novelonline Chapter 3304 Dead Frog
Chapter 3304 Dead Frog
Chapter 3304 Dead Frog
As soon as Shade finished speaking, Theresa, who was wearing glasses, immediately objected:
"What are you talking about, Shade? You found most of these burial objects. I will definitely help you."
Miss Liad also hurriedly said:
"Mr. Hamilton's words make sense. It is indeed safest to first find a special cemetery that is less dangerous to check the situation."
Shade looked at Miss Violet again and found that she was still looking at him. Even though Shade noticed, the blonde witch just smiled:
"No problem, I support your approach. Theresa, you have to remember to learn that sometimes when your task list is filled with tasks of all sizes, don't just focus on the most important one. The most important information may be hidden in those inconspicuous details."
Since he had decided to find the First Fire first and then try to find the exit, Xia De selected seven of the 24 burial objects and put them in the box. He whispered his wish, which was to find the location of the "First Fire" before opening the box. There was actually a compass inside.
No matter how it turned, the compass needle always pointed in the same direction, and everyone knew what it meant. As for the compass itself, the holy emblem of the "Ancient Death God" was clearly marked on the flat back of the compass. Shade guessed that this was probably because everyone had figured out the secret of the hut.
"So Shad, who would you like to go out with you?"
Miss Violet said. When Shad looked at them, the blonde witch emperor looked at him with a smile while holding a teacup. The nun with the blindfold also raised her head in his direction. Theresa stood beside her aunt with one hand on her waist with some anticipation, while Miss Liad stood in front of the fireplace with her hands clasped together and looked at Shad bravely.
Although the four people were at different distances, they seemed to be arranged in a row at this moment. None of them would object to being chosen by Xia De, and each of them had their own reasons for wanting to go out with him.
Xia De pushed the cat back when it poked its head out again:
"Teresa!"
"I'm here!"
The young girl with glasses laughed, and then she heard Shade say:
"Please stay and prepare the meal for when we return. The nun must come with me, as I cannot handle the First Fire by myself. Miss Violet's fighting ability will be necessary when facing unknown dangers, and Miss Liad's experience in tomb raiding may be useful for this adventure. This time it should be more than just digging."
"Why is this happening~"
The young blonde girl complained quietly, but she shut up again after being looked at by her teacher:
"OK then."
She rolled up her sleeves and worked hard again. Shade still remembered that she was not as confident and positive as she was when he first met her at Lost Lake:
"I will act as the chef and prepare food for you. Remember to come back early and be careful."
"Do my daughter and I need to go with you?"
The hound at the door asked, and Shade shook his head:
"You two should stay with Theresa. You have been through so much and I finally rescued you. What you need now is rest. When we are ready to go to the last stop, please play your role again."
Since they had decided to go out, the four of them packed up and prepared to leave. Of course, before that, two of the remaining 17 burial objects were taken out and replaced with shovels, and this time both shovels were taken by Shade. Of the remaining 7 burial objects, 8, including the scepter, were taken out for emergency use, and the last were left for Theresa to keep.
At the same time, Theresa lent the [One-shot Kill Pistol] to Shade again, and also gave him the ten-round magazine and the [Vision Bullet] just now. When handing over the weapons, she glanced at her teacher, but still boldly kissed Shade on the corner of his mouth.
After getting ready, the four of them said goodbye to Theresa and the hounds who were "guarding the house", and then, led by the nun holding an oil lamp and Shad holding a compass, they stepped into the mist of the tombstone wasteland again.
The direction indicated by the compass needle was actually the direction the group had just returned from the location of the Corpse Tree. However, Xia De, who had a good memory, noticed that the road they were taking and the tombstones they passed by were completely different from before.
The space seemed to have undergone another strange change at the moment when everyone was chatting in the gravekeeper's hut. The tree could no longer be seen in the fog in the distance. Instead, a black shadow in the shape of a bell tower stood in the distance.
Just when everyone thought that was the destination, the black shadow disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.
As they continued to move forward, some small puddles appeared on the slightly moist wasteland. The puddles were filled with black muddy water. Miss Violet, who was wearing high heels, was forced to change into the boots provided by Shade. However, Miss Liad, a professional tomb robber, was originally wearing boots.
