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After a brief moment of admiring the scenery of this other world, the comments section erupted with lively discussion:

[Science expert here: This dark blue color usually indicates extremely deep water with severe oxygen deficiency, and the bottom may have accumulated a large amount of organic matter.]

[Come on, trying to talk science in an ocean era?]

[Speaking of fishing... doesn't this sound like some kind of supernatural tale?]

[Lakeside Fishing Rules: 1. Do not fish at midday. 2. There is no one else at the lake. If you hear someone call your name...]

[Hey upstairs, stop writing! The child is already scared and hiding under the covers!]

Otherwise, how could we say that horror originates from people's imagination?

Anyone who doesn't see these imaginative ideas is just wasting their time.

But time passed second by second,

The sun slowly climbed from the east to its zenith, but the lake remained unchanged, and the fishing rod did not move an inch.

"..."

I can't wait any longer.

He placed Xiao Jiu on the handle of the fishing rod, indicating that it was now his, and then turned and went into the grove.

Perhaps because it is close to a water source and is rarely visited by people,

There are many unfamiliar fruits and fungi growing in this area.

He randomly stuffs anything he's never seen before into his bag. He doesn't recognize it, but that doesn't matter; he has professional "taste testers."

Back at the lake,

He glanced at the still motionless fishing rod, then laid out the collected samples in a row in front of Xiao Jiu.

"How about we try this one?"

He picked up the best-looking fruit, which resembled an apple, and handed it to Xiao Jiu.

Xiao Jiu was already quite used to her new identity, and immediately rolled it up and took a couple of bites.

Chew, chew.

The next second, Xiao Jiu's entire body changed from a lustrous blue to a dark purple, and it even trembled violently, as if it had choked on something it shouldn't have eaten.

"Slap! Slap!"

Two tentacles lashed out at Renyi's hand with lightning speed.

It wasn't very forceful, but it was crisp and clear.

It was highly poisonous and tasted terrible, but Ren Yi, without batting an eye, picked up another bunch of red, grape-like berries and waved them around.

"What about this one? It should be very sweet."

......

"The last one."

Xiao Jiu turned her head to the other side, expressing her protest through her actions.

"This is really the last one. After you finish this, I'll bake you some potatoes when we get back, without chili."

Xiao Jiu hesitated.

Its little eyes glanced at the grayish mushroom, but in the end, it succumbed to the temptation of carbohydrates.

I rolled up a mushroom and took a bite.

Its entire body swelled up with a "bang," growing from the size of a palm to the size of a washbasin, and its color turned fluorescent green.

Then, as if equipped with electric motors, the nine tentacles unleashed a full-range, relentless beating on Renyi.

"Slap! Slap! Slap! Slap!"

[Hahahaha! Xiao Jiu: I don't believe you for a second!]

[This is the eighth time, isn't it? Does this guy have any shame?]

[About My Pet Always Trying to Slap Me to Death]

Unfazed by the raging storm of tentacles, he calmly stuffed the roasted sea dragon meat strips he had brought into Xiao Jiu's mouth.

While chewing on a strip of meat, Xiao Jiu angrily poked his cheek, making it puff up like a green light bulb.

"Okay... I can't eat this either."

It seems these unfamiliar things are either useless or poisonous.

The cave dwellers were too authoritative.

He stood up and stretched his neck, his gaze returning to the silent fishing rod—

At least three hours have passed since the line was cast.

Forget about getting hooked, it didn't even make a splash.

Is there really nothing in this lake?

Nadala Bengba's reaction was a bit too exaggerated.

Just as he was about to pack up and leave, he heard a soft sound of a branch breaking behind him.

Without looking back, the Raven appeared in his hand instantly.

"Boss?"

It's Klaus.

"What's wrong? Did something happen at the camp?" Renyi put the dagger away.

"No, I just suddenly had an idea I wanted to discuss with you."

Klaus intended to build a pitched roof using scorpion shells, but after much effort, snow and water accumulated...

But then a sudden thought occurred to me:

If fire crystal is incorporated into it, will it generate heat directly?

Wouldn't that solve the problems of snow melting and heating all at once?

Dala Bengba told him that Renyi had followed the stream this way, so he came looking for him too.

"I can give it a try, it's perfect."

Stand up at will

"Let's go back; there doesn't seem to be anything in this lake."

After wasting so much time, I didn't even see a stone skipping across the water. It was such a waste of time.

He reached out and gripped the fishing rod to begin reeling in the line.

"When we get back, we'll bake potatoes for Xiao Jiu first."

"Okay." Klaus nodded in agreement, his gaze also falling on the rapidly reeling fishing line.

"Swish—swish—"

The line had been brought to its end, but they didn't see the familiar hook and sinker.

He raised his fishing rod—

The end that should have been tied with the hook now only had fishing line left.

The break was very smooth, as if it had been cut off instantly by some extremely sharp tool.

"How could this be?!" Klaus was also taken aback.

【Pudu】's fishing line is incredibly tough. Not to mention fish, even the Lv6 Elite Carnival Tentacle couldn't hurt it in the slightest.

But now, it's broken!

[What is this thing that can cut this line? Is it an underwater cutting machine?]

[Hiss...Do you guys think there might be a diver in this lake, just waiting for someone to come fishing, and then secretly cutting their line?]

[Stop joking, I just came from the live stream in the US, and I have some big news for you guys—Morrison and his team have logged in too!]

[Holy crap?! Really? Does that mean...?]

Renyi, who was in the [Ocean Era], was completely unaware of this.

He stared at the dark blue lake, his previous ease gone.

The lake was more dangerous than he had imagined.

At least until the threat of the snake people tribe is eliminated, it's best not to provoke them again.

"I'm gone."

"Huh? Oh, okay."

Klaus also came to his senses.

Just a moment ago I thought the scenery here was picturesque, like a fairyland, but now looking at the bottomless lake, I feel a chill down my spine.

This isn't some glass ball; it's clearly the pupil of a heartless behemoth.

The two of them quickly turned back towards the camp with Xiao Jiu, who was stuffed from eating garbage.

……

Meanwhile, on the other side of this landmass...

The climate is completely different from the temperate climate where any camp is located.

The air here is so humid and hot, like a towel that can't be wrung out. Towering trees block out the sun, and sunlight can only squeeze through the gaps in the leaves, casting dappled light on the ground.

ground......

There is no ground here; it is a swamp.

The murky water smelled of decaying plants, and countless vines, like strangling ropes, hung down from the tree trunks and disappeared into the depths of the mud, making the swamp look like the tangled intestines of a giant beast.

"Glug..."

A murky bubble rose from underwater and burst.

Beside the bubble, two pieces of dead wood moved slightly. If you got close enough, you could see that they were vertical pupils, a trait unique to reptiles.

Ah, it turns out to be a giant mutated crocodile with a body length of over ten meters.

It had been lying in wait here for three days and three nights, just to wait for an unlucky prey to pass by.

Suddenly, a strange sound seemed to break the deathly silence of the swamp.

"Tick-tock, tick-tock, ding-tock—"

It was not the roar of a wild beast, nor the chirping of any insect or bird, but a strange tune it had never heard before.

"Yahoo~ Yahoo! Eeya—!!"

"Ethiopian~inside~hey ya hobben~~"

A hint of irritation and confusion flickered in the vertical pupils of the mutated giant crocodile.

It slowly moved its eyes.

Soon, a... ship appeared at the bend in the waterway in the distance.