Chapter 42: Strange
After walking in the Black Wasteland for two days, and doing a few small tasks to collect materials by the way, the group finally came to the Bone Swamp. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
This is their temporary station, on dry land on the edge of the Bone Swamp.
Phil sat by the campfire, sipping Thomas's tea.
Thomas does have some tricks up his sleeve in this area, and Phil likes it very much.
It's just that his mind is not all about tea now.
Around the three campfires, each with someone busy. Someone setting up a tent, someone barbecuing, someone repairing a weapon, this was a very common sight, but Phil found it very strange.
When, when they set up their tents, there were people next to them to help prop up the tents?
When will someone help add two handfuls of firewood to the barbecue?
When, when is it time to repair a weapon, someone next to you will hand you a better repair oil?
Even stranger is Mayvis.
Mavis and Margaret held hands, like two sisters wandering around chatting and laughing from time to time.
They greet everyone around them, say hello, and the people who are greeted naturally talk and laugh with them, sometimes they will be chased and beaten by the two sisters after a few words, they are all the same strength as the girl's family, and they are so tired that they bend over and pant for breath after a while, while continuing to laugh and scold.
Then he stole two freshly roasted animal legs from the barbecue, and as if he had just seen Phil, he took hands and swung them up and walked towards Phil.
"Hey, Phil, what's going to drink?" Mayvis gave Phil a big smile.
Phil squinted his eyes and replied with a smile, "I don't know, it's delicious anyway." ”
"Beauty, I'm the one who makes tea, if you want to know, you should ask me. Thomas said on the side.
"Who cares about you, carrot!" Margaret scolded him, but the next moment she fell into the other's arms.
"Eh, Phil. I heard Edward say that you use your bow and arrows very well, is it true?" Margaret asked Phil suddenly.
Phil shook his head and said, "I'm just average, but I've seen bows and arrows that are very powerful." ”
"Who is it?"
"A girl, alas, she's dead. Phil said.
Mavis was still smiling, as if she didn't know who Phil was talking about.
Thomas's eyes moved, he put down his teacup, and said, "Well, don't say such a depressing word, Margaret, do you remember the pond we passed by?"
"Remember, the one with a lot of flowers!"
"While we're free, we might as well go and have a look. Thomas said.
The four of them really went like this, walking on foot in the dangerous swamp of bones, four teenagers and girls with different thoughts, admiring the colorful sea of flowers, and nothing happened.
Phil had a fun night with campfires and wine, barbecues and cool breezes, and dancing and singing, and Phil couldn't remember how many years he hadn't spent it.
The next morning, everyone set off.
Follow the route planned by the mission you have received and go all the way deep into the Bone Swamp.
Unlike the Black Wasteland, the Swamp of Bones is full of wetlands and a wide variety of insects and mosquitoes that disturb everyone, and the wagons are the camps left outside, where there are protections to keep them in when they come out.
"It's around here, right?"
"It's this terrain, everyone be careful!"
"Found it!"
"Where? Beware of the danger! Get ready, Plan 2!"
……
With a few commands, the group in the swamp quickly split into two teams, one team scattered backwards, on one side to prevent the other creatures recruited by the fluctuations of the battle, and on the other side was ready to take on the first battle group.
Phil this time in the first battle group, one of the five people who stepped forward.
They were looking for a plant called Poison Lotus Seed, which grew in the pools of the Bone Swamp and was easy to find, but there was often danger next to it.
In the first battle group of the second plan, in addition to Phil, there are Thomas, Mavis, Margaret, and a teenager named Eaton.
It's all under Margaret's command.
Margaret was followed by Thomas and Mavis, and the three of them cautiously approached a pool in the middle of which a dark lotus flower stood tall and delicate, emitting a strange fragrance in the air.
Three people have already entered the water.
Phil stared at the calm pool, as far as he knew, the scent of poisonous lotus seeds could nourish the bodies of some aliens, so there were usually strange beasts around them. Now in this terrain, the only thing that can hide a strange beast is the bottom of this pool.
Sure enough, just as Margaret was about to pluck the poisonous lotus seeds—
"Whoa!"
A black shadow pounced from the bottom of the water, it was a large black python, and it struck Margaret like lightning!
Phil was immediately an arrow, with the help of a chip, and the shadow was ready when it appeared from the water, but the arrow only left a small hole in the snake's back and slipped to the side.
And at this time, Thomas was the first to react.
The golden flame of the long sword in Thomas's hand flashed, blocking in front of the python, just before the python's open mouth, and its attack was stopped.
