The Secret Realm of the Territory Chapter 16 The Endless Yellow Scorpion
We walked back to the car, got everything we could use, and locked the car.
I said to Habtu, "Uncle Habtu, how long will you wait here according to the previous practice?" ”
Habtu was smoking his pipe, and when he heard me ask him, he said, "I usually wait here for five days, but this time I am willing to wait for you until the seventh day, and if you do not come out after seven days, I will go back." ”
I smiled and said, "Why are you willing to wait for us two more days?" ”
Habtu said: "Because of you, Boss Egg, I have received so many rich bosses, only you are the most approachable, I am willing to spend two more days in exchange for the possibility of you coming out alive." ”
I was relieved and said, "Thank you." ”
Uncle Habutu laughed twice, and then instructed: "This desert is often windy at night, and it is very strong and demonic wind, and you will definitely not be able to stand it." If you encounter it, you must find a place to hide, wait for the wind to lighten, and if you don't go far, run back, you must run back. ”
Seeing that our group had followed, the green rhino shouted very heroically: "Go!" ”
Captain Yu still looked at me a little uneasily, and I shook my head and motioned to follow.
By the time I entered the Devil's Town, the sun had completely sunk, leaving only the dim old city walls, full of holes and terrifying.
But when the breeze blew, the city was like a thousand ghosts whimpering, and the scalps of the noisy people were numb.
Although I knew that the sound was formed because of this landform, I couldn't control the fear in my heart when I was actually in it.
This is not even less than the kind of visceral fear felt in the general's mausoleum in **Tai.
I suddenly remembered what Uncle Habtu had said about the professor who was alone in search of the Devil's Town.
I can't imagine how much courage it would take for him to come alone in such an environment.
", why did the sun start to get cold as soon as it got off the mountain, it was so cold!"
The old horse grumbled as he got dressed.
We have long expected this situation, and we have always heard that the temperature difference between day and night in the territory is large, and the temperature difference in this desert environment is especially obvious, and the largest temperature difference can even reach 20 degrees.
I looked at the thermometer hanging on my body, and the temperature was 10 degrees Celsius, and I couldn't resist it at all without long sleeves.
We flashed the flashlight and continued to walk inside, I said: "The temperature is okay now, not too cold, I think this place should not be very big, there are a lot of us, scatter to search, and strive to search roughly in the shortest possible time, and then return here to gather." ”
Everyone was very cooperative.
Of course, except for the green rhino, this person just snorted lightly, indicating that he was very unconvinced, and just stood still, unwilling to carry out the task I had assigned.
I didn't bother to pay attention to him, so I just turned on the flashlight and walked in a certain direction.
It's really not very big, and there aren't many similarities in the structure, so we won't get lost, even if it's a new block.
I searched the stone walls one by one, and I searched all the corners of the broken walls, but I found nothing but two earthy yellow scorpions.
Looking back, there were already several flashlights echoing the light of the previous departure place, and it seemed that someone had already gone back.
I just walked back.
"Did you find anything?"
"Scorpions."
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"I only found scorpions."
……
It seems that everyone, like me, has found nothing.
At this time, the big tiger suddenly said: "Shopkeeper, I don't think the scope of this place is very large, that is, the appearance of a big city, if it is really like Uncle Habtu said, this was once a kingdom, it can't be just this territory, could it be that gold leaf wooden box somewhere else?" ”
I shook my head and said, "Although what you said is very reasonable, but Mr. Ji said that the gold leaf wooden box is in the Devil's City, then it must be in this city, even if this was once only the imperial city of Setulis, according to the characteristics of the location where the gold leaf wooden box appeared, it will definitely exist in this Devil's City." ”
To be honest, I wasn't too sure, I had sketched the Devil's Town in my mind countless times before I came, but I definitely didn't expect the situation to be what it was looking like.
Don't say you're not sure, even if someone is sure that the gold leaf wooden box is in this devil's city, where should we find the yellow sand everywhere, we can't dig it inch by inch.
Lao Ma put on another piece of clothing and scolded: "If the temperature drops like this again, Lao Tzu really can't stand it!" ”
I looked at the thermometer and the temperature had dropped to 5 degrees Celsius.
Combined with today's daytime temperature, the temperature difference between day and night has now reached thirteen degrees.
I said: "No matter how cold it is, it won't drop too low, at most it will drop to about three degrees, don't worry, unless you meet the demon wind that Uncle Habutu said, you won't freeze to death." ”
Everyone began to get dressed, but the three of them did not move.
One is the green rhino, who scoffs at our succumbing to the harsh environment.
One is Weiyang, and the other is Zhang Genhuo.
