Island Survival 6
Now it's time to kill the mother vine.
Xu Dongdong handed the arrow to Chu Yun, who took it, bent the bow and pulled it to the bottom. Yu Wenhao lit the cloth strip wrapped with pine oil on the bow and arrow.
The three of them each performed their duties and cooperated perfectly. The arrows were shot out one after another, and they were firmly nailed to the mother vine. The cloth strips wrapped with pine oil burned especially fast, and the flames were reaping the life of the mother vine like the god of death.
Just as Chu Yun had expected, the sub-vines were nourished by the mother vine. Now that they had cut the connection between the mother and the sub-vines, the mother vine was about to be destroyed, and the sub-vines no longer had the strength to cling to people.
Chu Yun stared at the mother vine, accurately calculating the burning range and waiting time in her mind. At this critical moment of life and death, there could not be any mistakes. As soon as she saw the time was ripe, she immediately issued an order, and Yu Wenhao and Xu Dongdong took action immediately.
Yu Wenhao took the lead, wielding his machete to cut down the obstructing vines, while Xu Dongdong also struggled with his sharp knife. The vines had lost their connection to the mother vine and had become ordinary vines. They quickly cleared the obstacles and followed Chu Yun to the mother vine.
She controlled the soil in the space and threw it down in batches towards the mother vine stump. The first time, the burning flame was much lower. She checked for any gaps and made up for them the second and third times.
Because they acted quickly, the flames, which had originally burned a small area, were quickly extinguished. After carefully checking to make sure there were no sparks, they returned to the skinny monkey to collect their rewards.
Chu Yun walked at the end. She was very moved by the powerful vines and couldn't help but collect a few of them into the space. Each one was conservatively estimated to be dozens of meters long.
As for the skinny monkey and the fat man, they were imprisoned and almost suffocated by oxygen. They hadn't eaten for more than a day and were dizzy and dizzy from hunger. Suddenly, they felt the vines wrapped around their bodies loosen.
The two of them woke up suddenly and looked at each other with joy. Before they could retract the curve of their lips, they completely broke free from the vines and lost their support. Their bodies, hanging in the air, fell to the ground with two thuds.
When Chu Yun and his companions arrived, the two men were sitting on the ground in a slovenly manner, rubbing each other's shoulders and seeming to be complaining about something.
Chu Yun raised his eyebrows slightly when he saw that they were staying there obediently and had no intention of escaping. They were quite honest.
Little did they know that the skinny monkey and the fat guy didn't have the energy to escape. Besides, Chu Yun's team was still clean and pristine. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell they were formidable, unlike them, who were worse off than beggars. Rather than fighting for a supply package they couldn't get, it was better to do a favor.
When Shouhou saw Chuyun and the others coming back, he stood up hurriedly despite the pain all over his body: "Big brothers are back. Are you hurt? Thank you so much. You can call me Shouhou and he is Fatty. Without you, we don't know how long we would have been stuck there. You are my benefactor. You don't know how uncomfortable it feels to be stuck there..."
Chu Yun interrupted: "Okay, stop talking nonsense and tell me about the supply package."
Skinny Monkey was not as blind as the others. He knew that this team was led by Chu Yun just by looking at the atmosphere among the people. Therefore, he was the one who flattered Chu Yun the most obviously.
Xu Dongdong and Yu Wenhao looked on with gloom as the skinny monkey passed them and came to Chu Yun. He pinched Chu Yun's shoulders and said in a flattering tone, "Big brother, you don't know how dangerous it was. Fatty and I were being chased by vultures and were fleeing everywhere. We happened to pass a cliff and were pecked by the bald vultures and almost fell off. The cliff was about 50 meters high. We would have been smashed to pieces if we fell. However, we were lucky enough to find a supply bag that had fallen from a branch in the middle of the cliff. I guarantee with my 5.0 eyesight that I would not have been wrong."
Looking at the skinny monkey's tattered clothes with many marks like being pecked by birds, Chu Yun looked helpless. He really didn't understand how these two people got to where they are now when they couldn't even handle a bird.
Chu Yun: "Okay, let the skinny monkey and the fat guy lead the way, and we're ready to set off now."
The skinny monkey responded loudly: "Okay, boss!"
