35: Crocodile Death Roll

Luo Chen glanced at the white burly man speaking on the opposite bank, too lazy to bother.

His eyes were fixed on the riverbed, pondering how to safely retrieve the three treasure chests.

"Buddy, let's deal with these crocodiles first, then we can split the treasure chests later."

A young man from Xia Country on the opposite bank, wearing a green combat uniform, saw Luo Chen staring at the water for a long time without reacting, and quickly shouted.

Luo Chen looked up at him, nodded, picked up his M4A1 rifle, aimed at the crocodiles, and continuously sprayed bullets.

Bullets poured out like rain, and countless white splashes immediately appeared on the water.

Some of the bolder ones on the prairie also ran over with their guns to join the fun, and suddenly fourteen or fifteen people gathered on both banks of the river.

For a time, gunshots rang out, and the surface of the stream was full of splashes from bullets.

It was almost impossible to see what was happening underwater, and everyone just shot wildly based on their own guesses.

As for the other timid people, they had already returned to their Train, leaving only these people on the entire prairie.

"Stop shooting. These crocodiles are all above Awakening Fifth Realm, and bullets won't cause them any harm."

Xue Shang observed the crocodiles carefully for a moment, then said to Luo Chen.

The others also seemed to have noticed this and put down their weapons one after another.

Indeed, as Xue Shang said, the crocodiles were not satisfied with the tickling of the bullets and even flipped over, exposing their bellies.

Luo Chen frowned, cursing the abnormal defense of these crocodiles.

"I'll try a grenade."

The Japanese man next to Luo Chen glanced at everyone, pulled a grenade from his crotch, pulled the pin, and threw it forcefully into the water.

Seeing this, everyone retreated, and Luo Chen also pulled Xue Shang, quickly falling to the ground.

Bang!

With a loud bang, water splashed everywhere.

The crocodiles were overturned by the huge shockwave but were not harmed in the slightest.

They only moved a certain distance away from the treasure chests, but soon flipped over and swam back near the treasure chests, glancing disdainfully at the people on the shore, leisurely blowing bubbles from their mouths.

"Damn it, even a grenade is useless."

The Japanese man gritted his teeth, his face ashen.

"Friends, since ordinary methods don't work, let's each find a better way.

Whoever gets it first, it's theirs, what do you think?"

The white man who spoke earlier shouted loudly to the crowd.

"Alright."

The others nodded in agreement.

"No problem.

However, no matter who comes up with a solution first, no one else can sabotage it.

Otherwise, if I come up with a solution but it's sabotaged by others, all my efforts will be in vain, and then, I believe none of you will be able to get it."

"I also want to add one point: no matter who gets it, no one else can snatch it."

Everyone nodded at these proposals, having no objections.

No one could guarantee their own method would work, and this was also protecting their own interests, so naturally, no one objected.

On the opposite bank of the stream, a Japanese man tried to be clever.

Seeing that the crocodiles did not retaliate under their attacks, he thought they would not attack people, and actually wanted to go into the water to retrieve the treasure chests directly.

"I'll go first."

After speaking, he walked straight into the water.

No one on the shore objected, watching the Japanese man with leisure.

If he succeeded, they could also use this method; if he failed, it would help them rule out an option.

Either way, there was no loss.

Luo Chen watched this scene with a sneer on his face, not offering a reminder, but rather happy to see it happen.

These guardian beasts seemed harmless, but in reality, it was because the treasure chests had not been touched, so they were too lazy to attack.

But as soon as the treasure chests were touched, they would attack wildly.

The Japanese man swam towards the treasure chests, and the several crocodiles swam leisurely, seemingly unaware of his presence.

The Japanese man was overjoyed and quickly swam towards the treasure chests.

However, as soon as his hands touched the treasure chests, the crocodiles suddenly attacked him like mad.

"Help me, sir!"

The man frantically cried for help, but was quickly torn to pieces by the crocodiles' death rolls.

The crocodiles that got meat each swam to a side to gnaw, and the originally clear water surface stirred up a red wave.

Soon after, the water surface returned to calm, and the several crocodiles lay leisurely near the treasure chests, as if nothing had ever happened.

If it weren't for the bright red water, no one would believe that someone had just entered the water and then entered the crocodiles' stomachs.

The people on the shore watched indifferently; some were regretful, some were gloating, but no one felt any sadness.

Those who could still stay here were all people greedy for treasure chests.

With one less competitor, no one celebrated happily; it was out of their remaining humanity.

"You guys do it, I don't want it anymore."

A middle-aged man from Xia Country couldn't think of any method and finally chose to give up, turning around and returning to his Train.

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions varied; some were unwilling to give up and began to try their own methods.

They had already discovered that it seemed as long as they didn't enter the water, no matter how they tried, the crocodiles wouldn't attack them.

This also gave them more courage to try.

Some others, like Luo Chen, stood on the bank, lost in thought.

They wouldn't try easily until they had a certain degree of confidence.

As for whether they were thinking about how to retrieve the treasure chests from the river or how to snatch them from others, only they themselves knew.

Some wanted to use magnets, some used meat as bait; various methods emerged endlessly, but the final results all ended in failure.

After watching for a while, Luo Chen glanced at his watch and found that more than forty minutes had passed.

The Train stopped for two hours; he had to act quickly.

He thought for a moment, then turned and returned to his Train.

Two minutes later, he returned to the riverbank driving a yellow flying motorcycle.

He planned to use the same old method as before at Sanshan Reservoir: as long as he pulled the treasure chests out of the water, he could successfully retrieve them.

During this time, some people had left after several attempts, and now there were only 9 people left on the riverbank.

"Xue Shang, you stand below and be vigilant against them.

I'll go up and hook the treasure chests.

If they try to interfere, just shoot directly."

After instructing Xue Shang, Luo Chen piloted the flying motorcycle to hover above the treasure chests.

He held the handlebar with one hand, leaned sideways, and threw the grappling hook into the water, swinging it left and right, trying to hook a treasure chest.

But after more than ten attempts, he always missed by just a tiny bit.

A few times, even as his hook touched a treasure chest, the crocodiles immediately surrounded it, frantically attacking the hook, almost biting through the rope.

After trying unsuccessfully, he could only choose to give up.

If he had more time, he could keep trying, but now there was only a little over half an hour left.

He got off the flying motorcycle with a bitter expression, looking at the three treasure chests emitting an alluring light in the water, his heart filled with regret.

"Buddy, I do have a method.

But it requires your cooperation."

At this moment, a voice sounded from the opposite side.

It was the young man in the green combat uniform.

"What method?"

Luo Chen's eyes lit up, and he looked up curiously, asking.