novelraw Chapter 63 Death Valley
Chapter 63 Death Valley
We found a leeward slope and camped behind. When we got into our sleeping bags, we found that our bodies were really sore after such a night of tossing around.
The dumb sister handed me a pot of medicinal wine, and said that I didn't have any altitude sickness and could drink some to dispel the cold.
The wine tasted weird, but it tasted good. After I drank some more, I felt that my eyelids couldn't hold up anymore, and then I fell asleep.
It felt like I was woken up right after I fell asleep. Walking in the plateau basin, due to the huge temperature difference between day and night, we had to hurry on our way early. Everyone complained because we only slept for less than three hours last night.
The dumb sister sneered while packing her luggage: "There's nothing to complain about. Maybe you won't get a good night's sleep for ten days and a half months, or you may sleep for hundreds of years."
Of course I know the meaning of her words. When I was in Yunnan, I had a deep understanding. The most important thing is to survive in the eerie underground, but the tone of the dumb sister seems to be someone who has been underground. I heard from Fat Brother that the people who go to the ground are all desperadoes. They are all masters who want money but not life. , which really surprised me.
Seeing me standing there looking silly, she asked, "What's the matter?"
I quickly came back to my senses, shook my head and said it was nothing, and then hurriedly packed up my things. By the time everyone had breakfast and was about to go on the road, the east side had gradually turned red, and it seemed that the sun was about to return to this barren garden and Gobi.
Before setting off, Jin Suanzi took out the compass to confirm the direction, discussed the next itinerary with his second uncle, and made sure that everything was safe before he started on the road, but after only walking about ten kilometers, he felt more and more uneasy.
Because the terrain ahead became more and more low-lying, and the vegetation on the ground gradually became denser. The most terrible thing was that the compass of the golden operator failed again. It was not that the pointer was turning too fast at the moment, but that the pointer was not moving at all. at every turn.
I was really pissed off at him. I very much suspected that he was just a charlatan who came out to cheat money with unprofessional things, but things were not as simple as I imagined. The navigator and GPS I carried with me were also in the same situation.
Now walking in the basin, there is no means of transportation, and there are no donkey vehicles. If there is no exact location, it will be fatal.
Finally, according to the direction of the sun, Jin Suanzi deduced where we were going. It seems that the range of geomagnetic anomalies in this area is far larger than we imagined.
We continued to walk to the northwest, and the vegetation on the ground gradually changed from low shrubs to dense grassland. Moving forward, there was actually a large field of unnamed wild flowers, which bloomed so lushly that they were just small flowers. Hai, the crowd present were almost stunned.
"Did we leave Qaidam and go to Xinjiang?" I don't know who said this.
But he was mercilessly ridiculed immediately: "I think you're in a daze, you're going to go abroad if you walk in this direction, how could you end up in Xinjiang."
Everyone laughed.
I glanced at Second Uncle and Jin Suanzi, whose expressions have been serious since just now, probably because they were worried about the upcoming trip.
The flowers in front of me are blooming beautifully, but I always have a feeling that something is wrong. Suddenly there is a rumbling sound not far in front of me. We followed the sound and saw a group of wild camels coming from the valley in front of us. He ran out, as if he had been frightened by something.
The senses of smell and hearing of animals are sharper than that of humans. We are naturally frightened when we see them fleeing in such a large scale.
Jin Suanzi took out his compass and looked at it again, but finally the wrinkles on his forehead loosened a little, the pointer moved, and it seemed to be back to normal again. This change made everyone feel relieved. The modern positioning we brought The instrument was not so lucky. I took it out and looked at it. Not only did the scale on it not move, it was actually smoking and burning.
"I'm going, what's going on here?"
Just as everyone was about to relax, their hearts were suspended again. Does this mean that the Queen Mother of the West hates the performance of modern people so much that she destroyed our equipment, making us like blind people, unable to disturb her anymore.
The second uncle pondered for a long time, then grabbed a handful of soil on the ground and smelled it, then called Xiao Zhao, who was engaged in geology, and the two of them studied for a long time, and finally said to us: "I think there is something wrong with this soil, everyone Don't be afraid, when you pass through the valley, don't stop, pass as quickly as possible."
The color of the soil on this ground is indeed different from what we usually see, as if it has been stained with blood, it is brownish red, and the color becomes darker as you go to the valley, and the color of the flowers on it becomes brighter. Could it really be the soil? Why?
I sighed, this trip, I haven't found anyone yet, I almost become a half-scientist.
Then we walked forward for more than ten minutes and arrived at the mouth of the valley. The valley is very large and surrounded by weathered stone piles. The stone mountains are tens of kilometers away. It is even more difficult for us to go around. There can be an exit in the valley.
The second uncle sent two brave people in to explore the way, and the others rested for a while, and soon the wayfinders came back, only to see that they looked surprised and said, "Damn, it's like a hell in here." In Xanadu, the vegetation grows very densely, and there are no traces of large birds and beasts, but for some reason, there are many human and animal bones on the grass.”
