Everything in front of him became blurry, and Feng felt that his lungs were gradually beginning to hurt due to lack of oxygen, and his heartbeat was getting faster and faster, as if his chest was about to burst.
"Hey, don't really strangle him to death. This guy is still useful if you keep him."
Zhang Haixing stood watching from a distance. Seeing that Feng was suffocated to the point of shock, he hurriedly stopped him.
It was really that Zhang Zhuo's murderous appearance was so terrifying that she was a little scared. She was worried that if she stepped forward rashly, she might also be affected and suffer disaster.
Since she met this person, she has seen more than once how ferocious his true nature is. The viciousness in his body is just covered up by his fair skin.
"Of course I won't let him die so easily."
Zhang Zhuxun's voice was as cold as a bone-piercing knife. He let go of his pinched hand, made a virtual fist to control the force, and slammed Feng's heart.
"Ho--"
Feng breathed out a breath, his chest rose and fell rapidly, his pale complexion gradually returned to normal, and he opened his eyes in confusion. He thought he had just walked away from hell, and a demon was grabbing his ankle, trying to pull him away. Treachery who was dragged into the ninth floor was punished.
"Let's go." Zhang Zhuoxun picked up his collar and dragged him up. He said something to Zhang Haixing, dragged him up and walked out of the cave.
Zhang Haixing hurriedly picked up the things that fell from Feng on the ground, put away the flashlight, and followed him out of the cave.
After leaving Feng beside the smokeless stove for a long time, he finally recovered from his near-death shock. He hugged himself tightly and leaned against the stone wall while trembling, unable to say a word.
Wu Xie already knew what had happened. He curled his fingers and patted Zhang Zhuxun's shoulder, comforting him softly: "Don't be too impatient. The Kangbalo tribe has existed in the snowy mountains for so long, and there must be a critical moment." The Germans may not be able to obtain the means to save their lives. We will set off at dawn tomorrow, speed up and get there as soon as possible."
"I think what Tianzhen said is right." The fat man handed him a cup of ginger soup, "Don't your family still enshrine those ghosts and gods? Those people who went into the mountain with you before were all cursed by that kind of thing. Damn it, those people are running around like crazy and don’t understand anything, maybe they don’t even know the route, and it’s probably like a blind cat met a dead rat when they got here, and they hit it by mistake.”
Zhang Zhuoxun shook his head, "They must have a road map in their hands. This road is the only shortcut for the Kangbalo people to communicate with the outside world and cross the snow peaks. People without a map will not be able to find this road."
"Who gave you the map?" The fat man turned around and slapped Feng on the head, yelling, "Did you, the bastard, give it to you? Tell me the truth!"
Feng shivered at the sound and hurriedly explained, "I gave them the map, but I really don't know what they want to do when they enter the snow mountain. The confidentiality level of this group of people is higher than mine. What do they want?" , I can only cooperate."
In fact, even if he didn't know the details, he could guess that the ultimate goal of this team must be the Bronze Gate.
However, the headquarters never leaves behind when doing things. He knows very well that he and his team are just advance cannon fodder heading to the depths of the snow-capped mountains. Those who were there before are all victims of Tu Lei, and they are really responsible for the mission of finding secrets. I'm afraid it's this group of people.
The Kangbalo tribe is closely related to the mysterious Bronze Gate, so it is not surprising that they would be targeted by the headquarters.
In order to save his life, Feng had to express his speculation, "That group of people probably wanted to get something from the Kangbalo tribe. They should not attack the residents there at will before completing their mission."
"Should you?" Zhang Haixing sneered, "You don't know what the virtues of those Germans are? Do you feel guilty for saying this?"
Feng was speechless, his face was full of shame, and he lowered his head silently.
"You'd better pray to your God that things are still under control, otherwise... hum..." Zhang Haixing curled his lips and glanced vaguely at Zhang Chuxun, who had his eyes closed to meditate.
If something happens to Kang Baluo, Anjing Company will face crises from more than just one side.
After a night of silence, the snow stopped completely in the early morning of the next day, the wind gradually subsided, and a rare thick fog appeared on the snowfield, surging like a torrent, as if the sea of clouds above our heads had fallen in large pieces.
