The plan of Aiwas and the four of them must not be told to the locals in this village.
Because the "swamp" here is considered a forbidden area in Yingjia Village. Let alone outsiders, not even locals can approach it at any time.
Fortunately, there is a "traitor" among them.
On the pretext of exploring the past of Aiwass's grandfather Jacob - which was indeed what they were going to do soon - they had something to eat early in the morning to cushion their stomachs and left.
They even brought Haina's griffon with them on this trip.
Although Haina was completely unaware of the problem, she trusted Aiwass and Sherlock's brains very much.
Now they both say that there are great secrets and unknown risks in this village... Haina chose to trust without hesitation. In this case, her cute little griffon Liz cannot leave her sight.
Already.
With Haina leading the way, they went directly to the swamp without getting lost.
Listening to Haina's description of the village's layout, Aiwass gradually understood its location map.
There are two large lakes on the left and right sides of Yingjia Village. The large lake on the northeast side is the famous Sapphire Lake in Bagpipe Town. You can reach the lake from the easternmost part of Yingjia Village through a dense forest.
The lake on the southwest side is equally beautiful - it is slightly closer to Eagle Point Village. There is no need to pass through dense forests to reach this lake, but a downhill road that is spacious enough and covered with soft grass.
William and his friends usually choose this place when they go fishing. William's lake house is next to this lake.
As for the swamp - technically speaking, it has already left the village. It is next to the lake where William is located, which is directly south of Eagle Point Village.
If someone could overlook the entire Eagle Point Village from the top, they would see a very complete circle.
Both lakes and swamps are actually outside this circle.
"I was very naughty when I was little... I would run around the village."
Haina and the gryphon Liz walked at the front, walking skillfully through the dense forest without a trail, and replied without looking back: "I have heard that this place is dangerous since I was a child, but in fact, it is dangerous for those who are ignorant.
For children, 'danger' is more of an encouragement."
"Indeed," Aiwass nodded slightly and said softly, "it represents a certain sense of novelty and also symbolizes a desire to conquer - that is the possibility of children being better than adults."
Precisely because children know that they are children, they want to get rid of this identity. They do not really want to grow up, but they want to get rid of the constraints they have; or they want to exchange with adults who have tamed them.
status.
"-Although their actions are childish and unreasonable, it is only because they have little knowledge and lack of experience."
Aiwass looked at Haina's back and said softly: "There is no doubt that this is the desire for transcendence in their subconscious."
Haina paused slightly, sighed and admitted: "That's true."
Probably, I started to wake up from that time...
I really haven’t changed much since I was a child...
Haina's pupils were slightly stained with a hazy color.
At this moment, a faint white mist suddenly appeared around him.
Sherlock frowned slightly.
He immediately noticed that it was a rancid smell with a special pungent smell - different from the usual swamp smell. It was more like the smell emitted by corpses that had been dead for many days and had fermented.
Mixed with a moist earthy smell.
The soil under my feet turned into mud at some point.
When you step on it, transparent and slightly sticky yellow water will ooze out.
For some reason, it reminds me of the clear liquid that oozes from a wounded and bleeding body.
At this moment, Lily suddenly took a step forward, stretched out her left hand to block Aiwass behind her, and said coldly: "Something is coming."
Aiwass tilted his head slightly and noticed Lily's face becoming focused and cold.
This was an aggression she rarely showed in front of her. Lily usually always smiled softly, standing quietly behind her with her hands folded, like a shadow.
But now Lily was suddenly pulled out of the sheath like a dagger, shining with a cold light under the moonlight——
"[I have never hated others]."
Lily whispered the "lies" that she deceived herself and others.
Many gray threads suddenly appeared in the air.
Gray threads spread all around like spider webs, weaving between the trees in the dense forest.
The next moment, several headless undead slowly walked over from all directions.
"Second energy level, headless skeleton."
Aiwass's voice sounded: "Do you need me to take action?"
Haina's expression suddenly became focused.
She subconsciously wanted to pull out the sharp blade from her waist, but failed. Only then did she realize that her weapon had been given to her brother for maintenance.
But it doesn't matter.
Liz, the gryphon beside her, had already rushed forward.
She took two steps from the ground, then flapped her wings and flew up.
It was more like gliding than flying - she pounced on one of the headless undead, and when her front paws came into contact with the opponent, a hurricane burst out, directly tearing the opponent to pieces in an extremely cruel manner.
It was a completely different feeling from the calm and elegant fighting style of an adult white-feathered gryphon.
This was also Liz's first actual combat, and she exerted too much force. She injected an excessive amount of mana in one breath, so that the claws that could have shredded the opponent turned into embedded explosives instead.
The corpse that was shattered by excessive force was like an exploding landmine in an instant, exploding in a range of about 140 degrees behind it. The bark of the trees was deeply embedded with broken bones.
But Lily just pressed down her right hand, which was wrapped with several coils of silk thread, slightly, and then suddenly raised it.
Those gray thin lines were like pulleys, quietly reaching down from the branches of the tree, lifting the undead directly and hanging them on the tree.
They struggled, but couldn't break free for a while.
Sherlock sighed and stretched out his hand towards the swamp.
The swamp was shaking uneasily as if it had gained life.
Soon, several balls of mud emerged from it. They cracked like egg shells and turned into several small monsters.
They are about half a meter tall and look like some kind of bee or a kind of bat.
They have no eyes, but have sharp and dirty yellow teeth. Their arms are spears like bee stings, and behind them are thick wings.
After they were summoned, they flew behind Sherlock.
This is the elemental creature temporarily summoned by Sherlock, the Clay Eagle.
Since he knows that it is not safe here, Sherlock, as a mage, must prepare some means of protection.