Chapter 14: Highway to hell

"What kind of man-eating giant mosquito, don't listen to James's nonsense", Ruby turned his head slightly and said to Jiang Ke, "It's not that exaggerated." In fact, they are just a little larger than normal mosquitoes, and although they suck blood, as long as they do a good job of protection, they will be fine. ”

"Don't say it, it's also a pleasure to see Jiang Ke's serious reaction," Jaime said with a smile on the side.

Jiang Ke glanced at James helplessly, the three of them were talking and laughing, and the atmosphere in the helicopter was very relaxed for a while.

"Smack!" A "state bird" crashed into the front windshield of the cab. Ruby couldn't believe her eyes, and she looked back at Jiang Ke and Jaime in a daze.

"It looks like I've hit a bird," Jiang Ke said with a frown, stopping the conversation with Jaime, looking at the black object on the glass.

"Haha, you're really good at laughing, do you want to see my serious reaction too?" Jaime turned his head as he spoke, and by this time the "black cloud" had arrived in front of the helicopter. In front of the three of them was a dense "state bird" flying in the sky. The mosquitoes were so large that they could see the details of their bodies from this distance, and Jaime swallowed unconsciously.

All came in too much hurry, the relative speed did not give them more time to think, the helicopter instantly rushed into the black cloud, and there was a sound of "pop pop" mosquitoes hitting the fuselage, and the mosquito wreckage that was shattered by the spiral wings kept scattering from the top, and countless mosquitoes were washed on the glass in front of them, and the thicker and thicker scales reduced the field of vision to nearly zero, and the fuselage was also shocked by the impact and swayed.

"Is this an atavism?!" Jaime looked out at the mosquitoes the size of a house cat and didn't know what to say.

At this time, Jiang Ke had already activated the weapon systems on both sides, he operated Gatling to carry out barrage strafing in front, countless mosquito corpses fell downward, and a passage was swept out of the front, Ruby drove Wuzhi cautiously along the firelight.

The impact pressure directly in front of them was temporarily relieved, and the three of them looked around nervously, the endless black cloud of mosquitoes could hardly see the end, if it weren't for gravity, they would have been unable to distinguish between up and down at the moment.

"Fault! Fault! After a moment of silence, a red alert lit up in the fuselage, and the helicopter lost its balance and began to spin uncontrollably in the air, "The tail is useless!" Jiang Ke said in his heart.

Ruby was completely panicked at the moment, just holding on to the joystick like a straw, while Jaime shouted "I'm on the highway to hell!" It's a good day to die!” It seems that he has lost his mind, singing and shouting.

Jiang Ke was still looking out expressionlessly, looking at the forest and trees outside the window that were gradually becoming clearer......

"Bang!" Wu Zhi crashed into a giant tree, and was immediately bounced to the other side by a huge momentum. The port side was the first to hit the ground, and the characteristic shell rubbed against the ground in bursts of sparks, and the fuselage spun and slid forward, overpowering countless small trees along the way, and finally stopped in front of the huge trunk of a large tree.

One of the helicopter's hatches had disappeared during the taxiing, and since An An was fixed under the helicopter, he disappeared during the first collision with the giant tree. James, Jiang Ke, and Andrew were thrown out of the cabin in the ensuing impact and spin.

The helicopter let out a painful "groan", and the giant trees around it were trembling.

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"Wow! Barking! Something kept licking Jiang Ke's face, Jiang Ke barely opened his eyes and found that it was Andrew, and there was still a roar of a large number of mosquitoes flapping their wings in the sky.

Jiang Ke stood up strongly, there was a sharp pain in his chest, his ribs should have broken a lot in this fall, but he still walked along the traces of the helicopter crash as soon as possible.

"Wang!" Andrew shouted in the grass on one side, and Jiang Ke hurriedly walked over. In the grass was a grinning Jaime with sore teeth, his head bleeding slightly, but he seemed to be in fine shape.

"Can you stand up?" Jiang Ke stretched out his hand.

Jaime nodded, took Jiang Ke's outstretched hand, and reluctantly stood up. Later, the two and a dog went to the helicopter wreckage to find Ruby.

