There were thirty-seven Milotuos active in the cave, and within a few moments, half of them had been cleared away.
The fat man's digging speed obviously increased, and he became more and more comfortable with it. He dug all the way into the mountain, leaving Milotuo far behind.
On both sides of the mountain wall, there was Milo Tuo who was sealed inside. He stretched out his two claws and stood there like a zombie. His white eyes were staring at Zhang Zhuxun and the four people, as if they were monitoring him.
It also rotates as they move.
The fat man groaned, waving the pickaxe, and cursed in a low voice, "Why does the fat man feel a chill in his spine and a panic when he lets this devil stare at him?"
Zhang Zhuoxun turned his head and looked at it, and he was immediately happy, "Fat man, it's really time to lose weight. Such a large protective suit will make you fall apart."
"Huh?" The fat man was a little confused, "I can't. I even went on the scale this time when I went out, and I obviously lost two kilograms."
Wu Xiaoxie complained ruthlessly: "You obviously weighed yourself on an empty stomach before eating."
"Hey~" Fatty didn't take it seriously, "Comrade Xiaozhenzhen, you are clearly jealous of Fatty's charm..."
Before he finished speaking, there was suddenly a sound of rushing water in his ears.
The fat man was confused, "What's going on? Are we at the exit?"
Zhang Zhuxun put his ear on the stone wall and listened carefully, his expression was a little subtle.
Wu Xiaoxie saw that his expression was wrong and asked him hurriedly, "What did you hear?"
Zhang Zhuoxun laughed, "We may have really made a mistake this time and just took a shortcut."
The path that Tiao should take is a direct path to the outside of the mountain after passing through the Jade Vein. There is almost no danger.
However, Zhang Zhu and the others were trying to find a way out while avoiding Miluo Tuo's pursuit in the mountains. As a result, they accidentally bumped into each other and turned back.
If Zhang Zhuoxun guessed correctly, less than ten meters further, the path they were taking would be directly connected to the crack in the shaft at the bottom of the lake.
Once Zhang Zhuxun expressed his idea, everyone thought it was very possible, so they just put the oxygen bottle on their backs and were ready at any time.
After digging about six meters further, the fat man went down with the pickaxe, and several small water jets spurted out instantly like a shower head.
Immediately afterwards, the barrier in front of him cracked open several cracks like a windshield, and then spread around like a spider web.
With a bang, the barrier finally couldn't withstand the water pressure and the whole thing exploded.
The turbulent water immediately hit Zhang Zhuxun and the four of them, directly pushing them against the stone wall, pressing them tightly, unable to resist at all.
After the initial period of time passed, the four of them swam to the surface of the water with their mouthpieces in their mouths.
However, when they swam out of the water, they discovered that this was not the lake they imagined, but another underground river.
The fat man touched the water on his face, turned on the diving flashlight hanging on his chest, and looked left and right, "What the hell is this damn place?"
Zhang Zhuoxun was also a little confused. He originally thought that the jade veins were connected to the cracks at the bottom of the lake. Who would have thought that he would end up in such a place?
There are no traces of human excavation here. It is more like a naturally formed waterway, and the river water has been slowly flowing downstream.
The space here is not large. They can reach the rock on the top with their hands, and there are no traces of the jade veins around.
The little brother suddenly put his hand into the air and felt it, "There is wind."
Wu Xiaoxie immediately said: "The wind means there is an exit. Let's follow the underground river and we will definitely find the exit in the end."
Zhang Zhu and a few others stepped on the water and swam slowly upstream along the underground river with their flashlights in hand.
After swimming continuously for more than four hours, the skin on my body was soaked and swollen. This underground river seemed to have no end, extending into the darkness in the distance.
Fatty also dived into the water to check the situation, but found nothing except stones washed smooth by the current.
It was as if they were isolated in another dimension. Fortunately, there was enough oxygen here, so they would not be too desperate.
"We can't go on like this." Zhang Zhuxun stopped to take a breath and said, "If I continue swimming, my hair will be soaked. I'll get a rubber boat. We can sit on it and take turns paddling. We can also take some time to rest and maintain our strength.
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This proposal was unanimously approved.
After getting on the rubber boat, Zhang Zhu and a few others took a short rest, ate some self-heating rice to replenish energy, and then continued forward.
After two days of floating in the underground river, everyone was a little tired.
The fat man lay half-lying on the side of the boat, stretched out a hand and splashed two splashes of water on his face. Suddenly he saw something and said "Huh?".
