Chapter 668: Chapter 668: A Fish
After she said that, the others were slightly alarmed.
Asarina took the flashlight from her hand, strode out of the cabin, and stood on the railing pole to have a careful look, her expression solemn.
“Everyone be careful, and pay attention to the surroundings at all times. There might be something living in these caves.” Asarina frowned and looked at the shells in other places again, “Judging from the tooth marks, this creature has extremely sharp teeth, but it’s not much bigger than a human.”
Along asked anxiously, “What could it be? …A shark?”
“Sharks don’t eat above the water surface on purpose.” Bai Youwei dismissed this assumption, “Besides, sharks don’t strip bones.”
There were some fish bone remnants near the broken shells.
Asarina said, “I’ll bring the boat closer.”
Bai Youwei thought for a moment, then said to Xiaoxin, who was on the side, “You also keep an eye out. If anything sudden happens, you’ll be in charge of the boat.”
Pan Xiaoxin obediently nodded and squeezed into the cockpit with Asarina.
Despite the old appearance of this fishing boat, the operation was cutting-edge touch-screen based. There was a touch screen in the cockpit with a plan of the boat on it. By moving and rotating the fingers, one could control the boat’s direction.
After teaching Pan Xiaoxin, Asarina rolled up her trousers, climbed over the railing, and then jumped onto the nearby weathered rocks.
She grabbed a handful of broken shells and put them into her pocket first, and then found a few more shells, placing them on the rocks protruding from the water in the form of a cross.
Asarina hopped toward the side of the boat in a few steps, standing on a rock. She tiptoed, jumped up with full strength, grabbed the railing pole in mid-air and quickly climbed onto the deck.
She took out the handful of broken shells from her pocket, spread them out on the deck, and picked out a few for Bai Youwei to see.
“Look at these. Aren’t they scales?”
Bai Youwei smelled a strong fishy odor and couldn’t help wrinkling her nose.
Before her eyes were somewhat transparent grey-green scales. Under the bright light of the flashlight, you could see a circle of patterns on the scales.
“The biggest one is about as long as a thumb, and the smallest one looks like a cut fingernail.” Asarina analyzed, “Regardless of what kind of creature this is, judging from the scale and tooth mark, its size should be similar to that of a human.”
Along and Aqing were on high alert, staring at their surroundings.
The water surface was calm, with only shallow ripples waving. Nothing extraordinary happened, and no strange creatures were seen. It was undoubtedly dangerous here, but the danger still hid in the dark.
“Which cave are we going into this time?” Asarina asked Bai Youwei.
Seven caves. They previously entered the middle cave from the starting point, and once again, they faced seven caves. Which one should they choose?
After a moment of pondering, Bai Youwei said, “Let’s try the first one.”
“Alright.” Asarina didn’t hesitate. Right now, they had no clue, so it didn’t matter which one they chose. It was merely a matter of luck.
She walked into the cockpit and steered the fishing boat toward the entrance of the first cave—
Several bamboo poles were available on the boat. Along and Aqing each took one, using them as weapons.
Pan Xiaoxin stayed by Bai Youwei’s side, ready to respond at any time.
They entered the cave.
Just like before, it was still damp and cold, with a faint fishy smell in the air.
The farther they went, the stronger and heavier the fishy odor became.
Bai Youwei shone the flashlight over the water surface, then suspiciously illuminated the stone walls on both sides. The thick smell of rot in the surroundings made her uneasy.
Suddenly, the boat swayed as if it had collided with something!
Aqing lost his balance and his bamboo pole fell into the water immediately. As he bent over to pick it up, a shadow suddenly leaped up from the water!
Aqing was startled and fell backward, crashing heavily onto the deck!
The shadow lashed out in vain and hit the boat! Sharp claws scraped against the hull before sliding back into the water, letting out piercing scratching noises!
The people on the boat were still in shock, staring at each other.
What was that just now?