The trek was a bit difficult for the four of us who were entering the Himalayas for the first time, and Larry, who was familiar with a few of our guides, said that this part of the road was actually the easiest part, and when we officially started the journey to the top, that was the real test.

The area we are in now, the average altitude is about 4000 meters, this altitude is already the "altitude that seriously affects health" at the level of modern medicine, 5000 meters is, it will enter the forbidden area of life, and more than 7000 meters, it is the "alpine death zone", where the functions of the human body will not function normally!

According to the average person, at 3000 meters, all aspects of thinking ability decline, among which the decline in judgment is particularly obvious, at 4000 meters, poor handwriting, stiff sentences, grammatical errors. Above 7,000 meters, a significant proportion of people can suddenly lose consciousness without obvious symptoms.

Larry told us that after entering the Alpine Death Zone, many people will suddenly hallucinate on the way to the summit, and then fall, or crawl and fall unconscious, and at this altitude, your teammates will not be able to help you, and if you can't wake up, you will have to die.

The old knife didn't believe it, and said that you little baby don't scare people, we are already at an altitude of 4,000 meters now, why didn't I have the symptoms you said? Don't demonize altitude, as if as soon as the altitude is high, a mentally retarded aura will be imposed.

Larry has a good temper, he is not angry, but continues to explain to Lao Dao: the higher the altitude, the more challenges the human body will face, for example, in terms of temperature, for every 1,000 meters above sea level, the temperature drops by 6.5 degrees, and the vast majority of the climbers killed in the high mountains died of hypothermia.

The higher the altitude, the higher the ultraviolet and particle radiation, and the lower the humidity and atmospheric pressure, when it comes to the "alpine death zone", every breath may be your last.

The old knife was still a little unconvinced, but he also closed his mouth and stopped refutating.

I know the old knife, and this guy knows that what Larry said is true, but his personality is just so reckless, and this old boy is sometimes like a big child.

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion in front, Shen Tangzhi rode on a horse, stood up with his legs tensed, and said to us: "It seems that there are two people lying on the side of the road." ”

This section of the road is a dry river valley, both sides are gentle slopes, there is no very thick snow on the slope, it is a rare safe road section, Shen Tangzhi is the only one of us who has been trained in equestrianism, I saw her legs clamped, her mouth scolded "drive", and rushed to the front, we left three people and Larry, then we can only chase with both legs.

Strange to say, Larry is a head shorter than me, Lao Dao and Hyde, but his legs are running as fast as clockwork, and he can closely follow the horse that Shen Tangzhi is riding, only one position behind, and it seems that he still has spare energy.

As soon as the three of us started running, I realized that the altitude of the mountain was terrible at an altitude of 4,000 meters, and I felt that the air I had inhaled pierced my nose like a knife, and entered my lungs along the trachea, and the whole respiratory system was in sharp pain!

After only running a few tens of meters, a few of us were already sweating profusely, but fortunately we also rushed to the front at this time, if the distance was a little longer, a few of us would be embarrassed.

But Larry's face was as usual, and he didn't even breathe heavily—the three of us gasping for breath glanced at each other, and it was only then that we really realized how strong the Sherpas were.

Separated from the few people in front of us, we saw that there were indeed two people dressed like nearby herdsmen lying on the ground, their eyes closed, their faces as pale as ink, and they did not know whether they were alive or dead.

But the strange thing is that neither the mountain guide nor the porter we hired was just standing three meters away from the two people on the ground, and no one dared to approach, as if there was an invisible boundary on the ground, and no one dared to cross it.

Shen Tangzhi saw it clearly on the horse, and asked out loud, "What's the matter?" Why didn't anyone check on the two of them? ”

And I saw that one of the two herdsmen on the ground seemed to move his finger.

