The food we bring is basically compressed dry food. It is too hot here. If we bring other food, it will go bad in a few hours. This kind of military compressed dry food is the most reliable and can be eaten at high temperatures or frozen. There are a lot of this kind of biscuit-shaped compressed food in the warehouse on Martin's ship, which is enough for us these days. The only thing is that the water source is relatively scarce. We don't have the ability to bring a lot of water, so we must save water.
The big man kept drinking water. For such a big man, his food and water intake were much larger than those of a normal person. In the blink of an eye, only two-thirds of the water in his kettle was left. , it had only been two hours, if he had walked for a few more hours, he would have drank all the water in the pot.
"Big man, drink less water, we still have a long way to go." Shunzi was beside him and persuaded.
The big man grinned and said, "I really want to drink less, but I'm thirsty. What should I do if I don't drink water?"
Mai Lao said with a cold face, "Drink as little as possible. , just moisten your throat, just don’t make your throat burn. Water is very important here. If you drink it all, it will be a burden to others.”
Jenny said kindly, "Let him drink. I still have some here. If not, give him my water."
"No, everyone's water is rationed. Unless it is absolutely necessary, try not to Using other people's water sources, if you want to survive in this environment, you must have abilities beyond ordinary people," Mai Lao said unceremoniously.
But he is right. After the big man drinks all the water, we cannot watch him become thirsty. We will give him water when the time comes. In this way, our water source will be reduced, and there will be someone. We are about to suffer. The water is barely sustaining us now, because we don’t know how far we have to go. It is very likely that we will drink all the water. We haven’t even walked halfway yet. By then it will be really tragic. .
The big man's face was a bit ugly, but he still put away the kettle, "Okay, I just need to drink less. Damn it, how far do we have to go?"
< br>"Jiao Ba, do you know the specific location?" Mai Lao asked.
Jiao Ba said with a helpless smile, "How could I know? I've never been here before. Just take it one step at a time and keep moving forward. You will always find it."
We rested for half a day. At the end of the hour, it was time to get ready for the road again. After the tents were put away, the big guys lined up in pairs and walked forward one after the other. Mai Lao and Jiao Ba were at the front, and the rest of us followed closely behind.
Soon, another two hours passed, and we were still wandering around in the desert. We couldn’t see anything except yellow sand, but the further we walked inside, the higher the temperature became. The sand can obviously feel hot on your feet. Although it is not scalding, it is indeed very hot.
When we got here, the wind had already begun to blow, and the wind was very strong, but the strong wind blowing over was hot, like steam. Coupled with the sunlight, it made my body feel fast. It’s been roasted. It’s really torturous here. The temperature on this island is at least around 50° above zero. You can’t imagine what it’s like. You can cope with the cold, but there’s really nothing you can do about the heat. , the horror of the desert is here.
We happened to be moving forward against the strong wind. Our walking pace changed from a fast pace at the beginning to a difficult one now. The wind made everyone very tired, and the strong wind stirred up yellow sand. The dust was flying all over the sky. Even if we were wearing windproof and sand-proof glasses, the dust was still blowing so hard that we didn’t even dare to open our eyes. The sand particles hitting our glasses made a 'pah-pah-pah' sound, as if they could be blown away at any time. Like pieces broken into pieces.
The yellow sand hit my face and hurt. The entire desert seemed to be in flames of war. The sand and dust seemed to cover the entire island. The wind was roaring like a wild beast. The sound was lingering in my ears, stimulating our nerves. What if At this moment, poisonous snakes and other creatures suddenly appeared, and we really didn't even have a chance to avoid them.
The strong wind and sand made it difficult for us to even breathe. We covered our mouths with our clothes, lowered our heads, and walked forward slowly step by step. Mr. Mai turned around and shouted, "Zhongyi, Take out the rope, everyone, hold on to the rope, don’t fall behind, we must get through it.”
Me. We quickly took out the rope from our backpack. Each of us had a rope buckle on our waist. We used the rope buckle to fasten the rope, and then we grabbed the rope with our hands and walked forward in a line with difficulty. Come, at least it can guarantee a certain degree of safety. Even if someone really can't hold the rope, this rope buckle can save someone's life at a critical moment.
"Mr. Mai, where are we going? I can't see anything?" Martin shouted behind me.
The force of the wind and sand never diminished. We could not see the road clearly at all, so we could only walk with our heads down. One foot was deep and one foot was shallow. Fortunately, we were all wearing boots, otherwise the sand would have been there earlier. Just filled the shoes.
