Chapter 307

The Black Gate, since its establishment thousands of years ago, has only been truly broken once in the War of the Last Alliance at the end of the Second Age.

That time, whether it was the defeated Mordor or the victorious Alliance, they suffered huge losses, which bought nearly a thousand years of peace and more than two thousand years of dormancy.

Now, in the Month of Harvest in the year 2964 of the Third Age, the Black Gate was once again besieged by the Alliance. A black army surrounded the Black Gate. After a short rest, they were ready to officially attack Mordor.

More than half a year had passed since the Battle of the Pelennor Fields.

In that battle, the power of Mordor that came out in full force was finally defeated, but the Alliance also suffered heavy losses, especially the defenders guarding Gondor, who were almost wiped out, and the reinforcements who arrived also suffered many casualties when fighting the enemy.

Just resting took more than half a year.

In the middle, many things actually happened. For example, the Steward of Gondor and the lords all maintained a good relationship with Aragorn, who came from afar.

However, both sides tacitly did not discuss any topic about the ownership of the throne. Everyone seemed to be observing and waiting, waiting for the end of the war and observing Aragorn's conduct.

Perhaps, when a suitable opportunity arrived, Ecthelion would officially transfer the power in his hands to the young man who had once served him.

Allen did not participate in this matter. On the one hand, that was the matter of Gondor and Arnor, and he did not want to express his views during this sensitive period.

On the other hand, he was very busy. The Easterlings, as expected, attacked Rhovanion, with power far exceeding any previous time. The forces Allen left behind, plus Fatis's efforts, barely blocked the other party to the east of the Redwater River.

It was just that friction continued to escalate, and large-scale battles occurred from time to time.

Many times, Allen would fly over directly to command in person and, by the way, kill a few troublesome Nazgul.

Eriador was also not particularly peaceful. Although most of the dark minions had been cleared, one or two Nazgul, under Sauron's instruction, were harassing the lives of civilians.

However, the Lord of the Golden Flower guarded the rear and solved all problems.

Moreover, in this half a year, the two sides were not at peace. Allen led troops to recapture Cair Andros, providing convenience for subsequent actions.

Lady Galadriel and other big shots guarded Osgiliath, guarding against Sauron's sudden attack.

King Theoden led a large number of Rohirrim cavalry to patrol the outskirts of Mordor, chasing and killing scattered Orcs outside.

And Lord Cirdan directly led a mixed fleet of Elves and Gondor to attack Umbar occupied by pirates, burning a large number of the other party's ships, preventing the pirates from quickly attacking Gondor with ships in the future.

Everything was done in preparation for attacking Mordor.

Now, the Alliance army gathered outside the Black Gate again. Their military strength far exceeded the last time, holding the determination to defeat Sauron.

And Sauron returned to Barad-dur. Only his adjutant, the Mouth of Sauron, stood on the city wall, looking at the Alliance soldiers who had begun to line up in battle formation with indifference.

If it was an encounter, it might be a battle with an unknown outcome. But attacking the tall and sturdy Black Gate?

Save some energy. That little military strength outside is not enough to consume.

At this time, bursts of breeze blew over the Black Gate. In an instant, a violent tornado appeared, moving along the wide city wall of the Black Gate, sucking the Orcs responsible for guarding into the sky, and then throwing them down fiercely.

Only the huge Trolls resisted the sweep of the strong wind, but a lightning bolt flashed, and the hands of the Trolls who were holding the city wall tightly had no strength, and their brains became dizzy due to the electric shock.

A few silver rays flashed, and several Trolls who were stunned by electricity died on the spot. At this time, the tornado that cleared the entire city wall also blocked the Orcs who wanted to rush up under Allen's command.

"Creak, creak."

The wooden turntable that required several Trolls to push moved bit by bit after Allen tried his best, and the two gates that were originally seamless also slowly opened a gap.

A large piece of white light also appeared at this time. Five hundred well-armed Griffin Knights walked out of the white light. Most of them descended into the Udun Valley, entangled with the Orcs who wanted to support the city wall.

The sound of killing rang out immediately after the tornado disappeared.

A small part appeared beside Allen and pushed the turntable with him. The speed of the Black Gate opening was greatly increased, and it was completely opened after a while.

