Chapter Forty-Six: Running Out of Ammunition and Food
That afternoon, after recognizing the reality, we decided to continue walking towards the mountains, despite the fact that it was almost dark.
Leaving our car, we carried most of our supplies on our backs, ammunition, food, medicine.
The rest of the research equipment will be left in the car for now, and it will not be too late to come back and pick it up when it finds a place to settle.
We said goodbye to the walled Grand Canyon behind us and mustered up the courage to climb the first mountain.
There was already a dense forest ahead, and leaving the saddle was a very bold, but had to be made.
"There may be naturally corroded caves or alpine caves, and this kind of environment is very easy to have." The idea proposed by Sister Ping is very encouraging.
We lined up, Dr. Gao had lost too much weight, and Wang and I took turns carrying him, not very tired.
After walking for more than three hours, the sky, which was already obscured by leaves, gradually darkened, and the road under my feet became difficult to walk.
I carried Dr. Gao on my back, panting and climbing the slope, looking intently at the road under my feet, for fear that one of them would accidentally fall out.
Suddenly, Sun Si screamed.
He jumped up and down and ran out a long way.
We didn't know what was going on, he jumped up and ran to Cangtu, his right leg raised, and he kept rubbing and screaming.
"What's wrong with you?" Cangtu asked, and we followed.
I passed by the place where Sun Si was mad, and found that on this piece of the ground, in addition to the tangled roots of the trees were exposed, the grass on the ground was also strange.
The grass is very dark in color, and it is relatively tall and lush.
This is strange, how can there be such tall grass in the woods?
Sun Si continued to scream, and sat directly on the ground, leaning against a big tree hugged by two people, surrounded by this tall grass.
As soon as his hand touched the grass, he screamed again and quickly jumped up again.
We hurriedly held him up, his pants didn't know when, a crack in the calf area, and at this moment, through this big slit, we could see that his calf inside was already bloody and blurry, which was very scary.
His palms also began to fester, and pustules bubbled up and soon swelled.
Cangtu hurriedly rinsed his hands and legs with clean water, which made him feel better, and Sun Si's screams were no longer so terrible.
"What's going on?" Wang Yiyi asked.
Sister Ping hid on the ground and observed these strange hard grasses, and suddenly stood up, "This grass is poisonous and corrosive!" Let's go! ”
We listened and trotted up, glad that our pants weren't torn.
Carl carried Suns on his back, but Suns was still grinning and wailing.
"If you call again, I'll throw you grass on the ground and feed you!" Cangtu scolded.
Only then did Sun Si stop crying and howling.
Cangtu took us to speed up the pace, trotting away from the corrosive grass, and I carried Dr. Gao on my back, and I couldn't see the ground more and more clearly.
After walking for a while, suddenly the king stopped me.
He pointed to a hillside not far ahead for me to take a closer look.
I was carrying Dr. Gao on my back, I was already out of breath, I thought he was calling me to change the guard, but I didn't expect it to let me see the scenery......
That's not the scenery!
Although the night was about to cover the land, I could still see that the hillside, which was still relatively gentle, was shaking slightly!
Just like the house in the village, the phantom kept shaking.
"Found it!" My gut told me there must be something wrong there!
The others couldn't see anything, but they followed me and Wang up the hill.
Sure enough, on this slope, there is a slender gap.
K got in first, and came out after a while, and he made OK gestures, and we were all overjoyed.
It's an alpine cave, and although the entrance is narrow, it's completely different inside.
It's really like what the Peach Blossom Fountain said: At the beginning, it was extremely narrow, and only then did it pass through people, and it was suddenly enlightened!
There's a lot of room in there! There is a small pool in the middle, bubbling and bubbling, large and small stalactites hang overhead, and the waterhole is surrounded by stalagmites and stone pillars. The surrounding walls are also rocky, and under the light of the flashlight, it looks a little gloomy.
The cave was very deep, very long, and slowly descending, and we carefully walked along the cave wall for some distance, and the cave bucket went straight down, and there was water and countless stalagmites below, and there was no end in sight. It seems that this is a relatively large karst cave system.
The cave was well ventilated, so we went back to the entrance and found a relatively closed corner by the waterhole and set up camp.
Soon, we set up our tents and campfires, and the cave was lit up.
It was already dark outside, and we had experienced an unusual day, Sun Si's hands and legs had improved a lot, and Ling Long went to the waterhole to fetch him a lot of clear water to soak in, and he was a lot more comfortable.
Sister Ping explained to us that this grass is mutated, and we didn't make a fuss when we heard it, but we experienced a lot and were a little numb.
I haven't seen any more phantoms since I entered this cave, and there is nothing strange in this cave, and I am disappointed.
I thought I would see all the images in my eyes and try to find clues in them, but now it seems that I was thinking too much and things are not so simple.
After Ning had rested, he called us together and said he had a new idea.
We still have the boar left, and with the broth, we listen to Nimmel continue his exposition of 'theological theory'.
"Since God has led us to this place, let us think about it, what is God's intention?"
