After about twenty minutes, the helicopter in charge of the patrol told us that about six or seven kilometers further on was the end of the ravine, but the front of the ravine would become narrower and narrower, so that the place where we were now camped was the most spacious area in the whole ravine, and probably the most suitable area for camping.

As the sun gradually went down in the west, the temperature around him dropped rapidly, and at this time, Ryuichi decided to take some people to the front to investigate. So I, Wen Qingshan, the old ghost, and Long Jiansheng followed Long Yi, and Li Guo took a few special combat team members and drove two desert off-road vehicles to the depths of the valley and ravine.

We only had about two hours of prime time, and we increased our speed a little to get back to camp before it was completely dark, but because the road ahead was not easy to walk and there were still the bones of wild beasts everywhere, we couldn't actually go too fast, and we could only keep it at about twenty kilometers per hour.

As we went deeper, the ravine became narrower and narrower, and after about half an hour, the vehicle could not continue to move forward, because the ravine was only two or three meters wide, and the terrain was quite rugged. So we had to get out of the car and walk inside.

Although it was not yet completely dark, the light inside was rather dim, and we had to take out our flashlights, and I noticed that the temperature inside seemed to be much cooler than outside, and I couldn't help but shiver when a cold wind blew.

After walking a short distance, with the help of a flashlight, I suddenly caught a glimpse of what seemed to be a dark green thing in front of me, and when I looked closer, I couldn't help but be surprised that it was a clump of grass!

Further on, we found more and more grass, and we also found that on the stone walls on both sides of the ravine, there were traces of water flowing through them, which surprised everyone. The discovery of water and plants in Lop Nur, known as the "Sea of Death", is a rarity.

Wen Qingshan raised his head and took a look, immediately understood something, and said: "This place is almost ten meters high from the ground, and the terrain is very narrow, so the daily sunshine time is very short, which makes the temperature here much lower than other places, and it is not completely affected by the desert climate. ”

Long Yi looked at the water marks on the stone wall and said, "I think the entrance to the underground cave should be near here, everyone look carefully." ”

Everyone's eyes widened, and they searched carefully in the ravine.

It soon became clear that there were many large and small caves in the valley, but none of them could accommodate an adult to drill into.

But in any case, this is enough to prove that there is indeed a cave system under Lop Nur, and there must be an entrance to the underground cave system here! Everyone came to the spirit, and they searched more and more seriously.

We walked more than 100 meters, and finally came to the end of the ravine, and by this time the sky had completely darkened, and when we raised our eyes, we could see the starry sky.

According to the previous plan, it was time for us to return to the camp at this time, but we hadn't found the entrance yet, and everyone was a little unwilling, but Long Yi weighed it again and again, and decided to return to the base first according to the original plan, and wait until dawn tomorrow morning to look for it.

The group was about to leave, but the old ghost suddenly shouted, "Wait! ”

Everyone turned their heads to look at him, and Long Yi asked, "Old ghost senior, what's wrong?" ”

The old ghost half-raised his head, stared at one side of the stone wall about two or three meters above the ground, frowned and said, "I feel that the wind direction there is a little abnormal, I wonder the entrance is there!" ”

Everyone was a little surprised to hear him say this, because the old ghost was the shortest, and even those of us tall didn't notice anything unusual about the direction of the wind there, how did he feel it? However, everyone knew that the old ghost was not an ordinary person, and since he said so, everyone immediately shone their flashlights there.

After some inspection, we found that if we looked from the side, there was a rather hidden crack in the stone. And the crack was about two feet wide, enough for an adult to get into.

It's just that the crack is nearly three meters high from the ground, and the stone wall is very steep, so it is not easy to climb up. Li Guogang opened his mouth and asked several special combat team members to climb up to take a look at the wall, and Long Jiansheng, who was standing on the side, suddenly stepped forward with an arrow step, and kicked lightly on the stone wall with both feet, and before we could react, he was already standing on the stone crack.

When the dragon saw this, he hurriedly shouted at him: "Brother, we have to hurry back to the camp, you can see if you can squeeze into that stone crevice, come down quickly, and come back tomorrow during the day." ”

Long Jiansheng didn't pay attention to Long Yi, he looked into the stone crack for a while, turned his head and said coldly: "You guys go back first, I'll go in and investigate!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, his figure flashed, and he had already burrowed into the crack in the stone.

Long Yi was stunned for a moment before he came back to his senses, and asked in a daze, "What does he mean by this, could it be that he is planning to go in and investigate alone!?" ”

"Although this kid is like a piece of wood, this is to Lao Tzu's liking! I'll go in and check it out, too! Go back to the camp and stay there! After the old ghost finished speaking, he suddenly rushed forward.

