As the team slowly entered the poisonous swamp, everyone became more and more nervous.
The soft and slippery water plants and duckweeds under their feet made it hard for them to stand firmly. However, it was still much easier than what they had expected.
A 30-meter-long rope made of tough rattan strung everyone together. The end of the rope was tied to the old herb farmer's waist. A Silver Knight held the long rope in one hand and a long sword in the other, closely following the old herb farmer, ready to lend a helping hand when the time was right.
After all, there were still a large number of scavengers and venomous creatures living here. There were also many unknown monsters and ghosts, which were exceptionally difficult to deal with.
More than 20 teams of Holy Knights entered the swamp one after another. The distance between each team was less than 10 meters, so that they could coordinate with each other. In this way, the possibility of being attacked by witches was reduced.
The seven Golden Knights near Blackmountain City had already gathered here, escorting Reina and the little witch who had just been captured. They walked in the middle of the team. Since the number and strength of the team were far greater than their opponents, they were not worried that the witches would launch a large-scale attack. Instead, they were worried that the witches would escape after hearing the news and refuse to fight.
To be honest, it was definitely not easy to wear a full set of steel armor and travel long distances in the wild forest to chase after those extremely nimble and cunning witches.
Katherine held a sword in one hand and a torch in the other, following the team as they trekked in the swamp.
Looking around, they could barely see the area within five meters of the torch. Beyond that, it was a vast expanse of fog and whiteness. The dense fog drifted around them, covering everything with a thick layer of gauze, making it hard to see clearly.
The dense fog was rich in water vapor. When it intertwined with the flame on the torch, it burst out strange crackling sounds. The road under their feet did not look like a 'road' at all. There were only wet and slippery footprints left by their teammates in front of them.
The latecomers did not need to identify the road, they only needed to follow the footprints of the former.
A young black iron knight told them about the consequences of making a mistake in such a place through his personal experience.
Perhaps he just looked around or was absent-minded, the black iron knight stepped out of the 'grass road' and fell into the mud puddle at once.
It was as if an eye-catching torch had been lit. In an instant, the entire swamp began to boil!
It was visible to the naked eye that the mud in the smelly pond was stirring and rippling, as if some strange creature was digging restlessly underneath. Additionally, as the black iron knight kept struggling in the mud, the quagmire became increasingly restless as clear water lines rapidly approached the one who had fallen into the quagmire.
"Everyone, pull him up …" The leader of the Silver-tier knights shouted. The two knights who were closest to the fallen knight grabbed the rope that was tied around their waists and pulled him out of the stinky mud like pulling a carrot out of a well. "Pop!" The sound of the rope being pulled out of the mud was heard.
The sudden disappearance of their 'prey' enraged the abnormal monsters hiding in the mud. They crawled out one after another.
In an instant, a large group of old hag and Sludge Monsters appeared in the quagmire around the squad.
The old hag looked like a humanoid monster that had drowned. She had messy and dirty hair, dark claws, and incomplete but sharp fangs. Their claws and fangs were laced with terrifying toxins. They were even more dangerous than ghouls in the swamp.
As for the Sludge Monsters, they were low-level monsters that were made up of stinky mud and other strange substances. They had several special combat abilities such as' Sludge Missile ',' Acid Splash ', and' Multiplication '. Their attacks might not be strong, but they were enough to make people sick.
Facing the large-scale attack of the swamp creatures, the paladin squad was not afraid at all.
As the 'Holy Light Grenades' rained down, the souls of every swamp creature that was targeted would be purified by the holy light. The old hag would then become a rotten corpse, and the Sludge Monsters would turn into a pile of mud and die.
As if sensing that the intruders were difficult to deal with, the old hag and the Sludge Monsters began to wail as they floated in the swamp, using the mud to dodge the holy grenades. In the three-mile long squad, many old hag had already rushed up to the grassy path and engaged the paladins in melee combat.
If the intruders were the Empire's warriors instead, there would have been many casualties and poisoned. However, with the protection of the Holy Light, the Paladins had unparalleled lethality against these low-level monsters and monsters.
No matter how sharp the old hag's claws and fangs were, they could not penetrate the holy light barrier and the thick holy light armor of the paladins. Their skin, which they thought was as tough as cowhide, was as thin as a piece of paper in front of the paladins' swords that were infused with holy light.
