Evolution from Carp to Divine Dragon - Chapter 11

Chapter 11: The Murder by Loach Incident

TL: Etude

This feeling was very peculiar.

However, it lasted only about ten minutes before disappearing.

“My scales should have become harder, right?”

Carefully sensing it, Lin Hao chuckled inwardly.

Originally, he just wanted to enhance the defensive capabilities of his body. He didn’t expect to draw this particular enhancement.

It was like wanting to take a nap and having a pillow handed to you.

“With blue-level scales, I wonder if that snake can still break through my defense.”

Thinking this, he felt a bit nervous.

No wonder he had noticed the number of koi fish decreasing recently. If his guess was correct, they had probably been eaten by that snake!

“Now I can continue leveling up and evolving, so let’s keep going!”

Currently, his level was still very low, so he needed to keep upgrading and evolving.

Otherwise, sooner or later, he would have to face that mutated snake!

At this moment, with a single thought from Lin Hao, four hundred evolution points were deducted instantly, and he entered a state of evolution!

…

“Murdered by a loach?”

“Who are you trying to fool!”

At the same time, several police officers were following a man in a red shirt towards a fishing boat docked not far from the shore.

“Really, that loach bit through Old Zheng’s neck and burrowed into his body!”

“I was really scared last night, or I would have reported it sooner…”

The man in red trembled instinctively as he recalled the scenes from last night.

It was too horrifying.

If he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn’t believe that a loach could kill a person!

“Let’s go take a look.”

The officers, after a moment of silence, followed the man in red towards the fishing boat.

“Inside here?”

As they reached the boat, a crowd began to gather around.

“Something happened?”

“Hey, I haven’t seen Old Zheng today, that’s true.”

“…”

Several fishermen also showed curious expressions.

The officers exchanged glances, their eyes filled with caution.

Click—

At this moment, they carefully drew their guns and chambered rounds.

In the past, they would have thought the man in red was insane.

A loach killing a person? You’d have to be crazy to believe that, right?

But with the recent incidents of giant beasts washing ashore, although they weren’t involved in that task, they’d heard many rumors.

One officer, who had a particularly keen sense of smell, sniffed and could clearly detect the scent of blood inside the fishing boat.

“Captain…”

“Be careful, there might actually be something in there.”

The leading officer took a deep breath and, holding his gun, kicked open the wooden door ahead!

His eyes widened, his hands already on the trigger.

“No… no one!?”

But at that moment, they realized there was no one there!

“No one!?”

The man in red behind them also froze.

“Impossible!”

At this point, he couldn’t care less and rushed inside.

As soon as he dashed in, he saw that there was indeed no one there!

“That’s impossible! Old Zheng was really killed by that loach!”

He kept shouting.

Could it be that he had really lost his mind?

Were the events of last night just a dream?

Impossible!!!

He clearly remembered those terrifying scenes.

“Calm down!”

Two police officers grabbed the man in red.

“There’s blood.”

The police captain stepped inside and, upon closer inspection, clearly saw bloodstains on the floor.

There were also many shards of broken glass on the ground.

Despite a thorough search in the small space, they found no sign of anyone.

“Officer, everything I said is true, I’m not crazy!”

The man in red, seeing the officers holding him, feared being taken as a lunatic and hurriedly protested.

“Take him back; there’s something strange about this.”

The police captain continued searching a bit more, his brows furrowing.

The situation was too bizarre to dismiss the man’s words outright.

But judging by the bloodstains, it was evident that the man called Old Zheng had indeed met with some mishap.

“It wasn’t me!”

“He really was killed by a loach!”

“Believe me! Believe me!”

“……”

The fishermen outside, watching the man in red being taken away and hearing his words, were all stunned.

“This guy might have gone crazy and killed Old Zheng!”

One man couldn’t help but speak up.

As soon as he finished, the others felt a shiver down their spines.

It was indeed possible!

Otherwise, why would he be ranting about a loach killing someone?

Could a loach really kill a person?

Several fishermen fell silent, their faces a bit pale.

They had previously seen the terrifying giant beast stranded on the shore.

The government had strictly ordered them not to spread the news.

That thing was likely not a loach, but some kind of sea monster!

…

The setting sun dyed the sky blood-red.

A figure walked along a remote path.

His body moved strangely, his steps uneven.

His face was deathly pale, devoid of any color.

There was a small hole in his neck, but no blood flowed from it.

Even more eerie, his eyes had turned white, resembling those of a zombie!

He hadn’t walked far before stumbling and collapsing to the ground.

A loach-like creature wriggled out of his mouth.

It began crawling forward.

Ahead, there was a small river, and it quickly slithered into the water.

“Hurry up!”

“Catch more, Boss Peng wants to release them!”

“……”

Not far from the riverbank, three men were busy catching scavenger fish.

The scavenger fish had become overpopulated in the river, their numbers overwhelming.

“Boss Peng is really mean. If he wants to release fish, he should release carp, not these.”

One man couldn’t help but complain as he fished.

“Everything is getting more expensive now. Carp costs at least ten yuan per jin, while these scavenger fish are plentiful and worthless.”

A bald man explained while fishing.

“Though it’s a bit mean, it’s not our fault. We’re just catching them.”

As he spoke, he swiftly netted several large scavenger fish, tossing them into a large white bucket.

Nightfall was approaching, and the white bucket was already filled with scavenger fish.

“Alright, that’s enough, time to call it a day!”

The bald man laughed, tossing another large scavenger fish into the bucket.

The scavenger fish’s body trembled, and something seemed to emerge from its mouth.

But no one noticed.