The giant python let out a loud roar at this time, and the sound was wrapped in a foul smell and directly hit Thomas, Thomas blocked a giant python's full force sneak attack was reluctant, and at this moment he was shocked to retreat three steps in a row, his face was dark, and he was obviously poisoned, but looking at the way he was still standing, it showed that the poisoning was not deep.
When Monty Python tried to continue charging at Margaret, Mayvis took Thomas's place.
Taking advantage of the time that Thomas earned, Mavis was able to chant the spell unaffected, you know, many times some newborn deaths are because of unskilled spellcasting, either the chanting spell is wrong, or the mental power is not well controlled, and even worse, it causes the spell to be counterattacked, and if the spell is not successfully cast, it is just that, he was injured first.
So, that's why there are more people who learn fire rays than fireballs.
At this time, Mavis successfully cast a spell at the moment when Thomas retreated, a black shadow appeared on his body, and several tentacles reached out to the python, flexibly binding its body.
But the python just took off into the air, its body rolled hard, and then it broke free of its tentacles.
The moment the arrow lost its effect, Phil switched to a cross sword and rushed forward. Behind him, Eaton began chanting incantations.
As his incantation ended, the pool was overgrown with emerald green grass, and it was ineffective for one to walk in it, and the python only moved but roared in pain. The edges of the blades of grass between them flashed like sharp blades, leaving blood marks on the giant python's body.
At this time, Margaret had already plucked the poisonous lotus seeds with a silver glove with a crystal light.
The python roared angrily and rushed towards Margaret with all his might!
Margaret looked back at the rushing python and stretched out her right hand.
"Huh!"
A chill flew out of her palm, and everything in its path was frozen by ice, and the grass, the pool water, and even the air floated frost flowers. The giant python fell motionlessly from its head and smashed a pool of winter water.
Everyone's hearts were relieved.
"Be careful!" Thomas suddenly shouted.
"Wow!", the python rushed out of the water again, and by this time, it was already close to Margaret!
Margaret's eyes widened, and the splash of water that burst out of the python had wet her hair, and she couldn't help but look a little embarrassed.
A red light suddenly flew out from behind her and smashed into the python's gaping jaw.
"Boom!"
Flesh and blood splashed with the pool water, and the waves of air were like thunder, rolling in all directions. After a few moments, the water fell, and the pool returned to calm, except for a few ripples, only the water that had turned red everywhere, indicating what had happened in the battle just now.
"Whoa......" Thomas helped Margaret and Mavis out of the pool. The people who had been on guard around him stepped out and lit a bonfire for the three of them to dry their clothes and keep warm.
"Thank you, Phil. Thomas said to Phil as he approached, "Thank you for your fireball skills." ”
Phil nodded, not saying anything more.
It was he who had just cast the fireball technique, and he also accurately threw the giant python's open mouth, on the one hand, it caused the maximum damage, and on the other hand, the explosion also avoided the location of the friendly party to a certain extent, otherwise the explosion of the fireball technique at such a close distance could cause disability.
The crowd was also apprehensive.
"It's a Crodo snake, I remember its information!" Margaret was visibly uncomfortable when she was attacked by a snake at the end, "It stands to reason that my freezing was enough to incapacitate it, I didn't expect ......"
"The Crodo snake can evolve, and that one is obviously preparing to evolve, which is why it is so desperate to stop you. The Crodo Snake immediately became more powerful after evolving, so it was inevitable that the Cryo technique did not solve it. Phil said that he had learned this from a note in the library, and that many times, what happened in the wizarding world was not a textbook, it was changing from moment to moment.
Just like this time, Margaret is too confident in what she sees, which is why she is in such danger. It stands to reason that she, who has been on a mission for a month, should have such common sense, only maybe it is a coincidence, her previous tasks are similar to the information she learned.
The five of them chatted for a while, and the people who were on guard around came over and reported that there was no movement.
When fighting in the Bone Swamp, unless it is a powerful existence, a large variety of insects, ants, birds and beasts will fluctuate along the battle, and the battle will immediately turn into a chaotic battle, and it is uncertain who will be the last fisherman.
In addition to daily predation, a battle is the shuffling of an area, which is the norm in the Swamp of Troubled Bones.
But this time, there was no movement.
In fact, the battle has been so motionless since entering the Swamp of Bones.
Phil questioned this.
"Maybe like you said, the data always needs to be updated, maybe the Bone Swamp isn't the same as it used to be. Margaret said with a smile.
Phil didn't say anything, but the suspicion in his heart was even heavier. Some information will be updated, but some phenomena will always be the norm.
Just like in the wizarding world, the wizard is always the protagonist, this kind of battle in the Bone Swamp becomes a phenomenon of chaotic war, unless there is a huge accident, it will definitely become a kind of normal for a hundred years or a thousand years.