Chapter 18 Section 5: The Bridge of Khasad-dum

The Fellowship of the Ring stood silently at Balin's tombstone.Frodo thought of Bilbo and his long friendship with the dwarf, and Balin's visit to the Shire long ago.In this dusty hall in the mountains, everything seems to have happened thousands of years ago on the other side of the world. It was some time before they looked up and began to look for any hint of what had happened to Balin, or the fate of his people.On the other side of the room, just below the opening, there is another small door.Then they saw that between the two gates, there were many bones scattered on the ground, as well as broken swords and axes handles, round shields and helmets.Some swords are curved in shape: the black-bladed scimitar favored by orcs.

There was room for boxes on the rock face, many of them large wooden boxes covered with iron sheets, each of which had been broken open and looted.However, next to one of the tattered boxes, there was a fragment of a book.The book was damaged by sharp weapons such as swords, some parts were even burned, and other places were still stained with black old blood, so there were very few parts that could be read.Gandalf carefully picked up the book, but the pages shattered at his touch.He read it carefully for a while without saying a word.Frodo and Gimli stood beside him, watching him tiptoe over the pages of the many-written tome, which contained the runes of Moria and the Vale, occasionally mingled with Elvish writing.

Finally, Gandalf raised his head. "It appears to be a booklet of what happened to the contingent in Bahrain," he said. "I guess it started when they came here from the Dimrill Valley thirty years ago. Cover first The page says 1/3, obviously the previous 1/1 and 1/2 have been lost. Listen to it!" "We took the orcs from the guard house - I guess the guard house, because the word is a bit smeared and blurry, it should be the house - we killed under the bright - I guess the sun - sun in the valley There are many enemies. Floyd was shot dead by the enemy, and he killed the leader of the opponent before he died. Here is another series of unclear traces. Floyd was buried under the grass near Mirror Lake. The next day Two lines I can't read at all. Then we decided to hold the twenty-first hall at the northern end. There is... I don't understand. It seems to refer to some vents and tunnels. Then Balin set the throne in Massa Bull Hall."

"Historical Hall," Gimli said, "I guess this is where we are now." "Well, there's a long part of it that I can't make out," said Gandalf, "in the middle of which I can only see gold, and Turin's axe, and some kind of helmet. And then Balin became King of Moria. ...that seems to end a chapter. After a few asterisks, another one takes over. Here it says we found real silver, later on casting, and then what... ah! I get it! Secret Silver! The last two lines are Ou Yin's departure to find the armory on the third floor underground, why go west, there is a stain here, and go to Helin Gate."

Gandalf paused, removing a few pages. "The next few pages were the same thing, written in a hurry and mostly illegible," he said. "It was hard for me to read in this low light. There must be a lot of pages missing, because The following article starts to be marked with five, I guess it is the fifth year of colonization. Come on, let me see! Damn, this place is also cut and stained with blood, I can't make out the writing. If there is sunlight, please Alright. Wait! There is something new next, and this is a person with a strong pen who records things in elven script."

"This should be Oli's handwriting," Jinli said looking at the writing on the book, "His handwriting has always been beautiful, and he can write very quickly, and he also likes to use elf writing." "I am afraid that this good handwriting does not record a good thing," said Gandalf, "the first word I can understand is sorrow, but the words after that line are all blurred, and the last seems to be yesterday. . . . Yes. , That should be yesterday. On the back, it says that on November 10th, Balin, the king of Moria, died in battle in the Dimrill Valley. He went alone to investigate the Mirror Lake. A half-orc hid behind a stone and attacked him Shoot. We killed the orcs, but there were more... from the silver river to the east. The next text is completely unclear, I think I should know that it says we blocked the gate, Then you can fend off them for a while, but this side seems to be filled with horror and pain. Poor Balin! He has only held this title for less than five years. Don't know what happened after that; What is the mystery of the page, this is the last page." He sighed.

"What's inside is chilling," he said. "Their end should be horrific, listen! We can't get out! We can't get out! They've taken the bridge and the second hall. Farah and Lonnie and there died in Over there. Then there are four lines of blurred words, I can only understand, I left five days ago... The last line describes that the lake is full and is about to submerge the west gate. The watchers in the water captured Ou Yin, We can't get out. The end is coming, and then drums, drums from deep in the earth, don't know what it means. The last line is very scribbled elf writing: They came and then they were gone. ' Gandalf paused, and pondered the meaning of it all.

