Chapter 51: Chapter 51 Half-Fish Monster
Modifying the heavy truck was an exciting matter for most boys, and Su Han was no exception.
It truly saved time, but creating an Iron Tyrant was also true.
Guo Gang came to his senses, pointing to the front of the truck, he said, "Reinforce the front bumper, then weld a low-positioned plow to enhance the ramming power, which also makes it convenient to push obstacles aside."
He gestured the approximate locations and methods of modification. After hearing this, Su Han, following Guo Gang's instructions, began to deform the metal and then fused it together, forming a seamless whole, and the strength increased significantly after compression.
"Right, just here... Add another beam here, brace the tip to prevent it from breaking..."
Guo Gang gave detailed guidance, and under the metal control, the metal was manipulated with ease, transforming the truck into an extremely domineering full-head protective heavy truck in less than ten minutes.
The triangular axe-blade-like plow was positioned at the front, and the windshield was enclosed by a tight metal mesh, resembling a heavily armored warrior ready for battle.
"Back in the day, if I had this skill, everyone in South City who modified cars would have called me 'Daddy'."
Guo Gang, an honest man, couldn't help feeling excited seeing the masterpiece truck created by Su Han, partly because he himself had been involved in it.
If the engine could be switched out, then it would be a monster among monsters, capable of flinging aside ten four-armed corpses.
No, even a hundred would be the same.
Su Han: "..."
This was the first time he had seen Guo Gang act this way, but it wasn't surprising since modifying the truck was indeed an exciting affair.
"Let's keep going, let's modify the other two as well."
The remaining two trucks were structurally similar, and Su Han, now with experience, completed their modification in ten minutes.
However, after modifying the remaining trucks, there was only a fraction of the brought-over steel left - just two steel plates and some steel bars as thick as arms.
"Tat tat tat"
Urgent footsteps approached; Su Han and his companions tensed, immediately looking towards the fog. A figure burst out from the mist: "Boss, something's happened by the lake, Brother Zhu caught a monster."
The newcomer was Gu Shaojie, a man about thirty years old, one of the few who had contracted a Giant Macrophage Dog back on the old road.
"Take me there to see."
Su Han's expression was serious as he set off, asking, "Is everyone okay?"
"No one's hurt, but the situation might be tricky to handle."
The four of them talked as they quickly made their way to Yunling Lake. With the 10th villa just 300 meters from Yunling Lake, it only took a few minutes for them to arrive after a brisk run.
As soon as they got close to the lakefront, Su Han saw the dim yellow light had already retreated up to the lawn where Zhu Xiong and the others were.
In front of them lay a slimy, green-skinned monster, pinned down by the corpse.
The creature was about one and a half meters long and crawled at a height of about seventy centimeters. It had a huge, ugly fish head with a gaping mouth showing interlocked, fine, sharp teeth; its body was covered in fish scales and a slimy liquid.
Below this monstrous head, instead of fins, grew hands with crude claws, and a long tail dragged behind it, conspicuously lacking legs - a very eerie sight.
"Su Han, you're here."
Upon seeing Su Han approaching, Zhu Xiong immediately stepped forward to greet him.
Su Han reached out to touch the monster while asking, "What happened, is everyone alright?"
As he focused his mind, the prompt for fusion appeared before his eyes.
[Discovered a live Half-Fish Monster, can be converted into lower-grade material to enhance the Fusion Degree of the Spider Monster, proceed with fusion conversion?]
A Half-Fish Monster?
The name was surprisingly fitting for the creature's appearance, with the ugly fish monster showing its gills and barbels on the cheeks, looking disgusting.
"The Giant Macrophage Dogs discovered by Cheng Xiyuan reacted early. They launched an ambush from under the water, and we responded right away. We had a fight, injured one of the corpses, but caught this fellow."
Cheng Xiyuan and Gu Shaojie were part of the same group that contracted the Giant Macrophage Dogs. It was unexpected that they would achieve a feat so quickly.
"Who's injured?"
"Jin Hongsheng's corpse, but it's not serious."
They had just come to the lakefront to check for a suitable spot to lay pipes and draw water down.
