The water was continuously rushing into our cave, and the foreigners quickly took off their clothes in an attempt to stop the water, but it was obviously to no avail.
Yang Rui was standing to one side, his face extremely grim.
“Brother Sihai is right. We really can’t just sit here and wait to die. Otherwise, once all this water is poured into this cave, we’ll all be dead anyway. I think…”
Before Yang Rui could finish speaking, Wang Ping retorted, "What do you think? We have no way to get out right now. If we could really leave this place, we wouldn't have risked our lives to come back!"
"The water outside is already very high, the entire forest is submerged, and I'm not even sure if this deserted island has been completely covered by the water. If that's the case, then even if we go out, we'll still die!"
"I think if this water really comes in, we can wring it all out with our clothes and hold out for as long as we can. Otherwise, it's thundering and pitch black outside right now. Even if we get out, where can we go? We can't even tell which way is which!"
I just felt dizzy and increasingly uncomfortable.
They no longer had the mood or energy to listen to what Wang Ping and Yang Rui were saying.
I don't know if it was from excessive blood loss or from the fall that I couldn't handle.
My legs were hurting terribly, and I don't know when, but my head also started to hurt intensely.
I called Wang Ping's name a few times, but he obviously didn't hear me, because Wang Ping was still angrily discussing with Yang Rui and the group of foreigners whether we should leave or stay here.
I felt incredibly tired, and then everything went black. I felt dizzy and the world spun around me, and then I knew nothing more.
My ears were filled with confusion. I kept hearing people talking, but what they were saying was sometimes far away and sometimes near, so I couldn't understand them at all. I was unconscious for an unknown amount of time. When I regained consciousness, I found that we were still in this small cave, but the entrance was sealed off with something, so water was still flowing in.
But everyone just sat on both sides, letting the water rush into the cave and flow into those tiny crevices that we couldn't see at all.
When I opened my eyes, I found Wang Ping sitting next to me, holding a cooked octopus. Seeing that I was awake, he quickly handed me the octopus.
"Sihai, how are you? Are you feeling any better?"
I was about to speak when I realized my throat hurt terribly. Wang Ping quickly helped me up, and I then noticed that I was covered with several tattered clothes.
Upon closer inspection, we discovered that they were all the sons of our colleagues. They were all shirtless, sitting around the campfire. Fortunately, with the entrance blocked, there wasn't as much cold wind, and the temperature inside the cave was quite good.
I coughed twice, struggled to sit up, looked at Wang Ping, and asked, "What exactly happened? Why did I faint?"
Wang Ping sighed, "Sigh, after your last injury, the wound on your back never fully healed. Yesterday you fainted, and after we checked you, we suddenly discovered that the wound on your back had reopened and was showing signs of suppuration. Luckily, these foreigners had a box of anti-inflammatory pills with them. We crushed some and applied them to your wound, and gave you some to take, which is why you regained consciousness. But you still have a high fever, so we covered you with some clothes because you kept complaining about the cold wound on your leg. Fortunately, you took the medicine in time and there were no signs of suppuration, otherwise you would have been in serious danger this time."
Hearing Wang Ping say that, I realized that my back was indeed a little sore.
He also came over and looked at me, frowning as he said, "Brother Sihai, you're really too strong-willed. Your injuries haven't fully healed yet. If you had just said so when we were at the camp, we wouldn't have let you come out with us to work anymore. We would have felt more at ease leaving you at the camp to look after the female colleagues."
I waved my hand and asked if the wound from the fish bite was healed.
He nodded: "It's nothing, just a cut."
My throat was extremely dry, so Wang Ping used a seashell to collect some rainwater and brought it to my lips.
"Take a sip of water first. We don't have a pot here, so there's nothing we can do. Rainwater isn't clean, but you still need to drink some water to replenish your strength, especially since you had a high fever. We didn't know when we could get out, so just hang in there."
I couldn't help but laugh when I heard Wang Ping's helpless words.
When Wang Ping saw me smile, he was taken aback at first, and then sighed.
"What are you laughing at, kid? Am I wrong?"
I looked at Wang Ping and shook my head: "No, I was just thinking that I don't know when you started to become so sentimental. But don't worry, I should be fine. I just want to rest for a while, and I should be fine after that. How is that male colleague?"
Wang Ping nodded after hearing this: "It's alright now. The foreigners have also taken their medicine, so they have a high fever just like you, but they don't have any wounds. Our male colleague was just knocked unconscious. He woke up this morning, ate something, and is much better now. I was just worried about you. Your leg injury is really serious."
I didn't expect to get injured one after another during this period, but these things are not something I can choose, so I could only nod and turn to look at Yang Rui.
Yang Rui was looking at me at that moment. When he saw me looking at him, he immediately walked over to me, patted my shoulder, and said, "Sihai, don't worry! You're sick now, so leave everything else to us. We'll definitely get through this period and then return to the camp safely to reunite with our other friends."
After these few encounters, I increasingly felt that Yang Rui was a very capable person. I looked at him and coughed.
"It's a good thing that the water can flow in and out of us while we stay here, but how do we solve the food problem? We're all trapped here, and we need enough food to survive safely."
After listening, Yang Rui nodded: "We've been considering this matter. We don't know what the situation is outside right now, but we've used a few broken tree trunks to block the entrance to the cave to prevent wild animals from rushing in."
"Although the water outside is flowing rapidly, fortunately, the water level doesn't seem to be rising any further. And once the water flows into this cave, it flows out continuously. No one knows if there are any other openings at the back of the cave, but for now, it seems safe."
"As for food, I think since the tide has risen to this level, we can just open this wooden barrier and fish out some food. It's not too difficult. The only problem is that the water won't recede, so we can't leave."
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