Something moved under the water again...a few centimeters from his feet. Keng dived down to take a look, but couldn't find anything. The water was murkier than before and he couldn't see as clearly as he should have. Still, Keng was confident that there was no danger. He had lived with this river for eighteen years. Haven't been hurt by it before.

The river is a second home...this is what the young boy thought. I don't know right now. It had become the new home for the 'newcomer' whose swimming skills were many times better than his own.

The newcomer... the owner of the yellow eyes that were staring at him from the bottom of this river.

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Keng has liked swimming since he can remember. In fact, for an eighteen-year-old boy Diving techniques are embedded in the bloodstream. Every morning, what Keng does after waking up is jumping into the river in front of his house. It is a slow flowing river. The cool temperature can keep him energized throughout the day.

Fathers don't have to cast their nets tirelessly. Because Keng uses his expertise to hold a spear and go down to catch fish. Just a few moments The prepared tanks were so full of fish and river prawns that they could easily be sold at the market.

...This morning is the same.

Keng woke up and the first picture he saw was mountains and a beautiful landscape. Today there is fog. The weather is likely to be abnormally cold. But that's not a problem. Because even in winter rivers with temperatures in the single digits, I have already swam in them. The colder it is, the more I like it. Because that means the body and mind will be more alert.

The river looks cloudier than usual today. That's no longer a problem as usual. Keng can dive for several minutes. It can go deep and go far without the need for diving goggles. In fact, since its birth, He had never seen that guy with those glasses before. I don't know why people in Bangkok like to wear them. for young boys One pair of shorts is more than enough for scuba diving.

His father was still asleep. Meanwhile, Keng walked to the pier, took off his shirt, and jumped into the cold liquid. Swimming happily with beautiful, firm moves. There is no danger to be afraid. The only caution is that a venomous snake may swerve its leg and hit it. He had never made a mistake in the past eighteen years.

Keng swam to a place where the water was about fifteen meters deep. Below...looking down, all you could see was pitch black. There wasn't even a single fish. Another strange thing was that he had not seen any animals since the jump. As usual, if it's not a fish, it must be a small aquatic insect. past greetings But today it's quiet. There was no sign of life. It was an eerie silence, as if mysterious eyes were watching from somewhere.

...Of course it had to be somewhere that the young man couldn't see. which is under his feet.

Keng didn't care, the young boy lay on his back. floating in the middle of the river Allow small ripples of water to flow across the skin. What a relaxing time. He opened his eyes and looked at the early morning sun. The raven began to fly in search of food. Makes a sound that is pleasing to the ear.

...But the young man didn't have long to enjoy his happiness because suddenly, the flock of crows above scattered. Ready to cry out as if in fear They flew away in different directions...flew away from the spot where he was floating! Suddenly, he felt a vibration underwater. Small waves crashed against each other as if there was something.

A large one moved and dived into the nearby area. Then he turned to look around. What was seen was only a brown, empty surface of water.

Something moved under the water again...a few centimeters from his feet. Keng dived down to take a look, but couldn't find anything. The water was murkier than before and he couldn't see as clearly as he should have. Still, Keng was confident that there was no danger. He had lived with this river for eighteen years. Haven't been hurt by it before.

The river is a second home...this is what the young boy thought. I don't know right now. It had become the new home for the 'newcomer' whose swimming skills were many times better than his own.

The newcomer... the owner of the yellow eyes that were staring at him from the bottom of this river.

Keng returned to shore half an hour later. The boy had not yet put on a shirt or changed his pants. Because it's less than five minutes away. He will go back down. What Keng wanted to know was whether his father had recovered from his fever yet.

“I still have a headache, but it's fine. Just take a little more medicine and it will go away. You go continue with your diving practice.” With that, the middle-aged man turned over to his prone position. Snoring loudly as if to drive away his son from disturbing his rest. Keng saw this and nodded. before walking out of the room Go straight to the pier...squat down. Then he jumped down with the same graceful posture as before.

Unfortunately, he didn't turn to look at the opposite bank. There, a huge hunter was leisurely sunbathing. Yellow eyes suddenly widened when they saw that the 'victim' had already returned to the water.

Keng peered his eyes through the cloudy liquid. Keep your doubts about the river's abnormalities in mind. before turning around in a double somersault. Both arms spread out and moved back and forth like a butterfly while still underwater. A young boy swam up to sniff the air. before diving deeper and deeper The light began to fade.