The Alliance, which had been prepared long ago, rushed in directly amid bursts of horn sounds, killing any enemy blocking in front of them together with the Griffin Knights who had appeared here long ago.

The siege battle that should have been very difficult suddenly turned into an encounter. The Orcs who were not well prepared retreated steadily under such an attack.

Soon, teams of Haradrim rushed over from the direction of the Iron Pass. They wanted to join the battlefield and block the enemy in the Udun Valley.

In order to completely break through the enemy's interception, Allen summoned the remaining two Knight Orders again.

Radiant Knights directly blocked the momentum of the Haradrim's charge, and the Lion Hunter Knight Order directly cut off the other party's formation from the middle, making the other party unable to take care of the beginning and the end.

The Haradrim, who were suddenly attacked, let alone supporting the Orcs, even forming a formation to protect their own combat became a luxury.

The heavy cavalry with horses and armor didn't care about the long spears in the hands of the Haradrim at all. Relying on the force of high-speed charging, they knocked the other party flying heavily.

The Orcs who did not wait for reinforcements finally couldn't persist in the face of the unstoppable power of the Alliance and collapsed. The road they cleared was quickly occupied by the charging Rohirrim.

Except for a small number of Orcs who fled into the Ash Mountains, most of the defeated enemies were killed by the Rohirrim on this desolate land.

Light cavalry has unique advantages in chasing defeated troops.

The Alliance army rushing into the valley killed the enemy like a hot knife through butter, chased all the way out of the Iron Pass, and stepped onto the Gorgoroth plain covered with ash and smoke.

More than ten thousand Rohirrim riding horses were divided into two teams to patrol the surroundings, covering the Alliance infantry to advance toward Barad-dur where Sauron was.

And the vanguard clearing the way for the army was the three Knight Orders summoned by Allen. Any enemy trying to block would be defeated and scattered by them who were tireless and fearless of life and death, and then killed one by one by the Rohirrim who arrived.

Although the two sides were cooperating for the first time, they cultivated a trace of tacit understanding with superb combat skills.

Allen was naturally not idle. He spent a large amount of Dinars to greatly increase the marching speed of the infantry who walked on two legs, allowing the Alliance to kill all the way from the Black Gate to Barad-dur in less than half a day.

Sauron, standing in the tower, was disdainful of this. Compared to the siege three thousand years ago, the battle formation in front of him was nothing.

Back then, even with Gil-galad plus Elendil, it took a full seven years to force him out of the tower.

Compared to the situation at that time, these armies in front of him were nothing and would soon be consumed by reinforcements from all over.

At that time, he would have enough time to play slowly with that bastard wearing the Silmaril.

Unfortunately, today is not three thousand years ago, and Allen has essential differences from Gil-galad and Elendil.

After all the soldiers were ready, he ignored the mockery coming from the top of the tower, dodged the attacks of flames and falling stones, and arrived in front of the Barad-dur tower.

Looking at the pitch-black wall in front of him, Allen put his right hand on it. He felt the evil power contained within and activated the ability brought to him by the rhythm of the earth from the "Earth Stone."

Bursts of faint fluctuations began to appear on the wall. A few seconds later, the fluctuations changed from weak to strong. Gradually, Barad-dur began to shake, as if it were enduring a violent earthquake.

"Crack," a huge crack appeared on the wall of Barad-dur, and countless rubble and wood also began to fall from the tower.

At this moment, Allen, with the help of the power of the wind, had already left the danger zone, but his power did not stop. With the transmission of the earth, the vibration continued.

Under the shaking, Barad-dur was tottering.

Sauron, standing at the top of the tower, finally lost his composure. When building Barad-dur, he spent a lot of thought and left part of the power of the One Ring in the foundation, which made Barad-dur extremely difficult to break.

And it allowed him to return to the tower at any time through the power of the ring. Even if it was destroyed, it could be rebuilt in the future.

But such a long-term violent vibration was a challenge that Barad-dur had never accepted. Moreover, those lightning-like cracks and the constantly collapsing and falling stones further explained the outcome of this confrontation.

Sauron didn't want to be buried in the ruins that were about to collapse. Without thinking too much, he jumped directly from the top of the tower. This body of his was enough to withstand such an impact.

