Chapter 16: The Rainstorm

With a crisp bell, the sound of wheels rolling in the darkness was heard, and then a caravan burst out of the darkness and slowly approached from a distance.

I don't know if the luck of the two is good or bad, they just left the last village in the morning, and before they walked for ten hours, they encountered another entrance to the world, but because they met so quickly, in order to enter now, the two hesitated for a while.

It's almost nightfall now, and even if it's just a village or a small town, it will take at least more than an hour to reach the core from the periphery, and it will be dark by then, and it is not the best choice to enter a strange world at this time.

But I don't know why, it was dark on the edge today, and before I had time to find a camp for the night, the fog on the edge became thicker and thicker, and the visibility quickly decreased, and soon it became impossible to see face to face.

It's a very strange phenomenon, it can even be said to be unprecedented, in comparison, even if it is an unfamiliar environment in this world, it is much cuter than the edge where something is obviously wrong, so after just a little discussion, the two no longer hesitated, and rushed into the entrance and entered this strange world.

At the end of the transformation process like the shattered mirror, the two of them realized that the sky in the present world was actually darker than the edge outside, not only dark, but also the stuffiness and humidity that came to their faces, and the wind blew on their faces with a slimy and damp feeling, and before they moved, they were sweating all over their bodies.

"It's going to rain."

"yes, and it's raining heavily."

The two glanced at each other, and both saw the wry smile on each other's faces, and it was clear that a rainstorm was coming.

Looking at this strange environment with the last bit of sunlight, the direction behind it to the edge was a bare wilderness, the ground was full of gravel and gravel, and the potholes made it difficult to stand on. The direction leading to the interior of the world gradually flattened out into a sparse meadow, and the deeper it went, the grass may have become more lush, but the light was too dim to see it really.

"How long do we need to hide here?"

Babu jumped on the roof of the car, quickly unfurled the thickened rain shelter on the roof, and lowered the rain curtains on all sides of the carriage to make the carriage airtight.

"It's hard to say, it shouldn't be more than forty-eight hours."

Monica was busy in the cockpit, attaching the glass partitions directly in front of her, and the leather roller blinds on both sides were also hung outside the cab and could be lowered at any time.

"That's okay, it will be over in two days, and it will be over after a while."

Babu poured a basin of water, splashed it on both sides of the roof, watched the water slide down the rain curtains, and made sure that there was no water in the caravan, and then jumped off the roof satisfied.

"I didn't say it was over in two days, it's obviously wrong out there now, but we don't know what's going on, and when I say forty-eight hours, I mean usually within forty-eight hours, and the situation will become clear, and then you can decide whether to run or stay."

Monica jumped out of the cockpit and was stopped by Babu just about to get under the car, Babu rushed into it first, Monica was stunned, shook her head and smiled, turned around and took out a few long baffles from the car, and handed them to the bottom of the car one by one.

"That's great news, I thank you." Babu installed a few waterproofs under the car to prevent water from the bottom up, and then climbed out of the car and patted the dirt on his body, "Forty-eight hours or more, then it is not realistic to wait here." โ€

"Well, let's go inside and take a look, there might be something wrong outside, but I hope it's okay inside."

Monica slipped into the cab and began to pedal, while Babu pushed hard behind the cab until the car was out of range of the gravel and gravel, and then jumped into the caravan's cabin.

The carriages were filled with fixed goods, vats of beaded fruit wine, bags of flour, and twenty kraft bags full of spirits, which filled almost the entire carriage, and it was a bit laborious to move around.

In the corner of the cargo compartment, there is a small blank area surrounded by several empty wine barrels, and a few bearskins are padded on the floor of the carriage, making the small space warm and soft, very comfortable. Little Anna shrunk in this small world, usually she is always curious to play with all the objects around her, but today, she did nothing, her hands and knees are very quietly shrunk into a ball, small like a rag doll.

The nose sniffed in the air, and the little guy stretched out his hand in the direction of Babu, who gently picked up Anna, and his soft body was actually trembling slightly.

Babu's heart tightened, and he couldn't tell whether he was sad or worried, and he held the little girl in his arms and wrote quickly in the palm of her hand.

"Trembling, what's wrong?"

"I'm afraid."

"Afraid of what?" Babu had a foreboding feeling that there was not much to frighten this little thing.

"I don't know, it's just, I think, I'm afraid."

Babu's heart softened, and he hugged the girl who was trembling gently, and the little thing seemed to feel relieved under the squeeze of the force, and the tense body slowly relaxed, and the trembling gradually stopped.

"From, when, began" until Anna calmed down, and Babu continued.

"Just, just now, soon."

"After you come in?"

Anna shook her head: "Before." โ€

"Hiss......" the corners of Babu's mouth twitched, and he wrote, "Outside, start, scared, but, come in, still, scared?" โ€

Anna nodded vigorously.

