This giant beast in the river is about seven or eight meters long at least. Its tail is thick and long. It does not have a fork like a fish, and the tail end is more like a reptile.
Two huge fins sprouted from under the ribs, and there were four short and sturdy legs on the abdomen.
The head and mouth are integrated, and the mouth is fully open, with several layers of fine teeth on the top and bottom.
Its back is covered with thick scales, making it look like a cross between a crocodile and a shark.
"Quickly, pull Bai Lu back first! The others will focus all the flashlight beams on it!"
As Lin Yi spoke, he stretched his hand towards the stern of the boat and grabbed the steel cable of the Flying Tiger Claw. Wang Qiang and Abu both immediately came up to help.
The three of them worked together to catch up with the acceleration of the wooden boat and finally fished Bai Lu out.
Before she could stand still, her first words were:
"How about it, Consultant Lin, do you see what it is?"
Lin Yi had been holding back the words to reprimand but she choked back her words.
"You can see it clearly. It's an Ironbacked Mosasaurus. It's a close relative of the Mosasaurus from the Cretaceous period. It lived near the sea and was not that big."
"Hey, be good, your body isn't that big?"
Wang Qiang couldn't help but click his tongue.
"Because the environment here does not allow it, and the amount of food in the river is far less abundant than in the ocean, it is impossible to guarantee the consumption of their huge bodies. Growing so big is already the limit.
Due to plate movement, this branch of the Ironbacked Mosasaurus was able to escape the mass extinction at the end of the Cretaceous. In order to adapt to life here where dry and wet periods alternate, they slowly evolved from marine creatures into amphibians.
The tail fin and flippers have evolved like reptiles, with only the pectoral fins retained. "
Hearing Lin Yi's story, Academician Zhou was extremely excited and asked with a trembling voice:
"Comrade Xiaolin, do you have any basis or source for what you just said?"
Mosasaurus, a species that appeared at the same time as dinosaurs, has been confirmed to be extinct.
Now its descendants have actually appeared in this underground river. This result can be called a "miracle of the world."
Seeing how serious everyone was, Lin Yi could only quickly find a way to deal with it.
"Actually, I'm not sure. I just remember seeing similar records in a certain book."
"Do you still remember which book it was in? What's its name? Who is the author? Which publisher published it?"
Academician Zhou's barrage of questions was interrupted by a gust of wind falling from the sky.
The iron-backed mosasaur failed to catch its prey just now, and fell into the water with a "plop", causing a big wave and pushing the wooden boat far away in an instant.
But the already restless grimacing bats were disturbed by the flashlight beam on the water.
A burst of "chirping" screams spread throughout the entire river space, followed by fighter jets one after another, gliding from the top of the cave, almost swooping past everyone's heads towards the light and shadow on the water.
Under the light, everyone could see the true face of the Grimace Bat.
The so-called grimaces are nothing more than a patchwork of patterns on the backs of their wings.
Just like those butterflies in nature, in order to avoid natural enemies, they will evolve various terrifying patterns.
But these bats are also surprisingly large, with wings spread over one meter, and the upper and lower rows of canine teeth on their mouths are everted.
The sharp claws clawed at the water again and again.
Perhaps it was the provocative behavior of these bats that aroused the dissatisfaction of the giant beasts in the river.
As the waves rolled, the Iron-backed Mosasaurus emerged from the water again.
A high-pitched howl floated back and forth in the cave.
This sound caused more and more ghost-faced bats on the top of the cave to join the battle.
The sharp teeth and claws of these bats cannot break through the defense at all, so they can only attack weak parts such as the eyes and nose of the mosasaurus.
The Mosasaurus has a huge body and there are too many bats to take care of everything. It can only twist its body constantly, open its mouth and bite while inciting its two huge pectoral fins to flap back and forth in the water.
It turned over in the water and the flat boat shook three times.
Now that there is so much movement, the flat boat is heaving up and down, as if it were sitting on a trampoline.
