The canoe turned into a narrower river. Tatu's machete came in handy at that moment as he cut the branches that were blocking the way into half.
It began raining again without anyone noticing, water began to accumulate in the canoe again. The rain this time lasted for two days and one night. It only stopped gradually when the canoe docked at a hidden, abandoned dock.
The dock was built on a flat muddy ground that was flattened by giant logs. It was made of hard logs that looked like they were embedded on the ground. They were arranged neatly, not even rainwater could seep through the gap between the two boards.
It was unbelievable to see such a dock appearing in the dense jungle all of a sudden. Tina could not help but ask after getting off the canoe, "Mr. Tatu, I can't believe there's a dock in the Amazon jungle. Who built this?"
"The Duturus.
There are up to a hundred fishing docks like this in the jungle in Tatetutu. The fishing boats that were docked at these docks used to feed tens of thousands of people.
However, the tribe is gone now. The people have gone to the city, so these docks are abandoned now, "Tatu replied while tying the canoe to a thick log at the dock.
"I can't believe you natives, no, Tatetutu people could build such a dock." Tina saw a tall wooden pole near the place where the canoe was docked. There were a few stone pulleys tied to the wooden pole with a tree bark rope ingeniously. She said in awe, "That looks like a pulley set, your ancestors are so smart …"
"That's not what our Tatetutu ancestors used, it's a machine that our fathers used 30 to 40 years ago.
Miss, there's nothing to be proud of when we Tatetutu people use pulleys to dry our catch during the era when you civilized people have launched airplanes, "Tatu gestured to his underlings and walked out of the dock into the jungle.
Tina was stunned. She opened her mouth but she had nothing to say. She could only walk next to Zhang Lisheng in silence and followed the guide deep into the jungle.
The light became dim as soon as they entered the jungle. It took a while for the young people's eyes to adjust to the blurry shadows of the scenery around them. They walked much slower now.
In the quiet forest, other than the sound of footsteps on the wet muddy ground, there was only the sound of insects and small animals moving around.
Occasionally, there would be cracking sounds of tree branches being stepped on. Tuta would definitely stop and observe his surroundings carefully. He would only move forward after confirming that it was safe.
"At this speed, we won't even be able to walk five kilometers a day. We might not be able to reach our destination even if we walk for the rest of our lives," Walter, whose legs were so sore that they felt like they were going to break, suddenly said irritably after walking for an unknown period of time.
This was the first time he had complained since he entered the Amazon. It seemed like the most ambitious young man in New York's Fordham High School had reached his limit.
"We're not taking a walk in the city." Tatu who was walking in the middle of the group said in a harsh tone, "You'll walk straight into the giant boa's stomach if you walk too fast."
Just as he was speaking, the native herbalist Pujita who was walking side by side with Tatu suddenly let out an excited 'ooh ooh …' sound. He ran nimbly to a thick rotten wood and carefully dug out a few small trees with dazzling blue spotted leaves using a steel shovel.
Seeing Pujita plucking all the leaves off the small trees that he harvested and burning them with the dry animal dung that he brought with him, Tuta said while clenching his teeth at Walter, "Eh, I didn't expect you to be so lucky. We can move forward quickly now that you're complaining about walking too slow.
Remember not to complain about walking too fast later, you'll suffer a lot. "
As he spoke, Duta, who had been walking at the front of the team, ran to Pujita's side. He took over the small tree that was emitting faint smoke and ran around the team with light footsteps, letting everyone's body be stained with a bit of the foul-smelling smoke. Then, he swung his arms and ran to the front of the team, speeding up his pace and running forward.
"Normal poisonous insects and beasts would avoid us now that we have a Tubra tree with tiger dung on it that's smoking. Let's go, step on our footprints." Tuta said as he watched Duta disappear. He then ran forward quickly following Duta's footprints.
The young people were stunned for a moment. They had no choice but to run faster in the jungle.
A Tubra tree could burn for approximately 40 minutes. They would burn one and rest for over ten minutes before burning another one. The cycle was controlled to be around an hour. The four Tubra trees that Pujita dug were burned, it was the time for them to replenish their food in the afternoon.
The young people had exhausted their last bit of energy when they finally stopped and sat under the tree to catch their breath while leaning on the tree trunk. In reality, it was impossible for them to run in the jungle for such a long time if they were not in a dangerous place like the Amazon jungle.
"It seems like you guys have more energy than I imagined. This'll make our journey much easier in the future." Looking at the young people who were paralyzed in the mud and could not even move their fingers, Tuta said softly for the first time, "Take a break.
Duta will prepare the water. I'll get Pujita to prepare some herbs for you guys after you're done eating … "
A strange rumbling sound came from far away all of a sudden as he was speaking.
