Chapter 27: The Way to Survive (8)
A ray of morning light pierced the darkness of the sky, and the soft sunlight instantly penetrated the small half of the sky, and the morning sky was quiet and serene. Light means hope, which gives a sense of peace to the frightened and uneasy hearts of those who have survived the long night and experienced the torment of life and death.
Vito supported Qiu Wuxi with his hand, standing between this vast wasteland, heaven and earth, and couldn't help but feel a sense of happiness for the rest of his life after the catastrophe. Qiu Wuxian beside him had difficulty even standing, his body was still shaking, his feet were weak, this was not due to fear, but a manifestation of exhaustion, this fight exhausted the strength of his whole body, so that he had to rely on Vito to barely stand.
Far away, in front of the woods, two figures looked at them from afar, they were their companions, companions who had experienced this catastrophe and life and death together, although the smoke still filled the wasteland, they couldn't see each other's faces clearly, but they could imagine the smiles on each other's faces that were not a little more beautiful than crying.
There was no sign of people around, they only knew that they were on a desert island, in a wasteland about ten kilometers away from the coastline, but the most important thing now was to seize the time to rest, first to treat Villa's wounds, and then to find some food to feed them, they had not eaten for more than ten hours.
The wound on Villa's arm was not complicated, it was an occlusal laceration, but the wolf's strong bite force bit the bone of the arm, so to deal with bandaging and fixation, they cleaned Villa's wound and simply bandaged it with a cotton cloth, and then hung his left hand on his chest with a backpack strap; As for Qiu Wuxi, there are only scratches and scratches on his body, although there are many wounds, they are not serious, and they only need to be cleaned simply. They helped Villa and Qiu to a recess at the bottom of a cliff wall, and then returned the photon gun to Villa, because they were injured, had difficulty moving, and needed weapons to protect themselves. The two of them are here with their backs to the cliff, and they can concentrate on dealing with beasts or other dangers coming from one direction, regardless of other directions. They found a few solid trees, cut off the branches and leaves, sharpened one end, and made it into a club, which could be used as a weapon and a pathfinding crutch, which was better than being unarmed before, and could resist the attack of wild beasts from the outside world for a while.
After Vito and Felinan took care of these things, they rested for a while, and then the two went to find food, so that they could have physical strength and energy to deal with more and more complicated situations in the future. They didn't know where the so-called training base was, and they didn't know where the people who picked them up were what Keely said, but in Vito's heart, he believed that what Keeley said must be true, those people were watching them nearby, and everything they were experiencing now was the so-called Infernal Six Realms in their mouths, a test for them, but this test was too harsh and inhumane. He didn't know if others would realize this, and he didn't want to tell others, he just knew, and what would happen next, he didn't know, and he didn't want to think too much.
With their memories, Vito took Felinan back the way they had come last night, because they wanted to see if the Moon Worship had left, if they were really trapped here, if there was no way back, this was the most important factor for them to decide how to face their current situation next, because once it was determined that they could not leave in a short time, then they had to make long-term plans, to find a relatively fixed source of food, a relatively safe place to stay, and many necessary guarantees to survive.
In the face of the vast sea and the roaring waves, the two people felt heavy and depressed in their hearts, feeling that they had been abandoned or fooled, but no matter what, they had to persevere in their lives. They found a calmer and shallow bay, and they went down the cliff wall into the water, and found some kelp mussels, and some oysters and seashells, but because of technical problems, they did not catch a single fish, but they picked up two in a shallow depression surrounded by a reef, probably so fast that the ebb tide was too fast for them to migrate with the tide. With these in hand, they were able to solve the food problem for the time being, so they turned back along the road and returned to the temporary base where the wounded were housed.
The plants in winter have withered, because the island is located in a higher dimension of north latitude, and there is a mountain with an altitude of more than 1,000 meters in the southwest to block the southwest monsoon from entering the hinterland of the island. It also deprives them of a source of food.
The two injured people are safe, Qiu Wuxian has recovered his strength, he is mainly out of strength, and the wound is not a big problem. Vito asked, only a few small animals had stumbled in during their absence, and Villa wanted to shoot two of them for food, but feared that the photon gun would run out of energy batteries, so they lost the only hot weapon they had at the moment to keep the enemy off.
Fuel is readily available, at this time, the island is full of withered shrubs, dead grass and dead branches, they can easily gather enough fuel, there is no container, they can only bake and eat the seafood shells and sea fish they have caught, it is only the only way to eat at this time, but it is better than not having food.
After eating a meal of grilled seafood, the four of them finally had some smiles on their faces, and finally filled their stomachs, which was a temporary solution to the problem, and they did not dare to throw away those larger shells, and used them as containers or other uses, to store some drinking water or food that could not be eaten temporarily. There was still a lot of work to be done, and they didn't have time to waste it, because they had to find a place to stay for the four of them at night before it got dark, or else there might be a life-and-death fight like last night.
"You two are still here, and we'll pick you up when we find a cave or a relatively safe place to go." Vito looked at the two of them, and the two agreed.
Felinan glanced at the four of them, and said in his mouth, "I... I, I have a... Thoughts," he paused, waiting for everyone to answer, Qiu Wuxi replied with a puzzled expression: "What thoughts?" "I wonder if we should act separately, one to the north and the other to the south, so that the scope of the search is much wider and can improve a lot of effectiveness, and I also wonder if we should take a person to climb the mountain over there, it seems that the mountain is the highest, and from there we should be able to see the whole picture of the island, so that we can have a preliminary understanding of the area and shape of the island, etc., and it is also conducive to our judgment." ”
Qiu Wuxi said a little sneeringly: "What judgment? ”