The windshield of the helicopter had already been shattered everywhere, Jiang Ke climbed on the front side of the helicopter and saw Ruby unconscious in the driver's seat. Thanks to her seat belt, she was firmly anchored to her seat, and there were many abrasions on her face, but there seemed to be no other wounds.

"Ruby!" Jiang Ke untied Ruby from the driver's seat and patted her cheek gently, "Ruby, wake up." ”

Ruby slowly opened his eyes under Jiang Ke's call, "My God, where are we?" Hell? ”

Jiang Ke shook his head, "You are still alive, is there anything wrong with you?" ”

Ruby tried to move his limbs, "It's fine." Oh my God, I'm still alive?! ”

Seeing that Ruby and Jaime were fine, he ordered the two of them to quickly check their bodies in case something went wrong, while he turned around and shouted a few times into the forest, "An'an! "Probably because of the broken ribs, he just felt pain in his lungs. But there was no response in the forest.

Buzz Buzz...... The sound of mosquitoes flapping their wings was heard all the time.

"It's noisy! I'm going to blow my head! Jaime roared, shaking his head and waving it in his ear, "It feels like they're flying right in my ears!" FxxK! Jaime withdrew his hand in silence as he pulled Jiang Ke's arm and pointed to the ground on one side.

A huge mosquito seemed to have been wounded by Jaime's blow and was now falling to the ground to gather its wings.

"Oh, help......" Ruby couldn't help but close his eyes as he looked at the huge mosquito, and his face was in pain, "This thing is much more disgusting than the Yukon wolf."

Jiang Ke quickly trampled the mosquito to death.

"Ahhh This is a rare specimen! Before Jaime could finish speaking, he was trotted up with Ruby by Jiang Ke.

The three of them quickly shuttled through the forest, Ruby and Jaime had completely lost their direction, and just followed Jiang Ke trustingly. From time to time, other animals sprang up around them, and they were also running in all directions.

"Where are we going?!" Jaime asked aloud.

"Follow the animals!" Jiang Ke replied, "It's better than us running blind!" ”

James had to admit that Jiang Ke may not be as good as Jiang Ke in terms of detailed knowledge of animals, but when it comes to how to use nature to survive, he is far inferior to Jiang Ke.

The three of them followed the fleeing animals, and soon passed through a bush, and a rushing river appeared in front of them.

"Great!" Jiang Ke thought to himself.

Jiang Ke was about to say what to do next to Jaime and Ruby, when he heard a pop, and a spherical black shadow rushed into the river, rolling wildly. The mosquitoes that were eating on the black shadow's body scattered when they encountered the water, and only then did several people realize that the round thing turned out to be a deer covered with mosquitoes.

"Ahhhh Jaime immediately jumped into the river.

Ruby was about to jump in with Jaime, but was grabbed by Jiang Ke, motioning for her to be with him on the shore, and wrapping himself in river mud.

More and more black balls rushed into the water beside the riverbank, and many fell within easy reach of the two of them, and the blood and body fluids of these fallen animals had been completely sucked up by the giant mosquitoes, like a well-preserved mummy, but the eyeballs were still exploding outside, very disgusting. Jiang Ke, Ruby, and Andrew just covered their bodies in river mud just before the mosquito swarm arrived, and then lay on the shore, motionless.

Jaime held his breath in the water, then leaned out a little to breathe, and then dived back into the water, back and forth.

The two people on the shore and a dog crouched and huddled together, they were surrounded by giant mosquitoes at the moment, Ruby covered his face, and forced himself not to make a sound, the huge insects were too unacceptable. But fortunately, under the protection of the river mud, they did not become mosquito blood bags.

The giant mosquitoes did not disperse, and they forced all the animals of the forest to this place, which was like their dining table. The giant mosquitoes feasted on their joy, their buzzing roar seemed to express their joy, and the sound of flapping their wings was deafening.

Jiang Ke held Ruby under him, trying to search the river for James's traces.

And so it went on for a few hours.

Many of the animals in the river have drowned, and their carcasses float quietly on the shore. Most of the giant mosquitoes had flown away like locusts in transit, and the rest were parked on trees and the ground was littered with a strange red glow from their blood-soaked bellies - the smell of death was all over the river.

Jaime's face was pale, but he was still trying to hold his breath.

