Chapter 36: Good and Evil
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The Momiji Swamp is a vast area, and over the years, its periphery has been tainted by the dirt of the dead, and it has been gradually eaten away and transformed into a paradise for the dead, so it is also called the Bone Swamp.
The maple trees of the Atlas are overwhelming all the slightly dry places, and even the low depressions of the potholes and swamp silt can be seen in their tenacious shadows. The red maple leaves are layered at a height of a few meters above the ground, and they are spread to the sky, just like the picture described in the poem "Receiving the Heavenly Lotus Leaves Infinitely Blue", except that the maple red replaces the blue lotus.
Tang Mo, the hunting cat, carried Melansha on his back and galloped in the direction indicated by the torch. In the path of light during the day, the torches are windless, and the extinguished torches have lost their deterrent power against swamp creatures. Many creatures crossed the road unscrupulously to the other side, and some powerful monsters even entrenched in the middle of the road, blocking the way.
If it is a human, it will have to be a headache, and Tang Mo in the form of a hunting cat will save a lot of trouble, and he can directly pass through the swampy area, as long as he makes sure that the direction of travel is not wrong.
Of course, just because you can pass on a swamp doesn't mean it's safe. Excluding the dangers of the swamp itself, those various monsters, plants, and insects are equally deadly.
Tang Mo carefully hid behind a red maple and poked out half of his head to observe the strange plant in front of him. The plants had trunk-like stems and four tendrils that hung upside down like vines, and Tang Mo was sure that it was its mouth.
A group of wild boar-shaped monsters took a fancy to this place, probably relatively dry and fresh branches and leaves to eat, they were omnivores and did not care about meat and vegetables. These "wild boars" arched as they went, eating whatever they could, unaware of the impending threat.
Tang Mo suddenly remembered what this plant was, their name was very simple, it was called Man-Eating Grass. They rest at night, hunt during the day, and generally prefer to lie in ambush and wait for prey that gets too close. This is also normal, after all, man-eating grass belongs to plants, and it is okay to move, but it cannot be compared with animals, and the evolution of organisms always has its own characteristics and directions.
Sure enough, as the wild boar-shaped beast approached, several man-eating plants jumped up, which was already an amazing ability to move and bounce for a plant! The teeth pierced into the skin of the boar beast, and then the acid was released, and the four long tendrils firmly gripped the opponent.
Several other wild boar beasts were also hugged by the man-eating grass, the acid was very strong, and after a while, their skin was rotting off piece by piece, and the damage to their internal organs was of course even stronger, and the breath of death began to spread on them. The man-eating grass looked at the same, and began to try to swallow these prey alive, and the process went smoothly, but after a while, the wild boar monster disappeared completely, and I saw a large area bulging out of the "stomach" of the man-eating grass.
It's really unlucky!Tang Mo scolded fiercely in his heart. He felt very unhappy with these monsters blocking the way, and now he needed to find a relatively safe place, and the thief on his back was seriously injured, and if he delayed and could not be treated, even the body of a high-level professional would not be able to bear it.
"But why should I save her?" Thinking of this question, Tang Mo couldn't help but be stunned, just because she mistook herself for a companion? Why was she so convinced? Actually, we should be enemies! Melissa of Afterglow City is famous on this Scarlet Plain, many people compare her and Julian, but unfortunately the two are friends and enemies, otherwise it is really a good pair!
Is it because of her good looks? Tang Mo turned his head sideways and looked at Mei Lansha's side face. The thief after the coma could no longer maintain a stealth state, she lay on Tang Mo's body softly, her head resting on his shoulder. Because he was wearing a masked scarf, Tang Mo couldn't see her face, only a pair of eyes were closed, long eyelashes hung down, and her eyebrows were slightly wrinkled, with pain.
I can't see my face...... Tang Mo thought to himself: "I'm probably crazy, this woman has nothing to do with me." Am I trying so hard to save her? This doesn't suit my style! Am I not a mage with a cold style?"
Spit and complain, you can't give up halfway, since you have promised to help Melanza, of course, you have to be responsible to the end, at least until you get out of danger.
Dealing with these slow-moving man-eating grasses is actually not difficult for Tang Mo. As long as you keep your distance, a dozen fireball techniques from a distance can definitely solve the problem, and the big fireball is Tang Mo's best trick!
But there is a problem here, if you want to send a big fireball, you have to return to human form. The question is how to change back to the hunting cat form after solving the problem? There is still a remnant of the transformation scroll, but there is no option to store the swamp hunting cat in it! Is it possible to catch a hunting cat again after a while? Without the hunting cat form, acting in this swamp, when will this short-legged little mage run to the temple, this is really going to kill you!