Xu Dongdong and Yu Wenhao: "..."
Why does it feel like our boss is going to be poached by another team?
Skinny Monkey said that the place was quite far away and if they hurried, they would probably arrive in the evening.
At noon, they rested for an hour to replenish their energy.
Several people took out steamed potatoes and a small piece of roasted lamb left over from last night from their backpacks to prepare lunch. Chu Yun saw the skinny monkey and the fat man staring at the food in her hands with their eyes wide open, and they looked as if they wanted to lick the oil residue left on her hands. Chu Yun was disgusted by her own metaphor, and she threw the two extra potatoes she had prepared over and turned her back.
Chu Yun: "Eat quickly and take a rest after eating. Don't let them starve to death without us."
The skinny monkey's eyes filled with tears, almost crying: "Thank you, thank you, boss."
Eating wild vegetables and tree bark for a few days was really too painful. He really didn't want to experience this feeling of hunger again.
He and the fat man each took a potato the size of a child's fist, and ate it carefully, bit by bit. The power of starch really can't be underestimated. After eating a small potato, their stomachs began to warm up and they slowly began to feel stronger.
An hour later, the five people recovered their strength and continued on their journey. It was not until 5 pm that they arrived at the cliff that Shouhou mentioned. There were several trees and some messy big rocks above the cliff.
Chu Yun stood at the edge of the cliff and looked down. The cliff was very high and steep, almost as high as a 15-story building. A person falling from the 8th floor would be crushed to pieces, let alone a 15-story cliff. As Shou Hou had said, the supply package had fallen among the branches extending from the cliff, and it would be invisible without a closer look.
"What do you think, boss? I didn't lie to you, did I?" The skinny monkey came over to please Chu Yun again.
Chu Yun: "Well, let's think about how we can get down."
"We need a rope to go down. Where can we find such a long rope?" Yu Wenhao frowned and looked at Chu Yun.
Chu Yun's heart moved. She had a rope, but the rope was in the storage ring. If she took it out, Shouhou and the others would definitely discover that she had a space-type prop.
So, the first thing to deal with is the skinny monkey and the fat man.
Shouhou clearly felt that Chu Yun's eyes when she looked at him had changed. She was like a jackal always hunting. Was she planning to kill and rob?
His keen intuition told him that even if he and the fat man joined forces, they couldn't hold her back for even a minute. Thinking of this, a drop of cold sweat appeared on the skinny monkey's forehead. His heart began to pound uncomfortably. He was worried that Chu Yun would hear his heartbeat and kill him if she discovered that his actions were exposed.
"You two, do you want to continue following?"
Chu Yun suddenly spoke, and the skinny monkey and the fat man had just thought of thousands of scenes of themselves being killed. People are bound to be on edge, and their hearts were jumping with fear.
What? Continue to follow me, or just leave?
The two finally realized that Chu Yun was not going to kill them, but to give them a choice.
She was inclined to take them with her. If they cut the rope while her last teammate was going down the cliff, it would be more trouble than gain. Taking them with her would also provide two more helpers.
"Can we, can we continue to follow you?" the skinny monkey said cautiously, "I swear, we will never cause you any trouble, and we will never covet your supplies."
Upon hearing this, the fat man raised three fingers and swore towards the sun. They had thought it through. Surviving tomorrow on their own was a stretch, and completing the mission was even more unrealistic. Death was inevitable, so why not follow the boss and try your luck? Now that the boss was willing to take them with him, why would they give up?
Chu Yun nodded in satisfaction: "Well, you are aware. Just follow me. As long as you don't have any bad thoughts, I will protect you as long as I live."
The skinny monkey and the fat man looked at Chu Yun eagerly, like brainwashed followers.
Chu Yun wasn't afraid of their greed; she had the upper hand over them. Even if they showed signs of greed, she would suppress them. She pulled out a few vines from her space ring that morning. Ordinary people would only be slaughtered by the killer vine, so why would they use its vines? Chu Yun directed the others to tie the vines into knots.
The skinny monkey and the fat man obediently picked up the vines. They didn't show any emotion on the surface, but their hearts were already pounding with excitement. Could this be the legendary space prop? Oh my God, they actually came across it in their lifetime. What's more exciting is that the person who owns the space prop is their boss. This, this is such an honor.
