bestfiction Chapter 17 Leaving?
Chapter 17 Leaving?
A school of black savage fish surrounded the driftwood, with only mangled limbs and broken boats nearby.
Zhong Ming's face darkened. These fish dared to be so arrogant, openly attacking human ships.
They must have never seen the townspeople of Qingxi Town fishing before.
The driftwood bobbed up and down, and then with a "thump!" a black savage fish charged straight up from the bottom of the water and crashed into the bottom of the driftwood, causing one end of the log to lift up.
Other large fish immediately leaped up, some trying to knock Zhong Ming underwater, others opening their mouths full of sharp teeth, trying to tear off a piece of flesh in mid-air.
"Sigh..." Zhong Ming thought to himself, 'Forgive me, forgive me, it was a big black fish that killed you, please don't let its vengeful spirit come looking for me.'
The next moment, he swung the half-corpse and slammed it down on the oblivious black savage fish.
He stomped hard on the driftwood; although he had never practiced martial arts, he was incredibly strong.
The big fish that had just hit the log tried to swim away, but the driftwood came crashing down and almost broke its fin.
The attack by the black carnivorous fish did not stop; large fish kept leaping out, willing to be hit and bite off a piece of flesh from the carcass.
Anyway, as long as there's meat to eat, it doesn't matter which kind we eat.
Zhong Ming carefully observed the surrounding situation and decided to take a gamble.
Another fish leaped up, jumping exceptionally high, seemingly wanting to take a big bite.
However, it miscalculated. Zhong Ming tossed the corpse high into the air and then suddenly crouched down, allowing the large fish to leap directly between them.
With his hands free, Zhong Ming immediately reached out and grabbed a piece of wood in the water.
The plank was nothing special, except that a nail from the ship still remained on it, protruding about two inches from the surface of the wood.
The body slowly fell, and the face of the gaunt man, who looked to be in his thirties, slowly passed before Zhong Ming's eyes.
"Brother, I'm sorry, I will avenge you in the future."
Zhong Ming raised his foot and kicked the corpse far away. The moment it fell into the water, a large school of fish immediately broke off from the encirclement to devour it.
One fish had a unique idea: seeing Zhong Ming raise his leg, it immediately jumped between his legs.
"Hmph, that's exactly what I've been waiting for." The wooden plank slammed down.
This attack was different from the previous ones; the sharp iron nail pierced through the fish scales and embedded itself in the flesh.
No need for brutality, just throw it away, and the fish's body is smoothly cut with a large wound by the iron nail.
Zhong Ming's swinging motion didn't stop; he continued to swing the wooden board halfway around his body.
The injured fish that fell into the water were in a terrible predatory state. Carnivorous fish are far more sensitive to fish blood than human blood, and a large group of fish immediately surrounded and tore at the injured fish.
Zhong Ming spotted the spot, leaped heavily, and bounded towards the injured fish.
Countless black carnivorous fish were engrossed in devouring the corpses of their teammates when a foot descended from the sky with such force that it nearly shattered the skull of one of the predators.
The death of the second black carnivore further dragged the school of fish to this spot, and Zhong Ming used the momentum to jump again, landing on the wooden plank with nails.
Then he jumped up and finally got away from the school of dark, ferocious fish.
Xiao Zhao, who was far away, was even more anxious. After running for a long time, he found that he was getting further and further away from Zhong Ming. It wasn't until he was trapped by the fish that he had a chance to close the distance.
Now, Zhong Ming jumps one last time. There are no more planks in front of him. Xiao Zhao shouts, "Here, I'll catch you!"
Take a deep breath and sprint forward.
Two seconds later, the two of them fell into the water together.
Xiao Zhao clung to Zhong Ming with all her might, like an octopus, while the rapid current around them indicated that they were sinking rapidly.
Zhong Ming tried to swim with him, but Xiao Zhao loosened his arms and wrapped them around Zhong Ming's neck, making hand seals behind his back.
Avoid water.
The Daoist energy flowed naturally through Xiao Zhao's body, stopping their descent. Xiao Zhao floated up quickly, like a lifebuoy.
