The knight in the abyss

Chapter 258 Swamp Forest
After passing through the portal with the flashing dark green light, Lancelot felt a very slight dizziness, and then found himself in a dark dense forest.

Below his feet is a rotting swamp, with foul-smelling steam floating in the air, and the portal he came from is located in the trunk of a long-dead tree, and the portal can only be seen from the outside at a certain angle A magical aura emanating from it.

Lancelot closed his eyes and sensed for a while. There were some powerful auras in the distance, but there were no threatening creatures within a hundred feet, so he went through the portal behind him again and walked to his partners. around.

"How about it?"

Brutal, who was sitting on a rock, immediately jumped up. The impatient dwarf didn't like to wait, and the others also cast expectant glances at Lancelot.

"there……"

"Wait a minute!" The dwarf interrupted him violently, clenched his hammer tightly in his hand, "How do I know if you are still the original Lancelot? How do you prove that you are still you?"

"Ah?" Lancelot was a little confused by him, but nodded after thinking about it, "Well, this kind of caution is also necessary, not bad...how about you ask a question that only the two of us know?"

"Hey, I'm an experienced adventurer." The dwarf had a mischievous smile on his face, "In your opinion, who is the most beautiful woman in the world?"

"...If my answer wasn't Tijana, wouldn't you be throwing the hammer over here?"

"Haha, it seems that it is indeed me." The dwarf laughed and walked forward, "How is it over there? Are the flowers blooming and the grass really like the legend?"

"Unfortunately, there is a swamp and dense forest over there. There is noxious steam floating in the air. There is no danger nearby, but it is hard to say if it is farther away."

"It sounds like we are not very lucky. The exit of the portal should be located on the north bank of the Hoffenstein River, which is still under the control of the Mother of Demons' army." Kara Lin explained to everyone.

"Come, come, refresh your mind with the anti-poison potion, everyone has one mouthful." Kora took out a large flagon from his backpack, which was filled with light green potion.Since the demand for several basic potions is too great, it would be too wasteful to use a disposable glass bottle every time, so the halfling got this container from the dwarves, and it can satisfy everyone's needs by filling it once.

The jug was passed among the people, and everyone took a sip.Aramir applied life-enhancing spells to everyone, and the rest of them sorted out their equipment.Although Lancelow said that there are no enemies nearby, after all, the exit of the portal is located in an area controlled by demons, so you must be prepared for battle.

After tidying up, everyone formed a battle formation, passed through the portal one by one, and came to Andrinna.

"I have to say, this place is even worse than I imagined." Brutal stepped out and stepped into a shallow pit that didn't look deep, but the bottom of the pit was actually full of soft mud. After pulling the legs back, the entire body below the knees was dirty.

"Where should we go now?" Karaline asked Lancelot, "I can't see the sun here, and I can't recognize the direction at all..."

"Haha, the sun is not used to judge the direction in the forest." The elf smiled and pointed to the tree trunk beside him, "Did you see those moss? Moss is suitable for living in a damp place, although it is difficult to get sunlight here." In, but obviously the moss is denser on this side, and the trunk is backlit to the north, so the moss will grow denser."

"Wow! Can it still be like this?" Little Isa's eyes were almost shining, and she ran over and circled the tree trunk several times, "It's true!"

Lancelow smiled. He could understand the little girl's excitement. For an underage girl who grew up in the court, this knowledge was really interesting.But he still called little Isa back. After all, this is an unfamiliar environment. Enemies may appear at any time, so we must not relax our vigilance.

The crowd began to move in the direction indicated by Alamer.The ground of the dense forest is very difficult to walk, and any piece of ground covered by fallen leaves may be a swamp that cannot be settled, which seriously slows down everyone's progress.

Suddenly, Lancelot's ears moved, and he heard some unusual sounds.

"Did you hear that too?" Aramir on the side said to him, elves also have excellent hearing, especially in the special environment of the forest.

Lancelot closed his eyes, mobilized his true energy to gather in his ears, and immediately every movement around him became very clear, whether it was the soft sound of Brutal's beard rubbing against the breastplate, or the sound of the wind blowing over love. The airflow of Lotishia's wings could be heard clearly.

He ignored all these noises and focused his attention on the direction where the abnormal noise came from just now.

Lancelot heard small cries, as if from a child younger than little Isa, accompanied by occasional beatings.He also heard the crunch of feet on dead branches, and the clatter of something heavy dragging on the ground, pushing away fallen leaves.

"The sound came from that direction, about two hundred feet away from us." Lancelow pointed to a direction on the right. "It seems that a child has been caught and is being dragged by several monsters."

"Kid?" Brutal raised an eyebrow. "Whatever it is, we've got to see it."

"Shall I go to investigate first?" Little Isa said, and then turned into a little bat with a bang, standing on Lancelot's shoulder.

"Well, it will take a while for us to get there, you go there first to check on the enemy's situation." Lancelow nodded, "Pay attention to concealment, your task is to bring back the enemy's information, don't expose yourself. "

"Squeak!" The little bat yelled twice in response, then flapped its wings and flew out from Lancelot's shoulder.

The little Isa in the flying state moved forward much faster, and her unique ultrasonic sensing ability allowed her to easily walk through the canopy full of branches.In less than 2 minutes, she found the target.

According to the essentials learned from her teacher, she hung upside down under a branch, hid herself in the shadow among the leaves, and looked down.

I saw five green-skinned monsters over nine feet tall walking below.This monster has a humanoid body shape, its arms are longer than its knees, and it has no clothing except a waist. It has a huge nose, a protruding mouth and a pair of small and pointed ears on its ugly head. And dark green hair that reminded her of a moldy mop.

　Happy weekend everyone~ Do you recognize what kind of monster this is?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)