Don't look at his short stature, but his skills are very light and agile, no worse than Long Jiansheng, he also kicked a few feet on the stone wall, easily jumped onto the stone crevice, and without saying anything, he got in.

Long Yi shouted: "Old ghost senior! ”

But there was no response.

The behavior of the old ghost and Long Jiansheng obviously exceeded all of our expectations, and Long Yi looked at me and Wen Qingshan, and was speechless in shock for a while.

After waiting for a moment, Li Guo turned to Long Yi and asked, "What should I do now?" Shall we go in and support them? ”

Without waiting for Long Yi to answer, Wen Qingshan spoke: "You don't have to worry, the old ghost seniors and the Jiansheng brothers are not ordinary people, although there are many dangers in the cave, I think they must have a way to protect themselves." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a rustling sound from the side, and a special combat team member hurriedly took a flashlight to shine it, and everyone followed the reputation, and they were all startled, only to see a giant lizard almost three meters long, dark brown in color, and like a crocodile, was crawling towards us quickly.

The special operator immediately pulled the trigger, and with a crisp gunshot, the bullet hit the monitor lizard's head, and the monitor lizard struggled and rolled on the ground a few times, and soon stopped moving, but perhaps a muscular nerve reflex, its long tail still swung a few times from time to time.

After waiting for a while, seeing that the monitor lizard's body had completely stopped moving, Wen Qingshan boldly stepped forward and squatted down next to the monitor lizard's corpse. He stared at the monitor lizard and examined it carefully, touched it with his hand, turned his head and said, "This monitor lizard really has some similarities with the Komodo dragon, but its eyes seem to have completely degenerated, presumably because it has been staying in the underground cave for a long time and not seeing the light of day." ”

Long Yi frowned: "So, they rely on their sense of smell to lock onto their prey?" ”

Wen Qingshan nodded: "It should be so, so they come out to hunt after dark, and in the dark night, it is more conducive to them to ambush." ”

As he was talking, there was a "rustling" sound in front of me, I hurriedly raised the flashlight to shine, only to see two more monitor lizards crawling towards us, I hurriedly shouted at Wen Qingshan: "Boss Wen!" Come back! ”

Wen Qingshan naturally saw the two monitor lizards, he immediately got up and ran back quickly, seeing that the two monitor lizards were getting closer and closer to us, Li Guo immediately picked up the automatic rifle in his hand, aimed at the two monitor lizards and pulled the trigger, with the sound of a gunshot, the two monitor lizards soon stopped moving after rolling a few times.

Long Yi said with a stern expression: "It seems that the monitor lizards in the cave are coming out to forage one after another, we have to get out of here quickly!" ”

"What about the old ghost senior and that guy?" I hurriedly asked.

"As Mr. Wen said, they are not ordinary people, and we can only hope that they have their own natural appearance." After Long Yi finished speaking, he waved his hand and made a retreat gesture.

Although I am worried about the safety of the old ghost and Long Jiansheng in my heart, but if I think about it carefully, what Wen Qingshan said is not unreasonable, the old ghost has been alone for decades, it can be said that he has been through storms for a long time, since he dares to break in, he must have a way to protect himself, as for Long Jiansheng, it is even more unfathomable, and I believe that he will definitely survive.

Thinking of this, I didn't care so much, and retreated back with everyone.

We didn't go far back, and there was a rustling sound behind us, and I turned my head to shine a flashlight, and I couldn't help but be surprised to see a dense network of monitor lizards, which were following us.

The appearance of those monitor lizards seemed clumsy, but their speed was not ordinarily fast, and seeing that the distance from us was getting closer and closer, Li Guo immediately shouted: "Special combat team members resist me first!" You guys go start the car! ”

Several special combat team members got the order, without saying a word, immediately turned around, picked up the gun, and pulled the trigger together, and in an instant, the gunfire was loud, and the group of monitor lizards that were chasing after them were immediately beaten to flesh and blood, but those monitor lizards seemed to be completely unaware of fear, the monitor lizards in front were killed, and the monitor lizards in the back came one after another.

Long Yi and Li Guo led a few special combat team members to retreat while shooting, while Wen Qingshan and I ran all the way, and after a while, we ran to the two desert off-road vehicles.

In order to facilitate the retreat, the doors of the two cars were not locked, and the car keys were also inserted in the car without being pulled out, so we got into the two cars separately and quickly started the car.