Chapter 17: A Desperate Place
Located at the confluence of the Nme Khai River and the Thong Wangdong River in the Union of Myanmar in Southeast Asia, it is a very hidden and dangerous place.
This Tongwangdong River is not marked on the modern geographical and administrative division map, but it does exist.
The reason why it is named "Tongwang Cave River" is related to the King of Wei who the "Eight Immortals" expedition team wants to explore in depth this time, without King Wei, there will be no Tongwang Cave River.
A thousand years ago, Wei Ting, who changed his name to Wei Xiaoliang, proclaimed himself the king of Wei, and founded the "Immortal Beast Country" in the northeast of the confluence of this river and a river.
And the precipitous, isolated paradise-like existence makes this place connected with the outside world, and this is the only place, which is this raging, sinister, and hidden river of countless dangers.
In those days, because of the legend that to meet or make a pilgrimage to the King of Wei, it could only be achieved through this dangerous road, so the people at that time named this river "Tongwangdong River".
In the rainforest by the Enmekai River, a group of people in security uniforms imitating SWAT uniforms are running in a panic.
They were so tired that they couldn't catch their breath, and the heavy supplies and equipment on their bodies felt as heavy as mountains.
But they did not dare to stop, and as they ran, they looked back in panic from time to time.
When they found that there were no monsters chasing after them, they did not dare to relax, and finally when they were too tired to run, they reluctantly stopped and gasped for breath.
Gasping violently, they felt as if they were about to die, they were already breathing wildly, and they were pulling bellows in their chests.
This group of people is, of course, Bai Yunfei, a member of their "Earth Eight Immortals" expedition team, as well as the Wei family brothers and sisters.
They followed the dense jungle on the bank of the Enmekai River, kept moving forward, ran lifelessly, and finally ran to the confluence of the Enmekai River and the Tongwangdong River.
Here, the environment has become very sinister:
The roaring waters of the Tongwangdong River rush into the fast-flowing Nmekai River, and the undercurrents and reefs are densely packed, resulting in the formation of several huge whirlpools here.
Tongwangdong River is open at the confluence of two rivers like a horn mouth, the cliffs on both sides of the river are high and the slopes are dangerous, the rocks are steep, the cliffs on both sides of the banks are towering, straight into the sky, like the gate of heaven.
And the vegetation on the river bank is dense, the peaks and peaks are stacked and green, lush, dense and deep.
The angry waves on the river surface hit the cliffs, the reefs are craggy, the river fog is thick, and the ethereal and psychedelic ones.
Due to the peculiar terrain, all year round, the river wind roars angrily, carrying the surging river flow to rush and roar, like thousands of troops and horses, unstoppable.
But no matter how the river wind roars, the river is always misty and full of psychedelic river fog, and the more the wind blows, the heavier the dense fog will become, and it will not dissipate at all.
When a group of ten people stood on the bank of this steep high cliff, their ears were full of roaring floods rushing and whistling sounds, and the thick river fog in front of them did not disperse for a long time, steaming and ethereal, and suddenly felt that the entrance of the mysterious "Immortal Beast Country" was covered with a more mysterious veil.
If you look far away and look down, you will find that this is really a dangerous place.
Bai Yunfei looked at the precipitous environment in front of him and couldn't help but sigh
One voice:
"What a dangerous place!"
Everyone was also shocked by the strange and treacherous environment in front of them.
Niu Gang spit a mouthful of phlegm into the rushing river, and scolded with a big grin:
"Damn, before I figured out what kind of monster it was just now, I was so scared that I ran away like Wang Ba Calf, and I was embarrassed and thrown at my grandmother's house."
"It's better here, but it's a little more dangerous, and it's better than being a snack for a monster."
Old Ghost Su muttered loudly, dragging the vines around him, afraid that he would accidentally fall into the raging river like an abyss below.
However, running with these young people with a heavy load is indeed very fatal, as soon as the old ghost Su arrived, he dragged the vines around him and sat down, refusing to get up.
"What do you think of Yunfei?"
Don't think about it, this must be Cao Longxuan's voice.
In this team, he is the only one who expresses himself in such a language style, and he trusts Bai Yunfei's thinking and judgment very much, even to the point of blind dependence.
