"Then let's hurry up and go..."
Ye Feng looked around again; he knew all too well that he had to leave.
But he was afraid that it would become more and more dangerous as he went further, and that wetlands like these were usually connected in one continuous stretch.
It's rare to find something in only one place, so even if you walk, there's no guarantee that the way out will be right in front of you.
After a moment of contemplation, he made up his mind…
"Let's paddle forward, everyone be careful. Xiaoyan, come with me and we'll deal with the trouble ahead."
After saying that, Fu Changxiong and Qi Xiaojie began rowing...
Liu Sisi was in charge of providing light, while Ye Feng and Qi Xiaoyan were positioned with bows, ready to fire at any moment…
The target, of course, is the crocodile blocking the way...
To be honest, since arriving in the Amazon, Ye Feng has strictly adhered to the wilderness knowledge he had learned. He has never committed any major taboos.
He knew that traveling at night was very dangerous.
But there was really no other way; if they stayed here overnight, they would most likely not survive until dawn.
Keep in mind that it's only early night now, and many dangerous creatures haven't even officially come out to move around yet.
If you stay until late at night, this river will be incredibly lively...
So he was left with only two choices: move forward or retreat...
Ye Feng and Qi Xiaoyan kept their eyes fixed on the water, ready to draw their bows without hesitation should they spot even one crocodile approaching the raft…
After all, this raft couldn't withstand the onslaught of nearly 20 crocodiles.
Once they fall into the water, these crocodiles will pounce on them like vicious dogs fighting over food, tearing them to pieces.
Now, all they can do is hold onto the raft and stay alive...
Liu Sisi asked, quite puzzled:
"Brother Feng, why weren't we this dangerous when we were rafting on the river before...?"
"But why did we encounter so many carnivores when we got to the stream?"
Ye Feng frowned and replied:
"Because the river is wide, there are many animals, but also many resources. They have a wide variety of food options and generally will not attack us."
But the river is different; there are crocodiles like these, and pythons in the trees.
They don't like fast-flowing rivers because of their different lifestyles.
Although they are at the top of the food chain in the Amazon and have no natural predators, there are still animals that can kill them.
Simply put, they call the shots here, but that might not be the case in the big river.
"Oh~"
Liu Sisi nodded in sudden realization…
Ye Feng then reminded him:
"Turn on the lights. I have a feeling these crocodiles are observing whether we are food."
This animal is never picky about food. Be careful!
After he finished speaking, everyone focused their attention on their surroundings.
The raft unknowingly drifted into the area where the crocodiles were most concentrated.
Fortunately, most of them managed to avoid it, since the raft was large enough.
In the animal kingdom, body size means everything…
Soon, they were almost through the densest group of crocodiles and were paddling rapidly forward...
I thought we could get through this area without any major incidents.
Just as they were about to completely leave, Fu Changxiong's scream came from behind the raft...
"Ah! You beast! Let go!"
Liu Sisi quickly turned around, and when the light shone on her, she saw that Fu Changxiong's oar had been bitten by a crocodile...
He even tried to snatch the oar back from the crocodile's mouth, and was about to draw his knife to stab it...
The crocodile was about to unleash its death roll.
Ye Feng wouldn't give it that chance. With lightning speed, he raised his hand and fired an arrow, instantly piercing the crocodile's neck.
But the crocodile didn't die immediately; it just released its grip, splashed water, and dove underwater...
"Nobita, are you alright!?"
Fu Changxiong waved his hand…
"I'm fine, but the oar seems to have been chewed up."
Ye Feng breathed a sigh of relief. If anyone had been dragged into the water at this moment, he wouldn't have dared to rescue them at all...
"It's broken, so be it. Just replace it. You two should stay away from the water."
"Hurry up! We need to get out of here as soon as possible!"
As soon as they finished speaking, the splashing sound of their splashing water grew even louder…
At that moment, the crocodiles all made a "clucking" sound as if they were spitting phlegm.
They all swam towards the waters where the blood originated…
This creature isn't particularly intelligent; it will even bite its own kind if it smells blood.
Soon, they found the dead crocodile by following the blood.
Without the slightest hesitation, he took a bite.
Amidst the tearing and ripping of numerous dead crocodiles, that crocodile was torn to pieces, its internal organs and intestines scattered everywhere.
The scene looked extremely bloody and cruel...
This scene sent chills down everyone's spines...
More than an hour later—
Ye Feng and the others finally escaped that dangerous area...
At this moment, everyone except Ye Feng was slumped on the ground, looking completely shaken.
The mental stress of this day was immense. First, they were threatened by their own kind; after rowing for half a day and becoming exhausted, they suddenly encountered a group of crocodiles…
Fu Changxiong leaned against the shed, panting heavily, and asked:
"Brother, are we safe now?"
But Ye Feng's expression remained unchanged. He shook his head, pointed sternly to the mangrove branches beside him, and immediately shone his flashlight in that direction...
"Squeak squeak squeak..."
The familiar bat call rang out, shrill and piercing…
At least 30 bats flew over their heads.
But it didn't fly far; it simply landed on a branch on another shore.
"Holy crap! We've paddled this far already, how come there's still more?! How many of these are left?!"
It can be seen that Fu Changxiong, who dares to confront even wild boars head-on, is terrified of these bats.
There was no way around it; after all, he had almost died at the hands of these little creatures on the very first day, and the psychological trauma he suffered was still quite significant.
Ye Feng was suddenly amused by his complaining tone...
"Hehe, Nobita, don't worry, as long as we're still in this river tonight, these guys will always be there. They'll never disappear..."
"ah!?"
Fu Changxiong was stunned, completely failing to understand the meaning of those words…
"What do you mean?"
Liu Sisi picked up the conversation...
"What Brother Feng means is that there weren't originally so many vampire bats here."
These bats were the same ones we'd encountered before; they were just following us.
"track?"
Fu Changxiong seemed to understand something…
"Does that mean...they...they saw us as prey, and attacked us while we were sleeping!?"
"Hey~ It's rare for you to be quick-witted like this, Nobita has improved."
Ye Feng jokingly praised...
Fu Changxiong stood up anxiously…
"Brother, stop joking. You'd better come up with a plan. There are so many bats, even someone as big as me almost got sucked to death. How can you guys withstand it?"
Ye Feng calmly waved his hand...
"Don't worry, I have a way. It won't be able to suck us in..."
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