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Chapter 146 Ghost Meteor

Yesterday's rainy and snowy weather did not come again, making everyone's journey very smooth, but as the altitude increased, the thin air became more and more obvious. The impact on everyone was that, except for Lao Yang and Dumb, everyone else brought The oxygen bag, and every time you walk a certain distance, you have to stop and rest for a while before you can continue to move forward. This is also the expected situation.

Everyone was a veteran of many battles, and even the oldest Qi Shi worked hard and did not hold back everyone. Finally, before the sun went down, they came to the location of the glacier and found a high point to camp. If all goes well, they will be able to reach the destination before noon tomorrow, and the search for pure white emeralds can be started.

This place is different from the supply point, it is an unexplored area. For the sake of safety, Lao Yang suggested to arrange people to watch the night to observe the situation of the surrounding glaciers. Once there is an emergency like an avalanche, everyone can be alerted to respond.Four people were needed for the whole night's allocation, he and the mute naturally took up two places, and Yunli also took the initiative to apply for one, and Wang Dongcheng took the last one.

After discussion, Wang Dongcheng was in charge of the period before the early morning, the middle two sections were in charge of Lao Yang and Dumb, which was also the most critical moment, and the last section was in charge of Yunli.

Yunli was very curious whether Wang Dongcheng and Cai Qi would mess things up with instruments like last night. Although he had a night watch task, he didn't go to bed early. In fact, he didn't feel too tired. Sleeping less time would be better He has no effect.Sure enough, after everyone was sound asleep, Cai Qi got up and joined Wang Dongcheng. The two continued to repeat what they did last night, even leaving behind the task of keeping watch.

Yun Li didn't know what their purpose was for doing this. Although they were curious, it was not easy to pry into other people's privacy. They all came with their own purposes. Bai Feicui, and although the two of them said on the surface that they were going for mountaineering expeditions, it is not surprising that they have other plans secretly.

In the middle of the night, Yunli was awakened by a barking dog. He hadn't slept deeply, and the slightest sound could wake him up. He looked at the mechanical watch, and it was only three or three o'clock before he fell asleep before two o'clock in the morning. For four hours, a dog barking came from the north of the tent, judging from the sound it was undoubtedly a dumb snow wolf dog.

Although he didn't want to get up from the warm sleeping bag, Yun Li quickly put on his clothes for the sake of caution, and went outside the tent to find out.I saw the mute and the snow wolf dog facing the highland, looking up at the mountain peaks in the north. The mute didn't move much, and the snow wolf dog barked a few times from time to time, which was particularly ear-piercing in the open night.

When Yunli came to them, no matter it was the mute or the snow wolf dog, they all signaled for him to look north. In fact, Yunli could find something unusual without them reminding him. On the highest snow peak in the north, some The light spot is moving here, it looks like a firefly, and it is very conspicuous at night.

But Yunli knows very well that these light spots are definitely not fireflies, fireflies cannot exist in this kind of environment, and these light spots are not like flying insects, because they move very slowly and don't have that kind of firefly. The feeling of flying wings looks beautiful, but what I feel in my heart is unknown and weird.

The dumb face was blank, he didn't know what he was thinking, and Yunli couldn't get any information from him, and because the distance was too far, he couldn't sense what the light spot was, but he could feel the snow wolf dog's response to the light. The point is very alert, a spiritual animal like it is not comparable to humans in predicting danger, so he said to the mute:
"Go and wake up Lao Yang, let him come over and see what this is."

Hearing Yunli's words, the mute came back to his senses and nodded, and immediately ran back to the camp to call Lao Yang. When Lao Yang came over, the light spots increased and continued to float towards them. The snow wolf dog barked The voice also became more impatient.

"How could it be such a ghost thing, no, dumb, go and wake everyone up and tell them to pack their bags, we may have to leave immediately to avoid it." When he saw the light spot, Lao Yang's expression changed greatly. It seemed that he saw something frightening, even the experienced man showed a flustered look, and urgently ordered to the mute.

"Old Yang, what is the origin of this ghost, it doesn't look like a good thing." Yun Li asked.

"Of course it's not a good thing. Let's go back and pack our bags first. I'll explain to you when everyone gathers together." After Lao Yang finished speaking, he hurried back to the camp to pack his things, and Yun Li followed suit.

He didn't have a lot of luggage, so he put away the tent, rolled it up and stuffed it into the rucksack, and it was over. Others woke up one after another, knowing that something had happened, and they moved quickly. They all gathered on the high ground, watching the approaching people light spot.

