Chapter 37: Wild Suzhou Creek
Suzhou Creek is the largest river in the city, and once known as the city's mother river, this inland river extends in all directions, and its tributaries can be found throughout the city.
Since the city has just been hit by an unknown virus, many domestic and wild animals have attacked people, so many citizens who have no way to escape have spontaneously formed small groups one by one. And the Suzhou Creek, which extends in all directions, has become the first choice for everyone to escape from dangerous situations.
Just get a small boat by the river, or a couple of inflatable boats with an oar, and you can stay away from the dangerous predators.
Of course, there are dangers in the water, such as crocodiles and water snakes. But these things are very strictly controlled in the urban area of the magic capital, and as long as the luck is not too bad, it is impossible for ordinary people to touch it.
Of course, this kind of behavior is a self-help activity organized by citizens without any professional guidance, but at least on the surface, it is a good way to escape.
"Let's work hard, we need to find a way to find more boats so that we can evacuate all the neighbors in the community!"
It is a small group of about 300 citizens, and because it is located within the Central Ring Road, they have hardly been harassed by any large beasts, except for the occasional encounter with a few crazy pet dogs and wild cats.
But the warnings on the radio have been heard, and even residents who treat their pets as family have chosen life-saving strategies after witnessing several tragic incidents.
As we all know, the most hated thing for those domestic pets is water, so escaping through the tributaries of the Suzhou Creek has become the consensus of all neighbors.
Maybe everyone's luck is good, there happens to be a sand mining boat boss in these neighbors, his boat is usually parked on the edge of the small pier outside the community, plus the few small boats for sightseeing, although a little crowded, but there is no big problem with these hundreds of people.
"Woohoo!"
"Meow meow!"
Seeing that the food that came to their mouths escaped, the dozen or so infected cats and dogs that roamed around the neighborhood to hunt had to chase them to the shore, but no one dared to go into the water.
It seems that everyone is out of danger for the time being. It's just that a few aunts are still crying there, and one of them is still reluctantly waving his hand at the other Kosky on the shore. Auntie, that guy isn't your little baby now, have you forgotten that your little grandson almost gave him afternoon tea......
"Guys, you didn't bring any cats or dogs on board, did you? If you have that stuff, take it out now, or don't blame everyone for getting off the boat! ”
Almost instantly, the city's pets are going crazy, not only attacking their owners but also attacking their neighbors. If it weren't for the alarm on the radio, many people would not have known what to do.
But fortunately, the radio also said that the city center has established a safe zone, which can be reached by water or land. There was food, clean water, and guards with real guns.
It's just that these survivors who thought they had escaped didn't realize that although they temporarily escaped the harassment of those mutant cats and dogs, they broke into the territory of another group of terrible predators. Just as the sand mining boat headed by him was sailing to the center of Suzhou Creek, the alert boat boss suddenly heard a sound that seemed to be something wrong at the bottom of the boat.
"Knock knock!"
"Knock knock, knock knock!"
It was the sound of a hard object hitting the bottom of a boat. But this is the very center of the waterway, and it should be the deepest place. Coupled with so many years of river dredging and management, it is absolutely impossible for this location to have any reefs and obstructions.
Well, there is only one possibility: there is something in the water, and there are quite a few of them!
"Everyone hurry away from the boat, there is something in the water. Quickly bring the bamboo pole and find a few strong juniors to beat the water surface with me, we have to force out the things under the water! ”
The boat boss is the boat boss in the end, and he is not a fool in vain in the big rivers for so many years. With years of experience, he immediately judged the true reason.
"Huh? Could it be a water ghost? ”
"you, there are no water ghosts in this world, but it seems to be said on the radio just now that there is a bay crocodile in the zoo that escaped, it can't be that guy!"
"Ah, don't be scary, that big crocodile must have fled to the mouth of the Yangtze River, so it won't come to this small river!"
It may be that they have lived in peacetime for too long, and many people lack the most basic understanding of wild animals, and at this critical moment, it is still the boat boss and a few of his boatmen to shock the scene.
"You guys are talking nonsense, I guess you hit some fish, the most head is a bit big!"
"Yes, yes, let Jean, let everyone, when our brothers drive those cow ghosts and snake gods out of the water, you will know what it is!"
At the command of the captain of the boat, four strong young men came out of the crowd, and they began to beat the water on the side of the boat, either with oars or bamboo poles in their hands.
This is a common skill used by boatwalkers, in order to get rid of some of the underwater creatures that use the sand mining boat as a toy. Despite the fact that this underwater is the territory of wild fish, in the face of such a huge competitor of humans, the vast majority of aquatic life will still shy away.
"Whoa!"
Sure enough, under the threat of these boatmen, the troublemakers who were drilling under the boat were frightened and jumped out of the water, and then immediately the housewives recognized them.
"Wow, it's so big, it's a good osmanthus fish, this, this guy is at least 5 catties, oh no, it's 8 catties, at least 8 catties!"
"What, are you dazzled, Aunt Wang? Where will there be osmanthus fish in Suzhou River, still 8 catties? I've never seen such a big one in a small vegetable market! ”
"What, come out and see for yourself! It's fat and big, and there are thorns on its back! ”
What's the situation, it's really a cinnamon fish, one is bigger than the other! This situation dumbfounded everyone present, including the captain of the ship.
But something even more incredible was yet to come: it was a large fish closest to the side of the boat, probably sensing the threat, and the bones on the creature's back actually stood upright, and fired a flying spur at the fat man closest to him, who was trying to catch the fish with his hands.
Wait, Guiyu is not a porcupine, how can the spikes on its back fly out, this, what's the situation!