Chapter 840 - 840 840 Space Trap

Chapter 840: Chapter 840 Space Trap Chapter 840: Chapter 840 Space Trap In the swampland, a black carriage was hurtling at breakneck speed, the wheels mostly not even touching the ground, and its presence dampened to the lowest degree, rendering it untraceable.

Within the Raven Carriage.

After removing his mask and reverting to his original form, Count Leter expelled from his body some undigested plant vines, a small amount of mushrooms, and a large pile of dead tadpole larvae.

“These bush-like demons, as well as the fungi scattered in the humid environment… they seem to be part of the [Swamp], but in reality, they have nothing to do with [Toad].

The sensation of this swamp is entirely different from the Toad regions I have visited before. This is because various forces have gathered together, hiding in different areas of the swamp in various ways.

Moreover, what we have seen so far is not all there is; perhaps even more demon forces are hidden in the marshland.”

Just as everyone was digesting this information in deep thought, Han Dong’s face lit up with a surprise… a look of having won the lottery.

“Perfect!”

“What do you mean… Nicholas, what are you planning to do?” For some reason, Abe had a very bad feeling.

“Nothing… Rest assured, Abe, I have no intention of confronting so many forces head-on. Let’s head back to base first.”

When the Raven Carriage took a different route back to the Expeditionary Army’s station, it happened to pass an important area.

“Is that… a Toad Statue?”

Although a fair amount of information had been gathered during the ambush, it was not enough.

Since they happened upon an important “swamp node,” it was only natural to disembark and investigate.

The elderly Count Leter inquired, “My lord, let me accompany you.”

However, Han Dong stopped the earl with a gesture, “There’s no need, Count Leter. The help you have provided is sufficient.

Moreover, the ‘dream reality’ ability must have a rather long cooldown, doesn’t it? If you still consider preserving your strength for battle, please wait for a while…”

As he spoke, Han Dong leaned close to the Fishman’s ear.

“Wait until I launch a land deed war against a certain lord lurking here… when that time comes, I hope you can provide some assistance from the Deep Sea. After all, this battle will be ‘small-sized deed’ versus ‘medium-sized deed,’ we appear to be at a disadvantage on the surface.”

Emboldened by the recent battle and the regained glory, the gleam in the bulging eyes of Count Leter sparkled.

“I am willing to fight for the lord…”

“Hmm, go back and rest up.”

When Han Dong recalled the Fishman earl back to the deed, he encountered certain “resistance.”

Though he eventually managed to do so, the resistance made Han Dong quite uncomfortable… The reason for the resistance was the existence of other land deeds near the swampland.

It was clear that the restrictions on the ‘movable deed’ were significant.

The most convenient solution still lay within Han Dong’s own head.

“Abe, you and Mia stay in the carriage… I’ll go with Dumps to check out the ‘Toad Statue.’

If we encounter an ambush, just regroup immediately.”

“Okay.”

The so-called ‘Toad Statue’ stood at the center of a stream in the swampland, with only part of it exposed, as if deliberately left visible.

It goes without saying that the stream concealed numerous toads.

The moment they sense an intruder, they would commence erosion and parasitism… however, such tactics were ineffective against Han Dong and Dumps.

Han Dong left a crow on the shore.

He then covered himself with tentacles, the crow’s coat concealing his figure, and approached the lower end of the stream to look directly at the bizarre statue.

“Seems to be a stone pillar carved for worship, yet it emanates waves of spatial sensation and strange vitality. Is this what formed the swamp?

I really want to send it back for a thorough study.

Dumps, do you have anything to say?”

“There’s not much to say; it’s just a stone column that can change the terrain.”

“However, I still need to remind Nicholas… this toad is quite special. To put it simply, it’s extremely clingy—a troublesome fellow that is difficult to shake off once you’re involved with it.

“Let the expeditionary army handle it as much as possible; you stay away from this toad.”

“I won’t, a toad’s corresponding ‘wetland’ doesn’t match with Scarlet Manor… What I want is a land deed that matches the relevant coefficient and allows me to devour it.”

Dumps pushed up his glasses and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly upward, “I knew you’d think that way; it seems you’ve made quite the haul while picking through trash in Perugia City, even considering the issue of devouring land deeds.”

“We’ll talk about that later…”

At that moment.

Han Dong and Dumps simultaneously felt a pressure.

A pressure that came directly from the stone column, a pressure no less than that of the ‘Lord of Perugia’… At the same time, the stream where the two were located began to change.

The entire stream and the surrounding wetland area transformed into a giant toad’s mouth, with Han Dong and Dumps situated inside of it.

The teeth were about to close, and a chaotic spatial current emanated from deep within the mouth.

“A spatial trap?”

With physical speed, it would be impossible to escape.

Luckily, Han Dong had previously encountered an ambush in the wetland, which made him aware of the ‘perception suppression’ problem, naturally raising his caution… Before entering the stream, he left a crow on a tree branch by the shore.

At this time.

Han Dong reached out towards the crow.

From the palm of his hand and the mouth of the crow, tentacles of starry fantasy color were shot out, managing to connect just before the toad’s giant mouth was about to close.

Han Dong placed a hand on Dump’s shoulder.

“Void Transfer”

In the blink of an eye, the two arrived on the tree branch where the crow sat.

“Using the Toad Statue as bait? A spatial trap set up… What kind of thing is this?”

Standing on the trunk, the two could clearly see what the entity trying to devour them was.

A giant toad measuring over a hundred meters in width, squatting in the wetland in a state both virtual and real.

Seeing its prey escape, it immediately moved its massive body to continue the hunt.

The instant its tongue shot out.

Han Dong had already returned to the carriage with Dumps, harnessing the speed of Mr. Black White’s super-fast vehicle, and they quickly escaped the predatory range of the toad.

The toad hunkered down its bulk, continuing to merge with the wetland, its mouth forming into a stream.

The ‘Toad Statue’ corresponding stone column was intentionally left with a small part sticking out of the water, as if waiting for others to take the bait.

Within the speeding Raven Carriage, before anyone could ask what happened, Dumps came to a conclusion first:

“As expected… The lord hidden deep in the wetland must have received a gift from the Toad Ancestor.

Carrying some kind of chaos treasure, such spatial traps and perception suppression can’t be achieved by an ordinary Ancestor Body.

Only a knight proficient in space would have a chance to escape,

With the ‘Toad Statue’ as bait, it’s likely that many search teams have already fallen prey.

‘The Balance’ being broken by such spatial traps… is a bit troublesome.”

Han Dong crossed his arms in front of him, frowning deeply, “The lord hiding here is smarter than we anticipated, and has many tricks up his sleeve… Falling into a passive situation is indeed troublesome.

“However, being able to start war early is also a good thing.”