Chapter 592: A fierce beast in the river

"Old man, is there something fishy about this?" Wu Fan asked.

Wu Fan could hear some meaning from the old man's mouth.

When the old man heard this, he stopped what he was doing, turned to look at Wu Fan and the others and said, "Are you foreigners?"

"Yes." Wu Fan nodded and said, "We are indeed not locals, we are just passing through here and want to go to the other side of the river."

"That's no wonder." The old man nodded and said, "It's okay to go to the other side of the river, but it can't be today. Come over early tomorrow morning and I'll take you there."

"Why not today? Please help me clear up my doubts." Wu Fan asked.

The old man looked at Wu Fan and others, and then said: "There are ferocious beasts in this river. They come out to hunt every ten days. Anyone who crosses the river at this time is its prey. The ferocious beasts are cruel and will be killed." None of the prey it targets can escape, and all become its food.”

"Today is the day when the ferocious beast preys?" Wu Fan asked.

"Yes, look at this pier. Apart from you, there is no other pedestrian. No one dares to cross the river today. So, if you don't want to die, you should wait until tomorrow." The old man said.

"Then the ferocious beast couldn't hunt for food today, so it won't appear tomorrow?" Luo Yue asked.

"The ferocious beast not only eats people, but also fish in the water. It can't even hunt people, but it can still be full. So, nothing will happen tomorrow. Don't worry." The old man said.

"bite!"

At this moment, Wu Fan heard a familiar mechanical sound in his ears. The sudden appearance of the sound made him slightly startled.

"Ding, trigger a random mission: hunt down the magical beast Water Demon in the Phantom Water River. The mission is completed. The reward is: a beast language skill book. If the mission fails, there will be no punishment."

A random mission was actually triggered!

After Wu Fan heard the contents of the random mission, he accepted it without hesitation. Firstly, the mission was rare. Secondly, there was no punishment for failure in this mission, but there were rewards for success. Only a fool would not accept it.

"Old man, may I ask if this river is the Huanshui River?" Wu Fan asked the old man.

"That's right." The old man nodded and said, "Okay, don't ask questions. I'm doing this for your own good. You'd better leave quickly. Please be early tomorrow."

Since he was sure that this river was the Huanshui River, Wu Fan naturally couldn't leave. He took out three gold coins and handed them to the old man and said, "Old man, we bought this boat. Do you think the money is enough?"

The old man looked at Wu Fan, then at the gold coins in his hand, and asked, "Do you really want to buy this boat?"

"Not bad." Wu Fan confirmed.

"Little old man, this boat doesn't even cost a single gold coin. These three gold coins are too many," the old man said.

"The remaining two are just gifts from me." Wu Fan smiled and said, "How about we ask the old man to tell us in detail about the ferocious beast in the river?"

The old man hesitated for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay."

The old man accepted the gold coin and said to Wu Fan: "If you ask me, you are asking the right person. Here, there are only a few people who have actually seen that ferocious beast and survived. I am one of them. That time, I was really prepared Crossing the river, I suddenly saw a huge wave rising in the middle of the river. The wave was twenty or thirty meters high. It capsized three large ships traveling in the water in an instant. Those three ships were bigger than my boat. It was big and strong, but in front of the huge waves, it was easily overturned like a leaf. Everyone on the boat fell into the water. After that, the little old man saw a figure. The ferocious beast, which was more than thirty meters long, jumped out of the water. Its body was like a hill. When it opened its mouth, it swallowed more than ten people into its mouth. The remaining people were not spared, even the three big ships. They were all smashed and sank to the bottom of the river. The little old man was so frightened that he hurried to the shore and escaped. "

The old man's descriptions were all vivid and vivid, and Wu Fan and others listened attentively.

If you heard this kind of thing in reality, you would probably think that the old man was telling stories and making up lies. However, it is different in this game world. Warcraft exist here. There are Warcraft on land, and it is normal for them to appear in water. According to the old man's description, most of the ferocious beasts in the river were ferocious beasts that mutated under the influence of demonic energy.

Under the erosion and infection of demonic energy, many beasts in the human world have turned into magical beasts. These magical beasts will change in many ways. Some become more manic, some become more bloodthirsty, and some become agile. They doubled in size and some became huge.

Therefore, it is not impossible for the old man to say that the ferocious beast is more than thirty meters long.

"After that, for a long time, the little old man didn't dare to cross the river. When he saw other people wanting to cross the river, he tried his best to stop them. However, many people, like you, simply didn't believe it and insisted on crossing the river. Then The ferocious beasts often appeared to eat people. As time went by, the little old man also knew the pattern of the ferocious beasts. And the news that ferocious beasts appeared in the Huanshui River gradually spread, and then he had to bite the bullet. The number of people who forcibly crossed the river gradually decreased," the old man said slowly.

"Then you didn't send people to surround and kill the ferocious beast?" Wu Ya asked.

"Why not?" The old man said, "At first, the young and strong men in the village went down to the river together, wanting to surround and kill the beast. They were all children who grew up by the water and were very good at swimming, but none of them could get back on shore after going into the water. Later, the county magistrate in the county town learned about this and recruited many experts to come and surround and kill the beast, but they still failed. The beast was not killed, but all those strong men died in the river, which made the resentful spirits in the river more. Since then, the reputation of the beast has spread more widely. No one dared to forcefully cross the river, and no one dared to go down to the river to hunt the beast. The county magistrate no longer asked about this matter."

"Is the beast really as powerful as you say?" Luo Yang seemed unconvinced.

"You are not enough to fill its teeth." The old man looked at Luo Yang and said.

"Do you know what the beast is afraid of?" Wu Fan asked.

"I don't know. Anyone who approaches the beast will not be able to come back alive. So, I advise you not to die. I can return the money to you. Tomorrow morning, I can also take you across the river." The old man said.

"No need, you take the money. Whether we can cross the river or not, we have bought your boat." Wu Fan said.

The mission has been accepted. Even if he knows that the beast is dangerous and the mission is difficult, Wu Fan will give it a try.

"You guys, hey." Seeing Wu Fan like this, the old man knew that Wu Fan was determined to cross the river today. "There were many people like you before, and what happened in the end? One by one, they either sank to the bottom of the river or entered the stomach of the beast. If you don't listen to the old man, you will suffer."

After that, he no longer paid attention to Wu Fan and others, took the money, left the boat, and went straight to the shore. He said everything he should say. If Wu Fan and others insisted on crossing the river, he would have no choice.