Chapter 134: The Cave
After entering the jungle, the light suddenly became darker, as if it had suddenly entered the evening from daytime. The layers of leaves on the top of the head blocked the light tightly, giving people an extremely cold feeling.
From the outside, the jungle seems very dense and seems to be inaccessible at all. In fact, there is no shortage of roads here. Various animal paths of various sizes are crisscrossing and extending to endless distances. These animal paths are repeatedly trampled on them, forming extremely solid roads, where even weeds and mosses cannot grow.
There were even a large number of trees on both sides that were knocked down. Judging from their broken gap, it was obviously because of the beast tide just now.
The giant lizard moved forward quickly along a wide beast path.
Along the way, you can see all kinds of strangely grown old vines and huge bacteria growing under the shade of the trees and colorfully growing.
Although everyone looked frightened, their eyes were curious and looked around, and they were a little dazzled.
After the end of the world, organisms began an evolutionary craze, and the species of species had reached an amazing level. All organisms evolved towards diversity as much as possible. Even the same organism could develop hundreds or even thousands of evolutionary categories.
Most categories are eliminated in competition, and those who survive continue to evolve and repeat...
Traces of human buildings can be seen everywhere on the ground, and these traces vaguely show that this place was once a human territory.
The giant lizard kept walking forward, and it seemed quite calm all the way. It was almost difficult to see a mutant creature. It was quiet around it and seemed very quiet, and even the sound of insects was rarely heard.
After walking for two hours, it was completely dark. Luo Yuan looked at his watch. However, it was only three o'clock. If it were at this time in the past, the sun was far from going down, and it would take at least two or three hours before it was dark, but now it has become dark.
Not only because the jungle here is densely blocking the light, but also because of the volcanic eruption, a large amount of thick smoke and dust blocking the sun.
Luo Yuan patted the giant lizard on the shoulder and asked it to lie down. Then he took the unconscious Wang Xiaguang from Huang Jiahui's hand and turned over and jumped down.
The other people also slid down from the back of the giant lizard one by one, and their feet became weak, and several people fell to the ground. The aura of the deep blue creature of the giant lizard was not so good. Several ordinary people stayed on its back for so long, and their mental depression was extremely suppressed and physical fatigue had already made their hands and feet weak.
Luo Yuan held Wang Xiaguang and looked around carefully. The ground here was flat and there were not many signs of buildings. Luo Yuan guessed that this area should have been a farmland.
Before they knew it, they had already walked out of the suburbs.
Unfortunately, the map was lost with the luggage, so it was impossible to tell where it was. However, it can be guessed that it should not be too far from the expressway. Luo Yuan forgot to the north, but unfortunately he could not see anything.
Huang Jiahui trampled a small insect trying to climb to her instep to death, and made a bursting sound, like a small firecracker, frowned and said, "Will we live here tonight?"
Spending overnight in the jungle is a big problem. There are no tents and no abandoned buildings here. If you sleep here in the open air, you may not die until tomorrow. Although it is very calm, it does not mean that there is no danger. Many of the low-level creatures that are slow to react or are unable to run quickly have not left. Even an inconspicuous little bug may kill them.
Luo Yuan shook his head: "We look for the cave of the mutant creatures and stay there for one night. If we really can't find it, we can only dig a hole by ourselves, or sleep in the tree hole by Yu Qianqian."
Everyone's hearts were heavy, and there was a hint of anxiety on their tired faces.
Even before the end of the world, living in a forest that is extremely rare is an extremely dangerous thing, not to mention now, even Huang Jiahui vaguely regrets why he persuaded Luo Yuan to migrate to the west. But now, except for walking down, he can no longer look back. The volcano behind him is still erupting constantly. Looking back is death, and continuing to walk will have a glimmer of hope.
