Whispering Poems

Chapter 1105 The Swamp Witch Leading the Way

The most dangerous category of relics is the natural phenomenon category, and even Mibao's [Life and Death] can be classified as a natural phenomenon.

But Xia De was not troubled by the information Iluna gave, instead he frowned slightly.This is not because he is confident that he has no fear of death, so Sombra's strength is not strong, but because he feels that he has encountered something before:

"Iluna, will these shadows pretend to be people we know to deceive us?"

Although the 17-year-old girl didn't know why Xia De asked such a question, she still shook her head slightly:
"Absolutely not. If this is really [death phobia], they are us, how can we pretend to be other people? They are us, us."

Her right hand held Xia De's left hand tightly, as if she wanted to rely on Xia De's body temperature to make herself stronger.Fear of death amplifies the fear of death itself.Even a strong-willed girl like Iluna, as the shadows approached and glimpsed their essence, was inevitably affected.

"In the records of the church, there is no record of how to defeat them, but as long as they are not touched by them within a few hours, they will leave by themselves. Although they will follow up later, in the case of more than or equal to four people, Those things don't come. They absorb joy and positive emotions, and we have to live with that."

Iluna said tremblingly, she really wanted to turn around and let Xia De hug her, but she bit her lip, trying not to let Xia De see her "weakness".

"It won't happen in a four-person situation, and it's us, I get it. We don't have time to waste."

Xia De extinguished the moonlight on his fingertips, and just as he thought, the shadows that the two faced were walking towards them again.The undead skeletal horse stood docilely beside them, waiting for the master to set off again. The flame on its body became much dimmer because of Iluna's lax will.

[Yes, it is indeed the kind of thing you encountered in the Silver Mountains. 】

Xia De let out a long breath from his nose, and the white smoke flowed into the wind and snow like a long dragon:

"Miss Chloe's matter is fully understood now. The meaning of the 'lost person' mentioned in the original mission is not just getting lost in the snow-capped mountains."

He squeezed Iluna's hand:
"Don't worry, leave it to me."

The right hand slid gently in the air, and a pitch-black crack opened in front of Xia De.The door of death opened again, and the shadow in Xia De's direction retreated immediately.

"Iluna, attack it together."

After softly ordering, Xia De closed his eyes and turned to Iluna's direction, [Night Watchman] pierced the snow under his feet, and the silver-white thunder gun in his right hand floated.

Iluna's left hand was also raised at this moment, and the [Thunder] and [Sun] spirit runes on the life rings above their heads shone at the same time.Two thunder spears, one gold and one silver, were thrown towards the shadow that Iluna was facing.Although Iluna's [Sunshine Gun] was far less powerful than Miss Chloe's "Thousand Cat Curse", it still shattered the black shadow with the cooperation of Shade's Thunder Gun.

Afterwards, the two were the same as before, except that this time Iluna closed her eyes and Xia De opened her eyes. With the cooperation, they also shattered another black shadow that was temporarily intimidated by [Death's Gate].

Until then, Iluna put her arms around Shade's neck as if it was limp, and "hanged" on his body.Xia De reached out and hugged Iluna, he was not surprised by Iluna's performance at this time, and even thought that Iluna was brave enough.You must know that even Miss Chloe, the "eleventh-order" witch, is very unbearable when facing this kind of ghost.

At that time, the witch who was holding Little Miya had the courage to come out of the tent to help Xia De even under the urging of the cat.And now that I think about it, it's not certain whether Miss Chloe is the eleventh order.

At this time, thinking of the cat that was as warm as the sun, Xia De felt that his spirit had improved a lot.He held Iluna carefully, took holy water out of his pocket and fed it to her, and then used [Syndia's Silver Moon Gift] for further treatment, which made the 17-year-old girl feel better .

"You are always so reliable."

She snuggled up to Shad, but quickly pushed him away. Iluna Bayas was never weak.

It was [-]:[-] in the evening, and it was getting closer and closer to midnight.

If Xia De is not in good condition, he can also use the time key to rest for four to 10 minutes, but Iluna cannot get a rest.So Xia De didn't rush on the road, but helped Iluna onto the horse's back, and led the horse in front of him. Under the yellow moonlight above his head, he led her forward step by step.

The wind and snow blurred their figures, and also covered up other things that happened in this big swamp.At this time, Shad could fully imagine that various degrees of fighting were taking place in all directions centered on the "Pantanal Lake" in the center of the Great Swamp.

The badge hanging on his chest has not responded yet, which means that the witches have not caught up yet.Although he said he didn't have to worry about the safety of the witches, he actually missed Miss Galina, Miss Aurora and Miss Silvia quite a lot.

