Chapter 48: The Water Monster

We sat side by side on the embankment, facing the dark water, our feet hanging on the water. The flashlight behind us passed between the two of us, shining on the endless water. The flashlight reflects a little bit of light on the surface of the water, twinkling like a star. But when I saw this scene, I didn't have the slightest sense of beauty, I thought it was weird, mysterious, or great, but I didn't see its beauty. I guess it was the mood at the time.

The silence was terrible, and the sound of the slight waves crashing on the embankment was reflected very loudly. Team leader Liu and I were silently chewing the compressed food, and we could clearly hear each other chewing and swallowing the food. There is no communication, unless the act of taking the kettle from the other person's hand is also considered an exchange. We both didn't shy away from thinking about our own thoughts, and let time pass in silence.

After about twenty minutes or so, squad leader Liu suddenly shouted: "What is that?" ”

I looked hard, and far away, a huge creature appeared in the flashlight. It's like a huge water snake, with an adult-thick cylindrical body, jutting straight out of the water. The height of the water is more than five meters, and the position near the head is sharply reduced, and it rotates very flexibly.

I jumped up all at once, quickly recited the walkie-talkie, turned the lights up to the maximum, and the thing became clear all at once. My movement seemed to alarm it, and the moment the lights suddenly brightened, the thing disappeared silently, as if it had appeared out of nowhere.

I was still looking for this thing with a flashlight, when suddenly squad leader Liu shouted: "Lie down!" And pounced.

It was so sudden that I didn't realize what was going on. I was facing the water, and Team Leader Liu pushed me sideways. My first instinct was not to face any danger, but to protect the walkie-talkie. This walkie-talkie is so important to us, whether it is its communication function or the powerful lighting that comes with it, it is the greatest guarantee for us to survive and call for help. The moment I fell to the ground, I reversed my posture and fell heavily on the ground. In order to protect the flashlight, I raised the flashlight with one hand and didn't let it hit the ground. However, because I couldn't use both hands at the same time, I couldn't control my body when I fell to the ground, and I rushed down the embankment under the action of inertia.

I grabbed the edge of the embankment with one hand, controlling the inertia of my body. However, the force rushing towards the surface of the water did not disappear, and at the edge of the embankment, when I controlled my body to slide underwater, the walkie-talkie on my back carried my body to the surface of the water under the action of inertia. Real despair hit me, and I would say that I would have fallen overboard in a state of confusion.

At that moment, my hand holding the flashlight was grabbed by one hand and dragged back with great force. "Turn off the flashlight." Immediately after that, squad leader Liu's hurried voice came.

I hurriedly turned off my flashlight and lay on the ground against the wall of the cave. It was too chaotic just now, I don't know what happened, but I know that squad leader Liu almost pushed me into the water and then pulled me up, what the hell happened. Except for the beating of my heart, there was silence like a grave. I really wanted to vent out loud and ask squad leader Liu what was going on, and even asked him directly: Are you crazy!

Squad Leader Liu was right behind me, and his heavy breathing was full of fear, which made my heart tense and made me not dare to go crazy. Suddenly, I felt water running down the cave wall, and half of my body was wet against the cave wall. I couldn't help but look up, and there was nothing to see in the black ink-like space, except for a faint fluorescence from the dial in my hand, there was not a single ray of light in this space. I could at least see water flowing from the walls of the cave under the fluorescence, which gave me a little comfort.

But then there was a shrill whistle that made my heart rise again. The sound of the wind passed over my head, and under the fluorescent reflection of the dial, I saw a black shadow sweep over my head, whipping against the cave wall like a whip with a crisp "pop". Then I thought of the big guy under the water, and my legs went limp.

I pushed the squad leader Liu in front of me and motioned him to climb back, don't wait here to die. Squad leader Liu got up very slowly, as if he was very cautious. I rushed him from behind, and I almost took out a whistle stick and knocked him. The black shadow behind me was still whipping against the cave wall, and the shrill whistling sound and whipping sound made me feel anxious.

After climbing for more than ten minutes, it took me more than 100 meters to climb out, but squad leader Liu stopped, I slowly crawled past him, approached and whispered to him: "Stop here and wait for death?" Climb quickly. Squad leader Liu said: "You go to the front, I'm slow." ”

Squad Leader Liu's words were spoken very slowly, almost word by word. As soon as I heard his voice, I knew that his old wound had recurred. That's what I'm most worried about, a shoulder injury will take him off his mobility, and a head injury will kill him.

I asked him directly, "Shoulders or heads." ”

"Shoulder" squad leader Liu's voice was weak.

"That can't die, we're going to get out of here quickly. Climb on my back. "I don't want to die here," said him quickly.

I think I'm the first person who has both the experience of climbing with people on my back and crawling forward with people on my back. I can say responsibly that it's harder to crawl with people on your back. After crawling for more than 500 meters, I finally couldn't hold on anymore and collapsed to the ground. The sound of whipping behind me gradually subsided, and I helped Team Leader Liu to sit up against the wall of the cave, his left shoulder collapsed significantly again, and the fixed bracket on his shoulder was shattered into slag.

I still didn't feel comfortable and asked, "How's the head?" ”

He tugged at the strap of his helmet, "No problem. ”

"Do you see what it is?" I asked, leaning over him.

"Nope. I only saw a thinner stick curling towards us than it was out of the water. Maybe it's its tail. ”

"Thank you for saving my life." I say this very sincerely.

"It's kind of flattened. I don't want to owe anyone my life. Squad Leader Liu coughed bitterly and said.

"Can you still hold on? Is it a big problem to walk back? ”

This sentence made squad leader Liu silent. I looked at the situation and knew that his injuries were worse than I thought. can make this man unable to stand up, then the pain he suffers is by no means ordinary. I was ruthless and made a decision that I myself considered despicable. I took out a morphine, put it down under the fluorescent dial, leaned close to his face, and didn't speak.

I saw squad leader Liu's eyes flash, but there was a painful expression on his face. I knew he was on the verge of compromise and needed me to push him.

PS: It's Saturday, it's fast. This book is participating in the Dream Cup, ask for a ticket! This is probably my first time asking for a ticket, so I'll save some face.