"Have there been any movements in the surroundings recently?"
Catherine was standing on top of a tall, maroon horse. She was wearing an exquisite, bright silver armor, which made her body look even more graceful and light.
Although Katherine's body looked very slender and even a little weak from the outside, she was still a little weak. She was even more daring than the male knights. Thus, when she wore a full set of fine steel armor and brandished her greatsword to attack the enemy, she would immediately turn into a mighty lion.
Thus, when she furrowed her eyebrows and showed a worried expression, the apprentice knights following her became even more confused.
"Lady Catherine, what are you worried about?" A young apprentice knight gathered his courage and asked, "The remaining witches have already been forced into the forest near Black Mountain City. As long as we search patiently, we will definitely find their hiding place. The situation is looking good, so why are you still so worried? "
Catherine shook her head in confusion.
"You have not personally witnessed the brutality of the witches from another world, so you have no idea of their terrifying power. I … I … "Speaking up to this point, Catherine could not help but shiver slightly, as if she had recalled something terrifying.
"You mean … the battle in Harkanth City!" The apprentice knight probed.
As Catherine's personal guards, they naturally knew about the several cruel battles she had experienced.
It was said that Catherine was originally a member of the Holy Light Chapel in Harkanth City. When the witches were in the clutches of the witches, as an apprentice knight, Catherine actually dared to step forward and save dozens of her companions from the hands of the terrifying witches.
Because of this experience, after the disaster that Harkanth City went through, the upper echelons of the Holy Knights dispatched her to the south to participate in the encirclement and annihilation of the witches. On the other hand, Catherine wasn't intimidated by the viciousness of the sorcerers. Instead, she erupted with 120% of her courage and managed to survive until the very end in a cruel battle against a Tier 2 Witch. She even killed the Tier 2 Witch with her own hands.
It was in that battle that she obtained the rich Holy Light Feedback and became a black iron knight in one fell swoop!
Everyone present was familiar with Catherine's experience, so they could understand her sentimentality to a certain extent. Anyone who lost their comrade and friend in a battle would become like her, melancholy and determined.
"Don't talk about me …" Catherine quickly got rid of her sadness. "Tell me about the recent developments of the witches! What happened to the monsters that appeared in the northern part of the empire? "
Another young apprentice knight with the same childish face said, "I know that. That group of monsters was truly terrifying. They had a terrifying pestilence effect, and ordinary people had no way of resisting their attacks. Fortunately, the two Holy Knights were in the vicinity of the outbreak zone, and they managed to block the monsters from the Red Cloud Platform in time. I heard that the two Holy Knights took turns to attack and killed almost half of the monsters. That was why the terrible epidemic did not spread! "
"Then … that demon hiding under Mount Gansus?" At this point, Katherine's body trembled a little as if she didn't even dare to mention the name of that demon.
"I don't know! In order to investigate the situation of the demon's battle, the northern division lost another elite squad. Unfortunately, even so, they couldn't find the whereabouts of the demons. However, since that group of terrible plague monsters appeared in the Red Cloud Platform, I'm afraid that the demons are not far away. The reason why the two Holy Knights kept an eye on that place might be because they considered this point. "
Catherine shook her head, perplexed.
"The Holy Knights should not have abandoned this place! I have a feeling that the outbreak of plague monsters in the north was just a means used by the other party. And their real target … is most likely here! "
"Here?" The apprentice knights looked at each other, feeling somewhat incredulous. "You mean that the terrible demon will come here to meet with the witches?"
"I don't know, I really don't know. I'm very confused now. I can always vaguely feel some danger, but I can't tell the source of the danger. I … "
While Catherine was distressed and struggling, a large cloud of dust suddenly rose from the grayish-white dirt road in the distance. A few fast horses shouted all the way into the military camp and rushed towards the central tent. She couldn't clearly hear what they were shouting from far away, but wherever they passed, a large number of Holy Knights and soldiers of the empire came out of the camp, discussing spiritedly and rubbing their palms.
"It's the team that went to the north to investigate!" An apprentice knight looked carefully and suddenly said excitedly, "They suddenly came back, they must have some valuable information!"
No one talked to him anymore. The group of people galloped down the high slope and quickly rushed towards the central tent.
When they arrived at the center of the camp, a large number of Holy Knights had already gathered around the tent. First, there was a lot of discussion. Later, after asking around, Catherine quickly figured out the reason why they were so excited.
