"Yes, but this little Ding is also an excellent tonic for them." The fat man nodded and shook his head and said.

The expectant expression on my face suddenly froze, my pupils suddenly constricted, and looking at Xiao Ding's face that suddenly turned pale, I didn't know how to comfort him. In the end, I could only pat him on the shoulder gently: "Don't be afraid, brother will protect you."

Xiao Ding looked up at me abruptly when he heard that. The paleness on his face faded a little, turning a light pink. He nodded, "Yeah."

"Then let's find a place to rest." Jack suggested, looking at the darkening sky.

I nodded. It is indeed more dangerous at night than during the day. Those creatures are active at night, so no one has any objections.

We finally built a bonfire in an open space near the woods. After dinner, we each found a sheltered place to sleep. I lay on the cold, hard ground, but couldn't fall asleep for a long time.

The sky was getting darker and darker. I looked at the river in the distance in a daze. There was a water ghost there. Xiao Ding and he almost died there during the day.

This isolated island is filled with murderous intent, and every step is taken with fear. No one knows when these days will end or when they can leave this hellish place.

Not long after, I heard heavy snoring beside me. I glanced at everyone's tired sleeping faces, and thinking about the days we spent together, a ridiculous idea popped up in my mind at such an inopportune time.

He wanted to take them out, away from here, and back to the life they were supposed to have.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but imagine, if one day they could all return to their original world, what would they do?

Xiao Ding will probably study hard, be a sunny and lovable child, and return to the ivory tower full of dreams. Fatty, on the other hand, may have many girlfriends, or always worry about not being able to find a girlfriend.

Jack would have achieved great success in any field, and he...

He doesn't seem to have any desires. If he has to choose, he hopes to marry Qin Lan, so that he will have no regrets for the rest of his life.

I was lying on the ground, thinking about random things, when I suddenly heard a slight noise beside my ear. I turned around and saw Xiao Ding, who should have been asleep, suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes were extremely empty.

Then he suddenly stood up and walked towards the river in the distance.

I was stunned and jumped up immediately. There was a water ghost there, and his eyes were obviously wrong.

I quickly caught up with him, stopped him, shook his shoulders and called him: "Xiao Ding! Wake up!"

Unexpectedly, when Xiao Ding was stopped by me, he was suddenly stunned. His empty eyes suddenly turned blood red and he started to struggle with me violently. The force was so terrifying that I was afraid of hurting Xiao Ding and did not dare to use all my strength. As a result, he struggled out accidentally.

My heart sank and I turned around to look. Sure enough, I saw Xiao Ding rushing into the river like crazy.

how so?

Isn't Xiao Ding a masculine person? Why would he be controlled by these things?

"Xiao Ding, it's dangerous there, come back quickly!" I shouted loudly at Xiao Ding's back, my tone anxious.

Just as I was about to run towards him again, I found that my feet seemed to be stuck to the ground and couldn't move. I subconsciously looked down and saw that there was a puddle of water under my feet.

The water was like extremely sticky glue that made people unable to move, and it was also like a flexible snake that wrapped around the ankles and drilled into their calves.

But I couldn't feel any moisture, only the chilly air against my skin, which made my hair stand on end.

I was suddenly shocked. Could it be that this water ghost can exist wherever there is water?

My legs felt like they were about to freeze from the cold. Seeing Xiao Ding about to rush into the water, I quickly turned around and shouted to the people sleeping behind me, "Jack, Fatty, there's danger! Wake up!"

Jack was the first to wake up. When he opened his eyes and saw that I was entangled by a water ghost, he quickly stood up and ran towards me. He slapped a certain acupuncture point on my chest with one palm, and the water ghost retreated like the tide. I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when I saw this.

Then I thought of Xiao Ding, and I was shocked and looked towards the river.

Just then, I saw Xiao Ding being entangled by the water curtain and about to be dragged into the water. Once in the water, it would be harder than climbing to the sky to get out.

During the day, they only fell one foot in and almost couldn't get out. If Xiao Ding was completely dragged into the water, there would be no chance of survival.

I ran towards him with red eyes and my heart pounding with fear.

I promised Xiao Ding's brother that I would take good care of Xiao Ding and protect him as if he were my own brother.

But now, how can I watch him die in front of me?

However, the distance was too far after all. Before I could run over, Xiao Ding was suddenly swallowed by the water curtain. Not even a strand of hair was exposed, and the water surface returned to calm.

I rushed towards the river like crazy, wanting to jump in to rescue Xiao Ding, but was stopped by Jack.

"Are you crazy? Xiao Ding has been dragged in. Even if you jump in, you will only lose one more life. Calm down!" Jack grabbed my shoulders tightly to stop me from committing suicide, and roared angrily.

"Let go! What do you know? Xiao Ding is my partner. I promised his brother that I would take good care of him. Now you want me to watch him die in front of me. How can I stay calm!" I looked at him with red eyes, and my voice was trembling unnaturally.

As I said that, I broke free from his hand that was holding my shoulder, glared at him fiercely, turned around and was about to rush towards the river again.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I raised my foot, Jack punched me to the ground.

I touched the corner of my mouth which swelled up instantly, and before I could open my mouth, Jack grabbed my collar.

He was clearly furious. His usually calm eyes were now faintly red, a fierce gleam in his eyes. "Look here, who isn't your comrade? On this deserted island where people are eaten alive, every life of ours is precious."

"If you can rescue Xiao Ding by rushing in now, I will never stop you, but can you?"

"You can't!"

"Not only can you not do it, you will also risk your own life!"

"Even Xiao Ding wouldn't want you to die for him, do you understand?"

I stared blankly at Jack who was roaring in front of me, and my head drooped decadently, with a pale face.

Yes, he is right.

Even if I rushed in now, it would only cost one more life. I lost my mind for a moment and foolishly wanted to jump into the river.

"Don't be sad, we will definitely catch the water ghost and avenge Xiao Ding!" At this time, the fat man also woke up, walked up to me and whispered, "Even if we can't, as long as we can escape from this deserted island, it will be worthy of Xiao Ding's sacrifice. His greatest wish was to leave here."