It wasn't the sound of the wind blowing the sand, or the sound of stones rolling down the slope, but the rhythmic sound of touching the ground, like footsteps.

If they weren't sleeping in their sleeping bags and lying on the ground, they wouldn't have heard it, because it was very soft, very small, sneaky, and cautious.

Lin Shan sat up, only to find that the bonfire outside had been extinguished at some point.

However, because the moonlight was very bright, he could still see a large shadow standing a little outside the tent when he lifted the curtain.

It appeared to have a huge head and a strong physique, and it was hovering not far from the extinguished campfire.

"What's wrong?" Dahemina also woke up, she sat up in her sleeping bag, and looked at Lin Shan beside her.

Lin Shan pointed outside, and she stretched out her head to look, but at this time, the situation had changed, and the black shadows in the distance had changed from one to four!

The plateau here in the Sarekole Mountains lacks oxygen, precipitation is low, and the mountains become desertified, because they are called the forbidden area of life. Lin Shan has been here for several months, and apart from seeing hares, pheasants, and quails, he has hardly encountered any large animals.

He was a little surprised, and a little worried, because the distance was a bit far, he couldn't see what those black shadows were, and he couldn't guess their intentions - judging by their size, if they were beasts, then he and Dahemina would not be opponents at all.

But at this moment, in the blink of an eye, the four animals disappeared from the field of vision of the two people.

Lin Shan rubbed his eyes, Dahemina was saying something, it sounded like Tajik.

"What was that?" Lin Shan asked her.

Dahermina shook her head.

"You go to sleep first. I lit a bonfire and kept vigil outside. He said to her.

Dahemina frowned: "It's okay, there is water and vegetation in this valley, so it's normal to have animals." ”

Lin Shan slipped out of his sleeping bag and smiled at Dahemina, who took the flammable object and got out of the tent.

But when he walked to the campfire, he suddenly noticed that something was wrong.

In the past, when he was with the team, there were two eldest brothers who were responsible for lighting the fire and cooking, so this is the first time he has made his own fire. Because there are a lot of plants in this valley, when he and Mina went down to the bottom of the mountain, they walked around the valley.

In addition to herbaceous plants, the valley is full of woody plants such as Pamir poplar, willow, and tama. At that time, the two were going to find some dry branches to make a fire, but after turning around for a long time, they found that the valley was clean and clean, and there were no dead branches and leaves at all.

"Probably eaten by animals." Dahmina said.

Lin Shan thought about it, but fortunately, they carried a few pieces of firewood, which was enough to cook on the fire.

But when Lin Shan came out now, he found that those pieces of firewood were not burned out, but completely gone! Not only is the firewood gone, but even the charcoal that has not been completely burned is gone!

He was startled, humans seemed to be the only species on earth that knew how to use fire. Those who can use fire and steal it must be humans!

Could it be that in this bitter cold and oxygen-deficient place, there will still be human beings?

He suddenly remembered about the Pamir savages.

The Pamirs are one of the most frequent areas in the world where wild men appear, and there have been records of them by the inhabitants of all ethnic groups and later scientific expeditions.

There are probably three kinds of savages around the Pamirs, one is the little savage, also known as the red willow child, which was frequently recorded during the Qing Dynasty. Both the "Atlas of the Western Regions" and Ji Xiaolan's "Notes on Reading Wei Caotang" have detailed descriptions of the red willow child.

Legend has it that the Red Willow Child is very small, about one or two feet tall, that is, about 30 to 60 centimeters. When the tamabur (red willow) blooms, these wild people come down the mountain, break off the branches of the tamaria and weave them into a flower crown and put them on their heads, and when they are discovered, they flee back to the mountain. If caught, they will die on hunger strike without eating or drinking.

Some people think that this is "the genus of apes, especially uncommon ears", but others believe that they belong to the dwarf family such as "Yuyu" in ancient records.

The second type of Pamir savage is a hairy monster with a body close to a human. They walk upright, have furry, flat-faced faces, and try to keep their distance from humans.

This long-haired monster is the most spotted and haunted most often. In the fifties, local villagers and members of scientific expeditions witnessed this monster one after another. In the 80s, scientific expeditions also found their traces.

The third type of savage is the legendary alpine snowman, also known as Bigfoot, the Night Emperor, etc. They are red-haired and light-haired, tall, the tallest is even about three or four meters, and rarely hurt people, but they will go down the mountain to hunt livestock, and they still have a long-lasting stench on their bodies.

It is also said that the snowman is lustful, and the male snowman will chase after the woman if he sees it, and of course, the female snowman will also be taken away if he sees the man.

It is said that when the Soviet Red Army entered the alpine area, many young men were captured by the mother snowman at night and never returned.

Lin Shan couldn't help but think of the four behemoths that had just appeared on the hillside - that couldn't be a snowman, right? If it's a snowman, he also prays that he won't be a female snowman......

However, it doesn't seem to be a good snowman, because there is a Tajik girl sleeping in the tent.

While thinking about it, Lin Shan returned to the tent, took two pieces of firewood, smeared kerosene on the firewood, and came out to slowly start the fire.

These things have to be used sparingly, because tomorrow we will have to cross the valley and climb the opposite peak. The bald mountain, which is more than 3,000 meters, takes four or five days to climb back and forth.

No sooner had he set the wood on fire than suddenly a terrible wail rang out from the valley.

"Woo-woo-"

The voice was long and miserable, and it lasted for a long time, like the mourning of an animal, and it seemed like someone was calling for companionship.

Lin Shan suddenly became vigilant, he hurriedly blew up the flames, and then rushed back to the tent and took out the ice axe for climbing.

Dahmina apparently heard the sound too, she had already gotten out of her sleeping bag and pulled out a miniature pistol from her pocket!

"How do you have this?!" Lin Shan asked.

"Lao Shao gave me self-defense!"

The two ran to the campfire and stood up back to back, looking around warily.

"Woo-woo-" The voice sounded again, and it felt much closer this time than the last.

It was really a leak in the house and it rained overnight, but at this time, a thick cloud floated over, and surrounded the moon tightly. The valley, which had been shrouded in moonlight, suddenly became dark.

Lin Shan felt something cold fall on his face.

"Snow! It's snowing! ”

As soon as he finished saying this, he heard a sudden rumbling sound from the sky. Snow and thunder are unimaginable in the plains.

Snowflakes drifted down from the thick clouds and swirled and danced across the valley, and it was pitch black all around.

The whole valley was suddenly completely silent, the wailing was no longer heard, not even the slightest sound disappeared, and the forest fir could even hear the rustle of snowflakes falling on his shoulders.

But I don't know why, ///15_15456/