With this lesson, people became very cautious in their search for fresh water. The group changed their original itinerary and walked for an hour along the direction of the source of the stream (Han Feng and Lei Ao took turns carrying the sleeping Jing Xiaoran), and finally found the source of the stream - a mountain 'hole' at the foot of the mountain in the middle of the island, and the stream came out of the 'hole'.

It was now one o'clock in the afternoon, and except for Han Feng, Lei Ao and Xin Na, who had just drunk the poisonous stream water, the rest of the people had barely touched a drop of water for more than ten hours. They are so thirsty that their lips are chapped and their throats are itchy. Ironically, the babbling stream is nearby, but given the previous poisoning, no one dares to drink it lightly unless it is at the suggestion of Ji Kairi - to find the source of the stream.

Now they are standing at the mouth of the cave in the mountain, stopping to rest. Sun Yuchen looked like he was about to faint from dehydration, and he asked, "How is it?" Can this water be drunk? ”

Lu Hua walked to the mouth of the 'hole' and observed, it was black and rumbling, unfathomable. He 'touched' the wall of the 'cave', which was wet and covered with moss, and then turned around and said, "In my judgment, this is a 'cave', and there may be an underground lake in it, and the stream water flows out of the lake. But the problem is that, depending on the wetness and geological conditions of the cave, it may be the breeding and habitat of the salamanders, and there may be thousands of salamanders living in it. ”

Sun Yuchen felt a little dizzy: "You mean, the water in the underground lake may be more poisonous than the stream water that flows out?" ”

"It's entirely possible." Lu Hua said helplessly, "Who knows how many fire salamanders inhabit the bottom of the underground lake?" ”

"But that's your speculation after all, maybe that's not the case?" Sun Yuchen was so thirsty that he couldn't stand it.

"But the problem now is that we can't afford to take the risk," Lu said. Who would dare to drink this water again? Whether Jing Xiaoran wakes up or not, it is impossible to use his superpowers again today. If someone is poisoned now, it will only be a dead end. ”

"What then? Are there any other freshwater resources on the island? Sun Yuchen said.

"We walked for hours on end and were exhausted. In addition, if you don't drink water, if you continue to look for it, you will definitely collapse. "Hang Yi reminds everyone." We can't continue to expend our stamina, and if we don't even have the stamina to use our superpowers in the face of an attack or danger, that's bad. ”

"Yes, we can't go any further, we have to rest." Han Feng said.

"But if we don't drink water, we're going to collapse." Sun Yuchen said.

Hang Yi thought for a while: "Why don't we go to the mountain 'cave' to see if the actual situation is as Lu Hua said." ”

"Go in and see, I'll wait outside." Lu Hua said fearfully, "You know, I'm most afraid of disgusting animals with slippery and sticky appearances. Usually seeing a gecko can scare me half to death, and there may be countless fire salamanders in this 'hole'...... It's hell for me. ”

Hang Yi looked at Lei Ao and Han Feng and said, "Then the three of us go in and have a look, they are waiting outside." ”

"Okay." The two answered together.

Han Feng took out a strong flashlight for outdoor sports from his backpack. Three people entered the 'hole'. Sina advised, "Don't go too deep, come out quickly." ”

"Hmm." Hang Yi answered. The three of them flashlights walked towards the 'hole'.

The rest of the people rested near the 'cave' in the mountain. Ji Kairui carried Jing Xiaoran to lie down under a tree, Xinna took care of her, and Ji Kairui looked up at the sky. More than ten minutes later, Hang Yi and the three of them came out of the mountain 'cave', and Han Feng said: "Lu Hua guessed correctly, this 'cave' is really the base camp of the fire salamanders. The walls of the 'hole' are densely packed with salamanders. ”

Lu Hua's 'chicken' skin bumps rose.

"Is there an underground lake?" Sun Yuchen asked with concern.

"Yes, it's a big one. We shone it with a flashlight, and the lake was bottomless. Han Feng said.

