Chapter 1004: Chapter 1002: Into the Crocodile Swarm
With a loud shout from Wufu, a gigantic creature leaped out of the water, opening its massive jaws to pounce on Wufu.
"Wufu!" Ah Jiu screamed, swiftly swinging the Green Sword toward the creature while reaching out to grab Wufu with one hand.
Ah Jiu was fast, but Xiao Qi was even faster, almost in the blink of an eye, reaching out with both hands toward the creature, his eyes burning red. However, his sharp nails had been trimmed by Wufu, so his claws didnāt do much damage to it, only leaving his own fingers bleeding.
Fortunately, Ah Jiuās sword was also quick, slashing fiercely, causing the creature some pain.
Wufu wasnāt idle either; realizing something was wrong, she leaned back and rolled away, dodging the creatureās massive jaws, avoiding becoming its meal.
It was only then she saw the creatureās true form: eyes as big as bronze coins, skin full of wrinkles, a long snout with cold, sharp teethāwhat else could it be but a giant alligator?
She had been careless; such a place, in this murky river water, was the perfect habitat for this creature.
The alligator that attacked her was massive, with its head and mouth alone being half the length of her body.
This alligator, having failed its attack and been struck by Ah Jiuās sword, became enraged and humiliated, sweeping and striking with its mouth, directly knocking Xiao Qi, who was closest to it, away.
Splosh!
"Xiao Qi!" Wufu exclaimed in shock, jumping into the water without a second thought to rescue him.
Ah Jiu was furious, shouting loudly, relentlessly attacking the creature with the Green Sword in hand.
Meanwhile, Hoo Die and the others also joined the fray; Hoo Die was assisting Ah Jiu, while Chi Yi and Liu had already jumped into the water with Wufu.
No matter what, Wufu was their leader. If the master jumped into the water to save someone, they couldnāt just stand by watching from the boat.
"Thereās something in the water!"
"What, ah..."
"Whatās that up ahead..."
Amidst the chaos, the bamboo raft carrying Tie Hanyang and Master Gui encountered trouble, something propping up from underneath the raft.
Splosh, splosh.
The bamboo raft was lifted, and everyone tumbled into the water like dumplings being thrown into a pot.
This section of the river was even swifter than before, which became evident as they hit the water.
Wufu had already caught hold of Xiao Qi, emerged from the water, and shouted, "Steady yourselves, get on the raft!" She tossed Xiao Qi toward Hoo Die as she spoke.
The alligator that first attacked Wufu, realizing it failed and got injured, decisively sank back into the water.
With the threat gone, Hoo Die caught Xiao Qi and placed him on the raft. With a tap of her toes, she darted toward Wufu, intending to pull her up.
Wufu was just about to reach for Hoo Die when she felt a chill on her back. Without thinking, she sank into the water, narrowly dodging another alligatorās empty strike behind her.
"Wufu!" Ah Jiuās eyes turned red.
Xiao Qi was also startled, intending to jump into the water, but Ah Jiu, maintaining some rationality, shouted, "Stay here, donāt add to the chaos!" preventing endless rescuing.
Xiao Qi glared at him discontentedly, "Rescue!"
"Iāll do it!" Ah Jiu jumped into the water.
Seeing this, Xiao Qi could only crouch on the boat, eyes sharp, holding a Short Sword that Wufu gave him. When he saw an alligator swim by the raft, he stabbed straight in.
The alligator, in pain, rolled over, and with a wave, knocked the raft far away.
As Wufu once again dodged the alligator attack, the situation in the water didnāt improve, and she cursed inwardly, wondering why it seemed like all the alligators in the world were residing here: why so many?
Underwater, there were schools of alligators, large and small, swimming back and forth. Whether they sensed Wufuās presence, many started attacking her.