Niu Ying

Chapter 79 Werewolf

  Jia Wenjun believed what she saw: Anna was definitely hiding something on the boat.

  If they made a distress call, Anna's secret would be exposed. So, in Jia Wenjun's opinion, Anna wouldn't let them make that call; she might even destroy the phone.

  That phone was the hope of everyone on the boat, and she didn't want that hope to be harmed in the slightest.

  Lili was still a bit hesitant, but after hearing Jia Wenjun's words, she readily handed the phone to Anna.

  "Sister Anna, this phone has a signal, you must hold onto it tightly," Lili urged.

  "Don't worry, this is the hope of the entire boat. I will take good care of it." After Anna finished speaking, she glanced triumphantly at Jia Wenjun in the shadows.

  Seeing Anna put the phone away, Lili felt a sense of relief. The dizziness from seeing blood had also improved considerably.

  "She's not a good person, you'll regret it!" The despair in Jia Wenjun's heart grew stronger.

  She wanted to go over and snatch it back, but the current between her location and Lili's reef was particularly strong. Even Bai Ma Shan had almost been overturned. Although she knew how to swim, such a swirling rapid would be useless, regardless of swimming ability.

  If she rashly went over, she might not be able to grab the phone and put herself in danger.

  Lili remained unconvinced and completely ignored Jia Wenjun.

  In her eyes, Jia Wenjun was a murderer and a liar, while Anna was a wealthy and kind person. She would be a fool to listen to Jia Wenjun.

  Give it to Anna, or to you, Jia Wenjun?

  Seeing how foolish Lili was, Jia Wenjun felt a lump in her throat. She said to Bai Ma Shan, "Brother Bai, Anna won't let us call the police. Hurry and get the phone back!"

  Bai Ma Shan was somewhat at a loss. He couldn't say he trusted Anna, but Jia Wenjun couldn't produce any "evidence" against Anna either.

  He was actually a bit surprised that Anna was willing to come and help save people tonight.

  But he had also seen Anna's little actions on the way there. He was annoyed by their infighting at such a critical moment. Now that Lili had already given the phone to Anna, and Anna had safely put the phone into her waist pouch in front of her chest, he thought that any further delay would make it difficult to return safely. Anna's hands were injured anyway, so she couldn't possibly damage the phone. It would be even more impossible to damage it once they were on the boat.

  "The situation is urgent now, let her hold onto it. Let's head back quickly, the waves are getting stronger," Bai Ma Shan said, not wanting to waste any more time. He hurriedly pulled Lili up and prepared to descend from the reef.

  Jia Wenjun felt a tightness in her chest. She stared intently at Anna, thinking that since she was walking behind her, she would snatch the phone if she dared to damage it.

  The waves grew higher with the tide. The rope in Jia Wenjun's hands was already soaked in water. The waves surged with the rope, swaying back and forth in the sea, each movement demonstrating the terrifying power of nature to these people.

  Bai Ma Shan diagonally put the lifebuoy over Lili's body and used his hands to firmly grip the rope in the water. Originally, the part above the chest could still be exposed above the water, but now it was necessary to swim to pass through.

  Even with Anna helping to support her, Lili's legs still went weak when she saw the raging, beast-like waves, having just recovered.

  "Can... can we still get back?"

  "Time waits for no one. If you keep dragging your feet, you really won't be able to get back," Bai Ma Shan said impatiently and went down first.

  A wave crashed between the two reefs, hitting Bai Ma Shan and Anna below squarely. Bai Ma Shan almost lost his footing, and Lili also got a face full of water.

  Before she could recover from the impact of the seawater, the lifebuoy on her body was suddenly yanked hard by Anna beside her. She cried out in alarm and was dragged into the sea.

  Everything happened too suddenly, and Lili didn't have time to react before she choked on several mouthfuls of water.

  She floundered up and down in the rapids. Anna pretended to reach out to pull her, but was pushed away by the current.

  Seeing that the situation was not good, Bai Ma Shan and Jia Wenjun quickly stabilized the rope, but the resistance created by Lili and the lifebuoy in the sea put an unbearable strain on the rope.

  Bai Ma Shan only heard the sound of wood breaking behind him. Then, the rope was like a wild horse that had broken free of its reins, pulling Bai Ma Shan headfirst into the water.

  The enormous pulling force from the rope instantly transferred to Jia Wenjun's arms. The elasticity generated by the taut rope flung her to the side, almost dislocating her arms. Fortunately, it had been wrapped around the rock behind her twice, so the rope did not lose control.

  "Jia Wenjun, pull the rope!" Bai Ma Shan shouted to Jia Wenjun on the reef, grabbing the rope with one hand and steadying Lili and the lifebuoy with the other.

  Lili was probably really frightened at this moment. Her cries were even more urgent and strained, hoarse and desperate.

  The waves were icy cold and turbulent. Bai Ma Shan and Lili were both in the sea, and the resistance created by their dragging was as if the two people were stuck to the surface of the sea. Jia Wenjun alone had no way to pull the two people up.

  Not far away, Anna, hiding in a gentle current, had a sinister look in her eyes. She was thinking of taking the opportunity to go around and burn the rope tied to the reef. Behind them were several large reefs, covered with dense, knife-edged shells. If the three of them were swept against them by the waves, they would lose half their lives, even if they didn't die.

  Even if they could eventually return to the boat, she could say that the waves were too big and she had lost her bag and phone on the way back.

  Anna's skills in the water were not bad. She had practiced swimming as a child and had also obtained a diving certificate. Therefore, she was confident that her ability in the water was definitely stronger than the other three. It would be easy to attack them in the water.

  The surge entered its preparation for the next衝刺, and the sea surface suddenly dropped. The rope was dragged taut by the incoming wave, making a "buzzing" sound.

  When the wave finished accumulating its power and began to surge upward, the people in the sea were like on an uncontrolled trampoline. Bai Ma Shan and Lili were carried by the waves and suddenly accelerated into the air.

  Jia Wenjun felt the rope instantly become slack, which made her realize that this was the same principle as fishing on a breakwater during large waves.

  When a big fish is caught, do not reel in the line when the wave recedes and gathers strength, as this will easily cause the line to break. Conversely, reeling in the line with the wave will be twice as effective with half the effort. Thinking this way, Jia Wenjun quickly wrapped the loose rope on the ground around the rock behind her again while the wave was rising.

  While Jia Wenjun was busy pulling Bai Ma Shan and the others, Anna secretly took advantage of the darkness and slowly circled around.

  She secretly hid on the side, wanting to take out a lighter from her bag to light the spare torch in her hand, but because her hand was injured, she shook her hand and failed to light it several times.

  Just as she was about to light it, a ball of fire suddenly appeared in front of her.

  Anna was startled, and the lighter in her hand fell into the sea. If she hadn't acted quickly, her hair would have been singed.

  Seeing the face behind the torch clearly, Anna wished she could tear the other person apart.

  She counterattacked first, "What, killing Zhao Di wasn't enough, now you want to kill me too?"

  Jia Wenjun held up the torch, her eyes wide with anger. She had just turned her head and saw that Anna had somehow circled behind her, facing the rope on the reef, wanting to light the torch and burn it.

  As long as this rope broke, the force of the water was so strong now, the three of them would definitely be washed to a more distant place, and there, there were several large reefs covered with sharp shells.

  Jia Wenjun was furious, "It was you, you killed Zhao Di and framed me, and now you want to kill us all!"

  Seeing Bai Ma Shan looking over, Anna sneered and deliberately said loudly, "You madwoman, I finally avoided the rapids and came over, thinking of getting on the reef to help, and you actually want to harm me?"