"Disaster for us?" Sun Si muttered dissatisfiedly.
"No, the disaster was not created for us." Wang Yiyi said suddenly.
I was stunned, I always thought that he was the same as me, he would not believe Ning Ol's theory, I turned my head and looked at him in surprise, and found that he did not have any ridiculous look, but a serious face.
He played with the dagger in his hand, which I had found on the top of the mountain, and asked him to take it. "These calamities are for us. This is the world 300 years later, the end of the world. ”
Ning Yu nodded frequently at Wang Yi with satisfaction, "Yes, I think that these mutations, these wars, and viruses are all God's guidance and reminders to us, reminding us that humanity is about to perish." ”
"Why?" Ling Long asked curiously.
"To save humanity."
"But it won't let us out. How can we warn the world? ”
"Perhaps, God's purpose has not yet been achieved, he does not just want to warn the world, perhaps, here is the key to save the end times!"
"It's just outrageous the more you talk about it." Cangtu made no secret of his disdain, and he threw his head back and muttered.
"Not outrageous, not outrageous, that's the only explanation."
I agree with Ning Ol, this is the only way to prevent everyone from collapsing, is to find a reasonable explanation.
"Then find out! Even if we searched the whole mountainous area, we would definitely find that ...... That God wants us to find something! I said.
Only Sun Si and Ling Long nodded, and Lu Xu opened his mouth: "Then look for it!" Find out! Whatever you have to sacrifice, find the answer. ”
"yes, then we can go back." Ning Yu asked.
Everyone else was asleep, and a few of our armed forces made a simple search plan, arranged rotations, and prepared to rest.
It's really tough to make a so-called search plan.
There are two things we are looking for, one is the 'ghost' and the other is the so-called 'God' guidance.
When everyone was asleep, Wang and I gathered around the campfire to discuss Ning Ol's theory and search plan.
I was the first to say, "There's something wrong with his theory, if it's really this space that God created, then why can't it send all the information directly to the United Nations' mailbox?" Wouldn't that be easier? Even if it can't send emails, there's always a way that's 10,000 times easier! And don't forget, this space is a cannibal! ”
Vaji frowned, at a loss, "It's really annoying, this task is really bad." ”
My king did not squeak at all, and asked him, "What do you think?" Why do you support the theory of Ningol? ”
Wang Yi's previous serious appearance was gone, and he had an expression of a dead pig who was not afraid of boiling water, "I think it makes sense, people are so old, what's wrong with a little faith." ”
I rolled my eyes and threw it over: "If he doesn't say it right, wouldn't it be a waste of time for us to have a 'miracle' all over the world?" I sighed, "That ghost is already very mysterious, but it is evidence-based, but a miracle, what is a miracle?" Why is God so naughty? Do you have to hide the clues? ”
After a series of complaints like popping beans, Cangtu sat up straight, "Then look for the charm first, and then find it." Let's take a step at a time! Go to bed. So he got into the tent.
I really couldn't sleep, so I dragged Wang to smoke with me.
The campfire was already dark, it was warm in the cave, and there was no need for a big campfire.
We sat silently when suddenly there was a singing sound outside the cave.
We pricked up our ears and listened, and it was indeed singing.
And it's a harmony, it's very soft, it's ethereal.
It's definitely not Carl and K singing, those two stout old men can't sing such a tactful voice.
This song is very beautiful, and it is not an exaggeration to call it a heavenly sound.
Gradually, the singing is getting closer, closer and closer! It's as if someone is whispering in our ears!
I looked at Wang Yi nervously, and his face was full of shock.
This is an old forest deep in the mountains!
What the hell is the choir running over?
Could it be a big cat? Thinking of this, I clenched my weapon tightly.
"Bang-la-hu-la-"
In the waterhole not far from us, there was a faint sound of rushing water!
I looked sideways and saw that there were a lot of ......
Fish?
A lot of fish flew out of the water, jumped into the air, and then ......
Flying around in the cave, like a silver swallow with a splash.
We were stunned and watched these fish flying in the air, they were all so silver, we couldn't see how they flew, the shark fins just twisted in the air, and they flew......
The song was disrupted, and instead of being soothing, it became a tense and bright rhythm, but the melody was still moving.
The campfire was so dark that I turned on my flashlight and shone it on the flying fish, only to find that they were chasing an insect in the air, tiny, about the size of a fly.
The insects swarm and are scattered by flying fish in the air and gather into a swarm......
It reminds me of the small fish in the ocean, when they are hunted by the big fish, and the scene is exactly the same as it is now.
The songs came from the swarms of insects, which flew in groups through the cave, and in a few moments they flew deeper into the cave.
The silver flying fish were also full of wine and food, and they all burrowed back into the pool.
We were all stunned by all this......
It's amazing.
I looked at my watch, and it was already midnight, and the campfire was much darker.
Wang Yiyi stood up and walked towards the pool, where he stopped for a moment to observe the shore and waved his hand at me.
I walked over suspiciously and found something terrible!
No wonder he had that arrogant smile on his face.
We've found the charm.