The Snake

"What's going on?" Perkin asked, seeing that the situation was not right.

"Now is not the time to talk about this. We need to leave here quickly. The longer we stay, the more dangerous we are," said the jungle survival expert, York, anxiously.

Perkin hesitated, but he still trusted the professional. He waved to the boat captain, "Start the boat, and let's leave here immediately."

The boat captain was unwilling, but he had to obey Perkin's orders. So he ran to the helm and shouted loudly.

"Pull up the anchor, hoist the sails..."

York, meanwhile, quickly ran to the bow, standing in the best vantage point, and peered outside.

Seeing York's nervous expression, Liu Zhi and the others also became serious. Liu Zhi thought for a moment, then ran back to the cabin and slung his luggage onto his back.

After all, apart from the thin rapier he had just obtained, he only had a backpack and a newly purchased Sailor Scimitar.

Inside the backpack, besides some food and maps, most of the items were for wilderness survival. The quantity was not large, but they were quite refined, prepared for most encountered situations. Even someone without much wilderness survival experience could survive a few more days with such a backpack.

Seeing Liu Zhi like this, the mercenary leader was speechless, "Do you have to be so dramatic?"

As soon as the mercenary leader finished speaking, there was a "dong" sound from the bottom of the boat, as if something had hit the hull heavily.

Hearing this sound, York's face changed drastically. "Quick, hoist the sails and leave here at full speed!"

By this time, everyone else understood that the situation was not right. They rushed to the sails, intending to control them.

However, these people were mercenaries, not Sailors. Even if they grabbed the Cable, it would be useless and would only hinder the boat's speed.

The black man even pulled the sail to the right with all his might, causing the boat to spin in place.

Liu Zhi ran to the black man's side, "Give me the Cable, I'll handle it."

The burly black man completely ignored Liu Zhi and pushed him aside.

Liu Zhi stumbled, nearly falling to the ground. The black man even raised his fist at Liu Zhi, seemingly provoking him.

Liu Zhi stared at the black man for a moment, already judging that the black man had at least 4.5 strength. In terms of pure strength, he was far superior to himself.

At this moment, the female dart thrower appeared behind Liu Zhi, "Wuji is a good person. He just doesn't like it when people look down on him in terms of strength. Your actions made him feel like you were looking down on his strength."

Liu Zhi was speechless. Just because someone has great strength doesn't mean they can act recklessly. Controlling the sails requires skill. With the black man acting so wildly, the boat captain and his family couldn't control it at all. If this continued, the boat would capsize before the problem at the bottom of the boat became serious.

Seeing that Liu Zhi still intended to snatch the Cable, the female dart thrower directly stopped him, "Don't go over there. If you go, he'll start a fight on the boat."

Hearing the female dart thrower say this, Liu Zhi understood. They were siding with their own kind, regardless of right or wrong. But if this continued, the boat was doomed to capsize. If there was really something in the water, not a single person on this boat could escape.

At this moment, the musketeer over there also shouted, "Wuji, pull harder!"

While shouting, he also made a muscle-flexing gesture. The black man, Wuji, became even more excited and, pulling the Cable, exerted all his strength.

The boat captain was going crazy. The combined strength of his two sons was not even half of Wuji's. The two of them pulling the Cable were directly dragged forward by Wuji, unable to control it.

Wuji, however, was unaware of this. He was a black man and didn't understand the prevalent Xisa language here. The only things he could understand were the phonetic transliteration of his name and a few gestures from his teammates.

Looking at the musketeer's gestures, Wuji knew he had to put in more effort.

So, his muscles bulged, and he exerted his strength downwards, pulling the sail back heavily. This time, the situation became completely wrong. The boat spun in place and turned around, changing from going upstream to going downstream.

York, standing at the bow, was almost thrown off. Seeing the situation, he shouted loudly, "What are you doing? Are you all crazy? We are trying to escape Titan Python's territory, not run back to our deaths!"

Now the mercenary team also knew what their black brother had done. The female dart thrower quickly persuaded the black man, Wuji, to step down, while the others frantically helped.

Under normal circumstances, Liu Zhi would have just watched the show. But now they were all on the same boat. If this boat capsized, they wouldn't even have a chance to escape. As soon as the black man, Wuji, let go of the Cable, Liu Zhi rushed forward, snatched the Cable, and roared.

"Listen to my command, turn first, then proceed."

Liu Zhi was a supernatural Sailor. Although his strength was not as great as the black man's, the moment he grabbed the Cable, he instinctively knew what to do.

Instead of pulling the Cable back with all his might like the black man, he imitated the Chief Sailor and controlled the tension on the Cable, adjusting the boat's direction.

Under Liu Zhi's command and the control of the boat captain's two sons, the boat turned around once again on the river surface.

However, this turn was much smoother than the black man's. Even the most arrogant person could see Liu Zhi's skill in this regard.

After finally adjusting the bow, just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to hoist the sails and leave, there was another heavy collision sound from the bottom of the boat.

This time, the sound from the bottom of the boat was quite severe. Liu Zhi, standing on the Deck, even heard the sound of the keel breaking.

"Hold onto the sails, we're going to accelerate!"

Liu Zhi tightly gripped the Cable, activated [Supernatural Ability: Strong Wind], and directly blew up the sails. The boat instantly accelerated significantly, surging forward nearly a hundred meters.

The people on the boat hadn't even reacted and were almost thrown overboard. Fortunately, Liu Zhi had shouted for them to hold onto nearby objects.

After rushing out for over a hundred meters, the boat's speed slowed down, but the sound from the bottom of the boat also disappeared. There were no more collision sounds.

Just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief, thinking things would become smoother, a shadow enveloped everyone.

It was a giant snake rising from the water. Its body, just sticking out of the water and standing upright, was nearly ten meters high. It stared with a pair of car-headlight-sized eyes, looking down at everyone on the boat.