Chapter 14: The Swamp Vortex
A few friends from afar appeared at this time, and took the liberty to ask where the knights were going. The wolf took the lead and stood in front of the crowd. In view of Priest's rescue, he was also called a knight.
"My name is Priest, and we're here for the Darzan Viper. Priest moved the hammer back slightly with his left hand, signaling that he had no ill intentions.
"yes, I don't think it's a good sign to come out at this time. I'm sorry, but I don't believe in God, so please don't try to convince us with God's teachings. Tolloff asked coldly from behind.
Priest's brows furrowed, and when the wolf saw this, he originally wanted to come out to ease the emotions of both parties, but he moved his mind and remained silent.
"We're here for the Darzan Viper, so it's not surprising to be here. Davion stepped forward and replied dissatisfiedly, his eyes scanning the other party rather unconvinced. Lina brushed her bangs with her hand and didn't say anything, but the real neglect made the other party suspicious.
"This kind of task is not the only task, and it is not illegal for everyone to earn their own money. Oh, for the sake of the gold coins, there's no need for that. Olofan symbolically stroked his saber and looked at each other from the bottom up with his head slightly bowed.
"Ahem, it looks like the employer has raised the price again. The wolf put down his broadsword. "I'm sorry, but normal vigilance is still there. As the sound of the Darzan viper on the periphery faded away, it seemed that he did not intend to continue to entangle with this group of strangers who had rushed in, and the painful price even the Darzan viper who occupied this place could not afford it. Seeing that the pressure around them had become smaller, Yi Wolf and the others were also relieved in their hearts, the people who had just fought with the Darzan viper and had special spices must have been more concerned by the vipers than the four later, and now that the vipers are gone, the situation is slowly returning to their control.
"Well, old John did raise the price again after that, so there were quite a few people here this time. Priest casually made a reason. Even with the outnumbered disadvantage, Priest is confident enough that the opponent will not attack his side.
Wolf and the others behind him exchanged glances, but Tolloff nodded, looking more familiar with his employer. Priest may have been casual and to the point, but on the other hand, Priest's consideration was not unreasonable. The mercenaries who have just fought a big battle have no strength in themselves, and even if they want to turn their faces, they have to weigh how much they have to pay. After the whole body relaxed, the exhaustion that followed was enough to make it difficult for the group of mercenaries to wield their weapons like they had just done before, and the fact that many of them had fallen down after the battle and never got back up was convincing enough.
"In that case, please help treat our companions, they are dying. I believe you know the poison of this poisonous snake, and we will repay you for your trouble. Wolf said with a smile, the long knife and pestle in his hand at his side, Torlev and the others also symbolically moved out of the way, and the remaining four magicians all stared at Lina who didn't care. It's not that the four magicians are so, at their age, it's more of an obsession with magic, and the talent that Lena has just shown is enough to make them blush, and they are deeply afraid of it at this time.
"Okay, no problem. Priest took a few steps forward with his hammer in hand, then began to chant the incantation. Davion behind him was not worried about whether it would affect his safety, and he knew that unlike other knights, even if he did not have the ability to heal, his combat strength as a descendant of the Silver Knights would never be low.
A burst of holy light slowly poured into the mercenary's body, and everyone's injuries were recovering rapidly, although because of the large number of people, it seemed that everyone's injuries had not been completely healed, but just like swimming, he had the opportunity to change his breath in the middle, and his state was too different from before.
Wolf and Torlev didn't expect Priest to treat their people so directly, and even if Priest had restrained his strength, the strength he had gained over many years of penance was far from being comparable to the priests that these ordinary mercenaries usually saw. At this time, the jealousy in the hearts of several people was even deeper, and without the drive of absolute interests, they would not turn their faces against these four people.
"Hehe, I didn't expect the strength of the Plister knight to be so amazing, it seems that he has really received a lot of the glory of the Lord. Wolf thanked Priest slightly. "Since everyone is here for the gall of the Darzan viper, then we will not hide it. As he spoke, Yi Wolf took out four large snake galls that met the requirements from behind him and handed them over.