"Look, what is that thing in front of you?" the fat man shouted.
"What?" Wu Xiaoxie brought his face closer and took a closer look, and found a large silver-white light appearing in the darkness ahead.
At first he thought it was the flashlight's light, but when he turned off the light, he found that the silver was still there.
"What's going on?" Fatty lowered his voice, "It doesn't look like there's an exit."
Zhang Zhuxun was rowing a boat with an oar when a flash of silver light suddenly flashed in his eyes. He subconsciously used the oar to pick out the light, and then he realized that the thing seemed to be a living thing.
"Look." Zhang Zhuoxun poured the water on the oar tip into the cabin. A small group of shimmering silver things was jumping around, like a loach struggling with dehydration after being fished ashore.
Wu Xiaoxie took a closer look and found that this thing seemed to be a kind of fish. It was flat and no bigger than the fingernail of a little finger. Although the fish was small, it had all the internal organs. Through a thin layer of silver skin, you could see inside.
Beating entrails.
Wu Xiaoxie guessed: "This should be a small luminous silverbait. The luminous place is on the spine. When it shines through this thin layer of fish skin, and then reflected by the fine scales, it looks like cloth."
Spiritual."
The fat man wanted to touch it with his hands, but Wu Xiaoxie stopped him, "Don't touch it yet, I don't know if this thing is poisonous, and if you look carefully, its teeth are very sharp, it is probably a ferocious carnivorous fish.
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Zhang Zhuoxun suddenly thought of something and his pupils shrank suddenly, "This is not a fish, this is a kind of insect."
"Insects?" Wu Xiaoxie was confused.
Zhang Zhuoxun nodded, with some confusion on his brows, "I have seen a transparent insect before. This insect lives in underground water channels and can adapt to various temperatures. Usually, this insect is usually in a state of suspended animation.
But when awakened by blood, a cow can be scraped into pieces in less than half a minute, leaving no bones or dregs left."
He had seen this kind of bug before in the water channel in the underground palace under the sacred tree. These bugs would only temporarily reveal their shapes when the flesh and blood of their prey was swallowed up at the moment of sucking blood.
But the difference is that the bugs here can glow.
But Zhang Zhuxun is very sure that they are definitely the same species. Perhaps they have changed due to environmental reasons, or they only glow during the breeding season.
He remembered that there is a kind of amphibious fish called mudskipper, also called jumping fish. This fish usually has a grayish-yellow or brown appearance, but during the breeding season, the appearance of male mudskipper will turn pink or rose red, also known as jumping fish.
"Marriage Color".
Thinking of this, Zhang Zhuxun hurriedly took out a new diving suit and rubber gloves from the space, and said hurriedly: "Wrap your whole body quickly, don't leave any gaps, don't let them smell the slightest smell of blood." After hearing this, the younger brother also gave up the plan of bloodletting.
The four of them were fully armed, and even their heads were wrapped in plastic wrap, leaving only a hole for the air mouth.
Carefully row the rubber boat forward and get closer to the large piece of silver light. As you approach, some small silver light groups will appear on the water from time to time, floating slowly and leisurely.
When they got closer, they could see clearly that there was a group of very small caves, with silver light clusters gathering inside, some big and some small. At a glance, it was really as bright as the Milky Way.
Countless silver dots shuttled between them, the stars were dazzling and dazzling.
And when they got closer, they clearly felt that the surrounding temperature had changed, and the original coldness became a little warmer
Yes, this also confirmed Zhang Shuxun's guess that these dangerous little bugs are in the breeding period.
Zhang Zhuoxun and the others rowed as gently as possible, and they all breathed a sigh of relief until the boat passed through this area and was completely away.
The fat man tore off the plastic film on his face and whispered, "Damn, I'm suffocating you to death."
Several people burst into laughter.
Wu Xiaoxie said that there was probably some warm jade behind the cave, and those little silver bugs that looked like fish would gather together.
Zhang Zhuxun reached out and touched the stone wall and pulled off a handful of fluffy moss, "I guess we are almost at the exit."
Wu Xiaoxie plunged the paddle into the water, and as expected, it hit the bottom of the underground river. He nodded and said, "Yes, the water in this area is getting shallower. If we go further, the boat won't be able to paddle." ."
After drifting slowly for about half an hour, the rubber boat was completely blocked and unable to move, and the surrounding cave walls became much wider.
