Chapter 2301 - Life-Hanging Flies (1/2)

Chapter 2301: Life-Hanging Flies

Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales

Translated by XephiZ

Edited by Aelryinth

(Cough cough!) “What he meant was, the enemies must have been watching us through some special method. If we can get rid of them, the enemies will be as blind as us,” Mi Bai spoke up.

“Yes, you are right. They must be watching us somehow. Thank you Forneus, for relating such a piece of important information to me through others when you weren’t looking at me all the time!” Mason blurted out excitedly.

Forneus my ass! Zhao Manyan almost lost his temper.

It was hard to predict what was going to happen before going into the swamps and the woods. However, the Browns were obviously spying on them.

The Browns knew where they were, yet they had no idea where the Browns were hiding..

They had to go inside the swamps and the woods to learn what the enemy was relying on. The earlier they figured it out, the lower the casualties on their side!

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The groups of scouts the army sent out previously had extremely low rates of survival.

In the end, Brigadier General Blaire had to recommend Lt. Colonel Mason, who had managed to outwit their enemy twice.

As a result, Mason’s men had become the army’s vanguard once again.

As long as the fog lamps were lit up, the army would be able to keep going. The rest would follow where the fog lamps were guiding them.

It was the nature of the environment in the swampy woods. The swamps would devour anyone who dared to enter them alone.

Under the swamps lay the bones of their many victims!

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The swamps smelled strongly of mud and algae.

Whenever the raindrops fell on the rotten plants, the foul smell would rise into the air.

The flies were circling the corpses, whether they belonged to animals, demon creatures, or humans. They were like tiny condors from the deserts, feeding on rotten flesh and preying on dying creatures.

“Those are Life-Hanging Flies. I heard some old people mentioned they are the transformed form of an ancient prophet of dark magic. They roam endlessly in these swamps. If someone is about to die, they will circle above the person. The person will die in less than half a day. No one has ever escaped from the curse!” the man with a nose stud, who was named Cory, informed everyone.

“So you’re saying we are all going to die soon?” Mo Fan looked up and stared at the Life-Hanging Flies circling their heads.

The Life-Hanging Flies had insane numbers. Their regiment had more than a thousand people, yet each of them had a few dozen Life-Hanging Flies circling their heads. It looked like a gray cloud was floating around their heads like their souls were leaving their bodies!

The Life-Hanging Flies had been hanging onto their heads since they entered the swamps.

There were a lot of locals among the Federation forces. They were extremely terrified of the Life-Hanging Flies, considering the Life-Hanging Flies a bad omen.

However, they could not drive the Life-Hanging Flies away. It did not matter if they burned the Life-Hanging Flies into ashes with their magic, since many more would soon come from all directions and gather above their heads.

“Don’t be afraid, we are blessed by the Mother of the Woods. These flies and their curse will never kill us!” Mason proclaimed when he saw his men in low spirits.

“Sir, you have the most Life-Hanging Flies over your head,” a new lieutenant pointed out to him.

“Oh, any Poison Mages here? Can you please figure out what’s going on?” Mason asked after a startled look.

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The numbers of the Life-Hanging Flies kept increasing. Even if the Brown Rebels were blind, they could easily tell where the Federation Army was from the noise the flies were making.