Chapter 47 Chapter 47 The River Monster
Satellite call?!
He Junxia asked in surprise: "Where is his phone?"
Belinda hesitated and said, "I remember Thomas put his phone in his backpack."
He Junxia made sure Thomas's phone wasn't in the backpack he brought ashore. He recalled the backpacks he'd seen on the boat and shone the light of his phone toward the river.
He Junxia searched for several times but found nothing. Just when he was about to give up, a black object beside the overturned boat caught his attention.
He Junxia asked: "Is this it?"
Belinda squinted her eyes and looked again and again. "It should be. Only his bag is black."
Then the question arises again.
How can they pull the backpack up?
It’s definitely not possible to just swim over and get it.
It's too risky.
Even though the boat was not far from the island where they were, only four or five meters away, if the crocodile attacked, the people in the water would surely die.
He Junxia carefully observed the backpack and found that the front of the backpack was facing down and the back was facing up, and the shoulder straps were floating on the water.
"How about trying to hook the bag over here?"
Barbara's idea was exactly the same as He Junxia's.
Belinda wondered, "But we don't have any hooks."
He Junxia turned to look at the sparse trees on the island: "You can try."
Anyway, we have plenty of time now. It doesn’t matter if we fail. If we succeed, we will make money.
He Junxia began to look for suitable tools on the small island which was less than 20 square meters in size.
A branch with a curved fork became his first target.
Lacking any tools, He Junxia used a torch to burn the base of the branches. Once the roots were burned through, he used a little force to break off the bent branches.
He Junxia stood half a meter away from the river bank and hooked it with a branch. Unfortunately, he found that the bend of the branch was still a short distance away from the harness. If he continued to move forward and closer to the river bank, he would most likely be bitten by the sneak attacking crocodile because he could not dodge in time.
what to do?
To live or to die?
Barbara said nervously, "Why not just forget it? Thomas's phone must have been soaked in water and broken."
"No, Thomas's backpack and phone are both waterproof, so his phone is definitely fine."
Belinda grabbed her friend's hand and said excitedly, "If you just pull the backpack over here, we'll be saved. Don't you want to get out of this damn place?"
Barbara sighed, "Of course we want to get out of this damn place, but there's no way we can get Thomas's backpack."
"You two cowards!"
Belinda angrily snatched the branch from He Junxia's hand and strode towards the river bank.
He Junxia quickly grabbed her arm: "Don't be impulsive, let's think of other ways first."
Belinda had been so overwhelmed by anxiety that she had snatched the branch. Now that He Junxia had gripped her wrist tightly, her sanity gradually returned, and she suddenly felt a wave of fear.
"I'm sorry, I was too impulsive."
Belinda put down the branch and sat by the campfire in a daze - the ups and downs of her emotions had exhausted her and she was unable to think about anything else.
Barbara was also extremely depressed.
Although she appeared to be calmer than Belinda, the sudden death of her companion, the lurking monster in the river, and the uncertainty of whether there would be a future were like a heavy stone pressing on her heart.
Perhaps when the limited food she had was gone and there was still no sign of the rescue team, she would completely collapse.
He Junxia hasn't given up yet.
After all, his situation was different from that of the two girls. He was only sad about Thomas's death but not heartbroken, and he was also mentally prepared for the sudden disaster.
He Junxia picked up his cell phone and waved it back and forth on the river surface.
The deep darkness obscured the vision of those in distress, but provided a natural hiding place for predators. Even though He Junxia searched the river surface inch by inch without finding the crocodile's eyes, he couldn't guarantee that the crocodile had left.
He stared at the black backpack floating beside the boat, and suddenly a new idea came to his mind.
As we all know, crocodiles usually attack prey that are drinking water on the shore by ambushing them underwater.
If he stayed close to the ground, could he avoid the crocodile's attack range when it broke out of the water?
He can also extend the hooking range of the branch by stretching his arms.
The only drawback is that once a crocodile rushes ashore to attack, it is difficult for a person lying on the ground to quickly escape from the crocodile's attack range, but the risk is still much smaller than the previous method.
