Chapter 46: End of the Journey (1/2)
Chapter 46: End of the Journey
Su Yu hissed as he strode forward, his left arm heavily slamming downwards. Finally, a shrill cry like that of a baby could be heard as the ‘Rending Claw’ brought up large amounts of minced meat and fresh blood mixed with river water. Su Yu then lifted his hand and with a “Pa!”, something was brought out of the river and heavily thrown to the shore.
The group looked over and saw half a segment of a monster that seemed to be a mix between a fish and a snake, the ‘Rending Claw’ of Su Yu had caused an area of minced flesh but the other areas of the monster seemed clear like the colour of the river water, extremely strange and now that it had been dropped by the river side, its colour gradually changed and actually became that of the mud, if one did not look closely it would be simply impossible to see it.
In no time at all Su Yu tossed the other half of its body to the shore and it also changed from the colour of the river water to that of the mud by the shore.
The monster actually had the ability of a chameleon and could change its body colour to match that of its surroundings, when it was in the river it was clear like the river water and thus no one had noticed its presence.
Zhuang Xiao Hua had been hoodwinked to believe that there was no danger within the water and leapt in, thus resulting in him being viciously attacked.
When Su Yu brought Zhuang Xiao Hua back to the shore, Zhuang Xiao Hua’s body was already contorted and he had already died.
Looking at Zhuang Xiao Hua’s corpse and recalling the scene of him jesting earlier, his vibrant life had suddenly vanished in an instant.
The group looked at Zhuang Xiao Hua’s corpse which was currently lying wide eyed by the shore, the atmosphere silent and heavy. Qin Jia Gui was currently hating on himself for hesitating, if he had not hesitated and jumped into the river with Su Yu, while Su Yu was killing the monster he would have been able to attempt to save Zhuang Xiao Hua, possibly giving him a fighting chance. However, besides Su Yu, no one else had dared to jump into the river.
Qin Jia Gui was ashamed and he finally realised that we would never be able to compare to Su Yu, during a critical juncture he was not as decisive as Su Yu.
Thinking of this, he could not help but look over at Su Yu.
At this moment Su Yu was staring at Zhuang Xiao Hua’s corpse, as though he were thinking about something.
In Qin Jia Gui’s eyes, Su Yu had suddenly become mystifying and incomprehensible.
Su Yu was extremely ordinary on a normal day and did not seem to possess anything special, however, when it came to a critical situation, he seemed to have extraordinary courage and insight, able to make the right decisions and the ability to adapt to any situation.
Qin Jia Gui suddenly understood, the reason why Su Yu was able to stand at their forefront and become the only tier two dark iron warrior was not due to luck like he once thought but rather, strength. This was the strength he kept buried and concealed within him and Qin Jia Gui suddenly felt the distance between him and Su Yu.
His fists clenched tightly as Qin Jia Gui suddenly felt envious of Su Yu, this innate quality that Su Yu possessed he also yearned for it.
The weird monster that had appeared at the riverbed and Zhuang Xiao Hua’s death made the group gloomy, the sky was gradually getting darker and this afternoon would pass in no time. At this very moment, everyone was feeling their enthusiasm wane.
Su Yu’s ‘Eye of Perception’ had already gathered the information regarding the dead monster. It was called ‘River Boa Beast’ and it made sounds like that of a baby. Its body would change its colour to the surroundings and often would commence sneak attacks from within rivers. It did not have teeth but was immensely strong, when it wrangled its prey it could crush all the bones within it causing the prey to die instantly. Thereafter, it would swallow the prey whole. It belonged to the water beast race and loved solidarity, it was fearsome and could be occasionally seen in rivers and mountains.