Starting with the frog, he has ruled for eternity.

Chapter 22 Croak! Me? I'm fighting armored warriors?

run!

After getting off the carriage, Lu Feng ran across the bridge in a few steps, as fast as he could!

He ran quickly into the grove of trees...

Sunlight streamed through the dense forest, casting dappled shadows on the piles of decaying leaves.

With each step, the leaves crunched and shattered.

There was no time to think, no time to ponder!

escape!

Run!

Nan Nan clung tightly to her second brother's clothes, glancing behind her out of the corner of her eye.

The armored bandit followed closely behind!

He stepped over the knee-high bushes, the leaves of the ground beetles clanging and clattering, and wielded his long knife to quickly chop the branches and twigs in front of him into tiny pieces!

Gradually, Lu Feng slowed down; he couldn't run anymore!

respite……

pant……

Lu Feng held onto Nan Nan, their backs pressed against the tree trunk.

My lungs felt like they were on fire, or being cut by a knife; every breath felt like a bellows.

whistling.

"Can't run anymore, huh?" Zhao Wu grinned as he caught up.

Can't run anymore?

Yes, I can't run anymore.

A bitter expression appeared on Lu Feng's face. He picked up his long sword and struggled to his feet. Nan Nan also quickly jumped off her second brother's back, her fists clenched tightly.

The robber named Zhao Wu, carrying a cleaver, stepped out of the bushes. The plates of his armor clanged together, producing a crisp, cold metallic sound.

"If you can't run anymore, just die!"

Zhao Wu's mask revealed only his eyes, which were bloodshot. He dragged his knife, the tip scraping against the old tree roots on the ground with a harsh scraping sound, and quickened his pace.

He first took three or four quick steps, then turned into a run, and then a sprint, the knife swinging forward from behind like a whip!

"die!"

Before the sword arrives, the wind comes first!

Lu Feng's hair was blown up by the wind. He gripped the knife tightly, his knuckles turning white from the excessive force, and he tried his best to block with both hands!

Ding!

A crisp, clear sound!

But the momentum of the blade did not diminish! Just like the clash of samurai swords in the movies, which is ultimately just action in the movies, in the real clash of swords, Zhao Wu used the force of the deflection of the blade to directly slash diagonally towards Lu Feng's head!

Second knife!

This time, it's enhanced with internal energy!

"..."

Lu Feng couldn't speak; he was struggling to breathe!

He tried his best to move his aching arms!

But my lungs were spasming, and every breath felt like swallowing fire.

We can't beat them! We just can't beat them!

He was no match for his opponent's strength, and the opponent also possessed internal energy! The opponent was also fully armored! He couldn't even outrun the opponent who was wearing full armor!

He had absolutely no idea how he could possibly survive against the other party!

Can……

Nan Nan was right behind him!

No refunds!

Ding!

He blocked the opponent's knife for the second time!

But the force of the other party slammed down along the blade, shattering his tiger's mouth.

Tearing pain, soreness, and general weakness.

He even felt dizzy and had a headache, and Zhao Wu in front of him was even somewhat blurry and doubled in appearance!

Some...some died...

"Die!" the other person even shouted...

I'm going to die...

Lu Feng vaguely realized this.

He raised the knife blankly, unsure how to catch it.

Can……

"Second brother, let's go!"

A cloud of dust came flying up from behind me!

It's Nan Nan!?

Lu Feng was taken aback, but his instincts prevented him from missing this opportune moment!

The knife in his hand was aimed straight at the opponent's heart! Only by killing the opponent could he escape!

"Ding!"

Can……

It didn't break through the defenses!

Full armor...

despair……

…………

…………

"Damn brat."

Zhao Wu didn't rush forward immediately. He tugged at his helmet, trying to make the thing in his eye fall out.

He didn't rush to approach that so-called second brother; he was waiting, waiting for Lu Feng to let his anger dissipate.

Although it's highly unlikely that the opponent could harm me when I'm fully armored, it's always better to be safe than sorry.

After waiting for a while, five or six breaths, and seeing that Lu Feng had caught his breath and launched a counterattack, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, confirming that the other party probably didn't have any underhanded tricks up his sleeve!

So Zhao Wu lifted his heavy boots again, grinning maliciously as he stepped forward.

"He should be dead by now!"

Lu Feng suddenly roared, his longsword flashing in an arc as it pierced the eye socket of the mask. But the force was weak and powerless.

Zhao Wu didn't dodge, but merely tilted his head slightly. He raised his iron wrist guards.

clang!

Sparks flew. Lu Feng's longsword was knocked away, and he lost his balance. Zhao Wu swung his left arm and slammed it heavily into Lu Feng's chest.

click.

That was the sound of ribs breaking. Lu Feng, like a kite with a broken string, crashed into the trunk of a locust tree and slid into the thick pile of decaying leaves. Blood instantly stained his short jacket. He coughed up a mouthful of blood mixed with bits of flesh, his fingers digging and clawing at the mud, but he could no longer stand up.

"Second Brother!"

Nan Nan screamed. Her little hands were covered in mud, and a twig had scratched a thin, bloody mark on her cheek.

She crouched down, grabbed a handful of soil mixed with sand and gravel, closed her eyes, and threw it at Zhao Wu.

"You bastard! Get away from me! Don't you dare bully my second brother!"

