The three people ran out of the ruins of the ancient city quickly, but there was still a buzzing sound behind them, so they had to speed up and run forward.
After the buzzing sound behind him disappeared, he lay down on the sand tiredly, breathing heavily.
Finally, survived.
However, out of a dozen of them, only three are left. One of them is a Duomaiti guide, and the other one is a scientific expedition member.
The three people looked at each other miserably. They had no intention of speaking, there was only silence and sadness.
After the three of them rested for a while and recovered their mentality, they began to discuss how to go back.
Not back to the ruins, but back to the town.
There is no way for them to go back to the ruins of the ancient city. Going back would mean death.
At this moment, it was still dark, but fortunately the crescent moon was in the sky and could shine slightly.
Therefore, the three of them calculated each other again and prepared to return towards the town after finding the direction.
Although when they ran out, they were in a panic and didn't choose their way. But there is the moon above for reference, and there are also the positions of some stars for reference. In addition, Domat has decades of desert survival experience. With these experiences, they can roughly judge the direction they want to take.
So, the three people decided to return to the town.
It was better to walk in the dark now than to walk on the desert in the heat of the sun during the day.
However, due to the large temperature difference in the desert, the temperature is now very cold, making the leader and one other person shivering from the cold. When they were resting, they took off their cold-proof clothes. The incident happened too suddenly, so neither of them put on their cold-proof clothes.
Duomaiti was much better. At least as a local aboriginal, he did not take off his clothes, and he was also used to sleeping in thick clothes in the desert. Therefore, the low temperature does not matter now.
Duomaiti led the way, followed by two guys shivering from the cold.
After walking a certain distance, the two of them felt better. The body warmed up on its own, making the two of them feel a little more comfortable.
However, this is not a good thing for two people. Because the temperature is low, their behavior can only consume their own energy more quickly.
Unfortunately, there is no way to deal with it except to keep up with Duomaiti.
Neither Duomaiti nor the leader of the scientific expedition team noticed that the young man had been covering his pockets. While walking, he secretly took out the contents of his pockets and looked at them. In the end, he followed without saying anything. Go up.
This trip lasted five days.
During this period, all three people were tested by the cruel climate of the desert. If Domati hadn't barely carried a bag of water in the ruins of the ancient city, the three of them might have died of thirst.
People can go without food for three days, but if you don't drink water for three days, you can definitely die of thirst. If you don't drink water for five days, you will be like a god.
There wasn't much water in the skin, but it was no problem to let three people moisten their throats.
Although Domat risked his life to get the water bag, he didn't care and shared the water with the other two people.
The three men walked for five days with a skin water bag. In fact, on the third day, they were already a little too tired to leave. On the fifth day, it can be said that I was exhausted, and I was staggering when I walked.
If it weren't for their perseverance, the two people might have been lying on the ground waiting to die.
Duomaiti, on the other hand, has been leading the way. Based on his own experience, he felt that his route was basically the same. As long as he kept walking, he would be able to return home.
Not enough. Duomaiti is not a talkative person, nor can he say words of encouragement. He just leads the way and tries not to leave two tired people behind.
Fortunately, on the morning of the fifth day, a miracle happened.
Duomaiti's camel met Duomaiti.
Although both of them are a little embarrassed, when danger comes, they don't care about each other and just run away.
But in the desert, it is simply a blessing to encounter it.
Of course, this kind of thought was only in Duomaiti's mind. After seeing him, the camel screamed and ran over.
Domat was really overjoyed to meet a camel when he was hungry and thirsty.
The other two people thought they were in an illusion and looked at the camel running in front of them unconfidently.
"There are, there are camels..." One of the young men shouted feebly.
The team leader also looked up and was suddenly surprised and said: "Why, why is a camel running over? Am I dazzled?"
"No! You are not dazzled, that is my camel, my camel." Domat shouted happily. The boredom of the past few days finally came out at this moment.
Since camels carry a lot of supplies, and Duomaiti has been prepared in advance, the camels took these supplies with them when they ran out of the ruins of the ancient city.
Although there was no Duomaiti as the owner, the camel relied on its own sense of direction and walked towards the town.
Of course, unlike humans, camels can insist on walking without eating or drinking. After encountering sea buckthorn on the road, camels will eat before leaving.
Therefore, the three of them were able to catch up with the lost camel.
Domat found some food and water from the camel, which brought the three people back to life.
