Xiaobai, Feibai, and I jumped out of the car and rushed into the night.
Both sides of the road are 100-meter-wide sand-proof belts, which are filled with woods. The terrain is very flat. Only two protective nets beside the road are obstacles. It is easy for me and Xiaobai, two veterans, to get through.
Stepping on the soft yellow sand under my feet, I felt that the surrounding temperature was bitingly cold. Even though he was wearing a thickened jacket, it was a bit unbearable. The temperature in the desert is like this. The temperature difference between day and night is huge, and the skin and flesh are white and rough.
Hou didn't feel anything at all, he still looked majestic and high-spirited.
The three of us walked deeper and deeper, one shallow and the other. I deliberately took an iron rod and poked it one step at a time to prevent falling into quicksand, so the speed would be much slower. I didn't intend to.
How fast is it? All you need to do is get out of the range of magnetic minerals and find the location based on satellite positioning.
Xiaobai and I have bad tempers. We haven't seen each other in these years, and when we did meet, we didn't have the slightest sense of vitality. It was boring walking all the way, so it was better to argue with Xiaobai.
Xiaobai walked a little slowly because there were so many people on his back. I turned around and looked at Xiaobai to speak, but suddenly I found a black figure squatting on Xiaobai's back. Xiaobai didn't notice it at all, so I quickly raised it
The flashlight was directed at the dark shadow. This is a strong flashlight. If it is irradiated suddenly, it will cause temporary blindness!
The black figure reacted very quickly. As soon as the light hit him, it made a "squeak" sound, jumped off Xiao Bai's body, and disappeared after landing.
Xiaobai saw me pointing the flashlight at him, and he opened his mouth to curse! Then he heard movement from behind, and he hurriedly turned around and turned over to avoid the danger, but he didn't expect that he had too much equipment on his body and couldn't complete it.
This action caused him to fall to the ground in embarrassment, with sand all over his head, because Xiaobai didn't see what was behind him and was very panicked.
"Ouch! Lao Du, what's behind me? Oh my god, why does my flesh feel so disgusting!"
It took a lot of effort for Xiao Bai to crawl up from the ground, holding a gun and about to shoot!
I quickly stopped Xiaobai.
"It's a gerbil! Don't shoot, you'll scare them, we'll both be ruined!"
When Xiaobai heard my serious words, he stopped his hand and cursed.
"I damn thought it was an old rice dumpling! It turned out to be a big rat!"
I took a photo with a flashlight, and there was a sandbag dozens of meters long under Xiaobai's feet. This kind of gerbil is a unique animal in the desert. It has a flexible body and thick and wide forelimbs. Digging holes in the sand is no better than running on the ground.
They are slow and like to move in groups. It is basically impossible for the prey they target to escape.
There was only one gerbil just now, and I was afraid that Xiaobai would shoot and alert the other gerbils. If that happened, it would be troublesome.
Xiaobai slapped the sand on his body, took a step forward, rushed in front of me, and said shamelessly: "I will open the way, Lao Du, you follow behind, just walk with confidence and boldness!"
When hiking in the desert, the most fearful thing is the lack of water, but Xiaobai and I took this into consideration and filled our backpacks with fresh water. Xiaobai was in great physical condition and carried dozens of kilograms of stuff on his back. After walking for two hours, his face was stunned.
I was not red and out of breath, but I was a little tired. I called Xiaobai and asked him to stop and rest for a while. I sat on the ground, took out a bottle of water from my backpack and drank it.
Xiaobai didn't seem to hear my voice. He stopped in front for a while, used a flashlight to shine the light into the distance, straightened his neck, and shouted without looking back: "Hey, Lao Du, come here and take a look. Let's take a look."
Has this crossed the line? Didn’t you accidentally go abroad?"
I thought to myself that Xiaobai was talking nonsense again, but I still stood up and walked towards Xiaobai's position.
Even though I have seen a lot of things before, I was also shocked by the sight. A huge Populus euphratica forest appeared in front of them. This Populus euphratica forest is a unique scene in the desert, but this is the first time I have seen such a large Populus euphratica forest.
It was so dense and vast that even the three-thousand-meter range of a bright flashlight could not illuminate the edge.
"Oh my god, they are all dead trees!"
"What dead tree! Is that Populus euphratica?"
Xiaobai couldn't help but grab one and put it into his mouth, lit it on fire and started smoking.
