Xiao Jin's hair stood on end, and he felt a discomfort in his chest. The mutated toad stared at Xiao Jin, its body slowly undulating with its breath, and a foul stench instantly assaulted his nostrils.
"Hiss~" Xiao Jinqing couldn't help but tremble, raising and lowering the hand that held up the broken shadow.
I really don't want to fight this thing!
While Xiao Jin was still hesitating, the mutated toad on the other side couldn't hold back any longer.
That damned human not only trespassed into its territory but also killed so many of its subordinates. Today, I'm going to chew her up and swallow her whole!
The edge of the swamp was shrouded in mist.
The giant toad slowly crawled out of the mud, its swollen body covered with unsettling spots and stripes, its eyes gleaming with a sinister green light as it stared at Xiao Jin.
Suddenly, a pungent stench filled the air. The mutated toad opened its mouth, which was filled with sharp fangs, and spat out a mouthful of eerie green mucus.
Xiao Jin dared not be careless. She dodged to the side, and the venom fell onto the stone, making a 'sizzling' corrosive sound. At the same time, a large amount of green mist spread into the air.
Luckily, I had put on a gas mask beforehand!
Looking at the rocks not far away, Xiao Jin felt a lingering fear. Who knew how long this mutated toad had been hiding in this pond? With each breath, poisonous gas would spread into the air. Over time, the surrounding mist must have become entirely poisonous!
When its first attack failed, the giant toad leaped up and crashed down on Xiao Jin like a boulder. Xiao Jin dodged, and at the same time, he swung his sword backhand, the sharp blade tracing a silver trajectory in the air, heading straight for the mutated toad's back.
However, the mutated toad's skin was exceptionally tough, and the blade only left a shallow mark on its surface, failing to cause any real damage.
Seeing that the attack was ineffective, Xiao Jin was not surprised. She just sighed inwardly, thinking that Suiying seemed to be unable to keep up with her pace.
Xiao Jin quickly adjusted her strategy. Mutant toads are similar to crocodiles; their skin is like armor, but their real weakness lies in their soft, boneless abdomens. Therefore, she began to circle around the mutant toads, looking for an opening.
Not to be outdone, the mutated toad continued to spew out highly toxic green slime, attempting to block Xiao Jin's movement space.
Xiao Jin leaped around, found an opportunity, and threw the bottle in his hand above the mutated toad. The small steel ball popped out, shattering the bottle, and countless white powders floated down.
The mutated toad looked up at the sky, and white powder fell on it, instantly turning into specks of light and disappearing.
The delaying agent only lasts for three minutes, so you have to act quickly.
As Xiao Jin pondered this, he replaced the Shattered Shadow with the Dawn Longbow. He hadn't thought he would need it, but the Explosive Arrows he had fired earlier were just right for dealing with this giant toad.
Xiao Jin drew his bow and aimed at the lower part of the mutated toad's body. Three arrows were released instantly, and explosions erupted the moment they hit their targets.
The mutated toad staggered from the blast, and the bumps on its body exploded, splattering a large amount of foul-smelling liquid and blood everywhere, some of which hit the gray feather protective shield in front of Xiao Jin directly.
'Pfft~'
Xiao Jin stared at the liquid in front of her, which was a mixture of yellow, green, and red colors, and felt a chill run down her spine. Before she could recover, a long, bright red shadow came crashing down on her with a loud roar.
Looking up, he saw that it was the tongue of a mutated toad. The purple blade of light met the challenge head-on and instantly severed the tongue. The bright red strip twisted and rolled on the ground, and Xiao Jin's face also contorted for a moment.
She would rather starve to death than eat the mutated meat that this thing produces!
Taking advantage of the sluggish buff, Xiao Jin activated the [Skull Staff], and the black ghostly shadow slammed down heavily. In any case, she was now determined not to engage in melee combat.
The mutated toad tried to leap away, but it had been slowed down by a slowing agent. Just as it reached mid-air, Xiao Jin anticipated its trajectory. The skeletal ghost struck it down, and the mutated toad was met with Xiao Jin's last two explosive arrows.
The arrow shot out, blasting the mutated toad soaring over, its white belly pointing skyward. Xiao Jin swiftly drew his crossbow and pinned the mutated toad to the ground.
Finally, she killed him. Xiao Jin wiped the sweat from her palms, feeling that this battle was more tiring than any battle she had fought before.
Fortunately, the dog system didn't steal her resource box this time; the golden box slowly floated in mid-air.
Eagerly grabbing the resource box, Xiao Jin left the stinking place without looking back. She really couldn't stand it anymore! How disgusting!
Xiao Jin lowered her head and started running. She ran for about twenty minutes before she felt a little better.
She simply threw away the gas mask on her head, since she had plenty of new ones in her storage space anyway. She didn't even know if it had any sticky residue on it, and it felt rather unpleasant to put it back in her space.
Finding a clean spot and looking at the lush green vegetation in front of her, Xiao Jin first washed her hands, then chose a refreshing fruit tea from the space and started drinking it.
The sweet and sour fruit pulp paired with the fragrance of tea, and the chilled air instantly dispelled the turmoil in Xiao Jin's mind.
"Whew, that feels great!"
After glancing at the panel, Xiao Jin clicked his tongue.
"Five o'clock, BF area, high temperature..." Don't worry, she's familiar with this and has experience with it.
While sipping her tea, Xiao Jin glanced at the space. It was alright; there was still quite a bit of ice left from what she had chiseled down earlier. Once she found a suitable spot, she would begin setting it up.
Ten minutes later, Xiao Jin finished cleaning up the indigenous people in the cave and then sealed the entire cave entrance.
The familiar marble bricks were still there, and Xiao Jin had even piled up some sand behind the cave entrance.
Although this is a rainforest with high humidity, these plants certainly won't last long under the high temperatures, and they'll become a natural fuel for fires.
The vegetation around the cave entrance had just been cleared, and some sand had been placed on the ground, so even if a fire broke out, it wouldn't spread to the cave.
Xiao Jin had previously explored the cave and found it to be very long, winding and turning, with the temperature decreasing the further into the mountain it went.
Further on, it was almost the end. Xiao Jin didn't go to the very back, firstly because the food didn't taste good, and secondly because there was still a lot of food left behind by the indigenous people there.
Out of sight, out of mind, Xiao Jin simply blocked off that area as well, still using marble tiles.
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