Chapter 688: The Raft Capsized

rness."Qiqi, you're so kind. These years, you've been suffering abroad with the children. I bought an apartment for you in Dongcheng and hired a nanny. Tomorrow, I'll go with you and the kids to move...Just as Qiao Ba'er stepped onto the raft, the 1.5-meter staff from her backpack that was combined with seemed to sense something, and the staff suddenly vibrated violently.

She watched, dumbfounded, as the staff shot into the river.

The golden staff was strikingly visible in the clear water. Qiao Baier reacted instinctively, leaping into the river with a splash and stretching out her hands to grab it.

Fortunately, the two sections of the staff combined were long enough for Qiao Bao'er to grab the tail end with her fingers. But the staff was as if it had come alive, its power astonishing. It was like a flying fish in water, dragging Qiao Bao'er's whole body forward and flying…

"Ah—"

"...The power, the scepter ran again." Qiao Baoer was choked by the river water and cried out in fright, "Ah—"

Both Junzhi Mu and Raphael were shocked beyond belief. When they came to their senses, all they saw was Qiao Bao'er being dragged forward at incredible speed by something in the water.

The speed was simply too fast. They were on the raft, and all they could hear was Qiao Bao'er's scream, and her long black hair floating in the water, gradually disappearing from sight...

Let go, let go at once!

Jun's memory drifted back to the first time he wielded that staff, its power strong enough to lift Qiao Baoer into the sky. A force like that was beyond anything an ordinary person could withstand.

At this moment, Qiao Baoer in the river was like being tied to the back of a speeding airship and dragged along at high speed. She choked on several mouthfuls of water and was dizzy and disoriented by the force, instinctively clutching her staff with both hands.

" Qiao Bao'er, let go, release the staff!"

Jun Zhimu's anxious voice came faintly, and Qiao Bao'er suddenly understood. Yes, why was she so foolish, clinging tightly to this staff and suffering herself

Just as she released her hands, her palms were immediately scraped raw and bleeding. It was evident how fast that had been. Qiao Bao'er gritted her teeth against the pain in her palm, watching the precious golden scepter soar away downriver.

Behind them, Jun Zhi Mu and their raft immediately increased speed to swim towards her. Raphael glared angrily, "Let go! Give me back the staff!!"

Raphael cared more about the staff being lost.

He managed to get his two halves of the staff, and he lost them all in one go!

Qiao Bao'er was not hurt by his scolding. The river current was rather swift, and she swam upstream toward them, looking somewhat strained.

It was Raphael's raft that came at her face-on. Raphael, like a cat thoroughly riled, had completely lost his dignified and aloof demeanor, and was now beside himself with rage. "My staff, where has it gone!"

Just as Qiao Baoer was about to retort, the old ghost on the raft noticed a dark shadow in the water and shouted urgently, "Qiao Baoer, there's something in the water... You, you immediately climb onto the raft, quick!"

Everyone immediately thought of the large fish they had encountered in the swamp before. An ordinary carp, weighing over a hundred pounds, with rows of sharp teeth, sent chills down their spines.

Jo Baoer instinctively turned around and looked back. Her face paled. There was indeed a black shadow swimming towards her. It was probably the blood from her palm wound that attracted this thing.

"Hurry, hurry and climb up!"

The old ghost on the raft immediately handed her a long stick. Qiao Baier was still ten meters away from the nearest raft, and the thing behind her was getting closer...

Jun's raft was drifting farther and farther behind. He stared anxiously ahead, then grabbed a gun and fired shot after shot into the creatures in the river.

Pulling a creature from the river, it was indeed a giant fish. Its sharp teeth resembled those of a piranha, its head flat with two long whiskers. The black, smooth body lacked scales and resembled an eel.

This two hundred jin mud carp died, and the river water immediately turned a dark red with blood, accompanied by a fishy smell of fish blood.

Everyone felt relieved to see the big fish dead.

Jo Bao'er continued to swim upstream, using all her strength. She grabbed the wooden stick Old Ghost had passed over. They dragged on the raft, and Jo Bao'er also swam with all her might.

When Qiao Bao'er's hands climbed onto the raft where Lao Gui was, she suddenly remembered, "Including me, we might be overweight. I should go to Junzhimu's raft instead."

The situation was urgent just now, Lao Gui and the others really forgot about this. The raft was tied together temporarily, they calculated everyone's weight and distributed people. Especially on their raft, Samba, that big guy, was sitting there, the water level of the raft was already very low.

Behind them, Junzhi's raft also quickly paddled towards them. The big fish they had caught earlier was already dead. Letting Qiao Bao'er climb onto the back raft would only take another three minutes.

Within just three minutes, things took a sudden turn. Perhaps the stench of blood from the dead fish was too strong, as it attracted more fish to swarm towards us.

In an instant, black shadows of all sizes in the river swam toward them densely.

Qiao Bao'er was still submerged in the river, staring in terror ahead. Before she could make a choice, Samba, that large figure, jumped with a loud splash into the water. With Samba's weight gone, the raft's water level immediately rose.

Old Ghost, Jun Zhi Mu and all of them didn't expect Samba to suddenly choose to jump into the water on his own. Before they could even give him an order, Samba, relying on his strength advantage, easily lifted Qiao Baoer high and placed her onto the raft.

Samba then fought the fish with bare hands, punching its head over and over again. But the fish was too slippery, and Samba couldn't get a grip. His rough arms and palms were slashed by the sharp fins, bleeding several deep cuts.

Joe quickly shouted, “Samba, swim to the side and let them shoot…”

Junzhi, the shepherd, had already raised his gun to kill these ferocious fish. However, Samba, being so large, blocked their view. Lao Gui, Crab, and even Lu Qinnan grabbed their weapons and fired continuously at the water surface.

Sambo immediately understood that he was in the way and swam to the side.

Under the fire support of Junzhi's men, these large fish seemed to realize the danger, and more and more dead fish floated on the river surface.

Perhaps all things possess a spirit, and these ferocious fish dared not rush toward them so easily anymore.

"Samba, come up here."

Seizing a moment of opportunity, Qiao Baier waved and shouted at him.

Samba didn't want to interfere with the Jun-zhi-Mu as they shot at the school of fish. He swam off to the more distant left bank marsh, where the water was shallower. He stood upright, gripping several sturdy reeds in his hand, the water reaching just above Samba's shoulders.

Sambo shook his head at Qiao Bao'er, knowing his body was too heavy. If he tried to climb onto the raft, he might capsize it.

Qiao Baoer wanted to persuade him to come up, after all, it was very dangerous to stay in the water.

However, at this moment, everyone noticed a strange phenomenon. The group of large fish seemed to change direction almost simultaneously, scattering as if fleeing for their lives.re waste a second and hurried to the coffee shop to catch him.Jun Zhimu glanced at Pei Haoran's phone location, his eyebrows slightly raised. "This thing is very useful." He should get one for his pet...