Extraordinary Voyage-Chapter 559 - 498 Crush Them!

After finding the "trace" clues, the rest fell into place. Ordinary people might think they had concealed well, but in the eyes of tracking experts, flaws were everywhere.

Footprints stained with soil, randomly broken branches, moss rubbed off tree trunks... as conspicuous as signposts.

The six-member adventure team, along with Aiven and Olivia who joined in the fun, turned onto another branch of the forest river network with more abundant water.

Splish splash...

Amid the murmuring stream, the number and size of various frogs increased.

At the same time, traces of human activity also increased as they progressed, evidently more than one person had entered and left this dense forest via the river. The most likely explanation in this context was that the owners of these traces had taken the missing girls away.

"The Kunsai City Guard is useless; the missing girls were obviously kidnapped and they couldn't find out. When we bring them back, we must seriously embarrass them."

"Don't be careless, save that talk for when we get back."

Eager anticipation filled their hearts.

The six-member team sped up without realizing how unaware they had become of their surroundings. The two people they presumed to be a young noble couple not distancing themselves at all.

Until they approached the end of the stream, leaving the dense forest behind.

Croak, croak, croak...

A loud chorus of frogs erupted ahead; although frogs had croaked along the way, this sounded like rolling thunder, painfully shaking their eardrums.

Yet they paid no attention, thinking no matter how loud the frogs croaked, they were still just frogs — certainly not capable of growing claws and fangs.

Soon enough.

The team captain, Titus, with the strength of an Official Knight, had already left the forest's scope. At first glance, he saw a rocky beach carpeted with green moss.

Thirty or forty frog monsters covered in yellow-green moss-like fur, larger than bulls, were croaking furiously as if charging like knights.

Their gaping mouths were lined with triangular teeth, and their robust limbs boasted sharp icy claws piercing through toe pads; even rounded pebbles were easily crushed by such fearsome weapons.

As they leaped in clusters, even the leaves around them trembled.

Captain Titus's expression changed instantaneously from excitement to shock, then terror.

Though still distant, he could already smell their wet, nauseating stench, and their fierce aura left this Official Knight too scared to draw his sword.

The sole piece of good news was that the frog monsters weren't fast, so the team still had a chance to escape.

"By the Howling Storm..."

No time to ponder how their search for the missing and kidnapped had led them into such a terrifying lair of monsters.

Whoosh—

Titus retreated into the forest with unprecedented speed, calling out to his team:

"Abandon the mission, there are monsters, run fast!"

Sprinting towards the forest, hoping dense vegetation would hinder them, he saw the young couple tagging along, hesitated slightly, but still advised:

"If you want to live, try escaping through the forest yourselves!"

Hearing this, Aiven and Olivia were slightly surprised, gazing intently at this unremarkable middle-aged man.

With their abilities of [Low-pressure Pulse] for detecting via life magnetic fields and the Seagull's [Mind Network], they had already seen the scene on the rocky beach ahead of the team.

This team's strength stood no chance against such a presence.

He hadn't sacrificed them as scapegoats, which was rare integrity in the morally lacking mercenary world.

And this slight delay.

A green shadow flashed in the forest.

A man named Mike in a green robe, using the trees for cover, rushed ahead, drawing a sturdily built pirate saber from his robe, slashing Titus who hastily defended himself away.

Overpowering strength!

Bam—

Captain was flung through dense bushes, stopping awkwardly after crashing into a tree trunk, coughing up blood froth:

"Cough cough... Senior Knight? Who are you? Why kidnap those women?"

In an instant, Titus had suffered severe injury, and his subordinates hadn't even managed to move a step for rescue.

With the frogs' loud croaks nearing, under the strong green-robed person's threat, all team members felt despair creeping in.

"Hiss—"

The green-robed man sneered, completely uninterested in answering such a stupid question, casually slinging his saber over his shoulder.

As he turned towards the noble couple in the distance, particularly Olivia who seemed to animate the forest, his eyes lit up:

"Hahaha, what a pleasant surprise. This year, offering such a beautiful bride to the 'Frog God,' the god might grant me another wish.

Making me a Tier 3 Great Knight, unmatched in Kunsai City State?"

Seeing his audacious demeanor made him appear as nothing but a fierce pirate; none would suspect he hadn't left the city state within twenty years, even after gaining such powers.

Encountering this "tyranny over men and bullying women" scene from knight novels for the first time, Olivia excitedly tugged on Aiven's sleeve:

"Bride? Hey! Aiven, did you hear that? Someone dares snatch your wife, hehehe..."

The forest now was filled with her silvery laughter amidst the frogs' calls.

Green-robed Mike's gaze plainly read "Is this girl stupid?" as he seriously pondered whether the "Frog God" would mind when he noticed this.

Aiven had already pulled out the brass toy box from his hunting coat pocket, casually flipping the lid open.

Clatter clatter...

One by one, little red-painted toy soldiers sprang from the box like raindrops, transforming into ten normal-sized cavalrymen charging out of the forest.

