1475 Wetlands

There is no distinction between day and night, and there are no four seasons. The passage of time inadvertently seems to be stagnant in the underworld, and most areas are in absolute darkness.

Of course, there are also many natural phenomena such as wind, rain, thunder and lightning, but after these natural phenomena that can make sounds disappear, the ubiquitous silence becomes a bit unbearable.

This phantom butterfly named Jima was naturally overjoyed when Raymond expressed his willingness to take it with him to find his village.

It's just that it doesn't know the specific location of its village, let alone the direction of its village in the desert where it is now.

Jima only knew that her village was located in a mountain col, and directly in front of the village was a rapid river dozens of meters wide, and on the other side of the river was a large wetland with many strange underworld plants, and A rather ferocious evil spirit.

This turbulent river that doesn't even have a name not only has fast currents, but there are also extremely strange aquatic ghosts at the bottom of the river.

It's just that because the Phantom Butterflies are extremely toxic and not worth attacking, the aquatic ghosts in the river will not actively attack the Phantom Butterflies.

Of course, if a phantom butterfly with a brain filled with water really dives into the bottom of the river, then the aquatic vengeful spirit won't mind dragging it into the mud at the bottom of the river, making it one of its kind.

It sounds acceptable, but the sadness in Jima's expression shows that the Phantom Butterfly who has been turned into a companion by the Water Wraith Spirit must not be a minority.

Jima, the phantom butterfly, was taken by Raymond to return to her village. During its narration, Raymond realized that although it looked bumpy in shape, it was actually still in its infancy. Therefore, not only is the situation in the underworld unclear, but even some knowledge about its race is vague.

"We are still young, not to mention that this knowledge will be taught when we reach adulthood. Generally speaking, as long as we don't leave the village too far, there won't be any danger..."

Jima, who was unable to answer many of the questions Raymond asked, looked confident, and after realizing that Raymond had no ill intentions towards her. That strong curiosity also gave Raymond a headache.

Therefore, after giving the order not to ask questions without permission, Raymond was finally cleared up, and that was why Jima was captured by the resentful spirit of the sand. In Raymond's opinion, it was purely something he asked for.

Because of a bet with her companions, Gemma rowed a boat alone across the river next to the village. After completing the collection, she encountered the Wraith of the Sand on her way back to the river. After being knocked unconscious and sealed, he was brought here. Become its exclusive bait.

This phantom butterfly, who couldn't remember the situation in the further areas of his village, didn't know where his village was, or even how to contact the tribesmen, became a ghost after Raymond took him on the road. The trouble lies.

What surprised Raymond a little was that the Phantom Butterfly had a special response to various minerals. The Dark Stone that the Siren Clan asked him to collect before was not a particularly precious mineral deposit in the Underworld. Especially the Phantom Butterfly family who like to collect various ores. The various ores stored in its village are quite abundant!

Therefore, after understanding the situation, he sent Jima back to her village. It was regarded by Raymond as a shortcut to solve his trip to the underworld.

However, after traveling for two days, after leaving the desert, Raymond found a strange desert beach of unknown size in front of him.

There are all kinds of strange weathered stones, and after the wind passes through the gaps, they form a sharp roar. After mixing, it is like a low sob.

In Raymond's view, the resentful sand spirit in the desert would not have strayed far away from its base when it captured Jima, so he decisively retreated shortly after entering the deserted beach and walked along the desert. The junction with the deserted beach began to move westward.

In the short time it took him to enter the deserted beach, he encountered the stone spirit in the deserted beach.

The Stone Wraiths, which have a shape that is almost like a weathered stone, cannot be detected until they are close. But once they get within a hundred meters of them, the Stone Wraiths will immediately erupt.

Dozens of sharp stalagmites are revealed in vain, forming an encirclement and subjecting anyone who enters its territory to a violent attack.

Moreover, this underworld creature that looks like a weathered stone can also emit a sharp noise when it launches an attack, which can bias the judgment of the attacker.

Of course, these stone wraiths, which were not very powerful, only caused trouble to Raymond at the beginning. After killing two of them, he found a way to identify them and avoided unnecessary encounters and conflicts. conflict.

After returning to the juncture between the desert and the deserted beach, Raymond began his trek.

The extremely poisonous phantom butterfly Jima knew that she was busy with it, so she gave up her protection and allowed Raymond to place it within the isolation barrier, as if it was tied to a thread. Following Raymond like a kite, he kept moving forward.

Desert, barren beach, grassland, hills...

Raymond, who kept moving along the edge of the desert where the Stone Wraiths were entrenched, finally saw the wetland after a week.

The glimmer of light emitted by the moss-like underworld plants makes the environment extremely erratic. Beside the large and small puddles, there are some low reed-like underworld plants.

But among these dark plants with slender veins, there are many shadowy black shadows, making the environment extremely gloomy.

Seeing this landform, the phantom butterfly Jima became excited and shouted in the bubble-like isolation barrier.

Jima's crisp and sweet voice made the shadows hidden in the low shadows suddenly chaotic and quickly disappeared into the darkness. Only the slight sound of water splashes made their existence more real.

Raymond, who came around the hilly area, was moving close to the surface, so after seeing these shadows that could not be perceived by him, he naturally hovered in the air.

And Jima, who shouted in surprise, had a misunderstanding because of this. "My lord, these are just timid water souls. They are the lowest creatures here. Don't be afraid..."

Raymond, with a dark face, stared at Jima for a moment, and spoke only after he saw fear in his expression. "The problem is that water spirits can only be seen by vision. Do they have the ability to avoid sensory detection?"

"No, no, they are just like those newborn children, curious about everything..."

After answering the question irrelevantly, Jima saw that Raymond's expression had relaxed, so he breathed a sigh of relief and explained carefully. "Any slight attack can destroy them, so even if you want to catch them, you need to find the stronger ones, and you must be very, very gentle when you attack, otherwise they will die soon after you bring them back..."

Jima became more and more excited, leaving Raymond, whose face was completely black, speechless.

Fortunately, Jima also noticed the inappropriateness of Raymond's expression, lowered his head and twisted his fingers again, and dared not continue.

But as Jima shut up, the netherworld plants that looked like reeds began to sway slightly again, and in the puddles that had just calmed down, slight ripples appeared on the water surface. After the blurred shadows gradually gathered, a lot of dark spots appeared on the water surface.

Raymond, with a slight red glow in his pupils, put the light green lens given by the Siren tribe on his left eye, and then he could see the appearance of these water souls clearly.

Like larger duckweed, these water souls, which are not much different in size but have obvious differences in their body contours, are like bubbles with long and thin tails, and can only move by swinging their tails and bodies.

Therefore, Raymond continued to ask Jima. "Do you still catch these low-level water souls and raise them?"

"Yes, they are very well-behaved and easy to tame before they reach adulthood, especially after eating the seeds of the tribe, they may become the spirits of the barrier..." (To be continued..)