The Dwarves Out of the Cave

Carl finally noticed something unusual, and the more he talked with Gulu, the more strange he felt.

First of all, Gulu stopped saying "we" without opening his mouth, and then his face remained calm. Finally, he even said that he used to have a name, Smeagol?

"I said, Gulu, are you sure you're not crazy?" Carl asked looking at the "abnormal" Gullum.

"Of course I'm not mad," said Gollum.

After all, looking at the surprised Karl, he seemed worried that he would not believe it, and added: "I understand what you are worried about, I... I was indeed bewitched by the Lord of the Rings, and lost my mind because of it."

"However, you rescued me and let me regain my will. Now, the darkness has faded from my mind, and the evil Gulu no longer exists. All of this is due to you."

So saying, Gollum, or Smeagol suddenly knelt down, knocked his head on the ground, and cried:

"Karl, my greatest benefactor, please forgive me for the mistakes I have made to you, and I hope you can forgive me for the betrayals I have had. For this reason, I am willing to let go of everything and be your most loyal servant."

Carl looked at the serious "Gulu", and the original indifference on his face disappeared. He frowned and thought.

Gulu actually got rid of the control of the Lord of the Rings? And still recognize him as the master? All of this was a bit too sudden.

You know, in the original timeline, Gulu has never given up his attachment and thoughts to the Supreme Lord of the Rings from the beginning to the end, and he can even be said to be crazy like a madman.

Didn't his previous attempts prove that Gulu is no longer teachable?

However, now when he was about to kill him, he suddenly said, did he realize it?

This really caught people off guard.

Think about it.

"Gulu, I can accept your allegiance, but I want you to swear that if you betray again, your soul will fall into the most painful abyss and be tortured forever." Karl said.

Of course he will give him a chance, but he will not let his guard down.

Just like all oaths are bullshit, all guarantees are jokes, of course it is impossible for Carl to change his inherent view of Gulu with his words.

Unless, when he really shows his worth and uses actions to prove his words and will, Karl will believe it.

Karl finally spared Gollum, he wanted to see if this unrecognizable hobbit who had been eroded by the Lord of the Rings could really get rid of the shadow of the Lord of the Rings.

"Thank you, thank you." Gulu looked at Carl with an excited expression.

His uneasy heart seemed to have finally found a home and settled down.

No matter how it used to be, now, he only serves one person.

"Then let's go, the first thing is to rescue those children." Carl said.

He has already seen from Gulu's performance that the Lord of the Rings is no longer here.

Therefore, saving the child was their only task now.

"Yes! My master." Gulu said respectfully, then subconsciously licked his mouth, and an inexplicable cruelty flashed in his eyes.

Although consciousness has been restored, instincts have been developed, his appearance cannot be changed, and his habits are also somewhat unspeakable.

Now Gollum doesn't know whether he should be Gollum or Smeagol.

Or, a hybrid of both.

Carl cast a glance at Gulu, but didn't say much. Any conspiracy and tricks are futile in the face of absolute power. He is not worried that Gulu will betray him.

...

When Karl reunited with Thorin, he found that there were more than a dozen children behind them.

The children looked a little dazed, and only under the urging and pulling of the dwarves could they keep moving forward.

"What happened to them?" Carl asked.

"Damn it, those Orcs made them suffer something they shouldn't have suffered," Thorin explained. Perhaps, everything encountered here will cast shadows on them for the rest of their lives.

Karl understood it, didn't say any more, and led everyone to the cave.

However, Thorin noticed the gray thing following Karl, wasn't that the Gollum who just made him so angry?

"Carl, what's going on?" Thorin frowned.

"Don't worry, I'll explain it to you when I get back." Carl said.

Helpless, Thorin and the dwarves had no choice but to continue running forward. Gandalf had time to take a look at Gollum. He always felt that something very relevant to him had happened to this strange creature.

But what is that?

Of course, Gandalf will never know that the thing he has been looking for - the Lord of the Rings, which he once thought was a strange thing, has been wearing it all the time.

Everyone ran forward, the light of the cave gradually came, and when they walked out of the cave, the air suddenly became fresh, and the suppressed smell of blood also disappeared.

The orcs in the cave had been killed by them long ago, but they still didn't dare to take it lightly.

Because, the Misty Mountains do not only have such an Orc den.

"Woo~" A wolf howl suddenly came from the top of the mountain... Everyone's face changed slightly:

"Go!"

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