16: Arrival at Qingxi Town

Fortunately, Su Yuan had been cautious before and deliberately ran in this direction.

Now, Su Yuan transformed his body, merged with the river, and advanced at an extremely fast speed, quickly returning to the original battle location.

At this moment, strong flashlights illuminated the surroundings, and there were many figures on the bank.

With his enhanced vision, Su Yuan saw people from the Public Security Office and also people from the Bureau of Flora and Fauna Administration.

His heart involuntarily tensed up, because he saw many weapons.

Ordinary hot weapons were not enough to scare it, but those astonishing underwater combat harpoon guns, even if Su Yuan didn't recognize them, reminded him of the whaling weapons he had seen on TV.

Each of those harpoons, over a meter long, was incredibly sharp. Once hit, Su Yuan couldn't imagine the destructive power.

If the Chinese Chub from earlier had been hit by such a weapon, it would likely be crippled if not dead.

"These big killers, aren't they for whales? Now they're being used against me, they think too highly of me!"

Su Yuan complained wildly, his Camouflage Ability pushed to the extreme, and his speed also slowed down. He slowly swam along with the river's current...

On the bank, there were now more than a dozen people. Liu Ye's team was all present, and Zhou Kubo also brought most of the Security Officers.

"Everyone, please look at this screen. The situation is different from what we estimated. There are two extraordinary creatures in this river."

Inside a mobile canopy, Fang Chenjin placed his laptop on the table and opened the surveillance video.

"Two big fish?"

Zhou Kubo stared wide-eyed at the laptop.

As the footage fast-forwarded, soon, a huge fish appeared on the surveillance screen.

Its enormous size, even on screen, gave people a strong sense of oppression, especially its mouth, which was clearly captured by the surveillance this time.

Its mouth full of sharp teeth, like a shark's, sent chills down people's spines.

"Is this an Ugly Fathead (Chinese name for a type of minnow/roach)?"

Lin Meng frowned, carefully identifying the figure in the surveillance footage.

Although it was filmed at night, with the help of professional software, a clear image of the Ugly Fathead (Chinese name for a type of minnow/roach) was presented.

It could be said that this fish bore a high resemblance to the Ugly Fathead (Chinese name for a type of minnow/roach), except its size was too large, and it had shark-like teeth.

"Perhaps, this matter is related to the strange animal incident that Old Jin mentioned."

Liu Ye said thoughtfully.

The surveillance continued. When the Ugly Fathead (Chinese name for a type of minnow/roach) attacked Zhang Lihua, the whole place gasped. Although they already knew there was no life-threatening danger, just watching the surveillance was alarming.

Then, the appearance of a Giant Octopus completely shocked everyone, especially its tentacles covered with Claws, which sent shivers down their spines.

"One, two, three, four... eight tentacles. This is an octopus. Old Jin clearly said it was a squid."

Lin Meng said, looking at the Giant Octopus in the surveillance.

"This is a freshwater river, how can there be an octopus? And such a big octopus!"

Zhou Kubo pinched his brow, feeling a bit tired.

Even if he wasn't an expert, he knew that octopuses couldn't survive in freshwater.

"Keep watching, there's something special later."

Fang Chenjin reminded.

"It can also discharge electricity?!"

Not long after, the Ugly Fathead (Chinese name for a type of minnow/roach)'s electrical discharge ability caused an uproar, but in the end, the Ugly Fathead (Chinese name for a type of minnow/roach) still lost and was dragged away by the Giant Octopus.

"What's going on? It discharged electricity, so how did it still die?"

Some Security Officers were confused.

"This Giant Octopus is poisonous."

Liu Ye frowned, also feeling that something was wrong.

Normally, the larger the animal, the less venomous it is.

Not to mention the Giant Octopus in front of them, about five meters long.

Such a huge size, combined with its sharp Claws and venom, meant it had almost no opponent in freshwater.

Even for humans, it was too dangerous.

"This octopus may contain potent venom, and this type of octopus may have mutated, which is why it can survive in freshwater. This means we may not have an antidote serum for it."

"Captain Zhou, we must capture this octopus, dead or alive!"

"Looking at the video, the Giant Octopus swam towards Lihe Town. Let's start searching now."

Liu Ye looked at Zhou Kubo with a serious expression.

Now, the situation was clear. The wolf from earlier was attacked by this Giant Octopus.

And now, this Ugly Fathead (Chinese name for a type of minnow/roach) was also killed by the Giant Octopus.

The danger of this Giant Octopus goes without saying. Whether it's its enormous size or its deadly toxicity, it's simply too dangerous.

Especially its long tentacles, which make it easier to attack people on the bank compared to ordinary large fish.

"Everyone is clear on our objective, right? Let's start acting now, from here, search in the direction of Lihe Town!"

Zhou Kubo shouted to all the Security Officers beside him.

"Captain Zhou, don't worry, it's just an octopus. We guarantee to capture it and bring it to justice!"

Many people were a bit flustered, but some were indifferent, because the equipment in their hands was not to be trifled with.

Su Yuan also vaguely heard the words of these people on the bank.

The next moment, he saw these people, wearing raincoats, with strong flashlights on their heads, holding those frightening underwater combat harpoon guns, walking to the bank, and starting to search.

Fortunately, Su Yuan had already swum more than ten meters in the direction of Muxi Town.

Beams of strong light illuminated about ten meters behind Wu Yu, then moved to investigate in another direction.

"Stay alert, octopuses are Great Masters of camouflage, their color-changing ability even surpasses chameleons!"

Liu Ye reminded in the crowd, his eyes fixed on the river surface under the strong light, looking at the places octopuses liked to hide.

Su Yuan watched the receding figures of these people and breathed a sigh of relief.

Human reaction speed was even faster than he imagined. Fortunately, he was one step ahead.

Although, even if they met face to face, humans might not necessarily discover him, but it was better not to meet face to face if possible.

From now on, the sky was wide for him to roam freely.

Su Yuan calmed down, moving at the bottom of the river, his body perfectly integrated with the surrounding environment.

After entering the area of Qingxi Town, Su Yuan suddenly saw two Water Snakes in a fierce battle.

These two Water Snakes were both two meters long, exceeding the normal range, clearly also affected by the spiritual energy resurgence. They were intertwined, biting each other wildly.

They were completely unaware of Su Yuan's approach.

"Let's eat two spicy snacks to calm down."

Beyond Qingxi Town was Dayang Lake. Upon reaching here, Su Yuan felt much more at ease.

Two tentacles suddenly struck out, immediately coiling around the two Water Snakes.

The two Water Snakes were startled and immediately resisted.

However, no matter how they resisted, they were firmly held by the suckers, and then the over five-centimeter Claws suddenly pierced in, directly penetrating the Water Snakes' bodies!

In an instant, the two two-meter-long Water Snakes were killed, dragged over by Su Yuan, and eaten like spicy snacks.

You devoured a Red-spotted Keelback, gaining 2 evolution points.

You devoured a Red-spotted Keelback, gaining 2 evolution points.

After eating the two Water Snakes, Su Yuan continued to advance, quickly arriving near the lake entrance.

"It's better to evolve first. The larger the river or lake, the more likely it is to nurture powerful creatures."

Su Yuan stopped before entering Dayang Lake.