Beast Taming: I'm Really Just a Forest Ranger-Chapter 89: Duck Explores the Cave Again

The underwater world remained peaceful,

Duck looked around with its eyes wide open, suddenly scratched its head, with a confused look in its eyes.

"Quack?"

Where was the seaweed leading to the mysterious cave again?

Run Run Duck looked left and right, momentarily forgetting where the entrance was, so it paddled its webbed feet, diving to the bottom of Mingyu Lake, burrowing into the seaweed.

It extended its wings to push the seaweed aside, stirring the water, a group of shrimps and crabs scurried away in panic.

It’s not here, duck～

Run Run Duck shook its head, ignoring those little creatures, paddling its feet to quickly move to the next patch of seaweed.

It continued to pull the seaweed apart, only to see a massive figure blocking its path, with a pair of giant pincers clashing "clack," those emotionless eyes staring right at it.

"Quack..."

Run Run Duck’s expression turned rigid, squeezing out an unnatural smile from the corner of its beak: "Quack Quack."

Sorry Mr. Xie, I’ll leave right away.

Run Run Duck closed the seaweed with unprecedented speed, blocking the view of this massive crab Pet Beast, as it swiftly retreated.

Only after a moment, did the breathless Duck stop, patting its chest repeatedly, filled with relief.

Luckily I ran fast, otherwise... otherwise I would have been pinched to death by those huge pincers.

Just thinking about those terrifyingly huge pincers, Run Run Duck shuddered.

Calming down, Run Run Duck cautiously parted other seaweeds. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

But this time, its actions were extremely careful, and each time it pulled them apart, it would retreat a bit, approaching only after confirming no danger.

Finally, Run Run Duck found the seaweed leading to the mysterious cave.

"Quack Quack."

Without hesitation, Run Run Duck dove right in, navigating the slow-flowing underwater passage, ignoring the small fish and shrimp swimming past, without any distraction.

At the thought of the fried fish snacks it could get after completing the task, Run Run Duck couldn’t help but hum softly, drooling at the corner of its beak.

However, as Run Run Duck swam to the destination, seeing the faint orange glow of the Spirit Mushroom through the water, its legs started to tremble.

Though the Spirit Mushroom was mature, Run Run Duck couldn’t muster the courage to surface just yet.

"Quack Quack....."

Maybe wait for that mysterious Pet Beast to appear first, then I’ll ambush it?

Or I should wait here till night and sneak out when it sleeps?

Or should I wait for it to appear, then plead for mercy?

Various messy thoughts flashed through Run Run Duck’s mind, and it hurriedly shook its head to dismiss them.

I am the brave and fearless Duck!

Run Run Duck quietly cheered for itself, its gaze firmed up, and it suddenly poked out its head.

It didn’t rush to climb ashore, instead cautiously scanned the surroundings to ensure no danger lurked nearby.

Run Run Duck’s gaze fixed on the dark rocky passage, waited for a good while before confirming that those orange eyes weren’t there, then softly padded onto shore.

Feet on the uneven ground, Run Run Duck ruffled its fluffy feathers, then took a deep breath, tiptoeing towards the Spirit Mushroom emitting an orange glow.

Getting closer.

Ten meters.

Five meters.

One meter.

The cave was very quiet, Run Run Duck could clearly hear its own breathing, even the faint sound of a small fish swimming under the water, stirring the currents.

Too quiet, quiet to a scary extent.

"Quack....."

Now just a step away from the Spirit Mushroom, Run Run Duck gazed at the mushroom which was as large as its own head growing on the rock wall, finally letting out a sigh of relief: "Quack Quack."

Finally, I can complete the farmer’s task.

Run Run Duck extended its wings to embrace the Spirit Mushroom, standing firmly on the ground, then exerted all its strength to pull the mushroom out.

Bang!

The surface of the Spirit Mushroom was quite smooth, lacking a good grip point, Run Run Duck accidentally slipped and fell on its behind.

"Quack Quack..."

Run Run Duck rubbed its sore rump, seeing its body covered in dust from the fall, hurriedly used its wings to brush it off, then glared fiercely at the Spirit Mushroom.

You damn bad mushroom!

Getting up, Run Run Duck angrily returned to the Spirit Mushroom, glaring at it with fury.

After a round of scolding the Mushroom, Run Run Duck remembered the main task, quickly embracing the Spirit Mushroom again, pulling with force.

"Quack Quack!"

A moment later,

Run Run Duck felt the Spirit Mushroom begin to loosen, its face showing joy as it continued to pull with force, finally successfully uprooting it.

However, Run Run Duck pulled too hard, and as soon as the Spirit Mushroom was out, its body uncontrollably toppled backwards, once more landing on its behind.

Sitting on the ground, Run Run Duck glared at the Spirit Mushroom in its embrace again, instinctively wanting to take a revengeful bite.

But it restrained this thought, hurriedly stood up, dusted off its rear, preparing to head back with the Spirit Mushroom in tow.

But just as it turned around, it saw a pair of yellow eyes staring intently at it, a bulky figure leapt out from the dark passage.

"Quack Quack!"

Run Run Duck was startled, retreating several steps immediately, instinctively dropping the Spirit Mushroom in its embrace.

After a while,

Run Run Duck steadied itself, eyes raised to survey the figure ahead—it was a head taller than Run Run Duck, muscles bristling all over, its yellow skin clashing starkly with the dark surroundings.

This Strong Frog was now standing upright, its two strong arms hanging beside its body, giving Duck the impression that it could kill it with a single punch.

"Quack....."

Run Run Duck glanced at its own small arms and legs, instinctively retreating half a step, secretly swallowing hard.

So... so strong.

"Ribbit!"

As Run Run Duck was lost in thought, Strong Frog took half a step forward, waving its muscular arms, glaring tightly at Run Run Duck: "Ribbit Ribbit!"

Leave this place!

Seeing Strong Frog’s hostile attitude, the somewhat frightened Run Run Duck suddenly developed a defiant spirit, glared back fiercely: "Quack Quack!"

What’s with that attitude!

I was about to leave anyway!

"Ribbit!"

Seeing Run Run Duck’s confrontation, Strong Frog almost without hesitation, swung its strong arms, its clenched fist instantly enveloped by a stream of water, powerfully striking towards Run Run Duck!

"Quack!"

Run Run Duck’s eyes widened, clearly not expecting Strong Frog to attack so suddenly.

But Run Run Duck, honed through numerous trials by Chen Yuan, was no longer the inexperienced weakling it once was.

As the punch came howling, Run Run Duck instantly contracted its abdomen, puffing out its cheeks, a torrent of strong water burst forth!

Boom!

The torrent packed with tremendous impact, Strong Frog’s punching figure couldn’t resist at all, being knocked back to the rocky wall behind with a loud "bang."

"Quack?"

Run Run Duck tilted its head, filled with confusion.

Huh? Was that it?