On the white snowfield, four figures stooped forward in the wind and snow.
The city has long lost its urban appearance, and all the streets and buildings in my memory have disappeared, turning into rolling snow-capped mountains and ice.
It often takes millions of years for an iceberg to form, but it only took thirty-five years for the land beneath our feet.
If you had not experienced it personally, it would be difficult to imagine that this place, which is like a cold land in the far north, was once a bustling city not long ago.
The road to the bell tower is also far more difficult than everyone imagines.
Not long after they went out, the sky changed color.
The clouds all over the sky covered the sun, the light became dim, the wind howled, and palm-sized snowflakes blew in their faces, making them almost unable to open their eyes, and their field of vision was restricted, and they could not even see the road clearly.
Don't talk about a sense of direction.
At this time, another use of the trolley comes to the fore.
The traces left by the wheels across the snow will soon be buried by the wind and snow. It is impossible to return the same way, but at least before the traces disappear completely, they can use this to judge whether they are walking in a straight line, so that they will not
Completely lost.
"Huh... the wind is so refreshing!" Jiang Niao didn't know whether he felt really happy or was trying to comfort himself.
However, most people really don’t have the opportunity to experience such a big snowstorm.
"I, I can't do it anymore..."
After walking for almost five hours, Mustard Soup was exhausted.
His lips turned white, and as soon as he finished saying this, he fell to the snow with a thud.
His weak voice was blown away by the wind and snow, and no one heard it. Fortunately, Gu Chi, who had been paying attention behind him, noticed the movement of falling to the ground.
"Get him into the car!" Gu Chi shouted.
"good!"
Mustard Soup has been gritting his teeth and persisting, thinking that he would not bother everyone without troubling everyone, but unfortunately his body does not allow it.
The three of them put him on the cart and took a bite of Xue's mustard soup. His throat was numb and he was speechless. They could only cast grateful glances at everyone.
Gu Chi returned to the front to lead the way.
They didn't have a map, and the terrain and environment here were completely different from before. It was useless to have a map. He could only barely find a general direction based on the memory of the distribution of urban buildings in his mind.
Gu Chi was still not sure if this was the right direction. He was thinking of ways to verify his memory points along the way, such as——
"昘!"
Gu Chi hit the ice wall on the left side of the road with a shovel, scraping away the snow covering it, revealing the ice layer, and in the ice layer, the outline of a building was vaguely visible.
It is like a giant specimen frozen in ice. Even though time has passed, you can still feel a hint of civilization in it.
This is not the one Gu Chi is looking for, but the good news is that he has an impression of this building.
If I remember correctly, it shouldn't be far.
There is an uphill road ahead.
Looking back, he saw Lingmao and Lingmao dragging mustard soup behind them without losing contact. Gu Chi tightened his snow cap and the scarf that covered his face, quickened his pace slightly, followed his memory and walked forward, and took another shovel
——
Neither.
Gu Chi changed places and shoveled again.
no.
The fourth shovel... is not.
The fifth shovel... is not.
It wasn't until the sixth shovel that Gu Chi saw a "1" in the ice wall.
His heart was shaking slightly, and he was about to use two more shovels to clean up the snow on the surface, but his head suddenly felt dizzy, making his heels weak and he almost lost his balance.
"Gu Yuan!" Ling Mao was startled, and quickly gave the rope in his hand to Jiang Niao, and rushed forward step by step to help Gu Chi.
"What’s wrong with you?"
"It's okay, I'm just a little exhausted."
Gu Chi shook his head.
His physique is not very high, which is the standard for a healthy adult male. After trekking for several hours in the wind and snow, coupled with the constant swing of the shovel, his half-buried body is too much to bear, and he needs to take a rest.
But before taking a rest, let’s confirm what is in this ice fossil.
"Let me help you!" Seeing Gu Chi tightening his grip on the shovel, Lingmao knew what he was going to do.
She first went back to the rear and dragged the mustard soup up with Jiang Niao, found a stone to stabilize the cart, then took off the small shovel attached to her body, and scraped the snow off the ice wall with Gu Chi.
Two people worked much faster than one person, and they quickly saw the entirety of the frozen building.
It cannot be said that it is the whole picture. This building is the one where most of the body has been buried in the ground.
Thirty-five consecutive years of heavy snow have raised the road surface, and Gu Chi is standing there, but his height is the same as it. The sign on the top of the building is right in front of Gu Chi, and Lingmao also recognizes it——
1663
They found their original hotel!
Lingmao was overjoyed.
Finding the hotel meant that they were on the right track and had entered the city. The clock tower was right in the city center, so it wasn't too far in either direction.
In other words, they are already halfway there!
"Gu Yuan, you're great!" Lingmao shouted loudly. The wind was blowing, and the voice was too quiet for fear that Gu Chi wouldn't hear it.
Gu Chi felt relieved at this time. As long as it was a hotel, the rest of the way would be much easier.
He squatted with his back against the ice wall to avoid part of the wind and snow.
Gu Chi picked up the kettle hanging on his waist and prepared to drink some water and take a break.
But just as he raised his head, a gray shadow appeared on the slope at the edge of his vision.
The visibility under the violent storm and snow was extremely limited, and it was impossible to see what was going on.
Gu Chi's vigilance suddenly reached its peak. He let go of the kettle without even closing the lid, letting the water spill onto the ground and slowly freeze. He then removed the shotgun from his back as quickly as possible, pulled the bolt and loaded it.
"Be careful!"
Jiang Niao followed Gu Chi's gaze and quickly raised his gun.
When Lingmao saw the uninvited guest on the slope, he felt a little nervous and didn't know whether he should go up to pull the monster.
Before she could ask Gu Chi, she was pulled behind her by Gu Chi.
The enemy is high up on the ground and big. If you rush forward at this time, you will not be tempted to pull the monster, but you will be killed.
"roar!"
With an angry roar, the gray shadow rushed down!
It wasn't until they got within 20 meters that everyone saw clearly that it was a huge bear.
The head is small, the neck is long, and the hair is as white as snow.
It was just the angle and shadow that made it look gray just now.
The white bear was so fast that the ground seemed to shake as it ran. It hit like a high-speed truck. Looking at its length, it stood at least three meters tall.
Jiang Niao had already scolded Neil a hundred times in his heart, and the hand holding the gun was shaking.
He thought they might encounter a monster on the road this time, but he never thought it would be such a big monster.
Where is the “cute little guy” we promised??
Perhaps he sensed the fear in his heart, or felt that the man and woman were not easy to deal with. The white bear rushed down and simply gave up on Gu Chi and the two men who were closest to it, choosing Jiangniao as its target.
"roar!"
Jiangniao: "!!!" Damn it!
Bang!
Gu Chi pulled the trigger.
The bullet hit the white bear's forelimb, causing a bright splash of blood, but this was not enough to stop the white bear's momentum - it had already lifted its feet off the ground and pounced on the river bird.
Jiang Niao felt that the light in front of him was dimming, and his first reaction was to run. He was really not good at fighting.
But there happened to be another person behind him. He ran away. What should I do with the mustard soup on the cart?
"Damn you fat man, you owe me your life!"
Any talk of weighing the pros and cons and protecting the big and the small is all nonsense at this moment.
Jiang Niao didn't have any extra time to think, so he could only follow his heart, cursed loudly, closed his eyes, and raised his gun.