The skins of the two large crocodiles were peeled off and thrown onto a stone to be exposed to the sun. As for the meat, it was cut and grilled on the campfire. In a short while, the fragrance was overflowing. Crocodile body is muscle, its meat fat content is less than half of beef, taste particularly delicious, is a rare delicacy.
Two three-meter-long crocodiles were enough for five people to eat their bellies.
Leng Yun's mood was a little low. She couldn't help but think of Qin Min. Last night, she was still with everyone, eating meat and talking. It was a fresh and unique life. In the blink of an eye, life and death were separated. Those who had never experienced this feeling would never understand it. Leng Yun even had the illusion that she wasn't dead. However, her rationality told her that this could not be. Qin Min was completely dead. She was afraid that even her corpse had been eaten by a monster passing by.
The gap was so strong that he was not mentally prepared at all.
Zhang Mu handed over a skewer of crocodile meat." Don't be too sad. Only when you fill your stomach will you have the strength to fight."
"I understand." Leng Yun nodded and took the kebab from Zhang Mu. The roast meat was cooked properly. The surface was slightly burnt, but the inside was cooked and seeped with attractive grease. Leng Yun took a bite. The crocodile meat was a little old, but it tasted excellent. Of course, this aspect is determined by barbecue technology.
Sun Bing asked," This swamp is very large. It won't be easy for us to cross it."
Fatty agreed." Yes, it's all mud and mud. It's hard to walk."
"Do we have to take a detour?" Chen Ling whispered. She looked around." This place is too big. It will take at least one or two days."
Zhang Mu said while eating meat," There are ways. Don't worry."
When they were all full, the crocodile skin was almost sun-dried. Zhang Mu cut the crocodile skin into strong long ropes, and then asked everyone to cut the reeds. In a short while, large reeds were placed in front of them.
Fatty puzzled: "Boss, what are so many reeds for?" You can't eat it!"
Zhang Mu picked up a reed and gently broke it." The reed itself is very light and hollow, so it can generate enough buoyancy. We can make a reed raft and cross the swamp upstream. This way, it will be much easier than walking."
Cold rhyme eyes a bright said: "good idea!"
Fatty was a little worried."What if a monster like a terrorist fish runs out of the water?"
Zhang Mu shook his head and said: "This swamp obviously doesn't have much water in itself. Due to last night's heavy rain, the water has temporarily deepened, so there will be no large monsters. Of course, we still have to be careful. Just because there are no water monsters doesn't mean there aren't monsters living in the swamp. Crocodiles are an example. Be careful."
Fatty said,"That's good. That's good."
They cut wood to reinforce it and tied two light rafts with ropes made of crocodile skin. As for using excess reeds to make tools similar to life buoys, in case they accidentally fall into the mud, they can also generate buoyancy and prevent them from getting stuck in the mud.
Five long bamboos were found as oars, and five people pushed the raft into the water. Leng Yun, Chen Ling and Sun Bing were riding on a raft. Fatty can't swim, weight one top two, so share a raft with Zhang Mu,
Here we go.
Zhang Mu pushed his slender bamboo pole forward in the wetland. Because of last night's heavy rain, the swamp was filled with black muddy water. However, the water was not deep, half a meter to one meter. The water was thick and muddy. When bamboo sticks are inserted into the sludge, there will always be a lot of bubbles coming out of it, releasing a smell similar to that in septic tanks.
It's methane, the methane that plants accumulate over time. The swamp must be deep. If you sink in, you'll die.
The five of them held their breath and paddled forward. The reed raft floated six or seven hundred meters. The terrain became lower and the water became deeper. On all sides were groups of reeds, most of which were more than two meters high and full of beige flowers. When a gust of wind blew over the earth, it wrinkled the water surface and lowered the reeds. Looking up, it was green. There are many plants similar to dandelion, a white seed was raised.
Under the blue sky, in the warm breeze, green sprinkled thousands of miles, wild birds flew together. Bright sunlight, light waves, reeds everywhere, white cotton sky.
What a poetic sight!
No one appreciated it!
There was only one thought in their minds, and that was to leave the swamp as soon as possible.
This kind of place made people feel insecure. Danger could appear at any time. No one knew whether the raft would topple over in the next second. About ten minutes of worry, everyone's heart is praying, do not have an accident, but sometimes, the more you are afraid of something, just happen to encounter something.
The disturbing situation finally happened.
As the rafts passed a particularly large reed marshes, there was a quack from the reeds ahead and a large flock of frightened gray birds flew out.
Zhang Mu raised his hand, and everyone stopped moving. They all stared nervously at the reed.
Sun Bing whispered,"What's wrong?"
Zhang Mu replied in a low voice," There seems to be something. Let's take a detour."
Leng Yun's heart was in suspense. She was surrounded by a bottomless swamp. At this moment, she was more than a thousand meters away from the other shore.
If there was an attack, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Everyone focused their eyes on the reeds. They were too tall and dense to see what was inside. However, no one questioned Zhang Mu's words. They immediately turned around and prepared to bypass him. At this moment, there was a noise from inside the reeds. Something was constantly squeezing the reeds. Judging from the reeds, it was probably not small. It was approaching.
Cold sweat broke out on Fatty's face." F * ck, what the hell is that?!"