The paladins cut down the old hag that had rushed up to the grassy path as if they were chopping vegetables, and their souls were completely purified. However, the paladins were in an awkward situation against the Sludge Monsters that had several long-range skills.
The Sludge Missiles tore through the air and crashed into the holy light barrier around the paladins' bodies, exploding into a putrid sludge. The smell and content caused the pure paladins to have a mental breakdown, and their noses were also tortured.
Using Holy Light Slash and Holy Seal Judgement against a group of low-level monsters was too much of a waste. Thus, the cheap holy grenades rained down on the Sludge Monsters. How could the small Sludge Monsters withstand the holy light's purification? One by one, the Sludge Monsters exploded without a sound.
However, before the Holy Knights could smile, the rotten mud-like body in the distance actually condensed again, splitting into three slightly smaller Sludge Monsters.
In the next moment, an even more concentrated barrage of Sludge Missiles and Acid Sputtering flew over.
What made the paladins feel like breaking down was that a normal Sludge Monster could split twice, and each individual could split into three slightly smaller Sludge Monsters. In other words, they needed to kill a normal Sludge Monster nine times to completely kill it.
Before that, these Sludge Monsters were already able to completely cover the area where the paladins were with their stinky sludge and the strange acid in their bodies.
For a moment, the entire paladin team was enveloped by a terrifying stench that pierced straight into their brains!
All the paladins were vomiting as they fought, and the comical and demonic scene was simply unbearable.
However, the paladins were far more powerful than the monsters and monsters in front of them. Thus, although the situation was a little out of control, the paladins had not suffered any casualties so far.
Whether it was the old hag's poison attacks or the Sludge Monsters' acid sputtering, the damage did not even have time to accumulate on the paladins' bodies, and was purified by rays of holy light.
The only pity was that the Holy Light could purify poison and acid, but it could not purify the stench!
Thus, the paladins who fell on the battlefield did not have any injuries on their bodies, but simply fell because of the stench.
Catherine was mixed in the long line, silently chanting words of praise for the great holy light. She shot out Grenades of Holy Light from her hands and threw them at the swaying silhouettes in the fog.
Her face was deathly pale, and she could barely breathe.
On the surface of the water, on the grass, and on her body, she was covered with sticky, slippery, disgusting acid. This' bodily fluid 'that had been nurtured in the Sludge Monsters' bodies for many years would emit a glowing green smoke no matter where it landed. It smelled like the terrible smell of the dirty 'waste' in the sewers that had been fully fermented.
Catherine only took a sniff before she vomited out everything in her stomach. In the end, even the acid in her stomach was vomited out.
Even though the paladins' limbs were weak from all the vomiting, they still fought bravely … no, slaughtered!
Batches of old hag and Sludge Monsters rushed out of the fog on both sides of the grassy path, and then fell under the paladins' holy swords while screaming miserably.
Although the battle was' fierce ', the paladin team strangely did not suffer any casualties!
The paladin team that stretched for three miles all stopped, and tried their best to purify this group of monsters and monsters. However, just as they were doing their best to fight, a huge lizard suddenly emerged from the swamp.
As rays of yellow petrification shot out from the swamp lizard's strange eyes, a few unprepared black iron paladins were instantly paralyzed on the spot.
A layer of greyish-green quickly spread on the surface of their skin. Very quickly, not to mention Pinky, even the eyeballs of the Holy Knight who was hit suddenly froze, turning into a hard stone statue that was hard to knock.
The swamp lizard pounced forward and bit the petrified paladins, turning around and dragging them into the swamp.
In the next moment, the entire swamp churned, and black water splashed everywhere. The swarms of swamp creatures tore at the paladins in a frenzy, dragging them deeper into the swamp.
As for the long rope that was tied around the Holy Knight's body, it had been bitten off in one bite, and could no longer be of any help.
"Bastard …"
Some of the paladins who saw this were extremely furious. They all brandished their swords and rushed into the swamp to fight the swamp creatures.
Unfortunately, with their strength on land, a black iron paladin could easily deal with seven or eight old hag. However, in this special environment, two or three old hag could toy with them until they were gasping for breath.
Relying on the Swamp Lizard, the Swamp Creatures actually managed to break through the Holy Knights' defenses, dragging them into the swamp where they couldn't escape even if they had the strength to.
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