Chapter 114: An Unexpected Encounter
Out of that door, they kept walking back, and no one spoke along the way, as if they were about to forget all that had happened.
It didn't take long for the two of them to notice the anomaly - they weren't the same way they came in! When I came, the road was wide, but now it is only five or six meters wide, and the stone wall is not dark black, but hard, layered rock.
In addition, the fog that permeates the air is getting lighter and lighter.
"Captain Yu, my compass can be used!" Zhou Ran said in surprise, but within three seconds, his face was wrong, "Sure enough, it's not the way we came, let's go west now......"
Yu Lie looked down at his compass, and the point on it was indeed the west.
"I don't have time to think about the direction, so I can only keep going." Yu Lie said.
Zhou Ran understood what he meant, after going through so many things, he was no longer surprised to get lost, but he didn't know if there was another dead end ahead.
"The compass is back to normal, why can't the walkie-talkie work?" Zhou Ran was puzzled.
"Maybe, it's not time yet, hehe." Yu Lie had already given up thinking at this time.
"Then let's keep going!"
......
During the conversation between the two, Lu Xian remained silent and followed behind the two with mechanical steps. Of course, his hand was pulled by a climbing rope, and the other end of the rope was in Lie's hand.
In fact, he really wanted to say that this rope was completely superfluous to Lie, at least for his true self. However, he thought about it, when he was not controlled, he didn't even know what he would do, let alone outsiders?
Therefore, he didn't say this sentence after all.
However, he has been thinking about a question, that is, can he still be himself?
In his memory, there were indeed fragments stored, and these fragments were very vague. They are like nightmares, they terrify themselves, they can't remember what they're about, but they can't forget.
Originally, this feeling was very faint, faint enough to forget, but the existence of these fragments seems to be deliberately reminding yourself not to forget.
When did you start to feel this way? Ten years ago? Five years ago? He didn't know anymore, he just remembered that it was the morning after waking up.
At first, he thought that there was something wrong with his spirit, and secretly did several examinations, but no problem was found, and the doctor thought that he was fine. Over time, he got used to it.
It wasn't until something happened in the operation cabin that Lu Instant realized that he was really sick at the beginning, and he was so sick that there was no cure.
However, these things don't matter to him anymore, because he has already pronounced the death sentence on himself......
The three of them walked and stopped until the last "self-response light" went out, and they did not reach the end of the road. Perhaps, this is the best outcome, at least proof that so far, they have not reached a dead end.
"Perhaps, this is a road with no end......" they thought to themselves.
Zhou Ran's flashlight is getting darker and darker, which means that they will lose their light - what should come will always come. When the glimmer of light flickered, there was nothing but darkness before their eyes, and only a heavy gasp remained.
Silent fear is the most terrifying.
Yu Lie and Zhou Ran were a little flustered, you know, survival is the instinct of human beings, let alone people who have faced death?
"Follow me." Lu Xuan said lightly, and then walked forward.
In fact, he was just as panicked as the two of them, but there was an emotion in his heart that made him dare to face his fears, and even overcome them.
Expiation.
Yes, it was this sense of atonement that awakened his inner sanity, and he wanted to do more than just redeem himself, but to do his best to help the two people around him, even if he lost his life.
Perhaps, this is exactly what he wants most before he reaches the end of his life.
The two of them were stunned when they heard this, and they didn't understand what Lu Xuan's intention was in doing this. It wasn't until the rope in Yu Lie's hand was tight that they slowly followed.
It is strange that the human heart is so complex, just now they were fighting each other, and now they are building trust in suspicion, does it represent the fickle side of the human heart?
Perhaps, but among the many human emotions, trust should be regarded as the most valuable quality.
In fact, Lu Xian's idea is very simple: if there is an abyss ahead, I will come first. However, the road ahead seems unusually calm.
"Who!"
This shout not only broke the silent darkness, but also pulled the three of them out of the boundless drowsiness.
The three of them were startled at first, suspecting that they had misheard and had auditory hallucinations. When a familiar light shone through, they let out a long sigh of relief.
Flashlight.
The three of them hurriedly covered their eyes, and for those who have been in the dark for a long time, the light brings both hope and pain.
"Captain! You ......"
"Captain! Professor Zhou! ”
The person who spoke was surprised and delighted when he saw Lu Xian's appearance, and when he saw Zhou Ran and Yu Lie, he was really happy.
It turned out that they were members of the first rescue team, and the person who spoke just now was Wei Yang, the leader of the group.
While searching and rescuing, they passed a small snow mound, and the ground suddenly sunken, and the group fell into a deep pit. The pit was 20 meters high, and the ice walls were too smooth to climb.
