"Careful. There should be other things in this swamp."
No sooner had Chu Yunzhe spoken than a disciple in the group suddenly swayed, on the verge of falling.
At that critical instant, a golden rope suddenly shot from Xue Fuyao's sleeve, wrapped tightly around the disciple's waist, and hauled him upward, steadying him.
Yet the next second, a gaping, blood-red maw lined with fangs suddenly emerged from the swamp.
One bite from that mouth would sever an entire body in two.
Only then did everyone finally see exactly what had just attacked them.
It was a Marsh Crocodile with a dark, blue-black body, a kind of Monster Beast that liked living in swamps. It had little intelligence, and its most common hunting method was to hide in the swamp and wait for prey to deliver itself to its doorstep.
Marsh Crocodiles were not poisonous themselves, but they had one particular preference: they liked burying their prey beneath the swamp and waiting until it had soaked and rotted before eating it. Over time, their mouths filled with deadly damp toxins.
Most importantly, to increase their chances of a successful hunt, Marsh Crocodiles often appeared in packs.
In other words, the presence of one Marsh Crocodile here meant there were others nearby.
Gu Nian drew her sword and slashed straight at it.
The sharp sword, carrying Sword Qi, cleaved the Marsh Crocodile in two.
"Careful, there are more around us!"
The disciple Xue Fuyao had saved looked at the Marsh Crocodile's corpse, his body trembling slightly despite himself.
Just now, he had come within a hair's breadth of becoming food for the Marsh Crocodile.
"Thank you for saving my life, Senior Sister Xue," he said to Xue Fuyao sincerely.
"Now isn't the time for thanks. We're already surrounded by Marsh Crocodiles." As