Chapter 15: The Swamp
Trial Swamp has been a haven for adventurers and smugglers for many years, so it's been slowly crewed its way out of the sea on this side of the ocean.
Saying that this road is safe is also relative, if compared with other normal paths, this road can be said to be nine deaths. But compared to the swamp near the sea, the average person still has the possible surname of survival on this road, but in terms of this little possible surname, and the person who disappeared on that side, it can already be said that there is a difference between heaven and hell.
The swamp on this side of the sea has been untouched for more than ten years. There are patches of aquatic plants and ponds everywhere, and there are no shadows of animals, and the whole swamp has a peaceful atmosphere.
If you only look at the scenery, this must be a paradise away from the hustle and bustle, green forests, quiet water, anyone wants to live in such a blessed place.
But no one could have predicted what danger would lie beneath this quiet landscape. At least now, no one can tell you that the last people who walked have disappeared for more than ten years.
However, there are exceptions, or the only exceptions.
There was a sound of plucking the branches, and a beautiful elf poked out her cute little head, and then, a white figure jumped out, it was snow. Looking around left and right, smelling for a while, whining a few times, the elf also jumped out, it was Linda.
Linda's body glided lightly across a small piece of water as if it had no weight, and she probed the bottom of the water and the grass next to it with a long stick in her hand, and then returned with the snow.
There were also a few people trekking in the forest, it was Wang Feng and his party.
Under the leadership of the middle-aged uncle, everyone made some simple preparations and entered the swamp. This time, everyone was very well prepared, so the main thing in Kadu was to prepare some food, and the rest could be made from local materials, of course, everyone's tent was still brought.
After entering the swamp, the middle-aged uncle began to cautiously take a step, and everyone had also heard of the power of the trial swamp, so they also followed the uncle cautiously. Because the uncle's skills have been restricted for a long time, the recovery is not very good, and the work of pathfinding is handed over to Linda. Wang Feng was afraid that Linda would make a mistake, so he specially asked Bai Xue to follow.
The uncle's name is Tom, and he is a member of a famous mercenary group twenty years ago and the predecessor of today's Black Tiger Regiment.
Since the dragoons issued a ban, their commander, along with the leaders of several other mercenary regiments, decided to go inside. A small part is out of curiosity, and most of it is because of greed. Because dragons like to collect jewelry, will the dragons of the dragoons also have such a good hobby?
Attracted by unknown treasures, the elites of several mercenary groups, totaling more than 400 people, marched towards the depths of the swamp.
Unbeknownst to them, what awaited them was one nightmare after another, more than 400 people were swallowed up by the swamp, more than 100 people were wiped out by hidden monsters. After these dangers, I thought that when I arrived, more than forty dragon knights suddenly appeared, completely shattering everyone's greed and curiosity.
Tom was clever to hide at the end from the beginning, not being attracted by the treasure and rushing blindly, so he also lived the longest. Later, when the dragoons appeared, Tom turned and fled, but was struck by a dragoon from afar, fell into a bush, and escaped for his life.
Later, with her memory, she escaped back to Kadu little by little, seriously injured. The damage of the dragoons has not been able to heal, and the original mercenary organization was also mastered by a few villains because of the loss of the elite, renamed the Black Tiger Regiment, and slowly merged several other mercenary groups, developing into the current scale.
Tom lost his skills, so he had to survive in the city of Kadu.
After listening to Tom's story, Ruohan and Chuck expressed their deep disdain for Tom leaving his companions and running for his life alone, if it weren't for the need for him to lead the way, Ruohan would have wanted to teach him a lesson. It was because Snow pulled him outside and persuaded him for a long time, and finally suppressed it in the name of Wang Feng.
Perhaps Ruohan's attitude also affected Tom, as if atoning for his sins, and when he entered the swamp, Tom kept walking without resting, as if he was in a hurry to meet his past companions. It wasn't until they were too tired to move forward that the team stopped.
Tom's caution about the swamp also made everyone depressed for a long time, but fortunately there was no danger.
Unbeknownst to them, shortly after they left Kadu, a magical message had been sent from the hands of a messenger who had already received it from someone far away.
After a short break, Tom was relieved and everyone moved on.
Everyone began by taking the path that ordinary smugglers often walked, and it was not until a day later that they changed their course and turned to the middle of the swamp.
At this time, the road was even more difficult, and although everyone was vigilant, Wang Feng still felt a little abnormal. I don't know why, it seems that someone is always peeping, but Wang Fengyun has enough eyes and ears, but he finds nothing.
has been walking for more than ten days, and everyone is nervous every day to hurry. Along the way, he bypassed many natural traps and quagmires, and everyone worked hard, especially Linda, who was exploring the way.
