Chapter 473: The Black Forest (22)

In the next two days, the group continued to walk through the swamp, and when the water was at its deepest, it was almost up to the calf, which was actually bearable, the most important thing was that the soil that had been soaked in the water for hundreds of years was extremely muddy and slippery, and it was necessary to be quite careful to step on it, and if the balance was not good, it was very likely that they would fall, which would lead to muddy water.

Moreover, there are some places where the soil is particularly soft and soaked for a long time will form a natural trap that can trap the whole person, of course, there is no threat to Li Ang and these people, such as the two mages and the weaker mountain people should be careful to guard against this sudden danger.

So they move very slowly, and many of them have more or less muddy water on their bodies, which is not a problem, but it always brings some discomfort all day long.

Luckily, Luna showed the ability of a junior druid, and whenever they were about to set up camp and rest, Luna would cast the "Elementary Manipulator Plant", which turned the well-developed root system under the sparsely scattered yew trees in the swamp into a place where they could settle down, which was considered a night's rest.

In addition to the harsh environment, they are often attacked by swamp snakes and putrefaction swarms, but they are not too large, and without the attraction of the smell of giant crocodile blood, these creatures will retreat after losing most of them, and they are not as threatening as another small creature in the stagnant water, the "vampire leech".

The vampire leech is several circles smaller than the little finger of a person, and will adhere to the human leg along the stagnant water, and the thin mouthparts of the guΓ² will silently suck blood, and then swell several times. It falls back into standing water, but it is not toxic and does not pose any other dangers. It just makes the person who finds it feel nauseous and uncomfortable, and at the same time loses a little blood.

Less than twenty minutes later, the crocodile was killed in the siege of Leon and several other strong men, and then the young man gave the order, and they threw down the corpse of the giant crocodile and quickly evacuated the scene, so as not to be besieged again by the smelling poisonous snakes and insect swarms.

After two days of trekking. The water under their feet had finally receded, and the soil had begun to solidify, which meant that they were finally about to step out of the swamp.

Leon has been leading the others towards the southeast. The path avoided the very center of the woodland swamp, where he feared that the environment would be even harsher and that more exotic creatures might appear. And the farther south you go, the closer you are to the places where hunters once explored, the safer you are. So their current location should be at the intersection of Sunshine and Brown Bear that stretches into the Black Forest. It is about 4 kilometers from the outermost edge of the Black Forest.

After nearly a few hours, when their feet finally stepped on the dry ground, people breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Ang took a few steps forward, observed the surrounding environment, turned around and said, "Everyone has worked hard, we will have a good rest here today, and we will set off again at noon tomorrow." ”

He knew that these people were already quite tired, and even the restoration effect of the Banner of Glory could not stop the arduous trek and frequent battles for two consecutive days. Especially in that kind of environment that is not suitable for human beings, physical condition is secondary. The main thing is that the mental depression and exhaustion will become more and more severe.

So he decided to camp in place and use the time between now and noon to completely recover everyone.

The mountain people began to clear the ground of fallen leaves and weeds, preparing to raise a campfire to disperse the humid air around them, the elven ranger climbed to the nearby tree trunk with his hands and feet, looking for the best place to be a lookout, Caterina and Erin and Luna were observing the girl's situation by Sophia's stretcher, at this time almost everyone had their own things to do, and Leon had been fighting, exploring the way, and guiding the next move, but now he suddenly felt idle.

This may be the trend that he will need to adapt slowly in the future - as a leader, his companions have been running in for a long time, so his main task is to plan the overall arrangement, and play an extraordinary role in the battle, in addition, such things as camping, guarding, etc., naturally someone will take the initiative to complete them.

However, the young man was obviously not used to it now, so he walked around and gave a few more instructions, and then walked in the direction of Sophia.

Caterina spotted Leon, raised her hand to him, and said, "Leon, come and see." ”

The young man approached quickly, came to Sophia's side, and looked closely in the direction of Caterina's finger.