Tuta's face froze and he shouted in shock, "Why would there be a flood sound in this season?!
Duta, go up the tree and see if it's … "
A strong flood rolled through the dense jungle and drowned Tuta's roar. It wrapped around his body and proceeded to run far away.
Faced with the natural disaster that came out of nowhere, the natives who were familiar with the jungle were as helpless as a baby. In reality, even supernatural power seemed so insignificant, let alone a normal person's power.
Zhang Lisheng who was panting heavily by the tree with Tina chanted witchcraft incantation without caring about anything when he saw Tuta's terrified expression.
Unfortunately, Island Dragon was hiding and destroyed many trees. The flood that came out of nowhere swept Zhang Lisheng into it when it charged out of the jungle.
He drank a few mouthfuls of the fishy muddy water as he floated in the water. He tried his best to float to the surface to summon his wizard worm. Unfortunately, Zhang Lisheng could not do anything due to the great impact of the flood. He fainted after struggling for a while. He was carried far away by the flood without any destination.
The endless flood raged in the jungle for a long time. It finally stopped and faded away slowly after changing a huge stretch of Amazon River's floodplain beyond recognition.
What was left was a mess after the water faded. Zhang Lisheng who was carried by the flood laid next to a collapsed tree with his body twisted. He was not breathing for a long time.
Suddenly, there was a movement in the mud not far away. Tina who was covered in mud sat up all of a sudden while panting rapidly.
She stared blankly for a long time. After her body had replenished enough oxygen, her head began to turn and she got up slowly. She looked around at the messy woodland in panic and was stunned for a while. She began to shout in a hoarse voice, "Trish, Sheila, Lisheng, Mr. Tatu, where are you guys?
Is anyone there? Please answer me, please … "
Tina was getting more and more agitated after shouting for a few times but there was no response. "Sh * t, sh * t, sh * t, why would there be a flood in the jungle? Oh my god …"
"Tina, Tina, is that you?" A girl's voice came from far away intermittently all of a sudden.
"It's me, Trish, Trish my dear, is that you?" Tina heard it and ran towards the direction of the voice in surprise. She saw Trish who was getting up from the ground slowly among the green branches.
After the two ladies met up, their emotions were much better now. They began to look for their lost companions together. Soon, they found Zhang Lisheng who was lying next to the tree after walking around.
Seeing that the young man was not moving at all, Tina had a sudden change of heart. She ran to his side immediately and began performing artificial respiration without hesitation after checking his breath. Trish, on the other hand, kneeled on the ground and squeezed Zhang Lisheng's chest hard.
As Tina blew fresh air into Zhang Lisheng's stomach one after another and was squeezed out by Trish, the young man's eyelids began to move slowly. Eventually, he coughed hard and spat out a few mouthfuls of dirty water. He began to breathe heavily.
Seeing that Zhang Lisheng had woken up, Tina was relieved as if a heavy burden had been lifted off her shoulders. She slumped aside.
Just when Trish wanted to greet Zhang Lisheng for her, she saw the skinny young man who was lying on the ground rolling away far away without even opening his eyes all of a sudden. At the same time, a giant toad hopped out of his backpack.
As soon as the toad appeared, it opened its mouth wide and sucked in a sea of air. Its body expanded to the size of a medium-sized bus within a few seconds like a ball, protecting Zhang Lisheng tightly under its belly.
At that moment, the young man opened his eyes slowly. He stared at everything around him coldly without any emotion in his eyes.
At that moment, Trish was so shocked that she could not say a word. She pulled the backpack behind her to her chest by instinct.
There was a Bible with a long history in the backpack. It was a gift that the girl got when she was baptized. To a devout Catholic, there was no doubt that it could defend against all evil spirits.
"Calm down Lisheng, it's me and Trish, it's us," Tina was stunned to see Mountoad appearing but she shouted in her hoarse voice right away.
"I'm sorry, I hope I didn't scare you guys." Zhang Lisheng crawled out from under Mountoad's belly after looking at the situation around him and said in his deep voice.
"Don't you think we'd be scared if we saw a toad that's as big as a truck all of a sudden?" Tina was obviously relieved seeing that Zhang Lisheng regained his sanity. "Lisheng, it seems like not only do you have a giant centipede that can kill a leopard, but you also have a … a mascot that can turn its body into a huge one."
Nobody knew how far they were washed away by the flood that broke out all of a sudden in the Amazon jungle. It seemed like there was no danger now and everything was calm, but the actual situation was extremely terrible.
Zhang Lisheng took out the GPS tracking device from his backpack and looked at it quietly. Realizing that there was no location displayed on the screen, he said while sighing, "It's called Mountoad. Wait here, I'll summon the other mascot. We'll be safer that way." It was clear that he had no intention of hiding his ability anymore due to the terrible situation he was in.
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