Chen Chongshan grew up in the countryside and had heard all sorts of strange and supernatural stories, which made him much more resistant to them.
He shook his head and continued calmly, "With so many of us, so many dogs, and guns in our hands, what reason do we have to be afraid of ghosts or monsters?"
"Yes, Chongshan is right. What's there to be afraid of? We have dogs and guns."
After hearing Chen Chongshan's words, Xu Jiaming mustered up his courage and said something else.
"Then how do we get it out?" Wenfei asked, puzzled.
"Isn't Brother Zhou ready?"
Chen Chongshan pointed to Zhou Cong on the side and said.
"Make way, let me fish."
As soon as Chen Chongshan finished speaking, Zhou Cong smiled, took the wild boar meat in his hand, and walked to the front.
Everyone consciously stepped aside, and Wu Kai handed a hunting rifle to Chen Chongshan, who was standing to the side, while he also prepared a hunting rifle in his own hand.
Although the soldiers didn't really believe in superstitions, whatever this guy was, he was still a potential threat to them, an unknown danger they had to be fully prepared to deal with.
"Thump..."
Zhou Cong threw a large piece of wild boar meat, which was tied with a rope, into the pool. Because a stone had been tied to it beforehand, the wild boar meat quickly sank to the bottom of the pool.
However, even after the ten-meter-long rope in Zhou Cong's hand was taut, he still felt that the wild boar meat had not completely reached the bottom of the pool.
"A ten-meter rope isn't enough to reach the bottom. Just how deep is this pool?"
As Zhou Cong wrapped one end of the rope around a large tree by the stream, he exclaimed in admiration.
"Still not at the bottom?"
Everyone was shocked. It was astonishing that there was such a deep pool in the middle of a stream that was all shallow. It was not surprising that a water ghost could be born in such a strange place.
"Be careful, everyone. We're ready."
Once everything was ready, Zhou Cong's expression became somewhat composed, and he gave an instruction to everyone.
Everyone's faces tensed up, and this atmosphere even affected the pack of inexplicable hunting dogs.
They didn't smell anything different here, nor did they sense any different threat.
The hounds spotted a civet cat secretly drinking water about twenty meters away. However, the hunters didn't give any orders, and the atmosphere was a bit strange. None of them seemed inclined to leave; instead, they all stared at the pool in front of them.
Dogs possess some abilities that humans lack, and their perception of the unknown future is much stronger than that of humans.
The wild boar meat that sank to the bottom of the pool did not have the effect as quickly as expected. Nothing happened at the bottom of the pool. Ten minutes passed, and everyone was getting numb from standing there, but there was still no reaction from the bottom of the pool.
As darkness fell, a sense of fatigue crept into everyone's hearts. Under intense pressure, the human nervous system is most prone to exhaustion.
Why is there still no response?
After another long while, Xu Jiaming finally became a little impatient and asked anxiously.
"Perhaps they were already full and stopped looking for food?"
Liao Bin said somewhat hesitantly.
Did you really encounter a water ghost?
Xu Jiaming still asked with some doubt.
"How could we lie about something like this? Besides, we were so scared, how could we possibly seem like we were lying?"
Liao Bin shook his head in reply.
Wu Kai put away his hunting rifle and said, "Why don't we go back to camp first? It's getting dark, and even if some water ghosts come out, we won't be able to deal with them."
"If there really is a water ghost, we're not afraid it will escape even though its lair is here. We'll deal with it again tomorrow during the day."
“Okay, I think that’s the only way.” Xu Jiaming nodded.
"Then go back. Let's arrange for more people to take turns keeping watch tonight."
Chen Chongshan nodded in agreement.
"Let's go." Wenfei nodded.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, stretched their legs which were a little numb from standing, called to the hunting dogs beside them, and were about to go back when the rope that Zhou Cong had been holding suddenly began to shake rapidly. The calm lake water finally stirred again at this moment and began to churn...
The sudden change startled everyone, and they all stopped in their tracks, their gazes once again focusing on the pool.
The hunting dogs were also stunned by this strange change. Their attention was focused on the middle of the pool, a world they could not explore. They were filled with curiosity about what they were about to face.
The rope was being pulled harder and harder. If it hadn't been wrapped around a big tree beforehand, Zhou Cong wouldn't have been able to hold onto the immense force coming from underwater.
"Come help me, pull this damn thing up here and take a look."
Zhou Cong shouted as he pulled hard on the rope.
"Quick, quick, help me!"
Upon hearing this, everyone except Chen Chongshan and Wu Kai, who were holding hunting rifles, realized what was happening and rushed to Zhou Cong's side, pulling hard on the rope together.
Although they had an intense fear of the water ghost, their overwhelming curiosity compelled them to find this mysterious creature. Curiosity killed the cat, but many cats still couldn't resist that curiosity.
The force from underwater was very strong, and even with the addition of these six young and strong men, the rope was still being pulled up slowly.
As Old Fu pulled, he muttered, "This must be a water ghost. They say water ghosts are incredibly strong in the water, and it takes at least ten young men to beat them. But once it comes ashore, the water ghost will be weak."
"Damn it, Lao Fu, are you serious? It sounds so far-fetched!"
Liao Bin struggled and cursed as he replied, trying to dispel the fear in his heart.
“Of course, that’s what the old folks in my hometown village all say,” Old Fu nodded in reply.
"Let's all put in more effort. We'll know once we catch them. Whatever they are, I don't believe in this nonsense. With such a large group of us, we can handle them."
Xu Jiaming spoke up.
"Keep up the good work."
Wenfei also shouted, pulling with all his might.
Although the rope was being pulled slowly, it was gradually being pulled out of the water, and the commotion in the pool grew louder and louder, with the water beginning to churn.
Even with such turbulence, the pool of clear water remained turbid, demonstrating its remarkable properties.
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