Chapter 62 The Aura of the Undead

"No, I want to be with you." To everyone’s surprise, Wu Ge replied tenderly.

Her cheeks flushed as she spoke, but she shyly lowered her head, not daring to meet his eyes. However, when she got to the end, she puffed out her small mouth in a huff:

"Besides, Lord Vilya has already concealed my elven aura and appearance, and through it, I can return to the City of Dawn at any time. What are you worried about?"

Wu Ge's mention of this was fine, but Fang Senyan couldn't help but feel a little crazy.

The City of Dawn had just been established, and it could be said that everything was waiting to be done. The alliance between the dwarves and elves had only reached a rough agreement and was still quite fragile. There were many affairs to deal with, and if Wu Ge wasn't there, both reception and the signing of alliances would be quite troublesome.

However, looking at Wu Ge's innocent face, round eyes, and sweet smile, the words of blame stuck in Fang Senyan's throat for a long time, and he finally didn't say them. To be honest, from the depths of his heart, he still hoped that Wu Ge would accompany him on this trip.

Under Vilya's protection, Wu Ge was still as innocent and pure as ever, but some of her elven features had been concealed, and her aura had been disguised from that of an elf to that of a human. Otherwise, Fang Senyan wouldn't have dared to take her with him.

This was also the reason why Fang Senyan couldn't bring a large group of powerful dwarven warriors and elven mages with him on the way to Angmar. After all, he and Reef had killed Elrond, and the main mission required him to deal with the dark forces.

If he brought too many people, they would probably think he was there to cause trouble, and no one would contact him, only attracting Ringwraiths. But if he brought too few people, the elven and dwarven auras would be exposed halfway. Once they entered the territory of the Dark Lord, they would face endless pursuit.

Wu Ge's combat power wasn't actually that strong at this time. Under Fang Senyan's instruction, the main abilities of Vilya, the Ring of Air she had developed, were focused on powerful defense. Moreover, she had to expend most of her magic power to coexist with Vilya.

Therefore, in battle, apart from being able to add beneficial states and cast healing spells, her direct damage ability was only archery. Overall, she wasn't much stronger than elves of her age.

However, looking at her smile, Fang Senyan felt an unprecedented sense of peace and joy in his heart. He raised the back of her hand and kissed it, then turned his head and smiled:

"I wonder how long it will be before we reach a place to rest?"

Fang Senyan said this to the caravan guide who was following them. With the help of Mr. Gimli, they had easily found a caravan that could take them to the Shire. From the Shire, they could spend extra money to travel through the teleportation array to Eriador, which was less than two hundred kilometers in a straight line from Angmar. From Eriador to Fang Senyan's destination, the gray dwarf settlement on the outskirts of Angmar, was only a day's journey.

Strictly speaking, the Angmar that Fang Senyan was going to was also within the Misty Mountains, not too far from Moria, where they had established the City of Dawn. However, if they followed a straight line, Fang Senyan and the others would have to cross the defenses built by orcs and uruk-hai, and might even encounter Lurtz, Ringwraiths, and others.

The Dark Lord's side was known for its brutality and deceit, so Fang Senyan didn't think that obtaining enough destiny points would make these guys look upon him favorably and make an exception. Therefore, he would rather take a big detour than risk his life to gamble on that dangerous but time-saving straight path.

Fortunately, when they killed King Elrond, everyone in the Ace Team received 2311 destiny points belonging to the Dark Lord's side, which was an over-fulfillment of the task. Therefore, when the time they had stayed in this space reached twenty days, they were given a two-way choice:

a. Choose to arrive on schedule and receive additional rewards.

b. Choose not to receive additional rewards, but to receive an additional 10 days of stay in this world.

Fang Senyan chose option b at the time. Otherwise, Fang Senyan had spent too much time on the City of Dawn, and there wouldn't have been enough time to take this detour.

Faced with Fang Senyan's inquiry, the caravan guide immediately said with a smile:

"It'll be soon. Although it is very dry near Weathertop, there is a spring on the west side of the hill. Under normal circumstances, we would rest here, or at least stop to replenish water, because there will be no way to obtain clean water for at least a day's journey ahead."

