Chronicles of Primordial Wars

Bölüm 151: Nehirdeki Kriz

Çeviren: Jon

Teknedeki hayat inanılmaz derecede sıkıcıydı, ancak Shao Xuan'ın suyun altından fırlayan yaratıkları savuşturmak için tetikte kalması, rüzgara dikkat etmesi ve onların rotadan sapıp daireler çizerek yelken açmamalarından emin olması gerekiyordu.

There were less than 30 “safe days” from the moment the rainy season ended to the day when the two moons would eclipse.

Shao Xuan didn’t know how wide this river was, and could only try to move forwards as fast as possible. Eğer 15 gün geçmiş olsaydı ve karşı kıyıda herhangi bir kara parçası görülmeseydi, geldiği yere geri dönmek zorunda kalacaktı, aksi takdirde nehir seviyesi hızla düşecek ve sonunda Shao Xuan ve Chacha, dipsiz bir uçuruma sürüklenecekti. At that time, even if they wanted to fly, it would be too late.

Due to a lack of suppression from other creatures, the piranhas were especially active in the river. From time to time, they could be seen vigorously going at each other, sometimes even jumping outside the water. As they got further away from shore, the size of these creatures increased.

Huaa~~!

Aniden içinden 4 metre uzunluğunda bir balık fırladı. It leapt across the canoe from one side of the canoe over to the other, while simultaneously opening its mouth.

In the past, when these fish popped out, Shao Xuan would simply dodge them. However, right now, these fish were clearly targeting him.

At this moment, with one hand controlling the sails to avoid the fish, he used the tip of his feet to kick up a wooden stick. Grabbing it in his free hand, he started to attack.

What he used was not a spear, but a blunt piece of wood. Although he used his full strength, he didn’t dare to draw blood. If he had spilt blood all over, the fish from across all four directions would be attracted and swarm over, overwhelming Shao Xuan.

Bang!

A couple of scales separated from it’s body, and the fish landed back into the water amongst its kind. Çok geçmeden, çarptığı yerden kan sızması nedeniyle balıklar diğerlerinin akınına uğradı, onlar da ilk kan kokusunu aldıklarında çılgına döndüler.

After deterring the fish, Shao Xuan put away the sail, while at the same time Chacha landed, grabbed a rope, then took off once again. The other end of the rope was tied onto the mast as the canoe was quickly pulled away from the bloody waters.

The wind wasn’t suitable for using the sail right now. Therefore, Shao Xuan had put it away, letting Chacha pull them along. Chacha yorulduğunda kanoda dinlenmek için geri dönüyordu ve Shao Xuan onları ileri itmeye devam etmek için rüzgarı ödünç almak üzere yelkeni tekrar açıyordu.

At times, besides the piranhas, there were be sightings of other species. Only, those species were calmer, only remaining active under the surface of the water instead of jumping out. But if one ventured under, there’s no saying what would happen.

While Shao Xuan was controlling the sail, he saw a fish that was longer than the canoe slowly swimming past him. Su yüzeyine çok yakın olduğu için balığın sudan çıkan yüzgeciyle birlikte üzerindeki desenler açıkça görülebiliyordu.

There were also plenty of these type of fish, but as long as they weren’t sieging the ship, then they didn’t really matter. Previously, one of these fish would be curious about the canoe, using it’s head to poke at the hull of the ship. Almost capsizing the ship, Shao Xuan had Chacha hurriedly pull the ship away. Reluctant to part with the ship, it chased after, and in the end, Shao Xuan was forced to stop the boat, and let it poke and prod some more. Bir süre sonra ilgisini kaybedip yüzerek uzaklaştı.

Bu çeşitli balıkların da çeşitli alışkanlıkları vardı.

During the day, Shao Xuan and Chacha would travel with haste, and even during the night, they couldn’t sleep calmly. Chacha kanonun içinde dinlenirken, Shao Xuan ara sıra uyukluyordu ama teknenin gittiği yönü değiştirmek için sık sık uyanmak zorunda kalıyordu.

