Tomb Raider's Notes of Qilin City Lord

Chapter 341
341 Chapter 341 Going down the well

Wu Xie "follow the siphon tide" according to the fat man's message. He knew that his next step was to follow the water flow to find it. Wu Xie used a free hand to feel the direction of the water flow around him, but the siphon tide had not started yet. The lake was unusually calm.

An Ningling tilted her head and looked at him and stretched out her hand to feel for a while, but he looked quite hesitant. It seemed that he had been soaked in the lake for too long, and his limbs had long been frozen by the lake water and he could no longer feel such small things. .

Aning Ling smiled faintly and looked at her slightly floating hair from the corner of her eye. She immediately knew the direction of the slight flow of water. She was curious about what Wu Xie would do and continued to look at him.

Wu Xie's hands were now numb from the cold lake water. He could feel rough things, but he couldn't feel such a small flow of water at all. He floated still in the water and visually inspected the water flow in front of him, but he felt that he was almost right. At first glance, I still feel that the water flow is still.

When he saw the siphon tide phenomenon on the shore before, he had already speculated that there might be an opening at the bottom of the lake connected to the underground river. Now it seemed that this inference was correct. He felt that the place where everyone was trapped was at that opening. nearby.

Wu Xie knew that he had to find another way to determine the direction of the water flow. After a moment, he reached out and grabbed a handful of sediments on the iron man's body and let them float in the water.

He squinted his eyes and looked carefully at the white suspended particles spreading under the light of the searchlight. They were gradually calming down in the water, and then began to move towards the well mouth at an extremely slow speed, flowing very, very slowly towards the bottom of the well.

Wu Xie couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Fortunately, there was sediment here. The water flow was so weak that it could not be detected by the naked eye. However, the siphon tide still existed. The oxygen pressure on the other side may be very low now, causing the water flow here to be sucked back there.

He looked at his oxygen meter and saw that there was still some time, but he had to move forward as soon as possible. This time he only brought this set of oxygen equipment. If he couldn't find anyone this time, he would have to wait for Agui Only by transporting other equipment in can we have a second chance, and in this case we will have to wait another two to three days. Wu Xie believes that we cannot wait like this anymore. He is not sure whether everyone can persist for so many more days. If the distance is short, , he hoped to take everyone out this time.

He estimated the time. After the current oxygen time and the oxygen meter turned to zero, the compressed air inside could still last for another 10 minutes. There would be at least 10 minutes left for exploration, and there was still time for the return trip. , it is best to control it to about 10 minutes.

Wu Xie thought that since it was not too late, he immediately reached out and unhooked the oxygen bottle on his body. An Ningling saw that he was about to go down the well, so she thought about going down here. The situation under the well was unknown. It was still possible for Wu Xie to go down alone. A situation would arise. Since you were here to protect him quietly, you should go down first, so you got in from the mouth of the well first.

Wu Xie took the oxygen bottle and sank it into the well first, and then fell headfirst.

He found that this was a well dug straight, and the inside of the well was very narrow. He looked at the altimeter as it sank all the way down. Soon the oxygen pressure had exceeded seven atmospheres, and the depth was almost 90 meters. His body felt uncomfortable. The limit has been reached.

An Ningling kept a small distance from him, constantly observing Wu Xie's situation, and occasionally slowed down to wait for him, overlapping with the whereabouts of Wu Xie.

Wu Xie felt extremely suffocating pressure. He was very nervous before and could not feel it, but now he was only slightly relaxed. The nausea immediately began to overflow in his throat.

He knew in his heart that he must not vomit at this time. There was gas in the organs in his body. If he vomited at this time, affected by the pressure, all the accumulated matter might rush into the trachea. By then, let alone saving others, he would be paralyzed. , he almost used all his strength to hold back the energy and turned his attention to the spot of the searchlight.

As it continued to fall, soon after, the blue bricks disappeared, revealing the veins of the rock. Wu Xie felt that the project back then should only have reached this point, and that further down it would be simple excavation.

Suddenly, he heard a strange sound coming from the depths of the well, and the water flow was getting faster and faster. He suddenly felt that something was wrong...

The sound got louder and louder, and the more I listened, the more something felt wrong. An Ningling also felt that something was wrong. This should be the sound of rushing water.

