It was not that Peter, Cornel, Charlie and others were not alert, but they were too tired during the day. The raindrops fell evenly on the tent, which increased the hypnotic effect. At four or five in the morning, they fell asleep deeply.
Li Qingyun yelled out, which immediately woke these people up. When he opened the tent and took a look, he hurriedly tore open his sleeping bag and put on clothes.
The two hounds barked uneasily and wandered around the entrance of the tent. Li Qingyun instantly put the things in the tent into the small space, leaving only a backpack. It took some time to put the portable tent away, waiting for everyone to put the tent in.
In the backpack, the water reached up to my knees.
"What should we do now? Where should we avoid?" Charlie shouted anxiously at Li Qingyun.
It was a dark night with only scattered lights, but in the freezing rain, there was only so much that could be seen.
"If you want to continue exploring, just cross the stream. If you want to return, just go up the mountain road from whence you came." Li Qingyun replied succinctly.
"Of course it's an adventure. If you don't reach your goal, you will never look back. Mr. Guide, you lead the way." Charlie shouted loudly.
Those who explore the road are all cannon fodder, Li Qingyun cursed, but without any hesitation, he took two big dogs and ran towards the creek while holding up the light.
In fact, he remembered the shallowest area, but now there is water everywhere. The creek that could have kept his shoes wet has already reached his waist. Which is deeper and which is shallower has little meaning to him. As for the foreigners behind him,
Whether it makes sense or not is beyond his consideration.
"Follow up, catch up quickly. Cross the river quickly, wait until the water reaches your neck, and then be washed away by the flood." Li Qingyun said, already walking into the cold and biting stream.
This temperature was not a problem for him, but he screamed "ouch" to show everyone that he was very cold.
The people behind didn't say any words of comfort, because their screams and teeth chattering were louder than Li Qingyun's.
The terrain in this area is relatively flat, and the current is not too fast. But Li Qingyun spent it alone, without using any tools, and it was a little difficult. When he safely reached the other side with the two big dogs, the seven foreigners joined him.
Holding hands, they used the standard expedition method to cross the river. They walked slowly and hard. From time to time, they were scratched by branches washed by the water. They were hit by rotten logs, causing minor injuries.
Li Qingyun shined a light on it and saw that the most floating snow on the water surface confirmed his guess. It seemed that the snow in the upper mountains had been washed away by this unseasonal heavy rain.
"Oh, God, I'm freezing to death... Whoever has wine, please take it out, damn, I have it in my backpack, but my body is frozen and I can't take it off..."
"Peter, hurry up and pull Professor Andrew up. Oh my god, lift him up quickly. He's already on the shore. Why did he fall into the water again..."
When the group of people arrived at the shore, they became even more busy. The professor in his forties was the last one to go ashore. Somehow, his legs softened and he fell into the river and was almost washed away by the current. At the critical moment, Peter jumped out.
He dragged Professor Andrew up the river. Both of them were soaked. They were dragged ashore in a hurry and poured wine into their mouths.
Li Qingyun stood under a tree farther away, drinking old wine slowly and watching with cold eyes, without any intention of intervening. These bold foreigners dared to threaten themselves with the safety of their families and forced themselves to be their guides.
From the beginning of what they did, the ending was doomed.
This place is too close to the town. If they die, the Onion Association will definitely not give up and will send people to investigate the truth of the death. If you reveal even a little bit of clues, you will be in big trouble in your life. Therefore, for the sake of safety, they must be taken away.
Introduced into the mountains.
After being in a panic for a while, he could not wake up Professor Andrew. This made Charlie anxious and looked at Cornel as if asking for help. Cornel whispered something to Charlie, and then squatted down next to Andrew.
He stretched out his hand and pressed it on his chest, and there was a faint light coming out.
Li Qingyun shrank his eyes and instantly scanned the expressions and reactions of the people around him. Even Charlie and Coulomb did not see this faint light, but just stared at Andrew's face.
Soon, Professor Andrew woke up, coughed loudly several times, and spit out a mouthful of phlegm. He was not unconscious due to choking on water. After he woke up, he was still very weak, but looked at everyone in confusion and asked: "
What's wrong with me?"
Cornel seemed very tired, breathing heavily, and said with some annoyance: "Damn it, he wasn't flooded, he seems to be sick. It's too difficult to revive him."
As he said that, he touched Andrew's head with his hand, confirming his guess: "If you don't believe me, just touch and see. Your head feels hot, and you might get sick at night. In this case, you can just take antipyretics, so why let me take action?"
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"Okay, I will remember your contribution. This is not the place to talk. Find a shelter from the rain quickly and give Andrew medicine. Peter, you and Mr. Guide are exploring the road ahead. Coulomb, you are carrying
Professor Andrew, we are following behind."
Li Qingyun was drinking a little wine, and he was not too cold. He deliberately controlled the blood flow rate in his body to warm his body quickly. If he wanted to, he could break out into a sweat in an instant.
