Chapter 1572: The Breakthrough Battle at the Gate of Dawn

The wood in the bonfire crackled, occasionally popping with sparks. The four members of the Sunset Red Squad sat around the bonfire with Su Xiao, Amu, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, and Melody.

The Sunset Red Squad's witch-hunting methods were very clever, only erupting into a brief battle at the very end. Blood Bear slaughtered a Second-Tier witch with his bare hands, which was unimaginable for other Witch Hunters. The physical fitness of witches far exceeded that of Witch Hunters; this was beyond doubt.

"Who is this survivor?"

Su Xiao looked at the witch who was tied up like a zongzi beside the bonfire. Clearly, there was no need to capture her alive, and besides, this type of wild witch was unlikely to know the situation of the Dust-Mud Altar and the Mist Fortress.

"This is Gante's habit. After all, we've entered the South, and we haven't hunted witches for some years, so we don't understand the changes here."

Carmen looked at Melody as he spoke. Witches understood witches better. Although there was a risk in their squad bringing a Black Witch, they needed to know the changes in the South.

"The original plan remains unchanged: head straight to the Gate of Dawn. After arriving there, we will split up."

"Can do."

Su Xiao was thinking about one thing: the specific location of the Land of Death. According to Carmen's description, the Mist Fortress was built on the mountainside of a high mountain. As for the Land of Death, it couldn't be judged yet.

Just as Su Xiao was pondering, a roar suddenly came from afar, and roaring firelight emerged half a kilometer away.

Seeing this scene, Su Xiao stomped out the bonfire in a few steps. As for the battle in the distance, he had absolutely no interest in knowing what was happening there. This was the South, the territory of witches. Compared to curiosity, avoiding unnecessary trouble was more important.

Just as Su Xiao stomped out the bonfire, the four members of the Sunset Red Squad had already jumped onto the carriage, driving toward the opposite direction of the firelight.

Melody looked bewildered. Just before she could recover, she had already been thrown onto the carriage by Su Xiao. Amu was digging a hole to dispose of the extinguished bonfire.

In less than half a minute, the group drove away. As for the firelight in the distance, it had nothing to do with the squad; their goal was the Dust-Mud Altar and the Mist Fortress.

"The height of that flame, it's at least a Fourth-Tier witch."

Carmen sat on top of the carriage, his old eyes narrowed.

Traveling overnight wasn't wise, but the group didn't want to stay in the South for long. Mud splashed, and the two carriages disappeared into the night.

The South was called the Country of Witches, so the number of witches here could be imagined. At noon the next day, Su Xiao's group encountered a second group of witches, or rather, this was a group of witches fleeing for their lives.

For these witches they encountered by chance, Su Xiao didn't make a move, and Carmen and the others didn't either, just letting those three witches flee far away.

Not long after, over a dozen witches appeared in the distance, heading straight for the two carriages. Seeing these two iron-black carriages, the dozen or so witches stopped their footsteps.

"These are... Witch Hunters?"

The leading witch was clearly somewhat surprised. A witch behind her whispered something to her.

Su Xiao's hand pressed on the hilt of his blade. He could resolve these witches in a short time, but doing so might cause trouble outside the plan.

The carriage moved forward slowly, and that team of witches did the same. Just when the distance between the two sides reached the closest point, the leading Third-Tier witch's mouth curled up.

"Why seek death?"

Carmen glanced at her sideways. The witch's incarnation manifested...

One minute later, the leading witch lay on the grass full of blood. The two carriages continued forward. Facts proved that even if they didn't actively provoke these witches, they wouldn't behave themselves.

Three days later.

The Dokens pulling the carriage let out a low roar, and the metal wheels sank deep into the mud.

Su Xiao jumped down from the carriage. Judging from the surrounding environment, they had already entered the swamp Carmen mentioned. They had encountered quite a few witches along the way, but Su Xiao discovered that not all Black Witches were hostile to Witch Hunters. Among the witches they encountered by chance, most turned and left after seeing these two carriages. For such witches, Su Xiao and Carmen didn't actively look for trouble.

