d to push a little harder and you'll see them. You need to rest now."This voice, so clear and refreshing, is low and soft like water.His voice was hypnotic, Zhu Xiaowei looked on in astonishment as Q...Suddenly, everyone noticed a strange phenomenon: the group of large fish almost simultaneously changed direction, swimming away as if fleeing for their lives.

Their experience in wilderness combat immediately made Junzhimu and his companions wary, realizing there could be even more ferocious predators lurking around.

As expected.

On either side of the river lay swamps, with schools of fish darting and weaving. But soon before them appeared a massive black-brown caiman, at least eight meters long, with armor-like scales.

Crocodile.

The massive crocodile, with its thick legs, lumbered out of the swampy reeds on one side. It gracefully slipped into the water, and the long dark shadow that appeared beneath the surface sent shivers down your spine.

Jun's herdsmen all clutched their guns, nervously watching the water. Suddenly, a crocodile slammed into their raft from below, its powerful force throwing them off balance, "Ahhh!"

Screams echoed as the raft was capsized, sending everyone tumbling into the river.

Seeing that Junzhi's raft was capsized by a crocodile, Raphael and Lao Gui, Qiao Baorui and the others were all stunned.

"Be careful!"

Lao Gui looked on in terror as the mutated giant crocodile swam towards Junzhi Mu and his companions once more.

The person who just fell into the water hadn't reacted yet. Junzhimu and his companions were struggling to stay afloat on the surface of the river, gasping for air. The fast-flowing river current had also become an obstacle for them.

The old ghost and his men immediately opened fire on the giant crocodile, "Bang bang bang!" They shot into the river, trying to protect Jun Zhi Mu and his group, buying them some time.

However, it missed. The river current slowed the bullet's speed, and coupled with this mutant crocodile's armor-like hide, it was able to slip beneath the water where ordinary bullets had little effect.

"...it, it swam towards us!" Although Lao Gui and the others' shooting didn't injure the crocodile, the gunshot seemed to anger it.

The crocodile, a gigantic eight meters long, with its fearsome black-brown shape in the river, swished its long tail, changing direction and swiftly maneuvering towards Lao Gui and their raft.

At the same time, Qiao Bao'er on the raft tightly clutched a long-spiked knife, her eyes lost as she stared at the approaching giant crocodile, appearing completely helpless.

When they saw this, Junzhi's men immediately opened fire on the giant crocodile, but it was useless. The distance was too far, and the river current created a lot of resistance. Raphael stood on the raft, he prepared to pick up a heavy flamethrower, aiming at the terrifying giant crocodile charging in the water.

Boom—

The grenade emitted a blinding light, and with its tremendous force, the large bullets plunged into the river with a deafening boom, causing the riverbed to tremble and the water surface to ripple.

The clear river water instantly turned murky, everyone was shocked and stared nervously at the river.

It is currently unclear whether the crocodile was hit.

At this moment, because of the recoil of the flamethrower, Raphael was standing on an unbalanced raft, his body difficult to balance. The bullets were fired, and Raphael also took a step back. He accidentally fell into the river with a thud.

The murky river water gradually settled, and the enormous black shadow sank to the bottom. Qiao Bao'er watched, but before she could rejoice, the giant crocodile that had been wounded at the bottom of the river suddenly whipped its long tail violently. It seemed to be resurrected with anger, leaping up fiercely.

The grenade severely wounded the giant crocodile's left forelimb, breaking one of its massive claws. It was a mangled mess of flesh, oozing foul-smelling blood, but it did nothing to hinder the crocodile's movement, which became even faster and more ferocious.

Jo Bao'er was completely dumbfounded.

This crocodile seemed to have some intelligence, knowing who had hurt it. A pair of sinister reptilian eyes stared intently at the river as Rafael listened, frantically swimming towards him.

"Knife, knife give me!"

Raphael was also frightened and panicked, turning the raft with his strokes while shouting urgently to the people on board.

Qiao Bao'er handed the bayonet in her hand, Rafael reached out to catch it, but was startled by a giant crocodile that suddenly rushed over and dodged abruptly——

The giant crocodile opened its bloody maw, rows of sharp teeth, snapping down with a force that was astonishingly powerful.

Missed a bite.

Luckily Samba swam over in time and grabbed Raphael, otherwise, that bite would have ripped him in half.

Sampa, bare-handed and with nothing but his fists, pounded a giant crocodile's head. As the crocodile shook its head, it opened its jaws full of sharp teeth and lunged fiercely at Sampa.

Due to the buoyancy in the water, Samba's large frame became agile. With a leap, Samba mounted the giant crocodile, gripping its body tightly with his hands and feet.

The crocodile now couldn't turn its head to bite him, thrashing angrily in the river. The muddy bottom was churned up by the massive reptile, and the surface of the water became murky again.

Qiao Bao'er's heart tightened, "Samba—" she cried out anxiously into the murky water.

Raphael also shouted anxiously at the churning river, "... Samba, stab it with your bayonet!"

Unfortunately, the sound of the crocodile rolling in the water drowned out their shouts. Samba was being rolled around in the river with the crocodile. The crocodile wanted to shake Samba off and bite him to death and eat him. Samba had combat experience dealing with wild prey and knew that he couldn't let go no matter what. But holding on like this in the water made it impossible to breathe, and Samba was struggling.

Jun Zhi's shepherd had already fallen into the river. He dove into the water and swam towards the direction of the crocodile. Someone behind him subconsciously reached out to grab Jun Zhi, unwilling for him to go past and seek his death. But when Jun Zhi turned back and met their gaze with a cold stare, they immediately let go.

When Junzhimu saw Sambha struggling with the monstrous mutated crocodile, he felt a surge of fear. He hesitated no longer. Junzhimu took a deep breath and immediately swam towards them on the river's surface.

His approach caught both Samba and the crocodile's attention. He was incredibly fast. Junzhimu had a short dagger strapped to his waist, its blade razor-sharp. With a wave of his hand, he plunged it straight into the crocodile's right eye.

Samba held the crocodile tightly, which made it very uncomfortable. The crocodile had one blind eye and became even more ferocious, thrashing violently. If it weren't for Samba's great strength holding onto it, Junzhimu would have probably been bitten on the arm by the crocodile's massive teeth.

In this situation, Junzhi Mu could barely get any closer and swam backwards.

And Samba saw Junzhimu stabbing the crocodile blind with his knife, he strained his right hand and pulled Junzhimu's dagger out, then stabbed the other eye of the crocodile again.

And just as that, the crocodile lifted its bloody jaws high. Samba's left hand slipped and he was flung away. Wounded in both eyes, the crocodile began to frantically sniff the air and swam towards Samba in a frenzy of revenge.

The river water gradually started to clear, and everyone watching was shocked. Samba and the crocodile were wrestling in the water with bare hands.

No one dared to fire anymore, afraid of hitting Samba.

And such a giant crocodile, its skin was too tough. Everyone knew that Samba using his dagger to get close and fight the crocodile in hand-to-hand combat was the most likely way to kill it, but also the most dangerous.

Everyone has better weapons at their disposal, yet they just stand by and watch, seemingly indifferent.

Watching Samba fight this terrifying crocodile.

"Shoot the crocodile!" Qiao Baoer urged urgently, she didn't understand these things and watched Sambas struggle with all his might.

"The crocodile will pursue its prey by scent, even if it is blind. Samba can't escape..."

"We're only making things worse for Samba by shooting randomly…"

When Qiao Bao'er heard these words, it was like the old ghosts were gossiping about her. She was furious and yelled at them, "If it were Jun Zhi Mu in the water, would you be so indifferent!"

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