After the three of them had eaten and drank enough, they felt what happiness was.
Since it was almost noon after eating and drinking, the three of them decided to rest first, avoid the strong sunlight at noon, and wait until the sun was not so strong before continuing their journey.
Among the supplies carried by the camel, there was a sunshade cloth, so after a simple set up, the three people and the camel hid under the sunshade cloth.
When the three of them had rested, the young man asked the leader.
"Captain Li, I've always had a question that I want to ask you." The young man asked.
"Say." The leader of the scientific expedition team, whose surname is Li, everyone calls him Team Li.
"Are the ants we encountered in the ancient city ruins army ants?" the young man asked.
After Captain Li thought for a while, he shook his head and said, "Probably not. Army ants are a type of ant found in the Amazon forest and will not appear in the desert. Although there are ants in the desert, they are..."
Thinking of the ants I saw that night, and how they could bite people to the ground with just a few bites, they definitely contained strong toxins. They can gnaw quickly and eat up people in a short time. There are also ants that can fly in the sky and crawl like army ants. This can all show that these ants are definitely not simple.
However, he did not catch one. When he returned and studied it carefully, the frustration in his heart could almost overflow.
"I haven't heard of flying army ants, so the ants we saw should be other species, not army ants." Team Li finally said.
"Duomaiti, have you ever encountered this kind of ant before?" Captain Li asked.
Duomaiti shook his head. He had been living in the desert for decades and had never seen the ancient city of Xiye. He had only heard about it. This time I not only saw it, but also went in. It can really be explained by a miracle.
The young man didn't get an answer, but he didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he unconsciously touched his pocket again. The thing was sneaking around, his eyes twinkling as he looked at Captain Li and Duomaiti.
Just when the three of them were resting and having their own thoughts, a wolf howled appeared.
"What?" Duomaiti suddenly changed his face, immediately pulled out the short knife he was carrying, walked out from under the sunscreen, and saw several desert coyotes emerging from a sand dune.
"Damn it, how could there be a coyote here?" Captain Li also stood up and said with a bitter voice.
Duomaiti is also surprised. Coyotes in the desert generally don't stay away from oasis. Is there an oasis here?
However, in his memory, there was no oasis around here. Only after walking for about a day and night, he would come across a place with water. But where did these coyotes come from?
But in my memory, the water supply point was not an oasis, but a karez, which was built a long time ago.
By the time we reach the karez, we are only two days away from the town.
Now, it is absolutely impossible to encounter a desert coyote here, there is no way a coyote can travel this far.
But before Duomaiti and the other three had any idea, several hyenas ran towards them.
At this time, Luotuo was very disrespectful and ran away again.
The three of them no longer cared about the camel. They held something bold in their hands and stared at the coyote running towards them.
Duomaiti had a knife in his hand, but the other two people only had the wooden legs of the scientific research tripod, which were very thin and could be broken by a collision.
But apart from this, there is really nothing else.
A few coyotes are a little strange. Their eyes are emitting red light. They are not like other coyotes, who observe their prey and look for opportunities before attacking.
These hyenas rushed towards the throats of the three of them without hesitation.
Duomaiti and Team Li each had a coyote pounce on them, and the young man was cared for by three coyotes.
"Ah!" The young man suddenly screamed. Although he subconsciously avoided the throat, one of the hyenas bit his calf and fell directly to the ground.
At this moment, the other two coyotes turned around and pounced again.
"No!" the young man shouted desperately.
At the critical moment, Captain Li ignored the fact that he was being attacked by a coyote and used a standard thrust to thrust out the tripod's legs as if they were spears. Immediately, a coyote was stabbed in the neck, leaving it injured and thrown away.
But another coyote bit one of the young man's arms and started tearing it apart wildly.
One bit the calf and tore frantically, the other bit the arm and tore frantically. The two hyenas didn't let go and just tore frantically. The pain made the young man howl miserably.
At this time, because of rescuing the young man, the coyote that attacked Captain Li suddenly jumped up and bit Captain Li's throat before Captain Li could retract the legs of the tripod. Then he shook his head and Captain Li was helpless. Falling down, he clutched his throat, trying to stop the blood from gushing out, but found that there was no way to stop it.
All the strength in his body quickly passed away at that moment. The last thing he saw seemed to be some figures appearing on the sand dunes. What were they?
Team Li didn't even see the figure in the end.
(End of chapter)
