Chapter 012 Vampire Fish

Everyone held their breath. No one knew what Si Weiqi wanted. It would be too absurd to kill the giant python with just a soft sword in his hand, but Si Weiqi's men seemed to be able to do it. There is no record of a miss, so maybe she really has a way to kill the giant python with one blow.

I didn't care, I took out the flying knife from my pocket and shot. However, the bamboo raft shook so violently that the flying knife lost its accuracy. Besides, it was impossible to tell whether it hit the target or not in the dark. He shot randomly, but then he thought about it, if all the flying knives were gone now, if he encountered danger next, he wouldn't even have anything to defend himself. Just as he was about to find another guy to continue fighting to the death, he saw the giant python flip over and turn around and swim away.

"What's going on?" I asked in surprise. This scene was shocking and beyond everyone's expectations. "I was already ready to get into the water and fight hand-to-hand. Why did this giant python get away? Could it be that the hero was attacked by Sister Qi? Are you scared by the momentum?"

Si Weiqi turned around in confusion. It seemed that the python suddenly retreated, and it was not because of her. She shook her head and said, "Don't be careless, there may be something else here."

When I heard this, I shivered violently, "Animals have very strict territorial boundaries. This giant python doesn't dare to go any further. Is there something in front of it that scares it?"

"Does the giant python have other natural enemies here?"

At this moment, I suddenly heard a very strange sound coming from the water. It was probably a little far away. The sound was not very clear, but judging from the sound, it did not sound like it was coming from a huge thing, but more like a group of things. Sounds coming from underwater.

I immediately thought of fish schools, but what kind of fish can scare even giant pythons? This sound can make people feel chills on the back of their necks. "Since when have there been fishes among freshwater fish that can scare even giant pythons?" ?”

"Stop talking." Xu Qian hissed and looked at the water carefully.

Suddenly, I saw the place where the giant python had just left from a distance. With a sudden movement, a several-meter-long snake body emerged from the water, and then fell into the water at a very fast speed. Then it struggled like crazy. . And the underwater sounds became louder and denser. The water in the direction where the giant python swam seemed to be boiling, as if some animal was fighting desperately there.

"Is it really a fish?" I shined the flashlight from a distance, and I could see that the nearby river water turned dark red, which seemed to be dyed red by a lot of blood.

"It's not a piranha, is it?" Chen Ziyue said, pulling on the corner of my clothes.

"Where did the piranha come from here?" I don't believe in the piranha at all. The so-called piranha generally refers to a fish called the piranha, native to the Amazon River, and the representative species is called Red-bellied piranhas (pomfret) are small in size, beautiful in color, but extremely cruel in character. They have sharp teeth. Once the bitten prey spills blood, it will go crazy and use its sharp canines like a surgeon. Like a scalpel, it bites and cuts like crazy until only a pile of bones is left. In the Amazon River Basin of Brazil, piranhas are ranked first among the four most dangerous aquatic creatures there. In Brazil's Maba Grosso state, where piranhas are most active, about 1,200 cattle are eaten by piranhas in the river every year. Children playing in the water and women doing laundry are also attacked by piranhas from time to time. Piranhas are called water wolves and water ghosts because of their ferocious characteristics.

However, there are no similar ferocious fish in China's freshwater systems. Even if there are some carnivorous fish, such as catfish (Note 1), they are huge and are large carnivorous fish. It is impossible to commit crimes in a group attack like the school of fish in the water.

"Pull forward quickly!" Si Weiqi urged.

I didn't dare to waste another second, so I hurriedly paddled towards the exit with no end in sight, but the sound of the fish behind me became more and more intense. But the more anxious we were, the slower we rowed. We saw that the giant python was in a hurry and rushed to the hospital for treatment. It even ran away crazily towards us, attracting all the fish. As the school of fish approached, they saw countless small fish the size of fingers wrapping up the giant python. If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, no one would believe that it was such small fish that wrapped up the giant python. Made it look like this.

"Sister Qi, what kind of fish is this?" I was horrified.

"Vampire fish." Si Weiqi said lightly.

"Vampire fish? What is this?"

"Vampire fish are parasitic freshwater fish. Due to their translucent body and small size, they are difficult to detect in natural conditions when they disperse. They have very sensitive sensors that can capture blood like sharks. Then they will gather together, and thousands of vampire fish will pierce the sharp spines on the gills of the prey, and then burrow into the body to suck blood."

