Chapter 486

Chapter 486: The Search Dog

The scavenging team continued walking south for several days, following Aubergine deeper into the swamp. Along the way, they found several Demon Guard bodies and a Doomguard’s corpse.

Most demons of the Burning Legion have more or less tattoos on them. Jesse hadn’t paid much attention to these Mageweave on the battlefield before, as he hadn’t been involved in handling corpses on the battlefield. It wasn’t until now that he had the chance to carefully observe these demon bodies.

Besides these, there were some not very valuable Felhounds, or the fat bodies of Mo’arg filled with blood and flesh and not much valuable treasures. The scavenging team no longer bothered to collect the flesh and organs of these demons.

By this point, Jesse was starting to feel the environment was somewhat familiar, they might not be far from Stonard.

Everyone in the team was much more nervous than before, after all, approaching the Blasted Lands, the dangers they might face were not just a group of scattered demon soldiers.

Erlan said this time they found treasures worth more than twice the value of the last time, especially the body of the Doomguard they found, his jewelry and skin with Demonic Runes could be worth a lot of money.

As they walked here, Father Hubert and Erlan carried large bags, Jesse and the female dwarf also helped carry some, Aubergine herself also brought a lot of things, leaving only the hunter to help find the way, always traveling light, but he also brought a pouch filled with many jewelry.

The whole team was already burdened heavily, the travel speed also slowed down, the vague aura emanating from the magical artifacts and demon skin constantly surrounded a few people, over time, wearing them down significantly.

One afternoon, the group rested on a hillside, Aubergine noticed that everyone’s spirits were a bit low and said, "I have reliable information that there are remnants left by an Eredar Wizard nearby, a little further east."

Hearing about the Eredar Wizard, Dunn was rejuvenated and said, "I can keep going."

"Our food supply is running low, probably only enough for two more days," the female dwarf said.

Aubergine said, "On our way back from the east, we can rest at the military camp in Stonard. According to the map, we are already quite close, it will only take two to three hours to get there."

Jesse reminded, "At the furthest east of the swamp, there is a lake called the Pool of Tears, Mr. Aubergine, I believe you should know what’s there."

"The ruins of a demonic temple," Aubergine said, "but the place I need to investigate is still very far from the location of that legendary temple."

He placed the map in the middle of the group and said, "I believe the location I’ve pinpointed is only about twenty to thirty kilometers away from here. The Pool of Tears is far to the east, but if we hurry, we can reach it by nightfall. We can take a look, search around, and as soon as we find something, we’ll head back to Stonard. Even if we rest for a night, we can make it by tomorrow afternoon. We have enough supplies."

Dunn nodded and said, "It would be great if we could really find the relic of the Eredar Wizard. I just worry that the Kirin Tor might have already taken everything."

"Right now, the Kirin Tor’s focus is on the Blasted Lands," Aubergine mentioned. "Since they have control over Nethergarde, it gives us an opportunity. This information wasn’t easily obtained. I promise that if there’s any danger we can’t handle, we’ll leave immediately."

"Wasn’t this our original plan? To venture deep into The Black Morass and not give up halfway?" Hubert said. "Let’s set off as soon as possible."

The others had nothing more to add, as the priest’s words were true. Jesse was also part of this for the money. If it wasn’t for dealing with tougher opponents, they wouldn’t have thought to include Jesse in the team.

After all, whether dealing with Gnolls or beasts in the swamp, Dunn and Hubert alone were more than capable of handling them effortlessly.

Jesse believed that even a not so elite Orc squad could easily be taken down by the rest of the team. With a warlock who held the power of fear, another warlock with a charming warlock minion, a mage who could control the situation, a skilled crossbowman, and a strong priest who could hold their own.

As long as they didn’t get too close to the Pool of Tears, Jesse wasn’t worried about encountering trouble in The Black Morass.

Long ago, the Atal’ai troll priests from Zul’Gurub who were banished for attempting to summon the evil god Hakkar, came to the depths of this swamp. They built the Atal’Hakkar temple to worship Hakkar and continued their attempts to summon the evil god within.

The evil god’s actions caught the attention of the Green Dragon Queen Eirylra, she sank the temple into the lake, creating the Pool of Tears.

She also sent Green Dragons to try to stop the trolls, but instead of completely stopping the trolls, it affected the dragon race who ventured deep into the temple, losing their minds and getting trapped inside.

Some Green Dragons guarded outside the temple, but as Aubergine suggested, as long as they don’t get too close, there shouldn’t be any interaction.

They continued eastward, reaching a marshy lowland in the evening. Aubergine looked ahead, checked the map, and whispered, "This should be the place, but…"

"Is there a problem?" Jesse asked. "Who told you about the Eredar Wizard being killed here?"

Aubergine said, "I know a Gryphon Rider from Ironforge in the Dwarven District. He told me that during their patrol, they encountered a hidden Eredar Wizard here. After killing the Eredar with two other Gryphon Riders, they returned to Stonard not long ago."

"This should be the place," said the mage, frowning. "He mentioned a marshy lowland here, and… Do animals here eat demon corpses? Maybe, at least they won’t take away what he left behind."

"Saenor," Jesse asked the imp on his shoulder, "Can you find the mage’s location? Can you track the location of magical items?"

"It would be more suitable to find a Felhound!" Saenor responded.

"Felhound," Aubergine asked Jesse, "Can someone summon a Felhound to help?"

Surena didn’t seem too happy about it, and Erlan couldn’t do it at all.

Jesse thought if no one could, he would summon one himself, but then a female dwarf approached.

"I can do it," she said. "My previous Felhound died in the marsh, and it’s been inconvenient to have one around humans."

"You can try to summon one now, if you still have the power, Wallis," Erlan said. "We have experience dealing with Felhounds and can help you."

"Then please watch over me," Wallis said. She immediately started casting the summoning spell for the Felhound, and when it appeared, a few warlocks surrounded it, helping Wallis control it with a naming spell to complete the summoning.

After the domination was done, Wallis looked at the Felhound and said, "Honestly, I don’t know how to command a Felhound to find magical items. I only know how to make them help me defeat a mage."

Aubergine cleared her throat, and Wallis quickly added, "What I meant was, Troll Witch Doctor… You know, there are some frost trolls in Dun Morogh, and they’re really troublesome."

Saenor immediately said, "You can learn some Demonic from me, Dwarf Warlock!"

He said in a spooky voice, "Search for enchanted treasures, find the body of Manarey!"

Then he explained these two sentences in simple language, helped Wallis understand. After Wallis almost learned it, he called out the name Felhound and repeated it.

Sure enough, Felhound immediately used its tentacles to sniff around upon hearing the command. These monsters were enslaved by the demon lords to search for the source of Arcane in the homeland of Annihilan. Naturally, they excelled in hunting wizards and magical treasures, soon found traces, and excitedly rushed out.

"Follow him!" Aubergine said.