Chapter 36: The Sinkhole Waterhole
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Nan Zhiqiao grabbed the vine and hung it in the air, and looked up to see Ye Zhenzhen also hanging outside the entrance of the cave, pulling the vine with one hand and grasping the rock with the other, and was struggling to hold on.
"Vera, let go of the vines, or you'll fall off too. Nan Zhiqiao shouted.
"Nope. Ye Zhenzhen squeezed out a word.
"You can't swim, you'll drown if you fall. ”
Looking down at the pool at the bottom of the pit that did not pass the canopy, the depth of the water can be imagined, Ye Zhenzhen no longer had the extra strength to speak, just thinking about pulling Nan Zhiqiao up, and with a force on his hand, the stone at the entrance of the cave actually shook.
Zhen Zhen looked up and saw that the rock at the entrance of the cave she was grasping was loosened because of the heavy rain, and Zhen Zhen cursed in her heart, this rainstorm had loosened the land in various parts of the sinkhole, the vines just now, and the same is true of the rock at the entrance of the cave now......
There was a "boom" sound, and the rock at the entrance of the cave fell off, and there was no point of focus, and Zhen Zhen quickly fell with the vines and Nan Zhiqiao.
"Plop, plop" two sounds of heavy objects falling into the water, and the two fell into the pool under the sinkhole one after the other.
Her mouth and nose were quickly flooded with water, and the force of the impact of the fall from a height made Zhen Zhen feel dizzy, in pain, and unconscious.
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I don't know how long she was in a coma, Ye Zhenzhen only felt warm all over, and there was a "crackling" sound in her ears, and when she opened her eyes, the bright firelight flashed beside her.
Ye Zhenzhen tried to sit up, but her whole body hurt badly, she struggled, barely half supported herself, twisted her neck and looked around, she was lying under a huge rock, the rock was more than a person high from the ground, forming a natural arc, outside the rock was a darkened sky, and there was a fire beside her, and next to the fire was a simple drying rack made of tree branches.
There is her jacket hanging on the branch hanger, it looks like it has been baked and half dry, Ye Zhenzhen touched her body vigilantly, she was wearing a T-shirt that she changed into before coming to the forest park, covering Nan Zhiqiao's coat, the clothes are all dry, Nan Zhiqiao's coat is here, but where did others go?
Ye Zhenzhen shouted softly, "Senior Nan?"
No response.
Raise your voice and shout again, "Senior Nan!"
Still no response.
Ye Zhenzhen was anxious, struggled to sit up, and found that there was soft hay under her, and only socks were on her feet, and a pair of shoes were drying by the fire.
He dragged his shoes from the fire, put them on his feet, got up from the hay, and walked out against the rock wall.
Walking out of the arc-shaped rock, looking up at the surroundings, under the dim sky, is the towering cliff wall of the sinkhole, looking at the sky, it is already evening, I actually fell asleep for a day! And I am at the bottom of the sinkhole under a rock, not far from the bottom of the pit waterhole, the flood has receded most of the time, the original soaked in the water canopy has been completely exposed, the tree is surrounded by uneven rocks, the top of the rock is the mud and weeds left by the flood receded, it is also a miracle to be able to grow such a tall tree in the gap between the rocks.
The rock where Zhen Zhen is standing is a little higher than the waterhole at the bottom of the pit, looking at the waterhole from afar, the area is much smaller than what you can see from above in the morning, most of the rocky land at the bottom of the pit is exposed, Zhen Zhen looks around, there is no shadow of Nan Zhiqiao, she takes two steps forward, and her vision is still blocked by the rock in front of her.
Zhen Zhen was anxious and shouted at the bottom of the pit: "Nan Zhi Qiao......"
The bottom of the pit was empty, and there was an echo, and after the echo, there was silence again, Ye Zhenzhen stood in place, pricking up her ears, looking forward to Nan Zhiqiao's voice.
Except for the occasional "squeaking" sound of bats on the rock wall above the sinkhole, there was no other sound, Ye Zhenzhen panicked in her heart, there would be no beasts ...... this sinkhole.
I was about to shout again when suddenly, a familiar voice came from behind me, "Zhenzhen......"
Ye Zhenzhen turned her head suddenly, only to see Nan Zhiqiao holding a branch as a cane in one hand, wearing a thin T-shirt, which was somewhat damaged, one sleeve was missing half a section, and there were scratches on his face and hands.
Seeing Nan Zhiqiao, Zhen Zhen felt joy that she had never felt before, trotted over, hugged Nan Zhiqiao, and choked up: "Senior Nan, I finally found you, just ...... Just now, I thought you were being eaten by a wild beast. ”
Nan Zhiqiao was stunned for a moment, and finally slowly stretched out his arms and hugged the woman in front of him, and after a few seconds, he gently patted Zhen Zhen's back with his hand, and said with a smile: "We have a big life, in this sinkhole, except for bats and snakes, no other beasts have been found." ”
Hearing the "snake", Ye Zhenzhen jumped up, holding Nan Zhiqiao with one hand and making a vigilant posture with the other.
Nan Zhiqiao was unsteady on his feet, staggered, and after regaining his footing, he comforted: "I have made a fire, and the snake will not come near here." ”
Ye Zhenzhen put her mind at ease, and soon found that Nan Zhiqiao's actions were a little strange, staring at the crutches in Nan Zhiqiao's hand, and finally her eyes fell on Nan Zhiqiao's right foot, and asked, "Senior Nan, is your foot injured?"
"Well, a little bruise, scratched when I fell into the water. ”
"I'll see. Ye Zhenzhen leaned down to check Nan Zhiqiao's injuries.
Nan Zhiqiao grabbed Ye Zhenzhen and stopped: "It's okay, it's a small injury." ”
Zhen Zhen was not at ease, thinking that if she fell into the water from such a high place, the injury would definitely not be light, and insisted on looking, but Nan Zhiqiao changed the topic and said: "I just turned around at the bottom of this sinkhole, and I didn't find a way out, it's dark, let's find a way tomorrow, now, help me go back to rest." ”
Nan Zhiqiao gave the order, and Ye Zhenzhen obediently helped Nan Zhiqiao back under the arched rock.
The temperature of the fire was exceptionally warm in the autumn night, and Ye Zhenzhen helped Nan Zhiqiao to sit on the hay next to the fire.
As soon as he sat down, Nan Zhiqiao took out a large leaf from his arms, and there were several wild fruits wrapped in the leaves, red, yellow and green, all colors, "This is the wild fruit I found nearby just now, I ate some, it's not poisonous, these should be your dinner." ”
Nan Zhiqiao handed the wild fruit to Ye Zhenzhen, Zhen Zhen looked at the wild fruit, and then looked up at Nan Zhiqiao, and her heart was moved.
Nan Zhiqiao was a little stunned when he saw Ye Zhenzhen, thinking that the other party didn't like to eat, so he began to explain patiently: "When we fell into the water, our backpacks were gone, and now there is nothing else except the clothes on our bodies, even this bonfire is still lit with the lighter I carry, I originally wanted to catch a fish or a snake, but my foot was injured and I didn't catch it, so I ......"
Knowing what Nan Zhiqiao meant, Ye Zhenzhen immediately took the fruit and said with a smile: "Well, one person and half." ”
Nan Zhiqiao just smiled and didn't say anything anymore, Zhen Zhen knew in her heart that the two of them were now trapped in the sinkhole, lost their equipment for field exploration, had no mobile phones, couldn't even send a distress signal, and didn't have dry food, and the two didn't know how long they could last.