Drowners, or ni gui (溺鬼), also known as drowning ghosts, flood ghosts, water monsters. Some sources consider these the ghosts of drowned people, some just consider them underwater menaces, but in all sources, the drowners are represented as lethal reasons to be careful around bodies of water. Often depicted as tall green creatures with red eyes, ni gui are fast swimmers, like otters, but strong as ten men. Their flesh is greasy, slimy to the touch. They're so slippery that it's impossible to catch one. They're always looking for hands and feet to grab hold of and pull people to their watery graves. They're afraid of fire and other hot things.
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