Chapter 999 - The Poison Swamps
Chapter 999 The Poison Swamps
“Are there any movements in the surroundings recently?”
Catherine was sitting upon a tall, red horse, clad in delicate silver armor that accentuated her curves.
Catherine looked extremely slender on the outside, so much so that she even appeared weak. However, when she donned her full-metal armor, brandished her sword, and charged at the enemy, she would transform into a ferocious lion, more courageous and intimidating than all the male knights around her.
That was why the trainee knights following at her side couldn’t help but be confused when they saw her frown in frustration.
“Lady Catherine, what are you concerned about?” A young trainee knight found the courage to ask, “The witch remnants have already been forced into the woods near Blackmountain City. We will be able to find their hiding spots as long as we search patiently. The situation couldn’t be better. Why is it that you seem worried?”
Catherine shook her head in frustration.
“You have not personally witnessed the savagery of the otherworldly adepts. You cannot possibly understand what terrifying might they possess. I…I…” Catherine couldn’t help but shiver as she spoke, as if she had been reminded of something incredibly scary.
There was no wind.
The mist was like a thick veil over everyone’s eyes. It clung to the air of the basin tightly, shrouding everything within.
The ground of the Poison Swamps was covered in bubbling ponds of mud and dirty water. A thin layer of watergrass grew above the soft and pungent mud, making it even more challenging to distinguish between solid land and soft silt.
It was difficult to travel through the forest and the mountains. The elite holy knights who had changed into light chainmail had already sealed off the few exits of the Poison Swamps while the imperial soldiers were still making their way towards the area.
Everyone was both excited and nervous as they stood at the entrances to the basin. They could see the white-shrouded Poison Swamps from a distance through the dense foliage of the forest. No one had any idea how the battle would play out.
That said, their forces had the absolute initiative. They had already destroyed all of the defenses outside the witches’ base. What could a dozen witch remnants possibly do against their overwhelming force and numbers?
A temporary battle camp set up near the entrance of the basin.
Approximately three hundred and seventy holy knights were gathered here, silently waiting for orders from their higher-grade commanders. The remaining four hundred trainee knights were leading the imperial soldiers to control several critical geographical locations nearby.
The poisonous mist inside the Poison Swamps was not something that ordinary people could hope to endure. As such, the imperial soldiers and trainee knights were all left outside the swamp. The four-hundred-strong army of holy knights was split up into two dozen parties. They entered the swamps under the lead of the local herbalists that they had managed to recruit and prepared to exterminate the last of the witches.
Catherine was in a group of fifteen knights led by two Silver Knights. All of them lit their torches and followed an old but agile herbalist to the edge of the swamp.
Before they entered, the herbalist took out some red beans and wrapped them in a piece of cloth. He then tied the beans and cloth beneath his nose before walking into the swamp, tapping the ground with a long wooden stick as he moved.