There are three vines in total, each about 20 meters long, which is enough. But after deducting the vines used for tying knots and binding fixed objects, there are not many vines left.
She didn't plan to use Chu Yun's escape rope. Once they went down, they would not come up, and the vine would be scrapped by then, but she needed to keep the escape rope for future use.
Chu Yun took over the vines they had connected, chose the nearest big tree, carefully wrapped them around the trunk, and threw the other end off the cliff. As expected, the vine ended a distance away from the bottom of the cliff. It was difficult to see how high it was, but it was within a controllable range.
"I'll go down and explore the way first. Skinny Monkey is second, Xu Dongdong is third, Fatty is fourth, and Yu Wenhao is fifth. You all wait for my instructions."
After arranging the order, Chu Yun explained the key points of climbing to several people. Yu Wenhao had been in the army, so he had good psychological quality and training experience. The others were different. Not to mention that they had no practical experience, just standing on the edge of the cliff and looking down would make their legs tremble.
"Watch more, learn more, I'll go down first." After Chu Yun said the last sentence, he turned over and walked down the cliff with both hands holding the vines. The others watched in fear, remembering every move of Chu Yun.
There were protruding rocks on the cliff. Chu Yun first tested them with her feet to make sure it was safe for people to step on before taking a careful step. The soles of her shoes were covered with wet mud, and walking through the cracks in the rocks would leave a mark. This was a mark Chu Yun left specifically for those coming down later.
She used the cracks in the rocks and the small branches that grew out of them and quickly reached the height of the supply bag, but it was still some distance away from where she was.
The supply bag was 3 meters to the right of Chu Yun. Chu Yun clung to the vines tightly and walked carefully to the right along the cracks in the rocks. But after walking one meter, Chu Yun could not find a suitable foothold. She stretched her hands as far as she could but could not reach it.
The people watching from the cliff were also terrified. They saw Chu Yun stop beside the supply bag and remained motionless for a long time. Guessing that Chu Yun was in trouble, they waited patiently.
Then, Chu Yun made a move. She returned the same way. Before they could figure out what Chu Yun was going to do, the vines swung Chu Yun towards the supply bag like a swing. Chu Yun stretched out her hand, trying to grab the branches growing out of the cracks in the rocks.
Chu Yun failed to catch it the first time, and inertia returned him to his original spot. The second time, Chu Yun used a stronger push, and the vine swung out again like a pendulum. Every time the vine swung, their hearts lifted. Below them was a cliff dozens of meters high. Without any protective measures, falling would either kill them or leave them crippled.
Fortunately, Chu Yun managed to grab the branch the third time. She gripped the vine with one hand and the branch with the other, veins popping out of her hands. Following the force of the branch, she reached the supply bag. Chu Yun's ring-wearing hand touched the bag, and it instantly vanished from sight.
Got it! The people anxiously waiting on the cliff finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Then just climb down normally until you are 3 meters away from the bottom of the cliff, where you can see the end of the vines.
Chu Yun found a suitable foothold, turned one foot over, and jumped with both feet. She twisted her body from facing the cliff to facing away from it and jumped down. She was as light as a swallow, and when she landed, her upper body arched downward to reduce some of the gravity.
She landed safely and looked around. It was just the bottom of an ordinary cliff, no danger.
So she called to the top of the cliff: "Next one."
The skinny monkey was a little timid at first when he received the instructions. He was not as skilled as Chu Yun, but he still stepped down the cliff with the encouragement of his teammates.
He followed Chu Yun's footsteps, saving a lot of time on trial and error. He bumped into things along the way, feeling as if he'd been scratched by a protruding rock, but the damage wasn't significant. Finally, with Chu Yun's help, Skinny Monkey also jumped down. However, the instant he landed, his legs jarred by the ground and he couldn't stand up right away.
Next up were Xu Dongdong and Fatty. With the two teammates paving the way for them, their psychological pressure vanished by the time it was their turn. Xu Dongdong was agile and unscathed. Fatty, though a bit heavier, was more careful and made it down safely. Yu Wenhao, on the other hand, was even easier to deal with; he quickly reunited with the other four at the bottom of the cliff.
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