legendary equipment item on its own.

However, because this fragment of the Grond Hammer was actually located on the hammer handle and was often used for parrying, this fragment of the artifact, which could have been regarded as indestructible, turned into a strange shield!

Grond's Stubbornness!!

This is an indescribably bizarre shield. Its appearance is twisted and perverted, as if it were steel that was half melted and then suddenly thrown into water. The reason why this happened is because Morgoth was defeated miserably by the power of the Valar in the War of Wrath at the end of the First Age.

The Vala punched the Iron Crown into a collar, burned the Grond Hammer with his endless anger, tied Morgoth with the chain of Angainor, and decreed that his soul be driven out of the Door of Night and plunged into the endless void, never to return.

The destroyed Grond Hammer exploded violently, but a fragment of the hammer handle shot out in the explosion and fell into the magma. The heat of the magma neutralized the Vala's anger, so that this fragment of the Grond Hammer, which would have been completely destroyed, was left behind.

Sauron discovered it when he forged the One Ring in Mount Doom.

Grond's Stubbornness's first attribute is Rage.

When the holder is subjected to any damage, they will be affected by Grond's Stubbornness's Rage, forcibly reducing the damage. The amount of damage reduced is (the holder's stamina minus the attacker's stamina). If the holder's stamina is lower than the attacker's stamina, then at least 25 points of damage will be reduced. (Its method of calculating damage is the same as Fang Senyan's Death's Sigh, but the priority cannot be compared to it).

The second attribute is the Source of Pain.

Pain makes people degenerate, but pain can also inspire people!

Whenever the holder suffers damage, it will cause Grond's Stubbornness to recall the moment it was damaged by the Vala's anger, so it will give the holder extra protection. Each time the holder receives damage will provide them with an additional 3 points of defense and an additional 1 point/second of health regeneration, stacking up to 15 times! Lasts for thirty minutes!

The third attribute is the active ability: Grond!!

This shield is a fragment of the ancient artifact Grond Hammer, so it still possesses the majesty to reproduce the terrifying power of the ancient hammer! The user summons a phantasm of the ancient artifact Grond to launch a terrifying bombardment on the area within a thirty-meter range in front of them at the cost of consuming two thousand points of their own life.

This strike is attached with the terrifying effects of the four powerful destruction spells "Apocalypse," "Breaking Barriers," "Area Force Field Deflection," and "Tiredness Wave," stirring up a bloody storm among the enemies!

At the same time, the total amount of damage you cause in this strike will form a powerful dark shield on the surface of your body to protect yourself. The dark shield's health is equal to the damage value you caused in this strike. The dark shield exists for one minute or until it is broken.

If a life falls in this strike, then the health points you spent because of the awakening skill will be replenished.

Only the wearer can see its detailed attributes.

It is undeniable that legendary equipment also has strengths and weaknesses, just like there are high and low among the forgers.

Obviously, none of these three legendary equipment items can be compared to the Gungnir that Fang Senyan had seen before.

But the most powerful of these is Grond's Stubbornness. Not to mention the perverted bonus that can be compared to Fang Senyan's talent, just the fact that it is the first piece of equipment that Fang Senyan has seen that can restore life force already makes it stand out. Moreover, this thing is, after all, a fragment of an ancient artifact, and it may be possible to be promoted to an artifact again. This is just like the logic that even if it is a bankrupt billionaire, his chances of becoming a billionaire again are much greater than those of ordinary people.

In addition, there is the Ring of Valor of the Nine Rings of Men. Needless to say, for any ranged attacker, an additional 100% range extension is an absolute artifact attribute. There is almost nothing more important than this. An inch longer is an inch stronger, and distance determines life and death! What's more, there is an active skill that can transform into a Ringwraith? It doesn't seem like it would be bad either.

The Western Royal Sword is the weakest weapon, but once this weapon imprisons a remarkable soul, it may be able to turn the tables and become number one! And it is very targeted and has miraculous effects against dark creatures. If used well, it will be very easy to farm monsters in certain specific worlds.

The exchange price of these three legendary equipment items is expressed by . According to the explanation after the query, to see the specific price, one must hold at least half of the contribution points of the pricing! This threshold setting is quite strange, but it also shows that the price must be very high.

At this time, there is only a little over an hour before the Rohan cavalry arrives. The contractors also stopped their unnecessary offensive and turned to rest, and exchanged the contribution points they obtained after the fierce battle in a targeted manner. It should be known that fighting cavalry on this plain is inherently a very disadvantageous thing.

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