In order to avoid passing through the territory of Lord Arvis, Instructor Nora chose a detouring and difficult path back to the city of Padusto.

Marjerry's guide saw the direction of travel drawn by Instructor Nora on the map, and his face was almost crumpled like a crumpled ball of scratch paper......

"If we do this, not only will we have to walk twice as far as we were, but it will also be very risky, and even if we are not dragged down by the caravans and half-blood elves, we will be riding at full speed on horseback, and it is estimated that it will take at least three weeks to return to the city of Padstow."

"This road, we follow the Griffon Mountains all the way west until we reach the edge of the Blackwater Marsh, then turn to the north......"

"Although we don't enter the Blackwater Swamp, even the edge of the Blackwater Swamp is full of countless poisonous insects and high-level magical beasts, how many adventure groups in Padstow City have dug up a piece of cake in the Blackwater Swamp, but unfortunately more than ninety percent of them have failed, so the Blackwater Swamp is also called the Death Swamp by the elves in Padstow City. Nora, are you really going to take the three students on this path? ”

Wizard Marjery said to Instructor Nora.

According to his original intention, he wanted to pay a tax and return to the city of Padstow directly through the territory of Lord Arvis.

The road is safer and easier to walk.

Marjery's guide saw that Instructor Nora was not moved at all, so he said to her:

"Otherwise, we will go east, although the distance is a little farther, but the road will not be so dangerous."

Instructor Nora shook her head and said:

"Then if you go, the distance you need to walk will be more than three times the road you are walking now, it's too far, we have to return to Castletown City before school starts anyway, and who can guarantee that the natives who were driven to the depths of the Pagisto Plateau by us will not move on the edge of the plateau, and it is more troublesome to meet those natives who only have one tendon in their heads than to meet any magical beasts, and they are still a group of poor ghosts!"

"I'm more familiar with the situation in the swamp area, and I also agree with the Blackwater swamp." Instructor Eleanor took the initiative.

Seeing that the other instructors in the adventure group did not have any doubts, the Majeri guide could only compromise.

"Well, since you're determined to walk past the edge of the Blackwater Swamp, let's give it a try." Guide Marjery said through gritted teeth.

He was actually so scared of walking the Blackwater Swamp that he didn't even want to remember the nightmarish path.

But now that the employer insisted on walking the edge of the blackwater swamp, the Marjery guide had no choice but to agree to it.

It's just that worry is written on that face......

……

In this way, the group only stayed in the village of the barrier for one night, and then guided by Marjery's guide, they walked west along the boundary monument at the edge of the valley.

In order not to enter the territory of the Lord of Arvis, Instructor Nora asked the party to travel westward, almost with a boundary monument attached.

This time, the expedition group did not travel with the caravan, and all the members rode horses, so they walked a long way along the boundary monument every day before camping and resting.

Along the way, the party never left the shadow of the Barrier Mountains.

On the fifth day after leaving the Barrier Village, the group was attacked by griffons again, and both attacks took place almost on the same day.

On these two griffon hunts, Instructor Nora, Instructor Eleanor, and Instructor Virgil showed an almost perfect match.

The three instructors pinned down the griffins in front, and Instructor Gru, Scarlett Magician, and Miss Christine were all in full swing in the back, leaving behind the corpses of two adult male griffins with great ease.

It's a pity that the fur of this thing is so cheap that everyone loses a lot of interest in hunting.

The party remained in the shadow of the Griffon's Fortress until the jungle in front of them suddenly became less dense, and large areas of jungle appeared with abundant aquatic grass, countless puddles connected together in large circles, and patches of bushes.

The mud between the weeds took on a swarthy black, and it was only then that Marjery's guide took on the reins again and told everyone to stop.

See the vast space outside the jungle, countless puddles, wild grass, silt, shrubs form an endless swamp, and occasionally see a few ash.

There is no dry soil here, only dark silt.

It's hard to pull out the boots when you step on them, and the black mud also exudes a strange smell, mixed with some fishy smell, and every time you take a step forward, you feel that maybe this step, the boots will stay in the footprints.

Instructor Nora jumped off his horse and took two steps forward alone.

She stepped forward and stepped into the mud with an ounce of urgency, and her entire thigh could sink into it, and Instructor Rao Nora stretched out her hand to stun her hand, and she almost sank into it.

But the swamp was silent, and not even birds flew over it.

"This is the edge of the Blackwater Swamp." The guide also reminded him of this.

Roy followed, his shoes in the grass as he jumped off his horse......

Although there is no water here, if you step on the grass with your foot, you will not wait a few seconds for a puddle of water to be stored in the footprint.

Instructor Eleanor did some reconnaissance in this complicated environment, and then happily told everyone that sure enough, there was no place to find the boundary monument buried by Lord Jarvis in this vicinity.

There is no doubt that the general has unwittingly stepped out of the territory of the lord of Yalvis.

Instructor Nora looked excited, but she didn't enter the Blackwater Swamp from here.

Instructor Nora told Marjery's guide to lead the group back until they found the boundary pillar on the west side of the jungle, and then continued north along the route of the boundary pillar.

……

The group retreated the same way, until the stinking pool of the swamp was barely visible, and only a barren meadow and a small patch of trees connected to it found a boundary marker in a hidden place.

This is where the jungle meets the blackwater swamp, and the grass is covered with rotting and fluffy silt.

Solid ground can only be found where trees grow, but these are often also places where small animals and poisonous insects gather.

Roy found that the elven warriors who had buried the boundary monument had not buried it in the swamp to be on the safe side.

At least the place where the boundary monument was buried was in the jungle, and nine horses lined up in a row, led by Instructor Eleanor, carefully walked into the desolate woodland.

Seeing that the adventure group did not really enter the Blackwater Swamp, Guide Majeri also secretly wiped the sweat from his face.

He let out a sigh of relief, the road was at least better than he thought.

"In the next part of the road, we will meet a lot of junior demonic beasts, but I believe that everyone will look at the problem rationally and don't blindly chase the junior demonic beasts that escaped to the blackwater swamp......"

Guide Marjery admonished the instructors in the group with a serious face.

The instructors lowered their heads and frowned, looking at the already wet shoes on their feet.

When you lift your feet, you will also find that there are several leeches lying on the surface of one boot.

The Marjery guide led the horse at the front of the procession.

After moving away from the Griffin Barrier Mountains, he finally walked out of the territory where the griffons were entrenched......

There are many magical beast resources at the edge of the Blackwater Swamp, wind foxes and demon antelopes can be seen almost everywhere, and some dire wolves can be seen following behind the one-horned bison from time to time.

This place belongs to the jungle and is next to the Blackwater Swamp, so there are a large number of primary magical beasts living here.

Elves never set foot in the Blackwater Swamp, and there are magic herbs everywhere here, and digging up a little magic herb is as easy as digging up wild vegetables!

Of course, high-grade magic herbs such as Sun Grass and Blind Grass are still very rare.

Along the way, the party hunts many junior monsters, including the cunning Wind Fox and the lightning-fast Demon Antelope......

If it weren't for Instructor Nora urging everyone to hurry every day, perhaps the adventure group would have gained a little more.

(End of chapter)