Volume 2 Chapter 9 (1/2)

Haroon – Vol2, Chap9 – New journey

《New Journey》

Haroon and the quad wankers headed to a sate of the castle, where Doran has introduced hi was quite small coh to have a good rest as the rooood

The Quad wankers see to the him anytime soon, after all He would use theht become his men

They left the castle in the early ht inspections were held, the west gate also had very serious inspections going on It didn’t take that long as they didn’t even have a cart

“Why are they so picky? How dare they even search through a lady’s bag? They are so ill-mannered,” Serinn complained

Usually, only a few guards would be protecting the gate But now, even the knights were present for inspections

“I don’t think this is a usual inspection,” said Philip

“That’s what I thought So theout of the city on a journey,” Gitan agreed

Co on the inspection, they hurried on their way Unlike the other gates where the road was routed to other cities, the west gate was quiet They saw no one until theyof soreed to meet

“Devron!”

“Welco”

Devron, Doran’s fairl who is the e lady aiting for the just a few backpacks They must have disposed of their carts in such a short time

“Let me introduce you to the new faces here This is e, and she will be guarding Briella We hired her a long tio as Briella has been weak and sick for quite some time now Briella, Hall, this is Haroon, the leader of uild The Gusts of Wind,” said Devron

Haroon and the Quad wankers’ eyes were filled with curiosity A lady who seeone through assassin training They couldn’t be more surprised

Briella and Hall greeted by nodding without any words Hall gave them a cold shoulder Her cold stare made them not even dare to be curious about Briella

Briella had a pale face and sickly appearance She was skinny and her face wasn’t particularly pretty, but she had quite an aura and crystal clear eyes, and it was ih to not think about the rest of her appearance

It was contrasted by Hall’s black clothing,next to Briella Hall earing black clothes ide sleeves and tight ends, tied with strings She had a sword in the back and was holding a ic wand She certainly looked cold

“Nice to meet you, the Name’s Haroon These four are my friends and the other members of The Gusts of Wind This is Philip, Gitan, Serinn, and last but not least, Ritrina We will be escorting you to the Viscounty of Paros”

Haroon introduced his members to Briella and Hall He continued

“I heard you’ve got a plan that you haven’t told us yet, o?”

He asked Devron It wasn’t long ago that they had her position than Doran was

“About the plan, let’s talk about it e meet et to Saron Wetland”

“You mean the Saron Wetland, also known as the Swamp of Death that is full of poison?” Philip asked, surprised

“That’s right We’ll stop for a lunch before we enter the place, and meet my friend there Then we’ll talk about the plan”

“Got it”

The party hurried towards Saron Wetland Haroon and the Quad wankers were surprised that Briella didn’t get tired, despite how sick and weak she looked

After having two breaks, they were able to arrive at the forest near the wetland before noon They stopped by the hill, which was not so far froood place to take a rest, as there was a tree with large branches and leaves

“The wetland is just beyond the forest So about the plan, do you see the mountains over there? They are called the Norflox o over the Norflox et to Paros castle That’s a brief plan, but we’ll need to wait for Teeno to give more details about it”

Haroon tracked where Devron’s finger was pointing to He could see gigantic mountains

“Boss, did I tell you that I hate cli?”

Serinn already got scared Well, she hates her clothing getting messed up She cared for her body and beauty so htly Ritrina sneered fro Serinn’s words

Haroon wanted to check his loot, so he brought some bread with him and entered the forest, away from the Quad wankers He couldn’t check the loot before as they always moved with him As Haroon saw that the Quad wankers were about to follow hi he needs quiet time to think As soon as he entered the forest, he could s

‘What is this se’

Just like the s his nose But curiosity dragged him deeper into the forest

Whatever kind of trees these were, they were so thick that a normal man couldn’t enclose it with their aro between the trees Moreover, the leaves blocked ht were driving the darkness out of the forest

Haroon thought about going back a few ti as he didn’t want to less Eventually, he could exit the forest

“What is this place?”

There was a fog covering the place What he could see was one thing: black Everything was black Fallen trees, dirt, water, everything was dead

“So this is the Saron Wetland? Yuk! This smell could kill someone!”

It orse than the drainage of the Mercenary academy Not just a foul smell, but the air was quite polluted as well, whicha few breaths At least he wasn’t getting poisoned, which e

The earth of the wetland was black, and nothing was on it Not anything with life Seeing that scenery made hiely, it was able to smell the air even in standby mode

– “Mas, this smells nice”

– “‘S here”

– “Hehehe This is enrapturing! This ispoisons are piled up, and its sweet scent is driving me crazy!”

Spirits sure do have different tastes

– “shi+t, you call this sweet scent?”

– “Hehehe, my taste isn’t as simple as yours, Mas There are nus andof their juice and texture, it makes me drool Moreover, this is very nutritious stuff to recover my ability”

‘What a dirty spirit! Did it starve that s look delicious? Wait a minute, what if…?’

He re over the mountain, around the wetland

– “Brat, by the way, can you absorb them?

– “Of course, I can There are so hty power, it won’t take… uh… I mean it will take some time, but a bit of them? yes”

– “Is that so…”

A good idea came into Haroon’s mind

– “So, do you need any EFP orthem?

– “Well, well, it is obvious that you’ll need so for me, and do you think I will need EFP for that? Why don’t you use your head, Mas?

