Chapter 49 Chapter 49 The River Monster (End)
"OK."
"Wait, you said arson?"
Barbara looked at He Junxia in shock. "No, no, this is a crime, and the other animals in the reserve are innocent."
He Junxia hadn't expected his dry joke, meant to lighten the mood, to trigger so many associations. He chuckled dryly, rubbing his nose. "Um, Barbara, what I meant is that we could set off three fires to send out an international distress signal. Perhaps the reserve staff would be able to see it."
Barbara was embarrassed: "I'm sorry, I thought..."
He Junxia touched his nose again: "No, I didn't explain myself clearly."
Damn it, no more abstractions next time.
He Junxia and Barbara found enough combustible materials, divided them into three parts and arranged them into an equilateral triangle.
Last night's bonfire hadn't gone out, so there was no need to rekindle it. He Junxia pulled out a scarlet branch and ignited the three piles of fuel. The three bonfires immediately burst into flames, billowing thick smoke under the blessing of fresh green leaves.
Three beams of black smoke were particularly conspicuous under the clear, cloudless sky. He Junxia prayed silently in her heart, hoping that the staff of the nature reserve could lend a hand.
However, he had overestimated the sensitivity of the reserve staff, or perhaps underestimated the difficulty of the internship. Three full hours passed, and no one even showed up to check on the situation.
Aren’t they afraid of the fire burning the mountain?
He Junxia rubbed his forehead helplessly, but his face did not look depressed. Instead, he began to think about what to do next - after all, he had experienced countless disappointments in the more than ten hours since he came here, and this time was no exception.
The same goes for Barbara.
No big expectations, no big disappointments.
After discussing it, the two men decided to stay on the island and wait for rescue. The food in their two backpacks would last them two or three days, and since they wouldn't die anytime soon, staying put was the best option.
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From day to night, and then from night to day, two days passed in a flash.
Looking at the few pieces of food, He Junxia and Barbara looked at each other and saw determination in each other's eyes.
They can no longer sit idly by.
He Junxia said, "Let's see if the crocodile has left first."
He and Barbara began to test the waters in all directions of the island, stirring the river surface with branches, sometimes lightly and sometimes heavily, but the crocodile never showed up, either because it had left or had seen through their plan.
He Junxia looked solemn.
If they cannot determine the location of the crocodiles in advance, jumping into the river is like a blind man catching fish, and they will be dead if they are unlucky and jump near the crocodiles.
Barbara squatted on the ground in pain: "Damn it, what should I do now?"
She had given up hope of rescue and just wanted to leave this island as soon as possible, which looked safe but was actually a cage.
She's going crazy!
"Calm down, calm down. Come on, take a deep breath with me."
He Junxia was both reminding Barbara and telling herself that the more the situation worsened, the less anxious she should be, as even the slightest mistake could cost them their lives.
Barbara's emotions gradually calmed down as she took deep breaths.
He Junxia looked at a small mound of earth beside the campfire, paused, and said with difficulty: "We may need to dig out Belinda's thigh."
They found Belinda's thigh in the shallows of the island yesterday morning. Barbara almost fainted when she saw it, and He Junxia decided to bury her remains.
Barbara was incredulous: "What?!"
He Junxia explained with difficulty: "We can't determine the crocodile's location right now. We need something to attract the crocodile's attention."
If he wasn't forced into a desperate situation, he wouldn't want to use this method, but the living are always more important than the dead.
Barbara showed an expression that seemed to be half laughing and half crying: "I'll listen to you."
He Junxia did not let Barbara participate in the excavation work.
For a young girl, this kind of thing was still too advanced, especially when the thigh buried in the ground belonged to her good friend.
One careless mistake can leave a lifelong shadow.
He Junxia looked at Barbara's red eyes and couldn't help but sigh in her heart. Perhaps her heart had already been left with indelible scars - the price brought by this adolescent rebellion was too heavy.
He Junxia held her breath and began to process the things she had dug out.
Perhaps the ecological environment of the underwater island is relatively simple. Although the limbs are severely decayed, they are generally intact and there is still some coagulated blood inside.
After completing the preliminary preparations, He Junxia plucked up a large piece of leaves to wipe his hands, and threw the two backpacks forcefully to the opposite river bank.
This small island in the water was closer to the river bank than the previous one, and the closest straight-line distance between the two was only about 15 meters, so it was not too difficult for him to throw it, and the backpack landed steadily on the shore.
Now that things have come to this, there is no room for regret for the two.
He Junxia threw the processed limbs near the overturned boat and another small island, hoping that this would delay the time for a while.
A moment later, ripples appeared on the river surface near the boat, and a huge figure slowly emerged from the water.
Right now
"Jump!"
He Junxia and Barbara entered the water simultaneously, each swimming as hard as they could towards shore. The brief ten seconds felt like an eternity. Neither of them looked back, even though there was a faint sound of water behind them.
