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Chapter 168 Crossing the River
When passing the fire man's water-stained corpse one by one, a strange feeling appeared in everyone's heart.
Now Qin Wenyu is in the back. He turned his head to look at the fire man's body, and he didn't look back until he was completely out of sight.
That corpse, who would stay there forever, was treated as someone who came to the forest to commit suicide, adding another story to the horror legend of the forest.
After walking through this section of the road, the surrounding trees became less and the overall slope was also going downward. Thunder God, who was walking in the front, took out the map and looked at it. The accuracy of this map was already very good.
But as Qin Wenyu discovered before, because the tree species in the Aokigahara Sea of โโTrees are relatively single and the landforms are roughly the same, each scene looks very similar.
The result of this is that even if you have a map in hand, you should always be vigilant not to go to another road that looks 90% similar.
"Can you hear the water?"
Thunder God turned his head and asked.
Now the six of them are very sensitive to the word "water", so they listened carefully.
It seems... is there really a subtle sound of water flowing in front?
"Is there a river in front of this road?" Shizikou looked at the map suspiciously, "Is it possible to go wrong?"
"That's right, most of the rivers in Aokigahara are seasonal rivers. It's spring now, and it's not surprising that snow and snow melt and rainwater have restored the flow of the rivers that have dried up in winter." Tengu said.
"Is that so..." Thunder God checked the map again, and after confirming that he had gone the right way, he said, "Then let's go ahead and have a look."
The further the group of six walked, the clearer the sound of the water flow.
After walking for less than a minute, a small river in the forest, four or five meters wide, with fast-flowing water, appeared in front of them.
Takahashi Uyuki was stunned: "We... how did we get there?"
As Tengu said, the melting water and spring precipitation brought sufficient flow to the river. The river water is not only turbulent, but also turbid, and it is impossible to see how deep it is.
Shishikou took off his luggage first, then squatted down and reached into the river to try.
"Ouch!"
As soon as he touched the water, he cried out in panic.
The cry startled the other five.
"What's wrong? Is there something in the water?" Kojima Mist asked sensitively and eagerly.
Shishikou scratched his head embarrassedly and said, "No... No, the river water is too cold, like ice that has just melted away. I didn't expect the river water to be so cold just now..."
Thunder God glared at him, and the stocky little athlete stepped aside.
"Anyway, we have to cross this river. Let me go down to see how deep the water is."
Thunder God put his backpack on the ground and was about to jump off.
Qin Wenyu stopped him.
"Tie the climbing rope around your waist." Qin Wenyu handed him the tools he had prepared earlier.
Thunder God glanced at him and nodded.
After tying the climbing rope and checking it carefully, Thunder God tentatively stepped into the river slowly.
He is a child who grew up by the sea, and his water skills are very good. After gradually reaching the river bed with his toes, Thunder God breathed a sigh of relief, turned his head and said to the five people on the bank: "The river water is very cold, you can't stay for long, and the flow rate is too fast. The two ladies may be carried away by the river, tie up the ropes, and we will bring you here."
Thunder God has completely let go and stood in the river.
The river submerged a little below his chest. Thunder God is more than 1.9 meters tall, which can submerge the lower part of his chest, and can already submerge the chins of two girls.
But it looks good in this way, even people who can't swim can pass through it, the backpacks are waterproof, and it's not a big problem.
The lion's mouth couldn't wait to tie up the rope and jumped down.
"Hey... it's so cold!"
He shouted: "Hurry up, hurry up, or you two women will be washed away by the water, hurry up!"
Takahashi Uzuki and Kojima Mist did not delay either, and soon two more people were tied to the long climbing rope.
Qin Wenyu glanced at the Tiangu and said, "You go first, I am in the back."
Tengu glanced at him and said nothing, but as a result, the rope was tied to himself and immediately descended into the river.
Qin Wenyu picked up the last rope and watched the river while tying it.
Why is the river water so cloudy?
This is his biggest question.
If the river water is icy cold, it means that it is indeed ice and snow melting water, but... that kind of water source is quite clear.
There has been no news of rain in the Aokigahara Sea of โโTrees in the past few days.
So why did the river become like this?
He couldn't figure it out.
But just like the thoughts in everyone's mind, this river, no matter what oddity, has to be crossed.
Qin Wenyu also descended into the river. Although he was mentally prepared for the coldness of the river, he still shivered after entering the river.
This is indeed ice water...
The leading Thunder God is tentatively moving forward.
Because the river water is too turbid, he can't see the bottom of the river, so he has not dared to speed up. What if there is something like silt in the middle of the riverbed and it sinks in?
The two girls were protected in the middle. Although their lips were blue from the cold, they held back.
Who knew that at this moment, Takahashi Uzuki suddenly screamed!
"what!!!!!"
I saw Takahashi Uzuki as if something was pulling his legs and feet, and the whole person was suddenly dragged into the bottom of the water!
In the turbid and turbulent water, something seems to be sneaking underneath!
"Pull the rope! Pull her out!"
The lion shouted loudly.
He grabbed the climbing rope with both hands, the blue veins on his arms bulged, and Takahashi Uzuki, who was dragged into the bottom of the water, popped his head out in an instant.
After Qin Wenyu heard Gaoqiao Maoyue's scream, she immediately took out the strong light flashlight and dagger from her backpack.
He bit the dagger horizontally in his mouth, held a strong-light flashlight in his left hand, and dived into the river.
Whether it was a living thing or a dead thing, he would never allow that woman to die like this!
She is related to what Qin Wenyu cares about the most, she must not die!
Qin Wenyu's eyes hurt at the dim, turbid and icy cold water, but then, he saw...
There is a small humanoid monster in the river!
It stood hunched over at the bottom of the river...
He grabbed Uzuki Takahashi's left ankle and was dragging it down hard!
The moment it was hit by the strong flashlight, the monster turned its head sharply, revealing sharp and terrifying teeth, and charged towards Qin Wenyu like lightning!
Qin Wenyu thought that something might have caught Gaoqiao Maoyue's leg, so she put the dagger in her mouth, ready to free her hand to help her untie it.
Now it seems that this is not necessary.
He immediately took off the dagger with his right hand and stabbed at the rushing monster!
A large cloud of water suddenly appeared in the river, and Qin Wenyu's whole body was knocked out of the water by a strong impact. He coughed violently and choked out several mouthfuls of water.
The dagger was no longer in his hand, and Qin Wenyu shouted, "Come on!"
Takahashi Maoyue was quite frightened, but after the feeling of being caught under her feet disappeared, she knew that Qin Wenyu had saved her.
The rest did not delay, and the leading Thunder God immediately strode forward.
At this time, the river water changed strangely...
It seems that he was stabbed by Qin Wenyu just now.
The stench of disgusting blood came out of the river!