I subconsciously turned around - sure enough, all around were yellow, not to mention the trees, and even the weeds on the mountainside were all yellowed. Looking back at the video screenshot on Shui Qing's mobile phone, although the background behind the reporter is a little blurred, you can still see the lush and distinct green grass and trees.

"How can this be...... my voice trembled a little, "could it be autumn... Plants and trees die naturally? ”

"No, it won't." Jin Bi squatted on the ground, and had broken a dead grass in her hand. "The plants have been exposed to the wind and sun, and there is no moisture at all, and some of the stalks have broken off in the direction of the wind, and they have obviously dried up for some time. And even though autumn has entered this month, the temperature has not dropped significantly. Even if the plants on this mountainside are very poorly hardy, they should have just withered at the beginning, so how could all the wild grass on the ground die? ”

"However, this is not possible - I also looked at the map and followed the navigation to find this mountain. Even the road after going up the mountain is slowly following the driving traces they left a month ago, and there are no other roads that can be driven along the way! Chu He said urgently, "With Zhuo Ying taking care of him all the way, how could he go to the wrong place?" ”

"You're not wrong." Mo Yunxia said with certainty, I followed the sound and looked, and at some point he had gone around to the other side of the car, with his back to us, and looked down along the route we had taken up the mountain. "Let's come and have a look."

Everyone didn't speak, they looked back at each other, their eyelids winking in confusion.

I suddenly reacted, maybe Mo Yunxia was still just a stranger to everyone, and now he was in danger together, of course, he couldn't adapt to his concern for a while.

Thinking of this, I immediately raised my feet to him and pulled Shui Qing - everyone may not be used to it, but Shui Qing and I already know him more or less. Mo Yunxia is not a person who likes to show off, he just has higher knowledge and observation than ordinary people. Although he was injured, the only thing he thought about at the moment was to help everyone get out of here wholeheartedly.

Sure enough, the others watched me and Shui Qing step forward, and they all followed one after another. Everyone stood in a row and followed his gaze down the hill.

"Mo Yunxia, what are you letting everyone see—" Before the words were finished, the voice was already frozen in his throat. I couldn't help but look at the others, but I saw that everyone had the same look of surprise and surprise on their faces at the moment.

"What the hell......" Shui Qing's voice was shrill and weak, more like a weird sob.

The view is truly amazing. Beneath the rolling dark clouds, in the distance are the endless suburban mountains, which are scattered and dark green. Looking from far to near, until we are at the foot of the mountain, there is still a lush cedar jungle, and at the foot of the mountain to the mountainside, the trees gradually change from dark green to thin green, then to moss, then to the raw wall, until the brown is dark yellow, and the mountain blows. It is like a giant paintbrush, slowly spreading from bottom to top, with gradient transitions.

My eyes swept over, and I saw the loess under my feet again, and I couldn't help but shrink back, my body was a little paralyzed for no reason, and I held Shui Qing, and I couldn't speak.

"Only this mountain, no... Only this place under our feet. The grass and trees are dead......" Chu He's voice was gently sent into his ears by the wind, a little unreal.

"This only proves that the real reason for the disappearance of signals that are as unexplained as the death of plants has nothing to do with these clouds. Rather, as Zhuo Ying said, it was the alien stone. I was surprised to find that Mo Yunxia's voice did not reveal half timidity. He remained calm and sharp, completely oblivious to his injuries and the situation he found himself in.

"Chu He, you didn't find the wrong place. Instead, you have brought us to the center of that stone's fall. You see—"

This time, everyone looked in the direction of the mountain that Mo Yunxia pointed to.

Although the view is somewhat obstructed, the summit is still clearly visible, and it is the same dark green as the other mountains. And the mountain peaks to the bottom, as seen below, from top to bottom, from green to yellow. The only difference is that, unlike the green leaves that can be seen a few steps down the mountain, the green that spreads down from the summit disappears on the rocky slope that is still far away from us.

"If the meteorite is really the cause of the signal obstruction and the withering of plants and trees, then the diameter is taken from the range of dead leaves, and according to the law of spreading from green to yellow in the circle, it can basically be determined that the meteorite is in the center of the circle."

"So, we're not in the center right now." I followed Mo Yunxia's inference, slowly walked around the car, and pointed to the other side of the higher ground under the increasingly gloomy sky. "You'll need to walk a little further up the mountain to get a chance to see the crater—"

"-Enough!" Zhuo Ying suddenly shouted to interrupt me, and looked at me with some anger, "Enough! Let's put the crater thing aside for a while! Whether it's true or false still needs to be verified. Isn't the most important thing now to keep everyone safe first? I think let's leave our things behind first, let's go down the mountain together to find support, and get out of this hellish place as soon as possible, that's what we should do, isn't it? ”

"But... Here are barren mountains and mountains, and down the mountain is also a forest area, do you want to follow the road all the way to the service station? Shui Qing seemed a little timid, just looking at me as if asking for help, not daring to look directly into Zhuo Ying's eyes.

