That despicable, scheming woman, she actually disguised herself as an elf lady!

In order to conceal his elusive nature, Liu Huan used several aliases to carry out his business.

These pseudonyms seem to have gotten into trouble!

He felt a little ashamed: "Ahem, only heaven and earth know. As long as I don't say anything, no one will know."

As the team advanced, Maple Leaf Town disappeared from sight.

The road is surrounded by lush trees, with occasional green vines winding upwards, like giant pythons coiling around their prey.

As the adventure team ventured deeper, the roads became increasingly bumpy, and the soil grew thick and muddy due to the swamp's moisture.

But the air was very fresh.

Camp One is not far from Maple Leaf Town, only about thirty miles away.

The campsite wasn't very big, about the size of two football fields.

The outer perimeter was surrounded by a wooden fence, while the inner wall consisted of thick logs driven deep into the soil like drill bits, forming a sturdy city wall.

It's at least five meters tall!

Inside, there are some simple wooden cabins built as temporary rest areas, but there are mostly densely packed tents.

In front of some tents, adventurers were either making fires to boil water or drinking and playing cards, while in front of other tents were stalls displaying items.

At first glance, Camp One looks a bit shabby, but during the day it's much more lively than Maple Leaf Town.

After all, a significant number of adventurers, upon acquiring treasures and resources in the swamp forest, are too eager to return to Maple Leaf Town and instead sell their monster pelts, crystal cores, precious ores, and other valuable resources to merchants here.

However, at this moment, a large group of people were standing at the entrance of Camp One, and it looked chaotic.

Upon seeing this, Liu Huan frowned. He knew the saying "the nail that sticks out gets hammered down," so he quietly followed behind his team members, protecting them in front of him.

Finally, Gareth stepped forward to inquire about the situation.

Gareth was quite influential in the area, and as soon as he approached, the crowd surrounded him and began to discuss him animatedly.

"Gareth, there's a swamp serpent blocking Xiutong Road, and no one can get past Camp Four."

"Yes, my shipment has been stuck here for days. If this continues, it will be delayed, and I'll have to pay more than ten gold coins in compensation!"

"Our mission cannot continue unless we deal with that swamp serpent!"

……

Surrounded by complaints and grumbling, Gareth grew increasingly irritated: "Stop! Stop it right now!!"

Upon hearing Gareth's anger, everyone immediately sensed something was wrong and stopped muttering.

"It's no use you coming to me. That's a swamp serpent, not a monster I can handle. Where are the guild's professionals stationed here?"

Someone replied, "The esteemed professional went out to gather intelligence yesterday. There are magical beasts gathering north of the camp, which seem to pose a threat to Camp One!"

"Then there's nothing I can do to help you!"

Gareth knew the power of the Swamp Serpents; they were a group of demons whose average strength reached the Refining Realm.

As an adventurer who had only undergone secondary body tempering, he was completely helpless against his opponent!

Courage and reverence are not contradictory. Be decisive when you need to be, and humble yourself when you need to be.

This is Gareth's life belief!

Camp One.

The road was simply paved with bluestone slabs, and it was rough and uneven. Liu Huan watched Gareth and the leaders of these groups discuss things with some boredom.

Then, he found a relatively clean stone and sat down on the ground.

Felix seemed to be a germaphobe; he produced a blanket from somewhere, placed it on the floor, and sat cross-legged.

Nisha and Seth started chatting. Since they had only been adventurers for about a year, they didn't yet have the aloofness that was common among veteran adventurers.

Nisha crossed her arms over her chest, her ample bosom threatening to spill out, and asked the man before her, "When did you join the Adventurers' Guild?"

Upon hearing this, Seth's eyes darted around, and after thinking for a while, he decided to answer truthfully: "At the end of last year, I didn't want to spend my whole life farming in the village, so I decided to venture out and try my luck."

"And you?" Seth asked in return after explaining his own situation.

Nisha smiled. "I joined the guild at the beginning of the year. My father is a hunter, and I want to prove to those who look down on women that women are no less capable than men!"

After saying that, she showed her little tiger teeth in a show of defiance, while simultaneously waving her fist in the air.

After exchanging words, the two turned their gazes toward Liu Huan and the mysterious Felix.

Liu Huan felt the gaze directed at him and reluctantly opened his eyes: "I joined the guild later than both of you, at the end of spring this year."

Nisha and Seth were somewhat surprised by these words.

Especially Nisha!

"Hey, I heard that a group of very talented new members joined the guild this spring. Could it be your group?"

"Do you know Ophelia? She's my idol!!"

Seth added, "Besides this unattainable beauty, there are also familiar geniuses like York, Cecilia, and Derek."

"They say this is a golden generation that Maple Leaf Town sees only once in a century!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Huan was somewhat speechless. "While this group is of a higher quality than usual, they don't deserve to be called a golden generation, do they?"

In addition, Derek is one of the pseudonyms he created, for the purpose of facilitating his actions.

Natasha and the leader of the Adventurers' Guild both knew the truth.

Liu Huan nodded. "That's right, I am indeed one of the trainees in this batch, but compared to them, I seem quite ordinary!"

As the group chatted, Felix's body trembled slightly, as if he had heard something funny.

Gareth returned shortly afterward.

He relayed the decision made at the meeting to the group: "Gentlemen, there is a swamp serpent blocking the road between Camp One and Camp Four."

"The garrison commander of Camp One has gone out, and the caravans and adventure teams that have been piling up in the camp these past few days have decided to launch a joint attack."

Seth asked, "So, Captain, what is our mission?"

Gareth replied, "The other teams have several speed-type rangers, and of course, they also need a few archers to help them taunt the Swamp Serpent."

"The leaders of several caravans and squads decided to set a trap, intending to wait for the Swamp Serpent to fall into it before slowly eliminating it!"

Upon hearing this, Nisha understood the other party's intention: "I can act as an assistant, but the arrows I brought this time are probably insufficient to penetrate the defenses of monsters of this level!"

Camps one through four are still considered to be on the outskirts of the swamp forest, and the monsters there are not very strong; most of them are level one monsters or low-level beasts.

However, powerful monsters like the Swamp Serpent have extremely strong outer skin defenses, making them impossible for ordinary archers to harm.

Gareth waved his hand: "It's alright, the Meteor Merchant Guild will provide a dozen or so armor-piercing arrows free of charge."

"The rest of you will join me at night to fight this demonic serpent!"

"yes!"

After Gareth finished assigning the tasks, everyone replied that they understood.

Liu Huan was no exception. He sat down cross-legged again, closed his eyes, and conserved his energy to prepare for the fierce battle that night.

However, out of Liu Huan's sight, two pairs of eyes were fixed on him.

The first location was an adventure team that Liu Huan was very familiar with, the Venomous Fang Team led by Andrei.

Upon seeing Liu Huan, he couldn't help but let out an exaggerated smile. "Look, who's that?"

The rest of the Venom Fang squad looked over, all revealing ferocious expressions.

"I thought this kid had gotten away, but I didn't expect to meet him here."

"I'll make this cunning loach wish it were dead!"

The effeminate man standing next to Andrei glanced at Liu Huan's handsome face and couldn't help but lick his lips.

Upon hearing this, the rest of the Poison Fang Squad couldn't help but tense up. Everyone knew about this man's fetish, and their expressions towards Liu Huan were filled with sympathy!

The second location is the mage Felix, who is hidden under a cloak.

She glanced at Liu Huan's retreating figure, then closed her eyes again and fell into meditation.