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It's been several hours since they discovered the land of Foh, and so far, they manage to find several ruins like the land of Foh. Some are small while others are quite big, and according to Eve's analysis, some of the ruins are created using technology beyond 5-star, and that surprised Arc. He knows what that means as even specter or legion barely touches 3-star technology, and they are already overpowered, so what kind of concept is 5-Star? A single 5-star gun was probably enough to destroy the specter in a single shot. It's no wonder the ruins manage to survive the ravages of time and still retain its complete shape even after thousands of years have passed.
Unfortunately, they didn't manage to find any treasures. It's like the place has already been cleaned up many years ago.. And what's more, they still haven't found the right ruins yet.
"It's getting late, we should find a place to stay," said Wedge.
Arc nodded.
It didn't take long for Ruby and Jem to find a perfect place to set up camp. It's one of the branches of a giant tree. The branch is so big you can play basketball in it without a problem, and it's several meters above ground, so it's relatively safe.
Eve releases several drones to patrol the camp just to be safe; it will serve as an early warning device. At the same time, Arc is busy checking if the drones he released manage to find something.
A few minutes later, dinner is served. It's not as good as Jarvis cooking, but it's quite luxurious compared to what other adventurers are eating.
Usually, adventurers and hunters prepare dried meat and canned food for every mission outside the city. Anything that does not need to be cooked as cooking in the wild is very dangerous. Some powerful beasts are attracted to light and smell, so many or majority of adventurers use rations or energy solutions every time they go on a mission.
Only someone like Arc's group would light a fire and start cooking in one of the most dangerous places in the continent without any fear.
Arc does not fear the beasts of the swamp, especially since they are far above the ground, and they also have drones to keep watch, and besides, they are all-powerful capable of dealing with any beast that comes their way.
And besides, with biggs and wedge constantly releasing their aura, no beast would come near them unless its a very powerful beast.
Night has passed without any accident. The next day the adventures remaining are quite low, maybe because they are quite far inside the swamp Arc can only count on his hand the number of groups that remain. And most are in a sorry state.
Arc's group didn't really bother with other adventurers, and the same for others didn't bother them either. As each group is wary about others, it's not rare for a group to be attacked and killed for their treasures in the swamp, since the place is filled with treasures of all kinds.
And Arc's group has a really good harvest of rare herbs and other things even though Arc didn't really care about it. It doesn't mean he will ignore it if he finds one.
And using drones, they manage to get a considerable amount of rare herbs and fruits that can only be found in the swamp.
Another day has passed, and still, they didn't find what they are looking for.
But despite that, Arc wasn't disappointed because he managed to find and discover many things just the number of mines he found is already in double digits, not to mention the number of rare herbs and other treasures.
Arc's group was taking a short break on one of the branches when they heard a scream.
"MONSTER!!! Run!"
Arc couldn't count the number of times he heard it in the last few days, as they go deeper into the swamps the more vicious and powerful the monster living in it.
Arc saw a group of adventurers being chased by a giant crocodile looking monster. The monster is very huge about the length of a basketball court, its skin is deep purple in color, and judging by its fangs, it should be poisonous. Luckily it's quite slow on land, but its huge size is making up for it. A single plunge of it is enough to cover several meters. All the adventurers in this part of the swamp are all veterans.
Grund was doing his best to distract the Beast to give time for his team to escape, "Keep running don't look back, just focus on running away!" Shouted Grund.
Grund is throwing grenades after grenades to slow down or distract the beast. The grenades are not enough to harm the beast, but it can still be used as a distraction.
Grund and his team have been to all kinds of dangerous situations..
They are veteran and one of the strongest teams that enter the forbidden swamp, but despite that, they clearly bite more than they can chew, as the monster that was chasing them is not an ordinary Beast, it's the boss of the area in this part of the swamp.
It's slow, but its power is not something a regular A-class adventurer group can handle, and looking at it, they clearly lost some of their members. An average Adventurer group consists of more than 10 members, and Grund only has about 4 members left excluding him.
"Just focus on running, don't think of anything else," shouted Grund to his teammates.
His teammates gritted their teeth in frustration; they know that if they join Grund, they will only make things worse for him. So with no other choice, they ran away.
Arc watches as Grund battles the Beast in order to give time for his teammates to leave. At first, he didn't give a fuck what's happening. He has seen it too many times over the past few days. But watching Grund and his team earns his admiration, to put one's life to save another, not just anyone is capable of it.
But Arc didn't move yet; he will wait until Grund can't take it anymore.
Ruby and Jem noticed Arc expressions, "Boss, do you intend to save him?"
Arc smiled and said, "haha I kinda like his personality."
"Shall we make a move?" Ask Jem, smiling.
"Nah, I'll take care of it, back me up if I can't take it anymore."
"Sure! Boss, no problem," said Jem. Ruby just nodded.
Yaahhh! Using his broadsword Grund block the Beast but unfortunately, the beast is too strong, and he was sent flying a few meters back, he puked blood because of the impact Grund tried to stand up, but his knees buckled, "Shit, am I going to die here?" He mumbles.
He saw the beast opens its mouth intending to bite and swallow him. He can't do anything about it, as he doesn't even have the strength to stand up much less dodge or run away. The only consolation he has is that the rest of his surviving teammates have managed to get away, he was an orphan. His teammates are those that grew up with him since his days in the orphanage, and they are what he considers his family. He closes his eyes and smiles, hoping his death would be quick.
But a few seconds passed, and the death he was waiting for did not come. He opened his eyes and saw something he would never forget in his life.