While diving through a depth of six meters The water began to have a strange fishy smell. It was similar to the smell of blood mixed with the musty smell of some animals. You can't see anything around you. There was only coldness around him and a dull brown color. Another strange thing was the aquatic animals which did not appear. It is unusual for a river with such an abundance of fish.

Keng began to feel something was wrong. There must be something causing the fish to flee. The young man began to feel confused. I didn't want to admit that I felt 'scared', as if something was watching me all the time.

Just then, Keng was startled when a living creature swam past. Luckily he didn't choke on air first. The boy looked and saw that it was a fish the size of his upper arm. Its shape was more bizarre than any fish I had ever seen. Bulging eyes stared at him for a moment. Before being taken aback...swim away quickly.

Why did that fish swim away? Or will it see something? The fish looked at him and was startled. This means that what causes it to be afraid must be directly at...

Keng felt frightened. When a large bubble of air hits the back of the throat He slowly turned to look. before opening your eyes When he found it in front of him...less than a meter away. It was a giant mouth filled with razor-sharp teeth! Each tooth is about the same size as with the palm of his hand It was also full of scraps and grime.

The yellow eyes blazed against the intensity of the water. It stared intently at the youth with a gleam that was as if it had seen a delicacy.

...crocodile

Keng almost choked on the water in his mouth. gigantic crocodile It was almost four times bigger than any crocodile he had ever seen! Right now, the young man was staring at it in water that was nearly ten meters deep. The air in his lungs began to disappear. But if he moves He would definitely be crushed by giant jaws in the blink of an eye!

If you encounter a crocodile, try to stay still. Then move slowly out of that area...this is a survival rule that any skilled person knows well. The problem is that the air in the lungs is almost completely gone. He is about to choke, naturally. If a human being is about to drown at any time. The body will instinctively move and scramble.

That's not even a good thing to do in front of such a gigantic killing machine!

The crocodile blinked...no. He couldn't stand it anymore! Keng took advantage of that moment to kick himself up to the surface. But the hunters were faster! It opened its mouth to grab the young man's leg, but missed, its enormous mouth slammed into his body. Keng choked on all the air he had. I realized that if I didn't hurry back to the surface, The cold liquid will gush into your lungs within seconds!

But the crocodile floated above. It looked down before rushing towards you! Keng unconsciously scrambled to escape. Until he saw a mysterious light cluster on the rocks at the bottom of the river. It has a circular shape. It's like a giant flashlight that shines brightly. A fish swam out from the light. It was like it was a link to another place!

The giant crocodile was getting closer and closer. Keng gathered his last strength. Struggling to bring his body into the mysterious light The first sensation that follows is the change in water temperature. It was noticeably warmer. The liquid around him began to turn green. Dozens of strange-looking fish swam past.

But what the boy needed most was air to breathe. The surface of the water is only a short distance away. He swam upwards at the fastest speed he had ever done in his life!

Finally, Keng reached the surface. The young boy took a deep breath. Then he turned to look around. It was found that the river bank was some distance away. Above was a forest that he had never seen before. The tall tree didn't look like any other tree. Even the birds flying in the sky were larger than normal. That was not as important as what was following from the mysterious light cluster...!

The same crocodile slowly swam out. Yellow eyes stared at Keng's feet. The young man saw this and scrambled to the nearest shore. The hunter swam closely behind. Fortunately, he was able to get himself to shore in time. The giant crocodile did not follow. It floats calmly on the surface of the water. That allowed Keng to clearly see its size.

The predator in front of him was about twelve meters long from head to tail. Not only that a little away middle of the river Dozens of other crocodiles of the same size were floating calmly! The young man almost forgot his exhaustion. He quickly ran out of the area. If you just lie around and spread out, you might fall prey to one of them!

A roar was heard from somewhere. Keng turned to look, gasping for breath from exhaustion. At that moment, his eyes widened. As he stared at the giant predator...bigger than the crocodile from just a moment ago!

It resembles a chameleon that stands on two legs. On its back is a giant mast panel that looks like a sail. The claws on his front legs are bigger than his arms! Its mouth resembles the mouth of a crocodile. The molars are sharp like blades. The beast glared at the young man. Before bending down to stand on all fours...opening his mouth wide and letting out a loud roar!

