Although he had reached the border, Xu Xin was not in a hurry to go back.
Of course, he would not go beyond the three-kilometer boundary, but he was still curious as to why he could not go beyond the three-kilometer boundary. Was it because the tree house could only protect them within a three-kilometer radius
On the map, within three kilometers of the tree house, except for the red dot in the center of the lake, there are no wild animals. Is this also the work of the tree house? Or was it caused intentionally by the mysterious voice
At this time, he already had a guess in his mind, but it was immature.
He looked meaningfully at the ground outside the border. That was the direction he came from. He had walked from there before intact, but now he could no longer go back.
Before, it was the novice protection period that protected him, but now, it was the tree house that protected him.
Don't think too much. Now nearly two hours have passed, Xu Xin walked back to the black bear cave.
Standing at the entrance of the black bear cave, Xu Xin used the compass for the second time.
There was another crisp "ding" sound, and the compass needle gradually pointed in the opposite direction of the black bear cave, pointing to the other side of the stream.
It seems that the treasure chest is on the other side of the stream, and Xu Xin has to cross the stream to get to it.
The creek is quite easy to cross, after all, it is not very deep. Even though this is already the downstream of the creek and the creek is already very wide, the deepest part of the entire creek is only thirty or forty centimeters deep.
Xu Xin was about to step across the stream when he suddenly stopped.
What if the monster wasn't across the creek, but was in the creek
If he stepped down like this, wouldn't he be going to die? After all, 40 centimeters of water is not really deep, but it can greatly affect a person's normal activities and can slow down Xu Xin's speed to a great extent.
"Coco, wake up!" Xu Xin violently rubbed Coco's head who was lying on his shoulder.
“… 嘤嘤!” Coco was very unhappy about being woken up violently, and she cried at Xu Xin.
Xu Xin took Ke Ke off his shoulders, held him in his arms, and let him face the stream: "Feel the water, is there anything wrong with it?"
After all, Coco found the treasure chest by following the smell last time. This may be its intuition, but it is indeed very useful.
"Hmm?" Coco tilted its head subconsciously. It was still in a confused state after being woken up, but it was pulled out to work.
It jumped down from Xu Xin's arms, came to the water's edge, dug its little paws into the water, then turned to Xu Xin and shook its head: "Hmm~"
"No?" Xu Xin frowned. Was he overthinking? Neither Coco nor the map had any warnings about the danger, so maybe he was really wrong.
Relaxing his frown, Xu Xin lifted Keke back onto his shoulders, took off his shoes, and prepared to cross the stream.
The water in the stream was fast-flowing and very cold. As soon as Xu Xin stepped in, he felt the biting chill. Before he had taken a few steps, his entire feet were frozen and numb.
He had no idea why the water in the mountain stream was so cold, as the temperature was already over 30 degrees.
After taking two steps, Xu Xin stopped.
For some reason, the more he walked, the more uneasy he felt. It was basically the same as the sense of crisis that suddenly arose in his heart when the vines were about to emerge from the ground. It was just not as intense as that time. Instead, he felt that something dangerous was getting closer and closer to him.
There's something in the water!
There is something in the water!
Xu Xin chose to trust his intuition. He took big steps and ran back. He had not yet reached the deepest part of the stream, so walking back was the fastest way to get back to the shore!
Just as he turned around and ran backwards, he suddenly heard a splashing sound of water behind him, as if something came out of the water!
"嘤!" Coco suddenly cried on his shoulder. The sound was completely different from its usual cute voice. It was a hoarse and sharp roar, as if protesting to something behind it.
Xu Xin turned his head slightly and saw what was behind him with his peripheral vision.
When that thing was reflected in his pupils, Xu Xin's pupils instantly tightened, he was terrified and rushed to the shore frantically.
At this time, a crocodile emerged from the middle of the stream, a crocodile that was much larger than an ordinary crocodile. Its size reminded Xu Xin of the ancient creatures of the late Cretaceous period, one of the largest crocodiles in history, the Deinosuchus!
No, even Deinosuchus is not this big! It's a giant Deinosuchus!
The crocodile, which was almost twenty meters long, was lying at the bottom of the stream along the direction of the stream. When it stood up from the bottom of the stream, the water level of the entire stream dropped significantly.
However, there was no red dot on the map that Xu Xin had been paying close attention to!
"Fuck! This map doesn't show anything, right? What the hell is this creator function? It's a scam!" Xu Xin ran in front, and his soul chased him. He ran madly towards the shore, and it only took him four or five steps to reach the shore.
However, what surprised him was that the crocodile did not seem to have any intention of attacking him, otherwise it would have been almost impossible for Xu Xin to escape.
The crocodile's attack speed in the water is very fast. If it bites him and gives him a death roll, he will probably be turned into a pile of minced meat.
The crocodile just looked at him, like the giant anaconda in the middle of the lake, just looking at him quietly.
Like the giant anaconda in the center of the lake, he has a huge body like a monster, as if he is not a creature of this era.
The only difference is that the giant anaconda is a huge, extremely bright red dot on the map, while this crocodile, which is suspected to be a Deinosuchus, is not shown on the map.
The last one that is not displayed is the little panda Koko on his shoulder.
He looked at Coco on his shoulder, who was now baring his teeth at the Deinosuchus, as if trying to scare it. But it was useless, as it was just too cute.
The Deinosuchus in the stream slowly opened its mouth. Just when Xu Xin's face turned ugly and he was about to run for his life, he suddenly saw a flash of bright silver in the Deinosuchus's mouth.
Silver treasure chest
In this crocodile's mouth?!
“… Can we still have fun?”
"Hmm?"
The Deinosuchus shook its head, and the silver treasure chest was thrown to the shore, where it fell to the ground with a loud "bang".
The treasure chest fell at Xu Xin's feet, and the huge crocodile closed its mouth at this time, looked at Xu Xin with its eyes which were very small compared to its body size, and then slowly sank to the bottom of the water in Xu Xin's vigilant and puzzled gaze.
The clear water had become turbid due to the sand and gravel on the bottom of the water raised by the crocodile, but Xu Xin could still see that the crocodile did not leave, but lay at the bottom of the stream again.
It has always been at the bottom of this stream! Perhaps when Xu Xin first passed by here, there was already a Deinosuchus lying here!
After all, this Deinosuchus is a special creature like Coco. Since Coco is not bound by this world, this crocodile may not be either.
The more Xu Xin thought about it, the more scared he felt. Although this huge crocodile didn't seem to have any ill will towards him, it was a crocodile! Its devilish appearance and sharp teeth frightened Xu Xin.
Fortunately, it seems that the crocodile has no ill intentions towards him.
Looking at the silver treasure chest at his feet, Xu Xin felt like he was dreaming. He got the silver treasure chest inexplicably.
“… The location of this treasure chest is too shady!!”