Chapter 7 Nightmare
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Time passed by minute by minute, and the 212 Jeep was still speeding on the grassland in a bumpy manner. But what disappointed them was that Xiangnan had run out for a long time, but still did not see any rivers or lakes. As for the flock of yellow sheep and bison sheep that can be seen on the grassland, they didn't even meet them. As time went by, everyone was extremely anxious.
At about three o'clock in the morning, Su Yichen stopped the car, took a short rest, and then poured half a barrel of oil into the fuel tank. Calculated the remaining oil, and at most it could keep them running for a few more hours. If they hadn't found a way to escape within this time, the result would be...
After setting off again and continuing for nearly a hundred miles, the east horizon had a white belly. The dark night in the northwest finally passed and the sun gradually began to rise. When he could clearly see the surrounding environment, Gudamai, who was sitting in the passenger seat, suddenly widened his eyes and looked around with a shocked gaze.
"Plane...Plane leader! We seem to have gone to the wrong place." Gudamai hurriedly turned around and shouted.
Hu Zhijun, who was injured and tired, was sleeping in the back seat, immediately opened his eyes when he heard the shout. He looked out through the car window, and was also stunned.
At some point, the grass on the ground had become sparse, and many places were exposed with white and yellow sand. At first glance, the green surroundings in the distance in front were getting less and less, while the white and yellow sand was getting more and more. It was obviously no longer a grassland, but it was close to the junction of grassland and desert.
The terrain of the northwest has always been complex, with mountains that are towering into the clouds, large areas of green grasslands, large areas of hills, lakes, rivers, and even some places with forest belts unique to the northwest. In addition, the most famous northwest is the Great Desert. Half of the famous major deserts in China are in the northwest, including the largest desert, the Takramakan Desert.
"Did we come to Taklamakan overnight?" Hu Zhijun frowned, but he quickly shook his head. According to their initial camping location and the approximate distance from the car running out that night, there should be still a lot of roads from the Taklamakan Desert. If he was right, they are now in the outer area of the Taklamakan Desert, and hundreds of kilometers away from the real desert center.
"Platform leader, why don't you turn around?"
"Change? No! Let's continue to move forward!" Unexpectedly, Hu Zhijun did not let Su Yichen stop or turn around, but asked him to continue to move forward. At first, Gudamai was a little surprised after hearing this, but he quickly realized Hu Zhijun's intention to do this, and couldn't help but admire the decisiveness of his platoon leader from the bottom of his heart.
The desert is a sea of death for humans, but the same is true for animals. There are very few animals that can survive in the desert. In addition to the camels commonly known as the "Desert Boat", there are only some gerbils, lizards, scorpions, and poisonous snakes. Moreover, these animals only live on the edge of the desert or near the oasis. As for the center of the desert, it is basically a forbidden place for life. Wolves like the Night Moon Wolf on the grassland will never break into the desert.
The biggest difference between humans and animals is, in addition to the difference between science and teaching, whether tools can be made and used, the key is that humans can rely on thinking and will to act, while animals only rely on their instincts. The instincts and nature of animals determine their living environment and range of activities. No matter how cunning and fierce the Night Moon Wolf is, they dare not go deep in the desert in the Sea of Death. It was because of this that Hu Zhijun made this decision decisively. As long as they enter the desert and rely on the animals' natural fear of the desert to block the pursuit of the Night Moon Wolf, then they will be safe.
As expected, shortly after Hu Zhijun and his team drove into the desert, more than a dozen Yeyue wolfs that had been chasing first finally arrived at this edge area. Here, the wolves that had been chasing for a whole night stopped at the same time, wandering uneasyly, roaring in the direction of the desert, but did not take a step forward at all. After a while, the wolf king led the other wolves to arrive, hundreds of Yeyue wolfs were waiting in place under the leadership of the wolf king, and they did not continue to chase after them in the past. For a few hours, as the sun gradually rose, the temperature in the air became hotter and hotter. The unwilling wolf pack roared and turned his head and gradually moved away towards the grassland.
When he entered the edge of the desert, the speed of the vehicle suddenly decreased a lot, but for safety, Hu Zhijun asked Su Yichen to keep a speed of about 30 kilometers and drove for about 100 kilometers before finding a place to stop.
At this time, their location was already deeper, and the surrounding green was almost impossible to see. It looked like continuous sand dunes and heavily weathered boulders. Although this place is not the famous Taklamakan Desert, it already belongs to the outer desert area of the Taklamakan Desert.
"Okay, there should be nothing wrong in this place." Hu Zhijun finally breathed a sigh of relief and a smile appeared on his face. He was now sure that the wolves would never catch up and would stay here for some time next to ensure that the wolves would not wait on the periphery.
Hearing Hu Zhijun say this, Su Yichen's heart suddenly relaxed. With his physical and mental relaxation, he soon felt a lingering feeling of fatigue. Su Yichen, who was driving all night, was the hardest. He drove all night in such a nervous situation. If he hadn't relied on spiritual support, he would have been exhausted. Now, Su Yichen felt that his eyelids were fighting, and his whole body was dispersed, and he just wanted to lie down and sleep.
Resting in the desert is not as simple as the grassland. The daytime temperature in the desert is very high, which can easily cause dehydration. As a local, Gudamai has experience in this. He directed Su Yichen to drive the car to the shade of a huge rock, and there were several half-dead poplar trees nearby. This is the best choice for a temporary camp. Since their tents have been lost, they can only use a few pieces of tarpaulin carried in the car to build a simple camp. After these were done, Su Yichen could no longer support him and fell asleep.
Not only Su Yichen, but also the other three people, the tension on the life and death line overnight was very tired while relaxing. It was easy to sleep, and I don’t know how long I had slept. Su Yichen, who was sleeping in her sleep, suddenly shouted and woke up suddenly.
"What's the matter?" Gudamai was the lightest sleeper among the few people. When he heard the movement, he quickly tightened the gun leaning in his arms and opened his eyes.
"It's okay, I... I had a nightmare just now." Su Yichen, sweating profusely, was stunned for a moment, and then said ashamedly. In his dream just now, he was still speeding on the grassland in a 212 jeep, and surrounded by wolves that were constantly chasing. These fierce night moon wolves were running faster and faster, but their cars were getting slower and slower for some reason. Without Su Yichen's constant accelerator, the car speed was still slower and slower, so anxious that Su Yichen was covered in sweat and wondered what to do.
Finally, the car could not stop for no reason. Su Yichen hurriedly looked back and saw that he was the only one left in the car. Professor Wan Changchun, Lao Hu, and Gudamai didn't know when there was no sign of people. At this time, the wolf pack outside had already surrounded the parked car. One of the giant wolfs, which was obviously bigger, looked at him with a ridiculous and cold look. Just when Su Yichen was frightened and didn't know what to do, he could only hear the howl of the wolf king in his ears, and countless evil wolves jumped up at the same time, their white teeth and claws shining in the moonlight, and rushed towards him...
The dream was so real that Su Yichen still remembered clearly until now, especially the howl of the wolf seemed to be right in his ears. After panting for a while, he gradually calmed down. Looking at Jingsu around, he shook his head hard, as if he wanted to throw this nightmare out the depths of his memory.
"When is it?" Although he had a nightmare, Su Yichen felt much better when he woke up, but at the same time he felt that he was hungry.
He raised his wrist and looked at his gem flower table. Su Yichen realized that it was almost evening. In other words, he slept for more than six hours without realizing it.
Chapter completed!