Chapter 44: The Deadly River (2)
"Oh God." Li Xin and Jenny covered their mouths in disgust and ran backwards, and a few of us hurriedly stepped on these crawling insects with our feet, these insects were so disgusting, and after stepping on them, green mucus would come out, and it would be difficult to get the mucus stuck to the soles of the shoes, which was really unbearable.
And at this moment, another sailor next to him shouted in fright, "Oh my God, what is this... Captain...... Yes...... Captain save me. ”
Before he finished his words, because he was standing by the river, his body suddenly slapped flat on the ground, as if he was dragged down by something, and the thing was about to lift him close to the water, and the whole body slid directly down, and the water in the pond was still very clear, but in an instant, the river turned black, and nothing could be seen.
I didn't have time to think about it, I quickly jumped forward, and when I lay down, I grabbed his hand, and I wanted to pull him back, but his body was being pulled by a strong force, and he was about to take me down.
At this moment, someone behind me grabbed my right foot, "Brother Yi hold on." "It's Jiao Ba, at this critical moment, you have to count on him, Junko hurriedly grabbed my left foot on the left side at this time.
The two of them pulled me up with all their might, but no matter how hard they tried, I couldn't get up, and there was obviously a very strong force under the water that was dragging the sailor, and he cried out in pain, "Ah, something in the water is biting me, they are biting me, save me, save me, captain." ”
Chang Shan and Martin also came to help, the four of them grabbed me and pulled me up hard, so many people not only didn't pull me up, but I was about to follow the sailor down, this force is too strong, so strong that so many people can't hold it, and at the same time, the most terrible thing is that the forces on both sides pull me at the same time, I feel like I am about to be divided by them.
I yelled, "Damn, I can't hold it anymore, I'm going to drop my arm if I keep pulling like this." ”
"Brother Yi, let go of him, or we will all have to go down." Jiao Ba yelled anxiously.
I turned to the others and yelled, "I can't let go, or he'll be finished, big man, what the are you doing in a daze, shoot, shoot." ”
The big man reacted at this time, and hurriedly raised his gun to shoot, and under a burst of random gunfire, Jiao Ba and they pulled me and the sailor up, but after coming up, we were dumbfounded again.
The lower body of the sailor, there is no more, only the bloody upper body remains, those five internal organs and other things, all flow out, he stared at the dead eyes, the death is simply miserable, the most helpless thing is that maybe he died, he didn't know how he died, what was in the river, none of us knew.
Martin was stunned, "Oh my God, what just happened?" ”
He wanted to go over, but I got up and stopped him, "Hurry up, hurry up, he's dead, he can't stay here anymore, there's something in the pond." ”
All of us withdrew, the big guy was a little frightened, all this happened too fast, and in an instant, two companions died, which none of us expected, it was too unacceptable.
"Captain, what the hell just happened? How did it come to this? One of the sailors asked, they had survived, and if they had not left the pond, they would all five of them have died in it.
"How do I know, I told you before that the pond is dangerous, but you," he pointed at them angrily, shivering a little all over his body.
"Forget the captain, it's useless for you to complain about them, things have already happened, and no one can change them." Shaoyu said coldly, he didn't have any expression, and the whole person was like losing his soul.
"There's got to be something in the water in that pond, it's horrible, you all saw it just now, right? Suddenly the river turned black. I gasped and looked at the crowd and said.
"Well, this is not an ordinary desert oasis, this island itself is very problematic, the water in this pond is even more problematic, not to mention poisonous, the fish in it were also very strange before, but I didn't expect it to be so terrible." Jiao Ba held his forehead with his hand and said with a little tiredness.
Jenny said a little sadly, "A few minutes ago, they were alive, but now they are all dead. ”
Li Xin hugged her shoulder and comforted, "Forget it, don't think about it, let's take a peek." ”
"Damn, there are dangers everywhere in this place, Mai Lao, what are we going to do now?" The big man asked, swearing.
Mai Lao still had that calm expression, he kept staring at the palace in front of him, and did not immediately answer the big man's words, the big man asked again, "What did Mai Lao I ask you about?" What now? ”
"I hear you, I'm not deaf, there's nothing to do, let's go now to the palace." Mai Lao stretched out his hand and pointed ahead, his eyes became very weird, and there seemed to be an imperceptible smile on the corner of his mouth, he made me feel strange, even terrifying.
"If you want to get to the palace opposite, you have to cross this pond, and the only way is the little drawbridge, which seems to be some years old, and I don't know if it can still work." I whispered.
"If it doesn't work, we'll have to try, let's go." Mai Lao took the lead and walked towards the suspension bridge, and the rest of us immediately followed, we didn't have time to grieve anything, maybe in the next second, someone of us would die, so we were already surprised, death has been following us, death is just a step away for people like us.
