Chapter 360 Water Monster

Past the shivering Jamie, Vincent came to the side of the deceased.

The deceased's name was Cole, a hiker who accidentally entered the town two weeks ago.

He is twenty-nine years old and has a strong build. You can tell at a glance that he is not easy to mess with.

It's just that although Cole seems to be untouchable, he is actually quite kind. Vincent has communicated with him and confirmed that Cole is not the kind of person who bullies others just because of his physical strength. Plus Cole likes him. Living alone, Vincent arranged for him to live in a house on the edge of the town.

Cole usually didn't have much hobbies. After being assigned to the edge of the town, besides trying to find a way out with Vincent and the others, he only had small interests like doing some handicrafts.

Many of the wooden tables, chairs and benches in the mansion were made by Cole.

People usually ask him to make wooden gadgets, and this forest farm on the edge of the town is where Cole uses materials.

There are axes in the town, and the trees here are not very thick. Cole will come here to kill trees when he is free to pass the time.

I believe it should be the same today.

As soon as the sun rose, Cole came to the woods, and then...

I don’t know what happened to it, and it turned into what it is now.

Vincent stepped forward to inspect Cole's body and found that there were traces of gnawing on his body, but there were not many missing parts.

It was as if some kind of creature wanted to taste what he tasted like, and then abandoned him after realizing that he wasn't tasty.

Because he may have encountered something very scary, Cole's expression still showed fear and despair.

His eyes were wide open, and even if he was dead, when he looked into his eyes, he would still feel like he was looking at him.

Vincent took a deep breath, closed Cole's eyes, and then asked Lin Hui, who was following him, to take out a white cloth and cover Cole's body.

After doing all this, Vincent stood up and looked back at half of the residents of the town who had followed him.

They heard Jamie's exclamation. They were all near the bar at the time, so when they heard someone screaming, they came here quickly.

Therefore, they saw Cole's death, which meant that Cole's death could not be hidden from these people here.

Vincent could see the fear and worry on the expressions of these people, and he knew that if he didn't find a way to find out the cause of Cole's death, things might become more and more troublesome.

Thinking of this, Vincent took a deep breath, took off his cowboy hat, looked around at everyone, and finally said in a low voice:

"...I'm sorry to tell you that Cole has passed away."

“There’s no need to talk about this nonsense.”

There was an irritable black aunt in the crowd. She was the rich, fat aunt who lived in the mansion. She asked Vincent directly:

"Tell us how Cole died, and tell us if this place has become unsafe during the day! We have the right to know this!"

"Yes! How did Cole die? Didn't you say before that it's safe here during the day!"

"People die during the day...it's no longer safe during the day! God, what the hell is this place..."

The words of the black aunt were like the spark that ignited the fuse of the powder keg, causing people who were already in a state of panic to explode instantly.

Vincent looked gloomy and said bluntly:

"The cause of Cole's death is still unclear, but what is certain is that the room is absolutely safe. If you believe me, try to stay in the room and do not go out in the future. We will find a way to get out of here as soon as possible!"

The statement that the room is absolutely safe is actually a lie.

Vincent himself didn't know if the room was absolutely safe, but for now, in order to stabilize people's hearts, he could only say this.

Otherwise, once panic is allowed to spread, order in the town will be lost!

If you want to survive in this weird town and find a way to leave smoothly, you must stabilize the current order.

Only if order exists, can they have a chance to leave the town alive. Otherwise, if these people really cause chaos, they may die due to internal fighting before they can find a way out.

Vincent's words obviously did not convince everyone, but there was no way. He was one of the first 'old men' to come to the town, and everyone really didn't know what to do, so after Vincent finished speaking, everyone Then they dispersed with fear and uneasiness.

You can tell by the direction they left that they planned to go back to the room and hide.

At least that way he could save his life for the time being.

After the crowd dispersed, Lin Hui walked over and asked:

"What to do now? It's no longer safe during the day."

"Don't know, but first... find out what killed Cole."

Vincent said, subconsciously touching the gun on his waist.

Judging from the wounds on Cole's body, the thing that killed him should be physical, and pistol bullets should be effective against it.

If the 'thing' that killed Cole was found, they might be able to kill it with the guns they had.

Vincent was thinking with a heavy expression, but just as he turned around to collect Cole's body, he saw a child who looked less than ten years old next to Cole's body, checking Cole. pocket.