Luo Yuan pulled out the saber and walked into the dense jungle with a cautious look on his face. The branches and thorns on the road were constantly cut off by him. When he passed by a slope, he suddenly stopped. This was a camouflaged hole, covered with thick vines, which was easy to ignore. There was no footprint near the hole. Luo Yuan looked carefully for a few seconds and found that there were traces of the soil on the surface, which was difficult to detect. If Luo Yuan had not scanned it by sensing, he would have been unable to detect it.
The IQ of animals is sometimes difficult to describe. Under the harsh laws of nature, their instincts will do amazing things, because if they cannot do this, they will be eliminated. Such caves are more hidden and safer than artificial caves.
He gently pushed away the vines. The entrance of the hole was not very big, only 1.45 meters high and only 70 cm wide. He couldn't even straighten his waist when he walked in. However, there was nothing to expect in this situation now. The sky was getting darker and darker. If he couldn't find a suitable cave, he could only choose to sleep in the tree hole. At that time, he might not have to sleep all night.
"You guys wait here first, I'll go in and take a look." Luo Yuan said.
After saying that, Luo Yuan did not wait for everyone to speak, so he walked into the cave with his body pitch black inside, emitting an indescribable smell, like a fishy smell, or a rotten smell of a corpse, making people feel disgusted. The surface of the cave was very smooth, and the inside was curved and extended to the ground. Luo Yuan walked almost hundreds of meters until his patience was about to run out, but his eyes suddenly became clear.
This is a space of tens of square meters.
There are white bones of all sizes in the middle, and there is a place in front of the bones that is very clean. It is neatly covered with fluffy and soft grass. There is a clear depression in the middle, which is obviously the place where the cave owner lives.
After Luo Yuan declared safety, everyone walked into the cave one after another in the dark. After Huo Dong lit the lighter, he looked at the spacious space with a faint flame, and finally a relaxed smile appeared on his tired face.
"That's great. I didn't expect to find such a place. I thought I was going to sleep in a tree hole?" Wang Shishi smiled excitedly, and was even happier than she moved into the villa for the first time. As for the stench of the cave and the pile of white bones next to her, it was not worth mentioning in front of a safe residence where you can spend the night.
"The tree hole is too dangerous. Haven't you seen many insects along the way? The colorful insects will stand up as soon as I see them. If Boss Luo hadn't knocked down the insects one by one and bitten them, it would have been amazing." Huo Dong also smiled.
"But it's too dark here. Huo Dong, you and Lin Xiaoji, go outside to find some grass and dead branches, and then lit a fire." Luo Yuan was interrupted by Huo Dong's slap in the horse and didn't catch a cold.
Huo Dong and Lin Xiaoji did not refute and walked out of the hall with their knife without hesitation.
"If you light the fire, will the smoke be too heavy?" Huang Jiahui asked after leaving.
"No, there is no wind here. As long as you light it near the hall, the smoke will not be too heavy. The smoke emitted from the fire can also prevent the insect from crawling in from the hole outside." Luo Yuan said.
After saying that, Luo Yuan sat down and just relaxed, and his face was filled with cold sweat. He could not hold on.
"Brother Luo, what's wrong with you?" Cao Lin kept paying attention to Luo Yuan. Seeing that he was in a wrong state, he asked hurriedly.
Luo Yuan closed his eyes and shook his head: "It's okay, let me rest for a while."
Everyone looked at Luo Yuan's pale and weak face. It was obvious that he was seriously injured. Thinking that when he was on the road before, he actually asked Luo Yuan to clear the way and eliminate even more dangers, he couldn't help feeling guilty.
"Let's whisper and let Luo Yuan sleep for a while." Huang Jiahui's eyes were a little wet and she said softly.
"I'll go out to find some food." Seeing that he was the only man standing around, Chen Xianfeng said uncomfortable.
Huang Jiahui was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect Chen Xianfeng to be so brave. However, considering that one person was very dangerous, she said: "Wait first, and after Huo Dong and the others come back, we will go together."
Chen Xianfeng was obviously not used to talking to beautiful women, his face turned red and he was so dull that he couldn't speak.