That thing was getting closer and closer, and many reeds were bent. It was getting closer and closer, getting closer and closer…
Sun Bing took out his shield." It's coming!"
The nearby reeds were squeezed open. Just as they were about to drill out, a strange scene appeared. The sound in the reeds disappeared. The five of them were just ready for battle, but they didn't see anything appear from the reeds. They couldn't help but be stunned.
Chen Ling held the axe nervously." This…why is it suddenly gone?"
Gulp! Gulp!
In the sewage, a large number of bubbles were overturned from the water.
Zhang Mu's pupils contracted abruptly and he shouted loudly," Be careful! It's underwater!"
Bang!
The surface of the water suddenly broke open. It was a 13-or 14-meter-long python with white ring patterns all over its body. Its triangular head spat out its tongue and stared coldly at the few people. It was four stories tall and slightly thicker than an adult man's body. It was truly an unheard of python!
[Mud Python], Level 8 Bronze Elite, HP 600, MP 300, Attributes??? Skills???, Description: A brutal anaconda. Corrupted by evil power, it becomes stronger.
Fatty exclaimed,"F * ck, are you kidding me?"
The boas were too fast, and they didn't have time to react. The giant tail swept over with a thousand tons of force, knocking over their reed rafts on the spot. The five of them fell directly into the muddy water, their feet sinking into the mud. As they struggled, they stirred up a large amount of methane. Countless bubbles rolled out of the muddy water, and the stench hit their faces, making them dizzy. The muddy water was irritating, like chili water, making people unable to open their eyes.
"Damn it, damn it! I hate water!" The fat man was like a fat pig falling into the water. He struggled in panic and shouted: "Where did such a big snake come from?"
This was a water boa. Actually, there was no essential difference between boas and pythons. The only difference was their reproductive methods. Boas mainly gave birth to eggs, while pythons mostly gave birth to eggs. These giant snakes were generally not poisonous, but they were very fast. If they were entangled, they would die.
Zhang Mu poked his head out of the muddy water. The position where he fell into the water was far away from the others. The reed raft was completely scattered and scattered everywhere. Fortunately, the five of them were wearing life buoys made of reeds and all of them floated to the surface in time. Even so, they turned into clay figurines one by one. Their mouths and noses were filled with smelly mud, causing them to have difficulty breathing and unable to breathe for a long time.
The python's four-story-tall body was lifted and bent into a dangerous S shape, posing as if it was about to attack. Once this giant snake entangled its target, it would instantly break all its bones. If it was entangled in the swamp, there would be no chance of escape. It would end up dead.
At that moment when their lives were hanging by a thread, ordinary people would have panicked long ago. Zhang Mu calmly analyzed the situation and immediately found a way out. He shouted loudly," Reeds, that reed! Hurry up and go to that reed! Since it can bear the weight of the python, it must also be able to bear our weight!"
When the four of them heard this, it was as if they had grabbed onto a life-saving straw. There was no chance of winning in a battle in the water. If they fought on land, there was still hope of defeating it. The python weighed at least 300 kilograms. It could move on reeds, and others could stand on it as well.
Leng Yun raised her staff and shot an ice arrow at the python, dealing 45 damage. The frost effect slowed its speed down a lot. Sun Bing pulled Fatty and was trying hard to advance towards the reed area. Chen Ling followed closely behind.
"Hiss!"
After the giant python was injured by the ice arrow, it was completely furious. It turned around and was about to attack Leng Yun.
Sun Bing and Fatty climbed onto the reeds. Sun Bing turned around and used a Taunt. Just as the python was about to attack Leng Yun, it suddenly received the Taunt skill effect. It instantly became angry and turned to look at Sun Bing. Sun Bing was glared at by that sinister and huge eye. He felt his legs go weak and hurriedly turned around and ran into the reeds.
Zhang Mu's judgment was correct. There was a lot of mud accumulated under the reeds, so there was a piece of ground. Although it was incomplete and hid a lot of puddles, it was better than fighting in the water. The python's speed was too fast. It set off two waves of water and rushed over like a flood dragon.
In his panic, Sun Bing's feet suddenly became empty. His whole right leg stepped into a large puddle, and half of his body sank into the water. The python took the opportunity to rush up and wrap itself around him, and began to use its ultimate skill, Python Entanglement.
Sun Bing activated his petrified skin, but with his physique, he was unable to resist the python's strangulation. At this time, Zhang Mu had just ascended the reed area, and he was more than ten meters away. He had no time to rescue him.
When Fatty saw this, he roared loudly and charged forward, his entire body enveloped in red energy. A Brutal Charge landed on the python's body, dealing 44 damage. At the same time, the impact force flipped the python's head over. He swung his Forest Blade with both hands and slashed at it. The Sword of the Jungle has a high attack power of 24 points. Combined with the berserker's amazing strength, it deals 32 points of damage. At the same time, it cuts through the python's tough scales and snake skin.
The python roared and swiped its tail hard, hitting Fatty's chest.
This strike seemed simple, but it was actually extremely powerful. Fatty's weight of more than 250 jin flew out of the reeds and fell into the muddy water. After drinking a few mouthfuls of dirty and smelly muddy water, he almost fainted and died in the water.
"Fatty!"
Zhang Mu was shocked and reached out to pull it.