Chapter 13: The Wrath of the Little Arctic
The surface of the lake shook irregularly a few times, and even ripples.
We were all on the ice floes, and the ice moved up and down with the ripples, and my whole heart trembled. I could feel it, and it was all because of the force coming from below the lake.
In fact, not only that, but the mountains on three sides surrounding the lake also moved, and the ground halfway up the mountain exploded one after another.
I'm not mistaken, it's definitely an explosion, and it's very powerful. First, three clouds of fog appeared halfway up the mountain, and then three large lumps of snow poured down from the snowy mountain like a waterfall, to put it bluntly, it was an avalanche.
We were in it, I was completely stunned, and I also had a guess in my heart, the iron rod that the white bear bit should be the activation device of some mechanism, this white bear has an unusual background, and actually knows the secret of the little Arctic.
The white bear was very happy at this time, and spit out the iron rod, and screamed a few times.
The iron donkey snorted angrily, cursed, raised his shotgun, and slammed it at the white bear.
The distance between us and the white bear is so great that the bullets are not powerful. When it hit the white bear, the bullets crackled and landed on its fur, and it didn't kill it at all.
But one of the white bear's eyes was injured and blood spurted out, so it is estimated that he is blind.
White bears are uncomfortable. We ignored the brute, and the iron donkey urged us, and we hurried to the shore again.
Originally, we were not far from the shore, so it didn't take long to get ashore. When I landed on my legs, I couldn't walk because it was stiff. A similar situation has occurred in Yin Yin.
The iron donkey and I both went over to support Yinyin, and we limped to the dog team.
The dog team also saw the avalanche, and they didn't huddle together to keep warm, they all barked and scurried up and down. The iron vertebrae that held them around were twisted from side to side, and there were signs of loosening.
When we came to the sleigh, the iron donkey gave the order for Yinyin and I to stand on the sleigh first.
It's all at this time, and we didn't push it back. After that, the iron donkey took out all his strength, dragged the iron spine with both hands, and after a few roars, the iron spine loosened, and was finally completely pulled out.
The dog team waited for this moment, and without scaring them with whips, they all turned their heads and fled the way they came.
The sleigh was immediately injected with a lot of force, and quickly turned around.
The iron donkey is fat, and his skills are still quite flexible at critical moments. He grabbed the scales and jumped onto the sleigh. Otherwise, if you fall behind at this time, the consequences will be really unimaginable.
The moment the sleigh left, three waves of snow fell onto the surface of the lake. It's a kind of impact between snow and water.
I turned my head to look, and the surface of the lake was cold and convoluted. The force of the snow wave is really great, and it also quickly swallows the surface of the lake, pushing outward.
It was accompanied by a very strong cold wind blowing, and I was already stiff, and I couldn't help but grin at this time.
The iron donkey took the whip and whipped it with all his might, trying to push the speed of the sleigh to the limit, while Yinyin and I took advantage of the time to find some medicine.
I flipped through my equipment bag and took out the cardiotonic. I used a syringe to put a needle in both of our necks, and Yin Yin took Cordyceps.
She ate three of them herself and asked me to eat as much as I could.
I know very well that now that we have taken so many "tonics", there is no doubt that our bodies are overdrawn at a super level, so as to resist the cold. Even if we can get out of the Little Arctic smoothly, we are sure that we will be seriously ill.
But that's all for later, and there's no point in saying it now.
Under the stimulation of these drugs, we have indeed gotten a lot better. I also have the energy to observe the current situation.
The snow wave was chasing us about a hundred meters behind, and the speed of the sled was half a pound and eight taels of it, and we were in a relatively static state.
But the dogs' physical strength is limited, and gradually, they all gasped for white air, and the speed of the sled slowly slowed down.
On the contrary, the snow waves are getting braver and braver. The distance between us is shrinking little by little.
I was trying to think of something that could reverse the disadvantage. Yin Yin has an idea before me.
She set her eyes on the sleigh and shouted, "Drop the useless equipment!" ”
After saying that, before I and the iron donkey could reply, she should act first. I watched as she dropped her tent bag.
We've given up a tent before because of a sneak attack by weirdos, and this one is the last one. My flesh hurt a little, and my heart said that there is no tent, how can we rest next?
