The dwarves' doubts about the whereabouts of the evil dragon are like a book. However, if we want to know the details of the direction of this book, we need to turn forward two or three pages of the book called Truth and Time.

In fact, the evil dragon had already made its own decision since it broke the secret door and rushed out of the underground hall and palace to the ground and sky two days ago.

Remember the dragon's roar when it burst out of the ground? At that time, it was angry and anxious because it couldn't find Bilbo, who could become invisible.

As a solitary evil dragon who lived in the underground palace hall of the glorious kingdom of the dwarves for more than a hundred years and had not come back to the ground to breathe some fresh air and had little contact with the outside world, the angry Smaug took it for granted that he wanted to destroy it.

something.

At that moment, the cunning evil dragon naturally thought of the group of townspeople at the foot of the mountain who were fishing and hunting on the long lake.

Convinced that the townspeople who were very familiar with the surrounding geographical environment must have provided some help to Bilbo, the "despicable thief" who could become invisible, the angry dragon was ready to attack this direction without much thought.

The clueless townspeople do what it does best - destroy!

When the great idea of ​​destroying Lake Town as a symbol of the power of Smaug, the unparalleled dragon, and preparing to warn the world appeared in the evil dragon's mind, this dragon, which has always enjoyed killing and destroying

The dragon was naturally filled with joy, and every cell in his body was rejoicing for this good idea.

And just when the evil dragon made this terrible decision that was destined to bring disaster to countless people and embarked on the road to implement it, the residents of Changhu Town who were about to suffer did not know anything about it and had been living a life of fishing and hunting.

The townspeople who are living this hard life are still complaining about the bad weather that day.

It must be said that the weather was absolutely bad that day, especially when night fell and a biting cold wind blew from the east near the foot of the mountain.

Faced with such a terrible weather, many fishermen returning home late worked hard to paddle and prepare to deliver the day's catch to the market or their own warehouses before the strong wind blew completely.

As for the pedestrians on the shore, they were also busy tightening the sails of each family's boat to prevent the various small broken fishing boats that accounted for most of each family's wealth from being swept away by the strong wind. In this town surrounded by lakes, boats are not only used by fishermen.

, the means of travel for the townsfolk, who are mainly small businessmen, is also the livelihood of each of their families. Without the boat, what awaits them will be a complete disaster!

Just on the shore of the lake, while the townspeople were busy doing their own business, everyone felt that the black smoke at the end of the horizon suddenly flashed a dazzling light. However, the light did not last long, it just passed away...

"Look!" someone said, "It's that light again! Last night our night watchmen saw that light shining from midnight to early morning. Something must have happened above."

"Perhaps the king under the mountain is casting gold," another person said: "He has been going to the north for a few days. It seems that the content of the song is about to be realized."

"What king?" Another person with a gloomy face said: "That may be the dragon's flame. It is the only king under the mountain we know."

"You always have a crow's mouth!" Others said: "It's either that there is a flood or that the fish is poisonous. Think of something good!"

Suddenly, a dazzling light flashed, and the lower parts of the hills and the north side of the lake all became glittering with gold. "The king under the mountain!" they shouted: "His wealth is as dazzling as the sun, and his silver is like a fountain.

Same, his rivers are glowing with golden color! The rivers flowing from the mountains are glowing with golden color!" They shouted, and every family opened their windows and hurried out.

Everyone was immediately excited, but the man with a gloomy face immediately ran to the mayor. "The evil dragon is coming, the evil dragon is coming!" He shouted: "Cut down the bridge! Be on guard! Be on guard!"

At that moment, the warning horn suddenly sounded, echoing among the rocks. The cheering stopped, and the excitement turned to fear for a moment. Therefore, unexpectedly, what the evil dragon faced this time was

Be prepared humans.

Before long, they could see a line of flames flying straight towards them, and even the most stupid person knew that the prophecy was wrong. They only had a little time left, and every container in the town was filled with water.

All the warriors grabbed their weapons, and every bow and arrow and every dart was ready.

