Xiangxi Shadow Chapter 40: Cave Horror (10)
In fact, at this time, the python is not what I am most afraid of, when I was in the army, before the wild survival exercise, we will take some basic biological knowledge, I know, the snakes, insects, rats and ants I saw just now are not the food of the python, so what they are afraid of is not the python, but something else.
And I suspect that this python will not come out sooner or later, but it will only come out after the cave is shaken, is it also fleeing from this cave?
When we were in school, we learned that some animals can predict natural disasters before they happen, so they will behave abnormally, such as cats and dogs being irritable, livestock neighing, and so on.
All of this is telling me that the truly terrifying thing is yet to come.
However, the trouble is not over, I was trying my best to get rid of the python, but I saw Qiu Yan with the dragon and they ran down again, I secretly scolded Qiu Yan's woman's opinion, and I was very grateful that they would risk their lives for me.
Of course, I understand that Qiu Yan and they don't know the spirit of sacrifice in the army, as a former scout, we all know that when we have to, we need to sacrifice ourselves in exchange for the victory of the entire battle, this is not the spirit of sacrifice that has been trained, but the instinct of being a soldier.
But the current situation is that we have encountered an invincible enemy, in which case we can only scatter and flee, and one of us must attract the python in order to buy time for the others.
Although I didn't rely on the spirit of sacrifice to stay in the end, but in this kind of situation where there is a python in front and something more terrifying in the back, of course, it is the most cost-effective to sacrifice me, Qiu Yan They are just adding a few more lives!
"What are you doing down? Don't you think there are enough dry bones in the ground? I couldn't help but yell.
Qiu Yan and the five of them scattered and gathered around the python, it could be seen that they were in a hurry, and it could also be seen that they were helpless against the python in front of them.
"There's no way we're going to leave you alone!" Qiu Yan replied loudly.
The python raised its head and bit me, but I dodged it, and it retracted its head, looking for the next opportunity.
I hid behind the rocks, waved to Qiu Yan, who was still standing behind the python, and said:
"Leave me alone, run, there's something more dangerous down here!"
Maybe it was because the sound of the water falling from the "waterfall" above was too loud, Qiu Yan didn't hear it clearly, she stretched out her ears and shouted:
"What else do you think is down there?"
"Run! There is something more dangerous! ”
As soon as I finished speaking, the whole cavern shook again, and this time the movement was obviously louder than the last time, and even some small stones were shaken down.
"See, the hole is about to collapse, run!" I shouted as I pointed to the top of my head where the stones kept falling.
But it was too late, and the python seemed to know that a catastrophe was coming, so he immediately stopped his offensive and put his head in the rear.
Looking at the python like that, it should have wanted to escape, but when it turned around, it found that Qiu Yan and the five people were standing behind him, so it raised its head again.
Qiu Yan and the others hurriedly dodged to the side, trying to dodge the python's attack.
I originally thought that after Qiu Yan and the others got out of the way, the python would leave immediately.
But they didn't expect the python to move with them, and it seemed that it regarded Qiu Yan and the others as a threat.
Seeing this, I hurriedly beckoned Qiu Yan and them to hide behind this rock, thinking that as long as the python didn't see us as a threat, it shouldn't be pestering us.
Sure enough, when Qiu Yan and the others slowly moved to my side, the python spit out the snake hyacinth and slipped into the passage and slipped away.
The cave was still shaking, but the movement was not as big as it was at the beginning, Qiu Yan looked at the top of the cave and asked:
"What do we do now?"
I looked at the flickering lights of the passage exit and the murderous pool next to it, and said coldly:
"What can I do? Escape! ”
With that, I ran to the exit of the passage first.
I knew that the python must be running away from something, so it certainly wouldn't be waiting for us halfway, and besides, the python was much faster than us, so I wasn't worried about encountering it halfway.
However, before I could reach the entrance of the passage, I saw the waterhole tumbling up, and at the same time, the water in the waterhole was rising at a speed visible to the naked eye.
It's finally time to come! I thought as I ran.
Qiu Yan and a few of them ran behind me, and I was a little uneasy, so I slowed down and let them run ahead of me.
Qiu Yan saw that I wanted to be the queen again, so she also retreated.
When I saw this, I cried out:
"When is it time to let me come and go, run!"
"No, you can't be left alone every time there's danger!" Qiu Yan also shouted loudly.
"Didn't you say it before, I'm the team leader, you have to listen to me!"
"That's right, you're the team leader, but I'm the boss, I'm going to die, I'll die with you!"
There is a tragedy in my heart, a man can get a woman's words, it is enough!
I took two steps faster, ran behind Qiu Yan, supported her back with both hands, and ran forward against her.
"Don't worry, I won't die, and I won't let you die!" I laughed.
