usatvline Chapter 338 Three-legged Golden Toad
Chapter 338 Three-legged Golden Toad
As it was getting dark, the group set up camp a little distance away from the mud pit.
Just as Hei Xiazi and Zhang Qiling were searching for dry branches to start a fire, a light drizzle began to fall, gradually becoming denser.
The thick white fog that had been there began to dissipate gradually upon contact with the rain, allowing everyone to see the long-lost sky once again.
"It seems that the poisonous fog is countered by water. Wu Sansheng and the others were able to survive because it happened to be a rainy day."
In the camp, Cheng Feng sat in the newly tied-up hammock, letting the raindrops fall all over his body.
His water control ability gave him an instinctive affinity for water, and sleeping in the water was more comfortable for Cheng Feng than on land.
Before long, Hei Xiazi and Zhang Qiling returned to the camp, each carrying a large bundle of dry branches.
Chen Wenjin first used solid fuel to start a fire in the rain, and then began to add firewood little by little.
“Honey, don’t our hammocks look like coffins hanging between the trees?”
Huo Ling, who had just finished tying up the hammock, came to Cheng Feng's side wearing a raincoat and gestured for him to look behind him.
Cheng Feng looked back and thought to himself that Huo Ling's description was quite apt.
These hammocks are divided into two levels, about one meter apart, with the upper level consisting of two ropes.
A transparent waterproof sheet is laid on the ropes, hanging down from all sides to the hammock on the next level.
Its design is very similar to the Crystal Palace in the water cave in front of the Seven Star Lu Palace.
"Xiaoling, if you don't know how to use metaphors, then don't make analogies. Who compares their sleeping place to a coffin?"
Cheng Feng touched Huo Ling's head through his raincoat and then dried her wet bangs.
Huo Ling grinned foolishly and took off her hood. Being next to Cheng Feng, she had no worries about getting wet in the rain.
The raindrops slid off to the ground from both sides before they even hit them.
"Honey, just tell me why you insist we come together this time."
"Again, you'll know when the time comes."
By this time, it was completely dark; the gray sky offered no glimmer of light.
Only the campfires provided a faint glow.
Because of the rain, everyone quickly ate some emergency food and then went back to their hammocks to rest.
After an unknown amount of time, Cheng Feng, who was resting with his eyes closed, heard the sound of raindrops hitting the waterproof cloth stop.
After a while, rustling sounds began to reach his ears.
Cheng Feng sat up from the hammock and looked outside.
His gaze was soon drawn to the dense swarms of poisonous insects on the ground.
By this time, the poison and rainwater had dissipated, and the various poisonous insects that had been hiding underground began to emerge to forage for food.
Among them were millipedes the length of chopsticks, highly venomous scorpions larger than a human palm, and venomous insects similar to woodlice but much larger, crawling all over the tree trunks.
Upon seeing this, Cheng Feng quickly looked at the hammocks of the other people.
Then he met the gazes of Hei Xiazi and Zhang Qiling, who were also sitting there. Hei Xiazi even waved to Cheng Feng through the waterproof cloth.
Both men placed parchment at the head of their beds, and the poisonous insects avoided them as they passed their hammocks.
The four women were sleeping soundly, ever since Cheng Feng's bloodline had become increasingly strong.
They haven't been bothered by mosquitoes for many years; the effect is even more exaggerated than taking Qilin Jie (a traditional Chinese medicine).
Seeing that everyone was alright, Cheng Feng felt relieved.
Just as he was about to continue resting, a loud screech suddenly rang out.
The sound was like a child crying.
The sound was so close that it startled all four women awake.
"So many bugs! Wenjing, Shirley, and Xiang, are you alright?"
Huo Ling's voice drowned out the noise of the insect swarm, and soon Chen Wenjin and the other two women responded.
At this moment, Cheng Feng had already jumped off the hammock and stood on the ground.
In an instant, all the poisonous insects within ten meters of Cheng Feng lay flat on their backs, dying instantly.
Hei Xiazi and Zhang Qiling, each holding a piece of parchment, came to Cheng Feng's side and looked together toward the source of the sound.
"The source of the sound should be near that mud pit."
Blackie's eyes, hidden behind his sunglasses, were wary as he looked ahead; such close proximity was not very safe.
"Let's go quietly and take a look."
Cheng Feng guessed that they had probably encountered the first target of the cleanup mission.
After the four women reunited, the seven of them carefully headed towards the mud pit.
Chen Wenjin and her team also made a point of turning down the brightness of their flashlights to avoid accidentally alerting the enemy.
Soon, they arrived near the mud pit and used tree trunks as cover to look into it.
"What kind of monster is this?"
Huo Ling, who was leaning against Cheng Feng, spoke in a very low voice.
In the center of the mud pit, there lay a giant object, about the size of a Volkswagen Beetle.
Its entire body was covered in yellow mud, obscuring its original appearance, and at this moment, its cheeks were rhythmically pulsating.
Each time, it would emit the same wailing sound that Cheng Feng and the others had heard before.
"It looks like a big toad."
On Huo Ling's other side, Ah Xiang whispered her opinion.
"That's right, it's a three-legged toad."
Cheng Feng could see many more details than the four women, even though the giant toad was completely covered in yellow mud.
However, you can still tell from the general outline that it is missing a front leg.
"A three-legged toad, isn't that an auspicious creature that brings wealth and good fortune?"
Their shop has quite a few of these kinds of artworks, and they're among the best-selling pieces.
This is the kind of thing I give to friends who are in business, or when I open my own shop.
"Legends are just legends, how can they be confused with reality? This three-legged toad is extremely poisonous, and any ordinary person who gets their hands on the mud and water on its body will surely die."
Even from a distance, one can sense the toxicity emanating from the three-legged toad.
"Boss, there's some noise over there."
At this moment, Hei Xiazi quietly came up behind Cheng Feng and gestured for him to look at the woods on the other side of the mud pit.
Cheng Feng looked in the direction Hei Xiazi pointed, then frowned slightly, his gaze hardening.
Then they saw people dressed in various styles from different eras crowding together and heading towards the mud pit.
Like the person whose head was chopped off by Zhang Qiling before, these are all living dead whose brains have died in the poisonous fog.
"How did they all get here together?"
The group of people hiding behind the tree trunk whispered among themselves. Cheng Feng was also puzzled by the situation, so he didn't rush to make a move.
Before long, the doubts in everyone's hearts grew even stronger.
Because it's not just the living dead, but also many animals that have gathered here. Even those with a predator-prey relationship walk together normally.
Until the area around the mud pit was filled with a dense mass of undead people and animals.
By this time, Cheng Feng and the others had all taken cover in the trees, as their original spot had long been occupied by a group of wild boars.
At this moment, the toad's croaking stopped, and everyone focused their attention on it.
Then the three-legged toad opened its mouth wide, and a thick, long tongue suddenly shot out from its mouth.
The meaty lump at the top stuck to a deer and pulled it directly into its mouth, swallowing it whole without even chewing.
Smacking its lips, the three-legged toad doesn't seem to be full.
The tongue, several meters long, surged out again, this time targeting a living dead person dressed in coarse linen clothing.
"This toad is really strange; it's having a buffet in the deep mountains and forests."