Foghorn (II)
It actually felt very strange to have the pool water pouring over my head.
I wiped my face and found that this thing seemed to quickly become a thin film on my body. At this time, the huge human figure was no longer visible. I wanted to get up, but was gestured to wait.
At the same time, pale and blue limbs suddenly fell from above.
After waiting for a moment in the dim vision, a flare exploded in the corner above again.
The moment the surroundings suddenly became clear, I saw a large group of similar multi-headed long figures all looking up in silence, some lying down, some standing upright, or hanging upside down, clinging to those pipes and spherical rocks, all staring straight at the slowly falling flare fireworks, I couldn't count their number.
Some of the long men were wearing clothes that were obviously much older, with half-rotten leather belts hanging from their waists, which was more like the attire from decades ago.
The appearances of those long men have completely turned into "witches", as if they were carved from the same mold. At the same time, the pale bones that were not in harmony with the deformed muscles pierced through the skin and showed through their faces. From a distance, the white bones looked like snow falling on their faces.
I felt a chill, and now that my body was soaking wet, I felt even more uncomfortable.
The moisture was blocked by the film and wouldn't drip. I already knew what was inside this thing. Even though I couldn't see it with the naked eye, I still got goosebumps.
But I wasn't ungrateful, so I lowered my voice and frowned, "How do we leave now? I've used all the water in the pool, so what are you going to do?"
That person was none other than my damn brother Zhang Tianyi. He shook his head to indicate that everything was alright.
I noticed that what he was holding in his hand was a long and thin piece of metal pipe that had fallen off. One end was wrapped with cloth for easy gripping, and the broken end was very sharp and could be used almost as a long knife.
However, the broken iron pieces and Zhang Tianyi were covered in smelly blood at this time, but he did not despise it. Instead, he wiped it off and smeared it on his face and neck.
Seeing that I was confused and seemed to want to ask something but was too timid to ask, he said, "Your master's wife is fine. Gao Liufang Ao and the others have been on their way since they received the message and have arrived here one after another."
I immediately thought of the light that had been constantly turning up in the darkness, and the figure that jumped up and grabbed the broker, and I felt relieved. I was still very confident in Gao Liu's skills. He was much more reliable than those idiots who gave me a headache.
Just as he finished these two sentences, there was another bang, as if someone had thrown a rabbit from above, or a yellow rabbit. A ball of bloody fur tied with stones fell rapidly, and then was blown up by a burst of shots from some kind of bird gun.
Those tall men all looked over, but they didn't move at all. They continued to stare at the flames in the sky with great fear.
Instead, the stone wall of a cave appeared vaguely in the darkness. The ball of bloody fur bumped into it and suddenly trembled, making a sharp squeak. Then it became quiet as it was silently crushed by something.
Only then did I realize that the black stone wall that I had vaguely glimpsed in the cave was actually composed of many small planes, which actually reflected the flames in the air when they turned.
"What the hell is this?" the man above cursed in shock, threw a rope down from above, and shouted at us: "Where are the people? Get up!"
After being patted on the back, Zhang Tianyi and I quickly stood up. The rope was fastened with buckles and was very secure. I was hung up first, followed by Zhang Tianyi, and we immediately climbed up in the flames.
Occasionally, some people looked in our direction, and immediately someone would throw rabbits from above. The person holding the bird gun had surprisingly steady and quick hands, and every time he shot, a ball of blood would appear.
Just like a dangerous game of hide-and-seek, those faces moved their gazes in the blood, while we passed by each other silently and climbed up.
At this time, I realized that the pool water and blood poured on my body seemed to have some kind of invisible effect. When the distance was very close, it almost made the tall man move unconsciously, and he didn't seem to notice us.
I thought to myself that these "shamans" have no eyes or ears, so maybe they rely on the induction of heat. Now that we have "cooled down", will we disappear from their "sight"?
I suddenly became a little nervous and kept saying hurry up, hurry up, although the temperature around here is not that terrible anymore, it still won't go down for a long time, and we will be dried out soon.
When the people above heard me shouting, they were so scared that they shuddered, shrank their heads, and retreated away, only the rope was still being pulled upwards rapidly.
After a while, perhaps because he heard no major movement or change underground, he poked his head out again, still startled.
"Fuck, Consultant, you're not dead?"
I angrily said, "Stop talking nonsense, Fang Ao, do you think that my 3.9 vision can't recognize your Tibetan fox face?" He looked embarrassed and quickly turned around and shouted behind him, "Can you make a sound? Quick, quick, quick!"
This was like a wild dog running free, and soon several ropes were lowered. I saw a guy who was very brave, flipped down from the broken platform, hanging most of himself, and directly clung to the rock wall and started to hit the rock bolts, almost hitting the flare flying down.
Someone above angrily yelled, "Get back into the light! Are you looking for death? I'll lure you up and feed you!" He grabbed the guy's calf and pulled him back, "How are we going to get up if they all climb up and block the way?"
The voice belonged to team leader Zhang Jia.
Familiar people arrived one after another. I didn't know whether I should be happy or angry. These idiots were risking their lives and climbing up the ropes at an even faster speed.
Someone else threw homemade fuel bottles down, but they were still blown up one by one.
I was terrified by the flying glass fragments. I felt angry and amused at the same time. I thought to myself, these bandits, don’t turn around or I will let our own people get killed.
Some others desperately pulled at the ropes and shouted earnestly: "Advisor! Think of a solution!"
"I'm not your uncle's Tinker Bell!"
I yelled back. We were already halfway up in the air, but I felt my eyebrows curling in the heat wave from the flare. The moisture on my body was almost gone. My skin suddenly tightened and I secretly thought to myself, "Oh no!"
