Online Game: Crazy Skeleton
Chapter 339 - 339 338 Fright at the Swamp

339: Chapter 338: Fright at the Swamp 339: Chapter 338: Fright at the Swamp “Splash, splash, splash!”

The players, each secured by a vine, jumped eagerly into the swamp pool like dumplings being dropped into boiling water, one by one submerging into the mire.

The novice players surrounding them watched in disbelief.

It was common knowledge that the further you went into the swamp, the stronger the pulling force.

Could a mere vine really ensure their safety?

With no spectacle to behold, the players dispersed, each heading towards their own leveling grounds.

However, not long after the beginner players left, a faint figure appeared.

He glanced left and right and upon noting no one was paying attention, he stepped briskly onto the swamp pool.

Just like walking on a flat terrain, he easily reached the landing site of the players.

He smirked, pulling out a sharp blade and swiftly severed all the hanging vines.

Finishing his task, he abruptly dove into the swamp without hesitation.

Strangely enough, after this player dived in, the swamp pool autonomously parted, forming a passage for this player.

After the player disappeared, the swamp pool returned to its original calm state.

It was a new method inspired by the ancient art of water division, the Swamp Cleaving Technique!

“Gurgle, gurgle…”

Following Su Ran’s lead into the swamp, Cream Puff was filled with terror.

Her eyes tightly shut and she let Su Ran pull her deeper and deeper.

Before long, the continuous depletion of oxygen began inflicting a health-reducing buff on both Su Ran and herself.

The deeper they went, the faster their health decreased.

Su Ran wore an expression of seriousness.

He and Cream Puff had not recklessly jumped into this place to seek death; they had pondered carefully beforehand.

After the two of them had roamed around the Dark Swamp without finding the marked coordinates, Su Ran was certain that the location marked on the Corpse Hiding Map was right in the heart of this mysterious swamp!

Su Ran had previously found two Corpse Hiding Maps.

The first led to the hidden Beast King’s Tomb in the Forest of Ten Thousand Beasts, and the second led to a barrier space deep in the sewers of the Human Race’s Imperial City.

Given this, the location hidden at the bottom of the swamp must hold extraordinary secrets!

However, what took Su Ran by surprise was that the deeper they went, the more rapidly their health depleted, to the extent where it became almost uncontrollable.

He even started doubting whether he could stay alive until the bottom.

Nonetheless, Su Ran firmly believed that if the game system had left a treasure spot deep in the swamp, there must be a glimmer of survival opportunity for the players.

So long as he persisted, he would soon see the light at the end of the tunnel!

What offered some relief was that he didn’t see a single Swamp Leech or Swamp Fire Toad, common creatures in the Dark Swamp.

They must have been wiped out by beginner players and had yet to respawn.

After all, Swamp Leeches could drop spirit stone materials, a great aid for refining equipment!

With his faith in survival fueling him, Su Ran clung onto his last bit of consciousness and struggled towards the bottom.

Cream Puff, who had more health than Su Ran, could theoretically last longer.

But currently with her body entangled in the silt, the only thing she could do was let Su Ran tow her deeper into the swamp.

“We’re here!”

Excitement surged in Su Ran, who had been closely monitoring their coordinates.

Ignoring his rapidly decreasing health, he knew there was no time to lose.

Pulling out his beginner’s hoe, he hammered away at the silted location with all his might.

“Clang!”

An astonishing scene unfolded.

At the moment Su Ran’s novice hoe hit the bottom of the swamp pool, the ground beneath his feet suddenly split open.

An overpowering suction force erupted, pulling Su Ran and Cream Puff into the void.

The fissure closed, the suction ceased, and the swamp regained its tranquility.

“Hmm, hm!”

Taciturn and a group of other players descended as fast as they could.

The escalating pressure of the swamp became increasingly unbearable.

But for the sake of the thousand-dollar prize, everyone kept resisting and pushing forward.

Suddenly,

A member from their guild could no longer withstand the hostile environment, and started to struggle.

He vigorously pulled the vine tied around his body, hoping to escape.

However,

Much to his chagrin, under his relentless strain, the vine fell limply onto his body.

What?!

Seeing this, the players around panicked.

The vine was their last lifeline.

Now that their retreat route was severed, they would inevitably perish in this dangerous swamp!

This realization sparked fear of death in the players.

After all, no one wanted to end their lives here.

If their premium equipment dropped in this godforsaken place, they would undoubtedly lose it forever!

Although the one-thousand-dollar prize was tempting, they needed to stay alive to enjoy it!

Once the thought of retreat emerged, it spread uncontrollably.

Most players started struggling upwards, hoping to escape from this dangerous place.

The swamp was renowned as a death zone for beginners, and it lived up to its reputation!

Unfortunately, rather than leading to salvation, their instinctive struggle to survive only made them sink deeper into the swamp due to their intense floundering.

Their faces were full of remorse and discontent…

Meanwhile, Taciturn continued to search below, hoping to find that damn Overturning Water, even if he was already dead.

After all, the swamp was so small that he had nowhere to flee!

Suddenly, Taciturn felt a wave of movement overhead.

The muck all around was stirred into a foggy mess, hampering his vision and increasing the difficulty of finding Overturning Water.

What the heck are those guys doing?!

Taciturn was so annoyed that he stopped his descent and looked upwards, only to see the players he had brought struggling like they were trapped by water ghosts.

Incapable of speaking underwater, he swiftly asked in the team channel, “What’s going on with you guys?

Why are you struggling instead of diving properly?”

“Taciturn, some damn bastard cut our vines!

Everyone panicked, no one wants to die here so we’re all trying to escape upwards, but now we’ve ended up like this…”

“Brilliant, you lot!

If there’s no vine then use the Town Recall Scroll!

Those still willing to stay, gather and we’ll start diving together!”

Exasperated, Taciturn regretted bringing along this group of players.

Not only did they fail to help, but they also created more trouble!

Town Recall Scroll!

Reminded by Taciturn, the players recalled this escape tool.

They hastily pulled it out from their sacks and a series of bright flashes appeared as they managed to escape from this place.

However, seven players who didn’t have a Town Recall Scroll on them gritted their teeth and swam towards Taciturn.

In any case, they were doomed.

They might as well gamble with Taciturn and if they were lucky enough to kill Overturning Water, their deaths would’ve been worth it!

“Good, seven of you chose to stay!

Once we succeed, I, Taciturn, will not fail you!”

Taciturn spoke encouragingly in the team channel.

What he didn’t know was that these players only stayed because they had no other choice.

Of course, they couldn’t tell him this, or Taciturn would have blown his top.

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