Chapter 58
The small, abandoned boat was a medium-sized speedboat, one end stuck in the mud, caught by underwater rocks, while the other end, exposed and rusted by the seawater, was visible. As Chu Huaiqin approached, he spotted a box wedged beneath the cabin. He slowly leaned forward, using the water's buoyancy to pull the box out. He discovered it was tied to a rope, and had to rely on the boat's power to pull himself into the cabin.
The rope was tied with a slipknot, which opened as soon as Chu Huaiqin pulled it. Not knowing what was inside, Chu Huaiqin did not open it. Instead, he wrapped the box and prepared to take a look after it reached the surface of the water. However, when he suddenly turned his head, he was so frightened by a strange, long, worm-like monster in front of him that his pupils widened and he almost choked on the water like Su Huaichen.
The worm seemed to have spotted Chu Huaiqin, its vibrant body swaying with the current as it slowly swayed towards him. Its long tentacles moved, as if detecting something. Chu Huaiqin instinctively stepped back, only to find the raised speedboat blocking his path. Behind the worm was Su Huaichen, a frightened expression on his face, swimming towards him, a handful of coral in his hand.
Chu Huaiqin quickly waved him back. Meanwhile, as the strange creature swayed towards Chu Huaiqin, its long body slowly emerged from the mud. 0.1 meter, 0.2 meter, 0.3 meter...
As if infinite, segment after segment of the body was pulled out. Many people in the live broadcast room vomited, some covered their eyes in fear, and many people shouted "Wow, Wow..."
The people in the live broadcast room are going crazy. What the hell is this?
"There's hair. I see hair. Do sea creatures have hair?"
"Ahh, is it a sea ghost?"
"Is this an alien creature? It looks so weird and disgusting. It's over. This guy from the Rolling Team is finished."
"Is the legend of Bermuda true? Are there really undiscovered creatures there? Is it true...ah..."
The people in the live broadcast room screamed as they saw a very scary scene in front of them. When a small fish swam past the strange creature, it caught the small fish at a terrifying speed. Before everyone could react, the small fish had been cut in half.
Everyone: ...
Chu Huaiqin was also a little nervous. First, he didn't know what this thing was. Although it didn't look big, he didn't know if it carried any toxins. Second, he was running out of energy, and if he didn't leave the sea, he would suffocate.
Just as he was wondering how to leave, he saw Xia Entang coming towards him with a harpoon from afar. At this time, the creature's tentacles also came to Chu Huaiqin, and its body was stretched to a terrifying length. Chu Huaiqin could no longer wait, so he put the box in front of him and pushed it out, which happened to touch the corner of its tentacles. As if frightened, its head suddenly rushed towards Chu Huaiqin.
Chu Huaiqin was prepared. He kicked the box and swam sideways out of the cabin. The insect didn't stop when it hit the box, but suddenly stretched its body and chased Chu Huaiqin. In water, human movement is like slow motion. For aquatic creatures, the speed is unimaginable.
The long whiskers touched Chu Huaiqin's feet, curled up, and then swept over...
The audience in the live broadcast room screamed in fear. The moment the insect's head hit Chu Huaiqin's ankle, everyone instinctively thought of the fish that was cut in half. Many people were so scared that their bodies were stiff, watching the scene in horror. The next second, instead of seeing Chu Huaiqin's foot being cut off, a harpoon stretched out, the sharp stone directly hitting the insect's head, and at the same time, a hand reached out to pull Chu Huaiqin to his side.
The worm's head was pierced by the harpoon, and the box began to float upward due to the water pressure. Chu Huaiqin pulled his hand away from Xia Entang's and swam towards the box. Xia Entang saw that the worm was still trying to reach Chu Huaiqin, so he took the long harpoon and plunged it into its body buried in the soil, creating an instant wound that was painful to watch.
The insects stopped because of Xia En's actions. Chu Huaiqin also got the box. He looked back and saw Xia En also swimming up. He turned around and swam towards the surface of the water.
"call!"
Chu Huaiqin, who surfaced, pressed his chest and exhaled, feeling a slight pain in his heart. He had been holding his breath for too long.
"Huaiqin, are you okay?" Su Huaichen emerged after Xia Entang entered the water. He sometimes boasted about his swimming prowess, but that was only in the swimming pool. This time, entering the sea was a struggle, both holding his breath and dealing with the current. So, after Xia Entang arrived and saw Chu Huaiqin escape danger, he swam out.
"It's okay." Chu Huaiqin's voice was a little hoarse, his chest beating rapidly. He handed the box to Su Huaichen, "Let's go ashore!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xia En came up from the water with a splash. Without saying a word, he swam over and dragged Chu Huaiqin to the shore. His face was gloomy, his lips were tightly pursed, and if you looked closely, you could see that his eyes were red and wet.
