Anne followed the group carefully into the cave, and in the light of the torches, they discovered that there was a shallow channel at the bottom of the cave, which meandered into the cave with no end in sight. The characteristics of gypsum rock are very obvious, and the diagenetic product of this highly concentrated seawater environment sediment is blue-gray black, with some brownish-red interspersed with traces of the presence of iron ions.

As far as the eye can see, the shape of the cave is relatively regular, and there is room for two or three people to pass through in parallel. There is a faint curve in the distance, and there is a possibility of encountering some difficult terrain after that.

There is still a little bit of slightly dry ground on both sides of the waterway, and a few people can walk along there.

Nou has always been a geological province, with rich underground mineral deposits hidden in a complex cave system. The cave system of Noe Province is also famous in the world, and the three cave systems of more than 500 meters that have been discovered are even more sacred places for caving enthusiasts.

Cracked pebbles and sea sand lay on the bottom of the cave, at least not too slippery to walk on it. Anne reflected on the fact that the reason she had fallen twice in the hole before was that she had walked too far to the edge.

The edge of the cave near the wall is relatively high due to the topography of the waterway, and the bottom is not washed by the water, but the terrain is complex.

The men who were carrying torches in the cave thought it would be difficult, but they ended up walking steadily along the edge of the waterway.

After the first turn, the more difficult part comes.

A stone beam lies in front of everyone, and under the stone beam, there is only less than a meter high space for people to move forward.

"Shall we continue?" Noah's father swept the space under the stone beam with a torch, but due to the angle, he couldn't see how long the path to the top of the stone beam was.

Grandpa Noah thought for a moment, "Let's take a look first, at least it's okay." ”

The most famous horror film in caving is naturally "Dark Invasion", the caving process in the movie is fully equipped and professional, but it encounters unknown cannibal creatures in the depths of the cave, leading to various terrorist incidents.

And initially, the reason why the people in the movie had to move forward in a dangerous cave was that after several people passed through a stone beam, the stone beam broke and collapsed, blocking their way out.

In short, if it was in the team in front of her, she would definitely be the one who was against crawling through the stone beams.

However, she is a ghost now and has no right to speak......

Noah's grandmother woke up Tom in her arms, and the innocent three-year-old boy didn't realize where he was for a while, rubbing his eyes and calling "Mommy", which made several people present feel distressed again.

"Tom, we're going to make a game, let's climb over here together, okay?" Noah's grandmother coaxed the child softly.

Tom looked at the space beneath the stone beams in a daze, he was small enough to bend down and get through.

"Where are we going? It's so dark over there! ”

"We're looking for our way home, and we're going to keep going, and Tom is a little closer to home."

"Then let's go over there, and I'll be able to see my mother?" Tom continued innocently asking.

Noah's grandmother was speechless for a while, and she didn't know how to make it up.

But Noah's father answered honestly: "Not yet, we can only say that we have a chance to go out." ”

"Wow!" Hearing this, Tom suddenly burst into tears, "I want Mommy!" Wow......"

Yi Annie covered her face, the child is really a terrible creature, but in this case, it is really very helpless.

For a while, the cave was filled with the sound of high-decibel children crying, and the noise made everyone's heads swell.

Noah's grandfather glared at his son-in-law: "That's how you coax children?" No wonder my grandson Noah isn't cute at all! ”

Noah and his father look innocent, Noah has already gone to college, how many years has he not had a chance to coax children?

In the end, Noah's grandmother whispered something to Tom, and finally Tom agreed to follow Noah's father and get under the stone beam.

Iannie also wanted to go over and have a look, so she followed behind Tom. Although her BMI is slightly higher, Anne's figure is still petite compared to Europeans and Americans. When I crawled under the stone beam on all fours, I was quite fast, but I was always afraid that the stone beam would have problems, so there was some psychological pressure.

She had tried before that she couldn't get through the rock wall, so she didn't know what would happen if the stone beam collapsed.

Compared with Tom's small body, this stone beam is still a test of the tall Noah's father and Noah's grandparents who are over seventy years old.

Noah's father lay down, still holding a torch in one hand, and rubbed a little under the stone beam, and Tom bent over and half-crouched after him.

Fortunately, the stone beam was not long, and after a while, Noah's father climbed to the end, only to find that it was a small stone room. He found a few stones and fixed the torches at the end of the stone beams to keep Tom from running around, and then he turned around and helped the two old men cross the stone beams.

Anne stood beside Tom, and although she couldn't really do anything, she also felt the need to keep the child under surveillance.

