Chapter 5: The Line of Life and Death
A gray mass was approaching us, and in the rain and mist, those two fierce eyes sent chills down my heart—
It's a wolf.
When I was in my hometown in the south, I had seen wolves, but most of them were about the same size as the hunting dogs raised by farmers, and although they were fierce, they were sometimes less aggressive. But the one in front of him obviously belongs to the most ferocious category in the Northeast wild forest-the gray wolf subspecies, which is not only huge in size, but also tyrannical in temperament.
What worries me the most is that the Northeast wolf is a social animal, and with this one, there are still many people hiding in the shadows who regard us as food.
Perhaps frightened by a thunderstorm or a flash flood, the wolf that originally haunted the mountains appeared in front of us, its green miserable eyes, its fangs were jagged, and the hard hairs on its body had long been wet by the rain, but they were not glued together, and they stood up like steel needles, which was even more terrifying.
After scanning us around, the vicious wolf eyes stopped at the eldest sister's body, maybe this beast also knows the strength and weakness? That's a real refinement.
The eldest sister was scared at first, but when she heard the cry of the child not far away, her face became extremely resolute again, and she picked up a stone on the ground to defend herself.
I pushed her to Lu Yao, holding a stick between the wolf and me.
The gray wolf bowed and lowered its forelimbs, I knew it was a prelude to an attack, and before it could sprawl up, it was a sweep.
The wolf was very alert, his head shrank, dodged the tip of the stick, and then jumped up and pounced on me, I immediately had a backhand stick, which was hitting the wolf's head, but I didn't expect the stick with a thick arm to break into two immediately, and the wolf's claw had been pressed on my shoulder, and the blood basin bite straight down, I put half of the stick horizontally, and finally resisted the wolf's mouth, but I didn't expect it to bite together, click! The stick broke again......
The people on the other side of the river were in a hurry, especially Du Longbiao, the only sharp weapon we brought was in his hand, it was a small fruit knife, which was originally used to cut fruits and cut fish bore, but if I had it in my hand now, I could still give myself some courage.
Lu Yao also came up to help, but found that he had nowhere to start, so he went directly to pull the wolf's tail, most of the animals were very taboo about encountering enemies behind them, and they were also very defensive, and they turned around to take a bite, although Lu Yao dodged the wolf's kiss, but his arm was still pulled off by the wolf's claws, and the bloody gas seemed to provoke the wolf's greater ferocity, it roared angrily, and pounced on Lu Yao.
The eldest sister was so anxious that she stomped her feet, and she couldn't care too much, so she threw the stone in her hand, and the wolf's head was already close to Lu Yao's neck, and she was about to bite down, but she heard a "poof" sound, and turned to the side, and was hit by a stone, I took the opportunity to pull Lu Yao up, withdrew a few steps, and turned around to stretch out her thumb to the eldest sister, but she was a little dazed, looked at her hand, and shook her head woodenly.
Boom! There was another sound, and a stone the size of an egg also hit my shoulder, and then I realized that the accurate and ruthless stone was not hit by the eldest sister - it was a flowing stone splashed down from the top of the mountain!
At this moment, I feel a chill in my heart, what we are going to face next is more photographable than the flash flood just now - it is a mudslide!
The nature of the animal to have a premonition of natural disasters was originally very strong, but the evil wolf in front of him, apparently became more manic due to excessive fright, and did not forgive us, and pounced again, I asked Lu Rao to hide with the eldest sister in the distance, planning to have a one-on-one trick with this beast, anyway, I thought about it, it really can't work, so I rolled into the lake with it, the wolf can swim, and it is impossible for ordinary people to compete with it, but don't forget one point - on diving, I can throw it off several rivers! Of course, this is the next step, and I also have an inexplicable fear of this lake.
Lu Yao's mind was smart, he probably understood my intentions, and pulled the eldest sister to retreat far away, the wolf's head was smashed just now, and he only recovered at this time, staring at me with fierce eyes and roaring at me, I rubbed to the lake step by step, seeing that it was approaching, I just wanted to jump into the lake, but I accidentally looked at it, and suddenly stopped......
The wolf and I were less than three meters away from each other, and they gathered their strength to dive again, as if to deliver a final ferocious blow, and I had already prepared for it, and at the moment when it jumped in the air, a side flip flashed to the side, and the wolf turned and bit in the air, but suddenly there was horror in my eyes—
A rocky the size of a watermelon stumbled up and smashed on its head!
From the halfway up the mountain to the lake, there is a drop of several hundred meters, and the huge momentum under the influence of acceleration seems to turn this stone into a "cannonball", although it will not explode, but it is enough to make any flesh and blood be hit hard, half of the wolf's head has been smashed open, and it has been flying sideways for more than ten meters in the air, "wooing", falling into the water, and there is no movement......
I didn't dare to relax, I ran into the distance with my life, and as soon as I met Lin Yao, a large stream of mudslides came down, during which the big stones and small stones tumbled countless times, hitting each other, shining sparks, roaring wildly, like a fire falling from the sky.
We ran more than 30 meters before we stopped, and I felt like my bones were about to fall apart, half tired, half frightened.
Looking back at the other side, this time it was really the other side, the two groups were nearly 100 meters apart, the wind and rain were so loud that they couldn't even hear clearly, so they could only shout at the top of their voices.
