Chapter 17: Chains? Black rope?
"I thought you could come up with some clever method, so that's it?" Talia shook her head in disappointment, "Have you forgotten why we went down the railroad tracks?" ”
As Talia said, the reason why we had to follow the railroad tracks in the first place was because we were afraid of losing our way in this too wide underground.
"There's another look at the task force who disappeared from your eyes, no matter how familiar he is with the terrain here, it's impossible to navigate the Stonehenge in the dark." Chen Zaihai pointed to the chaotic volcanic rocks around him, "There must be something here that can make him walk on the ground, as long as we find this thing, we can relieve the current crisis." ”
It makes sense to think so, no matter what the hell that person becomes, he's also a task force, a human being. It is impossible for a person to act so quickly in such a situation. It is almost certain that there is something here that can lead him.
"I don't think it's something you can carry around. I've seen the man up close, and there's nothing left on him or in his hands. I added.
At that time, there was no such convenience as GPS, and the compass became good and bad due to the chaotic magnetic field. It's hard to imagine that the man had anything else to show him the way. All he could rely on was the oldest and most effective method, marking, notching, or pointing.
These signs must not be very secretive, or they will lose their purpose in guiding the way. There's no reason why our group of people can't find what that guy can find.
With the direction of doing things, everything is easy to say. Talia ordered the Engineers to scatter in search of something resembling a symbol.
The only trouble is that we can't be sure what exactly is pointing him around. If this person is a feng shui master who can tell the location by looking at the stones, then we will have to wait for death.
Of course, this is not very likely, there are only Soviets in the contingent.
The engineers lived up to our expectations, and it didn't take long for the two minions to come back and report. They said they found a climbing rope on a volcanic rock away from the tracks.
I said in my heart that Chen Zaihai really has you, and he can deduce so many things without seeing that guy.
"You go and call the others back. And you, lead the way. Talia ordered the two of them separately.
We walked quickly to the volcanic rock that the Engineer had spoken of, and as the two Soldiers had said, there was indeed a rope here. It is worth noting that this rope does not hang straight down, but is tied horizontally to another piece of volcanic rock.
But what struck me as strange was the color of the rope, which was pure black. It seems that someone deliberately blackened it with smoke.
"You can, you can find something so dark. The quality of the business is good. Chen Zaihai patted the shoulder of the soldier who led the way.
"Actually, it's also luck, we didn't see it when we walked here before. If I hadn't tripped over this rope, no one would have paid attention here. The little soldier scratched his head and said embarrassedly.
"It's okay! The chairman said that luck is also part of strength! Chen Zaihai said indifferently.
You idiot! Chairman, he hasn't said anything like that since he came to the house! I kicked Chen Zaihai's ass again.
"Don't make a fuss, I don't know this rope. I don't think anyone in the task force has anything like that. Taria's serious voice came from behind him. This rope was not set up by the task force. ”
As soon as I heard this, I immediately put away the second kick that I was about to kick out, and now I don't have time to care about Chen Zaihai's nonsense. Although the engineer who was badly taught by him was pitiful, it was Talia who was more important than the two.
"Could it be set up by the Japanese?" I asked.
This ghost place is full of traces of Japanese activities, especially the chaotic stone formation, which is an invisible labyrinth with the railroad tracks. But I have to admire the thoughtfulness of the little devil, and the train area of the place will definitely not be confused. And when people go in, they have to go out.
In a dark situation, people instinctively look for references, and the rails under their feet are the best choice. Taking advantage of this psychology, the little devils deliberately laid a lot of meaningless railroad tracks nearby to confuse others.
In contrast to bunkers, trenches are these traditional means of defense. This method saves money, effort, and is very effective.
This place is already very secretive, and there are those terrible lice women in the tunnels entered, and even if there are enemies who break through these obstacles to get here, there are definitely not many of them.
Don't be afraid of them calling for backup, this is underground, is there a chaotic magnetic field, and all you hear on every frequency of the radio is noise.
In the end, waiting for the result of these intruders who could not touch the method, they could only keep circling in this strange stone henge until they ran out of ammunition and food, and died of despair.
Inhumane, but surprisingly effective, this is the Japanese during World War II. It doesn't matter whether this stone henge is naturally used by them, or if it is simply placed by them. All I feel now is that it's great that the enemy is finally defeated in such a terrible way.
"So this rope may be a safety insurance for the sake of keeping others from being counterattacked, right?" I said.
"If that's the case, time will be easy," Talia said, touching the rope in front of her.
