Awakening the Phoenix Flow System after the breakup, I'm so happy!

Li Ruoxue was stunned for a moment.

"I did bring it."

"I went out in civilian clothes, carrying only a magazine with just a few bullets."

"What, you really think something that eats people might jump out of this water?"

The fishy smell in the wind was getting stronger.

The diners at the next table also sensed something was wrong.

A fat man wearing a tank top, holding a grilled kidney in his hand, stood up and moved forward.

"Old Wang, you say you'll raise fish in this lake, so you'll raise fish."

"Why is there such a loud noise? Did a water pipe burst?"

Old Wang, the barbecue stall owner, wiped the oil off his hands and came out to see what was happening.

"Don't talk nonsense."

"This is a proper scenic area, so there shouldn't be any fish farmed here. They should all be wild, right? The fish in the water weigh at most a dozen kilograms."

"It looks like the water flow has become disordered."

Fatty Zhang Dafei's girlfriend, Li Hong, demurely stepped back, covering her nose and fanning herself in disgust.

"This smell is awful, like a dead rat that's been soaking in water for months."

Chen Yang ignored them.

He pulled Su Xiaowan behind him, his hands hanging naturally at his sides, and secretly raised his pure Yang internal energy.

Things underwater swim very fast.

One hundred meters.

Fifty meters.

Thirty meters.

The dark shadow churned underwater, stirring up a large amount of murky mud and sand.

The bubbles on the water's surface grew larger and larger, like the rolling waves in a pot of boiling water.

Just at this time.

The water surface suddenly broke open.

First, there was a loud splash, followed by a large spray of foul-smelling water hitting you head-on.

The entire wooden boardwalk was soaked.

The several tables of barbecue that Old Wang had painstakingly prepared were completely overturned by the lake water, which was carrying mud and sand.

Zhang Dafei was the closest.

He didn't even have time to throw away the skewer in his hand before he froze on the spot, watching the thing fly into the air.

What emerged from the lake was an outrageously large monster.

This thing looks like a catfish magnified dozens of times.

However, its scales were a sickly grayish-green, covered with a layer of sticky, transparent mucus.

What's even scarier is its mouth.

When it opens, it's filled with countless sharp, barb-like teeth, as long as a human finger.

The strange fish lay on the boardwalk, swishing its tail.

The wooden walkway creaked under the weight, and several thick wooden planks broke off at once.

"My God! It's a monster!"

Li Hong was the first to scream, abandoning her bag and turning to run towards the main road.

Zhang Dafei then realized what was happening and yelled as he scrambled backward to hide.

"What the hell is this thing?!"

The tourists eating barbecue around them were thrown into complete chaos.

Some people even lost their shoes while running, some knocked over tables, and a chaotic cacophony of shouts filled the air.

Su Xiaowan turned pale with fright.

She gripped the hem of Chen Yang's clothes tightly, her voice trembling with tears.

"Chen Yang, this thing is so ugly! What is it? Will it eat people?"

Chen Yang patted the back of her hand.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here."

Li Ruoxue reacted the fastest.

After all, she has been a criminal police officer for so many years, and her mental fortitude is unmatched by ordinary people.

Even if what's in front of you is beyond common sense.

She immediately drew her sidearm from her waist.

A crisp click.

The bullet is loaded.

Li Ruoxue gripped the guns with both hands, shielding Chen Yang and Su Xiaowan behind her, and shouted at the crowd running around in front of her.

"Don't panic!"

"Police are investigating. Everyone, immediately retreat to the main road!"

"Stop pushing and shoving, let's get going!"

Old Wang slumped to the ground, his legs trembling, unable to stand up.

The strange fish's big, dead fish eyes slowly turned, locking onto Old Wang, who was trembling on the ground.

It opened its mouth wide, and a strong, putrid stench emanated from it.

Its massive body slid forward and pounced on Old Wang.

Li Ruoxue gritted her teeth and no longer hesitated.

"Bang!"

A crisp gunshot rang out in the night sky.

Li Ruoxue's hand was very steady, and the shot hit the strange fish directly in the head.

But then something truly chilling happened.

The specially issued 9mm bullet struck the strange fish's grayish-green scales, only producing a trail of small sparks.

There wasn't even a single extra crack on the scales.

The bullet bounced off.

Li Ruoxue gasped.

She pulled the trigger repeatedly.

"Bang bang bang!"

A series of gunshots rang out.

She emptied a magazine in just a few shots.

Bullets struck the strange fish one after another.