Although each day had these difficulties, they were considered to be minor matters, nothing big.

Shao Xuan looked to the skies, roughly calculating the distance he had travelled so far.

It had already been eight days, and just like before, there was no sight of the other bank. Furthermore, Shao Xuan couldn’t even find any traces of birds, or even an island, as what filled his eyes was endless water.
Taking out the dried jerky stashed inside the animal hide, he ate a bit and drank some of the water he brought along for the trip. Before he had finished his own water, Shao Xuan wouldn’t go and drink directly from the river.

Chacha'ya gelince, yemeğini kendisi kaptı. Bazen aşağıya atlayıp bir balık kapardı. He would always make sure to stay a distance away from the boat while he caught his prey. That way, even if blood spilt all over, it would not attract any trouble.

While he was eating, Shao Xuan suddenly discovered a small island along the horizon. Hızla yönünü ona doğru değiştirdi.

However, as he gradually headed closer, Shao Xuan noticed that it wasn’t actually a small island, but rather a huge fish. Only, this fish had already died, and was thus floating on the surface.

Moreover, he had also discovered that this fish had numerous holes in it, as if something had bit through.

To think that this 20 meter long fish had been bitten so much that only the general skeleton was left, along with the ripped outer skin. Shao Xuan could also deduce from the hole that something was inside, still feasting.

Inside were smaller, quite inconspicuous fish, with their slender body acting by itself. And these fish, that were smaller than a palm, had teeth as sharp as blades, and an exterior that was thick, like armor. If it had eaten to the bone, then after a while, even the bones will disappear.

Ve böylece Shao Xuan hızla rotasını değiştirdi ve orijinal rota boyunca devam ederken buradan ayrıldı ve Chacha'ya ne olduğuna bakmak için işaret etti.

Shao Xuan, "Bir dahaki sefere balığa gittiğinizde biraz daha dikkatli olun. Bu tür balıkları keşfederseniz, mümkün olduğu kadar çabuk atın" diye talimat verdi.

“Jiao~~”

Chacha looked at the remnants of the large fist and shook his wings, not expecting something like that to happen.

Kano biraz daha ilerledikten sonra balığa bakmak için geri dönmüştü ve büyük bir şaşkınlıkla batmakta olduğunu, küçük balıkların yemeyi bitirdiğini fark etmişti.

Perhaps these fierce looking giant fish weren’t the biggest threats, but rather the inconspicuous ones that led to greater problems.

Shao Xuan, Chacha'nın bir süre dinlendikten sonra tekrar gökyüzüne çıkacağını düşünmüştü ama Chacha'nın teknede ayakta durduğunu görünce şaşırdı. Bir bıldırcın gibi hareketsiz kaldı, çömeldi, boynunu geriye çekti ve sanki yukarıda korktuğu bir şey varmış gibi gökyüzüne baktı.

"Ne oldu?" Shao Xuan asked as he gently tapped Chacha’s head. He hadn’t seen anything out of the ordinary, but he felt that something wasn’t right.

Chacha let out a soft noise, it’s neck withdrawing even more, it’s eyes still focused on up above, refusing to fly.

As the wind guiding the sail had stopped, the boat gradually made a full stop.

Shao Xuan gökyüzüne doğru baktı. Quickly, he discovered the clouds were scattering, exposing a bigger and bigger piece of uninterrupted sky.

Normally, this occurrence would be described as a peaceful, sunny and cloudless day. However, now, this occurrence gave them an extreme sense of fear.

Not only Chacha, Shao Xuan also started to shiver, refusing to move.

Ancak bu koşullar altında harekete geçmesi gerekiyordu.

The amount of piranhas around him seemed to have thinned out a lot, and sometimes, the other fish couldn’t be seen either. The waves were quiet, but this peacefulness was truly too strange.

