Chapter 769: Preparation for War
The hot sunlight accelerated the evaporation of water in Cheng Ling's body.
Because the adrenaline was exhausted, Cheng Ling's brain was unwilling to think. This was a unique period of exhaustion after a war——
But she had to grit her teeth and think about what to do next.
Floating like this, there would always be a moment when her energy ran out. It was cloudless and calm at the moment.
If a storm breaks out, Cheng Ling's life won't be enough.
What's more, in a few hours, when the sun sets, she will face another serious problem: the cold.
She has injuries on her feet that are very susceptible to infection. If her immunity is weakened due to lack of water and cold, she is likely to get sick.
At this time, a small fever and cold may be fatal.
But floating on the endless sea, Cheng Ling couldn't do much.
After floating for an unknown amount of time, Cheng Ling's ears suddenly twitched.
She heard a slight paddling sound on the sea surface——
Is it a turtle?
It would be nice if it was a turtle, she could kill the turtle and drink its blood.
Cheng Ling licked his dry lips, adjusted his posture, changed from back float to breaststroke, and looked in the direction of the sound——
It's a long, earthy-colored sea snake!
It swam in a zigzag direction, very fast.
As can be seen from the length of the color, this sea snake is a leaf-scaled sword-tailed sea snake - its teeth contain muscle toxins, which are among the most powerful animal venoms.
Cheng Ling cursed and took out the boning knife and ice pick knife without hesitation.
100 meters, 80 meters, 50 meters...
Cheng Ling held the knife upside down with both hands. After taking a deep breath, he suddenly dived his head under the sea. He opened his eyes and looked intently towards the direction where the sea snake was swimming -
The leaf-scaled swordtail sea snake has a single, elongated lung that allows it to breathe underwater for up to two hours, and it can also absorb oxygen underwater through its skin.
If it attacks from the bottom of the water, it will be difficult for Cheng Ling to dodge——
Cheng Ling stepped on the sea water with his feet and looked at the yellow and winding sea snake, which was about to swim to the top of his head.
Cheng Ling's arms were tense and his legs were constantly stepping on the water, awakening all the skills in his body - after floating for too long, his body became stiff and his reaction speed slowed down.
The sea above our head is as flat as a piece of blue drawing paper without wrinkles, with a yellow ribbon moving forward on the drawing paper.
10 meters, 6 meters, 2 meters.
The sea snake stopped, as if confused as to why the prey on the sea suddenly disappeared.
The next moment, its head turned slightly to one side.
Cheng Ling's gaze met the sea snake's ginger-yellow eyes with vertical pupils——
She felt the back of her head tighten, and the muscles all over her body naturally trembled slightly. She was already in a state of preparation for battle.
She had to be extra careful not to let the sea snake's teeth break her skin.
In an instant, her brain helped her think of several combat methods very reliably.
At this moment, the calm sea surface was scratched by a pair of sharp claws——
Those claws gripped both sides of the sea snake's body fiercely!
The leaf-scale sword-tailed sea snake shook its whole body vigorously, trying hard to get away from the sharp claws.
Cheng Ling looked up, and the blue drawing paper was crushed into pieces - huge water splashes were flying.
Eventually, the drawing paper calmed down.
The figure of the sea snake disappeared from the drawing paper.
Cheng Ling pushed hard on the water with her legs and swam upwards. Soon, her head jumped out of the water.
She shook the water from her face and looked at the sky.
A huge gray bird was flying into the distance.
Between its claws, there is a sea snake that is constantly twisting——
That's a fishing eagle!
Cheng Ling was overjoyed.
Whether it is a fishing eagle or a leaf-scaled sword-tailed sea snake, they all prove one thing: she is not far from the land or island!
The activity range of the leaf-scale sword-tailed sea snake is usually not too far from the island, and the fishing eagle spends most of its time perched on the branches. Only when it is hungry to hunt, will it fly to the sea to catch fish.
The direction the fishing eagle flies is exactly the direction of the island!
Cheng Ling put away the boning knife and ice pick knife, and paddled quickly in the direction where the fishing eagle flew away.
At this time, the fishing eagle flew very far, and its shadow shrank to about the size of a watermelon seed.
Cheng Ling rowed hard for about twenty minutes. Cheng Ling saw a tree trunk floating not far away——
Cheng Ling swam over, and when he was close to the trunk, he swam under the trunk, hooked his legs around the middle of the trunk, hugged the tree with both arms, twisted his body, and turned over onto the trunk.
The tree trunk swayed from side to side. Cheng Ling twisted her body and finally found a balance point, letting her body emerge from the water.
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Cheng Ling breathed a sigh of relief. She quietly took off the four fresh-keeping bags she was wearing, squeezed out the air, folded them, and stuffed them into her pockets.
After taking a short rest, she adjusted the direction of the tree trunk to the direction where the fishing eagle disappeared. She lay down on the tree trunk and started paddling with her hands and feet.
After paddling for a while, Cheng Ling stopped. Her whole body slowly adjusted her posture. Her feet slowly moved to the tree trunk. The tree trunk swayed left and right for a while. She moved slowly, and finally stood up from the middle of the trunk. , setting up a pergola with hands, looking into the distance——
At the horizon, the shadow of a small island appeared.