Paseton let out a sigh as he followed his sister to Cale�s side. The Whale siblings suddenly stopped walking and tightly pressed their masks. It was because poison and a rotting smell entered their nose.

At the same time, their eyes opened wide after seeing the swamp that was covered by large trees until now.

�What do you think? Isn�t it fitting for the Forest of Darkness?�

Cale turned away from the shocked Paseton and looked toward the swamp.

The swamp was as wide as a lake and pitch black.

He spoke to the rest.

�It is a pretty large lake. It is large enough for multiple huge ships to fit. It is also unique compared to other swamps because this swamp is black.�

It was the most fitting spot to explain the reason for the name of the Forest of Darkness.

This swamp was the only actual black spot in the forest.

��I didn�t expect it to be so big.�

Witira let out her admiration. She then took a gulp after looking at the swamp area. Cale understood why she would have such a reaction.

All of the plants were either black or brown, yet they were not dying, and instead they were extremely vibrant.

�It must be poison.�

Cale nodded in response and tightened the mask on his face. He also tightened the laces on his shoes and put on some gloves.

The rest of the party followed suit.

They could hear Cale�s voice coming through the mask.

�The plants here have grown up with in the poison and have mutated to survive in the environment. Although it might not be a deadly poison, they all have some type of poison within them. Be careful and make sure the plants do not touch your skin.�

That made Paseton think about the mermaids� poison and quickly, make sure he was completely covered. He then felt that something was odd.

��Hong?�

The red kitten strolled past him. Hong looked toward Cale and dashed into the swamp region after seeing Cale nod. Witira tried to reach out and grab him, but it was too late.

�Hong!�

Hong did not have a mask nor anything on him. Witira looked toward Cale with shock, but Cale did not seem to be fazed. Witira then heard Hong�s voice.

�Delicious!�

Hong was wagging his tail and chewing on a black plant. Cale stepped into the swamp region as well and approached Hong. JrNovels.com