Chapter 53: Toad and Sheep
Chapter 53: Toad and Sheep
"Boy, this time you're really done for..."
Looking at the enormous, golden soul in the center of the square, the Black Sheep couldn't help but sigh deeply, his eyes full of regret as he said to Leon:
"That damned toad is a Holy Spirit worshipped by a secret sect called the Scale Gold Sect. Its master is a True God with power comparable to that of the Lord of the Stars, and this toad is one of the True God's favorite three-headed pets.
Although this toad is nothing compared to what I used to be, it carries the aura of that True God, making its own rank extremely high and its abilities very difficult to deal with. I truly can't save you... Ah, what a pity for a good seedling..."
"..."
Wait a moment? You know the toad's background?
Hearing the Black Sheep's words, Leon couldn't help but be slightly stunned. He then raised his hand and tapped his badge panel.
To his immense delight, the red [Materialist Soul] had faintly lit up, though it seemed that the conditions were not yet sufficient, causing the light to be abnormally dim, not yet reaching the activation level.
Feeling that he had found a way out of his predicament, Leon couldn't help but slap the sheep's head hard.
"Quick! Tell me more!"
"Ah?"
The Black Sheep was taken aback for a moment, then subconsciously said:
"Um... I'll tell you more... Although you're a bit stingy, not even willing to pay for a boat ticket, at least you're willing to buy me cigarettes, which is a lot better than that red-haired woman. After you die, I'll definitely think of you a few more times..."
"I'm not asking you to mourn me! I want you to tell me about the toad's information!"
Looking at the "Wearing Effect" section below the [Materialist Soul (Crimson Red)], which read "When encountering an anomaly, reduce the influence from the other party based on your understanding," Leon couldn't help but get excited.
"Tell me everything you know about that toad! Every bit of it! The more detailed, the better!"
"Ah? You're about to die, why ask these things?"
"Never mind! Just give me the intel! If you keep stalling, I'll throw you to the toad!"
"Tsk... It's just that you look decent..."
Muttering unhappily for a moment, the Black Sheep recalled the information about the Golden Toad and began to ramble:
"The people of the Scale Gold Sect love wealth, so the three pets raised by the True god all have something to do with money: the Money-Bringing Cat, the Money-Consuming Snake, and the Money-Spitting Toad. Their abilities are to gain money, to consume money for some benefit, and to spit out money after consuming something.
The strongest among them is this toad. It can spit out a huge amount of money and force the purchase of almost anything. As long as you aren't completely immune to the magic of money, you can't resist its 'forced purchase.' It can even... Hey? How can you move?"
[Through the "Devil Horn’s" distracted narration, you have obtained a large amount of information about the "Wealth-Changing Golden Toad," and the unique badge "Materialist Soul (Crimson Red)" has been activated.
Due to understanding the activation rules of the "Wealth-Changing Golden Toad," your resistance to this anomaly has significantly increased, and you can now block most of its effects.]
"Don't stop! Keep talking!"
Trying to move his legs, which were still slightly stiff from the Suction Cup Frog Hand's grip, Leon found that he could now move freely. The corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up in joy, realizing he had underestimated the Black Sheep's role.
Regarding the [Devil Horn], the [Materialist Soul] provided the name followed by the suffixes [Fallen], [Knowledge], and [Whisper].
[Fallen] refers to the Black Sheep's demonic identity, [Whisper] is likely the ability to incite rage and manipulate hearts, and [Knowledge]...
This corresponded to its extensive experience as a great devil and the vast amount of mystical knowledge it should possess.
And this experience and knowledge, if it fell into someone else's hands, might only be a piece of intelligence that might not be of much use.
But if it fell into its own hands, the Black Sheep's knowledge, combined with the "the more you understand, the more you can resist" effect of the Materialist Soul badge, directly became a stable trigger for "abnormal" resistance, and the effect seemed to be even stronger.
Hmm? Why is it so quiet?
Not hearing the Black Sheep continue to provide information, Leon, who was staring at the brightness of the Materialist Soul badge, feeling that there was still room for improvement, couldn't help but urge:
"Are you done with your abilities? What about your weaknesses? Your characteristics? And what about the name of that True God? Hurry up and continue!"
'……'
Hearing Leon's urging, the Black Sheep couldn't help but open its mouth, and after a moment, it didn't know how to respond. Finally, it could only remind him with a helpless expression:
"Kid, do you want to lift your head up?"
Lift his head? What does it mean?
Hearing the Black Sheep's words, Leon's expression couldn't help but freeze for a moment.
When he looked around and found that the people around him had stopped aging, Leon's face turned stiff, and he lifted his head to look at the center of the Shopping Square.
Sure enough, the huge compound eyes that shouldn't be on a toad's eye sockets had already locked onto him from a distance of six or seven hundred meters, and the hundreds of strange eyes were filled with human-like surprise.
"……"
Not possible?
After exchanging a glance with the two terrifying huge compound eyes, Leon's heart couldn't help but secretly curse.
Because he was worried about being discovered, he had only moved a short distance of less than 5 centimeters after regaining his freedom. Now, there were tens of thousands of people struggling in the square, and it could still discover him with just one glance?
……
How strange... This should be a person, right?
Looking at the human covered in devilish aura, the Golden Toad's mouth couldn't help but curve into a strange, interesting smile.
After responding to the believer's prayers and descending upon this square filled with greed and money, it had originally planned to just casually kill some people and leave after fulfilling its obligations. But it didn't expect to find an unexpected surprise.
If it wasn't mistaken, the guy who was shrinking back beside Leon should be the one who had rashly descended earlier and was torn into seven pieces.
The huge compound eyes rotated slightly, focusing on the shopping bag in Leon's hand, and the Golden Toad's mouth curved even wider.
Amazing!
It was indeed worthy of being a great devil at its peak, with a status close to that of a god. Even after falling to such a state, it still had the power to help others resist its control!
The Golden Toad looked at the Black Sheep with admiration, then lifted its sticky right front leg, picked up a large pile of Gold Wheels, and suddenly clenched its fist. The Gold Wheels, which could bury an adult, instantly disappeared without a trace.
At the same time, Leon, who was hundreds of meters away, felt the world in front of him blur, and he disappeared along with the bricks under his feet, just like the crushed Gold Wheels.
When Leon reappeared, he was already standing in front of the Golden Toad, with only one step between him and the huge toad mouth.
"Chosen servant of the devil, I ask you," the Golden Toad said with a smile, looking at Leon, who was exceptionally stiff and had a lingering fear in his eyes but still refused to let go of the broom in his hand.
"Why do you resist? Don't you want to sell your life to me?"
(End of Chapter)
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