Love and passion, cutting up the wasteland

"Lao Lu, are you okay?" After Kang landed ashore, the first thing he did was to go forward and help Lu Meng.

Lu Meng waved his hand: "Nothing else... It's just a pity that I took a shower before."

Indeed, because he had to dive into the mire, he was now covered in mud and his whole body was dark.

The other caravan members were not much better. The clothes they finally changed were all wet and dirty. Traveling through this swamp, it was impossible to stay clean and dry.

Fortunately, they were prepared and Lu Meng also gave an extra reminder.

Now those important supplies are tied to the back of the beast of burden, and waterproofing measures have been taken, so there is no loss along the way.

Don't worry too much about the sludge on your body. On the bright side, it can also prevent insects. Many swamp dwellers will even take the initiative to do so.

Of course, if the hemp rope is not tied in time and the team disperses, that will be another result.

"Who are they?" Kang turned over the corpses on the ground.

Most of the bodies of the deceased were shriveled and slender. Compared to the Shaq soldiers, they looked like malnourished paupers. They were not even cannon fodder in a frontal charge battlefield.

The result is that these enemies can also create deadly murderous intentions in this jungle.

This made Kang Po a little uncomfortable.

"They are swamp ninjas..." At this point, Lu Meng no longer concealed his understanding of the swamp faction and explained in detail.

If you tell them this from the beginning, many people may think that this is just your imagination. After all, everyone is new to the swamp.

Only after experiencing it for themselves did everyone become convinced.

Everyone was amazed, and even if they had questions, the other party could answer them one by one.

From this point of view, the superiors arranged for this young man to temporarily join this team, which is not to let him have a free ride.

This is obviously to provide assistance and a borrowed leg to everyone.

The caravan members were originally worried: it would be so difficult to move with the aborigines leading the way. Once the deal was over, how would they continue to complete the mission.

Don't worry now.

This team leader is everyone’s back-up man.

In addition, the battle just now, although it was not clear in the night, but just listening to the wails and screams from the other side, one can imagine that the battle was one-sided.

This kind of skill is probably no less than that of their original team leader Ryan.

And Ryan is a warrior with the title of ‘Giant’.

Doesn't this mean...

The timing was too coincidental, and the Shaq warriors in the caravan gradually connected it with the major event that happened before departure.

And the newly born title warrior, ‘Nameless’.

If Leader Lu is the unknown person, it is not difficult to explain why the superiors have so much trust in him.

What's more, some people also consciously understand the meaning of "nameless".

——Those who have established real meritorious deeds often have no distinguished reputation.

This goes against the Sharks' principle of pursuing glory, but it is precisely because of this that heroes who are willing to give up glory and remain anonymous are even more admirable.

The same is true for the nameless ones.

Although he had just made an unparalleled achievement, he did not boast about himself at all, and was not willing to rest on his merits. He turned around and led them deep into this barren land, sharing the joys and sorrows with ordinary soldiers and solving problems for the kingdom.

What's more, he's still human.

How solid a friendship must be for the unknown person to pay so much?

There was a subtle change in the way the caravan looked at Leader Lu.

Lu Meng, who was aware of this, also understood that his goal was achieved.

Although he had requested before setting off that the caravan must obey his command in the swamp, Bayan agreed.

But the power of command is not as simple as a word.

From the beginning, it seemed that everyone could indeed obey his orders, but they were all relayed through Ryan. Essentially, it was the former Hundred Regiment Guardsman and Queen's Special Envoy who could command them - but Ryan happened to trust Lu Meng as well.

Now that he has successfully crossed the Black Swamp, all members of the caravan have fully recognized his status as the leader.

On the surface, there is no difference between the two, but in fact they are two completely different concepts.

To use the simplest example, if Lu Meng wanted to order one of the Shaq soldiers to die on the spot, they would not have any doubts and would only consider it a necessary part of the plan.

But before that, similar orders have to be conveyed through Ryan. Once there are setbacks, it is almost impossible to implement them.

As for those human mercenaries, they work for money.

Lu Meng only needs to make them realize that only by following him can they survive and receive rewards happily. That is enough.

It was not in vain that he took a dip in the black swamp.

Surprisingly, after this 'driving the duck into the water', his [swimming] skill has broken through to the 'basic' level.

