Chapter Forty-Nine: The Rainstorm Arrives Suddenly
It was about three meters long, and it was trying to raise its head to attack Ansule. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info but under Ansu's control, it could only hang its head weakly again and again. Ansu lowered it to the ground, pulled out a knife in her right hand, and cut off its head in one fell swoop. After the head was separated, the snake body still writhed and tried to wrap around Ansu's arm.
"Captain, I found a puddle there." Simon ran over and said. Ansu and Simon went over to take a look, but there was a puddle at the bottom of the ravine, but the bottom was full of fallen leaves, and such stagnant water could not be drunk directly.
"Set up camp around here today." Ansu said, looking around for a suitable place to build shelter. At this time, Sun Cheng and Li Kai also came over. What Sun Cheng found were the roots of some plants. Li Kai was a few scorpions, his tail cut off and wrapped in leaves, and the pincers and feet were pulled on the leaves, making a rustling sound constantly.
"It might be better to live in a tree." Sun Yan looked up at the dense jungle and said.
It's better to live on a vine than to live on a tree. The stout vines were more than capable of supporting their weight. Weave the vines crosswise, spread the leaves, and a simple nest is built.
When the fire was lit, it was completely dark, and the surroundings were faintly lit, because there was no vegetation around it, so the light was not as bright as the night before. And under the cover of the canopy, it seems to be even hotter than during the day. Ansu looked down at the rotting leaf layer, and the fungus that glowed green did not appear. The noise in the jungle also became muffled and muffled.
Tonight's dinner is richer than last night's, not only the protein provided by snakes and scorpions, but also the plant roots dug up by Sun Cheng can be used to match some vitamins and cellulose, meat and vegetables, which is more nutritious. They use the lid of a metal ball to fill the water, but they can only boil a maximum of half a bowl of water at a time. It can barely quench your thirst, but it's not enough.
These foods are only enough to replenish the energy they have lost today, not to the extent of a full stomach, but some things in the stomach are different after all. After dinner, they practiced some changes under the guidance of Sun Cheng, and everyone wanted to be strong and not drag their teammates back. An Su had already grasped the essence of some of the changes, and the scope of her spiritual power exploration could be enlarged and narrowed at will. But in terms of trying to invade other people's minds and influence other people's will, she has not practiced for a long time. Everyone has some secrets that they don't want to be known about, and even the closest people can't be completely honest with each other. Ansu put this matter aside for a moment.
That night, although the noise in the jungle was a little quieter, the air was unusually hot, and Ansu was worried about whether there would be a storm. Rain is the norm in the jungle. An Su told Sun Tong and them about his guess, and they all nodded in agreement, they would rather work more now than be woken up in the middle of the night by the rain. So they came back with some branches and leaves, and the palm fronds on the slope across the ravine were perfect for a roof. They avoided the thorns in the lower part of the petiole and chopped a handful back. Several layers of vines were laid on top of the shelter, but the conditions were limited, and the shed was not perfectly built, and could only block part of the rainwater. Ansu also built a small shed for the fire below.
In the second half of the night, the wind was fierce, lightning and thunder, and lightning was constantly shuttling through the clouds, and the whole dark jungle was illuminated with them. The trees were blown to sway from side to side, and the hula rattled. The thunder constantly exploded in the air, deafening.
Ansu sat in the nest made of vines, and felt the vines swaying beneath him, after all, most of the vines were attached to trees, and the palm leaves on the makeshift roof were blown away and a few pieces were shaken. The fire underneath was almost extinguished by the wind blowing from the ravine.
Wow--
The downpour finally fell from the sky. Soon, the entire jungle was covered in rain, and every corner was soaked in rainwater, and even every breath of air was heavy with moisture. The rain dripped from the palm leaf roof and onto Ansu's face and body. Ansu wiped her face and looked down, and the fire had been extinguished, not by the rain, but by the water that rose rapidly. The rainstorms had submerged the leaf litter and the fire, and now the place below was more like a small pond. There were more drops of rain dripping down the tips of the leaves.
Ansu turned his head to look at his teammates, the rainstorm just solved their thirst problem, Li Kai opened his mouth wide, and then the rain dripping from the palm leaves, Simon used the lid of the metal ball to catch the water to drink. Sun Cheng pulled the hood of his cloak up, and the rain barely affected him.
The torrential rain in the jungle came and went as fast as it came, and after about ten minutes, it stopped raging. I just heard the rain dripping from the tips of the leaves, converging into the rotting layer below. After the thunder, the wind, and the rain died down, the first sound was the sound of frogs, first one or two, and then they all came together. After the rain, it is suitable for frogs to courtship and lay eggs, and those noisy frog sounds are male frogs showing their singing voices.
The sweltering heat in the jungle was washed away by a torrential rain, and the body that was drenched by the rain felt a little cool. Everything around was wet, and Ansu could only sit and barely take a nap.
The rainforest after dawn is surrounded by a hazy layer of water vapor, and everywhere is damp, damp, damp, and there is hardly a dry place. Li Kai and Simon's fingers were wrinkled and white from the rain. The dead branches and decaying leaves on the ground were soaked and softened by the rain, and when you stepped on it, it was like stepping into a quagmire, and the sewage soon submerged the entire instep. The most annoying thing is leeches, almost everywhere, and Li Kai has lost count of how many he dragged off his body. Simon too, his brows furrowed so much that he could be caught in one. Under the attack of this wave of leeches, Li Kai and Simon instead found a little bit of a partial change. Li Kai lowered his body temperature, although it was not the same as the surrounding environment, but there were fewer leeches attacking him, and Simon strengthened the hardness of his skin, and the leeches on his body fell one after another. Although it has not been maintained for a long time, the results have been remarkable.
They used to wear long-sleeved and long-trouser uniforms when they traveled through the jungle, and the cuffs and trouser legs were tied up to prevent leeches or various unknown insects from burrowing into their clothes. Now they are only wearing shorts made of fish skin, **** on their upper bodies, such two large pieces of fresh meat, no wonder leeches and all kinds of insects stare at them and bite. Most of these insects are looking for food based on heat sources, and Li Kai lowers the temperature of his body to make them think that he is just a tree and a grass. And Simon strengthened his skin, leeches and all kinds of insects couldn't eat, and over time, he lost interest in him. (To be continued.) )