The cold river water slapped everyone's faces and bodies randomly.
"Everyone, please hurry up and don't fall into the water!"
Lin Yi reminded the others.
There was no support on the flat boat, so I could only hold on to the side of the boat desperately to prevent myself from falling into the water.
Those ghost-faced bats were not afraid at all, and they plunged into the water wave after wave, launching a desperate fight with the Iron-backed Mosasaurus.
On the nearby water surface, a layer of corpses of ghost-faced bats has floated.
Many bat corpses were photographed on the flat boat. Before they could show their teeth and attack the people on the boat, Wang Qiang shoveled them down and patted them into meat pies.
"Is that what I said for sure? There are a lot of conflicts between neighbors, and we can't stand provoking them. If we incite them even a little bit, we'll have to fight."
Listening to Wang Qiang's tone, I wish I could make a pot of tea now, grab some melon seeds and watch the fun.
Although the Iron-backed Mosasaurus has always had the upper hand, it can't hold back the number of Grimace Bats.
His eye sockets and nose were all bloody and sticky after being scratched by bats, which was horrible to look at.
The smell of blood further aroused the animalistic nature of these bloodthirsty bats, and the black masses rushed towards the water one after another.
The iron-backed mosasaur couldn't bear to be disturbed, and he didn't want this boatload of rare delicacies to slip away from his mouth, so he dived into the water again.
"Everyone, please be careful, this big guy dives into the water again."
The Iron-backed Mosasaurus dived into the water to hide its figure, and the Grimace Bat instantly lost its target.
"Quickly turn off the lights!"
As soon as Lin Yi finished the warning, many bats that were "red-eyed" turned around in the air and attacked the people on the boat.
Wang Qiang picked up the engineer's shovel and flipped it left and right, as if playing badminton, and knocked the bat close to him underwater.
These bats were not affected at all and continued to attack the people on the boat one after another.
Just when everyone was concentrating on dealing with these ghost-faced bats, the flat boat under their feet suddenly rose.
It turned out that the iron-backed mosasaur pushed the boat up with its head under the water.
Then he threw it heavily on the water.
Everyone on the boat was thrown backwards and forwards. Academician Zhou's assistant Xiao Lu was holding a camera to take pictures. He never expected that he and the boat would be thrown up.
No one was able to stand firm on his feet, and the person and equipment were thrown directly from the ship.
Lin Yi and Li Li quickly reached out to grab it, but it was still a step too late.
The whole person fell into the water and started flopping on his hands and feet.
The iron-backed mosasaurus flipped its fins and swam towards him.
"Help! Help!"
Everyone was entangled by the ghost-faced bats and couldn't escape, and they had no time to save them.
Li Li took out his gun and fired continuously. After a few "bang bang bang" shots, he only hit a few grimacing bats. The iron-backed mosasaur took the opportunity to hide under the water again.
"Help me, help me, gulu gulu." The cry for help stopped suddenly, and Xiao Liu was dragged underwater by a force.
Clouds of blood mist instantly rose from the water, accompanied by a strong smell of blood.
"Xiao Lu! Xiao Lu!"
Academician Zhou lay on the side of the boat and slapped the side of the boat hard.
There were many dangers along the way, and he was highly nervous. Now he watched his disciples die in front of his eyes. He was so sad that he fainted.
"Academician Zhou!"
"Lao Zhou, Lao Zhou, are you okay?"
"Pinch someone's middle, caress their chest."
Lin Yi warned as he swung his dagger to kill the ghost-faced bats flying in the sky.
"This guy under the water is too cunning. He hides under the water and doesn't show up at all. If he lets it bounce like this a few times, all of us will become its midnight snack."
Wang Qiang shouted while struggling to kill the bat.
"Brothers, cover me to the bow of the ship!"
Lin Yi held the dagger in his mouth, grabbed the ship's board with both hands, leaned down and moved towards the bow of the ship with difficulty.
(End of chapter)
