CHAPTER 56: CHAPTER 56 WHO DID THIS PROVOKE?

Before dawn, atop the surface of a stream running through the wilderness, layer upon layer, in just a few breaths, the entire stream was densely covered with floating dead fish and shrimp.

In the shadow of night, this scene sent chills down the spine.

"Miss, something’s not right, that little beggar hasn’t come out yet, should we withdraw first?"

A few government officers, merely ordinary martial masters, had never seen such a scene, and the sight so frightened them that their hands trembled when drawing swords.

"What’s the panic? It’s just some dead fish and shrimp, it must be the Red Toad."

The girl panted heavily, joy shining in her eyes, her fingers continuously caressing the bow and arrows.

"What is that!"

The girl saw a corpse floating to the surface.

Judging by the clothes, it was the beggar from earlier.

Seeing the body of the little beggar, the girl showed no sympathy; she swiftly drew her bowstring taut, aiming at the water surface.

The government officers by her side also drew their swords, a collective cold gleam of blades reflected on the egg-shaped stones beside the mud flat.

The sound of water surged, and from atop the pond, a Water Arrow sprayed out, revealing a "small hill" in front of the girl and the government officers.

"It’s the Red Toad! Go!"

In her hand, arrows burst out, the arrow light in mid-air split into two arcs, striking on both sides toward the hard shell of the Red Toad.

Clang—

The arrow struck true on the Red Toad.

Sparks flew everywhere, igniting sparkles on the shell of the Red Toad.

A clinking sound followed as two arrows fell to the ground; the Red Toad’s exterior shell remained intact.

The girl’s eyes narrowed.

After molting once, the Red Toad’s shell had become even tougher, a previous arrow could have pierced through, but not this time.

"All together now, whoever gets the Dome Pearl will be richly rewarded by me!"

On seeing that a single arrow failed to penetrate, the girl commanded, and the government officers scrambled, flying towards the water surface.

(Crying, who have I messed with, deadly evil stars under the water, and above there’s a ferocious dragon lady)

Barely escaping from under the water, the Red Toad had not even caught its breath when it was struck by cold arrows, and, finally enraged!

The Red Toad demonstrated its power, and the consequences were severe!

Its clamshell snapped, and with a puff sound, a streak of blue light struck the government officer charging at the forefront.

The officer’s skin quickly frosted over with an ice-blue frost, and in the blink of an eye became an ice sculpture, tumbling into the water.

After the strike, several consecutive Ice Arrows followed, each precise and swift, without missing a shot.

In the blink of an eye, two or three government officers were hit and sank to the bottom of the pond.

"The Red Toad is unleashing its power!"

The remaining government officers, seeing this, showed looks of terror, no longer daring to approach the Red Toad.

"Fools, can’t even handle a beast."

The girl’s face showed anger, she shook her arm, True Qi quickly filled her body, and the bow in her hand was once again drawn fully.

The sound of the arrow shot out, also from the hand of the girl.

But an arrow filled with True Qi transformed into a golden light, like a stunning swan, illuminating the night sky.

"Such a powerful arrow, this might be even more powerful than modern-day armor-piercing bullets."

On the water surface, that tiny floating body raised its head.

Xin Lin changed his tone, squinting as he watched the arrow fly toward the Red Toad with alarming power.

"That’s Mystical Skill, that girl must not be from an ordinary family, the Red Toad is in big trouble this time."

Ah Piao quietly appeared next to Xin Lin, half with pity, half sympathetically saying.

"It’s us who are about to come into good fortune."

Upon saying this, Xin Lin held his breath and dove underwater.