This passage is not long. After traveling for about twenty meters, a relatively spacious space appears, and a "Y"-shaped fork appears on the wall in front.
This area is a place that no one has explored, and the floor plan provided by the outpost can no longer be used for reference. Which of these two forked roads should be taken? No one has a clear idea. As for whether these two forked roads can be connected, they can only guess.
Lucky for you.
Everyone present gave the choice to Ning Xiaofan, and he chose the left branch without thinking too much.
Ning Xiaofan chose the fork on the left for a very simple reason. This fork is in the shape of a "Y". Although both forks point to the mining area, the one on the left is closer to the inside than the one on the right, so it goes deeper.
In the direction of the mining area, the location on the inside is relatively more reliable.
After choosing the direction of travel, everyone meandered in.
It was extremely dark in the passage, and it was almost impossible to see even one's fingers. Everyone could only move forward with the help of overhead lights.
This passage is very long and winding, and the depth of the water constantly changes as people move forward. Sometimes it is waist deep, sometimes it is only ankle deep, and sometimes it is submerged over the top. Everyone is deep and shallow along the way.
The feet were wading through the water, and the whole body was already soaked, so that everyone felt a little regretful. If they had known that the water in this channel was so complicated, it would be better not to take off the diving suit.
Fortunately, although the water in the channel varies in depth, there is still space above the head, so there is no need to use a respirator to swim underwater.
The darkness was depressing. When Ning Xiaofan and others were walking in the water, they could feel being touched by something from time to time, as if there were some aquatic creatures in the water.
For this reason, Ning Xiaofan also took out a waterproof flashlight and shined it into the water, but under the strong light, no aquatic creatures were found.
It is really a scary feeling when a person is immersed in water and cannot find what is touching him in the water.
As time passed, everyone had been walking in this passage for nearly three hours. They were tired and depressed. Although everyone rested many times along the way, they could not find the exit. Everyone was secretly anxious.
There was a deep water area ahead again, almost two meters deep, and everyone could only move forward by swimming. This deep water area was extremely long, and everyone swam for a while, but they still couldn't reach the bottom under their feet.
Everyone was wearing clothes and carrying a backpack. Swimming was fine for a while, but after a long time, the physical strength became a bit too much.
Just when everyone was secretly panicking, Hou San's exclamation suddenly came from the front: "Damn, there's no way ahead."
When everyone heard this, their hearts suddenly tightened. If there was no road ahead, they would have to go back. Thinking that it would take such a long time to return, everyone couldn't help but look pale. Among them was the fat man.
His complexion became pale and pale.
He was overweight, so it was difficult for him to swim for such a long time. If he were to return, he would probably sink halfway.
The rock wall in front of them has come into view. There are no cracks or caves. The road ahead is indeed a dead end. Just when the fat man was secretly complaining, thinking that his life was in danger, Hou San's voice came again. This time he
His voice was less panic and more joyful: "There is a place to stay here.
Whether it was to Fatty or Ning Xiaofan and others, these words were undoubtedly the sound of nature. Especially Fatty, he couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. Your sister scared Fatty to death.
At this time, everyone had swam to the rock wall one after another. There was a recessed place under the wall on the left. The area was not large, only about fifty square meters. It was a bit small, but it was not big enough to accommodate 10 people.
question.
The fat man could no longer hold on any longer and hurriedly climbed up. The first thing he did when he got up was to slap Hou San heavily on the head: "You damn monkey, you didn't tell me early if you had a place to stay.
To my surprise, you scared half of Fatty's life."
Hou San touched his head and said with an aggrieved look: "Fat brother, I just saw it too..."
Not to mention the fat man's lesson to Hou San, Ning Xiaofan stepped into this small space and looked around.
The space is so big and can be clearly seen at a glance. Looking at the surrounding rock walls, they are smooth and straight, the dome is closed, and there are many stalactites hanging there. It is obvious that this is a desperate place.
This road is blocked and we have to go back.
Ning Xiaofan remembered that while wading all the way over, he saw several forks. If he returned to the nearest fork, it would take about an hour.
Thinking that it would take more than an hour to return the same way, Ning Xiaofan couldn't help but sigh. This was troublesome. Even if he returned to the nearest fork in the road, he might not be able to find the exit.
"Look, what is that?" At this time, Yang Hai suddenly pointed into the water and said.
When everyone heard this, they all looked into the water and saw about a dozen light spots the size of gravel appeared faintly under the water. It was really hard to see if you didn't pay attention.
At this time, the number of light points began to increase. In the blink of an eye, dozens of light points were added. Not only did the brightness become clearer, but the size also seemed to increase a bit, becoming the size of a grain of rice.
