Chapter 46 Chapter 46 The River Monster
“Ah ...
The shrill, panicked screams broke the tranquility of the reserve. The boat lost its balance and capsized to the left, and the four young people on board fell into the muddy yellow river.
He Junxia immediately adjusted his posture the moment he fell into the water. He rolled up the mountaineering bag closest to him with his right hand, and used his legs and hands to swim towards the small island protruding in the middle of the river.
"Get ashore, hurry up, there seems to be something in the water."
Even with just a quick glance under the flashlight, He Junxia could tell that it was a terrifying black monster.
No wonder the mission this time is to go home.
Now I am afraid that if I am not careful, I will become the meal of the black monster.
He Junxia's mind raced, pondering the next step, but his hands and feet didn't slow down at all. Just as he was about to reach shore, an extremely strong smell of blood, carried by the river water and the night breeze, reached his nose. It was so strong that it made him want to vomit.
It's the smell of human blood!
He Junxia made a judgment instantly.
At the same time, he heard the sad and panicked cries of two girls.
"Thomas" "Thomas" "Thomas"
He Junxia still didn't look back, nor did she stop swimming. Instead, she shouted even louder, "If you don't want to die, get ashore quickly!"
Perhaps his words worked, the two girls no longer shouted the energetic young man's name in panic, but swam towards the shore like him frantically.
He Junxia, who got ashore first, reached out and pulled them out of the water.
The two girls sat slumped on the ground, staring blankly at the dark river surface. As a cold night wind blew, they shivered violently several times.
Belinda trembled and said, "Where's Thomas?"
He Junxia bent down to pick up the phone on the ground. After finding that the phone was still usable, he turned on the lighting function and shone it towards the river. A male corpse with only the lower half of the body left slowly came into view. The smell of blood in the air was suffocating.
“Ahhhhhh!”
Belinda covered her ears with her hands, screamed in disbelief, and tears instantly filled her eyes.
“Huh--” “Huh--”
The cool night breeze, like the howling of ghosts and wolves, echoed on the river, adding a bit of weirdness to the scene.
He Junxia couldn't help but shudder.
Don't get me wrong, he wasn't scared, he was just wearing wet clothes, and every time the night wind blew, it would take away a lot of heat.
"Ahhhh"
Barbara sneezed, but she didn't care about the coldness of her body. She tried her best to hold her best friend who was out of control with both hands.
"Linda, calm down?"
"Calm down, how can you ask me to calm down? Thomas is dead, he's dead, ahhhhhh."
Belinda shook off Barbara's hand, scratched her hair frantically and asked, "Why, why did we come here, why did we do such a stupid thing?"
The more she spoke, the more excited she became, and the more she collapsed. She walked backwards step by step, and before she knew it, she was approaching the river.
Many movie scenes suddenly flashed through He Junxia's mind. In a flash, he rushed forward, grabbed Belinda's hand and pulled her forward to the ground.
"Crash"
The bloody mouth that broke out of the water brushed past the girl's body. If He Junxia had been a second slower, Belinda would have become a meal for this terrifying beast.
"Plop"
The giant beast closed its mouth and sank into the water, and the river surface returned to calm again.
Belinda, who survived the disaster, came to her senses and crawled forward desperately using her hands and feet. Even after being pulled up and hugged by her best friend, there was still a lingering look of fear on her face, and the disgusting fishy smell lingered at the tip of her nose for a long time.
"Monster, monster."
Belinda clutched Barbara's clothes tightly. Barbara sneezed several times and said in frustration, "What do we do now?"
He Junxia took out a lighter from his backpack and said, "I'll start the fire. First, take off most of your wet clothes to avoid hypothermia."
Barbara hesitated: "But will the monster in the river..."
"Probably not. Unless in special circumstances, crocodiles usually hunt in the water. And with the terrifying bite force of crocodiles, it makes no difference to them whether humans are wearing clothes or not."
He Junxia answered Barbara's questions calmly, but she couldn't help but feel nervous.
Will this terrifying crocodile be an exception?
He Junxia's body tensed up when he thought of the monster he saw when he rescued Belinda just now.
Barbara didn't notice the nervousness hidden beneath his surface, and after listening to the explanation, she took off her wet clothes without hesitation.
If He Junxia hadn't stopped her, she would have taken off her underwear as well.
He Junxia found some relatively dry branches and leaves and lit them. After the fire stabilized, he quickly took off his wet clothes and the three of them gathered around the fire to keep warm.