Everyone ate some dry food to replenish energy. Half an hour later, the fog gradually dispersed due to the cold wind, and the snow line on the horizon turned slightly gray. After gaining some visibility, everyone immediately packed up their equipment and continued moving forward.
Feng already had concerns in his heart at this time, and nothing was as important as his own life.
He thought again and again, and finally reminded: "The tracks left by the wolf in the bear cave were very complicated. I speculated that it should be a pack of wolves, with no less than ten animals in number, and there were gnawing marks on the bear bones." It’s very new, which means that the wolves are likely to return again. Their hunting range is dozens of kilometers around here, and we are also likely to be targeted by the wolves.”
Zhang Haixing turned his back to the wind, took a breath, and said: "You don't need to worry about this matter, we have already discovered it."
Feng was surprised, "How did you know?"
Zhang Haixing turned back and pointed to the top of the snowy peak they had just climbed, "Since yesterday afternoon, the wolves have sent out baits to appear behind the snowy hills. Several times, they deliberately exposed themselves to let Bai Ci and I... see."
"Wolves are cunning by nature. They probably thought we were here to hunt them, but seeing that we were indifferent to the lone wolf, they followed us from a distance."
Feng Zong frowned, "Isn't that bad? It has been snowing some time ago, and the animals on the snowfield have all hid. The wolves are hungry and cannot find prey. They will definitely not let go of our free meal easily." .”
"There are just a dozen wolves, will I be afraid of them?" Zhang Haixing scoffed at his worries.
"..." Wu Xie was speechless. This woman has always been confident. Can you consider the psychological shadow area of a normal person? That thing is a wolf, not a groundhog.
He poked the fat man with his elbow and lowered his voice, "We don't have her bragging skills, so we'd better be careful."
The fat man nodded, "Fat man, I have beaten wolves before when I was with the team. These things are very thieves and very vindictive. They can chase you for dozens of kilometers with just a hint of taste. In my opinion, they can follow you behind us." These beasts are not far away, otherwise Bai Ci would not have set up flares outside the cave last night."
Wu Xie held the fat man's shoulders and stood on tiptoe to look at the way they came. There was only a vertical row of footprints where they had walked, and there was no trace of the wolf.
After taking a look at the sky, Zhang Zhuoxun urged, "We have to go faster, hurry up and find a safe shelter before dark. Although the wind is light now, it is still in this wilderness." You might get into big trouble if you camp up there.”
Everyone nodded and the team continued to move forward.
Two hours later, a canyon appeared ahead, sandwiched between two snowy peaks, steep and deep.
According to the directions on the map, after passing here and walking more than 40 kilometers further, you will reach the mass burial iceberg recorded in Deren's notes.
Standing on the mountain, Zhang Zhuoxun looked quietly into the distance. The sunset was gradually sinking. The snow line on the horizon merged with the germanium-red sunset clouds. The afterglow spread evenly on the gentle slope like golden gauze, and the white snow was crystal clear and shining. Ruochen.
A few black spots appeared sporadically on the edge of the snow line bordering the sky. They were sparse and quickly disappeared among the cascading mountains.
Wu Xie climbed up from the snow pit, wiped off the snow residue on his snow glasses, tightened the scarf around his neck, and said to Zhang Zhu: "I seemed to have seen them just now, but I couldn't see how many there were in a blink of an eye." .”
"More than a dozen." Zhang Zhuxun's face was solemn and he spoke slowly, "I'm afraid that after we enter the canyon, we will soon see another group of stronger adult wolves. This is probably their intention. "
Wu Xie was startled, "You mean, there are two wolves targeting us? Are they cooperating to surround us?"
"It's not cooperation, maybe they are just a wolf pack." Zhang Haixing took out his telescope and stared at the cliff above the canyon. There were also sporadic black spots popping up there. "The ones who chased us before were just the pioneers of the wolf pack. Here we are squatting. They are the main force of wolf hunting."
"What should we do?" Wu Xie was a little flustered. There were only five of them. Facing such a large-scale wolf pack attack, it would definitely be a disaster. "Why don't we go into this canyon and find a way around it?"
"No, we must go in!" Zhang Zhuxun said resolutely, "We have been trekking for a day in a row, and it is when we are exhausted. If we continue on our way, the wolves will definitely attack us while we are tired and distracted. The snow here is It's so thick that it takes a lot of effort to pull out the legs once you step on them. We can't run very far with human power. We will be trapped and surrounded by snow. With the endurance of an animal like a wolf, just the time it takes will kill us. .”