Dust pelted the helmet, and sand and gravel seeped in through the gaps in the visor.

"This is so annoying, twice already!"

Zhao Wu's vision blurred again, burning with pain. The humiliation of being mocked by an ant surged from the soles of his feet to the top of his head. He wiped his eyes, turned his head, and looked at Nan Nan.

"Since you're courting death, you little beast, I'll chop you up first."

……

Fang Yuan rolled over, his two bulging frog eyes staring at the top of his head.

The enormous iron boot, covered in dark red mud, stepped over his head. The iron studs on the sole dangled near his nose, and the stench of fish and sweat mingled together, filling his lungs.

Zhao Wu didn't notice him.

They wouldn't even notice him.

He's just a frog, who cares about a frog?

Perhaps in Zhao Wu's eyes, it didn't matter whether there was a frog or a piece of rotten wood crawling in that pile of leaves. Perhaps to him, such a beast, which barely weighed any meat, was too dirty to even step on.

Fang Yuan squatted in the crevice of the rock, his body trembling slightly.

If this guy stepped on me, I'd probably die...

If this guy kicked me, I'd be dead...

……

but……

Nan Nan is calling.

Lu Feng lay unconscious on the ground, while Nan Nan glared defiantly and angrily at Zhao Wu.

Is he going to run away?

He should run.

If it were the Immortal Venerable of the Gu Yue family, he would definitely run away at this moment, without hesitation! If it were him, he would abandon these two people without hesitation.

—They're not killing me, so why should I care about them?

If I just run away, with my knowledge and culture, I can get to Yinyang City, act cute, and maybe I'll be adopted by another family...

Therefore, I should run.

But... Fang Yuan couldn't bring himself to take the first step.

It's ridiculous—he's already called Fang Yuan, yet he can't take the first step, unable to let go of even two people he's only known for a short time.

What is this? Fang Yuan asked himself in his heart.

In these five months, he transformed from an egg floating on the water's surface into a tadpole with four limbs, and then went on to evade eagles and avoid poisonous snakes. What was his purpose?

He poured Daoist principles into the deep blue panel, he practiced martial arts, he comprehended internal energy—what was it all for?

He is a time traveler, he is Fang Yuan, and all he wants is to survive.

He just wanted to live a very, very long time... he just wanted to live a very, very free life...

Can……

Why can't I run...?

……

Perhaps it's because he is Fang Yuan, but not that Fang Yuan.

croak.

I want to be the Frog Emperor! Not the Great Love Immortal Venerable!

Caw!

He couldn't let go of the people who saved him, the people who taught him. He also couldn't stand idly by and watch Nan Nan be murdered like this!

He's a frog!

But he's not a beast!

Therefore, he wanted to save people!

save people?

What would it mean if they rushed up there?

It means exposure.

It could also mean death!

Fang Yuan sighed inwardly.

Oops, really!

Why can't I be like the Great Love Immortal Venerable, able to discard unnecessary emotions without hesitation? He's clearly just a frog now!

quack...

If you can't figure it out, then don't think about it anymore!

Since I don't know why I can't let go of my feelings, then I won't let go!

……

"Nannan!" Lu Feng's voice was extremely weak...

His vision was blurry and red. He reached out his hand, wanting to say something, but he couldn't.

He saw the long sword swinging down towards Nan Nan. He tried to move, but his body wouldn't obey him at all.

The eldest brother is still at the bridgehead in the distance, guarding the property and sharing the burden of the most dangerous enemy.

The guards who were with him were silent and motionless; they had probably been killed by Zhao Wu on the way here.

Lu Feng remembered that this grove was about five miles away from Yinyang City!

In another fifteen minutes, we should be there...

If we get there, we can probably call for backup, and we can probably rescue my older brother and Nan Nan...

But who can go?

dying.

We're all going to die—myself, Nan Nan, and my older brother…

Father probably never imagined that his simple idea of ​​relocating the family would lead to such a vicious robbery on the road! They even wanted to kill them all…

……

Lu Feng suddenly wondered if a hero could appear to save them at this moment.

But... who can come?

Before her eyes, besides Zhao Wu, there was only... only Nan Nan and her foolish frog.

We can't just...

Let's hope for frogs.

"Bad guy! Don't touch my second brother!" Nan Nan struggled to pick up tree branches and stones from the ground and threw them at Zhao Wu!

However, when it hit Zhao Wu's armor, it had no effect whatsoever.

Pointless.

At this moment, fully armored soldiers are practically invincible!

"Go ahead and scream. Even if you scream your lungs out, you and your second brother will both die." Zhao Wu snorted coldly, lazily walked forward, picked up his knife, and sized up Nan Nan.

"She's quite a pretty girl, what a pity. If we weren't afraid you'd expose our whereabouts, we could have sold her for a few hundred taels."

He raised his knife, ready to strike!

Is there anyone who can save us?!

Will it happen?

Of course there are!

"Croak!"

A frog's croak, so crisp and clear!

This left everyone stunned.

Zhao Wu turned his head and looked over. Nan Nan opened her mouth wide, and even Lu Feng, who was lying on the ground, stared wide-eyed.

Little Frog?

it?

What can it do?

But just as Zhao Wu turned his head, Fang Yuan had already jumped onto Zhao Wu's body.

Just as Zhao Wu turned his head...

—Tiger Roar Sword Technique, One Strike…

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