An Zengqi cried out, "Oh my god, that's too cruel!" Lu Xing happily said, "It only ate the duck's feet and didn't swallow the whole duck. What does that mean?" An Zengqi said, "That means its mouth isn't that big." Lu Xing said, "That's right, so we don't have to be afraid of it! Come, we still have another duck. Let's make another trap. This time we have to catch it no matter what. Damn it, I don't believe that the four of us can't catch a fish! "
He excitedly opened the sack and took out the second duck. Just as he was about to tie a rope to its leg, Li Rui said, "Brother, don't be in such a hurry. Let's think about whether we should use the same trap as before." Lu Xing was startled and said, "Why not? It's so easy to use. We've only waited for twenty minutes and we've already lured it over. " Li Rui nodded and said, "It's easy to lure it over, that's true. But it's not convenient for us to respond. The monster is underwater, which means it's in the dark and has the initiative. We can't predict when it will attack. And if we wait for it to move and then respond, we won't have the time and speed to respond. I suspect that we won't be able to catch it like this. "Lu Xing felt that it was very reasonable and asked," Then what do you think we should do? "
Li Rui said, "I think that if we want to catch it, we have to play to our strengths and avoid our weaknesses. We have to try our best to make up for our weaknesses and weaken its advantages. Simply put, after it attacks the ducks, we have to try our best to delay the time it takes for it to dive into the water. As long as it can stay near the surface for a long time, our harpoons and crossbows can come in handy. " Lu Xing nodded repeatedly and said, "You're absolutely right. If we don't consider this point, even if we put a hundred ducks, we still won't be able to catch it. Haha, why didn't I ask you to come along? You really do have a way. "Li Rui said," Then let's think about how to delay the time it takes to enter the water. "
An Zengqi said, "If we can discover that it is coming for the ducks in advance, then I can control the ducks to circle around the boat. If it wants to eat the ducks, it can only circle around the boat. Won't we have enough time to deal with it?" Lu Xing said, "That's an idea, but how do we discover it in advance?" An Zengqi said, "If only there was a 360-degree camera in the water." Lu Xing frowned and said, "An underwater camera is not a problem, but we didn't bring it this time."
Li Rui suddenly had an idea and said, "How about this? Let's not use a rope to control the ducks. Let's use a harpoon instead. Let's tie the duck to the harpoon. This way, the duck is both bait and an offensive weapon. Didn't the water monster come for the duck? As long as it bit the duck, no matter where it swam, the harpoon would follow it closely. At this time, as long as the person holding the harpoon reacted quickly, the harpoon would be able to fiercely stab into its body. It might even be able to stab into its brain. "
Lu Xing praised, "Aiya, that's a really good idea. Why didn't I think of that? Brother Li, you're really smart. Ideas come one after another. Tsk tsk, that's really amazing. Then let's do as you say. "
The three of them moved together and followed Li Rui's plan. They tied the duck to the head of the harpoon. In order to leave enough distance for the harpoon to stab deeper into the water monster's body, Li Rui left about a foot of rope between the harpoon and the duck.
After the duck was tied, Li Rui volunteered and said, "Let me take this harpoon. My reaction is okay, and I've been practicing martial arts since I was young. I have the strength, so it shouldn't be a problem. "Lu Xing was surprised and said," What do you practice? "Li Rui said," Xing Yi. "Lu Xing called out," Aiya, you really don't show off, hehe. I've learned Chen's Tai Chi. Let's compare notes some other day. " Li Rui laughed and said, "Sure, I've always wanted to learn Tai Chi, but I haven't been able to find a good teacher to teach me …"
As they were talking, Li Rui had already placed the harpoon and the duck on the surface of the lake. He had the duck float on the surface of the lake while the harpoon was lowered diagonally, about a foot above the water, ready to pierce at any time.
The harpoon was about two meters long and the handle was made of steel pipe. The head of the harpoon was a three pronged steel fork made of fine iron. Each pronged fork was about ten centimeters long and had a barb on it. The head of the fork was extremely sharp and flashed a pale white light under the sun. Li Rui secretly thought that with such a sharp steel fork, let alone a fish, even a tortoise would have three bloody holes in it. Moreover, once it pierced into its flesh, it wouldn't be able to escape. Those three barbs weren't to be trifled with.
Lu Xing whispered, "You hold on to it first. If you're bored, it's my turn. I'm going to catch this bastard today!" As he said that, he raised the steel crossbow again and aimed at the duck's lower body.
