Chapter 53: Escape
I was sure that Afi could read my gestures and gestured to her, "Detonate, I'm about to hang up." β
She gestured to me, "No, the water is too deep to have the desired effect." β
"Are you still 'effective'? I can hold up for twenty seconds at most. β
"That's enoughβ" she pointed at me again, "you go, lead it up!" β
Why me again?!
She had curled up her slender legs, and I was afraid of her leather boots, which were not high, but they hurt to kick.
I kicked the ground, rushed upward, the "big fish" has been aiming at my prey, and then "never abandoned" followed, I desperately swam up, when approaching the ice, the mouth of the "big fish" has rubbed against my calf, I suddenly turned over, stepped on the ice, the big head down and ran back, its white fangs brushed in my ear, the "big fish" is an aquatic animal after all, although it is bulky or more flexible than me, very light turned around, and chased after me.
I sighed secretly, it's over!
I could already feel the swirling currents that swept me over, and I was about to take a brief look back on my short life when the "big fish" had reached my side, and then it suddenly swam past me, and when it was almost to the bottom of the lake, it turned back again, and the momentum was like a cannonball out of the chamber, and it rushed straight to the surface of the lake!
Boom!
There was a violent earthquake, the "big fish" smashed the ice, and countless ice rats were swallowed by it, it turned out that those guys attracted it and saved my life.
Just as the "Big Fish" jumped high above the water, I saw Afi below press the detonation button -
Rumble!
The ice was shattered, blood and flesh were drenched, and the entire lake was red, and fragments of ice and snow with fur and scales were sprinkled from the air, splashing small bright flowers on the water......
The carcass of the "big fish" had sunk past me, had been blown to the point of being reduced to a small tail, and I emerged from the surface and inhaled heavily, despite the heavy smell of blood.
We went to the other side, and only then did we have time to observe the situation behind usβ
A large explosion with sufficient gunpowder not only eliminated the "big fish", but also caused heavy casualties to the rats, and thousands of ice rat carcasses floated in the lake, many more were still struggling to fall to the bottom of the lake, while the rest had already fled, and a small lake separated us from each other.
It took a long time for the little couple to recover, trembling and hugging each other.
The most seriously injured was Hu Qiu, his calf was bitten through by the "big fish" at the beginning, and even left holes in his bones, but he still bandaged himself, and the little couple almost fainted.
Luckily, the artillery found a cave nearby, and we set up a fire to dry our clothes as soon as possible, otherwise it would freeze inside and out, and we would still be killed.
The cave is not deep or shallow, we divide the inside and outside into two areas, the deep one is left to the two girls, and the outside is a few of our old men, and there is no need to cover it in the middle, there are bends in the hole, and the inside and outside cannot see each other.
I took off the layers of my coat and tried to get as close to the fire as possible, and my underwear dried quickly. The artillery battle was even more straightforward, and he directly took off his essence and light, and helped Huqiu bandage his wounds strips red. Only Liang Fang didn't seem to be able to let go, still wearing a wet shirt and pants, curled up there and swinging.
Mo Ye squatted at the entrance of the cave for a while, saw that there was no movement outside the cave, and came back to check Hu Qiu's injury, the laceration was shocking, two thumb-sized teeth were nailed to the leg bones, the cannon held a small pair of pliers, and pulled it down hard, but it was too deep, he could only rotate and pull it at the same time, and when the teeth and bones rubbed together, there was a "squeak" sound, which made people's ears drum, Liang Fang held his head and didn't dare to listen to it again.
Mo Ye took the pliers, and with a force, both teeth fell out, Hu Qiu clenched his teeth and didn't snort. Mo Ye handed the tooth to Liang Fang, "Great scientist, have you seen it?" β
Liang Fang didn't dare to take it with his hands, and looked at it twice, "It seems to be a mammal." β
"Isn't that a fish?" Mo Ye asked.
"That's probably why it's more ferocious than ordinary fish." Liang Fang said, "Although I have not studied biology, I have also been exposed to some related information. There are many more undiscovered species like this. β
They seem to want to turn the topic around to "abnormal creatures" again, I didn't pick up, because this is not the same direction as Tong Liu's research, at least this creature can be understood by ordinary people, and what Tong Liu is facing is more like a fantasy.
Mo Ye asked Liang Fang again, "You said that the 'lake monster' that is legendary in the Changbai Pond, is this just this thing?" β
Liang Fang shook his head, "If it is not scientifically proven, I dare not say nonsense." β
"And those 'wild rats', they are really evil...... Mo Ye muttered to himself, then sighed lightly a few times, and sat down beside me, "Brother Li, thanks to you this time!" β
"Can he still do it?" I pointed to Lake Autumn.
"Okay, you don't count!" The cannon immediately glared at me.
Mo Ye glared back, and then smiled at me, "Don't worry, brother, we won't hold everyone back." β
"The rest of the road is quite far, and our things are almost lost, this trip is not good." I say.
"Lao Hu said that there are several villages along the road, we can make some supplies, the cost is mine, it's really not good, let Lao Hu stay and recuperate."
I elbowed the beam, "What about you, do you have any suggestions?" β
"Me? No, no-" Liang Fang was in a trance, "Listen to Brother Li, as long as you don't leave me and Juan'er!" Andβandβ"
"What?" I asked.
"IβI want to get my backpack back." Liang Fang said.
His bag had sunk to the bottom of the lake with the van, and I fiddled with the fire, "What's in it matters?" β
"Yes to me!" Liang Fang said, "There are a lot of data collection data, and there are some meteorological monitoring equipment, which are even more important than my life!" β
The cannon scolded from the side, "Then why don't you go and die with them?" Which one is willing to die for you now?! β
The words of the cannon battle are not rough, this time I also agree more, just wanted to shake my head and refuse, I heard Liang Fang say, "One hundred thousand!" Whoever helps me get it back, I will pay him 100,000! β
"Brotherhood is not about money!" I smiled and patted him on the shoulder, grabbing a stubble before the artillery battled them, "Cash? Or a bank transfer? β
My super fast reaction speed stunned Mo Ye and the cannon fight, the former shook his head and smiled bitterly, and the latter cursed in a low voice.
I put on my damp coat, stood up, hesitated a little more, and glanced into the hole, and then at the artillery battle. Mo Ye smiled knowingly, "Don't worry, I won't let this mountain cannon rise again." β
I also smiled, "I can't get up any moths." β
Although Afei doesn't shoot much, he is amazed every time, and I am worried about others.
Liang Fang and I re-entered the ice and snow, although just two hours had passed, it was like a world away, just now there was a bloody killing in this world, but now it has returned to tranquility, a dead silence.
We passed through a mountain pass, walked for more than twenty minutes, and gradually approached the ice lake, Liang Fang was still chattering and thanking me, I felt annoyed, and was trying to find a reason to block his mouth, when I suddenly heard the roar of a motor in front of me, I walked a few steps quickly, took out the binoculars, and stood halfway up the mountain to look down-