Spending the night on the snow-capped mountains, if they did not find a suitable shelter from the wind and had no source of fire, the sudden drop in temperature at night would freeze them to death.
"I know that there is a rock protruding from the cliff in the canyon. The snow below will definitely not be very thick, and the mountain behind it can prevent wolves from sneaking up from behind."
After hearing what Zhang Zhuxun said, everyone no longer hesitated and immediately accelerated towards the valley.
The red sun on the horizon has been covered by the gray snow line for most of its arc, leaving them little time.
The fat man pulled his legs out of the caked snow, panted heavily, and said, "I wonder if you have heard of the Nightmare Beast Gorge, which is the canyon where animals collectively commit suicide by jumping off the cliff on a full moon night. "
"What does it have to do with our current situation?" Wu Xie's voice was muffled in the thick scarf, "Isn't that kind of death canyon related to the strong geomagnetic field? If the magnetic field is too strong and uncontrollable, it will easily trigger thunderstorms and canyons. Most of the animals living there were killed by lightning."
The fat man pushed up the snow goggles and said earnestly: "You are naive and have read too many books. Many abnormal supernatural phenomena cannot be explained clearly by just getting closer to science. For example, the Zhang family's bells, the Zhang family themselves I haven’t studied it to understand what the principle behind it is.”
Zhang Haixing snorted dissatisfiedly, "Stop talking nonsense, what exactly do you want to express?"
"You want to say that the canyon here is also a Death Valley? How can you tell?" Wu Xie asked.
"Fat Master, I can tell with my feet."
The fat man put his hand into the snow hole he had just come out of, tensed his cheeks, gritted his teeth and pulled out a red deer leg that was frozen hard with the body of the red deer attached underneath.
The mountain walls on both sides here are narrow, and the wind in the valley is fierce. The snow covering the bottom of the valley is not as much as they imagined. The animals that died at the bottom of the valley before were not buried very tightly. Several people also found many people who froze to death or fell down around them. The bodies of dead red deer are almost always intact when dug out.
"This may be a herd of red deer. It can be seen that there are a lot of them, but why do they all die here? And most of them are strong male deer and old deer." Feng was very confused, "Could it be an avalanche? Pushed them down?"
"This starts with the Nightmare Beast Gorge I mentioned before." The fat man walked forward, shaking his head and showing off his knowledge. "It is said that in those remote mountain snowfields and inaccessible places, every full moon night, herbivores will They all concentrated in one place and committed suicide by jumping off a cliff. There are rumors that the mountain god awakened and the animals committed suicide in order to appease the mountain god's anger."
"But according to Fatty, this is pure nonsense. These animals were clearly driven by something, and they had no choice but to jump from the top of this canyon. Those who couldn't jump fell down and died. Just like what we see now look like."
Although the carcasses of these animals were frozen solid, they actually showed signs of deterioration. The fact that they could reach this level in an extremely cold environment of more than 20 degrees below zero indicates that these animals have died here for a long time, and the temperature difference between day and night is large. , the corpses may freeze again after melting.
"You said there was something driving them behind? Could it be that you meant wolves?" Feng questioned, "But even if there are wolves behind deliberately driving the deer towards the cliff, with the running and jumping ability of an adult red deer, , they can completely jump over this section of the canyon crack, which is less than ten meters wide."
The fat man glared at him, "You damn girl, can you grasp the point of what I'm saying? There is obviously so much ready-made food here. It would be great to just dig it out of the snow and have a delicious meal. Why do the wolves have to rush thousands of miles to chase me?" Us, could it be because you, a German guy with a hairy and fleshy stick, chew the incense?"
Feng was spat on by the fat man. He turned his face away and wiped it with his sleeve. While he was shocked by the ice, his mind suddenly turned around and said, "I understand, you mean, this canyon It is a place where the wolves chasing us specially store food. They need to constantly drive their prey to this place to kill it and store it in ice and snow at low temperatures to prepare for the lack of food throughout the winter."
"But..." Despite the fat man's glare, Feng still insisted on asking the doubts in his heart, "Why are all the adult deer dying here?" (End of Chapter)