Besides, he is not fighting alone, he has two companions, fire and alcohol.
As long as the crocodile dares to open its mouth, He Junxia doesn't mind giving it a few bottles of incendiary fluid.
He Junxia expressed his thoughts.
Barbara said excitedly, "John, you are so smart. Let's get started. I can't wait."
He Junxia opened a bottle of whiskey and handed it to Belinda, then handed the burning simple torch to Barbara.
"Hey, ladies, relax a bit. Shouldn't I be the one who should be most nervous?"
He Junxia made a harmless funny gesture and successfully calmed down the two girls who looked a little overly nervous.
"here we go."
He Junxia lay on the ground, his phone in his left hand and a branch in his right, slowly moving forward. His posture wasn't particularly attractive, and rather odd, like a snake crawling slowly along the ground. However, no one present cared about such trivial details.
He Junxia stopped at the corner of the branch where the straps could touch each other, and stretched out his right hand with all his strength, tensing the muscles of his right hand and waist into a sharp and straight line.
He aimed the flashlight at the backpack and tried to move the branches to reach the strap, but the strap was uncooperative and he failed after several tries.
The two girls on guard were observing the river environment with trepidation, and were extremely anxious about He Junxia's failure. They wished they could lie down and try it themselves.
However, He Junxia has the longest arms among the three. If even he can't do it, it will be even more impossible for others.
He Junxia put down the nearly two-meter-long branch, shook his aching right arm, and looked solemnly at the backpack in front of him that seemed so close yet so far away.
what to do?
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration came to He Junxia's mind again.
He changed his strategy and no longer tried to hook the strap with the branch from above. Instead, he sank the bent part of the branch into the water and inserted it into the gap between the strap and the backpack from bottom to top.
Success!
He Junxia couldn't help but smile as she carefully pulled her backpack toward the riverbank. But just as the backpack was about to reach the shore, a huge ripple suddenly appeared on the river surface, and a large mouth full of sharp teeth easily bit the backpack.
As expected, the huge crocodile did not leave.
He Junxia's hands and heart sank at the same time. His right hand was forced to let go of the branch and he watched helplessly as the crocodile was about to drag the backpack away.
"Linda, throw it away."
Seeing that Belinda was still in a daze, Barbara simply snatched the bottle from her hand and poured the wine in the bottle at the crocodile. With her other hand, she threw a torch and hit the crocodile on the head.
"boom"
Ghostly blue flames ignited on the surface of the river. The frightened crocodile instantly sank into the water and disappeared, leaving only a black backpack to be baptized by the flames.
Of course, it's still a little bit off.
The pale blue flame was quickly extinguished by the river water. He Junxia easily used a branch to hook his backpack ashore and turned to give Barbara a thumbs up.
"You're really quick."
At that moment, his mind was blank and he had no thoughts.
Barbara smiled and said, "It's a good thing you prepared us in advance."
He Junxia took the backpack to a place far away from the river bank and opened it. Three pairs of eyes stared at his movements, as if waiting for some rare treasure to appear.
But He Junxia emptied all his pockets and still couldn't find the mobile phone that Belinda mentioned that could make satellite calls.
The unexpected situation was like a bucket of cold water poured directly into the hearts of the three people. Belinda's face turned pale and she muttered to herself, "Impossible, impossible! I clearly saw him put his phone in his bag with my own eyes. How could it be gone?"
"John, stop teasing us and take out your phone."
Facing Belinda's eyes, which were three parts pleading and seven parts desperate, He Junxia shook her head in disappointment: "Maybe Thomas took out his phone again when you didn't know."
Belinda collapsed to the ground instantly.
After taking such great risks and spending so much effort, in the end it was all in vain.
Is this God's will?
Not only was Belinda desperate, Barbara also lost her little confidence, and even He Junxia was a little depressed.
The three of them sat quietly around the campfire, like three stone statues.
However, the bad situation is not over yet.
He Junxia was surprised to find that the water level of the river seemed to be rising rapidly.
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