Chapter Twenty-Three: Ascending the Mountain

The off-road vehicle drove straight all the way, and I thought that when I entered the ghost circle, there must be some strange feelings.

The first car is a long drive without looking back. Drive straight into the glittering 'waterfall'.

Looking closer, this purple-gold 'fog' is simply spectacular, they seem to follow a certain trajectory, and there seems to be no regularity, flying all over the sky, slowly circling in circles, forming small whirlpools one by one. The other part is completely different, like some kind of liquid with poor fluidity, flowing slowly and gracefully from the sky, and floating on the surface of a lighter liquid, brighter in color, with little density and viscosity, and is moving on the surface......

Even if you stare at one place, such a charming and irregular scene, no matter how big your eyes are, you can't see a place clearly, and you are in a hurry to see the next wonderful detail, it's simply dizzying.

However, Linglong and the co-pilot's boy did not react, and Wang and I understood each other, and he drove the car very slowly, and seemed to be fascinated by the wonderful scenery.

Wang Yiyi slowed down significantly, and the young man in the co-pilot became suspicious, but he didn't speak after all.

Gradually, it is finally approaching.

The first two cars didn't hesitate and drove straight in.

Maybe Ning Ol didn't feel the need to stop at the border.

As far as the eye can see, there is only the chaotic whirlpool left by the 'waterfall' in front of you because the previous car has just passed.

The king stopped, and my heart rose to my throat.

The co-pilot's kid suddenly sat up straight, and Ling Long also looked ahead with wide eyes.

"Huh? What about their cars? Linglong asked in horror.

She looked at the place where the car in front of her had disappeared, and her hand was tightly gripping me.

Wang slammed the accelerator and followed.

"We're in the ghost door." He said, gesturing to the car in front of him.

In fact, the scenery has not changed much, there are still lush grasslands on the ground, and there are some lush trees in the distance.

There wasn't much difference between the surroundings and the outside, and I was a little disappointed.

"Did Three come in?" Lu Xu's voice came from the walkie-talkie.

"Well, come in." The king replied.

"Let's continue to walk forward, go to the foot of the mountain in front of us, see if we can contact the other teams before, find a place to collect information, and then take a rest."

I looked ahead, and what I thought was the horizon was actually a mountain range.

Lying across the plains, almost out of sight.

Ling Long breathed a sigh of relief, and my previous tension had also been reduced a lot.

But there is a familiar sense of anxiety that sits on the heart.

It was in the weird room under the Siai Group that the feeling of restlessness came again.

I frowned, feeling a churn in my stomach and nauseous.

"Big camel, what's wrong with you? Motion sickness? ”

I shook my head and motioned for Ling Long to leave me alone.

"I'll sleep for a while." I endured my nausea and fell asleep in the back seat.

I felt like I had just closed my eyes, but by the time I opened them again, the car was at the foot of the hill and the sun was due south.

Ling Long excitedly jumped out of the car and dragged me out of the car.

Everyone had already gotten out of the car, with irrepressible excitement and surprise on their faces.

It was a high mountain rising from flat ground, and the vegetation was very much in line with the local latitude, and there were no illogical places as mentioned in the information, and the tense strings in my heart were loosened a little.

Looking at the majestic mountain in front of me, with the dark aura emitted by the light on its back, towering into the sky, like a huge finger raised to warn, I really didn't want to enter its territory.

Scar Man and his team were patrolling around with weapons in hand, on very high alert.

Ning Ol was very happy, it seemed that things were going very smoothly, he held the small red flag in his hand high, and swayed excitedly, "Let's take a rest on the spot, Dr. Gao (he pointed to the biologist) You two go to take samples, Lu Xu, let's go up and have a look." He looked at me, who was pale, and asked with concern, "Is the young man uncomfortable?" ”

"No, no......" I quickly shook my head, a little embarrassed.

"Ah, then you guys can rest here." With that, he walked towards the mountain with Lu Xu.

Scar motioned for the two European men to follow the scientist couple, and he took Lao Hei with him, followed by Ning Alcohol and Lu Xu.

At this time, Wang Yiyi walked over, and his face was not very good.

He gestured with his eyes to the way I looked, and I turned back.

I thought I'd be able to see our base, no matter how bad it is, I should be able to see the gilded waterfall.

But I didn't see anything.

What was supposed to be a base was a lush forest and rolling hills with no end in sight......

There is a reason why Wang Yiyi's face is not good.

