owlsbooks Chapter 78 Eliminating Evil
Chapter 78 Eliminating Evil
As they rushed out of the cabin and onto the deck, the world before them was already a chaotic mess, with the still-hidden water demon churning the waters below.
The boat rocked from side to side, and the once skilled boatmen were all swaying and staggering, unable to stand steadily.
Someone rolled past them in a tumble.
Fortunately, all of them were trained in martial arts and had solid lower bodies. Their feet were firmly planted on the boat deck, allowing them to maintain their balance.
The captain, who was lying on the side of the boat, and several servants with weak legs were the same people who usually delivered meals to the boatman.
No, Yang Silang noticed at a glance that one person was missing.
He was sobbing and looking completely lost, with a broken tray lying at his feet and a pool of dark red blood on the gunwale.
"What's wrong?"
"What happened?"
Yang Silang strode over, grabbed his collar, and shouted angrily.
They were all good swimmers, but none of them would consider going underwater to fight the unknown monster. Compared to underwater, it was obviously safer on the boat.
But if the captain loses his composure, the boat will eventually capsize without anyone to steer it.
Anyone on the ship can be in a panic, but the captain is irreplaceable; he's a role that no one, including Yang Silang, can fill.
Fortunately, the boat captain, being a seasoned traveler, had recovered from his shock and stammered.
"The Water God below has changed hands!"
"The location and time are correct, but the newly arrived Water God didn't enjoy the offerings. Just now, a long red tongue flew out from underwater, pierced San'er's heart with its tongue, and dragged him off the boat to be eaten!"
Yang Silang asked urgently.
"So what exactly is this new Water Lord?"
The boat captain looked utterly defeated.
"It looks like a toad!"
"The River-Turning Toad loves to capsize riverboats, enjoys eating people, and can even eat rotten flesh."
"If it really sets its sights on us, none of us on this ship will be able to escape..."
Yang Silang frowned upon hearing this.
Some ferocious beasts stop hunting once they are full, but some are extremely ruthless and will kill even after they are full. If they can also eat carrion, wouldn't all the people on this ship be considered as food by them?
Even if they eat their fill now, they will continue to kill, never stopping.
Simply put, today we've encountered this River-Turning Toad, and it's a fight to the death.
He immediately peered out of the ship's side.
really.
The river water below the boat had turned bright red, and a mutilated corpse could be vaguely seen floating in the water. Judging from the style of the tattered clothes on the body, it should be the servant on the boat.
Suddenly the body sank, was dragged down, and disappeared.
After a while.
In the murky red water, a huge figure floated on the surface, with a pointed head and a thick body. Its limbs were paddling, its forelimbs were small and short, and its hind limbs were folded. Its skin was dark and covered with fine scales, resembling a large toad.
Its body was about one and a half times the size of a person, and it was violently ramming the ship.
boom!
The ship jolted violently once more!
This
Everyone was swaying back and forth, and several boatmen screamed particularly loudly in their panic.
whoosh...
A long, scarlet tongue burst forth from the river.
Yang Silang could see it clearly now. The tongue was scarlet, flat and long like a child's arm, with more than ten feet long protruding from the water. The tip of the tongue was sharp and triangular, with a metallic sheen.
In addition, it has dense barbs near the end.
As if it could pinpoint the location by sound, it circled its tongue in the air before suddenly stabbing at the panicked boatman who had shouted the loudest.
puff!
The tongue, like a rope gun, pierced the boatman's heart, then with a flick and a swing, using only the power of the tongue, it swung his body into the air and dragged him off the boat.
Whoosh!
The unfortunate fellow crashed into the water, screamed a few times, and then fell silent.
Yang Silang listened carefully, but instead of hearing the sound of bones breaking and chewing, he could faintly hear the sound of swallowing.
The boat captain was so anxious he was almost in tears.
"What should we do? This Master Shui isn't satisfied with just one person; he's going to eat a second one. He's new here and doesn't care about the rules at all. He'll eat us all up!"
Yang Silang grabbed him and lowered his voice.
"Tell your men to be quiet! This monster underwater seems to be looking for people to eat based on sound!"
The boat captain covered his mouth and immediately whispered to the other boatmen, signaling them to be quiet.
The ship was in chaos, and few people could actually see what he was doing. Some people were still shouting loudly and meaninglessly from time to time.
Whoosh!
The long tongue broke through the water's surface again, stringing together a boatload of workers to cool them down and bring them to the surface to enjoy.
Zhu Tong's face turned pale.
"Fourth Brother, if we let it keep ramming like that, the boat will capsize!"