The puddles on the ground gradually connected into a piece further ahead. Although it was not a lake or a river, it could be considered a "wetland". The rancid smell in the air became even more unbearable in this wet area. Shade, who still remembered the monster list given by the hound, reminded everyone to be careful.
His worries were correct, because as the team continued to move forward, the figure of a strange creature really appeared between the tombstones ahead.
It was a frog-like creature with black skin and a tadpole-like tail. Its body was larger than a guard dog, and its bulging eyes were as round as the lampshade of a gas lamp, and there were far more than two eyes.
Its four limbs were lying on the ground, and because of the color of its skin, it almost blended into the puddle. When the advancing team noticed it, it also noticed the four people in the group. So, with a distance of nearly 20 meters, the black "frog" opened its mouth and swished its tongue towards Sister Belen who was walking in front.
The lantern in the nun's hand shook slightly, and then a barrier of red flames blocked the tongue that was ejected. At the same time as the tongue rebounded, the [Sin Chain] thrown out by Shade tied up the black tongue.
He frowned slightly, and felt a chill from the other end of the chain, something that had never happened before. As Shade pulled hard, the "frog" lying in the puddle flew towards everyone.
"Moonlight Wheel!"
The silver wheel whirred and slashed at the frog, but after it touched its body, it just kept spinning and splashing silver light spots, but failed to split it immediately. So Miss Violet raised her hand and pointed, and the golden and silver light turned into a spear of light that pierced the frog's abdomen, and then it exploded silently in the air.
But what exploded was not blood mist or rotten flesh, but a thick black mist.
Sister Belen gently reminded:
"The Mist of Decay has the effect of a curse of instant death. Even if one has sufficient resistance to instant death, one will still lose lifespan due to being exposed to this mist."
She wanted to lead the group around the black fog that lay ahead, but Violet suddenly reached out and pressed her shoulder.
"Wait a moment, Sister."
Miss Shad and Miss Liad soon realized why she stopped the nun from moving forward, because behind the black fog, from behind the densely arranged tombstones and from the depths of the white fog, dozens of black "dead frogs" appeared.
This strange cursed creature seemed to be a group creature, and it was clear that they were not afraid of the "fog of decay". After gathering together, they crawled towards the group together, and their appearance was extremely disgusting.
“There are some in the back, too.”
Miss Liad whispered to remind them to stay as close to the crowd as possible. Mia poked her head out from between the buttons of Shade's coat again, but Shade pushed her back before she was frightened by these ugly frogs and meowed.
"Does anyone know how to use the anti-death barrier?"
Shad asked.
"Shade, there is no need for an anti-death barrier. Now let me teach you some common sense when facing dangerous alien creatures."
The blonde witch queen was not panicked at all. Instead, she said in a very light tone:
"The classification of common alien creatures has different definitions in different eras, but the category of 'cursed creatures' will definitely not disappear. Cursed creatures themselves are seen as the embodiment of a certain 'curse'. They are different from creatures with the ability to curse, just like the dead frog in front of us. Sometimes it is even difficult to define them as 'life'."
The fingertips of his right hand glowed with light, but it was an emerald green light:
"Cursed creatures are usually very difficult to deal with, but as long as you know the content of their curse, you can suppress them with the power opposite to their curse characteristics. The opposite of the effect of death is to give life. Although I am not a great witch of the earth or the seat of creation, for me who maintains eternal beauty, creating life is not a problem."
She flicked the light from her fingertips toward the top of her head:
"Witch's Secret Art: Fountain of Youth."
The emerald green vitality turned into a spring above the four people's heads, but the "spring water" that fell afterwards was not a real liquid, but a semi-energy existence that was almost spiritual.
The Fountain of Youth cleansed his body and soul. Shad first felt like he was bathing in the spring breeze while running, then he felt like he was drinking sweet spring water when he was most thirsty, and finally he even felt as if he had become several years younger.
【That is impossible.】
"why?"
"She" smiled and did not answer.
The black "frogs" slowed down their approach in the abundant breath of life, and after the people continued to move forward, they just followed the team in groups. They hid behind the tombstones and in the white mist again until the living people left the wetland area, and fell into silence again as the white mist dissipated.
PS: Figure 1 in this chapter, "Theresa Schultz", seems to have been released before.
Picture 2 in this chapter, "Dead Frog", is not a pair of stockings.