Chinese audience: "He cried so loudly, his face was so pale and his eyes were so red."
Japanese audience: "Staying underwater for too long is very damaging to the lungs and heart. Chu Huaiqin is amazing to have persisted until now."
"Oh my god, what is that thing? Why does it look so weird? Does it eat people?"
"I've never seen this thing before. Is it an unknown creature? I saw it stretched to almost two meters. Oh my god, how much longer is it buried in the mud?"
"I've checked. It's a Bobbit worm, the only creature in the world that lives on the seafloor and has hair. It has sharp jaws and is very powerful. It feeds on corals and fish, and will also attack humans. It can grow to over three meters long."
Someone in the livestream mentioned the name of this thing, and many people switched screens to look for information. After being brought ashore by Xia Entang, Chu Huaiqin was dragged back. He was moving very slowly, barely slower than a tortoise. Chu Huaiqin wanted to say that he wasn't that fragile, that he wouldn't have a heart attack if he took a few quick steps, but the moment he opened his mouth, Xia Entang's sinister gaze stopped him.
It was the first time Chu Huaiqin's scalp tingled from being stared at. He sighed helplessly, adjusting his breathing as he walked, letting his racing heart slowly calm down. However, Xia En's grip on his hand was painful.
As the only person on Island A who found the dagger first, Chu Huaiqin was surrounded by other teams. Everyone wanted to ask Chu Huaiqin how he found it, but they didn't get an answer. Instead, they were frightened by Xia En's gloomy and terrifying face and were speechless.
The box was not small, about 40 centimeters long and 20 centimeters high, and it was quite heavy, not like it only contained a dagger. The little monk who had brought Lin Zhinan back from looking for the banana core squatted next to Su Huaichen, constantly urging him to open it quickly.
The box was not locked, but was locked in a very clever way. After Su Huaichen opened it, he was a little surprised when he saw what was inside. It was a dagger, but it was not in a regular shape. There was a reason why it was heavy.
It is one finger wide and has a curve. It is called a dagger, but its shape is more like a tactical knife. The blade is thick, which makes it very convenient for chopping trees. The knife also comes with a sheath.
The little monk was amazed at what he saw.
"Excuse me, I'm Fujishin. Someone wanted to borrow your coconut just now, and I stopped them." The voice interrupted the group, who were just enjoying finding their sword. Looking up, they saw a Japanese celebrity with a swollen left cheek. Noticing their gazes, he touched it and smiled, "I got hit by that dead bull when I tried to stop them."
Dead Bull is the Divine Bull Team, which is equal to the Peacock Kingdom.
"Do you want to know where we found it?" Chu Huaiqin asked. Seeing him nod shyly, he smiled and said, "It's under the sea in that rocky area. If you want to pay attention, we just saw a strange insect. It's very aggressive, but we don't know how much damage it can do."
The Japanese people thanked him repeatedly. Chu Huaiqin thought for a moment and continued, "I only saw one box when I went there. I'm not sure if there are any extra boxes inside."
"Thank you, but we want to go and take a look." Fuji Shinzhi bowed to a few people and ran away.
"Well, there are still good people in Japan!" the little monk murmured, then frowned, "But there are also many bad people."
After saying that, the little monk turned his attention back to the tactical knife and asked excitedly: "Brother, then shall we leave the island?"
"Let's leave," Chu Huaiqin said, leaning against a tree. Even though he had recovered his normal breathing after the lack of oxygen, his body was still tired. "The dagger is hidden so well, and the boat is even harder to find. We must build our camp somewhere with plenty of water."
They acted right away. The little monk grabbed the tactical knife and went to chop down the tree. Su Huaichen and Lin Zhinan followed. Xia Entang walked towards the beach with a harpoon in his hand without saying a word. He was preparing dinner!
Chu Huaiqin thought about it and asked the little monk to go and chop trees first while he left for a while.
"Brother, where are you going?" The little monk blinked. He thought of Xia En's strange look just now and felt that something had happened that he didn't know about.
Chu Huaiqin replied: "I'll go find some herbs."
Everyone worked together, and by nightfall, exhausted, everyone returned. The little monk lay in the shed, groaning, and Su Huaichen couldn't straighten his back. With only one knife, they both took turns chopping the trees, then took turns removing the branches. Lin Zhinan had no place to start, so he started digging for clams on the beach, then pulled the delimbed trunk back home.
"Strange, where is Huaiqin? And why hasn't Xia Entang come back?" Su Huaichen lay in the shed and didn't even want to move. He moved his head left and right, and saw a sun the size of an egg yolk setting. In the distance, he saw several teams floating up and down in the sea.
Xia En, the man Su Huaichen was nagging at, sat on a rock by the sea, tugging on vines to hold a few fish, abalone, and three lobsters. The sight of such abundant seafood made everyone's mouths water. However, Xia En was in no hurry to return. Instead, he peered toward the camp, as if expecting something. From dawn to dusk, no one came.
