Chapter 107 Water Ghost
The clear spring water keeps gushing upwards.
As soon as Allen and others approached, the spring water began to splash.
Two strange figures slowly emerged from the water.
It looked like a thick python made of water.
The upper body twisted and poked out of the water, with a smooth head and no facial features visible.
The lower half of the strange snake's body was submerged in the spring water.
It merges into the clear spring water, leaving no trace.
"This is a water ghost, a water elemental monster."
Ryan lowered his voice and explained to the young man next to him.
"For some unknown reason, the water ghost has been guarding the 'Transmission Spring' for thousands of years."
"They are happy to provide transportation services to travelers, provided that they do not throw dirty things into the water, such as feces, rotting corpses, and poisons."
"Otherwise, the water ghost will be enraged and will drag the guy who caused the pollution into the water and drown him alive!"
Uncle Ryan stood in front of the spring. He was not in a hurry to go into the water to teleport. Instead, he opened his storage bag and took out a feather the size of a palm.
Alan cast a curious look at it. The golden feathers looked like they were plucked from a griffin, emitting soft magical fluctuations.
"Everyone, don't get close to the spring. Use summoned creatures to test it first."
Ryan placed the golden feather on the ground and chanted the spell in a low voice.
puff!
The feathers suddenly exploded and turned into a thick mist.
The majestic figure of the griffin can be vaguely seen in the mist.
In a blink of an eye, the fog dissipated.
Replacing the feathers, a majestic golden griffin appeared in front of everyone.
Although it looked similar, Alan knew that it was not a real griffin, but a summoned creature created by magic.
Its physical attributes and habits are the same as those of a living griffin. It can also communicate telepathically with the summoner and completely obey the summoner's orders.
When it is not needed, it can be unsummoned and turned back into a griffin feather.
Including this griffin, all summoned creatures will decompose into disordered magic power the moment they are killed, and no real flesh and blood corpses will be left.
The Griffin family has been engaged in the research of griffins for generations.
This magical artifact that can summon griffins is one of the research results that the Griffin family is proud of.
The only drawback is that the enchanting materials are expensive, much more expensive than taming a living griffin, and cannot be popularized.
Ryan sent out a mental wave, ordering the griffin to walk into the spring.
A water monster was crawling over from the opposite side.
It stretched out its transparent and slender body and entangled the griffin.
The young people by the spring couldn't help but hold their breath.
As they watched nervously, the griffin was dragged into the spring by the water ghost, and then became transparent, as if it had melted into the clear water .
The water ghost was also invisible in the water and disappeared silently.
After a while, waves appeared on the water surface again.
The water ghost emerged, waiting for the next teleporter to approach.
Uncle Ryan closed his eyes, as if he was meditating.
In fact, it is a spiritual connection with the griffin.
After a few seconds , he opened his eyes and smiled, saying to Alan and the others: "The griffin is still alive, the teleportation fountain is safe!"
After hearing what he said, everyone felt relieved.
Next, they entered the spring in groups of two, and under the embrace of the water ghost, they were teleported to the next stop one after another.
…
Teleportation Spring, the seventh stop.
Circus director Ethan stood by the water with his hands behind his back.
Gazing at the white waves rising on the water, I was lost in thought.
Behind him stood the other five members of the circus.
The "strong man" is two meters tall and wears only a leather vest on his upper body, revealing his muscular arms and thick body hair.
A "puppet master" wrapped tightly in a cloak, with his hood hanging low, and his limbs and joints often making the sound of gears turning.
A "dwarf magician" who is short, like a child, wearing a tuxedo, a top hat, and leaning on a cane.
A "clown" wearing a colorful performance costume, weird makeup, and a red ball on his nose.
And, one of the only two female members of the circus - the "snake charmer".
This is a young woman who is dressed very strangely and is almost half-naked.
His hair was shaved clean, and his head was shiny.
She wore heavy makeup, scarlet lips, and deliberately blackened eyes, making her look like a panda.
In addition to jewelry such as necklaces, bracelets and anklets, she also wore glittering gold nose rings, lip rings, earrings, R rings and belly button rings.
The only fabrics on her body were a hip-length skirt and a narrow bra, which revealed a large area of dark and delicate skin, as if she was showing off her hot body.
A giant python, about seven or eight meters long, was coiling and weaving under the snake charmer's feet.
