Hearing Anna's words, Mark's tense shoulders finally relaxed.
He let out a long sigh, as if he wanted to pour out all the heaviness and fear that had accumulated in his chest.
Looking at Anna holding her belly with a slightly red cheek,
A tired, warm smile finally crept onto the corners of his mouth.
"Hungry?"
Mark's voice was low and hoarse, like someone who had just survived a disaster, but at this moment it was full of relief.
"It seems that this Resurrection Crystal is really suitable for our team. I can't guarantee that it can kill enemies and break through the formation. But if this is the only 'side effect', then it won't be a problem for me."
He shook his head slightly, his eyes softened with complete relaxation. "It's good to be able to eat, Anna. But you still have to be patient and wait until we get out of the swamp before cooking. You can fill your stomach with some dry food first."
Monica did not let go of Anna's hand, but with her other hand she pinched Anna's cheek without any hesitation.
The force carried a bit of the sister's care and anger for her younger sister, but more of it was the cherishment of regaining what had been lost.
"Little greedy elf cat!"
She snorted, but she couldn't hide the smile in her eyes. Even though she was still in the extreme mutation state at this moment, she no longer had the cold and sharp look she had during the battle. Her words were full of gentleness and ease.
"You've just come back to life and you're already thinking about eating? The look on your face just now almost scared the hell out of us! But... considering you're so 'lively'..."
She thought of the time when Anna rejected "alien" food in Moonlight Valley, and she couldn't help but playfully act as if to command Xiao Mu.
"Xiaomu, go get the poisonous swamp squirrel that Mark just killed. Poisonous swamp squirrels live in the poisonous fog swamp all year round. I heard that their brains are resistant to poison. Why not let Mark roast a squirrel head for you now!"
“Mmm! Mmmmm--!!!”
When Xiao Mu, who was lying on the ground, heard the word "eat", he seemed to be injected with new energy.
It doesn't care about the squirrel head or the squirrel tail.
As long as it is made by the owner, it must be delicious.
The originally soft gel body trembled violently, and its small eyes instantly widened and burst into amazing brilliance.
Looking at its posture, it seems as if it wants to turn itself into a dish to express its full agreement with the proposal of "starting the meal".
"...Sister Monica, let's listen to Mr. Mark first. I'll just eat some dry food first."
Anna looked at Mark's relieved smile, listened to Monica's teasing which was pretending to be disgusted but actually doting, and felt the "mumm" sound of Xiao Mu at her feet which was so eager that it was almost burning. The burning pain in her throat seemed to ease a lot.
However, she still couldn't accept special recipes like "brain". Even if the brain of the poisonous swamp squirrel really had some resistance to poison, she couldn't accept it.
The three of them and their mother ate some dry food on the top of the mountain. After a short rest, they dispelled their physical fatigue, but they were unable to completely soothe the lingering fear in their hearts.
Monica carefully helped Anna up, while Mark gathered the fallen equipment and supplies.
After enjoying the poisonous swamp squirrel alone, Xiao Mu's physical strength has been fully restored. He climbed onto Mark's back again and turned into a qualified tool.
"Let's go." Mark's voice returned to its usual calmness, his eyes sweeping across the depths of the foggy swamp. "It's not advisable to stay here for long."
Although Spencer had escaped, staying in the poisonous fog swamp always gave people a feeling of insecurity.
He led the way, and the soft light of the Holy Light Shield opened up a small area of relatively clean space, isolating the poisonous miasma outside.
Xiao Mu and Monica are still in their extreme mutation state. With their speed, they can quickly leave the poisonous fog swamp and rotten bone swamp areas.
Although Anna recovered her life, the weakness in her body had not yet completely subsided.
So Monica carried Anna on her back, and Xiao Mu took Mark and moved quickly.
Although they were traveling at night, Mark's team was able to easily deal with the crises in the poisonous fog swamp and the rotten bone swamp.
Along the way, whenever the three-person team encountered any monsters that dared to suddenly jump out of the mud, they would transform them into abnormal holy water to maintain Monica and Xiao Mu's transformed state.
When they once again stepped onto the relatively solid ground outside the Warcraft Mountains.
The deepest darkness before dawn had just faded away, and a faint gray line appeared on the horizon.
The three of them almost simultaneously took a deep breath of the cool, extremely clean air, as if to completely displace the remaining swamp stench in their lungs.
Monica's tense nerves also relaxed slightly. Although the extreme mutation state was still maintained, the cold and sharp feeling belonging to the mutated shadow creature had faded a lot, leaving only the deep fatigue after the long journey.
"We haven't encountered any other members of the Enlightenment Society even here, so we should be free of pursuers."
Monica knew that Mark was anxious to get everyone out of the swamp probably because of this problem.
Although it seemed that Spencer had no accomplices nearby, it was better to be cautious, and she did not think it was a wise decision to rest in the poisonous fog swamp for another night.
"Whether there are pursuers or not, we must go back as soon as possible."
Mark took out the scroll that recorded the [Moon Shadow Flower Collection] mission. After these days of fighting and activities, the edges of the parchment scroll had become a little worn.
By comparing the time he accepted the task with the time on his personal system, he discovered that there was only one day left before the deadline for the task.
That is to say, if they fail to return the quest items to the Osborne Town Adventurer's Guild before 12 o'clock tonight, the quest will be invalidated.
Although they can sell Moon Shadow Flowers themselves, the price is really not as good as the quest rewards from the Adventurer's Guild.
Moreover, if they do not hand in the tasks, their task completion rate will not increase, and it may not be so easy to accept other adventure tasks in the future.
"We already have the Moon Shadow Flower and Ghost Mushroom spores. We can come back later to complete the task of increasing our strength."
Mark's voice was hoarse from the rush.
Although Mark noticed some changes in his personal panel when checking the time, he still looked at Monica and Xiao Mu who were still maintaining their abnormal postures and did not mention the problem of the attribute panel for the time being:
"Monica, Xiao Mu, can you hold on? We have to get back to Osborne before dark."
Monica stretched her somewhat stiff mutated limbs and nodded. "No problem, this short distance is nothing. The most important thing is to complete the mission first."
She looked at Anna with a questioning look.
Although Anna was still a little weak, she would not slow down the team as Monica had been carrying her all the way. She nodded vigorously.
"I can do it, Mr. Mark! Let's go quickly without delay."
Xiao Mu seemed to feel the urgency as well, and he made an effort to make a "Hum!" sound, as if to express his agreement and urging.
"Okay." Mark put away the scroll and looked towards the edge of the Monster Mountain Range leading to Osborne Town. "Let's go, target Osborne Town, full speed ahead."
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