Zongman: The wrong person on the ground, double Shenwei at the beginning

Rivera stepped off the carriage first, and when the apocalyptic scene came into view, even she, who was well-traveled, couldn't help but gasp.

"Is it really... this bad?"

The entire land was swallowed by an ominous purple swamp, exuding a nauseating stench.

All the buildings were erected on high pile foundations, as if fleeing from disaster, deliberately designed to prevent people from touching the swamp.

Alphia walked expressionlessly to the swamp churning with purple poisonous bubbles, and without warning, under Adi's horrified gaze, she reached her fair hand into it.

stab-

A soft sizzle, like roasting meat, accompanied by a wisp of white smoke rising.

"Hey! Wait, what if you put your hand in...!" Adi was so frightened that she let out a scream like a small animal.

Alphia calmly removed her hand, which showed only a slight sign of corrosion.

This scene made Adi's eyes widen in surprise.

"Just how high is this resistance to abnormalities?"

"It seems different from ordinary poisons." Alphia shook her hand, her tone as flat as if she were commenting on a bad-tasting juice. "But it's still better to avoid it."

"Hmm... to try and understand the situation in the swamp, you actually risked your life, but wasn't that a bit reckless?"

"It's just faster this way."

"Please show me!"

Amid, with a serious little face, ran over quickly like a dutiful little rabbit.

She put on special gloves, carefully took Alphia's hand in her arms, and examined it with a professional glint in her purple eyes.

"This toxicity is almost on par with the poison of the 37th layer of Peruda; getting it on you during battle would definitely be life-threatening... No wonder Brother Rod insisted I come along."

Although Alphia didn't take it seriously, Amid insisted on using her omnipotent magic to eliminate the remaining toxins.

Keng.

With a soft clanging of armor, Ryu walked over, wearing a set of crimson light armor specially made for this operation.

Her sharp gaze swept across the surroundings like that of a hawk. From the swamp, one after another, twisted and howling monsters were slowly emerging, surrounding them.

"Fortunately, we had prepared anti-toxic armor and weapons in advance, so we are not afraid to fight them."

Taluvi was a little nervous, but after glancing at Rhodes, who looked languid beside her, her unease miraculously subsided.

"The situation at the Fountain of Life is very bad. Apart from the people who are being protected, all other creatures in the country have died."

Before she finished speaking——

"Then let's kill them all first!"

A golden flash tore through the dim air!

Ais's petite figure transformed into a whirlwind, charging without hesitation towards the roaring horde of monsters that were closing in!

Adi and Liu followed closely behind, the three of them like three sharp scalpels, instantly cutting into the monster's formation and taking on the important task of leading the way.

Uskali and the others wanted to help, but were deterred by a disdainful look from Rhodes.

"You guys go cover the rear, don't try to steal experience points."

puff!

Adi's longsword drew a graceful arc, cleanly and decisively severing the head of a demon wolf.

She wrinkled her cute little nose and muttered somewhat dejectedly, "What kind of monsters are these, coming out of the swamp..."

"It stinks terribly, it's filthy, it's disgusting... Is this a triple whammy of nausea?"

Liu's figure nimbly darted back and forth among the tree trunks in the forest. With each rise and fall, a flash of sword light accompanied her, precisely reaping the lives of the demonic wolves that pounced on her one after another.

"These monsters are not stronger than those in the outside world, and they are not as strong as the individual monsters in the dungeon, but their durability is very high."

Ais, her pretty face stern, swung her sword and cleaved a goblin and the swampy mud beneath it in two.

"If it were an ordinary monster... one hit would be fatal, but with these, it takes two or three hits."

Ais and Ryu worked together and made a rapid advance, quickly clearing a path for everyone.

"Is it because of the Fountain of Life? This vitality is indeed extraordinary."

The number of swamp monsters far exceeded expectations; as far as the eye could see, they were densely packed together, numbering in the tens of thousands!

And as they advanced closer to the source of the Fountain of Life, the monster attacks became more frequent and frenzied.

"As expected of the strong warriors of Orario."

Vera watched the game with great interest from the sidelines, adding with a smile like an irresponsible commentator.

"But these are just appetizers, at most, just a few fingers extended by the King of the Swamp."

"Haven't you considered issuing a request to Orario?" Riveria asked, maintaining her defensive magic vigilantly, as she asked the question she had wanted to ask for a long time.

Upon hearing this, Uskali, who was following behind, immediately lowered his voice, which was filled with suppressed pain.

"Two hundred years ago, the people of Berden gathered all the rewards they could and issued a commission to Orario."

"As a result, all the men they sent were wiped out!"

"After that, we were not satisfied and made another request! We asked the most powerful Zeus and Hera families at the time to lend us a hand!"

Uskali gave a miserable smile, his fists clenched so tightly they turned white.

"But do you know how the guild responded to us back then?"

"Abandoning the country is the wise thing to do."

"That's how they answered us!"

Alphia's eyelids twitched violently as she forcefully suppressed her displeasure.

"That guild pig... sometimes I really want to just kill him."

No wonder Rhodes said he had some connection with Berden. I thought it was just about the diseases of these people, but it turns out there was another layer of connection.

If the guild had let the two major clans take action back then, this mess wouldn't have dragged on until today.

