[Ding, you defeated a small army of ogres with an average level of 27, and you gained a total of 4300 experience points]

[You have upgraded! The current level is: Level 32]

"Wuhu, you've upgraded again! Don't tell me, these ogres appeared at the right time. Who told me that I was 20% short of experience points just after I upgraded!"

Ignoring Gu Xiaoheng's strange muttering to himself, the dwarves quietly cleaned up the battlefield.

Now that things have developed, most people, including Gandalf, have already realized that something is wrong.

Especially after hearing the news that the dwarves Fili and Kili were ambushed by ogres yesterday, Gandalf, who originally planned to blow out a smoke ring to soothe himself, clapped his hands and stood up to think about the possibility - the problem is, from

Why do the ogres from the far east come here all the way?

You know, in this land near the misty mountains where order and chaos meet, the appearance of the ogre is undoubtedly a bad omen.

According to the strange habit of dark creatures always migrating in large groups in large groups, this small group of well-organized ogres that Gu Xiaoheng had just dispatched could be regarded as arousing Gandalf's alert.

He had to think about whether there were other terrifying dark plots hidden behind the appearance of the ogres, such as whether those notorious savages would collude with the Orcs and launch a southern invasion as they had done in the past thousands of years.

At the moment, Gandalf, who didn't have many clues, only felt that a fog covered his eyes, which made him feel completely depressed.

Just when the great demigod who walked the world in the form of a wizard frowned and was thinking hard, he saw the great hero who had just saved the entire team - Baron Charles Gu Xiaoheng walking towards him.

The flag printed with strange patterns in Gu Xiaoheng's hand made the learned Gandalf frown in surprise.

"The flag of the ancient ogre kingdom! This... please forgive me for being curious, Eternal Baron, where did you get this flag from?!"

"It was found yesterday in the ogre cave where the group kidnapped the two dwarf brothers Fili and Kili."

Ahem... Hearing this shocking news, Gandalf shakily lit his humble wooden pipe.

With thick smoke rings blowing out of his mouth, he still couldn't accept the shocking news.

As a demigod with extremely powerful mental power, even though he is now in the body of a mortal wizard with limited power, his sensitive intuition has not left his brain at all.

Seeing the flag of the ancient Ogre Kingdom in Gu Xiaoheng's hand that was full of blasphemy, darkness, and desperate will, Gandalf finally realized an important issue that he had ignored in the past few years: he was too focused on the powerful Orcs.

The orcs have ignored an ancient enemy that is resurrecting like a rising star - the ogre kingdom!

"Hey! Gandalf, Eternal Baron, are you here? Well, we just found this in an enemy's package, Thorin asked me to bring it over and show it to you."

The obese dwarf Bombur ran up to the two of them with a big belly. The flag pattern in his hand was exactly the same as the flag of the ancient Ogre Kingdom that Gu Xiaoheng showed to Gandalf!

Seeing this flag, Gandalf's previous thoughts about the threat to the Ogre Kingdom became even stronger.

And this series of new discoveries couldn't help but make a bold idea arise in his mind.

"Take me to Thorin! Our path to the Misty Mountains needs to be changed a little!"

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Half an hour later, Gu Xiaoheng stared blankly at the player mission panel in front of him that only he could see.

The new mission content released by the system is exactly about Gandalf's new plan to change his route.

Just judging from the content of the mission introduction! It seems that the next development... will be somewhat unsatisfactory!

[The legendary mission "The Lonely Mountain Expedition" has entered Phase 2: Ogre Threat]

Background introduction: Gandalf's diversion plan has helped you avoid many fatal disasters. But in this dangerous wilderness surrounded by enemies, no matter how you avoid it, the vicious ogres will be found by following their traces.

you!

Mission goal: Escape from the ogre siege! (If you have not escaped within 3 natural days, the mission will automatically fail)

Expected rewards: You will have a bunch of unexpected gains...

System exclusive tip: The most dangerous place may be the safest place. Finding shortcuts to the ancient underground tunnels of the dwarves should be of great help to your escape journey!

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Dwarven tunnels?

Just when Gu Xiaoheng was still struggling with the meaning behind this system prompt and the possible dangers he might encounter, a series of popping sounds reached his ears.

When he raised his head, it was like a scene of a natural disaster that shook the heavens and the earth.