Hearing these words, the faces of all the people present changed drastically, which indicated that there seemed to be a potential crisis in the valley. Thinking of the group of wild camels that escaped just now, it seemed that we would have many difficulties to pass this way.
When I heard someone's bones, I hurriedly pulled the pathfinders aside and asked them carefully. Fortunately, those human bones seemed to be old, and they had decayed and had no flesh. With the skills of the three of them, even if there are any monsters in this valley, I believe they can handle them.
At this moment, Ms. Dumb walked around me and whispered a few words to me. She spoke very softly, so she should be afraid of being overheard by others. She said, "Jin Gu is following me, remember to follow closely." After speaking, he patted my shoulder, then turned his head and left.
Does she know what will happen in the valley later?
Everyone rested for a while, and the second uncle waved for everyone to continue walking. It seems that the skeletons did not frighten him. This group of people may be used to the life of licking blood from the edge of the knife. The surprise just now was just a moment Just passed away, I really don't know how much the second uncle has benefited them and this group of people, and none of them seem to be afraid of death.
We packed our whole luggage and entered the valley one by one. The terrain in the valley became even lower. In some places, water even accumulated. Rotten grass and dead branches piled up and turned into a swamp. Be careful, I'm afraid it will be miserable if you accidentally get stuck in it.
At this time, there was a sudden noise in the sky, and then the wind and cloud changed. Just now, the wind and the sun were shining with strong ultraviolet rays. It was estimated that it was going to rain, and I couldn't even find a bigger tree to cover the rain. After a while, I saw the remains of many animals in the cracks in the grass.
"Did you think they were poisoned?" A guy who looked unfamiliar suddenly asked me.
I shook my head, expressing that I don't know, but the valley is full of weirdness, it's better not to touch the flowers and plants inside.
He nodded, agreeing.
In this way, our group carefully stepped on the broken bones on the ground and continued to move forward. This valley is very deep, and we can't see the exit after walking for a long time. Seeing the clouds in the sky are getting lower and lower, we can only speed up our pace.
At this time, a white light suddenly flashed, illuminating a vast expanse of whiteness all around, which was very dazzling, followed by a bang, followed by screams from the back of the team, and they became panicked.
"Someone was killed by lightning, and someone was killed by lightning."
I turned my head and saw a body covered in scorched black slowly falling down, its face changed beyond recognition, and white gas and unintelligible words were still coming out of its mouth.
When everyone saw this scene, they were quite frightened, but the lightning did not intend to stop, and then came again, and another person around him was caught in the fire, and then a crackling flash flashed not far away. The power grid of Mars is getting closer and closer.
"Wow, what the hell is this place, it seems to be cursed."
When everyone saw that thing, they fled in all directions. There was no organization at all for a while, and I also hurried to the valley slopes on both sides of the valley.
Those who ran slowly were covered by the grid, and were burned to ashes in an instant, without even a skeleton. This is simply a test of people's psychological endurance. People who have seen such a horrifying scene have a slightly weaker ability to bear it. , [-]% I'm afraid I'm going crazy.
I couldn't help speeding up my pace. When I saw that I was about to climb up the big rock on the valley slope, I was entangled by a resistance around my waist. I didn't stop for a while and my feet were thrown to the ground hard. Pad.
I looked around my waist, and saw that the claws of a small metal buckle were firmly pulling on the strap of my backpack. There's a man stuck in the mud flat, and that man is the guy who asked me the question just now.
"Help me, please save me." At this time, he was already deep in the swamp, and the quagmire had sunk into his chest. It should be because he tossed too hard just now, I saw him looking at me with eyes full of pleading, his face was painful and flustered .
"Okay, don't move around, I'll pull you up right away." After speaking, I subconsciously pulled the rope around my waist, but the suction of the swamp was far beyond my expectation. I pulled it a few times and saw that the rope was too thin. Unable to exert any strength at all, he turned around a few times, wrapped the rope around his waist and tied it, and then retreated with difficulty.
The man kept thumping in the muddy water and wanted to get up, but there seemed to be a mouth full of blood under the grass, and he refused to let go. After tossing for a long time, not only did he not pull him out, but he also lost his footing and was gradually caught. Pulled into the swamp.
Lightning kept striking around us, and white smoke rose from wherever it hit, and then burned. I saw that I could not save people with my own strength, so I looked up and looked for people, but the crowd just now Gu ran away, there was no one left at this moment.
Continuing to wrestle with this deadly swamp was not an option. I yelled at the man and said, "Don't move around, I'll find someone to help." After speaking, I began to untie the rope.
But the rope tightened suddenly, and I was caught off guard and fell to the ground and was pulled over. At this time, the face in the mud had turned into a pig liver color, and it seemed to blend with the color of the mud under the electric light.
I saw him yelling with a ferocious face: "I want to run, haha...it's not that easy, and I will drag you as a backing if I die."