Online Game: Crazy Skeleton-Chapter 1696 - 1480: The Magical Withered Tree (Two-in-One)

"Splash, splash."

The swift currents greatly restricted Su Ran’s movement. At this moment, it was already a feat that he hadn’t been swept away. In such a harsh environment, he slowly moved forward, gradually closing the distance with the lively human-eating fish. As for whether the Calamity Avoiding Charm would take effect, the answer would be revealed soon.

Qing Qi was sweating nervously for Su Ran, barely daring to look at his predicament, afraid of witnessing a gruesome scene.

For Su Ran, however, there wasn’t the slightest bit of worry. He had tested this Calamity Avoiding Charm many times before, and it worked brilliantly. Even if these human-eating fish were level 40, as long as they weren’t at the Dark Gold Rank, they would be unable to shake off the charm’s control!

As expected.

Just as Su Ran predicted, those human-eating fish acted as if they didn’t even see him, allowing him to pass by harmoniously without incident.

When Qing Qi saw this, her eyes sparkled with awe. It was only now that she realized just how precious the Calamity Avoiding Charm Overturning Water had given her truly was!

But the peace didn’t last long. Before Su Ran could get much farther, an unexpected event occurred. The surface of the water suddenly exploded, and two water pythons, each over three meters long, dashed out at lightning speed, their gaping bloody maws lunging straight for Su Ran.

"This is bad! Overturning Water, run quickly!"

Qing Qi saw the scene unfold clearly and was so frightened her face turned deathly pale. The fact that these two water pythons were actively launching an attack meant they were at least of Dark Gold Rank!

And Overturning Water was just a mage. Engaging in close combat with two water pythons would surely be a death sentence!

"What audacity!"

To Qing Qi’s surprise, Su Ran roared fearlessly. He swung the bone scythe in his hand forcefully, and dozens of bones shot out around him. The tremendous rebound force knocked both water pythons back.

"This..."

Qing Qi was dumbfounded. She hadn’t expected Su Ran to have such a domineering defensive move. Even a Dark Gold BOSS could be repelled—wasn’t that too outrageous?

And that wasn’t the end of it. Su Ran summoned his ground-shaking magical beast, the Darknight Thunder Dragon. Although the dragon appeared more like a mudfish, it didn’t prevent it from unleashing its dragon aura. The water pythons, despite being Dark Gold BOSSes, couldn’t resist the intimidation of the Darknight Thunder Dragon. Terrified, they withdrew their heads underwater, not daring to show themselves again.

Even the human-eating fish, which had been jumping about wildly, stayed obediently in the water, no longer daring to cause any trouble.

Seizing the opportunity, Su Ran hurriedly escaped back to the shore. At moments like this, dignity was secondary—his life came first!

"Overturning Water, that was so close earlier! I really thought you were a goner!"

Qing Qi looked at Su Ran with relief and excitement. "Your bone defensive move was amazing! Even a Dark Gold BOSS couldn’t withstand the rebound force!"

"Stop talking nonsense and be a little more optimistic. If I’d really kicked the bucket in there, the treasure map would have been wasted. Also, it’s not called bone defense—it’s called Bone Force Aura, specifically designed to crush anything unyielding!"

Now safely back on shore, Su Ran finally felt the weight lift from his shoulders. He didn’t allow the Darknight Thunder Dragon to linger too long and promptly retracted it.

Once the intimidation of the Darknight Thunder Dragon disappeared, the group of human-eating fish started jumping around again. However, the two water pythons didn’t reappear, seemingly lurking in the shadows, waiting for prey to come to them.

"Overturning Water, why on earth would you summon a mudfish? Why not summon your powerful dragon?"

Qing Qi’s sharp eyes had spotted the dull-gray mudfish-like creature and found it utterly incomprehensible. At such a life-or-death moment, summoning such a seemingly weak pet—it was almost as if he had a death wish!

"What’s wrong with summoning a mudfish? As long as it scares these fish, that’s all that matters. Just take a look—these human-eating fish are so scared they’re acting like mice, not even daring to jump anymore. My ability to escape unscathed is all thanks to this mudfish!"

Su Ran didn’t bother to explain further. His eyes scanned his surroundings, searching for another means to cross the perilous river safely.

"Tch, the more you talk, the more ridiculous you sound. Let’s just focus on figuring out how to cross this river!"

Qing Qi absentmindedly kicked at the dirt road beneath her feet, sending clumps of dirt flying into the river.

"Huh?"

Su Ran was astounded to see that the dirt caused the fish to panic, fleeing in all directions as if terrified of being contaminated by it.

"Qing Qi, my dear sister, I think I’ve got an idea."

Su Ran pulled out his beginner’s hoe and started digging into the dirt road at his feet. The road was already riddled with cracks, which made it effortless to dig. Before long, he had piled up a small mound of dirt. Grabbing a handful, he tossed it into the river toward the fish.

The human-eating fish grew even more frantic. Before the dirt even touched the water, they scattered, leaving the surface stirred up into a murky mess. It was impossible to tell where the fish were hiding, adding an invisible layer of difficulty to breaking through this challenge.

"Overturning Water, don’t tell me you’re planning on pulling a Nuwa patching the sea here?"

Qing Qi watched Su Ran toss dirt into the river and felt utterly speechless. Sure, the dirt had some effect, but expecting it to fill an entire river was pure fantasy. It was simply impossible!

"Patch the sea? Do I look that dumb? This is experimentation. It seems this dirt can restrain the human-eating fish and water pythons. This could be the key. As long as we start here, we’re bound to find a way through!"

Su Ran kept observing his surroundings, looking for any unexpected discoveries that could lead to a solution.