Of course, if it wasn't the person he was expecting, Xia En didn't want to see him.
Foreign audience: "What is this person doing? Why is he sitting still?"
Chinese audience: "Is he in a cold war with his brother, waiting for him to come find him?"
Chinese audience: "Why do you think my brother climbed up the rock wall to cut that green thing? His arm was cut by the rock wall and it was bleeding."
Chinese audience: "Is it for treating sunburn?"
Chinese audience: "Wow, I burst into tears. What a beautiful love story! It's even more heartbreaking than the earth-shattering, tear-jerking love confession of the pretty boy on the Black Support Group website!"
Xia Entang didn't know anything, he just felt very uncomfortable. His face changed from gloomy to aggrieved. He waited for a while, hung the fish tied to the vine around his neck, held the big swimming crab, and stood up holding a few abalone. He turned around, and the person he had been thinking about suddenly appeared. Xia Entang was stunned.
"Why are you so late?" Chu Huaiqin glanced at the thing in Xia En's hand and walked over to take it. "Go back. I'll apply medicine to you later."
"Did you find the medicine?"
"Yeah, I found it on a rock. It's good for sunburn."
"You found the medicine so late?"
"Yeah, since you didn't come back, I came to look for you."
Xia Entropy hummed softly and said nothing more.
Live broadcast room: Don’t think we didn’t see the corners of your mouth curled up.
Pretentious.
Xia Entang was awesome. The rich dinner made Su Huaichen and the little monk scream with joy. It was all worth the hard work.
Two fish were roasted, and the others were wrapped in banana leaves and baked in the fire. The same was done with the abalone. As for the swimming crab, there was no way to wrap it, so it was thrown directly into the fire. The swimming crab, which was still alive and kicking, tried to crawl out due to the heat, but was picked back in by Xiao Shang with a stick. It continued to crawl out, but was picked back in again.
Live broadcast room:
"It's too cruel, too cruel, let's give it a quick death!"
"Oh my god, don't they have hearts? This is life."
Everyone: ...
Where did the preacher come from?
Swimming crab: Let me go back to the sea. Little monk: If I let you out, I lose.
The swimming crab ended its struggle amidst the humor and sighs of the livestream, ultimately becoming a roasted crab. Chu Huaiqin was rubbing a green, slimy plant onto Xia En's back. The burning sensation turned to a cool, pleasant sensation that nearly made Xia En's voice hum, but he quickly suppressed it.
This stuff is hard to find and hard to scrape off. Chu Huaiqin spent the entire afternoon smearing almost all of it on Xia En's body. He gave some of it to Su Huaichen and the little monk. Neither Lin Zhinan nor Chu Huaiqin used it.
The food gave off an enticing aroma. The fish was still the grilled fish, but the abalone was a new food. When the banana leaves were opened, the unique aroma of abalone overflowed, and the few people who were tired of eating fish started drooling instantly.
The livestreamers were envious. Chu Huaiqin and the others nodded as they ate. This thing tasted a bit like king oyster mushrooms, but the flavor was completely different. The unique salty aroma of seawater and the unique mineral aroma of shellfish were incomparable to other foods.
The color of the grilled swimming crab has changed, from brown with spots to black-gray, which is completely different from the orange-yellow color when steamed or boiled in water.
The crab meat was tender and smooth, but there wasn't much of it. The crab roe was given to Su Huaichen, the little monk, and Xia En, the three heroes. When it came time to divide the fish, everyone took out their bowls. This time, they didn't use leaves, but cracked open coconut shells. Unfortunately, they didn't crack them well, and the bowl broke into pieces.
After eating, they opened two more coconuts. This time, the knife was much faster and the opening was revealed after two chops.
"Now that I have a knife, I have to make a decent bowl. Otherwise, this thing," Su Huaichen picked up the coconut bowl, "will be put outside and I can beg for food."
Several people: ...
After a short rest, everyone did not go to sleep immediately, but turned on the lights of their watches and started making rafts. This thing everyone had experience with and was not slow, but it still took a lot of time, so everyone worked until midnight and only finished a half-finished product.
Chu Huaiqin said, "Go to sleep!"
The little monk and Su Huaichen could hardly open their eyes, and Lin Zhinan kept yawning. However, Xia En was in good spirits.
"Goodnight, brother!"
Hearing that it was time to go to sleep, the little monk threw away the wood in his hand, rushed towards the shed, fell down, and fell asleep instantly. Su Huaichen and others were not much worse and fell asleep quickly.
But no one slept well that night because there were too many mosquitoes. There had been mosquitoes here before, but not as rampant as this. In Su Huaichen's words, it was like they were going crazy.
"Perhaps they intended to carry us out to sea and wash us away."
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