This finally managed to create a few shallow cuts in the gaps between the scales, from which black, dirty blood seeped out.

But for a monster fish of such enormous size, this is not even considered a minor injury.

Instead, this completely enraged the monster.

The strange fish abandoned Old Wang on the ground.

With a powerful flick of its massive tail, it sent a row of barbecue grills flying, sending sparks flying everywhere.

It turned around and stared intently at Li Ruoxue, who had fired the shot.

It let out a harsh roar that didn't sound like a fish, and rushed over with a stench.

Li Ruoxue looked at the empty pistol in her hand, her palms were sweaty.

The last time she went to the Qin family's old house, Chen Yang had already killed the mutated dog.

She only glanced at the corpse.

Now that she was facing this monster herself, she truly understood how difficult it was to deal with.

Scales that even bullets can't penetrate, how can you even play with that?

Chen Yang knew that now was not the time for a direct confrontation.

People are running around everywhere here.

If he were to unleash his full internal energy, he would definitely injure ordinary people.

Moreover, Su Xiaowan was right next to him; he couldn't risk the safety of the two girls.

Chen Yang strode over to Li Ruoxue and grabbed her wrist.

"Don't just stand there, guns won't work on it."

"Walk!"

Li Ruoxue still wanted to protect the crowd behind her.

"I can't leave."

"The civilians haven't all been evacuated yet, and I'm a police officer."

Chen Yang was very strong and didn't give her a chance to resist. He dragged her backward.

At the same time, he freed up his other hand and pulled Su Xiaowan into his arms.

"You're just a freeloader if you stay here."

"Your beat-up little gun can't even scratch someone's skin, how are you going to protect the public?"

"Let's lure it away first!"

The strange fish twisted its body, crushing all the tables, chairs, and benches along the way to pieces.

Its enormous size didn't appear bulky at all on land.

In a few swift movements, they darted back to where they had just been standing.

The wooden walkway couldn't withstand its weight and a large section collapsed.

Chen Yang pulled the two people along and ran very fast.

Following the path along the lake, we turned directly into a grove of low trees without streetlights.

This area is usually a green belt where tourists stroll, but now it's dark and there's not a soul in sight.

Su Xiaowan was out of breath from running. Although she usually exercised, the high-intensity escape still made her legs weak.

She leaned against a big tree, panting heavily.

"Oh My God."

"That thing is huge! How come Jiangcheng keeps producing such terrifying things?"

Li Ruoxue leaned against the tree trunk, quickly changing the spare magazine.

Her hands were trembling slightly.

Those shots didn't work, which was quite a blow to her.

She chambered the magazine and asked Chen Yang in a low voice.

"This thing has skin thicker than a bulletproof vest."

"Could this also be the work of that Black Feather organization?"

Chen Yang peeked out and glanced in the direction they had come from.

The streetlights in the distance were flashing.

The sound of a heavy object pressing on the lawn is slowly approaching.

The stench drifted over on the wind, growing stronger and stronger.

The monster breathes through its gills in the water and has been on land for so long without any problems, so it seems it has been thoroughly modified by those gene-enhancing drugs.

Chen Yang withdrew his gaze and pushed the two girls deeper into the woods.

"It must have been those bastards who did it."

"This lakebed was originally a place of great feng shui, but they have transformed it into this."

"This fish has been soaking in that yin energy every day, it has long since mutated."

Su Xiaowan gripped Li Ruoxue's arm tightly, her face pale.

"So what do we do now?"

"Is it catching up with us?"

The branches of the tree outside were violently broken off by something.

The cracking sound came from just over ten meters away.

The moonlight was blocked by the clouds, and it was very dark in the woods.

Chen Yang placed his hand on the back of Li Ruoxue's hand that was holding the gun and pressed down gently.

"Captain Li, put the gun away. It's good for shooting people, but it's a waste of energy to use it."

Li Ruoxue turned to look at him.

"So what do you plan to do?"

Chen Yang flexed his wrists.

His knuckles cracked as he squeezed them.

He stared at the huge, indistinct silhouette in the darkness ahead.

"You two stay here and don't go anywhere."

"I'll go stew this stinky fish."

The strange fish seemed to have smelled the scent of a living person and let out a low, muffled roar.

A huge head had already poked its head into the grove of shrubs.

Several small trees, each about the thickness of a wrist, were snapped in half by it.

The viscous liquid dripped from the corner of its mouth onto the grass blades, making a hissing, corrosive sound.

They were less than five meters away from the tree where they were hiding.