Chapter 144: The Wet Swamp (Part 1)
Of course, this is only the worst possibility, unless they are too unlucky to run into the Hydra, otherwise there is no need to worry too much, after all, they are only two people, too small, just a little small for the Hydra, it is really not enough to plug the teeth, and it is estimated that they don't feel it when they swallow it.
Next, Shen Ya told Ye Qing about some things that needed attention, as well as the general situation she knew, including the situation she knew about the core of the dungeon, so that he knew in his heart.
Then they got to work.
Although the time is sufficient, for a whole month, there are no tasks for them to do, and they can act at will, but the area of this copy is too large, and Shen Ya does not guarantee whether it will arrive on time.
The most important thing is that the route they opened up before is a long time away from now, and she doesn't know if it's safe now, and if it's not safe, she needs to find the way again, which will take time.
Ye Qing didn't summon the Grizzly Bear King, according to Shen Ya, most of this world is swamps, the ground is very soft, the Grizzly King is too big and heavy, and the movement when he walks is too big, which is easy to attract the attention of local monsters, and the other is that it is easy to fall into the soft ground.
Therefore, they will not summon it when they can deal with it, and will only summon it when they encounter a strong enemy.
According to Shen Ya, the place where they appeared was an abandoned village on the edge of the swamp, that is, this copy was survived by humans, but they just didn't know where it was.
But it didn't work for them, and they couldn't possibly ask anyone for help.
The village is on the edge of a swamp, and beyond that is a swamp, and when you walk out of the teleport, you can see the swamp directly.
Looking from the edge of the village, you can see a large plain composed of black thirsty ponds and mud, humid and hot all year round, it is extremely uninhabitable, the wind blows, and a fishy smell comes from the mire, which is disgusting, Ye Qing suspects that this village is abandoned, it is estimated that it is because the villagers can't stand this smell.
In this swamp of shallow mud ponds, only those who prefer moisture make their home here, and the countless sluggish mud pools, black thirsty algae-infested waterways and slippery mud channels in between make the swamp a nightmare for non-native creatures.
Here, of course, the largest number are native fish that grow in the swampy mud pools.
Don't look at the water here so smelly, in fact, there are still many creatures in it, in addition to fish, there are many dangerous creatures, such as crocodiles lurking in muddy water, crocodiles with rough skin and the same environment as their surroundings are latent masters, it can remain motionless for hours, and if a young animal passes by, it will quickly burst up and drag its prey into the water.
In addition, there are many poisonous snakes here, and there are many more poisonous snakes than crocodiles, whether they are in mud ponds, in the grass in the dirt paths, and sometimes in the low trees that grow on the side of the road.
In addition to these dangerous creatures, there are more insects that I don't know how many there are in terms of number and species, mosquitoes, flies, bloodsucking insects, etc., anyway, you can see bugs flying around everywhere with the naked eye alone.
To be honest, if it weren't necessary, Ye Qing would never have thought of entering the swamp, the swamp itself is dangerous, and with this nasty environment, this is a great test for people's psychology.
The most depressing thing is that he didn't prepare anti-insect and odor-proof props, looking at Shen Ya wearing a pair of white gloves and a veil covering her head, he looked at her with a sad face.
Seeing his loveless expression, Shen Ya covered her mouth with her hand and chuckled, and took out another set and handed it to him:
"I knew you wouldn't prepare, take it, the bugs here are very powerful, and if you are stared at, it will easily attract the attack of swamp creatures."
"Teacher, you're so good!"
Ye Qing immediately took the gauze with a smile, put on gloves first, and then wrapped the shoes and trouser cuffs tightly, this is to prevent insects from crawling into the side of the shoes.
The edge of his shoe is not high, and the surface of this side is soft, if you are not careful, you will sink in, and there will be insects crawling into it, if you use this to tie it tightly, you don't have to be afraid.
Of course, the veil is not just covered with a piece of gauze, but is made into a hood-like shape and put on the head, and the bottom is close to the neck to prevent insects from rushing in.
As for the stench in the swamp, there is no way to do it, you can't wear a gas mask, that's too exaggerated.
Ready, the two stood at the edge of the swamp, glanced at each other, gritted their teeth and walked in.
Of course, it was Shen Ya who took the lead, her strength was much stronger than him, and her reaction was the same, making it easier to find the enemies lurking on the side.
As soon as he stepped on the dirt road, Ye Qing immediately felt that his feet were very soft, and his feet sank a little as if he was stepping on a layer of carpet, which made people feel unsteady.
This dirt road is not wide, about two meters less, there is only a small amount of unknown brown grass on it, most of it is soft dirt road, on both sides of the road is floating mud pond with dark green unknown bath, the pond water is also gray-brown, very turbid, from time to time a big blister emerges from it, a large number of mosquitoes hover on the surface of the mud pond.