Then, in front of Shao Xuan’s eyes, there was a sight to behold– a curtain of fog ascended from the surface of the river.

The fog, seeming to be ordinary, rose up like smoke. However, keeping in mind the manner in which it had appeared, this fog was absolutely not normal!

Shao Xuan took out the wooden paddles and started to vigorously paddle.

“What are you doing still nesting in there, hurry up and help! Otherwise, we’ll both die!” Shao Xuan bağırdı.

Chacha gökyüzüne baktı. Grabbing the two paddles on either side, he snapped out of his daze. Using the techniques learned at the tribe, he started to paddle.

Under Shao Xuan and Chacha’s efforts, the canoe started to rapidly move.

Right now, Shao Xuan didn’t care about anything other than wholeheartedly paddling. He was so focused that he didn’t care that the splashes they made would attract the fish’s attention.
The sound of waves could be heard from their paddling. The ship raced forwards as Shao Xuan’s movements started to blur. Using all his strength at the get go, he noticed his arms burning with exhaustion. Taking out a stone needle, he shot it towards the sky.

When the needle had travelled about 100 meters, a “bang” could be heard as the needle turned to dust.

Seeing this situation, Chacha became so scared that he almost dropped the paddles.

Shao Xuan da kafa derisinin uyuştuğunu hissetmişti

Binlerce mil boyunca hiçbir yönde bulut bulunmayan bu güneşli ve bulutsuz yerde, bu kadar sakin bir yerde insanın tüylerini diken diken edecek kadar garip bir ses olacağını düşünmek.

"Aşağı iniyor! Acele edin! Kürek çekin!" Shao Xuan öfkeyle kürek çekmeye devam etti.

This time, Chacha didn’t even care if he snapped or dropped a paddle into the water as his movements became more urgent.

Ve onu geri alma zahmetine giremezdi. Chacha grabbed up the reserve paddles, wishing he could grow hands to help him in paddling.

The canoe quickly cut through the water, resembling a high horsepower motor boat, dashing forward.

Acele etmek! Acele etmek! Acele etmek!

The pressure put on top of them gradually increased as all of Chacha’s plumage started to stand on end.

While furiously paddling, a feather from Chacha broke off and fell. However, it launched up towards the sky due to his movements. Rüzgar olmamasına ve tüyün sadece 20 metre kadar yükseğe uçmamasına rağmen tüy yine de taş iğnenin kaderini izledi ve anında parçalandı.

Both of them didn’t even raise their heads to look, not daring to waste any time away from paddling.

The pressure pushing down on them was still there, it was still descending on top of them. If Shao Xuan wasn’t able to paddle away from it, then he too would share the same fate as the needle and the feather.

Shao Xuan’s whole body was soaked in sweat, some going into his eyes. Her ne kadar o ani patlamalardan acı çekse de, hareketlerini yavaşlatmamak için acıyı silmeye zaman ayıramadı ve sadece birkaç kez gözlerini kırpıştırdı.

Not having anytime to think, Shao Xuan didn’t even know what this arriving pressure was. Apart from going faster, the only thing he could focus on was moving straight ahead and fleeing for their lives.

Only after hearing a “bang” from behind them did Shao Xuan wake from his frenzy, unaware of how long they had paddled.

Baskı kaybolmuştu. Turning his head back, he could see a curtain of water vapor growing more and more concentrated, turning into a thick fog behind him.

Tekne hâlâ hareket ediyordu. Shao Xuan, clutching the paddles, was lying down exhausted. Raising his leg, he said, “Alright, it passed.”

Chacha was soaked in water from paddling so hard. Getting kicked by Shao Xuan had frightened him so much that he almost took flight. Had the paddles not been in Shao Xuan’s hands, they too would have been lost in the water.

The tranquil water once again turned fierce, the wind blowing all over.

Shao Xuan adjusted the sails once more, borrowing the wind, and continued forward. As for Chacha, he first rested, unable to fly for the time being.