withering day

For human beings, the endless darkness is the most terrifying, because you don't know what you will encounter in front of you, you will be afraid of it, you can't see the light, you can't find your direction.Fortunately, in such boundless darkness, Han Mo and his party can still relieve such fear through chatting with each other.

After walking in the underground space for a few days, they never came across any new ruins, and it seems that there is no danger here, but they don't have much food and water left, and they can last for another seven or eight days at most. If they cannot find food and water within seven or eight days, they will fall into utter despair.

The only change that can be felt is that the temperature in the underground space is getting lower and lower, and all the down jackets that were taken off before are taken out again and put on the body.

After these few days of research, Mr. Lin seems to have some clues to those words, and has deciphered a small part of them, but the content is incomplete, and he still can't get any important information.With the help of the spar, Jiang Xiaoxue's body has never been weak again, but it seems that the effect of the spar is very limited. The blackness that retreated to the fingertips before spread slowly again, although it has not caused any negative effects. But it's still worrying.

"Why do I feel like I'm getting more and more out of breath, like altitude sickness..." Shen Mingxi was a little panting, and he had experienced this uncomfortable symptom when he first arrived at the Weiling Plateau.

"The terrain seems to be getting higher and higher, so the air pressure is getting lower and lower." Luo Zhan was also a little out of breath. As a person who has worked on the Weiling Plateau all year round, he actually felt difficult to breathe.

Han Mo looked ahead silently. He had a guess, but he didn't intend to say it.

The rest time for everyone is getting longer and longer. From the beginning, they only rested for seven or eight hours a day to now they need to rest for [-] hours a day. As the air pressure and temperature get lower and lower, the rest time may gradually increase in the future. .And the further you got to the back, it seemed that even down jackets could no longer withstand the low temperature here, and everyone began to hesitate whether to go forward.

Supplies are scarce, and the power of lighting equipment is also insufficient. Their hopes are being shattered bit by bit.

"I think we are approaching the Great Snow Mountain..." Han Mo finally spoke.

"Snow Mountain? How come? The Chiyan Basin is more than ten kilometers away from the Snow Mountain..."

"Remember what Si Han told us before? This underground space is huge and has spread into the snow-capped mountains. Although we don't know the direction, judging from the current pressure and temperature getting lower and lower, perhaps only This is the case!"

"According to our speed, it is not impossible to reach the snow mountain." Shui Hanjiang continued.

Everyone is silent, and they are getting farther and farther away from Chiyan Basin, which means that the possibility of finding the elevator is getting more and more slim. They are all hesitating whether to turn back, but even if they turn back, their supplies are not enough, and they are really caught in a dilemma.

"Let's keep going. The terrain is getting higher and higher, which means that we are getting closer to the ground. Maybe we can see the exit in front?" Chu Yue thought for a while, and said her thoughts.

"I agree with Chu Yue's statement!" Han Mo first expressed his point of view.

"But according to the current situation, our clothes can't withstand the severe cold of the snow-capped mountains at all, and we may be frozen to death!" Gu Changxi also expressed his worry.

"But if we look back, we can't hold on for a few days. Besides, this underground space is so mysterious, no one is sure if there will be any accidents, just like the abyss before... I agree to move forward!" Shen Mingxi said.

Afterwards, several people made a decision. More people agreed to move forward than retreated. The minority obeyed the majority, and everyone could only start to move forward.The further you go, the lower the temperature, and a layer of hoarfrost has appeared on the ground. Everyone stepped on it, leaving a series of footprints.What is worrying is that there are already other traces here before them, one kind of footprint is the same as theirs, and the other is a strange footprint that is twice as large.

What can be guessed is that some of the people who fled in all directions have come here before, and the same Mackay monster has also chased here.

A few days later, water was not a problem. Luo Zhan and other researchers could find ways to extract water, but there was not much food. Now, unless they were really hungry, no one dared to eat. , This also caused their bodies to gradually weaken, and their forward speed was much slower.

"Look, there is light ahead!" Shen Mingxi, who was walking in the front, suddenly shouted.

Hearing Shen Mingxi's shout, everyone immediately regained their spirits and rushed forward one after another.Sure enough, in the darkness ahead, a beam of light was projected from the top of the space. It looked very small now, but the series of buildings in the light could be vaguely seen.Another ruin!Although Luo Zhan and the others were a little excited, it was not as good as the previous time, because they no longer cared about archaeological investigations, and the most important thing now was to find food and save their lives.

"The light is different from the previous one. It seems that it really shines in from the outside. Let's go over and have a look, maybe we can really find a way out!" Shui Hanjiang's tone was also faintly excited.

They quickened their pace and ran towards the direction of the light.As it got closer, the light became clearer and clearer, and the buildings inside could be seen clearly.

At this moment, Shui Hanjiang suddenly yelled: "Stop!"

Everyone was stunned and hurriedly stopped, but it was still a step too late. The two scientific researchers who ran in the front screamed and fell into the endless abyss under their feet.No one expected that there was a huge gully between them and the new ruins, which could not be seen clearly in the dark, which made the two people fall into hell under the light of hope.

