Volume 3 Containment Operation Chapter 23 Internal Fighting
The ground in the Thunder Frog Swamp is damp, with many puddles of water here and there, and from time to time, there are clusters of moisture coming out of the ground. It doesn't look desolate, with green grass and many low and lush shrubs. When you are in it, you must pay special attention to the surrounding environment. If you find thunder frogs nearby, you will lie down and not move. Thunder frogs are not very interested in static objects and generally will not take the initiative to attack. This is also the experience summed up by explorers who have escaped from frog mouths: First, you must have good eyesight and never ignore the existence of any thunder frog. Second, you must have enough patience and perseverance. If the enemy does not move, I will not move. As long as the thunder frog does not leave your sight, you have to turn into a statue, no matter how strong the wind blows from the east, west, south, or north, I will remain motionless. Opportunities are created in the timely conversion of movement and stillness.
If you want to get along well in the Thunder Frog Swamp, it is also important to choose a suitable entry point. Thunder frogs usually move around in a scattered manner. They are born with a temperament of being active and not quiet. They can't sit still at all. If things go wrong, you can find their traces after walking a few steps. You will waste a lot of time walking and stopping, and you may not make much progress. However, thunder frogs pay attention to the overall concept and have more group activities. They like to have a party or a chorus whenever they have something to do. Thunder frogs within a few miles will participate. If you are lucky enough to encounter such a situation, then congratulations, as long as you don't disturb the thunder frogs' interest in singing loudly, you can visit and tour with confidence. If you accidentally discover an extremely hidden thunder frog nest, and kill the guard in charge before other thunder frogs hear the police and come to support, and get a thunder frog pet egg, you are so lucky, you will definitely become famous all over the world and be qualified to accept an exclusive interview with "Tian Media". However, no player has had such good luck so far. Although some people claim to have found the nest, they were not strong enough to get it. However, this is just one person's opinion and cannot be confirmed. It is not credible. It is said that two Thunder Frog cubs have been caught. They were both the product of extreme luck and paid a high price. They were indomitable and never discouraged and invested a lot of time.
Afeng also wanted to capture the young thunder frogs. Since he had experience to draw on, the possibility was greater. However, whether he could achieve his goal was just a matter of luck. There was no comparison in terms of strength. I could summon many undead minions, but there were more thunder frogs. It was a fool's dream to rely on low-level zombies and skeleton shooters to fight against a large group of level 3 monsters. It would only lead to more crazy attacks. The more lively the scene, the more excited the thunder frogs would be, and the more active they would be. They were like typical manic patients.
By drawing lots, we determined the location to infiltrate. In a virtual game where luck is more important, many things are like this. Careful selection may not lead to success, but random choices may bring good luck. Anyway, we don't have any better decision, so we just leave it to fate.
I don't know if we were lucky or unlucky. After walking carefully for a long time, we didn't find any trace of thunder frogs. This should be a good thing for tourists who want to visit or extreme speculators who are looking for thunder frog nests, but we have neither the leisure nor the ambition to do so. We just want to find an area where thunder frogs are more active and lurk, and suddenly catch the young ones when they pass by. Although there may be many variables in the process, such as overestimating one's own endurance and accidentally moving to disturb the nearby thunder frogs, or being extremely unlucky to be struck by a thunder frog that does not follow the rules and discharges electricity at will (although the probability is relatively low, there are indeed victims), and there is only one chance to make a move, no matter whether it succeeds or not, it will be attacked by the angry thunder frogs, and there is only one end-turned into charcoal and died.
Now the thunder frogs are probably gathering together. How can we have a chance to attack with so many thunder frogs gathered together? Even if we take two steps closer, I am afraid we will feel extremely uneasy. It is a powder keg. According to the report of "Sky Media", many senior players have repeatedly discussed and argued whether there is an opportunity to take advantage of the frog group gathering, and the conclusion is negative. It is not worth the investment.
