48: Chapter 46: The End of the Journey 48: Chapter 46: The End of the Journey Su Yu unleashed a snarl as he stepped forth, swinging his left arm dramatically.
From the depths of the river echoed a shrill, infant-like wail.
Flesh and blood mixed with water sprayed from his “Rending Claw.” Su Yu flipped his palm and with a thump, he flung sothing onto the riverbank from the water.
The crowd watched as a half-segnted creature resembling a fish or a snake hit the ground.
The part that Su Yu’s Rending Claw had touched was minced into a ss, but the rest of its body, which bore a clear, river-like color, was incredibly bizarre.
This creature fell onto the riverbank and its body began changing color, blending into the hues of the earth and stones.
It was unnoticeable unless one looked closely.
Su Yu quickly fished out the other half of the creature from the river.
Similarly, once it touched the bank, it gradually changed from its clear, river-like color to match the color of the stones and earth.
The creature turned out to possess a chaleonic trait that allowed it to change color according to its environnt.
In the water, it becos as clear as the river, effectively camouflaging itself from detection.
Zhuang Xiaohua mistakenly assud that the river posed no risk, and that was why he jumped in, never suspecting that he would et his demise consequently.
By the ti Su Yu lifted Zhuang Xiaohua onto the bank, Zhuang Xiaohua was convulsing bizarrely, and it was clear he was already dead.
Seeing Zhuang Xiaohua, who had been full of life and laughter just a mont ago, lifeless on the ground; his vitality was extinguished like a gust of wind.
The group stared at Zhuang Xiaohua’s lifeless body, his eyes wide open on the riverbank, all remained silent.
At that mont, Qin Jiagui was filled with regret.
If he hadn’t hesitated previously and had jumped into the river with Su Yu to kill the creature and save Zhuang Xiaohua, the latter might have still had a chance.
Yet, in that mont, apart from Su Yu, no one dared to enter the river.
Qin Jiagui was filled with sha.
He realized that he might never be able to compete with Su Yu.
In crucial monts, he could never match Su Yu’s decisiveness.
As he contemplated these thoughts, he couldn’t help but glance at Su Yu again.
Right then, Su Yu was focused on Zhuang Xiaohua’s remains, lost in thought.
In Qin Jiagui’s eyes, Su Yu suddenly appeared unfathomable.
Usually, Su Yu seed just like your average guy with nothing special about him.
However, when it cos to crucial tis, he displays extraordinary courage, accurate judgnt, and powerful adaptability.
Qin Jiagui finally understood.
Su Yu leading the group, being the only Second-Level Black Iron Warrior among them, wasn’t due to luck, as Qin Jiagui initially believed.
It was about power and capability, the inner strength that Su Yu had concealed within him.
Suddenly, Qin Jiagui felt the massive gulf between them.
His fists clenched tightly.
For so reason, Qin Jiagui felt a surge of envy towards Su Yu, for those qualities Su Yu possessed were what he yearned for.
The appearance of the strange creature in the river and Zhuang Xiaohua’s death deeply affected the group’s morale.
The sky grew darker, and the afternoon was quickly passing.
Everyone was dreary and listless.
Su Yu’s “Perception Eye” identified the na of the dead creature as a “River Rahan Beast”.
It was a creature that sounded like a crying infant and could change its body color to suit its environnt.
It lurked in the river and ambushed prey.
It had incredible strength but no teeth.
Once it ensnared a prey, it could crush its bones and kill it within a single breath before completely engulfing it.
It belonged to a branch of water beasts which preferred solitude and was terrifying.
It could occasionally be seen in forests, rivers, and marshes.
Looking at Zhuang Xiaohua’s body and the darkening sky, everyone lost interest in bathing in the river.
Qin Jiagui felt a deep guilt within him for Zhuang Xiaohua.
He borrowed a shovel from Wei Zhangming without a word and started digging on the spot.
Soon, Li Dong, Zhou Huakang, and the rest also picked up shovels to help.
These shovels were the ones that they had seized from the Goblins, and now they proved useful once again.
They quickly dug a large hole by the riverbank.
After putting his shovel down, Qin Jiagui lifted Zhuang Xiaohua’s body in his hands.
He solemnly muttered, “I’m sorry.
If I had been braver, maybe… maybe you wouldn’t have died.
I swear, I will never show my weakness again.
You will see that whatever Su Yu can do, I, Qin Jiagui, can do too.
I will not be outshone by him.”
After placing Zhuang Xiaohua’s body into the grave, the others quickly helped to fill it in.
Having buried Zhuang Xiaohua’s body, Qin Jiagui heaved a sigh of relief.
Much of the guilt he felt had faded.
Raising his head, he muttered, “It’s getting dark.”
Everyone knew what he was implying.
Seeing the river only a dozen ters wide in front of them, Qin Jiagui also lost the spirit to press forward.
Their journey seed destined to end by this river.
With Zhuang Xiaohua’s death, their team was down to twelve mbers again.
Everyone remained quiet for a long while, sitting in one place, each absorbed in their thoughts.
The night set in quickly in the forest, and soon, darkness enveloped them.
Silently, they all ate their als, their hearts pounding to the chilling roars coming from deep in the forest.
The forest always took on a sinister aspect at night.
That night, the echoing roars seed particularly terrifying and discomforting, leaving no one at ease.
Ding Shan’s eyes were filled with fear.
She curled up next to Zhou Birong, who held her close and eventually covered her ears to prevent her from hearing the chilling roars.
Finally, it was Qin Jiagui who broke the silence.
Looking at the piece of cookie in his hand, he said, “According to our agreent, two days have already passed.
Travelling at night is too dangerous, so we’ll rest here tonight, tomorrow morning, we should head back to school.
What are your thoughts?”
Going back to the school ant more than a thousand students and teachers, but how would they solve the food problem?
On this journey, they had neither found a rescue team nor a secure exit and certainly not enough food for over a thousand people.
It could be said that their mission was a complete failure.
Li Dong scoffed and said, “There are a lot of monsters outside the forest.
Whether it’s the Goblin Beasts or Goblins, they can eat the bodies of these creatures.
I think they can survive that way.”
As soon as Li Dong finished his sentence, it left everyone disgusted.
Goblin Beasts bleed green, had green flesh and looked sickening.
Eating the remains of a Goblin Beast?
Just the thought of it gave everyone the creeps, let alone consuming it.
“Li Dong, can’t you say sothing less disgusting?” Zhang Zhongmou almost spat out a sausage he was eating and protested discontentedly.
Li Dong said coldly, “Disgusting?
Haven’t you heard ancient tales from the past?
During tis of famine, people ate tree bark and roots.
They ate clay, and even resorted to cannibalism.
So why not monster at?
If you don’t want that, there’s only one other way.”
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