"Old Zhang! Old He!" Luo Zhan yelled sadly, but he couldn't bring back the lives of the two of them. After the scream, the space returned to silence.

Everyone was afraid for a while. If Shui Hanjiang hadn't reminded them in time, everyone might have fallen into the abyss.In addition to being grateful, let them understand that in this space where they can't see anything clearly, danger may come at any time, and if they are not careful, they will be buried here forever.

"There's a bridge over there!" Han Mo said, pointing to the left.

Everyone followed his direction and saw a slender bridge on their left hand side. The starting point of this end was unknown, and they could only see the building group connected to the light at the other end.Carefully paying attention to the cliff under their feet, they walked slowly to the left to find the bridgehead.

The abyss does not seem to be of the same width. While walking to the left, they are also advancing, but the terrain is gradually getting higher. When they found the bridgehead in the dark, they were able to overlook the buildings ahead from the high terrain. But at the scene in front of them, they all opened their mouths wide, unable to close them for a long time.

Originally, when they saw a beam of light shining through from a distance, they thought it was just a small beam of light, but now it seems that it is indeed a large area of ​​light.In the golden light, a magnificent city stands alone.It is not as dilapidated as the previous ruins at all. This city is very complete, and its scale is much larger than the previous two. There is no sign of damage at all. Even the surface of each building is shining with dazzling light, just like a brand new one. .There are flowers, trees, and streams in the city. The only thing missing is vitality. There are no people or animals in the empty city.

Seeing this scene, everyone couldn't suppress the excitement in their hearts. Not only did they see the hope of going out, but maybe the water and food could be settled here!They couldn't wait to cross the bridge and reach the opposite side, but after seeing the specific situation of the bridge, they hesitated.

This is not the hard bridge they commonly see in modern times, but a soft bridge made of rope. It wobbles with a light touch. There is an abyss under your feet. Walking on it is like a high-altitude steel wire. It is a lie to say that you are not afraid .Especially the girls like Jiang Xiaoxue, their faces turned pale the moment they saw the suspension bridge, and even Xiang Xin, who was not afraid of anything on weekdays, was in a daze.

"Do you really want to walk over like this?" Shen Mingxi's face was not good-looking, he touched the rope of the suspension bridge, and it seemed that it could be crushed directly with a little force.

"How old is this suspension bridge, are you sure you can walk across it?" Lu Liang Qianqian and Chu Yue both took a few steps back, trembling in fear.

Squatting down and taking a closer look around the suspension bridge, Shui Hanjiang found that the footprints he saw before were indeed here, leading all the way to the suspension bridge, and he felt a little at ease: "Look, there are also footprints here, which means someone It’s been through here, so there should be no problem with this suspension bridge, what we need to consider now is that the suspension bridge’s bearing capacity may not be able to bear the weight of all of us.”

"Then let's go one by one. First line up two boys to protect the two girls. After they reach the opposite side, there will be two men and two girls. After the girls have passed, the remaining boys will be in groups of two." Han Mo thought for a moment and said.

Arranged in the first group were Shen Mingxi and Gu Changxi, plus two girls, Xiang Xin and Jiang Xiaoxue.Seeing them cautiously stepping onto the suspension bridge and disappearing over the dark abyss while dangling, everyone at the bridge could not help but hold their breath.However, the suspension bridge didn't seem to be as fragile as they imagined. After more than ten minutes, four black figures appeared in the light on the opposite side and reached the opposite side smoothly.

"Next group!" The second group consisted of Dai Li and Li Siran, plus two girls, Chu Yue and Lu Liangqian.The weight of the four people was obviously lighter than that of the first team, but they still reached the opposite side smoothly.

Next came the members of Luo Zhan's scientific research team. They were all old people who had gone through ups and downs. They had rich experience in living in the wild.

For a moment, Han Mo suddenly turned his head to the depths of the darkness, and he felt that dangerous breath again, the monsters were coming again.At this time, Luo Zhan's scientific research team had successfully passed, and there were only three of him, Shui Hanjiang, and Yan Wei left. He said in a deep voice, "Han Jiang, you and Yan Wei, hurry up, they are here!"

Who knew that Shui Hanjiang stood in front of Han Mo, and said in an undeniable tone: "You and Yan Wei go over, I will block it!"

Han Mo was a little helpless, this Shui Hanjiang really protected him too much, but he still felt warm in his heart, but he was not the kind of person who ran away, and immediately said to Yan Wei: "Yan Wei, you first In the past, your speed should be faster if you speak alone, we are here to pay attention to those things!"

"You..." Yan Wei actually wanted to say that I am strong enough to stay and block the monsters, but before he could open his mouth, Han Mo pushed him onto the bridge. There was a strange roar, knowing that it could not be dragged on any longer, so I could only quickly run to the opposite side of the bridge. The suspension bridge shook violently, but luckily it was able to bear it.