Heart of the Castle

Chapter 213 Fierce Battle in the Rotten Swamp ([-])

Contrary to its fearsome reputation, the Swamp of Blight is deceiving in its appearance.It is not so much a swamp as it is a plain shrouded in light smoke and mist. The green duckweed is densely covered on the water surface, which looks no different from a lush lawn at first glance.Thousands of branches and leaves of red willow tree and water cherry tree grow together, in clusters, one piece after another. Although it is early winter, the flowers on the crown of the trees are all blooming, and the breeze brings a thick and thick scent. The aroma is simply breathless.

People who see the swamp of decay for the first time are often attracted by this amazing beauty, so as to ignore the horror of this swamp, and Levi is no exception.When the young knight saw the Rotten Swamp from a distance, he was stunned by the bright enough scenery.

"Hey, master knights and priests, from now on, we must be careful."

Babrupa was perhaps the only one who wasn't attracted by the beauty of the Rotten Swamp. The short, stubby guy reminded him sullenly as he took a few ropes from the bark box.

"It's really a miraculous place." Li Wei let out a long breath and turned his head, with a hint of appreciation in his voice. "Mr. Babrupa, is this really a swamp of decay? I don't think there is any danger, and there are quite a lot of wild beasts."

What Li Wei said is indeed true. The wetland in front of him not only looks pleasant, but also has many small antelope and horned deer footprints on the soft ground. From the distant woods, there are faint howling wolves.
"Those footprints are not docile antelopes and deer...Damn it!" Babrupa tied the two ropes tightly together, then picked up the third rope, and then pulled a button, "There are Many strange monsters...Little Master Li Wei, help me."

He handed one end of the rope to Li Wei's hand, and then continued: "Those footprints are left by snakeskin beasts in the rotting swamp. As for wolves, there are really a lot here, but they are not ordinary wolves, but It's a werewolf."

"Werewolf? What is that?" Li Wei asked with the rope in his hand.

"Barbarians, orcs, natives of the swamp...you can call them whatever you want. These guys are much more ferocious than wolves. I hope we won't encounter them." Babrupa tied the last rope , A grunt was counted as an answer, and then handed the whole rope to others.

"There are many places to walk in the Rotten Swamp, but there is only one road that can pass safely, and there are often hags and drowned ghosts in the mud on both sides, trying to drag the unsuspecting people into the water. Fasten the ropes, and it will be convenient for rescue if someone is in danger." Babrupa said, and first tied the rope around his waist.

Li Wei looked at the rope in his hand, showing some reluctance. "I don't want to tie this thing. If something evil wants to drag me into the water, I'll let it taste the power of this." The young knight patted the hilt of the sword that was exposed at his waist, and said firmly said.

"Master Levi, what Babrupa said is right, this rope can give him some time to react." Wilps said while wrapping the rope around his waist twice.Li Wei frowned and considered for a while, finally nodded reluctantly and said: "Well, Mr. Will, this is also to protect the safety of others."

Ten minutes later, this small team lined up in two rows, and walked cautiously into the Rotten Swamp according to the location pointed out by Babrupa.After the initial tense time passed, nothing happened, and the feeling under my feet was different from the muddy one I imagined. Although I was stepping on soft and slippery water plants, it was not too difficult to walk.As a result, people's moods relaxed more or less, and their expressions loosened slightly.

"It seems that our luck is not bad, maybe those ghosts in the bedtime stories are still afraid to show up in broad daylight?" A storm priest looked at Babrupa who was walking in the front, and said sarcastically Companion said.

"Even at night, with the blessing of the Thunderer, no ghost would dare to harass Tomika's servant." His companion replied solemnly, touching his chest.

"Don't talk, your loud voice will startle the undead!" Babrupa turned around and warned in a low voice.

The priest who spoke first curled his lips, but his voice amplified a bit: "Of course this is a swamp, but I don't believe there will be any drowned ghosts or hags coming to grab my feet!"

Before the priest finished speaking, there was a sudden crash from behind him, and a black thing suddenly jumped out of the calm water, hugging the priest's feet with lightning speed.

"What!" The pastor yelled in horror, wanting to squat down and break away the things that hugged his feet, but the force from his feet was unusually strong, and the pastor lost his balance just as he squatted down. , was dragged towards the roadside quagmire by that black shadow.

"Damn it, hold on to the rope!" Someone yelled, and one arm at a time grabbed the rope wrapped around his waist, pulling the priest up with all his might.The black shadow that sprang out of the quagmire was much stronger than ordinary people, but it still couldn't resist so many strong and powerful arms. While making strange screams like scraping iron sheets, it was crushed together with the priest. dragged up.

"It's a hag!" Babrupa, who didn't participate in the dragging of the rope, saw the shadow clearly, and immediately let out a scream.

"It's really a damn thing." The priest, who was rolled in muddy water, cursed angrily, and tried his best to break free. The ankle grabbed by the hag was numb and painful, and black and slender claw marks appeared on it.

Li Wei had never seen a hag before, so he looked at the shadow curiously.The black shadow rolled in the mud full of foul-smelling mud. If it was an ordinary person, at most it could only be seen as a humanoid creature with messy long hair. Compared with its black hands and its bony body, It looks very strong.However, Li Wei opened up the vision of the exploration technique, and a human-shaped silhouette exuding a bright yellow light appeared in front of him.

Name: witch.

Race: Aberration (undead).

Life: 24.

Danger Level: Weak.

"It doesn't seem like a big trouble." The hag's data rolled before Li Wei's eyes, and the young knight was slightly relieved.However, when he inadvertently raised his eyes to look a little further away, his body shook violently.

Wherever his gaze went, the yellow light spots were as dense as stars!

(End of this chapter)