Chinese Martial Arts: My Super Beast Clone

Chapter 98 Encountering the Silver Frog Again (Bonus Chapter)

Fuhu Martial Arts School, back courtyard wing room.

Lin An pushed open the door like a gust of wind and ran to his eldest sister, Lin Wan.

Lin Wan was sitting on the edge of the bed mending a short shirt. Hearing the noise, she frowned slightly. "So careless, what kind of behavior is this?"

"Sister, it's a letter from brother!" Lin An handed the envelope forward.

Lin Wan paused in her needlework, immediately put down the clothes, and opened the letter. The letter was only a thin page, with messy handwriting. She read it twice from beginning to end, her eyes slightly reddening, then she let out a long sigh, pressed the letter to her chest, and remained silent for a long time.

Lin An, standing nearby, asked impatiently, "What did my brother say in his letter? Did he say when he'd be back?"

"Your brother said he's doing well outside and told us not to worry." Lin Wan carefully folded the letter and put it back in the envelope. "He also told you to practice your boxing at the martial arts school and not to go out and cause trouble."

Just then, unhurried footsteps sounded outside the door. Lu Zhengchuan pushed open the door halfway and stood in the doorway looking at the siblings.

"Master." Lin An quickly stood up straight.

Lu Zhengchuan waved his hand: "Have you finished reading the letter?"

Lin Wan nodded and stood up: "I've finished reading it. I'm sorry to trouble Master Lu to take care of Xiao Hai."

"Lin Hai is a member of my Fuhu Martial Arts School, so this is only right," Lu Zhengchuan said. "Just pretend you never saw the things Lin Hai brought back. If anyone outside asks, just say you don't know anything. The Black Dragon Society members have been loitering around the martial arts school recently, so we can't afford to cause any trouble at this time."

"I understand," Lin Wan said solemnly.

"This kid is tough and lucky. You don't need to worry too much. After a while, things will be resolved, and Xiao Hai will be back." Lu Zhengchuan turned around to leave, but stopped after taking two steps and said without turning his head.

He looked up at the north. Almost ten days had passed; Chang Yun should have arrived in Tianjin by now!

The wilderness, more than a hundred miles away from Yangcheng.

Seven days have passed since the last encounter with that striped white tiger.

On a rocky beach covered with low shrubs, dirt flew everywhere. A sliver of silvery light flickered faintly among the bushes, moving incredibly fast, like a blurry silver line in the dim light.

Dozens of meters behind it, the massive body of the Earth-Splitter Crocodile was rampaging wildly. Each time its thick limbs landed, they created a shallow crater in the rocky beach. Bushes and rocks in its path were smashed to pieces, sending debris and wood chips flying in all directions.

Lin Hai lay tightly on the broad back of the Earth-Splitting Crocodile Dragon.

A long slit was cut in his short jacket on the left side, revealing a strip of yellowed cloth wrapped around it, from which dark red bloodstains were faintly seeping out.

Lin Hai stared at the silver light in front of him.

Seven days ago, following the silver frog's trail, they stumbled upon the white tiger demon beast. After they and the Earth-Splitting Crocodile Dragon fought tooth and nail to kill the demon tiger, both Lin Hai and the Earth-Splitting Crocodile Dragon sustained serious injuries. Fortunately, the Earth-Splitting Crocodile Dragon possessed astonishing self-healing abilities and fully recovered within a few days. Lin Hai, on the other hand, although his injuries were less severe than the Earth-Splitting Crocodile Dragon's, only managed to scab over after several days of rest.

Unexpectedly, I ran into this silver frog again today.

"Chase after them!" Lin Hai patted the crocodile dragon's neck.

The Crocodile Dragon let out a deep roar, its powerful hind legs pushed off forcefully, propelling its entire body into the air, crossing a dry ravine several meters wide, and its speed increased again upon landing.

But the silver frog was incredibly agile. Its body, barely the size of a palm, darted left and right through the pile of rocks. Whenever the crocodile dragon seemed about to close the distance, it could simply spring its hind legs forward and change direction, slipping away along rock crevices or into the grass.

"A direct pursuit won't work." Lin Hai mentally transmitted the command to the Crocodile Dragon, "Use Earth Movement, attack from underground."

As it ran, the scales on the Crocodile Dragon's body rapidly changed color, instantly turning into the same grayish-brown as the surrounding soil and rocks. Then, it plunged headfirst into the ground, as if diving into water, its massive body instantly disappearing into the soil.

On the ground, only the silver frog remained, still hopping forward.

The silver frog hopped onto a millstone-sized blue stone, paused for a moment, and looked around.

Just then, the soil in front of the bluestone exploded without warning. The gaping maw of the Earth-Splitting Crocodile Dragon burst forth from the earth, bringing a foul stench, and lunged upwards at the silver toad. This attack was extremely sudden and at such close range that an ordinary demonic beast would have no chance to react.

However, the silver frog sensed the danger the moment the Earth-Splitting Crocodile Dragon broke through the ground.

With a powerful push from its hind legs against the bluestone, the silver frog's small body rose three feet into the air, grazing past the clenched upper jaw of the Earth-Splitting Crocodile Dragon.

"Snapped!"

The giant jaws of the Earth-Splitter Crocodile Dragon missed their target, crushing the several-hundred-pound rock to pieces.

The silver frog somersaulted in the air and landed steadily on a piece of dead wood a dozen meters away. It croaked once and continued to flee forward.

Lin Hai followed the Earth-Splitting Crocodile Dragon out of the ground, shook the mud off his head, and wiped the sweat from his face.

"This little thing is eerily slippery."

He looked up at the terrain ahead.

They had already circled this area twice. Lin Hai discovered that although the silver frog's escape route seemed chaotic, it was always circling within a radius of about ten miles.

Directly ahead, about a mile away, there is a depression with a natural pool in the center.

The Earth-Splitter Crocodile Dragon swung its thick tail, leaped forward, and smashed through a patch of waist-high weeds with its massive body, chasing after the enemy once more.

The man and the beast pressed closer and closer.

Soon, a patch of dark green water appeared ahead.

This was a pool of water less than a hundred feet in circumference. Tall aquatic plants grew all around it, and the surface was surprisingly calm, without even a ripple. The water was a deep, dark green, and the bottom was completely invisible.

The silver frog was forced to the edge of the pool, with the Earth-Splitting Crocodile Dragon closing in behind it. It stopped on a slippery pebble on the bank, turned its head to look at the Crocodile Dragon, and then looked at the pool in front of it.

"Croak!"

It cried out, and its small body leaped into the air, tracing a silver arc. Upon landing in the water, it splashed up a tiny spray, and the silver light instantly disappeared beneath the surface.

The Earth-Splitter Crocodile Dragon stopped on the shore.

Lin Hai surveyed the pool. The silver frog had passed by several times before but refused to go in, but now, cornered, it finally jumped in. There might be something strange about the water, but he didn't intend to let this precious beast escape. It was too rare; he'd encountered it several times, and missing out would be a real shame.

Moreover, given the ability of the Earth-Splitter Crocodile to mimic and burrow underground, escaping shouldn't be a problem if it encounters danger.

"Go into the water." Lin Hai gave the order to the Earth-Splitting Crocodile Dragon. If you don't seize a gift from heaven, you will suffer the consequences. This silver frog has been encountered three times in a row, and there is no reason to let it go again.

With a low roar, the Earth-Splitting Crocodile Dragon slid its massive body into the pool.

The moment Lin Hai entered the water, he felt the surrounding temperature plummet. The water was unusually cold, and its pressure made it hard to breathe.