Then a hundred firearms soldiers formed ranks, assembling just behind on the clearing.

The firearms in their hands, although far inferior to sniper firearms like the "Thorned Gold Rose," are, after all, alchemical creations powered by Philosopher's Stones. Both their rate of fire and power are far from comparable to ordinary firearms.

Finally, the cannoneers pushed ten bronze cannons arranged in a line, coming to the side of the firearms soldiers. Even if a Level 6 Navy battleship came along, it would be no different.

With this toy box in hand, Aiven effectively carried a powerful private army that feared no casualties with him.

Seeing the frog monster's charge in front already interrupted, yet the cavalry was far less agile, Aiven waved his hand grandly:

"Crush them in one go!"

"Yes, Commander!"

The Red Marshal drew his command saber and shouted in a flat tone:

"Three-round volley, open fire!"

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!...

Caring little for their cavalry also within the range of fire, the orange-red cannon fire and muzzle flashes interwove into a scorching metal storm, tearing everything within a hundred meters in front of them to shreds.

In the immense roar, besides dozens of frog monsters and ten cavalrymen, not just the moss-covered ground but even the sand beneath the rocky beach was blasted to the sky.

Then.

Whoosh...

Soil, debris, grass, mixed with already shattered frog monster limbs and blood, rained back down like a shower.

"Advance!"

Under the Red Marshal's command, the firearms soldiers fixed bayonets onto their firearms and marched forward in neat ranks. At the pond's edge ahead, four others wearing green robes, seeing the unfavorable situation, were ready to flee.

Thud, thud, thud...

The footsteps sounded like the devil's stride to their ears.

Aiven turned and glanced at Mike, who was already standing rigidly still in place, picking his ear:

"What did you just say again?"

Clang—

The pirate saber fell to the ground as Mike's legs went soft. It was evident he could see the situation clearly, stammering:

"Nothing...nothing, my lord, you must have heard wrong."

"Well then, tell me where the power comes from. You can't actually wield any Extraordinary Swordsmanship, right? I'm quite interested in this 'Frog God' you mentioned."

As a high-ranking officer in a powerful kingdom, Aiven had a deep understanding of intelligence unattainable by ordinary people.

In the Old Continent, not to mention demigods, the True God Churches imposed the strictest control over any Tier 4 Extraordinary potentially present in their district.

Because the Old Continent is the Seven Gods' backyard, besides those high-tier Extraordinaries accepted into the ruling class, even wild Tier 3s are rare to see.

For the divine beings standing at the pinnacle of the pyramid, they are as conspicuous as the sun in the sky, so it's utterly impossible for an unknown demigod to suddenly appear, especially in this "Storm King's Court's" private domain.

These beings, at most equivalent to Tier 2 Extraordinary demonized creatures, are called "Divine Envoys," then comparing with the three Tier 4 Sea God's Sons under the "Mother of Sea Monsters" can easily tell what a fraud this "Frog God" is.

"My lord, please don't kill me, I'll tell you everything..."

While he was speaking, the remaining four, who weren't very adept in combat, were all caught.

Aiven, holding Olivia's hand, surrounded by six armed mercenaries standing respectfully, headed to the pond's edge.

With a gentle wave.

The [Activated Spiritual Light] of a Senior Official Wizard stirred the water, bringing up the frog eggs imprisoning the missing women to the shore one by one.

Without needing instructions, the mercenaries instinctively drew daggers and went forward, slicing open the frog eggs one by one, releasing twenty missing women in total.

After a brief check, Titus shouted in surprise:

"They're all still alive!"

Placing the still-sleeping missing women one by one on the shore.

Olivia stepped forward, tossing a Moonstone.

prrol—

The bright radiance poured over everyone like water, and under the Spiritual Vision, the eerie energy lingering on them was quickly washed away.

[Gem Witchcraft: Spiritual Purification]

Witnessing this scene.

One of the four individuals, having the dark green robes roughly torn off by the toy soldiers and pinned to the ground, lifted his head forcefully, revealing a familiar handsome face known to Aiven, Olivia, and even the mercenaries.

Not recognizing him in Kunsai would indeed be strange.

"Vitas? The famous singer of South Wind Country, you're actually with them too? Does that mean your charm and voice were granted by this 'Frog God'?"

Choosing to ignore Captain Titus's words, "Prince Dolphin" Vitas, looked anxiously at Aiven:

"Those are the 'Frog God's' brides; you can't let them go. You've stirred up big trouble, you're in deep trouble!"

At the same time.

As the red blood of the gigantic frog "Divine Envoys" seeped into the underground through the river network in the forest, it seemed a dreadful entity was awakened suddenly.

After a violent shake of the earth.

Whirl—

A sudden mountain gale swept across the entire Frog Cry Forest, emitting an ear-piercing screech akin to frog croaks in their ears.

The next moment.

An immense pressure instantly weighed heavy on everyone's hearts.