Everyone felt that they were shrouded in an extremely terrifying atmosphere. "We can't get out," Gimli muttered, "Fortunately, the water in the lake has receded a little, and the watcher is sleeping at the southern end..." Gandalf raised his head and looked around. "They seemed to hold out between the two gates," he said, "but in the end there weren't many left. So that's how the recolonization of Moria ended! Brave, but also stupid. The timing wasn't there yet." Now, I'm afraid we must bid farewell to Fontaine's son Balin, who must rest with his ancestors in peace. We'll take this book of histories away, and we'll read it carefully later when we have a chance. Gimli, it's best left to You keep it, and if you get a chance, bring it to Dan, it's full of bad news, but he'll be very interested. Come on, let's go! Time is running out!"

"Which way should we go?" asked Boromir. "Go back to the hall," Gandalf replied, "however, our exploration is not in vain. I know where we are. This is just like what Gimli said, and it must be the land of Marsabul. Therefore, the hall we were in before must be the twenty-first hall at the north end. Therefore, we should leave the archway on the east side, continue to the right, go south, and the direction is down. The twenty-first hall should It's on the seventh floor, six floors from the gate. Come on! Go back to the previous lobby!" Before Gandalf finished speaking, a huge sound suddenly appeared, which seemed to come from the depths of the ground, shaking the floor under their feet.Everyone rushed to the door immediately.Boom!Boom!The sound began to rumble again, as if a giant hand had made Moria a war drum.Then there was another piercing sound, and there was the sound of horns returning to Tang in the hall.Then, in the distance, came other trumpets and shouts, followed by many hasty footsteps.

"They are coming!" cried Legolas. "We can't get out," Gimli repeated. "We're trapped!" cried Gandalf. "Why was I wasting time just now? We're stuck here, like Balin. I wasn't there, though, so let's see—" Boom, boom!The sound of war drums shook the walls. "Shut the door and block them at once!" cried Aragorn. "Knapsacks must not be put down, we might escape over them." "No!" said Gandalf, "we cannot shut ourselves in. Open the east door! We must go that way, if we have the chance." Another ear-piercing horn, accompanied by a shrill cry, reached everyone's ears, and footsteps came from the aisle.They heard a low hum as their swords were unsheathed.The enemy's fencing sword glowed pale all over, and the needles shone brightly at the edge.Boromir put his shoulder against the western door.

"Wait! Don't close it yet!" Gandalf ran to Boromir's side, straightened up and looked out. "Who dares to disturb the rest of Balin, King of Moria?" he cried. There were many hoarse laughter outside, as harsh as the crash of rocks falling into a deep pit.Amidst these muffled voices, the urging sound of war drums continued to be heard. Gandalf quickly stood in front of the door and stretched out his staff.For a split second, a blinding light illuminated the interior and the walkway outside.The wizard poked his head out to see the situation clearly.A hail of arrows roared down the corridor, and Gandalf sprang back. "There are a lot of orcs out there," he said. "There are a lot of tall, evil, black orcs of Mordor. They just paused, but I judge it may be more than that. I think there is more than one cave eater." Shemale. There is no hope of escaping from that direction!" "It's really hopeless if they come through the other door too," said Boromir. "There is no sound out there yet," said Aragorn, who stood by the eastern door and listened. "Outside the passage here is a directly downward staircase, which should not lead to the original hall. However, it is too unwise to blindly run from this direction when the enemy is chasing after us. We can't block it." Stay at this door. Its key is gone, the lock is broken, and it still opens inward. We must first find a way to block the enemy's approach, and we must make them dare not forget the lesson of the Hall of History!" He said solemnly, stroking the edge of the Holy Sword Western Flame with one hand. Everyone could hear heavy footsteps coming from the corridor.Boromir pushed the door hard, and then blocked the door with a broken sword and a broken log on the ground.Everyone retreated to the other side of the room together, but it was not the time to escape. There was a knock on the door, which made the heavy stone door shake.Then, many things stuck on the door broke