The commotion in the pool finally made the hunting dogs restless.
Especially the mastiff king Sengge, it seemed to be able to sense something unknown inside, its mane began to stand on end, and a low growl with a serious sense of threat came from its throat.
Before long, Ah Huang, the Demon King, and the other hunting dogs also began to let out low growls. The hunting dogs were formidable, and their ferocity when they were angry was astonishing. Some wild animals in the vicinity were startled by these hunting dogs and fled.
Ten meters... eight meters... seven meters... five meters... three meters...
The rope was extending further and further out of the water, meaning they were getting closer and closer to the monster emerging from the water. Everyone's hearts were in their throats; they held their breath, waiting for the final moment to reveal the truth...
"Attention... Chongshan, Wu Kai, get ready."
The rope was pulled further out of the water, but because it was getting dark, although there was still a sliver of light, they could hardly see anything in the deep green pool.
The churning water in the pool grew stronger and stronger. After glancing at it a few times, Xu Jiaming shouted, "You guys put in more effort, I'll hold the lamp."
Xu Jiaming took out a flashlight, and the area around the pond became much brighter instantly.
Xu Jiaming shone the flashlight directly at the bottom of the pool, instantly illuminating the churning water. In that bright white light, a black shadow gradually appeared in the water.
"Damn, push harder, hurry up, it's coming out, it's coming out."
Xu Jiaming immediately shouted in surprise, then turned to Chen Chongshan and Wu Kai and shouted, "Chongshan, Wu Kai, get ready, you'll be coming out soon."
Don't worry.
Chen Chongshan nodded, pursed his lips, and began to feel a little nervous. After all, he had heard many stories about water monsters and water ghosts, but this was the first time he had ever faced a water ghost face-to-face.
The water in the pool churned even more violently, and just as the rope was about a meter away from emerging from the water, a dark claw suddenly stretched out of the water. Xu Jiaming shone his flashlight in that direction, but the hairy claw instantly returned to the water.
"What was that just now? Was it a hand? The hand of a water ghost?"
Xu Jiaming started shouting, his inner panic amplified once again.
"It's...it looks like a hand...a hand...a hairy hand..."
Liao Bin's words became intermittent again, spoken in a trembling voice.
"I...I saw it too..."
Cao Yang nodded, and Lao Fu also nodded with a pale face. Even Wen Fei looked quite frightened.
"It really is a water ghost... a water ghost..."
Old Fu spoke in a trembling voice. Just as he was about to say something, the surface of the water was suddenly broken open by a black shadow. A humanoid creature emerged from the water, its bloody mouth wide open, emitting several extremely terrifying screams.
Its bloody mouth was hooked by a fishhook hidden inside the wild boar meat, and the rope binding it prevented it from escaping. Before everyone could react, it returned to the water once again.
"Holy crap, a water ghost...it really is a water ghost..."
The horrifying scene left everyone speechless for a long time. If it weren't for the water ghost still churning underwater and their hands still struggling to pull it away, they would have even forgotten to speak until Xu Jiaming, who was the first to recover from the shock, started shouting.
"Shoot...shoot quickly...kill this monstrosity..."
Xu Jiaming was terrified. He was a fearless young master, but when faced with such an unknown creature, or rather, a legendary ghost, he lost all his composure and started screaming.
"Yes, yes, fire! Fire!"
"Don't let it out, just kill it."
Liao Bin nodded hastily. Facing this thing for the second time, Liao Bin was terrified.
The fierce dogs following the pool became restless; they had witnessed the monster inside the pool.
The hounds' vision was far superior to that of humans; they could see everything about the monster in the water clearly. They had never seen such a monster before, nor had they ever smelled anything similar, but they also felt a serious threat from this creature.
The dogs became restless, their shoulder hair standing on end, ready to attack, but the water was not a world they could navigate.
Dogs can swim, but they can't fight in the water. They can only wait anxiously on the shore, hoping their owners will pull the dog out of the water.
Once they reach land, they are confident they can tear this creature, which doesn't look very big, to shreds.
Chen Chongshan and Wu Kai, who had been waiting for a long time, rushed to the edge of the pool after hearing the shouts of the crowd, and immediately began firing rapidly at the center of the churning water...
"Bang...bang...bang..."
After several shots, the water in the pool gradually calmed down, and the rope lost its tension. Liao Bin pulled hard and pulled up a broken hemp rope.
The calm pool remained completely still, but after a short while, a dark liquid began to spread within it, creating an eerie scene...
"Is...this the blood of a water ghost?"
"Is this guy's blood all black?"
"Where did that thing go? Is it dead?"
After a long silence, Xu Jiaming couldn't help but ask a few questions.
"He must be dead, right? So many shots were fired."
Wenfei nodded and replied.
"What about the body? Did it sink?"
Liao Bin frowned and asked. Because the water ghost's blood was spreading, it was clear that the water ghost could be injured by firearms.
With firearms as a guarantee, the group's confidence gradually returned, and their fear gradually lessened. However, the bizarre scene was still somewhat difficult for them to understand.
"It should have sunk, but the water in this pool is probably tens of meters deep, so there's no way to retrieve it," Wen Fei said in a deep voice.
"Did you all see what it looked like just now? It's a pity we forgot to take a picture." Xu Jiaming said with some annoyance, shining his flashlight on the water.
After a long while, there was no more sound on the water, and the dogs returned to the group one by one.
Just as Xu Jiaming was about to get a little closer to the pool and shine his flashlight more clearly, the water suddenly surged without warning, and a hairy figure burst out of the water, letting out a terrifying roar as it lunged at Xu Jiaming...
P.S.: Today is the eve of the Lunar New Year, so first of all, I wish everyone a happy Lunar New Year. Also, I'd like to mention the updates during the Spring Festival. Because the New Year is approaching and there are many things to do at home, and in order to maintain updates during the New Year, starting today, I will only update twice a day. After the New Year, we will resume three updates a day.
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