Vampire fish are only about the length of a finger knuckle, about the same size as the "traffic light" tropical fish usually kept in fish tanks. Their bodies are as transparent and slender as spindles. They often move in groups. Normally, it will swim in groups towards fish that are much larger than itself, then tear its tissues and suck its blood. When they suck blood, they release an anticoagulant chemical that prevents the blood from clotting and losing its freshness. After sucking blood, the body of a vampire fish will swell two or three times, like a flea, and its body will no longer be transparent, but turn red.

In addition, they have another habit, that is, they love the smell of urine. They usually live in the mud layer at the bottom of the water, feed on the humus at the bottom, and will also follow the feces of other fish. If someone urinates in the water, they will come looking for the smell and penetrate into the body unobstructed. By the time they notice it, they can no longer be taken out. In 1997, a patient underwent a two-hour operation before doctors removed a 13.4-centimeter blood-sucking fish from his scrotum.

If you look closely, you can see that the school of vampire fish is very large, numbering in the thousands. They roll around and bite the giant python. The more blood they shed, the more excited the fish become, and they cling to the giant python like crazy. The python's body, and then kept drilling into the body. A good tiger cannot resist a pack of wolves. In less than half a minute, the giant python was sucked down to nothing but skin and bones.

"Pull quickly!" Chen Ziyue urged Lin Kun from the side.

"Don't rush, be careful to attract them again." I lowered my voice as much as possible, carefully supported the bamboo pole, and slowly moved away from the blood-stained water.

"I'm afraid these vampire fish, which are jealous when they see blood, are all over the river. Because the giant python left blood, they attracted the vampire fish. In nature, everything is suppressed, and they are mutually reinforcing. They can be regarded as saving us. One life saved us from being buried in the belly of a python." I said.

"Haha, Master Biao, you are so optimistic. Look what that is?"

Before Xu Qian could even finish her words, she heard the magic sound coming from far away, and she had already arrived around the bamboo raft. When I heard that weird sound, every hair on my head stood up.

"Damn it, they really won't stop fighting, why are they still clinging to us?"

"The human heart is not as good as the snake swallowing the elephant. The balance of nature is relative. Once there is a slight deviation, it will turn into destruction!"

Those little vampire fish are like waves of water, constantly rushing towards the bamboo raft. The bamboo raft is still in danger, and it is estimated that it will be unable to withstand another wave of attacks. As she spoke, Xu Qian also took out a handful of silver needles, pointed them at the dense school of fish in the water, and threw them down. The river water was instantly dyed red with fish blood. When other vampire fish saw the blood, they didn't care if they were of the same kind. Or whatever, he rushed over to suck blood, and the crisis on the bamboo raft was solved.

"Sometimes, destruction means rebirth." Xu Qian showed a relaxed expression and said, "Look, it's okay."

I couldn't help but sigh when I looked at those vampire fish that killed their own kind. However, humans were performing such ridiculous plots one after another. Those vampire fish that died in vain soon only had skins floating on the water. But more fish schools were still wandering nearby and refused to leave. I couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief and said, "What a blessing among misfortunes. I never thought in my life that I would be eaten by fish one day. OK, not bad.”

Not long after, the sky finally appeared in front of us. The water surface became more open, but the height between the water surface and the cave roof above also became lower and lower, nearly one meter, and we could only pass by sitting on it. The speed of the bamboo raft gradually increased, and then we saw the water bank. The outlet of the waterway was hidden among the dense trees.

A few of us first threw our hiking bags to the shore one after another. Then we slowly docked again. Although the bamboo raft was broken, we still had to rely on it when we went back. We dragged the bamboo raft ashore, measured the position, put on our equipment, and finally started our journey on land.

When the ancestors of Yuling dug this waterway, they did it so that future generations could come to the back mountain safely. The secrets in this world are always relative and unknown, just to wait for the right time and the right place. Someone comes to unravel the dusty mystery.

After walking for nearly an hour, the front suddenly opened up. A majestic mountain peak towered in front of us. Although it was not as lonely and steep as Mount Huashan, it still had that awe-inspiring and unscalable majesty. Not long after walking, there was a rumbling sound of water in front of us. As usual, there was still no way around it. We saw a small waterfall flowing like flying beads on the cliff on one side. The waterfall flowed down and turned into a river, blocking our way. .

Note:

1. Huáng (huáng) fish, its scientific name is Da’s catfish. It has a huge body, generally weighing 50 to 100 kilograms, and the largest one can reach 1,000 kilograms. It is a large carnivorous fish. Known for its long lifespan, large body, large food intake and strong strength, it is known as the "living fossil", "water giant panda" and the reputation of the king of freshwater fish.