Chapter 33 Sleepless into the Abyss
The night didn't know that he was almost found out.
However, even if he knows, he doesn't have the energy to think about these things now. Day and night, running sleeplessly, he is exhausted to the limit. Fortunately, the moon is clear from time to time, releasing the sweet rain and nourishing the body and mind. In contrast, Qingyue and Xiaoxin are in a much better state than the night. It seems that the foundation of the night is poor, and the exercise time is not enough.The law of the jungle in the mountains and forests, and the beasts that were disabled yesterday are missing now. Some bloody bones can be faintly found along the way, and some bones are even chewed into scum and scattered randomly.
The Qingyue constantly urges edible berries and dried fruits to satisfy everyone's hunger. The wild animals in the mountains and forests are much thinner and it is not easy to hunt, so the supply of meat is much less.
Everyone did not dare to delay and still maintained the attitude of rushing on the road. After getting along with each other day and night and sharing difficulties, Xiaoxin has begun to integrate into this small team. He was at the end of the team, still holding the water magic core tightly in his hand. This was picked up from animal corpses last night, and there were several in total. Unfortunately, I'm not so lucky today. I didn't even see an animal's body.
Qingyue quickly judged the direction according to the imprint left by Jietian and the trace of the residual breath of the medicine. At that time, Qingyue was still reluctant and quite opposed to the night's request for this useless medicine, but now there is only admiration and gratitude.
Everyone went all the way north, more than 20 miles, and it was already night. The more forward it is, the more frightened it is. The damage caused by the earthquake is amazing. The mountain was seriously deformed, and small hills collapsed.
Everyone planned to go to Baihua Town for a rest and continue to walk more than 30 miles north. Climbing up a hill and looking at the birch forest town in the north, it was dark and there were no lights.
Everyone followed the mark to Baihua Town and found that there was only a huge pit left.
The huge pit has been filled, forming a lake.
The tracking clues were interrupted, and everyone was silent.
"It will be all right," the night broke the silence. "It's unlikely that they will stay in town. They should cross here and go in another direction."
I hope so! No one is sure.
The atmosphere was very dull, the pace was accelerated, and everyone searched counterclockwise around the huge pit.
In order to ensure that clues can be found, he deliberately retreated two or three miles. When it arrived at three o'clock, Qingyue shouted in surprise: "Yes, yes. I just said, those two little bastards will be fine. For a moment, she cried and laughed, and her mood was seriously out of control.
The night also eased his breath in his heart. After Qingyue's mood stabilized a little, he continued to hurry.
Themark always points to the east. After searching all night, the next afternoon, everyone looked for a cliff based on the imprints. To be precise, it should be a huge crack. It is four or five feet wide and the depth is unpredictable.
The rice took a mountain vine of more than 20 meters, flew to the other end to fix it, and built it into a simple sling, and everyone spent it in turn.
I searched again, but I lost the mark of tracking.
It must be around here! The night came to a conclusion. A group of people shouted near the broken marks of the mountain, calling the names of Jietian and Hawke.
Unfortunately, there is no response!
Qingyue's tears swirl in her eyes, and the night was also gloomy. He didn't give up and ordered the monkeys to search around. He sat on the ground by himself and thought with his right hand on his head.
I have a splitting headache and a trance.
"Xiao Xin," the night's voice was hoarse, "lose my water polo and wake up."
Xiaoxin followed his words, and a head-sized water ball in his hand quickly took shape. He raised his hand and waved it and fell on the head of the night. With the excitement of cold water, the mind seems to be much more flexible.
"Squeak, squeak", the Monkey King suddenly ran back and rushed to the shoulder of the night.
I found it!
"Xiaoxin, you stay here. Qingyue, come with me." The night raised its voice with a trace of excitement. Tell the little monkey to lead the way, and the night and the clear moon follow closely.
The cliff runs north-south, and they are on the east side of the cliff at night. Along the cliff to the north, the mountain is getting higher and higher. After climbing nearly 200 meters, I found it. There are two weapons scattered on the ground, which are Hawke's huge sword and thick shield.
"Come here quickly." The night issued an order in his heart. He immediately stepped forward and squatted down to check the broad sword inserted diagonally on the ground. There was a mottled black left on the blade. The night guessed that it should be some kind of ** residue. I sniffed it closer, but it didn't smell good. He grabbed the hilt of the sword, got up, pulled it out hard, and flattened the giant sword.
"Qingyue, come and have a look. There are traces of fighting here. Can the ** left on this black sword be recognized? Qingyue heard the words and hurried over. A wooden thorn appeared in her hand and gently scratched the giant sword, picking up a trace of residue. Transport the wood energy in the body and feel it by yourself. After a long time, she said, "It should be the body fluid of some kind of poisonous insect. It is not fatal enough, but it is extremely corrosive."
The night looked around again, but there were no new discoveries. When the rice had flown over, the night said directly: "Take here as the center, one circle, check the abnormality, and pay attention to whether there is a hidden place."
"Yes, master of the night." The rice changed its name again, spread its wings and began to rotate.
"Qingyue, I have a guess." The night threw away the broad sword in her hand, grabbed the Qingyue who was in place, and raised her hand to help her wipe the tears on her cheeks.