Only then did I feel that we were walking upwards, because there was a very obvious inclination, but I didn’t know where we would go. This place was simply hell, even worse than the Ice City. My skin was about to be roasted. Ripe.
Seeing that Mr. Mai did not answer him, Martin shouted again, "Old Mai, we have to find a place to escape the sand."
Mr. Mai turned sideways and shouted, "There is no place to go. Just hide and keep moving forward, everyone, watch your steps, be careful of quicksand.”
But just when Mr. Mai finished shouting these words. , I heard someone scream from behind, "Ah~~~Help."
Then the rope in our hands tightened and pulled us back with a very strong force. , before dragging us backwards, I quickly turned around to take a look, and heard Shaoyu yell, "Captain, someone is stuck in the quicksand."
This time was terrible. I was really afraid of what would happen. I quickly untied the rope buckle on my waist, turned around and ran back. But when I ran over, I was dumbfounded. What kind of quicksand was this? This was almost like quicksand. Desert vortex.
This vortex is like a huge hourglass, five or six meters wide. The surrounding yellow sand continues to flow into it, and the mouth of the vortex is gradually getting larger. Shaoyu and another Malaysian are trapped by this The huge whirlpool swallowed the edge.
The Malaysian's body had already entered the mouth of the whirlpool, and Shaoyu was struggling on top. I ran over and grabbed the rope, and a group of us pulled out with all our strength, but the whirlpool The quicksand at the mouth was moving too fast. Before we could pull them up, the edge of the vortex expanded a lot.
"Back off, hurry up." I ordered the others, but Shunzi was lying on the ground, still trying to save people. I yelled, "Shunzi, you don't want your fucking life." , come back to me quickly.”
After hearing my shouting, he got up and hid behind. Shaoyu shouted in horror, "Captain, Mr. Mai, save me. Save me quickly." His voice could hardly be shouted out. , the wind and sand are so strong that you can fill a mouthful of sand with just one mouth.
A group of us pulled the rope back hard again, but no matter how hard we tried, they just couldn't get up. It was as if there was a strong force pulling us down under the desert. If we continued like this, we would be trapped by them. Brought in.
I was at the front of everyone. I saw with my own eyes that more than half of the Malaysian’s body was buried in the whirlpool. He grabbed the rope and roared, "Help me." But this voice Getting smaller and smaller, he seemed to have lost the ability to struggle.
I feel something is wrong. If it is really ordinary quicksand, it will never have such a strong force. There are so many of us, even if we cannot pull them up, we can at least control them from sinking.
But this is obviously different. I can completely feel that there is a powerful force pulling us down here. Maybe there may be some terrible creature hidden deep in the yellow sand, although I don’t know. I saw it with my own eyes, but I just have this feeling. Every time I encounter danger, my intuition will be very sensitive, and this time is no exception.
"Yi Ge, what should I do? I can't pull it up." Shunzi shouted anxiously behind me.
Just when I was at a loss, Mr. Mai suddenly rushed over. He grabbed Shaoyu's hand with his left hand and cut the rope directly with his right hand. The moment the rope was broken, the Malaysian was instantly raped. The sand was swallowed up, and the whole person seemed to have fallen into water. He was immediately submerged by the desert, and he didn't even have time to shout.
Mai Lao pulled Yu Shao up with a fierce force. A group of us climbed up quickly. Just after the Malaysian was swallowed up by the desert, the huge desert whirlpool also began to slow down. Slowly smoothed out, the yellow sand was quickly covered again, the whirlpool disappeared, and everything returned to its original appearance.
After the whirlpool calmed down, the wind and sand began to gradually decrease. At least we could see the road ahead clearly. All of us looked at the disappearing whirlpool in front of us in shock. Even I was stunned for a moment. There was no moment of relief.
In just a short while, another of our companions died. Shaoyu suddenly squatted down and shouted, "God, what did we do wrong? Why should we be punished? Why?" He cried loudly Shouting, he has long lost his former calmness.
Jiao Ba held his shoulders and said with some regret, "Don't be sad, this is not our fault, but God's fault."
"My God, I'm really going crazy." Shaoyu held his head in his hands, obviously mentally stimulated.
Martin walked up to Mr. Mai at this time and asked reproachfully, "Old Mai, why are you doing this? We can rescue him."
"Rescue him? How? Rescue? If I hadn't been fast enough, we would all have been taken in, and none of us would have survived." Mr. Mai looked at him coldly, without any sense of guilt. He was not calm, but indifferent. "I don't believe that there are so many of us, how can we not save him? If you do this, you will undoubtedly kill him." Martin stared at him and growled at him.