Wang Feng's uneasy feeling became stronger and stronger, and the feeling of being watched always kept him on high alert, but he never found any abnormal phenomena.
High in the sky, above the clouds that are already difficult to see with the naked eye, there are two flying dragon figures. Each wyvern has a fully armored person on its body.
One said to the other, "Are they the group of people who sent a message from Kadu saying that they were looking for the Dragon Refining Cave?"
"Yes, Captain, that's them, the wolf and the big man are easy to recognize, and there is an elf and a magician, you can't be wrong. ”
"What do you think of their strength?"
"It's hard to guess, according to the people in the city, the magicians and samurai are all beginners, and the others are second-level adventurers, and the team is only second-level. But instead, they killed twenty-seven members of the Black Tiger Order, including two high-level warriors and two mid-level magicians. ”
"Hmph, what high-level magician would put down the shelf to accompany that playboy, but they killed it really well, if it weren't for the strict order from above that we were not allowed to do anything in these two cities, I would have killed that kid a long time ago. ”
"Captain, what do you say they are looking for the Dragon Refining Cave for?"
"Who knows, but I like these hairy boys, they have the guts. There are not many people in the world who still ignore the dragoon ban, and for that reason, I like these boys. ”
Looking at the few people moving like ants below, the team members couldn't help but ask, "Could they be the ones who covet the treasures of the dragon clan?"
The captain said, "I don't know, let's see." It seems that there is news in Jitan City that the people of the Black Tiger Regiment are going out to seek revenge on a few of them, is there such a thing?"
"It seems that the news came just today, and they have already entered the swamp. According to the distance, they are about to meet. ”
"A good opportunity, separate the people of the Black Tiger Regiment and bring them one by one to see what they do?"
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"Help, if I'm not mistaken, these boys can kill them all for me and pull out these thorns in my side. ”
"Really, I don't believe it, Captain, do you want to take a gamble?"
"Okay, what's you bet on?" the captain looked confident.
The team member was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed, and said, "Then how about betting on the captain's kung fu at the bottom of the box?"
"Yes. The captain said cheerfully.
didn't expect the captain to be so cheerful, and the team members couldn't help but remind: "Captain, if I win, you will teach me your 'Ascending Dragon Strike'?"
The captain smiled and said, "Yes, but if I win, how about you fight to be scolded by the elders and bring them to the headquarters?"
"yes!" I didn't expect it to be this bet, the team member was stunned for a moment, but he still couldn't resist the temptation of the captain's stunt, gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, that's it, but you can't secretly help them." ”
"You don't need me to help them, you can take a good look. The elf's body method when exploring the way, I believe it can be faster, plus the elven clan's natural archery skills, hum, it's enough to see. It is said that half of the two high-level samurai and the two mages were killed by her with the wind blade, and the junior wind type small magic wind blade can kill a high-level samurai and an intermediate magician, so you should be able to judge how strong she is. If the big man is not mistaken, he should be a berserker, and when he kills, he splits people in half with weapons. The samurai with the sword was said to have killed the most that day, and none of the people who died in his hands were intact, and all of them were mutilated. ”
After a pause, he continued: "The dwarf and the black-haired one didn't make a move, but the dwarf seemed to be in the middle of the command, and you can see that they echoed back and forth, and cooperated, like a small army. You and I have been in the army for many years, so you should be able to feel it. The black hair didn't make a move, and he didn't see anything unusual yet, but he was the captain of the adventuring party, and the wolf was said to be his pet, but he killed another magician and a high-ranking samurai. The one with the worst skills is probably the guide.,There's a lot of excitement to see.,Haha.。 ”
"Captain, where did they find a guide to find the Dragon Refining Cave?"
After thinking hesitantly for a long time, the captain said: "I don't know, according to the news from the city, after they pulled the playboy away for a long time, there were more people in the team, and the playboy should have found it." ”
As he spoke, a small feather next to the captain's helmet fluttered a few times, and a magical message came, and the captain listened for a while, and said to the other person: "The elders let us go back first, it seems that something has happened at the headquarters." ”
"Then we won't see what happens to them, Captain?"
"It's important to do things first, and then come back when you're done. Let's go!"
The two men urged the wyvern to fly into the distance.
The underground people did not realize that they had become someone else's gambling equipment, and they were still walking cautiously.
A few days of intense tension is of great benefit to everyone's practice, at least every day when you meditate and meditate, you can feel the difference between peace and quiet, and everyone can feel obvious progress.
It seems that growing up in battle is far more effective than in normal cultivation. No wonder it's called the Trial Swamp. Although there are no major battles, this kind of vigilance and battle-like atmosphere can temper a person's will every day.
