Chapter 18: The Survivors
The interior of the cave is unexpectedly deep, with Ma Le in front and Laura behind, and he does not light the torches, relying solely on Ma Le's extraordinary eyesight to explore all the way.
"Bell, what do you hear?" Laura asked a little suspiciously, there is a considerable distance from the place where the two of them settled to this cave, can this Bell have a good ear?
Ma Le said in a low voice: "The sound of the engine, I heard a roar of the engine before, it should be in this cave, the cave plays the role of amplification, so I thought the sound was very close." ”
"I didn't hear any sound at the time, did I?" Laura said, "Besides, what kind of machinery can there be in this kind of place, it can't be that you heard it wrong......
As the two were talking, they suddenly noticed a bright light in front of them. "It's almost there!" Ma Le took two steps closely, Laura quickly followed, walked into the bright light, and suddenly opened up!
Here, it turned out to be a deserted military base, look at the rusty equipment, and the style of various equipment, it should be a product of World War II, and the electricity in it is still running, and the hall is brightly lit. Ma Le and Laura stood on the small platform at the entrance, and below the stairs was a relatively wide square, on which an old fighter was parked, but the fuselage was damaged in many places, and the parts were not very complete depending on the state.
"It turned out to be a military base, and it was built in such a secluded place......" Laura sighed, striding down the stairs. Be careful! Ma Le pulled her behind him, followed by a few gunshots, the platform where the two of them stood was splashed with sparks, and as far as the eye could see, there were enemies firing in three directions in the base.
"Hide first, don't act rashly!" Marle pushes Laura back into the cave, and he jumps straight to the nearest enemy. That guy didn't expect Ma Le to be able to jump over a distance of more than ten meters, he was startled, pulled the trigger nervously, and danced and shot everywhere.
Ma Le frowned, grabbed the barrel of the gun, stuffed it into the muzzle with his thumb, and with two bangs, the rifle exploded. Frightened, the man with the gun sat on the ground and ran back.
Ma Le grabbed the collar on the back of this guy's neck, reached out and pulled off the hat on his head, and his long hair poured out, unexpectedly, this "fanatic" turned out to be a woman!
Seeing the woman being caught, the other two immediately stopped shooting, pointed their guns at Ma Le and shouted: "Let her go, or I'll shoot!" The words were ruthless enough, but looking at the posture of these two people, their legs were obviously trembling, and they were already afraid. I don't blame them for being timid, anyone who sees such a monster that jumps more than ten meters and blocks eye-catching with his fingers will definitely not be calm.
Holding the woman by the neck, Ma Le lifted her up like a kitten, and shouted to the other two: "Put down your arms, I am not a bad person, I am also a refugee on the island!" ”
The two of them were suspicious, seeing their companions being kidnapped, and they didn't know what to do with their guns. Ma Le yelled impatiently: "Do you have a brain!" If I want to kill you, do I have to negotiate with you? Just a few old guns of yours are not enough to tickle the uncle! With a wave of his hand, he broke a nearby iron railing, making a tooth-aching sound of metal twisting.
This intimidation was much more useful, and the two looked at each other and finally compromised and agreed to put down their guns and have a good talk. Removing the hostility, Marley released the poor woman and beckoned Laura in.
As soon as a few people chatted to the sky, Ma Le realized that these people were not fanatics on the island, but college students!
They had gone on an expedition with the professor, but they were forced to drift here when they encountered a storm near the island. They started out with about two dozen people, but after a lot of twists and turns, there were only seven people left, but fortunately they found this hidden military base, and they settled here.
"It's secluded and built on a cliff, so it's not easy to get into, so it's not occupied by the bunch, and we've been here for a month, and we've been hunting animals with weapons for a living...... The other four are now out hunting, and a few of us are left behind. The tallest boy of the three said that the guy's name was Richard, and he was easy-going and cheerful, and he was more talkative. 、
"It's no wonder that you attack ...... as soon as you see us," Laura complained with a smile, but judging by her expression, she seemed happy to meet other kind survivors.
"By the way, I found this place when I heard the sound of the engine, do you have any machinery still running?" Ma Le asked.
"This ......" Richard hesitated, looked at the other two, and finally decided to confide in the truth: "We're fixing that thing!" As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and pointed to the old fighter plane parked in the square.
Several people came to the plane, Richard introduced: "We are all learning machinery, after discovering this base, we found that although the planes here are old, they are generally in good condition, and there are still drawings of fighters in the base, so we moved the idea of using this to escape from this island!" ”
If there is no curse, this is also an option. Along the way, Ma Le also discovered that the island seems to have been populated in modern times, in addition to ancient buildings hundreds of years ago, there are also many modern facilities. Many of these were built by fanatics, but the materials and tools were taken from the bases left behind by the Japanese troops stationed here during World War II.
