Malphegor

LOTR: TMCP Ch. 85

"What? What do you mean by that?"

Bard was still attempting to process the fact that Garrett had built such massive city walls all by himself, and before he could grasp it fully, the conversation had shifted to focus upon him.

"Of course I don't wish to see that happen. Even without war, the townspeople have already endured enough suffering."

"Then it's time for you to make a choice."

Garrett regarded him and explained, "Bard, as a descendant of Girion, Lord of Dale, y...

LOTR: TMCP Ch. 84

"What's happening? What's all this commotion?"

Waking up from a deep sleep, the Master of Lake-town felt as though the world had turned upside down. Why was everyone packing their belongings?

They were departing?

Grabbing a leftover buttered mushroom-baked pike from the table and taking a bite, he washed it down with an entire cup of strong wine in one gulp. He wiped his greasy hands on his robes and shouted, "Alfrid! Where is everyone? Can someone explain what's going on?"<...

LOTR: TMCP Ch. 83

The people of Lake-town quickly returned to their homes and began packing up whatever belongings and provisions they could carry.

This time, no one was harmed or killed. Everyone was preparing in orderly fashion to evacuate and journey toward the promised sanctuary.

"This might be the beginning of a new life."

"Honestly, I don't feel anything different."

A townsman grumbled, "Almost all the wealth is in the hands of the Master. Other than having a house to live in, hav...

LOTR: TMCP Ch. 82

In Lake-town, no matter what happening in the wider world, the folk here always believed that living their own lives well was the most important thing. Life was already harsh and poor enough; no matter how big the events beyond their borders, such things couldn't make gold flow from the river.

The lake surrounding the town and the swift-flowing rivers were both the source of food for the residents and a barrier protecting them. As long as the bridges to the mainland were cut off, most e...

GSiN: Ch. 138

---Ryouma's POV---

Under the moonlight, I got out of bed and put on my shoes, sensing the Flying Thunder God mark left behind in the Forest of Death in Konoha.

Whoosh!

The space around me began to ripple gently, and in an instant, the scenery around me shifted to a dark forest.

Activating the Rikugan, I scanned the entire forest, then threw a kunai to the right with a flick of my hand. The kunai whistled through the air, slicing open the wing of an owl and pin...

IUTT: Ch. 162

"Only three days together and you're already reluctant to part?" Shin said with a laugh.

"I just think… if we could teach them ninjutsu, wouldn't that be better?" Minato said seriously.

"Don't tell me you've taken a liking to that girl? Better be careful or Kushina's going to flip out when we get back."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Minato's face turned red, and he argued earnestly, "Konan is only six! How could I be that twisted?"

"She may only be six now, ...

LOTR: TMCP Ch. 81

Aside from the various multi-block structures, Garrett also noticed two familiar items in his crafting interface.

The Dwarven Wind Lance and the Black Arrow.

The former could be assembled simply by crafting its various components, while the latter required a more complex forging process and considerable experience to create.

Moreover, the Black Arrow came with a built-in Loyalty enchantment, which confirmed the legends about it, it would always return to its master's hand, n...

LOTR: TMCP Ch. 80

[Achievement Unlocked: "The Next Generation"]

After Smaug was confirmed dead, a fiery crimson egg suddenly dropped into Garrett's inventory.

[Fire Dragon Egg]
[Note: Place near lava to incubate.]

Drawing forth the sword lodged beneath the dragon's jaw, Garrett exhaled deeply, signaling the end of their epic battle.

The blade gleamed even brighter, having slain a dragon without being stained by its blood.

Bard emerged from the ...

LOTR: TMCP Ch. 79

"That dragon and I share a blood feud. You're not appealing to the dragon, Bilbo. He won't lose his composure over a hobbit he's never encountered before. Garrett won't work either. He can match the dragon blow for blow, if he suddenly fled, that would certainly arouse suspicion."

Thorin stood among the company.

"Only I, I am the true heir to the throne of Durin, and I shall one day return as King under the Mountain. I alone am the one it would desperately wish to destroy, the onl...

LOTR: TMCP Ch. 78

Sometimes, things appear useless only because we haven't discovered the proper way to use them.

Take fireworks, for instance.

In Garrett's world, fireworks could actually inflict damage, it was simply that they were usually launched skyward and struck no enemies. However, there was a method to adjust their trajectory, using a crossbow.

If you loaded fireworks into a crossbow, you could make them fire straight toward your target, until they struck something or exploded at the...

LOTR: TMCP Ch. 77

The prison gate was locked again, and Alfrid, who lay unconscious on the ground, was thrown inside. Before leaving, the dwarves even gathered some trash to block the window so that no one outside could observe what was happening inside.

