Chapter 13: Signs of Danger
The note came to an abrupt halt as soon as they entered the cave, and the owner of the note probably had no time to write it down because of some sudden accident. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
It's just that the last note is written vaguely, and the man wrote this note in a hurry, and may not have had time to record in detail what happened, judging from the tone, it seems that something happened that is difficult for him to understand, and he himself cannot be sure of the essence of the matter, so he does not dare to draw conclusions.
But why did he write such a strange warning? Could it be that he had a premonition that something terrible would happen, and that he was already more than lucky? They are numerous, equipped with sufficient weapons and ammunition, even if they encounter any danger, they can completely escape, why would they die?
I gave them a description of the contents of the note and asked them to analyze it to see if there were any clues that I had overlooked.
Boss Chen said:
"In this way, the dead in that room should be these people, but judging from the number of bones, it seems that some of them are missing."
I said, "That's true, according to his previous records, there were more than 30 people in total who entered this cave, and at the scene of that strange death, it seems that there were about ten people missing, I don't know where these ten people went?" If something happens, where is the body? ā
The fat man Huang said, those people died very strangely, could it be that they were bitten to death by the white poisonous snake?
I said: "This speculation is unlikely, you think about it, no matter how fierce and vicious the white snake is, it is impossible to kill so many people in an instant, and judging from the state of those people before they die, it seems that they do not realize that there is any mortal danger at all, and suddenly death engulfs them." ā
We discussed it for a while, and we couldn't figure it out, but judging from the last part of the note, we should be careful about the possibility of mortal danger in this cave. And another very important point, that is, the facilities of the room and this looming ancient road were not built by those people, so who left it, and why did they spend manpower and material resources in this deep mountain cave to build such an ancient road?
After resting for a while, we decided to put these questions aside, which are not what we can answer at the moment, and our immediate priority now is to find the exit and get out as soon as possible.
Since Boss Chen and I both had wounds in our abdomen, pain was inevitable, and although it was sealed with waterproof tape, if it was not treated for a long time, I am afraid the injury would be aggravated. Without further ado, let's hurry up.
We sorted out our supplies, planned our rations, got up, and walked down the hall. The underground river, now on the right side of the hall, flows into a narrow cave not far away, which has temporarily "parted ways" with us, which is filled with river water, and we have no oxygen tanks, so it is impossible to follow the waterway again.
The situation became a bit more complicated, and according to our previous plan, we had to follow the waterway all the way, because the dripping water can pass through the rocks, and there is a high probability of finding an exit. And now, the water has crept into the cave, and we have to look for other holes. We walked to the end of the hall and found a cliff wall that went down vertically from the top of the cave, blocking the way, we looked around and found that there were two small holes more than ten meters above the cliff, two meters square, and because the hall was flat, the trace of the ancient road could not be found, it seemed that we had to find a way to enter the hole above the cliff.
At this time, we found some strange clues, just now we were just looking for the hole, did not pay attention, after a closer look, suddenly found that from the two holes in the cliff, two ropes hung down, according to my understanding of outdoor equipment, these two ropes are relatively new, someone left not long ago!
I was taken aback, and wondered who left these two ropes, and could it be that someone else was burrowing here? How did they get in?
I said to them, "These two ropes are so strange, they seem to have been left over not long ago, so I'll climb up and see what is going on, and then we'll talk about what to do." ā
I first mounted the flat strap and riser on the rope on the right, I tried to pull it, and the rope was so strong that it could fully bear the weight of a person. In my experience, a vertical cliff like this cannot be climbed up when it is suspended in the air, and it is necessary to use the strength of the rope, using the friction between the rope and the ascent, the protector and the flat strap, and the body curls up. I was injured and it must have been very painful to exert force in my abdomen, but luckily the hole was not high, so I didn't have to exert too much effort.
I adjusted the rope and began to climb up, and with a sudden force, there was a sharp pain in my abdomen, and I held back the pain, gritting my teeth and going up little by little. The entrance to this cliff is only more than ten meters high, and when I arrived, I was already sweating profusely, and the wound was too painful, and I didn't know if I would tear the wound and my intestines fall out if I tried so hard. I scolded myself for being a hero, I should have let the braces come up to investigate the situation before, he is a long-time travel friend, and he should have had experience in rock climbing.
This is a naturally formed hole, about two meters high, is eroded by flowing water, I took a flashlight and found that the hole extends straight inward, if it were not for the traces of flowing water on the cave wall, I would have mistakenly thought that it was artificially excavated. On the roof of the cave hang many stalactite goose tubes, which shine in the beams of light, which is very wonderful.
I gestured to them and said I'd go in and see what was going on and tell them to wait where they were. I turned back to the cave and followed the straight passage, carefully walking inside.