again, and the stone door began to slowly open with a sound that made the gums sore.Then a huge green-scaled arm and shoulder came through the crack in the door, and then a huge, toeless foot squeezed in from underneath, and there was no other sound from outside. Boromir sprang forward and swung his sword against that arm with all his strength; but his sword, with a clang of metal and iron, bounced away, and fell from his trembling hand, and the blade appeared Lots of gaps. Suddenly Frodo felt a surge of anger in his breast, much to his own amazement.Shouting "Long live the Charr!" he ran up to Boromir and poked the stinging needle at the horrible foot.There was a low growl outside, and the heel drew back, nearly pulling the Needle out of Frodo's hand.The black blood that dripped from the blade rose into a puff of blue smoke on the floor, and Boromir seized the opportunity to force the door shut again. "Fight the Shire!" cried Aragorn. "The hobbit's sword has struck deep! Frodo, you have a fine sword in your hand!" Immediately afterwards, there were bursts of knocking sounds on the door, one after another, refusing to stop.The door was constantly being hit by hammers and various heavy objects.The door cracked open and opened slowly.A large number of arrows roared in, shot up the northern wall, and fell powerlessly to the ground.Immediately afterwards, there was the sound of horns and hurried footsteps, and half-orcs broke into the hall one after another. The members of the expedition team couldn't even count how many enemies there were this time.The opponent's fighting spirit is strong, but the defenders' fighting has successfully defeated their sharpness.Legolas shot through the throats of two half-orcs again, and the legs of a half-orc who jumped on the tombstone of Balin were cut off with a golden axe, and Boromir and Aragorn killed even more. and when the thirteenth victim fell, the others fled screaming, all unharmed.Only Sam had a scrape on his scalp, but he ducked in time to save his life.Immediately afterwards, a sword stabbed out, which also ended the life of the half-orc in front of him.If the miller back home had seen the anger in his eyes, he would have shrunk away. "Now!" cried Gandalf. "Get back before the Trolls come back!" Just as they began to retreat, before Pippin and Merry had run to the other side of the stairs, a huge goblin chieftain, almost as tall as a man, rushed in.He was clad from head to toe in black chain mail, and his subordinates crowded behind him to watch the leader display his might.His face was dark, his eyes were as black as charcoal, his tongue was bright red, and he held a huge spear in his hand.He shoved Boromir's sword away with his heavy hide shield, knocking him back and throwing him to the ground.Then, with the swiftness of a viper, he dodges Aragorn's slash, rushes into the center of the formation, and stabs Fro many.The shot caught Frodo in the right side of the waist, and sent him flying straight back, and stuck him in the wall of the mountain.With a cry of alarm, Sam rushed forward and cut off the barrel of the gun.At the same moment, the half-orc quickly pulled out the scimitar from his waist, ready to launch a second wave of offensive, but Aragorn would not give him a second chance.The holy sword Anduril hit his helmet, a burst of sparks flashed, his brain and the fragments of the helmet flew around on the spot, and his body slowly fell down as if extremely unwilling.At this moment his men scattered, while Boromir and Aragorn rushed forward to continue cutting down the fleeing enemies. Boom!Boom!The war drum from the abyss sounded again, and the deep voice began to spread around again. delay. "Quick!" Gandalf shouted hoarsely, "This is the last chance, run!" Aragorn picked up Frodo who had fallen against the wall, and pushed Pippin and Merry down in front, and the others followed.Gimli still insisted on silently praying to Bahrain's tombstone, thanks to Legolas pulling him away by force, otherwise there would be another victim.Boromir yanked hard on the eastern gate, which, although it had a bolt, could not be secured. "I'm all right," gasped Frodo, "let me down, and I can go!" Aragorn was so taken aback that he almost threw him off. "I thought you were dead!" he yelled. "Not yet, I suppose!" said Gandalf, "but now is not the time to be surprised. You had better hurry down! Wait for me down there for a few minutes. But if I don't come back, leave me alone and go on. Forward! Remember, choose the path that goes down and to the right!" "We cannot leave you alone to guard that