Chapter 16: The Frightened Scientist
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it is dusk.
The afterglow of the setting sun shrouded the land, and the light in the forest dimmed until he could no longer reach his fingers.
The sound of squirming sounded, and the fist-sized pale yellow vertical pupils were particularly conspicuous in the dark night.
Looking at the valley in the distance, Zhang Chen's body spiraled up.
Back here again, on the right side is the territory of the headhunters, although Zhang Chen is completely unafraid, there is no need to trouble them.
It is a shortcut to climb over the mountain that was dropped off the cliff by the eagle eagle and return to the snake's nest after walking more than ten miles.
As Zhang Chen got into the jungle, the song of insects and birds stopped abruptly, and the black forest was silent and surprisingly weird.
His stout body could not hide his whereabouts at all, and the insects and birds could feel his horror and cowered in their nests, which was the deterrent effect of the top hunters.
Along the rugged mountain road, around the craggy strange rocks, winding upward, this time Zhang Chen's speed was much faster, he climbed to the top of the mountain in a few minutes, glanced at the bird's nest on the cliff and retracted his gaze.
Turning over the valley, through the swamp, and into the jungle, Zhang Chen got closer and closer to the snake's nest.
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"Bang!"
The sudden sound of gunfire broke the silence of the night.
The waves crashed on the shore, and the torches burned brightly, banishing all the darkness around them.
Bill. Johnson clutched his shot arm, looking at the blood flowing down his face, his face covered with cold sweat and pain, and he gasped in his mouth.
Gail, Susan, and Kerr all shrank their heads in fright.
At this moment, the entire scientific adventure team has fallen apart, and this trip to Borneo can be described as a life of death, and they live like years under the fear brought by the mutant forest python.
The full team, which was originally full of self-confidence and expected to become billionaires, is now reduced by only a few of them, embarrassed, and does not even have the courage to go into the water and take a bath.
Jack's hand trembled, he held the pistol tighter, and said solemnly: "Bill, I gave you a chance, the blood orchid must be obtained, we can use it to save the lives of countless people in the world, this is a miracle in the medical world, we can become saviors." ”
Gail's eyes were full of sarcasm, and he said, "Savior? Jack, you still want to take advantage of us, all you care about is your status and money. ”
"Gail, no one doesn't like money and status, have you forgotten what we came to Borneo for? Are we here to travel idle? ”
With that, Jack looked at Bill and said, "Show me the way." ”
Clutching his shoulders and feeling the intense pain, Bill. Johnson said, "What if I say no? ”
Holding the pistol, Jack said in a deep voice: "I'll aim the next shot at your head, if you don't believe you can try, if you don't want to die, show me the way." ”
In the whole team, Kerr was the least daring, he was almost swallowed by the mutant forest python before, he had no ability to bear it, he was pointed at the black muzzle, and cried: "Let's show him the way, I want to go back alive, I love the cold Coke after the bath......"
After a moment's hesitation, Bill. Johnson nodded lightly and said, "Okay, we'll show you the way." ”
Jack pointed his gun at him, looking at Bill with a wary gaze, because he knew that Bill had once come out of the Special Forces and could threaten his own life.
Taking advantage of the darkness of the night, Bill and the others led the way, while Jack followed closely behind with a pistol.
Half an hour later, they got out of the bushes and noticed the blood orchids blooming on the cliffs, and their mood was a little bitter, if it weren't for the blood orchids, they wouldn't have come to Borneo at all, they didn't have to be frightened, and they didn't have to hover on the edge of life and death.
"Immortal Flower."
Taking a deep breath and suppressing the excitement in his heart, Jack seemed to see the titles of 'worth tens of billions' and 'legend of the medical world' beckoning to him.
Humans are such creatures, and once they smell the smell of copper, their ambitions become more and more uncontrollable.
"......Shhh
Abrupt, Bill. Johnson paused, stared at the mutated snake in the puddle under the cliff, and said: "The rainy season is the season for snakes to mate, in terms of size, this is a female snake, and it has mutated, it is resting, don't alarm it, otherwise we will be in danger." ”
For a while, everyone's eyes looked at the puddle, and the mutant forest with green patterns was exactly the same as the one they had encountered before, but it was much larger.
It is common knowledge that female anaconds are larger than male anaconds.
Jack shook his pistol, snatched the torch from Kerr and Susan's hands and stuck it in the muddy ground, then took out the rope from his backpack and threw it to Gail, saying, "Tie him up, don't do anything dangerous, or the bullet won't grow eyes." ”
Gail frowned and leaned on Bill. Johnson crouched aside.
Seeing this, Jack threw the backpack to Susan, looked at the blood orchid above the snake's nest, and said, "Go, fill the backpack." ”
When Susan heard this, she was so frightened that she said, "What are you kidding?" ”
The muzzle of the gun was raised slightly, Jack's face was hideous, and he roared, "Do you think I'm joking?" ”
With her heart beating wildly, Susan glanced at the mutant forest worm in the puddle, tears slipped from her eyes, took her backpack, and walked cautiously towards Blood Orchid.
Sitting on the ground, Kerr held his head and looked at Bill. Johnson, said, "Can we go back alive?" ”
Bill looked at Jack and said, "He's got a gun in his hand, it's dangerous." ”
Although Kerr was timid, his brain was not stupid, and he vaguely guessed the second meaning of his words, if Jack didn't want his few people to go back alive, he would definitely shoot without hesitation, because now he is a madman blinded by money and status.
Seeing Kerr slumped on the ground and shivering, Bill said: "I'm more worried about another problem now, it's the mating season for snakes, why is there only one female forest snake, you see the traces on the ground......"
Hearing this, Gail observed the traces on the ground, looked nervous, and said, "Snake! ”
Bill nodded heavily and said solemnly, "Judging from the traces, I'm afraid it's bigger than the one in the puddle, so we have to get out quickly." ”
Just as Bill and the others were talking to each other, Susan had already arrived in front of Blood Orchid, glancing at the pit on the left side, and frowning slightly.
However, she didn't have time to think, she opened her backpack and stuffed it into her bag, the more she thought about it, the more aggrieved she became, and tears kept pouring out of her eyes.
A few minutes later, she successfully filled her backpack, and just as she was about to return, she swiped her foot, and her body immediately lost its center of gravity and fell to the ground, and Gail and others behind her were also terrified.
Susan gasped roughly, as long as she moved a few dozen centimeters forward, she would fall into a puddle of water and wake up the resting mutant forest worm, and the result could be imagined.
"Puff ......"
However, with the sound of stones falling into the water, everyone's hearts rose to their throats in an instant, and they all looked at the puddle.
"Hiss!"
The mutant scorpion raised its head, spat out snake letters, noticed Susan's presence, and immediately snag its way up.
Seeing this, Jack was anxious and roared, "Throw the bag to me, quick!" ”
Susan shook her head violently, knowing that handing over the bag would await her only with the python's sharp teeth, as well as strong digestive enzymes and acids.
Rising from the muddy floor, Susan walked back like a tightrope, but the speed of the 10-meter-long mutant python was beyond her reach.
In the blink of an eye, the female mutant forest snake blocked her way, and it just needed food to replenish her energy after mating.
In its eyes, a few small things are simply a big meal delivered to the door.
It opened its bloody mouth, and the fishy breath came to its face, and just as it was about to attack, its body suddenly stiffened.
Then, under the bewilderment and horror of the crowd, he rushed into the puddle without warning, splashed a wave and disappeared without a trace.
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