The frog, to most people, is considered a delicacy;

Some people keep it as a pet, caring for it attentively.

And then there's the third type of people, those who are afraid of frogs,

Who exist in the world, not fearing even snakes but being extremely fearful of frogs.

For example, a quiet little girl with cat ears;

She currently had her head resting on her "big brother's" chest, too scared to even move her gaze forward to look at the frog ahead.

Size doesn't matter, Mewo White simply has a physical aversion to slippery creatures like frogs, big or small.

When facing other opponents, Mewo White always tries to help as much as possible, but for such an enemy, she is helpless.

Naturally, the task of confronting the frog fell on Wang Xiaole next.

In the instant Wang Xiaole's target hit the ground, the giant frog suddenly opened its mouth and shot out countless green branches;

Yes, branches!

According to Wang Xiaole's previous speculation, the frog was supposed to spit out something toxic or sticky liquid, but instead, solid objects shot out directly from its mouth.

"What is the principle behind this? What kind of structure does its stomach have?"

In a different world where common sense doesn't apply, Wang Xiaole earnestly ponders about science and other related matters.

The branches shooting out from the frog's mouth are as sharp as metal arrows, capable of tearing skin with just a touch.

Facing the frog's aggressive attack, Wang Xiaole instinctively dodges backward. As he avoids the physical branches, he watches:

After the branches pierce into the ground, they rapidly extend and layer upon each other like a thorn bush covering an area.

The extension process doesn't seem to end at first glance;

Once the branches cover the soil surface, they continue growing and piercing in a fixed direction!

One particularly sharp branch, when it reaches the surface of a rare dead tree, curves at an angle as if bouncing back.

From the outside, the sharp point, now forming an obtuse angle, rushes towards Wang Xiaole at high speed from behind.

Wang Xiaole has encountered such tactics multiple times;

Thus, when he catches a glimpse of the threat behind him from the corner of his eye, he swiftly takes action.

Wang Xiaole holds Mewo White with his left hand, raises his long sword with his right hand, and blocks and slashes behind him!

As the sharp point is blocked by the sword blade from top to bottom, a sharp edge cuts through and directly slashes down.

At the moment the sharp object is cut and hits the ground, it continues to grow and reverts back to its original form, stabbing forward for the second time.

This time, Wang Xiaole stomps his foot, jumping high with Mewo White in his arms;

Seizing the opportunity as the sharp object stabs past his shoes, he points the long sword facing forward.

Previously, Wang Xiaole attempted to find out that these branches had a unique composition and couldn't be easily devoured by magic;

Since withering the plants in a short time frame wasn't feasible, he decided to opt for a different approach.

Light it up!

There is a saying:

If you set fire to a mountain, you'll sit through one in prison.

However, this area is a forest, so he thought that even if he started a fire, it shouldn't be a problem.

Soon, a long serpent-shaped blaze swept through, roaring wildly as it surged towards the frog's location;

Wherever the flames touched, the tree branches blocking the way all turned into flying ashes, and the extremely high temperature quickly bombarded the frog;

Like instant barbecue, the flames roasted the frog from inside out, emitting a tantalizing scent within moments;

At the same time, the massive frog that had been knocked down and lay belly-up was motionless.

Passing through the third level, Wang Xiaole then carried Mewo White towards the fourth level.

Similar to their previous experience, as soon as the two entered the red hall, they were instantly sucked in.

Suddenly, a fiery red scene appeared before them, and looking around, they found themselves surrounded by a sea of fire;

As they entered the fourth level, both of them began plummeting rapidly downwards towards a huge lava lake below.

By now, Wang Xiaole's outer clothes had already melted from the high temperature;

Currently, Wang Xiaole was left with only an undershirt on his upper body and, other than his underwear, there was hardly any more fabric on his lower body.

Such an outcome was quite normal.

After all, clothes purchased from ordinary shops did not have any resistance to high temperatures;

Moreover, in this world, there were no convenient rules like "clothes always remain undamaged despite fire or boiling water."

The reason Mewo White's clothes had remained intact up to now was mainly because she was wearing magical garments gifted by the White Water;

The clothes themselves were not easily damaged and had fireproof functions.

Although Wang Xiaole felt a bit regretful about not being able to discuss lingerie styles with Mewo White, he quickly refocused on the task at hand.

