Chapter 1 The Beginning

Very quickly, the four tentacle monsters received Saruman's instructions and began to frantically spray a large and dense array of rays of death at Hekimga. These rays were as thick as wine glasses and shot out like lasers. Just looking at them sent a chill down Fang Senyan's spine. Not only were these rays of death powerful, but they also clearly carried all sorts of negative weakening attributes. Fang Senyan reckoned that even in his best condition, he definitely couldn't withstand four or five consecutive shots.

As the rays of death flew towards it, Hekimga lazily raised its tentacles, easily blocking them one by one. For some unknown reason, when the rays of death struck its skin, they even produced a strange refraction, ricocheting onto the surrounding rock walls with a "sizzling" sound, corroding deep holes.

Obviously, the genes within these tentacle monsters were cultivated and modified by Saruman after researching those lifeless eggs. They shared the same origin as Hekimga's main body, so their attacks were naturally not taken seriously by Hekimga, who casually brushed them aside. Fang Senyan even had the illusion that there was a hint of mockery in the eyes of this female giant octopus.

At this moment, Saruman also arrived, and immediately spotted the giant octopus. Although he was quite far away, the greed and covetousness in his eyes were palpable! He immediately began to direct his orcs to surround it, but the elite Uruk-hai did not move.

It is worth mentioning that although the previous flood was turbulent, it was not enough to pose a fatal threat to an Uruk-hai leader like Lurtz. However, being covered in mud and looking disheveled was inevitable.

At this moment, Reef and Wu Ge both came up. Reef excitedly said:

"Great, now there are only some old, weak, and disabled orcs left in the canyon outside. Once the fighting starts, we can immediately climb out of the mountain wall through this passage, and detour around to their rear to break through. Even if Saruman knows about this, he won't prioritize chasing us over the bigger picture."

A gleam flashed in Fang Senyan's eyes. He slowly shook his head and said seriously and deliberately:

"It's not time yet."

Reef blurted out:

"Then when is the best time for us to leave?"

Fang Senyan suddenly answered a different question:

"Take a look at the battle below."

Reef cautiously looked down, only to see Hekimga being besieged by more than twenty orcs, with nearly ten tentacle monsters providing long-range fire support from behind. Yet, with just two tentacles waving, it was able to defend and attack simultaneously.

Just as Reef looked over, he saw Hekimga "whoosh" a tentacle from the water, skillfully wrapping it around an orc. With a gentle contraction of the tentacle, the bones of the orc were snapped, and then it was directly thrown into its mouth to chew. The black blood of the orc spurted out as it chewed, like a very thirsty person biting into a juicy orange, with juice splattering everywhere.

For Hekimga, it had just finished laying eggs and fought a fierce battle with its nemesis. It needed a lot of food to replenish its strength, so these damn ants were naturally a meal delivered to its door. Reef watched for a while, and then three orcs were caught by the terrifying tentacles and entered Hekimga's belly. Saruman did not take action, but directed his troops to retreat step by step. How could Hekimga let go of these damn ants? It climbed out of the underground lake step by step.

A thought flashed through Reef's mind, and he immediately understood:

"That's it! Saruman is too greedy. He's actually planning to lure Hekimga out of the lake! First, to reduce its power, and second, he's probably planning to kill it or even capture it alive. No wonder..."

Fang Senyan patted him on the shoulder and said seriously:

"That's right. If Wu Ge can cast underwater breathing on us, then we can take advantage of this big guy being lured away and directly enter the underground lake."

Reef frowned:

"But..."

Fang Senyan knew what he was worried about and said lightly:

"There's no 'but'. Saruman has always had difficulty reaching this place, mostly because Hekimga is usually active in that lake. So we can judge that this underground lake is definitely connected to the lake outside. If we were in a normal state, the probability of swimming over would only be half at most, but with the blessing of the underwater breathing spell, it's much safer and worry-free. We can escape without alarming anyone!"

At this time, Hekimga had been completely lured out of the underground lake. It continued to greedily hunt down the orcs in front of it. In Hekimga's eyes, these fierce and strong guys were like freshly baked Portuguese egg tarts in the afternoon tea, which could fully replenish its weakness. Therefore, facing the enemy's retreat, it refused to give in at all. Moving with its tentacles, it seemed slow, but in fact, its speed was no less than that of the orcs.

