Chapter 7: The Battle with the Alligator-Tailed Toads
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
With human lives at stake, there could be no delays.
In his hesitation, Wang Ping saw yet another two villagers being endangered. He then gave no further thought, swiftly swinging into action.
Since it was difficult to kill the demons and save the people at the same time, he decided to save the villagers first.
At the very least, if he could put enough pressure on the two Alligator-Tailed Toads, the rest should have enough time to escape the village.
He leaped down from the roof and shouted in a thunderous voice. "Everyone, listen to my instructions. Bring all elderly and children to the top of Old Chicken Mountain immediately. You can come back here once I inform you that you can do so."
In order to make his words more convincing, Wang Ping used his magic to cast a "Photogenesis" spell that could barely be classified as a low-grade tier-1 spell. A fist-sized ball of white light condensed above his head.
This small spell that cultivators would use to illuminate the dark was enough to reveal his identity to the frenzied villagers.
Hearing his words, the villagers, who were initially running around like headless flies, immediately acted as if they regained agency and followed his instructions.
"He is an Immortal Master who knows Dharma Spells. The Immortal Master has come to eradicate the demons. We are saved, Golden Shell Village is saved!"
"Immortal Master, you must help us eliminate those demons!"
"Quick, quick, quick! Listen to the Immortal Master and run up Old Chicken Mountain!"
The villagers, who had just been saved from the jaws of death, were crying with joy and pleading as they hurriedly helped the elderly and children make their way up the mountain behind the village.
With the appearance of Wang Ping and Xiao Feng, the two Alligator-tailed Toads sensed the Spirit Qi from their bodies. The two toads, who were already 70% full, did not chase after the fleeing villagers. Instead, they placed all their attention on the man and wolf.
Caw! Caw! Caw!
The toads were as large as oxen, their four blue eyes looking everywhere at Wang Ping and Xiao Feng as they let out strange, muffled cries that were as loud as thunder.
From the looks of it, they were not planning to attack.
When Wang Ping saw this, he was naturally very happy. He wanted to wait for all the villagers to escape from the danger entirely before taking action.
After staring each other down for about fifteen minutes, the toads lost to Wang Ping in patience and impatiently went in for an attack.
Caw!
Caw!
As if they were telepathic, the two Alligator-Tailed Toads both shrieked at the same time and leaped toward their respective targets.
When they were less than 200 feet away from their targets, they opened their mouths and spat out a finger-thick, dark green water arrow toward their enemies.
But since Wang Ping already knew about them, he was naturally mentally prepared for it.
With the "Heaven's Eye" spell, his eyes flashed with white light. Just as the dark green appeared from one of the Alligator-Tailed Toad's mouths, he shifted his body two feet to the right, just in time to dodge the water arrow.
Zizi!
The dark green water arrow missed. When it landed, it instantly corroded the large millstone pit on the ground. It was extremely poisonous.
After dodging the toad's Poisonous Water Arrow attack, Wang Ping quickly retreated, increasing the distance between him and the toad, refusing to confront it directly.
There were many obstacles in the fishing village. With a body as big as an ox, the Alligator-Tailed Toad was not as agile as Wang Ping on land. Hence, it was unlikely to catch up to him.
However, the simple-minded toad didn't realize this fast. When it saw that Wang Ping didn't dare to face it head-on, it thought that Wang Ping was afraid of it, so it chased after him at an even faster speed.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Xiao Feng had cleverly led the other Alligator-Tailed Toad in circles.
Xiao Feng was a lot stronger than Wang Ping in terms of speed and agility.
As long as it didn't rashly advance within a hundred feet of the Alligator-Tailed Toad, the toad's Poisonous Water Arrow wouldn't have much of a chance of hitting it.
Wolves were intelligent, crafty, and patient beasts. Having been by Wang Ping's side since young, and under his guidance, it was extremely outstanding in this aspect.
Entering battle mode, the nervousness it had felt earlier when they were outside the village was pushed to the back of its head. The fighting instinct in its blood began to awaken, guiding it on how to fight.
Wang Ping was currently unable to divert his attention to Xiao Feng's situation. He had to fully concentrate on dealing with the Alligator-Tailed Toad's pursuit.
He knew very well that, while the Alligator-Tailed Toad could fail many times, a single failure from him would spell his certain death.
Thus, he was completely focused, using every obstacle he could to obstruct the Alligator-Tailed Toad. He counted the number of times it spat out its Poisonous Water Arrows, secretly planning his counterattack.
Wang Ping had mastered more than ten types of spells, but most of them were simple support spells such as "Photogenesis," "Light Body Technique," and "Heaven's Eye."
He had mastered two types of offensive spells. Both were low-grade tier-1 spells, the "Water Arrow" and the "Golden Blade."
Because the "Cloudwater Technique" was a water-type cultivation technique, the speed at which Wang Ping executed "Water Arrow" would be faster, and its power would also be enhanced. He usually used this spell against his enemies.
However, after careful consideration, Wang Ping decided to ditch his usual "Water Arrow" and use the "Golden Blade" instead.
The reason why he did this was because he knew that the Alligator-Tailed Toad was also a water-type demon beast, so it had a higher resistance toward water-elemental spells like the "Water Arrow." In addition, the base offensive strength of the "Water Arrow" was not as strong as the "Golden Blade."
If he were to insist on using the "Water Arrow" to attack, he would only be able to injure it at best, killing it would be difficult.
After making his decision, Wang Ping began to look for an opportunity to strike.
While evading the Alligator-Tailed Toad's pursuit, he jumped onto a roof. After a quick scan, he found a place where he could create an opportunity for him to attack.
He moved swiftly, reaching a stone-walled courtyard.
This courtyard was the village's Dragon God Temple. The stone hall within the courtyard housed the statue of a deity with a human body and a dragon head.
Bang!
After chasing Wang Ping to the outside of Dragon God Temple, the Alligator-Tailed Toad fiercely swung its alligator tail, striking the courtyard wall.
Even if the walls were built with stone, they wouldn't be able to withstand the attack of this demon beast for long before collapsing.
Thus, Wang Ping only had less than five breaths of time left.
At that moment, Wang Ping's back was facing the statue in the Dragon God Temple, and he faced the courtyard wall that the toad was attacking. His expression was grave as he quickly formed a hand seal to cast his spell. As his powers surged, a golden blade of light of about a foot long gradually condensed in front of him.
Boom!
Accompanied by a loud sound, the wall of the courtyard finally collapsed under the repeated heavy blows of the Alligator-Tailed Toad. A portion of the rubble flew out to just a foot or two past Wang Ping's side, smashing the stone wall behind him.
Now!
Wang Ping's eyes glowed with white light, staring unblinkingly at the blue-black figure that had charged in from outside the damaged wall. With a wave of his hand, he dashed at the toad with the golden blade of light that had condensed in front of him.
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