However, the burning flames could only dispel part of the cold, and the three of them were still shivering from the cold.
Belinda said with a blank look in her eyes, "Can we get out alive?"
"certainly."
He Junxia answered without hesitation, but in fact he was not sure.
The pace of internship task two and internship task one is too different. Internship task one at least leaves the tasker with a buffer period of more than half a month, but internship task two does not give people any time to react at all. It starts in hell mode.
And judging from the memories transmitted by the Space-Time Administration, this country is roughly similar to Country Y in his native world.
He Junxia didn't want to say anything to discredit the police of other countries, but based on some news he had heard about Country Y in his previous life, it was hard for him not to doubt the efficiency of foreign police.
Besides, it is also a big question when their families will report the case.
You still have to work hard to save yourself.
He Junxia waved the light of his mobile phone back and forth to observe the surrounding environment.
This is a very wide river with an unknown depth. The distance between the two banks is about sixty to seventy meters, and there is a towering cliff at one end, with no space for people to climb.
The other one is a normal river beach, but the distance between the river beach and the island is not close, estimated to be about thirty or forty meters.
It takes an average person about a minute to swim 40 meters, but crocodiles are the top predators in the water, and the one targeting them is a monster-level crocodile. Even if they were allowed to swim for 50 seconds, this crocodile could easily catch up.
Can't take such a risk.
He Junxia withdrew his gaze from the riverbank, and his eyes suddenly stopped at a certain point as they moved with the light.
That's Thomas's upper body.
He was almost bitten in half by the crocodile and lost his life without even having time to scream.
He Junxia had no good feelings towards the mentally ill young man who took the initiative to commit suicide, but that didn't mean he wanted to see a young child lose his life.
However, his sigh did not last long. He Junxia soon discovered an even worse situation. Thomas's body was not dragged away and eaten by the crocodile, which meant that the crocodile did not attack them because of hunger.
Why is that?
He Junxia caught a glimpse of the overturned boat in the river, and suddenly a light bulb went off in his head - crocodiles have a strong sense of territory, so could it be afraid that the boat and the people on it might be considered invaders?
This is the worst case scenario.
If his guess was correct, this ferocious crocodile would never leave easily and might even come ashore to attack.
Barbara noticed the change in He Junxia's expression and asked with concern, "John, what's wrong with you?"
He Junxia shook her head: "Nothing."
The two girls had already suffered a great blow from the death of their friend. If he told them this extremely terrible guess, it would probably lead them to give up on themselves and lose the confidence to live.
He Junxia continued to move his gaze back and forth with the flashlight, and his eyes finally settled on a small island in the river not far away.
This island is much larger than the one they are on. There are several tall trees on the island that can provide them with temporary shelter. It is also closer to the river beach, giving them more initiative.
But going into the water is risky. Perhaps a crocodile is hiding nearby, waiting for an opportunity to attack. They cannot act rashly and need to think carefully.
By the way, it was so dark, they could try sending out a light distress signal, luckily his cell phone was not broken.
Maybe a rescue team will arrive soon or the next day?
No one can say for sure about this kind of thing.
He Junxia still remembers the ending of the movie called "The Mist" when the male protagonist looked at the rescued people with a confused and desperate expression.
He kept the overly risky idea to himself and began to use the light of his mobile phone to send distress signals to the sky, hoping that someone would notice something was wrong soon and call the police for them.
However, after launching for several hours, they did not wait for the search and rescue team to arrive, but their mobile phones issued a low battery prompt.
This can't go on any longer.
Once their cell phones were turned off, they would be plunged into complete darkness and lose the ability to observe the river surface.
He Junxia turned off the screen of his phone and opened the mountaineering bag that he had brought ashore with great effort to check the supplies inside.
Uh, is this a condom?
I can only say that she is worthy of being a foreign teenager.
He Junxia silently put the condom back in its place, and then took out a box of cigarettes and a few bottles of whiskey, as well as some chocolates, marshmallows and vacuum-packed compressed foods.
You really don't bring any outdoor supplies?
He Junxia held his forehead helplessly.
These things are only enough for the three of them to sustain for two days at most, or if no rescue comes tomorrow, they will have to save themselves.
Otherwise, even if the crocodiles in the river did not come ashore to attack them, they would lose the strength to save themselves due to long-term hunger and eventually be trapped and killed on this small island.
Just as He Junxia was thinking about countermeasures, Belinda suddenly exclaimed, "I remember, Thomas's phone seems to be able to make satellite calls."
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