The ground was shaking and turning like a seesaw stepped on by a giant. At the end of the wild forest, countless stout ogres were faintly visible, charging towards the crowd.

The towering trees that these tall dark creatures passed along the way were easily smashed into pieces of sawdust as if they were paper in front of their strange power, and caused countless birds that usually call the tree crowns home throughout the forest.

Tweeting and wailing, they fled.

For a moment, Gu Xiaoheng felt that there were at least hundreds of eyes staring at him secretly, as well as the other members of the Gushan Expedition behind him.

Facing the trap that the system said was about to be encircled by the ogre army, Gu Xiaoheng on horseback couldn't care too much and quickly patted Thorin on the shoulder to indicate that he had something to say.

"Thorin, where is the nearest tunnel shortcut? The road Gandalf pointed out doesn't work. Please take everyone to a shortcut that can cross this wilderness as quickly as possible, such as the tunnels dug by your dwarves in ancient times."

During the crisis, Thorin obviously listened to Gu Xiaoheng's opinions. Within a short while, this descendant of the dwarf royal family who had visited many places in the Misty Mountains gave him guidance on the road:

"You reminded me that I know a tunnel dug by my ancestors during the Great Exploration Era of the Dwarves! But I just don't know if this road has been discovered by the enemy... Forget it, everyone, follow me!"

The continuous heavy rain made the whole sky gloomy. Under this dark sky that became gloomy and lightless again, dark creatures like ogres that hated light had scarlet red eyes flashing in their big, narrow and ugly eyes.

The light, such a terrible sight seemed to frighten the hobbit Bilbo.

However, perhaps due to the hobbit's natural big heart and optimistic attitude, it didn't take much effort for Bilbo to find to his surprise that Thorin had led everyone to escape into a safe tunnel that was dark but not too damp.

The ogre soldiers who were chasing after them could only sit back and watch as they successfully escaped because of their large size.

After running along the cave for a while, Gu Xiaoheng heard the dwarves at the end of the team excitedly high-fiving each other:

"Ha! A bunch of cowards. Those naughty followers who look similar to goblins are just as stupid as their boss ogres. They didn't even dare to chase after them when they saw the bottomless tunnel!"

When Geralt further confirmed that the enemy had not followed, the dwarves' pride grew even higher.

Such an impetuous atmosphere made Gandalf instinctively feel that something was wrong.

Suddenly, a series of light blue fluorescent lights, similar to flashlights, were not weak, but were extremely conspicuous in the dark and confusing dark tunnel at this moment, shining from the long sword in Thorin and Gandalf's hands.

The swords of the two men are the same as Bilbo's small dagger. They are both famous elven weapons produced by the elves' homeland of the Kingdom of Gondolin that were discovered in the ogre cave yesterday. According to these three swords, these three swords are regarded as dark creatures.

The weapon characteristics of the old enemy. They will only emit fluorescence as a warning when dark creatures appear around the sword holder.

With the same familiar silver light, the Wolf School Demon Hunter badges on Gu Xiaoheng and Geralt trembled and buzzed.

A rush of footsteps that resembled an army's march, echoed throughout the tunnel tunnel, striking the heart of every member of this exhausted team, causing many members, including Bilbo, to sweat involuntarily and make their steps weak.

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"Hey, guys... I think the guys who were chasing us earlier were not afraid to pursue us. Maybe in their eyes, there was no need to pursue us after we entered this cave." Walking at the end

Thorin, who was leading the way, left and returned, but at this moment everyone could hear something bad coming from the vibrato in his voice.

"Thorin, what do you mean by this?" asked the wise old dwarf Balin.

"What he means is - little dwarfs, come quickly to the pot of my ogre tyrant, the famous Gresu Golden Tooth!! Jie Jie Jie!"

Accompanied by the loud banging of heavy objects, the passage where the dwarves were was opened up out of thin air, making the entire passage wide enough to allow big guys like ogres to run freely.

In the horrified eyes of everyone, a fat, strong and ferocious oversized ogre tyrant fell from the sky.

Behind him, countless elite ogre warriors wearing iron armor and holding iron warhammers simultaneously launched fierce attacks.

Faced with such a huge change, Bilbo quickly passed out.
Chapter completed!