Big Islander 2

Chapter 364 Only in this mountain

As Xiangtiankeng continued to deepen, the difficulties encountered became greater and greater. If Tang Jide and Xiao Xiami hadn't been there to take care of them, the scientific expedition team might have gone home long ago.According to Professor Erwin's conservative estimate: On average, each of them died twice.

But the harvest is equally huge, and each of those extinct or unknown creatures may bring them huge surprises.It is no exaggeration to say: the entire Tiankeng is a giant treasure!
But it will obviously take time and process to fully develop it, and I believe there will be even bigger surprises by then.As for other follow-up plans, they also need to go back and make overall arrangements. If they are useful creatures, they can consider introducing them to the outside world—of course, all of this must be carried out after scientific experiments to avoid negative effects.

These more professional things are not what Tang Jide needs to consider, and he doesn't dare to take it lightly now, because as he goes deeper and deeper underground, he gradually has a very strange feeling, as if in the dark, always There is a pair of eyes watching them and monitoring their every move, but they want to launch anti-reconnaissance, but they can't do it, which also makes the big brother feel a serious sense of crisis.

At first I thought it was an illusion of paranoia, but after communicating with Xiao Xiami, Xiao Xiami also expressed the same feeling, but the two of them didn't feel too much hostility, so they could only be careful.

Gradually, it has penetrated to a vertical distance of more than 2000 meters. The huge tiankeng with a diameter of several kilometers is now only a few hundred meters in diameter. all in darkness.This also brought great trouble to the expedition team. After only two days of use, the batteries brought in were exhausted, making it impossible to continue the investigation.

But if they give up halfway like this, the expedition team is really unwilling. According to their estimation, the distance from the bottom of the tiankeng is not far away, and the straight-line distance may be only a few hundred meters.

According to Lao Ai and Lao Curry, no scientific research will be carried out for the next part of the journey. They only hope to touch the bottom of the tiankeng, otherwise, a heart will always seem to be hanging on the ground.

Tang Jide is not like this. He and Xiao Xiami have also visited the Tiankeng several times, but they have not thoroughly investigated each time. This time they are the closest to the end, and they do not want to give up.

So after some discussion, the expedition team decided to leave all kinds of equipment and specimens where they were, and hand them over to the guards of the black and white evil spirits, while they marched lightly and vowed not to give up until they reached their goals.

I have to admit that these scientific workers like to dig into the horns, and they are far better than Tang Jide in terms of will and quality.Of course, there is no need to compare in terms of ability.

After instructing the big monster and Xiao Bai, Tang Jide opened the way in front, and Xiao Xiami pressed the formation behind. A group of more than ten people formed a long snake formation and continued to move forward.Because I don't need to do any more research, I just keep my head on the road, so the speed of travel is very fast.

After walking down another hundred meters or so, the surroundings were completely plunged into darkness. Although it had no effect on Tang Jide and Xiao Xiami, the others had no choice but to turn on the strong flashlight to follow Tang Jide stumbling forward.

At this position, it is rare to see any animal activities around, and the jungle is deadly silent, so quiet that only the heavy breathing of the expedition team reverberates.It seems that for thousands of years, they are the first visitors to this new world, and they are heading towards the end of this world step by step.Everyone is extremely anxious, because they don't know what will be waiting for them at the end of this road.

"Big head, we have been walking for more than four hours." Lao Ai looked at his watch and reminded Tang Jide of the time.It stands to reason that such a long march, even if the environment is relatively harsh, should have traveled thousands of meters, why hasn't it come to an end?

Tang Jide scratched the back of his head, wondering: The tiankeng should basically be in the shape of a funnel. It stands to reason that after walking such a long distance, it should have reached the end long ago.

"Could it be that we've been going around in circles?" The pheasant poked its head out of the pitcher. For safety's sake, it chose to be confined.Because the inside of the cage is pitch black and you can't see anything, your eyes won't be deceived. Instead, it feels something.

Everyone disagrees with the pheasant's statement, because in their feeling, they are always moving downwards, and they don't circle around the edge of the tiankeng as the pheasant said.

However, for the sake of caution, Tang Jide still kept an eye out, and when he marched again, he would leave some marks every now and then.Of course, it is not under the tree roots, but on the trunk to depict the outline of peach blossoms, which can be regarded as Big Brother's exclusive mark.

So they moved on, Tang Jide and Xiao Xiami also paid attention, and the feeling just now became more and more obvious, as if there was a third person leading them with thinking.This also made them extremely shocked, because so far, only a few people like Piaoran Laodao and Mr. Laz have been able to extend their consciousness out of the body like them. Could it be that there is still a reclusive master hidden here?

By now, they are almost certainly being led by the nose, basically in circles.As for feeling all the way down, that's just an illusion.Since the one lurking in the dark can influence people's thinking, it is obvious that they are stronger than them.