More than ten minutes later, Huo Dong and Lin Xiaoji finally came back. Each of them held a bundle of dead branches and placed them at the door of the hall. Lin Xiaoji was also dragging a frog with a basket-sized head cut off in his right hand.
"We are lucky. We saw a frog in the grass. Fortunately, I was quick-eyed and fast-handed, and I cut my head with a knife, otherwise it would have been run away." Lin Xiaoji said with a faint show of flaunt in her tone.
"You have a gentle voice and don't affect Brother Luo's rest." Wang Shishi said dissatisfiedly: "And this frog is too small, so we can't even share much."
Lin Xiaoji's face froze, but Wang Shishi was talking, he stopped ignoring her. He noticed Luo Yuan leaning against the wall and asked, "Brother Luo is asleep? I'll go outside to look for it again, so I can't let everyone starve."
"It's too dangerous outside. Except for Wang Shishi and Cao Lin, everyone else will go together. Everyone can take care of each other," Huang Jiahui pulled out her pistol and said.
"Sister Huang, I'll go too. I feel much better." Wang Shishi stood up weakly.
Huang Jiahui knew that Wang Shishi had a strong mind and would definitely be much safer when she followed her, but considering Luo Yuan's safety, she refused and said: "You can't go, you still have to take care of your brother Luo. If you encounter danger, you can handle it even if you are there."
Wang Shishi reacted and felt scared. In her heart, Luo Yuan was the most important thing. She said without hesitation: "Then I will stay."
Cao Lin wanted to speak but stopped, but in the end she remained silent. Among these people, she was the weakest. What else could she do except stay?
Not long after the few people left, Wang Xiaguang woke up. She coughed a few times and wanted to sit up.
Cao Lin hurried over to help her: "Are you awake?"
"Where is Luo Yuan, where is Luo Yuan?" Wang Xiaguang asked anxiously, his voice a little hoarse: "And where is this place? Why is it so dark?"
"Brother Luo is too tired and falls asleep. Let's speak softly, don't wake her up. This is a cave, everyone else is looking for food, and they will be back soon." Cao Lin sighed and said.
"Sister Wang, what is your relationship with Brother Luo?" Wang Shishi suddenly asked.
Wang Xiaguang heard that it was Wang Shishi's voice. Unexpectedly, Wang Shishi was there too, and felt a little uncomfortable. However, he tried his best to say in a calm tone: "We used to be colleagues, but we have a good relationship. You look so young and shouldn't be old, right?"
"I am the youngest here, I am only fourteen years old," Wang Shishi said proudly.
Cao Lin looked incredible.
Wang Xiaguang was also a little stunned. She really couldn't tell that Wang Shishi was still so young. In her imagination, she should be sixteen or seventeen years old, or even seventeen or eighteen years old, and someone believed her. She hurriedly asked, "You are so young, do Luo Yuan know?"
Wang Shishi is not a fool, so he naturally heard what she meant and said with disdain: "Brother Luo has known it for a long time, so what? I just like Brother Luo."
"How could he do this?" Wang Xiaguang murmured to himself, looking disbelief. At this moment, Luo Yuan's glory description in her heart collapsed with a bang.
Luo Yuan kept closing his eyes and resting. At this time, he finally couldn't listen. He coughed a few times, his old face turned red. Fortunately, everyone could not see it in the dark, otherwise it would probably damage the image in everyone's mind. He quickly changed the topic and asked Wang Xiaguang: "Are you awake, are you in better health?"
Wang Xiaguang turned his face and ignored him. Then he felt that this was inappropriate and said in a muffled voice: "Don't worry, I'm much better."
"You have too weak constitution. You will drink some blood from high-level mutant creatures later? In a few days, it should be fine." Luo Yuan said with concern.
"Brother Luo, you are not sleeping anymore. Did we wake you up?" Wang Shishi saw that Luo Yuan knew to talk to Wang Xiaguang as soon as he woke up. He felt sour in his heart and quickly pulled the topic over.