Putting away the rubber boat, they waded into the water, and they could clearly feel that the terrain here was gradually getting steeper, and the speed of the underground river was also accelerating, and it even vaguely felt like it was pushing people back when it hit people.
Holding on to the stone wall, I carefully tested the stones under my feet before taking each step to prevent slipping.
The sound of water flow is getting louder and louder, the air is mixed with the smell of earth, and the water under your feet is getting more and more turbid.
The fat man gasped and said cheerfully: "I guess it's starting to rain again outside at this time. Look at the broken grass leaves in the water. We will be able to go out soon."
After another ten minutes, light other than the flashlight finally appeared in front of us.
The four of them sped up and ran over, digging through the grass roots blocking the entrance and breathing in the fresh air outside.
It was indeed raining outside, and thunder could be heard, but the hole was a bit small, and they couldn't even put their heads out.
The fat man reached out to Zhang Zhuxun with excitement on his face and urged: "Hurry up, Muyu, give me the explosives. Just blow this thing up and we can get out."
Zhang Shuxun took out a waterproof time bomb with a small amount of explosives. The fat man quickly dug a small nest, stuffed the bomb inside, oriented it, and then asked Zhang Shuxun and others to hide behind it.
There was a rumble, as if thunder exploded in my ears.
After a puff of thick smoke passed, more light came in from outside, but the light looked a bit unnatural.
Not caring about that much, the fat man got out with most of his body, and suddenly screamed and retracted. Before he could retract in, he felt as if he was being pulled out by a huge force.
Zhang Zhuoxun and the others were startled. When they realized it, they quickly grabbed the fat man's legs and pulled them down. The things on top were also pulling up hard, and the fat man was being pulled from both sides, making him scream.
"Damn it, stop it now, the fat man is going to be torn into pieces by five horses!"
Suddenly there was a sound of people talking above the cave entrance, shouting a few words to Zhang Zhuxun and the others in the cave.
Zhang Zhuoxun heard that this was Yao language, and quickly asked Wu Xiaoxie and the younger brother to let go, "There are people outside, they must be locals. I also heard the Xingcheng accent. It is probably Pan Zi and Wang Mengmeng who are leading the people."
They searched for us on the mountain, but were attracted by the sound of explosions."
There was no resistance from below, and the fat man was immediately pulled up by the people above. Immediately afterwards, a familiar and weathered face poked in from the entrance of the cave, and saw Zhang Zhu and several others, his face full of joy.
Pan Zi laughed and scolded a few times, "Where have you brats gone? Why don't you hurry up and come out after giving us a good meal?"
Zhang Zhuxun and the other three people also climbed up one after another. The lights outside were bright, as bright as day, and someone kept shouting something on the walkie-talkie. The messy sounds were mixed together, making people's heads hurt.
There were quite a few locals standing in the bushes near the entrance of the cave. They looked at Zhang Zhuxun with unfriendly eyes.
The fat man was slumped on the ground, rubbing his arms and cursing.
Turning around again, there were more people standing on the mountain col next to them. They were all dressed in short clothes, and all they could hear were in Star City dialect.
Wu Xiaoxie had sharp eyes, and when he saw one of the people, he immediately
He shivered and immediately shrank his head and hid behind Zhang Zhuoxun and his little brother.
Zhang Shuxun was confused, "What's wrong?"
Wu Xiaoxie hunched over and pointed in one direction, and said in a low voice: "It's bad, we're in trouble this time. My second uncle actually came all the way from Star City to come here."
Zhang Zhuoxun glanced in the direction of his finger, and saw a middle-aged man with a very elegant appearance walking over quickly. The moment he saw Wu Xiaoxie, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then clenched his teeth.
Even the silk-rimmed glasses can't hide the anger in the eyes.
"Xiao Xie, come here, let me see if you are injured anywhere." Wu Erbai said calmly.
Wu Xiaoxie immediately grimaced, and moved over with sluggish steps. The first thing he said was to admit his mistake, "Uncle, I'm sorry for making you worry."
In the entire Wu family, the person Wu Xiaoxie fears the most is his second uncle. If he makes a mistake and admits it directly, he may receive a lighter punishment, but if he plays petty tricks with his second uncle, he is simply seeking death.
He can be naughty and mischievous in front of his third uncle, and even choke, brag, chat and spank without any problem, but when it comes to his second uncle, both his third uncle and him will turn into hairless quails.