Luckily, though, the pit was connected to an ice track, and they walked along one end of the ice track.
At the mention of the word "Ice Road", Yu Lie couldn't help but glance back at Zhou Ran.
"What, you mean you came along an ice road?!" Zhou Ran said excitedly, remembering what happened to him on his first Antarctic expedition.
"Yes, an ice tunnel." Wei Yang said.
Zhou Ran was pleasantly surprised again, and couldn't help laughing!
Ever since he left the South Pole last time, he had been trying to figure out the origin of the artificial passage, thinking that he would never have a chance to solve this mystery in his life. Unexpectedly, the opportunity appeared in front of me again, or in this Jedi situation.
Is this the favor of heaven?
"Captain, Captain Lu, is this ......" Wei Yang asked cautiously, seeing the unusual scene at the beginning, and he couldn't help but ask until now.
Yu Lie glanced at Lu Xian, sighed, and said, "Lu Xian has a bit of a problem, so I can only use this way for the time being." ”
"Questions?" Wei Yang showed a puzzled expression and asked the key question, "What about him, the other team members?" ”
The two glanced at each other, but neither answered, and Lu Xian lowered his head in shame.
Seeing this scene, Wei Yang had already noticed that a major accident had occurred and it was related to Lu Xian, so he did not continue to ask.
"Captain Lu's affairs will be talked about when we get back to the ground, and we have to find a way to get out now." Yu Lie skipped the topic of Lu Instant and pulled everyone to the key issue.
"Long story short, the road behind me doesn't work, we have to go in the other direction." Yu Lie regained his firmness and expression as the captain, "How many of you are there, and are any of you injured?" How long has it been gone? ”
"Well, fifteen people, two of them broke their legs, but it's not a big problem." Wei Yang said briefly, knowing that the time was urgent, "I walked in the ice tunnel for about two hours." ”
"Okay, tell the team to get ready to go!" Yu Lie issued an unquestionable order.
When the team members met the captain, they naturally increased their confidence, and although they didn't know what kind of disaster had happened to them, the most important thing was to survive.
When they came to the place where they had slid down, as Wei Yang said, the bottom of the ice tunnel was more than 20 meters high from the ground, and the stone wall was so smooth that it was impossible to climb up.
There was no choice but to continue west, and the team members all agreed.
In the process of traveling, Zhou Ran has been observing the surrounding environment, trying to find the scene in his memory. However, since the encounter, I have not found any familiar places.
Zhou Ran was puzzled, thinking to himself that it wasn't the same channel? If that's the case, it's even more important to figure it out, maybe it has a lot to do with alien spacecraft......
"After the fall, all the devices had no signal except for the compass." Wei Yang said, "We didn't dare to separate, we only walked in one direction, and we didn't expect to run into you." ”
"Didn't see the search and rescue helicopter?" Yu Lie asked.
Wei Yang shook his head and said, "It's all covered with ice and snow, and the entrance to the cave is not big, more than twenty meters deep, even if a helicopter flies by, it won't be easy to observe the situation here." ”
The group continued to travel west, and Zhou Ran noticed that the road under his feet was becoming more and more difficult to walk, even if the road was very flat. Eventually, he realized that they were going uphill, but it wasn't obvious.
This is a good sign that they are getting closer to the ground!
When he told Yu Lie about this discovery, Yu Lie looked at him with an incredulous eye.
"Professor Zhou, I thought you had common sense in this area, so I never told you." Yu Lie jokingly said, "It seems that I overestimated you." ”
Zhou Ran couldn't help laughing, this was the first time he was so relaxed after entering the deep pit. However, when I thought of the team members who were killed, the smile on my face immediately faded.
After more than an hour of uphill climbing, there was a turn, after which the road surface was flat. And, suddenly, the passage narrowed, just over a meter wide. After walking for a while, Zhou Ran made an important discovery.
Zhou Ran motioned for Yu Lie to slow down, and when the two of them were at the end of the line, he said softly: "Captain Yu, this is the artificial passage I found last time!" ”
Yu Lie looked at him in surprise, not believing that there was such a coincidence in the world. Besides, if this is really the passage that Zhou Ran said, then the exit must be covered with ice and snow. Because I had been flying a helicopter at the time, I confirmed that there had indeed been an avalanche.
So, he told Zhou Ran about his worries, but Zhou Ran's calm reaction surprised him a little. Soon, Zhou Ran gave him the answer.
"Even if the exit is blocked, we have to keep going." Zhou Ran said, "Because we only have this way, until there is no way to go." ”
Yu Lie knew that what he said was the truth, and they had no way out.