"Excellent work."

The group stealthily returned to Bard's house to retrieve the Black Arrow.

"This is essentially a heavy javelin. I doubt any ordinary bow could possibly loose it."

"We'll need to use the wind lance at the town center."...

IUTT: Ch. 161

Minato couldn't be bothered to entertain the other man and instead asked directly, "Speak. Who sent you?"

"Heh!" The ninja sneered and replied, "You think I'd actually tell you?"

Minato glanced toward the six-person group nearly a hundred meters away, who couldn't hear a word of this conversation, saying, "You make it sound like I wouldn't know it was Danzō even if you didn't say anything."

The ninja's pupils shrank sharply as he stared at Minato in disbelief. He was shocke...

IUTT: Ch. 160

But the ninja no longer had the chance to think, he could only form hand seals in that instant, then unleashed countless flame projectiles like fire cannons toward Minato.

It was as if Minato had anticipated this all along; he formed hand seals almost simultaneously with the ninja, then spewed a waterfall-like stream of water from his mouth that turned into a wall, blocking all the incoming flame projectiles.

At that moment, another ninja, who had circled around to the rear, launc...

LOTR: TMCP Ch. 76

"Why are you here?"

In the vast and empty throne hall, ignoring Smaug who was furiously shouting "cowards" from behind the stone barrier, the company had gathered for urgent council.

"That's what I should be asking you, Garrett. What are you doing here?"

Thorin questioned sternly, "You shouldn't have acted so recklessly. Awakening the dragon prematurely, this wasn't what we agreed upon! Your actions have nearly doomed our entire quest. The key and map my father left behind w...

LOTR: TMCP Ch. 75

"We're almost there, stay silent."

At the Front Gate of the Lonely Mountain, Thorin moved at the front, leading the company of dwarves as they quietly approached.

"I remember the way. Follow me."

"Why is there a hole here?"

Halfway through their approach, he suddenly frowned at an unexpected sight.

"This was never here in my memory."

"Uh, I think I might have seen something like this before... somewhere else. Don't you think the style of this hole looks a b...

LOTR: TMCP Ch. 74

"You burrowing vermin..."

Smaug didn't understand the meaning of those strange clicking sounds, but what enraged him even more was that this mortal had actually slipped away right under his very snout.

And worse, he'd been struck!

His defenses had been breached!

"Return here at once!"

The furious dragon roared, his belly glowing crimson once more, dragonfire building in his throat and about to be unleashed into the tunnel.

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LOTR: TMCP Ch. 73

Whoosh.

In an instant, scorching flames engulfed Garrett completely, even heating the nearby stone walls until they hissed and cracked. The radiating heat distorted the very air around him.

[Fire Resistance (8:00)]

Drawing his longsword, he slashed through the lingering flames. He could feel the heat surrounding him and took a steadying breath, his heart pounding.

Thankfully, he'd been quick enough with the potion, he'd chugged a bottle of fir...

LOTR: TMCP Ch. 72

The orc army from Khazad-dûm had departed early. Gandalf, who had escaped from Sauron's grasp, anxiously awaited reinforcements from the White Council, while the dwarves had already set out for the Lonely Mountain to begin their quest.

The rhythm of events suddenly accelerated.

Just like Garrett's pace.

"Something's wrong. At this rate, the army will arrive before the dragon is even taken down."

The timeline... was off.

Why?

So far, the only apparent chang...

LOTR: TMCP Ch. 71

"Ow! My ankle, I think I've twisted it."

As soon as he landed, Gandalf cried out in pain, grimacing and hopping a couple of times.

Garrett, on the other hand, was almost completely unharmed. With the protective effect of his fall damage resistance, the impact from the pearl teleportation barely registered, it was in the decimals.

"You don't look injured to me."

If the old wizard had lost any health, he might have actually believed him.

"It still took quite a toll...

LOTR: TMCP Ch. 70

"If you had that ability up your sleeve, why didn't you use it earlier? I drank all those potions for nothing!"

Garrett was exasperated at Gandalf's maneuver.

"Ahaha... well, such magic cannot be used too frequently, you understand. It comes at a considerable cost..."

Gandalf gave an awkward chuckle, though his feet didn't stop, both of them were still running at full speed.

Behind them, the army had just realized what had transpired and began a noisy pursuit down the ...

LOTR: TMCP Ch. 69

A translucent, shadowy figure suddenly appeared out of thin air.

"Nazgûl," Gandalf spoke a single word.

