They were not disappointed, but their hearts sank slightly.
"That young man wasn't putting on an act, but was he really not as capable as they had imagined?"
They all could not help thinking it over again. Then, they could not help but lose hope that Mirai would defeat the Thousand Poison Toad. They began considering fleeing amid the chaos.
Thud...
At that moment, heavy footsteps rang out across the ground. A burly man had apparently made a break for it!
When the others saw someone fleeing, the thought of running stirred in their hearts as well. Some seemed to make up their minds and lifted their feet to run, but the Thousand Poison Toad standing atop the tree moved!
"I said you all have to die, so don't even think about escaping the Lich King!"
Bang.
The Thousand Poison Toad braced itself against the treetop and kicked off with all its strength, shattering the crown of the tree before diving toward the fleeing burly man.
As the Thousand Poison Toad moved, the broken treetop slowly fell to the ground.
"Die, Lich King!"
Midair, less than twenty meters from the burly man, the Thousand Poison Toad roared inwardly. Then it opened its mouth, and its tongue shot out like a lance—swift as a bullet—piercing toward the burly man!
It sounded slow, but in truth, everything happened in an instant. To the others, the burly man had merely lifted his foot and begun to run when they were about to flee as well. Then, the Thousand Poison Toad suddenly rushed into their sight, and a red tongue shot from its mouth.
Squelch.
The red tongue pierced the burly man's right shoulder. The running man stopped in agony, then turned around in terror to look at his right shoulder.
At that moment,