Chapter 98 Ghost tugboat
"Look, what are these slimy bumpkins?"
At this moment, the water channel became increasingly narrow, and each of us could only bend down and squat on the boat, using flashlights to see clearly the surrounding environment.
We found that the rock walls on both sides were full of dark gray bumpkins. These bumpkins were so densely packed that they looked disgusting like malignant tumors stuck together.
The fat man scraped it with a knife, but he couldn't scrape off these bumpkins.
The old guide reminded us: "Guys, this thing is very hard. I accidentally fell it on the wall just now and cut my hand."
The fat man nodded and put away his paratrooper knife: "Could this be the feces of some kind of animal? It will become hard after it dries over time."
"This is possible, but if it is really feces, we will be in danger..." Wang Yuanchao said solemnly.
Each of these country bumpkins is about the size of four or five fists. If it was really pulled out by some animal, then not only would the animal be terrifying in number, but it would also not be that small in size.
I lifted the kerosene lamp on the bow of the boat to shine a light on it, and found that the surface of these bumpkins had a regular texture. At first glance, they looked like the skin of a boa constrictor.
"Wait! Don't touch this bumpkin, this thing seems to be moving."
Suddenly, Zhang Sanpao seemed to have discovered something, and he shouted loudly at Fatty and me.
"Oh my god, isn't there a nest of insects in this big pile of feces?"
The fat man quickly took a few steps back, and I took back the kerosene lamp.
At the moment we don't know what these bumpkins are hiding, but if it turns out to be some deadly poisonous insect, it will be over.
Moreover, coupled with what happened to Uncle Ming and his party before, it is obvious that this waterway is not a good place, so I have no intention of exploring the secrets of these bumpkins at the moment.
"Keep walking, old man, how far are we from the exit?" I asked.
"It's not that fast. I heard from some young people that it takes an hour to walk out of Heshen Road. Now we have just walked halfway..." the old man said tremblingly.
It seemed that the two heads that had just emerged from the water made him a little uneasy. The old man persuaded the fat man again: "Chief, no one has dared to go into the water on this river god road since the last time the group of strangers had an accident. Everyone has seen dead people today.
Yes, it means the River God is still angry, how about we go back first and wait until the sacrifices in the village are completed before setting off?"
However, the old man's proposal was immediately rejected by Ma Rulong, who calmly directed the ship to move forward.
For some reason, I always feel that the yellow muddy water under the boat is starting to become a little rippled, and the ripples on the water are a little messy. In addition to the ripples made when we paddle, there seems to be something else underneath!
And after turning a corner, I suddenly felt a burst of cold air sweeping towards me. The cold air gave me goosebumps instantly.
The kerosene lamp was suddenly blown out, and we were suddenly plunged into darkness. The sudden darkness frightened us all.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
And almost at the same time, a dull sound sounded in the darkness. The sound was a bit like the beating of a heart, which was particularly harsh in this claustrophobic waterway.
In the panic, I didn’t know who made a shrill scream, which made my nerves tense all of a sudden!
When the flashlight was turned on, what I saw was a dozen severed arms and legs, and almost a dozen corpses, just floating on the water.
It's unknown what kind of attack these corpses suffered. Some had a huge hole in their chests, and some had half of their bodies completely missing, but the internal organs inside were still clearly visible.
The most bizarre thing is that the water quality in this section of the waterway has become extremely clear after turning a corner. There are various organs, eyeballs, and even purple intestines sunk under the water.
All clearly seen.
My hair stood on end for a moment. At this moment, I yelled uncontrollably, then grabbed the oar and propped it up to prevent it from moving forward.
"Stop, stop quickly!"
Ma Rulong also shouted an order. The sudden appearance of so many corpses here is definitely not unreasonable. If we rush over there, we will most likely end up with the same fate as these corpses.
Almost everyone was holding on to the rock walls on both sides, hoping to stop the boat.
The other men brought by Ma Rulong struggled to catch the bumpkins, and even their fingers were cut and bleeding.
But all this was in vain. The two boats seemed to have received a huge thrust, causing us to move forward unconsciously.
"There's an undercurrent under the water!"
The old man's face was pale and he shouted feebly.
This change happened so suddenly. I never expected that so many things would happen after just one turn.
The speed of the ship became faster and faster, and then it suddenly hit the pile of corpses. One corpse was hit in half by the ship, and all the internal organs and intestines fell into the water.
My soul was shaking, and I took out the Desert Eagle tremblingly.
The man in a suit quickly grabbed one of Ma Rulong's men and blocked it in front of him like a shield.
Bang!
Our boat seemed to have been hit by something underwater. It instantly lost its balance and turned over. I fell into the water first.
I choked on several mouthfuls of water in succession. Thinking that all I drank was the colorful water from the internal organs and intestines, I couldn't help but spit out stomach acid.
But the first reaction after feeling sick is that I feel like I’m finished!
I shook my wet hair, then paddled hard, not daring to relax at all.
Only then did I realize that although the boat that originally carried us had capsized, it was still moving forward. I suddenly felt a chill on my back.
Something is wrong, something is terribly wrong!
Those corpses have been floating on the water without moving, and only the boat is moving forward. This shows that it is not an undercurrent, but something under the water is dragging our boat.
Seeing that I was still in a daze, Zhang Sanpao grabbed my arm and pulled me onto the boat behind me. Only after I got on the boat did I slowly come back to my senses.
"Don't worry about it so much, just show it! Since the thing under the water wants to lead us forward, it means there must be danger ahead."
Zhang Sanpao pulled up the people who fell into the water one by one, and then asked everyone to stand in position to prevent the last life-saving boat from capsizing. Otherwise, even if we are fine, soaking in the ice water for an hour or two will damage our skin.
It was soaked too.
The things under the water dragged us forward, and all kinds of internal organs hit the hull head-on.
It felt like we were walking through a pile of dead people, with soaked and rotting corpses all around us. The feeling was really indescribable.
Chapter completed!