"Screeeeeeee!"

The Nazgûl let out a terrifying shriek, as if from the depths of Morgoth's pits, and charged at them. Gandalf quickly ducked to evade, and Garrett swiftly activated an evasive maneuver, his body moving like smoke to the left, narrowly avoiding the attack.

Boom!

Gandalf raised his staff, and a burst of white light flared from its tip, d...

LOTR: TMCP Ch. 68

For Legolas, who had generously demonstrated his combat skills and even helped him unlock a new mod, Garrett offered a golden apple as a token of gratitude.

Elves seemed quite fond of these things, both beautiful and practical.

Although he had been giving out quite a few golden apples lately, he truly couldn't think of anything else suitable as a thank-you gift. Among everything in his inventory, these were the most appropriate and also relatively abundant.

Come to think of ...

LOTR: TMCP Ch. 67

After politely declining Legolas's kind invitation, Garrett followed Bilbo to a secluded alcove and asked, "What happened?"

"I went to visit Thorin and the others," Bilbo sighed. As soon as he left the throne hall, he had immediately gone to see the dwarves. On his way back, he had encountered Garrett.

After briefly explaining the dwarves' situation, he hesitated before saying, "Actually, Thorin entrusted me with something."

"And did you agree?"

"I... I haven't agreed ...

LOTR: TMCP Ch. 66

Garrett rubbed his forehead in frustration. With that outburst from Thorin, not even if Gandalf summoned a dozen Great Eagles could they hold back Thranduil's temper.

The only reason they hadn't been struck down on the spot was because the Elves still maintained some regard for the fellowship of the Free Peoples.

If he put himself in Thranduil's position, he wouldn't be able to tolerate it either. If Gandalf were here, he'd definitely curse, "Fool of a Took, er, dwarf!" before lig...

LOTR: TMCP Ch. 65

"I have heard of you, the powerful warrior said to wield mysterious arts, the Bane of the Orcs: Garrett."

Legolas sheathed his weapon, took two steps forward, and said, "Welcome to the Woodland Realm. I, Legolas, greet you."

Recently, there had been many tales about this human, some quite extraordinary. At first, he didn't believe them, he thought they were embellished stories, for how could a mere Man achieve such feats?

That changed when his father, Thranduil, King of the ...

LOTR: TMCP Ch. 64

As the expedition entered Mirkwood, in the fortress of Dol Guldur, a pitch-black shadow appeared atop the high tower, overlooking the land shrouded in darkness.

"Azog..."

A terrifying voice echoed in the pale orc's mind. Azog's eyes snapped open, and he gasped for breath. Instinctively, he reached for his chest, finding that the massive wound running from his shoulder down to his waist had completely healed, leaving only a long scar as proof of the injury.

He raised his head...

LOTR: TMCP Ch. 63

Near the Anduin Valley, at the Carrock... this was the farthest the Great Eagles were willing to fly with everyone after discussion. They gently set the group down, then turned and soared back toward their eyries.

Garrett didn't know what had happened while he was battling Azog, but judging by appearances, everyone seemed safe, just a bit exhausted.

"Bilbo, I once said that there was no place for you among us... That was my gravest error."

Thorin embraced Bilbo warmly.

LOTR: TMCP Ch. 62

Nemesis.

It meant a grudge that could only end with total annihilation, one side must perish before the other would cease their hatred.

Although Garrett didn't consider the orcs particularly formidable foes, that's certainly how they viewed him.

"It was you, and those accursed dwarves, who slew the Great Goblin..."

Azog hefted a massive war-mace and stormed toward Garrett, his presence menacing. Behind him, a pack of orcs cheered and howled, making a spectacle for thei...

LOTR: TMCP Ch. 61

[Misty Mountains Orcs Reputation -1000]
[Current Reputation: -2523 (Nemesis)]

Thud.

Before even the flames had a chance to rise, the Great Goblin's health dropped to zero. He collapsed to the ground, lifeless.

At the moment of his death, the word "Nemesis" on the reputation interface suddenly turned blood-red, as if it had been activated.

"The King is dead!"

No one knew which goblin shrieked it, but the moment the words echoed through...

LOTR: TMCP Ch. 60

Dark armor, the presence of a one-man army, and a faint, unconscious arrogance that seemed beyond mortal ken.

All of this reminded the Great Goblin of a certain master, a being who once commanded all orcs and wargs in service. That shadowy figure gradually overlapped with the one before him.

No, it couldn't be him.

Although this warrior was formidable, he was still far from that level of power. That one wasn't merely strong...

"Don't waste time fighting him! Take anoth...