Priest accepted the four snake galls, calm as water on the surface, but also a lot more relaxed in his heart. Although this was no different from what he expected, the difference in numbers would indeed make people feel a lot more oppressive in an environment like the swamp.
Yi Wolf's approach was also recognized by the group behind him, and only when the strength was equal to the other party, would the other party dispel some thoughts that should not be there. It was the first time Davian had dealt with such a situation, and he was sweating in his heart at that time.
"In that case, it's getting dark, so let's find a place to rest first. Presumably, a few teenagers should not plan to rush in late at night. After Tolloff relieved himself, his momentum began to slowly pick up. "Or does this beautiful sorceress have a way to keep you safe?" the jungle ranger behind him inadvertently slowly brought the other into range of the attack.
"Of course not, I don't have that much ability. Lena chuckled and flicked her curls outward, as a lone adventure sorceress, Lena knew how restrained mages like the Jungle Ranger were here. "It just so happens that we are tired too, so let's rest together. ”
Davian had no opinion, and retreated to the side to wait for the wolf to finish cleaning up the battlefield. Although Davian was quite blushing to see the corpses of many Darzan vipers in the venue, he still restrained himself and silently counted the corpses of the vipers in the field in his heart, noting down how many of them there were.
After greeting each other in the evening, they returned to their camps. In the case of the strength of the two sides is not much different, the weak alliance in front of them is still safe. After treating the other party again, Priest switched to first-hand information about the Darzan Viper.
"These poisonous snakes have changed a lot from back then. Olofan crouched alone in front of the information that Priest had brought back, pondering carefully. Beside him, Davion tugged at his neckline in annoyance, and in a damp place like a swamp where there was no sunlight, he had a sticky and airtight feeling all over his body wearing chain mail.
"What change?" asked Priest, raising his eyes. Lena also leaned over with great interest after hearing this, she was extremely sensitive to money outside the adventure, and she actually knew a little about all kinds of magical beasts and plants, and many times a small detail determined the price difference between the two.
"Although we all saw the strength of the Darzan Viper just now, it is written that even the highly resistant jungle rangers cannot resist its chronic venom. The squatting Olofan frowned and glanced up at the three of them. "Don't you think it's strange?"
"That's right. Davion stopped his movements. "Since his toxicity can kill in a short time, and it is so corrosive, it stands to reason that it is impossible for him to be so toxic in a long time. "Davian's training from a young age has given him the knowledge to be no less than anyone else's, all he lacks is application and experience.
"Indeed, even if I have used a lot of magic raw materials, I have not seen many such creatures, and even if there is, it is an extremely photographable magical beast, how can it appear here. Lena made her point.
But even so, in the end, the few people did not discuss a result and a solution.
Before going to bed at night, because of the mercenaries around them, several people had to sleep in addition to keeping vigil and bringing their respective positions closer. It's just that between Davien and Priest, Lena looks left and right, and then moves towards Priest.
“......”
"What do you mean? ”
"You're too tender. ”
The next day, the two groups were still hovering in the middle of the Lorba marsh, and did not go deeper. It is said that due to the invasion of the Burning Legion and the war between the Scourge and the Guards, this swamp has changed dramatically without being cared for, and the heartland has not been entered for decades, or rather, the living people who have not entered it have come out again.
In a few days, Davian and their snake gall bladders have fourteen, which is a good result, and the harvest in these two days alone is no less than that of the group of mercenaries around them. Due to the wounded and the magician, they had to divide their hands to take care of them, and their own high-end combat power was not as good as Davian's side, so there was such a situation, and Olofan had already privately suggested leaving them.
Of course, there is also the reason why Priest did not fully treat the other party. Although some of the other party's actions and attitudes made Davian feel threatened, even so, Davian would sometimes persuade Priest in private, but on the contrary, Priest Priest did not agree with Davian's opinion.
"Priest, though the leader of the other side wants to eat us from time to time. But in any case, those mercenaries are not guilty. The Lord has said that he will help those who have lost their way as much as possible, can you bear to watch that big swordsman suffer so much every night? ”
In the face of Davion's well-meaning remarks, Priest could not come up with any convincing enough rules to try to explain his actions. In a way, Davion's approach is more in line with the rules of being a knight. However, in this era of annihilation and war, how can the norms be clear.
