silence.
Deathly silence.
On the dark river surface in the middle of the night, there was only the slight sound of the night wind blowing and the river flowing.
I looked at the black dog fur rope held tightly in my hand.
One end was held in Lao Cao and I's hands, and the other end was stretched into the water - the other end was tied to Li Miao, the body fisherman. He didn't know how deep he had dived.
I kept in mind what Li Miao told me before he entered the water, and I didn’t dare to slack off.
Maybe he felt that the atmosphere was too depressing. Lao Cao was afraid that I would feel uncomfortable, so he chatted with me.
They talked about everything from eating, drinking and having sex to basic necessities, and also asked me some interesting things about school. Finally, I coyly made some insinuations and wanted to know something about my master...
I can see through this "brainless fan"'s mind at a glance. I just talked about all the little daily things related to Master. They were basically the embarrassing things that Master taught me when I was practicing.
Lao Cao also listened with great interest.
Indeed, chatting with him like this made me feel relieved a lot.
Time passed minute by minute...
"It's been seven minutes."
Lao Cao said casually.
He's not used to wearing a watch, and I don't know how he relies on accurately estimating time. But I believe it should be absolutely accurate.
Li Miao just said that there are three situations. Either the rope moves three times regularly, or the rope moves randomly, or there is no movement for ten minutes. You need to pull him up!
Now the rope is motionless, as if it is fixed by an invisible invisible hand.
The surface of the water was motionless.
I felt inexplicably uneasy: "Is something going to happen?"
Sudden!
The rope moved. He suddenly sank to the surface of the water.
Then it sank a second time, and then a third time.
I finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Move three times regularly, that’s good!
all the best.
"Pull harder!"
Lao Cao and I shouted loudly at the same time, and used both hands to pull the black dog hair rope from the water to the boat.
I could feel that there seemed to be a force floating upwards at the other end of the rope - which meant that Li Miao was also swimming upwards on his own.
There were no surprises.
Two minutes later...
Wow!
A ball of water splashed on the river surface, and Li Miao emerged from the water wetly, with his hands lying on the side of the boat.
Lao Cao and I immediately pulled him up from the cold river water with quick hands and feet, and handed him a cup of ginger tea at the same time.
Even if you are a powerful corpse hunter, sneaking into the Sichuan River late at night is quite risky.
In addition to being attacked by zombies in the water, the cold river water and strong water pressure can also make people very uncomfortable.
"Thanks."
Li Miao took the ginger tea and drank it slowly.
His voice was relatively calm, but his eyes were obviously very shocked. He must have seen something incredible underwater!
But Lao Cao and I didn't ask immediately. We had to let people calm down first.
I could see heat slowly coming out of his hair and body.
Li Miao finished the ginger tea in a few sips and took the initiative to tell us about his underwater experience without us asking.
He said.
"It's so weird!"
"I saw an incredible sight down there."
"I have been fishing for corpses from the Sichuan River for so many years, and I have also fished out corpses from the water. But I have never seen anything so weird."
After he calmed down, his tone became a little excited, and there was also a hint of fear.
Lao Cao and I were very curious, what kind of scene could frighten an experienced corpse collector like this?
But since what Li Miao said is so serious, we suggest that we go back as soon as possible. Wait until you get to the shore and then talk slowly.
After all, this Sichuan River is the territory of those floaters... There is no need for the corpse collectors to be tough with them.
Li Miao also thought it made sense, so he rowed back along the original path as fast as possible.
Passing by the place where some floating corpses were floating in the middle of the river just now, I saw from a distance that the corpse with its mouth open to absorb the essence of the moonlight was still there.
I noticed that the guy seemed to turn his head and glance this way again, with a mocking and contemptuous smile on his lips.
But the distance is really far and the view is very blurry.
When I rubbed my eyes and looked carefully, it was gone again.
However, once is an illusion, twice is probably not the case!
So I was also confused.
Since this looks very powerful, the floating corpse and us are in harmony with each other and do not provoke each other. So what does it mean when it laughs at us twice?
I silently cursed in my heart: "I just let you go a little bit in the water. If you dare to come ashore, I will definitely grab you and ask you why you are laughing? You are laughing like a hammer!"
Landed smoothly.
Li Miao tied the small wooden boat to the wooden stakes, and we stood firmly on the ground. Only then did he begin to describe the strange sight he had seen in the few minutes he had just entered the water...