Babu sighed, this is not good news, it means that there is no problem inside. He frowned and pondered for a moment, then suddenly smiled self-deprecatingly, and wrote quickly in Anna's palm: "Don't be afraid, with me, anything, face it together." โ€

The little thing smiled happily and slipped into Babu's arms, rubbing its forehead against his chest.

"Let's go, let's go, go to the front, and play." Babu staggered around the goods in his way, "But, okay, no, bite Monica." โ€

Anna happily raised her little face and smiled mischievously, and the two rows of little white teeth clicked and clicked until she was knocked on the forehead by Babu and then buried herself in his arms again.

The caravan had moved away from the potholed rocky ground and into the sparse grass, and several animals whose appearance could only be seen could only be seen quickly passed in front of the car, and soon disappeared into the darkness.

The sky was darker, the black clouds were pressing overhead, there was no moon and no stars, and there were almost no fingers around, only the two lanterns hanging on the left and right sides of the caravan emitted a dim light, making the caravan look like the only light and hope in a dark world.

There was a wind blowing, and the originally sultry breeze was blowing stronger and stronger, and the humid breath in the wind became stronger and stronger, and it was a little cooler on the body.

"What are you two plotting again?" Seeing that Babu had just returned to the cab with Anna in her arms, Monica glared at her with a wary look, "There must have been no good things to discuss." โ€

"Hey, that's sensitive."

Babu pinched Anna's little face, jumped on the roof of the car and lit the headlights directly ahead. It is to fix the eight fluorite balls at a specific angle and light them at the same time, and then through the reflective equipment, the relatively weak light is gathered together and illuminated in front of the car, turning it into a pillar of light that is enough to illuminate the area in front of the car. The headlights were lit, and a cold white beam of light shot ahead, allowing the two of them to barely see the road ahead.

"Of course it's sensitive, I felt a chill before you came out." Monica laughed and scolded, slowing down the car slightly, lest she hit any obstacle in the dark and accidentally overturned.

"It must be an illusion, it's already windy outside." Babu shrugged, "So ......"

The sudden light in front of him interrupted Bรกb's explanation, and a huge band of light pierced the sky, so dazzling in the darkness that even though the light had dissipated, the remaining bifurcated light and shadow in front of him remained for a long time.

"Boom".

After the light, there was a thunderclap on the ground.

The deafening thunder rolled in from afar, getting tighter and tighter, and the glass partitions in front of the car to keep out the rain were all rattled. With the thunder, the surroundings were like some switch turned on, and the wind suddenly rose, and the wind carried water vapor and raindrops whistling through the cockpit, not only making Monica's long hair frantically slap on Babu's face, but the excessive wind made the two of them unable to even hear each other's voices clearly, so they could only raise their voices and shout loudly.

Babu quickly lowered the leather rain curtains on both sides of the cockpit, and then buckled the buckles on both sides one by one, and the howling wind followed, twisting and deforming the leather curtain, making the two of them very worried about whether it would be torn apart by the wind in the next moment.

Fortunately, it resisted and held the small pure land of the cockpit.

After a while, the wind gradually subsided, and then the rainstorm came as expected.

It was as if another switch had been turned on, and there was hardly any foreplay, and a large area of rain was splashed from the sky to the ground, and in an instant, the world seemed to have been occupied by a torrential rain, and as far as the world looked, a curtain of rain hung between heaven and earth, no, the rain curtain was even indescribable, it can only be said that the caravan was like a stone that had been frantically washed by a rushing waterfall, crumbling, precarious, and there was no hope at all.

But there was hope, because the caravan was still moving forward, in the dark night, in the roaring rain, the caravan staggered forward with a glimmer of light, trying to leave the wind and rain behind.

"Anna was scared just now." Monica was concentrating on steering, when Babu's wheezing voice rang in her ears, and he whispered as he tried to pedal, "Whether on the edge or in the world, she feels scared for no reason." โ€

Monica paused, then continued to fine-tune the direction without saying a word, and was silent for a long time before sighing and saying, "I'll have bad news too." โ€

Bรกb nodded.

"Since just now, farmland has appeared on the side of the road."

"That's good news." Babu frowned and said, "If there is farmland, it means that there are people, so we can find a farmer to spend the night." โ€

"I just can't find a house, I can't find a farmhouse."

"Huh? How so? It's still early, follow the light ......"

"The problem is, there's no light." Monica smiled wryly, "After walking for a long time, theoretically, I should have seen some lights in the farmhouse in the field, but ...... No, not only not nearby, but also not in front. There are several possible causes, but the biggest is likely to be ......"

"Something is wrong." Babu sighed, looked at the endless rain and darkness outside the cockpit, and whispered, "It's raining." โ€

"Bang", there was a sudden muffled sound in front of the car, and the caravan seemed to have hit something.