Chapter 62: The Cave
The five of them soon came to the vicinity of the Earth Snake Creek, and the sound of running water gradually came from the front of the dense jungle, and a meandering stream crossed in front of everyone.
Ye Wuhen looked around the creek and said, "It seems that there are no markers left here, let's look up and down the stream to see if the markers are left in that area."
You may not know the markings very well, but I'll draw them for you. ”
Ye Wuhen said as he squatted down and drew a narrow leaf on the dirt from the gravel on the ground.
Leaves not only have a leaf surface, but also petioles, and a vein in the middle divides the leaves into left and right halves.
Ye Wuhen pointed to the leaf he had drawn and said, "Look at the leaf I painted, the pointing of this petiole represents the direction they are traveling.
Generally speaking, the pattern is carved into the trunk of the tree, slightly above the field of vision.
After all, when walking in the jungle, most people pay more attention to what is under their feet and rarely look at areas above the field of vision, which also reduces the chance that our marks will be noticed by others.
If the direction of the petiole is pointing due up, it means that they are heading due north with the carved object as the base.
If the petioles point downward, it means that they have gone south, with the left being the west and the right being the east.
Of course, there are four directions: southeast, northeast, southwest, and northwest, all of which correspond to it.
And the veins on the leaves are also particular, like me, there is only one vein in the middle, which means that the situation is extremely critical and needs help urgently.
One more vein reduces the severity of the condition by one point, and there are four veins on the left and right leaves, and a complete set of four veins means that they are in a safe condition.
After all, being able to carefully draw all four leaf veins is enough to show that it is relatively easy to depict the state of people at that time. ”
After hearing Ye Wuhen's explanation, Ye Li understood the meaning of the hunting team's mark.
After Ye Wuhen finished explaining, he threw the gravel in his hand, then stood up and said, "Okay, you guys keep your eyes open a little and carefully observe where this mark is engraved on the trees next to the stream."
According to what I know about the fourth brother, the mark he carved is definitely on the trees along the stream. ”
After the four of them nodded, they split up and searched nearby, and soon there was a call from Elder Ning's side.
When the others heard the movement, they all hurriedly leaned over, and Ye Li saw that Elder Ning was standing in front of a big tree, and a little above his head, sure enough, there was a small leaf pattern engraved there.
Everyone hurriedly walked in to take a look, and the leaves were carved horizontally on the tree at this time, and the direction of the petiole was pointing to the left side representing due west.
Ye Wuhen looked around and said, "As far as I know, the other side of the creek is due west, they must have waded through the stream from here to the other side, let's follow the guidance of the mark to catch up." ”
Ye Li looked at the leaves, and the four leaf veins on them were all there, indicating that the hunting team had not encountered any abnormalities.
Following the guidance of the blades, they waded across the stream and continued westward, and soon after, they saw a second blade mark, pointing northwest.
After Ye Wuhen looked at it, he said, "Well, sure enough, it's the direction of going to the maze, let's hurry up and take a look." ”
Following the guidance of the route, the group quickly shuttled through the mountains and forests, constantly finding leaf markers, and soon came to a cliff.
Ye Li saw that there seemed to be no way here, and a puzzled look suddenly appeared on his face.
Ye Wuhen stood on the edge of the cliff, looked at Ye Li, who was full of doubts, and said, "Ye Li, come and see." ”
Ye Li hurriedly walked over and stood on the edge of the cliff, and suddenly a huge cave appeared under the cliff and stunned Ye Li.
The cave lies completely flat on the ground, at least 2,000 meters wide, and the staggered stone passages below and the caves that extend in all directions extend to the depths of the earth.
The bottom of the cave was not completely hollowed out, so Ye Li didn't know how deep this underground cave was.
Looking at Ye Li's shocked face, Ye Wuhen smiled slightly and said, "Ye Li, this is the maze."
Look at the path next to it, that's where you want to go. ”
Ye Wuhen pointed to the outside of the cliff, and Ye Li saw that there was a stone path protruding from the outside of the cliff, which was leading along the surrounding rock walls to the maze at the bottom of the cliff.
"Third grandfather, is this cave naturally formed or artificially excavated?"
Ye Li looked at the huge cave under the cliff and couldn't help but ask.
Ye Wuhen replied: "I don't know, I remember when I was a child, I also asked my grandfather, whether this pit was artificially dug or born, and my grandfather also answered my question as I answer you now."
Because this huge cave is not known how many years ago, it looks like it was both natural and artificially excavated, so no one can tell where it came from.
Moreover, the inside of this cave is even bigger than the entrance of the cave, and the part hidden in the ground is like a huge jar, and the belly part is much wider than the mouth of the altar. ”
Hearing Ye Wuhen's words, Ye Li nodded and looked at the incomparably huge cave below.
"Third grandfather, has anyone ever gone down to the deepest part of this cave, I heard you say that this is a dead end. ”
Ye Li asked.
Ye Wuhen nodded, then shook his head again and said, "No one knows how deep this cave is, but it is indeed a dead end. Because when we go down to a certain depth, we become a magma world below, and we can't go any deeper.
The Earth Lin Demon Cub is only equivalent to an ordinary Earth Demon Beast, and it doesn't have the ability to travel through the magma, so we say that this is a dead end.
If there really is a young Earth Lin Demon Beast and it runs into this maze again, then the people we have gathered from all over will sooner or later block it inside. ”
As Ye Wuhen spoke, he looked condescendingly towards the cave, and his brows furrowed slightly as he spoke.
Ye Li followed Ye Hen's gaze, and saw that near the cave below, there was another group of people who were entering the cave area from another direction, and went down to the cave before them.
"It seems that this place has really attracted a lot of people to come over, and the team just now looks like people from the Zhong family in Dongshan City. ”
Elder Shan next to him also saw this situation and said to everyone.
Ye Wuhen nodded and said, "That's right, it's indeed a member of the Zhong family, so it seems that the fourth brother must have already entered."
If they were sure that the Earth Lin Demon was inside, he would never be willing to enter one step later than the others.
It seems that we have to go deep into the interior to find them, I just hope that they don't encounter danger inside, after all, there will be all kinds of monsters in the cave at any time, and it is not so easy to explore. ”