He had no intention of taking this group of people to a campsite frequented by hunters, and taking this group of gringos in circles in the forest in the dark rain.
On the hillside in the distance, there were several whining sounds of wolves or wild dogs. It was not very clear in the rain, but it was more eerie and unsettling.
"Damn stupid guide, are you going to lead the way? Where is the shelter from the rain? By the time you find it, all of us may suffer from frostbite." Cornel just emitted light to treat people, and he seemed very tired.
Qing, after walking so far, he could no longer hold his breath. He was so tired that he hunched over and complained and cursed loudly.
Li Qingyun did not accept his trick and immediately retaliated: "I don't agree with you leading the way? If you don't know the way, don't curse. You are traveling at night. I didn't take you to the bottom of the cliff. Just pray secretly."
Cornel was furious and rushed forward to beat Li Qingyun, but was stopped by Peter. Peter and Li Qingyun lined up in front to explore the road. They had the deepest experience that although there were follow lights, in the dark rainy night, almost nothing could be done.
I couldn't see clearly, let alone find shelter from the rain, I couldn't even find a flat place to pitch the tent.
Charlie's strong body couldn't bear it anymore, and he said tremblingly: "Stop arguing... This... Dear Mr. Guide, please take us to a flat place. We need to set up camp immediately to keep warm. If we continue like this, all of us will
They're all going to die."
"Have you heard, this is like a human saying, you can say 'please'." Li Qingyun cursed relentlessly, like an ordinary rough mountain man, nagging about his strength, saying that if there were other guides
, never dare to travel at night.
"Woof woof woof!" Gold coins and copper coins suddenly screamed sharply, which is the iconic cry when danger is discovered.
Under the dark giant in front, there are more than a dozen pairs of green eyes, which also make threatening "woo-woo" sounds.
"Damn it, it's a wild beast, quickly take out your shotgun..."
"Hey, the shotgun is in the backpack. I didn't take it out just now...it's too cold in my hand..."
"Shine a light on them and dazzle their eyes, so that the beasts will be afraid, at least they will not attack us suddenly..."
Li Qingyun's sawed-off shotgun was taken out of the bag on his back in an instant, with just a move of his arm. He knew that there were wandering wild dogs outside the mountains, and encountering them was even more dangerous than encountering coyotes. Going into the mountains in summer
I encountered them once. This time I encountered them just after entering the mountains. There may be more than one wild dog group nearby.
"Woof! Woof! Woof!" Sure enough, the stiff and ferocious barking of wild dogs came from under the rock dozens of meters away. Their barking was different from that of domestic dogs, and already had a wild and crazy nature.
Li Qingyun raised his gun, considering whether to shoot and what would be the most cost-effective way for him. Even if these seven or eight wild dogs pounced on him, they would definitely not be able to hurt him. However, gold and copper coins would bite them out of instinct.
Even if we fight one against two against three, we will still be injured. However, at least two or three of the foreign experts behind us will be injured, and they will have to return to get rabies vaccinations... Of course, they may also carry rabies vaccinations in their backpacks.
"Shoot, what are you doing standing still? Come on, they are coming..." Someone urged Li Qingyun to shoot in fear.
The group of people could not be allowed to return now, so Li Qingyun opened fire instantly. Bang bang! The loud gunshot scared the wild dogs into retreat, and they quickly fled into the dark dense forest and disappeared.
In the air, in addition to the faint smell of sulfur, there was also a trace of blood. There were too many wild dogs. Li Qingyun shot twice in the dark empty place, but he did not expect to hit. However, the injury was not successful. When they arrived at the shelter where the wild dogs took shelter,
There was no wild dog carcass left except for a pool of blood.
This was a huge rock, with a large piece of space in the middle for shelter from the rain. At this time, Charlie had no other choice, so he and everyone else got under the rock, sat on the dry place where the wild dogs had slept, and rubbed their hands.
, pouring strong alcohol into his mouth.
"Peter, you and Coulomb go back to find some branches to make a fire. If you don't dry the wet clothes on your body, we will all get sick. Like Professor Andrew, we won't even have the strength to walk." After the lessons learned in these two days, Charlie said
No longer daring to enslave Li Qingyun too much, they climbed over a mountain peak. Without a guide, they could not guarantee that they would be able to find the route to the place where the meteorite fell.
It seemed that Peter was destined to do this job, and there was no room for any objection. The big man Coulomb was not very happy. Cornel ordered him to go, and he followed reluctantly.
Professor Andrew took the antipyretic medicine and was still in a daze. He kept complaining: "The damn weather forecast is inaccurate, not accurate at all. Didn't it say that it will be sunny in the next ten days? It's the second day after entering the mountain.
It’s going to rain heavily…”
When it was almost dawn, Peter and Coulomb found some dead branches and leaves that were not too wet at the edge of the dense forest. They collected them, sprinkled some white and yellowish powder on them, and lit them with a flint.
It’s just that it’s too damp, black smoke billows, and chaotic wind blows into people’s noses and eyes, choking everyone and making them cough. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!