"Are there fire salamanders in the water?" Sun Yuchen asked.

"To be honest, we didn't see a fire salamander in the water, maybe because the water was too deep." Hang Yi said, "But with the dense fire salamanders in the wall of the 'cave', do you dare to drink the groundwater in this 'hole'?" ”

Sun Yuchen hung his head like a deflated ball, almost in despair.

Lei Ao said: "It seems that there is only one way I said - I will fly to the island of Mouse Wolf Lake and bring some fresh water back." ”

"Can you have the stamina to fly this far?" Hang Yi said worriedly, "If it's a case of 'essence' and abundant strength, maybe it's okay." But you've used up more than half of your stamina now, right? ”

Lei Ao said, "Let me try it." ”

"No, I can't. From here, it takes at least twenty minutes to fly to Mouse Wolf Lake Island. If you lose your strength and don't even have a foothold on the sea, you will fall into the sea and drown. Hang Yi said.

"But there's no other way now." Lei Ao said.

"That doesn't allow you to risk your life either." "You can't go. ”

Lei Ao was about to say something, but Ji Kairui pointed to the sky and said, "I don't think it's necessary." ”

"What do you mean?" Hang Yi asked.

Ji Kairui said: "The sky is darker than just now, and some birds flying high in the sky have also descended. The stone we sat on was wetter than it had been before. All signs indicate that a heavy rain may be coming. ”

Lu Hua observed the sky and the surroundings, and said happily: "Yes! It might be raining! ”

"Rain is fresh water!" Sun Yuchen said, "We are saved!" ”

"Don't be too happy." "Rain can certainly solve our drinking water problem, but we have to find a place to shelter from the rain." Rainstorms on the islands generally last for a long time. ”

"Isn't there a shelter in front of us?" Lei Ao pointed to the 'cave' in the mountain and said.

"Oh, no......" Lu Hua's face changed, "I won't enter this mountain 'cave'." ”

Suddenly, Ji Kairui looked at the sky and shouted, "There's no time to chat!" The rainstorm is coming, hurry up and cut down trees! Once the trees get wet, we can't start a fire! ”

Everyone looked at the sky, and sure enough, the climate change on the island was too fast to react to. Half an hour ago, the sky was clear, but now it is dark clouds and thunder. A rainstorm is coming out.

Lei Ao walked quickly in front of a tall tree, and the vacuum blade 'shot' out. However, due to the physical exertion, the power of the two vacuum blades was much weaker than before, and they only cut two deep marks from a thick tree, but did not cut down the tree. Lei Ao was in a hurry, and swung several wind blades in a row, but unfortunately the force became smaller and smaller, and not a single tree could be cut down.

Hang saw that the rainstorm was about to fall, and knew that he couldn't keep it. Just now he entered the 'cave', and he felt that it was extremely cold inside, and in just ten minutes, it made people freeze all over the body and their teeth chatter. If a group of people are trapped inside and can't make a fire to keep warm, it's no joke. He shouted, "Lei Ao, get out of the way, I'll come!" ”

Hang Yi turned on the PSV game console, and the game he launched before was God of War 2. He unleashed his superpowers, and two red 'colored' chain blades appeared in his hands, which is exactly the weapon that Kratos, the protagonist of God of War, is best at - the 'Chaos' Blade. Hangyi rushed into a forest and used Kratos's attack to swing the sharp chain blade like a high-speed disc, cutting down all the trees within a radius of five meters.

Hang will accept it as soon as he sees it, and he will not waste his physical strength. He disables his superpowers, and the two chain blades disappear instantly. Hang Yi turned to the stunned crowd and shouted, "Hurry up and move the trees to the 'cave' in the mountain!" ”

Everyone didn't dare to 'wave' for a minute or a second, and hurriedly carried as many trees as possible that were cut down by Hang Yi to the mouth of the mountain's 'hole' and 'hole'. Five minutes later, the rain poured down, as if someone had turned on a tap. Fortunately, enough trees were moved to the 'holes' in time that could not be rained, otherwise the consequences would have been dire.

