Traveler Zerg World

Chapter 467 Swamp City 9

This swamp may seem calm, but it is actually fraught with danger. Rumor has it that the wall fish here have recently mutated, which has attracted their great attention.

"What will this mutated wall fish turn into?" Lin Zhi asked, frowning.

Yan Jun stroked his chin and pondered, "In any case, we need to proceed with caution and find out the situation first."

Zhang Ying patted the weapon at her waist. "Don't worry, we can handle any danger."

At this moment, the Zerg brothers Wang Jun and Wang Kai also arrived. Wang Jun looked excited, "I heard there are mutated fish here, we have to see them for ourselves."

Wang Kai, on the other hand, was more composed, saying, "Don't rush, let's see how things go first, and don't act rashly."

A short while later, the four insectoid siblings, Li Yi, Li Ming, Li Hua, and Li Li, also arrived. Li Yi jumped up and down, saying, "Wow, mutant fish, just thinking about it is exciting!"

Li Ming glared at her, "Don't just think about thrills, or you might lose your life."

The sisters Hua Yuan and Zhang Yuan also arrived. Hua Yuan said softly, "I hope this investigation will go smoothly."

Zhang Yuan nodded. "Yes, everyone be careful."

The group cautiously stepped into the swamp. They had only taken a few steps when they heard a gurgling sound coming from the depths of the swamp.

"Something's wrong, there's movement," Yan Jun said vigilantly.

Suddenly, a giant wallfish leaped out of the swamp. Its body was several times larger than usual, its scales shimmered with an eerie light, and its eyes turned bright red.

"This is the mutated city wall fish?" Lin Zhi exclaimed in surprise, her mouth agape.

The wallfish opened its massive jaws and lunged at them. Wang Jun reacted swiftly, drawing his weapon and slashing at the wallfish. The wallfish nimbly twisted its body, dodging the attack, and then swept its tail across. Wang Jun dodged to the side, but was still struck on the shoulder, staggering a few steps.

"Everyone be careful, this fish is very strong," Wang Kai shouted.

Everyone took action, and Zhang Ying shot several arrows that hit the body of the wall fish, but it seemed to be unharmed and attacked even more frantically.

Li summoned an energy shield from the Zerg to protect everyone from the attack. Li Ming then took the opportunity to circle around behind the wall fish, preparing to deliver a fatal blow.

Just as Li Ming was about to reach the wallfish, it suddenly turned around and bit his arm. Li Ming screamed in pain and struggled desperately.

"Li Ming!" Li Hua was extremely anxious and rushed forward without regard for anything else, trying to pry open the mouth of the city wall fish with his own strength.

Seeing this, Lin Zhi hurriedly cast a spell, a beam of light shooting towards the wall fish. The wall fish, attacked, released Li Ming. Li Ming fell to the ground, his arm bleeding profusely.

Yan Jun quickly took out some medicine and treated Li Ming's wounds. "How are you? Can you continue fighting?" Yan Jun asked.

Li Ming gritted his teeth and said, "No problem, I can still do it."

After a fierce battle, the group gradually figured out the Wallfish's attack patterns. Lin Zhi seized the opportunity and unleashed a powerful spell, striking the Wallfish directly in its vital spot. The Wallfish struggled for a few moments before finally collapsing into the swamp.

"Phew, finally solved." Zhang Ying breathed a sigh of relief.

"However, why did this fish mutate?" Yan Jun pondered.

The group began a thorough search around the swamp, hoping to find some clues. Suddenly, Li discovered some strange slime under a rock.

“Look everyone, what is this?” Li said.

Lin Zhi stepped forward to examine it. "This slime seems to have some kind of energy fluctuation. Could it be related to the mutation of the City Wall Fish?"

Zhang Ying took out a container and carefully collected some mucus. "I'll take it back and study it. Maybe we can find the answer."

After a period of research, the researchers discovered that the mucus contained an unknown energy substance. This substance appeared to be able to affect the genes of organisms, causing them to mutate.

"It seems that some mysterious force has appeared in this swamp, causing the wall fish to mutate," Yan Jun analyzed.

"Then we need to find the source and prevent more biological mutations," Lin Zhi said.

The group began a comprehensive search of the swamp and its surrounding area. They explored along the edge of the swamp, leaving no corner unchecked.

One day, Hua Yuan discovered a cave entrance emitting a faint light in a secluded corner. The soil around the entrance was loose, as if something had just passed through.

"Everyone come quick, there seems to be something going on here," Hua Yuan called out softly.

The crowd quickly gathered around, looking at the mysterious cave entrance with a mixture of curiosity and wariness.

"What could be inside this cave? Could it be the source of the mutation?" Zhang Yuan asked.

Wang Jun volunteered, "I'll go in and take a look first."

Wang Kai stopped him, "Don't rush, first observe whether there is any danger around."

After careful observation and confirming there was no obvious danger, Wang Jun cautiously entered the cave. The cave was dimly lit and filled with a damp atmosphere. As Wang Jun groped his way forward, he suddenly heard a low roar coming from ahead.

"Something's wrong," Wang Jun said in a low voice, then quickly retreated.

Immediately afterwards, a gigantic monster covered in sharp spikes burst out of the cave. Its eyes gleamed with a fierce light, and it roared repeatedly.

"What kind of monster is this?" Li asked in horror.

Yan Jun looked at the monster and said calmly, "It seems that it is the culprit that caused the mutation of the city wall fish."

The group immediately assumed fighting stances, preparing for a desperate battle with the monster. The monster launched the first attack, charging towards them and viciously stabbing them with its spikes.

Lin Zhi cast a magical shield to block the monster's attacks. Zhang Ying, on the other hand, kept firing arrows, trying to weaken the monster's strength.