Before Smaug's roar came closer, the bridge to the land had been broken and thrown into the water; under the strong wind of his wings, the lake rippled, reflecting the red fire of the sky.

Amidst the screams and howls of humans, the evil dragon descended.

Smaug rushed to the bridge, but unexpectedly found that the bridge had been cut off by the townspeople who had been forewarned.

Now, the dragon is surprised to find that all of its enemies are hiding on an island in deep water.

The water is too deep, too dark, and too icy, which makes it a little timid. If it rushes into the lake, a lot of steam will come out, enough to cover the surrounding areas in thick fog for several days.

; However, the power of Changhu Town, which is full of water, is far greater than it. Its flames will be extinguished before it has time to escape.

It roared and flew back over the town. A hail of arrows rushed towards him, hitting its scales and jewelry, which broke off and fell back to the ground. It opened its mouth wide and spit out flames, and all the broken arrows turned into fireballs and fell into the lake.

The scene that night was better than any man-made fireworks

The evil dragon spit out high-temperature flames from its mouth, and it hovered in the air for a long time. The flames illuminated the entire lake, and the trees around the lake turned into blood-red and golden pillars of fire, while dark shadows kept dancing below.

Then, in a rage, it swooped towards the town under a hail of arrows, not caring about pointing its scales at the enemy, as it only wanted to burn all the enemies into charcoal.

Along the path of its first flight, all the roofs and beams burst into flames.

The dragon swooped down again and again, and the houses fell into flames one after another, collapsing in the heat. Smaug remained unscathed, and the rain of arrows was just like annoying mosquitoes to him.

People began to jump into the water from all sides of the town, and women and children were sent to the port in the center of the town. Their weapons were discarded casually. The people who had been praising the dwarves before were now wailing in pain and cursing the name of the dwarves.

The mayor has already jumped on his own big boat, preparing to row away in the chaos to save his life. Soon, the entire town will be abandoned by everyone and turn into a ball of flames in the middle of the lake.

This is the purpose of the evil dragon. It doesn't care whether these people will hide on the boat. Then it can play with these boats one by one, or let them starve to death on the boat. Let them try to escape to the shore.

Well, it will wait to tease its prey. Soon, it will plunge all the forests into fire, and everything will be surrounded by fire. Now it is slowly enjoying the pleasure of playing with and destroying the town, and this is it

Entertainment that has been absent for a long time is worth enjoying.

However, in the town that was devoured by tongues of fire, there was still a group of archers holding on, and their leader was Bard.

Even though the townspeople are usually unable to understand some of Bard's far-sighted and judgmental "prophecies", they are simple and believe in Bard's courage and honesty.

Everyone in the town knows that the blood of glory flows through Bud's body. Speaking of which, although Bud's current family conditions are extremely poor, he has a very glorious and glorious life experience.

Bard is a direct descendant of King Girion of Dale Town. When the evil dragon Smaug burned Dale Town, King Jirion's wife and children were lucky enough to escape.

Bard held a huge yew bow and kept shooting. Finally, there was only one arrow left. His surroundings were in a sea of ​​fire, and his companions began to abandon him. He bent the bow for the last time and drew an arrow.

Suddenly, a black shadow flew from the darkness to his shoulder. He was startled, but it was just an old black bird. It approached his ear without fear and told him valuable information. He was surprised

Discovered: I can actually understand the other person's language because he has the blood of River Valley in his body.

"Wait! Wait!" the black bird said to him: "The moon is about to rise. When the evil dragon's head flies back, pay attention to the gap on its left chest!"

When Bard began to think about its information, the black bird took the opportunity and told him everything that happened on the mountain in bird language. Then Bard drew the bow string to his ears. The dragon circled back and flew back.

, began to dive. As it approached, the moon rose from the east, and the silver light shone clearly on its wings.

At this critical moment, the archer said: "Black Arrow! You are my only chance to win. I inherited you from my father, and he also got you from his ancestors. If you are really as the legendary songs say,

That's the furnace from the king under the mountain, so please gather all your strength and kill that evil dragon with one blow!"