– “Oh, Maybe I could use h”

Brat shut his mouth

– “So, all I need isyou”

– “Mmhm Wait, and you’ll need some antidote”

Right It will be no use if his party gets poisoned

– “But can’t you seal your poison and absorb poisons?”

– “I don’t think so, Mas You’ll run out of mana pretty fast”

Haroon wondered why there were so many limitations

– “Well then, how far away do the others have to be to not get poisoned by you?

– “Hh, Mas?”

That won’t be a proble 20 steps aon’t be a problem for communication

– “Ok, would you be able to find a path with poison weak enough for humans?”

– “How can I kno? I’ll have to get there But that’ll be simple If there is none, I can make one”

True, as it can absorb poison It will be a matter of mana

– “Alright Then go out, and see if there is a path, and how long it will take”

– “Okay!”

“Summon!”

Brat flew into the wetland Its tail erect, which wasn’t nor the poison as well, seeing how the fog faded away as ita path

When Haroon was about to run out of mana, Brat came back Haroon was about to call it anyway, but it so

“Mas, this is a really good place”

“So, was there a path that we could take?”

“Yup Soh for humans, but one will need an antidote It’s quite a distance It will take about two to three hours for humans But there are some places where poisons are quite dense”

“Then, do you think you can absorb those?”

“Of course, I can! Who do you think I am? If you don’t know that much, how are you supposed to be a hty?”

“I get it, OK?”

Brat was annoying hiain, but he contained hia skillful pet

“Brat, then when I give you a signal later, coround and make a path for us Do you think you can do that?”

“Of course That’s not even a task for the hty Brat”

“Good I’ll call you later, so be quiet for now”

“Be quick! I can’t wait any its lips

Brat’s voice was full of expectation and exciteht of his character’s current situation

“If I only had enoughit, then I could be a really OP(overpowered) character Well, I can see why they ame”

If he didn’t consider that Brat is quite cocky, it was too good for a level 10 user, even if he can only use it for a few seconds

After taking an antidote to remove the ‘poison’ debuff, Haroon came back to where the party was It seemed Serinn’s personality helped her to becoether, with a new face that Haroon couldn’t recognize

“Mr Haroon, this man here is Teeno He is capable of swordsency treat a path,” Doran introduced the man

The man beside Doran stood up, and Haroon was surprised that his appearance was far from normal

“The name’s Haroon Nice to meet you”

“Tee, Teeno, you can call me Teeno”

Teeno was of small stature, close to dwarfs, but his body was balanced He was as short as Sepia, but there were thick wrinkles on his face His eyes were shaking, and he couldn’t face anyone directly

“Teeno will be guiding us to the Viscounty of Paros”

“Well, thank you We appreciate your help”

“Ye-yes, yes……!”

He was stuttering as if he was deeply grateful for Haroon’s ords

It wasn’t hard for Haroon to figure out that Teeno had been enslaved for quite a long time Not only from his subservient behavior, but also from the fact that he didn’t dare to face anyone directly

Haroon felt pity and anger at the same time Haroon could see his real-life self in Teeno’s behavior

“Then, let’s hear from Teeno what route we should take to Paros”

When Haroon picked up the soup the party left for him, Doran asked Teeno, who had already finished his soup and bread

“Teeno, tell us what you saw and your thoughts”

“Yes First of all, walking around the forest that surrounds Saron Wetland will take about two days to get to the high hill that borders with river Saron We will be going around the hill Two more days from there will take us to the opposite side of Saron Wetland from here From there to Norflox ht forward froradual slope Though therethe road”

Teeno’s eyes were burning bright with passion, unlike when he faces others

“What are the risks?” Devron asked, finishi+ng his lunch

“The hill I o through there, we may save a day but we need to avoid their territory Nor techniques from us, but they are a cruel race who don’t appreciate intruders

“Ho around the hill”

“That’s right But that’s not all Some outer parts of the wetland are the habitats of crocodiles or lizardmen”

“shi+t”

Devron swore lightly He decided to take this path to avoid dangers, but this path was just as dangerous as the other path

“Then how about taking the path that the Rote to take?”

Doran suggested

“No That is a longer here it takes about 10 days to Hu’gerock, the midpoint from here to the Viscounty of Paros And that way isthat direction hurtsto burst”

“Is that so? Then that’s not even an option”

Doran gave a light sigh He sa Haroon was confused, and explained why

“Oh, sorry! I forgot to er When he faces a great danger, he says that his heart feels like it’s going to burst at any second”

Then Haroon and the Quad wankers could understand Teeno’s words Even in real life, there are people like Teeno They don’t understand why, but by siers

“Hey, short buddy, isn’t there any way to go through the Wetland? It seems like we can save lots of time in that way”

Asked Gitan, who couldn’t just sit there and wait for the to a slave

“No!”

“None!”

Devron and Doran shouted even before Teeno could answer They looked at each other and gave rather bitter smiles Devron explained why it would not be an option

“Saron Wetland is a land with a deep shadow of death Whatever goes in, never comes out alive”

“Sound’s like there is a story behind it, right?”

Philip asked, interested

“Well, they say a Phoenix appeared near this place,” Devron replied

“A Phoenix? You endary bird-like creature that’s born from fire and breath fire?”

Briella asked out of curiosity

“Yes Although we still don’t know if it exists or not, folks believed that it truly existed The tale goes back to even before the Eo, so we don’t have any way to find out if the legend was true or not The king, or the feudal lord ned this place, tried to capture the Phoenix to attract public senties, a ic corp and an army of 20,000”