Sometimes he would raise his head, spit out his purple and red forked core, and lick the mistress's bare thighs affectionately, as if he was trying to please his spouse.
At this moment, the roar of a griffin came from the distance of the swamp, interrupting Ethan's thoughts.
The circus director turned around and asked calmly, "Did the knife thrower and the ventriloquist reply?"
"Not yet." The magician shook his head and spread his hands.
"Where's the animal trainer?"
"No news either."
Ethan sighed, his eyes becoming somewhat sinister.
The agreed time has expired.
The person who should come has not come yet, but the person who shouldn't come is getting closer and closer.
He had to consider the worst outcome.
After a brief pause, Ethan said to his men, "You go first and guard the entrance to the mushroom garden. Don't let outsiders in."
The strong man, the puppeteer, the magician, the snake charmer, and the clown all took orders and headed for the spring.
Six water monsters surfaced and entangled the five people and the snake charmer's giant python.
In the blink of an eye, the five people and the python disappeared into the water.
Leader Ethan, stay and teleport for the last time.
Before leaving, I made some special arrangements.
As his figure merged into the water, the capsule quietly thrown into the spring also dissolved.
Within two minutes, the poison in the capsule will seep out and contaminate the teleportation fountain without anyone noticing.
This has laid a landmine for those who come later!
…
Less than half an hour after Ethan left, Allen and others arrived at the last teleportation spring.
Everyone was about to approach, but Alan raised his hand to stop them.
"Everyone be careful! The spring water has a toxic reaction!"
"The spring water will not produce toxins for no reason. It seems that the traffickers have discovered that we are catching up and deliberately poisoned the water."
Uncle Ryan groaned for a moment, then used the golden feather talisman to summon the griffin again and ordered it to go into the water.
"Let's try it first to see how strong the poison is."
The spring water can also threaten members of the Griffin family if the Griffin is poisoned.
On the other hand, if the poison has little effect on the griffin, everyone will have the confidence to withstand it with their physical bodies.
The result was unexpected. The griffin alarmed the guardian of the teleportation spring before it even had the chance to touch the poisonous spring water.
Six water monsters jumped out at the same time and besieged the griffin frantically!
Like six transparent giant pythons, they tightly wrapped around the poor griffin from head to toe and dragged it into the water.
The griffin was submerged in the spring water from head to toe, and it struggled desperately, causing huge waves on the water surface.
As Allen and others watched, the griffin gradually stopped struggling and eventually drowned in the water.
The griffin's corpse decomposed into disordered magical threads and dissipated into the air, leaving only a faded and dull feather floating on the water.
With the death of the summoned creature, the feather that served as the summoning medium also lost its magic power and degenerated into an ordinary feather.
"It seems that the trouble is not only that the spring water is poisoned, but more seriously, the water ghosts are also contaminated by the toxin and have become insane."
"Now they have abandoned their mission of teleportation and turned to hunting any creature that approaches the spring."
"Even if we kill all these crazy water monsters, it will be useless! If we kill them all, who will help us teleport?"
Uncle Ryan sighed and frowned.
Is this pursuit going to end halfway?
"Alan! I remember that your mentor was a master of potions. Do you have any way to neutralize the toxins in the spring water?"
Feilin looked at Alan, his eyes full of expectation.
"If the spring water is purified, the water ghosts will return to normal!"
"Well..." Alan stroked his chin and said slowly, "I can give it a try."
"Just tell me what you need!" Feilin urged excitedly.
"The first thing is to collect samples of the spring water. I have to analyze the type of toxins in the water, and then I will know if there is any way to detoxify it."
"Then... I still need some time to refine the antidote, so everyone should be prepared to wait patiently."
"Of course that's no problem!"
Ryan rushed to answer for his son.
"It's getting dark. Today's adventure ends here. You guys camp by the spring and stay away from the water monster's activity area. I'll be responsible for collecting the spring water."
Uncle Ryan is worthy of being the head of the family. He leads by example and acts decisively.
It transformed into a griffin, holding a marching pot in its front paws, first flew high into the sky, then swooped down, flying close to the surface of the spring!
Before the water ghosts could react, Ryan had already glided past and landed in the camp, holding half a pot of spring water in his front paws.
Alan took the blame, returned to his tent, and began to study...
Bullshit research!