Before he and Mewo White fell into the lava, he subtly shook his body, releasing a terrifying aura;

A layer of divine power quickly formed around his body, creating a defensive shield to resist the flames' attacks.

He held Mewo White's body suspended in mid-air, with molten lava below emitting steam and bubbles continuously, resembling a gigantic hotpot.

This kind of flame was not to be underestimated.

Previously, there were treasure hunters who, upon reaching this stage, were surrounded by flames of such magnitude and ended up becoming fuel for the blaze.

For those whose strength was not powerful enough, once they entered this place, escaping was almost impossible.

However, based on his current sense, Wang Xiaole felt that for himself:

At most, it was just like entering a sauna, a bit hot, but sweating it out was fine.

Although Mewo White's clothes were soaked through from the heat, she did not exhibit any more adverse reactions.

Of course, Wang Xiaole knew:

The flames in this level were definitely more powerful than this;

This was probably just an appetizer, and the real horror lay ahead, in the lava below.

Boom!

Just as Wang Xiaole was thinking this, the lava below suddenly erupted.

In an instant, countless fiery iron chains burst out from the lava;

simultaneously, many huge flaming bats flew out from the lava, targeting Wang Xiaole and charging towards him aggressively and fiercely.

He looked disdainfully at the attacks coming from the lava;

with a wave of his hands, he controlled a terrifying force of magic and aimed it downwards actively.

In a blink of an eye, the roaring magic rushed towards the attacks, its momentum fierce and overwhelming like an avalanche descending.

In a split second, the magic crushed all the iron chains and knocked down many bats, sending them back into the depths of the lava.

Then, the force brought by the magic did not diminish, but continued to rush towards the lava below, smashing down fiercely.

Rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble!

Soon, an explosion rang out, and the entire lava pool was bombarded with flames, as if the whole pool was on the brink of shattering.

This commotion seemed to awaken the guards living at the bottom of the lava;

shortly after, roars echoed beneath the lava, followed by a massive fist striking out, hitting the remnants of the magic dispersing in an instant.

Immediately, the lava started to wriggle;

the next moment, the huge pool of lava transformed into a gigantic lava giant;

standing tens of meters tall, it appeared in front of Wang Xiaole and Mewo White, exuding immense pressure.

Roar!

The lava giant stared at Wang Xiaole, letting out a roar, as its arm wrapped in flowing lava prepared to launch a furious attack.

"Don't worry, I'll protect you."

That's how Wang Xiaole assured Mewo White.

However, at this moment, the latter did not want to just receive protection unilaterally from the former.

"I'll handle this!"

Mewo White looked at the incoming onslaught of lava, calmly stating, and then freed herself from the embrace of "big brother."

She refrained from taking action in the frog level purely out of fear, but this time was different;

in her eyes, the towering giant of over twenty meters posed no more threat than a slippery frog;

thus, when she decided to act, there was absolutely no mental burden whatsoever.

Based on Mewo White's performance in the World of Illusion last time, Wang Xiaole did not stop her this time, just preparing to support her at any moment.

On the lava giant's side, there was a condescending reaction towards this seemingly fragile opponent, utterly disregarding Mewo White.

"Hahaha!"

The giant let out a laugh akin to setting a flag, immediately attracting its own misfortune.

Boom boom boom boom boom boom!

In this world of flames, a deep and heavy roar resounded like never before.

The echoing thunderous sound, emanating from Mewo White's small fist, could be more accurately interpreted as:

when she leaped and swiftly approached the giant, lifting her hand to deliver a punch straight to its abdomen, resulting in a resounding impact.

Mewo White's forbidden curse had the effect of causing "absolute damage" to the target;

thus, her ordinary punch was equivalent to a critical hit for the giant.

The additional effect of the forbidden curse makes her body immune to all poison, elemental damage when in contact with the target in need of attack, that's why, when she touched the body formed by the giant's flames with her small hands, she wasn't burnt at all.

After enduring a heavy blow, the giant also retaliated by unleashing flames that shot out and enveloped Mewo White all around.

The speed of the flame's assault was fast, but Mewo White moved even faster; not to mention the flames coming from four directions, even when the attacks surrounded Mewo White from seven directions, this little girl could still evade from the remaining one.

And the moment she dodged the attack, a soft cat tail swept over.