Chapter 147: Ghost Meteor
Yesterday's rain and snow did not come again, so that everyone had a very smooth journey, but with the increase in altitude, the thin air became more and more obvious, and the impact on everyone was that except for Lao Yang and the dumb man, everyone else brought oxygen bags, and every time they walked, they had to stop and rest for a while before they could continue to move forward, which was also expected. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Everyone is experienced in a hundred battles, even the eldest Qi Shi is full of energy, did not drag everyone back, finally before the sun goes down, they came to the location of the glacier, and found a high point to camp, if it goes well, they can reach the destination range before noon tomorrow, and can carry out the exploration of pure white jade.
This is different from the supply point, it is an unexplored area, for the sake of safety, Lao Yang suggested arranging people to keep vigil to observe the situation of the surrounding glaciers, and in case of an avalanche, it can also alert everyone to respond. Four people were needed to allocate the time for the whole night, and he and the dumb man naturally took up two places, and Yunli also took the initiative to apply for one, and the last one was taken by Wang Dongcheng.
After discussion, Wang Dongcheng guarded the period before the early morning, and the middle two sections were in charge of Lao Yang and Dumb, which were also the most critical moments, and the last section was taken by Yun Li.
Yunli was very curious if Wang Dongcheng and Cai Qi would be like last night, holding instruments to make trouble, although he had a vigil mission, but he didn't go to bed early, in fact, he didn't feel too tired, and sleeping less had no effect on him. Sure enough, after everyone was asleep, Cai Qi got up to join Wang Dongcheng, and the two continued to repeat what they did last night, leaving behind the task of keeping vigil.
Yun Li didn't know what purpose they were doing this, although they were curious, but it was not good to snoop on other people's privacy, they all came with their own purposes, he was for the wild plum blossom, Wang Chengyuan and Qi Shi were pure white jade, and although the two of them were ostensibly for mountaineering expeditions, it was not surprising that they secretly had some other plans.
In the middle of the night, Yunli was woken up by a dog barking, he didn't sleep deeply, the slightest sound could make him wake up, he looked at the mechanical watch, less than two o'clock in the morning, he slept for three or four hours, the dog barking came from the north of the tent, judging from the sound was a mute snow wolf dog.
Although he was reluctant to get up from his warm sleeping bag, out of caution, Yunli quickly got dressed and went outside the tent to find out. I saw the mute and the snow wolf dog on the opposite side of the high ground, looking up at the mountain peaks to the north, the dumb man did not move, and the snow wolf dog would bark a few times from time to time, which was particularly harsh in the empty night.
Yunli came to their side, whether it was a mute or a snow wolf dog, they all signaled him to look north, in fact, without their reminders, Yunli could find an unusual situation, on the highest snow peak in the north, some points of light were moving towards this side, looking like fireflies, very conspicuous at night.
But Yunli knew very well that these points of light were definitely not fireflies, fireflies could not exist in this environment, and these points of light were not very like flying insects, because they moved very slowly, and they didn't have the feeling of wings flying, they looked beautiful, but what they felt in their hearts was unknown weirdness.
The dumb man looked dazed, he didn't know what he was thinking, and Yunli couldn't get any information from him, because the distance was too far, he couldn't sense what the light point was, but he could feel that the snow wolf dog was very wary of this light point, a spiritual animal like it, the prediction of danger was not comparable to that of humans, so he said to the dumb man:
"Go wake up Lao Yang and ask him to come over and see what this thing is."
Hearing Yunli's words, the dumb man came back to his senses and nodded, and immediately ran back to the camp to call Lao Yang, and when Lao Yang came over, the light point increased a little, and continued to float towards them, and the barking of the snow wolf dog became more impatient.
"How can it be this kind of, no, dumb go and wake everyone up, let them pack their bags, we may have to leave to avoid it soon." As soon as he saw the point of light, Lao Yang's expression changed greatly, as if he had seen something frightened, and even the always experienced him showed a panicked look, and hurriedly commanded the mute.
"Old Yang, what the hell is the origin of this thing, it doesn't look like a good thing." Yunli asked.
"Of course it's not a good thing, let's go back and pack our bags first, and I'll explain it to you when everyone gathers." After Lao Yang said that, he hurriedly went back to the camp to pack his things, and Yunli also went back.
He didn't have much luggage, so as soon as he put the tent away, rolled it up and stuffed it into his backpack, and the others woke up one after another, knowing that something was wrong, and they all gathered on the high ground, looking at the approaching points of light in the distance.
"The locals call this kind of thing a ghost meteor, they are a very ancient creature, the whole body is transparent, not like fireflies will glow, but their body structure is very special, can absorb and refract the light source, from different angles, there will be different colors, very weird, just like looking at the eyes of a cat at night." Lao Yang explained to everyone.
