Chapter 58 Is the hairband broken or are you not feeling well? ...
Zhou Youguan moved closer and found that the roots of the hair were indeed white, and it was also obvious that the other hair strands had traces of the hair dye fading over time.
Wei Wei's long hair was loose and his neck was soaked with cold sweat. Zhou Youling had never seen him so fragile and tired. His eyes were red and alert. He didn't know what kind of nightmare he had.
"Did we worry you too much? You've even got gray hair." Zhou Youguan was puzzled. "Or are you just not feeling well?"
You can tell at a glance that Wei Wei's hair is white, but he is still so young. Is there something wrong with his health?
Wei Wei smoothed his hair. The hairband he had used before was broken and he couldn't use it, but it was not good to have his hair disheveled like this.
"Is the hairband broken?" Zhou Youguan asked, "Wait until Mengmeng and the others wake up and ask them. They should have it on."
"Um."
Zhou Youlan wanted to ask something, but when the words came to his lips, he saw Wei Wei's uncomfortable look and didn't say anything.
A night of uncertainty.
The next morning, Wang Daodao used the remaining white rabbit wormwood that he had taken from Wei Wei and the mixed herbs that Wei Wei mentioned yesterday to make a soup and distributed it to everyone to drink.
Anyway, White Rabbit Houttuynia can cure many diseases. In their current condition, they don’t have time to think about whether others take it or not. They can just drink it first and see how it goes.
Ke Feiyang was the first to try the poison. Since he was already poisoned, how much worse could he get?
Zhang Longtong brought a bowl to Wei Wei. He saw that Wei Wei had his hair loosely tied behind his shoulders, and he was leaning lazily against a tree, with a dejected look on his face. The beauty was really pleasing to the eyes, and such an environment did not affect his outstanding temperament at all.
Wei Wei took the medicine and drank it directly. Zhang Longtong said with a smile, "Brother Wei, why don't you question it this time?"
"The medicine is used correctly." What else did he question?
Wang Daodao, who was busy at the side, had actually been listening with his ears tilted. When he heard Wei Wei finally say that he used the right medicine this time, he breathed a sigh of relief and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise, as if he had been recognized.
After Wei Wei's eyes recovered, he caught a few birds that were calling overhead and roasted them for a meal. After so many days, they finally replenished their protein and recovered a lot of their strength.
Zhou Youxuan led the way. He subconsciously reached out to pull Wei Wei behind him, but Wei Wei quickly dodged.
“…” He forgot that Wei Wei could see it now.
"I'm in front." Wei Wei walked around him and came forward.
Wei Wei led them in another direction. Although they escaped the miasma forest, the other route required them to cross the river.
Apart from crossing the river and the miasma forest, there are only two roads leading forward.
In fact, according to the map provided by the program team, there was no river on the road they took. It was probably because there were many rainy seasons in summer, and the river water rose, causing the original land to be submerged by the river, so even if they found a new route, it would be the same.
"It seems we can't escape by crossing the river." Ruan Mengmeng sighed worriedly, "Then we can only make a bamboo raft. The water in the river is so dirty, and who knows what's in it. It's not safe to swim across."
Zhou Youguan nodded and said, "Well, not only is it unsafe, but everyone won't have the physical strength to keep up."
It would take at least four or five hours to swim such a long distance, which would be difficult even for them, let alone those who were injured.
Zhang Longtong: "But without a bamboo raft, how can we cross the river?"
Wei Wei looked back and said, "These trees can be used to make rafts."
"Yes, if we don't have bamboo, we can use wood."
Everyone got up and started moving one after another, but Wei Wei stopped them and asked them to go find oak.
Other wood would fall into the water even if used to make a raft, but oak can float on the water. They have no floating objects now, and using oak is also a risky move, because it is very likely to fall apart on the water when encountering wind and rain.
"Ke Feiyang, you, Kang Xiang, and the big monkey go find some vines to tie the raft to. We'll chop down some trees and wait."
Ke Feiyang did whatever work was offered to him and never complained. "Okay."
"Be careful and don't go too far."
Wei Wei found some more balsa wood and tied it to the bottom of the raft later, so that at least the raft would not sink into the water when too many people stood on it.