Su Xiao untied the harnesses of the three Dokens in front of the carriage. The three Dokens looked at Su Xiao in confusion.

"Woof."

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang barked at the three Dokens, and the three cute beasts all looked at Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang.

"Woof, woof, woof, woof..."

After Xiang Bubu barked a few times, the three Dokens ran toward the outside of the swamp. They no longer needed to pull the carriage from now on.

"That... eh~"

Carmen didn't know how to address Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang for a moment. Calling it "that dog over there" was clearly somewhat impolite; he had already seen Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's high intelligence.

"Xiang Bubu, go negotiate with those few Dokens too."

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang ran toward the other three Dokens with a trot. The three Dokens left only after being reluctant for a long time, seemingly having developed some friendship with Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang.

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang looked up at the sun at a 45-degree angle, and that expression clearly meant: "This is dog life, always full of joys and sorrows."

"Woof!"

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang barked loudly, meaning to call Su Xiao to set off. It had only walked a few steps when it sank into the swamp with a "plop." It had been looking at the sun for too long and was dazzled.

Amu grabbed Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's hind legs and pulled it out of the mud. With another "plop," Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang was freed.

Entering the swamp, what met the eye were patches of green grass. Near the grass were water pits of various shapes. These water pits were connected to each other, some deep and some shallow.

Stepping on the soft grass, the mud and water at the edge of the grass splashed far away. This swamp was boundless and filled with murderous intent.

This kind of swamp wasn't one where you would be slowly swallowed after stepping on it; it was very likely you would disappear in an instant. Mud and water were different; no matter how good a person was at swimming, they couldn't swim in thick mud.

The group lined up in a row. The drunkard at the very front had a rope tied to his waist. If he sank into the swamp, the Blood Bear behind him would pull him out at the fastest speed.

For normal people, this wetland swamp was almost impossible to cross, but for this team of old Witch Hunters, this situation could only be considered a drizzle.

The group moved forward in the swamp at a fast speed. At dusk, a large area of dry land appeared ahead, which meant they were about to walk out of the swamp.

Not long after moving forward, a cliff blocked their path. Seeing this cliff, Carmen let out a long sigh of relief. The Gate of Dawn had arrived.

The so-called Gate of Dawn was actually a "line of sky" terrain between mountain ranges. The entrance to the line of sky looked like a huge arch, hence the name Gate of Dawn.

Standing in front of the Gate of Dawn, Su Xiao's brow furrowed tightly. He couldn't figure out why Carmen chose such a dangerous place. Seemingly seeing Su Xiao's confusion, Carmen smiled somewhat helplessly.

"The Moi family's directly governed territory is oval-shaped. In previous years, except for the Gate of Dawn, we had tried every other entrance that could possibly enter that area. Let's go, the Moi family's witches couldn't possibly be stationed at the Gate of Dawn all year round."

"Wait."

Su Xiao patted Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's back. Xiang Bubu blended into the environment and ran quickly into the Gate of Dawn.

A few minutes later, Su Xiao placed his hand on the hilt of his blade.

"Prepare to kill our way out."

"Hmm?"

Carmen and the others looked at Su Xiao in confusion. Although confused, they all untied their respective weapons.

"We've been exposed?"

"If the hundred-plus witches inside the Gate of Dawn aren't here to throw a party, then we've been exposed."

"Prophecy-type witch..."

On the mountain wall inside the Gate of Dawn, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang squatted beside a dozen witches. It brought its dog face close to a young girl.

Suddenly, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang actively detached itself from the environment.

It could be imagined to what extent the girl, who was ambushing here and preparing to sneak attack the enemy, would tense her nerves. Moreover, the enemy was already outside the Gate of Dawn.

A dog face suddenly appeared before the girl's eyes. Her body shivered, and she almost threw the witch hat on her head flying.

"Ah!"

The girl screamed, and Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang disappeared from in front of her out of thin air. The scream echoed.

At this moment, one could hear a pin drop inside the line of sky. Dozens of pupils looked at the girl in unison.

"I say, there was a dog here just now. Do you believe me?" ===== CHAPTER 1573 =====