door!" said Aragorn. "Do as I say!" said Gandalf, blushing. "Swords are of no use here! Go!" There was no lighting in the aisle in front of me, so it was pitch black.They groped their way down a series of stairs, then looked back in Gandalf's direction.They could see nothing, though, save the faint light of the wizard's staff.He still seemed to be standing there guarding the entrance.Frodo leaned against Sam, breathing heavily, and Sam supported him anxiously.It seemed to Frodo that he could hear Gandalf saying the spell with a sigh.He couldn't make out the exact words, but the whole wall seemed to be shaking.The sound of war drums came wave after wave mercilessly, boom!Boom! Suddenly, a blinding white light came from above the stairs.Then there was a low rumble and a thump.Then, the rhythm of the drums began to change and rush, boom-boom, boom-boom, and then stopped again.Gandalf ran down the stairs, and fell in the middle of the crowd. "Okay, okay! It's over!" The wizard struggled to stand up: "I have tried my best. But this time I encountered a difficult enemy and was almost killed. Don't stand here in a daze! Let's go! You guys There may be no light for a while—my strength has not yet returned. Go! Come on! Gimli, where are you? Come to me! The others follow!" They staggered after the wizard, not knowing what was going on.The drums started booming again!Boom!It made a sound, but now it sounds like it is far away, but it still seems to be closely behind the crowd.There was no sound of other pursuers, no footsteps, no sound of any kind in the distance.Gandalf turned neither right nor left, but ran straight on, for the path before him seemed to lead exactly to his object.Occasionally, it will go down about fifty steps, as if it has come to another level.At this moment, these descending stairs are their main danger, because they can't see anything in the dark and can only judge everything by intuition and the touch of their toes.Gandalf, like a blind man, tapped the road ahead with his stick. After about an hour, they walked about a mile and down many stairs.There was still no sound of pursuers behind.They have almost regained hope of getting out of here.On reaching the seventh descending staircase, Gandalf stopped. "It's getting hotter," he said breathlessly. "We're at least on the gate level now. Now we have to find a left-hand bend or a fork so we can go east. Even if the whole world All the orcs are chasing me, so I'm going to take a rest too." Jinli supported him and assisted him to sit down on the stairs. "What happened over there at the door?" he asked. "Did you meet the creature beating the drum?" "I don't know," replied Gandalf, "but I find that I am confronted with such a force as I have never known before, and I can think of no other way than to try and seal the door. I know many sealing spells. , but it takes time to cast, and even if it succeeds, the enemy can force it open with brute force.” "While I'm standing over there, I can hear goblins on the other side, and they might knock the door open at any moment. I can't make out what they're saying, I can barely hear a half The word ghash in the orc language means flame. Then something came into the hall, and I could feel his power through the door. The half-orc was also silent because of fear. He held the pull ring of the door , sensed me and my spell." "I can't guess the origin of the other party, but I have never encountered such a big challenge in my life. The other party intends to cast a powerful spell to counteract my spell. For a moment, the door escaped from my grasp, and I started Slowly open! I was forced to cast power words, which almost exhausted my whole body's strength, and exceeded the level that the stone door could bear. The door suddenly exploded, and a dark cloud-like thing blocked everything inside. Ray, I was pushed away by the force of the explosion and rolled down the stairs, fortunately the walls and roof all collapsed at this time." "Bahrain is probably buried deep under the rubble, and some unknown force is also buried there, but at least the passage behind us has been completely blocked. Ah! I have never in my life Feeling so weak, but luckily it is all over now. How do you feel, Frodo? I am ashamed to say so, but I was so glad when I saw you talk. I thought Aragorn was holding It's just the corpse of a brave hobbit." "You ask me how I feel?" said Frodo. "I'm alive. I don't think I've broken any bones. I've got a bruise in my waist, and it hurts, but it's not too bad." "Ah," interrupted Aragorn, "all I can say is that hobbits