Chapter 72 Isengard

That blade struck his body, yet Fang Senyan didn't even twitch an eyebrow, remaining as calm as a rock.

However, Wu Ge let out a cry of alarm. The longbow, seemingly ordinary but astonishing when fully drawn, was gently plucked, and a dazzling green light suddenly flew from the bowstring. It struck the native who had injured Fang Senyan, causing him to stagger back two steps. He then screamed miserably as a large hole exploded directly in his wrist, green light spots slowly dissipating, revealing the white bone of his hand.

Fang Senyan seized the opportunity to strike, silently taking a large stride and stabbing his knife into the native's stomach. Amidst cries of agony, he pressed close, using the tormented wretch as a human shield in front of him.

The next second, several throwing axes struck his body, reaping the native's life. A burning bottle then crashed onto the back of the corpse, igniting a raging fire. Only then did Fang Senyan kick the unfortunate soul away with a savage blow to the chest.

At the same time, Jiao Shi's silver claws gripped a native's throat, tearing it open with force. Amidst spurting blood, he hurled the body towards the enemy, then retreated while fighting, seeking refuge in the nearby teleportation array structure.

Seeing that things were going badly, the priest controlling the teleportation array tried to flee. However, his earlier harsh words had earned him plenty of hatred. Franklin's staff was already pointed at him from afar. The priest felt the intense magical fluctuations in the air, so he stood still as if targeted by a sniper rifle. Still, this guy with painted face remained stubborn:

"You foolish heretics! Dare to cause trouble in Eriador! If you do not repent, you will undoubtedly be tied behind驮马 tuo ma (pack animal) and dragged to death!"

Fang Senyan, retreating while fighting, wiped away sweat - or blood - and said coldly:

"Shut him up."

At this moment, the street patrol arrived. The native guides rushed over like they had found their saviors, complaining noisily. Just seeing the patrol captain lash the orc slave warriors with several whips, forcing these powerful warriors to prepare for battle with ferocious roars, made it clear that they had no intention of giving Fang Senyan and his group any chance to explain.

However, just as the patrol captain was loudly scolding and driving the orc slaves forward, Wu Ge was clearly indignant at the treatment they were receiving. She instantly raised her longbow again, then fired an arrow with astonishing speed.

After firing this arrow, her face paled slightly.

A dazzling green light immediately appeared in the air, flashing and disappearing!

The strong captain wearing full armor instantly froze. An extremely strange and indescribable expression surfaced on his face. His left hand trembled violently, as if wanting to touch his own throat, but he seemed to have lost all strength. An ordinary-looking arrow - one could even say it was a branch still bearing green leaves - was nailed into his throat.

This bizarre sight made it seem as if the branch had actually grown out of his throat!

But suddenly, the branch exploded into green mist with a crack, slowly dissolving into nothingness. The next second, a spray of blood erupted several meters away, so everyone could clearly see that the strong captain's throat had been blasted open, leaving a fist-sized, deeply concave pit of raw flesh!

With the violent loss of life, the captain crashed straight down onto the hard ground with a thud, blood gradually pouring from the massive wound in his neck and soaking the ground. Those around him cried out in alarm!

Seizing this excellent opportunity, Fang Senyan walked without hesitation to the priest controlling the teleportation array:

"Adjust the teleportation array for us immediately!"

"Shut up, you heretic! If you don't release me, ah!!!!"

Fang Senyan slashed with his knife, then twisted a bloody ear, and said coldly:

"Do I need to repeat myself?"

"I absolutely will not..."

This time there were two more bloody messes on the ground, which seemed to be another ear and a severed nose.

Fang Senyan continued this time:

"Ten seconds. I'm only giving you ten seconds this time to adjust the teleportation array for me. Countdown starts now, 10, 9..."

"Yes, gee-gee-gentleman... But I don't have the right gemstones here to provide energy. What good would adjusting it do?"

"That's my business. You have five seconds to meet my request, or else prepare to say goodbye to your legs."

"Don't!!!! I've already adjusted it!"

"You better not try anything, because I'll be the first to send you through the teleportation array!"

"Wait a minute!! I seem to have just forgotten to adjust the teleportation hub. The connection coordinates here also need to be re-entered."

