Chapter 1416: Is This the Sea God?

"Fine." Everyone nodded slightly.

Indeed, there was no turning back now; everyone was in the same boat, and besides, everyone had fired their guns just a moment ago.

If this matter were to leak out, they truly would not be able to explain it clearly, so although they still felt some unease in their hearts, this was the only way to handle things.

"Village Chief, what exactly was that thing on Sandan just now?" a large man asked cautiously, "Could it be the Sea God..."

When he mentioned the Sea God, his voice was trembling, and as soon as his words fell, everyone's complexion changed.

People born by the sea revere the Sea God most of all; they were now terrified of encountering the real Sea God, and what they had experienced was a truly terrifying thing.

Therefore, at the mere mention of the Sea God, everyone was panic-stricken, fearing that this matter might be real.

"Nonsense, how could there be any Sea God?" The Village Chief snorted coldly and said, "These things are nothing more than what everyone has imagined."

"But the incident just now cannot be explained; he was shot multiple times, yet he acted as if nothing had happened. If there is no Sea God, then how do you explain that?" someone asked.

"Perhaps it is some kind of creature from the deep sea. You know how vast the ocean is; there are many secrets inside that even scientists cannot explain." The Village Chief thought for a moment and said, "So you must not overthink it. Even on land, there are creatures that can parasitize."

"You know about horsehair worms, right? This thing parasitizes the belly of a mantis and can then control the mantis to commit suicide." The Village Chief struggled to think.

He tried hard to use knowledge of the natural world to explain these things; although he lived by the sea, he had never believed in things like the Sea God.

However, the scene from just a moment ago had truly frightened him quite a bit, and he had to use his limited knowledge to explain it all.

"The Village Chief is right. The sea is so big that even scientists haven't finished exploring the creatures of the deep sea, let alone us. Let's just treat that thing from earlier as a marine creature," a large man nodded and said.

After the Village Chief explained it this way, these people actually felt that this explanation made sense and could hold water, so the doubts in their hearts were dispelled.

"From now on, stay alert. Although this thing is not some ghost or monster, it shows that there are creatures on this island that we don't know about," the Village Chief said, "So you must stay alert. Get the fire going; those things are afraid of fire."

The few large men heard this and it seemed to make sense, so they hurriedly worked together to get the fire going. Only then did the firelight and warmth dispel a trace of the fear deep in their hearts.

Including the Village Chief, six people had come to the island; now two were dead, leaving only four. These four people huddled tightly around the fire, not daring to leave.

In the middle of the night, a large man felt his stomach churning. He clutched his stomach, revealing a pained expression.

"Dali, is your old ailment acting up again?" a man asked.

"My stomach hurts, I need to go relieve myself." The large man called Dali looked at the pitch-black surroundings, revealing a look of hesitation.

Yes, the things that had just happened made him feel panic-stricken, so now he did not dare to go over alone.

"Lao San, you go with him." The Village Chief waved his hand.

"Let's go." A large man picked up a shotgun and went not far away to take care of business.

After the large man named Dali squatted down, there was no more movement. The large man on the side was smoking while waiting.

After more than ten minutes passed, this large man grew impatient: "Dali, are you done yet? Why are you so slow?"

He asked for a long time, but there was no response from over there. This large man felt that something was wrong.

He quickly drew the shotgun from his back, *click*—he chambered a round, and he shouted: "Dali?"

He walked over slowly and shone his flashlight, only to see the large man who had gone to relieve himself still squatting there, but the expression on his face was dumbfounded, revealing a look of horror.

"Dali, answer me, damn it, don't scare me." This large man began to panic; he held the shotgun in his hand, trembling slightly.

If something happened to the large man in front of him, then he would have to consider running away.

He gathered his courage and stepped forward, poking Dali, only to see Dali fall to the ground with a *thud*, not moving at all.

At the same time, he suddenly felt a sharp pain from behind; a tentacle heavily pierced his back and then hoisted him up.

The large man didn't even let out a groan before he was finished.

On the other side, the Village Chief and the two remaining large men felt that something was wrong, because those two had been gone for a long time and still hadn't returned.

"Why haven't they come back after such a long time?" The Village Chief felt that something was wrong. He extinguished the cigarette butt in his hand: "Should we go take a look?"

The remaining two large men looked at each other and then said, "Village Chief, if something really happened, us going is just throwing our lives away. Let's wait a bit longer; if they can come back, they'll come back. If they can't, we'll retreat."

"Retreat?" The Village Chief revealed a sinister expression: "We've come this far, and you're telling me you want to retreat?"

"What else can we do? The brothers followed you here to get rich, not to throw their lives away. If I had known this godforsaken place was so dangerous, I wouldn't have come even if you beat me to death," one large man said.

"That's right, Village Chief, there's no other way," another large man said, "Money is important, but our lives are also important. Otherwise, who would take such a big risk to come here? We all have wives and children back home; we can't afford this risk."

"Dali, Lao San, are you done yet? What exactly is going on? Why haven't you come back yet?" A large man picked up the walkie-talkie and called out to the two of them.

He called out a few times, but there was no sound from the walkie-talkie, only a static *shh* sound.

The few of them began to feel that something was wrong. The two large men were quite alert; they quickly stood up, reached back to grab their shotguns, and their faces began to look uneasy.

"Lao Liu, I feel like something is wrong. How about... we leave?" A large man stared at his companion.

"I also feel like something is wrong, Village Chief..." Lao Liu glanced at the Village Chief; his face was full of terror.

Everything before them had also made the Village Chief uneasy. His complexion changed, and then he said in a deep voice: "No, we must go over and take a look. If there is real danger, we will retreat immediately."

"These people were all brought out by me. If I don't bring you all back in one piece, I won't be able to answer for it when I go back."

"It will be too late to retreat when there is a real problem," Lao Liu said angrily, "That's right, we were brought here by you, but you said you were bringing us out to get rich, not to throw our lives away."