Three hundred and seventeen. The drowning man in the quagmire
"That person may not be the brother, or even does not exist at all..."
In the dark swamp jungle, two figures walked through it, and the sound of talking sounded.
Although she still had a tiny hope like Mars in her heart, her suspicion of the Mother of the Swamp concealed her belief in Oliver.
Think about it, even Lu Li, who is mysterious in his identity, has many difficulties from Shadow Town to Shadow Swamp, and then to the depths of Shadow Swamp, not to mention Oliver, who is just an ordinary person.
"I agree, the Mother of the Swamp is introducing you into its nest." Anna's voice sounded in the void.
Lu Li did not answer because the Mother of the Swamp was whispering slowly.
【Your companion…is doubting our deal…】
"It's normal to doubt it."
Lu Li's voice aroused Anna and Jojo's eyes.
"You and I have an unequal status and an unequal information. If you want, you can take us into the abyss at any time."
The Mother of the Swamp seemed to be thinking, and a whisper came from a moment later: [I don't know if that is the person you are looking for... but he does exist...]
"Um."
Since it is a transaction, there is naturally something that both parties believe to be equal, which is the transaction itself: Lu Li needs to find Oliver's whereabouts, and Mother of the Swamp needs Lu Li to help fight against the unknown evil god.
unless……
Mother of the Swamp does not need Lu Li's help.
He approached the dead tree where Shadowman was hiding, looked away and looked forward. Shadowman had already appeared behind another dead tree more than ten meters away.
A period of contact has made Jojo no longer afraid of shadowy people. Such monsters, or servants, are like silent and shy observers, always hiding behind trees and peeping at them.
Not only the shadowy people leading the way, but there are always more shadowy people around them. They bring vision to the Mother of the Swamp and avoid possible dangerous areas.
and perhaps exist to monitor them.
It's not long since the real rainy season, and the swamp has become difficult to walk. The sludge of unknown depth is covered with calm silt and water. Even if they can't fall into the sludge, the sludge that can't get into the ankles will be taken away.
Some physical strength.
Qiao Qiao stepped on Lu Li's footprints to reduce physical energy consumption.
After rushing for half an hour, maybe even longer, Lu Li in front of him stopped.
Qiao Qiao, who was following behind, turned her head and looked at her, and a clearing area appeared in front of her, and there was a small wooden house covered by blood rain.
"It's here..." Anna's murmur was filled with memories.
This was the last time they stopped on a stormy day.
It is also the place where "real" Anna is trapped in the false letters of "door".
"Why bring me here?" Lu Li asked, he didn't think it was a coincidence of "pass".
[There is no mud around... You have been here... I know where to go...]
A very reasonable explanation.
The slippery soil replaced the disgusting mud. They passed by the wooden house and pushed open the door.
The strong smell of rotten wood floated out, and the cabin still maintained the appearance they had left, without traces, without changes... without Anna.
"let's go."
After a short stay outside the cabin, Lu Li and others walked through the open space and continued to penetrate into the Shadow Swamp.
The shadow of leading the way never disappeared from sight. After a while, Qiao Qiao turned around and there was no clearings or wooden houses here.
As we went deeper, the twisted and weird dead trees began to become dense, covering most of the branches of the sky, making it dim and difficult to see.
[Bats approaching…] Mother of the Swamp whispers.
Lu Li stopped and moved closer to a dead tree, reminding Anna and Jojo: "The Night Demon is nearby."
Upon hearing this, Qiao Qiao quickly stepped beside Lu Li and squatted down, and looked up at the sky with Anna who appeared in her figure.
There is only a faint sound of rain in the silent swamp jungle, and the deep space beyond the sight, the sound of wings waving appearing.
After more than ten seconds, a little undetectable black dot appeared at the end of sight and quickly enlarged.
The night demon was set off by the hideous and terrifying blood clouds, and swept the airflow at a height of hundreds of meters above the ground and flew towards the depths of the swamp.
"They just pass by your territory at will?"
When Ye Demon disappeared from sight, Lu Lekou asked.
【My servant... cannot reach the bat...】
Suppression of ground units by air units.
Fortunately, the real battlefield of the Mother of the Swamp and the unknown evil god is in the Shadow Swamp, and the dead trees everywhere and the deeper banyan trees have reduced the use of the Night Demon.
"Come on."
Lu Li left the dead tree and continued to move forward according to his past memories.
The dead trees faded away from their side, and a small open space appeared in front of them. After passing here and going a little further, it will be the entrance to the strange banyan jungle where Lu Li's last exploration stopped.
Walking out of the jungle and walking between the open space, Lu Li's rain boots stepped into a dark mud with no difference in color from the surrounding area.
The mud stopped behind the back of his foot, and Lu Li stepped out his right foot and stepped into the mud.
But at this time, the changes emerge.
The feet that stopped falling into the mud seemed to step on quicksand and fell down again. The sticky mud swallowed Lu Li's calves and spread to his knees.
Anna immediately took action, but felt the resistance, as if something was under the mud that grabbed Lu Li's legs.
The rational value counter did not make a sound, and the inspiration was not perceived, but what devoured Lu Li's legs was not the simple suction force of the mud - he could clearly feel that countless hands were holding his ankles and dragging them down.
"Jojo retreated, and Anna attacked the ground."
Lu Li calmly ordered.
The transparent spear transformed by Anna hit the mud around Lu Li, and a large hole appeared. The next second, the mud closed, and it became irritated and boiling. Countless arms stretched out from under the mud, extending like a python, grabbing Anna.
"Get out!"
Anna burst into a surging air flow, and the mud hand that flew into it turned into mud and rain, falling down like a living thing, gathering on its own and flowing to the swamp.
At this moment, Lu Li listened quietly to the whisper of the Mother of the Swamp in silence
【It is the "drowned quagmire"…】
"Minister?"
The Mother of the Swamp paused slightly and told Lu Li: [You humans call it...evil spirit...]
"Why are evil spirits in your territory?"
【It is the resident of the swamp…】
"Can you let it stop?" Lu Li's knees were swallowed and extended to his thighs. More and more hands under the mud grabbed Lu Li, speeding up his swallowing speed.
"Leave him!"
Anna's cold breath leaked, attacking every part of the mud maniac, but what she did was as powerless as a punch at the water.
The scarlet pupils became more and more prosperous, and the music in Anna's breath mixed with endless malice that penetrated the world.
【I...can't do it now...】
Lu Li no longer trusted the mother of the swamp, let Anna stay calm, pulled out the psychic gun and pointed it at the mud below her.
He pulled the trigger on his finger, but did not press it down.
The loud bang of the psychic gun fired was already spread around for several miles. If they were fired, they would encounter countless troubles next.
But if you don't do that, Anna will transform into a real evil spirit, and Lu Li will be dragged into the mud and drowned.