The nest of the remaining witches was found!
It wasn't surprising to say that the nest was hidden in the depths of the poisonous swamp as expected.
And the team of Holy Knights that were sent to investigate the vicinity of the poisonous swamp were lucky enough to capture a Grade 1 witch who was trying to sneak into the area from another region. From her, they found out the exact location of the witch's nest.
And more importantly, the remaining witches seemed to have the intention of giving up the nest, and were desperately gathering the witches nearby to rush to meet with them. It was said that they planned to give up this place and sneak to the north to join forces with the plague monsters that were causing trouble there.
Upon hearing such an important piece of information, the three Golden Knights who were in charge of the central tent did not dare to delay. They sent their men to Blackwater City to ask the four Golden Knights to rush over to support them. At the same time, they quickly summoned and deployed the Holy Knights, preparing to gather the most powerful team to sweep the enemy's nest.
The enemy wants to escape from the poisonous swamp? Hmph, it's simply wishful thinking!
She didn't know why, but seeing so many of her companions rubbing their palms together and preparing to finish the battle in one fell swoop, Catherine felt inexplicably terrified.
But there were more than three to four hundred Black Iron Knights like her here, and under the command of the three Golden Knights, there was no room for her to step forward and make a suggestion.
The poisonous swamp was also a relatively well-known dangerous place near Blackmountain City!
It was located in a low basin, about seven to eight miles wide from north to south and about twelve miles long from east to west. It was full of stinking mud and terrifying swamps.
Fog pine flowers grew everywhere in the basin, producing a large amount of poisonous gas in the humid environment. Coupled with the fact that the area was closed, the poisonous gas had nowhere to spread. Therefore, a terrible swamp poisonous fog was formed above the swamp.
It was precisely because of this that the locals near Blackmountain City almost never dared to take even half a step closer to the poisonous swamp. Only during a few short days in June every year could the scorching sun penetrate the sea of trees and shine into the poisonous swamp, dispersing the poisonous fog there.
Taking advantage of such a good opportunity, the local mountain people dared to enter the swamp to pick some exotic flowers and herbs that could not be found outside. Therefore, only the older mountain people knew a thing or two about the topography and terrain inside.
Therefore, the assembled Paladin team sent a message to Blackmountain City, asking them to try their best to recruit the old medicine farmers who had entered the poisonous swamp.
… …
The poisonous swamp.
Even though the sky was bright and clear, the basin where the Poisonous Swamp was located was still filled with a dense fog that one couldn't even see their own fingers.
There was no wind.
The fog was like a thick layer of gauze, firmly covering the sky above the basin, hiding everything in the dark place that no one knew about.
Stepping into the poisonous swamp, the place was filled with bubbling quagmires and swamps. There was even a thin layer of aquatic plants growing on top of the soft and stinky mud, making it difficult to tell which part was solid and which was soft.
While a large number of the empire's warriors were still trudging through the majestic mountains, the elite Paladins, who had changed into light chainmail armors, had already sealed off the few paths that led to the outside world from the poisonous swamp.
Standing high up on the mountain, looking down at the vast expanse of white of the poisonous swamp through the lush leaves of the forest, everyone's heart was both excited and apprehensive, not knowing how the battle would develop next.
But their side had the absolute advantage, as long as they could break the outer defense of the witch's lair, what kind of tricks could the trifling number of witches, who numbered less than ten, do?
A temporary battle camp was set up near the entrance of the basin.
More than 370 Paladins gathered here, quietly waiting for the high-ranking commander to give the order to fight. As for the remaining 400 apprentice knights, they led the empire's warriors to firmly control the surrounding dangerous terrain.
The poisonous fog in the poisonous swamp was not something that ordinary people could resist, so the empire's warriors and apprentice knights were left outside. On the other hand, the 400 Paladins were divided into more than 20 combat teams, led by the local medicine farmers, to enter the swamp and clear the last witch's lair.
Catherine's team had a total of 15 people, led by two Silver-tier Paladins. They lit up their torches and followed an old but vigorous medicine farmer to the edge of the swamp.
Before entering the swamp, Old Yaonong wrapped some red beans in a cloth and tied them under his nose. Then, he carried a long wooden stick and walked into the swamp step by step, pausing for a while.
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