Forest Guardian: I Really Don’t Want to Be a Beast Tamer

The underwater world remained tranquil.

Duckie opened its eyes and looked around, then scratched its head, a hint of confusion in its eyes.

"Quack?"

Where was the seaweed leading to the mysterious cave again?

Runrun Duck looked left and right, forgetting the location of the entrance for a moment. So, it paddled its feet, dove into the bottom of Bright Ripple Lake, and plunged into the seaweed.

It stretched out its wings to push the seaweed to the left and right, stirring the water. A group of shrimp and crabs were startled and fled in panic.

Not here, ducky～

Runrun Duck shook its head, ignoring these little guys, and paddled its feet, quickly arriving in front of the next patch of seaweed.

It continued to push aside the seaweed, only to see a huge figure lying in front of it. A pair of huge pincers collided with a "snap", and those eyes were staring at it without any emotion.

"Quack."

Runrun Duck's expression became stiff, and a forced smile squeezed out of the corner of its mouth: "Quack quack."

Sorry to bother you, Mr. Crab. I'll leave immediately.

Runrun Duck rejoined the seaweed at an unprecedented speed, blocking the sight of this giant crab pet while quickly retreating.

A full moment passed before the panting Duckie stopped, patting its chest repeatedly, its face full of relief.

Luckily, I, Duckie, ran fast, otherwise... otherwise, I would have been pinched to death by that pair of big pincers.

Just thinking about that pair of huge, frightening pincers made Runrun Duck feel lingering fear.

After calming down, Runrun Duck carefully pushed aside other seaweed.

Only this time, its movements were particularly careful, and each time it pushed aside, it would retreat a certain distance, approaching only after confirming that there was no danger.

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

"Quack quack."

Runrun Duck no longer hesitated and plunged in, advancing all the way along the slow-flowing underwater passage. Although small fish and shrimp swam by, Duckie didn't look sideways, not being distracted in the slightest.

Thinking of the fried small fish that it would get after completing the task, Runrun Duck couldn't help but hum softly, saliva secreting from the corner of its mouth.

However, when Runrun Duck swam to its destination, seeing the faint orange light of the Spirit Shrooms blooming through the water, its legs began to tremble again.

Although the Spirit Shrooms were ripe, Runrun Duck was slow to make up its mind to surface.

"Quack quack..."

Should I wait for that mysterious pet to appear first, and then I'll sneak attack it?

Or should I stay here until night and go out when it's asleep?

Or should I wait for it to appear and then beg for mercy?

For a moment, all sorts of messy thoughts flashed through Runrun Duck's mind, and it quickly shook its head, throwing them to the back of its mind.

I am a brave and fearless Duckie!

Runrun Duck secretly cheered itself on, and as its gaze became firm, it suddenly poked its head out.

It didn't rush to climb ashore, but carefully looked around, confirming whether there was any danger nearby.

Runrun Duck's gaze went straight to the deep rock wall passage, and after waiting for a while, confirming that it didn't see those orange eyes, it tiptoed ashore.

Stepping on the uneven ground, Runrun Duck ruffled its fluffy hairstyle, then took a deep breath and tiptoed towards the Spirit Shrooms emitting an orange glow.

Closer and closer.

Ten meters.

Five meters.

One meter.

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

Runrun Duck stretched out its wings to hug the Spirit Shrooms, its legs firmly planted on the ground, and then used all its strength to pull the Spirit Shrooms out.

Bang!

The surface of the Spirit Shrooms was very smooth, without a good point of leverage. Runrun Duck accidentally didn't hold on tight, but instead fell on its butt.

"Quack quack..."

Runrun Duck rubbed its sore butt, and seeing its body stained with dust from falling, it quickly patted it with its wings, then raised its eyes and glared fiercely at the Spirit Shrooms.

You damn bad mushroom!

Runrun Duck got up, angrily returned to the Spirit Shrooms, and glared at it.

After scolding the Spirit Shrooms for a while, Runrun Duck remembered the business, quickly hugged the Spirit Shrooms again, and pulled it out with force.

"Quack quack!"

After a while,

Runrun Duck felt the Spirit Shrooms starting to loosen, it showed joy, continued to exert force, and finally pulled the Spirit Shrooms out successfully.

However, Runrun Duck used too much force. The moment it pulled out the Spirit Shrooms, its body retreated uncontrollably, and it sat on the ground again.

Runrun Duck sat on the ground, glared at the Spirit Shrooms in its arms again, and subconsciously wanted to take a bite to vent its anger.

But it restrained this thought, quickly stood up, patted its butt, and prepared to take the Spirit Shrooms back.

But just as it turned around, it saw a pair of yellow eyes staring at it, and a burly figure jumped out of the deep passage.

"Quack quack!"

Runrun Duck was startled, retreated several steps, and subconsciously threw away the Spirit Shrooms in its arms.

After a long while,

Runrun Duck steadied its figure, raised its eyes to size up the figure in front of it—a full head taller than Runrun Duck, its body covered with developed muscles, its yellow skin out of tune with the deep environment here.

This strong frog was standing upright at the moment, its two strong arms hanging down on both sides of its body, giving Duckie the illusion that it could punch itself to death with one punch.

"Quack."

Runrun Duck looked at its small arms and legs, subconsciously took half a step back, and swallowed hard.

So... so strong.

"Ribbit!"

Just as Runrun Duck was thinking wildly, the strong frog took half a step forward, waving its strong arms, and the clenched fist was instantly wrapped in a stream of water, powerfully swinging towards Runrun Duck!

"Quack!"

Runrun Duck widened its eyes, obviously not expecting the strong frog to start fighting at the slightest disagreement.

But Runrun Duck, after Chen Yuan's repeated tempering, was no longer the little rookie with no combat experience.

The fist wind whistled, Runrun Duck almost instantly tightened its abdomen, puffed up its cheeks, and a thick stream of water gushed out!

Bang!

This stream of water carried a huge impact force, and the strong frog, who was wielding its fist, couldn't resist it at all, and was knocked to the rock wall behind, making a loud "bang" sound.

"Quack?"

Runrun Duck tilted its head, its face full of incomprehension.

Huh? Is that all there is to it?