Chapter 27: Antarctic Meteorites (5)
Vico looked around, pointed to the top of the mountain, which was not very high, and said, "Fosco, you climb up and see the situation, and Brende and I cover you." Fursco nodded, moving his muscles, and began to climb the mountain.
His hands clenched the rock, his feet firmly on the cold stone, and he climbed up with difficulty, step by step. He climbed very fast, and in a short time he was halfway up the mountain. He paused and looked down to see Vico and Brende staring nervously at the sky, ready for another attack by the Antarctic Skua.
Fusco froze and continued to climb up. His hands began to tremble a little, but he gritted his teeth and persevered. He knew that only by climbing to the top of the mountain could he find their way out.
He finally climbed to the top of the mountain, and he was taken aback by the scene before him. It turned out that the top of this mountain turned out to be a huge ice cave, and the entrance of the cave was covered with a thick layer of ice, and the sunlight shone into it, making it look extraordinarily bright.
Fursco cautiously walked into the ice cave and found that there was a narrow passage leading to the other side of the mountain. He suddenly became enlightened, and hurried back down the hill, excitedly telling Vico and Brende the good news. When Vico and Brende heard this, their morale was boosted. They decided to set off immediately and escape from this ice cave through this ice cave.
Vico whispered to a few people, "We need to move fast and reach the cave at the top of the mountain before the skua can fully react, so that we can get rid of them." A few people nodded, and Lan Nieu was a little worried about Vico's legs, and said with concern, "Vico, are you okay with your injuries?" Vico responded with a smile: "It's been fine for a long time, hehehe!" I have long been ravaged by my father's ring ruler and my skin is thick, and that little injury is nothing! After speaking, he looked at Lan Ni's wrist, "It's you, your wrist is injured, it must be very painful, let's go back first, go to the hospital......" Before Wei Wei finished speaking, he was interrupted by Lan Ni Yu "No!" I'm going to a meteorite! Looking at Lan Ni's determined eyes, the three boys had a little hope and helplessness in their eyes. Brende interjected at this point: "Uh-huh! Let's go find meteorites! After finding the meteorite, I will make a beautiful gemstone and set it in the crown of the blue banban...... No, on the skirt! Several people were amused by Brende's joke again, relieving the previous tension.
Dossi helped Lannieu with the three boys behind and climbed to the top of the iceberg. The Antarctic skua tried to approach them several times, but was scared away by flying rocks or ice. In this way, they climbed to the top of the iceberg and came to the entrance of the ice cave.
Fosco was the first to walk into the ice cave, "Quick! Let's hurry inside! Fusco shouted. A few people didn't care about resting and quickly got into the ice cave. As soon as they entered, they heard a shrill cry from outside, and the Antarctic skua had already caught up.
The ice cave glowed with a faint blue light, and several people fumbled for a few stones, waiting nervously. The calls of Antarctic skuas are getting closer, and they seem to have discovered their hiding place. Brende nervously gripped the stone in his hand, feeling his heart beat out of his chest.
At this moment, Fosco suddenly thought of a solution. "We plugged the hole with rocks and ice so that the Antarctic Skua couldn't attack us!" He offered loudly. The others immediately understood what he meant, and began to search for stones and ice.
The Antarctic skua is getting closer and closer, flapping its wings frantically and making a piercing call. Several men nervously blocked the hole, and together Fursco and Vico pushed a huge block of ice to the hole. At the moment when the ice blocked the entrance of the cave, the Antarctic skua pounced and slammed into the ice.
Although the ice was smashed to pieces, the attack of the Antarctic skua was temporarily stopped. A few people breathed a sigh of relief, but they knew it wasn't a long-term solution. They need to find a safer place as soon as possible to avoid these terrible birds.
After resting in the ice cave for a while, several people decided to move on. They cautiously walked out of the ice cave and found that the Antarctic skua had not caught up. They couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then continued their journey in search of meteorites
Vico took out a long rope from his backpack and said, "Each of us ties the rope around our waists, and we all strung together, so that if we encounter a dark crack, we can pull each other on that person and not fall into the dark gap." Everyone nodded their heads, thinking it was a good idea. So, they tied ropes around their waists and walked carefully on the ice.
On this ice field, they saw many strange sights, such as huge ice sculptures and icicles of different shapes. The beauty of the South Pole was intoxicating, but they didn't have time to appreciate it, because they had only one goal in mind, and that was to find the meteorite.