Full-Time Magister: Super Mage

Chapter 605 Traversing the Lake Valley, an Eerie Silence

After passing through the layer of poisonous gas, the group descended for another two or three minutes before arriving at the bottom of the valley, which was covered with decaying leaves and resembled a swamp.

The two- to three-meter-thick layer of toxic gas blocked out the sunlight, making the environment unusually damp and dark. In addition, the strange smell of rotting plants mixed with the gas filled the nostrils, greatly increasing the fear of those who entered the place.

"Old Zhao, turn on a light." Mo Fan found a place to stand using the flames burning in his hands, and then jumped off the 'Tool Dragon'.

"Radiance!!!" A golden light instantly shone in Zhao Manyan's hand, dispelling the surrounding darkness and allowing everyone to see their surroundings clearly.

The damp ground was covered with rotting branches and leaves. Stepping on the sticky road, coupled with the unpleasant smell of decay, Jiang Shaoxu frowned and said, "How long is it going to take? The smell here is absolutely awful."

Jiang Shaoxu's expression was not good, and Mu Ningxue's situation was not much better. As for Mo Fan and Zhao Manyan, Jiang Han completely ignored their situations.

"I don't know. All I know is that we are currently on the outer edge of the lake valley. We will have to go through a naturally formed canyon fissure to reach the center of the valley," Jiang Han said after thinking for a moment.

"It's still so far!" Jiang Shaoxu cried out in despair upon hearing this, mainly because the smell here was too unpleasant.

"Then why didn't you just let your mount take us directly to the center of the lake valley? Tell me, were you doing this on purpose?" Jiang Shaoxu pretended to be angry and stood in front of Jiang Han, staring at him.

Mu Ningxue also glanced at Jiang Han suspiciously, while Mo Fan and Zhao Manyan kept their eyes down, knowing it was best not to interrupt in this situation.

"Do you think I want to take a long way? The more you go into this poisonous lake valley, the thicker the poisonous fog becomes as you get closer to the center."

"The toxic fog was only two or three meters thick where we came down, but the fog in the center can be more than ten or even twenty meters thick."

"Even monarch-level creatures could perish in that kind of place, so the only way to enter the central area is to first descend to the valley floor where the poisonous fog is thinner, and then walk all the way to the central area from the valley floor where there is no poisonous gas."

After hearing Jiang Han's explanation, the group felt a wave of fear.

Fortunately, Jiang Han understood the situation here. If they had plunged into the poisonous fog in the center without knowing anything, they might all be dead by now.

To increase the group's speed, Jiang Han summoned several aquatic undead creatures suitable for rapid movement in this environment, and then rode them quickly through the narrow rock walls.

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Outside the Poisonous Lake Valley, several assistant referees dressed in white robes embroidered with gold thread gathered together. A burly mage with a rather fiery temper broke the tense atmosphere first.

"How many groups of people are there now? Wasn't the Poisonous Miasma Lake Valley supposed to be sealed off?"

"Then why would anyone still go inside?"

An assistant referee said timidly, "Captain Lawson, this isn't our fault. It's mainly because that Chinese guy's contracted beast was running too fast."

"By the time we discovered them, they had already rushed into the Poisonous Lake Valley."

As one of the most dangerous places in this alternate dimension, the Poisonous Miasma Valley has been under constant surveillance since the start of the treasure hunt. However, no matter how careful they are, there is always a loophole. The son of the Hunter King of the Hunter Alliance, Fei Meng, somehow led his team to bypass the Eye Eagle's surveillance and enter the valley. By the time the assistant referees discovered this, two groups of people had already entered.

In order to reduce casualties, the assistant referees had to arrange for people to surround the Poisonous Lake Valley to prevent anyone else from accidentally entering it.

But they never expected that someone would use mind magic to control the eagle, riding an undead creature straight into the poisonous fog, leaving them no chance to stop it.

Apart from a few who reached the second level of the Super Rank, most of these assistant referees were only at the first level of the Super Rank. Although their combat strength was quite good, few of them were good at speed.

"Has the matter been reported?" Lawson asked, taking a deep breath.

This incident has a huge impact. If it is not handled properly, not only will his path to promotion in the Hunter Alliance be over, but he may even be pushed out as a scapegoat.

Three groups of people! This can no longer be explained by a failure of duty. Finsen's heart was unusually heavy, as if he could see himself going to the demon kingdom to atone for his sins in the future.

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Jiang Han was unaware of the impact his group's entry into the Poisonous Miasma Lake Valley would have, and he had no time to concern himself with those trivial matters, as he had to deal with the poisonous insects, snakes, ants, and other demons that blocked his path.

These demons are generally not very strong, only around the level of a warrior general, but their poison abilities are very troublesome. Even if an ordinary mage manages to kill them, they will have to pay a considerable price.

"Tsk tsk, this kind of mass troop magic is really awesome," Mo Fan said with some envy.

"Who says otherwise?" Zhao Manyan agreed.

Along the way, every demon they encountered was surrounded and killed by the undead creatures summoned by Jiang Han, and their corpses were even reused to create new undead creatures.

This resulted in Jiang Han's undead army not only suffering few casualties but also growing larger and stronger with each battle, which was simply outrageous. This was also the reason why Mo Fan and Zhao Manyan were envious.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Mo Fan was the first to make a discovery. Pointing to a discarded water bottle, he said in surprise, "Someone actually got here before us."

"There are many adventurous people in the national teams of various countries."

"If anyone knew that there might be some lost battlefield treasures here, they would definitely be unable to resist coming to explore."

Even if it's fraught with danger and exceeds the rules of the treasure hunt, they'll still take the risk. After all, that battlefield treasure is an invaluable cultivation resource.

Jiang Han naturally knew who had left it behind. It was either Kelly and his group from the United States or the fat man from Sweden. You see, in the original story, it was that fat man who lured Mo Fan and his group here to explore for treasures. In the end, not only did they not gain any benefits, they almost lost their lives.

As the group continued forward, they soon arrived at a small lake valley. However, Jiang Han and his companions quickly noticed something was amiss, as the place was unusually quiet.

They had encountered many demons along the way, and no other lake valley was so quiet. It was eerily quiet, unsettling, and there wasn't even a chirping of insects. The only sound was the creaking of the undead chariot on the muddy ground.

"Be careful, we might be in trouble soon," Jiang Han said calmly.

Although he already had some guesses in his mind, Jiang Han still dared not confirm them. After all, the entrance they entered was random, and they couldn't possibly run into those two Heart-Devouring Demons by chance.

"boom!!!!"

A violent explosion suddenly rang out in the silent lake valley. Zhao Manyan had just raised the light to its highest point when everyone discovered a horrifying scene: countless transparent threads intertwined high up to form a giant net covering most of the lake valley, with nearly a hundred corpses hanging on it, some human and some demon.

The explosion just now was made by a fat man with weak breaths. Several young foreign students were hanging next to him, but they had already turned into cold corpses.

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