Wu Ge had grown up in the lush, verdant Rivendell and had never seen the wasteland hills near Weathertop. Coupled with the fact that her lover was by her side, she was naturally very happy and couldn't help but ask curiously:

"This isn't a desert. Why is there no clean water ahead?"

The old guide's face was weathered and full of wrinkles, as if carved with knives and axes. He smiled and said:

"Because the land and water sources nearby have been cursed by demons. So even if there is water, it is sour and bitter, and even cattle and horses refuse to drink it. Only Weathertop was once blessed by the gods. Although the endless wars later caused the divine grace to abandon this place, the water source here is still clear and sweet."

The group talked and laughed, and slowly began to circle around Weathertop along the road.

The caravan's cattle and horses were pulling heavy goods, and because they were going uphill, their speed was slow, so they were a little slippery and couldn't hold on. The caravan leader saw that the situation was not good and was afraid of exhausting the cattle and horses to death, so he immediately ordered half of the goods to be unloaded and piled up here, leaving people to guard them, planning to transport the goods over Weathertop in two batches.

Fang Senyan and the other three followed the first echelon forward. After reaching the top of Weathertop, the view in front of them suddenly opened up. The weather was very clear at this time. Under their guidance, Franklin could even see the hobbit towers built in "Buckleberry" in the Shire. That had once become a symbol of the Shire.

Although Weathertop looked quite steep, the top was as flat as if it had been cut off at the waist, like a miniature version of a plateau.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Under the guidance of the guide, they passed through the ruins of the past and walked along the weed-covered military camp road to the west, where the only sweet spring within hundreds of miles was located.

Although the sunlight was still quite strong along the way, the wind blowing on them had a bone-chilling coldness. Looking at the ruins, the abandoned fortress positions, made people feel the vicissitudes and cruelty of the world even more.

At this time, Wu Ge suddenly quietly tugged at Fang Senyan's sleeve and whispered to him:

"This place has a very strange aura. I suspect there are undead lurking."

Although the guide on the way had been saying that this caravan route was very peaceful, Fang Senyan didn't believe it. Because in the original plot, Gandalf the Grey stayed here, and as a result, he was besieged by Ringwraiths in the middle of the night, and a large number of undead came to help. The old man could only flee in panic.

Wu Ge was born from sensing the aura of nature, and she was also the master of Vilya, the Ring of Air. Her sensing ability was undoubtedly strong. After Fang Senyan heard her words, he nodded, not intending to say it and interfere with the caravan, but just watched coldly and heightened his vigilance.

The group quickly arrived next to the spring. It could be seen that people often stayed here. Clear paths had been trampled around the spring, and there were five or six leaky grass sheds nearby, leaving clear open areas on the ground.

At this time, the caravan's porters were working hard. After unloading the goods from the backs of the cattle and horses, these livestock could lie down on the ground to rest, and then try their best to deal with the dry roots in the dust with their tongues and teeth.

The porters had to fetch water for the cattle and horses to drink, and then mix salt with the hay to feed them. They had to wait until these livestock recovered their strength before continuing to transport the other half of the goods. Only after the livestock rested could they rest.

Taking advantage of this rest time, Fang Senyan hurried to the old guide's side and asked him where they would stay for the night. The old guide looked at this "VIP" with his turbid old eyes, seeming to want to understand his intention, and said with some doubt:

"Under normal circumstances, as long as it's past noon, the caravan will choose to stay here for the night."

Fang Senyan thoughtfully "Oh"ed:

"Then, have you old man heard of anything strange happening nearby?"

The old guide recalled for a moment and said:

"I haven't heard of anything happening nearby, but at the Marui River crossing that we passed earlier, travelers' corpses are often found floating in the river. What's wrong? Is there anything going on?"

Fang Senyan nodded and didn't say Wu Ge's premonition. After all, there was still a lack of reasonable basis—he couldn't say that his girlfriend was a Dawn Elf and the Ring of Air, Vilya, that she wore sensed it...

Of course, Fang Senyan could choose to leave with Reef and the others first, but the owner of this caravan, Gutes, was first of all on good terms with the Gimli family, and secondly, he had been quite nice to Fang Senyan and the others along the way. Thirdly, Fang Senyan had also heard that he had a high status in the Commercial Association and could often get some good goods, so for both emotional and rational reasons, Fang Senyan couldn't sit idly by.