are the toughest creatures I've ever seen in my life. If I'd known you were so powerful, I'd have been at Bree's inn. Don’t dare to speak so loudly! That shot can pierce a live wild boar!” "I'm glad it didn't really go through me," said Frodo, "but I feel as if I've been caught between the hammer and the anvil several times." Breathing is painful. "You have inherited Bilbo's features," said Gandalf. "You are, as I told him long ago, very secretive!" Frodo thought that the other party seemed to have something to say. They went on again.Not long after, Kim Li spoke, seeing clearly in the dark. "I think," said he, "there seems to be a kind of light ahead, but it's not daylight, it's red, what could it be?" What do you mean, is the bottom of the pit on fire? We have no choice but to keep going, though." Soon, everyone could clearly see the red flame.It swayed and shone on the corridor ahead.Now, they can finally see the road in front of them clearly.Not far away is a slope, and at the end there is a low arch, from which the light shines.The air was starting to get very hot. When they came to the arch, Gandalf motioned them all to stay, and he went first to find out the way.A group of people could see that when his head was sticking out, his face was flushed with red fire, and he stepped back quickly. "There's an evil smell out there," he said. "No doubt it's waiting for us to step into the trap, but I finally know where we are. It's the first underground level, right under the gate. Here it is." It is the second hall of ancient Moria, and the exit is nearby. You go to the east end, less than a quarter of a mile to the left. Cross the bridge, climb a series of wide stairs, follow a road, pass through Go through the first hall, and then go out! But, you better come and have a look now!" Everyone looked inside, and in front of them was a huge cave-like hall, which was wider and slender than the hall they had spent the night before.They were near its eastern end, and the cave stretched westward into darkness.There are two rows of huge stone pillars in the center of the cave. These stone pillars are carved like towering ancient trees, and at the top are many branched stone branches, supporting the delicately carved roof on the ceiling.The stone pillar is black, the surface is very smooth, but it has a red reflection.On the opposite side, between two huge stone pillars, there is a deep crack.The tongues of fire in the crack kept spewing out, licking the stone pillars beside it, and streaks of black smoke flowed in the hot air. "If we come down from above, we may be caught here," said Gandalf. "I hope the flames will stop our pursuit. Come! We have no time." While he was speaking, they heard the drums of the pursuers: Boom!Boom!Boom!At the lobby From the west came the sound of horns and shrill shouts.Boom!Boom!The pillars seemed to shake, and The flame also began to weaken under the pressure of this momentum. "Now is the time to fight!" said Gandalf. "As long as the sun is out, we still have a chance. Come with me!" He turned left and sprinted across the slick floor of the hall, a run farther than it seemed.As they ran, they could hear many hurried footsteps behind them.A high-pitched howl assured them that they were seen, and behind them came the sound of swords being unsheathed, and an arrow whizzing past Frodo's head.Boromir laughed. "They didn't expect this," he said. "The flames stopped them, and we were on the other side!" "Look ahead!" said Gandalf. "Ahead is the bridge. It looks narrow and dangerous." Suddenly, a black abyss appeared before Frodo.At the end of the hall, the floor sank into a bottomless pit.The only road leading to the door is a stone arch bridge with no support, which looks like a deserted place, about fifty feet long.This was the dwarves' defense against any enemy strong enough to take the first hall and the outer passages, for the enemies could only cross the bridge one by one.At this moment, Gandalf stopped, and the others paused. "Gimli, lead the way," he said. "Pippin and Merry follow. Go straight, and go up the stairs behind the door!" Arrows began to fall among the crowd, and another bounced off Frodo, and another pierced Gandalf's hat, and stuck there like a black feather.Frodo couldn't help looking back at these enemies. Through the flickering flames, he could vaguely see hundreds of Orcs, their twisted spears and scimitars reflected blood-red light in the flames.Boom, boom, the drums continued to ring, getting louder and louder, boom, boom. Legolas bent his bow and nocked his arrow, but it was