Unfortunately, things didn't go my way, and after a few laps we had rounded, the water was already up to my ankles, and it was clear that the water was rising much faster than we could run.
I calculated that, at our speed, we were now about a fifth of the way up, that is, the water under my feet could completely submerge us before we could run to the upper level of the plaza.
However, we are not lifeless, because we still have oxygen cylinders.
I wonder we don't know where the water is going to go, but when the water doesn't pass through the passage, it will slow down because of the size of the square, and if we get to the plaza before then, then we'll be able to get to the upper level of the passage and maybe get out of the hole.
Of course, this is all based on the fact that there is still enough oxygen in the oxygen cylinder.
The problem now is that none of the six sets of respirators we brought have had their oxygen cylinders replaced, and the oxygen cylinders that can be replaced are now on the edge of the plaza on the upper floor.
When we first bought the cylinders, we were told that each bottle would only last six hours, and we have been in the hole for four or five hours now.
So we had to rush to the upper plaza before the oxygen ran out!
That being said, I knew it was going to be a very difficult process, because in my moment's time, the water was already up to my knees.
As we all know, it is better to run in the water than to swim directly, not only the speed is slow, but also the great consumption of physical strength, I looked at the slower and slower a few people, shouted:
"Stop! All stop! ”
When they heard this, they stopped panting and looked at me suspiciously.
"Listen to me, we definitely won't be able to run, let me ask, is there anyone who can't water?"
Everyone understood what I meant, and shook their heads.
"Okay, everyone take a breath while checking their gear, cover their masks tightly, and get ready to get into the water!"
After speaking, I started with Qiu Yan and checked their respiratory equipment one by one.
After the inspection, I was not in a hurry, I let them walk slowly, waiting for the pool to flood up on its own.
After a few minutes, the water was up to my neck, and I kicked my leg back, and I was floating on the surface.
I thought I could climb up slowly with the rising pool water by buoyancy, so that I could save a lot of time, but I was wrong, I don't know why, when the pool water rises, there is an undercurrent in the water going down, and it is this undercurrent that makes me unable to stay on the surface of the water all the time, and I have to go upstream hard to fight against this undercurrent.
To be honest, although I have been away from the army for a long time, as long as there is enough oxygen, I am confident that there is no problem with this strength.
I'm worried about Qiu Yan and them, or Qiu Yan.
Because of several other people, Long Quan's skills are the best, although I don't know what his water nature is, but his physical strength should be fine, the other three are all transferred from the army, whether it is the mental state or physical state under high pressure, there is no problem, only Qiu Yan, I guess that Qiu Yan's water is very likely to be the water in the swimming pool, and she may not even go down to the river, let alone the beach.
Who knew that after we all sank underwater, I found that Qiu Yan's water skills were better than the five of us, and she would even turn her head to help us.
It occurred to me that Qiu Yan grew up in Singapore, and her family was in the port business, so she had more say in the beach than any of us.
This saved me a lot of heart, one less burden, and one more helper!
However, that's the way it is, just gave you a little hope, and immediately put you on a hard side, like a movie, after swimming for a while, I estimated that I was about to reach the exit, and just secretly happy, I saw the oxygen cylinder indicator light on my chest and began to alarm.
Not only me, but everyone else looked at their chests, and then each looked at me with a look of horror.
I pointed my finger upwards and waved my hand desperately, signaling them not to stop.
At this time, you can actually use the method of controlling breathing to prolong the time of oxygen, I don't know if Qiu Yan knows this method.
Unfortunately, I couldn't speak underwater, and I couldn't express myself clearly with body language, so I could only try to control my breathing, and then get ahead of them, trying to get a new oxygen cylinder to save them before they ran out of oxygen.
I swam and swam as hard as I could, and finally I saw the floodgates, but it didn't make me happy.
I originally thought that the pool was just surging up in this passage, but I thought that the pool of water that came up with the passage would slow down after exiting the passage, and at most it would form a more rapid current in the square.
But I forgot that there was an abyss next to the square, and the abyss led directly to the pool below, that is, the water was rising along the abyss as it went up along the passage.
So when I saw the gates, the water had already overflowed the entire inner chamber.
I changed my breath and swam out of the floodgates to see where the water had got.
When I emerged from the dry bones that floated on the surface of the water, I found that I was close to the top of the cave, and to my despair, I saw that the exit not far away was pouring water into the hole, that is, not only the water below the hole was rising, but also the water from above was pouring down!
This made me understand the reason for the downward surge in the passage before: because the passage below is not completely sealed, there must be some gaps leading to the abyss next to it, so when the water rises, because the narrow passage rises faster, the water will seep into the abyss next to it along the gap, thus forming an undercurrent that blocks our progress.
As soon as I figured out the situation, I got into the water, and at this point, it was even more necessary to replace the oxygen cylinder!