The blonde girl had never shown signs of awakening, but the young man had never ignored her, and would check the situation every once in a while, when he noticed that the blonde girl who had not been in condition for a few hours had undergone some slight changes.

Before arriving in Sunshine Town, Sophia's hair had turned from pure black to blonde, but at this time, dozens of more strands had faintly turned black in the middle of her wavy hair, and Leon knew that this should indicate a change in the dark power in the girl's body, so he immediately called Fiona, who was even more idle.

The vampire first brushed away the girl's thick hair and found the pure black hair that Leon had mentioned, and then she half-knelt to the side and gently lifted the clothes on Sophia's chest with her hand.

The young man squatting next to him was suddenly a little embarrassed, but fortunately, the other party only lifted it halfway, looked down and put it back.

"Her wounds are healing, and the dark power is more stable than before, it should be said that all of them are developing in a good way, but the dark power here is still very thin, and it is estimated that the effect will be better if she can go some deeper distance. ”

Hearing this, Leon and Katarina's eyes met, and at the same time found the joy in each other's eyes.

The young man turned his head and said sincerely, "Thank you, Fiona. ”

"Hey, thank me for what I'm doing, I'm just saying a few words. ”

The vampire girl stood up, threw out the words, and disappeared in a flash.

β€œ...... When did she start taking this cold route?"

Li Ang felt strange in his heart, he thought that after thanking him, the other party would definitely take the opportunity to tease, but for the sake of Sophia's good face, he endured it, but he didn't expect Fiona to suddenly change her style, which made him a little uncomfortable for a while.

In fact, he didn't know that Fiona's mentality had indeed changed along the way.

At the beginning, Fiona only heard that Leon was involved in a plan of Morgan, the Lord of Bones, and it seemed that he was also evaluated as being able to play a considerable role, which was a little intolerable for a vampire girl who had always thought highly of herself, so she wanted to get in touch and see what qualifications this young human had to make His Excellency Morgan think so highly.

Unexpectedly, when she first made contact, Leon gave her a big "surprise", and Fiona was really interested, not only telling the other party the news of Sophia's abduction, but also assisting all the way, until she met His Excellency the Lord of Bones who appeared in person.

Not only did this super strong man not stop Fiona's unauthorized actions, but he even agreed with some of her actions in the human realm, this unexpected surprise made Fiona like a bird in flight, and then she planned to stay with Leon for a while, until her curiosity was completely satisfied, and her desires were satisfied- Of course, the so-called desire does not refer to Fiona's body, but her curiosity about how Leon, a young talent who is said to be extremely fast-rising, grows up, and wants to observe Leon to gain some kind of insight, so that she herself can have a chance to break through the bottleneck of strength progress.

At first, she thought that Leon was just a simple melee professional, so even Cheng DΓΉ, who had a strong physique and strength, would not surprise her, because she herself was a supernova among the vampire clan known for her physical strength and strength strength. However, the next development made her more and more surprised, the powerful sonic type combat skills, and the summoned fourth-order barbarians, these two can be said to make the opponent's combat power completely cross a level.

Not only that, but Li Ang's behavior and prestige among the people around her also made the girl feel curious, although she could also gain the same respect in the family, but she definitely did not have the absolute trust and unique sense of dependence that these people around her showed at this moment.

And Fiona felt a little frustrated when she thought of Leon's age and the strength that was said to have been an ordinary adventurer a few months ago, because she knew that Leon's potential was still huge, and at this rate, it would not be a problem to surpass herself in a year or two.

This realization made Fiona, who had been regarded as a rare genius in the family since she was a child, and even among the vampire clan, a little unconvinced, especially since Leon did not ask her for help from beginning to end in the previous war, and finally solved the problem on her own, which made Fiona even more depressed.

"Damn man," thought the vampire girl, who ran into the distance, "sooner or later...... My sister will let you know that I am much better than you, and it will be up to you to ask me or not!" (To be continued......)