Chapter 17: Reversing Time (I)
On the white snowfield, four figures scrambled forward in the wind and snow.
The city has long since lost its appearance, and the streets and buildings in memory have all disappeared, turning into rolling snow-capped mountains and ice.
It often takes millions of years for an iceberg to form, but it only takes 35 years for this land to be formed.
If you don't experience it yourself, it's hard to imagine that this place resembles the cold of the far north was a lively city not so long ago.
The road to the bell tower is also far more difficult than everyone thinks.
Shortly after they went out, the sky changed color.
The sky was overcast with clouds obscuring the sun, the light became dim, the wind was howling, and the palm-sized snowflakes were blowing in front of them, so that they could barely open their eyes, and their vision was thus limited, and they could not even see the road clearly, let alone have any sense of direction.
At this time, another use of the board car came to the fore.
The traces left by the wheels cutting through the snow will be quickly buried by the wind and snow, and it is impossible to return the way they came, but at least until the traces disappear completely, they can use this to determine whether they are walking in a straight line, so that they will not get lost completely.
"Whew...... It's so cool that the wind blows! Jiang Niao didn't know if it was really cool or comforting himself.
However, such a big snowstorm is really not a chance for ordinary people to experience.
"IāI can't do it anymore......"
After walking for almost five hours, the mustard soup was exhausted.
His lips turned white, and as soon as he finished saying this, the whole person fell into the snow with a thud.
His weak voice was blown away by the wind and snow, and no one heard it, but fortunately, Gu Chi, who had been paying attention to the rear, noticed the movement of falling to the ground.
"Get him in the car!" Gu Chi shouted.
"Good!"
Mustard soup has been gritting his teeth and insisting, thinking that if he can not trouble everyone, he will not trouble everyone, but unfortunately his body does not allow it.
The three of them put him on the board car, nibbled on the mustard soup of snow, and his throat was numb, and he couldn't speak, so he could only cast grateful eyes at everyone.
Gu Chi returned to the front to lead the way.
They didn't have a map, and the terrain here was completely different from what it used to be, so it was useless to have a map, and he barely managed to find a general direction based on the memory of the distribution of the city's buildings in his mind.
Gu Chi wasn't sure if this direction was right, he was trying to find ways to verify his memory points all the way, such as-
"Huh!"
Gu Chi slammed a shovel on the ice wall on the left side of the road, scraping away the snow covering it, revealing the ice, and in the ice, the outline of a building was faintly visible.
It is like a giant specimen frozen in ice, and despite the passage of time, you can still feel a hint of civilization in it.
This is not the one Gu Chi is looking for, but the good news is that he has an impression of this building.
If memory serves, it shouldn't be far off.
In front of you is an uphill road.
Looking back, seeing that the two of them were dragging the mustard soup behind them, and there was no disconnection, Gu Chi tightened his snow hat and the scarf covering his face, slightly quickened his pace, followed the memory to the front, and shoveled again-
Neither is it.
Gu Chi changed places and shoveled again.
No.
Fourth shovel ...... No.
Fifth shovel ...... No.
It wasn't until the sixth shovel went down that Gu Chi saw a "1" in the ice wall.
His heart was slightly moving, and he was just about to use two more shovels to clean the snow on the surface, but his head suddenly felt dizzy, making his heels weak, and he almost couldn't stand firmly.
"Gu Yuan!" Lingmao was startled, and quickly took the rope in his hand to Jiang Bird, and rushed up to support Gu Chi step by step.
"What's wrong with you?"
"It's fine, it's just a little bit out of strength."
Gu Chi shook his head.
His physique is not high, the standard of a healthy adult male, and after several hours of trekking in the wind and snow, coupled with the constant shoveling, his half-cut body is also a little unbearable, and he needs to rest.
But before you take a break, make sure what's in the ice.
"I'll help you!" Seeing Gu Chi clenching the shovel again, Ling Mao knew what he was going to do.
She first went back to the rear and dragged the mustard soup up with Jiang Niao, found a stone to stabilize the cart, and then took off the small shovel pinned to her body, and scraped the snow layer of the ice wall with Gu Chi.
The two men worked much faster than the others, and they quickly got a full view of the frozen building.
It can't be said that it is the whole picture, but most of the body of this building is really in the ground.
The heavy snow for thirty-five consecutive years raised the road, Gu Chi stood there, his height was the same as it, the signboard at the top of the building was in front of Gu Chi's eyes, and the bell cat also recognized it-
1663
They found the hotel where they were staying in the first place!
The bell cat was overjoyed.
If you find the hotel, it means that they are on the wrong path and have entered the city, and the clock tower is in the center of the city, which is not too far in either direction.
In other words, they're already halfway there!
"Gu Yuan, you are so good!" Lingmao shouted loudly, the wind was blowing, the voice was too small, she was afraid that Gu Chi would not be able to hear it.
Gu Chi also breathed a sigh of relief at this time, it was good to be a hotel, and the rest of the road would be much simpler.
He crouched with his back against the ice wall, so that he could avoid some of the wind and snow.
Gu Chi picked up the kettle hanging from his waist and prepared to drink saliva and rest for a while.
But just as he looked up, a gray shadow appeared on the slope at the edge of his vision.
Visibility under the storm was so limited that it was impossible to see what it was.
Gu Chi's vigilance suddenly reached its peak, he let go of the kettle, didn't even cover the lid, let the water spill on the ground and slowly froze, and took off the shotgun behind his back as quickly as possible, pulled the bolt and loaded.
"Be careful!"
Jiang Niao followed Gu Chi's gaze and hurriedly picked up his gun.
When the bell cat saw the uninvited guests on the slope, his heart was slightly tight, and he didn't know whether he should go up to pull the monster.
Before she could ask Gu Chi, she was dragged behind by Gu Chi.
The enemy is high and big, and rushing forward at this time is not called pulling monsters, but sending them to death.
"Roar!"
With a roar of rage, the gray shadow rushed down!
It wasn't until they approached within twenty meters that everyone could see that it was a huge bear.
The head is small and the neck is long, and the hair is as white as snow.
It's just because of the angle and the shadow that it just looks gray.
The white bear was extremely fast, and the ground seemed to tremble during the attack, and it crashed into it like a high-speed truck, looking at its length, it was at least three meters tall when it stood up.
Jiang Bird had already scolded Neil a hundred times in his heart, and his hand holding the gun was shaking.
He thought that they might encounter a monster on the road this time, but he didn't think it would be such a big monster.
What about the "cute little guy" who said yes?
Xu felt the fear in his heart, or felt that the man and the woman were not easy to mess with, so the white bear who rushed straight down gave up the two Gu Chi who were closest to it and chose Jiang Niao as the target.
"Roar!"
Jiang Bird: "!! "Holy!
Bang!
Gu Chi pulled the trigger.
The bullet hit the bear's forelegs, sending a splash of bright blood, but it wasn't enough to stop the bear's momentum - it had its feet off the ground and pounced on the bird.
Jiang Niao only felt that the light in front of him was dim, and his first reaction was to run, he was really not good at fighting.
But there was another person behind him, he ran away, what should I do with the mustard soup on the cart?
"Damn fatty, you owe me my life!"
What weighs the pros and cons, keeps the big and the small, it's all nonsense at this moment.
Jiang Niao didn't have any extra time to think, so he could only follow his heart, scold, and then close his eyes and raise his gun.
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