An Zengqi had nothing to do, so he opened his eyes wide and carefully observed the lake, wanting to discover the existence of the water monster in advance.
After waiting for about ten minutes, he didn't see any movement. Lu Xing ordered An Zengqi, "Let some blood out of that dead duck. That thing won't show its head until it sees meat."
An Zengqi nodded and used a knife to cut open the dead duck's neck. He held it upside down and took it out of the boat to let the blood out. The duck's blood was about to solidify in such cold weather. After a while, only a dozen drops were released. An Zengqi was impatient. He held the dead duck and swung it around. During this process, specks of blood fell on the lake like raindrops.
For a few minutes, Li Rui suddenly couldn't hear anything. It was as if he had suddenly entered a dream. All he could see was the dark lake water. He couldn't hear the sound of the duck or the wind. He felt that something was very wrong. He wondered if the water monster had come over. He focused his mind and held the steel fork tightly, ready to attack at any time. Unfortunately, there was no movement at all.
It was as if the water monster didn't exist. It didn't show its head to hunt the ducks again. However, Li Rui, Lu Xing, and An Zengqi all knew that the water monster must be hiding at the bottom of the deep and wide lake. Its eyes were fixed on the second duck, and it could suddenly jump out of the water at any time.
At this time, Gao Zixuan on the dock was already impatient. What was even more depressing was that his eyes were a little blurry because he had been staring at the binoculars for a long time. He snorted, "Aiya, how much longer do we need? A bunch of idiots. Four people can't catch a water monster. "Lu Qingman said," Don't worry. I think they've already met the water monster face to face. Didn't you see that they suddenly started the boat to leave and then went back? "Gao Zixuan said," Just meeting face to face is useless. The problem is how to catch it as soon as possible. " Lu Qingman laughed and said, "Do you think it's that easy to catch an animal that lives in the water on such a big lake? Let alone a water monster, even if it's a carp, do you think you can easily catch it? "
On the surface of the lake in the middle of the reservoir, An Zengqi suddenly whispered, "It's coming …" Lu Xing hurriedly asked, "Where is it?" His finger tightened on the trigger. Because he used too much strength and was nervous, the blood vessels on the back of his hand were all protruding. An Zengqi said, "I don't know where it is, but I feel …" Lu Xing snorted and said, "Big brother, can you not make such an international joke at this time?" An Zengqi whispered, "I'm not joking. I feel that it's already here and is watching us from the bottom of the boat."
Li Rui heard the entire conversation, but he didn't dare to be distracted. He only stared at the surface of the water next to the duck. In that place, even the slightest ripple would attract his attention. Because he was too nervous, his two arms holding the fork were slightly trembling. He had to adjust the angle of the fork to prevent it from deviating from the predetermined direction.
Suddenly, without any warning, the duck suddenly flapped its wings, wanting to fly up. But just as it flapped its wings, its abdomen was pulled into the water. At the same time, the surface of the water around it began to fluctuate violently. Visible to the naked eye, a black shadow suddenly appeared under the duck's body. The black shadow's skin color was almost the same as the dark green color of the water. Even a person with 2.0 vision might not be able to see it.
Li Rui didn't see the black shadow at all. The moment the duck moved, he subconsciously plunged the fork into the water. He didn't know if the water monster was coming. Even if it was coming, he didn't know where it was coming from, let alone where its body was positioned. Based on these considerations, after the fork plunged into the water, his thought was to immediately pull out the fork and plunge it in another direction, trying to stab the water monster. However, he soon found that the fork had plunged into something fleshy not long after it plunged into the water. That thing was very elastic and had a lot of resistance. When the fork plunged into the water, it was very easy, but when it plunged into the water, its momentum was blocked. It would take a lot of effort to penetrate even an inch further …
By the time he reacted a bit later, with only three or four seconds between them, Lu Xing had already released the crossbow bolt. With a whoosh, followed by the fine vibrating sound of the bowstring, the crossbow bolt instantly entered the water and disappeared. However, the string at the end of the crossbow bolt could be seen the entire time.
Lu Xing acted a little later than Li Rui, but it was just right. He was even more accurate and confident than Li Rui because he clearly saw the black shadow under the duck. The arrow was aimed at that black shadow. From the moment he saw the black shadow to the moment the arrow plunged into the water, it was only a flash of lightning. Normal people could react so quickly, but they might not be as accurate as him.
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