After six or seven orcs were killed in succession, Saruman made a slight gesture, and the forward combat troops immediately retreated in a rout, running away with their legs. Hekimga's eyes revealed a fierce light. How could it let go? It directly chased out frantically. Along the way, it ate four more orcs, but when it chased out to the entrance of the cave, the Uruk-hai leader Lurtz stood in the distance, on a high rock facing the entrance!

His whole body was still dripping with water.

There were scratches on his face.

He looked quite embarrassed.

But he directly narrowed one eye.

His eyes shone with an indescribable light.

He drew the longbow that could even face the Elven Prince Legolas head-on.

He notched the arrow that even the Regent's eldest son, Boromir, the former commander of the Gondor army, was shot to death with!

On his thick arm, blue blood vessels spread and coiled like snakes, and then he directly drew the bow.

Shoot!!

This arrow was not just Lurtz's own power, but a combined strike released by Saruman and him! There were also the wails and curses of thousands of wronged souls swirling together!

It was impossible to capture the trajectory of this arrow. All that was seen was Lurtz drawing his bow and aiming, and then collapsing and spitting blood as if he had aged ten years in an instant. One of the giant octopus Hekimga's eyes, as big as a bell, actually burst open! It let out an extremely shrill scream and was about to retreat into the cave and escape into the lake.

But Saruman's avatar raised his staff high and chanted a spell. The spell was read out word by word from his wrinkled lips. The first word seemed completely silent, but the second word was already very loud. The last syllable of the spell sounded like thunder!

Cracks rapidly appeared on the extremely solid stone wall at the entrance of the cave, and continued to extend, collapsing! With a loud bang, it collapsed very simply. In the huge dust cloud, a narrow passage could still be vaguely seen, but for the behemoth Hekimga, it was a dead end like a chasm!!

At this time, Fang Senyan and the other two had already rushed towards the underground lake without hesitation. When they passed through the ground where the octopus had been lying, they found that there was an unusual amount of mucus there. With every step they took, their soles were almost connected by long threads.

At this moment, for some unknown reason, the three of them heard a "buzz" in their minds, and their minds seemed to go blank in an instant. They all staggered forward and fell to the ground, with Fang Senyan's mouth and nose almost covered by the transparent mucus, which was as disgusting as having a face full of snot.

But after he recovered, he calmly said:

"Saruman is going to be unlucky. Hekimga is not someone to be trifled with..."

Wu Ge cast a questioning look over. Fang Senyan sighed and said:

"Don't forget, this damn octopus can also spray powerful hallucinogenic gas, and mentally dominate orcs and even this macho man next to me (Reef glared)! These two perverted abilities are useless against the Balrog, but if...don't forget, so many tentacle monsters made by Saruman were modified based on Hekimga's genes. A wise man may sometimes err. I estimate that this old guy doesn't pay enough attention to this aspect, or he's too confident in his research. He's going to suffer a big loss here today!"

As soon as Fang Senyan finished speaking, faint but dense screams were already heard. Those were the screams of several Uruk-hai at the same time!! Obviously, Fang Senyan's deduction was not wrong. Those powerful tentacle monsters were instantly controlled back by the angry Hekimga, catching Saruman off guard in an instant.

How can the dignity of a legendary creature be violated at will?

It is estimated that the defection of the tentacle monsters at this time left Saruman with a huge psychological shadow, and from then on, he gave up researching them and focused his energy on researching the Uruk-hai. From then on, the tentacle monsters, which were like a flash in the pan, disappeared from the world forever...

Fang Senyan conveniently picked up a few more Hekimga eggs from the side. Although they had been burned by the Balrog's fire spirit and lost their souls, they were at least holy products for healing. Then he had Wu Ge cast the underwater breathing spell and jumped into the underground lake to swim over.

After the underwater breathing was cast, a thin and transparent mask appeared on Fang Senyan's face, emitting a faint green light, very soft, and successfully separated the air in the water to supply them.