On the rescue vessel, the two rescuers felt a weight on their hands and inadvertently called out, "We've got something!"
"With this weight, it must be him!"
"Quick, pull him up!"
With exclamations accompanied by instructions, the two people quickly pulled up the net…
At the same time, Qi Zixiao who was holding out suddenly opened her eyes to realize that she had been caught by a net and was being dragged away.
"???"
This world wasn't peaceful either!
She raised an eyebrow.
To think she would be attacked while training underwater as well!
She had no idea what happened up there. Now that she was captured by this net, it was obvious that someone was trying to attack her!
"Thankfully I've just gotten into the first stage of the Fluid Body technique…"
Although she had used the Turtle Breath skill, it was suffocating for Qi Zixiao as well after being underwater for so long. She grabbed the net and exerted every force in her body to tear it apart.
Snap! Snap! Snap!
The strings of the net snapped. Before long, Qi Zixiao broke free. She glanced at the large net before grabbing it and giving it a forceful tug!
Was her cultivation too fast?
To have a fully maxed out player train a newbie account, it would be weird if the progress was slow instead.
On the boat…
A huge force traveled up.
"Sh*t!"
The two 'powerful' rescuers felt their arms sink down and were shocked. "What great strength!"
"I can't hold on anymore!"
"Ah… Quick, let go!"
The two staggered. They were almost pulled into the water so they shouted and let go simultaneously to prevent falling into the lake.
As such, they ended up falling down due to the excessive force.
"What's going on?"
A police officer asked.
The two strong men went pale.
The representative of the rescue vessel lit a cigarette and took a long drag before saying faintly, "I'm afraid… this person can't be retrieved."
"What does that mean?" The police were confused.
"Uhm…" He pondered for a bit before saying, "You guys wouldn't arrest me if I say it, would you? On the charge of creating superstitions and whatnot."
"Since you know it's a superstition, why are you thinking that way?"
The policemen came to their senses as well.
"It's not that I want to think this way but in our line of work, we've seen too many mysteries. Some even more mysterious than this…"
"This really isn't something science can explain!"
The policemen exchanged glances, unsure what to do for a moment.
Although everyone talked about being realistic, this matter right now was truly mysterious!
The net had clearly caught something and everything had been smooth-sailing. But halfway through, there was suddenly resistance!
Everyone had seen the reactions of both strong men. They had evidently exerted all their strength but they couldn't pull the net back…
So, what exactly had the net caught?!
A large fish?
That was odd. How could a large fish be calm at the start but suddenly struggle after that?
Could the fish have been sleeping earlier?
Moreover, to have such a forceful impact on the net, that fish must be huge!!!
Was it possible…
That something like that truly existed?
Just then, the representative of the rescue boat, Wang Laosan, who was a scrawny old man spoke faintly, "The way I see it, it's a water spirit… Let's not talk about this but about when he jumped."
"You guys said that after he jumped, the lake was completely still. Think carefully, is this normal?"
"Even if he wanted to suicide, under extremely painful conditions, humans wouldn't be able to control themselves. In other words, he couldn't have not struggled at all."
"But there wasn't even a ripple on the lake surface so this is enough proof that he didn't struggle. But why is that?!"
"It's obvious that the water spirit in the lake had caught him and even bewitched him. That's why he didn't struggle or react…"
A young female officer subconsciously took a step back. "Why are you making it sound even more bizarre?"
"It's quite bizarre but it's a possibility." The representative chuckled, sounding enigmatic as he spoke, "But I'm well experienced in this field as well."
"It's just that, uhm… I'll suffer a huge rebound."
The police officers: "…"
The fishermen who were watching on: "…"
"Amazing!"
"He's trying to get money from the police!"
"Not only is he trying to get money from the police, but he's also asking for a huge sum too."
"Is he mad? This chap isn't afraid of getting arrested?"
Just then, the two frightened strong men on the boat suddenly shouted, "Something's coming over!"
"Careful!"
Bam!!!
Something struck the boat with a dull sound, and immediately there was a creaking sound. Next… lake water poured in!
At the base of the boat… was a leak!
"Tss!!!"
Everyone gasped as they looked around the boat.
"Ah, someone's there!"
"It's a human shadow. It sank below again!"
"Holy sh*t, is there really a water spirit?"
"F*ck!!! This is crazy! Is that a spirit I'm seeing?"
The fishermen felt their scalps prickle and chill running down their spines!
It seemed like there truly was a water spirit in this lake! Not only would it kill, but it could also damage a boat. To think they had just been fishing here earlier!
Didn't that mean they were asking for trouble and had a death wish?
The police officers' expressions turned ugly…
Due to light refraction on the water surface and other reasons, they couldn't see what was going on. They could only see a human shadow sink below the lake from somewhere near the boat.
This frustrated them as they initially did not believe in water spirits.
The two strong men even wet their pants out of fright. How could they have the courage to continue rescuing?
Immediately, they started the rescue boat that now had a hole at the bottom and hurried back ashore…
What was that? Why didn't they simply jump into the water?
Damn it, who would have the courage to jump at a situation like this?!
***
Below the water.
Qi Zixiao glanced at the gradually sinking boat before swimming in the other direction…
***
By the bank, the police officers were distressed as they looked at the two flustered strong men.
Did water spirits really exist?!
A huge question mark appeared in their minds.
Under regular circumstances, they would never think that way. However, this incident today and with everything they had witnessed, it was hard for them to deny.
Because there was no explanation!
Unless they could find that young man's body and identify the existence that took the net and punched a hole in the boat. Otherwise, no one could explain this terrifying situation!
"What should we do?"
They exchanged glances, suddenly at a loss of what to do.
Wang Laosan took the opportunity to speak up, "I really have an idea. I…"
"That's enough!"
The leading officer waved. "What era do you think this is? I won't believe in talks about spirits and monsters!"
"Report to the higher management to send divers and advance equipment. I refuse to believe we can't find him!"
"If nothing works… we can flush out the water!"