Chapter 4: Extinct Volcanoes
(Foreword)
You see it was dead,
But it just blinded you eyes.
(Text)
June 1, 2050 at 1:58 p.m
I slowly opened my eyes and looked at the back of the man's head on my back, and my vision gradually became clearer.
Ah, by the way, his name is Yu Bo. And I, my name is Char. We drifted to this uninhabited island, and I stepped forward to rescue Xiaoyu......
I looked around, and the scene in front of me was slightly different from what I had just seen - the abyssal swamp just now, the gurgling water now, one swallowing people in the dark, the other surging in the open, all of them were extremely dangerous, and each of them was filled with a terrifying body that gave people goosebumps.
Terror? No, it's fear, right? Fear of the unknown, fear of the future, fear of death...... So much fear, but I don't know why I'm afraid.
Perhaps, it was my natural sensitivity, or maybe it was the uneasiness of losing my memory. But if I had to find one to generalize, I wouldn't know which one would be appropriate, or none of them would be appropriate.
"Wow~Wow~Wow~"
The noise of the water is getting louder and louder in my ears, and it gives me a headache!
It's noisy! Why doesn't it go away? And why did I lose my memory and be stranded on this island?
My mind erupted like the water in the forest, but I couldn't find a way out.
Perhaps, this is the punishment given to me by God, to punish me for losing my memory, to punish me for being trapped in this abyss of thought forever.
"Woo, woo......"
There was a faint whimper in my ears, and I followed the sound to look at Xiaoyu, who was walking behind Arthur with his head down. Her lips were still twitching, and she didn't seem to have recovered from the horror she had just had.
yes, that damn poisonous bee must be more terrifying for her weak, right?
But what about that momentary sense of déjà vu? Sixth sense? Predictions for the future? Still is......
I didn't dare to imagine, and I didn't know what lay ahead of my imagination, but I shook my head desperately to clear my mind.
"Yo, man, you're finally awake? I thought you wouldn't wake up! ”
Yu Bo turned his head to look at me, half-jokingly said to me, and then lifted my body up.
I lowered my head, gave a soft "um", and didn't make eye contact with him. Maybe I thought his statement was a bit ironic, or maybe it was just my unfounded self-esteem.
"Smack."
Arthur suddenly jumped in front of me, flicked my forehead with a finger, and pinched my face again:
"Char, you're really fated this time! But thank Yu Bo well, if he hadn't helped you pull out the stinger, apply some antidote herbs, urgently treat the wound and carry you all the way, you are afraid that you would have lost your life a long time ago and would not have been able to wake up. ”
Arthur's words made me feel guilty, it turned out that Yu Bo saved my life.
"Thank you, Yubo." I thanked him with a red face.
He didn't look at me, just looked at the blue and said, "It's okay, we're all test subjects, and you're important." ”
...... am I important?
He, what do you mean?
I had no clue, and I secretly speculated about the meaning of his words, but I couldn't think of a reason.
"Wow~Wow~Wow~"
It's the noise of water again!
It became more and more violent, and kept rushing around, talking about its hegemony.
Yu Bo stopped suddenly, pointed to the curved and narrow stone path above the water, and said, "The road ahead is very narrow, and we can only cross one by one."
Arthur bent down, stroked Xiaoyu's head, looked at her gently, and said to her:
"Xiaoyu, you walk in front of me, I will always hold your hand and follow you closely, don't be afraid, okay?"
Xiaoyu looked at Arthur, was silent for a moment, and nodded slowly.
Arthur, smiling slightly, pulled Xiaoyu's left hand tightly in his hand, letting her walk in front of him, while he followed behind to guard.
Looking at them one after the other, Yu Bo turned his head with confidence and stepped onto the stone road. Although the stone under his feet was extremely narrow, it looked sturdy, so he shouldn't have to worry.
Step by step, he stepped steadily on the stone path, and soon reached the center of the stone path.
Shaking feet, broken stones, rushing rivers.........
My head suddenly cracked like it was about to burst.
The stone......
I stared at the stone beneath his feet, and though it seemed solid now, my heart couldn't help but get agitated.
I remembered the situation in front of Xiaoyu, my brain was hot, and I couldn't think about it anymore, so I suddenly shouted loudly: "Stop! Stop it! That rock is about to fall from under your feet! ”
Jubo stopped, turned his head to look at my face in surprise.
What am I talking about?
I stared at the stone beneath my feet, lying there motionless and surrounded by great peace.
