Chapter 83: The Vortex (9)
"Even the plants here have turned into swirl shapes......
Goto Makoto squatted down and plucked a very common dog's tail grass. However, this grass, which used to be fluffy and resemble a puppy's tail, is now rolled into a lollipop-like plant, which looks extremely weird. This kind of plant is probably the only one in the world, and there is no other place where this strange plant can exist except in this five-island town cursed by the whirlpool.
Dong Xie's face was serious, and he looked at the bushes on both sides, there were more than these weeds and shrubs, and even the big trees growing on both sides of the road had been twisted and turned into the shape of springs one by one.
Everyone has been walking for a long time since they went up the mountain. However, the frantically growing vegetation on both sides of the road seriously affected the speed of everyone's travel.
One is that the vegetation grows so fast that it obscures everyone's view. On the other hand, the vegetation has not only extended to the road, but in some places, it has been completely covered by vegetation, and there is no way to get started.
At this time, Wang Qiu said: "On this mountain, we have also been walking for a while, what do I think...... I don't think we've gone far at all? ”
As soon as Wang Qiu's words came out, everyone couldn't help but stop.
Hideki Saito's father looked left and right, frowned, and said, "It's really ...... I've lived in Goto for decades, and I can't tell where we're now. ”
Hideki Saito's mother pulled him and said, "Husband, where were we before?" ”
"Huh? What are you talking about? Hideki Saito's father was stunned, and then said, "Didn't we go on the mountain road before?" It should be in the ...... now."
Halfway through the talk, Hideki Saito's father was also stunned. He looked at his feet and found that the road under his feet was no longer a smooth cement pavement, but a dirt road made of yellow mud.
"Huh?" Hideki Saito's father was also stunned by this discovery.
He was surprised and said, "It's really strange, when did we come here?" There's only one mountain road, so we can't go wrong. ”
Dong Xie thought for a while and said, "I'll climb up the tree and take a look." ”
Hideki Saito said, "Then be careful. ”
"Hmm."
Nodding, Dong Xie then put down the backpack on his body, and then picked a tree that looked relatively tall. Although Dong Xie's ability to climb trees is not very strong, but fortunately, these trees are now affected by the Vortex Curse and have turned into the shape of springs. This allows Dong Xie to easily grab the trunk of the tree and climb up.
However, although it became easier to climb trees, Dong Xie did not dare to go too fast. After all, I don't know if this mountain is still the same as the town, and a little bit of movement will cause a tornado.
Under the tree, everyone also craned their necks to look at Dong Xie, although Dong Xie's movements were really slow like a snail. But everyone can also understand the concerns of the Dong Association, and it is natural to be careful at this time.
No matter how slow his movements were, a few minutes later, Dong Xie still climbed to the treetops, grabbed the trunk with his hands, and he cautiously stretched out his head and looked into the distance.
As far as the eye can see, the most direct sight is naturally the town of Goto in the distance. At this time, Dong Xie also discovered that they had actually reached a position above the halfway point of the mountain, and the height was still good.
However, when Dong Xie glanced around, he couldn't find any path for people to take. Because as far as his eye could see, there was a large area of forgiveness color, and the plants did not know when it had covered the entire mountainous area, and he could not find the location of the mountain road from this large area of forgiveness color. Not to mention anything else.
After a while, Dong Xie climbed down with an ugly face, then shook his head and said to everyone: "We seem to be halfway up the mountain now. However, when I climbed to the top of the tree, I could only see the situation in the town of Goto. I can't tell where we are now. And, I don't know how. The vegetation here is so exaggerated that I can't find a way to it, it's like one of those uninhabited old forests......"
"So exaggerated?" Wang Qiu couldn't help but be stunned.
Director Ma frowned and said, "It seems that there is no way, we can only walk towards the high place and see if we can climb over this mountain." ”
Hideki Saito suddenly asked his father, "Dad, do you know if the mountain here in Goto Town is steep or not?" ”
Hideki Saito's father thought for a moment and replied, "The mountains here are not too high, and I remember when I was young, there were no mountain roads here, and I used to go over the mountains with my friends to play in Miyama City. ”
Hideki Saito nodded and said, "In other words, we can climb over this mountain." ”
"That's right."
Everyone looked at each other, and basically everyone had the same idea in their hearts.
Director Ma suddenly made a decision and said, "Then since we can directly climb over this mountain, then we can just go directly to the top, directly cross this mountain, and leave Wudao Town!" ”
"Hmm!" Everyone nodded heavily, their eyes full of hope.
However, the five Saito Hideki knew that even if they could turn over, they would not be able to leave, otherwise, they would be directly wiped out by the apartment. They won't take this risk no matter what.
However, although it was decided that everyone should go up the mountain and climb over the mountain directly. But it's not that simple.
Not to mention that going too fast could cause a tornado, but the vegetation that covered the mountain made it impossible for them to move quickly. The vegetation was not dangerous, but it was very good at blocking the way, and it was really difficult for them to walk.
This walk, until the evening, no one completely walked out of this vegetated area, and they did not know where they had come.
When night fell, everyone who had walked in the vegetation for a day was exhausted and had no strength.
Therefore, I had to take a break first.
After finding a slightly flat place and removing the surrounding plants with their hands, everyone was finally able to start a fire, and then eat a little rest, drink hot water, or something.
"Then tonight, Brother Dong and I will keep vigil first...... Wang Qiu said.
Since they left the longhouse, they have begun to insist on taking turns to keep vigil every day, and yesterday was the night that Wang Qiu and Dong Xie kept vigil first, and at this time, they naturally proposed the vigil first.
(End of chapter)