Beast Taming: I can evolve indefinitely

Chapter 329 The Nightmare of Cordyceps

Quack?

The Wild Frog King tilted its big head curiously, just about to search around, when the poisonous gas above its head suddenly surged violently. When it stopped changing, it had already transformed into the appearance of a death god wearing a black robe and holding a scythe.

If Bai and Guang were here, they would definitely recognize that this Grim Reaper's appearance is almost identical to his Blood Scythe Evil Spirit, except that this Grim Reaper is slightly smaller, making it look rather cute from a distance.

Nightmare Reaper, a half-finished product of Cordyceps replicating Blood Scythe Evil Spirit.

Upon seeing the appearance of the Nightmare Reaper, the Wild Frog King seemed to realize something. It took a deep breath and fired another poison gas cannon. However, the Nightmare Reaper was clearly not afraid of this and allowed the poison gas cannon to pass through its body. It then swung its equally small scythe and charged towards the Wild Frog King.

Upon seeing this, the Wild Frog King immediately changed tactics, opening its mouth and spitting out a stream of black mucus. Before it even hit the ground, the mucus transformed into countless souls that rushed towards the Nightmare Death God.

But the Nightmare Reaper seemed to be just an illusion. Neither the poison gas cannon nor the Death Soul could penetrate the Nightmare Reaper's body. They could only watch helplessly as the Nightmare Reaper arrived in front of the Wild Frog King and swung its scythe at the Wild Frog King.

quack!

A searing pain instantly surged into the Wild Frog King's mind. The Wild Frog King, which had been somewhat playful, was suddenly enraged and instinctively bit at the Nightmare Death God, but still managed to pass right through him.

However, the Wild Ghost Frog King was still a king-level creature. With a single breath, it drew back the souls of the dead, but instead of storing them in its cheeks as usual, it chewed them twice and swallowed them directly.

Then, a cry that reached straight to the soul came from the mouth of the Wild Ghost Frog King. The Nightmare Death God, which was originally surrounding the Wild Ghost Frog King and continuously increasing its damage, was also affected and was directly scattered.

As the Nightmare Death disappeared, the surrounding environment changed instantly.

However, it wasn't the Black Nightmare Swamp that the Wild Frog King was familiar with, but a pristine white operating table.

Beside the operating table, a Protoss wearing a white coat and holding a scalpel was walking towards him with a strange smile.

"Wow, this is a rare variety. Let me cut a few slices to study."

quack!

Although it was unclear what the progenitor beast was saying, the Wild Ghost Frog King still sensed a threat from the scalpel. With another low croak, the progenitor beast and the strange room suddenly vanished.

The Wild Frog King croaked disdainfully a few times, intending to find cordyceps to completely eliminate it, but found that the surroundings were not the Black Nightmare Swamp, but a kitchen filled with all kinds of cooking utensils.

And it was soaking in a huge soup pot. Beside the pot, a slime monster wearing a tall white hat and with several tentacles holding spatulas, knives, and forks was looking at it with longing, its eyes no different from when it looked at food.

"Tell me, what kind of dish do you want to be made into?"

Quack quack quack!

Seeing this, the Wild Frog King broke the illusion with a low croak once again, but this time, it did not relax, but instead cautiously surveyed its surroundings.

Sure enough, this was not his lair, but a strange research room, and opposite him, a two-headed wolf was curiously examining him.

"You're worth studying, so lie down obediently."

Quack!!

After encountering three strange pet beasts in succession, even the stupidest Desolate Frog King knew it had been tricked. With a roar of all its might, it instantly tore apart the dream, and through some gaps, it could vaguely see the Black Nightmare Swamp outside.

Under the onslaught of these wandering spirits, the cordyceps' dream is about to be broken.

Before the Desolate Ghost Frog King could be happy, wisps of black energy suddenly emerged from the cracks, slowly gathering together and transforming into a crystal skull wielding a black longsword.

"Fight or die!"

quack!

The dream shattered once again, but this time no new creature appeared. Instead, it was the Nightmare Death that had been shattered into pieces from the very beginning.

This time, the Nightmare Reaper seems to be much larger than before.

Although somewhat exhausted and puzzled, the Wild Frog King still shattered the Nightmare Death God.

Then came that proto-beast with a penchant for dissection, the chef-like slime, the researcher-like two-headed wolf, and the battle-crazed crystal skull...

The seemingly endless cycle seemed to have exhausted the Wild Frog King, while the Nightmare Death God grew larger and larger, gradually surpassing the Wild Frog King.

"Hehehe... Let me reap your soul..."

Cordyceps, now transformed into a nightmare grim reaper, looked down at the obviously exhausted Wild Frog King. Its original fear vanished completely, replaced by boundless confidence. It swung its scythe and slashed at the Wild Frog King.

quack!

This time, the Wild Frog King was unable to shatter the Nightmare Death God, which was born from its endless fear. It could only watch helplessly as the Nightmare Death God carved a deep wound on its body. The intense pain made it unable to help but let out a deafening roar.

Black Nightmare Swamp.

Bai Qi held a handful of melon seeds in his hand, watching the Cordyceps, which was excitedly circling around the sleeping Desolate Ghost Frog King and sprinkling its sleeping pollen, and nodded slightly.