"The local people call these things ghost meteors. They are a very ancient creature with transparent bodies. They don't emit light like fireflies, but their body structure is very special, which can absorb and refract light. Viewed from different angles, they can also There will be different colors, very weird, just like looking at a cat's eyes at night." Lao Yang explained to everyone.

"This ghost meteor looks pretty. Is it poisonous? Or bite people?" Cai Qi was puzzled. She was woken up in the middle of the night. Her spirits were not very good. What a big deal.

"It should be non-poisonous, but there are still many unknown things about them. This is a legendary prehistoric creature. It is almost impossible to encounter it. Everyone near Meili Snow Mountain knows that once this ghost meteor appears, it will definitely It's not a good omen, and it's the first time I've bumped into it since I've been in the mountain for so long, let's go and avoid it." Lao Yang suggested after a brief explanation.

Everyone was confused, and they didn't know what Lao Yang was panicking about. Since this thing was harmless, it had no effect on them. Besides, they didn't really believe in omens, so Wang Chengyuan asked:
"Since they are called ghost meteors, they must have a lot of origins. Lao Yang, please tell us in detail. It is very dangerous to travel at night, and everyone should not take risks because of unfounded omens. "

Seeing that everyone did not intend to leave, Lao Yang became anxious, and quickly explained: "Of course there are reasons, this ghost meteor is a kind of creature that lives in the ice layer, and it is usually in a dormant state. Under the environmental conditions of breaking and encountering warm wind, they will wake up and absorb the heating to expand and rise, which is the state you are seeing now."

"Break? Warm wind? Could it be that the appearance of this ghost meteor means that there is a break in the ice layer nearby, and there is a possibility of an avalanche at any time?" Yun Li came over and said knowingly.

"Exactly. Although it is not 100% possible, the old people know that it is an ominous thing. If you encounter it, you should run away. There is such a rumor in the Tibetan area in the north. On the night of the Spring Festival many years ago, Meili Snow Mountain At the bottom of a village, a large number of ghost meteors suddenly flew over. At that time, everyone didn't know what they were, but they saw them glowing beautifully, and they were flying around the crowd. But in the middle of the night, an unprecedented avalanche devoured the village. If some visiting relatives hadn't left early, this news would not have been reported. Since then, everyone has treated this ghost like a snake. It will be bad luck if you look at it too much." Lao Yang explained to everyone, and told the rumors about the ghost meteor, so as to persuade everyone to leave quickly.

After listening to these words, everyone knew the seriousness of the matter. Although their place is a highland in the glacier, if the avalanche is too large, it will still be swallowed. Without any objection, everyone immediately set off to the west , the farther away from the snow peak, the smaller the risk factor.

The moonlight is good tonight, but there is still a big difference compared with the daytime. Even though they all have a flashlight, the range of vision is not much. Besides, everyone does not have much experience in walking at night in the snow-capped mountains. It was hard to get used to it, the walking speed was not fast, especially Cai Qi and Qi Shi, one was a woman, the other was about the same age, and they didn't have a good rest, they staggered and fell several times.

The situation was critical, and Yun Li stopped staying power. He raised the sensing range to the highest level, led the snow wolf dog to clear the way for everyone, and the mute fell behind to help take care of Qi Shi. Lao Yang and Wang Dongcheng took turns to help Cai Qi move forward. But Wang Chengyuan was in good condition, he followed Yunli closely, and looked back at everyone's situation from time to time, and gave encouragement aloud.

In fact, their speed is not slow, because Yunli took them to avoid the dangerous points. Walking on the glacier is different from walking on the snow. There are many faults on the glacier, and many places are thin ice areas. It's easy to fall into the ice cave when you enter it. During the day, you can judge the danger zone by the thickness of the ice layer and the distribution of snow accumulation, but it can't be used now. Fortunately, there is a person with Yunli among them. The speed of travel is faster than during the day.

The slow speed is relative to the moving speed of the ghost meteors. For some reason, their moving speed has increased a lot compared to before, making the distance between the two sides closer, as if entangled with their team Like people, go hand in hand.

From Lao Yang’s mouth, I learned that ghost meteors have no self-awareness, that is to say, their actions are driven by wind and air currents, but they can’t feel the wind around them. I don’t know why ghost meteors are chasing them. A group of people did not let go, this situation made everyone panic, unable to calm down to deal with the dangerous situation.

Yunli also felt uneasy, but his actions were still very rational and calm. He had been sensing the situation around him, everything was as usual, and he couldn't find anything suspicious, but it was precisely because of this that he felt that things would not be simple. It was the calm before the storm, and once he got into trouble, he would definitely be as fierce as a tiger. Even if he had electromagnetic body protection, he couldn't resist the power of nature. Finding a safe place as soon as possible is the best policy.

(End of this chapter)