Chapter 1713

“As long as we have some wounds on our bodies, those things will definitely come for us.”

Yu Feng frowned, his gaze landed on Lin Beichen’s chest.

Lin Beichen was injured earlier; Yu Feng wasn’t sure if going into the river now might attract large predators.

But one thing was certain, if Lin Beichen went into the water, the leeches would definitely swarm over!

The rainforest leeches aren’t like the ones familiar to our people from the fields, these leeches are everywhere!

Even if you tie gaiters and wear tall rain boots while walking in the rainforest, these things can still get into your pants.

“We can’t worry about that now.”

Lin Beichen shook his head with a smile.

This isn’t the time to be considering this.

Leeches won’t burrow into human wounds; it’s parasites that can do that.

There are definitely parasites in the river too; once they invade the human body, they wriggle through the subcutaneous tissue, and you can even see them moving under the skin with the naked eye.

Leeches at most will fall off the body naturally when you burn them with a cigarette, charcoal, or lighter after coming ashore.

“Splash!”

Lin Beichen packed away his gear, dove headfirst into the muddy river without hesitation.

The river water was icy and bone-chilling, instantly cooling from feet to neck, with a subtle chill seeping into the body, stabbing the bone marrow with pain.

“Boss, wait for me.”

Seeing this, Yu Feng couldn’t hesitate any longer and quickly dived in.

Fortunately, the other side had a fire going, so the two wouldn’t lose their target in the dim night sky.

“Splash—splash!”

The sound of the two swimming through the night sky wasn’t noticeable, and soon they reached near the riverbank.

“Boss.”

Just as Lin Beichen pushed aside a clump of reeds, Yu Feng’s panicked voice entered Lin Beichen’s ears.

Lin Beichen instantly frowned.

Now they were no more than thirty meters from Poisonous Snake and his group, and although the night wasn’t quiet, masking the sound of their voices, as soldiers on a mission, they had to remain vigilant.

“Speak.”

Lin Beichen, somewhat impatient, looked towards the distant campfire, clearly seeing that those people hadn’t detected the disturbance, which made Lin Beichen secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

“I… it seems…”

Yu Feng swallowed hard, something Lin Beichen naturally couldn’t see in the dark night sky.

Yu Feng, having just pushed aside the reeds, bumped into a cold, large object. He even vaguely felt it was breathing!

Hearing Yu Feng’s panicked voice, Lin Beichen’s brow furrowed even more.

Lin Beichen was well aware of what kind of person Yu Feng was. While he might be unreliable at times, at this critical moment, he wouldn’t jokingly engage with him.

“Quick, speak!”

Lin Beichen lowered his voice, urgently urging him.

“I touched something!”

“It’s scaly, very large, and it’s moving!”

In the darkness, Lin Beichen could clearly feel Yu Feng’s voice trembling, driven by the fear of the unknown.

To survive in the river of the rainforest, generally speaking, only three types of creatures match the description of being scaly and large in size.

Arapaima, crocodile, python!

Although arapaima are fierce in the water, they generally don’t attack large creatures like humans, and they don’t like to operate in shallow waters at all!

“Can you determine what it is?”

Lin Beichen took a deep breath, silently cursing his luck; this was truly the definition of misfortune coming in waves.

“I think it’s a snake… a very big snake!”

Yu Feng’s trembling voice once again reached Lin Beichen’s ears.

“Can you go around it?”

Lin Beichen stared intently at the distant campfire while lowering his voice in response.

No matter if it was a crocodile or a snake, with Lin Beichen and Yu Feng appearing, it had surely already been startled.

In other words, it was already aware of Yu Feng and Lin Beichen’s presence. It hadn’t launched an attack perhaps because it didn’t view Yu Feng as a threat, or perhaps it simply wasn’t interested in him.

“I don’t think I can go around it; it’s very close to me, almost sticking to my feet in the water. If I move, it will definitely react.”

Yu Feng was breathing rapidly, taking big gulps of cold air, as if only this way could he calm his panicked heart.

Lin Beichen understood that Yu Feng was right.

At a time like this, if Yu Feng moved even slightly and startled the creature beside him, it might immediately launch an attack.

The dilemma was, in this pitch-black night, Lin Beichen and Yu Feng didn’t dare switch on their tactical flashlights.

Right now, Poisonous Snake’s group was in the open, while Lin Beichen and Yu Feng were in the shadows. If they turned on the flashlight, everything could change.

Both Lin Beichen and Yu Feng wore military green combat uniforms; if discovered by the other side, it would surely invite bullets flying their way.

Lin Beichen and Yu Feng could not afford to gamble!

“Boss… boss, what do we do now?”

“Shut up, don’t move!”

Yu Feng was obviously panicking, but Lin Beichen interrupted him without hesitation.

Thinking that Yu Feng’s emotional state was unstable, Lin Beichen took a deep breath and reassured him: “I’m going to use the night vision binoculars to see what it is, so don’t move. The more critical the moment, the less you can panic, got it?”

“Okay.”

Yu Feng’s voice responded weakly.

But after all, Yu Feng had received professional training, and his mental resilience was still decent. Although he was scared to death, he quickly adjusted his breathing to a steady state.

Lin Beichen slowly unclasped the pocket of his tactical pants and cautiously took out the night vision binoculars.

In a field of green light, a triangular snake head the size of a coffee mug appeared before Lin Beichen’s eyes.

The snakehead bore peculiar mesh-like patterns, and at this moment, a thumb-thick tongue was darting in and out of its mouth, indicating it was likely a net python!

Since only the python’s head was above water and the rest was hidden underwater, Lin Beichen couldn’t determine its full size.

However, from the large head of the net python glaring at Yu Feng, it was clear the snake’s body was definitely over five meters long!

“Back away slowly, step back slowly!”

Lin Beichen took a deep breath and said.

In truth, though pythons are sluggish on land, they are different in water.

With the buoyancy provided by the water, the net python’s massive yet unsupported body was instantly “liberated.”

In the water, the net python’s attack speed is faster, more precise, and more fierce compared to on land!

Normally, even if Lin Beichen were in the water, he wouldn’t fear such a monster.

The worst outcome would be going down together with the beast.

But now wasn’t like before; Lin Beichen and Yu Feng were in the water, unable to make much noise, let alone fight that beast.

“Okay.”

Yu Feng had absolute trust in Lin Beichen, and as soon as Lin Beichen spoke, he started to move backward slowly.

Yet, it was evident that the net python had no intention of letting them go.

With each step Yu Feng retreated, it swam a step forward.

Lin Beichen frowned secretly; once again, it was time for him to make a decision.

That beast evidently wasn’t planning to let Yu Feng go, meaning they could only fight it.

But they were too close to Poisonous Snake’s group; the night wasn’t exactly quiet, but fighting the net python would definitely make quite a disturbance.

Such disturbance would expose their position, and by then, Poisonous Snake’s group wouldn’t just sit idly by.

Still, even so, Lin Beichen couldn’t just ignore Yu Feng’s life and death.

In Lin Beichen’s perspective, even taking out a villain, no matter if they were a notorious international fugitive, was less important than his comrade’s safety.

“Draw your knife slowly, and cut horizontally to your left front,” Lin Beichen’s voice remained very low.

Although he thought about killing this net python, there was no way to assist right now.

Not that Lin Beichen didn’t want to help, but without the night vision binoculars, in the dark night, they were virtually blind.

The only option now was for Lin Beichen to direct, while Yu Feng used his skills to deal with the net python at hand.

“Slash—!”