According to Richard, they found a diary left by a Japanese officer, which recorded that the island had been inexplicably stormy and lightning since ancient times, so the Japanese army at that time thought that it had the power to control the storm, so they sent a large number of people to the island to study, hoping to make a meteorological weapon to turn the tide of the war.
"But now, it's a fool's dream." Richard sarcastically said
"Not exactly!" "You're trapped on this island by the storm, and so are Laura...... Coupled with the fact that Japan during World War II was relatively well modernized, and even used the military to explore the secrets of the island, I guess this curse should be real, and it is related to the storm! ”
"Cursed?" The girl among the college students who had been kidnapped by Ma Le wondered.
Ma Le briefly explained the situation, "So, even if you build the plane, I'm afraid you can't do without this island!" ”
The three of them were all taken aback after hearing this, and said in disbelief: "How is this possible! ”
At this moment, there was a commotion at the entrance of the cave, and the four people who had gone out hunting also returned. The three of them introduced them to Ma Le and Laura, and the four of them were led by the professor, named Howard, a short and stocky middle-aged man who was also very kind.
After hearing about the curse, Professor Howard was also shocked: "Is there any evidence?" Anyway, the topic is too ...... It's a little fantastical! ”
Ma Le frowned and thought about it for a moment, and raised his hand to summon a storm hammer, the translucent hammer flashing with lightning and levitating in his hand. Then, Ma Le grabbed the handle of the hammer and threw it away, and the hammer flew out at an astonishing speed and smashed into the iron frame in the corner, and the solid iron frame was instantly blasted into a pile of scattered scrap metal. This power, as well as this fantastic special effect, made everyone stunned, and even Laura, who was a little mentally prepared, couldn't help but be dumbfounded.
"I can't prove the curse, but at least I can prove that there are supernatural powers in this world!" Ma Le said with a smile.
A few people recovered from the shock, and a few boys simply cheered: "Oh my God, what did I see, there is really magic in this world, my God......"
Ma Le easily calmed them down: "If my guess is correct, all vehicles that try to leave this island will be destroyed by storms and lightning. So, even if you repair the fighter, you will definitely not be able to escape! ”
Hearing Ma Le say this, several people showed shocked and solemn expressions, and after a moment of silence, Professor Howard said helplessly: "Is this a coincidence...... When we first drifted to the island, we used our communication equipment to get in touch with the outside world, and the rescue team once sent a plane here. But...... As soon as the plane came over the island, it was struck by lightning falling from the sky, and in our eyes, it crashed into the valley...... It was cloudless, and lightning came very strangely, but now that I think about it, maybe it's just like you said......"
"That's just a coincidence, Professor!" One of the students yelled, still in disbelief, turned to Ma Le and said, "Even if you know magic, it doesn't prove that what you say is right...... We've been working hard for a month, and the fighter plane is about to be repaired, so let's give up at this time? I'm willing to give it a go, maybe I'll leave! ”
Ma Le glared at him, and the murderous aura in his eyes made the young man sit on the ground. Ma Le sighed and said: "I don't ask you to believe me completely, but now that someone is telling you, fly away, you are likely to die without a place to be buried, and if you stay here, even if you can't leave, at least you can live, which one do you choose?" ”
Several people were silent, and Ma Le struck while the iron was hot: "And I also want to leave, I have to break this curse now." As long as I succeed, the island will be completely liberated and will soon be saved. You've been living here for a month, so don't be afraid to wait a few more days! ”
Professor Howard thought about it for a moment and finally decided, "Okay, we'll stay here, but the plane still needs to be repaired, and we've got the final parts, and we can take off in one day at most." That way, even if you fail, we won't give up on our original plan! ”
"This ......" Ma Le smiled a little embarrassedly, "I was just about to beg you, this plane...... Can you lend me? ”
"What do you say? How does this work? Of course, these people can't agree, this plane is their last hope, how can it be said to give it to people?
Ma Le smiled: "So, do any of you know how to fly a plane?" ”
The few people were silent, and they had thought about this question, but in the end they decided to give it a go. After the last lightning interference, their communicator has been damaged, and they have no contact with the outside world, and the island is still full of madmen and wild wolves, and if they just stay like this, they will only live in fear all day long.
In order to get out of this predicament, Professor Howard offered to repair the plane and escape from the island. Although no one has driving experience, it is a silver lining and a boost to survival. It can be said that they repaired the plane, in essence, not to escape, but to find something to do in this desperate environment, to maintain the looming hope, so that everyone has a goal of survival.
Now, this extremely practical question was raised by Ma Le, and everyone fell silent.