Without further ado, Zhong Ming knew that escaping was the priority, so he swam as fast as he could. Swinging his arms, he immediately used all his strength to swim towards the mudflats where the Taoist temple was located.
Xiao Zhao strained to lift her head, her gaze piercing through the white waves, and sensed something was amiss.
"Oh no, a big fish is chasing us! It's huge! One zhang, no, two... three zhang long! My God, swim faster!"
Zhong Ming really wanted to say, "Don't just stand there! Don't weld your legs to me, give me a kick too!"
However, the surging river water choked him so much that he couldn't speak at all, and he would easily swallow water whenever he opened his mouth.
"There wasn't just one, there were five big fish!"
As they spoke, enormous black savage fish surrounded Zhong Ming; they were completely different from the previous school of fish.
If you look at them from the air, you will see that the five fish are well-trained. Two large fish are making a lot of noise from the left rear of Zhongming, as if they are about to launch an attack from the left. There is also a fish chasing from the right and rear. It seems unreasonable, but in fact, it is blocking the possibility of Zhongming jumping into the safe water after he jumps.
The real killer move was the last fish. After diving below the surface, its swimming speed increased dramatically, and it quickly approached the two people who were frantically trying to escape.
"Oh no, down there."
Xiao Zhao's voice trembled slightly as the enormous black ferocious fish had already moved to within a zhang (approximately 3.3 meters) of its length.
Zhong Ming's eyes widened as he saw the black fish open its mouth wide, from which a sword light shot out.
It was a long, narrow sword with mysterious white patterns painted on it, shimmering like sunlight on water.
Zhong Ming was certain that it was a woman's hand holding his, but he didn't know how to explain his certainty.
Xiao Zhao tilted her head, seemingly trying to block the sword with her body.
The angle at which the opponent thrust was extremely tricky, as if they wanted to pierce through both of them with a single sword strike, like a skewer of candied hawthorns.
At this critical moment, a familiar force hooked onto Zhong Ming's new Taoist robe.
Half a breath later, Zhong Ming suddenly accelerated, dodging the narrow sword's thrust. Even the sword's owner didn't expect the attack to miss, and the big black fish stood there stunned for a moment.
Zhong Ming could barely open his eyes. This time, the force was even stronger than before. The two of them practically skipped across the water as they "jumped" towards the Taoist temple.
The old Taoist priest braced his hands on the Dragon King's fishing rod, while the big orange cat jumped onto his shoulders, its fur bristling as it bared its teeth and glared ahead.
"You two, who gave you permission to go out and play around?"
This time, there was no "slowing down" from the oncoming net. The two skipped stones on the water and then swung them a few more times on the shore before finally coming to a stop.
Zhong Ming had fought for so long, but his injuries were not as serious as the scrapes he got when he got ashore.
Touching his head, Zhong Ming leaned against a rock and opened his eyes.
The old Taoist priest held a pole as if it were a long spear in one hand, and placed the other hand in an unknown single-hand seal at his side. His robe was bulging, and the golden patterns on it turned into strands of golden threads that drifted about. His long white beard moved without wind, and in a trance, he seemed to be a god standing tall between heaven and earth.
What does it mean to be reliable? This is what it means to be reliable!
Five large fish swam to the shore, and when they opened their mouths, the upper bodies of people were revealed.
Five men in black stood with their arms crossed and swords in their hands, their eyes cold and piercing.
The leader lightly flicked his sword and said in a deep voice, "Blackwater Pavilion will not be held responsible for any accidental injuries caused by its operations."
"So, you're planning to make your move right here at the old Taoist's doorstep?"
This is a Taoist temple.
The man in black was also hesitant. One of the men behind him whispered, "Leader, this doesn't look like a place to mess with. Shall we leave?"
"Leave?" In an instant, Daoist Tianfeng roared, as if thunder god was enraged. A single word shook the minds of the five people, shattering their courage.
"Leave? Then what about all the time I've spent cultivating for ten thousand years? Was it all just for fun?!"