Jiang Ke and Ruby have already counted the first time they have added mud and water to their bodies, in order to prevent the shell formed by the river mud from drying out and falling off on their bodies. This is a contest with oneself, and even in the last days, life and death have never been so close.

Seeing that a large number of mosquitoes had left, Jiang Ke crawled around and carefully collected everything that could be burned, such as fallen leaves, branches, and dry grass. He pulled out a special lighter from his pocket and lit the small fire.

Ruby seemed to understand something, and she moved around to gather the materials, and the two of them worked together to make five of the same small bonfires.

After everything was ready, Jiang Ke quickly covered the bonfire with large leaves, and after the flames were knocked down, there were bursts of smoke.

After waiting like this for another half hour, the large amount of smoke reduced the activity of the giant mosquito. Jiang Ke then stood up and walked to the river, dragging Jaime to the shore, and with a cough, Jaime gulped in the air. Occasionally, a few mosquitoes flew in, and because of the smoke, they had lost their original speed, and Jiang Ke pulled out his saber and steadily cut them in two. The blood in the stomach of the giant mosquito splattered everywhere, and after landing, the upper half of the mosquito would keep flapping its wings and making a buzzing sound.

"Let's get out of here," Jiang Ke said. Compared to the city experienced by a few people, the scene of this forest can be described as purgatory on earth. Everywhere there are dried dead animals and blood-sucking mosquitoes, the urine and feces excreted by animals out of fear before they die, the smell, the smell of fish, and the smoke, no one can imagine such a scene.

Jiang Ke picked up a handful of smoldering fallen leaves, opened the way with smoke, and the three of them went down the river.

"That's it...... My lungs haven't recovered and I'm smoking so much that I can't do it. The three of them didn't know how long they had walked, and Jaime said tiredly.

Ruby was too tired to speak.

Andrew also retracted back to his original appearance because he was out of danger, and kept sticking out his tongue.

"Okay, you wait for me here, don't let it go out." Jiang Ke put down the pile of cigarettes and explained.

The sky gradually darkened, Jiang Ke found a clearing occupied by small trees, and made two small tents simply by using the twisted trunks and leaves.

"Wow", Jaime walked around the tent a few times, and praised him, "Stuntmen also have requirements for wilderness survival skills?" You're so good-looking, you don't have the atmosphere of survival in the apocalypse! ”

Jiang Ke just nodded and didn't say anything. His chest was still aching, and he didn't want to expose his injuries.

Jiang Ke rekindled the bonfire. The trio and a dog warmed themselves around the campfire, while Ruby took out the food he had collected at the airbase from his backpack and distributed it to everyone, then cut half of his share and threw it to Andrew.

"It feels so good", Ruby broke the silence.

"yes." Jiang Ke responded rarely. He remembered that the first time Captain Wan Liang took them into the mountains for field survival training, he was airdropped in a primeval forest, and the only useful thing on his body was a military dagger. Compared to that time, the current conditions are much more luxurious.

Ruby enjoys the atmosphere, "My dad always said he would take me camping in the mountains when I was 18. ”

"He must be somewhere now, thinking about his promise to you", Jiang Ke opened the lid of the pendant and looked at the photo of his sister.

"This is the first time since the end of the day that I have taken the scenery so seriously, and this kind of forest is so beautiful." Ruby looked into the distance. I don't know if it's because of the pollutant, but the trees are extraordinarily tall, and the trunks glow faintly fluorescent, and from a distance they look like starry skies.

"So we survived the night, what's tomorrow's trip?" Jaime couldn't understand where the smiles on the two men's faces came from.

"After we got up, we continued to search down the river, and under normal circumstances, as long as there were survivors, they would definitely follow the river." Jiang Ke said simply.

"Survivors? I don't know if I'll meet new people. Ruby said happily.

"It's also possible to meet a new enemy." Jaime reminded.

Ruby raised his eyebrows, and after a short silence, Jiang Ke and Ruby looked up at the sky.

Seeing the movements of these two people, Jaime immediately took out the radiation index meter, "Beep beep! "The beep sounds! Ruby was frightened, and Jiang Ke also came back to his senses.

"Spoiled!" Ruby muttered.

"Huh? It's strange that the radiation level is so much lower", Jaime muttered to himself thoughtfully.