Chapter Ninety-Five: Temperature
A man desperately running for his life or a desperate person chasing for his life, which one runs faster? Yes, the one that escapes for your life will be faster in general. Of course, the exception is open.
This group of bugs is so special that they are hanging. I had done my best, but the tooth-aching sound behind me was getting closer and closer, and I grabbed the slight * rush with my left hand, ready to strike back at any moment. Gripping the cold body of the gun is like grasping a piece of ice.
At this moment, I heard a "click" behind me, which was crisp. As curious as I was, I didn't have the energy to look back at what was going on, and I was more worried about being horrified by what was behind me. I felt that squad leader Liu turned his head for a moment, and then heard him scold: "Grass." ”
I asked him, "What is it?" ”
"Can't see clearly"
"Then what are you scolding?"
"You'll scold when you see it. Gotcha, don't look back, they're right behind you. ”
"Damn, I'm so." I cursed, but I still didn't manage to look back.
Platoon Commander Zhao's condition seems to have recovered, his movements are not difficult to run, he is stiff, his speed is much faster, and he is about to get rid of us. I'm worried that there will be another fork in the road, and we won't be able to keep up with him.
I shouted, "Platoon Commander Zhao, slow down, wait for us." ”
Platoon Commander Zhao looked back at us and frowned. His face was still pale, but his expression was less hideous, but with a strange smile. He slowed down, but didn't mean to help us, just led alone in front.
Another crunch sound came from behind him. What the hell is this sound? The fact that this sound can stand out from the noisy sound behind you means that it is very loud, very different from the sound of insects rubbing against each other. Curiosity made me look back.
The swarm is only one step behind us. The cave was covered on all sides with a layer of black pressed insects, and under the rapid movement of the insects, the whole cave seemed to come to life, wriggling and pounced on me. My scalp was numb, my legs were a little weak, and I really shouldn't have looked back.
In this case, it is impossible to see anything other than fear.
Hu Aiguo's nervous eyes only stared at the torch in front of him, and his two legs followed the two of us, mechanically moving forward.
"Something seems to have fallen." Squad leader Liu said suddenly.
I shuddered and asked, "Where?" ”
"The voice just now." Squad leader Liu continued: "It seems that something is falling and making a sound." ”
I was relieved. This guy has no beginning or end when he speaks.
After running for a while, the sound of "click" behind him became more and more frequent. I gave up on curiosity, fearing that I would be killed by curiosity. Squad leader Liu had been paying attention to the changes behind him, and finally he said with certainty: "The sound is made by insects falling from the top of the cave." ”
What's going on? I was puzzled. Of course, it won't be caught and fallen, and the biggest possibility is caused by low temperature. The temperature of the cave walls is much lower than the temperature of the air, if these bugs are afraid of low temperatures? This is definitely good news.
I excitedly asked squad leader Liu: "How many degrees is the surface temperature now?" ”
"My feet are frozen, how many degrees do you say?" Squad leader Liu said angrily.
I ignored his displeasure and silently calculated. Judging from the current performance, these insects are not cold-tolerant species, and they will have a threshold for low temperatures, and if they exceed or approach this threshold, they will retreat. Otherwise, they will freeze to death or go into hibernation. And judging by the fact that they are starting to be unable to crawl on the roof of the cave, they are approaching this threshold. Even if the temperature of this tunnel does not continue to drop, staying at this temperature for a long time will cause these bugs to lose their ability to attack.
Now it's up to whoever lasts long enough, and I'm confident in that. Finally, I have the confidence to defeat these bugs.
Looking at my confident expression, squad leader Liu said as if he had seen through my thoughts: "I can't hold out until then." ”
He runs barefoot on the ground, and his body heat naturally loses quickly. I gave him a look of disdain and hinted, "You can borrow someone else's shoes." ”
A pair of resentment and a pair of bright eyes turned to me at the same time.
Then squad leader Liu looked at Hu Aiguo with a pair of bright eyes. That meaning is self-explanatory, if it weren't for the swarm of insects behind him chasing after him, I think Team Leader Liu would have taken action immediately. Hu Aiguo is currently in an absolute passive and disadvantaged position, and his actions must be assisted by others, the key is that he almost relies on me and squad leader Liu to walk, and his feet really can't use strength. Compared with squad leader Liu, his feet do not need to contact the hard ground, they only need to keep warm, so that the problem can be solved. Hu Aiguo stopped looking at me, turned his gaze to Zhao Paichang and said loudly: "I have hypothermia, you can't treat me like this." "Don't shout, it's just this temperature, we'll all have hypothermia in a while." Squad leader Liu said disdainfully. He was right, we don't have calories to replenish in this environment, and we will soon enter a state of hypothermia. But we don't have a choice, but hypothermia is a root hair compared to the dead worm population.
On the rest of the road, the sound of "clicking" behind him began to become more frequent, and the speed of the swarm decreased. I don't have to look back, I can tell by the cacophony of the swarm. But the swarm didn't stop hunting us, and continued to chase after us. At this point I noticed that the ground began to show a slight slope, which I had estimated by the efficiency of my running. Because our speed does not continue to slow down when we are close to exhaustion, the angle of inclination should be very small, and it is difficult to feel it under the soles of our feet. I think it's hard to understand the design of the channel, but there must be a reason. While I was still trying to find an answer to this question, I heard the sound of a hollow iron ball rolling behind me, very loudly, making a "clanging" rolling sound on the hard ground. I was immediately furious, what kind of mechanism is this? Looking back, we couldn't see it, the swarm had been left far behind by us, and we could only hear the sound. However, the sound of the iron ball rolling was not only loud, but also very fast, gradually approaching. I found that squad leader Liu was also turning his head to look, only Hu Aiguo in the middle looked at the front with a bitter and hateful face.
"Can you see it? What is it? I nervously asked squad leader Liu. The torch is so far away, how do you look at it? Squad leader Liu complained. When I looked, Platoon Commander Zhao ran away again. What is this for? When you can't run, Lao Tzu still knows how to push you, and he doesn't care about others when his legs and feet are sharp. I was so angry that I just shouted, "Platoon Commander Zhao." "It felt like something was hitting my heel. PS: It's the weekend, first of all, I wish you all a great weekend. Thank you for your support, thank you znpmmm for tipping, your support is the motivation for me to write, thank you. I've been working 12 hours a day for the last few days, and I'm more anxious than you guys. Constantly is my minimum standard, please do not give up, please!