"This ghost meteor looks pretty good, is it poisonous? Or bite when you see someone? Cai Qi was puzzled, she was woken up in the middle of the night, her spirit was not very good, and after seeing this situation, she didn't think it was a big deal.
"It should be non-poisonous, but there are still many unknown places on them, this is a legendary prehistoric creature, which is almost impossible to encounter, people near Meili Snow Mountain know that once this ghost meteor appears, it will definitely not have a good sign, I have been in the mountain for so long and hit it for the first time, let's avoid it quickly." Lao Yang suggested after a little explanation.
Everyone was confused, and they didn't know what Lao Yang was flustering about, since this thing was harmless, it would have no effect on them, not to mention this kind of thing, they didn't believe it very much, Wang Chengyuan asked:
"Since it's called a ghost meteor, then they must have a great origin, Lao Yang, tell us in detail, it's also a very dangerous thing to rush this night, you can't get into danger for the sake of unfounded omens."
Seeing that everyone had no intention of moving, Lao Yang was also anxious, and hurriedly explained: "Of course, this ghost meteor is a kind of creature that lives in the ice, and it is usually in a dormant state, and only under the environmental conditions of the ice breaking and encountering warm wind, they will wake up and absorb the heating to expand and rise, which is the state you see now." ”
"Break? Warm? Could it be that the appearance of this ghost meteor means that there is a break in the ice nearby, and there is a possibility of an avalanche at any time? Yunli came over and said.
"Exactly, although it is not 100% possible, but the old people know that this is a kind of hoodoo, meet it and flee quickly, there is such a rumor in the Tibetan area in the north, many years ago on the night of a Spring Festival, a village at the foot of Meili Snow Mountain, suddenly flew a large number of ghost meteors, at that time everyone did not know what it was, but saw them shining beautifully, and flew around the crowd, thinking that it was the light of the gods, they bowed and worshipped, praying for peace in the coming year. But in the middle of the night, an unprecedented avalanche disaster swallowed up the village, and if it weren't for the early departure of people visiting relatives, this thing really couldn't have been reported, and since then, everyone has regarded this ghost thing like a snake and scorpion, and it will be unlucky to look at it more. Lao Yang explained to everyone, and told the rumors of the ghost meteor so as to persuade everyone to leave quickly.
After hearing this, everyone knew the seriousness of the matter, although they were the high ground in the glacier, but if the avalanche was too large, it would still be swallowed, and there was no objection, so everyone immediately set off to the west, the farther away from the snow peak, the less dangerous the factor.
The moonlight is good tonight, but there is still a big difference compared to the day, even if they all have a lighting flashlight, but the visual range is not much, not to mention that everyone does not have much experience in walking at night in the snow mountains, it is difficult to adapt to it for a while, and the speed is not fast, especially Cai Qi and Qi Shi, one is a woman, and the other is the age of the place, and they have not rested well, they staggered, and they have fallen several times.
The situation was critical, Yun Li no longer stayed strong, raised the sensing range to the highest, and took the snow wolf dog in front to open the way for everyone, while the dumb man fell behind the team to help take care of Qi Shi, Lao Yang and Wang Dongcheng took turns to support Cai Qi forward, and Wang Chengyuan was in good condition, following closely behind Yun Li, and from time to time he looked back at everyone's situation and gave encouragement.
In fact, their speed is not slow, because Yunli took them to avoid the danger points, walking on the glacier is different from walking in the snow, there are many faults on the glacier, and many places are thin ice areas, it is easy to fall into the ice cave by mistake, during the day, the danger zone can be judged by the thickness of the ice and the distribution of snow, but now it is not used, fortunately, there is Yunli among them, and the actual speed is faster than during the day.
Saying that the speed of travel is slow, it is relative to the speed of the ghost meteors, but for some reason, their movement speed has increased a lot compared to before, making the distance between the two sides closer, as if entangled with their team, like a shadow.
I learned from Lao Yang's mouth that the ghost meteor is a creature that has no autonomous consciousness, that is to say, their actions are driven by the wind and air currents, but they can't feel the wind around, I don't know why this ghost meteor just chased them and their group, this situation made everyone panic, and they couldn't calm down to deal with the danger.
Yunli also has an uneasy mood, but he is still very rational and calm in action, he has always sensed the situation around him, everything is as usual, and he can't find anything suspicious, but because of this, he feels that things will not be simple, this situation is like the calm before the storm, once the trouble arises, the momentum will definitely be fierce as a tiger, even if he has electromagnetic force protection, but he can't resist the power of nature, it is the best policy to find a safe place as soon as possible.