My Endless Life.

Chapter 360 Water Monster

Vincent walked past the shivering Jamie and came to the dead man.

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

He is 29 years old and has a strong physique. You can tell at first glance that he is not someone you want to mess with.

Although Cole looks difficult to deal with, he is actually quite kind. Vincent has communicated with him and confirmed that Cole is not the kind of person who would bully others by relying on his strong physique. In addition, Cole likes to live alone, so Vincent arranged for him to live in a house on the edge of the town.

Cole doesn't have many hobbies. After being assigned to the edge of the town, apart from trying to find a way out with Vincent and the others, his only interest is doing some manual work.

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

People would often ask him to make some small wooden gadgets, and the forest on the edge of the town was where Cole got his materials.

There are axes in the town, and the trees here are not very thick, so Cole would come here to chop trees to pass the time when he was free.

I believe this is also true today.

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

I don't know what happened to turn me into what I am now.

Vincent went forward to examine Cole's body and found signs of gnawing on his body, but not many parts were missing.

It was as if some creature wanted to taste him, then abandoned him after realizing he was not tasty.

Because he might have encountered something horrible, Cole's expression still showed fear and despair.

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

Vincent took a deep breath, closed Cole's eyes, and then asked Lin Hui, who had followed 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 followed him.

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

That's why they saw how Cole died, which meant that Cole's death could not be hidden from the people here.

Vincent could see fear and worry on these people's faces, 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 and looked around at everyone, and finally said in a low voice:

“…I’m sorry to tell you that Cole has passed away.”

"Don't talk nonsense like that."

There was an angry black woman in the crowd. She was the rich fat woman who lived in the mansion. She asked Vincent directly:

"Tell us how Cole died, and tell us if it's become unsafe here during the day! We have the right to know this!"

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

"People die during the day... It's not safe during the day! Oh my God, what the hell is this place..."

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

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 trust me, try to stay in the room and don't go out. We will find a way to leave here as soon as possible!"

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

Vincent himself wasn't sure whether the room was absolutely safe, but for the sake of reassuring people, this was all he could say.

Otherwise, if panic is allowed to spread, order in the town will be destroyed!
If you want to survive in this strange town and find a way to leave smoothly, you must stabilize the current order.

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

Vincent's words obviously couldn't convince everyone, but there was no other way. He was one of the first "old people" to come to the town, and everyone really didn't know what to do. So after Vincent finished speaking, everyone dispersed in panic.

From the direction they left, we could tell that they were planning to go back to the room and hide.

At least that way I could save my life temporarily.

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

"What should we do now? It's not safe during the day anymore."

"I don't know, but first... we have to find out what killed Cole."

Vincent said this and subconsciously touched the gun at his waist.

Judging from the wounds on Cole's body, the thing that killed him should have a physical body, and the pistol bullet should be able to have an effective effect on it.

If they really found the 'thing' that killed Cole, 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 checking Cole's pockets next to his body.

“Hey! Stop it!!”

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

"How can you touch a dead person's things? Didn't your aunt tell you to respect the dead? Where is your aunt?"

Vincent recognized that this child was 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 very quiet in the past two days.

Except for the fact that he ran around with Kate yesterday and was lectured by Kate's mother, he was almost the ideal child in everyone else's mind. Even Vincent, who didn't like children very much, began to like children a little after seeing how well-behaved this child named An was.

As a result, this kid got into a big trouble today. He was not afraid of dead people at all and was even picky around them!

Good God, hadn't anyone taught him to fear death?
Vincent was dissatisfied and had some complaints towards Ms. Sun who was looking after An.

But just 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 a person is alone. So if I'm not mistaken, this Uncle Cole was 'killed' by that water monster."

The child shook the novel in his hand.

The novel is very small, even a child like Meng An can hold it with one hand.

Vincent was a little stunned when he heard the child say this, but Lin Hui on the side raised his eyebrows slightly, walked forward and took the book in the other's hand.

“…Snow Mountain Lake Monster?”

Lin Hui read out the English name of the book.

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

It records a special water monster that lives in the ice lake of the snow-capped mountains. It is as big as an elephant, covered with scales, has a crocodile-like tail and a hippopotamus head.

Its mouth is full of sharp teeth. It likes to eat meat, but it is very picky and will not eat meat it doesn't like.

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

The 'protagonists' in the book escaped from the habitat of the water monster because of this reason.

Lin Hui had some impression of the plot of the book because Cole would often tell him about the plot of the book during casual conversations. So after reading the novel, he could quickly tell the name of the water monster recorded in the novel.

……

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

Then he turned around and looked at Li Qi who he had put down, and asked:

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

"Because I heard him say that yesterday."

Li Qi answered simply.

Li Qi also met Cole while exploring the town yesterday.

Cole seemed to like children very much. He talked a lot to Li Qi and finally used the water monster in the novel to scare Li Qi. It was a pity that he did not succeed.

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

"But how can something in a novel appear in the real world?"

Lin Hui asked a question and looked at Vincent.

Vincent did not answer immediately. He thought for a moment, took the novel from Lin Hui's hand, and carefully read the contents.

Li Qi then asked back:

"In the real world, are there such strange towns that you can only enter but cannot leave?"

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

He stopped arguing and stood there thinking quietly. After a while, he raised his head and looked at Li Qi with surprise.

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

That was his doubt about Li Qi. Li Qi's excessive intelligence obviously surprised him a little.

Vincent didn't think as much as Lin Hui did. After he finished reading the novel, he suddenly pointed at the dense forest in front of him and said:
“I remember there was a lake over there.”

"Yes, 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. The book also said that this water monster has thick skin and flesh, and bullets can't penetrate it."

"We have to try. Otherwise...can you guarantee that the water monster won't break into the house?"

Vincent asked back.

The water monster described in the book is very large, and most of the houses in the town, except for the mansion, are made of wood.

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 point, it shouldn't be difficult to deal with a stupid monster.

(End of this chapter)