"It's not just terrible, in the borders of West Asia, a swamp is more human than a minefield. Shi Yinghui said in a muffled voice, "This kind of little thing is called a diamond in the Hakka dialect, it can drill into the flesh and skin of people, and it will lay eggs when it encounters a little heat, and it can lay hundreds at a time, and it is almost invisible to the naked eye." And it doesn't take two or three hours for the eggs to hatch. gnaw human flesh, and then continue to drill deeper, and continue to lay eggs in a day or two, and even the bone marrow can be stolen. ”

"When the locals go into the mountains, they are most afraid of encountering this thing, and sometimes it is just such a small one, which can kill people. Have you ever seen it, we used to have a little warrior who was lying in the grass when he was on a mission, and was bitten by a life drill, and his whole body was cut to dig up insect eggs, and then he couldn't stand the pain and collapsed himself with a shot. After the man died, the military doctor opened his abdomen, and the stomach was densely packed as if it had maggots. ”

Ji Wenbin's face turned pale for a while, and he hurriedly took out the insect repellent spray and sprayed it all over his body, and then asked Shi Yinghui nervously: "Can this be prevented?"

Shi Yinghui glanced at him lightly: "The life drill can't fly, you don't need to look like this." But you have to be careful, don't step into the swamp, there are so many bugs in it that it will take a minute or two to steal your legs into a sieve, and then you will have to amputate them to save your life. In the Longxi Army, such things are not a minority. ”

Ji Wenbin nodded in fright: "Okay, okay, remember." ”

"Keep walking, follow me. Gu Yue said lightly, and then continued to walk forward, "Although this is Shanyin, after all, it is an uphill road, and the situation is not so bad." You better worry less, save your energy, and leave it to the other side of the mountain to toss. ”

The corners of Ji Wenbin's mouth twitched: "Isn't this so bad? Are you scaring me?"

"Less nonsense, less effort. Deng Shi patted Ji Wenbin on the shoulder.

It was already completely dark, and there were shadows in the woods, and three meters away was pitch black. The branches and leaves absorb too much water, and when you step down, you will find a puddle of water, as if you can't step on it. In this case, it is even more difficult to distinguish the swamps. The only good news was that at about 7 o'clock in the evening, the rain finally eased.

The team stayed in the middle for more than ten minutes, everyone drank some water, ate some compressed biscuits to replenish their strength, and then continued on the road. With Gu Yue leading the way in front, although the road was difficult, it was also quite peaceful, and at about ten o'clock that night, I finally arrived at the top of the mountain.

Ji Wenbin found a stone, lay on it and hummed, saying that he couldn't get up anymore.

Zhong Ruoxi looked at the time and said slowly: "Rest for an hour before leaving." ”

"I haven't had this kind of drudgery in years. Qin Wuchao pulled off his boots, and the dirty water inside flowed down, "I really didn't expect this mission to catch up with the rainy season." ”

Shi Yinghui took a sip of soju to warm up, and said without raising his head: "This year's rainy season is more than half a month earlier than in previous years, and it will be flooded again in the second half of the year." In this part of Western Asia, this year's rice harvest will not be very good. ”

Master Deng sneered: "They are all busy fighting, the land is deserted, who has the leisure to care about the weather?"

That's true. Shi Yinghui nodded approvingly, "Hundreds of years ago, at that time, Xilong was still a vassal country of China, the border was peaceful, the land was rich, and rice was harvested three times a year, and it once became a famous grain producing area. Now it's gone, and the pomp and circumstance of the past is gone. ”

Li Qing draped a tarp over a stone, pulled his wet clothes, and sat down slowly. It took a lot of effort to pull off his boots, and he tore off his socks to look at the soles of his feet, and couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.

This foot has been soaked in water for seven or eight hours, and at the moment it is swollen and white, and it has been blistered. Li Qing couldn't help but sigh silently in his heart, after so many years of comfort, even his body weight has declined seriously. If he is like this, the others should not be much better.

"Zhong Ruoxi, Gu Yue. Li Qing raised his head and shouted, "Which of you has sanitary napkins? Give me a pack." ”

When the two women in the team heard this, their faces changed, and a strange look quietly surged in their eyes.

Master Deng grinned: "Captain, do you need it?"

"Fuck off, I didn't talk to you. Li Qing turned his head and glared at Master Deng, and scolded angrily.

"What do you want this thing for?" Zhong Ruoxi pursed the corners of her lips and asked softly.

Li Qing pointed to his feet: "For insoles, I don't need to say more about the absorbency of this thing, you should also understand it as a woman, right? ”

Zhong Ruoxi's face was cold: "No." ”

Li Qing looked at Gu Yue: "What about you?"

Gu Yue rolled her eyes suddenly, and directly ignored him with her little head.

