Chapter 43: The Severed Rope
Su Heng still didn't understand this question in the end, after all, there were thousands of years of puzzles, if it was so easy, it would be too much to underestimate the wisdom of the ancients.
This night, Su Heng did not sleep, but kept on guard, but fortunately, until dawn, the phantom did not appear again, and it seemed that it had really been hit hard.
In the early morning in the mountains, the humidity is heavy, and the fog around is thicker, and even in the woods, visibility is greatly reduced, and the sunlight overhead cannot shine in at all.
A few people simply ate some high-calorie food to fill their stomachs, then packed up their things and prepared to go down the cliff.
Although it was professional equipment, under Gao Xiaojun's guidance, Tang Jiuge and Han Wen were soon able to use it proficiently.
"Xiao Jun, you are the first to go down, Xiao Jiu is the second, Lao Han is the third, when you all go down, shake the rope."
It is still the position where Su Heng went down yesterday, although there is a deep pool at the bottom of the cliff, Su Heng has already tied it with a rope, as long as he is careful, he will not fall inside.
Originally, he planned to be the first to go down, but for some reason, a hint of alarm suddenly rose in his heart.
When Gao Xiaojun heard Su Heng's words, although he was slightly surprised, he still hung the rope neatly and quickly disappeared from the sight of several people.
"Captain, be careful."
Tang Jiuge's movements were a little clumsy, especially when she just got down, she almost stumbled, it could be seen from her pale face that her heart was actually full of fear, but she still bit her lip and forced herself not to be afraid, and her body disappeared into the mist below little by little.
Su Heng had been observing Tang Jiu Ge with reincarnation eyes, and seeing that he had not really encountered danger, and that Gao Xiaojun had pointed out from time to time below, he was a little relieved.
"I didn't expect to experience the excitement of old age, if I hadn't relaxed my exercise in the past few years, maybe I would have retreated." Han Wen carefully checked the lock, and even tugged at it with some anxiety.
"It's too late for you to go back." Su Heng seemed to mean something else.
"What? Is that thing really still there? ”
From the moment Su Heng suddenly decided to be the last one, Han Wen was actually already suspicious, not only him, but also Gao Xiaojun and Tang Jiuge, but the two of them didn't ask.
"It's hard to say, it doesn't feel right." Su Heng shook his head and said.
"Be careful, don't force it." Han Wen thought for a while and said, after all, he couldn't help much, and the only thing he could do at the moment was not to make trouble for Su Heng.
"Don't worry, that thing won't hurt me yet." Su Heng said.
Although the other party can perceive the eyes of reincarnation, it can basically be seen from its performance that it is actually still afraid, otherwise there is no need to hide at all, just come out and harm others.
"Alright, I'll wait for you below."
After Han Wen finished speaking, he also went down cautiously, although he was a little older, he was also a man, and his psychological tolerance was stronger.
Similarly, when his figure dropped to a third, Su Heng withdrew his gaze and stood there quietly.
After almost twenty minutes, Su Heng's feet even shook slightly, and at the same time, a faint sound came from below.
Su Heng finally stopped hesitating, and didn't use any carabiners, he directly supported it with his hand, pulled the rope with the other hand, and disappeared in place in an instant.
And he's sliding fast, after all, he's already gone through it once yesterday.
But just when he was halfway down, his hand suddenly loosened, and the whole person couldn't help but fall down.
Fortunately, Su Heng was prepared, and at the critical moment, he grabbed a raised rock and hung it directly in the air.
Gao Xiaojun and the others at the bottom of the cliff obviously noticed the abnormal fall of the rope and couldn't help but exclaim.
"Captain." Gao Xiaojun mustered up all his strength and shouted.
"It's okay, let it all go." Su Heng took a deep breath, threw the rope in his hand, and then let go of the rock he was holding, and came directly into a free fall.
After falling almost four or five meters, Su Heng suddenly kicked hard, and his entire body shifted obliquely by more than two meters, and then grabbed a wrist-thick vine.
"Whoa!"
A piece of rubble fell.
Su Heng glanced up, and there was nothing on it.
With the vines, Su Heng's speed was also faster, and until he reached the bottom of the cliff, there were no more accidents.
"Captain, are you alright?"
When Su Heng landed, Gao Xiaojun and the three of them also surrounded him, but they basically listened to it.
"It doesn't matter, what about the rope?" Su Heng shook his head and asked.
"Here." Han Wen handed over the rope as soon as possible.
Su Heng took a closer look at the head of the rope, as if it had been cut by some sharp weapon, which was a little different from the corrosion he expected at the beginning.
"Is it man-made, or is it the phantom?" Su Heng pondered.
"How? See what? Han Wen looked at Su Heng who was contemplative and asked, Actually, judging from his experience, it should have been cut by a knife or something, but the question is, early in the morning, who would come here? And what is the purpose of cutting the rope?
"It should be ruled out that it is artificial." Su Heng thought for a while and said.
Before he grabbed the rope and jumped off the cliff, he had swept the surroundings with his reincarnation eyes, at least there was no one hiding in the woods, and the fog in the forest was rising, and his vision would be blocked, from outside the woods, to through the woods, and then to find the place where he tied the rope, it would take half a minute at the earliest.
And from the time he jumped off the cliff to the time the rope was cut, it was only a dozen seconds.
However, Su Heng didn't dare to guarantee that there would be no people with the same abilities as him who would quietly follow them, and even the phantom might not be a product unique to this place.
It's just that all of this is still his suspicion, and there is no evidence, so he didn't tell anyone else.
"Is it the same thing from last night?" Gao Xiaojun said.
"Don't be suspicious, check it out, we're ready to get out of here." Su Heng glanced at Gao Xiaojun.
Gao Xiaojun opened his mouth, am I suspicious? Obviously, your old man said that it ruled out artificiality, isn't that that thing?
Tang Jiuge silently took out the hand-drawn map model, recalled the scene he had seen before coming down in his mind, and began to sketch and draw on it with a pen.
Su Heng didn't speak, but waited silently on the side.
"Well, if it's just through this canyon, I think it's fine." After a long time, Tang Jiu Ge breathed a sigh of relief.
"Okay, you lead the way in front, be careful with your step." Su Heng nodded, and unexpectedly handed over the task of leading the way to Tang Jiuge, which surprised Han Wen on the side, and even puzzled.
But neither Gao Xiaojun nor Tang Jiu Ge said anything, but quickly took out the gas mask and put it on, and at the same time tied it to his waist with a rope, the distance between them was almost three meters, which was the distance that had just been out of sight, but he could see it vaguely.
Han Wen also helplessly tied the rope to himself, but saw that Su Heng just pulled the tail end in his hand, and did not have the slightest intention of tying it up, sharing weal and woe with them.
It seemed to catch a glimpse of Han Wen's gaze, and Su Heng rarely explained.
"Have you ever seen a herd of cattle tie the reins to himself?"