Seeing that the place where the man-eating grass is staying is some distance from the swamp, just release the bronze giant snake and deal with them. Tang Mo helplessly flipped through the ring, wanting to release the bronze giant snake, but something in the corner of the ring attracted his attention.
This thing was wrapped around the whole body with chains of different thicknesses and shapes, some thin and sharp, some thick and bulky, full of hooks, thorns, and blades, and it was the chain golem that was obtained in the mage tower at that time!
The golem is summoned, and the sound of the chain rubbing quickly attracts the attention of the man-eating grass. The Chain Golem was fearless, facing a group of man-eating grasses with a challenge level higher than it, wielding various large and small chains all over its body, and rushing into the monster group without hesitation.
Level doesn't mean everything!The challenge level of the Maneater is a cut higher than that of the Chain Golem, but it feels a little helpless in the face of the Chain Golem. The tendrils of the man-eating grass could not hold the golem at all, but as soon as it got close, the severed branches and leaves flew and broke to the ground.
If you can't grapple with it, you can't swallow it, and the big mouth of the plant's rhizome also touches the ground in front of the sharp "lawnmower" and breaks the bloodstream. As for those acids, the last thing that the lower planes lacked was fire and acid, and the Chain Demon, as the maker of the Chain Golem, certainly took this factor into account when making the Golem. The Chain Golem is not only immune to fire and poison, but also to affect the mind and toxins. Immunity to sleep, paralysis, shock, disease, death, etc. Charged Hits, Bruises, Elemental Damage, Elemental Drain, Energy Drain, or the instant-and-death effects of the Great Shard also have no effect on them. They can even resist many kinds of spells, spell-like effects through spells.
So the Chain Golem is a very powerful and useful constructed creature, and on the battlefield the Chain Demon will command a sizable army of Golems, which is much more useful than most low-level demon armies.
The performance of the Chain Golem was much better than Tang Mo expected, but this was not a long-term solution, the difference in number and rank reflected a huge gap, and the Man-Eating Grass was just caught off guard, and when they came to their senses, the situation might not be good.
Taking advantage of the chaos caused by the chain golem, a passage to the temple was opened, and Tang Mo quietly approached with Melansha on his back. Wait until it is close to the sensing range of the man-eating grass, and jump up, and before these plants can react, they will pass through this dangerous area in one go.
As for the chain golem, the so-called two fists are invincible to four hands, and it is only a matter of time before they are dismantled into parts by these man-eating grasses. "It's a pity, another Golem ......" Tang Mo felt extremely painful, of course the chain golem was not as valuable as the bronze giant snake, whether it was combat power or material costs. However, the problem is that the craftsmanship of the chain golem is generally only known to the chain demon, and few people in other races, even in Calvin's time, know about it, and it is simply priceless. It turned out that Tang Mo still thought that he could study and analyze the production method of chain golems in the future, and maybe he could also make an army of golems, but this time it was completely ruined.
The seemingly boundless red maple forest finally came to an end, and after a few hours of rapid travel, Tang Mo finally walked out of the swampy area. A clear river divided the swamp and the mountains over there into two distinct parts, there were no messy monsters in the river, Tang Mo relied on his unskilled swimming style, and with all his strength, he finally took Mei Lansha across this not too wide river.
Tang Mo found a hidden place to put down the woman on his back, the woman was still in a coma, and it seemed that the injury had not improved, but had become more serious.
She was stabbed in her right leg, and the blade sliced through the leggings of the magic leather armor, stabbing into the back of the knee near the knee, nearly piercing the muscles and shattering the kneecap in the front. Tang Mo could imagine that the female assassin must have rushed forward with all her strength to avoid being crushed in the kneecap. However, this still caused a great hindrance to her movements, and as time went on, the injuries became more severe, and the vindictive spirit could not alleviate the damage.
Compared to the legs, the shoulder injury is the most fatal. There were no wounds here, and the shoulder armor was not broken, but Tang Mo could feel the surging power of holy light here. The Light is the force of order and goodness, to the creatures of chaos and evil, like poison, and vice versa, depending on the balance of power. The same is true of the relationship between positive energy and negative energy, there is no one who restrains whom, only the strength of the two parties.
Melansha's shoulder must have been hit by a divine spell such as a holy light slash, and the kind power contained in the divine art penetrates the protection of the leather armor, and the process of this leather armor only considers the protection of common swords and arrows, at most it is energy such as acid fire, and does not have the function of defending against attribute attacks. Under the blow of divine magic, it is like being undefended, and the result of the confrontation between good and evil can be sure that the caster is a very powerful paladin, and as for the sword on his leg, it should be the work of another paladin.