"Hemp rope..." The tall and powerful Ryan also came ashore, but she immediately went to check the battlefield and tried to restore the scene at that time, "Why did it break?"

If the rope connecting the two banks hadn't broken halfway, even with the swamp ninjas, they wouldn't have faced much danger. The leader also used this to threaten them.

"We swamp people have been walking for many years, and we have never encountered it breaking naturally..." Ariel responded with lingering fear.

He checked the end of the rope again: "It was cut off."

Rui En looked at Lu Meng, who shook his head: "The ninjas didn't do it."

He also saw the cracks in the rope, as if cut by a sharp blade.

but.

Cutting off the rope is a means of breaking up votes.

He remembered clearly that after he captured the ninja leader, the other party still had some intention of negotiating.

And once the rope is broken, both parties know that the relationship is completely broken.

"That's right!" Ariel exclaimed in surprise, "The leader just said that they also had people on the other side when we came..."

Rui En shook his head and looked at Lu Meng and smiled: "You don't have to worry about this."

Only then did Ariel notice that although all members of the caravan had landed, no one had any intention of leaving yet.

Lu Meng took off the leader's horn whistle and blew a long cry.

After a while, the rope that was tight just now suddenly loosened again and collapsed into the black marsh, but this time no one panicked.

A similar horn whistle sounded on the other side.

Lu Meng called on everyone to pull the rope and quickly pull it back this way.

Only then did Ariel see a Shaq female warrior carrying a flat sword on her back, clinging to a rope and being pulled straight across the black swamp, stirring up a muddy water.

This is much faster than wading through the water.

Just looking at the female warrior's expression, she looked quite nervous.

"Thank you for your hard work." Lu Meng reached out and pulled Luka up, "Are there any enemies?"

"No, they are bluffing." Luka's voice was trembling.

After she calmed down, she found the 'surfing' experience quite exciting.

It turned out that this ally of the Skeleton Corps did not follow the group through the Black Swamp according to Lu Meng's arrangement, just to prevent someone from cutting off their retreat.

"Uh..." Ariel hesitated.

"Why did you cut our ropes again!" Another swamp man, Asheng, said in shock.

He had just wiped off the mud from the soles of his feet and put on his straw shoes, and then he saw this scene.

Look at the end of the rope that Luka was clinging to, it was cut off again.

Luka was a little helpless: "The tie is too tight, I can't untie it."

Aliexin said that you can spend more time climbing over slowly...

I couldn't say this, after all, it was too dangerous to cross the river alone.

"Don't blame her." Lu Meng said, "I arranged it."

He held the end of the rope: "And this way, if anyone is following us, they won't be able to get through now."

Is this the so-called burning of bridges... Looking at Mr. Lu's smile, the two swamp people murmured in unison.

However, for the indigenous people, this rope broke twice inexplicably (it fell loose), and its safety was also problematic, making it unreliable. After the rainy season, people in the village will still come back to set it up again.

The tall female warrior stood alone at the edge of the black swamp, looking back quietly.

The water waves calmed down, and it was dark and silent, as if he was waiting for the group of people to pass by without leaving any trace on this quagmire.

Although the caravan passed successfully, Ryan's mind did not calm down.

——Princess Seto ended up in such a swamp.

If before setting off, she still had a glimmer of hope in her heart; but at this moment, Ryan didn't want to think about it any more.

Maybe His Majesty the Stone Demon's daughter is already buried in a deep pool like this black swamp, just as Lu Meng warned.

"Be more open-minded." Lu Meng saw Ryan's thoughts and walked forward. He wanted to pat his shoulder to comfort him but he retracted his hand: "Judging from the time, the day Seto left was probably during the dry season in the swamp. , the environment may not be so bad.”

Ryan didn't look at Lu Meng, but said helplessly: "Even if we don't talk about this, it is really difficult to find someone in this vast swamp. Even if you bring a hound, a new rain is enough to leave the previous person alone." Can the traces of breath on your clothes be completely washed away?"

"Let's change our thinking." Lu Meng reminded, "The princess said she came here for warrior training... If you want to become a qualified Shaq warrior, you don't have to fight against mud tree branches, but defeat the monsters in this swamp." 'people'."

"The strength level of ordinary villagers is too low, and it is against the rules to challenge them... Then the only ones she is looking for are the masters of the major factions."