Alas, it seems that there is not much hope for this area. The thunder frogs gather for at least eight to ten hours, and may even last for one or two days. We have an important task to do, and we don't have time to wait for them to disperse. As for finding the illusory nest, forget it. Everyone has luck, but we don't know when it will fall on us. It can be encountered by chance, but not sought. Let's move to other places. The thunder frog swamp is so large that there will always be frog groups that don't gather.
There were faint sounds of frogs croaking in the front, it seemed that we were close to the place where the thunder frogs were having a party. "How about it, are you interested in seeing the grand spectacle of the frogs singing in chorus?" After walking a few steps in the opposite direction, Afeng finally couldn't help it. He was well-known for his curiosity, and he loved to join in the fun as long as it was not related to the overall situation.
I was actually a little tempted, but considering the mission, I was too embarrassed to suggest it. "We still have things to do, so wouldn't it be..."
A Feng interrupted me and said, "We don't have any unreasonable expectations. We just want to observe from a distance and learn something. It won't take too long."
Afeng and I carefully dived towards the source of the sound, and at the same time, we kept our eyes wide open and searched around to see if there was any lavender figure. Although there was no news on whether the frog gathering could be withdrawn midway, as the parties involved, we still had to be as careful as possible. The price of being discovered in advance was generally a delay of six hours, which was not the result we wanted.
The scene in front of us stunned us. There were groups of frogs gathering, but there was no grand chorus as rumored. There were thousands of densely packed thunder frogs, croaking and engaging in a big melee of their own kind. No wonder I always felt that the calls sounded rather messy and somewhat unworthy of the name. I thought I lacked musical cells and did not know how to appreciate it, but it turned out that they were playing military music.
Although it was a huge melee involving thousands of thunder frogs, each of them was willing to risk their own life, and got up again after falling down, full of the indomitable and fearless spirit. The battle scene was intense, but the result was not so obvious, probably because they gave up their strengths and did not use their highly lethal skill "Thunderbolt", but instead engaged in the most brutal hand-to-hand combat.
They have beautiful appearance and slender figure. When they are still, they can be compared with noble gentlemen and ladies. Even in battle, they move freely and swiftly, with powerful "thunderbolts and lightning", and occasionally one or two clear and proud singing to irritate the opponent, fully revealing the true meaning of mobile warfare. But now they have become rough and barbaric fighters, abandoning their own strengths, slapping their front legs, kicking their hind legs, hugging each other and rolling a few times, and winning or losing purely with physical strength. If they were not full of fighting passion, extremely serious attitude, and occasionally suffering some physical injuries, I would almost think that the frogs were holding some mysterious ceremony.
Afeng and I looked at each other, not knowing what to do. If the Thunder Frogs were having a party, we would have just taken a look and left. However, it was so chaotic in front of us. It was obvious that something had gone wrong inside the Thunder Frogs, which led to an internal conflict. We were reluctant to leave for a moment. As the saying goes, the more chaotic the situation, the more opportunities there are. We have never heard of such a situation before. According to the summary of the game rules by senior players, there are opportunities hidden in crises, and unexpected gains always come from some unexpected events.
"Let's observe," we discussed it briefly and reached a consensus that we should not rush into any rash actions, but stay and lurk to see what happens.
I found a clump of dense bushes to hide and observed the fight between the thunder frogs. The most conspicuous one was a pair of thunder frogs with golden stripes on their bodies. They were half the size of an average adult thunder frog, slightly darker in color, with golden stripes, and looked particularly beautiful. However, the two of them fought the most fiercely in the field, tossing around in all directions, appearing extremely brave. Wherever they passed, the other thunder frogs hurriedly retreated to the side and found another place to fight. Occasionally, those who moved slower would be caught in the crossfire and would be kicked far away by one of them.
It looks like there is a fight between two groups of thunder frogs. The golden-patterned thunder frog should be the leader of each group. They are evenly matched and attacking and defending each other. It is estimated that it will take a while to tell the winner. They are fighting so hard. I wonder what they are fighting for, territory or the position of king?
