Chapter 11: The Broken Ranks
The ground was constantly collapsing, and my upper body was trying to lie on the ground, one hand and the captain alone carried the fat man who was tired and collapsed, without a trace of strength, and the other hand tried his best to grasp the ground, so as not to let myself be pulled down by this gravity and fall under the abyss. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
There is a stalemate, but time is cruel after all. As time went by, the ground around us began to soften and disintegrate, and I felt my hands gradually becoming weaker, and I couldn't grasp the ground with any strength.
The bamboo pole on it dragged the three of us to death, but our physical strength was still limited, and the clothes in our hands slipped through our fingers little by little.
The fat man watched the three of us put ourselves in danger for him, perhaps, it was the kind heart that felt guilty, or perhaps, he was ready to face death. It bit me and the captain so the arm that we had to let go of his hand.
And he, whose collapsed body had no support, was suddenly pulled down by invisible gravity and fell down quickly.
The captain had vowed not to let every member of his family, be in danger during the mission. When he saw that the fat man did not want to burden us and chose to sacrifice himself, the captain looked at the figure of the fat man who disappeared from his eyes, tears instantly soaked his eyes, and his hoarse voice of grief kept calling the fat man's name.
It was the first time I had seen someone die in front of my eyes, and I watched in amazement, at the fat man's face that was getting smaller and smaller, but with a serene smile.
I don't know what it's like to die, or if it's the same feeling as bungee jumping when you fall from it. The fat man with a bloated body may have been dragging the team back, but at this time, he can sacrifice himself, relieve our pressure, and get out of this predicament, which should be what he hopes for, and it is he who can make the best contribution to this team.
"Come up!"
The call of the bamboo pole brought us back to reality, and now that the weight of the fat man was weighing on us, the other hand of the captain and I was finally able to exert our strength again. I held the ground with both hands, kicked the wall with my feet, and pulled my strength on the bamboo pole to slowly bring the hanging lower body up again.
And the captain seems to be still immersed in the grief of losing his teammates, and his godless eyes can only be vaguely seen through the thick lenses. I saw others lying there weakly, slowly rowing downward.
"Not good!"
Seeing this, I said in unison, I felt as if something bad was going to happen, so I quickly reached out with the bamboo pole, grabbed the captain's hand, and dragged the captain up together.
But the fat man's sacrifice really hit the captain hard, and when we pulled him up, the captain just looked at the ground stupidly and stood there motionless.
"Captain, captain?" I reached out and shook the captain's arm, but he didn't respond. The mouth just muttered "fat, fat", and the whole person lost his spirit.
"Jing Che, take the captain back quickly. You can't let him stand stupidly. ”
I set up the captain with a bamboo pole, and the captain was still a lot lighter than the fat man, and the burden on us was also reduced a lot.
The crack behind us was still widening, and the huge mouth, after devouring the fat man, had clearly not filled its appetite, and now it felt like it was pressing at us at a more greedy pace.
I and the bamboo pole desperately stretched out our legs and ran towards the place where Wang Xun was, and the captain seemed to have not resisted the blow, the person felt crazy, and now he was just muttering "fat, fat" in his mouth, and the person was driven by us, like a kite with a broken string floating in the air in disorder, and the hala in our mouth flew around when we ran, making my face all over, and even some saliva naughtily jumped on my face and was presumptuous.
"The scenery is clear. Are you okay. ”
I ran back to Wang Xun's side, and this short farewell made her feel a little frightened and afraid. When we saw her again, I saw that her eyes were blood-red with tears, and her face looked much haggard. When I hung on the edge of the crack, I didn't know how tormented her heart was.
"I'm fine, let's go!"
In the current situation, it is difficult for me to squeeze out some emotions to comfort her and have a conversation about you kissing me. I said to her briefly, followed the bamboo pole, and as he had done before, we ran straight to the hill ahead.
For some reason, along the way, I felt a little strange about the sudden earthquake and the rupture of the island. If it is due to the movement of the plates, it may be forgotten, but this island is like being broken in half like an orange, and this crack has not stopped expanding at all. Putting it all together is not a coincidence.
The earth was still shaking, the jungle was roaring, the roar was resounding in the sky, the mountains in the distance were gradually appearing in front of us, and huge stones were tumbling from above, smashing into the ground one after the other like meteorites, and smashing many craters in the ground.
"Li Qi, how far is it?"
I ran for more than a kilometer at once, and with a captain on my shoulders, my physical strength gradually reached the limit. Although the mountain has appeared in my eyes, it is only a vague shadow, and now I can only hope that there will be a place of refuge near this mountain.
"yes, this headless and brainless running for a few kilometers, that damn crack chasing, when is it a head... Whew" The chatterbox also complained, panting and said.
"It should be soon, probably a few hundred meters away."
Gritted our teeth, rushed forward for a few hundred meters, and finally, we came to the foot of this mountain and saw the face of this mountain clearly. But when we ran in front of this mountain that reached into the sky, we were instantly confused.
When we looked at it from a distance, we saw huge boulders that were rolling down quickly, but they were already piling up all over the ground, blocking the way in front of us.
