Alaska Gold Rush Diary

Chapter 106 Crocodile Crisis

Chapter 107 Crocodile Crisis

That evening, Zhou Xin set up a hammock tent between the tree trunks, which again attracted the curiosity of Leo and Hughes.

The two of them simply spread dry leaves on the ground, wrapped the animal hides from their backpacks around their bodies, and lay down to rest.

They seemed to have blended into the jungle, completely unbothered by flying mosquitoes and insects on the ground.

This amazed Zhou Xin. He was certain he wouldn't be able to sleep for a second if he had to sleep on the floor like that.

The next morning, they continued their journey.

In the afternoon, as the three were walking through the jungle, Leo, who was leading the way, suddenly stopped and stretched out his arm, signaling the two behind him to stop as well.

Logan had obviously noticed something and was about to rush out, but Zhou Xin stopped him.

Leo listened carefully, then cautiously began to grope his way forward in one direction.

Zhou Xin didn't know what he had discovered, but he could only try to follow him without making a sound.

Leo walked along, observing the surrounding plants and the marks on the ground, and then adjusted his direction of travel based on his observations.

At one point, he suddenly threw the spear in his hand.

Zhou Xin, standing behind him, had no idea what he had seen.

A mournful wail came from ahead, and Leo, whimpering, ran quickly towards it.

Soon, he returned carrying an animal that was still struggling.

It was a small wild boar, probably only about ten pounds.

The spear that Leo had thrown was stuck deep into its belly, its head sharpened to an extreme point and carbonized by fire.

Hughes excitedly followed, and the two exchanged a few more words before pulling out their knives and starting to deal with the wild boar on the spot.

As expected of the natives who have always lived in this jungle, Zhou Xin was extremely impressed by their hunting skills.

However, Zhou Xin really couldn't compliment their methods of handling and cooking food.

They lit a fire, burned off the pig hair, scraped it off, and then gutted the pig, taking out all its internal organs.

Since they didn't have a pot, they simply wrapped the roughly cleaned large intestines with wooden sticks and roasted them over a fire.

Although the sausage was sizzling and emitting a delicious aroma, Zhou Xin had absolutely no desire to eat it.

Since they weren't near water, they simply squeezed out the filth from the large intestine and then put it directly on the fire to roast.

In this case, the amount of stool in the large intestine is far greater than that in the original Nine-Turned Large Intestine.

When Leo enthusiastically tore off a piece of intestine and offered it to Zhou Xin, Zhou Xin politely declined.

Even if it disappoints their good intentions, he is unwilling to eat it.

The two didn't try to dissuade them, each picking up a piece of still-greasy sausage and stuffing it into their mouths, chewing with great relish.

Seeing how happily they were eating, Zhou Xin smiled.

These indigenous people lead a simple life; as long as they have food to eat, they seem to have no worries at all.

After finishing their meal, they wrapped the remaining meat in leaves and put it in their bags before continuing their journey.

As usual, they set up camp in the woods that night.

They walked for three days without stopping until they came to a river.

The two indigenous people, who had been appearing quite relaxed, suddenly adopted serious expressions when facing the river.

Zhou Xin didn't know what had happened, so he gestured to ask.

Leo gestured and mumbled something he couldn't understand. It took Zhou Xin a while to barely grasp what he meant: there was something in the river that could bite.

From his gestures, Zhou Xin also knew that the thing he was talking about that bit people was a crocodile.

During this time, although they stayed by the river, they never saw any trace of crocodiles.

This made Zhou Xin almost forget that crocodiles are widely distributed in this forest and are even more dangerous than jaguars.

Especially when crossing a river, if you encounter a crocodile, the chances of survival are slim.

Clearly, Leo and Hughes understood the terror of crocodiles better than Zhou Xin. They kept talking incessantly, seemingly discussing how to cross the river safely.

Although the river is not wide, if there are crocodiles nearby, swimming across it would be tantamount to suicide.

The two discussed it for a while and finally seemed to have made a decision.

They began cutting down trees and collecting vines at the same time.

Zhou Xin immediately realized that they were planning to build a raft to cross the river.

Zhou Xin immediately began helping to cut down trees and collect vines.

The three of them worked together and quickly collected enough materials.

After transporting the repaired tree trunks and vines to the riverbank, Leo and Hughes began building a raft.

Their technique was very skillful, clearly indicating they had prior experience, while Zhou Xin could only help tighten the vines binding the ropes.

The raft was completed in less than two hours.

Next, the three of them dragged the raft into the river.

They climbed onto the raft one by one. The raft sank a little, but it still floated steadily on the water.

Although Logan had been on a boat before, he was still terrified of this special mode of transportation and lay down as soon as he climbed onto the raft.

Leo and Hughes each held a long pole and slowly rowed the raft towards the opposite bank.

The river is about ten meters wide, and if all goes well, it will only take a few minutes to cross.

However, when the raft drifted to the middle of the river, an accident occurred.

Zhou Xin first felt a tremendous force hitting the bottom of the raft, which almost overturned the raft.

Logan growled, his body trembling, clearly terrified.

Zhou Xin understood that something in the river was hitting the raft, trying to throw them into the river!

In the river, the only creature with such great strength could be a crocodile.

Leo and Hughes looked serious, shouting something as they quickly pushed off with their long poles, trying to reach the other side in one go.

However, a dozen seconds later, another tremendous force came from the bottom of the raft.

Fortunately, the three of them weighed several hundred kilograms together, and the underwater creatures tried twice, but only managed to shake the raft violently without managing to capsize it.

The creature seemed to realize this as well, and it stopped hitting the raft, which finally regained its stability.

Just as the three breathed a sigh of relief, they suddenly heard a splashing sound from beside the raft. Then, a mouth full of teeth emerged from the water and lunged at Zhou Xin.

It was the mouth of a crocodile. Seeing this, Zhou Xin's pupils contracted, his hair stood on end, and he instinctively pulled out his pistol and fired.

Whoohoo!

He fired three shots, all of which landed inside the crocodile's mouth, instantly creating three bloody holes in it.

However, the crocodile's attack was not stopped.

The raft was cramped, and Zhou Xin was already standing on the edge with nowhere to hide.

If he falls into the water, he will undoubtedly become a crocodile's meal.