In fact, the hill in the underground cave is only a few dozen meters high. If martial arts cultivator Zhao Cheng wants to go up, the spiritual cultivator Shangguan is casting a spell to protect him. This is a very simple matter.
Although vampire bats are terrifying, their individual attack power is average and they cannot break through the cultivator's protection system in a short period of time.
But Tao Datan actually came up with a way to save people by throwing torches, which is considered a brilliant idea. However, after throwing the torches into the cave, these people who wanted to survive had already suppressed their only rationality, waving the torches, and jumped down.
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Plop! Plop... Like falling dumplings, the height of tens of meters is enough to knock any martial artist below the second level into a cripple or a meat pie. Of course, except for humanoid monsters like Li Qingyun.
The vampire bats on the top of the mountain took the opportunity to attack and made a squeaking sound, which interfered with their hearing. They did not realize that the person who jumped down had fallen to death.
It wasn't until Ding Hengzhi plucked up the courage, roared, and jumped down from the top of the mountain that Shangguan Zheng wrapped the spiritual energy net he had prepared long ago around him and pulled him to a safe area in the middle of the fire.
Li Qingyun glanced at Ding Hengzhi, who was still in shock, and sneered: "Master Ding, I'm glad to see you here. You're not dead. You're so lucky. But your companions are in misery. Mr. Shangguan seems to have missed the ball and didn't catch it for a moment.
Their fate was so miserable, they lost their heads."
As he spoke, Li Qingyun threw a torch casually and inserted it firmly into the wetland at the foot of the mountain, illuminating everything there. On the ground, a pile of corpses had fallen, and there was even a person who was not dead, struggling to reach the fire.
He was climbing in a pile, but was discovered by a vampire bat, which quickly pounced on him and sucked him into a mummy.
"Vomit..." Ding Hengzhi held his stomach and vomited until his intestines hurt. He was angry and frightened in his heart. After vomiting, he yelled, "What do you mean? The international friends I invited to help me are here. You guys
Why do you want to kill them? This is murder!"
"Oh? Murder? If it was really murder, Mr. Shangguan would have missed it when he picked you up just now, right? Haha. It's not easy for you to be alive. Thank your family. They have wasted a lot of resources for you.
." Li Qingyun was not polite at all towards such people, and said in a harsh tone.
"You?" Ding Hengzhi trembled with fright, thinking that he was still in their hands, how could he have the courage to make a fuss. Only then did he realize how scary Li Qingyun was, and at the same time he was full of doubts, wondering why he was with the people of the special management team
action.
Tao Datan snorted coldly, and when he saw that the heat was almost there, he said: "Okay, we are not safe yet, let's save some energy. Ding Hengzhi, even if I rescue you, you have to explain that you and those Western practitioners
What’s the relationship between them? How did they enter the country? Why are there no records from official agencies?”
"We are just business partners. Business, you know? Okay, when I go out, I will explain everything. Now, should you give me something to eat? I haven't eaten for two days." Ding Hengzhi
After vomiting and scolding and fearing, he was confident enough to face Tao Datan. It seemed that he was not afraid of people from official organizations, but he was afraid of people with weak legs like Li Qingyun.
"Food? Haha, unfortunately, we have already finished eating." Tao Datan seemed to understand Ding Hengzhi's thoughts. A trace of anger flashed in his eyes, and he tried to cause him as much trouble as possible.
Ding Hengzhi was bullied so hard by them that he realized how unpopular he was.
There was a bright crack on the top of the mountain, indicating that it was already dawn outside. Now that the target person had been found, everyone was no longer in a hurry.
Shangguan was resting and had killed several hundred vampire bats before he asked: "The other beasts here are almost disappearing. Why do so many vampire bats suddenly appear? Were there so many of them before?"
"The natural enemies of bats are snakes. In the past, there were many snakes and pythons here, which were enough to restrain their reproduction. Since the underground creatures were plundered by those experts, the biological chain has been destroyed. Without natural enemies, bats have naturally overrun."
"At first, their numbers were small and there were enough wild beasts for them to suck blood, so they did not attack humans. Now that there are no other food sources, they will naturally not let go of humans when they see them."
"I hope they can only survive in underground caves and not go outside to harm wild beasts. In order to prevent accidents, Mr. Shangguan, please work harder and kill as many bats as possible."
Li Qingyun replied.
"Snakes... Qinglong Town is famous for its snakes. There used to be a Snake Temple and a Snake Valley... Now due to the decrease in venomous snakes, vampire bats are overflowing. It seems that our hunting of mutated creatures has severely damaged the biological chain here.
.Our actions last time were too hasty, and the decision above was too hasty." Shangguan Zheng's expression was solemn, and he even blamed himself.
Tao Datan was also helpless and just said: "We still have time, wait until noon, and then go out from the edge of the underground river. If you have extra energy, just kill more vampire bats. Don't let them go out to harm people."