Sure enough, those long figures turned slowly, and suddenly moved in unison.
The next second, in the light that exploded everywhere, tall figures all within and outside the field of vision jumped high and pounced.
There was a scream from above, and people shouted "Pull, pull, pull". The rope was pulled up quickly again while swinging. I felt a chill on my back, and a slender arm scratched my coat with a "swish".
Zhang Tian raised his foot and kicked me, then he supported me and shouted, "Hurry up."
I didn't dare to lower my head, for fear of holding back, so I gritted my teeth and climbed up quickly.
There was another roar behind him, followed by a clang, as if Zhang Tianyi, holding the broken iron sheet he used for self-defense, hit something solid, splashing two sparks.
A guy jumped down with a rope and a shotgun tied around his waist and hung in the air to provide us with cover. At this time, time passed quickly. I struggled to climb up to the cave entrance, and a large hand suddenly stretched out from above and pulled me up.
I rolled over and fell on the gap in the collapsed platform. I immediately turned around and looked down, and saw four or five tall men breaking through the defense line and rushing towards Zhang Tianyi.
This time I was so frightened that I screamed and broke out in a cold sweat. I saw Zhang Tianyi somehow slip out of his coat, swinging on the rope to the rock on one side, hooking the rock nails with both hands, and flipping out in a flash.
As soon as he landed, he immediately said, "Water!"
Someone brought a bucket of water and poured it on him, soaking him all over. He turned around and jumped down again, pulling the rope, and crashed into the group of people who had surrounded him. He grabbed the collars of several guys who were left behind and determined to die, and dragged them towards the cave entrance.
When we came up again, the ground was already covered with water. Zhang Jia hurriedly said, "Push, push, push." I dodged backward and was stunned to see a pile of wooden boards, bed boards, mats and the like that they had taken apart from somewhere. With a shout, they piled them all over the gaping hole in the platform.
“Boom!”
There was a dull thud as the bed hit the planks of the four-sided bed. One of the guys jumped over in a hurry and pressed down the last piece of the gap. He immediately yelled, "My butt!" and was immediately soaked by the people next to him with buckets.
There were more than a dozen thuds below, and then, as if the light and heat had lost their targets, it slowly turned into silence.
Someone pushed the wooden board up little by little from the side, replacing the unfortunate guy's buttocks. The guy covered his buttocks, refused to let anyone see, and jumped to the side howling, trying to save face and saying that everything was fine.
Zhang Tianyi suddenly laughed and said, "There's a face bitten on it."
The guy's face turned green on the spot, and he fell to the ground, turned over, and shouted for help. He trembled and touched his back, and said angrily: "That's the SpongeBob I customized!"
I came to my senses and at the same time, everyone seemed exhausted and embarrassed. They all breathed a sigh of relief and sat on the ground and laughed.
After laughing twice, they all raised their bird guns in unison and aimed them at Zhang Tianyi.
I was stunned, feeling a little worried and thinking that I was doomed.
Yan Mo was at the front of the crowd, holding his musket firmly, staring coldly at Zhang Tianyi, and blocking me tightly behind him.
Zhang Tian looked at me and smiled, "I'll tell you everything. I have an agreement with Nian Ziqing." He raised his hands and said, "However, your team leader and instructor have hired me to lead your consultant."
"——right? Leader?"
On the side, Xu You was sitting on the ground, covered in dirt and filth, also tied with rope buckles and noose, apparently one of the people who had just been rescued by Zhang Tianyi.
"I owe you a life." Xu You said after a moment of silence, and made room to the side, "But I have to return my apprentice first."
Zhang Tianyi smiled and said, "Then let me give you one free for what your apprentice owes you."
I took a deep breath and lowered my head. I couldn't bear to listen any longer. I was afraid that my expression was too weird and would give away the truth. I couldn't help but grin with mixed emotions.
Yan Mo didn't move, frowning and saying, "Is the water still useful? How much do you need? There are not many self-pressure faucets in the town."
When I came to my senses, I realized what he was asking. Based on the situation just now, I revised my speculation and shook my head:
"The moisture we just got was probably to provide for the insect eggs on our bodies. Just throwing water won't do much good."
Zhang Tian nodded and said that when the insect eggs become dense enough, they will avoid places where their own kind gather and look for new hosts.
The reason we just took a risky action was that we were covered in pool water and the long man's blood. When the insect eggs came into contact with water, they tried to hatch, emitting a smell that we could hardly smell.
The smell is strong enough that the insect eggs on the long men will temporarily regard us as saturated with parasites and no longer be considered as options for prey.
As he said this, he asked someone to bring more water so that I could quickly wash off the layer of insect shells still floating on my body to avoid making things worse.
I won't go into details about the flushing process. In short, I was treated quite well. There was no ice bucket challenge. A guy just took an air pressure gun and used high-pressure air flow to flush and sieve me.
Of course it would be best if you can stay away from water. I do have some psychological trauma when it comes to water.
After the cleanup was completed quickly, the team decided to put aside their differences and go together to find the stone square.
I still have some doubts and concerns about the cabin in the so-called "Foghorn" town.
And, "Where are Master's wife and Gao Liu?" I looked around since just now, but I still can't find any trace of them.
"It's right in the stone square. They are there to steer the ship, so we can save our lives and argue here." Xu You smiled bitterly, "But I can't get in. I can only wander around outside, feeling lost."
He paused, looked at Zhang Tianyi with some fear, then turned around and looked me up and down carefully, as if he wanted to make sure if I could still hold on.
There was no time to hesitate, he said solemnly: "Disciple, I want you to change, okay?"
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