Chapter 64: The Ice Worm (continued)
As mentioned above, a sudden sandstorm hit, and Xiao Wang and Xiao Feng hurried back to the base in a Martian ground vehicle.
Looking at Xiao Wang, who looked frightened, Xiao Feng suddenly felt that something was going to happen.
What's wrong with you?
Xiao Feng asked.
I...... We went the other way around......
What?
Xiao Feng threw away the recording board and hurriedly walked over to look at the navigator.
After a few minutes, Xiao Feng calmed down, holding his head and not knowing what he was thinking.
The problem now is that we can't go back to base, we have to find a place to hide, and the sandstorms on Mars are no joke.
Xiao Feng reminded Xiao Wang and asked Xiao Wang to quickly find a pit or hole or something.
According to the map, the current location is less than half an hour away from being caught up by the sandstorm, and whether they can find a safe place in this half hour depends on their luck.
Ten minutes later, the two of them were still wandering on the endless plain, and the sky in the distance was already very dark, and the sun had disappeared, as if a wall of earth had rolled over.
The wind was blowing harder and stronger, and there was already a lot of sand hitting the car windows, and there was a loud noise.
Look over there!
The sharp-eyed Xiao Feng has been standing behind Xiao Wang, although there is a saying that he can stand high and see far, Xiao Wang insists that Xiao Feng is not much different from sitting, Xiao Feng disagrees, and has been observing around.
The wind gusted in gusts, against the rover, and couldn't help but speed up the car, and pushed the rover into a big pit with a clatter. This big crater should have been smashed out by a meteorite falling a long time ago, the outside of the cave is very large, the more you go inside, the smaller it becomes, it is inclined down at more than 20 degrees, and it is more than ten meters underground.
The rover was just able to drive in, but it couldn't move forward when it reached the innermost point, Xiao Wang stopped gently, leaned on his seat, and slowly exhaled.
Xiao Feng stood at the back of the car and looked outside, the entrance of the cave had been frantically pouring into the sand, and it didn't take long to seal the entrance of the cave.
With a snap, Xiao Wang turned on the lights in the car and turned to look at Xiao Feng.
Let's wait here for a while, and when the sandstorm passes, we'll go out.
Xiao Wang tried to break the silence and comfort Xiao Feng by the way.
I guess we won't be able to get out.
Xiao Feng's voice was very small, but Xiao Wang still heard it.
Why?
Xiao Wang left the driver's seat, walked to Xiao Feng's side, and looked outside.
Do you know how high we are from the ground now?
Xiao Feng tilted his head to look at Xiao Wang.
Uh, I don't know.
Also, you patronized the car, and you didn't pay attention to how much distance you came in, I remember, ten meters, we are now ten meters from the ground, and the sand layer above is six or seven meters, you say, how do we get out?
Yes...... Is it so deep? Are you sure?
When Xiao Wang heard Xiao Feng say this, he suddenly felt that he had come in too much, and he felt a little self-inflicted.
It was quiet for a few minutes, neither of them spoke, the temperature of the air was rising, and it felt like the oxygen was about to run out, making it difficult to breathe.
Hey, are you thirsty?
Xiao Wang took out a bottle of water from a box and handed it to Xiao Feng.
Xiao Feng didn't reach out to take it, just quietly looked outside.
Or let's call for help, let them come and save us.
As soon as Xiao Wang finished speaking, Xiao Feng looked back at Xiao Wang.
What's wrong?
Being looked at by Xiao Feng like this, Xiao Wang suddenly felt furious.
Sometimes I don't even know if you're really stupid or fake.
Xiao Feng shook his head and sighed.
Oh? What's wrong, can't it? Is it that they can't send a signal or that they can't receive a signal?
Xiao Wang felt that he was being underestimated and wanted to become more professional.
After a long time, Xiao Feng felt a little tired from standing, so he returned to his seat and continued to look at his weather data.
The sun had set, Xiao Wang and the others did not return to the base, and they did not respond after calling for a long time, which really made the people in the base anxious, and they suggested sending people out to find it.
Where did their signal end up?
The stationmaster paced back and forth, asking anxiously.
Jinghai Plain.
Okay, you, you, and you, the three of you get ready and set off in a moment.
Good.
In a few moments, a rover departed from the base.