The number of light spots is still increasing. Soon, this water area is full of flashing light spots. There may be thousands of them. These light spots seem to be moving, gathering, and scattering, constantly changing into various shapes.
The shape may form a whirlpool or a long strip of light, like a galaxy in the dark night, indescribably gorgeous and charming.
This sudden spectacle made everyone stunned. Of course, they were more nervous about this unknown thing. Fortunately, everyone was on the shore. If they had been immersed in the water and these light spots suddenly appeared, God knows what dangers would there be?
"Holy shit, what the hell is this?" The fat man couldn't help but said.
"Well, fat man, why don't you go down and check it out first, then you'll know what the hell it is." Ning Xiaofan said.
"Tch, the fat man is not the captain, but you are the boy. As the captain, you should set an example..." The fat man naturally would not be fooled by Ning Xiaofan, so he said it back.
Ning Xiaofan looked down at the fat man angrily, "Sister, isn't the captain supposed to be commanding from behind? There's no point in standing in the front."
"Brother Xiaofan, Brother Fat, why don't you find a way to fish it up and see what it is?" Hou San interrupted cautiously.
"makes sense"
Fatty and Ning Xiaofan spoke out almost at the same time. With this tacit understanding of speaking at the same time, they couldn't help but smile at each other, with their eyes full of gloating.
The fat man patted Hou San on the shoulder with a smile and said: "Monkey, it's rare that you have a good idea. This glorious and arduous task is entrusted to you. Just go into the water and fish it up..."
Hou San said with a bitter face: "Fat brother, I said I was trying to find a way, but I didn't say I wanted to go into the water."
The fat man chuckled: "Then you hurry up and think of a way. Let's agree first. If you can't think of a way, you have to go into the water and fish it out."
Ning Xiaofan echoed with a serious look on his face: "Hou San, don't worry, I believe you can think of a way, you can do it."
Hou San regretted that he had talked too much. He was joking. These light spots under the water looked beautiful. God knows if these light spots were dangerous. If he did not do it well, his life would be at stake.
Fatty and Ning Xiaofan first passed the blame to each other, and then took advantage of the opportunity to trick Hou San. This made everyone present feel a strange feeling in their hearts. Even Aunt Xiang couldn't stand it. These two
Who are these guys?
"No, the luminous things have become less." Yang Hai, who had been observing the light spots, said again.
Reduced? Ning Xiaofan hurriedly looked into the water. Indeed, the water was originally full of light spots flickering. In this short period of time, at least half of the light spots were reduced.
Where did these light spots go? Or did they turn off the light on their own?
Just listen to Yang Hai's voice: "Hey, these luminous things seem to have gone somewhere. It seems that they have entered the rock wall. Yes, they disappeared from the underwater rock wall..."
Yang Hai observed very carefully. At this time, he was lying on the edge of the platform, facing the water, and his nose almost touched the water.
Ning Xiaofan's heart moved when he heard this: "What did you say? You said those light spots entered the rock wall?"
Ning Xiaofan heard something wrong and entered the rock wall. So, there won't be any caves or cracks in the underwater rock wall, right?
Yang Hai replied: "It should be. If you don't believe me, look carefully. These luminous things moved towards the underwater rock wall and disappeared at the rock wall. I think the underwater rock wall should have a way for these things to enter and exit.
A place, or a nest..."
Yang Hai's answer was almost the same as what Ning Xiaofan thought. Ning Xiaofan felt happy, whether it was a crack in the nest or not, he would know if he went down and took a look.
As soon as this idea came to his mind, Ning Xiaofan immediately looked at Hou San: "Hou San, have you thought of a way?"
"Think about it," Hou San said hurriedly.
Ning Xiaofan was startled: "Have you figured it out so quickly? What can you do? Let me tell you."
“Very simple, fishing”
"Fishing?"
"Yeah, it's just like fishing. Don't we have hooks ready? Let's put some bait and see if we can catch some."
This is a solution, but the fishing method is too troublesome. There should be a simpler way.
Well, bait... bait... Ning Xiaofan's mind flashed, and he got it
Ning Xiaofan glanced at Hou San first, but when he saw Hou San's skinny body, he rejected it and turned to look at everyone one by one.
Seeing that Ning Xiaofan remained silent, everyone turned to look at him, blinking his eyes, giving people a sense of evil intentions, and everyone couldn't help but feel a little scared.
When Ning Xiaofan looked at the fat man with big head and big ears, he was about to speak. The fat man immediately felt something was wrong and said first: "Don't stare at me. No matter what you do, Fatty."
He won’t accept the offer.”
This damn fat man is very alert. Ning Xiaofan said angrily: "I haven't spoken yet, why are you nervous?"