Fortunately, the stone chamber was empty and dark, and almost nothing could be seen outside of the firelight, and Tom obediently sat by the fire and yawned, and indeed did not run around like the bear children in many horror movies.

After the rest of the people entered the stone chamber and let Noah's grandmother continue to pick up Tom, the two adult males began to explore the stone chamber.

The stone chamber was very tall, and the top of the chamber could be faintly seen in the firelight, about two or three stories high. The air flow in the stone chamber was a bit chaotic, blowing the flames on the torches in all directions, proving that there was more than one hole here.

The waterway meandered beneath their feet, flowing into a descending cavern.

"We should try to go as high as we can." Noah's father proposed, that is, to stop following the flow of water.

Noah's grandfather nodded and said "yes", and along with Noah and his father, they began to explore along the edge of the stone chamber.

At this time, Noah's grandmother wrinkled her nose: "I always feel like I smell something different." ”

Noah's father sniffed, and the smell of sea and earth still lingered around them, plus the stench of his own body. Ever since he had somehow appeared in front of the cave, he had gone into the water twice, just to find the way in, not to bathe. At this time, his hair was knotted, his whole body was itchy, and he missed the bathroom at home very much.

At this time, the water in the cave suddenly became stronger, and it was thought that the sea water finally flooded into the cave due to the high tide.

"I've got a hole here that looks like it's going up!" Noah's grandfather beckoned everyone, "Let's go, look at the water marks on the cave wall, and the water that will pour into the cave will probably not pass through this hole." ”

"No, we should go down the waterway!" Noah's grandmother suddenly said firmly.

"What are you talking about?" Noah's grandfather wondered if his wife was crazy, and the surging current had already passed the shore of the water they had walked on, and if they continued to follow the current, it would be a wadling water.

Noah's father felt that in the shaking firelight, the face of the mother-in-law who was dancing in the shadows really looked a little hideous.

"Haven't you all wondered why we're here?!" Noah's grandmother snapped.

This voice startled Tom in her arms, and she was about to cry when she saw it, but the stone chamber that suddenly fell silent only had the sound of water and the "crackling" sound of torches burning, which made Tom a little afraid to cry.

Naturally, they had speculation as to why they were here, and it must have something to do with Noah's mother.

"What if...... My daughter was washed up in the water, so she asked us to find her......" Noah's grandmother's voice softened, and she looked at her husband with a pleading gaze.

Noah's father's face also changed in the firelight: "We should still go out first, go out, and then call the police to let someone with professional equipment go to my wife." ”

"If the police are useful, why haven't they found my daughter's body for so long?" Grandma Noah continued to retort.

"Well," Grandpa Noah sighed heavily, "let's get out first, even if it's for Tom's sake, we should try to get out of this cave first!" ”

Anne also thought of the possibility that the current might wash Noah's mother's body into the cave, but the only two adult males in the group chose to go up, and it was true.

They are not professional caving teams, and the equipment they have collected for some time is completely inadequate. In addition, Tom in the team is also a variable, just to pass through the stone beam, it took a lot of effort, and everyone was pierced by the magic sound.

Grandma Noah hesitated for a moment, and finally made a decision: "You take Tom up, give me another torch, and I'll go down the water alone!" Today, the tide has passed, and the water in the cave will only wash the daughter's body deeper and farther. ”

"How can this be! If you want to go, let's go together! Noah's grandfather whimpered.

In the face of the stubborn Grandma Noah, in the end, everyone had to continue to walk downstream of the water, but several people also agreed to only walk the distance of two torches, and if nothing was found, they would abandon the water flow and go to a higher place.

Their torches are not professional, and the two torches will actually burn out quickly, which is also a last resort.

This time, walking in the current, Yi Annie was not slapped away by the current as before, but stood steadily, as if the current did not exist.

It was still Noah's father who took the lead and walked in the front, and at this time, the cold water had risen to his knees, and it must not be far from his waist.

The wreck of the Titanic was in the waters near the province of No, and it was also April, and there were even glaciers drifting down from the Arctic. In fact, the water temperature in the Atlantic Ocean is low all year round.

After walking a short distance, Noah's grandfather began to moan because of the pain in his knees, and the sea was biting cold in early spring, which was really difficult for the elderly.

At this time, even Noah's grandmother, who was bent on finding her daughter's body, relented.

"Why don't you take Tom to the hole you found earlier and wait for us, and we'll come back to you later."

In desperation, this is indeed the best solution at the moment.