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Chapter 51 Killing the Crocodile

"Crocodile? How come there are crocodiles here?"

Chen Hao went to check on it immediately.

Sure enough, a group of crocodiles was spotted, and upon careful counting, there were twenty-six in total.

This number seemed somewhat familiar to Chen Hao.

He quickly pulled out a map from his pocket, and his gaze soon fell on the white line representing the great river.

Three groups of organisms were marked along this line.

They are the [Flesh-Eating Fish], [Black-Armored Crocodile], and [Black-Scaled Water Python].

Among them, there are three groups of [Flesh-Eating Fish], each with a number exceeding one thousand.

The largest school of fish had 1865 carnivorous fish.

There are 26 Black Crocodiles, located between the two groups of Carnivorous Fish.

There are 38 Black Scaled Water Pythons, located near the largest group of Carnivorous Fish.

At Chen Hao's location, there was a group of Carnivorous Fish, but the number of them was the smallest among the three groups.

It's very likely that Chen Hao and his group caught too many fish beforehand, which caused this.

The black-scaled water python they killed was likely driven out by its clan.

While Chen Hao was observing these black-armored crocodiles, the group of them had already begun hunting.

They plunged into the water, and when they surfaced again, a carnivorous fish was firmly bitten in their long crocodile snouts.

Then, it opened its mouth wide and swallowed the entire carnivorous fish whole.

Suddenly, the surface of the river became lively.

"Brother Chen, what do we do?"

Zhao Long came to Chen Hao's side and asked.

With these crocodiles around, let alone fishing, you have to be extremely careful even when fetching water, for fear of being dragged into the water, bitten to death, and eaten by them.

"Then let's deal with these crocodiles first."

Chen Hao made his decision.

Immediately, the members of the hunting team became excited.

They were eager to kill these crocodiles and obtain the enhancement cards.

"Hide the waterwheel first, so the crocodiles don't destroy it."

"OK."

Zhao Long immediately went to do it.

"Kong Hao, tie some of the small animal carcasses we killed along the way to a rope and throw them into the water. See if we can lure the crocodiles up."

"clear."

Kong Hao immediately took action.

"Everyone else, get ready. If the crocodile is lured up, don't attack immediately. Lure it back into the forest before attacking."

"Use the forest terrain to restrict the crocodile's movement and reduce its attack power."

"Did you all hear that?"

"I heard you."

The group quickly replied.

Thus began a grand crocodile hunt.

First, Kong Hao had already threaded a rope through a fox carcass and thrown it into the river, less than two meters from the crocodile.

Hearing the splash, the crocodile, which was eating fish, turned its yellow, vertical pupils toward the water.

The fox carcass was spotted at a glance.

Then, the smell of blood reached its senses, causing it to pause in its eating motion.

Without hesitation, the crocodile swam toward the blood-smelling fox carcass.

Seeing the crocodile take the bait, Kong Hao was very excited and quickly pulled the rope.

As soon as the rope moved, the fox's carcass moved as well, and the crocodile moved along with it.

Kong Hao pulled the rope at a moderate speed, neither too fast nor too slow.

If you go too fast, the crocodile might give up; if you go too slow, the crocodile might eat the bait.

And so, without realizing it, the crocodile climbed ashore.

In the jungle along the riverbank, Chen Hao and his group waited quietly for the crocodiles to arrive.

The crocodile climbed up, and it wasn't slow at all.

Kong Hao made a mistake, which slowed down the speed of pulling the rope, and the crocodile had already bitten the bait.

Feeling the immense force coming from the other end of the rope, Kong Hao's expression changed.

Before he could react, the rope snapped.

Fortunately, the crocodile had already entered the forest by then.

"superior."

At Chen Hao's command, the men hiding in the woods swarmed out and surrounded the crocodile.

The crocodile was startled by the sudden appearance of the crowd.

He quickly spat out the fox carcass he had just put in his mouth, opened his mouth wide, and bit at the nearest person.

That person was Chen Hao.

A cold glint flashed in Chen Hao's eyes, and he plunged the Blood-Drinking Blade downwards with a sudden thrust.

The immense force, combined with the sharp blade, pierced directly through the crocodile's mouth, pinning both its upper and lower jaws to the ground.

In this way, the crocodile could no longer open its mouth to bite people and could only passively accept the attacks of the crowd.

"Go to hell."

Luo Hai slashed hard at the crocodile, but to his surprise, the long knife only left a barely noticeable wound on the crocodile's thick shell, causing no pain or discomfort.

His own hands, however, were aching from the force of the impact.

Not only Luo Hai, but others also noticed this.

Only Zhao Long, Li Laoshi, and Zhou Wen, wielding [refined steel longswords], were slightly better off, able to cut through the crocodile's outer shell and cause greater damage.

Even more impressively, Liu Zhan, wielding a long spear, plunged it deep into the crocodile's body.

Chen Zhong, wielding the Ferocious Wolf Longsword, cut off part of the crocodile's tail.

However, these injuries were not fatal to the crocodile; instead, they made the crocodile struggle even more fiercely.

But above him stood Chen Hao.

In addition, its large mouth was forcibly sealed, so no matter how hard it struggled, it was unable to attack others.

"You have one minute."

Chen Hao then spoke up: "If this crocodile isn't killed within a minute, then I'll have to make my move."

"Start the timer."

"60, 59..."

Chen Hao counted the numbers, his sense of urgency palpable, which spurred the crowd to frantically hurl their weapons at the crocodile.

But for most people, it has limited effect.

"5, 4, 3, 2, 1".

When the last number was counted, Chen Hao pulled out the Blood-Drinking Sword, which was stuck in the crocodile's snout, and plunged it into the crocodile's head.

[Congratulations! You have successfully killed a one-star elite creature—the Black Armored Crocodile, and obtained four one-star cards.]

Yes, even after attacking for a minute, the others still couldn't completely kill the crocodile; it truly lived up to its name, the "Black Armor Crocodile."

Its defensive capabilities are indeed formidable.

The group gathered around the Black Crocodile, panting. It was clear that the crocodile was covered in wounds of all sizes, and even its tail had been cut into several pieces.

"Brother Chen, this crocodile is too hard to kill."

Zhu Zhen complained as he panted.

"My hands were numb from chopping, and I could only manage to add some minor, painless wounds."

"You can argue with that, my hands are still shaking."

Yuan Luo tossed the knife aside, raised his hands, and sure enough, his hands were trembling and his palms were red.

He's not the only one like this; many others are in the same situation.

Li Laoshi and Chen Zhong are better, though.

"Brother Chen, were you the one who killed this crocodile in the end?"

"Yes, I killed him."

Chen Hao nodded.

"What kind of cards were activated?"

Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at Chen Hao.

Chen Hao glanced at everyone and smiled: "You really want to say it?"

These words made everyone's hearts tighten. Zhao Long tentatively asked, "Could it be that there are enhancement cards?"

"You got it right."

Chen Hao nodded: "It's a pity there's no reward."

"You were just a little short of getting this enhancement card."

Chen Hao said in a slightly regretful tone.

"Ah," Zhang Zhen said, grabbing his hair in frustration.

The others also looked dejected, as if the enhancement card had flown away right before their eyes.

"Don't be so discouraged. There are still plenty of crocodiles in the river. You still have a chance. Take your time."

Chen Hao laughed.