Their journey to the dire swamps took two weeks of constant riding with few breaks. Okuagu and his horse throughout the journey kept on fighting with Okuagu constantly threatening to turn the beast into wolf food. The now arrogant horse kept trying to throw Okuagu who was using his thighs to hold on. The horse kept following the rest with Okuagu simply consenting to the wish of the stubborn beast.
On arrival they were welcomed by the fishermen and hunters that called this murky place home. They were led to village's head cabin at the edge of the village. The cabin was of simple design with skins hanging here and there, the chief a short bald man with an intelligent look offered them seats while the villagers took away their horses to stables."Good day to your sir, we are the flaming tempest hunting squad and we are here to get rid of the lizards that are haunting this village" Gale said as he shook hands with the chief. "What? You guys are seriously hunters, at this age" remarked the chief shaking his head. "Well suit yourselves, but honestly speaking these beasts I fear are too powerful for you "the chief added with a frown. "If we weren't capable we won't be here" interrupted Lee. "So sir we would like to ask some few questions about those lizards" said Gale.
"Go ahead but to be honest I can't believe the hunter's lodge will send a bunch of rookies for those monsters" the chief said with a shudder."Firstly when do they attack your village'' Gale asked mentally taking note of the claw marks on some of the houses they had passed. "Nighttime and early in the morning" replied the chief. "Nighttime? So attacking in the night might not prove useful" reasoned Gale. "Do the three attack in group? Asked Emerald. "No the two B rank attack separately in the night while the A rank attack early in the morning" replied the chief."Thanks for the information, since we already know their location we have no more questions" Gale said as the rest of them got up from their seats. "Be careful those reptiles have devoured ten hunting parties already" the chief added as he escorted them out. They were led to an inn with two rooms for them to stay.The next day started out with the squad wading through the swamps. The swamp was truly a dangerous place for they were assaulted by various kind of poisonous insects including mosquitoes the size of lizards. Soon enough things turned worse as rain began to fall heavily on the swamps pelting them. The squad eventually found refuge in a massive tree hollow some meters above the swamp. "Tomorrow we will split into the three teams as said earlier" Gale said once again taking out the map. "So I and Boaruss will hunt the A rank in the night while the rest of you will hunt the B rank in the afternoon, right Lee said with a yawn. "Yeah hopefully if all goes well, we will return some days from now with the lizard's heads" Boaruss added hearing no comment as the rest slept with him being the first night watch…