The surface of the Peterson River was wide, with a gentle breeze rustling, causing the water to shimmer. Beneath its calm exterior, much like the depths of a tranquil forest, lay countless hidden dangers.
A water eel over ten meters long had just had a full meal and was leisurely swimming to digest its food, carelessly wandering into a small fish shoal no longer than a finger.
The small fish bared their disproportionately large teeth and surrounded the water eel, frantically gnawing it. Within seconds, only a complete skeleton was left, which slowly sank to the riverbed, buried by silt.
The satiated school of fish drifted lazily with the current but got tangled in carnivorous water plants. Sharing the water eel's fate, they were soon drained and turned into nourishment, while the water plants were uprooted and consumed by the dugong beast...
