Wang An’s car pulled up next to the two of them, and Zhao Enyi stuck his head out and asked, “What’s wrong? Is the car broken?”
“It seems to be stuck. You go ahead, we’ll fix it soon,” Yue Zheng replied, bending down and noticing that a tree branch was wedged between the wheels. It just needed to be removed.
“Okay, then you hurry up.” Wang An pressed the accelerator and drove forward.
The bridge was wide enough to accommodate at least four cars side by side, with pedestrian walkways on both sides. Cars started crossing to the other side, with the leading car just making it across the bridge, while the majority of the convoy remained on the bridge.
“Squeak, squeak…”
Lu Wen’an held his girlfriend, Liu Shishi, in his arms and glanced at her playing games on her phone. Solar charging was great; even without the internet, they could still use their phones as game consoles!
“What’s that sound?” In his left ear, there was the music from the game, while in his right ear, he could hear the sound of the engine and the wheels crushing gravel. Lu Wen’an rubbed his ears and looked outside.
Su Daji, who was driving ahead, also looked outside upon hearing his words. “I don’t see anything unusual…”
“…You drive faster, hurry up and cross. I have a bad feeling about this sound.” Lu Wen’an felt a sense of unease and patted the backrest in front of him.
“Okay.” With so many strange things happening recently, even plants were eating people. Su Daji held the thought of being cautious rather than taking risks and pressed the accelerator, overtaking the extended car being towed by a military vehicle.
“Which car is that? Don’t disrupt the formation.” The convoy was completely disorganized now, and the command vehicle couldn’t tell which car was trying to cut in.
Ignoring the voices from the intercom, Su Daji continued to speed ahead. The bridge was wide enough to accommodate four cars side by side, and as long as there were no oncoming vehicles, there would be no traffic accidents.
Some other cars in the convoy also sensed that something was wrong and followed suit, speeding up and driving ahead.
The person in charge of command and dispatch muttered a curse. This was the drawback of having such a diverse composition in the convoy, lack of obedience to orders!
After removing the branches, Yue Zheng returned to the car and started the engine, driving forward.
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About half of the convoy had just crossed the bridge, and most of the vehicles behind had also made it onto the bridge. Just as Xu Song and another car were side by side on the bridge, there were sudden “cracking” sounds, and the bridge actually broke in the middle, shattering towards both ends!
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“Oh God… luckily, we managed to cross in time.” Liu Shishi’s game had long since died from the battery running out. At this moment, she was kneeling on the seat, her eyes wide open, watching the chaotic river.
“Quick! Prepare ropes, and those who can swim, get ready!”
Colonel Wu, in the command vehicle, had been resting with his eyes closed, but now he realized there was another problem and hurriedly gave orders.
“There are fish! The fish have mutated!”
“Help! There are water monsters!”
…
In the convoy, most of the vehicles had been damaged in the previous battle with the sparrows, causing them to sink as soon as they entered the water. Many people had to unbuckle their seat belts and swim out, only to encounter a swarm of mutated fish!
Yue Zheng struggled to lift his head, and right in front of them was the chaotic river.
Dozens of cars plunged into the water, and many quick-thinking individuals had already opened their car doors and swam out. However, those enormous fish had transformed into predators, attacking the people who managed to escape from their vehicles.
Xu Song supported the front panel of the car with both hands, trying to lean back.
Originally, the car should have plunged into the river like the others, but now it seemed to be caught on something. Half of the car was hanging down, while a small portion remained on the bridge’s edge.
“What should we do?” The back half of the car was tilting forward, and it was already pressing against the backrest behind the two of them. Xu Song couldn’t be sure if, after a while, the car would slide forward due to the weight and cause the vehicle to lose balance and fall into the river.
Within the Qing River, the water was now crimson. Apart from a few people with good agility and quick reactions who managed to grab the ropes thrown from the other side and climb up, the remaining people were likely unable to reach the shore…
Those who hadn’t managed to get out of the car, those who had left the vehicle but were surrounded by the swarm of fish…
The screams continued, and the soldiers on the opposite shore pulled out their guns and started shooting downwards.
“Thud, thud.” It seemed that the actions of the people on the shore had angered the aquatic creatures, as several carp, each taller than a person, leaped out of the water and charged toward the people on the shore!
The leaping carp became the harbingers of death, taking away one life after another!
The people around were snatched away by the fish in one bite, startling the few soldiers who fell backward, landing on the ground, dazed for a while. Who could have imagined that they could leap such a distance?