Bai Yunfei looked around the world in general, then exhaled a long breath, swung his arm hard, pointed his halberd forward, and said loudly:
"The golden sand water shoots the clouds and the clouds are warm, and the Dadu Bridge is cold! How can this Tongwangdong River be crossed so steeply? Look at me and wait for a liver and gall bladder, drive straight in, and step on countless thorns! ”
"Ho-ho?!"
The rest of the people suddenly looked at Bai Yunfei with strange eyes, thinking to themselves that this captain, who usually doesn't like to squeak too much, why did he suddenly become arrogant? And the poetry is right?
Bai Yunfei smiled calmly and said:
"We broke the jet ski while smuggling, which is a bad omen, and although I don't believe in superstition, I hope we all have a good fortune. So..."
He glanced around at everyone, still pointing in the direction of the upper reaches of the Tongwangdong River:
"We're about to enter that legendary and mysterious world, and we need to boost our morale and build momentum."
"Good!"
"Play Regood!"
“...”
After Bai Yunfei's encouragement and encouragement, everyone began to march slowly along the steep cliffs of the Tongwangdong River, heading to the mysterious world he had just mentioned.
At the confluence of the Dulong River and the Tongwangdong River, this moat-like danger went upstream, climbing and trekking deep to find the entrance of Tongwang Cave.
In such a desperate situation, it is necessary to rely on manpower to find a way out, and the degree of danger can be imagined.
Ten people are like geckos, climbing on the steep cliff wall like a knife and axe, climbing slowly, and if they are not careful, they may sit and fall into the turbulent river water thousands of feet deep, which can be described as dangerous and shocking.
Moreover, these people are not climbing with their bare hands, but they also have to carry so much equipment in front of and behind them, not to mention the heavy burden, which also hinders their hands and feet, and seriously affects their movements.
This has brought great hidden dangers to safety, and the consequences of a slight carelessness are unimaginable.
Before climbing hard, Bai Yunfei and the others had also asked the Wei brothers and sisters how they escaped from the villages on the edge of the "Immortal Beast Country" back then
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The two brothers recalled that they had been living in seclusion with the villagers who had lived here for generations, and they panicked to avoid the pursuit and injury of Kunwusa and many "mythical beasts" who had fallen into confusion.
When he fled to the Tongwangdong River, he relied on the "dragon boat" left over from ancient times to make a pilgrimage to the King of Wei, went down the river, and rushed out of the big whirlpool at the confluence of the Tongwangdong River and the Enmeikai River, so that he was lucky to escape.
The "dragon boat" has long been dilapidated, in the raging waves of the Tongwangdong River has almost collapsed, as soon as it enters the big whirlpool, it is torn and broken by the chaotic turbulent force, many people sink to the bottom of the river.
A few people who were lucky enough to survive were washed up on the broken planks of the river, and the cliff bank was no longer so steep, so they were able to climb ashore and risk their lives to come back.
While sighing in their hearts, everyone had to dispel the idea of looking for ancient means of passage, and made up their minds to find a way out by relying only on manpower.
But it's easy to say, but it's hard to do, and there is no way out of this desperate adventure.
When it was really impossible to go on, Bai Yunfei and Niu Gang, who acted as pioneers in front and pioneered the way, simply tied their backpacks, flamethrowers and individual combat systems to the wild bushes on the cliff wall, or on the pitons that were punched out, and first slowly moved forward to set up nails, dig barriers, open up the way, and then slowly come back to take away the equipment and materials.
Crawling on the steep cliff like a snail, it took three days and two nights for everyone to "walk" this not a long distance.
When they are too tired or sleepy, they tie themselves to the pitons with climbing ropes to prevent them from falling off the cliff in their sleep, and then they lean against the cliff and fall asleep.
In the process of "walking" this "road", Han Debang was very incomprehensible and asked:
"Why do you have to hang in the middle of the cliff in the air, engage in this thrilling move, play heartbeat and excitement? Wouldn't it be easier to climb up from the cliff at the confluence of rivers to the peaks of the mountains? ”
Bai Yunfei, Cao Longxuan and the others rolled his eyes and ignored him.
