Everyone suddenly became quiet.

Listen carefully... there seems to be a slight sound, as if someone is blowing bubbles in the water.

"It seems to be in the water..." This is the place that no one wants to see the most.

It was shrouded in fog, and it was already uncomfortable to walk in such a muddy place. The soles of your feet were always wet, and sometimes you would feel a little itchy, but you couldn't take off your boots to look at it, so you could only endure it and walk past.

"Over there!" Jonathan pointed to where the sound came from, and everyone prepared their weapons.

Of course, Sean also held a musket in his hand as a precaution, but there was no sign of any danger in his field of vision, not even a sign of being watched or stared at. If there was any danger, the other party should also be staring at him.

"Maybe it's not dangerous. I'll go and take a look." Sean volunteered to walk in front.

"wait……"

The words were not spoken.

Sean had already walked to the front of the team.

The fog was so thick that everyone was huddled together for fear of getting lost. However, Sean was the only one who suddenly ran ahead. His figure stopped in the fog.

Jonathan thought, this is not good, and hurried forward. "Master Sean, what's wrong?"

At this time, Sean was standing in the front...

"I've always wondered why there aren't any animals in a wetland like this. Even when it wasn't flooded, there should be at least some animals in the woods. So they're here..."

Everyone followed the line of sight and looked over.

Ahead, a strong stench filled the air, and in the center of the muddy water, a large number of dead animals were piled up. They looked like they had been dead for a long time, their flesh soaked in water and falling apart, and they continued to emit a pungent smell. Even their bones were black, and maggots could be seen on them.

The sound just now was exactly the sound of a rotting animal soaked in water, bubbling continuously... and it smelled really bad...

These are some of the most common animal carcasses in the woods, but I don’t know why they were all dumped in this place!

"How can there be so many!" Luster frowned.

I'm afraid no one would feel good seeing this scene at this moment. Sean suppressed the urge to vomit and waved to everyone, indicating that they should leave this place quickly.

Jonathan glanced once more at the pool of animal carcasses behind him. It looked like a tombstone or a warning sign...

Isn't this a common saying?

When entering a dangerous place, some people would pile up animal bones into a warning sign to tell people coming behind that it is dangerous. Although the pile in front of us has not yet completely turned into bones, it is almost there.

“Why are these things placed here?”

They looked at each other, seemingly afraid to speak, but deep down they were feeling a bit of [panic!]...

This is not a good sign for the rest of the journey and has a great psychological impact on the team members.

The mercenary team came here to form a team for the money, not to give it away for free... If it is too dangerous, they will have to consider whether it is necessary to continue.

"Two situations..."

Sean suddenly interrupted, causing everyone to look at him.

"What's going on? Master Sean."

"Before the mercenaries set out, thousands of Black Feather Knights and wizards passed through here. Although they didn't necessarily take this route, food for so many people naturally had to be found locally. The animal carcasses are where the troops disposed of them after hunting."

This statement is still acceptable.

"What about the other kind?" Jonathan asked.

"The other possibility is that there are more ferocious beasts in this wetland. The place just now is where it discarded its food. But so far I haven't noticed any other beasts."

"Or maybe it's a monster that's good at hiding!" said Feng from the team.

"Even Warcraft is impossible."

"How can you be so sure?"

"Then how can you be so sure?" Sean asked back.

Feng, another melee member of the team, seemed to have been in a bad mood since the day the team was formed. Everyone's favorability towards him started at [Friendly], except for him who had a [Neutral] favorability. However, even so, they still maintained a cooperative relationship on a daily basis.

Sometimes a low favorability doesn't necessarily mean hostility. At least before the relationship breaks down, both parties can still get along in a certain way...

There is no need for so many people to be friendly. Most people's relationships only last for a few minutes, and then they can talk to each other and make some uncultured jokes. But when they turn around, they still ignore each other.

"Feng, Master Sean is a professional after all, and we all trust him." said Rast, the only female in the team.

Indeed, after I said there was no danger around, everyone's nervousness subsided a lot. Although they were still wary, it was much better than panic.

Sean kept an eye on everything that was happening around him until the team was safe out of the flooded woods.

It's just that my boots are so wet...

It was itchy, but I was too embarrassed to take it off and scratch it, so I could only continue walking on it.

The fog was even worse at this time!

Sean guessed that the accumulated water in the woods was probably caused by the recent rain. As for the animal corpses, he couldn't think of a more reasonable explanation. If there were really no wild animals in the woods, it could only be explained as the work of the Black Feather Knights.

The team members were in a bad state of mind after coming out of the woods. Look at the sky.

[Daytime: Cloudy, 3:21:40]

We have been walking inside for more than two hours. It will be dark soon, and we can clearly feel the sky getting darker.

"Let's find a place to set up camp. We can only go here today..." Sean said.

Looking at the sky was particularly strange.

It's so foggy that I can't see anything above it. My vision shows cloudy skies instead of fog or haze, so does that mean the fog has nothing to do with the weather?

And just then Alphonse noticed something in the distance.

"Look over there, is there anyone passing by?"

Everyone looked in the direction of the fog, and it seemed that several pairs of people came out of the woods.

"It should be another mercenary team. Let's do this. It's already late today when we catch up with them. It's best not to camp alone in the wild." Jonathan said at this time.

The more dangerous the place, the more mercenaries like to stick together, but this is only limited to at night. During the day, they act on their own sides... This is the only thing Sean has never understood. Even if they stick together during the day, can't they fight together if they encounter a threat?

It can't be that bad. There is no sense of cooperation at all.

Seeing that everyone in the team agreed, Jonathan naturally took the initiative to talk to the captain on the opposite side.