Just now, three or four water monkeys swept our group into disarray, creating a series of dangerous situations.
At that moment, a large, dense swarm of water monkeys appeared in the water behind them, their dark fur covering the surface.
I don't know the exact number of these water monkeys, but I am certain that once we are surrounded by them, even if everyone's physical abilities are as abnormal as Manjing's, we will not be able to escape being devoured.
Faced with an attack by a large group of water monkeys, I had completely lost the will to fight. In this battle where the odds of winning were zero, running away was the only chance of survival.
As Manjing cut the rope, Qu Ruilin also swung his sword, severing the rope between him and the corpse in front of him, and roared, "Drop the corpse down to delay the water monkey!"
"run!"
Looking at the waves pushed up by the swarm of water monkeys behind me, I grabbed Jiang Man's wrist and started swimming forward frantically.
The sudden attack by the troop of water monkeys put immense psychological pressure on everyone. At that moment, everyone around us began to swim forward with all their might, and Jiang Man and I were quickly separated by the impact.
Water splashed everywhere, and the lights flickered. I could no longer see anyone else. The only thing I could do was to speed up and buy time for the others who were exhausted to escape. At the same time, I shouted, "The water monkeys are incredibly strong underwater, but they will lose their strength once they get ashore. Hold on, everyone! As long as we can get ashore, we have a chance to survive!"
After Qu Ruilin abandoned the corpses of the Wei family members, the water monkeys behind him instantly swallowed the bodies, and red splashes rose on the water's surface.
Seeing that many water monkeys that hadn't managed to get a piece of the carcass were still chasing after us, Qu Ruilin cut the rope connecting us: "It's too late, those water monkeys are too fast! I'll stay, you go!"
I saw Qu Ruilin choose to stay, and I looked at him in astonishment: "Are you crazy? Anyone who stays at this time won't survive!"
"My arm is injured, which is a burden. We can't all outrun these water monkeys together. Someone has to go forward, and someone else has to stay behind! Duan Shenxing, take care of the others!"
Qu Ruilin threw down a sentence, then gripped the knife in his hand and swam back upstream.
I was somewhat shocked when I saw Qu Ruilin's actions.
Although we are competitors, at this moment, Qu Ruilin truly regarded us as a team and was prepared to make sacrifices.
Given the attack power of those water monkeys, anyone caught by them is doomed to die.
Jiang Man saw Qu Ruilin turn around and swim away, and tugged at the rope: "Duan Shenxing, I've thought of a way to deal with them! I have potassium and sodium in my backpack! These are chemicals that react with water!"
Lin Que turned her head and asked, "The backpacks were all soaked in water, are the things ruined now?"
Jiang Man saw Qu Ruilin swimming back and turned her gaze to Man Jing: "No, everything is sealed! Man Jing, give me the backpack!"
The backpacks we carried were all waterproof. Before we went into the water, we packed up our essentials and dragged them behind us with ropes so that it would be easier to move around.
To get Manjing to drag the backpack over, we all stopped where we were. Looking at the water monkey getting closer and closer, I asked Jiang Man, "Are you sure what you brought will really work on the water monkey?"
"Everyone is exhausted. If we don't stop those things, none of us will escape. We have no choice but to take this gamble."
Jiang Man spoke quickly, "These water monkeys live in low-temperature and dark environments. I bet they are very sensitive to high temperatures and strong light. The two chemicals in my bag will react strongly when they come into contact with water. They are carried as emergency survival signals!"
After the water monkeys finished eating the carcass in the water, they swam over at an extremely fast speed, only a dozen meters away from us.
Qu Ruilin saw the approaching water monkeys, gripped the knife in his hand, and swam directly towards them.
"Splash!"
A few seconds later, Qu Ruilin's figure was instantly swallowed up by the water monkey, and his body disappeared on the water's surface.
At this moment, Jiang Man also took out an object wrapped in tin foil, about the size of a ramen noodle, from her backpack: "Found it! It contains metallic potassium. Potassium reacts violently with water and immediately ignites on the surface of the water, releasing a large amount of heat!"
"Give me!"
After listening to Jiang Man's explanation, I didn't have time to say anything more. I took the potassium from his hand, poked a few holes in it with a knife, and threw it directly in the direction where Qu Ruilin disappeared.
"Splash!"
The water surged, attracting a large number of water monkeys who rushed forward one after another.
"boom!"
Just then, flames suddenly burst forth in the water, several jets of water and thick smoke shot out of the surface, and then a large fireball exploded in the water.
The flames burned in the water, creating a dazzling array of light and shadow around the river. Countless sparks exploded in the water like fireworks, illuminating the figures of the water monkeys. The exploding potassium metal also floated to the surface and continued to burn.
At first glance, the society around us is ablaze with red, like flowing lava.
Faced with the bright light and flames, the water monkeys scattered in all directions, scrambling to escape. The water surface resembled a koi pond, teeming with churning water monkeys.
"boom!"
Jiang Man smashed the sodium in her bag and scattered it into the water, causing sparks to fly and explosions to erupt.
I saw the water monkeys get scared and ran away, so I seized the opportunity and shouted, "Everyone, hurry up and keep swimming forward!"
Seeing that Qu Ruilin had disappeared, Wei Shengnan swung her knife and cut the rope connecting Jiang Man and Manjing, then swam upstream as well: "You go, I'll go find Qu Ruilin!"
I knew that the potassium and sodium that Jiang Man threw out weren't very lethal and wouldn't last long. Once the flames went out, the water monkeys would definitely come back. I steeled myself and swam over, grabbing Wei Shengnan's arm: "Lin Que, drag her away!"
There are no footholds underwater, so Wei Shengnan was pulled by me and Lin Que, and the group quickly swam out along the river.
From the moment we descended the cliff until now, we've been struggling in the icy water for seven or eight minutes, and everyone has reached their physical limit.
I swam forward for several dozen meters, but my body gradually lost sensation, and I couldn't even feel my hands and feet anymore.
Just when I was about to give up, the river suddenly turned, the current slowed down, and riverbanks appeared on both sides.
Being able to get ashore meant we could escape the water monkeys' pursuit. Listening to the splashing water behind me, I gritted my teeth and swam towards the shore without hesitation.
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