Du Longbiao: "What's the matter, you guys? ”
I didn't have the strength to deal with him anymore, and I sat on the ground panting.
Lu Yao: "The injury is not light, and you may have to get a rabies vaccine!" ”
I frowned and said, "Just shout—" and gesturing to the lake, "and then call out his uncle, second uncle, and third cousin, and we'll all have dinner." ”
Lu Yao shook his head, looked around vigilantly, didn't dare to shout anymore, and used the police gestures he had learned in the police academy to make a few code words.
Du Longbiao on the opposite side scratched his head, "'Uncle? 'Hey, this kid, why are you still swearing?' ”
It was getting dark, and it took Lu Yao a long time to communicate clearly with the other side - before it was completely dark, we had to gather in one place, and many people would take care of each other, so that even if there was any emergency, we could use what we learned to play a "tactical cooperation" or something.
We discussed two plans, one was to go around the mountain and meet on the back side of the mountain, but we were not sure if the mountain was solid, and if there was another mudslide, we might have to face the wolf again on the Huangquan Road.
The second is to swim through the lake, but there is not much water on the other side, and if you want to move, you can only move on our side.
To be honest, I was very conflicted at the time, I always had an indescribable feeling in this lake, I don't know if it was the "water slap" that "pulled" my ankle, or the awe of the unknown......
There is another reason for choosing the second plan, after the mudslide, the rain suddenly lightened, and after another ten minutes, the clouds and the moon were seen, the night was clear and the sky was clear, the flash flood and the mudslide gradually stopped, and we were washed out of a deep ditch, full of silt, wood and stone, although it no longer flowed, but people certainly could not walk.
Looking at the lake again, it is turbid, and the mud and rocks have already flowed into the bottom of the lake, and there is no accumulation on the lake. I made up my mind and decided to go down to explore first, but Lu Yao said that he didn't say anything, "Li'er, I'll come first, although our water nature is not as strong as yours, we will definitely not sink to the bottom if we swim a hundred and eighty meters...... Besides, you have to save some physical strength, doesn't Sister Yao still have to point at you. ”
The eldest sister's face was a little red, "You, you don't care about me......" But after speaking, she looked at the child on the other side with tears in her eyes, which was a little dim, and only a hazy human form remained.
Lu Yao waded into the lake, only to stumble and disappeared, I was just about to go to the rescue, and I saw him coming up from under the water, his face was full of mud soup, and he didn't forget to laugh, "Li Er, let's swim this way is okay!" ”
I breathed a sigh of relief, it's okay, if the "dog planer" is also a swimming style.
I pulled Sister Yao into the water, she didn't understand water at all, according to her words, usually afraid of drowning in a bathtub, but now the will is more resolute than anyone else - just for this great maternal love, I secretly swore that I must bring her safely!
People who often take wild baths have heard a saying, "Three fishermen can't save one from flooding." It means that even if your water quality is good, it is even more difficult to save a person who can't swim at all - the person who is drowning is desperate and out of control, and he is already confused, no matter what he catches in the water, it is like a life-saving straw, and it will never be easily released......
I knew this very well, and gave Sister Yao a brief explanation, and then asked her to turn around, bend her arms back, and one of my arms passed through the crooks of her arms, and finally kept this position and went into the water.
This is the best way to cooperate when saving lives, she is on her back to the sky, her head can be exposed to the water, to ensure that her breathing is unimpeded, and I am not restricted in paddling, although with a person, but soon approached Lu Yao.
Lu Yao's "dog planing" is so slow that he can't even enter two meters even after more than ten times of planing, and it consumes quite physical strength, just halfway through, he has already begun to sink, and I have to help in the back - free up my other hand to push him, three strokes, push once, push once, I still have to choke......
In this way, we are getting closer and closer to the other side......
The last fifty meters seemed to be separated by thousands of rivers and mountains—I had already exhausted most of my physical strength when I was fighting with the wolves, and now I had two more people, and every time I moved, I could feel that I was as strong as a gossamer, and my arms and legs were as heavy as wood, and I gradually lost consciousness, as if I no longer belonged to me.
But fortunately, I can already see Du Longbiao's shadow, and after a few more clicks, I may be able to escape......
Du Longbiao and the others had already gone into the water to answer, and gestured at me with their teeth and claws, "Li'er, come on!" Don't stop—"
My hands and legs are weak, and my brain is roaring like thunder, and my eyes suddenly become blurry, which is a sign that my physical strength has reached the limit, and my feet seem to be able to reach the bottom of the lake, I gritted my teeth, used the last bit of strength in my body, and threw Sister Yao forward, seeing that Lu Yao grabbed her, I kicked Lu Yao's ass again, and the two slid to the shore, and finally stood still, but because of the reaction, I fell in the direction of the lake......
I really didn't have any strength, I was squeezed by the lake, and the taste was very unpleasant, as if a thousand pounds of boulder sank in my chest, emptying the last bit of air in my lungs......
Strangely, there seemed to be a sudden fog on the lake, I couldn't make out the direction, my hands and feet were mechanically paddling, but I couldn't support my body anymore, and began to sink rapidly, at this moment, a hand suddenly grabbed my arm, pulling me back from the line of death, I just wanted to say "Biaozi, you are moving too slowly." But he suddenly found that the hand was white and thin, and it didn't belong to Du Longbiao at all, and then he looked at his face through the fog, and couldn't help but feel cold, and a layer of ice formed in his heart......
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