Chapter 3, The Man-Eating Giant Fish

Charlotte could hardly believe that just a moment ago, the person who had been lively and laughing in front of her was now gone. She wanted to continue searching the nearby water's surface for a while, but the dark waves were already slowly surging beneath her. Fearing that the fish would attack her again, she swam away quickly without discerning the direction. However, she still held onto a faint hope in her heart, thinking that what was moving at the bottom of the water might not be that fish, but rather the clouds. Stealing a glance back, she caught sight of the silver fish fin barely breaking the surface of the water, and her heart sank completely. With tears streaming down her face, she swam desperately, her head down.

Shark

During the fall, Charlotte briefly lost consciousness, and it was not until she plunged into the water, with the icy water entering her nostrils, that she choked and regained her senses

Cloud ! Cloud

Charlotte's swimming ability has always been quite good, but who can expect a land-dweller to swim faster than a fish? Moreover, her soaked clothes clung tightly to her body, making her feel heavy and cumbersome, which significantly slowed her down. As a result, she not only failed to shake off the fish but found it getting closer and closer.

Yun Duan glanced at her and said, "Don't worry, there are still quite a few alive. However, I was in a hurry to find you and didn't have time to pay attention to them."

When Summer thought about her destination on the flight being Wuhan, the words "Yangtze River" flashed through her mind involuntarily. However, she could not be certain if this inference was correct, so she decided to ask someone first. Otherwise, after just experiencing a life-and-death escape, she would have to be alone, lost in her thoughts while soaking in the water, with not even a single person from mhetushu.com to talk to and relieve her stress. She truly felt scared inside.

No one answered, and even the light on his life jacket was nowhere to be seen. Could it be that he was eaten by fish? The tears that Charlotte had been holding back finally flowed out uncontrollably.

A warm yellow light slowly approached, and the person calling her name was also swimming closer with great effort. At this moment, Charlotte's tense nerves relaxed slightly, and she suddenly remembered a question: no one on the plane knew her, so how did this person know her name

Charlotte, Charlotte

"Who are you?" Charlotte paused, but her body continued to tremble slightly, and she could even hear the soft clattering sound of her teeth knocking together.

At such a moment, you can still smile... She followed suit, twitching the corners of her mouth, wanting to laugh, but her voice was tinged with tears

"So beautiful!" Charlotte almost forgot her dire situation as she gazed dreamily at the sky for a long time. Only after lowering her head did she notice the yellow light shining on her life jacket, realizing that the lights in the distance on the water represented the passengers on the aircraft.

He has no breath, he is dead

"Are there corpses in this water?" Charlotte shivered at her own imagination

The person was pushed by her to turn his face, and the bright yellow light clearly illuminated his bulging eyes, which were wide open like those of a dead fish. Startled, Charlotte almost screamed, and she dared not move, staring at him for a long time before finally tremblingly reaching out her hand to test his breath.

Determining the nearest light, Charlotte swam vigorously towards it. After approximately ten minutes of swimming, she gradually approached the person floating on the water

Cloud ! Cloud

No! Do not die! And do not be eaten by the fish!

Upon hearing his words, Charlotte recalled the dead person she had just seen, and her urge to cry intensified. She pointed towards the distance and said in a trembling voice, "Over there... someone has died..."

With no time to detour around the corpse, Charlotte gritted her teeth and swam straight towards the light. Just as she was about to collide with the body, a sudden thought struck her: fish would surely be attracted to the bright light. Taking a deep breath, she opened the valve on her life jacket to release the air, then, as she plunged into the water, she turned off the light on the life jacket.

Do not go! Charlotte screamed in shock, but the next moment, the fish arched its body and completely leaped out of the water, creating a massive wave that instantly plunged her into the water

The cloud smiled gently: "No need to thank me, but I am someone who values clear distinctions between gratitude and resentment. Before you repay my life-saving grace, you must absolutely not die."

The sound echoed in the night, and no one paid her any attention. However, the splashing sound behind her grew increasingly closer. A massive fish head broke the surface of the water once more, its two rows of sharp teeth just half a meter away from Charlotte's legs.

An extreme sense of terror seemed to awaken the potential within Charlotte's body. Despite being utterly exhausted, she gritted her teeth and persevered. However, as she swam, she suddenly saw a faint yellow light gently swaying on the water's surface ahead of her. The way it drifted with the waves was identical to the corpse she had discovered earlier, sending a chill down her spine. Summoning her courage, she called out while swimming, "Are you... still alive?"

