More than half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
In that brief span of little more than half a month, Middle-earth had undergone earth-shaking changes.
It was not just the people's morale. The entire balance of power had changed as well.
The giant insects' attacks quickly plunged the relatively peaceful Middle-earth into an even more tense state of war. Everyone was on edge. Fortunately, it was winter, so there was no need to go out and farm. The common people could hide in the cities, where the tall, sturdy walls and soldiers standing guard day and night could still provide them with a temporary sense of security.
Even the lofty kings wore worried expressions every day. They had to guard against the monsters' invasions, suppress unrest in the cities, and calm the fear in their soldiers' hearts.
A week ago, the Goblin Kingdom hidden beneath a mountain pass had already been destroyed. Every Goblin had been slaughtered by the Marching Giant Ants and transported back to become nourishment for the queen's nest. Even the tall and overbearing Goblin King had not been spared.
Incidentally, a Marching Giant Ant had found Gollum and The One Ring for An Yang in the deepest abyss of the Goblin Kingdom, near an underground river.
Unfortunately, Sauron's soul had already been completely annihilated into ashes by his absolute power. The One Ring and Sauron's soul had been one entity, so the ring had lost its power as well. Even if it reappeared in Middle-earth, it could no longer unleash a bloody storm.
He casually threw it onto Mount Gundabad.
Even though the giant insects had spread across every region of Middle-earth during this period, preventing commoners from leaving the cities and causing heavy losses for merchants traveling between regions, the rulers of