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385.A town of death in a filthy swamp

385.The town of death in the filthy swamp (page 1/2)

This was the first time that Hogg and his barbarians had the courage to approach the swamp town in front of them, but they didn't just discover it..

In fact, two days after Murphy asked Hogg to send scouts into the swamp, Chief Bloodclaw had already received an information report about the town..

It is located in the Filthy Swamp near a quagmire in Transia, right on the road to the Dark Barony. To the east of it is the only mountain pass leading to the feared "forbidden land" deep in the Filthy Swamp. This terrain Perfectly captures the path from Transia through the swamps to the Dark Mountains.

This is enough to make people wonder if these gnoll warlocks had planned all this..

And this "Plague Town" is not a small stronghold. Just from the appearance, this gloomy place is one-fifth the size of Cadman City..

Most of the buildings in the entire town are tents made of wood and built on stone ruins, making the place look like a cluster of stilted buildings or bamboo houses, as well as low trees in the swamp that have been twisted with psychic energy. The outcropping vines serve as bridges between buildings, like a poorly designed three-dimensional swamp maze..

In addition, the Plague Warlocks have cast some curse spells formed by foul spiritual energy here, causing gray-black smoke to surround the town and the sky, forming a layer of "fog of war" to prevent prying and detection.”.

The shadows make the town look like a tangled mess of weird and sick things from a distance..

If there is a little player here, I think he will definitely shout "Holy shit," isn't this a dark swamp version of "Booty Bay"？

It’s really hard to imagine how much manpower and material resources the gnolls and poison warlocks spent to build such a building that cannot be easily understood in this ghost place, but considering the confession of the corpse witch Bella, he three years ago This swamp town already existed when awakened.

This means that the gnoll warlocks of the Dark Mountains have been staying in the Foul Swamp for much longer than it seems..

They have been searching for the secret treasure of the King of Bones for many years without making any progress, and they are even desperate enough to venture into the lair of the most dangerous legendary creature in the foul swamp..

From this point of view, these jackal warlocks are actually hard-working workers who were given an impossible task by their shameless superiors..

What's worse is that in another world, if you don't do your job well, your wages will be deducted, but you can't find the lost treasure here. Even if these jackal warlocks can escape back to the Dark Mountains, they will use the too "wild" cultural style of the jackals. Generally speaking, their fate will definitely not be too good..

Based on the above reasons, when Hogg approached Plague Town with a few trusted barbarians, what he saw was a large number of skeletons and zombies strengthened by evil voodoo guarding the town..

The defense was so tight that Hogg was discovered by a corpse witch before he even got close to the first sentry post..

In the shock of cold psychic energy, hundreds of skeletons rushed out from the hiding place hidden by the dark barrier, and almost instantly surrounded Hogg and his guards..

Facing the cold bone spears and knives all around, as well as the corrosive rays and shining bone arrows in the hands of the Corpse Witch in front, the flexible chief did not intend to show off his bravery..

It almost immediately raised its paws and shouted "surrender" in the jackal dialect with the accent of the Dark Mountains. Nash beside him also yelled in the same way..

This guy also kicked the jackal barbarians who were holding weapons and preparing to defend themselves, so that these arrogant guys could understand and quickly drop their weapons to avoid angering these overly powerful and arrogant compatriots in front of them..

As a result, Hogg's "simple" response made the corpse witch on the opposite side unable to deal with it..

He has seen jackals who can surrender..

But it is indeed the first time for it to see such a cowardly guy surrendering. Look at the embarrassing look with its hands raised in the air and its evil eyes.

Hey, are you really a gnoll and not a kobold?？

“I surrender! We mean no harm! We are the loyal subordinates of King Kenport, and we have brought first-hand battle reports of Transia to the local Plague Warlocks.！

you！

let us pass quickly.”

Hogg shouted, his ugly face full of fear and anxiety, vividly portraying the image of a bitch who was in trouble and in urgent need of help..

But the corpse witch does not have such rich emotional fluctuations.

It just looked at the jackal in front of it indifferently, and did not let the vicious skeletons surrounding them back down..

However, the blue spirit fire dancing under its hood means that it is relaying what happened here to the jackal warlocks in the town..

Seeing that the other party did not attack immediately made Hogg relieved, but this also verified one of his guesses, that is, the jackals here must be related to Ken Porter..

At least we know each other.

Just calling out Ken Porter's name was equivalent to saying a "safe word" that would prevent him from being attacked.”.

The Corpse Witch didn't move for a long time, and the surrounded Hogg didn't dare to move to avoid some bad consequences. However, it still looked around and looked around with its eyes, trying to use this method to better understand the defenses of this plague town..

In order to prevent their "identity" from being exposed, Hogg and his lieutenant Nash hid the computing orb before coming here..

That thing is a psychic item, and it probably won’t be able to fool the keen senses of a gnoll warlock..

And if Hogg learned any lesson from the defeat of Kenport, it must be that he must be cautious and cautious in matters related to life..

In the words of Mr. Murphy, this is not cowardice.！

This is just responsibility for one's only one life. Only a fool would choose to gamble on life-critical issues..

During the unbearable wait, Hogg reluctantly memorized the routes of several patrolling skeleton armies in front of the town. Their unique structure allowed them to walk on the ground in the swamp, and each patrol had as many as fifty people. Make them strong enough to face any kind of surprise attack.

There were also a lot of corpse witches in charge. Hogg also found that the skeleton troops were led by some tall Hades knights wearing black heavy armor and riding skeleton horses..

Just from these parts that are visible to the naked eye, you can see how strong the defense of this swamp town is, and Hogg is sure that the gnoll warlocks must have arranged some means that he can't see..

These guys have almost established a "hidden kingdom" in the swamp. They can control corpses, and they are stationed in the filthy swamp that has experienced countless hard battles in the past history. This means that they have almost endless and perfect manpower that they will not complain about. use.

“Not easy to fight.”

Hogg was secretly frightened in his heart.

Even if there is no doubt about the warlikeness and bravery of Lord Murphy's warriors, the things in front of them seem to be a bit too difficult even for the immortal warriors..

If you were to direct this raid, what would you do?？

Chief Bloodclaw thought about this problem rapidly in his mind, thinking it was a brainstorming session while he was bored and waiting..

Professor Malcolm, who teaches it history, said that the brain must be used frequently, and the more you use it, the better it will be. Otherwise, even the best initial wisdom will quickly deteriorate due to fatigue..

Hogg is very calm..

But the few barbarian guards beside it were a little impatient..

Especially after the waiting time stretched to twenty minutes, several grumpy guys started whispering and staring at the wooden corpse witch in front of them with unkind eyes, as if they were considering where to strike. Only then can this disgusting guy die a painful death？

No, that's not right.

Corpse witches cannot die again once they are dead. Even if they are really chopped down, it is just a boring pastime for them..

While Hogg was wandering around, his adjutant Nash was also observing his surroundings..

But unlike Hogg, who was thinking arrogantly about how to lead his people to capture this town, Nash was considering very realistic issues..

If their true identities were discovered by the gnoll warlocks, which way would they take to escape the fastest? And if that happens, can they really escape?？