This is not over, Yin Yin has started on other equipment again, and urged me not to be stunned.
I was also ruthless, and my heart said then come. We lost this and that, and there were no less losers anyway, but we both mastered a scale, and the bags of charcoal and firearms and food were not moved, which is the most basic thing to ensure us.
Not to mention, without this weight, the dog team is relaxed again, and the speed of the sled is increased again.
We barely managed to push through the snow waves, widening the distance between us little by little.
Maybe it's because of the avalanche, but now the surrounding environment has changed a lot, and a layer of fog has formed in the air. In fact, this is not fog in the traditional sense, it is made up of snow foam.
I was hit in the face by the mist, and there was a slight pain and itch. And when we are affected by the fog, our vision becomes particularly bad.
I didn't take that to heart, because there were dogs, and they didn't have much trouble finding the way.
We escaped a mile away, and the snow waves showed a trend of lack of stamina, and the iron donkey found out first and talked to me and Yinyin.
We turned our heads to look at it, and I applauded in my heart, saying that the avalanche was terrible, but that we were great enough to escape from its clutches.
I let out a long sigh as I leaned on the sled railing. But the wave was not settled, and the iron donkey stared ahead and cursed.
There is also a feeling of gnashing of teeth in this tone. I said in my heart that we were about to get out of danger, what was he lying about?
I looked up, and when I saw the road ahead, I reacted more than the iron donkey, and I felt the urge to jump to my feet and curse the heavens and the earth.
There was a cliff ahead of us. In other words, these dogs are not at all what I thought, they are scared away at all, how can they know the way?
My voice trembled, and I urged the iron donkey to whip and stop the sleigh. But Yin Yin answered and said no, otherwise the snow waves would catch up.
I have a feeling that we are in a desperate situation, and now there are wolves in front of us and tigers in front of us, and we are in a dilemma.
The iron donkey struggled a little, and finally took out a resolute look, not only did not slow down, but also played with the whip again, and beat the dog team hard.
After some dogs were whipped, they snorted, and a blood mark immediately appeared on their bodies.
I asked Iron Donkey if he was crazy. But the iron donkey had his explanation, and said to me, "Let's take a gamble, bet that this cliff is not high!" ”
To be honest, I thought it would be hard for such a miracle to happen, but after such a delay, the sled rushed to the edge of the cliff and flew out in the air.
The moment we left, we both felt weightless, and my whole heart was in my throat.
I screamed and screamed in discomfort, and I looked down at my feet. To be honest, the iron donkey gambled half this time. The cliff is not high, but visually, it is also four or five meters away from the bottom, which is also not low.
I was holding on to the sleigh, but the iron donkey was the exact opposite of me, and he looked down at the cliff and let go of the sleigh with a shout of goodness.
Yin Yin noticed the movements of the iron donkey, and after a little delay, she also learned the iron donkey.
The two men danced in the air and kicked their legs like big sandbags to the bottom of the cliff, but there was a very thick layer of snow here.
They landed in the snow, and a hole appeared in them, and they went into it. And this layer of snow, like cotton, removed most of the falling force from their bodies.
I have a fear of heights, and although I know what Iron Donkey and Yin Yin's intentions are in doing this, and encourage myself to jump down, another thought pops up in my mind, which is to stop me from letting go of the sled.
I was fooled by myself, and I didn't jump out of the sled in the end. I skied with the sled for a while, and then landed together on the snow at the bottom of the cliff.
The sled has a large area of force, but it only sinks down against the snow, but it does not completely sink in. Driven by inertia, it swooped forward again.
The dog team was miserable, they slid for a while and then they were out of order, some were tied to ropes but rolled around, and some were two squeezed together.
The group of dogs undoubtedly became a stumbling block and stuck in the sled.
When the sleigh came to a stop, I was pushed by an invisible force and flew forward. When I landed on the snow, I rolled forward like a potato.
There was a boulder jutting out of the snow not far in front of me, and I rolled all the way to its feet, and was eventually blocked. But I'm falling apart, and it's hard to move.
At this moment, the snow wave also rushed down from the cliff, and it flowed in a hurry, covering the place, and even I was not spared.
I watched the snow constantly drowning me, and I was anxious to stand up, but I was attacked by the fire and became confused.