“Fall back! Fall back!” The enormous fish’s sudden appearance sent shivers down everyone’s spines. Colonel Wu Zhong quickly gave the order to retreat.
“There… there’s something in the water!”
The surface of the water was separated by something, a strange S-shaped ripple streaked across, and a struggling person screamed and was dragged into the water.
“What… what is that?” Xu Song’s voice trembled. The long water ripple passed right in front of them, and the pale blue back emerged from the water surface, taking a long time to reveal its tail.
“…A snake? Perhaps a water snake?!” Yue Zheng’s face turned pale. He had considered opening the car door earlier to see if they could climb back to the shore along the vehicle’s body, even if they had to abandon the car and walk. But now, he was afraid that the noise of opening the car door would startle the creature in the water!
“…Such a long water snake… heh.” Xu Song forced a bitter smile. If he were on land, his ability would have a great advantage. Whether it was birds, beasts, or mutated creatures from the plant kingdom, he was fearless. But in the water, once he fell in, it would likely be his own demise.
After circling in the river for a while, the snake-like creature disappeared into the water, and there was no sign of anyone struggling or calling for help.
Touching the pistol at his waist and checking the military knife, Yue Zheng took a deep breath.
“Unfasten your seatbelt, hold your weapons tight. Whether we fall into the water or manage to escape back to the shore, we must be cautious…” Before he could finish his sentence, another wave disturbed the water, and a slender, dark-green object shot out of the water, soaring towards the opposite shore!
At the same time, a series of “plump” sounds echoed as fish leaped out of the water, also aiming for the shore!
This was madness! The fish were actually trying to come ashore to prey on humans!
Both of them were shocked beyond words. Xu Song’s hand, which was about to unfasten his seatbelt, froze in mid-air. Suddenly, their car jerked backward and upward!
Terrified, they exchanged glances, only to realize that their car was slowly, very slowly, being pulled back to the shore by something!
All their companions were either safe on the other side or had already perished in the water. When they had to stop to remove the tree branch from their wheel, they had confirmed this. So who was it that was pulling their car?!
There were cries of astonishment coming from the other shore, but the two inside the car couldn’t spare any attention. They sat stiffly, paralyzed in the vehicle. Following the motions of the car, both Xu Song and Yue Zheng gripped their weapons tightly. They dared not make a single movement as they stared intently at the rearview mirror, which showed the strange tree that had pulled them up.
With a loud crash, the SUV’s body shook twice and finally landed on all four wheels. In the rearview mirror, they could clearly see a tree standing in the middle of the road, retracting its roots…
On the eastern side of the Qing River, all was silent. After the fish and snakes came ashore, the quick-thinking individuals had already rushed into their cars and fled, leaving behind the soldiers who were frantically firing at these treacherous creatures while slowly retreating.
Now, those who could escape had already done so, and the rest had likely either been devoured or drowned.
It seemed that the fish had not noticed the two trapped individuals on the other side of the river.
At this moment, the two trapped individuals, through the rearview mirror and the peculiar tree that had pulled them ashore, exchanged a bewildered look.
“Why does it seem like I’ve seen it before?” After a while, Xu Song, who had been staring at the unmoving tree, suddenly murmured.
Yue Zheng didn’t respond; he had been fixated on the peculiar tree the whole time.
“I recognize it!” Xu Song suddenly exclaimed, pointing at the tree in front of them.
“You recognize it?” Yue Zheng looked at him puzzledly. He had been staring at this strange tree the entire time.
“Yes! I saw it twice when we were camping at night… when I needed to go… relieve myself! One time I saw the hollow of the tree, and the other time I saw that scar!” Xu Song’s memory, which had been nearing non-human levels, allowed him to vividly remember every detail he had seen on this tree during those two occasions!
Tree to the rescue! Thank you for the update ❤
do you think it’s the tree he “saved” from the vines?
A pet tree ?
Is this the running tree that they scared back at the beginning? Is it following them? Or is this a new … tree relationship? Pfft! Thanks for the updates🤣❤️🤣❤️🌳👀
Tree companion!
Lmfao my brain was slow for a moment and was just thinking that XS ‘watered’ the plant accidentally, which is why it’s helping them.
BUT IT’S PROBABLY THE VINE!!!
Is it the newborn tree in the village? Hehe, the one that got scared and ran away.
Owhho, finally some creature. Good luck bro.
HE TOOK A SHIT NEXT TO THE TREE LOL 😭😭 I NEED TO KNOW THE TREES REACTION