too far for the short bow he carried.Just as he drew the bowstring away, his hand slipped away in shock, letting the arrow fall to the ground; he let out a low cry of terror and surprise.Two huge trolls came out, carrying two large stone slabs, and threw them on the ground with a bang, as a bridge across the flames.But it is not the troll that really frightens the elves, but what lies beyond.The half-orc formation slowly moved away, as if they themselves were also very scared, and something came out.Human eyes can't see the true form of this monster clearly; it seems to be a huge shadow, in which a human-shaped black body is wrapped; unimaginable evil and fear are contained in it, and at the same time, it keeps radiating out. He walked up to the flame, and the light dimmed as if covered by dark clouds. Then, he jumped over the crack in the ground, and the flame from the depths of the earth rushed out to greet it, igniting the mane on his back, pulling A long flame came out.Black smoke danced in the air, inspiring a sense of terror of the approaching doomsday.This monster holds a blade with an indeterminate shape like a tongue of fire in its right hand, and a nine-tailed whip made of flames in its other hand. "Ah, ah!" cried Legolas. "The Balrog! The Balrog is coming!" Gimli watched with wide eyes. "Turin's killer!" he yelled, letting go of the ax and covering his face with his hands as he let the ax fall to the ground. "The Balrog?" Gandalf sighed in a low voice. "That's why!" He staggered a few steps back, leaning on his staff, and said, "Is this destiny? I'm tired..." The dark, flaming figure rushed toward the crowd, and the orcs shouted across the stone slabs that served as bridges.Then, Boromir blew the horn, which was deafening, like overwhelming the sea. The sound of thousands of people contending shocked the orcs, and even Hokage stopped.Then, the echo stopped suddenly like a flame blown out by the black wind, and the enemy started to advance again. "Cross the bridge!" Gandalf summoned all his strength and shouted, "Run! Don't turn back. I must hold this road. Run!" Aragorn and Boromir ignored his orders, Hold on to the other end of the bridge, stand shoulder to shoulder with Gandalf, and wait for him.Others stood blankly by the porch on the opposite side of the bridge, unable to bear to let the leader face the enemy alone. The Balrog went to the bridge, and Gandalf stood in the middle of the bridge, with his left hand leaning on his staff, but in the other hand he held the dazzling white sword of Granary.His foe stopped again to face him, and his shadow stretched toward him like a pair of gigantic wings.He raised the Nine-Tailed Whip, and each branch began to flash and hiss, and flames came from his nostrils, but Gandalf did not budge. "The evil spirits stop!" he said.All the orcs stopped, and the scene fell into silence. "I am the servant of the secret fire, the bearer of the flame of Arnor. Stop the evil spirits! The fire of darkness cannot knock me down, O filthy fire of adultery! Back to the shadow! No evil spirit can Get past my barrier!" The Balrog didn't answer, and the fire within him seemed to be starting to die down, but the darkness was starting to grow.He stepped onto the bridge slowly, then stood up suddenly, wings outstretched as wide as the hall.But in this darkness, Gandalf's figure was still clearly visible.He looked very small and helpless, like a withered old tree in the face of a storm. A red sword light waved from the shadow. The Granary Excalibur emits white light to respond to the opponent's evil spirit. There was a deafening bang, and incandescent flames flew in all directions.The Balrog retreated again and again, and the flaming sword shattered into white magma flying around.The wizard's figure flickered, he took a step back, and then stabilized his steps. "No demon can penetrate the barrier of justice!" he shouted. The Balrog jumped onto the bridge again, the nine-tailed whip hissing and turning. "He cannot hold on alone!" cried Aragorn, running back to the bridge. "Long live Elendil!" he cried, "I am here, Gandalf!" "Gondor forever!" Boromir shouted and rushed up the bridge. At that very moment Gandalf raised his staff, and with a cry it struck the bridge beneath him, and it shattered in his hands.A dazzling white flame sprang up, the bridge made a sound of breaking, and shattered under Balrog's feet. The whole rock he was standing on fell into the bottomless abyss, and the rest of it was like a stone. The tongue hangs tremblingly in the air. The Balrog let out an earth-shattering cry