"Crash"
At the same time as He Junxia broke out of the water, a terrifying bloody mouth jumped out of the water and headed straight for his body.
Feeling the fishy smell close behind him, He Junxia made a quick decision and threw himself forward. After rolling sideways a few times to escape the crocodile's attack range, he continued to roll and crawl forward until he ran more than ten meters away before stopping.
“Huh, huh, huh”
He Junxia was gasping for breath, his body and mind still extremely tense, as if he had not yet recovered from the crocodile's attack.
Compared to his bad luck, Barbara was much luckier.
Because she was not chosen as a target by the crocodile, even though she swam slower than He Junxia, she still managed to reach the shore smoothly from another place.
Barbara ran forward nervously: "Oh my God, John, are you bleeding?"
He Junxia looked down following her gaze and discovered a long scratch on his left calf, with obvious blood seeping out near the scratch.
Surprisingly, he didn't feel anything before, and only felt a little pain after being reminded by Barbara.
He almost died, and could never return home. He would be buried in a strange world as someone else.
No one would know that a person from another world had been here.
Thinking of this, He Junxia felt a little scared, his body shivered uncontrollably, and his eyes were filled with joy of surviving the disaster.
Fortunately, the scales of luck tipped towards them again.
He Junxia stood up with the help of Barbara, opened his backpack, took out wet wipes and wiped the blood off his left leg. A slight tingling sensation instantly hit him.
The wound was not deep, but very long, almost going through his left calf. In addition, the muddy river contained a large number of bacteria, so the wound was very likely to become infected.
Fortunately, there were still two bottles of whiskey in the backpack.
He Junxia opened a bottle of whiskey, endured the pain, and used the whiskey in the bottle to clean the wound bit by bit, making sure that no part was left untouched.
As for whether a wound that has been simply treated will become infected again, you have to leave it to fate.
He Junxia asked Barbara: "Do you have any wounds on your body? Check carefully."
Barbara carefully examined his body and breathed a sigh of relief, "I don't have any wounds."
"That's good."
He Junxia put the bottle cap back on and stood up, saying, "We're heading back along the river now. We hope to meet other people soon."
Barbara smiled and nodded: "Of course."
After completely getting rid of the threat of the giant crocodile, the huge stone pressing on their hearts finally disappeared, and their emotions stabilized a lot.
The two walked forward without stopping for a moment, and the mysterious veil of the reserve gradually unfolded. The scenery was extremely beautiful and pleasant, and the chirping of insects and birds was also unique.
However, He Junxia and Barbara were in no mood to appreciate the beautiful scenery, because the annoying mosquitoes were biting their exposed skin all the time, and occasionally leeches would sneak in to suck their blood.
The two could use a lighter to get rid of leeches but were helpless against the annoying mosquitoes. Before long, red bumps of various sizes appeared on their bodies, and some parts were extremely itchy.
The key is that they dare not scratch it, for fear of infection after the skin is broken, so they can only endure it and concentrate on speeding up their pace.
Time goes from morning to afternoon
He Junxia and Barbara walked mechanically, seemingly tirelessly. Suddenly, Barbara exclaimed in surprise, "I think I hear someone talking. Is it over there?"
He Junxia stopped and listened, and also heard a faint sound. The two looked at each other and shouted excitedly: "Help, is there anyone? Help!"
However, even though she was extremely excited, He Junxia still stopped Barbara from trying to enter the dense forest to find the source of the sound.
As long as they followed the river back, they would definitely be able to return to the human world. But if they left the riverbank and entered the dense forest, they would quickly lose their way without any experience in surviving in the wild and would not even be able to return the same way.
The two men stood on the river bank and shouted for help. The person talking in the woods seemed to have heard their voices and kept responding, asking about their location and asking them to stay where they were and not move.
Half an hour later, two armed men in the uniforms of the reserve came out of the bushes by the river. He Junxia and Barbara quickly raised their hands in surrender.
The two men stood not far away and looked at them for a few seconds before putting down their guns and taking out a pager to explain the situation to the front desk.
He Junxia knew that they were finally saved.
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Author's note: The River Monster dungeon is partly inspired by the movie "Crocodiles on the Island." If you're interested, check it out. The next dungeon is about zombies, and it will be about fifteen chapters. I'll try to finish it within a week. [shy][shy]
Setting fire to the mountain will result in life imprisonment [burst into tears][burst into tears][burst into tears].
Don't learn from Xiao Xia's behavior. He had no choice but to light a fire on the small island in the river to ask for help.
Fire grows stronger with the wind, and there is no other way. If you are trapped somewhere, you can only send an international distress signal by lighting a fire. You must also find an open place and clear the surrounding flammable materials in advance.
Otherwise, you might die before the rescue team arrives, and then the country will have to spend a lot of manpower and resources to put out the fire.
My dears, please take a look at the pre-collection of duck feet. If you are interested, can you collect it? Please, it is very important for duck feet. It is related to whether the duck feet can be happily chewed in the future (duck feet are really expensive)
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