Chapter 636 The Beast Caught Big Brother (1/2)

Even though the fish reacted fast, it was still a moment too late.

A gust of wind swept past.

The surface of the river was split apart like a piece of cloth ripped into two perfect halves. The strange fish that tried to escape was caught and brought into the air. Following a sharp slicing sound, the pungent, coppery smell of blood spread through the air.

Bo Luo, who initially wanted to take a chance and jump into the river, felt a sudden shove from the wave. If he did not catch on to the raft, he would’ve been hit and sent into the air by the sudden impact.

River water splashed into his eyes. The ferrous smell spread through the air, but he smelled something else too. When he opened his eyes, he saw something fall from the sky into the river. The water splashed upwards, causing his raft to shake even more.

The strange fish was torn into two halves. When it fell into the river, the tail-half sank while the other half with the head floated to the surface. That half did not sink, so Bo Luo could still see the three lips of the fish’s mouth open and close. It no longer had the same arrogance from before and clung onto its last breath.

Everyone, on the shores or the person on the raft, all were shocked by the sudden scene.

What…… What was that?

“Watch out, Bo Luo!”

“Run!”

“Jump into the water! Hurry!”

The people on the shores screamed in terror.

The person on the raft also felt like he was targeted by something. When he lifted his head, a giant figure swept past him, so fast he couldn’t even react and jump into the water. It lifted both him and the raft into the air.

“Ah-----”

Bo Luo looked down as he was lifted quickly off the surface of the river. His terror could be heard through his cry of despair. He had just escaped the mouth of the strange fish, but ended up in the claws of another bird.

The reinforcements had just arrived, but even now, nothing could be done. They didn’t even have time to fire their arrows.

With such fast speed and massive size, it was no ordinary bird.

“That’s a fearsome beast!” the person who rushed over shouted.

The people along the shorelines could only watch helplessly as the bird flew farther away and soared upward. It slowly disappeared from their field of vision.

Seeing the figures disappearing in the distance, a kid who tried to run after it was forcefully pulled back by the others on the shore. When the child snapped back into reality and noticed what had happened, she cried, “The beast took my big brother away!”

“Didn’t we warn you guys to stay away from here?! Are you all deaf? You could’ve died!” The leader of the group that had just arrived was so mad that even his beard straightened. He went over and slapped all of them. He did not touch the kid that was crying. After all, she had just lost her big brother.

“Bo Luo…. he’s gone? Just like that?” someone asked with a trembling voice.

“What do you think?” The leading middle aged man seemed irritated when he pulled on the hunting net that hung from his body. “You think he can survive after being captured by a beast?!” As he said this, he turned to look out to the surface of the river.

The wind was blowing towards the other side of the river. The remains of the dead fish was drifting to their side, and seeing the movements around its body, the piranhas had already begun to nibble on the dead fish. Would it reach the banks before the piranhas finished it up? This was also why they rarely went into the water. It was too dangerous. They usually readied their nets on the rafts and only withdrew the nets as they approached the shores.

If they left the shores, they had no advantage in the river. No matter how powerful their nets were, nothing could save them.

It was getting closer to evening. The remnants of the fish finally reached their shore. It was barely recognisable, but they brought it back to their tribe. The team were all feeling sullen as they walked, and they could hear the child sobbing.

They had also searched upstream, where the bird flew past. They held onto the “hope” that maybe they could find him and searched that part of the forest, but they found no trace.

People who came into contact with wild beasts all knew what would happen to a child carried away by a beast. It was clear that anyone caught by a fierce beast would only become its meal.

Depressed, the team returned to their tribe.

At the entrance of the tribe was a giant net woven with thick ropes. The pattern was denser near the centre of the net. If seen from far away,a clear picture could be identified.