After Li Miao entered the water, he swam towards the location where the corpse of the child had floated last night based on the experience of those who fished it out. All the way down.
He wore a battery on his head and a knife in his mouth, watching the scene in the water warily.
Gradually sink.
One meter, three meters, five meters...
Li Miao already felt that something was not right underwater today.
But he didn't seem to be in danger, so he couldn't say anything was wrong for the moment.
When he dived to a depth of about ten meters, he realized what he was doing!
"Quiet! So quiet. Not only quiet, but also empty."
As a famous corpse collector within a radius of dozens of miles, Li Miao often dives underwater to retrieve corpses at night. But most of the time, it’s “lively” underwater—yes, lively!
Under the water at night, corpse collectors can see all kinds of fish, shrimps, turtles and crabs swimming around in the river.
Some are very huge.
For example, a herring as big as a car, a turtle as big as a millstone, a river shrimp as thick as a human arm...the size of these river creatures is far beyond ordinary.
In addition, there are various floating corpses.
There are young and old, different ages and generations. Even the degree and shape of the hair soaked in the water are different, which is very scary.
These things will not come out during the day, they are all hiding in the deepest and most hidden places in the river!
Only at night, when living people avoid them, is when these negative creatures become active.
Moreover, these giant objects and floating corpses in the water are also layered. Under different circumstances, they will be active in the water layers at different depths.
Li Miao was already used to it.
But tonight, it was weird!
He started from entering the water and dived all the way down. Nothing was seen.
There are neither those huge fish, shrimps, turtles, crabs, nor all kinds of weird floating corpses.
The entire river seemed clean and empty, and it was unusually empty and quiet.
Except for some floating corpses I saw on the water while rowing from the west bank, there are indeed too few things in the water!
"What's going on? The quieter Sichuan River seems to be, the more dangerous it may be!"
Li Miao felt inexplicably uneasy.
But he had a vague feeling that there must be a monster when something went wrong!
Perhaps the reason why Xiao Sheng became a "living corpse" can really be found by himself underwater.
Li Miao continues to dive...
Ten meters, fifteen meters, twenty meters!
He felt that he had almost dived to the bottom of this section of the Chuanjiang River.
The depth of the Sichuan River Basin varies. In this section of Xiaowan Village, the depth may be more than 20 meters to less than 30 meters.
Although the body fishermen cannot use tools to detect the water depth like professional hydrologists, they still have their own way of judgment.
And obviously, Li Miao found that the water quality around him was starting to become a little turbid. After all, it is close to the silt layer and river sand at the bottom of the river, and the water is actually not as clear as the middle layer.
You can see some tall and long water plants in front of you, with strange shapes, swaying around. Mixed with sand and mud, the vision became a little blurry.
Li Miao thought for a while, pressed his eyelids with both hands, and silently recited some secret words of the corpse hunter.
Then, his vision became clear again.
It’s just like seeing things on land!
He judged that he should have arrived at the place where Xiao Sheng's body had been deposited, and stepped on the water to look down.
At this sight, Li Miao's heart almost stopped, his scalp went numb, and he got goosebumps all over his body. Fortunately, he was not frightened enough to open his mouth and let out the anger he had been holding.
And he finally knew why tonight, when he swam all the way down from the water, he saw almost nothing.%
Floating corpses, densely packed floating corpses!
At the bottom of the water under Li Miao's feet, there are almost layers of water squeezed together, and the number is huge. It's like a rally. On the periphery of the floating corpse, there are various aquatic creatures.
Herrings as big as cars, turtles as big as millstones, river shrimps as thick as an adult's forearm, water lice as big as footballs...
To be honest, at that moment, Li Miao felt that she might be finished.
There are so many floating corpses that people from the surrounding river sections for dozens of miles are probably gathered here. Even though Li Miao thought he was a very good corpse hunter, his hands and feet would feel cold and his heart would tremble when faced with this situation.
What's even more frightening is that although he was scared, he was not panicked to the point of losing his temper. Years of thrilling experiences in recovering corpses have allowed him to make clear judgments...
So at the second glance, Li Miao discovered that in the lower area of these densely packed floating corpses, there were still many corpses that were not floating sideways, but maintaining normal standing postures.
Just like a person standing on the ground!
He knew that this thing was called "dead fall" - remaining standing in the water. It is a very vicious type of water stick.
