Chapter 31: Chapter 31 Swallowing Marsh Frog
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Lin Suo was prepared himself, but he had never been to the Salt Marsh before, so the effectiveness of his equipment was uncertain. It was safer to buy a set of time-tested products to ensure absolute reliability.
After thorough research,
Lin Suo set off.
On the road, he saw some wizards, most of whom were Wild Wizards traveling alone, very wary of others, and would issue a warning if anyone approached within twenty meters.
The ones in groups were academy wizards.
Apprentices from the Late Bell Church, White Tower, and Ocean Academy often teamed up to train in the Salt Marsh or to complete tasks assigned by other wizards.
Doing errands for the big shots, collecting materials.
Most of them knew a thing or two about Spiritual Witchcraft, hard to deal with. If you encountered the arrogant ones, when they said they would kill you, they really meant it, and they often got protected.
Wild Wizards weren't fond of them.
Which was normal.
Lin Suo acted prudently, his knowledge increased vastly on his journey, deeply experiencing the survival of the fittest culture in the Wizard World, which was very beneficial to him.
His mindset became increasingly cautious.
Even if he saw a group of academy wizards ganging up on a solitary wizard, coveting the materials and Magic Potions the latter had collected, he would turn a blind eye.
Just endure for now, until a time of uprising.
Then follow his heart's desires.
On the first afternoon,
Lin Suo arrived at the habitat of the Swamp Frogs, hiding in a twisted old tree, watching a group of academy wizards a hundred meters away.
Blue robes, wavy badges.
People from the Ocean Academy!
Two men and one woman, their Witchcraft Models blossomed in their hands, resembling magic circles...
"Vortex Water Blade·Strangulation!"
A low shout, followed by a mini blue tornado rising from a male's palm, instantly enveloping a poor Swamp Frog like a python striking its prey, extremely swift.
The only female's eyes lit up with the purple light that signified Spiritual Witchcraft, chanting a Magic Spell.
In a moment.
"Spiritual Shock!"
An invisible wave burst through the air, spreading out in a circle, hitting the desperately struggling swamp frog that was half the height of a person, it shrieked miserably and instantly collapsed.
The last person was likely in charge of keeping watch, and patching up any lapses, stepping in to save the day if the other two's sneak attack failed.
Standard academy theory.
The battle seemed a bit rough; it should have started with the Spiritual Shock first, the woman was a second slow in chanting her spell.
Quite a delay.
Poor frog, got its rear end stolen.
Lin Suo muttered to himself.
"Two seconds!"
The apprentices from the Ocean Academy, primarily spell-casters, not much delay in casting, but two seconds was enough for him to sprint from a hundred meters away to the female apprentice's side.
Instantly beheading her.
Eliminating the most threatening Spiritual System apprentice first would make killing the other two as easy as flipping one's hand.
"Can't do an instant-cast and still dare to come out?"
"Can't really think that Spiritual Witchcraft is invincible..."
The urge to rob and kill rose gradually from the depths of his heart, Lin Suo felt an itch in his hands, which took a while to subside.
"The belongings of academy wizards are kept within their faction's domains; killing them won't teach me Spiritual Witchcraft, forget it."
Be cautious! Act cautiously!
Lin Suo reminded himself repeatedly, not to be careless.
People are always like this, facing many temptations on the path of growth; some can overcome them, while others choose to indulge.
And that's talking about you, stop reading novels late at night and rest early.
"Self-discipline, bottom line!"
Lin Suo didn't set high standards for himself, after all, this was the Wizard World, to be guilt-free was enough.
"No hard feelings, I won't mess with you."
"Go kill the Swamp Toads..."
Shaking his head, Lin Suo watched for a while longer, then climbed down the tree, changed direction, and prepared to start his first hunt.
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Lin Suo's legs were stuck in the mud as he squatted in the bushes, not far away a mature Swamp Toad lay on the ground, its chin pulsating.
Monsters have a mysterious craving for flesh.
Don't be fooled by its seemingly unmoving, cute appearance; it's faster than a cavalry charge when it comes to killing.
Put in a crowd, it's like a peerless lawnmower game.
This was his twelfth hunting target; today was the third day of hunting.
Except for the first time when the Stone Spear slightly missed the target, everything else went smoothly, and after many battles, Lin Suo had gained some insights.
Mainly, he practiced combining his witchcraft.
The major subjects he would focus on in the future needed to be mastered.
His hands hidden under the bushes quietly clasped together, summoning what was needed.
"Stone Spear! Thrust!"
Swoosh, in the blink of an eye, a stone spear shot diagonally from the ground, piercing through the back of the toad, skewering it.
Lin Suo exerted force from his waist and abdomen, zipping out fiercely, his steps merciless, flying forward with an ax chop, his heel smashing down like a hammer.
His realm as a Peak Knight made his body incredibly strong.
The toad's head burst open from the impact, bones and flesh scattering.
Honestly, if it were a sneak attack, using the knight's strength would be faster; if not for wanting to practice witchcraft, he might have gone on a killing spree.
He pulled out a small knife, slicing open the underbelly of the toad, perfectly avoiding the stomach sac when removing it.
Under the cover of his coat, he directly synthesized it with the backpack tied to his waist.
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"Counting the original ones, this is the thirteenth synthesis, expanding the space to five meters long and two meters wide, with a load capacity of one ton, not bad."
After a while, Lin Suo frowned.
"I still can't control it with spiritual power, it seems I need to add other materials to synthesize Space Equipment."
He hefted the half-human tall toad corpse onto his shoulder.
Lin Suo looked around and quickly left.
Soon he arrived at a small poison swamp, and in the center stood a Stubborn Stone.
He easily jumped behind the stone.
Activating Mud Stone Transformation, he quickly sunk into the ground.
In an instant.
A fifty square meter underground space met his eyes, the walls were wrapped by a solidified substance that was liquified by the Earth Crystal Liquid like amber, very safe.
He threw the thirteenth toad corpse into a pile of meat; toad meat wasn't as good as regular frogs, it had a rotten smell, difficult to swallow.
He didn't eat it; bringing it back was because he didn't want to waste it, being the body of a monster, it had some value.
"The stomach sac's strength is temporarily sufficient, I need to find other materials to synthesize and test; not being able to control it with spiritual power is still inconvenient."
"Now, let's try synthesizing from corpses."
Lin Suo approached the pile of bodies, his palm radiating a large amount of golden light, melding all the toad corpses together.
The golden light dispersed.
A giant Swamp Toad, as tall as a man, emerged before his eyes.
Its eyes bright, chin pulsating, it seemed like a living creature, even having life fluctuations.
Lin Suo's eyes lit up.
"Resurrection?"
After a thorough inspection, he was disappointed again; although called a resurrection, it was not exactly as he expected.
The giant Swamp Toad had a concealed slit in its belly, upon lifting it, one could crawl inside.
Lin Suo explored and found that internally it was empty; the white bone made up a "cockpit."
A frog brain wrapped in flesh was positioned at its neck, linkable by spiritual power for control, just like a Flesh puppet.
"Powerful!"
Though the size was a bit large.