Next, the priest controlling the teleportation array was completely sidelined. Franklin cast a major mirror image spell on Wu Ge, creating an illusion of her, then entered the teleportation array first to leave, followed by Fang Senyan and Jiao Shi.

Finally, Wu Ge, covering their rear, leaped up and fired three consecutive arrows into the air, then used her longbow to hook onto the corner of the roof above. She curled up her whole body, and used the force to lightly leap onto the roof next door. This action skillfully avoided the five throwing axes thrown at her. Then she crashed through the window next door and entered the teleportation hall, smoothly activating it. The whole action was as smooth and fluid as flowing water, giving people a pleasing feeling.

Before being teleported away, Wu Ge also imitated Fang Senyan and smashed a bottle of potion on the ground. However, this potion was bought from Xia Er's magic shop, called mistletoe potion, which would produce a large number of parasitic plants that grow wildly in the area according to the injected natural power.

As the potion exploded, large clumps of mistletoe immediately emerged frantically on the ground. These dark green giant mosses spread rapidly throughout the hall, growing dark green bubbles the size of basketballs. Even if an orc stepped into it, he would be forcibly entangled, and despite howling and roaring frantically, it would be difficult to pull his feet out of it. Moreover, these mistletoes also spread to the teleportation array, and their powerful and vigorous vitality even caused minor damage to some of the structures of the teleportation array.

The natural power injected into the potion by Wu Ge was the purest, so these damn mistletoes could theoretically grow for at least an hour. More importantly, the easiest way to clear these things was to use fire, but the teleportation array made people hesitant to do so. So by the time the people of Eriador cleaned up here, Fang Senyan and his group had left through the teleportation array for at least fifteen minutes... Plus, the priest who set the teleportation destination for Fang Senyan and his group was also killed, so even if they wanted to chase them, they could only declare their inability to do so.

Wu Ge, who stepped out of the teleportation array last, staggered. Her calf was still injured by the orc's flying axe, but she was immediately shocked by the magnificent scene she had never seen before when she looked around.

They had appeared on a teleportation array built on a mountain top. The flag hanging next to the teleportation hall was actually that of the Rohan Kingdom. The swords of the Numenorean warriors were highly regarded even by the powerful Dark Lord Sauron. At this time, the mountain wind was hunting, giving people a feeling of wanting to fly into the air. Looking around, they could see mountains surrounding them on all sides, and a mighty river flowing from west to east.

The surrounding peaks clustered around the valley below as if guarding it. Looking down from afar, there was a vast city with concentric circles in the center of the valley. The city was densely built with straight roads. It could be seen that the city was still quite prosperous, with a large number of people entering and leaving.

The defense of this city was strict, even it could be called a fortress, but under the nourishment of the nearby river water, it presented a verdant and comfortable feeling. There were also a large number of trees and grass nearby.

The landmark building of the city was a strange forked tower at the top, located right at the center of the city. This was an oddly shaped tower, originally built by people of ancient times to flatten Isengard. It was formed by four huge polyhedral stone pillars joined together, with the top divided into cracked horn peaks, as sharp as spearheads. There was a narrow space in the middle of the stone pillars, which was strange, tall, and majestic!

Even in the context of Middle-earth, the shape of this tower was unique and absolutely unmistakable. This was the magic tower known as Orthanc!

It was built in ancient times by ancient craftsmen. However, this tower did not resemble a human creation, but rather like a skeleton forcibly pulled out of the ground. It was actually an isolated rock peak, its black surface reflecting light. Four huge polyhedrons were forcibly fused together, but at the top they branched out and scattered, the tips as sharp as spears, and the edges as sharp as blades. Between these sharp rocks was a platform. The polished ground was engraved with many strange symbols. People standing on it could look down on the ground from a height of nearly five hundred feet!

Under normal circumstances, the person who could live in Orthanc was the ruler of the entire city.

The person currently living in Orthanc was a powerful and majestic expert, the chairman of the White Council, an acquaintance of Fang Senyan, and even it could be said his mentor!

Saruman!

Yes, this was one of the most famous fortresses on the continent!

Isengard!