Chapter 39 Chapter 39 Killing, Chasing, and Escape
Chang Ruijia had anticipated the sudden noise behind her. Although she really wanted to see the people's reactions when they saw her provoking the monster, she was facing a more serious situation at the moment.
The fish took the bait.
In order to be more confident in dealing with the strange monster fish here, Chang Ruijia deliberately added two more rounds in the first volley, but she still underestimated the situation of the monster fish in this sea area.
Although the previous rounds of volleys were indeed aimed at the same target, when the kitchen knife with a rope pierced into the body of the monster fish, the monster's violent struggle at the brink of death still exceeded her expectations.
Chang Ruijia had no time to care about what was happening around her. All her attention was now on the only wind rope that could fight against the monster.
After several rounds of fighting with the monster, after exhausting her strength and breaking through her limit, Chang Ruijia, who had gained an unknown amount of strength compared to before, suddenly felt like she was back to the first time she had fought the monster head-on.
Although she had been constantly improving the wind rope props in her hands these days, using discarded car wheels to make two wheel-like reels to carry the wind rope, the force that had been greatly weakened was still not to be underestimated.
With her feet firmly fixed on the bed, Chang Ruijia held the coil of wind rope in her arms and leaned her body backwards to balance the force, just like a professional tug-of-war team. She almost fell on the bed like a log.
However, the two sides fighting this time are humans and unknown monsters under the sea.
Chang Ruijia silently calculated the duration of this force in her mind, waiting for the last struggling strength transmitted from the reel in her arms to disappear. Then it would be time for her to close the net.
Time passed by minute by minute, and Chang Ruijia, who had been confronting the monster for a long time, could no longer hear any movement coming from around her.
All his attention was on the rope in his hand. Although the force from the monster had weakened a little, it was not enough to make him give up struggling.
If she hadn't ensured that each of the kitchen knives she had fired at her earlier encountered an obstacle as if it had cut into the flesh when it was retracted, she would have really doubted whether she had missed.
How could this monster have such strong vitality? Chang Ruijia couldn't help but wonder in her heart.
She tightly grasped the spool made of wheel hub in her hand, and even had pale marks on her hands due to excessive force for a long time, and a tingling sensation came from her fingertips.
"Girl, do you need help?" Hong Ta stood aside in confusion, looking at her hesitantly and asked.
When Hong Ta saw at the beginning that the dangerous thing Chang Ruijia was talking about was hunting monsters in the sea, he had already felt it in his heart and subconsciously retreated with the crowd.
Although he had heard most of the stories about Wu Jin hunting monsters from other people, he still believed the cruelty described by others. When he saw Chang Ruijia's actions, his first reaction was fear.
But before he could walk far, his worry about Chang Ruijia's behavior began to slowly overwhelm his fear.
He could protect himself by just leaving, but what about Chang Ruijia who stayed behind to fight the monster alone?
Although he understood that since Chang Ruijia dared to provoke the monsters in the sea, he must have sufficient confidence in his hands, but if a strong man like him stayed, he could at least be of some help.
Therefore, suppressing the fear in his heart, Hong Ta finally chose to stay where he was and watch Chang Ruijia's actions from a distance.
After hearing Hong Ta's voice, Chang Ruijia was surprised to find that he did not flee backwards with the crowd. She looked at him with some surprise.
"It's okay... You can't help me with this matter, so don't worry about me." Chang Ruijia squeezed out these words from between her teeth. Just as she was about to say something else, the strength of her resistance in her hands suddenly began to weaken to a certain extent.
Chang Ruijia slowly straightened herself up under this familiar force and began to spin the wheel in her hand. She quickly reeled in the wind rope that was submerged in the sea and wrapped it around the wheel in her hand. She turned around and shouted at Hong Ta, "Go!"
According to her previous experience, the monster had already lost the consciousness to struggle, and the only thing left was to take it back. As long as she took back the monster's body, she could leave directly.
However, a line of blood continued to extend to her bed along with the recovery of the monster fish. Although this process was the simplest, it was also the step most likely to lead to uncontrolled danger.
She had a paddle in her hand that could be rowed quickly, and she had the ability to run away quickly in the face of possible accidents. But for Hong Ta, who stayed and tried to help her, he was still at the stage where he could only use the small shovel in his hand to row in the sea.
If I really let him wait for me to run away together, the most likely consequences would be unimaginable.
Hearing Chang Ruijia's sudden roar, Hong Ta, who was already somewhat disturbed by her fierce behavior, suddenly shuddered all over, subconsciously put the shovel in his hand into the sea, and quickly retreated in the direction behind him.
"Then you..." Hong Ta took two steps and did not hear the sound of flowing water coming from behind him. He could not help but turn around and look in the direction of Chang Ruijia.