The old knife also saw it, and said loudly: "This man is still alive!" ”

As he spoke, he was about to step forward, but the two mountain guides beside him grabbed the old knife and said in unison: "Don't go over!" Dangerous! ”

The old knife said angrily: "Danger? What are the dangers? Do you see these two dying people, and you want to see death without saving them?! Let me go! Otherwise, you're welcome! ”

The two mountain guides didn't say why, but just desperately grabbed the old knife: "Sir, you really can't get close!" ”

I reached out and grabbed the old knife to calm him down, and then asked the two mountain guides, "Tell me, what's going on?" ”

The two people's faces were cloudy, and they stretched out their hands to point to the two people three meters away: "Sir...... Look closely at the two of them......"

Lao Dao and I looked at it after being reminded and looked closely, only to find that there seemed to be a little black squirming under the clothes of the two people......

It looks like a snake!

"That's Heiruba, a black snake in the snowy mountains, highly venomous, and there is no cure if you bite it."

At some point, Tenzin Kava came up behind me.

He patted me on the shoulder: "You and your friends are very humanitarian, but you can't save these two people, their faces have turned black, and they have obviously been bitten by Heiruba, and there is no way to save them." ”

Tenzin Kawa said that Black Ruba can only be seen in the Himalayas, and Nepalese people regard it as a soul messenger from hell, "Ruba" means "hell", which is rarely seen, and ordinary people will never dare to say its name in front of Black Ruba.

I raised my eyebrows: "Then why aren't you afraid?" ”

Tenzin Kava smiled: "I'm not an ordinary person. ”

"What a big breath, since you are so powerful, why don't you go up and save people?" The old knife sneered on the side,

I glanced at the old knife, and when this kid saw Tenzin Kava, he looked angry, and I knew that he was unhappy that we were being threatened and controlled by Tenzin Kava.

"Those who are urged by Heiruba are all people who deserve to die, and if they are saved, they are sinful." Tenzin Kava said coldly.

At this time, a herdsman lying on the ground woke up slowly, slowly stretched out his hand towards us, made a gesture of asking for help, and opened his mouth as if he was about to say something-

At this moment, the herdsman suddenly convulsed, and from his open mouth, a dark and shiny snake head emerged!

The onlookers all let out an exclamation in unison, and retreated backwards like a tide, and several people fell to the ground, crawling backwards with their hands and feet, and kept chanting Buddha in their mouths.

Suddenly, there was nothing around me, except for Lao Dao, Haide, and Shen Tangzhi, who was riding on a horse behind him, there was no one left.

Even Tenzin Kawa was pulled a little further away by his guards, who were already armed with American M4 carbines.

I was also taken aback at first, but then I saw the appearance of the black snake, and my heart moved!

The old knife beside him also took two steps back, and then stopped, and let out a "huh" sound from his mouth.

Shen Tangzhi turned over and dismounted, pulled a Nepalese knife hanging on the edge of the saddle in his hand, stood beside me, and whispered: "Do you see, the appearance of the black snake ......?"

Shen Tang's words are not exhausted, but I have already understood the meaning.

The black snake has drilled out of the herdsman's mouth for most of the part, the head of the black snake is huge, showing an inverted triangle shape, this is the typical appearance of the poisonous snake, the scales of the whole body are pitch black, the oil is shiny, the snake's eyes are flashing with cold light, and the body is arched high, and suddenly the mouth is wide open, showing the fangs, and making a "bang", as if to intimidate us who have not escaped.

I was amazed when I saw the appearance of this black ruba snake with its mouth wide open and eager to choose people to devour!

The old knife pointed at me with one hand and the black ruba with the other, and said in surprise, "Aji, this snake and you—" He swallowed the second half of his words.

That's right, the black appearance and appearance in front of me are quite similar to the black snake tattoo on my back!

The appearance of Black Ruba is like a pocket-sized version of the Beard Pattern!

What's going on here?

Could it be that the tattoo on my back, the strange python named "Yu", turned out to be a close relative of Heiruba?

Or is it simply an evil totem created with the Black Ruba snake as a circle?

For a moment, my mind raced, and countless conjectures flashed through my mind.

At this time, the black ruba had completely drilled out of the herdsman's mouth, and the clothes on the herdsman's body suddenly bulged, and then, from under his body and between the clothes, dozens of black ruba snakes of all sizes drilled out one after another!