Luo Yuan thought, just knowing that it was not good to talk about something, so he had to talk about this, otherwise why would I wake up? He glared at her, but unfortunately Wang Shishi didn't see it at all. He thought so, and said in his mouth: "I didn't fall asleep at all. How are you doing now? Does your head still hurt?"
"It's much better, but my head has been rising a little, as if it's going to explode. Why don't you rub it for me?" Wang Shishi said in a sweet voice, as if he was interested in showing off to someone.
Luo Yuan noticed that Wang Xiaguang's face looked ugly and was about to get angry, but suddenly remembered the scene in his mind that Wang Shishi was desperate to save him, and his heart softened: "Do you want me, a seriously injured person, to rub it for you? Cao Lin, please help her rub it."
Cao Lin stood up with her eyebrows down.
Only then did Wang Shishi remember that Luo Yuan was seriously injured and said hurriedly: "Sister Cao, no need, no need, I'm already cured."
When Wang Xiaguang heard Luo Yuan’s serious injury, he felt a little nervous. He was both heartbroken and worried, but he bit his lips and said nothing.
After a while, everyone came back. Except for Chen Xianfeng wrapping a bunch of things with leaves, the others' hands were empty except for bundles of firewood.
Huo Dong lit Yu Cao and added a few firewood, and the hall suddenly became bright.
"Have you found something to eat?" Luo Yuan asked out loud.
"You're awake," Huang Jiahui asked with concern, then sighed: "There are not many animals outside now, and there are no foods that can be eaten except for insects. In the end, only a pile of cocoons were found on the tree, and I don't know if it can be eaten."
"Take the cocoon over and let me see?" Luo Yuan said.
Chen Xianfeng quickly handed over the things in his hand. These cocoons were all very large, each of which was the size of a palm. There were nine cocoons of the same insect, and there were complex patterns on the surface. Luo Yuan picked up one, pulled out the slashing saber beside him, cut the shell of the cocoon, revealing the pupa inside that looked a bit ferocious.
He secretly used an appraisal technique and said, "It's totally edible, it's okay."
"Take the frogs over." No matter how cautious you are, it is necessary to eat, Luo Yuan said again.
Luo Yuan identified it again, shook his head under the attention of everyone and said, "You can't eat this. If you eat it, you will numb your body. Just throw it away."
Everyone was shocked. Fortunately, they hadn't eaten it yet, otherwise they didn't know what would go wrong. They knew that Luo Yuan had the ability to distinguish food toxins, and they had no doubts. However, Lin Xiaoji's face was a little unfavorable. Unexpectedly, the food he had been fed with great difficulty was actually poisonous.
Huang Jiahui felt a little guilty and said, "These pupas are not enough to eat, let's look for them again."
"No need, it should be dark outside, so let's just go today." Luo Yuan looked at the time that it was already five o'clock, and then said. These people could not see things in the darkness and had no sense. Letting them go out was simply going to die.
The pupa stumbled on the branches and was quickly roasted, emitting an attractive fragrance. Even people who were disgusted with this kind of food showed an expression of consciousness at this time.
Each pupa is only three or two, and everyone who has been hungry for a long time will eat it in almost three or two. If this amount of food is enough, but today everyone is shocked and scared, and their physical strength is greatly consumed, the pupa is just a little bit of it. After eating something, the stomach becomes even hungry.
Huang Jiahui deliberately left two for Luo Yuan, but none of them opposed it, and even had secret dissatisfaction. Instead, she felt that it was natural and everyone knew that only when Luo Yuan's strength recovered could everyone have hope of survival.
The flames kept jumping and licking, causing the hall to be lit and dark.
After everyone had a simple supper, they looked at the jumping flames and felt a little confused, not knowing where the way ahead was.
Everyone subconsciously avoided talking about Ning Xiaoran, as if this person did not exist at all. She died too suddenly. She was still having dinner together at noon during the day, and her shy and shy smile seemed to be still in front of her, and suddenly turned into a corpse in the afternoon.
Chapter completed!