Because the toad was fat, it seemed not very convenient for it to move in the gap, so it did not move forward. It just looked quietly in the direction of Xu Xin without moving.

Its two red eyes, which were very large compared to its body, bulged out, looking a bit creepy.

However, Xu Xin would not be scared by its appearance. Compared with the giant anaconda in the center of the lake, the giant crocodile at the bottom of the stream and the blood-marked troll, this toad is actually a bit cute.

"Isn't this a target?" Xu Xin secretly felt amused and pulled the trigger on the crossbow in his hand at the blood-veined toad.

The crossbow arrow shot towards the toad at a high speed. Just when Xu Xin thought that he could kill it with one arrow, the bright red tongue suddenly shot out from the blood-veined toad's mouth and directly rolled the crossbow arrow, which was nearly one meter away from the toad, into its mouth!

"Ah?" Xu Xin was a little dumbfounded, "This..."

This crossbow is made of mutant rabbit ears. It is the strongest crossbow below the purple level. How could it be intercepted so easily?

Is it because the green-level crossbow arrows are not strong enough?

Xu Xin didn't believe it. He stared at the blood-veined toad, which was completely motionless at this moment, loaded a poisonous arrow into the crossbow, and then aimed at it and pulled the trigger.

The same scene reappeared, the poisoned crossbow bolt once again being sucked into the toad's mouth, and then nothing happened. The fat toad remained motionless, blocking the corner.

Snake venom will have no effect if it does not enter the bloodstream. If swallowed, it will only be destroyed by digestive juices and will not have any effect.

It seems that the crossbow does not pose much threat to this blood-marked toad.

By the way, that tongue just stretched out more than one meter. It’s really too long!

Wait…Toad?

Shouldn't this creature live in water? Where does the water come from in this strange maze of cracks?

Could it be an underground river?

Xu Xin narrowed his eyes. If he chased the toad away, would he be able to get out of the maze and find the location of the underground water source?

The mutant creatures here are not deeply contaminated. They should not be like the mutant rabbits and cats before, who lose their minds and only know how to attack once they are injured, right?

"Toad..." Xu Xin didn't know much about toads, also known as toads. He had only heard that toads had poor eyesight and could only have stereoscopic vision for moving objects, and could not see stationary objects at all.

Wild toads eat all kinds of flying insects. Perhaps because of this, the mutated toads have such a strong ability to intercept flying crossbow arrows.

"What if it's a spear?" Xu Xin slowly sheathed his sword and pulled out his specially crafted spear from his backpack, aiming the tip at the toad. The spear in Xu Xin's hand was nearly three meters long, easily enough to pierce the toad's tongue before it could reach him.

Although the spear cannot be swung in such a narrow gap, it is still possible to stab it straight through.

"Coco, stay on my shoulder." Xu Xin whispered a warning to Coco, who liked to jump around, and slowly approached the toad sideways.

"Hmm." Coco responded softly, and even her big tail, which always liked to swing, stopped swinging.

Wearing leather armor, Xu Xin made almost no sound, but the toad's blood-red and bulging eyes moved, as if it had noticed Xu Xin's movements, and its fat body squeezed forward.

Seeing his movements, it seemed that although this toad had poor eyesight, it had night vision. Generally, the eyesight of creatures living underground for a long time would deteriorate, but this toad seemed different. Xu Xin didn't think its large red eyeballs were just for show.

"It's too inconvenient to move around in this place." Xu Xin complained secretly, then suddenly quickened his pace and stabbed the sharp spear in his hand fiercely in the direction of the toad!

The moment the spear moved, the blood-veined toad shot out its scarlet tongue from its mouth, and the tip of its tongue rolled directly towards the spear head.

But Xu Xin's spear was made of high-grade materials. According to his inference, the blood-patterned rabbit was of a higher level than the mutant animals here, so the spear only encountered a slight obstruction before it cut through the toad's tongue.

Because he still wanted the toad to lead the way, Xu Xin tilted the tip of his spear slightly and stabbed the right half of the toad's body with force, stopping when half of the spear tip was inserted.

"Quack!" The blood-veined toad made an extremely unpleasant and hoarse croak. Xu Xin pulled out his spear and stabbed it in the body again.

The toad wanted to use its injured tongue to stop him, but it was of no use. The tongue seemed to have a greater effect on flying objects, and at most it could only hinder Xu Xin's spear.

When Xu Xin pulled out his spear and was about to stab it for the third time, the blood-marked toad retreated.

It let out another unpleasant cry and quickly shrank into the corner.

Sure enough, they are still afraid, unlike the mutant rabbits and cats who lost their minds in an instant!

"Good opportunity, follow him!" Xu Xin put the sharp spear back into his backpack, drew out the iron sword, and chased after him.

The spear is too long. If you hold it in your hand, it will get stuck in the corner and you won't be able to pass through.

Turning the corner, Xu Xin saw the huge toad squeezing into the depths of the crevice. Its blood-streaked skin was rubbing against the uneven wall, and Xu Xin felt a little uncomfortable for it.

Because of its size, the toad wasn't very fast, but it wasn't slow either. Because the passage was narrow, Xu Xin had to walk slightly sideways, quickening his pace to barely keep three or four meters behind the toad.

This distance is safer, after all, its tongue can't stretch that long.

Soon they arrived at the next fork in the road. Xu Xin followed the blood-patterned toad in front of him and crawled into one of the gaps. Of course, he did not forget to carve a mark on the wall, in case the toad could not lead him out.

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