Paintings of Terror

Both old members and new members nodded in agreement.

"Let's go in when we're ready." Ke Xun ignored Tian Yang's silent gaze on him, turned around and walked into this gloomy and deep forest with Mu Yiran.

Ke Xun opened the phone, clicked on the compass function, and found that the function could no longer be used, so he said to Mu Yiran: "This function is blocked, I think we should be more careful in the forest, obviously the forest is used as a checkpoint It’s here, if we lose our way, we’ll probably meet the conditions for death.”

Mu Yi nodded without saying anything.

Now Ke Xun has grown quite keen and thoughtful, and almost no longer needs his advice and guidance. The two of them are now supporting each other, complementing each other, fighting side by side, and shouldering responsibilities together.

"Attention comrades, don't fall behind." Ke Xun turned around and told everyone.

"Since the compass function of the mobile phone can't be used, we'd better determine a direction first." Shao Ling said in the middle of the team.

"It's simple...the direction with dense branches and leaves is south, I learned it in elementary school..." Xiao Kai said weakly.

"Then please help me to see which direction these trees have dense branches and leaves." Wei Dong said.

Xiao Kai looked up for a while, but saw that the trees above his head were densely connected with each other, and the branches were intertwined with each other. It was impossible to tell which side had the denser branches and leaves.

"Cough..." Xiao Kai scratched the back of his neck, "Then, find a tree stump, the side with sparse annual rings is Nan..."

"We'll probably get lost when we find the stump," Wei Dong said.

"Moreover, the dense growth rings of trees in the south and north point in different directions," Shao Ling said.

"Unfortunately, it's noon again. I'm afraid I can't determine the direction by the shadow cast by the sun." Wu You looked up as he spoke, trying to find the sun through the cracks in the branches.

"I'm afraid it's useless if it's not at noon." He Tang shook his head beside him, "The whole sky is gray and the sun can't be seen at all."

"It's...it's broad daylight, and we can't find the Big Dipper to set the direction." Wei Dong said.

"Look at the ant holes," Luo Kuo said suddenly, "the mouths of the ant holes all open to the south."

"Is this statement accurate?" Wei Dong said, "All the ant holes I've seen open upwards."

"Uh... Anyway, ants like sunlight, so if they had a choice, their holes should all open to the south." Luo Yu hesitated.

"Luo Yu is right," Shao Ling said, "We can try to find ant nests nearby first, but it's better to add a few more ways to determine the direction, so as not to interfere with the judgment due to unexpected situations. I will provide One way, we can find some rocks to look at, the dry or lush side is the south, and the moss-prone side is the north."

"Or observe the bark of some thick trees," Mu Yiran continued, "Generally, the smooth side of the bark is south, and the rough side is north."

"Well...if there are pine trees, the side where the pine trees secrete more resin is also on the south side..." the girl named Gu Qingqing added weakly.

After observing more than a dozen thick trees, ant nests, and a few occasional rocks, everyone finally determined a general direction: the direction when they came was north, and the way forward was south.

Ke Xun made a mark on the body of a relatively obvious tree to mark the direction, turned his head and said to everyone: "Remember this tree, if you accidentally get lost, find a way to find this tree and find it. Once you pass this tree, you can find the direction back to the residential area. Let’s continue to move forward now, everyone pay attention to observe, in addition to looking for the water source, we also need to look for clues about the painting that may appear here.”

Everyone responded and continued to move forward.

Ke Xun waved a branch and strode forward to open the way, while Mu Yiran was a step behind him, keeping an eye on the surrounding situation for him.

The grass in this forest is extremely lush, and some unknown plants are even as tall as a person. The trees covering the sky and the sun have already shrouded the forest in an eerie way, and these tall grasses add to the gloom. A layer of enchanting air.

And when Ke Xun waved the branches to clear the way, there were often rustling noises in the grass. It was unknown whether it was a snake, a beast, or some other "thing" that had been watching them all the time.

Just walking through the forest without stopping for more than an hour, there is still a dense forest that is almost dark.

"Stop...stop for a moment," the girl named Gu Qingqing suddenly said, "He seems very uncomfortable."

Everyone heard the sound and looked over in unison, and saw her pointing at Xiao Kai worriedly.

Xiao Kai's complexion was very bad, his lips were dry and white, his steps were sloppy, and his breathing was heavy.

Qin Ci stepped forward and touched Xiao Kai's forehead, tested the temperature, and asked him, "What's wrong with you?"

Xiao Kai said: "My head hurts, my eyes hurt, my throat hurts, my muscles hurt too, and I have no strength."

"Your body temperature is a bit high. From the symptoms, it should be a fever caused by a cold." Qin Ci said, then looked at Ke Xun and Mu Yiran, "It's not suitable for him to go any further. If he tries to force himself, he may cause dehydration or heat stroke."

"Everyone stop and have a rest," Ke Xun decisively said, "But don't let your guard down, pay attention to the surrounding situation, I'll climb up the tree and have a look from afar."