Han Feng and Lu Hua took out all the items in their backpacks that could be used to catch water—cups, empty mineral water bottles, glasses cases, and even makeup cases—and handed over a bunch of 'messy' things to Lu Hua. Lu Hua activated the circular defensive wall to protect himself from the rain, filled these objects with rainwater, and handed them to his companions. The thirsty people drank the rain like seedlings that had been in the dew for a long time, until their stomachs could no longer hold any more water. Lu Hua filled the mineral water bottle with a full bottle, but unfortunately there was really nothing else in the backpack that could be used to store water, so he could only reserve one bottle.

Xinna fed some water into Jing Xiaoran's mouth. Jing Xiaoran, who was asleep, finally opened his eyes. Although he was still very weak, at least he woke up, which made everyone very happy.

After drinking the water, everyone's mental state and physical strength have recovered a lot. Lei Ao gave a thumbs up and said, "It's still Hang Yi's boss!" That 'Whirlwind Blade' just now is so handsome! I'm ashamed of myself. ”

Han Feng said: "In the past, when you activated your superpowers, the scene around you became a picture in the game. But just now, you just have the weapons and attacks of the game character, and you haven't changed the scene, how do you do that? ”

Hang Yi said: "After I upgraded, in addition to improving my ability, I also became more flexible in my application. Now I can turn the scene in range into a game screen, and I can just turn myself into a powerful horn in the game and fight in reality. ”

"I can't believe what it would be like if your ability rose to level seven, eight, or even higher?" Han Feng sighed.

Hang Yi buried his head and said, "If possible, I hope I don't upgrade again." ”

Everyone knew what he meant, and that was the reason why they had come to the island to explore the secrets of the Old Gods. If this brutal fight can be stopped, the danger and suffering they are now suffering will be worth it.

Ji Kairui used this free time to cut down all the trees that Hang Yi felled into firewood. They had been sheltering from the rain at the mouth of the 'cave' for two hours, but the rain was getting heavier and heavier, and there was no intention of stopping. Although a group of people only stayed at the mouth of the 'cave' and did not enter the 'cave', the bursts of cold air inside the 'cave' and the sudden drop in temperature outside still made them shiver.

Hang Yi looked at his watch, it was close to five o'clock, and he said, "It seems that this rainstorm will not stop for a while and a half." With such heavy rain, it is impossible for us to move to another place, so we can only live in this mountain 'cave' tonight. ”

Lu Hua was about to refute, but Hang Yi said before he could speak: "Enough, Lu Hua, don't say that you are afraid of those little creatures." Tell me, if it rains all the way down the night, where else can we go? ”

"We've been at the entrance of the 'hole', can't we go in if we don't go in?" Lu Hua pleaded pitifully.

"The mouth of the 'hole' was so wet that all the rain drifted in, and even the fire couldn't rise."

"But it's colder in the 'cave'......"

"If you raise the fire, it won't be cold. We went into the 'cave' just now to see, although the wall of the 'cave' was 'damp', the ground was relatively good, and the inside was 'quite spacious', more than enough for four tents. ”

"Go in, I'll be alone at the mouth of the cave." Lu Hua said.

"At night, you'll be frozen!"

"Hang Yi, you're not me, you can't understand my fear of disgusting creatures. I'm not hypocritical, I'm really scared. Lu Hua said solemnly. It's called a phobia, and it's a disease that I can't control. ”

Hang Yiyi didn't know what to say for a while. "We lit torches and went into the 'hole', and the salamanders didn't dare to come close. You can always protect yourself with defensive walls, and once you have erected your tent, you can stay in the tent and don't come out, so that's fine. ”

Lu Hua couldn't object anymore, he could only agree.