Wu Xie was about to stop and listen carefully, but the oxygen bottle below was suddenly pulled by a force and began to shake. Wu Xie quickly bit the respirator with his teeth and let the oxygen bottle hang on the breathing tube. It was already very difficult. With this shaking, without even biting down, the respirator was taken off from the mouth and sank deeper.

Seeing this, I also became nervous. Brother Wu Xie's body was prone to problems when diving, but now he seemed to be swept up by the current, and the respirator was detached. It felt very dangerous.

Wu Xie knew that the oxygen bottle was his life in the water and could not leave him, so he took insurance measures early. There was a strap hanging around his neck. He immediately rushed forward to pull the strap to remove the oxygen bottle. He was pulled up, but he didn't expect that the oxygen bottle in front of him sank less than one meter before disappearing from his sight at an extremely fast speed.

For a moment, we saw the bottom of the well from Wu Xie's perspective. Below the well was a waterway perpendicular to the well. The water flow was so fast that Wu Xie's oxygen bottle was sucked away in an instant.

Wu Xie was about to curse, but at this moment, the strap connecting the oxygen bottle to his neck was tightened first with such force that it strangled his neck.

When I saw this, I couldn't help but gasped. At the same time, a big hand grabbed my wrist, which made my head hurt. I saw that the little brother had a cold face, an extremely serious expression, and his brows seemed to be slightly wrinkled. , knowing that he was worried about Wu Xie.

At this moment, Wu Xie felt that his neck was almost strangled. Seeing that he was being pulled into the rapids, he gritted his teeth and tried to use the strength of his neck to pull out the oxygen bottle, but he could only hold on for a few seconds. He knew within seconds that it was impossible, and because the blood vessels in his neck were stuck, he felt like his brain was starting to lose blood supply.

An Ningling wanted to help, but she couldn't do anything. The water flow was too fast and she had to inhale it downwards. The oxygen tank was tied with a rope and dropped around Wu Xie's neck. If she walked along the way, the rope that was holding Wu Xie could be loosened. , she planned to hold Wu Xie slightly. In order to prevent Wu Xie from feeling any external force, she rushed down to the bottom to hold up some oxygen tanks.

Wu Xie was anxious. He wanted to untie the belt with one hand, but if he lost the oxygen, he would still die. He cursed Fatty in his heart, why didn't he write this down? This is really going to kill him... the feeling of lack of oxygen. It became more and more serious. At this time, he felt that he could hardly think anymore. He thought, anyway, what the fat man said was to let himself go along the siphon tide, so don't bother with it. If you die, you will die from lack of oxygen and suffocation. Just go along. Come on, if you don't keep everything together, it will be okay. Then your hands and feet loosen, your body sinks, and goes along with the current.

But just half a second later, a huge force suddenly pulled Wu Xie down. An Ningling immediately felt that Wu Xie and the oxygen tank were falling a lot in an instant. After all, Aning was a spirit body, and this was too much. Suddenly, the oxygen tank and Wu Xie passed through her body, and were pulled into the waterway by the current. She subconsciously reached out and grabbed Wu Xie's body, and faced him face to face. She looked Seeing Wu Xie's painful expression, her heart tightened, and she was stunned when she looked at him.

Wu Xie wanted to maintain his current posture, feeling that he might not be strangled to death if he kept walking. However, things didn't work out, and his shoulders kept bumping into the surroundings. However, Wu Xie was thankful that, fortunately, there were two or three holes in the waterway itself. It is very wide, and has been hit by rapids all year round, so it is very smooth. Otherwise, if there are any corners, the skin will be ripped open in two blows.

Turning around, the oxygen bottle was spinning in the water and turned to the side of Wu Xie. An Ningling hurriedly reached out and blocked it gently. Wu Xie also tried his best to dodge, otherwise he would have to fight with the oxygen bottle if he was slightly delayed. A hard slam and a close encounter.

Wu Xie was short of breath at this time and felt that he could no longer hold on, so he grabbed Sanqi 21 regardless of it.

An Ningling grabbed the breathing tube and put it in front of Wu Xie. Wu Xie saw the snake-like breathing tube floating towards him in the turbulent water, and hurriedly stuffed it back into his mouth, but before he could take a sip, a Going down the steep slope, Wu Xie made several big flips, his head bouncing off the wall of the cave like a pinball machine all the way down, knocking him unconscious.

