77: Chapter 77 Attacked by a Giant Fish

A small river lay slowly before Ye Fan and the others. The water was turbid, and the surface looked as if it had been coated with a layer of black paint.

As the breeze drifted by, waves of rotten stench were carried from the river into the nostrils of Ye Fan and the others.

"Damn it, what the hell is this smell! This is way too stinking!" Li Hao quickly pinched his nose tightly with his hand, looking at the river before him, and complained speechlessly.

Ye Fan and Zhao Xiu were the same; they were so fumigated by the foul odor brought by the breeze that they hurriedly covered their noses.

Their eyes were filled with curiosity as they stared at the pitch-black river before them, lost in thought.

At this moment, Ye Fan covered his nose and frowned. "Strange! How did this river become like this?"

Although Ye Fan had never been to this small river before, he was certain that before the apocalypse descended, such a situation would never have occurred.

Ye Fan did not know what the substance floating on the river was.

However, he was all too familiar with the smell it emitted.

Ever since the apocalypse descended, Ye Fan, as someone who had long dealt with numerous zombies, could often smell this odor.

This smell was obvious; it was the stench produced by rotting corpses.

But why would this happen in this river now?

This made Ye Fan feel somewhat confused.

Ye Fan slowly retracted his gaze, turned to the two people beside him, and spoke slowly, "Let's go, let's get closer and see what exactly is going on with this river!"

"Ah! You've got to be kidding me, Master, what's there to see? Just with this smell, I don't even want to talk about it..." Hearing that Ye Fan wanted to get closer to the river, Li Hao's expression instantly tightened, full of reluctance, and he hurriedly said.

The smell emanating from this river was simply too choking.

This made Li Hao extremely unwilling; in his heart, he just wanted to get away quickly, but now...

After hearing Li Hao's complaint, Ye Fan's gaze toward him instantly turned cold, revealing a look as if he wanted to eat him alive.

Li Hao felt a chill run through his whole body, and he couldn't help but shiver. He quickly changed his previous words, a bitter smile appearing on his face, and hurriedly spoke.

"Just kidding, just kidding! In my opinion, there must be something very strange in this river. No matter what, we have to go take a look. I'll go pave the way right now, I'll go pave the way!"

Before Li Hao's words had even fully landed, his whole person, with a bitter smile on his face, quickly disappeared from Ye Fan's side and rushed toward the riverbank.

"Damn it, good thing I reacted fast, I almost screwed up." Li Hao quickened his pace, rapidly distancing himself from Ye Fan, sighed deeply, patted his chest lightly with his right hand, and muttered to himself.

Li Hao was agile; with a light leap, he vaulted over the stone railing beside the river and appeared on the riverbank.

As he got closer, the stench grew even more intense, which made Li Hao tightly cover his nose with both hands. He couldn't help but roll his eyes, then slowly crouched down to examine the water below.

"Hmm, strange! What exactly is this layer of black substance?" Looking at the black substance floating on the river water before him, a look of contemplation appeared on Li Hao's face.

He was so engrossed in his observation that he didn't even notice the ripples slowly being made by something beneath the black substance.

Ye Fan and Zhao Xiu covered their noses tightly with their hands and also quickly rushed to where Li Hao was.

At the stone railing, Ye Fan pressed one hand on it, instantly vaulted over, and arrived at the riverbank.

Following that, Ye Fan quickly glanced at the dust stained on his hand, shook his hand casually, and then paid no more attention to it.

Standing on the riverbank, Ye Fan quickly scanned the river water below him, preparing to crouch down and observe slowly.

But at this very moment.

A cold glint flashed in Ye Fan's eyes, and he quickly retreated several steps back from the riverbank.

At the same time, he shouted loudly at Li Hao, who was crouching to the side and dazed: "Watch out, get away quickly!"

Li Hao, whose gaze was still fixed on the layer of pitch-black substance on the river surface, was instantly awakened by Ye Fan's loud warning and quickly snapped back to reality.

His face was filled with astonishment and confusion.

However, out of instinct, Li Hao hurriedly stood up, quickly retreated several steps toward the bank, and arrived at the stone railing behind him.

The next second.

A giant fish, about four meters long, lunged out from the river covered by the black substance and attacked the spot where Li Hao had been crouching.

But it lunged into empty air.

Then, with great Speed, it fell back into the black river water.

Its massive figure caused huge splashes to rise across the entire river surface, sweeping across the sky!

It managed to drench Li Hao, who was nearby, into a drowned rat; his clothes were more than half soaked, and at the same time, a lot of the black substance splashed onto him.

In an instant.

Waves of intense, foul odor emanated from Li Hao's body.

At this moment, only Li Hao, with a confused look on his face, remained stunned on the spot, completely at a loss.

A few seconds later, Li Hao seemed to come back to life, gently wiping the foul water off his face with both hands.

Immediately after, a huge roar of anger burst from his mouth, "Damn it, fuck, I'm going to slaughter you..."

"Cough, cough, cough! Ugh~"

Before he could finish speaking, a wave of intense, foul odor instantly surged into Li Hao's nostrils, choking him severely. He began to cough hurriedly, followed by a fit of violent retching.

Ye Fan, having sensed that something was wrong, had long since burst forth with his Speed and quickly distanced himself from the riverbank.

Therefore, he was not splashed by the foul water that had sprayed everywhere.

As for Zhao Xiu, it was the same!

Watching Li Hao's disheveled appearance, the two quickly exchanged glances. Not only did they not show any concern afterward, but they also revealed looks of schadenfreude.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk! Serves you right. Daring to daze off in a situation like this, there's really no one like you." Ye Fan clicked his tongue at Li Hao and then said with a smile.

Li Hao's retching continued for a full two or three minutes before it slowly ended, his face filled with anger and pain.

The smell on him was simply unbearable for him.

He quickly reached out his hands to cover his nose.

However, the moment his palms landed on his nostrils, another wave of foul odor instantly surged into his nasal cavity.

"Ugh~, damn this..."

Li Hao quickly pulled his hands away and waved them rapidly in the air, the look of embarrassment on his face becoming even more intense at this moment.

In the end, having no other choice, Li Hao could only seek help from Ye Fan and the other person in the distance.

Fortunately, he got a few tissues from Zhao Xiu and plugged his nostrils, which finally allowed him to calm down a little.

Just like that, with two white tissues stuffed in his nostrils, Li Hao's face was filled with anger.

His eyes were filled with endless killing intent, and he stared fiercely into the river, as if he were looking for something.