Han Feng once again used a lighter to start a small "fire" and ignited a pile of firewood. At the same time, he discovers that his superpowers must be based on having the props (or conditions) that cause disaster. For example, in order to start a fire, there must be lighters, matches and other ignition objects, and no fire can break out out of thin air; Tsunamis must be built on the presence of the sea nearby.

A group of people, except for Jing Xiaoran, who was weak and weak, each held a torch. Lu Hua even sacrificed the circular defensive wall. The torch illuminates the entire karst 'cave'. Everyone held a large bundle of firewood and walked towards the inside of the karst 'cave'.

This is apparently an unexplored natural 'cave', with a small river extending from the underground lake to the 'hole' on the left, and a passage formed by rugged rocks that barely calls a 'road' extends into the 'hole'. The top of the cave is a columnar stalactite, and the limestone on both sides of the cave wall has been dissolved by groundwater for a long time, forming many small holes of different sizes. What is shocking is that the walls of the 'cave' are covered with dense fire salamanders, so that the original 'color' of the 'cave' walls can hardly be seen. As far as the eye can see, there is a yellow and black 'color' that makes people's scalp tingle. The holes in the walls of the 'holes' are clearly their natural dwellings.

Despite the protection of the defensive wall, Lu Hua was also frightened by this scene, and his whole body was tense, and his hands and feet were cold. In fact, it was not only him, even people who were not usually afraid of such creatures could not help but be afraid when they saw such a large number of fire salamanders - besides, they knew that these fire salamanders were all creatures that could secrete highly poisonous creatures. If one or two fall on the body, or even get into the clothes from the neck opening, I'm afraid no one will be able to keep their composure.

Among the group of people, Hang Yi, Ji Kairui, Lei Ao and Han Feng were more courageous and walked in front. The rest of the people almost leaned around Lu Hua's body, hiding within the circular defensive wall.

Hang Yi glanced back at the few people who were almost hugging each other, felt funny, and said, "You don't have to be afraid, although these fire salamanders look terrifying, they will not take the initiative to attack people. We just came in, aren't we all right? ”

Han Feng held the torch and said, "That's right, they are afraid of fire. Didn't you notice that everywhere we went, all these salamanders were retracted into the holes in the walls of the 'holes'. Let's go. ”

Indeed, as Han Feng said, as everyone advanced, the fire salamanders on the wall of the 'cave' hid in the hole, and the original appearance of the 'hole' wall was revealed. Lu Hua and the others breathed a sigh of relief, followed the footsteps of the people in front of them, and walked towards the inside of the 'hole' and 'hole'.

This karst 'cave' is not too deep, and after walking for six or seven minutes, the eyes suddenly open up, and a huge natural 'cave' room is presented in front of everyone. Hang Yi and the others had come in to see it before, and said to the rest of the people, "How about it, this is spacious enough." ”

Sun Yuchen exclaimed: "It is estimated that there must be more than 300 square meters." ”

Lu Hua carefully observed the ground inside the 'cave' - fortunately, there were no fire salamanders on the ground. The walls of the cave are also far away because they are spacious. The space above is very high, estimated to be seven or eight meters, and there are strangely shaped stalactites hanging from it. To the left of the 'hole' is a bottomless underground lake. It looks like a typical karst 'cave'. He was slightly relieved and lifted the defensive wall.

Ji Kairui held a torch and carefully observed the surroundings, and found that there were several 'holes' with a diameter of more than one meter on the wall of the 'hole' more than two meters high, and it seemed that this 'hole' chamber was not the end, and could extend to other places through these 'holes'. He asked Hang Yi, "When you came in just now, did you notice these 'holes'?" ”

Hang Yi looked in the direction that Ji Kairui pointed and said, "No, we only found this 'hole' room before, and we didn't look around carefully. ”

"These 'holes' may lead to other places," Gilkerry said. ”

Hang Yi said: "What does this mean? ”

"It means that this 'hole' 'hole' may be the nest 'hole' of some creature."

