Section 85 Sliding into the abyss
In Death Valley, where the locals talk about it, an explorer bravely jumps between two rafts to save his friend who has fallen to the bottom, and then there is no response.
As rescuers await above the canyon to prepare a possible rescue plan, blacksmith Andrew has embedded an egg-sized steel drill in a rock crevice next to the abyss, and the residents of Zhima Town have collected all the ropes in the town, tied them together, and hung them down to the bottom of the valley.
Explorer Sui Jiankai was about to slide to the bottom of the valley with a rope, and just when he was just sliding to the bottom of the valley more than ten meters, suddenly an explosion sounded through the sky from the bottom of the valley, followed by a wave of air rolling up into the sky.
The residents above the canyon who were responsible for dragging the rope let go in fright, and the rope slid down rapidly, and Sui Jiankai's body quickly fell towards the bottom of the valley.
The original inhabitants of Death Valley were so frightened by the explosion that they turned around and ran, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Only Dong Yanping and Meng were saved, and the two were dumbfounded.
By the time the two of them reacted, the rope had come to an end, but the fate of their companion Sui Jiankai was uncertain.
So the two of them worked together to pull the rope up, and Sui Jiankai's stammering voice came from the walkie-talkie on the ground: "Cousin, Xiao Dong, I'm hanging on the rock wall of the canyon now, the rope is not enough, I can't see the bottom of the valley, you better pull me up first!" ”
And Lan Zeqiong at the bottom of the valley was resting with the two beauties in a sheltered place.
At dawn, Sui Jiankai was finally pulled up, and the three of them were exhausted and lay on the ground to rest.
It seems that if they want to get to the bottom, they will have to find more ropes.
So Meng was saved and stayed by the canyon to wait for news, Dong Yanping and Sui Jiankai returned to the town to ask for help, but the townspeople were reluctant to take any more risks.
In desperation, the two had no choice but to retrieve their salute from the inn room, return to the abyss, and find another way to enter the valley bottom.
Meng Saved said while eating the pancakes: "Why don't we call the police for help!" This is not a rescue we can accomplish! ”
Dong Yanping shook her head blankly, and Sui Jiankai said: "Not to mention how we get out of Zhima Town and go to a place with a public phone to call the police, even if we can leave here and call the police, how long will it take for the rescue team to arrive here, can Murong and Xiaolan hold on to the rescue team?" ”
"So what are we going to do?" Saved questioned.
Dong Yanping lowered her head and quickly thought about countermeasures, and Sui Jiankai also kept checking the abyss, but there were still clouds and mist below, and there was no bottom in sight.
Just when they were at a loss, Dong Yanping suddenly spoke: "I have a way to get to the bottom, that is, some adventures!" ”
Sui Jiankai said: "Rescue itself is an adventure, you can tell me your way!" ”
Dong Yanping took a deep breath and said slowly: "Since the rope is not long enough, then let's send someone down first to see where the rope can hang, and then nail the steel drill there, and then use the rope to continue down!" ”
Salvation immediately saw the shortcomings of this method, "How do you go down and get up?" ”
Dong Yanping said expressionlessly: "I'll go down, you guys are waiting for my news above, if there is no news in five days, you can try to get out of here!" ”
A little depressed and pessimistic when he was saved, Sui Jiankai immediately said: "No, I can't let you go down to adventure, if we can enter the valley floor smoothly, we may not be trapped at the bottom of the valley, maybe we can walk along the canyon and still be able to get out!" ”
Dong Yanping had already packed her bags, tied her shoes, and said resolutely: "I must go down, Xiaolan and Murong are my friends, I believe that the two of them will be fine!" ”
Sui Jiankai no longer argued, and said to his cousin: "Cousin, you return from the same way, see if you can't find Dechang, I will stay to answer Xiao Dong, if you really can't find Dechang, return it!" ”
When he was saved, he became even more confused.
Sui Jiankai tied the hammer to the end of the rope, slowly tied the rope to the bottom of the valley, Dong Yanping tied the rope around her waist to make a slipknot, and then grabbed the rope and slid to the bottom of the valley.
She also brought a walkie-talkie and a chisel and grabbed the rope, which the brothers slowly lowered.
The top of the canyon is very steep and devoid of vegetation, and the surface of these bluestones is covered with a thin layer of moss, and the wind blows along the canyon, but not much.
Dong Yanping pretended to land calmly to the bottom of the valley, she planned to use a hammer and steel drill to carve out a foothold at the end of the rope, and then nail the steel drill into the rock crevice to collect the rope, so that you can go down to the bottom of the valley, no matter how deep this valley of death is, it is impossible to have no bottom, right?
Two hours later, the rope came to an end, and Dong Yanping was already under the clouds, and the rock wall here was abrupt and craggy, with a foothold, but it would slip.
She untied the hammer from the end of the rope, smashed two pits under her feet with the chisel, tied the rope to the chisel, smashed the hammer into the rock crevice, and began to pull the rope.
Sui Jiankai, who was above the canyon, received the signal and also pulled the rope in response, and then moved the steel drill to the side of the abyss, ready to let go of his hand.
Meng was saved and immediately grabbed the rope and said, "However, as soon as you let go, Xiao Dong Ke will never come up again!" ”
Sui Jiankai responded coldly: "I don't know, but we can't leave Murong and Xiaolan behind!" ”
He let go of his hand, then knelt beside the cliff and prayed to the heavens.
Saved also held his hands and prayed that his mother's God would bring good fortune to his companions so that they could come out of the valley of death safely and smoothly.
Dong Yanping didn't have any prayers, she could only rely on herself at this time.
The steel drill fell from the top of the canyon with a rope, and she hurriedly clasped the rock crevice with her right hand, and the pull of the rope fell was not small, making her thin body tremble.
She stood on the rock wall and looked at the bottom of the valley, but she still couldn't see the bottom below, which made her heart feel bottomless.
But she must go down, and if she doesn't, she won't be able to.
After resting for half an hour, Dong Yanping grabbed the rope and slowly slid down.
Now that there was no one to guarantee her safety, her life was resting entirely on a chisel driven into the crevices of the rock, and when she felt exhausted, she found herself still hanging halfway up the rock wall, the rope drained.
Dong Yanping looked down at her, she could already see the dead branches and fallen leaves at the bottom of the valley, and she probably visually measured the distance, which was more than ten meters high, and what was even more painful was that the rock wall began to shrink back from under her feet, and she had no place to stay.
"If you fall from a height of about ten meters, you will not necessarily die, but you will definitely break a bone, even if there is a layer of dead branches and fallen leaves underneath."
Dong Yanping decided to jump after resting for a while.
She dropped the hammer and hammer first, then untied the vocal cord, took a deep breath, closed her eyes, let go of her hands, and jumped sideways so that she would not shatter her ankles when she landed, but the rest of her body might be broken.
Lan Zeqiong, who was trapped at the bottom of the valley, was walking towards the southeast of the canyon with the two beauties, looking for the cowhide raft and machete that were lost last night, but not far away, there was a "bang" sound again, and something fell from the top of the canyon.
The three of them rushed to the rock wall and found that it was their companion Dong Yanping who fell.