Sensing Uskali's powerless anger, Rhodes asked with a sneer.

"Stop complaining. Did you tell us how important the Fountain of Life was to you? Did you say you would die if you left?"

"If you explain it like that, and that pig still answers you like that, I'll go back to Orario right now, cut off his head, and give it to you guys to kick around like a football."

Uskali was speechless for a moment, his face turning red.

"...I."

"Heh." Rhodes sneered dismissively, "Is it because you're worried about exposing the Fountain of Life, or some other bullshit reason... You stupid Riddler, you're asking for trouble."

Although he also loathed that fat pig, he had to admit that the other party had indeed put a lot of effort into managing Orario.

Moreover, any normal person who hears their demands will surely think that since this land is full of toxins, why not just move away?

Alphia also looked down on this group of people and spoke up irritably.

"It's infuriating. Whether it's your faces or your complaints, it's all just indecisiveness and procrastination."

"He clearly didn't want Tarluvi to die, but he hesitated and looked back."

"Neither arrogant nor rude, nor with the ambition to take away a woman's destiny."

"Stop calling them soldiers! You're not even men, you're just making a fool of yourselves!"

Let alone compared to the domineering and greedy Rhodes beside them, these guys weren't even as good as the lowest-ranking members of Zeus's Familia.

Uskali neither admitted nor denied it, but remained silent.

He only knew one thing: reason may be important in this world, but fists are the most important.

Now that this group of people can defeat the Swamp King, their reasoning must be the most correct truth.

After walking for a whole morning and slaying countless monsters, the group finally arrived near the source of the Fountain of Life.

The three avant-garde members were holding their knees, panting heavily.

Their equipment had long been corroded by the venom and was now in a terrible state, emitting wisps of white smoke.

Metalia and Hestia promptly handed them medicine and checked and maintained their equipment.

Adi took the medicine and gulped it down, a tired smile appearing on her pale face.

"Hmm... This is the first time I've felt that fighting people is easier than fighting monsters."

These swamp derivatives are not only incredibly resilient, but also fearless in the face of death.

More importantly, the corrosive nature of the poison hampered their fighting style, preventing them from unleashing their full potential.

If Rivera hadn't used the Life-Bound Dream to give them a defensive buff, they probably wouldn't have been able to hold on much longer.

After all, the group was only level 3 at this point.

However, Rhodes can see Ryu's experience bar. From the sparring with Che Huiyi to the present, she has been fighting continuously. Now, as long as she successfully defeats the Swamp King, she can smoothly advance to level 4!

"Now comes the most important part: how do we defeat the Swamp King?"

Ais answered matter-of-factly.

"No matter how strong it is, a monster is still a monster. It will die as long as it breaks the magic stone."

"I'm sorry to say." Vera shook her finger and gave a mischievous smile.

"The Swamp King has no magic stones, or rather, you won't find them at all. Because the entire swamp is its body itself!"

"You've only managed to defeat a part of the main body, but even if you cut off countless fingers, you still won't be able to dig out the magic stone."

The girls' expressions all turned serious.

Liu adjusted her breathing, her will unwavering.

"Then what's the way to reduce the enemy's vitality until it's completely depleted? Even a giant's finger will disappear if you keep cutting it."

"Wow~" Vera clapped exaggeratedly, "As expected of an adventurer from Orario, what an excellent muscle-bound idiot! So, no way."

"Because the Swamp King is connected to the Fountain of Life, it's like being able to absorb the endless flow of healing potions, which can heal wounds forever and multiply continuously."

The girls all looked rather grim.

At this moment, the girls truly understood that Rod's previous words were not an exaggeration!

If the Black Dragon finds this place and gains the ability to regenerate infinitely, it will be an absolutely hopeless apocalypse that cannot be resisted.

"And even if we find the vital point, what if it's in an inaccessible location, like hidden underground?"

"We can't just uproot the earth and blow the entire swamp into the sky, that's really unrealistic."

Upon hearing this, Riveria instinctively turned her gaze to Alphia, who was standing to the side.

Vera noticed Riveria's gaze and followed it to the ordinary woman who spoke very rudely (Li Ma Zhao) but whose appearance was not particularly outstanding.

"Um... don't tell me this guy can actually do something like that?"

Alphia glanced at Riveria, then glanced indifferently at the vast swamp not far away, and shook her head.

Vera had just breathed a sigh of relief when she heard her speak in an even more indifferent tone.

"We're here to take the Fountain of Life; we won't blow it up unless absolutely necessary."

"!!!"

Several girls who didn't yet know Alphia's true identity widened their eyes instantly, their mouths forming an "O" shape.

"No way... Can Sister Al really do something so outrageous? What level is she at?"

Uskali and the others were so frightened that their scalps tingled, cold sweat instantly soaked their backs, and their bodies trembled uncontrollably.

If it's true, they're incredibly lucky to have survived after attacking that group...

In an instant, everyone's attention turned to Rhodes.

Everyone believed that if it were him, he would definitely be able to come up with a solution.

Rod stroked his chin, lost in thought.

The solution in the original work was to use Tarluvi's magic called "Bilden's Dream Song".

This magic is essentially a magical poison barrier, with a pitifully small range, almost only covering the area around the caster.