Evolution from Carp to Divine Dragon - Chapter 74

Chapter 74: Midnight Fright

TL: Etude

The bodies of the two men had already collapsed to the ground. The knife fish on the ground beside them seemed to wake up suddenly and began darting around erratically, then crawled onto the fallen men.

They bit through their skin and burrowed into their bodies!

“What… what is this…”

Du Zitong’s eyes widened at the sight, and his scalp tingled with fear.

His hand, holding the powerful flashlight, trembled.

The scene before him was utterly horrifying.

“Run!”

“It’s coming over!”

At that moment, two other men seemed to see something and cried out in alarm, turning to flee!

“Damn it!”

Du Zitong immediately reacted, also turning and rushing towards the car.

The three of them just managed to get into the car and slammed the doors shut.

“What the hell are these things…”

One of the men’s voice trembled slightly.

The scenes they had just witnessed were terrifying beyond words.

Who could have imagined that these knife fish would all wake up and start moving, making it seem unbelievable.

Moreover, their two companions had been invaded by these knife fish. There was no doubt that they were certainly doomed!

“These things are so dangerous!” Du Zitong’s face was a bit pale as he spoke.

He glanced ahead, still faintly seeing the two bodies lying on the shore.

His legs trembled uncontrollably.

“They shouldn’t follow us, right?!” The other two took a deep breath and then spoke again.

“They shouldn’t.” Du Zitong swallowed hard and said.

“These knife fish can only survive in seawater, so how could they come this far…”

Wham!

Just as he finished speaking, a dark shadow suddenly flew from the front and landed on the windshield!

Du Zitong was startled out of his wits.

Upon closer inspection, it was clearly a knife fish!

Right up close, separated only by the windshield!

And now, he could clearly see the mouth of the knife fish, slightly open, revealing two rows of incredibly sharp teeth!

Clack, clack, clack!

It was biting at the windshield, producing a series of strange sounds.

“Shit!”

In extreme fear, Du Zitong started the car, sharply turned around, and sped off in the opposite direction!

With the accelerator floored, the truck shot forward!

The knife fish on the windshield was either blown off or shaken off in a short time, disappearing suddenly.

Seeing this, Du Zitong couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

That damned thing had just been biting his windshield!

He almost thought it would break through!

“Brother Du, what do we do now!?”

“That thing isn’t a knife fish; it’s a monster!”

The two men in the back of the truck couldn’t help but speak out.

Thinking of the earlier scene, their faces turned deathly pale, and their bodies trembled uncontrollably.

It was terrifying; who could have imagined that these knife fish would actually attack people!

And they burrowed into human bodies like leeches.

No, it was far scarier than leeches!

Leeches couldn’t burrow into the human body so easily!

“Don’t think about it, just go!”

Du Zitong sped the truck along the road.

Cold sweat still seeped from his forehead.

Thinking of how their two companions had just died so miserably on the riverbank, his body couldn’t help but shudder.

His foot on the gas pedal still trembled slightly.

Fortunately, in the dead of night, there were few cars, so he sped along without any incidents.

After what felt like an eternity, they finally stopped in a section of the city.

“Hu, hu.”

After stopping the car, Du Zitong panted heavily, his entire body drenched in cold sweat.

“Brother Du! We still have a bucket of knife fish in the car!”

The two men in the back seat suddenly remembered something, their eyes widening in alarm.

“Damn it!” Du Zitong was startled by their words.

The recent encounter with the knife fish had left a deep psychological scar on him.

For a moment, the three of them exchanged wide-eyed stares, not daring to get out of the car.

“Let’s get out and check. It should be fine.”

Du Zitong took a deep breath, picked up a wrench from the car, steadied his nerves, and then pushed open the car door and stepped out.

Seeing him move, the other two were momentarily stunned.

But since Du Zitong had gotten out, they couldn’t bring themselves to stay in the car any longer.

As soon as they stepped out, they saw Du Zitong standing at the back of the truck, staring blankly.

“Brother Du!?”

The two men hesitated to approach him, fearing he might have been bitten by those creatures.

“It looks like the bucket of knife fish flew out during that sharp turn earlier.” Du Zitong swallowed hard and muttered to himself.

“Flew out!?”

“That’s a relief.”

The two men exhaled in relief.

Those knife fish were terrifying.

“Do you think those things will survive if they get into the river?”

Du Zitong suddenly thought of a horrifying possibility.

They were in deep trouble!

This was a major catastrophe!

“Probably… probably not.”

The two men exchanged glances, forcing smiles.

“Let’s go. Pack up and leave Longyin City immediately.” Du Zitong gritted his teeth.

“Leave!?”

“Brother Du, we haven’t gotten our money yet!”

The two men were stunned, speaking instinctively.

They had completed the tasks assigned by those two men; they had to get their money!

“Money!? Zhang Sanming and the other guy are dead, and you still want money?” Du Zitong sneered. “And if those knife fish can survive in freshwater and people die because of it, what do you think will happen to us? We’d go to jail!”

At these words, the two men finally realized the gravity of the situation, their bodies trembling slightly.

“It can’t be that serious…”

They forced smiles but were clearly panicking inside.

“And weren’t they from a biological research institute…”

“Use your pig brains! Do you really think those two were legitimate?” Du Zitong couldn’t help but curse angrily.

“If you’re not running, I’m leaving first!” He climbed into the driver’s seat.

“Brother Du, we’re with you, let’s go!” Once they calmed down, they felt a chill down their spines.

Who could have guessed these creatures would be so terrifying?

If they had known, they wouldn’t have agreed to this even at gunpoint!

…

“Phew, evolution successful.”

At this moment, Lin Hao, in the Hualong Pond, slowly opened his eyes.

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