The Queen of Scrolls never admits defeat

Moran, adhering to the idea of ​​collecting everything she didn't have, dug up a sunflower.

The other students seemed to have gotten used to this scene. Throughout their journey, Moran and Su Yu hadn't stopped "scavenging" resources.

When they encounter a Mirror Beast, the two of them are often the fastest to charge and the most ruthless.

They would never let go of magical plants, minerals, or other valuable materials they came across.

Moran usually only takes one or two samples or a small number of samples, as if she has a collecting obsession.

Wherever Su Yu went, she would take almost everything that could be exchanged for Mirror Coins, whether it was common herbs or rare minerals.

Seeing the two of them start working hard again, the others tacitly went to do their own thing.

They were initially interested in joining in the fun, but now they're completely too lazy to do anything, since it's not something precious anyway.

Just then, Chen Xingye, who had been watching the sky intently, suddenly said, "The seasons are about to change again!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the summer heat receded like a tide, and a warm, humid, and vibrant spring instantly enveloped the puddles.

The air became moist again, the puddles that had almost dried up were replenished, the water level rose, and the vegetation became lush and green at an astonishing speed.

“Quack—quack—”

A few clear croaks of frogs rang out from the nearby pond. Several water frogs, with their bright blue bodies and huge tympanic eyes, emerged from the mud or hiding places at the bottom of the water, jumped onto the water plants and rocks, and flapped their throat sacs to make loud calls!

"Ren Miao!" Wang Jingnan reminded him.

This is her target, the Mirror Beast. To ensure her hunt goes smoothly, no one else will make a move until she succeeds.

Ren Miao had been preparing for this for a long time.

She knew the habits of the water frog well and made thorough preparations for it.

The Water Frog is best known for its troublesome "slow water spurt" from a safe distance. Once it hits, it can paralyze its enemy, and then use its sticky tongue to drag the prey into deep water to drown.

However, once they sense a real threat, they will immediately dive back to the bottom of the water and escape by taking advantage of the complex aquatic environment.

She had already changed into a low-level protective suit that could resist water-attribute attacks, covering her entire body completely. She quickly took out a small spray bottle from her personal mirror ornament and sprayed it a few times on her chest and the outside of her arms. Then, a water frog that was closest to her, the largest in size, and had the loudest thumping of its eardrums appeared.

A strange aroma, with a faintly sweet and fishy scent, quickly spread throughout the air.

This was a valuable item she had specially asked the Wang family to help her obtain. It could accurately simulate the scent emitted by the water frog during its mating season or when its territory was under extreme threat, and had a very strong attraction and stimulating effect on them.

Using it, you basically don't have to worry about the target slipping back into the water when things get bad. The only risk is... you might stir up a hornet's nest and attract a mob attack.

However, Ren Miao wasn't too worried because she had reliable companions backing her up. As long as she successfully eliminated the primary target, the others would naturally take over and handle the subsequent troubles.

Sure enough, the water frogs, which had been croaking and watching warily, suddenly became ferocious after smelling the scent.

Especially the large creature that Ren Miao had his eye on; its enormous tympanic membrane rapidly expanded and contracted, and its originally azure body even blushed with anger. "Croak—!!!"

It let out a roar several times louder than before, filled with fury. Its huge webbed feet slammed against the water, creating a splash. Its thick hind legs unleashed astonishing power, propelling its somewhat clumsy body out of the water like a cannonball, and it pounced on Ren Miao!

At the same time, the large mouth covered in mucus opened, and a turbid, viscous, yet extremely fast, slow-moving water arrow tore through the air and shot towards Ren Miao's face.

The viscous water jet hit Ren Miao's protective suit with a "smack." Although the impact made her take half a step back, the slow-moving water jet failed to penetrate her at all.

The Water Frog missed its first attack, but its massive body, dripping with moisture and brimming with brute force, lunged forward, attempting to overpower Ren Miao with its weight.

"Good!" Ren Miao suddenly ducked and nimbly slid through the gap below the Water Frog's attack.

In the instant they passed each other, her long sword with a bloodletting groove swung upwards with unparalleled precision, slicing a deep gash into her relatively soft abdomen.

Green blood and fragments of internal organs gushed out instantly!

"Croak!" The water frog, severely injured, let out a short, painful cry. Upon landing, due to the intense pain and loss of balance, its movements inevitably stiffened for a moment!
Ren Miao instantly flipped up, circled around to the side and behind the Water Frog, poured all his strength and mental energy into his arms, raised his long sword high, and slashed down with all his might at the fatal weak point where the Water Frog's neck connected to its body!

"Pfft!"

The blade had almost pierced halfway through! Then, with lightning speed, it delivered another blow, completely extinguishing its life force!

Having suffered two fatal blows in succession, the Water Frog's massive body stiffened abruptly, emitting an extremely weak and feeble cry. The fierce red light in its eyes quickly dimmed and extinguished. After struggling and twitching a few times, it completely collapsed to the ground, no longer moving.

Kill successful!

Ren Miao let out a long sigh of relief, her tense nerves relaxing, and a bright, relieved smile spread across her face. She did it! She had independently completed the hunt for the target mirror beast!
However, her smile froze on her face the moment it bloomed!

"Quack quack!"

“Quack—!”

A chorus of furious croaking erupted from the surrounding puddles! The other water frogs, who had been enraged by her scent, witnessed their companion's death and leaped out of the water, their scarlet eyes blazing as they menacingly surrounded Ren Miao from all directions.

There were at least twenty or thirty of them!

Although they are not strong individually, once surrounded, they will be attacked by countless slow-moving water arrows and long tongues, and even protective suits cannot withstand them for long.

Ren Miao's face drained of color instantly. Forgetting all about collecting the spoils, she turned and sprinted towards her teammates, screaming for help in a tearful voice as she ran:

"Mo Lan! Su Yu! Lin Yue... Help! They're all coming at me!!!"

Ren Miao's voice still echoed in the air—

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!" Several sharp whooshing sounds pierced the air and arrived before the enemy!
Three or four gleaming daggers, as if they were alive, pierced with unparalleled precision into the eyes or open mouths of the leading water frogs!

As Moran ran with his knife drawn, the dagger he threw instantly halted the most ferocious charge of the Water Frog swarm. (End of Chapter)