This viciousness refers to temperament, not level or strength.
According to the severity of zombies, walking zombies, vicious zombies, and zombies can all be "dead" - they are more vicious and aggressive than zombies of the same level.
Among these "dead bodies", Li Miao also saw several people wearing clothes that looked like they were twenty or thirty years ago.
How terrible is it that a corpse that has been submerged in the water for 20 to 30 years has turned into a dead body?
Li Miao didn't dare to think about it.
At this moment, for the first time, he felt that it was not a good thing that he could stay calm - he would rather not see it so clearly.
"Oh my god! Did I stab the corpse? In this situation, even if the real Red Ship Beard came down with a full set of equipment, I'm afraid everything would be dead."
But soon, Li Miao discovered that the situation didn't seem to be that bad.
Because even though he was not far away from these water sticks - the top circle of floating corpses was only less than three meters away from his feet.
Under normal circumstances, he might have started to come towards him and pester him.
But at this time, no floating corpse noticed him.
Even the "dead ones" standing in the water in the lower waters did not make any movement, they just stood so quietly.
Um?
Li Miao felt a little strange.
After the initial fear passed, he now felt a little more curious.
So Li Miao floated a little further up - thinking that it would be faster and safer for him to escape if something happened later, he started to observe so much water gathered and hit the stick.
Then he discovered some clues.
It seems that these densely stacked water sticks are surrounding something!
Li Miao felt as if something was surrounding the center of the corpses. This group of water sticks wanted to step forward, but didn't dare, so they could only surround them greedily and helplessly.
"Is it some kind of rare treasure?"
Li Miao reacted immediately.
He knew that sometimes rare treasures would be born in the world due to some complicated reasons.
Ordinary people are very insensitive to these rare treasures.
But those things like mountain elves and zombies are indeed very sensitive to this - once discovered, they will be the first to move forward.
Li Miao confirmed it thoroughly.
"There is indeed something extraordinary under the water of the Chuanjiang River outside Xiaowan Village! It's just that it attracts so many zombies and water monsters. I'm afraid it's not a good thing."
He also felt a little uneasy.
After all, the meaning of "exotic treasures" is: rare and rare items with huge benefits.
But it doesn’t mean that they are all righteous things in the usual sense!
There are also many rare treasures that contain evil and terrifying power.
Once it is obtained by evil cultivators or evil spirits, it can become even more harmful.
Li Miao thought of this and planned to find out more clearly.
Since the monsters and zombies in the water didn't bother him at all, he decided to get a little closer...
But at this moment, suddenly!
The originally peaceful fish, shrimps, turtles, crabs and those dead people began to become restless!
Li Miao was so frightened that her heart tightened because she had alarmed them.
However, it soon became apparent that this was not the case.
These fish, shrimps, turtles, crabs, monsters and floating corpses seem to be... a little panicked!
They didn't care about Li Miao at all, but scattered in all directions.
Those in the outermost circle dispersed, while some of the dead ones in the inner circle were still huddled together with fish, shrimps, turtles, and crabs and had not completely dispersed.
Of course, Li Miao discovered that the closer you are to the inner circle, the more powerful you are...
"what happened?"
Li Miao was a little strange and was wondering if he could take the opportunity to get closer. But there was a strong feeling of palpitations in my heart.
He turned around subconsciously.
Wei Ke saw an indescribably large black figure swimming towards this side from the water in the distance at an extremely fast speed.
At first glance, Li Miao thought this thing was at least as big as a big boat!
But since it was water at night after all, even if he opened his eyes with the secret method of fishing for corpses, he could see clearly underwater. But it's still hard to see clearly from too far away.
And since we were coming from the front, we couldn’t see how long the head and tail were.
But that intense sense of oppression is the aura of the behemoth itself! There is also a dark red light surrounding it, exuding a terrifying aura.
Those seemingly powerful water spirits and floating corpses fell to death and fled in panic, not daring to get close to this thing.
What's even more strange is that this thing is so huge that it swims underwater at high speed, but it barely stirs up any waves or currents.
It's as if the water around it is automatically displaced when it keeps swimming, but there won't be much movement.
It's very unreasonable and full of weirdness.
Li Miao suddenly reacted and remembered an ancient rumor widely circulated among the corpse collectors.
“This, this…could this thing be the legendary…Master River God?!”
He felt as if his heartbeat was about to stop.