No one was lazy, and working together was indeed much more efficient. In so many days, they had to make at least three or four rafts, and that was without any staff.
However, the staff did not need them to bring any. They brought their own inflatable boats and rubber dinghies. Apart from the fact that it was a little more difficult to inflate them, the conditions were much better than theirs.
Zhang Longtong and Damahou stared at them intently, and the staff immediately stood in front of them, warning them, "Don't even think about repeating the trick you used last time when you were trying to steal the medicine. If you dare to steal the equipment from the program team again, you will be disqualified from the challenge."
Zhang Longtong curled his lips and said, "Look at how stingy you are."
However, there was no lighting, and it was almost dark after they tied up the raft, so they had to spend the night before setting off early the next morning.
When they set out, they used the remaining vines to tie several logging boats together to prevent everyone from being swept away when encountering turbulent waters.
Most of them had never been on this kind of raft before, and they were very curious at first. However, rowing requires human power, and the initial novelty and excitement could not be converted into sustained enthusiasm and strength. After floating on the water for an hour or two, they began to get tired and gave up.
Because they spent so much time and effort rowing the boat, they looked back and realized that they had not gone very far and were still so far away from the other side.
They really thought crossing the river was too simple, believing that with a raft, they could cross smoothly to the other side. However, they didn't expect that their arms were almost broken and the raft didn't move forward very much.
The sun was scorching overhead, and I couldn't move far below for a long time, as if I was sunbathing on the river.
Ruan Mengmeng wiped the sweat from her face: "It's so hot. It's been two hours and it feels like we haven't moved very far."
"You're right, we didn't get very far." Ke Feiyang, she, and Lin Yue were on the same raft. As he spoke, he exerted force on his hands again. "This kind of raft is not suitable for floating on water. We are very lucky that it can hold on and let us reach the other side."
Zhang Longtong suddenly opened his arms and looked up at the sky, his movements exaggerated: "Oh my God, please let it rain to give us some moisture!"
"You're so stupid." The big monkey slapped him on the back of the head. "When it rains, the water level rises. If it rains too hard, we'll be washed downstream. The other side is upstream, you idiot."
"Huh?" Zhang Longtong blinked. "No way... With the water level right now, how high can it go?"
Zhou Youguan said: "It depends on the rainfall. If the rainfall is small, it may not exceed the height of those trees. But if the rainfall is heavy, it is normal for the trees to be flooded."
They looked at the trees in the river in the distance. Half of them were already submerged by the river water. If they were completely submerged... how high would the water level rise? Would their fragile raft be able to hold up after being washed by the river water?
But Zhang Longgua's mouth seemed to be blessed, and soon after he finished speaking, it really started raining.
Everyone quickly took out their raincoats and covered themselves with them. The big monkey cursed, "Oh my god, Zhang Longtong, you have such a bad mouth!"
"How do I know that God will answer my prayers? It didn't work this well when I asked Him to give me meat."
"You're dreaming! You're raining flesh? Why not gold to kill you?"
Ruan Mengmeng saw that the vines on their raft were loosening up in the back and hurriedly said, "Stop arguing! The vines on your raft are not tied tightly, they are loose!"
"What?" The two looked back and saw that the vines connecting Ruan Mengmeng and the others' raft had loosened, and the wood that was tied together was obviously showing signs of falling apart.
The sun was shining brightly overhead, but the rain didn't slow down at all, it got even heavier.
Zhou Youguan turned around and shouted, "Everyone, hurry up and move! We should go as far as we can before the water level rises."
Everyone paddled faster. The rising water level was a small matter. What they were afraid of was that the water would surge rapidly after the rising water level. At that time, they could only leave it to fate.
But gradually they discovered that the rafts, which were originally arranged vertically, slowly began to deviate from the back. Ruan Mengmeng and the others were obviously being pulled sideways by the current, which also proved that the water was no longer calm and there were signs of waves.
"What should we do?" Ruan Mengmenghe waved the oar made of branches vigorously, but it was of no use at all. Instead, the current swept them towards Zhou Youguan and the others. "It's over, it's over. The current is getting stronger."
As they were talking, the current rushed towards their rafts and they collided with each other. The two groups of rafts in front and behind were fine, but the ropes of the raft of the big monkey in the middle were pulled by the front and back. They had originally cut corners when tying it up because they felt tired, and after such a violent pull, it fell apart.