The brothers Wang Jun and Wang Kai worked together seamlessly, one drawing the monster's attention from the front while the other looked for an opportunity to attack from the side. The four insectoid siblings also displayed their unique abilities: Li Yi used energy waves to disrupt the monster, Li Ming seized the opportunity to attack the monster's legs, and Li Hua and Li Li unleashed the insectoid's group attack skills together.

During the fierce battle, the group gradually discovered the monster's weakness. Its abdomen was relatively soft, making it a weak point in its defenses.

"Attack its belly!" Yan Jun shouted.

Upon hearing this, everyone adjusted their attack direction. Lin Zhi concentrated and unleashed a powerful magical beam, shooting it directly at the monster's abdomen. Zhang Ying's arrow followed closely behind, striking the monster's abdomen as well. Wang Jun and Wang Kai seized the opportunity, simultaneously rushing towards the monster and thrusting their weapons fiercely into its abdomen.

The monster was severely injured, letting out a shrill scream as its body swayed a few times. Taking advantage of this, the four insectoid siblings intensified their attack. Li's energy waves continuously bombarded the monster, while Li Ming, Li Hua, and Li Li combined their efforts to unleash a powerful insectoid skill, directly knocking the monster to the ground.

After a fierce battle, the monster was finally defeated. Exhausted, everyone collapsed to the ground, looking at the dead monster before them, their hearts filled with mixed emotions.

"We've finally solved this big problem," Zhang Ying said.

"Yes, this swamp will be peaceful again," Yan Jun said with relief.

Lin Zhi stood up. "However, we still need to continue to observe for a period of time to prevent any further mutations."

Everyone nodded in agreement. They knew that although this adventure had successfully resolved the crisis of the mutated wallfish, new challenges might await them in the future. But they were fearless, for they were a group of brave explorers who would continue to write their own adventures in this mysterious insectoid world.

Subsequent episodes:

As time passed, the swamp gradually returned to its former tranquility. However, the group did not let their guard down and continued to patrol and observe the surrounding area.

One day, Zhang Yuan discovered some strange symbols while on patrol. These symbols were carved on the trunk of a large tree and looked like some kind of ancient script.

"Everyone, come and see what this symbol is!" Zhang Yuan shouted.

The crowd gathered around, looking at the mysterious symbols, all feeling quite puzzled.

"I've never seen symbols like these before. What do they mean?" Lin Zhi asked, frowning.

Yan Jun observed carefully and concluded, "These symbols may be related to previous mutation events, perhaps as some kind of hint or warning."

The group decided to investigate the meaning of these symbols further. They followed the direction in which the symbols appeared and discovered that they seemed to be guiding them to a mysterious place.

After a long journey, they arrived at an ancient ruin. The gates of the ruin were tightly closed, and the surrounding area was covered with dust and vines.

"Is this the place the symbols led us to? This place looks very mysterious," Wang Jun said.

Wang Kai nodded. "Be careful, there might be more secrets hidden here."

The group cautiously entered the ruins. The interior was dark and gloomy, filled with a mysterious atmosphere. The walls were covered with strange patterns and characters, seemingly telling a story of a distant past.

Deep within the ruins, they discovered a massive stone tablet. Engraved on the tablet was a map, marking several mysterious locations.

“This map looks very important; it might help us solve more mysteries,” Yan Jun said.

After studying the map carefully, the group discovered that one of the locations seemed to have some connection with the swamp.

"Could this location be related to the previous mutation event?" Lin Zhi wondered.

So, the group decided to go to that mysterious location to find out what was going on.

Thick fog filled the surroundings, reducing visibility to extremely low levels. Every step had to be taken with utmost care, for fear of sinking into the seemingly calm but treacherous swamp.

"This place is too eerie. It feels like something could pop out at any moment," Yan Jun said in a low voice, his eyes scanning the surroundings warily.

Lin Zhi nodded, gripping his weapon tightly. "Everyone be careful. I have a feeling there's something strange about this swamp."

Zhang Ying frowned, observing her surroundings, trying to find some clues.

Suddenly, ripples appeared on the water ahead, and then a huge wallfish leaped out of the water. Its body was more than two people long, and its scales were as hard as iron, gleaming eerily in the mist.

"Watch out! This fish doesn't look like it's going to get you." Lin Zhi shouted and charged towards the wall fish, thrusting his sword fiercely into its body.

The wall fish twisted its massive body, nimbly dodging Linzhi's attack. With a flick of its tail, it sent a cloud of mud and water flying towards them.

Yan Jun quickly dodged to the side, mud splashing onto him and instantly soiling his clothes. "This beast, I'll teach it a lesson!" Yan Jun roared, drawing a throwing knife from his waist and hurling it at the city wall fish.

The throwing knife flew towards the wallfish like a meteor, but was deflected by its hard scales. The wallfish opened its huge mouth, revealing two rows of sharp teeth, and bit at Linzhi.

Lin Zhi nimbly leaped backward, simultaneously wielding her sword and unleashing a sword aura towards the wallfish. The sword aura struck the wallfish's body, leaving only a shallow mark.

"This fish's defense is too strong!" Zhang Ying said anxiously. He took out a crossbow from his backpack, loaded it with arrows, and shot it at the wall fish.

The arrow struck the wallfish in the eye. In pain, the wallfish roared and struggled frantically on the surface of the water. Its struggles made the surrounding swamp even more turbulent, splashing mud and water everywhere.

Just then, the Zerg brothers Wang Jun and Wang Kai arrived. Seeing the scene before them, they joined the battle without hesitation. Wang Jun waved his hands, sending several black energy waves towards the Wallfish.