"I didn't say I was going to walk back, I just said to go down the mountain first!" Zhuo Ying became impatient, as if he thought Shui Qing's words were extremely stupid. "Let's assume that the senior's reasoning is true, if that's the case, then we can ask for help as long as we go to the place where the trees are completely green! Look at the distance, it's not very far! As long as we get help, we can go back to school and treat them! We-"

"-Zhuo Ying, calm down first!" Jin Bi suddenly interrupted, staring at the anxious Zhuo Ying with serious eyes. I was slightly surprised by her unusual and serious voice, and I looked at Zhuo Ying, and she seemed to be surprised, looking at Jin Bi a little blankly.

"Please be sensible, too, our problem now is with the wounded. Now that you know that you can be saved by leaving the range of the dead tree, it is better to settle down here first. It can not only allow everyone to get a buffer in time, so that the wounded do not have to work, but also will not delay our mission this time. Why rush for a while? ”

"Of course you're not in a hurry! You're not the president of the Astronomical Society, and you don't have the responsibility to ensure everyone's personal safety, so of course you can let everyone get hurt, so you show your ability, right? ”

Zhuo Ying's eyes were bloodshot, and he had already come back to his senses, staring at Jin Bi viciously and yelling, "It's been so weird since the afternoon today, I guess we can't set up a tent and settle down when it's dark!" What's more, this is not a suburban scenic spot, it is a primeval mountain forest without any security! If you spend the night here today, have you thought about how much danger it will be! ”

"It is precisely because of the environment and weather we are in that we can't rush down the mountain!" Jin Bi's voice became deeper and lower, calm without a trace of warmth. "Think about it, compared to the wasteland where we are now, there are snakes, insects, and wild beasts in the dense forest outside, how safe can we be! If we go down the mountain now, it will definitely be dark at the bottom of the mountain according to the situation of Xiaoli. Waiting for rescue for another unknown amount of time, didn't we just expose ourselves without any protective tools! ”

"-Then you can also let Chu He go to see the situation first, at least you can contact the outside as soon as possible!"

"The only advantage we have now is that we have a lot of people, and we don't spread out! Even if Chu He agreed to go into danger alone, he would be able to get down the mountain and return here before dark. How can you guarantee that he alone can handle all the dangers of your mouth! ”

Jin Bi did not show weakness, and her eyes forced her eyes to look at Zhuo Ying, who was discouraged. "If you stay, the worst outcome will only be rescued tomorrow, which is also on the premise that Mo Yunxia's conjecture is correct. But now rushing down the mountain to fight for the fastest rescue, isn't it just gambling with the personal safety of everyone you said? And how do you make sure that this assumption is true? Once you find out that the situation at the bottom of the mountain is the same as here, have you thought about the consequences? ”

There was silence. I was shocked that Jin Bi, who is usually quiet and easy-going, was so calm and resolute at a critical moment, and I was not the only one who dared to persuade Zhuo Ying. Everyone looked at her cold face at the moment, and even had a hint of fearful respect.

"I... But—I must protect everyone......" Zhuo Ying finally lowered her head and muttered softly to herself, her body still trembling uncontrollably. "I have to do something...... I can feel it, here... This place is unsafe and I have a hunch, really! ”

Zhuo Ying looked up, the tears that had already accumulated in her eyes could no longer be controlled, and large drops fell down her frightened cheeks.

She looked at us with almost begging eyes, one after the other, but there was no response, and her expression grew more and more desperate, a panic and pain that had never appeared on her normally calm face. It was very distressing to look at, but there was nothing to comfort - a big hand was placed on her trembling shoulder, Zhuo Ying was slightly startled, and then followed that arm to meet Chu He's warm gaze like a spring sun.

"Don't worry, we know you're all about everyone." He smiled, his tone as soft and serene as his smile, making people feel grounded. "No one will blame you. People are just worried, afraid that you will be impulsive and make a decision that you will regret in the future. After all, in our hearts, we have always regarded you as the backbone. At this time, what we rely on most is your calmness and wisdom, Zhuo Ying, do you understand? ”

Zhuo Ying looked at Chu He's sparkling eyes, couldn't control it anymore, threw herself into his arms, and cried loudly. Everyone must be like me, they have never seen Zhuo Ying collapse like this. Everyone couldn't help but be stunned, and didn't say a word for a while. The air gradually solidified as the dark sky froze, leaving only Zhuo Ying to choke intermittently and lowly.