Wei Wei easily jumped onto the logging boat in front by stepping on the wood, while Da Ma Hou, Zhang Longtong and Niu Xixi all fell into the water.
Niu Xixi fell into the water and hurriedly pulled forward, but she pulled Wang Daodao's ankle and dragged him into the water. Before Wang Daodao could even curse, he was drowned by the water again.
Zhang Longtong grabbed the boat behind and was not directly carried away by the current, but his situation was not much better. He kept shouting for help in panic.
"Hold on, hold on and don't let go!" Ruan Mengmeng and the others hurriedly knelt on the raft and pulled the vines, fearing that they would be swept away by the current.
Their two groups of rafts were also blocked by the scattered wood in the middle, forming a stable triangle. They could not move forward or backward. Heavy rain came, and the sunny sky was soon covered by dark clouds, and the water surface flowed faster.
Zhou Youguan inserted his oar into the gap between Ruan Mengmeng and the others' rafts. "No, that will only break all the rafts apart, and everyone will fall into the river."
Indeed, if they continued to pull and drag on each other like this, even the strongest vines and branches would not be able to withstand the back and forth pulling of several parties. Moreover, the water flowed rapidly below and repeatedly washed away the branches, and the weight from above pressed on the branches and the power was unbalanced. It was only a matter of time before the branches fell apart.
Zhou Youxuan handed the oar in his hand to Kang Xiang and squatted down to pull the nearest Wang Daodao.
But the water was washing away Wang Daodao's feet, and the floating state made the strength in their hands increase. The raft under their feet was shaking constantly, and Zhou Youguan couldn't pull him up by himself.
Wang Daodao grabbed Zhou Youxuan's hand as if it were a life-saving straw, and was unwilling to let go. He clasped his arms tightly with both hands, but he had no strength to climb up, so he could only struggle in vain.
At this time, Wei Wei reached out, grabbed his left arm, and pulled him out of the water.
Wei Wei's strength surprised everyone again. He pulled Wang Daodao out of the water as easily as pulling a carrot.
Wang Daodao was still in shock. He sat on the shaking raft and stared blankly at Wei Wei's back. He never thought that Wei Wei was really willing to help him.
If Wei Wei hadn't helped him, he would have been rushed out if he had waited a little longer.
After one was pulled up, Ruan Mengmeng and his companions were still pulling the giant monkey up on their raft, followed by Zhang Longtong and Niu Xixi. Only the giant monkey was pulling the raft. Ruan Mengmeng, Lin Yue and Ke Feiyang worked together and managed to pull the giant monkey up.
Zhang Longtong, who was swept away, was holding a vine that tied the raft and was washed away by the river. Niu Xixi was hanging behind him. They could clearly see that the vines that were tied together were gradually becoming thinner due to being rubbed back and forth by wood, and were obviously about to break.
"Not good!" Kang Xiang suddenly shouted, looking upstream, "The water surface is abnormal."
Everyone turned around to look. At this moment, in addition to the continuous whirlpools on the water surface caused by raindrops, there seemed to be a layer of "waves" at the same level in the distance.
It is the water line that rises together when the sea tide rises and the waves roll.
This must be the result of a flood caused by heavy rain upstream. However, they are not yet in the downstream area. The fact that the water can rush down so violently can only prove that the terrain below is lower than that above. Once they are swept into the river, it will be almost impossible for them to get out.
This was the first time they saw death coming towards them so directly.
For the first time, they also deeply understood the feeling of powerlessness and fear in disaster movies when facing natural disasters. Their terrified expressions were no less than the performances of the characters in the movie, but they only stared at it for a few seconds before becoming panic-stricken and agitated.
"Run!" Wang Daodao shouted.
Everyone knew they had to run, but how could they run? They were now struggling to even keep the raft steady.
Even if they could get the raft to sail normally in such turbulent water, they would not be able to control the direction at all and could only be swept away by the water flowing downstream.
The big monkey panted, looking at the approaching horizon: "It's over, I'm afraid we really have to reopen this time."
Wei Wei was unable to open his eyes due to the rain. He looked around. Fortunately, the water area they were in was not a native river area. Most of it was originally land, but it was flooded after the heavy rain. Therefore, the mangrove forest in front of them on the left was their only chance to escape this disaster and survive.
