I nodded, stood up shakily, and stared at the river not far away in a daze.
At this moment, the originally calm river suddenly surged up with huge waves, and rushed towards us at lightning speed. I widened my eyes in horror and my face turned pale in an instant.
"Hurry, run!" I pointed tremblingly at the huge waves that were coming towards us like a flood and a beast, and grabbed Jack and the fat man's sleeves with all my strength.
Jack and Fatty were also shocked when they saw this. Their faces changed and they turned around and ran into the woods.
However, we were too close to the river. Before we could take two steps, we were caught by the water curtain and pulled into the river.
The river water instantly rushed into my mouth and nose. I subconsciously held my breath and felt an irresistible force wrapped around my ankles, desperately pulling me into the river. I turned to look at Jack and Fatty and found that their situation was not much better than mine.
The oxygen in my lungs was getting less and less, my eyes widened in horror, and the fear of death made my whole body tense.
The body was tightly wrapped by the river water, making it hard to breathe.
If this goes on, the three of us will die here, or in other words, the three of us have already stepped into the gates of hell.
Just when I was trying to find a way to get rid of the water ghost, the fat man suddenly loosened his grip on my hand. I was startled and subconsciously looked at him.
But he had his eyes tightly closed, had lost consciousness, and his body was sinking rapidly to the bottom of the river.
Behind him, a girl in white was floating in the depths of the river. When she saw me looking at her, she grinned at me, looking weird and cold.
I couldn't help but shiver and tried desperately to grab the fat man's hand which was getting farther and farther away.
But as soon as he grabbed it, he found that the force pulling the fat man was so terrifying that he was dragged down with him.
At this moment, Jack suddenly stretched out a hand. My eyes tightened instantly, thinking that he wanted to pull the fat man with me. Just as I was about to remind him that this water ghost had extraordinary strength, I saw him turn around and pry open my fingers that were holding the fat man.
The fat man's fingers were pried apart and he was instantly dragged down by the water ghost. I looked at Jack in shock. I knew that he had always been smart and rational, but I didn't expect that he was so rational that he was almost cold-blooded.
It's a bit cold-blooded and scary.
As if sensing my anger, Jack turned to look at me, his black eyes extremely calm.
I suddenly shook off his hand, my eyes filled with extreme anger and strangeness, as if I had never really known him.
When Xiao Ding was entangled by the water ghost, he could be said to be helpless. Even if he rushed over, it would be of no avail. There was nothing wrong with him stopping me. I was even grateful to him.
But what about the fat man?
The fat man was right in front of me, alive. I even grabbed his hand, but he pried my fingers apart without hesitation and let the fat man be dragged away by the water ghost.
How can a person be so cold-blooded?
However, no matter how angry I was, it was of no use. I couldn't say a word to curse him in the water, and I kept holding it in until my face turned red.
Jack seemed not to see my angry look. He grabbed my hand again and pulled me towards the surface.
I struggled desperately, but couldn't shake him at all, and a trace of fear finally surged in my heart.
Jack, who is he?
At this moment, the cold air wrapped around my ankles again. I looked down and saw a pale hand grabbing me tightly and pulling me towards the bottom of the river.
My eyes followed the hand upwards, and a pale face with a hideous smile instantly came into view. My body trembled subconsciously, and my pupils suddenly constricted.
I kicked hard with my legs, trying to kick her down, but that hand was firmly gripping my foot, not moving at all.
A mocking arc appeared on the water ghost's grinning face, as if he was laughing at my arrogance.
I turned to look at Jack, no longer caring about being angry, and grabbed Jack's hand tightly, trying to swim towards the surface.
As long as they swam out of the water, the water ghost's power would be greatly weakened, and they would have a glimmer of hope. However, what made me despair was that no matter how hard I tried to swim upwards, I found that I was just getting farther and farther away from the water surface.
The power of water ghosts in water is terrifying and cannot be matched by human power at all.
Jack's face turned pale, his eyes were red, and he tried his best to swim upstream, but he retreated step by step.
Suddenly, he turned to look at me, his eyes filled with an extremely complicated expression.
But I saw a hint of struggle and giving up in his eyes, and my heart suddenly turned cold. My gaze as I looked at Jack gradually became dim, and his lips turned extremely pale.
Sure enough, the next moment, Jack suddenly let go of my hand and swam towards the surface without looking back.
I smiled miserably and let the water ghost drag me towards the bottom of the water.
Yes, Jack is such a rational and calm person. He will not abandon his teammates even if there is a slight possibility. But if there is no possibility of survival, he will abandon the burden that is dragging him down without hesitation.
If a person does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth.
In fact, there is nothing wrong with what he did, and he has no right to blame him.
But I still couldn't accept it in my heart, and a trace of resentment arose in my heart. I looked at his back as he swam upwards, hating myself so much.
The water ghost was very powerful, and I instantly created a large distance between myself and Jack. Feeling the oxygen in my lungs and the vitality in my body dwindling, I closed my eyes in despair.
It seems that my life will be buried in this river. I don’t know whether I will be eaten by fish or turned into a pile of bones.
Seeing that I was about to be dragged to the bottom of the water, I was in a daze when I saw Jack gave up trying to escape and swam towards me again. I smiled bitterly and cursed myself for being crazy.
How could such a cold-blooded person come back?
As I thought about this, my consciousness became increasingly weak, and I lost all awareness in an instant.
......
I was awakened by a gust of wind. The yellow sand hit my face, bringing a slight sting. I opened my eyes with difficulty, but found myself lying in a desert.
What's going on?
Wasn't I dragged down to the river by a water ghost and drowned? How did I end up in the desert?
I suddenly jumped up from the ground and touched my ears in disbelief. After a while, I was sure that I was still alive, but I didn't know why I appeared in the desert.
Could it be that time and space were distorted, teleporting him here?
What about the others?
Is there a possibility that... Fatty and Xiao Ding are still alive, somewhere in this corner of the desert?
As for Jack, that cold-blooded man should have escaped by now.
The climate in the desert is extremely harsh, with howling winds and gravel hitting your cheeks, causing pain. If you are not careful, you will swallow a mouthful of yellow sand. Even the ground under your feet is covered with soft yellow sand.
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