The sky was clear tonight, as if a sandstorm had taken away all the clouds, and the sky was full of stars, deep and far away.
Jinghai Plain is a large plain on the surface of Mars, and the search and rescue team came here according to the location where Xiao Wang and the two finally disappeared, but it is still far away from Xiao Wang, after all, after the signal disappeared, Xiao Wang and they still walked some distance.
It's like playing hide and seek, and no one knows whose location. Xiao Wang: They didn't know that the search and rescue team was already nearby, and the search and rescue team didn't know that they were very close to Xiao Wang.
No, if we continue to stay like this, we will either suffocate to death or starve to death when the air is consumed, and we will have to find a way out first.
Xiao Wang couldn't wait any longer, and his mood began to become impatient.
Relax, Xiao Wang, the more you are like this, the faster the oxygen will be consumed, it is better to be quiet and wait for a while.
Xiao Feng acted as if nothing had happened, and he was not afraid at all.
Hold on? I've been waiting for three or four hours, and if you look at the oxygen content, there's less than two hours left, and you just don't dare to sleep if you want to, for fear of dying of lack of oxygen in your sleep. You...... You're not worried at all?
Xiao Wang was very dissatisfied with Xiao Feng's attitude, he felt like an ant on a hot pot, and he was indifferent.
Instead of complaining about the status quo, it is better to change the status quo, you can't solve the problem by yelling like this, let me tell you the truth, I've thought of a solution when you're walking back and forth like a fool at a loss.
Xiao Feng raised his head and looked at Xiao Wang, who was sweating profusely.
Say!
Xiao Wang was very angry, with anger.
Come here, I'll draw it for you.
As he spoke, Xiao Feng flipped over the record board and found a pen to introduce his method to Xiao Wang.
After reading it, Xiao Wang touched his chin and thought about it.
Well, what you said makes sense, your method is theoretically feasible, but it actually feels a bit difficult.
What do you think? Since you think it's possible, let's get started, shall we?
Alas, forget it, it's all like this anyway, what else can it do? Just do it your way.
Xiao Feng's method is very simple and difficult, simply put, it is to dig a hole by yourself, the difficult place is how to dig, now this position is more awkward, the soil is loose, the slightest carelessness will be buried under the sand, and it will be too late to run.
The two decided to move forward tentatively step by step, dig a meter and stop for a while, and then continue to dig, and at the same time pay attention when digging, try to dig harder places, and don't touch those places that collapse when touched.
The two of them moved forward cautiously, one after the other, and the search and rescue team on the ground also scanned step by step with the detector.
Bite!
The detector rang out suddenly.
Hey guys, here!
The people of the search and rescue team hurriedly ran over and planted a small flag here, indicating that there was something here, and now there are five such small flags. The search and rescue team consisted of three people, two of whom were responsible for scanning with probes, and the remaining one drove a Martian excavator to dig the pit. The first two flags have been dug up, there are several stones with a high gold content in them, and now the third is being dug up.
As the time passed, Xiao Wang and the others stopped digging underground, and unconsciously let them dig to the ground.
Xiao Wang was the first to come out, sat on the ground, and looked into the distance, the emptiness was boundless, and the stars in the sky were brilliant and dazzling.
Hahaha, we're finally out!
Xiao Wang couldn't help but laugh happily, the outside is much better than the underground, at least it's not a closed environment in the dark, and the outside is free.
Xiao Feng climbed out and sat on the ground, tired.
You hurry up and contact the base and ask them to come over quickly, our oxygen is running out too quickly, and now it's almost insufficient.
Xiao Wang lay on the sand slope, looked at Xiao Feng, and patted him on the back.
Just as Xiao Feng was about to call the base, the sand under his ass began to loosen.
it?
Feeling the sand under his buttocks move, Xiao Wang was so frightened that he quickly stood up and looked at his feet.
I saw a small funnel-shaped pit slowly getting bigger, and all the sand leaked through an invisible hole.
Seeing that it was about to expand to their feet, Xiao Wang and Xiao Feng hurriedly took a few steps back. It doesn't matter if you retreat, the terrible thing is that several such hourglass pits began to appear around it, showing a tendency to surround it.
What's going on? Xiao Wang, what terrible thing happened to them again?
To be continued......