Li Meng grinned and slapped the swamp crocodile king's jaw.

"I am indeed a Goblin, but I'm a Goblin who keeps promises!"

The swamp crocodile king hesitantly opened its massive mouth.

Though not very smart, it knew what it needed to do to survive.

With a smile, Li Meng climbed into the swamp crocodile king's mouth without hesitation.

He crawled along its tongue and into its throat.

There, he found the Big Iron Rod lodged in the sticky throat.

"Ah!"

The swamp crocodile king let out a pained roar on the ice.

After a while, Li Meng emerged from the swamp crocodile king's mouth, holding the Big Iron Rod.

"It stinks!"

The foul stench on him made Li Meng roll his eyes.

Li Meng thrust the Big Iron Rod into the ice.

With a "crack," the ice shattered into pieces.

Li Meng lunged forward and plunged into the water with a splash.

The massive body of the swamp crocodile king followed him into the water.

This scene was witnessed by the Goblins and Lizardmen not far away.

When they saw their boss crawl into the swamp crocodile king's mouth, the Goblins were startled.

But soon, their boss emerged from the swamp crocodile king's mouth again.

They were bewildered, not understanding what had happened over there.

At that moment, the water near the shore began to ripple.

A shadow appeared beneath the water.

Suddenly, their boss's head emerged from the water.

First the head, then the neck, then the body, and finally the feet.

And beneath his feet was the enormous swamp crocodile king.

"Let's go, it's time to head back!"

Li Meng leaped off the swamp crocodile king's head.

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He landed steadily on the island.

The Lizardmen and Goblins on the island looked at the swamp crocodile king in terror.

They retreated repeatedly, filled with fear.

But the swamp crocodile king did not attack them.

Its massive body crawled in the shallow water, following behind their boss.

"The boss has a new underling!"

Goblins may be foolish, but they're not stupid.

The Goblins quickly realized what had happened.

The Goblins on the island showed excitement, cheering loudly.

The female Lizardmen nearby looked on in astonishment.

The swamp crocodile king actually submitted to that Goblin?

The swamp crocodile king was the most terrifying lordly magical beast in the northern swamp.

Though only a fifth-tier magical beast, its strength surpassed most sixth-tier magical beasts.

In the northern swamp, the swamp crocodile king was the true King of the Swamp.

And now, the king of the northern swamp had submitted to that Goblin soldier.

Amidst the cheers of the Goblins on the island, Li Meng gradually moved away with the swamp crocodile king.

"Boss, you can sit on my back, it'll be faster, you're too slow!"

The swamp crocodile king following Li Meng let out a dissatisfied grunt.

The boss's speed was too slow, making it uncomfortable to follow.

Li Meng stopped, turned around, and walked toward the swamp crocodile king.

Then he climbed up its leg onto its back.

As soon as Li Meng sat down, the swamp crocodile king accelerated.

It crawled through the shallow water with a "splash."

Water splashed everywhere as it moved.

Sitting on the swamp crocodile king's back, Li Meng looked up at the sky.

The sun hadn't set, but the half-moon was already high in the sky.

"From now on, I'll call you Yue'e."

The word "e" in "Yue'e" sounds like "crocodile," and the swamp crocodile king was female.

Li Meng thought "Yue'e" was a fitting name for the swamp crocodile king.

"Boss, you can call me whatever you like!"

And so, the swamp crocodile king got a new name.

"Yue'e, can you still evolve?"

Yue'e looked large, and indeed, it was!

It was nearly 45 meters long, with a shoulder height of about 4 meters.

But its tail accounted for almost half of its body length.

"I can, consuming Magic Crystals can make me stronger!"

When a magical beast in the forest dies, the Magic Crystal is the first thing to be consumed.

This is a magical beast's innate ability.

"Low-tier Magic Crystals probably won't be much use to you."

Yue'e was a fifth-tier magical beast, so first and second-tier Magic Crystals likely wouldn't have much effect.

"They're useful, just need to eat more!"

Quantity leads to qualitative change?

Li Meng thought of the Magic Crystals embedded in the rock walls of the Goblin nest.

Though most were first-tier Magic Crystals, they were perfect for feeding Yue'e.

"Yue'e, why do you only have one magic skill?"

Yue'e was indeed strong, but it only had one magic skill.

Li Meng instinctively thought Yue'e's talent wasn't great.

"Boss, I'm a genius. I've never seen another of my kind who can use magic."

Only one magic skill and it's called a genius?

Sitting on Yue'e's back, Li Meng rolled his eyes.

But then again, magical beasts with magic skills were indeed rare.

Most magical beasts only had enhancement skills.

Their combat style leaned more towards melee.

Several hours later, at the wooden fortress island.

"Not good, a big crocodile is coming!"

A panicked shout suddenly rang out from the north shore of the island.

A Goblin ran towards the boss as if it had seen a ghost.

Nearby Goblins looked over.

At a glance, the massive creature from the depths of the northern swamp made their faces change.

"Not good, big crocodile, big crocodile!"

A single stone stirred up a thousand waves.

The Goblins were in chaos, running around the island.

They wanted to flee but were afraid.

They ran a distance and then ran back.

More Goblins ran towards their boss.

"What are you afraid of? Stay by the water!"

Gobu Zhang strode over due to the commotion on the north shore.

It kicked over a loudly shouting Goblin.

The boss's arrival gave the nearby Goblins a backbone.

They gathered behind Gobu Zhang.

"It's not a big crocodile, it's a big crocodile, it's the boss's boss, boss, it's the boss's boss!"

A brave Goblin at the water's edge cheered, waving its arms.

"What are you talking about?"

Gobu Zhang was confused by it.

Looking into the distance, Gobu Zhang's pupils contracted.

It was a big crocodile, it was the boss!

"The boss is riding the big crocodile back!"

Standing by the water, Gobu Zhang shouted excitedly.

Only then did the Goblins on the island notice the boss on the big crocodile's back.

"The boss's boss is back!"

"The boss is back!"

The Goblins hurried to the shore, shouting excitedly.

The commotion on the north shore caught the Lizardmen's attention.

They looked curiously towards the depths of the northern swamp.

At that sight, all the Lizardmen showed expressions of disbelief.

In the depths of the northern swamp, a massive swamp crocodile was approaching.

Its movements while running were loud, with water splashing everywhere.

"Is that... the swamp crocodile king?"

"How could the swamp crocodile king submit to a Goblin?"

Only the swamp crocodile king had such a massive size.

The Lizardmen living in the swamp were familiar with the swamp crocodile king.

The swamp crocodile king was the sacrificial beast worshipped by the three Lizardman tribes of the northern swamp.

Feeding oneself to the crocodile was the final fate of all elderly Lizardmen.

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