Chapter 48 Chapter 48 The River Monster
It is conceivable that the island will soon be submerged by the rising river water, and staying here will mean death.
He Junxia's heart felt as if it were being gripped by a pair of ruthless hands, his expression becoming extremely grim. He turned to look at the two dejected and numb girls, feeling compelled to break the terrible news to them.
Surprisingly, Belinda didn't react at all after learning of the situation. Her beautiful face, illuminated by the firelight, appeared remarkably calm. Meanwhile, Barbara, who had been relatively calm previously, clutched her head in agony, "Oh my God."
Her call was destined to go unanswered.
He Junxia took a deep breath and said, "Based on the rate at which the river is rising, this land will be submerged in less than half an hour. We must leave immediately."
Barbara lowered her hands from covering her ears: "But where can we go now?"
He Junxia stretched out her hand: "Let's go to that small island."
Barbara followed his finger and saw the shape of another expanse of land emerging from the water beneath the dim light. A few tall trees stood silently on the land, their leaves rustling softly in the night breeze, as if inviting them in.
Barbara was puzzled: "Why don't we just go ashore?"
He Junxia: "It's too far."
Far enough to give the crocodile lurking in the water time to kill the three people.
"And you can't throw a backpack that far."
The cell phone, lighter, whiskey, chocolate... and even the seemingly useless condoms in the backpack can increase their chances of survival.
These supplies must not be lost.
He Junxia explained the reason to the two of them. Barbara nodded to show that she understood, but Belinda still did not react.
He Junxia frowned slightly.
Of course, he didn't dislike Belinda's attitude, but he thought she was a little strange.
He said, "Belinda, do you understand what I mean?"
Belinda let out an "ah" and slowly looked up, her eyes shifting unnaturally from side to side. She said softly, "I understand."
He Juanxia still felt that something was amiss with her, but there was no time for him to calm down and think about it. He just said, "Okay, wait for my instructions later. Now, pack up your things."
After packing up his things, He Junxia threw the two backpacks hard towards another small island. His aim was good and both backpacks hit the target successfully.
Then He Junxia asked the two girls to stand with her in the distance and stir the river surface with branches. During one of the sessions, a crocodile appeared and bit off the branch in an instant.
OK
The crocodile's current location has been determined
He Junxia asked the two to stop, a long-lost smile appeared on his face, and he gave up the idea of cutting the skin to let the blood to lure away the crocodile - the goddess of luck finally favored them. The crocodile was lurking in the opposite direction of the other small island. As long as they swam faster, they should be able to avoid being attacked by the crocodile.
"Oh, by the way, remember to take off your coat, otherwise we'll have to dry it after we get ashore."
And water-soaked clothes will also affect swimming speed.
After saying that, He Junxia took off all her clothes except for her underwear, rolled up her clothes and threw them to another island.
Barbara did as He Junxia reminded her and asked her to throw her clothes over, but Belinda said she was cold and didn't want to take off her clothes.
He Junxia didn't persuade her.
The three of them arrived at the other end of the island, facing the cold night wind. He Junxia said, "I said 321 jump. We jump at the same time. Don't stop no matter what happens."
The two girls nodded.
He Junxia reiterated: "You must jump in at the same time. That way, even if the crocodile attacks, the other two can escape. If only one person stays in the water, the crocodile doesn't have to make any choices."
Barbara smiled at him. "Don't worry, John. We understand."
“3, 2, 1”
"Jump!"
The moment the words fell, the three of them jumped into the water with a splash. He Junxia used all his strength to wave his arms and legs and swam towards the target, with no room for anything else in his eyes.
Therefore, he did not notice that Belinda was swimming towards the farther river beach instead of the second island.
Barbara did notice it, but she still remembered what He Junxia said, so she didn't say anything to persuade her. She just silently wished her best friend good luck in her heart.
He Junxia was the first to go ashore.
Perhaps because his body secreted a large amount of adrenaline, he did not feel cold or uncomfortable at this time.
After getting ashore, He Junxia turned around to check on his two companions, only to find that Belinda had deviated from the direction of their plan.