An Ningling's eyes widened with fright, and she immediately ran away, shouting involuntarily: "Wu Xie!"

She stretched out her hand to hold him. Wu Xie had been knocked unconscious, but when she saw that he still instinctively bit the respirator, An Ningling finally felt relieved. She gently supported him, Following the water flow, Wu Xie moved downwards for a long time. Seeing that he was conscious, Aning Ling gradually let go of her hand holding him, and kept looking at Wu Xie without paying attention.

At this moment, Wu Xie didn't know how long he had been led forward, but suddenly he heard a loud noise, and the oxygen bottle in front of him hit something blocking the waterway.

He woke up immediately. He wanted to protect his head, but he didn't have time to react. Then he bumped into the thing with a muffled sound and was knocked to pieces. An Ningling didn't expect it and was shocked. .

Wu Xiexin said, I am not as flexible as an oxygen tank. What the hell is this?
After being hit, he was pinned there by the water flow. He raised his hand and touched it and found that it was an iron fence. He turned around and touched it again with all his strength. There was no gap on it, so he thought, could this be the destination?
He looked up and saw that there was no path around. They were all extremely solid rock walls. It was a dead end.

He still refused to believe it, so he adjusted his posture and looked carefully with a searchlight. There was indeed no road.

I thought strangely, "Damn it! This is so weird! The fat man said he could find them by following the siphon tide, why is it a dead end now?"

Thinking about it again, I suddenly broke out in a cold sweat and thought to myself, "Oops, is the fat man's location in the middle of the waterway? He was going too fast just now, and he was knocked unconscious. He didn't care about the situation around him. He already missed it?"

However, I felt that I was not washed down for long. If the entrance was really in the passage, it should not be far away. This place is also relatively spacious. I put the oxygen bottle on my back and started trying to hold on to the rocks against the current and walk back, but only then After taking two steps, I realized that the water flow was too fast and it was impossible. Moreover, there was no place to hold on. The rock wall was simply too slippery to hold on.

He tried every method and angle, but all ended in failure.The most successful one was about ten steps away from the iron fence, but as soon as my foot slipped, I was immediately knocked back to the original shape and completely exhausted.

Wu Xie just thought, why didn't Fatty write down these details?He is now trapped in a place without a cage. If he really can't get out, he will be killed this time!
When he looked at the oxygen meter again, he was dumbfounded. The value could no longer be displayed. It was obvious that he might run out at any time. He panicked and shook the iron railing hard to see if he could remove it and walk back, but he But I found that those things were all made of iron slurry poured into the cracks of the rocks, and they were extremely strong.

It was dark behind, and when the search light was shined, the water channel dropped sharply and the water flow became more rapid.Perhaps it was for this reason that iron railings were built here, to prevent people from being drawn into the narrower waterway.

He was really panicked this time, and he couldn't even hold on to his respirator. He took a deep breath and told himself to calm down.

He began to think quickly, and at the same time kept touching his surroundings, trying to find some inspiration.

However, he seemed to despair after a while. He understood that this time was different from the past. Although it was an open environment, it was very simple. After touching it for a long time, he only confirmed that he could not defeat the current. It was impossible to remove the iron railings, and a vague thought appeared in his mind. He could not escape this time and would definitely die.

An Ningling looked around. She had no clue this time. She could receive Xiaoxun's call and go to Xiaoxun's side. She could also sense the spiritual source of the positioning mark left by Xiaoxun on the shore. She could teleport to Xiaoxun herself. Problem, but she really doesn’t have the ability to take Wu Xie with her, and it’s not realistic. That would destroy the real historical process. It’s not the case anyway. Looking at Wu Xie’s oxygen meter, she was also a little at a loss. .

My little brother and I saw that Wu Xie was in a very bad situation, but we were helpless. His big hand tightened on my little wrist. I felt that my wrist was about to be broken by his grip, so I had to call him: "Brother, okay It hurts."

Only then did he come back to his senses and let go. While he was anxious about what Wu Xie should do, he held my wrist and rubbed it gently.

Even words of comfort and worry seem to be of no use. Although our place is a place that can trap people, if Wu Xie can come over quickly, at least he can still be saved. Now he can only resign himself to his fate.

(End of this chapter)