After Zhang Mu fell into the river, all the fatigue in his body seemed to be released, and he seemed to fall asleep. However, the rushing water in the river hit his wounds, and the wounds began to turn white.

Another stream of water hit Zhang Mu's exposed arm, and he instantly felt a stinging pain and woke up.

Hearing the whirring sound of water rushing by his ears and realizing where he was, Zhang Mu tried hard to use his sore muscles to maintain his balance. However, things were not as simple as he imagined. Due to the excessive overdraft and excessive blood loss, Zhang Mu's body was no longer under his control.

The air in his lungs had been completely consumed. The desire to survive overcame Zhang Mu's deep fatigue. He didn't know where he got the strength from, and he slid his intact right hand upwards. Then, without caring whether his legs would cramp, Zhang Mu pushed upwards with all his might. After struggling for a few times, he finally saw the water surface.

He had just popped his head out to expel the waste gas from his lungs, and before he had time to take a few breaths of oxygen, he was sunk by the huge waves again. The water was extremely turbulent, and Zhang Mu didn't even know which direction he was going to be washed to.

Under water, the impact was slightly reduced. Zhang Mu tried hard to open his eyes and swam towards the other side of the river. However, the process was not so smooth. Every time he tried to swim forward, there were always several currents from different directions that disturbed his body, completely destroying his hard work.

Suddenly at this moment, the water flow suddenly became quiet, and Zhang Mu could hardly hear the sound of the undercurrent. He was refreshed, and quickly used his hands and feet to adjust the direction, swimming hard towards the other side of the river in his memory.

However, this silence seemed to last a little too long.

It is impossible for the water flow itself to mutate suddenly, so there is only one possibility, that a powerful mutant beast that is extremely proficient in water abilities is heading towards him.

Zhang Mu’s vigilance instantly rose. Could it be that there really was such a mutant beast in this river?

It doesn't make sense. To be able to control this turbulent water flow, one must be at least a third-level being. But this place is already very close to Shanxi City. How can it be possible?

Could creatures of this level appear?

With such a close distance and this level of power, wouldn't the strong men in Shanxi City take action?

However, Zhang Mu couldn't think of any other reason. Now he could only take advantage of the calm water flow and didn't care what caused the fierce river water around him to calm down.

As he paddled hard, he looked around from time to time to see what was coming. His condition was extremely bad now. If there really was a third-level water-type mutant beast, he would not have to resist and could just give up struggling. Not to mention now, even if Zhang Mu was in his prime, he did not have the capital to fight a third-level mutant beast in an environment that it was good at.

The warning signs in Zhang Mu's heart rose more and more frequently. Because the river water had calmed down and no longer stirred up mud and sand, Zhang Mu's field of vision gradually widened. He could clearly see that the mud on the other side was just a dozen meters in front of him. His heart was instantly delighted, and his speed increased a bit more.

However, at this moment, because the river water became clearer, Zhang Mu accidentally caught a glimpse of a series of black shadows behind him on the right. When he saw clearly what they were, he couldn't help but swear, causing the river water to rush into his mouth several times.

This dark mass is actually a school of piranhas!

This school of piranhas is at the top of the food chain among the second-level aquatic creatures. They do not have the intelligence that ordinary mutant beasts should have after advancing to the second level. Because of this, they are extremely ferocious. They occupy a certain water area in groups and clear their territory. Even ordinary third-level human evolutionists do not want to encounter such a group of lunatics in the water who are fearless and will do anything for food.

After seeing them, Zhang Mu's heart suddenly sank. If it was a third-level mutated water creature, he might be able to get a quick death, but this is the current situation.

No wonder they can control the speed of the water in this area. Although they are second-level mutant beasts, there is almost no competition within their tribe, so the energy is very well integrated and they can work together. This is why even third-level mutant beasts are unwilling to stay in their territory.

This also explains why they can live so close to Shanxi City.

A high-level evolver would not bother to deal with a group of second-level mutant beasts, and even a third-level evolver would not be willing to do such thankless tasks.

Zhang Mu had been to Shanxi City many times, but he had never heard of this incident. However, he now finally understood why there were no traces of people near the river. You know, anyone with better swimming skills can easily cross it.

Zhang Mu looked at his left arm with a bitter face, the skin and flesh turned outward, and knew why it was like this.

They must have smelled the blood. They are so sensitive to blood that they can tell the difference from kilometers away, and then they followed the direction of the mixed water flow and chased here.

The school of piranhas was now staying about ten meters behind Zhang Mu. For them, who could move freely in the water, this distance was nothing. They could devour Zhang Mu until not a bone was left.

Zhang Mu, with his experience from last time, didn't dare to move at all. As soon as he showed any fear, these piranhas that were still a little hesitant would pounce on him immediately.

He was facing them and could only pray that the current would slowly carry his body to the other side.

Zhang Mu was lucky this time. In the slowing river water, he was actually able to move towards the other side little by little in the direction he wanted.

Zhang Mu was secretly delighted. It seemed that luck was on his side this time, and he would soon be able to touch the mud on the river bank.

Watching Zhang Mu moving away little by little, the piranhas finally couldn't bear the thirst for blood anymore. They swung their tails, creating a series of silver-white straight lines in the water, and rushed towards Zhang Mu.

Zhang Mu looked at this and swam with his back turned. Fortunately, he was only one meter away from the shore. But at this moment, he clearly felt that the restraint of the surrounding water flow on him suddenly increased. It should be that those second-level piranhas used their abilities.

Reach out and grab it!

When Zhang Mu touched the rock, his eyes narrowed. He pressed against the rock wall, grabbed it, and stared, then popped his head up.

However, before he could completely get out of the water, the danger behind him had quietly arrived.

(End of this chapter)