However, before they could start measuring, the Giant Macrophage Dogs suddenly became alert and barked fiercely at the lake surface. Both dogs were equally vigilant.
Then they saw the water break open as several monsters burst forth, all of them ugly Half-Fish Monsters.
The Half-Fish Monsters had intended to launch a surprise attack, but Zhu Xiong and the others were experienced in battles, both large and small, and reacted very quickly.
The Angel Envoy corpses directly faced the front lines, while the Giant Macrophage Dogs charged from both sides, successfully holding back four or five Half-Fish Monsters.
Especially the two First-level Intermediate corpses, their strength was even more formidable, suppressing the enemy's assault.
As soon as their offensive was suppressed, Zhu Xiong and Gan Xinglei led their men with knives and charged forward, causing the Half-Fish Monsters to become frightened and immediately turn to jump back into the water, abandoning the Half-Fish Monster that was pinned down.
"You mean to say there are more of these things in the lake?"
Zhu Xiong nodded, saying with certainty, "Definitely, and who knows if there are only four or five."
They had thought Yunling Lake was just an artificial lake, and being in a villa area at that, the most they expected were ornamental carps, grass carps, and the like. But now, with the appearance of Half-Fish Monsters, that was troublesome.
"Actually, we can still draw water, just need to be extra cautious."
Zhu Xiong tentatively said. Su Han frowned slightly, knowing that this wasn't just a matter of drawing water.
Monsters that knew how to ambush and also how to flee were clearly not easy to deal with.
"Release that monster."
Su Han's words made Zhu Xiong startle, but quickly, he ordered his corpses to let go.
"Woah!"
Once freed, the Half-Fish Monster immediately roared and turned to crawl towards the water at an incredibly fast pace, using both its hands and powerful tail.
Despite having no legs, it covered a distance of three to four meters in a single bound.
"Catch it."
Su Han had no intention of letting it escape; he had let it go merely to test its combat strength.
The Four-armed Corpse took a big leap and intercepted it first, eyeing it predatorily.
The Half-Fish Monster also realized it was in a bad situation. Its tail curved, bursting with immense strength in an attempt to knock over the Four-armed Corpse and flee.
However, the Four-armed Corpse was not indulgent. Its body covered in Black Armor, it then pushed back with a large hand, firmly grasping its upper and lower jaws.
"Strong!"
The violent collision and the clanging sound of teeth against the Black Armor shook the Four-armed Corpse's shoulders for a moment.
But quickly, the Half-Fish Monster was seized and then thrown out, landing with a thud on the farther grassland.
The Four-armed Corpse charged out, and the Half-Fish Monster let out shrill cries, like the piercing wails of an infant, frantically seeking a path to escape into the mist.
Yet, it was one step too slow, and after rushing out only seven or eight meters, it was caught by the Four-armed Corpse, pinned to the ground with no chance to struggle.
'Lesser than the Giant Macrophage Dogs, but not weaker in strength compared to a corpse. The scales and mucus can increase its defense, and mainly, it's a fighter in the water...'
After roughly gauging the combat strength of the Half-Fish Monster, Su Han was not pleased. Such fight capability lurking in the water was not easy to deal with, making Yunling Lake challenging to manage.
"Old Zhu, lock this thing up first, and continue observing," instructed Su Han.
"Got it, this thing is easier to handle than the Spider Monster," replied Zhu Xiong as he signaled a few lads to control the Half-Fish Monster with their envoys. He then asked, "Should we lay the water pipe or not? Bring over a hose, siphoning the water from tens of meters away won't be a problem, and also dig a water pool, to avoid these creatures first?"
Water pipes—they had obtained two bundles of them from the supermarket. Although they weren't as long as three hundred meters, they did have several dozens of meters.
Initially, they had wanted to dig a proper water canal before laying the pipes to set up the water drawing facility in one go, but now they had to opt for a compromise.
Despite the monsters still being present, using water pipes could indeed allow them to avoid them somewhat; it wasn't as if there were no options at all.
"Start laying the pipes first, then later..."
"Su Han, come take a look at this. This doesn't seem like your doing, does it?"