"What can I do? The road in front and behind was cut off. Did God let me, a young man, sleep alone on this desert island!! ”
When the chatterbox saw such a scene in front of him, he suddenly sat on the ground softly like a deflated ball, looking up to the sky and roaring.
"Jing Che, now... What should I do" Wang Xun also began to be depressed, and began to choke up when he spoke, holding my sleeve tightly, and the messy bangs were stuck to his forehead one by one by sweat.
"Don't be afraid, there will definitely be a way. Isn't that still alive? As long as I have a breath of air, nothing will be difficult for me, and I will not let my dearest baby suffer. ”
"When have you been joking like this?"
In fact, I was also bottomless in my heart, or I was also a little desperate, hoping that there would be some shelter near this mountain, but now the rocks are blocking the way, and there are aggressive cracks behind me that want to swallow us. I really couldn't think of how to encourage Wang Xun, so I had to reluctantly make some jokes to relieve the tension in my heart.
"Oh hey, my God, Li Qi, what the hell are you exploring the way. I thought there was a place to hide near this mountain. Now I see that sooner or later this mountain will fall into that crevice. ”
"This..."
"Look over there!"
The chatterbox sparsed a few words about the bamboo pole, making the bamboo pole look awkward. But the nerd, who had been silent, pointed to a place and shouted loudly at this time.
I looked in the direction he was pointing, and in the midst of this desperate situation, I saw hope in an instant.
In front of us on the right, there is a cave in the middle of the rocks, and fortunately the entrance to the cave has not been blocked by stones.
"Oops! That's great! Finally, there is a way to go! ”
Seeing that the cave came out in front of him, as if he had a life-saving straw, he jumped up from the ground excitedly, and ran there in three steps and two steps.
Plainly out of nowhere, I was not as excited as the chatterbox, in the strange cave, if there was another accident, I am afraid that I would not even have a chance to run. But now, in order to avoid the cracks behind him, he can only run forward.
The rumbling sound of falling stones in my ears continued, and from time to time some small stones cut past me. The speed of the chatterbox running at the forefront of the cave was already far ahead of us, and it had already run to the entrance of the cave.
"Hey! Come on! There's a light in this cave! ”
"Lights?"
I heard what Li Qi said, and sure enough, it was the same as I had guessed before, every ordinary place on this island. The cave wasn't a peaceful place either. But the situation forced him to run to the cave with the captain with a bamboo pole.
"Whew, great, it's finally here."
I don't know if it was fate or coincidence, as soon as we ran into the cave, the sound of the crevasse approaching behind us suddenly disappeared, and the ground stopped shaking.
But before he could take a few breaths, the opening of the cave that was originally open was pitch black.
"The entrance to the cave is blocked!" The nerd who came in at last said scaredly.
"Hey, it's really moldy, and I stuff my teeth when I drink cold water." Seeing this, the chatterbox began to complain about it again.
I carefully looked around, the smooth and smooth walls of the cave, and every few steps there were two oil lamps hanging on each side, and even though the entrance to the cave was now blocked and the sunlight could not shine in, the cave was still bright. The hole doesn't look like it's natural, it's more like it's man-made. As soon as we entered the cave, the earthquake stopped, and then the entrance to the cave was blocked for no apparent reason. All this, as if someone was deliberately manipulating everything on this island, deliberately forcing us to this island.
"Let's go, go inside."
I have countless question marks in my heart, and countless questions are tangled. I opened my mouth and proposed to go inside, now that I have walked here, if the light stops here, I must be unwilling, Jing Che He deliberately let me stay in his memory for so long, what he didn't say should slowly appear in front of my eyes here.
"But... Jing Che, captain like this, I'm afraid he can't go in with us. ”
As I spoke, I realized that the captain had lost his soul by the fat man's sacrifice. I don't know what will happen before, but if the captain is in this state, not only will it increase the burden on us, but if there is something strange, I am afraid it will be difficult to deal with it with all my might.
"It's better to... Jing Che, I'll stay with the captain, I'll take care of him here. The older woman who had been with Wang Xun took the initiative to take care of the captain.
"Sister Hu, you are here alone, what can you do in case of danger." Bamboo pole said worriedly.
However, the woman named Sister Hu was not afraid of anything, and after smiling slightly, she walked up to us and helped the captain to the messy wall with us.
"Hey, I said, if you don't let the nerd accompany you, you two can take care of it." At this time, the chatterbox pointed to the muffled nerd on the side.
"It's okay, nerd, you're here with Sister Hu. A few of us walked further ahead to see what was in front of us. The cave doesn't look like it was made naturally, it should have been built artificially. There should be some secret hidden in this. ”
"Oooh.. Okay"
Hearing our proposal, the nerd didn't say anything against it, but quietly walked over and sat down next to the captain, took out a pen and began to write on his notebook.
After arranging our respective tasks, the few of us who were left of us rested briefly, then got up and walked deeper into the cave.
The cave is not spacious, so it is allowed to walk alone. The bamboo pole was still in the lead, and I followed closely behind. In this way, a column walked three or four hundred meters, and the lights gradually dimmed. I don't know if we were tired from running for several kilometers in a row, hallucinating or other reasons, but I vaguely saw a strange face sneering at us!