"No matter how you say it, how to start a war in the future, after all, he is embarrassed to do it to us again. Davion was still holding on to his words, and Priest was silent at this point.
When the situation was becoming more and more delicate, an external force forcibly intervened, which could be regarded as easing the increasingly tense situation between the two sides.
"Lei Luo, you also come to this troubled water. Tolloff said suspiciously to a strong man who had just come out of the woods.
"Under the witness of our ancestors, this is not a muddy water, this is a golden river. The strong man struck his right palm with the hammer in his left hand. Around him were bloodthirsty mercenaries in uniform costumes. Wolf stood at the front of the line with an ugly face, while Priest and Davion both stood a little behind Wolf.
The mercenaries brought by Lei Luo are all heavy troops such as berserkers, tomahawks, and giant shieldmen, although they are not very advantageous in the swamp, but once they encounter a profession like Torlev that is known for their agile assassination, it is basically hard against hard and easy to eat.
"It's not good for Lei Luo to do this, we just want to make old John a lot of money, can you also value this little money?" Yi Wolf was quickly thinking of a way in his mind, if there was a real conflict, unless the four people around him could do their best to help them, it would only be counted as a few people who could rush out here.
"No way, old John gave a lot of money, our ancestors once told us, don't let go of any gold coins. ”
"But once the fight starts, it's a question of whether the snake gall can be saved. Tolloff said with a gloomy face, this kind of person who confronted him head-on was definitely the fastest to die, and it was better for no one to think about earning this bounty.
"Do you dare to say such things because of these friends around you?" Relo looked at Davian, who was already a line higher than Iwolf and Torlev. At first glance, Davian's four people are not the characters that Yi Wolf can lead, not to mention that to be honest, he himself can't see through any of these four people.
Priest frowned, he didn't really want to get involved, if the wolf was a civilian, it didn't matter, in the days when he had been cultivating for so many years, he didn't know how many civilians he had helped, but now......
"We're just working together, and if you really have a deep grudge, we can't help. Instead, Olofan spoke to the wolf first.
Wolf and Tolloff's faces became even more gloomy, "Anyway, it's been so long since you cooperated with the hunt these days, not to mention that you have taken a lot of things from us." ”
Lei Luo's suspicious eyes scanned back and forth between the two sides, and Priest didn't reply for a while, if it was just the exchange of information and the cost of the Holy Light Treatment, then the treatment alone had to make Lei Luo think more.
"Besides, you sorceresses have taken a lot of magic scrolls from us. When Yi Wolf said this, it can be seen that he is not a so-called reckless man. Whether or not Priest admits it, Lei Luo will inevitably be suspicious of the other party, and the price of magic scrolls is not cheap these days.
Davion hadn't spoken yet, and Lena's sneer had already been heard. "Hmph, do I need to use the magic scrolls of the three of them? ”
As soon as these words came out, the remaining three magicians on Iwolf's side immediately glared at Lina, but in terms of individual strength alone, Lena was indeed above them, and the situation in front of him was something that he didn't dare to waste at all.
"There will be sacrifices in battle, especially if we don't have much snake gall on us. After much hesitation, Davion couldn't bear to see the mercenaries he had been with for a long time die tragically, even though they were more enemies than friends.
As soon as Davian finished speaking, the three people on his side frowned, but Yi Wolf and the others breathed a sigh of relief.
"In that case. Before Lei Luo finished speaking, a round of spears had already broken through the air, shooting directly at Tolloff and the magician behind him, it turned out that in the conversation just now, he had already made up his mind to eat this team, and he immediately started to do it when Davian and a few people made a statement.
At the same time, there is one thing that Lei Luo did not say, that is, the changes in the Lorba swamp in recent years have attracted a lot of attention, with the release of Old John's mission, there have been too many people into this huge swamp, and now Lolba is like a death vortex pulling everyone in.