Wei Dong hurriedly said: "Damn, you have to be careful, there are poisonous insects everywhere in the forest of this scale, there might be something on this tree."

"I'll thicken up the protection." Ke Xun said as he unwrapped the clothes on his back, put the down jacket on his body, covered his head with a sweater, and covered his face with underpants, only his eyes were exposed. After thinking about it, it was not enough Wearing one piece, he asked for Weidong's long johns, tore them in half from the middle, and wrapped his hands more tightly with the two trouser legs.

"...Your uncle, my Arctic man!" Wei Dong said, "If you go out, you will pay me well!"

"Why didn't you say that your long johns were torn long ago, otherwise I wouldn't tear them apart so easily," Ke Xun moved his hands and feet, "I've never seen anyone touch porcelain with long johns."

After saying hello to Mu Yiran, he nimbly climbed up the trunk of the tree.

Mu Yiran raised his head and looked up for him, while the others looked around in case something unexpected happened.

Ke Xun climbed to the highest place he could climb, looked around for a while, and then got down from the tree, covered in spider silk, wiped the spider silk off his body with Weidong's long johns, and threw it aside. After taking off his clothes, he was sweating profusely.

"There is no water source as far as I can see." Ke Xun frowned slightly, "I'm afraid we may not be able to find running water in the forest until dark, so we have to find other ways."

"This kind of forest, which is similar to a tropical rainforest, will definitely not lack water," Shao Ling said. "The problem is that its area is too large, and the source of running water may not be somewhere. At least we don't have time to look for it today, unless If we can survive tonight, we will head to the forest early tomorrow morning and spend the whole day looking for water."

"But now we have to solve the bottom line problem of drinking water," Zhu Haowen glanced at Xiao Kai, "If he becomes dehydrated, it will be more dangerous."

"That..." Gu Qingqing raised her hand, like an honest student who wants to answer questions in class, "If there is no running water, you can find some plants with a lot of water..."

"The key is how do we distinguish which plants are poisonous, which are not poisonous, and which have a lot of water?" Wei Dong said.

"Ordinary moss is not poisonous," Gu Qingqing said, "and the water is still very large, and the squeezed juice can be drunk directly."

"Are you sure, sister?" Wei Dong asked, "There are many tricks in this painting, if we are not careful, our lives will be lost."

Gu Qingqing hesitated and said: "Unless the force behind the painting you mentioned deliberately turned moss into a poisonous plant against the laws of nature, ordinary moss is really not poisonous."

"I know that there is a kind of rattan plant, which is also rich in water. After cutting it off, you can drink the juice directly." Luo Wei followed Gu Qingqing's example and raised his hand, "I don't know that kind of plant. What is the name of the vine, but if I see it, I can recognize it."

"Is the radish sure? Have you ever drank it?" Wei Dong asked.

"I've drank it," Luo Kuo said with certainty, "A few friends and I often play blindly in the wild. I've drank it several times, and if I can't do it, I just drink my own urine."

"Shut up, don't you trust me?" Wei Dong raised his hand and knocked on his head.

"In this case," Shao Ling said, "let's not waste any more time, it's best to split up, center on this place, and spread out to find moss, and the water-rich vines that Luo Xie mentioned, if we can find Of course, running water would be better."

So Xiao Kai was left where he was, and Qin Ci, who was in charge of taking care of him, and He Tang, whose physical strength was about to reach its limit, were also left behind. The rest were divided into three groups, looking for moss and vines in different directions. .

More than an hour later, several groups of people came back one after another. Not only did they dig up the moss, but they also found the long vines that Luo Kuo had mentioned. Ke Xun also brought back several nests of bird eggs.

However, Xiao Kai's symptoms of cold and fever seemed to be getting worse. Sitting under a big tree, he looked very weak, and Qin Ci's expression was also a little dignified: "I don't know if it is because the power in the painting is at work. Xiao Kai His illness came quickly and violently, and his current condition is not very good, and he must be treated with medication."

"Isn't there a clinic in the residential area over there?" Luo Kuo asked, "Will there be medicine there?"

"We can't confirm the production time of those medicines," Qin Ci shook his head slightly, "Medicines are different from food, and there must be no mistakes and random use."

"Doctor Qin..." the one who spoke was Tian Yang, who was always quiet, "Please try your best to find a way. Xiao Kai's physique has always been good, and he is rarely so weak because of a cold or fever."

Qin Ci looked up into the depths of the dense forest and said, "There is an emergency method, but I'm afraid it depends on luck. I wonder if you have found willow or poplar tree species in the forest just now?"

Everyone shook their heads, "At that time, I was only looking for moss and such long vines, even if I might see willows, I didn't pay attention." Wei Dong said.

"Why are you looking for willow?" Ke Xun asked.

"There is an ingredient in willow bark called salicin, which is equivalent to natural aspirin," Qin Ci said. "It can be used to treat fever, cold, headache, and pain caused by inflammation. If you can find willow, you can treat it slightly." Relieve Xiao Kai's symptoms."