After hesitating for a long time about what he was about to say, Hong Ta finally did not stay and try to do something that was beyond his ability. Instead, he decided to follow Chang Ruijia's words and quickly paddle back towards the crowd.
If nothing else, compared to his worry that Chang Ruijia would not be able to cope with the situation, her skillful movements of constantly retracting the wind rope in her hand were more convincing.
Thinking about what Chang Ruijia had said to him before, which he had not taken seriously, and then thinking about the eye-opening scene of the direct confrontation with the monster fish in the sea, he decided not to stay and cause trouble.
While looking back at Chang Ruijia's condition from time to time, Hong Ta paddled away at his fastest speed in the direction of the retreating crowd with some trepidation.
Chang Ruijia had already done her best to spare some time to call Hong Ta to leave. Now she had to focus all her heart and soul on the wheel in her hands and concentrate on quickly retrieving all the wind ropes immersed in the sea.
For some reason, she always had a bad feeling in her heart.
When the monster fish was pulled onto the tent covering the bed, Chang Ruijia quickly dropped what she was holding in her hand, not even daring to look at the monster fish. She picked up the oar beside her and rowed forward quickly.
As expected, the moment she left her original position, a huge sense of crisis that seemed to be able to crush someone to death came over her.
A large number of monster fish suddenly emerged from the calm sea, opening their bloody mouths and biting the air that Chang Ruijia had just left.
Hearing the chilling sound of teeth clashing coming from behind her, Chang Ruijia's heart trembled, and her arms, which were already swinging very fast, increased their speed even more.
While her mind was becoming clearer, Chang Ruijia was also filled with fear. If she had hesitated for just a second, the monster's bloody mouth might have fallen somewhere else.
She didn't know if it was because of the mistake in her previous estimated position, or because she overestimated the speed of the people gathered in the market. When Chang Ruijia was leading a group of monsters and constantly increasing the distance, the figures of the previous group of people suddenly appeared vaguely in the front of her sight.
Wasn't the time they had left enough for them to create enough distance? Chang Ruijia couldn't care less about these things now. She only knew that she might still be able to escape from the monsters, but if the people in front were really caught up, there would really be a river of blood.
Seeing that the group of people in front of her didn't seem to feel the approaching danger, Chang Ruijia secretly gritted her teeth in her heart, and finally moved the oar in her hand slightly, sliding out in a direction that was not previously planned.
Although she didn't have much affection for those people, and even had some conflicts with them because of their previous obstruction, she would never let such a horrific tragedy happen at his hands.
Chang Ruijia continued to move her hands while thinking in her mind.
But just when she had slid a distance in an unfamiliar direction, two familiar voices suddenly came from the crowd.
"Hurry up! The monster is catching up. If you don't want to die, speed up! Faster, faster, faster!"
"How could you be so proactive when you were all suspicious of this and that? And now you're running for your lives on the sea and still have the mind to dawdle? If those who fall behind are eaten by monsters, there's no one to care!"
Chang Ruijia took the opportunity to turn around and look at the crowd. Sure enough, she saw two familiar figures in the crowd. They were constantly urging the crowd to move faster and leading the crowd in the opposite direction she had deliberately left.
It’s Wu Jin and Hong Ta.
Hong Ta was able to stand up in time to guide the crowd for her. Chang Ruijia was not surprised by this, but she was a little surprised to see Wu Jin also stand up.
Chang Ruijia was anxious to get rid of the group of monsters and the endless trail of blood behind her. She just glanced at the crowd twice, then immediately withdrew her gaze and devoted her whole body and mind to the strange place ahead.
Naturally, he didn't see it. As he watched her lead the monster away alone and run wildly towards the direction where there were no people, Wu Jin, the last one left in the crowd, saluted silently.
For various unspeakable reasons, those people ignored Chang Ruijia and Hong Ta's obstruction and finally followed her on this dangerous project.
If at this moment, Chang Ruijia led those monsters and ran directly towards the crowd, it would be understandable for her as she had already planned this, after all, it was they who disrupted her plan.
But despite everyone who kept holding her back, Wu Jin watched helplessly as Chang Ruijia abruptly changed direction and headed towards a place beyond her plan.
He knew the strength of those monsters, and what would happen in places that were not involved in the plan was unknown. Chang Ruijia was able to repay evil with kindness for the people, which was worthy of his sincere tribute.
If Chang Ruijia knew what Wu Jin was thinking at this moment, she would definitely sneer without thinking.
If it was just those people who threatened her at the beginning, Chen Ruijia would definitely not mind. She would directly lead the monsters chasing her and rush into the crowd. She didn't care about the lives of those people.
But there were many people in the crowd who came over to watch the fun, and some were tripped by those who chased after her. If she really did that, those innocent people would be in danger.
Moreover, Chang Ruijia looked at the monster fish that were chasing her relentlessly behind her, and suddenly whistled and looked at the sea beside her.
