Chapter 77: The Power of a Fireball Technique

Treasure-Hoarding Golden Toad.

This is an extremely special magical creature, and its great name is practically thunderous to every job-changer.

The Treasure-Hoarding Golden Toad swallows all treasures into its belly, hiding them within its massive stomach.

The higher the level of the Treasure-Hoarding Golden Toad, the higher the value of the treasures hidden in its belly.

It is no wonder Ye Lin and Mi Xue are excited; the Treasure-Hoarding Golden Toad before them is level 26, and if they could capture it alive, the items a single Treasure-Hoarding Golden Toad could drop would exceed the sum of one hundred other magical creatures combined.

"Creep over quietly. I'll control it, you grab it, understand?" Ye Lin whispered to Mi Xue.

Mi Xue’s little pink head nodded rapidly like a chick pecking at rice.

Greedy, cowardly, and extremely fast—these are the labels attached to the Treasure-Hoarding Golden Toad.

Furthermore, the Treasure-Hoarding Golden Toad can only be captured alive; it cannot be hunted. If it senses a mortal threat, it will immediately secrete highly corrosive gastric acid to digest all the treasures within its body, leaving those who hunt it with nothing.

Mi Xue crawled on the ground, inching toward the Treasure-Hoarding Golden Toad bit by bit.

The Treasure-Hoarding Golden Toad is extremely alert; as long as it senses the slightest disturbance, it will immediately flee.

Fortunately, Mi Xue is also extremely patient; she spent a full hour slowly moving until she was right under the Treasure-Hoarding Golden Toad’s nose.

Mi Xue quietly reached her hand behind her back and made an OK gesture to Ye Lin, signaling that he could act.

Seeing this, Ye Lin quietly began chanting a forbidden spell, preparing to use Wood Realm Descent to bind the Treasure-Hoarding Golden Toad first, then have Mi Xue pounce on it to secure the capture.

The strength attribute of the Savage Berserker class is truly astonishing; once this Treasure-Hoarding Golden Toad is bound by Wood Realm Descent and held by Mi Xue, it will certainly have no way to escape.

Just as Ye Lin and Mi Xue were about to act, a sinister voice suddenly came from behind them.

"Ye Lin! You really are here! You certainly made me search hard for you!"

Ye Lin’s expression changed, and he shouted loudly.

"Act!"

"Forbidden Spell—Wood Realm Descent!"

Casting this forbidden spell in the jungle was undoubtedly even more terrifying; countless tough green vines coiled toward the Treasure-Hoarding Golden Toad like spirit snakes.

Mi Xue also stopped lurking and pounced directly toward the Treasure-Hoarding Golden Toad.

However, it was too late; the sudden voice caused the Treasure-Hoarding Golden Toad to sense something. With a "croak," its massive body instantly vanished from where it stood, leaving behind only a golden afterimage.

"Damn it!"

Ye Lin’s expression darkened, and Mi Xue, who had pounced on nothing, gritted her teeth; the duck that was already in their mouths had actually flown away, and no one could be in a good mood after that.

A rustling sound came, and then Wu Shaoqi and his group emerged from behind the lush bushes, followed by many others who were clearly there to watch the spectacle.

No matter when or where, the urge to watch a spectacle is a gene carved into the bones of the people of Great Xia.

"You hid really well, you really made me search hard! I will definitely settle the score from outside with you properly; I will let you know what it means to wish you were dead!"

Enemies are especially jealous when they meet; Wu Shaoqi stared at Ye Lin with sinister intent.

"Tsk tsk tsk, this kid is done for. He’s been cornered by Wu Shaoqi and his men; there’s nowhere for him to run."

"Wu Shaoqi leveled up again in the Top Scholar Secret Realm; he’s already level 23 now. Few people are his match in a one-on-one fight, let alone when he has a group of teammates."

"You can only say his luck is truly bad; the Top Scholar Secret Realm is so big, yet he still managed to run into Wu Shaoqi."

The crowd that followed to watch the spectacle discussed among themselves, their gazes toward Ye Lin filled with a hint of pity; they knew that facing the enraged Wu Shaoqi, Ye Lin was definitely going to suffer greatly.

However, at this moment, Ye Lin’s expression was also extremely cold, like a volcano about to erupt.

"Wish I were dead? Rest assured, I will definitely make all of you experience that."

With the Treasure-Hoarding Golden Toad having run off like that, it would be even harder for him to catch it again.

"Hahahaha, have you lost your mind? Do you mean to say you want to take on the dozen of us all by yourself?" The tall, thin man who had previously invited Mi Xue to join his team and was rejected sneered aloud.

He had long found Ye Lin an eyesore, and at this moment, he was the first to step forward.

Facing his provocation, Ye Lin calmly took a skill scroll from Mi Xue, then raised his hand, and a surge of energy welled up.

"Fireball Technique!"

Seeing this, the tall, thin man laughed even more disdainfully.

Fireball Technique is the lowest-level and most common skill; any job-changer can learn it. This guy actually wanted to use a Fireball Technique to deal with him—it was simply delusional.

But soon, his smile froze on his face.

Ye Lin lightly raised his finger, and that seemingly plain fireball suddenly swelled several times over, transforming into a crimson-gold sun several meters in diameter. Carrying terrifying high temperatures, it smashed toward the tall, thin man with the force of a thunderbolt.

This scene was like divine fire descending from the heavens, shocking to behold, and one could faintly hear a ghostly sigh.

"No... this is impossible! Save me!"

The tall, thin man screamed in terror; he tried frantically to dodge, but the speed of the fireball was simply too fast, and he had nowhere to escape.

That sun smashed heavily into his body and exploded; the high temperature and shockwave instantly engulfed him. He didn't even manage to let out a scream before he was reduced to a charred corpse.

This sudden turn of events left everyone dumbfounded, their mouths hanging open, not knowing what to say.

This... this mother-f***ing thing is a Fireball Technique?

Why did they feel something was not quite right!

That tall, thin man was, at the very least, a Top Scholar of a city and was level 18; such a person was killed in one hit by a Fireball Technique?

This is like you’ve only just entered the tip, and the other party is already shouting, "I’m there, I’m there, I’m there."

The charred corpse twitched, revealing a pair of blood-red eyes. His expression was completely twisted, clearly in extreme pain. Although the laws of the Top Scholar Secret Realm could protect him from death, the pain of being burned was real.

He must be the first person to have one hundred percent of his body burned and still remain alive in this world.

"Ye Lin! We are all the future pillars of Great Xia; how could you commit such a ruthless act! Are you even human?" Ning Yiyi, who was beside Wu Shaoqi, immediately accused Ye Lin.

"Rest assured, I am a kind-hearted person; I cannot stand partiality. I believe in equality for all, so what he has experienced, you will all experience immediately."

Ye Lin spoke calmly, and at the same time, he picked up another skill scroll in his hand.

"Ice Whirlwind Spell!"