Tom's skill is the shallow, and the high intensity for several days in a row has overwhelmed him and made him a little sluggish. On the other hand, Ruohan and the others, although they are tired, their spirits are better than the other.
Finally he couldn't take it anymore, and Tom sat down again, resting for a while before he could leave. The crowd had no choice but to stop.
Linda happened to return at this time and said to Wang Feng: "Boss, something is wrong. ”
Everyone was on alert. Wang Feng said: "Carefully, what did you find?"
Linda hurriedly said: "In the past few days, we have been walking in places with trees and mud pools, but I just looked in front of me, and when I came out of this small low forest, it was all on the ground, a very large area, very empty, and there were no ponds or shrubs. ”
Wang Feng nodded and said, "Something is wrong, Snow, what do you think?"
Snow was just about to speak, but Tom interjected: "It's here so soon, you must be careful, this is an area infested with demonic beasts, and that land seems to be real, but in fact, it is even more unpredictable, and many of us were swallowed up by unknown demonic beasts and swamps in this area that time." ”
Wang Feng asked, "Oh, what is the matter with this land?"
Tom said: "We didn't know, we thought that there was finally a vacant lot, everyone was tired for many days, and they needed a dry place to rest and rest, and a few of them rushed in. It was fine at the time, but then all of us went in, and there were still people on guard during the break, and after the break, there was nothing at all, and everyone relaxed. I happened to walk in the quagmire for so many days, and I felt happy when I walked to the ground, and nothing happened during the break, so I walked forward boldly with confidence, and after walking for a while, the monster appeared. ”
As if recalling the terrifying scene at that time, Tom shuddered: "A monster that I had never seen before suddenly appeared in front of everyone, and I was in the back, only to see a big hole in front of me, and then dozens of our brothers disappeared into the hole." Then the monster and the cave disappeared, and the remaining brothers called this place 'Hungry Dragon Beach'. We can't walk here, we have to go around it. ”
Wang Feng nodded, and lost a true qi to Tom, Tom's spirit was good, and it took a while for Tom to recover.
Everyone listened to Tom's advice and walked in the other direction of the clearing from the resting ground, trying to get around the Hungry Dragon Beach.
Not long after leaving, Linda, Wang Feng, and Aisha spoke at the same time: "No, there is a problem." ”
Everyone looked at each other and stopped. Cautiously squatting down, everyone gathered together.
Aisha said first: "Boss, there are some slight magic fluctuations, I suspect that it is a preventive enchantment used to call the police, there are others here. ”
Linda also said: "Boss, I also found some traces of artificial cover-up, as if the arrangement was in a hurry and was completed not long." ”
Wang Feng nodded and said, "Everyone feels good, I heard someone's voice." There were a lot of them, they were chaotic, but they all suppressed their voices, for fear that we would find out, as if they wanted to ambush us. ”
"Who are they?" interjected Tom.
"It's possible that the playboy father's mercenary group, we killed his son, and he will inevitably take revenge. In terms of time, it's about the same. ”
"There are a lot of them, so it's not appropriate to fight hard, so we don't want to bypass them. Tom didn't want to give up his life at this time, so he made this suggestion.
When he looked up, he found that Wang Feng had a murderous smile in his eyes.
"We didn't look for him, but he came to the door. It just so happens that we will not let go of anyone who dares to insult our wolf army. If they want to blame him, blame his precious son for messing with someone he shouldn't be messed with!" Wang Feng said with a soft smile.
Several other people were attracted by Wang Feng's high fighting intent, and their blood was boiling.
Although everyone is militant, under the leadership of Wang Feng, there are no reckless elements here.
Wang Feng listened to the voices of those people and found that there were no special masters in them, it stands to reason that if the people of the Black Tiger Regiment want to take revenge, they should not be so bad. After communicating with Snow, everyone agreed that there was a problem here.
After sending Linda to carefully investigate, she probably figured out the distribution of the enemy.
The Black Tiger Regiment estimated that there were a lot of personnel dispatched this time, at least more than 200 people that Linda could observe and guess.
This time, the people of the Black Tiger Regiment were very cunning, and the personnel were divided into three groups. One group is mainly composed of archers and ambushes on the road that must be passed now, the other group is mainly magically ambushed near the Hungry Dragon Beach, and the last group is mainly composed of samurai, and the last group is mainly composed of samurai, ambushed away from the Hungry Dragon Beach. At first, Wang Feng and the others found the archers in the center.