A huge forward momentum suddenly hit her. Chang Ruijia was mentally prepared and instantly grabbed the fixed object next to her to ensure that her body would not be swept off the bed.
This was the real reason why she decided to change direction temporarily.
Since she didn't know the true strength of those monsters, she didn't know whether she could escape the monsters' pursuit by her own efforts. At this time, if she had extra help, she would get twice the result with half the effort.
During last night's communication, Chang Ruijia arranged for Xiao Ai, who had been hiding in the sea today, to now be able to play a huge role.
Xiao Yi is also her biggest trump card at the moment, so naturally she cannot be observed by the crowd at will. It is better to stay away from her as much as possible.
Feeling the sea breeze blowing past her ears, Chang Ruijia thought to herself that if she revealed all her cards in front of everyone at this moment, she would have nothing left to hide. It would be better for others not to see Xiao Ai following her around.
It must be said that Xiao Ai is indeed a strong swimmer in the ocean. Chang Ruijia, who was lying on the bed so tightly, even felt that only a short while had passed. But when her speed gradually slowed down, she looked back and could no longer see any trace of those monsters.
"Huh," thinking about the desperate pursuit of a group of monsters behind her, Chang Ruijia took a deep breath, took out the watermelon she had prepared long ago from the bedside pocket and threw it to Xiaoyi, "Well done! This is your reward."
“Ah~”
After eating that delicious strange thing again, the little dolphin couldn't help but circle its tail in the sea, and the whole dolphin rolled happily and happily in the sea.
Watching Xiao Yi's movements in the sea, Chang Ruijia smiled knowingly.
In fact, ever since discovering Xiao Yi's hidden pet attribute, Chang Ruijia has been constantly preparing for some things, including how to better build a bridge of communication between them, and how to make the connection between them closer little by little through training.
After observing that the food that appeared in the system and on the bed every day was very attractive to Xiao Yi, Chang Ruijia began to work on her own plan.
Now, Xiao Yi's increasingly intimate actions and her ability to cooperate more and more with some of his ideas also demonstrate the success of her technical implementation.
Reaching out and patting Xiao Yi's smooth head that was stretched out to ask for approval, Chang Ruijia signaled that it could move freely, and finally began to shift her attention to the monster fish at the end of the bed.
The moment she saw the appearance of this monster fish firsthand, she suddenly thought of the appearance of the big sharks in the aquarium when she was in normal society.
According to their previous size, this monster fish thrown alone on the bed, except that it is a little larger than the sharks seen in the aquarium, seems to be a complete shark species.
Whether it is the shuttle-like body at this time, or the smooth skin and sharp teeth, they are almost the same.
However, looking at the teeth that looked like rotating gears, which had been emphasized by many people before, even though she had already imagined the horrible appearance in her mind, Chang Ruijia still gasped.
She had never seen such a strange-looking fish!
A mouth full of sharp teeth looked like two rows of rotating gears, and seemed to be stained with blood and the remains of other monster fish.
Chang Ruijia had no idea how this strange and bizarre shark would behave when facing other monsters.
Moving closer, Chang Ruijia focused her attention on the marks left by the kitchen knife.
She clearly remembered that she had fired at least four volleys, but why was it that when she counted them carefully with her own eyes, Chang Ruijia only found knife marks from two volleys on the monster's body?
So where did the rest of the kitchen knives that cut into the meat go?
Thinking about the group of monsters that instantly attacked the surface of the sea when he retrieved the fish, Chang Ruijia suddenly had an idea.
Could it be that her volleys of kitchen knives did hit the monster fish's body at that time, but because the number of fish was too large, and she could not completely control the direction of the knives on the sea, the knives kept accidentally injuring other monster fish in the same group?
Recalling the group of monsters and their relentless pursuit, Chang Ruijia felt more and more that her imagination might be correct.
No wonder when she was fighting against the monster fish, she vaguely realized that even with the help of the system, her body's increasingly powerful strength was still unable to compete with the dying monster fish.
It turned out that the most fundamental reason was that the monster fish was not completely injured to the extent of losing consciousness. If she had not persisted in their fight, the monster fish would have dragged her onto the bed with it in its dying struggle, resulting in completely unknown consequences.
Chang Ruijia belatedly touched the reel that was transformed from a wheel hub. She couldn't imagine what kind of consequences she would face today when she faced the monster fish that was not seriously injured, relying solely on her strength, if she had not updated the equipment in her hands while constantly fighting against the monster.
Chang Ruijia has begun to reflect on the completely unexpected things that happened during the fight with the monster fish. However, there is still plenty of time for reflection, as there is another thing in front of her.
Looking around at the unfamiliar sea, Chang Ruijia, who had finally escaped from danger, sighed and was a little unsure whether she should go back to the place where the crowd gathered before.