Wang Daniu drew his long knife with a whoosh, his voice trembling, "I... I can only doggy paddle, I can't swim fast..."
Ma Qianli shook his head.
"You're doomed if you go into the water. Water monsters can use one part of their strength as three parts of their strength in the water. How can you compete with them in speed?"
Zhu Tong asked urgently.
"If we can't go into the water, are we just supposed to stay on the boat and wait to die?"
"If there's anywhere to run on land, there's nowhere to run here!"
A crazed glint flashed in Yang Silang's eyes.
"Since we can't run away, then we won't!"
"The four of us worked together and fished it out!"
"In this way..."
He quickly explained his plan, and the others nodded in agreement. This was the only way to do it for now, and they hurriedly went around selecting suitable weapons.
next moment.
The water sprite's long tongue shot out from underwater again.
This gluttonous fellow then swiftly shot at the third panicked boatman.
In the boatman's sight, a bright red, enlarged tongue, dripping with saliva, rushed toward his face, startling him so much that he screamed at the top of his lungs.
Just now.
In a flash, a figure appeared before his eyes—it was Zhu Tong.
Zhu grabbed the boatman with one hand and pulled him backward with force. The boatman's body was thrown into the air and fell heavily several feet away, landing on the deck.
In his other hand, he held a large iron pot, which he flipped upwards with incredible speed, covering his body. He then grabbed the two ears with both hands, as if holding an iron shield.
Boom!
The iron pot emitted a heavy, clanging metallic sound and was covered in cracks.
When the tip of the toad's tongue collided with it, it felt as if a long spear had pierced it.
Zhu Tong's arms trembled violently, and he was knocked back half a zhang (approximately 3.3 meters) by the impact. His feet slid backward, carving two long grooves in the wooden plank.
Splash!
At the same time, the iron pot in his hand shattered into countless pieces of iron.
The toad's tongue trembled violently, as if it had been hit hard, and a painful roar came from underwater.
Its long tongue rolled and turned from a barb into a smash, slamming down hard on Zhu Tong!
"Here I come!"
On the other side, Wang Daniu had already pounced on him, grabbing the barbs on the tip of his tongue with both hands. Even with blood dripping from his mouth, he dared not let go. Fan Jiangchan was so provoked that he flicked his tongue, almost throwing Wang Daniu away.
Ma Qianli pounced, aiming for the middle of the long tongue and pressing his body down on it.
"And me..."
Zhu Tong caught his breath, threw away the two earrings from the remaining iron pot in his hand, and rushed forward, grabbing the tip of the tongue together with Wang Daniu.
The three of them worked together to fight the River-Turning Toad.
It is said that Wang Daniu was born with great strength, and Zhu Tong and Ma Qianli were both tough guys. Even a dozen people could not match the combined strength of the three of them in a tug-of-war.
But now, with the long tongue rolling around, the three of them felt as if they were riding on a python.
The River-Turning Toad roared underwater, its long tongue tumbling and retracting, dragging the three of them as it swept across the boat's deck!
They swept away a lot of debris along the way, crushed a section of the ship's side into pieces of wood, knocked down many boatmen, and smashed half of the cabin to pieces.
call……
From underwater came a thunderous roar, like that of a toad overturning the river.
With a flick and a shake of its long tongue, it lifted all three of them off the ground at the same time.
The three were about to be dragged off the boat by the long tongue.
Heavy footsteps sounded.
Yang Silang came running from the stern of the boat, carrying a long, pointed wooden pole and several spears on his back. He leaped high into the air.
"middle!"
He lunged forward, using the pole as an arrow and his body as a bow!
Boom!
Green blood splattered everywhere!
Long wooden poles pierced through the planks, through the long tongue, all the way to the end!
Wang Daniu and the other two landed, still shaken, and hurriedly rushed towards the long pole, working together to press it down.
The toad emitted a sound like a baby crying, its tongue trembling violently, and the long pole seemed to be shaking so badly that it was about to loosen.
Yang Silang moved with the agility of a dragon, rushing towards the ship's side, drawing his spear from his back and throwing it as he went...
After a few crisp sounds.
The spear, like nails, pinned the strange tongue to the ship's deck along the way.
"rise……"
Taking advantage of the opportunity, the four of them pulled on the remaining long tongues together and shouted loudly.
With its long tongue pinned down, the underwater toad, unable to exert its strength, convulses in pain with every effort, losing half of its power and becoming unable to resist any longer.
call!
A giant toad was dragged out of the water and slammed heavily onto the deck of the boat!