But these are not what we care about. Afeng and I searched for a while and our eyes fell on the small group of young frogs in the frog group almost at the same time. The fight between the adult thunder frogs did not affect them. On the contrary, they tried to stay away from there, leaving a relatively open area. Dozens of little thunder frogs stayed together, watching the excitement noisily, occasionally stretching out their fists and kicking their legs to make some imitative movements, fighting with each other for a few times, and soon separated, without doing anything extreme.
Dozens of young thunder frogs gathered together, which was a rare spectacle. It was said that even when they were gathering or singing in a chorus, they would stay with their relatives and hide in the frog group, making it difficult to be discovered. It was very difficult for those pet hunters who were not afraid of death to encounter one on weekdays. They suddenly appeared in front of us, which was a great temptation. However, they seemed to be within easy reach, but they seemed so far away from us. They were not on the edge. To get there, we had to pass through the battlefield of thunder frogs. Although their civil war was fierce, there was no sign that they respected the creed that we must first stabilize the country before resisting foreign aggression. Once we invaded, it was hard to say that they would not immediately give up their prejudices and work together to fight the enemy.
I was just watching without getting anything to eat, and I felt really upset. How come all these little thunder frogs were so well behaved? There weren't a few naughty ones jumping around outside. I stared at them for a long time, as if I was facing a pile of gold coins. I racked my brains for a long time, but couldn't think of a way to catch them. Use "Summon the Dead" to force a breakthrough? That would be a death knell for myself; release "Blind Fog" to fish in troubled waters? I measured the distance, and I didn't have the ability to rush in front of the little thunder frogs before they moved.
"Look there!" A Feng poked me. I looked in the direction he pointed. A faint golden light was jumping around. I looked carefully and saw a little thunder frog with a golden tattoo. It was jumping around in the frog group in a lively manner, watching the excitement everywhere. The adult thunder frogs fighting each other did not provoke it. It passed all the way without any obstacles. From time to time, it "quacked" twice in the direction of its group of friends, as if it was deliberately seducing them. Every time, it caused the little thunder frogs to be excited and noisy. I thought they saw some exciting battle scene and cheered excitedly there. It turned out that they were all teased by the little golden frog. However, no matter how much they jumped, they still didn't have the courage to rush out. They just wandered around nearby and refused to give us a chance.
Afeng's eyes followed the figure of the little golden frog and gradually became fanatical. "This one is just right. It looks so beautiful and its level should be high. I'll give it to Wuxia as a birthday present. She will definitely like it." This muttering made me smile bitterly in my heart. Well, the little golden frog is really good, but we have to be able to catch it. Although it likes to jump around and we might , its movements are more flexible than those of adult thunder frogs, but its body is only a quarter of the size, and it doesn't like to stay in one place for too long. It is difficult to react in time to capture it, and I have no confidence that I can complete it.
However, Afeng's enthusiasm has been aroused by the little golden frog, and his mind is full of thoughts about its goodness. He should be encouraged but not discouraged. I cannot pour cold water on him at this moment. The worst that can happen is death. I have no reason to be afraid of sacrificing my life to accompany my brother.
After a brief discussion of the plan, there was no good solution. We could only try our best, leave it to fate, and try our best. We left the bushes and crawled towards the place where the golden frogs often appeared. I still vaguely remembered some of the movements taught during the military training in college. Afeng and I were role models at the time and participated in the final report performance. It was just that we hadn't practiced for a long time, so the movements might be a little rusty and deformed. We must not be discovered by those thunder frogs halfway up the climb.
Fortunately, the fighting in the area frequented by the golden frogs was particularly fierce. The thunder frogs were distracted and did not notice our approach. Of course, we did not dare to get too close. We could not treat them as blind. We could only lie in the grass and wait patiently for the golden frogs to come again. We only had one chance. Once we failed, even if we were not killed immediately by the frogs busy fighting among themselves, the golden frogs would surely flee quickly with their speed and we would not be able to catch up.
As we waited anxiously, the little golden frog wandered around for a long time and finally came nearby. We had to act quickly because we were too close to the frogs and might be exposed at any time. Afeng and I looked at each other and launched a surprise attack.