When we picked up the grass and walked to the suspension bridge, we found that this suspension bridge is very low, not generally low, normally speaking, the suspension bridge should be a few meters high on the river surface, or even more than ten meters high, but this suspension bridge is very special, just floating on the river surface, less than half a meter away, the bridge is almost on the water.
But on the whole, this suspension bridge is not bad, the wooden planks look relatively strong, and the only two ropes are also very thick, if only one person walks at a time, there should be no problem, but as soon as I saw this suspension bridge, I thought of what I had encountered on Oni Island before, and there is also a suspension bridge similar to this.
"This bridge deck is too low, isn't it? It's almost on the water. "I stood at the end of the drawbridge and tried to look into the water, and the water in the pond was clear again, and the weird little fish were still swimming around.
"It's not a good thing, we're too close to the river, I'm afraid it's dangerous." Jiao Ba reminded everyone that the death of the two sailors just now was the best evidence.
"But now I can only pass through here, this is the only way." Chang Shan said softly.
"Let's think of a way, I feel furious when I look at this pond." I turned around and said.
Mai Lao said very simply, "There is no way to think about it, everyone just crosses the bridge one after another." ”
"One after the other? You mean let's get on the bridge together? Li Xin glanced at him and asked.
Mai Lao nodded and said, "Yes, you can't leave one by one, it's more dangerous, there are more people, and you can take care of each other." ”
"What if Little Joe can't bear the weight of so many of us? That's not dangerous, we're all going to have to fall into the river. Chang Shan said calmly.
In the end, we briefly discussed and decided to divide into two groups to cross the bridge, Mai Lao and Chang Shan with one group of people, Jiao Ba and I with another group of people, Mai Lao and them crossed the bridge first, and then we followed.
Li Xin and Jenny are in Mai Lao's group, this is also my opinion, Chang Shan and Mai Lao have the strongest ability, especially Mai Lao, with him, the safety of the two of them is absolutely guaranteed, but I also keep an eye on it, Mai Lao has become very weird recently, and some things can't be completely counted on him, I quietly told Chang Shan to let him take care of Li Xin and Jenny, he agreed immediately, with his promise, my heart is much more steady.
Mai Lao was the first to walk on the bridge, Martin and Shaoyu and others followed, Li Xin and Jenny were in the middle, and Chang Shan came to the palace, which is a good order, and the two people in front and back must be the most capable, which can ensure the safety of the team.
After they all got on the bridge, Xiao Qiao seemed to sink a little, the bridge board had been attached to the water, every step they took, their feet would touch the river, Mai Lao grabbed the rope of the suspension bridge with one hand, and held a shotgun in the other, he turned around and commanded everyone, "Everyone be careful, pay attention to the river under your feet." ”
Chang Shan also told at the end, "Don't be nervous, follow Mai Lao." ”
For a while, the atmosphere seemed extra tense, even those of us who didn't go on the bridge were 'bumping' in our hearts, my palms were full of sweat, so nervous that I didn't even dare to blink my eyes, staring closely at the movement of the river, I was really afraid that there would be some monster in the river.
Their pace was not fast, but it was not slow, every step was steady, but the little bridge kept making that 'crunch' sound, and it was obvious that the little bridge was carrying a huge weight, and I was a little worried that if the bridge suddenly stopped, it would be bad.
A few minutes later, Mai Lao was the first to reach the opposite side, and he turned around and shouted, "Hurry up, everyone, while it's safe now, speed up your pace." The people behind quickened their pace, and the bridge began to shake a little.
Jiao Ba asked in my ear at this time, "Brother Yi, have you felt Mai Lao's abnormality?" ”
I was taken aback by what he said, and I looked sideways at him and said, "You found out too?" ”
Jiao Ba Thief smiled with a mouse's eyes, "Hehe, since I went to the island, I found out, I feel that he is looking forward to something, although he is trying his best to hide himself, but I still inadvertently discovered it, the most important thing is that his eyes have become different from before." ”
"Well, I feel the same, but the eyes have changed, but that doesn't mean anything? After going to the island, in fact, not only Mai Lao is alone, but also Martin has changed? I whispered.
Jiao Ba sneered and said, "Look at it, this time, the secret will definitely be solved, and the truth will inevitably be revealed." ”
"Are you so sure?" I asked.
Jiao Ba squinted his eyes and said something that made me seem to understand, "It can't be fake, and it can't be fake, you will know when the time comes." ”
I nodded, didn't speak again, although I was talking to him just now, but my eyes basically didn't leave Li Xin and them, and after they arrived safely on the other side, my hanging heart was put down, and finally the road was safe, Mai Lao shouted on the other side, "Zhongyi, you can come over." ”
I waved my hand, turned to the others, and said, "We're leaving." ”