It seems difficult for modern people living in the steel jungle to appreciate the violence of nature. However, if you are in a tropical rain forest that is no different from the primitive era, you will deeply understand that nature has supreme power.
While it nourishes everything, it can also destroy everything.
The whole process from the gathering of dark clouds to the falling of raindrops as big as beans did not take more than a minute, and just a few dozen seconds later, the strong wind started to rise, and the entire rainforest changed.
The jungle that was originally full of life suddenly became like a green hell. The shadows and reflections of the plants were like the claws and eyes of the devil. After those cute little animals disappeared, only the tension of an approaching storm remained.
The three of them walked quickly up the stream. As they walked, the man holding a bow and arrow introduced himself: "My name is Oliver Queen. I come from Star City. I lived here about three months ago..."
Arthur and Schiller also introduced their names respectively, but neither said more, or they couldn't say more. At this time, the wind was already strong, and just walking with their heads down was already very tiring.
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"No matter where you are from, as long as you are not that group of drug dealers, we can cooperate. I built a shelter in a cave upstream of the stream, where we can take shelter from the storm."
Next, the three of them didn't speak, and just walked forward. If Schiller was alone, he could reach the destination quickly with several consecutive flashes, but the problem was that Oliver and Arthur certainly couldn't.
Even though the three of them hurried and hurried, when the tropical storm really arrived, they still failed to reach the cave that Olive mentioned.
The strong wind blew the rain on their faces, and both Oliver and Arthur were a little unsteady. Schiller raised his head, squinted his eyes and looked into the distance. He asked: "Are you referring to that cave?"
At the source of the creek, a rock crack appeared at the bottom of the cliff formed by the break of the mountain cliff. The ultra-long-distance vision provided by the gray fog allowed Schiller to see that there seemed to be traces of someone living there.
"That's right!
"Oliver shouted, even though he had used the maximum volume, his voice was still shaky in the howling of the wind.
"Hurry up, let's go!
"Arthur formed a shield with water and walked forward, but it was still difficult to withstand the strong wind.
On the last stretch of the road, Oliver finally fell down. He was already injured and weak. He failed several hunting attempts in a row and ran out of food. The wind quickly took away the heat, making him even more weak.
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Just when Arthur rushed to help him up, Schiller instantly turned into gray mist, grabbed the two of them, and flew into the cave.
The two people who were thrown to the ground both let out a scream of pain. Arthur breathed a sigh of relief, while Oliver looked at Schiller who slowly gathered his figure. He cursed and then said: "I may be dying.
I’m all hallucinating…”
"You are not hallucinating, but you are indeed about to die." Schiller stepped forward and came to the side of Oliver who collapsed on the ground. He removed all the leaves wrapped around him, and then looked at the wound on his shoulder.
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After taking off the wrapped strips of shirt, Schiller understood why this journey to survive on an isolated island could help Green Arrow grow from a rich boy to a real hard-working hero...
The wounds under the cloth strips were very shocking. A large piece of skin on his entire left shoulder and part of his chest had disappeared, exposing the muscle tissue inside, which seemed to have been burned by fire and was pitted and uneven.
Schiller took a closer look and found that the wounds might have been scratched by a shotgun. Those pitted parts were all where the steel balls had been buried. As for the traces of fire, Schiller guessed that they might have been caused by Oliver himself.
To prevent further ulceration.
Schiller thought for a moment, and then took out the medical kit stored in Gray Mist. There were everything needed to treat wounds. It was not difficult to perform a simple operation.
There is no need to pay attention to hygienic conditions in this condition now, so it is the right way to deal with it as soon as possible. However, the only problem is that Oliver is very weak now, and rash surgery may cause his physical characteristics to decline very quickly.
Schiller took a deep breath, put down the medical bag, turned around and said to Arthur: "His current condition is too bad. I can't treat his wounds, otherwise it may cause fainting or shock."
"After the storm has passed, we must first find him some food and drinking water. Only after his physical strength has recovered can we perform surgery."
Arthur sighed and looked at the pale Oliver. He did not expect that things would develop to this extent.
"I thought we could sail over here, take him with us and leave, but now, it seems that even if the boat sails over, we can't take him away like this, he will die on the road..." Arthur sighed deeply.
He breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that he had taken this matter too simply.
When he lived in a familiar environment, he felt that he could do anything, whether it was sailing a boat, fishing, or forecasting the weather, he could do it all with ease.
But once the environment changed, things would not go so smoothly. He felt that he had overestimated his own abilities, putting himself and the people he wanted to save in danger.
Arthur looked a little annoyed, but Schiller was very calm. He said: "Listen, there is a problem now. You should have noticed that his body temperature is dropping."
"He must replenish the heat in time, but now, the humidity in this cave is too high. The branches he prepared before may not be able to ignite. Arthur, you have to think of a way, otherwise he may die."