Not long after the two of them entered the swamp, the mosquitoes on the mud pond seemed to smell their breath and immediately pounced on them, and the two were immediately surrounded by a large number of bugs.
Fortunately, Shen Ya's preparation is very sufficient, and these insects can't help them.
But bugs are only a small problem, and the big problem is the ubiquitous poisonous snakes and the like in the swamp.
These poisonous snakes are everywhere, especially after they enter the swamp for hundreds of meters and the ground begins to grow grassy, and they begin to encounter all kinds of snake attacks.
At this point, the ground has been covered with a layer of grass, and the dense grass covers the ground, so that they can't see whether it's a dirt road underground... Mud ponds.
Because these grasses can not only grow on the ground, but also extend into the mud pond water, and it is difficult to climb up if you don't pay attention to stepping on it and falling into the mud pool.
Fortunately, Shen Ya is quite familiar with this, it is estimated that she has experience in walking before, knows where she can and can't go, and has not encountered a single danger along the way.
"It's on the edge of a swamp, and there's nothing dangerous."
Shen Ya cut a poisonous snake that bounced out of a small tree on the side of the road into two with a sword, and said to Ye Qing.
The poisonous snake was cut in two and was not dead for a while, and wanted to jump up, but was stepped directly into the mud by Shen Ya.
She's right, there's really no danger here, although the insects are very harassing, and poisonous snakes jump out from time to time, but this is really not dangerous, just some ordinary poisonous snakes, not even monsters, just like ordinary snakes in reality, a sword can be cut in half, as long as you don't get bitten, you won't be fine.
Besides, even if he bites, it's nothing, with his current vitality, how can a mere poisonous snake help him, and he can't die if he bites.
After walking for almost three hours, they turned all the way on the dirt road of the swamp and did not know how far they had turned, and came to a large raised ground in the swamp.
The ground in this swamp is very large, estimated to be seven or eight hundred meters in diameter, and is surrounded by mud ponds, like an island in the middle of the sea.
Shen Ya pointed to this swampy island and said to him:
"This is a demarcation at the edge of the swamp, and you can see the swamp fish-people further inside."
"Can this swamp also survive fishmen?"
Ye Qing is quite strange.
Fish-people generally live in the sea or by large rivers, which is also a kind of intelligent creature, although the IQ is not high, but after all, it has its own civilization, and this creature is generally quite high for the living environment.
It's also strange that a swamp can have fish-people living in such a harsh environment.
Shen Ya's face did not change, she did not turn her head, and said:
"It's not surprising, the environment will be much better when you go inside the swamp, which is already occupied by the fish-people."
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Ye Qing shrugged his shoulders and didn't care, he knew the combat effectiveness of the fish people, there were many but the combat effectiveness was low, and he was not afraid of this kind of opponent.
Soon the two came to this big island, and when Ye Qing landed in the center of the island and looked around, he immediately saw the swamp fishman that Shen Ya said.
On the other side of the island, that is, on the opposite side of their coming up, there is a contiguous pond, as Shen Ya said, the environment is better, the water in these ponds is quite deep, and the water quality is much clearer, somewhere in this contiguous pond, there is a strange building, and on the side of the building, there is a large group of strange creatures swimming back and forth.
Gray-scaled fish-people, belonging to the unique fish-people in the swamp, ordinary template, the combat effectiveness on the ground is similar to that of an adult, and the combat power in the water will increase to a certain extent.
And that building, similar to the administrative center of the fish-people, is the building that gathers the spiritual beliefs of this small tribe of fish-people.
That's right, this large group of fish-people belongs to a small tribe, and the fish-people all exist in the form of tribes, and the so-called fish-man king is only the leader of the largest tribe, and does not have a more advanced social form like humans.
The little tribe didn't have it in their hearts, but they had to deal with this fish-man tribe because the way they went to the depths of the swamp was right next to the fish-man tribe.
If you want to pass through, you have to go through the Fish-Man tribe.
Neither of them took this little fish-man tribe in their eyes, Shen Ya was a strong strength and could ignore the fish-man tribe, while Ye Qing relied on his natural ability to ignore the fish-man attack.
The attack power of these fishmen is not very high, the maximum attack power will not exceed forty, and many are not enough to thirty, which is not enough for him at all, if he originally intended, he alone can exterminate this fishman tribe.
The two rested on this small island for a while, and before leaving, Ye Qing cut down a tree with an arm thickness of several meters, cut off the branch into a stick, and carried it on his shoulder.
This swamp is too dangerous, this stick is going to be used to explore the way, or used as a bridge, if the middle road is broken, you can use this to cross the swamp pond.
The two of them have no intention of hiding their traces, and there is no possibility of hiding, there is only one road here, and they can't hide if they want to.