But after a few steps, I found a red arrow on the cave wall, which looked very new, it was left not long ago, and I looked forward along the arrow, and I saw two words written on the head of the arrow - danger!
I wondered who left this mark, and what danger lay ahead? Is there a deep water rockfall, or a mud trap?
I thought about it for a while, and then I made a decision, saying that no matter who left the handwriting, it means that there is indeed danger ahead, and I don't need to delve deeper. It is highly likely that the person who left the writing entered this cave first, and there was some danger, and then he retreated and entered through another cave, or else the ropes would not have hung down in both caves.
I checked it with a lighter, noticed that there was air flowing, and went down the rope. I told them about the above situation, and the braces were on the side
"What danger?" Is there still a white snake? ā
I said that I wasn't sure what the danger was, but since the predecessors had left markers, there was some truth to it. I'm going to ask the braces to go to another cave to probe the situation, and if there's convective air up there, then we'll go in through the unmarked cave.
After the braces agreed, I went over to put a rope on him, but he suddenly took two steps back like an electric shock, saying that you don't want to come, I'll just get it myself. When I looked at him, I felt that something was wrong with him, and after thinking about it for a while, it turned out that he was afraid that I would rob him of the gold bars and silver dollars in his backpack. I said in my heart that this person is also true, we are now trapped in the cave and life and death are uncertain, you kid is still so greedy for money, and you are so wary of us, you are really dazzled by money.
I asked him to put the backpack underneath and told him that the backpack was too heavy and hindered him from climbing, but he glared at me with a little resentment, saying that you care about this, and I have the strength to carry it myself.
I looked at him, I almost wanted to burst into foul language, in order not to make the atmosphere stiff, I resisted this impulse, and said that after you go up, remember to test it with a lighter to see if there is any convection air.
After the braces climbed up, he did a test, told us that there were signs of air movement, said that he walked forward a little bit to see the situation, and told us to wait.
After he entered, the fat yellow man suddenly pulled me aside and whispered to me:
"Did you notice that Dead Street was a little weird?"
I said it's a little weird, since he found gold bars in that "room", he has exposed his greedy nature, just when we were eating dry food, he sat alone far away, took out the gold bars hehe smirked, I said I have seen a lot of this kind of people, they are all characters who want money and don't want to die.
Huang Fatzi nodded and agreed, saying that I took him in his mouth, Lao Tzu had already seen that he was a little unpleasant, and he looked back to find a chance to clean him up.
I said don't get excited, now in this situation, let's stop engaging in infighting, you want to teach him a lesson, I don't have a problem, when we get out safely, you can let go of your hands and feet.
At this time, the braces had come out of the cave, showing his head on the cliff, saying that it had been going down, and he had walked forty or fifty meters, and then he came back, beckoning us to hurry up.
I'll let Huang Fatzi and Boss Chen go up first, and I'll be behind the palace, so that I can clean up the tools for the ascent when the time comes. The fat man climbed a little hard, it seemed that he had never climbed before, his movements were very stiff, and his weight was relatively large, so it was more difficult for ordinary people to climb.
Boss Chen is nimble, I see that his movements, although they are not standardized, but they seem to be very flexible, how to say, like he has practiced kung fu. When I look back, I want to ask him if he is from Foshan, and let him teach me a few tricks to defend myself.
When they had all gone up, I looked back at the hall, and it felt so empty, so quiet that I could make out my own breathing, and for the first time since entering the cave I had this dark, claustrophobic tension, and I suddenly had a sense of foreboding.
But I immediately denied myself, knowing that this may be caused by the excessive tension of the senses in a dark environment for a long time, and the sport of caving, which is played like a heartbeat, and its charm comes from the fear of the unknown, in a sense, it is more like a psychological confrontation sport.
I gathered my mind, got the rope, and began to climb up, when I climbed halfway, I don't know why, there was a sound of the yellow fat man and the braces arguing, I said in my heart that the yellow fat man is also really, just told you to wait until you go out and then teach that kid, why can't you help but have a seizure now?
I was so anxious that I forgot about the pain in my abdomen, and I thought about going up and stopping them quickly, we are now a team, and if there is any disagreement and infighting in the team, the possibility of us escaping will be greatly reduced, and in the end, we will all die here.
After I went up, I asked them what was going on and what they were arguing about, don't you understand that at this time we should unite as one and advance and retreat together?
The fat man said you don't know, this dead street wants to kill us.
I asked him what was going on, and the fat man angrily pointed to the cave wall and said look for yourself, I followed the direction of his finger, and when I looked at it, I found that there was also an arrow drawn with a red pen on the cave wall, and a few words were written on the head of the arrow - danger X2!