The evil dragon dived to the lowest point, and its ferocious dragon body naturally turned over along the path of the wind. When it exposed its abdomen, its diamond-encrusted chest reflected the firelight - with one exception.

Bard seized this opportunity, and heard the sound of his huge bow, and the black arrow shot out, heading straight towards the dragon's unprotected left chest; the black arrow was infused with Bard's powerful arm strength and Smaug's dive.

The power extends from the tip of the arrow to the feather.

At this moment, the status of hunter and prey were instantly reversed. Smaug let out an earth-shattering roar, rushed high into the sky, finally turned around, and fell to the lake in vain.

With a bang, the dragon's body fell from the sky feebly, and the evil dragon had no strength to make any struggle or cry.

There was a hissing sound, the lake water rolled, and everything fell into silence; this was the end of Smaug and Lake Town, but it was not the end of Bard.

....

The moon rose higher and higher, and the howling cold wind blew mercilessly across the earth. It rolled the white smoke into giant pillars and blew the broken clouds into the dark forest.

There were many boats floating on the lake, and along with the sound of the wind were the wails and cries of all the surviving residents of Changhu Town.

After this battle, only the ruins of the original site where River Valley Town was located were left burning crazily in the sea of ​​fire. The fire, along with the whistling wind, destroyed the townspeople who fled in a hurry and did not have time to bring out all their belongings.

How much wealth has been swallowed up.

Fully one-third of the residents died in this sudden attack war caused by the evil dragon. The dead included both those who fled in a hurry and fell into the water and drowned, and some who died heroically in the dragon's flames while fighting against the evil dragon's attack.

And the warriors in the horrific fire it caused.

In any case, the terrible suffering did not let go of this group of townspeople who suffered a tragic fate.

Suffering from this catastrophe, the townspeople and survivors with sad faces spontaneously gathered on the left bank of the river, shivering and shivering in the cold wind.

I don’t know who started it, but the simple townspeople spontaneously expressed their long-standing grievances against the mayor who only wanted to escape when the disaster was approaching.

In the catastrophic incident that just occurred, when countless warriors bravely faced the dragon's monstrous flames, the mayor who usually domineering in front of the townspeople actually took the lead in fleeing for his own life and risking the lives of everyone else.

Inconsiderate cowards and deserters!

Faced with such a cowardly mayor, the townspeople who looked down upon his shameful behavior naturally began to denounce him passionately.

"We don't need a mayor who only thinks about running away! You, the mayor, only think about doing business, but you are such a selfish and pathetic person." Some people complained: "When the disaster just happened, you...

The mayor is useless!"

Obviously this naked denunciation further ignited the anger of the rest of the townspeople, and another person was heard saying: "We need heroes like Bard, long live Bard the Dragon Slayer!!"

Thinking of Bard's feat of slaying the dragon, the townspeople immediately praised the archer Bard's courage and his last arrow.

"It would be great if he had not been killed," the townspeople and survivors seemed to have reached a consensus and said in unison: "We would have crowned him king. The descendant of the true king of Riverdale Town, the dragon-slaying archer Bard!"

In this chaos, a tall figure walked out of the shadows. He was soaked all over, with black hair sticking to his shoulders and face, and blazing fire in his eyes.

"Archer Bard is here, I'm not dead, I'm still alive!" Bard, who escaped from the sea of ​​fire, shouted loudly: "From now on, I am the dragon-slaying warrior, Bard the dragon-slayer.

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"King Bard! Long live King Bard!" they shouted, but the mayor gritted his teeth and said: "Jirion is the king of the valley, not the king of Yinsijia. In Changhu Town, we have always grown up and

Choose the mayor from wise candidates, simple warriors are not the ones we consider."

When they heard that the cunning and treacherous mayor was trying to influence everyone's will with such obvious sophistry, the anger of the townspeople immediately boiled over.

"We only recognize King Bard as the mayor!" People nearby began to shout: "Step down, selfish devil, we want Bard to take over!"

People further away began to cheer: "The archers come to power, the accountants go!"
Chapter completed!