"What do you mean by that?" I don't know when Chen Zaihai was also attracted over.
Talia sighed shallowly: "There is indeed a safety insurance made by the Japanese here, at least there used to be. But it's definitely not that, you see. ”
With that, she picked up something from the side of the stone, and when we went up to look at it, we realized that it was an iron chain that had long since been completely decayed.
"This thing is the safety insurance of the Japanese." Talia said. "This black rope is just an imitation of the Japanese."
"Are you saying that this rope is neither contingent nor Japanese?" I wondered.
"That's right, this rope is still very new, and it must have been tied recently." She pulled the rope, it was very elastic, and sure enough, it was the most recent thing, "and there may be only us here, and the ethereal Japanese"
"Those who sneak up on the task force detachment." Chen Zaihai continued.
"Yes, if that's the case, things will be in trouble. The people we've met before aren't necessarily contingent survivors. "That would explain why, no matter how much I tried to identify myself, he kept running away." ”
This is called the so-called just out of the wolf's den and into the tiger's mouth. This time, in addition to those unimaginable events, we are waiting for us, and the muzzle of an unknown enemy.
"Even if that's the case, we can't just tie our hands and wait for death." Chen Zaikaidao, "You guys! Let's go ahead and see if there's any other rope. ”
The result was positive, and the engineers reported that there was still a lot more to the line. The ropes passed through the volcanic rocks all over the place, one by one. It's clear who is leading the way.
Before moving forward, we deliberately checked the last equipment on our bodies, and due to the previous planned savings, and the discovery of the power distribution station, the batteries are still relatively abundant. There is also a new replenishment of water in the tunnel. The least optimistic thing is food, no matter how much we save, the little thing left is not enough to last us for another week.
Half of the bullets were also used up to deal with the nasty bugs before, and the Type 54 was even less because of Nie Chuanhui and the three engineers who remained.
The only thing that could be used for a long time was the military dagger that Talia and I carried with us, the engineer shovel of the engineers, and the katana of Chen Zaihai.
The rest was a few miscellaneous items, the three-proof suits and gas masks, cooking utensils, improvised medical kits, and miner's lamps that we found from the power distribution station.
To be honest, with such a small thing, the chances of us getting out alive are very low. The enemy's early march made it even more unlikely that we would be able to join the task force.
After reassigning the carrying of the equipment, we followed the ropes that the engineers had found.
As we walked, I noticed that the rope seemed to lead us towards the big lake in the center. The miner's lamp shone to the left, and the sparkling reflection could already be seen.
Before, because we didn't want to get into unnecessary trouble, we didn't choose to approach here. But now it's different, looking at the way we will all walk to the lake sooner or later.
"Lao Su, you come with me to have a look. Maybe there will be fish in the lake, so catch a few to relieve the pressure on the food. Chen Zaihai proposed.
"What surprises are you trying to make? Isn't it okay to settle down a little? When Talia heard this, she was about to stop Chen Zaihai.
I immediately stopped her and said it was okay. Sooner or later, we'll walk to the lake, and there's nothing wrong with us scouting first. Besides, we haven't had time to eat anything since the morning, so wouldn't it be nice if we could find some fish?
After listening to this, Talia still hesitated, ran to pull Chen Zaihai's ear and kept asking what to do. About five minutes later, she walked back. "Well, I agree with you to go. But be careful, if anything is wrong, you must run back quickly. ”
As we left, Talia seemed to have the Engineers build a campfire on the spot as a signpost for our return.
When I got closer, I realized that the lake was too big to be. Without flares, we wouldn't have been able to see the other side of the lake. From this point of view, the lake water is very clear, and when the miner's lamp shines inside, it is completely hidden in the lake.
It seems that this lake is really bottomless, and looking at the black shadow inside it, I subconsciously took two steps back. I always feel that the mouth of this black hole is so deep that it can suck people in
Chen Zaihai didn't feel this way, as soon as he saw that the lake seemed to be very cool, he threw down the miner's lamp, threw down the lake and scooped up the water to wash his face.
Afraid that something would happen to him, I reluctantly followed, and the lake was full of small gravel, and I picked up one, which was very light. It looks a little similar to the one on my chest, just a little rougher.
These are supposed to be small pieces of volcanic rock? I thought about it. But after all, I'm not an expert like Lin Yiru, and I don't have the ability to analyze this kind of thing.
After looking at it for a while, I played with the stone in my hand, and jumped three times in a row.
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