Keng ran without thinking about his life. He had never been this tired before. His heart was pounding so hard it almost burst out of his chest. Still, his feet carried his exhausted body away from the river. The young boy stopped running when he reached the forest. When he turned back to look It was found that the enormous hunter was slowly It walked into the shallow water at the level of its knees.

A giant crocodile was floating not far away. Both of them were not very interested in each other. The creature with a billowing plate on its back stood up on two legs. before roaring and snapping with all his might at something beneath the surface of the water. When it raised its head The sight that he saw made Keng shocked.

A huge seven meter long fish squirmed in its deadly jaws! The fish's mouth was long. It also has small teeth. Lined up like a saw blade. The body is slender, but it looks thick and seems to be very heavy. But a large predator carried it to shore and threw it on the ground like a cat spitting up the remains of a rat. Its mouth resembles that of a crocodile, biting a fish's tail until it was torn.

before chewing and swallowing within a second The boy felt goosebumps as the sound of the fish bones being crushed pierced his ears. He steps back Suddenly he felt hot breath rushing against his bare back...

Keng froze, he turned to look, before screaming and running for his life when he discovered that the 'other party' was a hunter with the same mast as the one from earlier! The young boy ducked and hid. As a result, its claws slammed into the tree. The result is a large lump of bark that falls off. If it was his body

Keng believed that it would be torn in two without the owner of the claw having to exert any effort!

The young man ran without opening his eyes, and before he knew it, he found himself back on the riverbank again. The previous predator still enjoyed the fish carcasses. But the new one is still following closely! It drove him to the river...where below were dozens of giant crocodiles ambushing him!

Below is a crocodile...and in front is a gigantic hungry predator. I don't know which is better. But Keng decided to turn around. Then hurriedly jumped into the water! The three giant crocodiles reacted almost immediately. It swam straight towards the youth who was scrambling towards the mysterious light behind him.

Large predators also entered the water! It means that Keng is now being pursued by four giant bloodthirsty beasts!!

But then, fate seemed to take its course. The hunter with the mast became the crocodile's prey. They turned to fight. Terrestrial hunters appear to be at a distinct disadvantage. It had its front leg bitten by a crocodile. belly and hind legs Another crocodile swam to join them. and bit its back mast until it broke. Blood and flesh scattered. Like the cries that are getting softer every moment.

Keng didn't stop to watch the fate of the hapless hunter. He dived to a depth of six meters. Then he swam through the clouds of light and returned to his world. The liquid around him turned cold. The green water turned brown as before. A few small strange fish swam by. But in the end there was no sign of the giant crocodile.

The young boy swam to the surface. before returning to the riverbank unharmed.

Keng was sprawled out on the wet muddy ground. My heart still beats The sound of 'someone' walking could be heard from somewhere nearby. After a few moments, a dark shadow fell on his face. The young boy stood up and smiled. He turned to the owner of the shadow and hugged him almost immediately.

“Father...Father...”

Keng shed tears, but the boy didn't feel safe for long. His rough touch also indicated that the person he was hugging was not his father...not even a human being! Keng opened his eyes before flinching back as his eyes met the figure in front of him. When he turned to look around him Found the frightening truth...!

A large cloud of light appeared behind his house...a house that was now in ruins! Predatory animals have masts on their backs to roam around. along with roaring sounds all around the area. In addition, there were many kinds of beasts that he didn't know. He was gnawing on his father's lifeless body on the floor!

Keng turned to look at the person he was embracing just now... meeting those yellow eyes. and a mouth lined with razor-sharp teeth The small predator opened its mouth. Revealing a flickering tongue. Sharp claws rushed towards their prey in a fraction of a second...!

Keng felt as if the whole world had disappeared...

No more running away...no dodging...no more turning around and jumping into the water to escape danger. Dozens of mysterious light clusters appeared from behind. Followed by the surrounding area as if nature had gone awry. The final touch while his soul was still inside his body was probably the sharp claws that slammed down on his chest.

Soon, the wandering beasts would probably head towards the city district of the province. A mysterious light appeared throughout the area. Perhaps it appears in the capital and other important cities.

But Keng didn't feel worried or mournful for the impending disaster... The young man didn't feel anything since his body was torn in two by the power of those deadly claws!

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