Chapter 55: The Moving Vine
Lao Zhong is lazy and lazy when he is fine, like a veteran oil, he is not interested in everything, once he really encounters any situation, he is often the first person to wake up. He first stopped the team, and then walked cautiously forward with a shotgun, and Ge Zhuang and I glanced at each other, and both took the initiative to run to the sides of the team to act as guards.
The strange encounters along the way made everyone's nerves tense to the extreme, and the damp rainforest was like an umbrella spread out, casting a shadow on everyone's hearts, and everyone looked around tremblingly, and any slightest wind and grass was enough to make waves in people's hearts.
Chen Yun asked me what I should do next, and I said that everyone should stay where they are for now, and wait for Lao Zhong to investigate the situation clearly. She nodded and agreed.
The team stayed in place and waited, which lasted for a while, and some people in the scientific expedition team couldn't stand it, took off their hats, threw them on the ground, and said Damn, are we here for archaeology or jungle exploration? I don't believe in any monsters popping out of this forest.
He strode towards the place where the elk had jumped out, and soon caught up with the old bell, who was still aiming with his gun, when he heard the footsteps and whispered, "What are you doing?" Get back!
The person who came out of the team was about thirty years old, and he was a more experienced member of this young team, and he said that you are too nervous, no one has come to this place for thousands of years, even if there are wild beasts, what are we afraid of with guns?
The old bell coldly reminded him, have you forgotten what happened in the canyon last night? He said that this is not the Grand Canyon, and besides, we have already come out, why don't you give me the gun and let me go up and have a look?
Lao Zhong naturally didn't agree, and turned his gaze to Chen Yun in front of the team, Chen Yun also frowned and shouted, "He Fei, what are you doing?" Come back quickly, don't mess around! This He Fei is obviously not so convinced by Chen Yun, what am I doing? I just want to find the tomb of the emperor as soon as possible and complete the task assigned by the organization, we have been in action for more than three days, and now we can't even find the entrance to the tomb!
Chen Yun said, "You have to eat one bite at a time, what has happened to us in the past three days, you haven't experienced it personally, the notes left by Professor Yang are incomplete, it is not easy to find here, I hope you can calm down and don't be so anxious." ”
He Fei couldn't stand this depressing atmosphere, he was very emotional, and said Lao Tzu is biased, whatever you write in the report, my special mother is fed up with this kind of frightened and frightened days, if you don't have the guts, give me the command of the operation, and I will lead everyone to continue walking.
As he spoke, he walked briskly forward, Chen Yun's face turned white, and he wanted to stop him loudly, but I reached out and gently tugged on Chen Yun's arm, shook his head slightly, and signaled him not to move.
Since someone is willing to take the initiative to take the lead for us, it's too late for me to be happy, this kind of guy who doesn't know the depths, since he is unwilling to obey Chen Yun's leadership, even if he goes to the tomb, it is easy to do bad things, so it's not bad for him to help me open the way first.
Chen Yun should have understood what I was thinking, and frowned and said How can you think like this, He Fei is also my colleague. I smiled coldly, "No one forced him!" ”
Just when the two of us were arguing in a low voice, He Fei had already walked into the grass, tiptoed through the thorn forest, and then turned around and shouted at us, saying haha, I know that you are simply scaring yourself, how can there be any beast, deceiving people!
Lao Zhong looked suspicious and said Have you seen clearly? He Fei turned around and waved at the team, saying that there was nothing in front of him, just a flat bottom covered with thorns, and everyone would be fine as long as they wore thick boots and walked carefully.
After his repeated confirmation, Chen Yun and I also relaxed a lot, but the folding crossbow in our hands did not put down, but cautiously led the team towards him.
He Fei was proud, as if he intended to show himself in front of the crowd, saying that archaeology should be bold and careful, although we may indeed encounter danger when walking in this rainforest, but we can't be so suspicious all the time, so maybe people will be driven crazy before they reach their destination, you see, isn't this okay?
Chen Yun glanced at him, didn't speak, and ordered the team to continue to set off. I know Chen Yun's difficulties, she is a woman after all, and she is too young to be as respected as Professor Yang in the past, and occasionally one or two thorns pop up in the team to challenge her authority, which probably happens all the time.
I put away the folding crossbow and gestured to Ge Zhuang with my eyes, Ge Zhuang understood, and with a smile he shifted his gaze to He Fei's back, and made a gesture of shooting.
The team continued to march, stepping on a pile of dead branches and leaves, and after walking for a long time, I felt a sudden panic around me, the forest was densely covered with weeds, but there was nothing to be seen in this thorny field except the spiky weeds, and even the trees were much looser.
Intuition made me a little uneasy, caught up with Zhong Quan, and asked Lao Zhong if he noticed anything abnormal? Lao Zhong also looked strange, saying that the climate here is very similar to the subtropical rainforest, and it stands to reason that the vegetation will definitely grow very lush, why there is only one vegetation on the ground, which is a little strange.
Ge Changqiang walked up with a big grin, patted us on the back, and said What are you muttering, the alarm has been lifted, Lao Zhong, can you tell me about the details of those Vietnamese female soldiers checking your body for you back then?
Old Zhong frowned, and was about to scold him, but then there was an exclamation in our ears, and the three of them raised the guy at the same time, and their eyes swept towards the place where the exclamation came from, but they saw that He Fei before had fallen to the ground for some reason, holding his feet and neck with his hands.
"It's this guy again!" I was very unhappy, so I walked behind him with Ge Zhuang and said What's wrong with you?
He Fei said to us, two of you, help me, I accidentally stepped on these sharp grass leaves when I was walking, it hurts, these vines are all barbs, it seems to be poisonous, help me see if my ankles are swollen?
I looked upset and scolded him for deserving it. At this time, Ge Zhuang had already pulled out the thorn and squatted down, used the blade to pick off the thorn vine wrapped around He Fei's foot and neck, carefully held it in his hand, stood up and came to me, and said Little pumpkin, this thing is really strange, you see, this vine was obviously cut off by me, and it seems to be moving.
Will it move?
I looked at the thorn vines that were wriggling in Ge Zhuang's hands, my face changed, and I quickly asked him to throw away the vines, saying Dead fatty, don't you think something is wrong, these vines are alive!
Ge Zhuang was so frightened that he withdrew his hand, and the vine fell to the ground, and then I saw the vine slowly twisting on the sand, rolling like an earthworm, and hurriedly stepped on it, and the vine burst out of thick pulp under my feet, oozing dark green juice, the taste was very strange, there was no kind of fragrant smell of vegetation, but there was a bit of a fishy smell, like blood, exuding an unpleasant smell.
Ge Zhuang's and I faces suddenly turned white.
Before the end of the matter, I heard someone in the team shouting, "Look, these thorn vines...... They—they seem to move......"