Divine Doctor Mommy Is A True Big Shot-Chapter 506 - 507: River of Death

Daylight had broken, and reserve team members from other countries were all heading towards the direction of the rift, searching for a way to cross it and rejoin the main forces up ahead.

"I heard those people say, ’go upstream’ before I fell into the rift. I suspect they live by the river, and there’s a river nearby."

Wu Wanwan provided a helpful clue.

Feng Bailing and Xia Xing realized during their search that there indeed was a river nearby, walking south toward the nearest rift would lead them to the riverside.

As everyone set off, they passed the nearby rift.

Some reserve team members had already reached the rift, tying ropes around themselves and gradually climbing down.

But just a few feet down, a massive amount of rock fell from the direction of the rift. Those who couldn’t dodge in time were horrendously mutilated by the falling rocks, their deaths were gruesome.

Xia Xing and Feng Bailing exchanged glances. Just as Feng Bailing had speculated earlier, those people had taken action. However, they were cunning, not killing directly but using falling rocks instead.

Without exceptions, all of them would be instantly killed.

"Ladies and gentlemen." Seeing this, Feng Bailing stepped forward and said.

"There is a river ahead. The flow has not stopped, means it’s still continuous. If we follow it upstream, we might find a waterway leading forward. Those who are willing to join us, follow along."

"Why even bother talking to them?"

Xia Xing swept a cold gaze over the people.

Those reserve team members were somewhat skeptical about Feng Bailing’s words.

However, they truly had no means to cross the rift at the moment. Some still reluctant to believe Feng Bailing, decisively returned to the camp to figure out another way.

Some hesitated but ultimately decided to go with Feng Bailing and the others.

Thus, the originally small team of twenty to thirty people grew to over a hundred.

Wu Wanwan didn’t say much and continued walking forward. After about one mile, they heard the sound of water.

Just as Feng Bailing had said, the river was still flowing continuously.

The team members rejoiced, knowing now they had a chance to find the waterway and reunite with the main force.

They continued upward along the river. By noon, they still hadn’t seen any roads or traces of people.

The weather was scorching hot, and the team members had also walked a mountain path, their water ran out, leaving them parched and desperate. One member bent down to drink the water.

"Hold on, you can’t drink this water."

Feng Bailing stopped them.

"There could be impurities like dead bodies in the water, given the recent earthquake."

Feng Bailing had experience—after major disasters, there is a risk of epidemics, and water sources are often contaminated.

"What dead bodies? There aren’t even people around here."

The team member from Great Chu Team A, who knew Feng Bailing’s identity, thought she, a pampered Princess Consort, couldn’t possibly know about survival in the wild.

He just didn’t want to die of thirst.

As he spoke, the team member started drinking gleefully from the water.

Seeing this, other team members followed suit and began to drink.

Xia Xing also felt thirsty, but she restrained herself.

Wu Wanwan licked her lips but didn’t move either.

About half drank the water, while those who dared not were jeered at.

The group continued along the river.

Up ahead, several animal corpses suddenly floated on the water surface.

These animal corpses had changed color and strange lesions appeared on their bodies.

Those who had drunk the water earlier, especially that member of Great Chu Team A, turned pale and ran to the side retching.

"Bai Ling, you’re amazing. How did you know there would be dead bodies in the water?"

Wu Wanwan looked up to Feng Bailing with admiration.

Feng Bailing had the Water Holy Seal, so she was well aware of the conditions in the nearby waters.

"I’m just guessing."

Feng Bailing looked at those team members turning pale and shaking, and shook her head.

She had already warned them, those who didn’t listen couldn’t be helped.

Now, everyone dared not drink the water anymore.

By the evening, the team spotted a broken bridge ahead, and beyond it, a wooden hut.

Behind the hut was a small path that seemed to lead forward.

The team members cheered.

Feng Bailing frowned slightly.

"Cross the river first, as long as there is a path, we can catch up with the main force."

Those who drank water earlier were mostly very weak now, not knowing if it was psychological or the water really had a problem, half of the team members felt a stomach ache and their vision blurred.

The bridge was broken, so they had to wade across the river.

Fortunately, the river was not wide, and the water did not look deep.

"Let’s cross the river slowly, we don’t know what might be under the water," Feng Bailing whispered.

"It’s just a small river, what could possibly be there, there’s not even a fish around."

A member of the Great Chu Team A who drank water earlier scoffed, thinking the earlier floating corpse was merely a fluke by Feng Bailing.

There were no known dangerous beasts in this area.

The members carefully entered the water, heading towards the far bank.

The water quickly rose above their calves.

In just over a dozen breaths, more than half of the people had crossed half the river, and the opposite bank was just in front.

They couldn’t help but quicken their pace.

Then, something under the seemingly calm water swiftly moved.

The leading member of Great Chu Team A screamed tragically as blood spurted back like a fountain.

Under the water, a ferocious beast resembling a crocodile emerged.

More strange fish broke through the water, either biting off the team members’ legs or biting them in half at the waist. The screams continuously echoed over the surface of the water.

Seeing this, the members who were about to enter the water scrambled back in panic.

In mere moments, the river turned red, and fragments of severed limbs and torn bodies floated on the surface.

Those man-eating demons eyed the people on the riverbank hungrily.

Wu Wanwan screamed in terror and hid behind Feng Bailing.

Xia Xing was completely shocked.

"Wu Wanwan, what is happening?" Xia Xing asked angrily.

All along the way, there were corpses and ferocious beasts, all because Wu Wanwan wanted to find the Earth Holy Seal, causing Xia Xing to grow suspicious. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"I don’t know."

Wu Wanwan’s face was pale.

"Stop pretending. You are not Wu Wanwan, you are Wu Zhenzhen. Tell me, why did you set us up?"

Feng Bailing stepped back from Wu Wanwan, her eyes cold.

Wu Wanwan’s delicate face showed a flash of surprise.

She dropped the timid look on her face and smiled with a slight curl of her lips, her eyebrows raising in slight surprise.

"Princess Consort Wu, you are indeed impressive. I am indeed Wu Zhenzhen, but how did you figure it out?"

Wu Wanwan and Wu Zhenzhen looked very alike, only they themselves could tell them apart. Feng Bailing had only spent such a short time with her and could still realize she was not Wu Wanwan, which puzzled Wu Zhenzhen.