I shook my head, comforting him, but also comforting myself: "It's okay, maybe it's just visuals." I've had it since I was a kid. ”

Wang Yi smiled bitterly and said: "The previous team has been coming in for at least more than a month, you look at this mountain, the car can't drive up at all, you say, where are the cars of those teams?" ”

It's scary to think about.

Wang Yiyi continued: "Unless they find another way, they will turn around and drive over there." He looked at the rolling hills behind him and stopped talking.

These scientists engaged in R&D seem to have been completely immersed in the joy of new discoveries, and they don't realize it, and I don't want to bring it up, so I can only take it one step at a time.

I suspect that Scar may be aware of this, and maybe there are all kinds of dangers, so he arranges for his men to guard everyone at every inch.

The young Asian man in the car had not spoken, and when I turned around, I found that he was looking at us with cautious and wary eyes, and after making eye contact with us, he quickly shifted his gaze.

The moment I looked at him, I suddenly felt a sense of familiarity.

It seems like I've seen it somewhere before, but I can't remember it.

The lad went round and round, found a large rock, and set about building a campfire and preparing lunch.

I don't really care about that, but I don't want to wander around.

I always feel that this black mountain is very unsafe, and I am very worried about Scar's team.

The king's uneasiness was written on his face, and he sat anxiously by the campfire, with a gun in his hand, and his eyes swept around the mountains and forests.

After a while, Dr. and Mrs. Gao returned, and the excitement on their faces was overflowing.

"It's just amazing, these microbes, it's amazing......"

None of us cared about how amazing it was, so we didn't talk to anyone.

After a short while, Ning Ol and Lu Xu also came back accompanied by Scar.

They didn't look like they had that much to gain, and they had a stupid expression.

The European blonde man made us a standard field military meal, which was not very tasty.

Canned meat is cold, and you need to use hot soup to go down so that it won't be cold from the inside out.

After all, this is the cold winter wax moon, although there is no snow, but the latitude here is not low, the north wind hangs, it is really to shiver.

Scar himself made it as if he had been captained, and began to direct various details.

"There is a water source in the mountain, and according to your plan, we have to climb this mountain to reach our destination. It's too early to start rejoicing. He glanced at Dr. and Mrs. Gao and continued, "The car can't go, so we'll leave on foot now." It gets dark early, so you have to find a place to spend the night in advance. ”

Ning Alcohol nodded, "Go up there, maybe you can contact the others." It is likely that the mountain closed the signal. ”

No one else spoke, and no one had their own thoughts.

"The car is parked here, and when we finish our mission, we go back the way we came." Scar concluded. Outside of that, there was no mention of other teams, and perhaps he thought that no one from the other team could be found at all.

For the time being, it was agreed that the car would stop in an obvious clearing at the foot of the mountain. We simply brought the essentials and left the rest of the supplies in the car.

After all, it's mountain climbing, and it's an old man, a woman, and a girl......

In fact, Scar is right, we are just like the autumn tour.

This mountain forest is very, very lush, even if it is a coniferous forest, it is rare to be dense, the front foot into the woods, as if you have entered a cave, there is no daylight, sporadic spots of light flashing one after another, showing that it is still daytime outside.

At first, Ling Long was quite energetic, pestering Sister Ping to chat and relieve boredom, and after crawling for less than half an hour, she stopped talking.

After about two more hours of climbing, with a break halfway, everyone was panting, especially Ning Ol, who was really old, and it was a bit difficult for him to hike the mountain.

"Watch your step." Scar said loudly.

The physical strength of the Scar team was obviously very good, they carried the most weight, and they didn't even breathe, and a shorter European blonde man walked and stopped, looking at Ling Long panting with a smile, as if he was thinking about something.

My heart was in my throat, and I even dragged Ling Long to my side and pulled her away.

I glared at the blonde man, who raised an eyebrow, shrugged, and continued to climb the mountain.

I gradually understood what Scar meant by 'watch your step'.

The height is getting higher and higher, but the trees have become deciduous broad-leaved forests, which is also too abnormal, and the soil under the feet is getting more and more muddy, covering several thick layers of fallen leaves, and if you are not careful, you will fall if you slip your feet.

The speed of travel was reduced a lot, and I climbed like this for more than an hour, and it was still early.

"Also...... How much longer? Lu Xu helped Ning Alcohol and asked loudly.

Scar put down the binoculars, turned his head and smiled, "It's here." ”

We all stopped in amazement, and although there were still dense woods in front of us, we all had instant momentum.

Even if you can't see the end, you're full of momentum.

Even Ning Ol cheered up.

Lao Hei walked in the front, and the swishing soon disappeared.

After about 10 more minutes of walking under muttered cursing and panting, we finally reached the top of the mountain.