"Hey! Stop!!"

Seeing that the child was 'destroying' Cole's body, Vincent shouted out quickly. He took two steps forward, picked up the child, and asked:

"Why do you even touch things belonging to dead people? Didn't your aunt tell you to respect the dead? What about your aunt?"

Vincent recognized this child as the one brought by the oriental woman the day before yesterday. He originally thought that this child would be very well-behaved, after all, the child had been quiet these past two days.

Except for running around with Kate yesterday and being lectured by Kate's mother, he is almost the ideal child in other people's minds.

Even Vincent, who didn't like children very much, fell in love with children when he saw how well-behaved the child named An was.

As a result, the child got a big one for him today, and he was not afraid of dead people at all, and he was still picking around dead people!

God! Didn't anyone teach him to fear death?

Vincent was dissatisfied and complained a little about Ms. Sun, who was looking after An.

But as soon as he picked up the child and was about to scold and lecture him, he heard the child say:

"Water monster."

"?"

"This novel records a water monster that only appears when people are alone, so if I guess correctly, Uncle Cole was 'killed' by that water monster."

The child shook the novel in his hand.

The novel books are so small that even a child like Meng An can hold them with one hand.

Hearing what the child said, Vincent was a little stunned, but Lin Hui raised his eyebrows slightly and stepped forward to take the book in his hand.

"...snowy mountain lake monster?"

Lin Hui read out the English name of the book.

This is a niche short story and a semi-horror short story.

It records a special water monster that grows in snowy mountains and glacial lakes. It is like an elephant in size, with a body covered in scales, a crocodile-like tail and a hippopotamus-like head.

Its mouth is full of fangs and it likes to eat meat, but it is very picky and will not eat meat it does not like.

But it seems that its memory is not very good. Every time it encounters something it doesn't like to eat, it will throw it away. But the next time it encounters something similar, it will go up and try it to see if it tastes good.

It was because of this that the 'protagonist group' in the book was reduced one by one and escaped from the habitat of the water monster.

Lin Hui had some impression of the plot in this book because Cole would tell him about the plot in the book during normal chats, so after reading this novel, he could quickly tell the story of the water monster recorded in the novel. name.

…

Hearing Lin Hui say the word "water monster", Vincent also thought of something. He put Li Qi down and quickly went to Cole to check again.

Then he looked back at Li Qi, who was put down by him, and asked:

"How do you know that he was killed by a 'water monster'?"

"Because I heard him say it yesterday."

Li Qi answered simply.

While exploring the town during the day yesterday, Li Qi also met Cole.

Cole seemed to like children very much and told Reach a lot. In the end, he even used the water monster in the novel to scare Reach, but it was a pity that he failed to succeed.

That's why after seeing Cole's death today, Li Qi first thought of the water monster that appeared in the novel.

“But how could things in novels appear in the real world?”

Lin Hui asked and looked at Vincent.

Vincent did not answer immediately. After thinking for a moment, he took the novel in Lin Hui's hand and read the contents carefully.

Li Qi asked back at this moment:

"Then in the real world, would there be such a weird town that can only be entered and left?"

Li Qi's question made Lin Hui stunned for a moment.

He stopped defending and stood there quietly thinking about things. After a while, he raised his head and looked at Li Qi with surprised eyes.

Although he didn't say anything, Li Qi could see the confusion in his eyes.

That was his doubts about Li Qi. Li Qi's excessive intelligence obviously shocked him a little.

Vincent did not think as much as Lin Hui thought. After reading the novel, he suddenly pointed at the dense forest in front of him and said:

"I remember there was a lake over there."

"There is a..."

Lin Hui came back to his senses and turned to look at Vincent. When he noticed Vincent's eyes, he suddenly understood something and immediately said:

"I think you'd better not be impulsive. It's also said in the book that this water monster has rough skin and thick flesh, and bullets can't penetrate it."

"You have to try, otherwise... can you guarantee that the water monster won't break open the house and break in?"

Vincent asked rhetorically.

The water monster described in the book is very big, and most of the houses in the town, except for the mansion, are wooden structures.

No one can guarantee that the water monster will not destroy the houses in the town.

So for the safety of everyone in the town, and for his own safety, Vincent decided to deal with the water monster first.

He and Lin Hui both have guns in their hands. As long as they aim at the weak points, it shouldn't be difficult to deal with a stupid monster.