The food we bring is basically compressed dry food. It's 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 to use these days. The only thing is that the water source is relatively scarce. We are not able to bring a lot of water, so we must save water.
The big man kept drinking water. He was big, and his food and water intake were much larger than normal people. In the blink of an eye, only two-thirds of the water in his water bottle was left. It had only been two hours.
If he walked for a few more hours, he would have to drink all the water in the pot.
"Big man, drink less water, we still have a long way to go." Shunzi persuaded him by his side.
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 and don't make your throat burn. Water is very important here. If you drink it all, it will bring a burden to others."
Jenny said kindly, "Let him drink. I still have some. If not, give him my water."
"No, everyone's water is rationed. Unless you have to, try not to use other people's water sources. If you want to survive in this environment, you must have abilities beyond ordinary people." Mr. Mai said unceremoniously.
said.
But what he said is right. If the big man drinks all the water, we can't watch him become thirsty. We will give him water when the time comes. In this way, our water source will be reduced, and someone will inevitably suffer. Now
This water was barely enough to sustain us, because we didn't know how far we were going to go, and it was very likely that we would all drink up the water. We hadn't even walked halfway yet, and it would be really miserable by then.
The big man's face was a bit ugly, but he still put away the water bottle, "Okay, I just need to drink less. Damn it, how far do we have to go?"
"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 just keep moving forward. You will always find it."
We rested for half an hour and started getting ready to hit the road again. After the tents were put away, the 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. We were still wandering around the desert. We couldn't see anything except yellow sand. But the further we walked inside, the higher the temperature became. We could already clearly feel the sand under our feet.
My feet are hot. Although it's not scalding, it's really hot.
When we got here, the wind had started to blow, and the wind was very strong, but the strong wind blowing over was hot, like steam. Coupled with the sunlight, it felt like the body was almost cooked. Here
It’s really torturous. The temperature on this island is at least around 50 degrees above zero. You can’t imagine what it’s like. You can cope with the cold, but there’s really no way to deal with the heat. The horror of the desert is just
it's 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. The strong wind stirred up yellow sand, and the dust was flying all over the sky for a while.
We wore windproof and sand-proof glasses, but the sand and dust still blew us so hard that we didn't even dare to open our eyes. The sand particles hitting our glasses made a "pop-pop" sound, as if the lenses could be broken at any time.
The yellow sand hits my face and hurts. The entire desert is like a war. The sand and dust seem to cover the entire island. The wind is roaring like a wild beast. The sound is lingering in my ears, stimulating our nerves. If
At this moment, poisonous snakes and other creatures suddenly appeared, and we really didn't even have a chance to escape.
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 and don't fall behind, we must get through it."
I quickly took out the rope from my 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.
First of all, it can at least ensure 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 by lowering our heads. One foot was deep and one foot was shallow. Fortunately, we were all wearing boots, otherwise the sand would have filled our shoes long ago.
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Only then did I feel that we were walking upwards, because there was an obvious incline, but I just 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 Mai Lao didn't answer him, Martin shouted again, "Mai Lao, we have to find a place to hide from the wind and sand."
Mai Lao turned sideways and shouted, "There is no place to hide, just keep walking forward. Everyone, please pay attention to your steps and be careful of quicksand."
But just as Mr. Mai finished shouting these words, I heard someone from behind scream, "Ah~~~Help!"
Then the rope in our hands tightened and pulled us backwards. A very strong force dragged us backwards. I quickly turned around and took a look, and heard Shaoyu yell, "Captain, there is someone here."
Stuck in quicksand."
This time it 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. This is not quicksand. This is 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 increasing. Shaoyu and another Malaysian were swallowed by this huge whirlpool.
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 quicksand at the mouth of the whirlpool was too fast.
, before we could pull them together, the edge of the vortex expanded a lot.
"Back up, back up quickly." I ordered the others, but Shunzi was lying on the ground, still tenaciously trying to save people. I yelled, "Shunzi, you don't want your fucking life, come back 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 was almost too loud to shout.
When we came out, the wind and sand were so strong that we could fill a mouthful of sand with just one mouthful.
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 screamed, "Help...help me." But the voice became louder and louder.
Small, he seems to have lost the ability to struggle.
I felt something was wrong. If it were really ordinary quicksand, it would never have such a strong force. With so many of us, even if we couldn't pull them up, we could 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 have not seen it with my own eyes, I
Just because I 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 myself 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.
With a strong force, Mai Lao directly pulled Shao Shao up. A group of us climbed up quickly. Just after the Malaysian was swallowed up by the desert, the huge desert whirlpool began to slowly smooth out. Huang
The sand was soon covered again, the whirlpool disappeared, and everything returned to its original state.
And just after the whirlpool calmed down, the wind and sand began to gradually decrease, and at least we could see the road ahead clearly. All of us looked at the disappearing whirlpool in front of us in shock, and even I couldn't calm down for a moment.
Come.
In just a short while, another of our companions died. Shaoyu suddenly squatted down and yelled, "God, what did we do wrong? Why should we be punished? Why?" He cried loudly, but he had stopped for a long time.
Lost the calmness of the past.
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.
At this time, Martin walked up to Mr. Mai and asked reproachfully, "Old Mai, why are you doing this? We can rescue him."
"Rescue him? How to save him? If I hadn't been fast enough, we would all have been taken in by him, and none of us would have survived." Mr. Mai looked at him coldly, without the slightest sense of guilt. He was not calm, but indifferent.
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"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.