No wonder she used an excuse to refuse to take off her clothes just now.
He Junxia was a little surprised by Belinda's choice but not angry, just as he had not persuaded Belinda to take off her clothes before jumping into the river.
Everyone is an independent individual, and the only person who needs to be responsible for his own life is himself. What he can do is to remind others, rather than force others to act according to his own ideas.
Besides, although Belinda's behavior is risky, the greater the risk, the greater the reward. Once successful, she will completely get rid of the threat of the giant crocodile.
He Junxia hopes Belinda can succeed.
He and Barbara watched Belinda swim towards the river bank quietly. However, just as Belinda was about to reach the bank, she suddenly let out a painful wail, as if something under the water was tearing her body apart.
Oh no.
Even though it was dark and the moonlight was dim, the two could still see Belinda's struggling body.
He Junxia's heart sank.
"Save me."
"Barbara, help me."
Belinda cried for help in pain to her companions on the island. Barbara subconsciously wanted to jump down to save her but was stopped by He Junxia.
Crocodiles in the water and crocodiles on land are two different species. If she jumps in, not only will she not be able to save others, she herself will not be able to escape the crocodile's bloody mouth.
He Junxia quickly opened his backpack and searched for the wine bottle and lighter, but by the time he found the things, the river had returned to calm.
Belinda disappeared.
He Junxia turned on the built-in lighting function of his mobile phone and shone it towards the river. A bloody smell came to his face with the night wind.
Barbara said in a trembling voice: "Linda, she, she..."
She couldn't say the rest of the words and squatted on the ground crying in despair. The regret and pain in her heart almost drowned her.
No one thought that this sudden adventure would take the lives of two people, and any words of comfort would be so pale and powerless.
He Junxia didn't say anything, but dragged Barbara away from the river to prevent her from being attacked by crocodiles in the river.
After a long time, Barbara slowly calmed down.
She shuddered and quickly changed into dry clothes. She looked at He Junxia sincerely with her emerald green eyes and said, "John, thank you."
"It's okay. I'm going to pick up some dry branches and leaves over there. Keep an eye on your backpack."
He Junxia turned and left.
If the American TV series had developed as it did and the original owner's wishes had been followed, he should have gone forward and hugged Barbara to comfort her, deepening their relationship with the help of the suspension bridge effect.
But he is not the original owner after all.
Even though the Space-Time Administration stipulates that the tasker must conform to the original owner's character as much as possible, it has relaxed restrictions in certain aspects and will not force the tasker to accept the original owner's requirements in full.
Of course, if the tasker is willing, the Space-Time Administration will not stop him.
He Junxia is one of those who are unhappy.
Although he has never been attracted to anyone, he is not asexual.
Falling in love and making a commitment to someone when you know you can't stay in that world for a long time is disrespectful to the other person and is a despicable behavior.
He Junxia set fire to a pile of dead branches and leaves at the highest point of the island, and the orange-red flames danced once again in the pitch-black night. Through the flames and the light from their phones, the two could vaguely see that the island they had been staying on had been submerged by the river, and a huge crocodile slowly emerged from the water.
It looked to be about the same length as the island.
Barbara's face turned pale. The one targeting them was actually such a monster.
Can they really survive?
"Stop looking and come eat something."
He Junxia handed Barbara a loaf of bread and a small bag of marshmallows. Sweets can help relieve people's mood.
"Thanks."
Barbara couldn't help but shed tears again when she looked at the food in her hand. These were the foods they had prepared for the party on the boat.
…
The sun slowly rose from the east, and the first ray of sunlight in the morning set. Barbara, who was in charge of guarding the second half of the night, woke He Junxia up.
He Junxia shook his head and couldn't help yawning a few times. The dark circles under his eyes were particularly obvious, and his face was full of fatigue.
He seemed to have slept for less than two hours.
With the help of the bright sunshine, He Junxia began to look at the surrounding environment. The river bank during the day was full of the unique charm of nature, green and full of vitality, as if they were not trapped here, but tourists who came here to camp.
He Junxia's eyes turned and he thought of a good way to ask for help.
"Let's set it on fire."
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