"Hook may be injured. Jietian should be fine. Now there is no trace of the two, or..." The night didn't finish his words. He paused and added, "Or they found a hidden place and hid. Don't be discouraged. You use your ability to communicate with plants to check the changes of plants around you. There may be some clues.
Qingyue stabilized her mood and began to close her eyes to explore.
"Oh," Qingyue said, and there was a discovery. Keep walking under your feet, walking towards the way. Walk about 30 meters and stop at the edge of a big pit.
"There is something abnormal here," Qingyue turned her head to look at the night and affirmed.
The night nodded and signaled that the clear moon would continue.
"I thought before that this was a big pit left by a boulder rolling behind. Now I can be sure that the pit was not a stone, but a big tree. Look, this is the root. The Qingyue opened the floating soil and exposed a broken tree root.
At night, he noticed that the hole was connected to the cliff, so he walked to the edge of the cliff and looked down.
Unexpectedly, there was a real discovery.
There are very obvious scratches on the cliff. According to this speculation, it should be that the tree fell into the abyss.
"Qingyue, you can explore first. Is there any trace of drug residue near the pit? I'll bring the rice back." As the night ordered, he contacted Caifan. The search plan was temporarily changed, allowing the rice to fly directly to the bottom of the cliff to explore.
"Is there any result?" The night asked Qingyue.
"Yes, there is." Qingyue became excited, "Although it's very light, they must have been here."
The night told Qingyue not to move, but to take Xiaoxin and the Lost by himself. It didn't take much time to go back and forth. When I arrived at the pothole, I had already received the reply from the rice in my mind: "Master, I saw the rice. There are trees, holes, and people."
The night was overjoyed and informed Qingyue of the situation. He also told him to collect the mountain vines immediately and prepare to go down to explore.
After the distribution, he asked several people to wake him up for an hour, and then immediately closed his eyes and rested. The next thing is too important. He needs to recover some physical and mental energy.
Qingyue and Xiaoxin searched around, brought back a large number of mountain vines, and finally stitched together into a 100-meter-long rope. After doing all this, it was three hours later, and I still didn't wake up when I saw the night.
Qingyue couldn't take care of fatigue, so she quickly made a few torches and spawned seven or eight berries. After picking the fruit, it gently awakened the night.
When I open my eyes at night, I feel much better. He took a berry and took a few bites, and then called the Lost Monkey King. He took the torch and was ready to go down to the bottom of the cliff to search. The little tree spirit is right. Energy crystals will attract beasts. The current situation is not suitable for use.
Light a torch and carry the other two behind you. The night climbed down the cliff along the mountain vines. The lower you go down, the narrower the crack is. When it was about to climb to the bottom of the mountain vine, the crack was only four or five meters wide. Looking down, I finally found the tree. A big tree with a thick hug stuck at both ends of the broken wall. On the mountain wall near the west side, there is a small hole dug manually.
The end of the mountain vine is still seven or eight meters away from the big tree. The night is anxious and can't care about the danger. Immediately loosen the vine and fall on the tree trunk. Unexpectedly, as soon as his feet stepped on the trunk, his body tilted to one side. The night was short, and his right hand quickly grabbed a branch.
"Ker"
"lala"
Two different sounds sound almost at the same time. The branch was broken, but it finally stabilized its shape. The night did not dare to move gently, and quickly leaned over and hugged the trunk. Let the tree trunk fall down.
Fortunately, the trunk was already stuck relatively strong, and it only fell more than half a meter and stopped.
In his heart, he told Caifan to contact Qingyue and tell him that he needed a longer mountain vine. At night, he kept climbing towards the hole on the west side of the mountain. Close to the hole, straighten your waist and keep your balance. In the night, he raised the torch with his left hand and leaned into the cave.
There are only five or six square meters in the hole. The outside seems to be a natural depression, and the inside is like manual excavation. The dagger inserted on the wall of the cave well proves the speculation of the night.
There are two people on the ground. It's Hawk and Jietian!
Hawke was covered with thick scars on his body. One eye was red and swollen, and there seemed to be pus and blood overflowing. Jietian turned his body sideways and curled up in the corner. There are strips of cloth hanging on his body, and there are many scratches on his back. The night hurriedly called their names, but there was no response at all.
The night inserted the torch into the right hole wall fiercely, freeing his hand, and the cat's waist into the hole. Daring to stop, he hurriedly tried to test Jie Tian and Hawk's noses. After feeling the reaction, he was slightly relieved.
I contacted the rice and reported my safety in the Qingyue. Only then did the night explore it carefully. Jietian's situation is slightly better. It should be caused by hunger, thirst and detachment, while Hawke's situation is obviously terrible. Especially his left eye, he should be blind. I don't know if he can be saved? How can I save it?
Move the night to the mouth of the cave and look down. I saw that it was dark and I couldn't see anything. A stone was broken from the wall of the cave and thrown down. More than ten seconds later, the sound of falling into the water came. Looking up, it's still dark.
This stone crack is crooked and even covers the sky. If it weren't for the rice that could fly, I'm afraid Hawke and Jietian would have explained it.
The night estimates that the current situation will not improve even if it is until dawn. He must find a way to get the two of them on the cliff as soon as possible. Water, food, medicine, these must be solved first.