I said to Zhang Genhuo: "Put on your autumn pants." ”
"I'm not cold."
"You're cold, you put it on for me!"
My attitude is tough.
Zhang Genhuo had to take out the warm pants from his backpack, and complained while wearing them: "In this world, there is a kind of cold, which makes your brother think you are cold......"
I saw that Weiyang still didn't move, so I walked over and asked, "You didn't bring any extra clothes?" ”
Weiyang nodded silently.
I took out the thermal jacket and pants from my backpack and said, "Wear mine first, I see you're wearing tights, just put them on." ”
Weiyang looked at me in surprise, and I shook the clothes in my hand before she lowered her head and took it.
At this time, the green rhino mocked again: "Hmph, a group of porcelain dolls, they can't stand any grievances, and they are not as good as this scorpion crawling all over the ground." ”
As he spoke, he actually stepped on a scorpion on the ground with one kick, and shook it vigorously, as if he was venting his dissatisfaction with us.
"Don't!"
I hurriedly tried to stop it, but it was too late, the green rhinoceros was very strong, and his feet were so hard that when he lifted his feet, Rao was on the soft sand, and the yellow scorpion was also trampled to pieces.
"Humph! Pretend, you have mercy on Lao Tzu when he stepped on a scorpion to death? A kind-hearted living bodhisattva? ”
I'm not trying to pity that scorpion, let alone a kind-hearted living bodhisattva, but judging from the bizarre experiences of the past, in general, in a strange and dangerous environment, keeping silent is the best way, the strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, you never know that in the territory of other creatures, do things indiscriminately
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for what kind of retribution there will be.
Sure enough, just as I thought, the worst happened.
As I felt a pang of nervousness, I knew that danger was immediately coming to us.
So I shouted, "Run! Everybody run to the car! Fast!! ”
The people of Sambao Zhai and the captain of Yu all believed in my decision for no reason, and everyone didn't want to turn around and run back.
"No, shopkeeper, front...... Good...... Lots of scorpions!! ”
I fixed my eyes and saw that it was not just the way back, but that we were already crawling all around us with those earthy yellow scorpions, which were coming towards us.
Not only that, but in some places the sand is bulging, and scorpions are constantly emerging from the sand.
Scorpion centipedes, such dark creatures, are the most likely to make people feel nauseous and uncomfortable, and in the face of such a large number of scorpions, I couldn't help but shiver all over.
"You stupid rhinoceros, I told you not to step on it, you don't listen, aren't you awesome? You can go up and step on it now, and you can step on it enough this time. ”
At this time, the green rhino did not bother to scold me, because most of the scorpions were crawling towards him.
It occurred to me that everyone had a torch in their backpack, and if they used a torch, they should be able to resist these things, after all, most insects are afraid of fire.
However, I still didn't shout out the method of attacking with fire, and a vicious plan was born from my heart.
Green rhino, green rhino, although I have the intention to spare your life to obtain information, but if you are really a short-lived ghost and are killed by these scorpions, Lao Tzu is also very happy in his heart.
But at this moment, a bright light burst out behind me, and the old horse suddenly rushed towards the green rhino with a torch, and he began to sweep around the green rhino, and those scorpions did not dare to come forward because they were afraid of the torches, and for a time they saved the green rhino.
Old horse, you bastard! Why did you become so bright at this critical juncture?
Seeing that the old horse's method worked, the green rhinoceros hurriedly took out the torch in his backpack and lit it, and followed the old horse towards us little by little.
Ten thousand grass and mud horses galloped past in my heart, and it seemed that this plan had failed.
The old horse didn't forget to shout: "Quick! You're about to light the torches on your bodies, let's burn a way back to the car!" ”
Am I burning a path? I'm missing your uncle!
Everyone followed suit, and after a while, they joined the green rhinoceros, and we collectively marched in the direction of the car group.
But what is unexpected is that those scorpions are actually chasing after each other, and they don't seem to give up at all
They were swept away like a tidal wave, swept away by the torches, and immediately pounced on them again, and endlessly.
The green rhino scolded angrily: "These beasts, Lao Tzu just trampled one to death, and it's not over, right?" ”
At this time, the big tiger suddenly said: "No, let's wave it around like this, I'm afraid the torch won't be able to hold even a minute." ”
That's right, this torch was originally intended for emergency use, and its own combustion is often limited, and now rubbing around in the sand and the body of a scorpion like ours will not last long.
Looking at the yellow scorpions that are getting denser and denser around them, they have even begun to pile up, and they can't see the sand below at all.
It's all to blame on this dead old horse, you have to save this stinky green rhino, and now the old men are going to die with him!
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