Chapter 36: The Rotten Swamp
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"Soul Eater!"
Mei Lin sizzled in the cold air, "How did you encounter such a group of things?"
Under the pale moonlight, dozens of black figures were climbing down the steep slope that seemed to be almost straight up...... Soul Sucking Spiders, a very terrifying, soul-eating spider, they don't have much desire for the delicious flesh and blood of creatures, but they can make their souls scatter, and the worst thing is that these guys appear in groups, once they are surrounded, they can't run, no wonder Ingram is so scared - as a spirit, she is a big meal in front of the Spirit Eater.
More than 100 spider-eyed ghosts flashed green light, flashing and flashing, both weird and terrifying, and Mei Lin couldn't help lowering her voice: "Do you think they can see us?"
"I'm not sure,"
Ingram didn't need to whisper, she was directly transmitting her consciousness: "I don't think I should be able to see it, after all, it's too far away." ”
"Then why did he climb in this direction?" asked Merlin again.
"Who knows. ”
Ingram sighed, "Maybe they can smell us, this Soul Eater has a keen sense of both taste and hearing. I think he's probably heard something by now. ”
"Well, I can't afford to hide. Merlin muttered.
Now that she seemed to have heard the 'hiss' of those soul eaters, Merlin thought of being surrounded by these horrible creatures, and thought that she might as well plunge headlong into that deep ditch, "Now that the rain has stopped, maybe we can find a place to jump over." ”
Merlin ran out from under the rocks and continued along the ravine, somewhat embarrassed, while Ingram slipped away first, according to her, to find her way, but Merlene believed she was trying to escape.
However, when Merlin was tossed out of sight by the Soul Eaters, Ingram flew back and found a way to get through the deep ditch to the other side.
"This is it, I need to go to the nebula to recuperate for a while. "Ingram is now actively drilling into the nebula.
Spirits can't be outside for long periods of time, and any light is a disservice to them, but with the nourishment of the nebula, Ingram can not only be replenished, but also nourished stronger, so she doesn't care about her former status, and is happy to take on the work of this kind of scout.
Following Ingram's instructions, Merlin climbed down the rift, which was not difficult to walk along the way, as the rift was only three meters deep and seven or eight meters wide. There was a stream running down there, in fact, it was one of the many streams that flowed down from the mountains to feed the rotten swamps.
Merlene did not climb to the opposite bank, but walked along the stream...... In fact, he walked back again, passing by the place where the Spirit Eater Spider had walked before, and there was still shiny slime left by the stream by the Spirit Eater Spider.
The stream became shallower, the terrain flatter, the rock walls on both sides became lower and lower, and at last it was almost parallel to the stream, and the night seemed to be coming to an end, but the clouds obscured the moon and the stars, and they could only judge the dawn by the faint gray light.
Before dawn, Merlin came to the end of the stream.
The banks turned into mossy mounds, and after a series of rotting rocks, the stream bubbled into a brown swamp and disappeared. Although I couldn't feel any wind direction, the weeds around me were still whirring and shaking...... Merlin felt as if there were countless pairs of eyes staring at her, thinking about how to speak.
It is surrounded by all kinds of low plants, some stretching to the south and some to the east. Mist permeated the ponds, where various sounds were made in the dark, and some even came straight out of the ponds, and the characteristic stench of the swamp continued to fill the air.
In fact, the most terrifying creatures in the swamp are all kinds of insects and scavengers, and other creatures that live in the mountains and forests are not more dominant than Merlin in the swamp. And she knew that she had only just reached the edge of the swamp, and that the wider swamp area was still ahead.
It was already full daylight, it was a windless morning, and the stench of the swamp began to fill the air like those pesky insect chirps, and Merlin took out the insecticide she had made in the forest and began to apply it to her body...... The bugs here are very scary, biting your flesh and drinking your blood are nothing. But they are also able to bite through your skin and lay eggs in your flesh, and once hatched, they will eat from their bodies outwards, leaving them with no bones left!
There are also swarms of scavengers, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, once they pounce on them, even if they are giant dragons, they have to be gnawed away...... If only they can bite through the dragon's skin, Merlin doesn't think she has the same perverted defenses as the dragon.
As soon as the smell of the insecticide began to permeate, the insects lurking around immediately ran around in disgust, and Merlin breathed a sigh of relief and tapped the ground with the long stick in her hand as she advanced.
She found that what had previously looked like a swampy area was actually made up of ponds, soft mud and clogged channels, and that with a keen eye and careful pace, it was possible to find a tortuous passage here.
For spirits, the dangers of the swamp itself are almost immense, and as long as they don't encounter predators, they are good enough to do the work of sentinels.
Ingram was very perceptive, and after a period of recuperation, she seemed to be more active, flying everywhere, sometimes she would signal Merlin to stop for a while, looking for a more suitable path, but sometimes she would tell Merlin in frustration that she needed to walk a little further, turn around...... Fortunately, although the swamp was foggy, Merlin was able to calibrate her direction thanks to the faint sunlight.
'Snort'
The mud splashed, and a gray-black creature suddenly jumped up, opened its foul mouth, and bit Mei Lin with its teeth exposed...... 'poof', a snow-bright sword light suddenly flew up, cutting the scavenging snake into two parts, and then Mei Lin flew up and kicked the snake's head back into the mud.
Goodo......
Countless bubbles bubbled up in the mud at once, and at least six or seven scavenging snakes rushed towards the corpses of their companions, apparently a predatory target that was easier to obtain.
Just as Mei Lin walked two or three meters away, the half of the snake's body that fell on the road had been tightly wrapped by a group of beetles with black hard shells.
Walking in the swamp is not necessarily the most dangerous, but it is the most tiring, even with Ingram exploring the way, Merlin still feels exhausted, and if she does not refine a large amount of physical elixir, she is very doubtful that she will be able to get out of this swamp.
"That's the price of freedom. ”
Mei Lin looked up at the rising sun, and the sunlight shone directly on the watery land, and there was an eerie hazy feeling...... It was the eighth day, and the other side of the swamp was ahead, and she was finally getting rid of this damn place.