It was a safe night. A bonfire was lit and the six of them slept in groups.
Every four hours, two people would replace the previous night watcher to ensure that nothing went wrong.
It was reasonable to say that everyone present had received professional training.
They could fall asleep after closing their eyes for five minutes. But in reality?
There were no wild beasts on Skull Island at night.
The night was very quiet, but the silence was unsettling. It was too quiet.
There were no insects around, only the sound of flowing water.
A group of normal travelers would have had a good night's sleep last night. The problem was, none of them were normal. Even Fitz, who looked like a rookie, was an agent recognized by S.H.E.L.D..
Everyone was panicking because the silence meant that a terrifying monster was lurking here!
Therefore, no one dared to sleep. Even if someone was keeping watch, they could only sleep in a half-awake state.
The only thing worth rejoicing about was that nothing unexpected happened last night despite the night of fear.
After a simple wash up, everyone couldn't help but look at the lake not far away.
After a night of washing, the lake no longer had the smell of blood. However, they could still see traces of blood on the mud in some blind spots where the water could not reach.
It was shocking because it meant that a large amount of blood had dyed the lake red at some point in time.
A hint of hesitation flashed in Jimmy's eyes as he asked:
He asked, "Are you guys really going?"
Daisy was startled. She had a good impression of Jimmy. Maybe it was because of the environment she grew up in, but she liked the fierce glint in Jimmy's eyes.
Therefore, when she saw the hesitation in Jimmy's eyes, she asked, "Are you afraid?"
"You're not scared, are you?"
Jimmy ignored Daisy. He knew whose words were more important in the team.
He looked at Coulson who was tidying up and shook his head helplessly. "I'm such an idiot. It's useless to ask such a question."
Coulson seemed to have noticed Jimmy's gaze. He nodded at him with a smile and gestured for him to lead the way. "I'm ready. We can move at any time."
The Skeleton Island in the morning was actually fine.
At least it wouldn't be as hot and irritating as it was at noon.
After passing through the outermost layer of bushes, there was a forest and an endless stretch of wild grass.
The group was like six little ants walking on this ancient river.
Although the river had dried up, what about the huge cobblestones and the lakes that remained on the riverbed?
Connecting all these together, it wasn't hard to imagine how wide this river used to be.
From the bottom to the top, they followed the tributary to the source. Along the way, they passed by three rather large lakes. They even found animal organs soaked in the water.
After being soaked in the lake water, its bright-colored internal organs glowed with a disgusting white color, and there were many traces of fish and prawns nibbling on them.
According to the normal decay speed of the Skeleton Island, Fei Zi estimated that the time of death of this animal should be between 72 to 84 hours.
However, when everyone arrived at the fourth lake and saw the scene before them, their faces turned pale. Simmons even knelt on the ground and vomited.
The source of the fourth lake was connected to the fifth lake.
A branch as thick as an arm blocked the entrance of the fourth lake from left to right.
It wasn't disgusting. What was truly disgusting was that the branch was filled with internal organs that had been dug out.
The heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys were all piled up there.
There were flies and squirming white maggots on them, emitting an overwhelming stench. Was it related to the water that everyone had drunk down there?
Even Jimmy, who didn't care much, couldn't help but have a change of expression.
However, things didn't end there.
"Crack!"
Due to the accumulation of too many internal organs, the branch as thick as an arm couldn't hold it in the end. Under the pressure, it finally snapped.
Under the rapid water flow, the internal organs collided with each other, spurting out a stench. There were even squirming white maggots. Many of the internal organs that had been corroded beyond recognition burst open right away.
In the blink of an eye, more than half of the lake was covered by white maggots.
Daisy could barely hold it in before, but now?
Like Simmons, she knelt on the ground and vomited.
Humans were very strange creatures. If one person vomited, there was a high chance that a second person would do the same. But if a second person vomited?
There would definitely be a third and a fourth.
Daisy vomited, then Fitz, Jimmy, Melinda, and even Coulson retched twice.
The most embarrassing one was Simmons, who couldn't hold it in from the beginning.
She had just recovered and hadn't wiped her mouth clean. Looking at the white maggots squirming on the surface of the lake in front of her and the pungent smell in the air?
It made her body tremble and a large amount of gastric juice spurted out from her throat.
That feeling was as if she was going to vomit bile.
It couldn't be helped. It was too disgusting. It was simply challenging the limits of the human body.
However, it had to be said that the six people present were all elites.
Whether it was their psychological quality or their ability to adapt, they were all extremely outstanding.
Although they vomited badly at the beginning, as they vomited, they gradually got used to the smell around them.
Perhaps because the accumulated internal organs had flowed downstream, the lake above didn't look as disgusting as they had imagined.
However, it still made them feel a little uncomfortable. After all, the internal organs bobbing up and down in the lake gave them an indescribably strange feeling.
This feeling made even Coulson, who had been on the battlefield for a long time, feel a little creeped out.
However, the higher they went, the fewer internal organs there were. The lake also started to become clearer, until …
This was a very large lake. It was irregularly round and looked a little like a stomach. However, this wasn't the main point. What really made everyone's hair stand on end was that in this clear lake, there were countless corpses piled up.
Pale skeletons without a trace of flesh and blood sank into the clear lake just like that.
Although most of the skeletons were empty, as the water flowed, a mass of black-red blood spread out in the water. Then, the internal organs that everyone saw downstream flowed out from the fleshless white bones.
The surroundings were dead silent. There were no terrifying Stage Three monsters, only this pool of white bones and the dark red, bottomless lake.
Under the morning sun, the lake reflected a double phosphorescence, making everything strange and strange.
An unprecedented chill surged in everyone's heart. Jimmy's face was unprecedentedly solemn.
"The smell of blood has dissipated. This should be the first crime scene."
Frowning slightly, Melinda's eyes flashed with confusion. "So?"
As long as one wasn't a fool, one could see that this was the first crime scene. After all, there were so many fresh, uncorroded skeletons.
However, Jimmy's expression was somewhat complicated. "There used to be a type of Rank 2 creature called the Bull Demon living here."
Coulson knew about the Bull Demon. It was a huge creature, a monster as tall as a four to five-story building. So, he took a deep breath. "What are you trying to say?"
Turning his head to look at Coulson, Jimmy slowly stated his guess. "It is suspected that a Stage Three monster appeared here. It killed the Bull Demon but didn't eat it immediately."
But before Jimmy could finish, Melinda raised her head and said, "Using the smell of blood to attract more monsters, it needs a lot of food. Do you have any guesses?"
Jimmy didn't answer immediately. He looked at the densely packed teeth marks on the ribs that were as thick as a man's waist. A look of uncertainty flashed in his eyes. "It could be some kind of ferocious octopus."
At first, he thought that these were teeth marks, but judging from the size of the teeth marks …
A creature of this size couldn't have killed so many powerful Stage Two monsters.
So, he guessed that it was a type of octopus unique to Skull Island. This type of octopus was huge, and its strong limbs were full of suction cups that looked like teeth.
So, he guessed that this was a Stage Three monster that was about to reach adulthood. It might even be in the depths of this lake at this moment!