This "clay sculpture" is actually the dark guardian who keratinizes the body surface.
But to be more precise, it's not horny!
Rather, it is a professional ability similar to that of earth element users.
This dark guardian originally wanted to cover the surface of its body with a layer of solid rock to resist the flames, but when it was burned by the torrential flames of gold-level fire magic, it directly turned into a beggar chicken.
"I just don't know if there is a beggar's chicken scent?"
Wang Chen approached the broken clay sculpture, stretched out his palm and fanned the tip of his nose.
Suddenly, a pungent stench spread, as if rotting animal offal and three-day-old water were added together to make a pot of soup.
Wang Chen sneezed several times, and his eyes were still in a trance.
This stuff is so powerful that the smell is not only pungent, it even has a dizzying effect.
When the sneezing finally stopped, Wang Chen put the two Hearts of Darkness into the storage ring. Then, he looked at the remains of the Dark Guardian's clay sculpture.
"This thing should be kept away, maybe it can be useful."
With a flash of thought, the broken piece was put into the ring.
"Now, it's time for me to move deeper into the hinterland."
Wang Chen took out the illustrated book and observed it before making a conclusion.
He trudged through the mire, heading back the way he had come.
To wade directly through the entire Swamp of the Dead is a bit too energy-consuming and unnecessary.
He went right back to solid ground and went around easily, just with a little more walking.
But it's definitely faster than walking in the swamp.
Moreover, he has walked the road before, and he is more aware of the dangers along the way. It is better than exploring the unknown road ahead, and he may encounter a few more dark guardians.
Who knows if they will reproduce or not. If they break into a family's territory and the seven-headed dark guardian shouts "Human, let go of my grandpa!" while coming up to beat Wang Chen, who can stand this?
"Huh? What's that in front of you?"
Sudden!
Wang Chen saw several shadowy figures.
Wang Chen’s headlamp can shine very far!
But those shadows were farther away than the range of the headlights.
"Could it be some new ferocious beast?" Wang Chen thought, "No, the breath left by the Dark Guardian should still be there, and other ferocious beasts should not come to occupy the magpie nest for a while. "
As he thought this, he felt confused and uneasy. Now that he had obtained the Heart of Darkness, in this quagmire, it would be a waste to use another magic scroll or any physical strength.
But when it comes, make peace with it.
The waves of condensation on his body have not dissipated yet. It's the same as before. When fighting in the swamp, he needs to take one move to test his foundation first.
However, those shadows seemed to be panicking when they saw Wang Chen, and were gradually moving away from him.
They move faster than Wang Chen!
Wang Chen just narrowed his eyes and didn't care anymore!
That's fine, it's definitely best if we can avoid fighting now.
But when Wang Chen walked to the place where those shadows were just now, he was surprised to find something.
He struggled to pull his feet out of the mud!
Unexpectedly, a cigarette butt was brought out by the way.
"This cigarette can't be smoked by the Dark Guardian, right?"
Wang Chen realized something was wrong.
He searched the area and soon found more cigarette butts, about three or four.
"Someone must have been here just now!"
Wang Chen looked at these cigarette butts.
The cigarette paper on their filter handles has not been soaked in mud and water.
"There are quite a few people, and each cigarette butt falls in a different position." Wang Chen thought, "But if they can move so fast here, they must have mastered some skills that I don't know about."
"Why did they run when they saw me?"
Wang Chen was puzzled.
If they are some weak mire creatures, when they see Wang Chen with the light above his head, they will think that he is a powerful predator, and they may flee in panic.
But if it were a human, it would be obvious that it was a light. Even if you are on guard, you won't turn around and run away.
"Unless they know me and have something secret in their minds." Wang Chen suddenly thought of something, his eyes sharpened suddenly, "Are they those scavengers, are they following me?"
"I never noticed it?"
Wang Chen felt a little annoyed with himself, but soon he calmly thought:
"No, if they started following me from the Forest of Clouds and Mists, then they were not discovered by me all the way. Why are they discovered by me now?"
"It may be because of the terrain that it is difficult to control the following distance, but it is more likely that they suddenly stopped following them and even cigarette butts were thrown everywhere. Even if the swamp swallowed them quickly, there was still a risk of being discovered."
So why is it that the stalker who was able to hide his traces well before now seems to know nothing about stalking?
Wang Chen guessed it!
It was probably because the guy in their team who was proficient in tracking skills had an accident!
As for what the accident was, Wang Chen had no way of guessing.
His frown relaxed!
As long as these people didn't kill him silently, he wasn't that worried.
Of course, being targeted by a gang of desperadoes is not a good experience, but at least you can be prepared.
"However, I have to create some trouble for them. It's not that easy to follow me."
A smile appeared on Wang Chen's lips.
…
"Why did that kid go back? What on earth is he going to do?"
a scavenger asked breathlessly.
"No one knows except asking him. I just don't understand why we are running away? It feels like we are being chased by him now."
said another scavenger.
"That's right! We have more people than him, so why not just kill him!"
"Enough!" Fu Yunsheng shouted, "I told you, we haven't found out his details yet. Besides, in this terrain, can we ambush him and catch him off guard? If he is discovered, who will? To block his magic scroll?"
Everyone was silent, and for a while a scavenger said timidly:
"Then how about we go ahead and ambush him? Isn't there a hill where we enter the swamp?"
Fu Yunsheng shook his head irritably.
"We will wait until we find out his occupation."
Do you need to be so cautious when dealing with a boy who is alone?
the answer is negative.
In fact, Fu Yunsheng didn't expect him to follow him so far away. He originally thought that if he could get to this area at most, Shouhou would know what Wang Chen's profession was, and they would be able to take action.
But unexpectedly, accidents happened one after another.
First of all, the thin monkey died suddenly, and secondly, this kid used the magic scroll as a skill extravagantly. They don't know his profession now.
That kid has never used his skills, so is his profession too weak to rely on scrolls, or too powerful to be used as a safer trump card than magic scrolls.
This is an unknown.
And most importantly, who should pay for all these variables: the death of Shouhou, the fatigue of the team going deep into the hinterland?
That person should be Fu Yunsheng, he is the leader.
But if we attack now, is Shouhou’s death still meaningful? Is there any point in their hard journey?
Being bound by the complaints of his subordinates and letting them go, where should his majesty be placed?
The items obtained by robbing Wang Chen may temporarily make everyone forget his misstep.
But it won't be long before they will remember it, and perhaps many other grievances will come to mind in succession.
In that case, the team would be difficult to lead.
So he has to go his own way and prove that his tracking decision is right! !
