BXBX NOVEL Chapter 287 - 287: Storm Mercenary Group
The Illusionary Mist Marsh was too big.
However, for Chu Bai, he only needed to ensure that he was walking in the right direction!
As for whether it was big or not, it did not matter.
If it was too late, he could just go offline. He would come online tomorrow at this place anyway.
As he walked, Chu Bai came across a swamp.
If he had not activated Evil Dragon Snooping, he might not have discovered this swamp.
The swamp was covered with leaves and tree trunks. At first glance, it looked no different from the ground. The only difference was that there were no trees in this area.
There were some trees that were broken and fell into the swamp.
However, upon closer inspection, one could see that there were many animal bones on the swamp.
Chu Bai took a look. This swamp was probably more than a hundred meters wide.
It was obviously impossible for him to walk through the swamp.
“Demonic Dragon Cloak, fly!”
Chu Bai released the Demonic Dragon Cloak and flew forward.
However, just as he flew to the top of the swamp, a powerful suction force suddenly sucked him into the swamp.
Moreover, his descent speed was extremely fast!
Fortunately, he was flying high. Otherwise, Chu Bai would not have had much time to react before falling into the swamp.
“Instant Step!”
Just as he was about to fall into the swamp, Chu Bai used Instant Step to return to the ground.
“What happened? Can’t 1 fly?”
Chu Bai frowned.
Chu Bai jumped onto a broken tree above the swamp.
In an instant, he and the broken tree began to descend.
Chu Bai jumped onto the ground again.
His current speed and jumping height were very high.
“It seems like I can’t fly, but 1 can pass through the swamp.”
Chu Bai muttered.
How?
There were tree trunks, but there were only a few at the edge of the swamp. He could not quickly step onto the tree trunks one by one.
He then walked to the side.
This swamp should not cross the entire Illusionary Mist Marsh, right?
Anyway, Chu Bai walked for a few minutes, but he really did not see the end of the swamp.
However, he saw a few people ahead.
They were squatting there as if doing something
Chu Bai walked over.
There were five of them.
They were all NPCs. The older ones were around 40 years old, while the younger ones looked to be around 20 years old.
There were four men and one woman.
“Captain, we have to be careful. The people of the Spirit Sword Sect are chasing us. We can only be safe if we go through this swamp.”
The one who spoke was a young man in his early 20s.
“Yes!”
The middle-aged man nodded and said, “Everyone, speed up. We have to get through this swamp as soon as possible.”
“Alright!”
The young girl looked guilty.
“Captain, I’m really sorry. I’ve implicated everyone.”
She was wearing a veil and a red dress. Her aura was not ordinary. Her skin was fair, and she did not look like an ordinary woman.
However, when she was with them, nothing seemed unusual.
“Miss Huang, what are you saying? The reason why the Spirit Sword Sect wants to kill us isn’t just because of the previous reason. Our Storm Mercenary Group has a grudge against the Spirit Sword Sect. We want to kill them not because of you but rather because they want to kill us. The Spirit Sword Sect has a great business and reputation. It’s really unreasonable of them to want to kill a few of us…”
He continued, “It’s just that the mission we did for you offended them, so they have a reason to attack us.”
Another young man nodded and said, “That’s right. In fact, we’re all in the same boat. Let’s survive first. The Spirit Sword Sect has sent no less than a hundred people to chase after us. Although it’s very dangerous in the Illusionary Mist Marsh, this swamp is not particularly deep and we should be able to find somewhere to hide.”
“Someone’s here!”
At this moment, their gazes all turned to Chu Bai!
“Spirit Sword Sect?”
Their eyes narrowed as they looked warily at Chu Bai who was walking over.
“It doesn’t seem like it. Moreover, the people of Spirit Sword Sect wouldn’t act alone, right? Be careful.”
Chu Bai could tell that they were cautious of him.
He also saw them making rafts.
Could they cross with a raft?
“Who are you?”
A middle-aged man pointed his sword at Chu Bai.
“An adventurer from another world.”
Chu Bai said.
“So, it’s an adventurer from another world.”
They heaved a sigh of relief.
“The adventurers from the other world now have the strength to enter the Illusionary Mist Marsh?”
Ma Shu asked in surprise.
“I’m just here for some matters. Can I use a raft to cross the swamp?”
Chu Bai asked.
“Yes, you can use a raft to cross it. Just navigate through the places with fewer fallen trees.”
The beautiful eyes of the veiled woman swept across Chu Bai.
She did not say anything.
“Thank you. We can’t fly here, right?”
“You can fly?”
They were surprised.
Was his realm very high?
“Equipment.”
Chu Bai said.
“I see.”
It made sense.
Then, Ma Shu said, “You can’t fly here. There are monsters in this swamp. These monsters have special abilities. Their strength increases the gravity of the entire swamp by several times. You can’t fly at all. However, these trees can’t sink. As long as you cross the surface of the swamp, you won’t be affected by gravity.”
“Doesn’t that mean we have to be careful of the monsters inside?”
Chu Bai asked.
“Yes, but this swamp is very huge. It doesn’t mean that there will be monsters in every position. The probability of encountering monsters isn’t particularly high. Even if we encounter them, with our ability, we can temporarily deal with them.”
Ma Shu said.
“Understood. Thank you.”
Chu Bai said.
Fortunately, he had a destructive effect.
Then, he cut down the surrounding trees and prepared to weave a bamboo raft with vines.
Seeing that this person did not pose any threat, Ma Shu said, “Our bamboo raft will be ready soon. Come with us.”
Chu Bai stopped.
“Thank you, everyone.”
Chu Bai cupped his hands.
“You’re welcome.”
Then, they continued to make bamboo rafts.
“My name is Ma Shu, the captain of Storm Mercenary Group. This is Wang Kai and Wang Jie. They’re twin brothers. This is Li Sheng, my deputy captain. And this is Huang Ling, who just joined our Storm Mercenary Group.”
Ma Shu said as he weaved the bamboo raft.
Chu Bai glanced at them, but he also took a few extra glances at the veiled woman.
She felt… not simple.
[Yellow Spirit. Level: 50. Grade: Dark Demon Boss. Current Status: Sealed.)
Oh?
Chu Bai raised his eyebrows.
This woman’s current state was sealed?
In other words, her actual strength was not just a level 50 dark demon boss?
One had to know that the strongest of the other four, Ma Shu, was only as strong as her.
She was indeed not simple.
“Bai Ye.”
Chu Bai said..