Before the young signalman could react to what was happening, he was pulled forward by the stone and ran wildly.
The two of them ran out of the dense forest without looking back. When they saw Leigong Rock was just ahead, Shitou shouted anxiously:
"Quick! Climb up!"
The panicked little soldier followed him and climbed up the first boulder quickly using his hands and feet, fearing that he would fall behind by a second.
Only when he reached a high place did Shitou stop, supporting himself on the stone wall with his hands and breathing heavily.
The signalman felt completely exhausted. He wanted to ask what had happened, but he was too exhausted to breathe. He could only lean against the stone wall and look back.
It was even more obvious when viewed from a high place. The "wind" blowing the trees in the dense forest was actually coming all the way west, and was now almost to the place where the two had just rushed out of the dense forest.
The young soldier was feeling strange, thinking that the range of the wind was too small.
Unexpectedly, the next second, a majestic black bear that was taller than a man when standing up suddenly rushed out from the bushes. He was so frightened that his legs went weak and he almost sat down on the stone wall.
The black bear had a ferocious face, with a piece of the handle stuck in the corner of its left eye. It was obvious that the other sharp blade had been completely inserted into its eye. The continuously seeping tissue fluid and blood coagulated into lumps around its left eye, making it look particularly bloody and terrifying.
It stood up like a human and looked around. When it didn't find the two people, it angrily slapped and tore the surrounding trees, breaking all the branches of the forest in an instant, making it a mess like a storm.
The astonishing destructive power made the young soldier hold his breath involuntarily. He stuck to the stone wall like ivy, afraid that any noise would attract the black bear's attention.
Fortunately, the distance between them was far enough, and Shitou and the other man occupied the high ground. The black bear destroyed the place like crazy without noticing the two of them. It let out a few dissatisfied roars towards the sky and turned away.
The deafening roar frightened the little soldier so much that his body trembled twice, and his face lost all color due to nervousness.
After finally seeing the black bear's back disappear into the dense forest, the signalman took several deep breaths, his chest rising and falling rapidly, and his face turning from pale to red.
"Oh my god, this is so scary! This must be the black bear that the battalion commander injured! If I were to encounter such a ferocious beast alone, let alone protect others, I'm afraid I would be killed by a single slap!"
Shitou's breathing became a little rapid, and he was glad that he had discovered the abnormality in the bushes in the distance in time.
This was due to the fact that he had followed his grandfather to the mountains to collect firewood since he was a child. His grandfather, who had been hunting all his life, told him a lot of things to pay attention to when walking in the mountains and forests. The deeper the mountains and denser the forests, the more dangerous they were, and he needed to be extra vigilant.
Just now, the two of them were walking along the way, and after they left the refuge area for a distance, they heard various sounds of insects and birds from the woods from time to time. But when the two of them walked to the place where he noticed something unusual, he suddenly found that all the sounds of insects and birds in the woods had disappeared, and he immediately became alert.
His grandfather once said that if a normally quiet forest suddenly became unacceptably quiet, it was very likely that some terrifying beast had appeared nearby, and all animals would instinctively hide themselves, resulting in the sudden silence.
At times like this, you must be extremely alert. Once you find something is wrong, don't hesitate, run away immediately, as fast as you can.
In the sudden silence, he just noticed that there was something strange about the slightly swaying trees in the distance to the right.
If the bushes were really blown by the wind, they should sway regularly in one direction, but the bushes there were swaying left and right, and the swing was very irregular, more like the shaking caused by some large animal moving among them.
At that moment, the radar that collected danger signals was activated in Shi's mind.
No matter what animal was in the bushes, it was a great danger to them, so he grabbed the signalman and ran without saying a word.
Fortunately, they were far enough away from the black bear, reacted quickly, and ran fast, so they were lucky enough to escape the black bear's pursuit.
If they were really caught by a black bear, even if there were two of them this time, they would not have the confidence to escape from the bear's claws.
The young signalman patted his chest in fear, looking at the stone with eyes full of admiration:
"Platoon Leader Hao, you're amazing! You spotted us from such a long distance! If you hadn't reacted so quickly, we'd be in danger now!"
Shitou also calmed down, his expression finally relaxed a little, and patted the little soldier's shoulder:
"When I was a kid, I often went into the mountains with my grandfather. He taught me these methods of observing changes in the mountains and forests. If you want to learn, I'll teach you when we get back."
The young soldier nodded hurriedly. These were all skills that could save his life. Learning more would only do him good and no harm.
Without further ado, Shitou took down the radio equipment strapped to his back. The communications soldier took it and adjusted it for a while before shaking his head regretfully.
"Platoon Leader Hao, there's still no signal here."
A trace of disappointment flashed across Shitou's eyes, but he then cheered up and said:
"It doesn't matter, there will definitely be one when we get to the top!"
He looked up at the sky. The dark clouds in the distance seemed to be gathering towards this area again. He frowned.
"It looks like the weather is going to change again. We have to hurry up and climb up. If it rains, the mission will be difficult to complete."
The young soldier nodded and looked back at Leigongyan behind him. Only then did he notice that there was such a big difference between looking at it from close up and from a distance.
Only when you actually stand at the foot of Leigong Rock can you realize how huge each rock is. The wet and smooth rock wall looks like it was cut by a knife, with very few bumps and uneven places for people to use for support. Looking up, it is even more frighteningly high.
The young soldier swallowed, feeling a little nervous.
He really didn't have the confidence to climb up such a flat rock wall. If he lost his grip or slipped, he would be crippled if not killed if he fell from such a height.
Shi Tou saw the timidity in his eyes and encouraged him:
"Don't be afraid. Stay focused and be careful. You'll definitely make it up! We're tied together with a rope. Even if one of us slips, the other can help. It won't be a big deal!"
As he spoke, he tied a safety rope between the communications soldier and himself for protection.
The young soldier watched his skillful movements and secretly encouraged himself in his heart, determined not to hold Platoon Leader Hao back.
Shitou tied the activated radio equipment behind him so that he could observe the signal source at the first moment.
He loosened the rope and iron hook from his waist, held them in his hands and checked them carefully, then checked the rope and iron hook on the little soldier again. After making sure that there was no problem, he took the lead in preparing to climb up.
"Wait down there first. I'll climb up to the second rock and find my footing. Then you can come up."
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