deltrittennovels Chapter 19 The Plague of the Dead
Chapter 19 The Plague of the Dead
Chapter 19 The Calamity of the Undead (Please add to your favorites and vote with monthly tickets)
Although he didn't know why this human suddenly attacked, the Great Peach Pig King felt a chill run through his body as he felt the void rays streaking across the sky like meteors!
It was certain that once hit, even its proud, tough hide would be instantly dissolved, and eventually, the flesh and bones inside would be corroded as well.
"Hmph hmph hmph!"
The Peach Pig King immediately got up, moved towards the stream, and shouted that he was willing to drink water and let Lu Yu sleep for a while.
"Eek?"
What does "take a nap" mean?
The little spider tilted its head, its face full of curiosity.
"Don't worry about it, it's just a case of swine fever."
Lu Yu said with a dark face, continuing to look at the void ray without any intention of stopping it.
This scene enraged the Peach Pig King; he was going too far in bullying the pig!
Do you think I'm easy to bully just because I don't get angry?
"roar!"
Just as it roared to the sky, bared its fangs, and pawed at the ground in preparation for a counterattack, the six rays ignored it, whistling past overhead and striking the stream behind it.
Or rather, it landed on a group of spotted frogs that were still croaking in an area where a large number of duckweeds had gathered.
"Croak... Croak... Croak..."
Faced with this deadly attack, these bullfrog-like spotted frogs seemed oblivious, continuing to croak.
Whoosh whoosh!
The Void Dissolution Ray pierced through the frog's body instantly, but instead of crystallizing flesh and blood, it tore it apart as easily as tearing paper.
The tattered frog skin flew around, turning into crystal dust in the air, while the flesh and blood inside had long since disappeared.
The remaining spotted peach blossom frogs were also pierced by the void ray, but apart from their frog skin, all of them had their flesh and blood hollowed out.
In other words, from the very beginning of the chirping,
They're all dead bodies!
"Hmph!?"
This bizarre scene made the Peach Pig King's eyes widen, realizing that Lu Yu wasn't targeting him.
Sensing something was amiss, it decisively shielded the numerous peach pigs in front of it.
The reason he was able to live for seventy or eighty years was because he was sufficiently steady.
"Are you still planning to hide?" Lu Yu looked at the stream, a cold smile appearing on his lips.
He hadn't noticed anything amiss until the incessant croaking of frogs jolted him awake.
The entire source of the stream was covered with dream spider silk, containing illusions and dream power. Even the tough-skinned peach pigs couldn't withstand it and obediently fell into a dream.
The Peach Blossom Spotted Frog is merely the lowest-ranking subordinate creature. Even if it doesn't drink stream water, as an amphibian that breathes through its lungs and skin, it will naturally be eroded by the poison of dreams and fall into a deep sleep upon contact with water.
However, the result was quite different. These spotted frogs seemed completely unaffected, and even continued to croak as they were being washed by the water.
After Lu Yu activated his Eye of Truth, his state was immediately revealed.
【Peach Blossom Spotted Frog (Cursed Puppet Mode)】
A uniform array of cursed puppets!
How could a group of puppets that are already dead and unconscious possibly enter a dream?
"As for the culprit..." Lu Yu's gaze deepened, a vague guess forming in his mind. He commanded, "Use spider silk to probe to the bottom of the stream!"
"Eek!"
The little spider stretched out its hand, and a large amount of spider silk condensed and shot out.
As the little spider absorbed a large amount of dream power, its silk threads were further strengthened, becoming no less resilient than ordinary iron wire, only thinner. Under the high-speed spinning of its silk, it contained a terrifying killing power that could easily penetrate flesh and blood.
Just as the spider silk shot out like arrows, ready to pierce the bottom of the stream and wreak havoc, a hoarse and eerie croak rang out:
"Croak!" Like a bell tolling from hell, the sound waves exploded, creating a huge column of water and breaking all the spider silk, turning it into countless flying catkins that drifted and scattered with the water droplets.