When he rediscovered the peach blossom-shaped mark, Tang Jide did not show too much surprise like others, he just smacked his lips helplessly: "We are all blind, but it is better to be locked in a pitcher My pheasant, the things in this world are so wonderful sometimes—”

But now is not the time to express emotion. Everyone is waiting for him to make up his mind on how to arrange the next itinerary.Bell thought for a while and said: "I have encountered this situation once, it is likely that there is a strong magnetic field around, so that we have the illusion, if it is not discovered early, I am afraid that we will continue to walk until we can't go. until you move."

"You mean we've encountered a ghost hitting a wall, so we're stuck here and can't get out?" Pheasant's knowledge is mixed, whether it's science or superstition, it's all mixed up, and his mind is a little messy.

For this guy who created tense air, Tang Jide was not polite, he directly sealed the lid of the pitcher, groped on the ground for a while, kneaded a big football-sized mud ball, and threw it forward vigorously.

When others saw what he did, they thought it was a childish attack and vented their anger.They didn't know Tang Jide's intentions. His position was already on the edge. In this way, the mud ball would definitely hang in the air and then fall, and it should be able to fall to the bottom of the tiankeng.Big Brother wants to use this method to try how far it is from below.

When the mud ball was shot, he began to count in his mind. When he counted to 8, he only heard a thumping sound from below. Now everyone could hear it. It was the sound of heavy objects falling into the water. Obviously, in the sky, At the bottom of the pit, there is a pool of water.And judging from the falling speed of the mud ball, it is only a straight-line distance of tens of meters, which can be said to be close at hand.

"Brother is not so easy to fool—" Tang Jide asked everyone to wait in place, while he picked up the little shrimp and prepared to swing down with the cane whip. This is similar to bungee jumping. no problem.It was only the last shiver that was missing, and I was determined not to go back in despair.

Just when Tang Jide was about to jump, there was a sudden buzzing sound from below, as if there were countless bumblebees joining together and flapping their wings.At the same time, a very dangerous signal came into the consciousness of Tang Jide and Xiao Xiami.

It's like poking a hornet's nest, and annoyed some kind of creature below - if only Tang Jide and Xiao Xiami were here, the two of them would definitely not retreat easily, because they believed that they could protect themselves.But there are still more than a dozen scientific expedition team members. Facing this unknown danger, Tang Jide does not want them to fall into danger.So he yelled: "Xiao Xia leads the way, I will adjourn, everyone retreat quickly!"

The unknown danger is even more frightening. As the buzzing became louder, everyone began to panic, so they all used their hands and feet to follow behind Xiao Xiami.Tang Jide also used rattan whips from time to time to push those who were left behind, and everyone ran all the way, as if fleeing for their lives.

Fortunately, this time they did not circle around the horizontal direction of the tiankeng, but went all the way up. After running for more than half an hour, they were completely exhausted and could not hear the weird buzzing sound behind them, so they either lay down or Sitting, wheezing and pulling the bellows.Just now, there was a burst of desperate running, which almost exploded his lungs.

Tang Jide, who was in charge of the break, was also exhausted, not only physically exhausted, but also mentally nervous.Because he ran all the way, he always felt a thorn in his back, as if someone behind him was holding a knife against his back all the time, and if he ran a step slower, he would be stabbed to death.

So Brother Big Head is sweating profusely now, as if he just got out of the water, half from tiredness, and half from cold sweat from fright.

A few low groans came from around, but it was a few scientific expedition team members who lost their shoes, resulting in wounds on their feet; another one sprained his ankle in a panic.

Fortunately, it's just a minor problem, so it's not a big problem for Xiao Xiami to help them recuperate.Even for Xiao Xiami, the dress on her body was scratched several times, and the snow-white skirt was dyed mottled, when did the little princess of Peach Blossom Island be so embarrassed?
"Only in this mountain, I don't know where the clouds are deep—" The pheasant also got out of the pitcher, shook the feathers on its body, and recited two poems with emotion.

This time, it made Tang Jide nod again and again, because these two poems are very suitable for the occasion and can express his mood at the moment.It seems that there are still some unknown secrets hidden in the tiankeng, and some people don't want them to explore this secret, so they set up some obstacles.To completely uncover its mystery, we can only wait for him and Xiao Xiami to improve their abilities a lot.

The only thing that comforts him and Xiao Xiami is that the mysterious people in the tiankeng do not seem to have too much malice towards them, otherwise, Zhedao is now the political and economic center of Peach Blossom Island, and they will be worried all day long.

Although it is a bit regrettable, for the scientific expedition team, it is just a flaw, because they have already made too many discoveries, and they can absorb endless wealth from this treasure if they study hard enough for a period of time.So after meeting the black and white evil spirits, they happily set off on their way home——

(End of this chapter)