What should have been a lush and dense jungle suddenly began to become sparse.

And as they went deeper, they discovered that the trees on both sides began to appear more and more withered and necrotic, and the shrubs and grass that should have been associated with these big trees became increasingly rare, and the trees under their feet became increasingly rare.

There are also many soft spots and even some black mire on the ground...

After walking a few hundred meters more, this time it was not just Gu Xiaole, but several girls behind him also smelled an extremely unpleasant smell. Just as Gu Xiaole said just now, this smell was full of corruption.

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Soon they discovered the source of the smell, which was right in front of them!

This is a dilapidated swamp, with huge trees lying horizontally and vertically everywhere on the ground. These trees have long been soaked in the smelly water of the soil and have become rotten. No wonder there is such a strange smell.

Gu Xiaole observed carefully and found that the surface of many places in this swamp was covered with black, smelly water. From time to time, some strange bubbles emerged. It was impossible to tell how deep it was. Could it be?

It will trap people.

Fortunately, there was a strip of yellow soil that looked flat and hard in the middle of the swamp. Gu Xiaole tried to step on it with his feet. Although it was still a bit soft, it was at least safe.

Gu Xiaole looked back at the girls and said:

"Just follow this road! But everyone must be careful where you step. Don't panic if you fall in. We are all connected by safety ropes. Keep your body as flat as possible to increase the contact between yourself and the swamp.

If you reduce the pressure and slow down the sinking speed, the rest of us will be able to pull you up soon!"

Alida and Du Xin'er looked at each other, neither of them said anything, but it could be seen from the looks in their eyes that both girls were slightly nervous.

Although Du Xin'er is no stranger to swamps as an outdoor scientific expedition worker, it was her first time to cross the swamp in such a strange jungle by relying on a few ropes braided by vines.

On the contrary, the giantess Linghua seemed to have great confidence in Gu Xiaole, and followed Gu Xiaole directly into the swamp area with big strides.

The four of them had just entered the swamp and not gone far when Alida asked a more crucial question:

"Xiao Le A Zhu, do you know how long it takes to get out of this swamp?"

Gu Xiaole thought for a moment, then took out the map and looked at it and said:

"According to the instructions on the map, the area of ​​this swamp area should not exceed a radius of two kilometers, so if we don't encounter any accidents, we should be able to get out within 2 hours!"

Alida nodded and did not ask further, but Gu Xiaole knew exactly what she was thinking?

Yes, if there is no accident, who can guarantee this kind of thing?

As the group of them gradually went deeper into the swamp area, Gu Xiaole was surprised to find that the swamp was not only full of fallen trees but also the remains of many animals.

No, after a burst of bubbles rolled in a smelly water beach less than 5 meters away from them, a yellow sheep that had rotted with only fur and bones slowly rolled up, and suddenly the air was full of

The rancid smell became stronger and stronger...

"vomit……"

Alida and the giantess Linghua were okay, but Du Xin'er immediately held her stomach and started vomiting wildly. It was better now, and the little bit of dodo meat she ate for lunch was not wasted at all, it was all vomited out.

Gu Xiaole turned his head and wanted to comfort her, but after seeing the girl's pale face, he decided not to do it.

On the contrary, Alida carefully patted Du Xin'er's back with her hands to make her feel as comfortable as possible, and also gave her several sips of water to suppress the feeling of vomiting.

"I don't know how many large and small animals have been swallowed up in this swamp. No wonder the smell is so choking!" Gu Xiaole carefully observed the surroundings and found that there were animals not only in front of them, but also in many black water beaches.

The corpses rolled up.

It's just that some of them still have fur, and some of them are basically just bones.

But at this moment, a brown deer that ran from nowhere appeared less than 100 meters away from them.

This little guy obviously didn't know much about the power of this swamp. He was still jumping around looking for food in the mud between the black water as if nothing had happened.

When Alida saw Gu Xiaole suddenly stopped leaving, she carefully squeezed behind him and asked in a low voice:

"Why are you going to hunt this fawn?"

Gu Xiaole stuck out his tongue and replied:

"Don't say that we are not short of food now, even if there is no food! I will never hunt a deer in a place like this! I am just curious about what will happen to this little guy in the end!"

I don’t know if Gu Xiaole’s words really came true, or if the deer heard something, and it was still looking for food. It suddenly raised its ears vigilantly, and raised its head to constantly patrol around.

Although Gu Xiaole and the others were not too far away from it, it seemed from its reaction that it was not them that was alert, but some other predator...

Gu Xiaole looked around nervously and found that except for a few of them, there was nothing on the ground that could threaten the deer. Could it be that the threat the deer sensed did not come from the ground?

At this moment, Gu Xiaole suddenly felt a slight vibration coming from the ground, and then a strange bulge suddenly appeared in the black quagmire and moved quickly towards the direction of the deer, and from the ground

Judging from the size of the bulge, the guy down here is definitely not small!

Now the little deer was a little panicked. It panicked and started running towards the outskirts of the swamp. However, it happened to get stuck in a black quagmire with one of its front legs before running a few steps!

The fawn frantically tried to pull out the front leg, but the harder it struggled, the deeper the front leg sank in, and soon even the front half of its body was almost in the mire.

It was at this time that the strange bulge under the ground had reached the black mire under the deer, and the deer began to scream "Qiu Qiuqiu" desperately!

Just when Gu Xiaole and the others thought that some predatory animal would pounce out, the bulge under the mud suddenly disappeared!

What happened? Did the big guy under the ground give up this easy-to-get food?

But just when everyone was relieved, a huge mouth with white teeth suddenly popped out of the black water in the quagmire that the deer had fallen into!

Without waiting for the fawn to make any resistance or escape movements, it bites its upper body and drags the fawn directly into the muddy water with a huge force unrivaled by prey!

Gu Xiaole and the others only saw the deer's two hind legs kicking helplessly in the air a few times before disappearing!

It was as if the deer had never appeared here before. There were only a few bubbling bubbles left in the mud pit where it just fell!

This scene happened so fast that several people could not react.

After a long while, Alida put her head in front of Gu Xiaole and asked in a low voice:

"Do you think it could be a crocodile?"

Gu Xiaole stared at the mud pit where the bubbles gradually dissipated, shook his head and said:

"It doesn't look like it! But no matter what it is, it's not a good thing for us! We'd better get through this swamp quickly while this thing just has prey!"

His suggestion was immediately recognized by everyone else. Now everyone no longer dared to take their time, and all of them quickened their pace.

But this is a swamp after all. Even if they choose the road in the middle, which is mostly relatively hard, there is no guarantee that there will be no danger of sinking.

So everyone had to walk carefully on thin ice, but they were afraid of something. Just before they walked 100 meters away, they felt waves of subtle vibrations coming from the ground.
Chapter completed!