Chapter 58: The Duel in the Sandstorm
On the horizon, a yellow wave of sand was sweeping forward at an alarming speed.
Zhang Heng made a rough visual inspection, this sand wave is almost seven or eight kilometers wide, and the height is at least two or three kilometers, and it is impossible to avoid it with his legs, and in the face of a violent natural disaster, NASA's helicopter with the best maneuverability cannot take off at the risk, and at the speed of a jeep, there is a high probability that it will not be able to pick up the three people before the sandstorm arrives, which is why the captain asked them to stay in place.
But his wish was destined to fail.
All three knew very well that this sandstorm was the clarion call for the final battle.
The dust in the sky will minimize everyone's field of vision, and NASA observers will completely lose control of them in such visibility, and whatever they do will only be known to them.
This also means that none of them need to hide their strength anymore.
Zhang Heng glanced at the fat man in the distance, the latter also happened to look at him, the eyes of the two intersected, and at this moment, Jia Lai finally couldn't hide the strong killing intent in his eyes.
"I'm sorry, I'm going to win this game and live, if there's really only one winner in this game, it's me."
Jia Lai said coldly.
When his words fell, the yellow dragon was already less than a few hundred meters away from the three of them.
Zhang Heng took off the innermost vest of the uniform as quickly as possible, tied it to his face, and covered his mouth and nose, the biggest danger brought by the sandstorm is suffocation and blindness, if there is no protection, the large amount of yellow sand carried in the wind will soon block your airway in a short time, causing difficulty breathing.
As for the problem of blindness, there is no need to worry too much about having goggles, and when Zhang Heng finished all this, he took out the steak knife that he had hidden on his body when he had dinner in Area 51 the night before, and the sandstorm finally arrived.
Jia Lai didn't guess wrong, Zhang Heng didn't plan to advance directly by virtue of his advantage in performance from the beginning.
Because there was still a week-long quarantine period after that, Zhang Heng did not want to test whether NASA had done a good job of protecting the mission team.
What's more, Jia Lai and Bruno are likely to become support teams and stay in the space center to work, which may not be without hands-on opportunities, so not only Jia Lai wants to use the last wilderness survival training to successfully get the last clearance place, Zhang Heng also plans to use this opportunity to solve all threats before the quarantine period.
However, it must be admitted that the arrival of this sandstorm was indeed unexpected by Zhang Heng, but compared to the waterspout he made on the sea before, Zhang Heng was more inclined that Jia Lai was not the creator of this sandstorm, otherwise he should not delay until the end of the training, and strictly speaking, this is not the environment where the sandstorm can play the most role.
Although the terrain they are on is relatively flat, there are still some large rock walls nearby, which can be used as shelter to shield the sand and dust to reduce the wind speed, far less than the empty plain they passed an hour ago, Zhang Heng speculated that Jia Lai should have props on his body that can accurately predict the weather, he foresaw the arrival of this sandstorm in advance, which is the reason why he gave up last night's opportunity and put the time of the decisive battle now.
Of course, it is not ruled out that the props on his body to create a sandstorm require a long preparation time, so it was delayed until the end of the training, but no matter what, since this sandstorm has come, it is time for Zhang Heng to do it.
Zhang Heng turned his back to the storm as he moved, and at the same time kept his body as low as possible.
Bell once told him that the closer the sandstorm is to the upper layer, the finer the sand will be, so the greater the probability of suffocation, on the contrary, the sand particles near the ground will be relatively large, and it is not easy to be sucked into the nostrils or mouth with clothing as a filter, but at the same time, be careful of being hit by some hard debris mixed in the sand.
The best way to encounter a sandstorm is to find a reliable enough cover and hide behind until the storm passes, because the visibility in the sandstorm is very low, and you can only see about a meter in front of you, and it is easy to lose your direction, but this problem is not difficult for Zhang Heng.
As early as before the sandstorm arrived, Zhang Heng had already quickly recorded the nearby terrain, the location of Jia Lai and Bruno, and when the wind was not so strong at first, he had already touched the place where Jia Lai was standing before, but as he expected, there was no Jia Lai there.
Zhang Heng sorted out the direction in his mind, less than thirty steps away from him there was a stone that was one person high, which was an excellent place to hide from the storm, Jia Lai was very likely to move there first, of course, this also meant that there was the greatest chance of a trap there.
In addition, about fifty paces on the right-hand side, there is half a piece of wreckage from the hood of a car, which, if used well, can help him block most of the wind and sand, and can also be used to block attacks if necessary.
Zhang Heng hesitated and decided to go to the place where the remains of the hood were buried first, mainly because he was worried that the time would be delayed for too long, and the thing would be completely submerged under the sand.
Zhang Heng relied on his memory and began to move to the right-hand side, he silently calculated the steps he took in his heart, but after fifty-five steps, he did not find the fragment of the hood, there are two possibilities in this situation, one is that the hood has been taken away by others, and there is also a possibility that his direction of movement has been offset.
The latter situation will be more troublesome, because Zhang Heng doesn't know where he is now, how much he has deviated, if he can't determine his current location, then the location map he wrote down in his mind before can't be used, so he needs to give up looking for Jia Lai first, and find a place where he can hide first.
Because getting lost in a sandstorm is not a joke, even if there is a vest covering your face, being exposed to the sand and dust for a long time will still cause suffocation, but fortunately, Zhang Heng tried to turn back a few steps to the southwest, and finally saw the hood exposed in the sand.
At the same time, however, a dark shadow appeared behind him.
In order to prevent the sand from pouring into his ears, Zhang Heng had to wrap his ears as well, which further reduced his hearing, in fact, in such a harsh environment, it was almost impossible to hear the footsteps behind him.
Zhang Heng was half-kneeling on the sand with one leg, ready to dig out the fragment of the hood, while the black shadow on the other side also raised a big stone in his hand, ready to smash it on Zhang Heng's head.