Chapter 48

After Feng Yi left the residential area, he pursued with a clear purpose.

In the surrounding wild environment, the human scent was too obvious, and since they had just passed by, the scent was still fresh, making it easy to track.

As he continued to pursue, the strange earthy smell became stronger.

He hoped the two kids hadn't approached the river; otherwise, it would be too late to save them.

By the riverside.

Cao Xing was hitting the grass on both sides with a stick. They knew the trick of "beating the grass to startle the snakes"; using the stick to tap and beat could drive away some animals and avoid unnecessary injuries.

They had grown up here and had seen snakes more than once, mostly water snakes. In the past, they even played with them, so they weren't afraid of snakes. Using the stick to tap and beat was just to drive away insects and snakes to avoid sudden attacks and to boost their courage. But to say they were afraid, that wasn't really the case.

Without having experienced a major setback, they had nothing to fear.

After searching for a while, they didn't find any wild bird eggs, but they did discover a large turtle when they were beating the grass with a stick.

The startled turtle quickly fled into the water. Having encountered such a large turtle, Cao Xing and his friend couldn't let it go! They excitedly rushed to the water's edge!

"Quick, quick, catch it!"

"Make sure it doesn't get into the water; once it's in, we won't find it!"

Seeing the large turtle already crawling into the water, Cao Xing, without hesitation, threw his stick and flashlight and lunged forward!

His mind was focused on one thing: catching the large turtle! If they couldn't find the wild bird eggs, they couldn't let this prize slip away!

The earthy river water splashed on his face, and due to the momentum of his lunge, his body slid a bit into the water, but Cao Xing didn't care at all, his head held high with a proud smile.

He had caught the large turtle!

Just as he was about to show off to his friend, something unexpected happened.

Under the dim moonlight, a cruel black hole suddenly opened in the river, as if a powerful force was pulling him into the water.

The splashing water on his face carried a pungent smell that made his hair stand on end!

In that instant, his smile hadn't completely faded, and a voice in his head screamed in terror, but his body couldn't react in time, still maintaining the posture of lying by the water.

Another force pulled his leg backward, and at the same time, a figure slipped into the water.

Splash—

A large wave of water was splashed onto the shore.

Cao Xing, who had been hit in the face again, came to his senses from the blankness in his mind, and with legs trembling from fear, he scrambled to the shore. At this point, he no longer cared about the large turtle or the bird eggs.

Cao Xing's friend also rushed over in panic to pull him.

The two of them tumbled and crawled away from the river.

"J-Just now... what was that?" Cao Xing's teeth chattered.

"It... it looked like a water monster! The one that ran past... seemed to be a person."

"A person?" Cao Xing, recalling the force that had pulled him to the shore in that life-or-death moment, paused in his escape, "No... no! We have to help!"

"That's a river monster! We should find people to come..."

"Stick..."

As the two of them spoke incoherently, there was another commotion by the river.

They turned to look.

Under the silver moonlight, a figure was walking out of the river step by step, dragging something in its hand...

Feng Yi had his hands gripping the large, open mouth of the "water monster," slowly dragging it to the shore.

The tail of the "water monster" thrashed, splashing water, showing its strength.

Feng Yi didn't plan to let it tire out before dragging it; he kept a firm grip, letting it struggle as he continued to pull it to the shore.

This thing was fierce in its attack, but in the water, it wasn't much, not as agile as he was!

This "water monster" looked like a large fish. No matter how fierce it was in the water, once on land, it was just a fish!

On land, it could only stare with dead fish eyes!

Actually, Feng Yi had only intended to find the two reckless kids and help if he could. If he couldn't, he would have done his best and wouldn't feel guilty.

Fortunately, he made it in time!

However, when he faced the "water monster," a fierce anger suddenly rose in Feng Yi's heart. There was no time to think, and he had already jumped into the water.

The first thought in his mind was: This "threat" cannot leave safely!

Now, with a clear mind, Feng Yi didn't know where he had gotten the courage to jump into the water and grab the "water monster"!

Upon careful reflection, Feng Yi felt that at that moment, his "beast" nature had taken over. The provoked rage, the fleeting thought of "either drive away or kill," was like the territorial disputes of wild animals in documentaries, fierce and violent, either losing territory or losing life!

But this time, Feng Yi felt he was just saving people and eliminating the threat in the river! Not fighting over territory!

I'm not the kind of person who fights over territory with wild animals!

Feng Yi had dragged the "water monster" halfway onto the shore.

Focused on dragging the fish, Feng Yi didn't notice the eerie cold aura emanating from him, making the nearby frogs and insects stop their calls.

Only the rustling of the wind through the trees and grass could be heard.

Cao Xing and his friend, like frightened chicks, huddled together, trying to minimize their presence, not daring to make a sound.

Feng Yi, still dragging the fish, was still conflicted about his "beast" nature.

How could a higher being let "beast" nature control their actions?

This was absolutely unacceptable!

But the "beast" nature had already been triggered, what should he do?

Feng Yi was troubled.

It was all the fault of this "water monster"!

The large fish's tail in the water was still thrashing.

"You're still arguing!"

Feng Yi, gripping its wide mouth, used his strength to drag the entire fish onto the shore.

The dim moonlight didn't hinder his ability to see the full appearance of the "water monster."

Indeed, it was just a fish!

With its prominent whiskers, it looked like a catfish.

About three meters long.

What a big mouth!

Thinking of the pet dog that had suddenly disappeared by the river, as mentioned by Xue Lin, Feng Yi opened the large fish's mouth.

The space inside the wide mouth was indeed large enough to swallow Xue Lin's dog.

Feng Yi leaned down, facing the fish's large, hollow mouth, "Hello?"

The sound, after being reflected by the large, hollow mouth, sounded a bit strange.

Cao Xing and his friend, not far away, trembled.

When Feng Yi dragged the "water monster," which was much larger than a person, onto the shore, they no longer saw him as a normal person but as a human-shaped monster!

Based on their extensive experience from watching TV and reading novels, the one who could subdue a monster must be an even bigger monster!

So terrifying and able to transform into a human, it must be a big monster!!

Feng Yi didn't know what they were thinking, holding the fish's whiskers with one hand and its mouth with the other, he continued to drag it to the shore. Away from the river, the fish could only lie still and be slaughtered!

After dragging the fish to a satisfactory position, Feng Yi remembered to check on the two kids.

There wasn't much of a bloody smell, at most just some scratches.

Not seriously injured.

Relieved, Feng Yi threw the fish on the ground and walked over to the two people.

Seeing Feng Yi approaching, the two of them didn't dare to make a sound, just trembling.

They wanted to cry and shout, but in their fear, they couldn't make a sound, their teeth chattering.

"Scared?" Feng Yi asked.

Seeing the two of them in a daze, Feng Yi thought that they were just 10-year-old kids. Whether they would be punished was a matter for later; he couldn't scare them into a stupor now.

So, Feng Yi asked in what he thought was the most gentle voice, "Are you~ okay~~"

In the eyes that couldn't be seen clearly, there seemed to be no warmth.

Each word seemed to carry a cold current, brushing over their heads.

A chill ran up their spines.

The courage that had been built up over ten years of watching TV and reading novels was shattered in this moment.

"Ah—"

They screamed as if calling for help.