These words made everyone's hearts palpitate. Lu Hua said uneasily: "That...... Shall we investigate? ”

"I'll take a look." Lei Ao held a torch, walked into one of the 'holes', and flew to a height of more than two meters, just facing the mouth of the 'hole'. He put the torch in and poked his head in to inspect it.

"Watch out for ......," Sina reminded nervously.

Suddenly, Lei Ao let out a loud scream, which terrified everyone. Hang Yi and Han Feng hurriedly rushed over and asked, "What's wrong?!" ”

Lei Ao turned his head and smiled: "It's nothing, I'll roar and see if there is a response inside." ”

Everyone sighed. Lu Hua glared and said, "Don't be surprised! Don't joke about this situation! ”

"Got it." Lei Ao stuck out his tongue and flew to another 'hole' to inspect it. A few minutes later, he inspected several large holes around the walls of the 'cave'. He landed and reported to everyone: "I've seen it all, don't worry, these 'holes' are only more than a meter deep and come to an end, and they are not passages to somewhere." ”

Ji Kairui groaned for a moment and asked, "Are there any fire salamanders in these 'holes'?" ”

Lei Ao said, "I don't see it. ”

"Maybe for the fire salamanders, the small holes in the walls of the 'holes' are more suitable for them to settle down." Sun Yuchen said.

"Let's get the fire up, it's probably only 1 or 2 degrees Celsius." Xin Na and Jing Xiaoran were close together, and both of them were a little trembling.

Hang Yi and Han Feng lit a bonfire with torches, and Lei Ao, Sun Yuchen, and Ji Kairui set up four tents. Everyone sat around the campfire, and Ji Kairui took out the reserved grilled dried fish and distributed it to everyone. The larger ones need to be cut into several pieces with a knife. Ji Kairui took out a set of knives in his backpack, found that one was missing, and asked, "Has anyone used my knife?" ”

Everyone looked at each other for a while, and they were all at a loss. Hang Yi said: "Your knives have always been kept by you, and we haven't used them." ”

"There's a knife missing." Ji Kairui said.

"Did you drop it?" Sina asked.

"This morning, after I cut fish on the beach, I took the knives out to the sea and washed them, then put them in a holster and then in my backpack in order of size. I remember very well that I didn't use a knife again. But just now I opened the holster and found that the knife in the middle was gone. Ji Kairui said.

"Do you think someone took your knife without permission?" Han Feng asked.

"The point is, what is this person doing with my knife? Why take it secretly and not admit it now? Ji Kairui asked.

Everyone looked at each other, and they all felt puzzled. Lu Hua said: "Must it be one of us who took it?" ”

"Or else? Is there anyone else on this island? Ji Kairui said.

Xina said, "Who carried the backpack with the knives?" ”

Ji Kairui said: "Basically, me, Han Feng and Lei Ao switched backs, but on the way today, because I had to carry Xiao Ran, I took off my backpack many times. Sun Yuchen, Lu Hua and Hang Yi have all carried it. ”

"And when I was resting, I put it on the ground casually, and everyone didn't pay much attention to it." Sun Yuchen said.

"Wait, I don't understand, why do we have to trace the whereabouts of this knife so clearly?" Lu Hua said puzzledly, "It's just a knife, even if it's lost, it's not a big deal, right?" ”

"The point is that it doesn't look like it's 'lost.'" Han Feng said, "This is a bit strange. ”

Xinna asked Ji Kairui: "If you think about it carefully, haven't you really taken it out and used it halfway?" ”

Ji Kairui was silent for a moment and said, "Forget it, there is no need to study it in detail." If you lose it, you lose it. ”

Everyone didn't continue to talk about this topic, after all, it was just a trivial matter, and it was not worth delving.

At this moment, they could not have imagined that they did not pay enough attention to this "little thing", which laid a serious bane for the subsequent incident.