In this way, no matter which side finds the target, the other two ambushes can quickly provide support. Both the archers and magicians had a small number of samurai to deal with melee enemies, and there were also a small number of archers and mages in the samurai ranks. Whichever team encounters the target, you can hold it for a while and wait for the other two sides to merge. It seems that there are also some talents with troops in the ranks of the enemy.
Used to deal with the seven people on his side, the enemy actually put on such a big formation, and it seems that he also attaches great importance to Wang Feng and the others.
The main Wang Feng was too showy in Kadu City this time. Not only did they dare to ignore the ban of the dragoons and forcibly break into the dragon refining cave, but only four people made a move, and they wiped out Kunsha and other twenty-seven people. Such strength makes the people of the Black Tiger Regiment fearful.
In addition, Wang Feng's purpose is unclear this time, if they have a grudge with the dragoons, then the dragoons can get rid of these people for them. But if it is an accomplice, it is estimated that the Black Tiger Group will not be able to take revenge for this in this life.
But the only son was killed, how could the head of the Black Tiger Regiment give up, he couldn't swallow this breath. It's tolerable, it's unbearable. If you don't get this face back, then the Black Tiger Regiment won't have to mix with Jitan City in Kadu in the future.
A staff officer gave the regiment commander an idea, anyway, he didn't know the purpose of Wang Feng and the others now, so take advantage of the fact that Wang Feng and the others had not yet seen the dragoons, and get rid of them first.
If they are the enemies of the dragoons, they can also take the opportunity to sell a favor to the dragoons. If they are friends with the dragoons, then kill first, and after the fact they don't know, the dragoons can't blame themselves. Anyway, after the incident, the dragoons didn't declare to the public that these people were their people, and those who didn't know were not guilty.
But when studying the strength of these people, it is a little troublesome. The four strongest people in the entire organization may not be able to fight twenty-seven of them face-to-face. What's more, the news has been received from Kadu City, and the enemy has already gotten up and entered the trial swamp, and if he doesn't do it again, I'm afraid there will be no chance in the future.
The head of the Black Tiger Regiment gritted his teeth and fought hard, if he couldn't succeed this time, he wouldn't have to think about it in the future. With a ruthless blow, he pulled all the people from the headquarters of Jitan City out and entered the trial swamp.
Although the Black Tiger Regiment was powerful in the two cities, it was still trembling when facing the trial swamp. Especially this time I went to the swamp hinterland that no one else had ever visited, and there were many experts in swamp activities in the Black Tiger Regiment, so I had been cautious.
But the head of the Black Tiger Regiment was determined this time, he must destroy Wang Feng and them before they find the Dragon Refining Cave, and the people in the regiment could not be satisfied with such a careful marching speed. Thinking about the pain of losing a child, he couldn't care about anything else, and desperately urged the members of the group to move forward.
In this way, the people in the regiment suffered. After all, there are so many people that if you can't take care of one of them in the swamp, it will be a disaster. Along the way, more than 100 low-level members have been lost, and there are many complaints below.
With a sense of resentment, after rushing into the swamp center, the head of the black tiger found that he was facing another crisis, almost no one had walked in the swamp center, and the only surviving guide was also on Wang Feng's side, and he and a bunch of swamp experts were going around in it, although he was not to the point of getting lost, but he was embarrassed to find that he could not find the whereabouts of Wang Feng and others.
If you can't even find people, then this time you have used so many people, so many people have died, and you haven't even seen the shadow of the enemy, this time your face will be embarrassing. Needless to say, how many people can go back to this dangerous swamp now, even if they go back, they lose so many people, spend so many twists and turns, and die so many people, and if they don't achieve their goal, the Black Tiger Group will be squeezed out of the two cities by other organizations.
If you chase them, you won't even have a direction, and who knows where the damned Wang Feng and the others are now? Some members of the group even hoped that they wouldn't run into Wang Feng and the others.
It is a matter of survival plans in the future, and the Black Tiger Regiment has gone out this time, and now it has become a bit difficult to ride a tiger.
There were too many people who died, which caused some people to become dissatisfied and directly doubted the leadership of the regiment commander.
At this embarrassing time, he suddenly received a message from an unknown person from Wang Feng and others, telling them where Wang Feng is now and the route he is walking. The people of the Black Tiger Regiment were ecstatic, and after a simple analysis, they concluded that this news was true, so they mobilized people and began to slowly outflank them.
Because they were afraid of the strength of Wang Feng and the others, everyone decided to use the method of ambush and sneak attack.
But the march in the swamp can be said to be fast, therefore, although it was hard to catch up with Wang Feng and the others, but because of the rush of time, it was too late to make a more careful deployment, so they hurriedly divided the team and hid it, and before they saw Wang Feng and others, they had already been discovered by Wang Feng and them.
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