Because of its fat body, the toad seemed to have difficulty moving in the gap, so it did not move forward, but just looked quietly in the direction of Xu Xin without moving.
Two red eyes, which were very big compared to its body, bulged out, looking a bit creepy.
However, Xu Xin will 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 rapid 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 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, then aimed at it and pulled the trigger.
The same scene appeared again, the poisoned crossbow arrow was also rolled into the toad's mouth, and then nothing happened. The fat toad still stood motionless at the corner.
Snake venom will have no effect if it does not enter the blood. If it is swallowed, it will only be destroyed by digestive juices and will not have any effect at all.
It seems that the crossbow does not pose much threat to this blood-marked toad.
By the way, the tongue just now 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 weird maze of cracks
Could it be an underground river
Xu Xin narrowed his eyes. If he chased the toad, would he be able to get out of the maze and find the location of the underground water source
The mutated creatures here are not deeply contaminated. They should not be like the mutated rabbits and cats before, which lose their minds and only know how to attack once they are injured, right
"Toad..." Xu Xin didn't know much about toads, or toads. He had only heard that toads had poor eyesight and could only see moving objects in stereoscopic vision, and could not see stationary objects at all.
Wild toads eat all kinds of flying insects. Perhaps that is why the mutated toads have such a strong ability to intercept flying crossbow arrows.
"What if it's a spear?" Xu Xin slowly put the sword back into the scabbard, took out his special spear from his backpack, and pointed the tip of the spear at the toad. The spear in Xu Xin's hand was nearly three meters long, and it was enough to pierce the toad's tongue before it got close to 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, then slowly approached the toad sideways.
"Hmm." Coco also responded softly, and even the big tail that always liked to swing stopped.
Wearing leather armor, Xu Xin made almost no sound, but the toad's blood-red and bulging eyes turned, as if it had noticed Xu Xin's movements, and its fat body squeezed forward.
Seeing his movements, it seems that although this toad has poor eyesight, it has night vision. Generally, the eyesight of creatures living underground for a long time will degenerate, but this toad seems to be different. Xu Xin does not think that its big red eyeballs are just for show.
"It's too inconvenient to move around in this place." Xu Xin complained to himself, then suddenly quickened his pace and stabbed the spear in his hand fiercely in the direction of the toad!
The moment the sharp spear moved, the blood-veined toad shot out its scarlet tongue from its mouth, and the tip of the tongue rolled directly towards the spear head.
But Xu Xin's spear was made of high-grade materials. According to his inference, the blood-marked rabbit was of a higher level than the mutant animals here, so the spear was only slightly blocked before it cut the toad's tongue.
Because he still wanted the toad to lead the way, Xu Xin slightly tilted the tip of his spear and stabbed the right half of the toad's body with force, stopping when only half of the tip of the spear had penetrated.
"Quack!" The blood-veined toad made an extremely unpleasant and hoarse croak. Xu Xin pulled out his sharp 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 only 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 back into the corner.
After all, they are still afraid, not like the mutant rabbits and cats who lost their minds at a glance!
"Good opportunity, let's follow him!" Xu Xin put the musket back into his backpack, drew out his 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 towards the depths of the crevice. Its blood-marked skin was rubbing against the uneven wall, and Xu Xin felt a little uncomfortable for it.
Due to its size, the toad's speed was not very fast, but it was not slow either. Because the passage was narrow, Xu Xin had to walk sideways and speed up his pace, just enough to keep a distance of 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-marked 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, just in case the toad could not lead him out.
The Blood-Veined Toad also noticed that Xu Xin was following it, and sped up.
"Fuck, why are you walking so fast!" Xu Xin could hardly keep up.
"Ying!" Coco suddenly jumped down from his shoulder. Its small body could move flexibly in this gap. It rushed forward, pawed the toad's back, and then quickly retreated.
The toad was caught by Coco and turned its head to face the tongue that shot out of its mouth behind it, but Coco had already flexibly retreated several meters at this time. The toad did not attack, but its body paused, allowing Xu Xin who was lagging behind to catch up.
"Well done, Coco!" Xu Xin praised.
"Ying!" Coco also shouted proudly.
Just like that, under Coco's harassment, Xu Xin followed the toad closely, taking whichever path the toad took. After walking for an unknown amount of time, gradually, the gap he walked in became wider, and he no longer needed to turn sideways from time to time to pass through.
"Sure enough, my idea was right. This toad can really lead me out of this underground maze! Coco, come back. There's no need to harass it anymore."
Although the toad was no longer squeezing against the walls and was moving faster, Xu Xin, who had freed his body, was still quite fast and no longer needed Coco's help to keep up with the toad.
"Hmm!" Coco responded and climbed onto Xu Xin's shoulders.
This road seemed to be the last one. After walking for a long time, I never encountered any forks in the road. Instead, the width of the passage became wider and wider, gradually becoming as wide as a corridor, and the height became higher and higher.
The originally uneven stone walls around him became smooth, and Xu Xin seemed to have entered a man-made passage.
He slowed down his pace and was no longer in a hurry to chase the fleeing toad in front of him, because he could already hear the faint sound of flowing water coming from the front.
The surroundings are so strange, maybe there is some trap. We can't move forward so recklessly and quickly.
As I walked forward with my spirit tensed, the sound of flowing water became more and more obvious.
"Huh?" Xu Xin narrowed his eyes. Not far ahead, there seemed to be something emitting a faint copper light.
Then I walked forward, and the front suddenly became wider, giving me a feeling of sudden enlightenment, and the source of the sound of flowing water also appeared.
It was indeed an underground river, with a waterfall-like stream of water flowing out from a gap above the passage and falling into the river. This underground river was extremely clear, with various fish and shrimps swimming in it, as well as some underground life forms that Xu Xin could not name.
The injured blood-marked toad had long since disappeared. It was a pity that the toad was not killed, but it was okay.
"Since you led me the way, I'll let you go."
Walking along the river and getting closer, Xu Xin could see clearly what was emitting the coppery light.
At the end of the walkable path, there is a huge bronze gate.
The underground river leads to a farther place from the left side of the door, but unless Xu Xin follows the underground river and walks forward, this is the end of his way.
Standing in front of the gate, Xu Xin began to look at the bronze gate in front of him.
The gate is about five meters high, with a fan-shaped top and a double-opening door. There is also a door knocker installed in front of the door, which really gives people the feeling of a dungeon gate.
Congratulations to the survivors for finding the entrance to the dungeon! Next, enjoy the treasure hunt!