Because the toad had a fat body, it seemed that it was not very convenient to move in the gap, so it did not step forward, but looked quietly in the direction of Xu Xin, motionless.

Its two red eyes, which are very large for its body, are protruding and look a bit penetrating.

However, Xu Xin will not be frightened by its appearance. Compared to the giant anaconda in the center of the lake, the giant crocodile at the bottom of the creek, and the blood-striped troll, this toad is actually a bit cute.

"Isn't this a target?" Xu Xin secretly felt funny, and pointed at the blood-striped toad and fired the crossbow in his hand.

The crossbow bolt shot at the toad rapidly. Just when Xu Xin thought that he could kill it with one arrow, the bright red tongue suddenly shot out of the blood-striped toad's mouth and directly hit the crossbow bolt that was nearly one meter away from the toad.

rolled into the mouth!

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

This crossbow was made with mutated rabbit ears. It was the most powerful crossbow under the purple level, and it was intercepted by it so easily?

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

Xu Xin did not believe in evil. He stared at the blood-striped toad that was completely motionless at this time, loaded a poisonous arrow into the crossbow, and then pointed it at it and pulled the trigger.

The same scene appeared again, and the poisonous crossbow arrow was also rolled into the toad's mouth, and then nothing happened. The fat toad was still blocking the corner motionless.

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

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

Speaking of which, the tongue just stretched out for more than one meter. This tongue is a bit too long!

Wait...toad?

Shouldn't this kind of creature live in water? Where does the water come from in this weird labyrinth of gaps?

Could it be an underground river?

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

The mutated creatures here are not deeply polluted. They shouldn't be like the mutated rabbits and cats before. They lose their minds when they are injured and only know how to attack, right?

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

Wild toads will eat all kinds of flying insects. Perhaps because of this, 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 sharp spear from his backpack, and pointed the tip of the spear at the toad. The length of the sharp spear in Xu Xin's hand was nearly three meters, and it could completely

The toad's tongue stung it before it reached him.

Although the spear cannot be swung in such a narrow gap, it can still be stabbed straight through.

"Keke, stay on my shoulder." Xu Xin warned Keke in a low voice, who liked to jump around, and slowly approached the toad sideways.

"Ugh." Coco responded in a low voice, even her 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 he noticed Xu Xin's movements, and his 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 that live underground all year round will deteriorate, but this toad seems to be different. Xu Xin does not think it is so big.

The red eyeballs are just decoration.

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

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

But Xu Xin's sharp spear was made of high-grade materials. According to his inference, the blood-striped rabbit was of a higher level than the mutated animals here, so the sharp spear only received a slight obstruction and scratched the toad's tongue.

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Because he still wanted the toad to lead the way, Xu Xin's spear tip was slightly deflected, and he stabbed the toad's right side with force. The spear tip stopped halfway after piercing the toad's body.

"Crack——!" The blood-striped toad let out an unpleasant and hoarse cry. Xu Xin pulled out a sharp spear and stabbed it in the body again.

Toad tried to use his injured tongue to stop him, but it was of no use. The tongue seemed to only have a greater effect on flying things, and at most it would only hinder Xu Xin's sharp spear.

When Xu Xin pulled out his sharp spear and was about to stab him for the third time, the blood-striped toad flinched.

It made another unpleasant cry and quickly retracted its body into the corner.

Sure enough, you will still be scared, not like the mutant rabbits and cats who lost their minds at a glance!

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

The pointed spear is too long and will get stuck in the corner when held in the hand, making it impossible to pass through.

Turning the corner, Xu Xin saw the huge toad squeezing into the depths of the gap. The toad's skin with blood streaks rubbed against the uneven wall, making Xu Xin feel a little uncomfortable for him.

Due to its size, the toad's speed is not very fast, but it is not slow either. Because the passage is narrow, Xu Xin has to walk sideways and quicken his pace, barely able to follow the toad three or four meters behind.

This distance is safer, after all, its tongue can't extend that far.

Soon they reached the next fork. Xu Xin followed the blood-striped toad in front and got into one of the gaps. Of course, he didn't forget to carve a mark on the wall in case the toad couldn't take him out.

The blood-striped toad also noticed Xu Xin following behind it, and sped up.

"Fuck, why are you walking so fast!" Xu Xin couldn't keep up.

"Hey!" Coco suddenly jumped down from his shoulder, and its small body could move flexibly in this gap. It rushed forward, slapped a claw on the toad's back, and then quickly retreated.

The toad was caught by Coco, turned its head and shot out its tongue behind it, but at this time Coco had already nimbly retreated several meters. It did not attack, but its body was stunned, allowing Xu Xin, who was lagging behind, to catch up.

"Nice job!" Xu Xin praised angrily.

"Ahem!" Coco also shouted proudly.

In this way, under Coco's harassment, Xu Xin followed closely behind Toad. He walked whichever way Toad took. He walked for who knows how long. Gradually, the gap he walked in became wider.

, it is no longer necessary to turn sideways from time to time to pass.

"Sure enough, my idea is right. This toad can indeed lead me out of this underground maze! Coco, come back, there is no need to continue to harass it."

Although the toad no longer squeezed the walls on both sides and moved faster, Xu Xin's speed after freeing his body was not bad, and he could keep up with the toad's movement without Coco's help.

"Hey!" Coco responded and climbed onto Xu Xin's shoulder.

This road seemed to be the last one. After walking for a long time, I never encountered a fork 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 surrounding uneven stone walls became smoother, and Xu Xin seemed to have entered an artificially constructed passage.

He slowed down his pace and stopped chasing the fleeing toads in front of him, because he could already hear the faint sound of water coming from the front.

The surroundings are so weird, there may be some mechanism there, but we can't move forward so recklessly.

As I walked forward nervously, the sound of water flowing became more and more obvious.

"Huh?" Xu Xin narrowed his eyes. Not far ahead, something seemed to be emitting a faint copper-colored light.

Then walking forward, the front suddenly became wider, giving people a feeling of sudden enlightenment, and the source of the sound of water flow also appeared.

Sure enough, it is an underground river. Water like a waterfall flows out from a gap above the channel and falls into the river. This underground river is extremely clear, with various fish and shrimps swimming in it, and some Xu Xin calls.

A nameless underground life.

The injured blood-striped toad had long since disappeared. It was a pity not to kill the toad, but it didn't matter.

"For the sake of leading the way for me, I'll let you live."

Walking along the river and getting closer, Xu Xin could clearly see what was emitting copper-colored light.

At the end of the walkable path, there is a huge copper door.

The underground river leads farther away from the left side of the door, but unless Xu Xin walks along the underground river, this is the end of where he can reach.

Standing in front of the gate, Xu Xin began to look at the copper gate in front of her.

The gate is about five meters high. The top of the gate is fan-shaped and is a double-open gate. There is also a door knocker in front of the door. It really looks like an underground city gate.
Chapter completed!