They have nowhere to go.

When night fell, Zelin found a place by himself and lit a bonfire. The nearby people gathered in twos and threes, but the demon hunter couldn't hear much conversation. He only heard people comforting each other, weeping in low voices, and mourning the lost relatives.

Desperate and helpless.

Zelin stared at the flame in front of him, thinking about what to do next. The beating flames reflected on the bright golden pupils, and Marvin's return could have the effect of boosting morale, but now, a seriously ill leader will only make people even more disappointed.

"It's terrible, isn't it?"

Suddenly, he heard Lisa Riel's voice. He raised his head, and the female soldier with her sleeves rolled up towards him, lingering sorrow piled up between her frowning eyebrows.

"There are orcs everywhere. It was originally a village of herbalists. It was so small that it would not be marked on the map. The orcs did not know this. But no one knew whether they would find the nearest orc camp. It’s only a kilometer away from the valley entrance."

Zelin was about to stand up, Lisa Riel gestured to him, motioned to sit down and speak.

"There is no defense here, your iron door can only block the wandering beasts."

"That's enough, too obvious defense will only attract the attention of the orcs."

"Yes, in terms of hiding, it's really enough."

"You said you brought news from the Black Gate, what does the ranger of the Black Gate want to tell us?" Lisa Riel stared into the eyes of the Demon Hunter, with a glimmer of expectation and hope in her eyes. The corners of Zelin's lips squirmed, and after thinking about it again and again, he decided to tell the news. White lies may be good, but pinning hopes on things that don't exist will only lead to more painful losses, especially in the increasingly dangerous Mordor.

"Black Gate has fallen."

Lisa Riel's face stiffened.

"About a week ago, the orc army attacked the Black Gate from two sides, led by a black knight named Sauron. The rangers suffered heavy losses. Although we killed the black knight, there were too few survivors. , We have to give up the black door."

"Oh..." Lisa Riel was silent for a while, putting her hands on her knees at a loss. "Allow me to express my condolences for your loss...I didn't expect...Oh, well, I know. We were still thinking about whether we could send people to the Black Gate and ask for ranger support, but we at least don't need it. We will divide the troops and prepare food and water for the messenger. I can’t promise anything. Noon has nothing left, but if you want, you can stay here until we are no longer the masters of this land."

"I'm not here to ask for asylum, Lisa Riel."

"I know that you are elite fighters. The sinister Mordor is not that dangerous to you. Unlike us, you have to hide in the valley and survive."

"I didn't mean that either." Zelin sighed while holding his forehead. "The purpose of my coming here is very simple. We can't just hide in the valley and die like this."

"We?"

"You just said you allow me to stay here?"

Lisa Riel nodded without speaking.

"Actually it is." Zelin spread out his hands. "Although the Black Gate has fallen, we took the initiative to retreat after we won a terrible victory. Some rangers are still alive, and they regroup at the foot of Udon Mountain, preparing to attack the orcs in secret. Their leader is Talion, and they have already contacted Udon. As for the exiles in the Don area, as for me, I originally planned to **** Queen Marvin back, and get in touch with you, and unite against the orcs."

Seeing that there was no change in Lisa Riel's eyes, Zelin continued.

"More than that, we also sent some people back to Gondor to report the disaster at the Black Gate to the Regent King Dinese. From the time point of view, they should have almost arrived in White City. What we have to do is very simple, that is in Gondor. The army will cause as much damage as possible before coming to Mordor again."

"Will Gondor come to help?" A trace of doubt flashed in Lisa Riel's eyes. "They never cared what happened in Mordor. The exiles in Udun were all Gondor fugitives. I suspect Mordor was just a barren place for prisoners in Dinese's eyes."

"Times have changed, Lisa Riel."

Zelin was not sure, but it was possible. At least, this is a hope that you can rely on.

"I think if the wizards also suggested to Dineser to send an army to Mordor, he would probably agree."

"Wizards?"

