As the saying went, you got what you wished for.
After getting a good look at the thing crawling on the ground, Fu Qian and Honey turned to Bella in unison.
Unfortunately, the rebellious girl who had been so languid and world-weary just moments ago seemed a little stiff now.
Talk about loving dragons but being terrified of them!
Fu Qian sighed. Ignoring her reaction, he lowered his head to examine the thing on the ground.
The source of danger Honey had mentioned wasn't very big. Including its tail, it was barely over half a meter long. If not for its typically long crocodile snout, it would have looked like an oversized lizard.
Its jagged hide was an indescribable black, seemingly absorbing every ray of light.
Its eight legs were all different lengths and thicknesses. Some were even completely bare, without a trace of skin, giving it a terribly awkward appearance.
If the thing had come from far away, they would have noticed it. Unfortunately, it seemed to have circled around from behind the boulder, where they couldn't see it.
"Bella, we have to go! Don't get close to it!"
Honey's breathing had grown shallow. She instinctively took two steps back and practically hissed the words.
But it was a mistake to warn her. At Honey's shout, Bella—who had been frozen in place—started and snapped out of it.
She looked back at Honey and gritted her teeth. Instead of retreating, she even took a step forward.
What was with that inexplicable competitive streak?
Fu Qian rubbed his face. He wasn't surprised in the least by how things were going.
Bella had already been closest to the crocodile. Now that she'd stepped forward, she was practically face-to-face with it.
The strange crocodile didn't seem capable of speech. Faced with Bella's approach,