Rebirth of MC Chpt 102 - 202 (unedited translations)

Chapter 144: Reappearance of poisonous swamps

All senses on high alert, Long Zhanye, Huo Zaiyuan and You Nuandong tread forward slowly. At the entrance of the village, Long Zhanye opens the metal case Li Qing gave him.

Within are thirty steel balls, which is tipped out unceremoniously onto the soil below. As they hit the ground, faint clicks and snaps can be heard before they whirl around in unison, then speed off in all directions. In a short while, not a single steel ball can be seen.

["I made the surveillance beads scatter first to map the entire village out. Keep your guards up. The building five meters in front of you doesn't have any zombies, but that doesn't mean it's not dangerous."] Li Qing's voice transmits from their earpieces.

When they ran into the commando squad in I City, it was Li Qing's first time providing assistance from a mobile control centre. However, with a month of 'special tutorage' under General Long, his ability in this area has become rather remarkable. Hence, the trio scouting ahead are not afraid to entrust him with surveillance.

Also, this isn't the trio's first time walking into hostile territory so naturally, none of them will drop their guards easily.

At present, it is clearly only three in the afternoon with the sun still high in the sky, but it is already dim within this little fringe village. If one isn't mindful or attentive, one would mistakenly think it is dusk, or that the overgrown vegetation is contributing to the poor lighting.

"The Yin energy here is very dense," Huo Zaiyuan murmurs, taking Liu Ying out of his space again and slinging the sword onto his back.

"I don't understand what Yin energy and all that is, but I feel very uneasy. The atmosphere here unconsciously makes one's muscles tense," You Nuandong replies with a deep frown.

As a soldier with quite a bit of experience, he has become cautious in nature. Especially when venturing into highly dangerous places like this, every sense will automatically be strained to the max.

"Un." Long Zhanye nods curtly, then taps a finger on his earpiece. "Little Qing, do you see any traces of zombies anywhere?"

["That's a negative for now...yi? Hang on, I found something on the east side of the village. Dammit! It's a swamp like the one we came across before! The poisonous swamp!"] Li Qing curses lowly, a trace of nervousness in his voice.

How can he ever forget what happened that night in the ghost town? Huo Zaiyuan said then that this thing is even more dangerous compared to zombies, as it can bring more harm to the world than hordes of undead ever could inflict.

Not to mention, after sealing the swamp away, Huo Zaiyuan exhausted all his spiritual energy and lost consciousness for two days, recuperating from it with great difficulty.

"Poisonous swamp?" You Nuandong asks. Having traversed over jungles, rivers and oceans during his time in the Special Forces, swamps are something he has come across too. However, he has never heard of 'poisonous swamps' before. And judging from Li Qing's tone, it is something really bad.

"With this thing here, our situation has become more troublesome." Huo Zaiyuan purses his lips, then addressed Li Qing. "We'll head over now and leave the monitoring of the surroundings to you. How big is this poisonous swamp?"

["Give me a minute to calculate."] The faint sounds of keyboard keys being struck rises for a couple of seconds before Li Qing's voice is back. ["It's bigger than the one we encountered in that town. Two meters in diameter. And it's not exactly similar since this is spouting some kind of purple gas..."]

"We need to move quickly. That thing must be sealed as soon as possible, or else everything will be more complicated." Upon hearing Li Qing mention 'purple gas', Huo Zaiyuan already knows what it is.