Chapter 2300 - Crossing the Marsh (1/2)

Translated by XephiZ

Edited by Aelryinth

The rain had lasted for more than fifteen hours by now.

The terrain around Banlo City was mainly tropical woods and swamps. The shallow wet ground had turned into little ponds covered by algae.

Mud was constantly washing down from the Andes Mountains. The woods were soaked in a lake of mud, leaving little solid ground.

The Brown Rebels had already adapted to the environment. They were using the vines in the woods to create walkable paths.

It was similar to putting a net on the surface of water. Those who were familiar with walking on the vines could move freely around the swamp.

The Federation’s army was obviously not very good at it. A huge army had gathered outside Banlo City, but it stopped moving after it reached the swamps and the woods.

The country was still in chaos after the riot. The Federation would slowly lose its influence and power if it could not stop the negative news from spreading. The people would think the Federation was no longer the only ruler in the country. Other factions who were disloyal to the Federation would rise and revolt against it, and it would have difficulty handling the situation.

It was important to stop the revolt as quickly as possible. They had to drive the Brown Rebels back to the other side of the Scorching River within two days.

The Federation Army’s time was running short, especially since they had to cross the terrible environment that was the swamp and the woods.

The Browns had built walls and forts to stop the Federation Army inside Banlo City, but the Federation Army had still managed to break through them.

However, once they were in the swamps and woods, they might be trapped forever in them before they even saw someone to fight!

The whole army was hindered by the swamp. Having more men was not going to make a difference.

——

The army had no choice but to move forward under the heavy pressure from the leaders of the Federation.

They did not encounter any resistance from the Brown Rebels, at first.

However, when the army reached the swamps, some cunning fighters began using Water and Earth Spells to hinder their movement and split the assault troops off from the main army.

The Brown Rebels’ Wind Warships were able to move freely about the swamp. They began targeting the troops that had been separated from the main army.

Two hours later, the Federation Army realized something was not right. It quickly ordered its men to withdraw.

Even with their quick reaction, the Federation Army ended up losing a third of their men in the swamps. Those who survived did not catch even a glimpse of their enemies.

“Should we ask Ice Mages to freeze the woods?”

“We might need a Forbidden Ice Mage for that.”

“Those cunning Brown moles, they were luring us into the swamps and the woods on purpose!”

“What should we do now? Our superiors already gave the order that militia Mages like us have to cross the swamp to reach the enemy base in the woods, but I doubt we are going to survive if we go in again,” a disheveled Mage protested.

The captains of the volunteer Mages expressed their worries. They all realized the Federation had their necks under the edge of a knife, forcing them to keep pushing forward, yet the enemies ahead were lining up their bows at them!