Shangguan nodded and used the spell again to hunt down the vampire bats within the attack range.
However, due to too many killings, those vampire bats finally learned to be afraid, and actually avoided the four fires, hid deep in the underground cave, and soon disappeared from everyone's eyes.
Li Qingyun frowned. If these vampire bats are allowed to breed here, it will be even more difficult to develop this place in the future. I wonder if Ding Hengzhi still has the courage to develop underground caves after this incident.
Since there were no vampire bats in front of them, everyone did not want to waste time. Everyone took some lit firewood and walked to the edge of the underground river. Follow the edge path and walk in. It seems that there is no way. Spare the big stone.
A long and narrow tunnel actually appeared.
Above the head are all kinds of strange stalactites, which are so beautiful under the light of torches. If this place can be developed, it will definitely become an important scenic spot.
Perhaps the smell of blood on everyone's bodies was too strong. When hunting vampire bats, too much blood was splashed on them. Something was always following them in the underground river. From time to time, they jumped out of the water and dived in heavily. The water splashed out could even wet the bank.
The clothes of everyone around.
Ding Hengzhi was trembling with fear. Just now he wanted to run to the water and take a few sips. If he hadn't been pulled by Tao Datan, he might have been pulled down by something in the water.
"Damn it, what on earth is this? Why are you following us?" Ding Hengzhi asked tremblingly with his lips turning blue.
"Water monsters. Maybe they know you are the boss and want to give you a ride." Li Qingyun smiled mysteriously.
"I don't want them to give it away... You almost became their boss, maybe I'll give it to you." Ding Hengzhi was like a child, arguing with Li Qingyun about who to give it to.
This tunnel-like path lasted for more than two miles before becoming extremely narrow, like a gap created by an earthquake. Humans can only get out by turning their bodies sideways.
I didn’t know what it was like before, otherwise those animals would not have been able to enter the underground cave from here, and the animals inside would not have been able to escape outside.
Tao Datan said: "There may be other passages, but humans have not discovered them yet. I remember a geography expert once said when he inspected this place that the underground rivers may have a drying up period, and wild animals may escape through the passages of the underground rivers.
Come in."
"If you believe the experts, pigs can fly in the sky." Li Qingyun muttered. The narrow gap was only twenty or thirty meters. Finally, when he came to the end, his eyes lit up and he saw a valley covered with greenery. However, there were few people here, and even the roads were empty.
No, all plants are in their original state.
"I don't know if pigs can fly, but we have to fly up." Tao Datan said with a smile, "There are mountains on three sides, and there is nowhere to get down. When experts discovered this place, it was impossible to pass, and they only built a hanging ladder.
, climb up and you will reach the top of a hill, where a small platform is built where helicopters can take off and land."
"It turns out that you have been here before, even more than once, and you tricked me into being a guide. It's really boring." Li Qingyun said dissatisfied.
"I lied to you to be a guide because I was sick. I was just not sure about the dangers in the mountains, so I invited you here. If I had known that it would be so easy to find Ding Hengzhi, I wouldn't have wasted those gifts and invited you here.
Am I unjust if you ridicule me?" Tao Datan said, having already climbed up the hanging ladder.
"You are indeed sick, and the illness is not serious. Every time you go to work, you have to take Viagra." Li Qingyun laughed and scolded.
"Go away! We are familiar with each other, and I will sue you for slander if you say anything nonsense. My brother has always been invincible, and he is invincible every night." Tao Datan defended seriously.
While talking, several people had already climbed to the top of the mountain.
At the bottom of the valley surrounded by mountains on three sides, there is green grass and warmth like spring. But when I reach the top of the mountain, I suddenly feel the cold wind, mixed with small snowflakes, like a knife, pouring into my collar.
Looking at the mountains to the west from a distance, the tops of the mountains are already covered with a layer of snow. As New Year's Day approaches, it has been cloudy for several days and the snow is finally about to fall.
The climate here is a bit strange. It doesn’t feel too cold in the town, but when you go into the mountains, especially on the top of the mountain, you can often freeze to death. However, there are many evergreen plants here all year round. Snowflakes fall on the green leaves, green and white.
, extremely beautiful.
Seeing the snowflakes falling bigger and bigger, Tao Datan's face was very exciting and he shouted: "Look, look, I know this trip is not going well. In this kind of weather, even if the helicopter ventures into the mountain, it will be difficult to find it."
Our location.”
"Today's communication technology is so powerful, and we are standing on the top of the mountain. Coupled with satellite positioning, it is impossible to find us, right?" Li Qingyun was even more depressed. He thought he could go home today. If the helicopter didn't come, he would never be able to find us.
Walking home from here, even if everything goes well, it will take three to five days with a practitioner's speed.
Ding Hengzhi had no intention of participating in their conversation, so he found a handful of young leaves and green grass, stuffed it into his mouth, chewed a few mouthfuls, and absorbed the water. He felt that if he didn't eat something, he would definitely starve to death. (To be continued...