Judging from the greed and constant drag of that group of people, Chang Ruijia really didn't have the habit of doing good deeds in vain, and didn't want to go back and continue to barter with them to provide them with what they needed more.
Although some of the items among those people were indeed what she needed, no matter how you looked at it, she was not the one who benefited the most from this deal.
But when she thought of the only two people in the market who still cared about value, Chang Ruijia's originally firm heart wavered again.
She could imagine that if she did not rush back to the crowded place before dark, Hongta, who had been worried about her and even did not abandon her to escape alone when he saw her provoking the monster fish, would be very worried because of the gossip of others.
This is not narcissism on her part, but a reasonable guess based on Hongta's previous performance.
Looking at the monster fish still placed on the idle waterproof skylight, Chang Ruijia took a deep breath and finally decided to return to the market.
It is not only to soothe the worried hearts of others, but also to show the results of this time in front of them.
Let's see if they still have the nerve to rely on their own weakness to do such shameless things! They actually want to force her to return to the market and provide them with goods for barter?
If she hadn't acted quickly before, she would have been delayed by them for this period of time!
Chang Ruijia, who had already made enough decisions, woke up Xiao Yi who was rolling and playing in the sea.
When it comes to this problem of getting lost, the natives of the ocean are more sensitive to humans.
Following the direction Xiao Yi had pointed out, Chang Ruijia took advantage of the fact that it was still dark and rowed in the other direction they had rowed in before.
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Hong Ta didn't know how anxious he was. After the sea surface returned to calm, the figure that should have appeared on the horizon still did not appear. He kept turning in circles on the spot, looking at the horizon around him again and again.
"Hey, Brother Hong is still waiting?" Seeing Hong Ta still looking forward to something, someone in the crowd began to say, "A nice little girl is giving up her job and actually provoking those monsters in the sea. Now it seems that she is in great danger. What is there to wait for?"
"Bullshit!" Hong Ta cursed for the first time in front of the group he had been with day and night. "My sister is very skilled. She will definitely turn danger into safety and everything will go well. What are you all saying here?"
"Oh, she's just a weak little girl. Don't you think too highly of her?" Hearing Hong Ta's adjective, the person who had been casually chatting with her sneered even more. "In my opinion, she might be lying in the belly of a monster right now. It's a pity that all those dazzling goods were given away for nothing to a brainless little girl. Now she has nothing left."
"You!" Looking at the man's arrogant look, Hong Ta opened his mouth, but ultimately could not refute anything.
Even if he had confidence in Chang Ruijia, Hong Ta had never seen Chang Ruijia really take action, and did not know her true strength. Now, facing the fact that no figure had appeared in the horizon, he did not dare to ask her to really say that she would be able to come back.
Now he could only pray in his heart, praying that Chang Ruijia would reappear in front of him soon! Pray that nothing would happen to her!
Otherwise, he was just thinking about taking the lead and leading the crowd away. He made a mistake and did not help Chang Ruijia at all. The guilt that surged from the bottom of his heart would be much greater.
"Don't worry, nothing will happen to her."
Just as Hong Ta was looking at the dark yellow sky and his heart was gradually beginning to despair, a somewhat familiar voice suddenly interrupted him from the side.
"?" Hong Ta and the people watching the excitement around him looked in the direction of the voice.
Looking at the talented Wu Jin who suddenly appeared in front of him, Hong Ta's eyes lit up instantly. "Imperial! You have experience fighting monster fish before. Are you saying that the monster fish my sister faced wasn't that threatening, so does that mean she will definitely come back safe and sound?"
"No." Wu Jin shook his head at Hong Ta's expectant eyes as if he was grasping at a life-saving straw.
Looking at Hong Ta's gradually dimming despair and the increasingly gloating eyes of the people around him, Wu Jin slowly said, "After all, she was the one who was able to face the threat of swallowing, counter the threat, and even successfully devour the spoils while you were still hurriedly fleeing."
"So, she will definitely not fail over such a small matter." Thinking of following the crowd and watching Chang Ruijia's skillful movements, Wu Jin inexplicably felt that she must be very familiar with it, so she could face everything so calmly. Compared to his embarrassment at the beginning, Chang Ruijia will definitely be fine.
What? Threat, counter-threat? Devour, counter-devour? Upon hearing Wu Jin's description of Chang Ruijia, the crowd, which had just been gloating, instantly fell silent.
The man who had spoken so arrogantly in front of Hong Ta simply shrank his neck quietly and retreated to hide the change in his expression.
In such a strange silence, Hong Ta nodded as if he didn't notice anything. Although he didn't know what the girl had done before, he also felt like a great man!
"I'm back!" A crisp voice of a girl gradually came from the horizon, breaking the strange tranquility of this space.
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