Dozens of snakes coiled around one person's body, the sight was simply scalp-tingling!

And Tenzin Kawa behind him also warned us at this time: "Danger! Come back! I forgot to mention just now that Black Ruba acts in groups, and likes to burrow into the body of the prey and devour flesh after anesthetizing it with venom, until the prey becomes a dry skeleton covered with skin! A group of black rubas, there may be hundreds! ”

The other mountain guides also shouted anxiously at us, telling us to run quickly, we won't be able to escape if it's too late!

Shen Tangzhi asked me, "What should I do?" ”

"Retreat!"

But after I finished speaking, I suddenly noticed a strange thing and stopped: "You go first, I'll wait a minute." ”

In just a few seconds, the black snake had already spread out, as if a black blanket had been spread on the ground.

Seeing that I wasn't leaving, the old knife grabbed me and said urgently: "You don't want to fucking die?!" ”

I broke free of his hand and firmly pushed him back, my eyes looking directly at the old knife: "Trust me. ”

"Yoshimitsu doesn't look like he's joking, he's not going to joke with his life." Shen Tangzhi grabbed the old knife.

"Fart, this kid is crazy!" The old knife roared.

I grabbed the collar of the old knife and leaned into his ear and said, "We must let that guy be jealous of us now!" Now is your chance! Trust me! Come on! ”

I pushed the old knife suddenly, and he was stunned, dragged away by Shen Tangzhi and Hyde.

I turned and walked towards the snakes.

Immediately, I heard Tenzin Kava shouting, "You are crazy! ”

"Don't go!"

Other mountain guides also exclaimed, while others who didn't speak Chinese even let out a scream of horror in Nepali!

But in the next moment, all the exclamations came to an abrupt halt.

Instead, there was the sound of gasps.

Because, after I walked in, the black snakes automatically gave way to a way!

Not only that, but those black ruba snakes that were as terrifying as demons in the mouths of people, including Tenzin Kava, even obediently leaned over and lay on the ground, and the snake's head was in my direction-

"Oh my God! Black Ruba was kowtowing to him! ”

A mountain guide exclaimed in disbelief! This exclamation was even more shocking than the frightened screams that preceded it.

But after a brief commotion, the people fell silent - everyone held their breath for fear that the slightest sound would wake up the Black Ruba snakes and cause me to be devoured by the snakes.

But what they didn't know was that just ten seconds ago, when the first black ruba snake swam towards me, the lines on my back began to burn, and in my mind, a girl's chanting voice suddenly sounded-

That is the ode that I sang in my dreams, in the strange ruins of the "Polar Sea", and the woman with the same tattoo as me sang.

At this moment, in a low voice, I was softly singing this ode to which I did not know the meaning at all, but which could still be felt in the intonation of an incomparably majestic and terrible ode.

Following the path of the snakes, I came to the two herdsmen.

Reaching out and probing his nose, the person who spat out the black ruba from his mouth was already out of breath, while the other person was still breathing.

I checked, and the man didn't have the Black Ruba hidden on him.

I picked it up directly, and after hugging it, I realized that this herdsman, who was dressed very ordinarily, turned out to be a woman, and she had an excellent figure.

Because underneath that ordinary herdsman's costume was a tight-fitting one-piece black leather coat, and her face was obviously covered with makeup.

I just hugged the woman directly, passed through the snakes again, and went straight back to the crowd.

The old knife took the woman from my hand, and when he took it, he also let out a "huh", because he also found out that it was a woman disguised as a herdsman.

After I left, the black ruba also burrowed into the cracks in the stones on the hillside, and soon they were all gone, as if they had never been there.

Letting the woman be carried by Shen Tangzhi's horse, I waved to everyone: "Let's go." ”

The Nepalese people were all impressed with me, looking at me as if I was a monster, and no one even dared to come near me.

It was Tenzin Kawa who gave the order to set off, and everyone guessed that they had just woken up from a dream, sorted out the formation, and continued on the road.