"Next, we can go to the locations of those gangs one by one. If Seto has been there, the members will definitely have an impression - even if they have not been in contact, it will be easier to search for Seto by using the power of these local factions. news."

"I even doubt," Lu Meng rubbed his chin, "that the swamp ninja will appear here, maybe it is related to Princess Seto...for example, beat up one or two of their leaders?"

It's unlikely. This team of swamp ninjas doesn't look like they're here to hunt for enemies.

Their leader was also stabbed by himself.

But I have to leave a thought for this female warrior with a mission.

Sure enough, after listening to Lu Meng's analysis, Rui En's eyes lit up, and he felt that his thoughts suddenly became clear, and he found the direction of future actions.

"Thank you, Wuming..." Ryan turned around and was about to say thank you when he was suddenly startled and reached out to hold the handle of the ax at his waist, like a lion with explosive hair.

The man in front of him was wearing a rusty steel gas mask, his respirator hung limply, and the algae-stained glass goggles blocked his vision, making him look even more gloomy and eerie.

This is exactly what a swamp ninja looks like.

There are enemies?

What kind of opponent could quietly get between himself and Lu Meng?

However, Ryan reacted quickly and let go of the ax handle.

Because under the mask of the 'Swamp Ninja', a strand of white hair was exposed, and the familiar straight-blade machete hung on his waist.

Lu Meng straightened his head: "How's it going? Does it fit?"

Ryan: "The hair is showing."

"It doesn't matter, there are many children of the scorched earth among the swamp ninjas." Even so, Lu Meng still tucked his hair away and walked to the edge of the black swamp to look at himself through reflection.

The Swamp Ninja's protective gear is both a gas mask and a diving helmet, and is said to be an ancient creation heritage.

Wearing it made Lu Meng feel like he was somewhere between a diver and a biochemical soldier.

"Do you want to..." Seeing his appearance, Ryan reacted.

"Yes." Lu Meng nodded, "Tear off the clothes and equipment from the corpse, preferably in complete sets."

"If you want to mingle with the factions in the swamp, it's best to pretend to be one of them... The five major local gangs are too closely connected with each other, and it's easy to expose their secrets. It's best to have swamp ninjas who are connected but not close." He greeted. People started to take action.

Another important point is that the people of the Water Tribe live in a damp environment all year round. Their skin often suffers from ulcers and they don't like to be exposed. Ninjas who go out naturally have the need to hide their faces and have obvious attire.

If he didn't meet them, he might have to take the initiative to find trouble.

Lu Meng took a Ninja sword, glanced at it with disgust, and made a casual gesture.

Although he didn't know how to use this thin short sword, his body shape completely overlapped with that of the previous swamp ninja.

Rui En squinted her eyes and looked at them. With her outsider's knowledge, she really couldn't tell the difference.

She just mistook Lu Meng for a swamp ninja, not entirely because of her sensitive nerves.

More importantly, the characters imitated by Lu Meng are so lifelike that they can even be said to possess temperament and charm.

As the level of stealth skills continues to improve, until it changes qualitatively, his own camouflage ability also increases. Coupled with the in-depth understanding of the major forces, he is really doing everything he does.

After all, the most perfect stealth is to kill everyone... No, it's to hide in the city.

It is said that the top stealth masters can draw a knife in front of the target and slowly push it into the heart, and the person will not notice anything strange.

This is the ultimate in hiding intentions and restraining murderous intent.

"Then what do we do?"

Ryan also picked up a ninja mask, but soon discovered a problem: Not to mention that she basically needed to go up to a larger size. Even ordinary Shaq warriors with horns on their heads couldn't fit into this seal. style face mask.

Lu Meng took off his mask and thought about it, this was indeed a problem.

Probably when this batch of products came out, the designers did not consider that people with long horns also have the need to dive.

After all, there were no such creatures as the Sharks at that time.

Now, there are no Shaqs in Swamp Ninja either.

He called over several Shaqs and tried on the masks. Among them, only Luca, a hornless man, succeeded.

Coupled with the Swamp Ninja's full body straps, you can blend in perfectly.

Lu Mengyou turned to Ruian and Kang...

Both men: "Don't even think about it."

Thanks to my friend Salted Egg Yellow for the 588 book coins tip——