Chapter Forty-Eight: The Deep Swamp
At noon the next day, while eating on the first floor of the inn, they heard the news of the deep swamp.
A dwarf burst into the inn and shouted, "Big news, big news." The Deep Water Swamp Dragon Blood Snake Spirit Beast was rescued, and it was suspected that it was a saint-level Dragon Blood Spirit Beast that saved it. Now a large number of saint-level masters have begun to participate in the chase, and the direction of the spirit beast's escape is the holy beast mountains. ”
"Where are the Sacred Beast Mountains?" asked Martha and the others.
"The Sacred Beast Mountains are the place where the Dwarven Kingdom meets the Lacatis of your Magic Empire. That place belongs neither to the Dwarven Kingdom nor to your empire, it is a paradise for spirit beasts and, of course, adventurers and mercenaries. By the way, we still have two missions there. Alina said.
"Then let's hurry up, there may be dragon blood spirit beasts there. Martha said.
"Yay, let's go catch the dragon blood spirit beast. Xiao'e and the five agreed.
"Are you going to die now? You haven't heard that there are holy beasts and saint-level masters there now, so you know that you are foolish. Let's go to the Deep Water Swamp now, and after completing these two tasks, we will go to the Sacred Beast Mountains to have a look. Alina said.
The deep swamps of the Dwarven Kingdom are also known as the Poisonous Swamps, and the reason why they are called Poisonous Swamps is not only because there are many poisonous creatures there, but also because the swamp itself has been producing poison all the time. The poison has caused great trouble and consumption to mercenaries and adventurers, and the deep swamp has always been unpopular with everyone. If it weren't for this spirit beast incident, it is estimated that there would not be many people going, and it would not be cost-effective for ordinary mercenaries and adventurers to go there at all. There are a lot of things to prepare for going to deep swamps, antidote is a must, and in some places you also need to wear a gas mask. Therefore, this time eight people came to make a big purchase. The gas suit, boots, masks, antidotes, and many other things, Alina led the crowd as if they were sweeping the store.
"Sister Lena, is it necessary for us to do this? Raders asked.
"It's not an exaggeration at all, the 'Deep Water Swamp' is different from the Great Ape Forest, and everyone will know when they arrive. Alina said.
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The group spent a day riding a public locomotive to the town closest to the deep swamp, and the reason why they didn't drive the locomotive themselves was because of the rules of the dwarven kingdom. Up to now, the countries of the Western Continent have very strict control over locomotives, and most of them have banned locomotives from other countries from entering their own countries, and the Dwarven Kingdom even prohibits non-public locomotives. The regulations of various countries make adventurers and mercenaries very helpless, but their arms can't twist their thighs, so they can only accept it.
The eight of them got off the bus in the town and headed straight to the deep swamp. The deep swamp is about a day's journey from the town, and Martha and the others are looking forward to it. The scenery along the road is stunning, there is no human cultivation here, there is no human mining, the trees and flowers are lush and green, but who would be satisfied that under this beautiful flower and plant is a rich poison and white bones. When the eight of them left the town, they were given anti-poison, which was formulated by the royal family of Heram of the Beauberis Empire, and was a high-quality anti-poison.
The further south you go, the closer you get to the deepwater swamp poison, the higher it becomes. When the group reached the deep swamp, a poisonous mist filled the entire swamp forest. Everyone began to understand why Alina had prepared so much equipment and medicine, these poisonous mists were corrosive, and the equipment and anti-poison could only last for a while.
"Everyone should try to avoid unnecessary battles this time, our elixirs and equipment are limited. Alina said.
"Yes!" replied.
The deep swamp is divided into three zones from the outside in, and this is not counting the marginal areas, of course. The division of deep swamps begins with the forest, with the outermost layer being the bird and beast area, followed by the depression area, and finally the deep water area. The bird and beast area is a hard ground and almost no depression, and there are many small animals, small fierce beasts and birds inhabited here, so it is called the bird and beast area. The depression is a place where large beasts compete for supremacy, there is no turf vegetation, only large trees, and most of the land here is dark with poison, and it is always potholed. The deep water area is made up of three parts: aquatic weeds, black poisonous water, and snakes. The deep water is devoid of trees and there are green aquatic plants everywhere, the water here can be shallow or deep, the black water here makes it impossible to see how deep the water is, there are many fierce beasts here, but most of them are snakes. Legend has it that there is also an area of the swamp that exists under deep water, and that place is a temple known as the Swamp Temple.
Swamp crocodiles live in the depressions of deep swamps, while swamp pythons live in deep waters. Therefore, there was no need for the eight people to stay in the bird and beast area, and they rushed directly to the depression area. Along the way, everyone avoided fighting, and only those who could hide would fight. The group marched for about three hours, and finally came to the depression of the deep swamp. The depression is inhabited by giant frogs, giant scorpions, giant centipedes, crocodiles and other large poisonous beasts, which often fight for food and territory or devour each other. Swamp crocodiles mainly live in areas adjacent to deep waters, where there are many depression pools.
After arriving in the depression area, the eight people moved more cautiously than before. There may be hovering above the trees, and there may be giant scorpions and frogs at the bottom of the trees. Although most of these fierce beasts only have mid-level strength, it can be said that it is easy to deal with them, but first, the target of the eight people is not them, and second, their poison is very troublesome. After an hour of slow walking, the eight finally came to the habitat of the swamp crocodile, and the eight finally met the first swamp crocodile.
The swamp crocodile is black all over its body and only its teeth are white, and it is fighting a giant scorpion that is all black. Perhaps because of the poison, most of the creatures in the deep swamps are black. This swamp crocodile was about the same size as a giant scorpion, and its strength was not much different, and the two fierce beasts were both three or four meters long. The arrival of the eight made both beasts stop, they were wary of each other, and they looked at the eight at the same time.
"Lardes go and stop the giant scorpion, you just need to defend yourself and give the attack to Sasha and Boritz, goose egg to get rid of the swamp crocodile, just smash his head, Xiao'e help him fix the crocodile, and the others are vigilant, pay more attention to the trees and under the trees. Alina commanded.
The current captain is Alina, and everyone takes action when they hear Alina's orders. Raders ran to the giant scorpion, and the goose egg ran to the swamp crocodile. Seeing the actions of the eight people, the giant scorpion directly faced Lards, and the swamp crocodile was frozen in place by Xiao'e. The giant scorpion fights back and forth with Radus's twin swords with its claws and tail spikes, while Martha and Boritz attack the giant scorpion with magic.
"Sasha, be careful, don't hit the giant scorpion's tail thorn, it's a good thing. Alina exclaimed.
"......" the crowd.
Everyone already admired Alina, and almost all of the most useful and valuable parts of each beast were known to Alina. Both of them are mid-level fierce beasts, and basically with the strength of eight people, it only takes two people to deal with them in a few clicks, and Alina called five people to probably pay attention to some parts of them.