Indiana Jones

Chapter 21 Survival in the Jungle (05)

People, when they do something they don’t want to do or don’t want to do, they will always try to find some reasons for themselves, to justify some of the things they have done, to make themselves feel better, and to prevent others from looking down on themselves. Of course, most of the time, I am deceiving myself and others. The strangest thing is that I know that I can't deceive others, but I try my best to convince myself to believe it.

Si Xuanyi and the others were like this. They knew in their hearts that what they did was wrong, but they tried their best to find reasons to prove that they were right, convincing others that they had no choice but to get to where they are today.

They dare not face the madness and ruthless killing of the devils, but try hard to convince themselves that they are fleeing for survival. They are a group of people who have a strong desire to survive but lack courage. They would rather face the unknown and death But they are unwilling to fight with the devils for the chance to survive. Under the cruel war, they lost the righteousness of the country, the integrity of soldiers, and the dignity of men. They only hope to stay away from the battlefield and live in the world. , but the unwillingness and disdain for their own behavior tortured them and made them suffer, but they still insisted on taking the road of escape. Human beings are really a complicated complex of contradictions.

It rained all day and night, and they squatted in the canopy like monkeys waiting for the rain to pass, but they were not as comfortable as the monkeys. Li Siming's wound began to inflame, and Liang Rong couldn't do anything about it. What can she do if there is no suitable medicine?

In normal times, Agui would find some herbs to come back for emergency, but now everything is submerged under the water, and nothing can be found.

So Li Siming burned the wound with gunpowder to relieve the urgent need, but it was impossible to keep the wound dry in this environment, so this method would not have much effect.

The rain has stopped, but the flood has not receded, and it is impossible to walk on the ground. They can only wait patiently and continue to squat in the canopy of the tree. As for how long it will take, no one knows. It's mud. All kinds of beasts will come out to look for food after the rain stops, especially things like pythons or crocodiles that are good at moving in water, so the ground will become very dangerous, and it is not suitable to start immediately. They must at least be in the trees Stay another day or two.

After the rain stopped, Agui expanded the area of ​​the tree house. In fact, it is a platform that expands the activity area. It is ventilated on all sides and leaks from the top of the head. You can only sit but not stand. Standing may break the fragile rattan and branches. Going down, anyway, this will make everyone more or less comfortable, but where can you be comfortable on the tree?In a place with bigger farts, there is simply no room for everyone to sleep. They can only take turns to rest. Even if they sleep in this kind of place, it is impossible to sleep soundly. After the rain stops, the countless mosquitoes that follow make them miserable. , in this kind of place they don't lack water, what they lack is a dry environment and sufficient rest, everyone is already exhausted.

Originally thought that the supplies seized from the devils could last for three to five days, but during the two days of rain, they had almost consumed these items. They hunted and killed some animals that floated under the trees and roasted them to satisfy their hunger. It's not enough to be hungry!

Under the maintenance of Si Xuanyi and Li Siming, the order has not fallen into chaos, at least there is no bad behavior of fighting or occupying less food.

On the third night, the flood finally receded. Si Xuanyi asked Agui to go down the tree to get some herbs for Li Siming to treat the wound. Agui also brought back good news. The situation on the ground was much better than they expected. If there is an accident, you can return to the ground at noon tomorrow and continue to move forward.

"Enough is enough, I'm really enough." Li Guoshou stretched his waist and complained, because the movement was a bit too big, he almost fell from the tree.

"Well, if I don't go down, I'm going to turn into a monkey." Ma Zhong beat his swollen thighs, "I have encountered so many troubles after entering this ghostly place for two days. I doubt whether I can get out alive."

"Let it be fate!" Li Siming said silently, looking at the darkness in front of him.

"I just wanted to avoid the devils, but who knew it would be even more uncomfortable in this horrible place." Ma Zhong slapped a leech that crawled on him at some point and threw it into the bonfire that was about to go out. At this point, if it weren't for them, I'd be in my hometown..." Before he finished speaking, he realized that something was wrong, and Liang Rong, who was opposite, was looking at him with a bad expression.

"I have a wife at home, you don't have to..." Before Ma Zhong finished his self-deprecating words, he saw Li Guoshou desperately beat him up to make him shut up. Rong fell directly from the tree because of excessive panic, and Agui grabbed his collar and placed it on a thick branch below. Li Siming, who was a little further away, had already raised his gun.

"You... what are you doing?" Ma Zhong was a little panicked. Looking at the situation, it seemed that there was something behind him. He suddenly turned around and found something standing behind him. Her face was almost pressed against his, and she was staring at herself with a pair of big round eyes...

"Ah..." he roared out almost uncontrollably, and at the same time he backed up abruptly, and in a panic, he sat down on the simple stove that Agui made, and he jumped straight away due to the scorching coals. Getting up, he stepped on the platform and fell from the tree. While falling, he grabbed Agui's ankle and dragged him down...

In a series of crisp sounds and screams of branches snapping, the two disappeared from everyone's sight one after another.

The bonfire was extinguished by Ma Zhong sitting on his buttocks, and the surrounding area fell into complete darkness.

"What? Light it up!" Si Xuanyi roared!
"Bang..." Li Siming fired a shot, firing an incendiary bullet. The moment the gun flame flickered, they saw a big face passing in front of them again.

"Fire it up..." Li Guoshou waved his rifle in panic, trying to blow everything close to him into the air.

"Bang..." There was another gunshot, and this time Li Siming lit a torch that hadn't been burnt out before, in case of emergency, and it was really used this time.

The torches illuminated a small area around them, but the visible range around them was empty, and the thing suddenly disappeared.

"No... gone!" Li Guoshou raised his gun in panic and aimed around, but at this moment he found that Li Siming suddenly raised his gun and aimed at him, "Behind you..."

(End of this chapter)