Charlotte was momentarily taken aback, vaguely recalling that she had swallowed several mouthfuls of water when she fell into the water earlier. The taste of the water was slightly briny, but it was by no means as salty as seawater, which could be bitter and astringent.

"Leave here quickly!" Yun Duan shouted at her, gripping the Swiss Army knife tightly as she lunged towards the fish's eye.

The surroundings remain dark, yet there is neither thunder nor lightning. A faint silver glow of stars and the moon dances upon the water's surface, no longer as obscured as before. In the distance, numerous bright yellow lights flicker and sway, resembling the water lanterns released into the river during the Menglan Festival, drifting with the current.

On the plane! Out of nowhere, a Swiss Army knife appeared in the clouds, waving it in front of her: "If I hadn't cut the seatbelt, you would already be dead."

Charlotte was momentarily choked by the splashes of water, and then a gigantic fish head, measuring nearly one meter in width, emerged from the spot where she had just been. The fish's mouth revealed two rows of sharp teeth, glistening with a bright silver sheen.

She cupped the water in her hands and tasted it again, becoming more certain that it was not seawater. However, all around her were endless waves, making it nearly impossible to see any trace of land. Where exactly was she now?

It was said in a very shameless manner, but the fact remains that Yunduan saved her. Just as Xia Luo was about to express her gratitude again, she suddenly noticed a change in his expression. Immediately afterward, she heard a violent sound of water churning from behind and from the library. Before she could figure out what was happening, Yunduan had already pushed her out forcefully.

Charlotte was moved to tears by his words, forcing out a smile that was more painful than crying as she said to him: "Thank you"

When you were looking at the boarding pass, I accidentally caught a glimpse.

Charlotte moved closer, extending her hand to gently push him: "Are you alright? Are you hurt?"

She gasped, her mind going blank in an instant, and she involuntarily began to tremble all over

Knowing that he was not completely alone, Charlotte felt somewhat reassured, but he was troubled by the uncertainty of when he would receive help; he certainly could not foolishly remain in the water feeding the sharks

I am here! Fortunately, at that moment, someone was calling her name. Charlotte came to her senses, disregarding everything else, responded with a sound, and swam vigorously towards the direction of the voice, leaving the dead person behind

"Hmm." Yunduan replied softly, her gaze directed towards the direction she was swimming from, and she said in a low voice, "I also saw quite a few dead bodies while I was swimming over here."

To be able to fall into the water and come back to life is already very fortunate, is there still a need to cry

This is the first time in Charlotte's life that she has seen a dead person in reality, and in such a terrible and harsh environment

The life jacket proved effective, as she struggled to rise from the depths to the surface of the water. After a violent bout of coughing, she began to gasp for breath while turning her head to observe her surroundings.

"That was close." Charlotte stopped, breathing slightly heavily as she spoke to the person, but after waiting for a moment, the person still remained with their back to her, showing no response

m.hetushu.com. The voice belongs to that gentle man. Charlotte let out a sigh, feeling a surge of joy in her heart. After all, encountering someone she had exchanged a few words with in such circumstances was a great comfort to her. Yet, she couldn't help but feel a bit puzzled: "How do you know my name?"

Death is an inevitable aspect of life. In times of boredom, Charlotte had contemplated how she might eventually die, but she never anticipated meeting her end in the belly of a fish. Such a manner of dying is too cruel and painful; even the thought of it sends shivers down one's spine

Charlotte's smile suddenly froze on her face: "When have you ever saved me?"

The sensation of choking on water is extremely uncomfortable, yet at this moment, the physical pain pales in comparison to the anxiety in the heart. Charlotte, using the buoyancy of the life jacket, struggles to kick her way to the surface, frantically looking around in a state of panic, hoping to catch a glimpse of the clouds above.

The cloud-based game is approaching, and under the light, Charlotte can clearly see the warm, sun-like smile on his face

Charlotte raised her head and beheld a vast expanse of night sky, deep and velvety black, with countless stars twinkling within it. The sky felt low, and the stars seemed close; this scene was so dreamlike that it made one doubt their own eyes, as if with a gentle reach, one could pluck a star from the sky and adorn it in their hair

The fish did not catch up, but after Charlotte had dived four or five meters away, she could still feel the surface of the water behind her churning violently. She knew what the fish was doing, and her heart suddenly tightened with pain, as if her chest were about to explode. However, apart from swimming desperately forward while crying, she could do nothing else

Cloud