"Don't be like this, can't you help each other?" Li Qing tugged at the corners of his mouth, "You two women, how can you not take them when you go out?"

"Li Qing, you still have no end. Zhong Ruoxi snorted, was silent for a while, tore open the zipper of her backpack, took out a bag of things from it and threw it to Li Qing, "Take it, shut up quickly!"

"Thank you. Li Qing smiled, tore the bag open, took out a few and put them in the shoes, then put on the boots again, stood up and stepped on them, and squinted his eyes comfortably, "This foot feeling is really refreshing." ”

"Is it really so cool?" Qin Wuchao raised his eyebrows and waved at Li Qing, "Captain, give it a try." ”

"Oh, here you go!" Li Qing casually threw the remaining half of the bag over, and the other team members all did the same when they saw it, causing Gu Yue to take out a bag and throw it on Li Qing's face with a strange face.

"No shame. Gu Yue scolded, "You really do everything. ”

Li Qing smiled, didn't argue, threw the bag to Yang Xun, and then spread out the map with Deng Shi, and began to study the next course of action.

"The river. Deng Shi pointed on the map, "It is a tributary of the Gu Scoop River, Gu Yue is right, it rains so much, the river rises, and it will definitely overflow to the foot of the mountain." By the way, it's really hard to say what you brought with you. ”

Feng Yucheng leaned over and glanced at it lightly: "Fortunately, this is Shanyang, and there will be relatively few swamps, so let's be worried about this way, and we can relax on this road." ”

"Hmm. Li Qing nodded, and then asked, "How long have you been resting?"

Wen Yang looked at his watch and replied, "Forty minutes." ”

"Is it okay to go on the road now?" Li Qing turned his head and asked Zhong Ruoxi.

After a little hesitation, Zhong Ruoxi nodded and pulled up his backpack casually: "Continue on the road." ”

Ji Wenbin wailed: "I can't walk, I really can't walk!"

"You're not a tough guy. Qin Wu said angrily, "Why are you empty now?

"Fart, you're out of the woods. Ji Wenbin stared, lazily picked up his backpack and pressed it on his shoulder, and moved slowly to follow the team.

Feng Yucheng found an opportunity and quietly approached Li Qing: "I still don't understand, what are you doing with Ji Wenbin? ”

"Ji Wenbin's skills are no worse than mine. Li Qing wiped his hair and smiled mysteriously, "Don't worry, he is always useful." ”

"Okay. Feng Yucheng nodded and said no more.

The next few hours of mountain walking, although tired and tired, were surprisingly peaceful. Li Qing was very afraid to see which member of the team suddenly fell into the swamp, and in the end only the empty pants came out, but fortunately, this kind of scene did not happen.

At four o'clock in the morning, there was a faint mist in the air.

Qin Wuchao stepped on the stagnant water that overflowed his feet and neck, and shouted at the top of his voice: "Gu Yue, this road is not as difficult as you say." ”

"You know. Li Qing raised his hand and patted the back of Qin Wuchao's head, "Do you understand in times of peace?"

Having said that, even Li Qing felt that Gu Yue was making a bit of a fuss. There were almost no dangers along the way, and there were no casualties, which was indeed quite in stark contrast to Gu Yue's previous bad description.

"It's a stroke of luck that I didn't catch the fog. Feng Yucheng muttered in a low voice, suddenly paused, and then asked Li Qing: "Did you hear the sound of flowing water?"

"I hear you. Li Qing nodded, "The river level has really risen, and we have to wade through the water for the next part of the road." ”

Master Deng plucked a grass stalk from his side and muttered casually: "There are a lot of ghosts in this water, water snakes, bloodsucking insects and the like." By the way, didn't Gu Yue say it before, there are crocodiles in this place. ”

"Don't worry, I'm the most experienced in dealing with that thing. Qin Wuchao patted his chest, and then looked at Yang Xun, "You're okay, right?"

Yang Xun's face changed, and he didn't speak, but Wen Yang sneered quite disdainfully when he heard Qin Wuchao's words.

Ten people chatted casually, and the water under their feet deepened, and it didn't take long for it to reach their boots and reach their knees. By this time, the sound of the water was clear.

Shi Yinghui looked around: "This place looks quite peaceful, there shouldn't be any big problem." ”

As soon as the words fell, a wave of water suddenly broke out, and then Shi Yinghui screamed miserably, and fell into the water with a pop.

"What's wrong?" Li Qing turned his head suddenly, and saw Shi Yinghui rolling in the water for a few times, and then stood up again, gasping for breath, and his face turned pale.

A touch of red surged up from under his feet, and then a small crocodile half a meter long floated from the bottom of the water, and had been disemboweled, by Shi Yinghui with a dagger.

This scene happened in an instant, the speed was too fast, and it was only when the dust settled that everyone realized that just a moment ago, Shi Yinghui had been attacked by a crocodile.