Chapter 630: Chapter 563: Misunderstanding Chapter 630: Chapter 563: Misunderstanding It must be said that after Saruman broke free of Sauron’s will, he did not easily lose his wits.
He found a relatively reliable explanation, seemingly to temporarily dispel Tao Yu’s dangerous thoughts.
And the excuse he found was quite appropriate.
The attacks by the Uruk-hai and the Dunlendings had co from the direction of Orthanc, and his stronghold, Orthanc, was the tallest building in Isengard, towering over five hundred feet.
Originally, in the tiline where he acted in reverse, he even imprisoned Gandalf there for a ga of captivity.
This ti, because Saruman attended the eting in Misty Valley, and even joined the escort, he left his stronghold for a considerable period.
Now suddenly discovering a problem with his stronghold, it seed only natural to want to go back and check.
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And it was relatively easier to clear himself of involvent.
“Moreover, the mysterious presence that froze the floodwaters in secret is also very dangerous.
We should not make too much noise at the mont.”
Saruman’s words were impeccable.
“So do we now head back towards Isengard?
Aren’t there hostile forces in that area?
This could be troubleso.
Should we not call for our allies, arrange for the cavalry of Rohan and Gondor’s Swan Knights to co over, and first catch them all in one fell swoop…”
Tao Yu put forward a different opinion.
Mordor lies to the east, Isengard to the west; to avoid getting caught in a pincer, if the strength is indeed enough, it might indeed be feasible…
This directly caused Saruman’s mouth to twitch.
The Uruk-hai were his masterpiece, and he still wanted to rely on the Uruk-hai to beco his chess piece in ruling Middle-earth.
Without help, he couldn’t manage it alone!
Compared to the Orc armies, which are hurt by sunlight and can mostly only survive in areas covered by the smog of Mount Doom.
His Uruk-hai held obvious advantages in all aspects.
“I fear delaying will lead to changes; a large troop would be too slow.”
“But we are not moving fast either, bringing Frodo and the others along.”
“Therefore, I have decided to make the trip alone.
With the changes in the world, I have regained much mory, and I think I am capable of resolving this issue.
Just Celeborn’s help would suffice, and I believe your strengths should be enough to continue on the road ahead…”
Saruman settled for the next best thing, and did not request that the whole group follow him.
Although it would an The One Ring would temporarily be out of his control, he hadn’t planned on direct contact with it before resolving Sauron anyway.
Now, it was just about leaving it in their care for a while!
Tao Yu’s intervention could be said to have disrupted many of Saruman’s plans.
“Now I should extract myself first, let them collide with Sauron.
Even if he again wants the Knights to counterattack Mordor, let him be.
Although Sauron has lost The One Ring, the remnants of his power, along with those disruptive Pioneers, are enough to keep them occupied…”
Saruman’s eyes flickered.
After this mysterious person displayed such special abilities, he felt his own original action of following the group was sowhat redundant.
What he needed was to maintain the balance between the two sides, delivering the key strike when both are weakened!
Since balance could already be managed without him and Celeborn, he naturally had to leave early to make other preparations…
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In the end, Saruman departed with Celeborn, watching as they rode off towards Isengard.
It was then that Tao Yu appropriately said to Gandalf,
“Mr.
Gandalf, as you know, like Lady Galadriel, I too possess the ability of Divination.
I’m not sure if my abilities are at fault, but I feel there’s sothing off about Mr.
Saruman and Mr.
Celeborn…”
Tao Yu believed that as the Chosen One of this world, Gandalf should also be able to sense the inappropriateness.
He might not yet wield strength as great as Saruman’s, but if one were to discuss the power from the peak of the Maiar period, it should indeed surpass his.
At this mont, Gandalf bit his pipe and remained silent.
A mont later, he sighed and said,
“Actually, I also feel that sothing is off, but can’t quite put my finger on it.
I hope it’s just an issue with your divination, Mr.
Tao…”
Tao Yu’s abilities were deeply tied to The Underworld.
Whether it was summoning the Demon Tree realm, attacking the Fla Demon, or calling forth an Alien army, one could say that his thods were even more sinister than Sauron’s!
Yet, having interacted with him up until now, Gandalf found that this man, cloaked in dark powers, could be quite reliable at tis.
As the Chosen One, he possessed an exceptional Instinct when it ca to his ho turf.
Moreover, the intervention by Saruman and the subsequent last-minute change in plans did indeed give him a sense of abruptness and disharmony, allowing him to sense that sothing was amiss.
“Mr.
Saruman is a white Wizard who has ruled over Orthanc for many years.
I don’t believe such an army would appear so easily right under his watch.”
Tao Yu started to be more explicit.
Based on that one strike from Saruman, his previous estimations were indeed accurate.
In terms of difficulty, they would be even above the Fla Demon.
Adding the clandestine Priests, the League of Interceptors, and even other scouts from the Burning Legion, the situation was still chaotic.
Although Tao Yu was very confident in his own power, having gone up against the Fla Demon and the Dreadlord to validate it,
and could even push himself to the brink of death to gain another level of strength,
this ti the encirclent of enemies was indeed troubleso, and he had to rope in all the high-level forces he could possibly leverage.
At this mont, he felt sowhat fortunate.
Thankfully, when he attended the eting in Misty Valley, he chose to be “low-key” instead of declaring, “Everyone here is trash,” and running off with The One Ring.
Now it was ti to make full use of its value!
Gandalf, without a doubt, was an extrely important combat force!
And then there was Lady Galadriel, who had secretly handed him a Communicator; Tao Yu intended to win her over as well.
“Hopefully, it’s the forces of the Pioneer or sothing from the Burning Legion you ntioned.
Let’s get going…”
Gandalf did not contradict Tao Yu’s words.
This ant he, too, had begun to doubt, and Saruman’s position was beginning to shake!
All the while, Tao Yu and Gandalf’s conversation had been carried out through a form of mind-to-mind communication, not letting anyone else hear it.
Once Gandalf indicated that they should continue their journey, the Fellowship of the Ring, who had just witnessed a great battle, were also just coming back to their senses from their shock.
However, at this ti, their gazes toward Tao Yu changed once again.
Admittedly, Tao Yu’s summoning of the Demon Tree realm and the shadowy Aliens had created so misgivings in the other mbers of the Fellowship, including Aragorn.
But after seeing Tao Yu rush over to the Rohan cavalry, use a strange thod of empowernt, and use the shadow Aliens as cannon fodder to swiftly overrun the strong Orcs and Dunlending allied forces,
their perspectives shifted!
Gimli was the heir to the Lonely Mountain of the Dwarves of Durin’s folk, Legolas’s father was the Elven King of Mirkwood, Aragorn was the heir to the throne of Gondor who was gradually reclaiming his sense of duty, and Boromir was the son of Gondor’s Steward.
It could be said that they each represented different factions.
So they also could see the terrifying aspect of Tao Yu’s empowernt technique.
It was virtually a weapon for group battles!
Especially Boromir, who was more familiar with Tao Yu and had even used the Horn of Gondor to help gain trust, now ca up directly with a sowhat uncomfortable business smile.
“Mr.
Tao, what exactly did you do to those Rohan folks just now?
Is there a big side effect?”
In his view, with Tao Yu’s underworldly abilities, this kind of empowernt might involve abilities like ‘Bloodthirst’ or ‘Overdraft.’
But as long as the side effects weren’t too extre, it was still a divine technique!
“Side effects?”
Tao Yu was taken aback for a mont, then understood Boromir’s implication.
For a ti, he couldn’t help but feel a bit speechless.
Is that really how you all see …
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