Between two fires
It is somewhat surprising to Siqi that Rami can still be seen in this remote underground, but it is a pity that this stone tablet has been eroded by time. So much so that it could hardly provide any useful information to Yu Siqi, but fortunately, its existence itself could transmit a lot of signals, which was a small relief.
Since this is an artificially created site, the Lamersiani people of so many years ago must have walked freely here. According to his personal understanding, unless the Lamersiani were born with a glow, it would be common sense to infer that they would have built some kind of lighting installation.
And all I have to do now is to find this lantern before it is completely extinguished.
Although finding objects in the dark is not a skill that Yu Siqi is good at, after so many days of temporary 'practice', it can be regarded as the first glimpse of the door.
Soon, he found a large stone basin between some moss-covered stone pillars. The stone carving, the size of a washbasin, looked like a brazier for lighting, especially when there was still a little bit of black material left inside, and Yu Siqi knew that this was exactly what he needed.
Looking at the flickering light in his hand, Yu Siqi made a bold move, he lifted the cover of the lantern and poured the little oil and wick left inside into the stone basin.
After the last light of the lantern disappeared, the darkness that was about to come spread around him without suspense. Obviously, in this dark situation, he could no longer see anything, and could only wait patiently, waiting for the flame to rise again.
However, as time passed, the expected flame did not appear, and the surroundings were still in absolute darkness. Yu Siqi began to reflect on whether his previous behavior was a little too taken for granted, because judging from the results given so far, it seems that his confident attempt this time has not been 'successful'.
What should he do is what he is thinking about at the moment. But there was no light, no remedy, and he could do nothing but make sure he didn't wander around and fall into the water.
Yes, in this environment where you can't see your fingers, Yu Siqi, who was born on the light, began to miss the greatness of 'light'. Like a bird that has lost its wings, there is no picture for him to identify, and he is basically the same as a 'blind man'.
Thinking of this, the courage and motivation that were still in my heart began to fade gradually. Anxiety and fear gradually came over him, and he suddenly realized that he would be 'trapped underground', or would he have fallen overboard and died?
Is there nothing left to do? Do you really want to be 'bound' by darkness forever with Hu Dou?
The promise is 'no'.
He was about to give up hope, and suddenly realized that he still had a gun, and didn't there happen to be a lot of 'gunpowder' in the bullets of ordinary firearms?
Maybe you can consider a fireworks display?
Holding the shotgun on his back in front of him, Yu Siqi fired the first shot at the other end of the water. The light from the cracking of the barrel made his eyes soothe and he could see where he was standing.
Although these rays of light are fleeting, they also ignite a little hope in Yu Siqi's heart. With the second gunshot, Yu Siqi emptied half of the ammunition in his pocket into the brazier, he knew that he was very reckless in doing so.
And it is very likely to cause the 'accident' of guns misfire and ammunition flying around, but now he can't care about so much.
Only by lighting a fire can you have a chance to survive.
Staying here is just chronic suicide.
Gunshots echoed around, and after spending dozens of bullets, the damn brazier was finally lit by Yu Siqi.
This made his mood improve a little, after all, he could see it again.
But when he felt his way through his empty pockets, he realized that he had opened all the spare bullets. The only ammunition is nothing more than the two inside the shotgun itself, and there is nothing left.
"You 'loser'," Yu Siqi, who put away his shotgun, began to scold himself a little unhappily after calming Hu Dou who was cowering in the corner.
Thanks to the blessing that was wasted just now, the place where Yu Siqi is standing now is very bright and warm. The only downside was probably that he had been in the dark for too long, and now the sudden light made his eyeballs sting a little and made his eye sockets moist.
After wiping the tears from the corners of his eyes with the back of his fairly clean hand, Yu Siqi began to formally observe the surroundings. The waterfall above still droops down like that, and flows down the edge of the platform into the pool below. The road was dark, and although the light from the brazier could reach the platform, it could not reach it. Therefore, Yu Siqi can only vaguely distinguish where the waterfall is, but he doesn't know how high it is.
Since he couldn't see it clearly, he could only focus on this suspended artificial platform. But when Siqi looked left and right at what was around the brazier and the stone tablet, he found that Hu Dou, who had been by his side before, was gone.
"Hu Dou, Hu Dou!" Yu Siqi's voice blurted out repeatedly, but he couldn't get back the lost golden retriever.
It's just a 'blink of an eye', so why is the big dog gone? Unless, Yu Siqi may have reached the waterfall, and some bad thoughts are brewing in his heart.
"'No', that dog is not stupid, how could he fall by himself!"
However, some wet dog footprints appeared on the edge of the platform, so he had to accept such a 'fact', thinking that he not only let his aunt, who had nothing to do with him, experience such an experience, but also indirectly killed the dog she entrusted to him, Yu Siqi's heart felt as if he had been poured 'poison', which was particularly uncomfortable.
The 'heartburn' pain tormented his heart, and after taking a few deep breaths of the humid air, Yu Siqi decided to look carefully and carefully.
After all, even if 'Hu Dou' is really gone, he can't be so depressed, he has something more to do than blame himself - that is, to return to the ground.
On the left is the path from which I came, and if there is really no clue here, then I can only return the way I came. Although he doesn't like to go back, but what else can he do now?
On the right was the brazier, and there was nothing on the other side, except for the stone pillars, a large pile of moss that had been pulled off by himself.
Not to mention the middle of the platform, the only thing that is bare is the stone monument, and I really can't see anything here that can make my eyes shine at all.
Convinced that the platform was just a 'wrong' fork in the road, Yu Siqi returned to the steep path he had been on, and by the light of the brazier, he grabbed the two raised stones tightly with both hands, ready to climb up.
But just as he was about to act, he heard something strange in his ears. Admittedly, the water caused by the waterfall next to it is very loud, and it is normal to be able to make a sound, but how does this sound sound, not like the sound of running water, but like - 'dog barking'?
'Hu Dou is not dead? Yu Siqi himself was shocked by such thoughts, and looked down intently, through the white water, he couldn't see what was below at all. But you can't be wrong, the dog's barking is getting stronger.
It's just that now a new problem is in front of him, does he have to go on? It's still unknown whether such a risky and aggressive approach will eventually lead him out of this hellish place, not to mention that he has no clue what the hell is going on now, is it really good?
It is better to follow the original plan and return to the original starting point, so that we can effectively replenish our own ammunition and act more efficiently.
However, Yu Siqi's heart quickly refuted his idea of being 'cowardly', because the journey back was not very short, and now that he had lost all means of lighting, it might not be a good decision to rush back all the way.
That's a """! Yu Siqi thought.