Toad had gained several more wounds, especially on his chest and back. The scars across his golden markings joined with his shattered armor, forming the hallmarks of a man.
Unfortunately, Toad was not a man... should he be called a male toad?
"Brother Gua, it's been a few days, but you're as impressive as ever!"
"The fruit supply dried up. Things haven't been easy for the folks back home. We can barely keep food on the table."
Toad sounded somewhat dissatisfied. Clearly, he was still unhappy that Xu Le had gone so long without contacting him.
"All the fruit you can eat today. But before that, we need to deal with this monster..."
Xu Le pointed at Zhang Ji. Besides his Insect Race appearance, Zhang Ji now had numerous compound eyes across his body, with dozens of small eyes densely clustered around each large one.
Ashes and darkness filled the areas around those eyes, yet their pupils shone with intense light.
Light mingled with other attributes, filling Zhang Ji's entire body with a strange quality.
Ugly, yet holy.
Putting the words ugly and holy on the same person was very strange.
"This fellow doesn't look simple!" Toad took a drag of his cigarette, then blew a smoke ring.
"He's the opportunity, but I don't know whether the opportunity lies within him."
Xu Le gave an ambiguous answer. As his longtime partner, Toad naturally understood what opportunity Xu Le meant.
An opportunity to advance.
Xu Le, Toad, and Ai Li were all stuck at Level 4.
They needed something special to transform the essence of their lives.
And Zhang Ji, now contaminated by Lightforging, possessed such an opportunity.
"He's coming!"
Clang!
The Steel Fork blocked Zhang Ji's rapid charge. While Xu Le and Toad talked, Zhang Ji, whose aberration was already