Chapter 24: Caving
Tian Xiang and Du Chengcai stayed in the cave with their eyes closed for a long time, and no one could see each other clearly in the dark place, only the sound of breathing could be heard.
"Just stay?" Tian Xiang asked.
"When the snow freezes, make an exit. Du Chengcai let out a long breath, and he seemed to have decided to stay at the entrance of the cave.
"Why don't you go in and have a look?" Tian Xiang had a desire to explore in his heart, and he was even more unwilling to sit still.
"If my leg wasn't injured, it wouldn't hurt us to go in, but now it's ......" Du Chengcai said the truth, he was injured by a huge icicle just now, and his body was a little unbearable due to excessive blood loss.
In the dark, Tian Xiang nodded, but he was unwilling, "Maybe there are other exits?"
Du Chengcai didn't answer, "bang", the lighter lit up and went out the instantly, he lit a cigarette and took a hard puff. He didn't speak, as if he was considering.
"Besides......" When the words came to his lips, Tian Xiang stopped again.
"What's more?" Du Chengcai asked in a low voice.
"We can still find this hole in a hurry, if the second team has been stationed here, can't we find it?" Tian Xiang said thoughtfully.
"What do you mean......" Du Chengcai's eyes lit up, he turned on the flashlight with a pout, and stared at Tian Xiang tightly.
Tian Xiang was also looking at him, "If, what I said was if, if they also found this hole, wouldn't they come in and explore?"
"But when we came in just now, the entrance to the cave was clearly sealed with icicles. Du Chengcai poured a basin of cold water on it.
"Then captain, if you lead the team, where will you find a place to station?" Tian Xiang asked as he stared at him.
"This kind of place!" Du Chengcai pointed to the ground and replied without thinking.
Tian Xiang stared at him tightly and did not speak.
Du Chengcai was stunned for a moment and met his gaze. His heart pounded suddenly. That's right, the best place to camp in this icy and snowy place is to find a cave. The people of the second team would not be stupid enough to pitch their tents in the snow and drink the wind. Besides, with so many equipment and instruments, without such a safe place, it can't stand at all. Besides, why did the people of the second team go so far, was it a whim? Absolutely not, people who are engaged in geology know where to set up a camp relatively safely. If the second team also has such a place, maybe someone can really survive.
Du Chengcai's eyes lit up, and he suddenly grinned, "You kid is not simple, you have brains and guts, no wonder Lao Huang throws himself to the ground for the five bodies you admire." ”
Tian Xiang smiled at him, only the two of them were facing each other, and there was nothing to be embarrassed about, "Then I'll go in and explore?"
"I'll go with you!" Du Chengcai said and was about to struggle to get up.
Tian Xiang hurriedly rushed over and helped him sit down again, "Captain, I'll go in, you wait for me here." ”
Du Chengcai grabbed his arm, pondered for a while, turned around and took out a shotgun from the back package, and pushed it in front of Tian Xiang, "Xiang, take it!"
Tian Xiang pushed back again, "Captain, you are injured, it is better to stay and defend yourself." Saying that, he smiled and said, "Captain, I forgot, I have dealt with the wolves, and I still need this thing?"
Du Chengcai dragged him to sit down, sighed long, and stared at Tian Xiang to explain, "Xiang, remember two points: first, the road must be marked so as not to lose your way; ”
Tian Xiang looked at him and nodded heavily, "I wrote it down!"
Immediately sorted out his suite, then held a flashlight in one hand and a self-defense dagger in the other, walked towards the cave, and when he came to the corner, he turned around and smiled at Du Chengcai, "Captain, wait for my good news!"
Du Chengcai was extremely worried: "Remember my words, be careful!"
Tian Xiang nodded and turned away. Du Chengcai listened to Tian Xiang's footsteps drifting away, worry and loneliness swelled up in his chest, and he suddenly felt that the young man who had just left was his dependence and hope. I had never felt this way before, but today it is very strong. He said softly, "Boy, don't let anything happen to you. After speaking, he snorted a few times and scolded himself, "What a mother's mouth!"
Tian Xiang was leaning against the wall at this time, and groping inside little by little. The hole was much bigger than he had imagined, and the sound of kicking stones and rolling under his feet echoed through the hole, and the only thing that seemed to be climbing up was nothing out of the ordeal. The flashlight shone away, and thick icicles hung on the roof of the cave, and rows of cyan boulders were unevenly embedded around the cave walls. He watched as he slowly walked inside, losing count of how many turns he had turned, except to leave a few marks on the boulder at each turn. Gradually, the entrance to the cave became smaller and smaller, in some places even less than a meter, and it seemed that it was nearing the end.
Suddenly, his feet slipped and he slammed to the ground with a thud, leaving a smooth ground at his tentacles. Tian Xiang picked up the flashlight and shone it, and there was a layer of smooth ice under his feet, and it stretched forward. Tian Xiang struggled to stand up, muttered a curse in his mouth, and continued to walk forward slowly.
There was a "poof", and there was a sound of heavy objects falling in front of me, echoing in the narrow hole. Tian Xiang's heart tightened, leaning against the cave wall, holding the dagger tightly and staring ahead. After the echo, calm returned to the cave. Tian Xiang's heart was pounding nervously at this time, "What's in front of you? Could it be someone from the second team?" he thought to himself. After a long time, Tian Xiang moved forward again, but because there was ice in many places on this section of the road, he was walking very slowly.
Suddenly, his feet were empty, and Tian Xiang fell instantly. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and reached out to grab the boulder spit out from the cave wall so that it didn't fall. After stabilizing his body, he used a flashlight to shine it, and gasped, it turned out that there was a crack half a meter wide between the cave wall and the passage, and the light shone out, the crack was bottomless, and there was a cool breeze from there.
With a whew, it seemed as if something was passing behind him. Tian Xiang's heart tightened, and he turned around suddenly, but there was nothing.
He stood against the other wall, as far away from the crack as possible, clutching his dagger and looking around. He was extremely nervous, but he still didn't want to go back. It was too difficult to figure it out here, and he didn't want to give up his efforts.
After a long time, he slowly moved forward for two or three hundred meters, and a boulder in front of him blocked the way. Tian Xiang looked carefully, and it seemed that this place was at the end, only a black hole less than half a meter square was exposed above the boulder.
Tian Xiang didn't dare to make a mistake, because the hole was too small, and if there was really something inside, it would be difficult to open it in that small place. There was another snort, and it seemed that the voice sounded beside him, Tian Xiang didn't think about it, and stabbed the dagger at the sound. "Squeak!" After a strange scream, Tian Xiang hurriedly shone it with a flashlight, but it was still empty. In an instant, his hair stood on end, and he didn't dare to move a step against the wall.
"Sizzle", there was a sound overhead. Tian Xiang hurriedly shone it with a flashlight, looked up, and shivered. I saw that on the boulder not far from the head, there was a black python with a thick bowl, spitting out a letter and glaring at him.
Tian Xiang broke out in a cold sweat, stared at the giant python, leaned against the wall and took a few steps back to the side, while slowly unloading his backpack and leaving it next to the boulder. How could there be such a thing in this place?, his hand clenching the dagger, even trembled slightly. It was the first time he had seen such a thick python, and it became more and more terrifying under the dim light.