Hearing Ye Feng's reminder, everyone sighed helplessly.

I'm going to be busy again. When will this ever end?

Traveling by water may seem like you don't need to move your feet, but you still have to use your hands to exert all your strength.

My arms were so sore from rowing for so long, I might as well just walk on the main road.

Despite their grievances, they didn't complain. They just felt that after enduring a few days of hardship, they would be able to return to their long-awaited homeland.

Everyone was holding their breath and rowing with all their might.

Over the next half hour, through their efforts, the raft turned into several intersections…

The original ditch became wider and wider, and the forests on both sides became farther and farther away from them.

This is clearly a sign that we're about to enter a major phase.

Ye Feng nodded in satisfaction. Once they reached the shore, they would no longer have to worry about attacks from both sides of the strait.

Just as they were about to enter the great river, they received a welcoming ceremony from this primeval rainforest.

At this moment, everyone had to stop and rest because of their sore arms, letting the raft drift along at will.

They were chewing on dried meat, trying to replenish their energy.

But just ahead, a series of clear cries and splashing sounds suddenly came from ahead...

It was like they were communicating, playing around, and even fighting...

"Chirp chirp chirp! Squeak squeak squeak!"

The commotion stunned everyone.

Tang Weiwei and Zhan Pengwu looked puzzled. The sound was very similar to that of a mouse, but a mouse obviously couldn't make such a loud noise.

They shielded their eyes with their hands, trying to see where the sound was coming from.

But there was a left turn ahead, and all we could hear was the sound; we couldn't see anything at all.

The three of them then looked at Ye Feng with puzzled expressions.

But they found that Ye Feng had a serious expression on his face and his brows were furrowed.

Two monkeys poked their heads out of the backpack and started yelling at the corner ahead.

Even a fool could tell from that expression that what's in front of him is definitely very dangerous.

Before the three could ask any questions, Ye Feng quickly stuffed the two monkeys back into his backpack and locked the zipper.

He seemed very afraid of attracting those guys' attention.

Fu Changxiong also suddenly remembered something. The more he listened to the voice, the more familiar it seemed. After a moment, he raised an eyebrow...

"Bro, could that be an otter?"

Ye Feng pursed his lips helplessly, closed his eyes, and nodded. The voice was too distinctive; he couldn't possibly have misheard it.

It's true what they say, what you fear most is what happens most often.

A few days before the game started, Ye Feng, Fu Changxiong, and Qi Xiaojie were attacked by a group of otters.

But at that time, they were in their own camp, and finally used hot oil to drive away the otter herd.

Even if they were on land at the time, without hot oil, they might not have been able to drive them all away.

We're on the water now, on someone else's territory.

Even with bows and arrows, it would be a big problem if these guys attacked from underwater.

"Brother Feng, are these otters fierce? I've watched Animal World, and I remember these guys weren't very big, and they were actually quite cute."

Zhan Pengfei didn't understand why Ye Feng was so serious.

In his view, otters always give people a cute and adorable impression, even if they are wild carnivores. There's no need to act so alarmed.

You don't understand.

Fu Changxiong picked up the conversation, saying that he had personally seen otters before.

“We’ve encountered this before. My brother said that the otters in the Amazon aren’t called otters, they’re called giant otters.”

These beasts are incredibly clever; they can communicate, they can coordinate, and they're extremely aggressive.

Seeing that some people didn't know about giant otters, Ye Feng gave everyone a brief explanation.

"The giant otter, when it grows up, males weigh about 60 pounds and females about 50 pounds."

It is at the top of the food chain in the Amazon River and is known as the river wolf due to its fierce nature.

One or two are not much of a threat; there are plenty of animals that can kill them.

But the most terrifying thing about this kind of animal is that it lives in groups and has a social consciousness. It is extremely cunning and treacherous and uses tactics to hunt.

Most importantly, they are inherently bloodthirsty and ferocious, and also possess a strong sense of territory and intense curiosity.

No matter what they see, even if they're not hungry, they'll still want to touch and play with it.

When they swarm together, they are virtually invincible in the waters, except for adult electric eels.

Hearing these words, everyone was shocked. Indeed, the saying "don't judge a book by its cover" applies to the animal kingdom as well.

After a moment of shock, Liu Sisi came up with a solution…

"Why don't we just go ashore and take the main road? With our seven bows, we won't be afraid of any number of otters."

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement; it seemed that this was the only way at the moment.

"No, we have to get there."

Ye Feng firmly rejected this idea.

“I’ve already studied the map. We must cross the big river ahead, but we’ll disembark in the woods behind it.”

Otherwise, we'll have to take a very long detour to get there. In that case, the advantage we've built up over the past two days will be gone.

Those pursuers will catch up with us soon.

Otter colonies are terrifying, but not nearly as terrifying as humans.

At this point, Ye Feng quickly searched for a solution in his mind.

But time was of the essence. He didn't have a perfect solution yet, so he could only give the order:

"Let's row over and check the situation first. Arrows are ready at any time. Monk and Da Xiong stand next to the raft."

If you spot those guys swimming over, just start killing them.

"Okay! (That works!)"

Everyone nodded in agreement and rowed the boat toward the corner.

As they drew closer, the calls of the giant otters grew louder.

Moreover, among the noisy and frequent calls, there seemed to be the sounds of crocodiles.

When they saw the whole picture, everyone's eyes widened in surprise. Ye Feng's surprise was written all over his face.

About forty or fifty meters away from them, water shimmered and splashed everywhere in the river.

A group of giant otters were leaping and tumbling in the river, chirping and twittering as they formed a circle.

And inside that circle was a rather large crocodile.

Ye Feng quickly picked up the binoculars.

It's obvious at a glance that this is a group of otters working together to hunt crocodiles.

But to Ye Feng's surprise, a typical group of giant otters consists of about 10 to 20 individuals, while this group, roughly estimated, numbered no less than 25.

Moreover, the crocodiles they prey on are not the smaller caimans, but the black caimans, which are also the apex predators of the river.

The two differ by only one word, but their size and strength are worlds apart.

Adult caimans are only about 2 meters long, and are considered one of the worst crocodiles, along with the Chinese alligator.

One couldn't even beat a goose, and the other was often eaten alive by leopards and pythons.

Black caimans, on the other hand, can grow to 3.5 to 4.5 meters in length, with the largest recorded at 5.4 meters. They are the undisputed rulers of the Amazon River and have virtually no natural predators.