Chapter 256 The Fearless Dwarf

"If I remember correctly, it was the dwarves mining mithril that alerted the Balrog dormant underground! The Balrog killed Turin VI and then his son Nairn I the following year. It should be him... ..." Roland shook his head and said regretfully.

"The situation is a bit strange. Why does the dwarf king insist on staying here?" Roland looked at the stone statue of Nairn who remained unyielding until death and asked in confusion.

"Bahrain? Stop crying now! We have to figure out the situation! Tell me! Where does this hall lead to?" Roland walked over and helped the crying Bahrain up.

"The third hall is also called the Massapur Hall! After the Massapur Hall is the bridge! In the words of outsiders, it is called the Bridge of Turin!" Bahrain looked at Roland and the others as he should.

"What else? How did the dwarves escape from here?" Roland asked immediately.

"Your Highness, what do you mean..." Ormsk and Kaslo looked at each other and made guesses.

"Some people walked across the bridge and evacuated from the east gate, and some people walked to the endless steps and climbed to the top of the mountain..." Balin recalled the history of the dwarves.

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"Pah!" Roland slapped his face.

"Yes! It's the Endless Stairs. Where is it?" Roland became more and more sure of his guess.

"Before the bridge, after Massapur Hall!" Balin said.

"It seems that Nairn I died in the battle to stop the Balrog and buy time for the people to escape!" Roland confirmed his guess.

"Look, the stone crystal traces here extend from the cliff! And under the cliff here happens to be a large mine! The Balrog climbed up from below! If I guessed correctly, the location of the Massabul Hall should be at the same level as the cliff. Without communication, the Balrog cannot enter directly from the cliff, so it can only attack the fourth hall, which is closest to the dwarves' retreat!" Roland analyzed.

"That's right! Marsapur Hall is not connected to the big mine, only the fourth hall and the second hall are connected to it!" Bahrain immediately admitted.

"If the dwarves want to evacuate, Marsabul Hall is the key! But Turin VI and Nairn I are obviously not just waiting to die. They should have fought the Balrog here for many rounds! It can be seen from the scattered stone crystal roads here. Come out! The Balrog has been up and down this place several times!" Roland pointed at the stone crystal veins extending radially towards the mine.

"That's right...it must be like this..." Balin's eyes became moist.

Roland can already imagine that scene...

The mithril stored in the once bustling Kezad-dum is gradually drying up, and the dwarves are moving deeper into the underground in search of mithril! Maybe the unlucky guy touched the Balrog and woke him up... and then tragedy followed! The dwarves, who have begun to decline, are lacking in high-end combat power. At first, the dwarf king led the dwarf soldiers to counterattack several times, but this awakened Balrog is not an ordinary Balrog, but a natural disaster known as the "Fire of Udun" ! He was once one of Morgoth's most proud subordinates! One of the people who managed to survive the War of Wrath!

Under the constant harassment of Balrogs, the dwarves were overwhelmed. They were no longer able to maintain the operation of the entire Moria. The turning point finally prompted them to decide to abandon Moria! The death of Turin VI cast a shadow on the hearts of all the dwarves. Under the leadership of King Nairn I, the sad dwarves began to defend the fourth hall and called the tribesmen to evacuate the place. Groups of dwarf women and children passed through The east gate crosses the Anduin River to the Iron Hills and other places, while the other part goes up the endless steps to the top of Sirak Sigil and migrates to the Blue Mountains and other western territories...

The migration of the entire group was huge, and the effort could not be completed overnight. King Nairn led his elite dwarf guards to station here. They wore heavy armor that could withstand dragon fire, and held large mithril shields. Fight with the heavy ax and the Balrog again and again! The difference is that the Balrog can always climb down into the abyss and use the magma to recover his injuries and strength, while the number of elite dwarves is decreasing again and again...

I don’t know how long it took... maybe a day or two, or a month or two, most of Moria was almost evacuated, and countless dwarves fled to foreign lands. They came to Gushan to build a new home - Yin Lubo ! At the same time, Nairn still insists on his mission as king! Sticking to the fourth hall, blocking the Balrog tightly outside the Masabul Hall...

The Balrog attacked again. At this time, there were no people left in Kesadoum. A handful of dwarf elites gathered in the fourth hall full of ruins, and King Nairn was also there! They looked at the fiery figure outside the square and felt the blazing heat wave! The Balrog wielded a long flaming whip and whipped it into the void. The stones where it walked were melted into stone crystals! The dwarves lined up firmly waiting for the last moment to come!

The elite dwarves who faced the Balrog seemed to have returned to the battlefield of the War of Wrath. For the first time, fear appeared among them! They were afraid of this unkillable monster, even the Overlord could not compete with it. The last dwarf elite huddled together, anger and fear flashed in their eyes... but they did not flinch!

"Kill!" Nairn roared filial piety, brandishing his battle ax. The king of Kesadum will not abandon his territory, just like Turin will not abandon his people. When all the people leave Kesadum, For a moment, this dwarf army can only win or die!

The two sides collided again! The huge Balrog crashed into the dwarf phalanx like an army of thousands of horses. The scorching flame whip rolled up an unlucky dwarf soldier. The third-level berserker was cut into pieces before he could even resist. part! The smell of roasted meat emanated, but no one found it pleasant, only nausea and anger! The armor that could resist the dragon's flames was easily torn apart by the Balrog like tissue paper... Only at this moment did the dwarves realize that this was no ordinary Balrog! This is one of the witnesses and survivors of the War of Wrath, "The Fire of Udun!"

"Fight! For our homeland!" Nairn's teeth had drawn blood, but he still fought hard against the Balrog. The king's battle ax made of fine gold, mithril and other materials cut open the Balrog's skin again and again, like lava. Blood splattered out!

"Fight! Children of Turin!" Blood-soaked Nairn is like a god descending to earth! At this moment, the dwarves even suppressed the Balrog. They even pushed the Balrog back to the door of the hall. At this moment, they even felt that victory was in sight!

"Ouch! Roar!" The Balrog roared angrily, and a large amount of flames swept over it. After a while, its injuries were almost stable, and the dwarves at this moment were dumbfounded. They did not expect this scene at all...

But so what? Countless dwarves fell, and others came forward. The dwarves became more and more courageous as they fought! The more you fight, the stronger you become! The more war there is, the less... Nairn looked around and saw the corpses and remains of his compatriots. The whole hall was full of traces of destruction. There were less than a hundred dwarves alive. He blew the war horn! The dwarves gathered around him spontaneously, looking at the Balrog dozens of meters away. Everyone knew that the final battle was coming!