I Picked Up a Holy Dragon Egg at the Start of Beast Taming

Thump! Thump!

At that moment, the Ironclad Lizard revealed a smug, spring-breeze smile.

It looked utterly triumphant.

Like a petty villain who had gotten his way, it actually began to advance toward the village slowly, mockingly.

"To think this would happen—being pushed to the brink by an Ironclad Lizard twice!"

Zhu Yan Hua smiled bitterly.

"No one's coming to save me this time, are they!"

Somehow, Zhu Yan Hua recalled the figure in black armor.

Just then!

Puff!

A piercing sound rang out.

The Ironclad Lizard's body came to an abrupt halt.

A crimson tongue had pierced straight through its entire head.

Rumble!

Then, its massive frame collapsed.

"Croak! Croak!"

And off to the side!

A giant frog wore an utterly calm expression.

Then!

Thump! Thump!

It hopped away on enormous strides, leaping toward the fields.

Leaving behind only a stunned Zhu Yan Hua and the people of Holy Dragon Village.

Chapter 34: Is This a Village of Monsters?

"Whoa!"

A sudden uproar burst from the crowd.

"It's a Field King Frog!"

"Good one, well done, little frog's mom!"

"Damn, is this Field King Frog really that strong?"

"It just took down that big lizard outright!"

"What else did you expect? You think it only eats bugs?"

"The Village Chief and the elders have been singing its praises—it's practically the guardian deity of our village!"

The crowd marveled.

But Zhu Yan Hua was completely dumbfounded!

Field King Frog!

This was a Phantom Beast that had often appeared around the village in the past.

She had naturally heard of it.

A King-Grade Phantom Beast!

The Field King Frog!

Its bloodline rank was King.

Two whole ranks above her own Elite-Grade Phantom Beast.

"Croak! Croak!"

What shocked Zhu Yan Hua even more was this!

In the distance, beside that enormous Field King Frog, Two slightly smaller frogs were hopping about cheerfully.

King-Grade Bloodline Phantom Beasts!

And of a species like the Field King Frog, which was nearly extinct.

In this unassuming, rustic village—

There were actually three of them?

From the look of things, They seemed to be creatures guarding this village.

Clearly, he had already gotten along well with the villagers.

"Did you see that? Back when my Bingo was eaten, I didn't hold a single grudge!"

"I even risked my life to protect it, and now look—this is its repayment!"

"Keep bragging, you were the one yelling the loudest back then!"

"It's still Xiao Xuan who had the foresight to keep the Field King Frog!"

"Damn it, Old Deng, you're airing my dirty laundry, I'll fight you!"

"Alright, alright, stop arguing, hurry up and drag this big lizard's corpse back!"

"We'll get plenty of meat out of this!"

"I heard eating high-grade Phantom Beast meat can boost Beast Mastery Power—maybe we'll even have a shot at becoming advanced Beast Masters!"

"Right, I need to give my Hu'er a good share, maybe he'll get to study in the city someday!"

"Study my ass, I think you should study under Xiao Xuan instead—he seems pretty impressive!"

"Girl, that injury of yours looks a bit off to me!"

Amid the crowd's cheers.

Only Uncle Zheng helped Zhu Yan Hua up.

He had clearly noticed the strange condition on Zhu Yan Hua's body earlier.

It was quite similar to the curse he had suffered from Dirui Ji before.

"It's nothing, just a minor issue!"

"I'm guessing you got hit by something from a powerful Phantom Beast, and that's what caused that situation, right?"

Uncle Zheng chuckled.

"How do you know?"

Zhu Yan Hua was somewhat surprised.

Surprised that Uncle Zheng had instantly guessed the cause of her Ink Spirit Fire Affliction.

"What's going on with this village?"

"A King-Grade Phantom Beast guards the rice fields, and an ordinary old man immediately recognizes that my injury was caused by a Phantom Beast!"

On the surface, Zhu Yan Hua only showed slight surprise.

But inside, her mind was already in turmoil.

"Indeed, this injury was caused by a Phantom Beast."

"An old problem."

Thinking about it, Zhu Yan Hua felt a pang of sadness.

Her body had been hollowed out by the Ink Spirit Fire.

She probably couldn't last more than three months.

No, maybe even less than a month.

"Didn't you go see a Beast Master healer?"

"I did, but it was useless."

On this matter, Zhu Yan Hua had naturally consulted many healers.

But they were all helpless.

Finally, one healer pointed out that this Ink Spirit Fire Affliction, caused by Banyoula, could only be cured with the juice of Ink Spirit Grass.