"I will be here, partly because of the commission of the gray-robed wizard Gandalf. He wants to understand how bad Mordor's situation is. There is also the white-robed wizard Saruman, who is also paying attention to Mordor."

"Well, this is really good news." Lisa Riel nodded. "I will tell other people these things, but we are more willing to rely on ourselves than the help of outsiders. In the past, we were able to fight a piece of land in the Norn Inner Sea, and we can now take it back from the hands of the orcs. "

She stood up and patted her leather shorts.

"Where are you going?" Zelin looked at her.

"From here to the south, there is a fishing village. I got news that the orcs are driving a group of captives to build a fort for them. The scout told me just now that the orcs there are lax and there are not many. I will take a few people there. If I can Rescue the people there and let them join us, liberating Solband will be much easier."

"Then I will go too."

"You?"

"If you fail, Norn is really hopeless."

Lisa Riel bit her lower lip, as if she was displeased with the demon hunter's words, but reason quickly defeated emotions, and being able to lead these people to survive in places occupied by orcs is definitely not an emotional person. People.

"Well, come with me." She nodded. "Plan we said on the road."

The first thousand and four chapters of the fishing village in the shadows

That so-called fortress was just a small fishing village in the past, located near the Norn Fortress. There have been many such fishing villages. In the past, the Nuo people depended on the fish in the Nuo Inland Sea except for a small amount of farmland. But most of these villages were burned down in the previous wars, and only this one is left standing alone in front of the river beach.

"Orcs like to turn any occupied area into a fortress and guard post. Watch out for those guard towers. Those crossbowmen are the most difficult enemies. We have to solve them before the battle begins."

On a high **** more than 300 meters away from the small fishing village, Lisa Riel and six other well-trained soldiers squatted in the grass and formed a circle face to face to discuss the next move.

"Remember, our main purpose this time is to rescue the prisoners and release the slaves. Don't leave any extra traces, set a few fires, so that the orcs think it was an accidental fire in the camp, causing some of the prisoners to escape, understand?"

The other soldiers nodded.

Lisa Riel waved her hand. "Very good, now, all in your place, waiting for my signal."

These soldiers lurked along the low bushes and scattered to different directions in the fishing village. Lisa Riel turned her head and looked at the demon hunter with her back facing her.

"Are you ready?" She raised her head, trying to look over Zelin's shoulder to see what he was doing. "What are you looking for?"

"I didn't look for anything, just some preparations. I have always had no good feelings about the place called a small fishing village, especially after I lost my favorite skinning knife in a fishing village... well, it will be done soon."

"Skinning knife?"

"Yes, I have been with me for many years."

He still remembered that when he was in the small fishing village of Jiu Yanan, he inserted a skinning knife into the wooden wall and used it as a pedal to climb onto the roof in order to avoid him. After that, he once asked Maria to take a look at the small fishing village to see if his knife was still there. Unsurprisingly, like most places in the small fishing village, the knife was long gone. Of course, this is not why he wants to make a new Dragon Dream bomb before the battle.

When leaving Isengard, traitors appeared in Marvin's guard, revealing their whereabouts to the orcs. Lisa Riel mentioned earlier that when Norn Castle was under siege, the orcs threw a golden cane that Marvin would have used in the past along with a corpse into the city, making the defenders mistakenly believe that their leader is dead. How did the orcs get that stick? How do they carry them with Marvin? He killed a spy outside Issinger, but who knows how many more?

Despair and panic can destroy a person's will.

In this case, he wouldn't be surprised when a new traitor appeared. But he must be prepared with both hands, and he cannot wait for the traitor to appear before he realizes that the situation has changed.

Always prepare a backup plan. Whether it is when hunting monsters or when dealing with certain people.

Zelin carefully closed the glass shell, looking at the dark green powder in the glass ball, he took a breath, and twisted the two leads above.

Lisa Riel watched Zelin hang the newly made thing around her waist, she didn't ask much. "Ready?"

"That's right." Zelin tied the material bag spread out in front of him with a string again. "Let's go, by the way, you take this."