and fell down, followed by the black shadow disappearing into the abyss.But just before he fell, the nine-tailed whip in his hand swung around the wizard's knee.He wobbled a few times, trying in vain to hold on to the rock, and just fell into the bottomless abyss. "You idiots, run!" he yelled with the last of his strength. The flames disappeared, and the entire hall was plunged into darkness.The members of the expedition team were terrified and unable to move, watching the captain fall into the abyss.The moment Aragorn and Boromir stepped onto the floor, the rest of the bridge fell, and Aragorn's loud cry woke them up. "Come! I'll take you away!" he yelled. "This is his last will. Come with me!" They rushed up the steps behind the door with unsteady steps.Aragorn led the way, Boromir last.At the top of the stairs is a wide walkway.They galloped down the passage, and Frodo heard Sam weeping beside him, and found himself weeping as he ran too.Boom, boom, boom, the sound of the drum still followed behind, but now it became slower, as if mourning for something.Boom! They keep running.A blinding light appeared in front of them, and the huge vents guided the light from the outside world, and they ran faster.Then the party came to a room very brightly lit by an eastern window, through which they ran, through a broken door, and into a porch full of dazzling light. A group of goblins guarded the gate, hidden in the gateposts on either side, but the gate itself had fallen to the ground.Aragorn was full of anger and had nowhere to vent, and cut off the head of the captain of the guard in the blink of an eye. Seeing that the situation was not right, the other half-orcs ran away one after another.The expedition team had no time to take care of these guys, they just kept running out of the ancient gates, old stairs, and left the land of Moria. Finally, in desperation, they came to the sunlit valley and felt the breeze on their faces. They dare not stop until they are out of the range of the bow and arrow.Before me lay the Vale of Dimrill, and the shadows of the Misty Mountains hung over it, but the light of the East shone unrelentingly.This is about an hour after Zhengshi, the sun is blazing, and white clouds are hanging high in the sky. They look back.The dark portal opened wide in the shadows.They could hear the faint, distant slow drumbeat, boom.A puff of black smoke drifted out, and nothing else could be seen.The valley was empty all around.Boom.Only then did they have time to feel the pain and suffering they deserved. Some stood and covered their faces, while others fell to the ground crying.Boom, boom.The drumbeat gradually disappeared. "No demon can penetrate the barrier of justice!" he shouted. The Balrog jumped onto the bridge again, the nine-tailed whip hissing and turning. "He cannot hold on alone!" cried Aragorn, running back to the bridge. "Long live Elendil!" he cried, "I am here, Gandalf!" "Gondor forever!" Boromir shouted and rushed up the bridge. At that very moment Gandalf raised his staff, and with a cry it struck the bridge beneath him, and it shattered in his hands.A dazzling white flame sprang up, the bridge made a sound of breaking, and shattered under Balrog's feet. The whole rock he was standing on fell into the bottomless abyss, and the rest of it was like a stone. The tongue hangs tremblingly in the air. The Balrog let out an earth-shattering cry and fell down, followed by the black shadow disappearing into the abyss.But just before he fell, the nine-tailed whip in his hand swung around the wizard's knee.He wobbled a few times, trying in vain to hold on to the rock, and just fell into the bottomless abyss. "You idiots, run!" he yelled with the last of his strength. The flames disappeared, and the entire hall was plunged into darkness.The members of the expedition team were terrified and unable to move, watching the captain fall into the abyss.就在亚拉冈和波罗莫刚踏上地板的瞬间，桥梁其余部分也跟著落了下去，亚拉冈的一声暴喊惊醒了众人。 「来！我带你们走！」他大喊著：「这是他最后的遗嘱。跟我来！」 他们步履不稳地冲上门后的阶梯。亚拉冈带著路，波罗莫走在最后。在楼梯的顶端是一条宽广的走道。他们沿著走道飞奔，佛罗多听见山姆在他身旁啜泣著，他发现自己也忍不住跟著边跑边哭泣。咚，咚，咚，的鼓声依旧跟在后方，现在变得缓慢，彷佛在哀悼什么一样。Boom! 他们继续往前跑。前方出现了刺眼的光芒，巨大的通风口将外界的光线引导进来，他们跑得更快了。接著，一行人来到一个被东方的窗户照得十分明亮的房间，他们狂奔过这个房间，冲过一扇破碎的大门，来到充满耀目光芒的门廊前。 一群半兽人躲在两边的门柱中看守著大门，但大门本身已经倾倒在地上。 亚拉冈满腔怒火正好无处发泄，一眨眼就砍下了守卫队长的脑袋，其他的半兽人见情势不对，纷纷开溜。远征队无暇顾及这些家伙，只是一个劲的跑出那古老的大门、陈旧的阶梯，离开摩瑞亚的土地。 终于，他们在绝望中来到了阳光照耀的山谷中，感觉到微风吹拂在脸上。 在脱离弓箭的射程之前，他们不敢停下脚步。眼前就是丁瑞尔山谷，迷雾山脉的阴影笼罩其上，但东方的光芒毫不松懈地照耀著大地。这大概是正什过后一小时，太阳炽烈，白云则是高挂天空。 他们回头看去。黑暗的入口在阴影中大张著。他们可以听见微弱、遥远的缓慢鼓声，咚。一阵黑烟飘了出来，其他什么都看不见。河谷四下一片空旷。Boom.他们这才有时间感受应有的痛苦和折磨，有些人站著掩面，有些人则是哭倒在地上。Boom, boom.鼓声渐渐的消失了。