46: Search

The final result was just as Su Yuan had guessed.

Su Yuan spent some time crossing Dayang Lake, but found no activity. To be safe, he went to another spot and crossed Dayang Lake again. He repeated this four times.

In the end, he didn't hear any explosions, but he did discover a few powerful creatures.

It was already afternoon, and the red sun hung in the western sky, casting down its scorching light.

“Then, it’s hunting time!”

Su Yuan’s eyes deepened. Since the military had not yet acted, he would seize the time to grow stronger.

Su Yuan's eight ferocious tentacles spread out, sweeping through the surrounding waters, precisely coiling around large fish.

Scarlet blood soon emerged, and a chilling sound of devouring quickly echoed here... Inside the hotel, Chen Xu played on his computer. After a series of operations, he shook his head and said, “No way, there’s an expert on the surveillance side.”

“Then forget it. I wonder if Brother Octopus understood what I said?”

A hint of worry appeared between Lin Fei’s brows.

“I highly doubt it. Although Brother Octopus seems to still recognize you and can even fire lasers, these can barely be explained by biological mutation and evolution.”

“But if it can understand human speech, that’s another Domain altogether. It’s become a spirit!”

Chen Xu shook his head and said.

Although many animals in the world can understand some human language, those are all higher mammals, and it’s the result of long-term training and listening to humans speak.

Furthermore, for complex phrases like “go to a certain place,” it’s highly unlikely that many animals would understand.

“We can’t get close to Dayang Lake. A large number of Security Officers and Armed Security Officers are guarding it. I estimate that people from the surrounding counties and towns have all been mobilized.”

“Even the river here is off-limits.”

“This is difficult,” Lin Fei sighed.

The two pondered ways to break the situation, but couldn't come up with anything until they fell asleep late into the night.

The next morning.

“Sigh, I’ll take another look. I refuse to believe it; the official people are that powerful. There must be an opportunity.”

Chen Xu looked at the worry on Lin Fei's face, patted his chest, then walked to his laptop, glanced at the screen, and exclaimed:

“Huh! Wait! Someone’s launching a cyberattack!”

“Holy crap! The official underwater camera has been breached!”

“What?!”

Lin Fei’s face showed surprise, then a hint of madness: “Fatty Chen, dare to go big?!”

“Brother Fei? What are you trying to do?”

Chen Xu looked at Lin Fei’s crazed expression and suddenly had an ominous premonition.

The next moment, the two appeared at a shop selling diving equipment.

Soon, the two emerged with a set of equipment.

Dayang Lake boasts beautiful scenery and diverse water levels, making it a famous diving spot in the country, so naturally, there are shops selling diving equipment.

“Holy crap! Brother Fei, are you serious?! Diving to find Brother Octopus?!”

Chen Xu whispered.

“If you’re scared, wait for me here,” Lin Fei said, not forcing him.

“What kind of relationship do we have?! You’re insulting our friendship, I want to duel you!”

Chen Xu was furious and was about to pounce.

“Wait, holy crap! Is that a warship?!”

Chen Xu's gaze flickered to the laptop in his hand, and he suddenly cried out.

“What?!”

Lin Fei’s expression changed.

The two quickly ran to a secluded spot and looked at the laptop.

The view came from an underwater camera, showing a massive shadow covering the water surface, incredibly huge!

“This length, it’s not comparable to a tourist boat. It’s probably a warship, it should be a frigate!”

Chen Xu looked at the shadow on the screen, his expression solemn.

He couldn't have imagined that the official people would deploy a warship for Brother Octopus; this was like using an anti-aircraft gun to swat a mosquito.

A warship is a symbol of a country's comprehensive strength, a true national treasure!

Even a frigate is rarely seen used in inland rivers. Such heavy equipment is meant to guard maritime borders and repel enemies beyond the national gate!

“Go!”

Lin Fei’s face changed dramatically.

Without delay, the two instantly arrived at an unmanned riverbank and immediately began to put on their diving suits.

“How... how do I put this on?”

Chen Xu looked at the diving suit in his hand, utterly bewildered.

He had never worn a diving suit before, and the one in his hand was different from the common ones seen on TV, costing over a hundred thousand for a single set.

These two sets of equipment completely depleted all the New Year's money Lin Fei had saved since childhood.

“It’s a new Materials high-pressure diving suit, with an oxygen supply time of up to six hours, and it can surface to obtain oxygen from the air and continue working.”

Lin Fei said, starting to guide Chen Xu. He had only worn this thing a few times, but thankfully he still remembered the general procedure.

After struggling for several tens of minutes, both of them had put on their diving suits, holding sharpened machetes in their hands, and jumped into the river.

These knives were obtained from those security guards; those warm-hearted security guards even wanted to follow them, but he refused.

Few people here understood the dangers in the water better than him.

Although this wasn't Yangxi Town, it was connected to Dayang Lake, so it was hard to guarantee that no large fish from Yangxi Town would come here.

Moreover, there might even be mutated large fish here.

After jumping into the water, both were good swimmers, and wearing diving suits, they were in good condition.

However, the underwater scenery still surprised them both.

Various types of fish, shrimp, and crabs were astonishingly large and numerous.

Carp, Grass Carp, Crucian Carp, Bighead Carp, and other fish, each a meter long, made one's mouth water.

Especially the Tilapia and Suckerfish, their numbers were astonishingly high, densely populating the middle and lower layers of the river.

Lin Fei held his waterproof-cased phone, looking at the navigation information, and swam towards the place where he last met Su Yuan.

Octopuses are territorial creatures, and they believed that Su Yuan's lair might be somewhere nearby.

As the two swam underwater, a huge head suddenly appeared behind them, startling them both.

The two immediately prepared to swing the machetes in their hands to chop at the head.

However, the resistance in the water was unusually strong, making the strike incredibly slow.

At this moment, the full appearance of the fish emerged in their sight—it was a giant Bighead Carp three meters long!

This relaxed their tense nerves. Bighead Carp are filter feeders and do not actively attack people.

Indeed, the Bighead Carp swam past them calmly, not even giving them a second glance.

Lin Fei calmed his emotions, made a gesture indicating to continue forward, and Chen Xu followed closely.

Not long after, a sizable fish quickly swam past them, astonishingly fast, biting at a Tilapia.

“It’s a Reeves Shad, about a meter long.”

The two were startled, glanced at it, tightened their grip on their machetes, and proceeded cautiously.

Soon, they saw another situation: two Hairy Crabs were battling fiercely on the riverbed, creating a terrifying commotion.

This was because both Hairy Crabs were about a meter in size, with hard carapaces and thick pincers, resembling steel constructs fighting.

The two stared, mesmerized. How delicious would such large Hairy Crabs be if cooked!

However, they still had their wits about them. Such large Hairy Crabs were no joke in the water. On land, they might be able to fight, but in the water, it was best to run away quickly.

Finally, the two arrived at the place where they had previously encountered Su Yuan, but there was no trace of Su Yuan nearby.

“Let’s look around.”

The two exchanged glances, did not separate, and began searching the vicinity together.

In many horror movies, protagonists encounter a series of terrifying events after splitting up, so they naturally wouldn't be so foolish.

Because Su Yuan had cleaned the area, the two were fortunate enough not to encounter any attacks from large fish.