Sword and Magic and Taxi

The food reserve led everyone on a very rugged road, constantly going up and down ravines and hills. More and more traces of the halflings' past are being discovered, such as freshly peeled rocks, broken grass roots and footprints on the muddy ground. It seemed that the physical strength of the two little guys had reached its limit and they had no energy left to deal with the traces behind them. The elongated paw prints and footprints appeared again, completely matching the halfling's footprints. It's either tracking or accompanying, there is no other possibility.

News came from behind that Gulu's body could completely match the handprint and footprint model made by Zhao Mai, and even a finger that was mutilated due to an old injury fit perfectly. Gollum is dead, so someone must have transformed into Gollum and followed the halfling, obviously with evil intentions! Zhao Mai started to get a little anxious. The food reserve obviously felt the owner's emotional changes and gradually began to speed up.

As the distance gets closer, tracking becomes easier. Zhao Mai and his party are full of energy and supplies. They are all inhuman creatures and do not need rest. They are in a much better situation than the halflings. Their route of action was basically facing Mount Doom, gradually approaching from the south side, avoiding the sight of the orcs along the way. It can be seen from the surrounding traces that there were originally some orc settlements and sentries here, but they have now been abandoned. Zhao Mai attacked Sauron everywhere, making it difficult for his peripheral strongholds to continue. He had to gather at the giant stronghold of the Evil Black Tower, which revealed a road to the Doomsday Volcano.

Woof woof! Reserve Liang barked twice and ran out quickly. He rushed towards a pile of collapsed boxes and screamed underneath them. Zhao Mai used his psychic powers to remove the pile of debris, and then saw Sam who was motionless.

He's still alive! Xiaohua exclaimed, and Zhao Mai's healing spell was cast. Sam was weak and had successfully lost weight on his originally chubby body, but was only hampered by the wound on his forehead and his appearance did not improve in any way. He had multiple fractures on his body, three ribs were broken, and the bridge of his nose was crooked. However, the wound that almost caused him death was on the top of his head. He must have been injured by a blunt instrument and then left here to die.

With the help of the healing spell, the wound healed quickly, and Sam slowly opened his eyes. Zhao Mai used the force of nature to create water and put it next to Sam's chapped lips. The little guy immediately sucked it in with all his strength, and then became a little more awake. He raised his hand and tried to touch the wound on his head, but Zhao Mai stopped him. Don't move, it's not cured yet. Don't worry, you won't die here.

This voice sounds so familiar. Have I returned to Rivendell? Sam squeezed his eyes hard.

Zhao Mai took the handkerchief handed over by Gardener Long, wiped the halfling's eyes and wiped away the blood, and then he regained his sight. Sam, do you recognize my voice? I am Teveldor. You are still in Mordor, but you are now under my protection.

Lord Frodo! Sam suddenly sat up and screamed, Gollum is going to kill you!

Calm down, calm down, we are looking for Frodo and we will find him.

Sam gasped heavily and glanced at Zhao Mai, looking at Gardener Long and then at the grain reserves, and then slowly calmed down. Zhao Mai nodded, took a piece of legion bread and put it in Sam's hand. You need to eat something to regain your strength first, and we will continue to look for Frodo. He smoothly placed Sam on the back of the moving bug, and the mucus would ensure that he could sit firmly. Sam, you have legion bread behind you, but you'd better just eat what you have in your hand. Eating too much at one time will make your body unable to bear it, and it will cause danger. There is food, so you can relax and recover slowly .”

Sam nodded and hurriedly said to Zhao Mai: Gulu is a liar. He took us through the spider's lair, saying it was closer that way. We barely passed. Mr. Frodo lost his backpack and I also lost some things. So we had less than half our supplies. We drove Gollum away, but somehow he came back, and after apologizing, Lord Frodo forgave him.

But I didn't believe that treacherous ghost and kept staring at him. We were looking for something to eat in the camp after the orcs left, and then I was hit on the head by something and couldn't move. Sam had tears in his eyes. , sadly said to Zhao Mai: The Lord of the Rings changed Master Frodo and made him indifferent. Gollum said that I was dead and needed to be buried quickly to prevent the smell from attracting the orcs. Master Frodo believed him I stumbled away with my slanderous words. It was Gulu who threw a lot of boxes on me. His cunning eyes revealed his heart. He clearly knew that I was still alive at that time! I fainted afterwards and didn’t know how long they had been gone.

Judging from the wound, it didn't last more than a day. You are really lucky, Sam. Zhao Mai then took a look at the food reserves: Where did they go?

Reserve shook his head and ran to Sam's side, his nose arching into the halfling's chest. Sam dug around and took out a small cloth bag from the deepest pocket. Do you want this? I can't give it to you. These are oak seeds from Rivendell and a little salt from the Shire. It's a pity that there are no rabbits to stew, otherwise the salt from our Shire would taste great!

So you tracked Sam by the smell of acorns. Zhao Mai touched the back of the grain reserve and praised: Very smart, very smart.

Reserve grain licked Zhao Mai's hand, and his warm tongue felt itchy. Sam was so close that Zhao Mai could smell a faint smell. After asking, I found out that after the group of people arrived in Lothlorien through the mines of Moria, Galadriel prepared clothes for them to avoid tracking, and also applied magic to avoid detection by dark forces. Therefore, all the orcs mobilized and used Even though they tried various methods including wargs, they still couldn't find the two halflings.

But Master Frodo had nothing on him. He always said the Ring was too heavy for him to walk, so I took everything off him. He didn't seem to be afraid of the cold anymore, and only wore a pair of clothes. Wear thin underwear. Sam said: Good dog, can you still find his scent?

Reserve Liang shook his head and walked around sniffing. Suddenly, his ears stood up and his nose sniffed Sam's wound. Then he jumped up excitedly, wagging his tail and barking twice.

Zhao Mai also understood: Sam's blood has a smell, and it must have stuck to Frodo or Gollum. There is only half a day's distance at most, and the smell can't dissipate, so they can't go far! Chase!

The food reserve barked and rushed out first.