Chapter 43: Dark Canyon, Absurdity and Stubbornness

Fuko had never heard of a more ridiculous, outlandish scramble. In this world, www.biquge.info some people compete for power, some people compete for wealth, and some people compete for beautiful women, but I have never heard of anyone competing for a name, does this name imply any great significance?

At this time, he didn't have time to ask, because the toad and the giant snake confronted each other, and a big battle was about to break out.

The first to do it was the giant snake, she erected her soft and slender upper body, spitting out letters, her pointed triangular head swinging back at first, and then driving her whole body towards the toad.

Although the toad may look bulky, it is actually agile. He bounced off his strong hind limbs, easily dodging the serpent's lunge.

The serpent did not give up, its tail curled, and it grabbed the scaly hind legs of the toad like a tentacle, and then pulled him in the direction of the quagmire swamp.

"Don't expect to use the same tricks against me, bastard!"

The toad struggled to break free from the snake's tail, and in a rage he jumped onto a weathered stone pillar, countless vines stretched out to envelop the serpent beneath it.

"Do you think this delicate vine will be of use to me, old and faint fool?"

The serpent sneered, and opened its mouth wide, revealing its terrifyingly sharp fangs, which shot out two arrows of venom like a bow, black and black when they touched the vines, which quickly turned gray and then shattered into powder.

"Then let's take a walk and see if you have more venom or more vines?"

Not to be outdone, the toad used his incredible bouncing power to bounce between the stone walls, and the vines struck the serpent at great speed. The serpent crawled even faster, dodging the whipping of the vines one by one, and occasionally striking back with venom.

The most pitiful thing now is Fuko. He was blocked by toads and serpents in the heat of battle, and his path was surrounded by three stone walls, so he had to hide in a hidden corner, behind a boulder, hoping that the battle between them would not affect him, or he would be crippled, if not dead.

The earth-shattering battle between the toad and the giant snake lasted for perhaps several hours, and every scene was fraught with danger. The wide area that was the battlefield was also a mess, littered with rubble. The two of them seemed to be on par in strength, so they were in a state of exhaustion at about the same time, and the rest between battles was getting longer and longer.

Finding what he thought was the best time, Fuko stepped out from behind the boulder and cautiously walked between the toad and the serpent. The toad and the giant snake were tired at this time, and although they still confronted each other, they were not in a hurry to make a move. They noticed Fuko's small movements, and they all looked at him strangely.

"Listen, I don't know why you're calling it like this for a name, if it were me, I wouldn't care about any name. But since you all care so much, there must be your reasons. I said, you must have fought countless times because of this problem, but you have a lot of old wounds, isn't the problem still unsolved? ”

"Say whatever you want, little ghost, just say it." Toad said.

"I don't know where you little devil came from, but you don't expect me to shake hands with this ugly thief, then you're in the wrong mind." The serpent said.

"Hmph, that's exactly what I was going to say, if I want to compromise with this nasty bastard, I might as well die."

"Then you will die, old fellow!"

"Damn you, dead old woman!"

It looked like the toad and the serpent were going to fight again, but Fuko stopped them.

"Don't fight, don't fight, listen to me first. How many years have you been fighting for this name? Half? A year? Five years? Decade? Twenty years? Or is it more? The matter has never been resolved, doesn't that mean that simple force can no longer solve the problem? If this continues, the question of the attribution of the name will never be resolved. It's rare that an outsider like me has appeared here, and I have nothing to do with either of you, so I have a proposal to let me be the arbiter and help you solve this problem once and for all. ”

The toad and the giant snake did not speak, and were silent for a long time, and the toad suddenly asked, "You want to be this arbiter?" ”

"Yes, the reward is only to take me out of this valley safely, I don't want anything else, and I will definitely not interfere in your affairs in the future."

"How do you guarantee fairness and justice?"

"I'll vouch for my life, right?"

The serpent spoke, "Alright, little imp, you can arbitrate." ”

"Before that." "I need to know why you're fighting for this name, and does it have any special significance?" ”

"It's not like I'm going to fight for it." The toad snatched and said, "It was she who robbed me of my name and made me very unhappy." ”

"Obviously you robbed my name!"

"You shot it!"

"It's you!"

Seeing that they were about to quarrel again, Fukou waved them to calm down.

"Well, that's weird enough. So now I ask one by one, whoever I ask, whoever answers, and the other one shuts up, otherwise the name belongs to the obedient side, how about it? ”

"Why is there such a rule?"

"Because I don't want you to quarrel again, that won't help settle things."

The toad and the serpent had to compromise.

"Toad." Who gave you the name 'Mesfield'? ”

"Are you calling me? I'm not a toad. I don't remember who took the name, though. ”

"Don't remember? It's your name, how could you not remember it? ”

"If you don't remember, you don't remember, you can't blame me, it's too long!"

"Okay, okay. Serpent, yes, it's you, and I ask you, when was the last time someone -- and I mean your people -- called you 'Mesfield'? ”

"How can I possibly remember that kind of thing, how long has it been?"

Fuko frowned, and paced back and forth in confusion.

"Toad, serpent, I ask you, how long have you lived?"

Once again, the toad and the serpent stopped speaking at the same time.

Fu Kou slapped his forehead and said, "So, you just lived so long that you forgot who the name was, right?" The longer you live, the more wonderful things you see! I'm all suspecting now that Mesfield might not be the name of the two of you at all, but the name of some other creature, but you've forgotten that he exists, but you only remember each other, and you all live in the same canyon after all. ”

"Your problem can't be solved, give up, give up the name Mesfield, you can just come up with a good name for yourself."

The toad didn't speak for a long time, and as soon as he spoke, he was angry, and he said, "No, Mesfield is my name, and I must grab it." ”

"Looks like you're not going to let go, stinky toad?" The serpent said.

The toad clapped his hands and said, "That's right! It seems that in the end, it will still be solved by force! ”