Bab 193: Frog Season, Pt 2

Eva quickly drew her Handcannon and aimed it squarely at the swamptoad’s head, specifically right below the armored ridge between its bulbous eyes. She presumed that was roughly where its brain was.

“Wait!” cried Amal. “Don’t shoot it!”

“What? Why the hell not?” asked Eva.

“‘Coz you might end up damaging its poison sac, wherever it is. With all that moss on it, it’s impossible to tell!”

“Doubt it’d be right next to its brain.”

“And you know where its brain is, yeah?”

“Fine, so what do-”

Before Eva could finish her sentence, she was filled with an absolute need to run - Tiamat’s Transcendence practically moved her body for her. She grabbed Amal, grasped her in a tight embrace, then lunged as far away as she could.

At the same time, the swamptoad leapt forward with its mouth agape, and snapped at the location where they stood, only moments earlier. Clouds of dirt and rocks were swept aside as the toad landed on the ground, annoyed that it completely missed its meal.