"Even a king-level creature can be affected. Should I say that the Cordyceps is too strong, or that the Wild Ghost Frog King is too weak?"

Upon hearing this, Jerry glanced at the sun wheel on the cordyceps that was constantly absorbing sunlight and said, "Although the bloodline of the sun wheel beetle has not been fully awakened, it is still a mythical species, and the same skill effects are different."

"But Jerry, you helped out just now, otherwise the Wild Frog King wouldn't have been hypnotized so easily."

Bai Qi smiled and looked at Jerry, who didn't hide anything and nodded directly.

"Just doing it on a whim."

"I see. But it doesn't matter. As long as it gives Epsilon confidence, that's fine. Otherwise, it's really embarrassing for a mythical symbiote to be so timid all the time."

"However, why hasn't this guy gone to parasitize yet? If he wakes up later, it won't be so easy to hypnotize him again."

Huh?

(But why do I have a feeling that the big frog is about to wake up?)

No sooner had the words been spoken than the Ghost Frog King suddenly awoke, followed by an angry roar. The Cordyceps, which had been playing happily, was startled and quickly distanced itself from the Ghost Frog King.

The intense pain in his soul caused the Wild Frog King to break free from its slumber, and its rage was fully unleashed. A viscous force field immediately spread out, enveloping the Cordyceps.

"Chief, help!"

Cordyceps was filled with regret. It had been so focused on creating endless dreams to wear down the spirit of the Wild Ghost Frog King that it hadn't seized the opportunity to parasitize the Wild Ghost Frog King's body. Now, things had gone awry.

"Tsk, what I said came true."

Seeing this, Bai Qi shook his head helplessly, while Jerry beside him rushed out, the scales of judgment were instantly activated, and the force field immediately invaded the force field of the Wild Ghost Frog King.

Faced with Jerry's sudden attack, the already exhausted Wild Frog King offered almost no resistance and was invaded deep into his soul by the power of judgment.

The scales tilted, and streams of black energy emerged from the scales of judgment, successively entering the body of the Desolate Ghost Frog King. The Desolate Ghost Frog King, which had been so imposing, suddenly collapsed its force field and became extremely weak after being eroded by this black energy.

Curse: Weakness.

"Epsilon, the rest is up to you."

Seeing the Desolate Frog King weakened in both mind and body, Jerry did not intend to deliver the final blow, but instead gestured for Cordyceps to step forward.

"I am?"

Cordyceps asked a question with some uncertainty, but after seeing Jerry nod, it became excited again, flapping its wings and landing on the Wild Frog King. Its sharp mouthparts directly bit through the Wild Frog King's skin and skillfully burrowed inside, heading straight for the central structure.

Quack!!

The intense pain caused the Wild Frog King to croak, but its weakened body could barely move, let alone resist, and it could only let out mournful cries from the spot.

Finally, the mournful cries of the Wild Ghost Frog King ceased abruptly, and the Cordyceps, looking satisfied, emerged from the Wild Ghost Frog King's body, gazing at the giant frog corpse beneath it, seemingly still savoring the moment.

The central structure of a monarch-level creature would be a great tonic for it; once it is fully digested, it might even be able to advance to the next level.

Bai Qi walked up to Cordyceps and asked, "How does it feel to defeat your nemesis?"

"Thank you, Chief. I feel much better now."

Cordyceps was full of gratitude, but before he could say a few words, Bai Qi punched him on the head.

"Then why didn't you parasitize earlier? Don't you know that being startled in a dream can wake you up?"

"I was wrong. I will definitely learn from this and never make the same mistake again!"

Upon hearing Bai Qi's reprimand, Cordyceps readily admitted its mistake and chose to back down.

If the initial dreams were meant to wear down the Wild Frog King's will and prevent him from being awakened when he parasitized it, then the subsequent endless looping was simply because he was having too much fun.

"Um."

Seeing that Cordyceps admitted its mistake, Bai Qi nodded.

He actually knew what Cordyceps was thinking. After all, even with Jerry's help and the added bonus of the legendary bloodline, it would be very difficult for a high-level lord to trap a monarch-level creature in a dream. Cordyceps had already done a great job in trapping it for so long and making the Wild Ghost Frog King so tired.

However, Cordyceps lacks direct offensive skills, so it might not be able to achieve its full potential against an opponent like a Husky.

Let's ask Nicholas when we get back to headquarters and see what changes will occur after fusing with the Green Dragon Scale.

"By the way, what kind of dream did you create? The ones I showed you shouldn't have much effect on a wild, ferocious beast like the Wild Ghost Frog King, right?"

Bai Qi looked at the cordyceps with some curiosity, while Gamma and Delta, who were originally dealing with the corpse of the Wild Ghost Frog King, also stopped what they were doing and looked at the cordyceps with curiosity.

"Ahem... It's nothing, just the Blood Scythe Evil Spirit that was re-released before."

Cordyceps turned its head away somewhat guiltily, not daring to look directly at the husky and its companions.

If this were revealed, the things the Desolate Frog King experienced would probably not just be nightmares, but become reality.

And the target, naturally, was him.

Yes, I absolutely mustn't tell!

(End of this chapter)