"Why? Doesn't water provide a buffer?"

Liu Sisi asked, puzzled…

Ye Feng stood with his hands on his hips, his face clearly showing his worry…

Have you ever trained in diving?

Everyone shook their heads...

"That settles it."

Ye Feng continued:

"Generally speaking, the maximum diving height for an average person is 15 meters."

You also have to be in the right posture, otherwise you can easily break your leg.

Right now, we have no idea how high the waterfall is.

However, I estimate that if the sound of water can still be heard from this far away, the altitude must be no less than 30 meters.

Moreover... if there's a pond below, or the water isn't deep, and you land on a rock, you'll basically die on the spot.

"Let's row to the shore quickly!"

Fu Changxiong said anxiously…

Ye Feng clenched his fists, his face filled with resentment, even though they were already very close to their destination…

However, if they rowed to the shore at that point, they definitely wouldn't be able to take the raft with them.

Not only that, but they also had to throw away all the firewood they had collected over several days.

Based on his observations of the map over the past few days, he is currently at least 5 kilometers away from his destination.

If we abandon the waterway and rely on walking, we'd probably have to walk until nightfall.

Most people might think that 5 kilometers is not a big deal, it's just 5,000 meters, and you can get there in an hour or two.

But if this kind of thinking were put into the jungle, it would definitely lead to a terrible end.

The paths in the jungle are rugged and treacherous, the terrain is complex, and it is full of deadly poisons.

In addition, the floodwaters had just receded, leaving the roads muddy and slippery.

Even traveling at full speed without regard to cost, it would still take at least three hours...

"Splash!"

Just then, Ye Feng heard a loud splash of water.

This means they are getting closer and closer to the waterfall…

Moreover, the sound of splashing water wasn't pure; it didn't sound like water touching water.

It sounded more like the sound of something being struck.

But what else might be beneath a waterfall in the wild besides rocks?

"Brother Feng! Don't hesitate any longer, we have no other choice!"

Liu Sisi quickly reminded her…

Unfortunately, Ye Feng couldn't think of a perfect solution, so he had no choice but to sacrifice a pawn to save the king...

"Everyone! Turn around and row to the other side!"

Upon hearing this, Fu Changxiong, Qi Xiaojie, and Qi Xiaoyan all picked up their oars.

They needed to get to the right, so they all knelt on the left and paddled frantically...

Liu Sisi, on the other hand, grabbed a frying pan and used it as a paddle...

At this moment, Ye Feng didn't even need binoculars to clearly see the edge of the waterfall.

He estimated that there were only about 400 meters left, and the current was getting faster and faster.

Soon, the raft turned around, and to prevent it from affecting the speed, he reluctantly untied the rope that was binding the raft behind him.

The two rafts immediately parted ways…

Ye Feng secretly regretted that there were nearly 300 jin of firewood on it, all of which had been processed and stacked, enough to keep them burning for several days.

For survivors in the wild, any resource is the result of many days of careful accumulation.

The feeling of losing something before even using it is incredibly discouraging.

But he had no time to feel sorry for himself and immediately joined the rowing team.

Since he had no tools, he could only dig with his hands.

Although the current was fast, they made a timely decision and were not too far from the riverbank.

So, not long after, with Ye Feng and the others paddling at full speed, they finally reached the shore safely.

And that raft of firewood quickly disappeared beside the waterfall…

Approximately 3 seconds later…

"Boom!"

A tremendous sound of something breaking came from beneath the waterfall…

This confirmed Ye Feng's guess: the waterfall was indeed very high, and there were definitely rocks at the bottom.

Fu Changxiong was the first to get ashore and grabbed the raft tightly to keep it from drifting away.

The others immediately packed all their tools into their backpacks and, a few minutes later, also reached the shore…

"Brother, are we abandoning our raft too?"

Fu Changxiong asked…

Ye Feng paused for a moment, then nodded with a bitter expression…

"There's no way we can take it with us, let's just throw it away..."

"oh…"

Fu Changxiong slowly released his grip, and the raft immediately followed the current, quickly flowing towards the waterfall…

Everyone wore expressions of sadness, their heartache even more intense than when they had escaped the hill a few days earlier.

The hillside didn't belong to them, but they had worked hard to build the raft in the pouring rain and had lived on it for several days...

Now, their home is gone again...

The crowd watched the raft go until it plunged below the waterfall…

After a moment, Ye Feng took a deep breath…

"Everyone, don't be sad, maybe we'll see it again later."

Let's hurry, we're still several kilometers away from our destination. We must get there before sunset today.

"Put on your gear, everyone. There are lots of snakes."

After saying that, he took out leg wraps and arm sleeves from his backpack.

The others didn't quite understand what he meant, but they were sure Ye Feng was right.

Although wearing these things in this weather will be very hot, it's still better than losing your life.

With this, they no longer needed to carefully observe their feet and surroundings with every step they took.

When Ye Feng first did this, his goal was to increase his travel speed.

Before long, everyone was dressed and, leaning on their walking sticks, set off into the depths of the jungle…

...

Ye Feng didn't plan to take the mountain path, mainly because it was too troublesome.

Visibility is poor in the jungle to begin with, and the roads are winding and meandering, so even with a map, it's easy to lose your way.

Moreover, his map only marked one waterway, so there were no other options at all.

But if you want to follow the river, you must first find the way down the mountain.

And so they began their search in the jungle…

The environment here was not much different from the dense forests and thickets they had ventured into before.

Everywhere you look, there are buzzing mosquitoes, lush green mulberry plants as tall as a person, and those familiar towering trees...

The atmosphere was not quiet, but rather eerie, yet it was still the familiar Amazonian style.

And so, they trudged through one jungle after another, their feet sinking into the loose, muddy ground…

After walking for about twenty minutes, the group finally found their way down the mountain.

They were currently in a dense forest where the sun rarely shone.

But Ye Feng could clearly sense that the land beneath their feet was a slope.

Then things become much easier; just head down, and you can't go wrong.

But the group had only walked a few steps cautiously when a rustling sound of leaves suddenly came from the woods below the slope…