"Ten percent? For beings like you, a ten percent chance of victory is already quite considerable."
Galadriel nodded and asked, "What are the other two factors?"
"Whether we can capture Saruman and the Balrog's souls."
Andrew said. Galadriel was stunned. "You want to completely destroy Saruman and the Balrog? That's impossible. As Maiar, they are gods by nature. Their souls are immortal, and the Creation God would not allow them to die."
Every Maiar was a precious asset of the Creation God. Even if they made mistakes, the Creation God would only seal them away, never destroy them.
"In fact, I only intend to seal them, so Shuma-Gorath can't summon them back."
Andrew said, "Otherwise, this situation will arise: after this battle, all the enemies are wiped out. Then in the next battle, the enemies appear again, get wiped out again, then appear again.
On Earth, only TV dramas and comics have plots like that. It can't be helped—creating a villain isn't easy, so they have to make full use of them.
They even specifically came up with the idea of not killing villains for that reason."
"If that's the case, it really would be boring."
Galadriel nodded first, then said, "But Andrew, given the nature of their souls, it won't be easy for you to capture them completely, let alone seal them."
"I know, which is why I said I wasn't sure."
Andrew said, "I deliberately dug a pit for Saruman. It might come in handy. Oh, and take this. If you get the chance, let Saruman and the Balrog steal it."
With that, Andrew tossed a Ring to the Elf Queen. The Elf Queen knew it was a fake and casually put it on her ring finger. She sighed. "I've imagined owning the One Ring countless times. I