It's just that this kind of miss didn't last long, and the whispering element appeared again in the storm.At this time, it was only 10 minutes before Xia De led the horse and took Iluna to set off again.

"what happened?"

The girl crouching on the horse asked in a low voice, Xia De had to be very careful to hear her voice in the whistling wind.

"I'll take care of it, you don't have to worry about it."

Xia De comforted, holding the sword in one hand and holding the rein in the other, this time he saw at a glance what was blocking the way again——

A woman with black hair and a pale face showed half of her face behind a big stone embedded in the snow not far from the swamp.Most of her body was behind the stone, and her upper body appeared to be naked.As Xia De stared longer, the woman's rotten face became more and more clear, but the snowstorm weather should not have such a good view.

"[Swamp Witch]."

The first time I came into contact with this humanoid relic was when I saw an old cursed photo at Professor Drake's home in late autumn.Later, when Xia De visited the "Goddess of the Lake" for the first time, she appeared when Xia De was chasing wild wolves, but she only "resurrected" a wild wolf and asked him to lead Xia De to the residence of the "Goddess of the Lake". Disappeared.

I haven't seen her for nearly two months, and Xia De didn't expect to meet her again under such circumstances.

"It will guide good-hearted women who are lost in the swamp, and may even protect them. But on women with impure hearts, and on any male, it will cast a curse that corrupts the soul."

Xia De thought about the characteristics of this relic, and vigilantly held the sword in his hand, wanting to see what the other party was going to do this time.Because last time she helped Shad find the goddess of the lake, this completely deviated from her recorded characteristics, so Shad did not directly regard her as an enemy.

"I'm definitely male."

He added something in his heart, and then he really heard "her" laugh.

The woman behind the boulder just "peeped" at Xia De. After realizing that Xia De was standing still, she stretched out her rotten and pale hand, pointed behind her, and then disappeared.

"What do you want me to see?"

The direction that the Swamp Witch pointed was not the path pointed out by the yellow moonlight to Shad, so it would obviously waste more time to keep up.

It was difficult for Xia De to decide by himself, so he asked Iluna's opinion on this, and the girl who was still somewhat listless lay on the horseback and said softly to Xia De:

"I listen to you."

Xia De nodded, led the horse to deviate from the forward path, and walked behind the big rock.

The "Swamp Witch" didn't set up a trap to lure Xia De to follow.After Xia De came behind the big rock in the swamp, he saw a series of not very clear footprints on the snow.

He rode on his horse and hugged Iruna, put on a cloak to cover the two of them, and let Iruna lean on his chest.Iluna and Shad held the reins together, and followed the footprints deep into the depths of the swamp that no one had explored for hundreds of years.

The horse called out by the bone whistle crossed the muddy swamp, passed through the foggy area with complex terrain, and moved forward along the slope of the hill with an almost seventy-degree inclination. Before midnight, it found the The end point to which the footprint extends.

It was an ordinary-looking snow field, located at the bottom of a low hill, and not far away was a temple ruin left by humans of unknown age.Looking at the appearance of the temple, it is very similar to the "Pantanal Temple" in the painting that Shad once entered by mistake.

Xia De jumped off the horse, and just took a step towards the last footprint before stopping:

"What a powerful curse!"

It is a curse that corrupts the soul, a curse inherent in the land itself.There are obviously traces of plants in other places nearby, but only the end point where the footprints extend is the bare snow.

The curse was limited to a square area of ​​about 26 feet (approximately 7.9 meters). For Iluna's safety, he asked Iluna to stay on the horse and not get close. into the snow.

With one deep foot and one shallow foot, I came to the location of the last footprint. I endured the strange feeling of crawling snakes wrapped around my body when the curse spread. I bent down and scraped the snow layer with my hands to see the land below.After hesitating for a while, he rummaged through his pocket for a while and found the small toy of the shovel.

After restoring it, first step on the ground, use [Flianna's Witch's Light] to "melt" the hardest soil layer on the surface, and then use the shovel to dig.

Digging alone in the depths of the snowstorm's big swamp is a very strange behavior. Xia De didn't dig too deep, so he took a step back and appeared directly five meters away.

The thick and weird vines are covered with unknown transparent mucus. The surface is gray-green, but densely covered with lumps.Like tentacles, they stabbed out from the excavated pit, pulling the shovel that Shad didn't take away into the shallow pit, and then Shad heard the screeching sound of metal twisting.

After the sound subsided, Xia De cautiously walked over to check the shallow pit.After just one glance, he was forced to close his eyes, turned his head and fled the area while bleeding from his eyes.

(End of this chapter)