The two of them quickly opened their backpacks, smeared mosquito repellent all over their bodies, and each took a wilderness survival knife to defend themselves.

You Ke calmed down a little, it was estimated that although this Emperor Wei Fly was huge, it was an insect after all, and judging from the situation of catching mosquitoes just now, there was no direct intention to attack the two of them for the time being.

So he leaned down and sprinkled a lot of hemostatic and sterilizing drug powder on Ma San'er's swollen neck wound, mixed with blood and water, and wiped it evenly, so that Ma San'er pressed it tightly with hemostatic gauze, and then stood up, turned his head and looked at the lake again.

Through careful observation, it was discovered that above the waters that make up the surface of the lake, there was indeed an imperial dragonfly flying above each individual lake water. After a brief observation, I found one above the "Ionian Sea", "Adriatic Sea", and "Aegean Sea".

This imperial dragonfly is an animal that can divide its sphere of influence, just like a lion and a tiger beast, this breed can be regarded as a bird of prey among the same kind of dragonfly population, so it has its own sphere of influence. This distribution does not seem to be much different from what I experienced when I was a child, except that the small varieties patrol the rice fields and small ponds, and the large varieties cruise the range I don't know how many times. At the moment, my heart is also slightly wider.

The cliffs outside the lake are impossible to descend, and the target is already close at hand, and I really don't want to stop and go back, in that case, I just return in vain, and still haven't solved my mystery.

You can estimate that the cliff in this lake looks only about 10 meters high, but you can see if you can slide to the shore with the help of a climbing rope, and maybe you can find a way out. It really doesn't work, and it's a safe plan to go back the way you came.

The wind on this cliff is quite strong, and it is not conducive to camping, so you need to find a shelter from the wind.

After thinking about it properly, he helped Ma San'er up, trying to find an easier way down the cliff. Strange to say, the cliffs along the lake, the highest point is flat, although there are occasional huge trees, but the dense forest is dozens of meters away at the foot, groping forward, it does not take much effort.

When the two of them detoured to the location of Mount Vesuvius on the shore of the "Tyrrhenian Sea", they saw that the ginkgo trees at the bottom of the cliff were much closer to the top of the mountain than the rest of the place, about 8 or 9 meters away from where the two were standing, so they decided to descend from here.

Find a big tree on the cliff and tie the climbing rope, and you can let Ma San'er stay by the tree to supervise and follow the rope to find out.

After sliding for about 10 meters, until he submerged in this dense ginkgo forest, You Ke found that he was falling from the top of one of the ginkgo trees, surrounded by four or five huge ginkgo trees, and he couldn't see the ground at all, and the ground was covered by many unknown tree species and grasses.

Looking up, it was the numerous ginkgo leaves above that blocked their view from the cliff to the ground. Now I can only see a rope falling from the sky, and I can hear Ma San'er's voice, but I can't see each other at all.

Although the length of the climbing rope could not reach the ground, You Ke thought that he could climb down the branches of the tree so that he could reach the ground safely. When he landed on the branch, he suddenly realized the majesty of the ginkgo tree.

I thought that the branch that fell was already the trunk of this ginkgo tree, because in comparison, it was on par with the one at the entrance of my village. After not wanting to stand firm, I looked closely, and it turned out to be just a branch, and the diameter of breast height at the real trunk below was more than twice that of here. According to rough estimates, these four or five ancient ginkgo trees are more than 5,000 years old, which is similar to what you see at the entrance of the cave.

Looking at the center of the lake at the end of the tree, there is a group of boulders about 100 meters from the shore, and when I was on the cliff just now, judging by the direction, it is the location of "Sicily". This "island", like the others, has been covered by dense forests. As the water level dropped, from the top of the trees, there were scattered fallen stones that encroached in the water, and some of the stones that emerged from the water connected the shore to the island like dotted lines.

At this time, a strong wind suddenly blew on the surface of the lake, and the wind pushed ripples across the lake. When You Ke raised his head and was about to call Ma San'er down the cliff, the sound of "knock, knock, knock" came to his face, and You Ke couldn't help but follow the sound to look at the lake, but the sound came from the "Sicily" in the lake.

When the sound of "knock, knock" stopped, You Ke immediately raised his head and called Ma San'er to hurry down the rope. Fortunately, the ginkgo tree has a thick trunk, uneven surface, and a lot of parasitic plants, which is convenient for the two to climb down.

When the two of them climbed down the trunk of the tree, they fell to the ground and probed their feet, and found that the soil was soft and thick, and the weeds and bushes were about waist-high height.

You Ke had the experience of the first two sudden encounters with large creatures, and became very vigilant, and immediately called Ma San'er to quickly return to the trunk of the tree. The two of them kept picking off the parasitic plants from the trunk of the tree, throwing them into the surrounding grass and trees at intervals, and then quietly observed the grass on the trunk for a while. After confirming that there was indeed no abnormality, he dared to set foot on this land.

"Lao You, where do you think these strange animals come from, Ge Laozi has never seen them?"

"You say, will our rope not be tied tightly, what if the ball slips down, can it still go up?"

"This knock knock sound, what the whole thing is, it's like a soul hypnot, which makes people feel very annoyed. It's almost afternoon, or go back and count the ball."

Ma San'er was already afraid at this moment, muttering, full of thoughts about how to return to the original familiar path as soon as possible and go home as soon as possible. Since being bitten by this giant mosquito, my head is hot and my body is not feeling well. After thinking about it, I didn't feel steady, so I was a little discouraged.

You Ke didn't feel a little difficult in his heart, although he was also a little scared in his heart, but that desire to explore was so strong that even he couldn't control and contain it, it seemed that there was a force that had to lead him to a certain place for a certain purpose.

"Ma San'er, bear with me"

You Ke encouraged in a deep voice,

"Let's simply look for an exit. Still according to the original plan, if nothing results by 8 o'clock, choose a campsite to have a full meal, sleep well, and then go back early in the morning. ”

In fact, You Ke has already seriously thought about it: if he doesn't find a way out, even if he goes back now, he will not be able to return to the original entrance until very late. This halfway road is full of cliff tops, although it is flat, but the cliff is not only very windy but also has huge mosquitoes, which is no longer safe. In addition, the temperature at the top of the cliff drops sharply at night, which is also a risk, so there is no safe place to camp on the way back to the entrance.

And when I came down from the ancient ginkgo tree just now, I also carefully observed the fork where I landed. Because the ancient ginkgo tree is very ancient and huge, the place where the main branch branches branch is also relatively wide and flat, and there are branches around it that can fix the tent, just like a person's five fingers are held up openly, and the palm of the hand is like a natural and comfortable bed. And camping in the trees, the most important thing is to be safe and avoid wild animals. At the same time, the field of view is wide, so it is easy to observe the approach of danger from a distance.

When the sound of "knock, knock" started again, the two had already reached the shore of the lake.

Looking around, you can find that this "Sicily" is also a little strange. Although the "island" is overgrown with trees, it still does not completely cover the rocks at the base of the trees.

You Ke thoughtfully walked along the edge of the lake to the right for about ten steps, and took a certain angle to observe the "island". It turned out that the protrusion of the "island" was a hexagonal building.

One side of the hexagon, facing exactly its own direction, is a swarthy rectangular regular opening. From the shore at a distance of about 100 meters, it looks like the entrance to the underground of this "island". The lake spreads to the bottom of the cave, and the water flows into it rapidly.