A figure leaped out of the water, revealing its true form.
A Peach Blossom Drum Frog, evolved from the Peach Blossom Spotted Frog, has appeared. It is half a meter tall and has a large drum on its abdomen. Striking it can soothe the mind. It is a potential elite at the early stage.
However, this peach blossom frog looked extremely thin and its body was broken and battered, but its face had a kind of human-like kindness, which looked extremely eerie.
Click!
Suddenly, its abdomen was ripped open from the inside out, scattering numerous organs across the ground. A bizarre frog, about the size of a lamb, leaped out, emitting a hoarse, venomous growl:
"Croak!"
Its entire body was gray, its skin was covered with a lot of mucus, its two eyes were huge, even larger than its head, and its originally strong hind legs had shrunk, giving it a top-heavy appearance.
In addition, its jaw and cheeks are covered with a large number of blood-red lines, making it look extremely eerie.
"Croak!"
At this moment, it was extremely angry because it was forced to be born prematurely. Its face was ferocious, and it opened its blood-red mouth to inhale. The air sacs on both sides of its cheeks swelled up rapidly, and the original blood-red patterns also appeared on both sides.
With its eerie large eyes and distorted appearance, it looks exactly like a ghost face.
"It really is you, Ghost Face Cursed Frog!"
Although Lu Yu had guessed when he saw the cursed puppet, he was still shocked when he actually saw it.
The Eye of Truth revealed relevant information.
【Ghost Face Cursed Frog】
[Attribute: Undead]
[Strength: Beginner Elite]
[Racial Potential: Leadership of High-Ranking Individuals]
[Skills: Spellcasting, Tongue Whip, Cursed Puppet Technique, Venom...]
[Description: An extremely rare frog-like pet. These undead creatures do not reproduce through mating, but rather randomly appear in large groups of frogs.]
A female frog that has been carrying dead eggs needs to evolve at this time and become pregnant again. The eggs, one alive and one dead, are intertwined. Only in this way is there a very small chance that a Ghost Face Curse Frog will be born.
The Ghost-Faced Cursed Frog is brutal. Once gestation is complete, it doesn't give birth immediately. Instead, it bewitches and absorbs the mother's nutrients until it passes a seven-day period of weakness. During this time, it devours the internal organs of many of its own kind to create cursed puppets for its own use.
[Evolutionary Path: Cursed Frog, Plague Cursed Frog...]
"Elite beginner level, looks like this guy's been lying in wait for days..."
Lu Yu searched his memories and found that after awakening the Gate of Truth, he had seen the entry for the pregnant peach blossom frog. (Beginning of Chapter 3)
The content describes a state of lethargy after becoming pregnant.
However, given the threat of the Nightmare Mark at the time, and the fact that the other party was hiding inside the mother's body and had not triggered the Eye of Truth, Lu Yu simply assumed that it was due to malnutrition.
Fortunately, the puppet controlled by the other party was too rigid today, and he discovered the clues.
It should be between the fifth and sixth day after birth.
Otherwise, once the Ghost Face Cursed Frog recovers from its weakened state, its strength will rise to the peak of the mid-elite level. At that time, no matter how tough the Great Peach Pig King's fur is, it will not be able to stop the cursing from corroding it.
The final result was that Peach Pig's entire army was wiped out and became a member of the Cursed Puppet Legion.
With a large amount of flesh and blood piled up, it could easily break through to the Commander level. Once it succeeds, the walls of the Peach Blossom Forest will no longer be able to contain it.
A large army of cursed puppets, along with a commander-level ghost-faced cursed frog, transformed into a miniature undead calamity!
Don't worry about the power level being too high; this is a world where monsters are controlled by the element of strength and weakness, and the truth will be revealed gradually. Besides, this is an experienced author who has written several books on similar themes. Feel free to leave any suggestions for good pets in the comments. I'm still looking for data and want to keep reading!
(End of this chapter)