However, before Sauron landed on the ground, bursts of surging brilliant light flames shrouded his body. The radiance from the Silmaril ignored the ferocious and terrifying body and directly roasted his evil and dirty soul.

By the time the Lord of Mordor landed heavily on the ground, he was already so weak that he didn't even have the strength to lift a finger, but he was still stubbornly alive.

As long as the One Ring is not destroyed for a day, he will not truly leave this world for a day.

Allen, who had been waiting for the other party to land, walked over, pinched the head of the Dark Lord, and then dragged the other party's body, walking toward the Mount Doom step by step.

He would not make the same mistake as Isildur. As long as he didn't touch the One Ring, throwing Sauron's body wearing the ring down the Mount Doom directly would be enough to destroy the other party.

Sauron, knowing that he had failed, had been waiting for the other party to snatch his ring. It was not until Allen walked up the Mount Doom with firm steps that he finally panicked completely.

Low-pitched flattery and endless pleasing sounds, accompanied by praise that sounded like a long speech, entered Allen's ears through a weak voice.

Sauron, who can bend and stretch, once again showed the cunning in his heart. He wanted to use the way he dealt with Ar-Pharazon to deal with Allen.

Use temporary favor plus fake submission to save his life.

But Allen understood deeply what kind of vicious and evil existence the other party was. Even a poisonous snake that cannot be touched is not one ten-thousandth of the other party.

If you believe a word, your copy of "The Silmarillion" would have been read in vain.

Ignoring Sauron's begging, Allen, who had walked for two days without sleep, entered the interior of the volcano with rolling heat waves. Sauron, seeing that any language had no effect, began to curse in extremely vicious language.

Allen still ignored it and dragged the other party's tall and ferocious body all the way to the edge of the cliff.

"Mairon, I wish you a happy time with Morgoth in the Void."

After speaking, he kicked Sauron, who couldn't move, down, and didn't forget to use the radiance of the Silmaril to shroud the other party, so as not to let Sauron's power recover before falling into the magma.

"I curse you." With a voice getting further and further away, Sauron's figure fell toward the scorching magma, and a hunched figure actually crossed Allen and jumped down directly.

"Gollum?!"

Allen, who reacted, reached out to grab it subconsciously, but it was too late, and then he gave up the idea of flying down to save the other party.

He chose to respect Gollum's fate.

Allen watched the small figure land on Sauron, ignoring the scorching heat waves, and wanted to snatch the ring from Sauron's pitch-black palm.

Finally, he actually succeeded!!

However, Gollum, who held the ring high, was soon swallowed by the magma, and the One Ring, which symbolized power, also met its final fate after struggling for a moment, turning into a pool of gold water, and then disappeared without a trace in the magma.

At this moment, Allen could no longer feel the temptation of the ring to himself. Along the way, besides Sauron's words, the ring was also constantly bewitching him, as if Sauron was not its true master.

Of course, that bewitchment might indeed be the instruction of the master. As long as Allen had greed, Sauron could live.

Regardless, it's all over.

Allen stepped out of Mount Doom slowly. A huge shadow slowly rose from the crater, accompanied by lightning and thunder, as if trying to resist the established fate, making the dark clouds shrouding Mordor even darker.

The shadow grew larger and larger, and the lightning and thunder seemed to form an illusory crown for him. However, a wind blew from the west, and the shadow disappeared without a trace.

Allen, standing on a high place, felt the vibration of Mount Doom and watched the Black Gate and many towers carrying evil power in the distance turn into ruins in wailing. This represented Sauron's true demise.

However, Mordor did not appear in the scene like the movie where the sky collapsed and the earth cracked. Allen's behavior of letting the soldiers leave Mordor was a bit superfluous.

Gandalf flew over from afar with the help of the Eagle King. Seeing this scene, he naturally knew that Allen had succeeded, but out of worry, he still came over.

Soon, Allen returned to Minas Tirith with his old friend. He had already completed the most difficult thing, and the rest could be completely solved by others.

From now on, the only thing in Middle-earth that really needs Allen to worry about might be the gem on his forehead.

Everything else is just trivial details. **CHAPTER 308** **Afterword**