Wetlands Fog, Ponzu Trapped in Despair!

The command for the second phase of the exam had officially been issued, but under the absolute Kamui of the Supreme Ruler of the Great Empire, a pressure that made the entire world feel as if it were shattering, everyone in the examination hall...

had no choice but to continue trembling in fear as they pushed forward amidst extreme terror. Although the one-star Gourmet Hunter Menchi at this moment...

had thoroughly cleansed her arrogant bones and devoutly knelt on both sides of the Dragon Banner, the remaining examination staff members still did not dare to unilaterally announce the suspension of the exam under the pressure of death.

Hundreds of examinees struggling bitterly in the mud, harboring...

feelings of extreme apprehension, panic, and overwhelming complexity, rushed like a massive torrent...

madly into this desolate and boundless Milsy Wetlands. In an instant, large swaths of milky-white, thick fog as heavy as rust...

mercilessly rose from the swampy, muddy ground, tightly shrouding the entire forest. The thick fog blanketed the area, and the air was filled with a chilly, damp moisture. Visibility...

dropped to its absolute minimum in a split second, barely even reaching three meters. A fierce wind blew, and the cold, damp mist clung tightly to everyone's clothes, chilling spines to the bone and making people involuntarily shiver.

In this fog-choked mire that completely devoured all light, the examinees began scattering outward over a large area to search for the Crazy Pig. They simply...

could not anticipate what kind of magical beasts were lurking within this dense fog. ... Deep within this vast and cold Lost Wetlands...

there was an extremely secluded ancient woodland that had long since completely withered. All around...

were the dark, intensely twisted branches of bizarre trees, looking like...

a row of charred skeleton fingers pointing toward