"Really unconscious?" Shen Lingxue didn't believe it at all: "You fainted from lack of oxygen, and we didn't give you artificial respiration. You think a slap would wake you up?"
Zhao Hao, who was also watching the drama unfold, said, "Alright, you fatso, you're trying to steal my first kiss, aren't you?"
The fat man felt utterly wronged, and no one believed him no matter what he said.
In fact, only Fang Xiu knew that the fat man wasn't faking it; he had genuinely fainted.
The reason he woke up with just one slap was because Fang Xiu used a trace of pain power, and the intense pain stimulated him to wake up.
Similar to using an electric current to stimulate the heart, this is used for cardiac resuscitation.
After a few words of bickering, Shen Lingxue couldn't stand it anymore and told them to stop.
"Enough, Fatty. I'll settle the score with you later. Right now, the most important thing is to discuss how to deal with the water monster in the Blackwater River!"
Fang Xiu, what happened when you went into the water? Why did you say the strange thing was hair?
"I saw a female corpse underwater. It was the female corpse's hair that had attacked us earlier."
After I dealt with the female corpse, her hair detached itself as if it were alive and ran away. So I guess the hair was the entity itself, and the female corpse was just a body controlled by it.
Shen Lingxue pondered and said, "Deal with the female corpse? Even if the female corpse wasn't the monster's true form, she was still controlled by it. This water monster can control the movement of the Blackwater River. With such terrifying power, how did you deal with the female corpse?"
"I have my own way of doing things," Fang Xiu replied simply, without offering any further explanation.
Shen Lingxue glanced at Fang Xiu suspiciously. She guessed that this water monster might just have peculiar abilities, but not strong combat capabilities.
But upon closer reflection, something felt subtly off.
However, seeing that Fang Xiu seemed unwilling to say more, Shen Lingxue did not ask further.
"Let's go back first. I'll come back to the Blackwater River to deal with the water monster after my spirituality recovers tomorrow and it's dawn."
Fang Xiu didn't move, but asked, "What are your plans to deal with the strange creature tomorrow?"
Shen Lingxue frowned and pondered, "If a novice spirit master like you can defeat it, it's clear that the water monster's direct combat ability is not strong. However, it is hiding in the Blackwater River, which gives it a great advantage in terrain, making it difficult for my fire abilities to be effective. Therefore, the best way is to lure the water monster to the shore."
"As long as someone can lure out the water monster, I can easily deal with it using fire."
After Shen Lingxue finished speaking, she found that Fang Xiu was looking at her as if she were a fool.
This angered her: "What do you mean by looking at me like that? Do you have some brilliant idea?"
"Your words make it hard for me to believe you are a seasoned Spirit Master," Fang Xiu said calmly, his tone devoid of any sarcasm, yet every word was laced with mockery.
He took out the encrypted phone issued by the Investigation Bureau and started making calls.
"Who are you calling? Is your solution to ask the Investigation Bureau for help and call other Spirit Masters for assistance?" Shen Lingxue said sarcastically. "I advise you to put down your phone. The Bureau is always short-staffed with Spirit Masters. This Water Monster hasn't shown any significant threat, so the Bureau is unlikely to send any Spirit Masters to help."
However, Fang Xiu ignored her.
The call was connected very quickly.
A soft, sleepy voice came from the other end of the phone: "Is this Mr. Fang? It's so late..."
Before she could finish speaking, Fang Xiu interrupted her, saying, "Immediately notify the higher-ups to send a special operations team over to Blackwater Village, with as many high-powered water pumps as possible."
Special operations teams are composed of professionally trained soldiers. Although they are all ordinary people, each one is an elite soldier. However, they lack spirituality and are difficult to deal with the supernatural. They are usually used to assist spirit masters in carrying out missions, or to maintain order in crowds, conduct reconnaissance, rescue people, and so on.
"Huh?" Su Kexin seemed still dazed and didn't react for a moment: "Mr. Fang, what did you say? A water pump? Weren't you on a mission? What do you need a water pump for?"
"You don't need to know the reason. Just do as I say right now. If you have any questions, go to Wang Dehai and tell him it was me who said it."
After saying that, Fang Xiu hung up the phone.
He looked at Shen Lingxue and the others again, and was shocked to find that they were all staring at him in disbelief.
"Brother Xiu...you don't mean you're planning to...drain the Blackwater River, do you?" Zhao Hao asked in shock.
Fang Xiu nodded: "Judging from its previous actions, this monster is very clever and knows how to use tricks. It doesn't fight us head-on, so if we want to lure it out, it will be difficult to trick it unless someone really risks their life as bait."
In that case, the best solution is to drain the Blackwater River, leaving the eerie creature nowhere to hide.
Since they have the backing of the Investigation Bureau and can mobilize a large amount of manpower and resources, why not make use of it? Do they really have to choose the most dangerous approach—underwater combat?
Furthermore, although the Blackwater River is very long, only the middle section is deep; the other parts are difficult for people to hide in. It is sufficient to block the upstream and downstream sections and drain the water from the middle section.
At this moment, Shen Lingxue was already a little embarrassed to look at Fang Xiu's calm face. Her gaze unconsciously drifted elsewhere, and she remained silent.
She had assumed Fang Xiu would call other spirit masters for help, but to her surprise, he planned to use modern technology to deal with the water monster—a method she had never considered.
But I have to admit, it makes a lot of sense.
Mobilizing a special operations team, along with some water pumps, will require a lot of manpower and resources, but it is much better and more effective than sending spirit masters to risk their lives.
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