"Hey, Lao Du, don't be bored and smoke all the time! Why don't you tell me how to leave! You've smoked most of the pack, and I didn't bring any cigarettes with me!"
I just looked at the map. Now we have passed the range of the magnetic field. The satellite positioning has returned to normal. According to the direction on the map, if they want to reach their destination, they must first pass through this Populus euphratica forest. Let’s not say whether there are any trees in this forest.
What's weird is that it's not easy to get through this Populus euphratica forest that can't be seen to the edge.
"Go through! You lead the way!"
"Why should I lead the way? I'm carrying so many things, and you ask me to take the lead. It's your mother's fault! Come on, Lao Du, and I'll cover you from behind!"
When Xiaobai heard what I said, he thought that this guy was trying to trick him, and he felt very unhappy.
I didn't argue, I packed my backpack and walked inside.
Populus euphratica is a tenacious plant, and coupled with the dry characteristics of the desert, the dried Populus euphratica still retains its appearance before it died. I held a cane and knocked it while walking, and Xiaobai followed cautiously.
I asked Fei Bai to follow me and not to wander around, but suddenly I realized that Fei Bai had gone somewhere.
I looked around and couldn't find it, so I yelled.
But there was no reply from Fei Bai.
"What's wrong, Lao Du?"
Xiaobai also discovered that something was wrong.
"Fei Bai is lost!"
I'm a little anxious.
"Maybe he went to the front, let's go look for it!"
Xiaobai pointed to the Populus euphratica forest in front and said.
I took a look.
I found that the distribution of Populus euphratica in front of me was very regular, with one plant every ten meters. It was as precise as artificial planting. The thickness of Populus euphratica here is at least four to five hundred years old. Adding the time of death, this means that this area
Populus euphratica forest should have a history of thousands of years. If it was planted, the scale and time would be shocking.
I used my crutch to tap on Populus euphratica, and I found that there was a "dong-dong" sound. Populus euphratica has hard wood and is not easy to rot. Moreover, in places with serious water shortages like deserts, it will basically not rot for thousands of years, but this sound
It is clearly proved that these Populus euphratica are hollow.
Xiaobai also imitated my example and knocked on Populus euphratica.
"Hey, Lao Du, these Populus euphratica are rotten and empty inside. If there's anything to knock about, I can just kick them to pieces!"
Before Xiaobai finished speaking, he raised his leg towards the Populus euphratica in front of him and kicked a hole in the thick trunk of the Populus euphratica tree.
I stared at Xiaobai.
Xiaobai thought I was shocked by his foot strength, so he raised his chin proudly.
"These rotten wood are too brittle, too brittle... Hey, Lao Du, what are you looking at in such a daze?"
"Look behind you!"
Xiaobai turned his head in confusion, took a flashlight, and took a look into the tree hole. It was full of black things rolling around, and there was a snapping sound coming from inside. Xiaobai felt that his scalp was numb, and beads of sweat were pouring from his forehead.
came out.
"This... what the fuck... is this!"
I rushed to Xiaobai's side, dragged Xiaobai and ran inside.
Only then did Xiao Bai react. He screamed and ran as fast as he could. From the hole in the tree that Xiao Bai kicked open, secret numb bugs sprang out. They were as big as coins, and there were so many of them, like a puddle.
Like ink, it sprays out from the tree hole.
"Lao...Lao Du, then...what is that?"
"No... I didn't see clearly, it looks like an insect!"
"I can fucking see clearly, that thing is a corpse!"
Xiaobai said to me while running, with a look of horror on his face.
After listening to what Xiaobai said, I turned on the flashlight and looked back. I was horrified. Xiaobai had really said it right. It was really stupid!
Zhi Lao was not very fast, but he had no intention of letting the two of them go. He was still chasing after them. It was night now and there was no light. He could only run forward by the light of his flashlight, but this flashlight was a strong flashlight with a long range.
, the light is concentrated, but the line of sight is narrow.
Moreover, as they were running so fast, the light was not stable at all and flickered up and down. In fact, they could not see clearly at all now. The roots of Populus euphratica were so dense that many of them were growing out of the ground. Xiaobai and I were running almost by instinct.
Xiao Bai was big, but not very flexible. He almost fell down after jumping up and down several times. Although these corpses couldn't catch up with them now, if they were exhausted or fell down,