Chapter 20: Behemoths
Old Man Shi's face was full of fright, he didn't dare to look at the surrounding walls again, just buried his head and stared at the occasional flickering bonfire, we took out the little drinking water and food left in our bags, and the four of us ate it separately, although it was not enough to say how full we could eat, but at least we could withstand hunger. I don't know how many more days I'll need to spend in the mountains, the food I bring is limited, and now there is one more person. The amount of intake must be strictly controlled.
After a day of walking on the potholed mountain road, everyone rested, and the soreness in their legs all hit the past, making people drowsy.
The pouring rain outside the cave had the effect of hypnotizing me, and after a while, the four of them fell asleep one after another, until in the middle of the night, a violent thrust woke me up from my deep sleep. When I opened my eyes, I saw an ugly face almost in front of me, and the moment of shock made me grab a fire stick and hit the man.
At this moment, the owner of the face realized my next move, and hurriedly shouted in a crying tone, "Boss, boss, it's me, don't fight, don't fight!" ”
"Huh?" Listening to the sound is a little familiar, but the flame is almost gone, the light is dim and I just woke up, my brain is not very clear, I can't remember who it is for a while, until the person saw that the movement of my hand stopped, only to tremble and crawl over, as soon as I saw this face, I was angry and didn't fight anywhere, and shouted, "Old man Shi, you don't sleep in the middle of the night, why are you scaring people?" ”
When Old Man Shi heard this, he hurriedly waved his hand, "Boss, how could I do that kind of thing, it's really because something is wrong!" ”
"Big problem?" I rubbed my eyes to sober myself up, held back my temper for a while, and patiently asked, "What happened to scare you like this?" ”
Old man Shi didn't dare to look to the side with fear in his eyes, but just stretched out his arms tremblingly and pointed to the side, "Boss, this stone wall seems to be slowly closing!" ”
"What?" As soon as these words came out, I was so stunned that I immediately stood up, turned on the miner's lamp, and after taking care of it everywhere, I said, "Old man Shi, are you sleeping?" Where did it come from, why didn't I see it? ”
When the old man Shi saw me talking like this, he couldn't help but tremble with fright, suspicious, and tremblingly pointed to the edge of the flat stone face where we were on the ground and said, "Boss, take a closer look, when I came in before, the distance between the stone surface and the wall was not so short. Moreover, I was so scared that I never fell asleep, and since the rain had ended, there was always a slight strange noise in the cave, and now that I think about it, I am afraid that it is the sound of the stone wall moving. ”
I looked in the direction that Old Man Shi pointed, to be honest, I really couldn't remember the distance when I came in, I didn't care about this kind of thing at all, thinking like this, and when I was about to speak, suddenly a sunspot's voice came from behind me, "What are you talking about?" How not to sleep? ”
So I pointed to the old man and said, "He didn't say that the stone walls on both sides were closing, but I couldn't see any signs. ”
Hearing the sound, I saw Kuroko's eyes widen suddenly, and I looked left and right by the faint light of the fire, I was afraid that the light was not enough, so I hurriedly threw the unused firewood into it, who knew that after throwing it, I only felt that my hands were the kind of adhesive film before.
No way! Where did this thing come from? Could it be that the stone walls are really moving?
Thinking about it, I quickly shook the sleeping Xiu'er awake, "This place is really weird, anyway, it's already the second half of the night, it's better to go outside and endure it for a few hours." ”
But seeing Old Man Shi sigh when he heard this, he shook his head, "That's why I woke you up like that just now." The hole is gone! ”
"What? Don't see the hole? "It just so happened that Xiu'er came to her senses at this time, and when she heard it at first glance, she was immediately shocked." Aren't we locked up in it? ”
Kuroko raised his hand to signal everyone to silence, and suddenly, there was silence all around, and after a while, the sound of rustling could be faintly heard. Hearing this, Old Man Shi's face turned pale with fright in an instant, and his desperate eyes turned to us as if asking for help.
After a while, Kuroko suddenly took out the green knife and stabbed it fiercely at the stone wall in front of him, only to see that at the same time as the tip of the knife went deeper, a milky white liquid splashed out from the wound on the stone wall, accompanied by a piercing scream.
Depend on! This is confirmed! The stone walls around us are indeed living creatures!
When the old man heard the voice, his legs went limp, and he sat down on the ground, his lips trembling, as if he wanted to say, "Look, look, I will say that I am alive, and I will say that I should not enter this cave." ”
Kuroko glanced at Old Man Shi, waved our hand to signal us to cling to him, and then quickly pulled out the green knife, and the severe pain stimulated the wound on the stone wall to squirm desperately, as if it was in pain.
On the blade of the knife, the pungent and unpleasant smell hit the nostrils, causing the dead to be nauseated and vomited, so that all kinds of sour and rotten smells in this space blended together, making it impossible to breathe at all.
Kuroko wiped the green knife on his body without care, and said, "Although there are living creatures around, they are not monsters. It seems to me that we have accidentally stepped into the belly of some giant beast! ”
"Behemoths? Belly? Xiu'er asked suspiciously, "Could it be that we were eaten?" ”
When Old Man Shi heard this speculation, he was even more frightened and almost fainted. "It's only a matter of time before we are eaten, and now that the exit is gone, if we are in the belly of this giant beast, with the corrosive ability of the organism itself, in a few days, we will be digested to the point that only a pile of white bones remains!"
"Hey!" I looked at the old man Shi's appearance, and couldn't help but get angry, "The more I talk about it, the more outrageous it becomes, we were obviously walking on the mountain path before, how could this cave be the belly of a giant beast." Are you kidding! Don't fix those who don't, or hurry up and find a way out! ”
Seeing that I didn't believe me, Kuroko explained, "It is very likely that the mountain itself is not so high, and this place is conveniently a habitat for giant beasts, and later, I don't know whether it was man-made or natural disasters, and a large number of boulders were piled up on its body, forming the top of the mountain." Because there are too many boulders, it can't break free, and it can only rely on its own strong strength to carry it, so as not to be completely crushed. The previous hole was obviously its big mouth, but we were too close to see the doorway. ”
Xiu'er pinched her nose, "I really can't stand this smell, let's change places first and then discuss countermeasures!" ”
Hearing this, Kuroko hesitated slightly, and took the lead in raising his feet and walking deeper, I didn't care about the smell when I saw this, and hurriedly reminded, "Kuroko, are you going in the wrong direction, since you said that the entrance of the cave is the mouth of a giant beast, shouldn't we go to the entrance of the cave and find a way to pry it open and leave?" Why did you go further inside! ”
A series of eager words echoed in the belly of the empty giant beast for a long time, and the sunspot didn't look back, and replied a little slower on his feet: "Mosquito, remember when we first met, I said that I lost something?" When I got here, I suddenly felt a strange feeling in my heart, as if it was a sense of familiarity, and it was very likely that I had been here before. So I'd like to keep going and see if I can find it. The rest of the road will be more difficult, the three of you go to the mouth of the giant beast and wait, if it opens its mouth and I don't arrive in time, don't wait, go out immediately. I'll find a way to join you! ”