"But what can I do? I...I can't make those branches ignite? I can control the water, but I can't control the fire..." Arthur seemed a little anxious, but Schiller remained calm. He said: "No
No, you can't make branches ignite in humid air, but you can make the air less humid."
Arthur was suddenly stunned, and then he stood up suddenly and started pacing in place, saying: "Yes, that's right, I can control water, so the water in the air should also be able to control it. I'll try
one time……"
Arthur closed his eyes and concentrated, trying to find the feeling he had when he was controlling water in the creek. After a while, many small water droplets appeared in the air. These small water droplets condensed into a large water ball, and then were
Arthur controlled and slowly moved out of the cave.
He exhaled, looked down at his hands, showed an expression of joy, looked at Schiller with shining eyes and said: "God, Professor, I never thought I could do this..."
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But who knows, Schiller frowned. He stretched out a hand as if feeling the air, then shook his head and said: "No, no, it's useless to empty the water out of the cave. There's a storm outside."
If it doesn't stop, the moist smell will keep pouring in."
This rock crevice cannot actually be called a real cave, because a cave must have a deep space inward, and this is obviously a narrow gap formed by the fracture and dislocation of the rock layers during the geological structure. Although it is
The mountain is not big, but it can barely accommodate humans.
But it can only barely accommodate. With three people standing and one lying down, there is basically no space. If five people are crammed in, one of them may get wet.
In such an open space, it is impossible to completely isolate the water vapor. The entrance to this rock crevice is almost the same width as the deepest part, and there is no possibility of building a door to block the entrance. There is nothing like that here.
There are many materials, and materials taken locally cannot have good waterproof properties.
Schiller thought for a moment and decided to widen the cave a little and create a space at the back that was larger than the entrance. To do this, he still had to use gray fog.
Although gray fog doesn't like to eat rocks, it can indeed swallow up the mountain and then decompose it. After Schiller dispersed into gray fog, the gray fog factor penetrated into every gap in the rock wall behind him.
Almost instantly, the rock wall in the hemispherical area at the back disappeared out of thin air, turning this place into a real cave with a relatively small entrance and a relatively large cave space.
Arthur moved Oliver, who was lying weak on the ground, into the back space.
But there is another problem, that is, something must be found to block the entrance of the cave. Schiller thought for a while, and it dispersed into gray mist. After stopping at the entrance of the cave, a green crystal began to spread on the entrance of the cave until it was completely sealed.
, leaving only one door near the right side.
Yes, this is the kryptonite crystal left by the gray fog before. Although there is not much left, the crystal wall created by Schiller is not thick. It is just because the part connected to the cave is very strong, so it was attacked by the storm.
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In this way, Arthur can use his water control ability to completely transfer the damp atmosphere out of the cave, and then they can use some branches to light a fire.
After the fire was lit, Oliver instinctively leaned closer to the flame. After feeling that the cold was no longer so cold, his spirit recovered a little, and he said in a hoarse voice: "Thank you for saving me..."
Arthur shook his head and said, "It's far from that. We have to take you out of this place and back to a normal city."
Schiller stood in front of the crystal wall and looked out through the transparent crystal. At this time, the tropical storm reached its most destructive moment, and the originally tall trees and bushes clung to the surface obediently.
It's like worshiping the infinite power of nature.
He heard the conversation between Oliver and Arthur coming from behind him. Oliver said: "My arrogance and arrogance led to all this. I brought it all on myself..."
"After I took over my parents' group, I thought I was very capable in business. I didn't listen to anyone's dissuasion and accepted many orders that were beyond our capabilities..."...
"My willful actions led to poor management of the group, which resulted in layoffs and salary cuts. However, I still spent a lot of time drinking and driving a cruise ship to go fishing..."
"Then I was pushed off the boat by a grudge employee..."
Oliver's voice sounded very distant because of his weakness, like a vague sigh coming from the depths of a cave. He said:
"If I were to live in such pain here, I would rather just drown in the sea..."
Schiller turned around and saw Oliver's expression. He knew that Oliver's will to survive was not very strong, which was completely different from when he had treated the shotgun wound himself.
At that time, maybe because of the pain, he had no time to think about anything else. There was only one thought in his mind, that is, to survive. Therefore, he was able to overcome the pain and bleeding, and struggled to deal with the wound.
But once he relaxes and has nothing to do, he will start to think randomly and feel that this kind of pain makes him feel suffocated. It is better to end this hopeless life as soon as possible.
Schiller stepped forward, squatted next to Oliver and said to him: "I want to tell you some bad news. Before coming to this island, we encountered a group of drug dealers and damaged our boat."
"In other words, now the two of us are trapped here... You don't have to look at me like that. I can tell you that our super powers are not strong enough to fly back to the United States from here."
"And as you can see, both of us are from big cities and have no experience in surviving in the wild. If you die now, the two of us will probably die here."
Oliver's eyes widened. After a long time, he sighed, moved slowly, and said, "This is really bad news."
"So, if you're almost done resting, can you tell us how you survived here for the past three months?"