A rare opportunity

At this time, most of Bai Ruhua's body had sunk into the mud, with only the part above her shoulders still exposed.

There was mist all around her, and strings of bubbles emerged from the bottom of the water, exploding with a "pop" sound, which was heart-pounding!

Seeing her struggling in the mud, Li Yu hurriedly ran forward two steps, but suddenly stopped!

He looked at the swamp with fear on his face! You know, the swamp is like a beast with its bloody mouth wide open, ready to devour any life that dares to approach it!

He had experienced the pain that Bai Ruhua was going through now. If the swamp had not been smaller and the mud shallower at that time, he would have become a part of the swamp by now!

It was because of the pain he had experienced that he understood the danger of the swamp, and he would go out of his way to avoid it.

He stood there, hesitating. He wanted to help her, but he knew that not only might he not be able to save her, but he would also put himself in danger! After thinking it over, he finally looked at Bai Ruhua, who was still struggling, with guilt, and turned around and ran!

However, the faint moaning sound was like a sharp sword piercing his heart! He couldn't help but stop and think of the scene when Bai Ruhua took him away. Although she abandoned him in the end, she saved his life after all. If he didn't save her and just left like that, he would feel guilty for the rest of his life, and he was afraid that her struggling figure in the swamp would become his nightmare for the rest of his life!

He turned around and glanced at Bai Ruhua in the swamp, thinking: A real man should distinguish between gratitude and resentment! No matter whether he can be saved or not, he will try first. If it really doesn't work, there is no guilt, at least I have tried my best!

Thinking of this, he turned around and walked to the edge of the swamp to observe carefully.

Bai Ruhua was at least fifty feet away from the edge of the area. With his weight, he could only walk about ten feet away from her. If he walked any further, he would be trapped! And this last ten feet, if he didn't have anything to help him, would be an almost insurmountable gap for him!

He looked around and found a big and sturdy tree not far away. He ran over to see if he could find some dead branches. When he got closer, he was overjoyed!

Because the tree seemed to have just been struck by lightning, causing a thick branch to be split in half. But the branch did not fall off the tree, and was still connected by a piece of bark!

Li Yu, who originally just wanted to reassure himself, couldn't help but gain confidence! He immediately dragged the branch hard on the ground, pulling it off the tree for life, and also pulled off a large piece of bark!

These tree barks are what Li Yu wants! These tree barks are not only light, but also can increase the force-bearing area under his feet. With these tree barks, he has the confidence to approach Bai Ruhua!

The bark was as big as two tabletops, so he immediately pulled it off and tried to split it in two. But this was much harder than pulling the bark off a branch! Not only was the bark tough, but he didn't have any suitable tools!

He struggled for a long time, panting until he was exhausted, but he still couldn't break it! He had no choice but to give up. He tried to peel off a small piece of bark about two feet long and one foot wide from the branch.

He immediately returned to the edge of the swamp with two pieces of bark, one large and one small, and saw that Bai Ruhua's shoulders had sunk into the mud, leaving only a pair of hands waving at her head from time to time. Her moans were intermittent and extremely weak!

Li Yu knew that she could not hold on for much longer and she had to be rescued quickly, otherwise she would soon be completely trapped in the swamp!

Li Yu immediately took the two pieces of bark and quickly approached her. When he felt his feet go weak, he placed the two pieces of bark alternately under his feet and continued to approach her!

When he was still five or six feet away from her, he had to stop! Because the place was full of mud, there was no place to put his weight! Even if he put the bark on it, it was gradually sinking!

Seeing that the dog was so close, Li Yu finally felt unwilling to give up, so he quickly took out his dog-beating stick and stretched it over!

At this time, Bai Ruhua seemed to have lost consciousness, her eyes were closed, and she only waved her hands mechanically occasionally. Even if Li Yu shouted at the top of his lungs, she still had no reaction!

Li Yu had no choice but to poke him hard with his dog-beating stick. She seemed to have lost not only consciousness, but also senselessness!

Li Yu couldn't help but sigh: "Alas! It's still a little late! This is not my fault. I have tried my best and prepared to retreat immediately. Before withdrawing, he poked the dog-beating stick again, and it happened to poke her hand! Those hands seemed to have touched a life-saving straw, and immediately grabbed the dog-beating stick and pulled it in her direction! Li Yu staggered and almost fell into the mud!

Li Yu stood up quickly, looking at the hands holding his dog-beating stick tightly, and was overjoyed! He hurriedly pulled the dog-beating stick hard, hoping to pull her out of the mud.

However, his idea was obviously too simple. Bai Ruhua's body, except for her head and hands, was almost completely trapped in the swamp. How could it be easy to pull her out? Moreover, Li Yu was thin and small, so he naturally didn't have much strength.

He used all his strength, but only made Bai Ruhua's body shake a few times! Li Yu couldn't help but feel a headache! But there was no other way, he could only do it slowly. Fortunately, her body was shaken, so there was a possibility of being dragged up!

After a short rest, he started to drag again. To his delight, Bai Ruhua's body was finally dragged out of the mud bit by bit! Seeing that her entire upper body had been dragged out, Li Yu was overjoyed! Because the upper body is the torso of a person and is also the widest part of the human body. As long as the widest part is dragged out, the rest will be much easier!

At this time, he was so tired that he was out of breath and had to stop to rest for a while.

Just then he heard a gurgling sound. Turning his head, he saw a large group of bubbles approaching them rapidly!

He was so frightened that his soul flew away! What you fear will come true! Crocodile! The king of the swamp, the natural enemy of all life in the swamp!

He almost threw down the dog-beating stick and ran away! But when he took one look at the unconscious Bai Ruhua, he suddenly got strength from nowhere, roared, and pulled hard!

With a "pop" sound, Bai Ruhua's entire body was pulled out of the mud and dragged onto the bark!

Li Yu didn't have time to think about it, he leaned over, picked her up, and quickly ran to the edge of the swamp!