Chapter 17: I'd rather die in battle than starve!
Tom is in trouble!
Tang Chen jumped out of the hammock and rushed away following the scream.
The shout came from the direction of the cliff where the ladder was built, and Tang Chen ran wildly all the way, his mind quickly analyzing the possible situation, and the more he thought about it, the more confused he became. After staying here for a month, he had already traveled to every corner of the valley, except for the black beetle, there were no other animals in the valley, Tang Chen really couldn't think of anything that could threaten Tom.
Could it be that there is still a hidden existence in the valley that cannot be provoked?
Or an uninvited guest?
When catching the black beetle every day, the black beetle was like a cowardice of resignation to death, trembling on the ground, and never resisting, so Tang Chen didn't see the kitten showing decent combat effectiveness. However, the kitten's speed and agility were undoubtedly super strong, completely destroying all the spirit beasts Tang Chen had ever seen. Even if it encounters the existence of unprovoked, the kitten can also slip away, with the cleverness and timidity of the little guy, seeing that the momentum is not right, the first reaction must be to come back first to meet him, how can he shout for help like now?
Tang Chen's heart was dark, the summer wind was blowing on his body, and his skin was cold.
"Meow!"
The kitten was still screaming loudly and crying blood.
Tang Chen couldn't care much more, he sped up again, and yelled, "I'm here!"
No matter what awaits him in front of him, save the kitten. During this time, he and the kitten formed a deep revolutionary friendship, two foodies, one can hunt, the other is good at cooking, a combination made in heaven. Without kittens, he would not be able to get food, and would soon be reduced to food for black beetles.
Can't get anything to eat......
Tang Chen shuddered suddenly, and the fear in his heart was completely thrown out of the clouds. Tang Chen, who was filled with righteous indignation, took out a horn knife from the Qiankun bag and rushed out of the woods with indomitable determination and courage.
Don't give up, don't give up!
I'd rather die in battle than starvation!
The next moment, he stood at the bottom of the cliff, crying and laughing.
On the cliff wall more than 30 meters high, the kitten grabbed a thin vine and swayed in the air, like swinging.
Cats naturally like to climb high, usually when Tang Chen is doing things, kittens like to climb on it or play, or condescendingly watch Tang Chen busy. Today Tang Chen rarely got up late, the kitten ran to the edge of the cliff to play, it was also its bad luck, a thin vine was torn off the cliff by it, trapped in the air more than 30 meters high, not up the world and not on the ground, and caught up with the wind blowing in the valley today, the thin vine was blown and swayed, and the kitten's struggle accelerated the shaking of the fine vine. Up to now, the kitten has no way but to hold on to the vine, no wonder it is scared to the core......
Tang Chen has always cut rattans from local materials to save time as much as possible, and the mountain vines on the ladder route bear the brunt, and a large area of mountain vines nearby was cleared by him. The section of the cliff where Tom was in distress was slightly sunken inward, and it was not easy to find a foothold on the bare cliff, and most of the vines in that area were preserved.
"Meow!"
Seeing Tang Chen arrive, the kitten screamed, pitifully counting on Tang Chen to go up and save it.
"Hold on!"
Tang Chen didn't say much, grabbed the rattan rope he had tied earlier and climbed up, and soon climbed to a height level with the kitten. But the thin vine that the kitten grabbed was at least ten meters horizontal from the ladder, and the shortest distance from the ladder when swinging was seven or eight meters, Tang Chen could see but couldn't touch it.
The kitten soon realized this and barked even more mournfully.
Tang Chen could see that the kitten's physical strength seemed to be running out, and it couldn't last long.
What to do!
Tang Chen thought for a moment, continued to climb up, and stopped at the stepping point forty meters above the ground. He took out a bundle of rattan rope from the Qiankun bag, tied it firmly to the wooden stick at the stepping point, and wrapped the other end around his waist a few times to tie a dead knot. After getting the safety rope, Tang Chen went down to the stepping point at thirty meters away, estimated that the height was almost there, and kicked the cliff wall, and his whole body flew out.
The safety rope is the standard configuration of Tang Chen's high-altitude work, and it has saved his life many times.
The body fell quickly, and the safety rope gradually tightened, strangled into the muscles of his waist, causing Tang Chen to gasp in pain, regretting that he didn't put on his clothes and jumped again. But now that the arrow is on the line, he has no time to feel sorry for himself, Tang Chen struggles to control the balance of his body, his legs are always ready, and from time to time he kicks the cliff with his foot to avoid the tragedy of close contact between his body and the cliff.
The thin vine scratched by the kitten is like a pendulum, and Tang Chen is another pendulum.
Although the horizontal distance is about ten meters, if the swing rope is long enough and the swing amplitude is large enough, there is always the possibility of intersection! What Tang Chen has to do now is to increase his swing amplitude as much as possible, and adjust the swing rhythm until he successfully meets the kitten.
After many adjustments, Tang Chen finally found some feelings.
Now is the time!
The two vines went head-on, and when Tang Chen's swing reached the limit, the safety rope had a brief pause in the air, and just as the safety rope was about to return with him, the kitten's thin vine finally came to him. Tang Chen, who had been waiting for a long time, would miss the opportunity and firmly grasp the fine vine.
However, he still needs to free the kitten from the vine.
Due to the rush of time, Tang Chen couldn't calmly adjust the swing amplitude and rhythm, and being able to catch the rattan rope where the kitten was located was his primary goal. Now that he had caught it, the position was somewhat different from what was expected, and the kitten was about a meter above Tang Chen's head.
"Get down!"
The kitten looked down and looked down, and he didn't know if it was because he was scared or because his physical strength had been exhausted, the kitten didn't follow Tang Chen's instructions, and still clung to the rattan rope. Tang Chen's heart was anxious for a while, if the kitten was under him, he could still carry the thin vine to pull the kitten up, but now that the kitten was above him, this trick naturally didn't work, and Tang Chen, who was hanging in the air, had no way to climb up on his own.
At this time, the power of the vine rope to pull back begins to appear.
Because Tang Chen grabbed the thin vine and didn't let go, the thin vine was broken straight and seemed to be torn off at any time. With the kitten's current state, once that situation happens, the consequences are unimaginable!
"Jump!"
"Hurry up! I'll catch you!"
With urging and encouragement, the frightened kitten finally let go of the thin vine and pounced on Tang Chen, its claws scratching in the air.
Tang Chen secretly screamed badly, but he couldn't change the tragedy that was about to happen: there were a few long scratches on his naked upper body, and blood quickly came out. Tang Chen suddenly felt that the whole person was not good, and said with grief: "Your uncle's ......"
Pain after pain, Tang Chen didn't forget to let go of the thin vine.
The safety rope pulled him and the kitten back and forth.
The frightened kitten didn't know anything about Tang Chen's tragedy, its body was trembling all the time, and its liver was beating fast, Tang Chen's upper body really had no place for it to grab, so the kitten decided to shift its position. It wasn't until it grabbed Tang Chen's shorts that it felt a little safe.
By the way, the kitten once again instinctively stretched out its paws......
Tang Chen burst into tears, and his lips were in the shape of "O": "Help......"
Tang Chen could no longer maintain his balance, and his body slammed into the cliff wall, stirring a mountain vine into pieces.
"Brother, what kind of ...... is this" Before he finished speaking, Tang Chen froze.
A hole has appeared in the cliff face!