Arthur and Xiaoyu looked at my face inexplicably, looking like they didn't know why.
In their eyes, they may think that I am not lightly ill and have delusions.
I can't argue with it, and I don't want to argue with it, because even I am beginning to wonder if this sense of déjà vu is my ability to foresee or just my personal delusion.
"As the saying goes, it's better to take precautions. Man, I believe you, as long as you don't step on this rock, you should be fine, right? ”
Yu Bo listened to me, bypassed the rock, and stepped on the one next to him to the other side of the river.
However, as soon as he stepped onto the riverbank, he heard a "pop", and the stone suddenly broke in the middle, fell into the middle of the river, and drifted away with the rushing waves.
"You ......"
Yu Bo looked at all this in disbelief, and stopped talking, and did not ask me anything, but lifted my body up again, and walked forward.
Looking at all this, my eyes widened, and I twisted my head in disbelief to look at the stone road, until it disappeared in front of my eyes, and then I tiredly leaned my face on his shoulder, and my mind was like a marquee, showing the scene I had just vaguely felt—Yu Bo, who stepped on his empty foot and fell straight down, falling into the raging river.
It's déjà vu again......
I thought to myself, and before I knew it, I fell into a deep sleep.
June 1, 2050 at 5:17 p.m
A fuchsia glow came into my eyes, and when I opened them again, there was no forest or river around me. The only thing that is, and the only thing that is, is a huge volcano that towers majestically. Like the hand of God, it has been inserted into the land of earth and has taken possession of the soil in front of it.
It is dark red, it is arrogant, it is authoritative, it is majestic, it is like the overlord of this world, and we cannot even call him a slave, no matter how much we admire him, we can only look at him halfway up, but can only climb at his feet like an ant.
Perhaps, this is the majesty of nature; Perhaps, this is the reverence that humanity has lost.
Arthur and Xiaoyu stood stunned, looking at the huge volcano, they couldn't even say a word at this time, and they couldn't even move a single step.
"Rest assured, it's an extinct volcano and won't erupt."
Yu Bo patted Arthur's shoulder with one hand and comforted her.
She lowered her head, and although she tried her best to accept Yu Bo's words, she still couldn't stop her trembling hands and the panic in her heart.
Yu Bo immediately saw this.
"We'll take a look at it and leave."
Yu Bo said and walked to the front, leading Arthur and Xiaoyu to the foot of the volcano, patrolling the surroundings.
"Look, what's that?"
I pointed to the helicopter halfway up the hill that had long been buried in the black soil and shouted.
They looked up in the direction of my finger - and saw the wings buried in the black earth, faintly visible.
"It's really a helicopter! We are saved! ”
"Woo! Woo! ”
Arthur and Xiaoyu cheered, but Yu Bo seemed extremely calm.
I saw the two of them walking quickly in front, and Yu Bo followed behind me unhurriedly.
As they approached the plane, the excitement on their faces turned to loss. Although half of its body is buried in the black soil, the other exposed half of its body still shows that it is an extremely old helicopter that has been obsolete for decades. Not only that, but the helicopter's wings had long since been broken, and its parts had been badly damaged and aged, and it had become a habitat for bugs.
But......
Yu Bo walked to the helicopter and patted the soil on the window, through which he seemed to see something.
I saw him slowly put me down, and then picked up the iron wreckage on the ground and smashed it towards the window.
The glass was smashed, and he reached straight into it and pulled out an old-fashioned antenna radio.
Yu Bo patted the dust on it, put it to his ear, and erected the antenna, but there was no sound.
"This radio, if you fix it, it should still work."
He played with the radio in his hand as he spoke, then looked at us again and continued, "I'll leave this task to me, I think we'll use it later." ”
"Well, I'll leave it to you."
"Whew."
We all nodded, and Yu Bo held the radio in one hand and carried me on my back with the other.
Afterwards, we searched around the helicopter and picked up something useful.
However, at that moment, I caught a glimpse of Arthur, who had somehow picked something up from the ground and quickly slipped it into her pocket, pretending to be nothing.
Arthur, what exactly did she pick up? Can't tell us?
I couldn't guess, and I didn't want to expose her, because she was the first of them to talk to me, and the only one who told me to trust her.
"I don't think there's going to be anything here, let's move on." Yu Bo looked around and said to us.
We followed the direction he had directed, away from the extinct volcano and away from this seemingly majestic place of fear.