ebookland Chapter 296 Spore Cloud
Chapter 296 Spore Cloud
"No wonder we are so unlucky this time! You restless bugs—"
Before he could finish his words of disgust, he was suddenly hit by a green smoke and flew far away.
Another member of the Knights, who was watching the excitement from the side, immediately drew his sword and shouted in panic—
"He's coming! He's coming!"
"Shut up!" A man who looked like the captain of the group rushed over and looked at Lilith and others who had appeared after bypassing the vines.
Mosquitoes were rampant in the Demon Swamp Forest. In order to prevent bites, Lilith covered her light armor with a black robe sprinkled with medicinal powder. Seeing this, the slightly older team leader on the opposite side immediately recognized the person coming.
"They are Goletia's people." He stared at the group of black robes and shouted behind him. This sentence seemed to have some soothing effect, quieting the noise in the team.
But their faces were full of annoyance, exactly the same expressions as Lilith and her group.
"Didn't they say we wouldn't run into them during Hanukkah? So annoying!" Someone behind Lilith whispered.
Lilith's face was cold. She walked up to Lucas and stood beside him and asked in a low voice, "Are you okay?"
Lucas shook his head grimly. He was just confused by the sudden attack. He had been in Goletia for too long and almost forgot how the outside world treated the sea people. Now that the past scene suddenly reappeared, he was in a bad mood.
It seemed that every time he was carried away by the brief happiness, someone would appear and slap him in the face to calm him down.
"Go and take care of your business first." Lilith motioned for Lucas to go to the spring and wash off the toad slime on his body.
"You, you dare to attack the Knights of Light—"
The knight at the beginning struggled to get up, his face pale. Lilith's blow had seriously injured him. His chest felt as if it had been scratched by sharp claws, and the blood that flowed out had some green color.
"Oh, the full-level elemental affinity is really different. I will probably never be able to use the spore cloud to this extent. In this way, mushrooms will grow inside his body, right?" Lulu stood next to Lilith, sighed as she looked at her wound, and successfully made the other party change her expression.
"Treat me!" He stared at Lilith and ordered her.
"What's wrong with you, Mr. Knight?" Lilith tilted her head and said in a mocking tone, "It's just a minor injury. Won't the God of Light protect you from disaster? You should kneel down and pray now. If your faith is sincere enough, He will definitely respond to you, right?"
Lilith was unmoved by his intimidation because she had discovered that although there were more than a dozen people crowded in this small camp, there was not a single person in a white robe - they did not bring any God-favored Ones with them.
These words really made the knight panic. He looked at the eyes of the people around him. If he could not get the attention of the gods, wouldn't it prove that his heart was not pure and pious enough? But he could not refute and could only pray under the gaze of everyone.
"Please stop messing around, lady." The captain saw that the injured knight's face was getting paler and paler. His wounds had begun to attract nearby flying insects, which were buzzing above his head. The environment of the Demonic Swamp Forest was special. If his wounds were not treated quickly, rotten flesh would soon grow on them, and maybe other things would even parasitize them.
"When he pointed his sword at my guardian, why didn't you say he was fooling around?" Lilith asked expressionlessly. She was indifferent to the captain's attempt to smooth things over and turned around to arrange for everyone to prepare for camp.
"...You can't camp here." When the knight captain saw the actions of Lilith and her group, he took back the words of submission that were on his lips and frowned again.
Lilith was almost laughing.
"There must be a limit to your tyranny. Although I don't know much, I know that many of you knights are just commoners. Why do you think you are superior to others just by wearing this armor? Have you forgotten where you came from?"
The captain was silent for a moment. He once again carefully looked at the girl in front of him. Seeing her neither humble nor overbearing attitude and her appearance, and remembering the rumors about the various changes in Gloria, he made some uncertain guesses - "Are you... a noble?"
"So this also determines your attitude, Lord Knight? May I ask if we can camp next to the noble Knights of Light?" Lilith said in a mocking tone.
"We are here in compliance with the king's order, young lady." The captain's attitude did not change because of Lilith's sarcastic words, and he still denied Lilith and others' need to set up camp. "I know the rules of your holidays, but this time, it is not appropriate. Our large army will arrive soon, and there will be no place for you here."
No wonder he was unwilling to surrender to the knight. It turned out that the team of God's favored ones was still behind, and this should be just a team of pioneers exploring the way... Lilith thought to herself.
"This is one of the few clean water sources in the entire Demonic Swamp Forest. If we don't camp here, where do you want us to go?" Sean said indignantly.
"And we just hope to get the full moon water from that spring during the full moon—" Jaina also stepped forward to argue.
"That's even more inappropriate, young lady." The captain interrupted Jaina forcefully, leaving no room for negotiation, "Please find another campsite."
The injured knight behind him screamed, and some brightly colored mushrooms began to emerge from his wounds. Although it didn't hurt, they were so dense that they looked extremely scary. However, the captain in front just turned his head to take a look and was indifferent to his miserable condition.
Lilith frowned, this was her first time really dealing with the Knights of Light and it was a terrible first impression.
"Lilith..." Ian called in a low voice. Lilith turned her head and found that his face looked a little ugly.
"Let's go... let's go somewhere else. It's too noisy here." Ian looked at the knight who was tortured by the spore cloud over there, his eyes showing hesitation, but he still said nothing.
Lilith: ...I almost forgot about his unlucky divine favor.
She turned around and threw a bottle of potion to the captain. "It seems that his heart is not pious enough, Sir Knight. Then I will have to help him reluctantly."
Although she really wanted to teach these arrogant knights a lesson, she had to give up considering Ian. She didn't want Ian to be tortured by this unlucky god. She gave everyone a look, and the group retreated the way they came, preparing to see if there were any other suitable places nearby for them to rest.
"This is crazy! I can't even take a shower!" Bobby's plan to take a shower was ruined.
"I can help you with the cleaning technique." The little angel Lulu was very kind-hearted.
"That's different, Lulu. Taking a bath is a pleasure. Cleansing techniques can't remove my fatigue, but warm spring water from the sun can." Bobby complained with a bitter face.
"Are you still unhappy? I'm fine now. That little scolding doesn't hurt me. I'm used to it!" Lucas's sausage-like mouth disappeared. He moved closer to Lilith and tilted his head to look at her. He found that this guy had a frown on his face and was teasing Lilith with an indifferent look.
"No..." Lilith shook her head in denial, "I was just wondering, why are they not going back to Highgarden during the Festival of Lights, and what are they doing here..."