Only Li Yulan was afraid that he would be too embarrassed, and explained:
"You are mistaken, walking along the river bank on the cliff, although it is very dangerous, but at least the section along the river is similar to walking in a straight line.
Climbing upwards, so high, is more laborious, and the distance used is longer than this lateral distance.
Moreover, can you guarantee that when you reach the top of the mountain, the peak is a flat road?
The river bank washed out for hundreds of millions of years is still neat, but the mountains are basically the structure of peaks and valleys, you go up the mountain from this place, but what you see is the canyon down the mountain, and you have to climb up and down, do you say it is labor-saving or laborious? ”
A few words stunned Han Debang, because he understood that what Li Yulan said was right, so his face turned red and he couldn't speak anymore.
However, although he complained, he did not dare to fall behind, and he passed this dangerous situation with everyone through difficult climbing.
At this time, I heard Wei Baozhu shout softly:
"Okay, the 'Tianxia' of the Tongwangdong River is here, look! That's the Valley of the Black Mist. ”
Hidden by the clouds and mist in front of them, the towering blade-like peaks blocked everyone's use of the dim environment.
After listening to Wei Baozhu's soft call, everyone opened their eyes, looked carefully, and sure enough, they found that the front had turned into the "bell mouth", and the mountain began to extend to the distance on both sides.
But in the clouds, the valley that appeared in front of him was dark, like a dark hell opening the gates, and in the clouds and mist was faintly visible.
I couldn't see what the scenery was ahead at all, and after Wei Baozhu said this, I knew that the chaos ahead was the "Black Mist Valley" that she had mentioned more than once.
Although the climb was extremely dangerous and tiring for several days, the road down to the bottom of the valley was much smoother, after all, it was less strenuous and no longer dangerous.
When they were about to reach the bottom of the valley, the Wei family brothers and sisters were obviously highly nervous, and they kept describing the horror of the Black Mist Valley to everyone.
It seems that the descendants of the King of Wei can be so jealous of it, it can be seen that there is indeed a very sinister crisis in this Black Mist Valley.
When everyone was told by her brother and sister, they all pressed stones in their hearts, and they were heavy.
Finally trudging out of the jungle and thorns, the white clouds and mist were no longer visible at the bottom of the valley, and there was a faint cloud of mist steaming in front of me.
These black fogs were strange and treacherous, and there was no wind or rain in this valley, and it was frighteningly quiet, completely different from the magnificent waves and stormy waves at the confluence of the rivers.
Suddenly coming from a place of extreme movement to this place of extreme tranquility makes people's hearts difficult to adapt for a while, and they feel depressed.
The most important thing is that before entering this almost dark valley, people feel a kind of evil in desolation, lonely and gray, as if there is a feeling of the end of the world.
This feeling is so strong that it is not just fear, but a kind of despair.
When everyone was hesitating how to enter, whether they could enter directly like this, they saw that the fog in the Black Fog Valley, which was still far away, was surging, like a steam locomotive starting, and began to spray a large amount of black fog.
At this time, the black mist in the valley writhed like the body of a giant demon and began to expand and approach.
The brothers and sisters of the Wei family screamed repeatedly, reminding everyone to retreat quickly.
The people were frightened, and began to run for their lives in the road they had come, carrying heavy burdens.
I ran some distance up the slope, and when I looked back, I found that the terrible black fog could not reach this side, so I stopped.
Just when everyone was panting and looking at this strange black fog, afraid of it but at a loss, they saw a harrier eagle in the air not far ahead chasing an unknown bird, and the bird rushed over the edge of the black fog in a panic in order to survive, and suddenly flapped its wings a few times and fell straight down.
Although the harrier eagle was a lower animal, it had the instinct to live, and suddenly it turned around and flew away.
He didn't forget to let out a terrible howl when he flew away, obviously having been overwhelmed by fear.
Everyone was shocked when they saw this, but they saw that the black mist had stabilized again, like a viscous slurry covering the sky and the earth, and there was no surge, but they tried to get closer.
Although the brothers and sisters of the Wei family repeatedly advised not to approach, seeing that everyone was approaching very cautiously, the two brothers and sisters also followed behind, and told them very nervously.
(End of chapter)