91: Large crayfish

“Be careful, everyone. These Crayfish are truly massive. Their claws are so huge that if someone gets hurt, the consequences will be dire!”

Nearby, several women watched with concern.

“What do you women know? No matter how big it is, it’s still just a Crayfish,” a bare-chested man said with a laugh.

“Brother Tao, I think you should take one home later to eat and replenish your body. Then tonight, let your wife see your capabilities!” a shifty-eyed man teased the bare-chested man.

As the group chatted, the fishing net was already being dragged onto the shore.

Inside the net, one after another, Crayfish as large as dogs, dark red all over, waved their enormous claws, astonishing everyone.

“These Crayfish must have become spirits, they’re even bigger than my Big Yellow!”

“Let me count… one, two, three, four, five… Good heavens! There are nineteen of them! Each of these Crayfish is over half a meter in size!”

A Sturdy Man smiled and walked straight up, bent down, held one Crayfish with one hand, and skillfully wrapped a rope around it with the other.

The Crayfish had a fiery temper, waving its large claws, trying to attack the man. But the man seemed to be a professional; his technique was superb, and he easily subdued the Crayfish, tying it up.

“These Crayfish are not simple; they have considerable strength. It’s best for two or three people to work together. I’ll test the strength of this thing.”

The Sturdy Man said, picking up a branch as thick as a finger and inserting it into the Crayfish’s claw.

The Crayfish’s claw snapped shut, instantly breaking the branch into two pieces.

“Everyone, pay attention! The danger of this thing is even beyond my expectation. If a finger gets caught, it might break!” the Sturdy Man said, his gaze solemn as he watched the scene.

A group of women were even more startled, saying hesitantly, “How about we don’t catch them? These Crayfish are too fierce.”

“What do you women know! These are all money! Big bosses have already said they want them!”

Although the men present were also a bit scared, as soon as they thought of the money, the slight fear in their hearts was immediately overwhelmed by the fervent excitement.

Seeing that these Crayfish were still trying to break free from the net and rush towards the crowd, the Sturdy Man said, “Safety first. If it’s really not possible, just kill them. Big hotels will also take dead ones, just at a cheaper price.”

A group of men, armed with various tools, rushed forward.

The Crayfish waved their large claws, their eyes cold as they attacked the crowd, but they were held down by everyone working together.

The Sturdy Man, in particular, was a professional Crayfish seller, with superb technique; he could easily tie up a Crayfish by himself.

There were dozens of adult men present. The others, in groups of two or three, had one person hold down a Crayfish while another tied it up.

However, the Crayfish had immense strength. When one man was holding it, he failed to hold it down, and the Crayfish suddenly burst free, waving its claws and clamping onto the finger of the person who was tying it up.

“Ah!”

Immediately, a shrill scream rang out. The man, in pain, punched the Crayfish directly.

But the Crayfish refused to release its claw, clamping down even tighter, and blood gushed from the finger.

“Someone got caught!” The women nearby watched, their faces pale.

“A Li!”

The man who had been holding the Crayfish was startled by this scene. The Sturdy Man rushed over in a sprint, and with an iron rod in his hand, he smashed it down.

“Bang!”

The Crayfish’s head was caved in, blue blood flowed out, and its tightly clamped claws went limp and powerless.

“A Li, are you alright!” Several men quickly gathered, asking with concern.

“It looks like the bone might be broken. You guys send him home first; we’ll cover his medical expenses,” the Sturdy Man said, his expression slightly grim after a glance.

A few people nodded and helped the injured man leave.

At this moment, the net of Crayfish that had been pulled up were all tied and dragged to a nearby spot.

“Everyone, listen up. You all saw A Li get hurt. These Crayfish are too fierce. Don’t work in pairs anymore; form groups of three. Two people hold down the Crayfish, and one person ties it up. Of course, killing it is also an option.”

“According to my estimate, there might be quite a few Crayfish down there. Safety is the most important thing,” Uncle Liu, already quite old, also stepped forward at this moment.

“Alright, we’ll do as Uncle Liu says,” the Sturdy Man also said.

Everyone nodded.

“Good, cast the net again!”

In the distance, Su Yuan watched this scene, his expression very calm.

Compared to the number of Crayfish in the river, those caught were just a drop in the ocean.

Moreover, Su Yuan saw the Crayfish at the bottom of the river gradually becoming agitated. These people might be in trouble.

The second net was cast. Su Yuan saw that these Crayfish were clearly agitated and began to attack the large net.

However, the quality of this net was quite good, and the Crayfish’s claws were relatively blunt, not sharp, so they couldn’t damage the net. All the Crayfish inside the net were pulled up.

“They’re coming! They’re coming! Let me see, this net also has a catch, and they’re still just as big, there are over ten of them!”

The pulling up of this net once again caused the crowd on shore to erupt in excitement.

“Brothers, let’s get to it!” The bare-chested man called his companions, and in groups of three, they rushed towards a Crayfish.

“Three people per group, three people per group!” Uncle Liu shouted from over there.

“Don’t worry, Uncle Liu!”

Everyone’s eyes were fervent. Having had one experience, and this time working in groups of three, although it wasn’t enough to catch all the Crayfish simultaneously,

this net was specially made, with things wrapped around the Crayfish, so there wasn’t too much to worry about.

In just over ten minutes, all the Crayfish caught in this net were tied up and thrown in the distance.

Looking at the Crayfish lined up there, everyone’s eyes were burning with fervor. This was all money, and the price offered by that big boss was not low!

“Keep going! Keep going!”

Everyone’s hearts were completely ignited. Just as they were about to drag the net to cast it again,

dense strings of bubbles suddenly rose from the river surface.

“Hmm? I didn’t see these Crayfish last night,” Su Yuan’s eyes lit up, because he saw some Crayfish over a meter in size, appearing from who knew where, swimming towards the shore.

These Crayfish were not slow. Just as the crowd was about to cast the net, the enormous Crayfish were already faintly visible from the shore.

“Is there something?”

The few people preparing to cast the net looked at the dark shadows on the river surface, thinking it was some kind of large fish.

The next moment, one huge Crayfish head after another emerged, crawling towards the shore.

“These are Crayfish?!” The few people were startled and retreated repeatedly.

“A Li, what happened? Holy crap! Crayfish this big?!”

The people on the shore saw the disheveled appearance of the few people and were about to ask when they saw the huge Crayfish behind them.

There were a total of six of these Crayfish, all over a meter in length, and two of them were even close to two meters!

Everyone watched these six Giant Crayfish in shock. Half-meter-long Crayfish were already unprecedented and could be bought at a high price by big hotels.

These Crayfish over a meter long were practically small monsters.

Six such Crayfish rushed over collectively, and their speed was not slow. Everyone was startled and retreated repeatedly.

“These are not Crayfish anymore; they’re practically monsters!”

“Go, go, go! Notify the Public Security Office!” the Sturdy Man shouted, his eye twitching.

Crayfish of this size were already enough to threaten the personal safety of adults.

The crowd, who were originally catching Crayfish, were all scared and ran into the distance.

“Husband, run! There’s a Water Monster in the river!” The women in the distance shouted first.