The sound of rain was rumbling in his ears, and Niu Xixi was shouting for help in panic. Zhang Longtong was so upset by him that he kept arguing with him.
Wei Wei grabbed Zhou Youguan's shoulder and raised his voice in his ear, saying, "Let's take everyone to the mangroves in front of us on the left. Those mangroves grow in the water, so their roots won't be easily broken by the current. Maybe we can avoid the impact of the current there."
"Right, right, right. Let's go to the mangroves. The vegetation in the mangroves grows in the water all year round but is not easily rotted or broken. As long as we hold on tight, we won't be washed away by the current." Kang Xiang said anxiously, "Hurry up!"
"How do we get across?" Wang Daodao estimated the distance between them and the mangroves. It was at least 20 to 30 meters away. Their rafts were stuck together. If they went down directly, it was hard to say whether they could swim to the mangrove area...
Wei Wei hooked his toes, picked up the branch oar on the raft, held it in his hand and inserted it into the gap between the two groups of rafts that were stuck together. He pushed hard with his arm and separated the two groups of rafts directly.
Wei Wei jumped onto another raft and kicked the raft he was originally standing on with his feet, kicking them sideways far away.
Ke Feiyang and the others' raft was shaken violently by Wei Wei's sudden fall. Ruan Mengmeng and Lin Yue at the back had to half-kneel to hold on to the sides of the raft for fear of it capsizing.
"Kang Xiang, give me the rope."
Kang Xiang quickly took out a rope from his bag. Zhou Youxuan tied one end of the rope to his water bottle and threw it in Wei Wei's direction. "Catch it. Hold the rope and don't get washed away."
The rain was so heavy that they could only shout, but they managed to hear it.
Ke Feiyang hurriedly took the kettle and pulled the rope to wrap around the two girls. Li Rongsheng had no strength and had been lying on the raft the whole time, and now he was also forced to tie his waist.
Several people were entangled and pulled, and Zhou Youxuan tied the rope around his waist. Afraid that he could not hold on, Kang Xiang and Wang Daodao hesitated for a while and then tied the rope as well.
It has been decided that we will live together and die together.
[I'm not used to these people suddenly being so united]
Is this really scientific? If they were all sucked into the water, wouldn't they be dragged away even if they could swim away?
[This is very unsafe, why use this method?]
[It's better for each of us to go our separate ways. If this bunch of grasshoppers dies, they all have to die together.]
[? Master, you're taking too much of a risk.]
[But if we don't do this, the injured and exhausted will definitely not have the strength to escape after being swept into the water several times. If we pull them together, there might be a chance for them to survive.]
[Master, sometimes you have to be selfish...]
I feel like everyone must die...
[OK, the main program of "Survival in Hell" officially begins! ]
[This is what it means to survive in hell. This is what survival feels like. The early stages were just small fights. I love watching people on the verge of death, hehe.]
[Let me see how you escape]
"Ke Feiyang, hold on to Zhang Longtong!" Zhou Youguan shouted from the other end of the raft. After everyone had tied up their ropes, he looked in the direction of the current, picked up a branch, and jumped into the river. "Everyone get in the water."
Wang Daodao: “Ah?”
He just came up and he has to go down again?
He was really scared and hesitated for a long time without moving. Kang Xiang pushed him into the water.
Just waiting on the raft to be swept away by the current is not a solution. It is better to go into the water and swim towards the mangroves to give it a try.
"Go down." Wei Wei also said.
Ke Feiyang looked at the girls behind him and said, "It's too dangerous. If Brother Zhou doesn't swim to the mangroves, we will implicate him as well."
Wei Wei didn't get anxious because of his hesitation. He just stared at the vine that Zhang Longtong and the others were pulling at, and said, "Trust me, go down."
"Only by going down can we fight for our lives." Ruan Mengmeng's eyes were half fear and half survival instinct, but she didn't hesitate like him. "If we stay on the raft, we will just be carried downstream by the floating wood. When the torrent washes down from the front, we will have no chance of escaping."
She pulled the rope around her waist and said, "Sister Lin Yue, Shengsheng, hold on tight. We are now tied together, and we share one life. We may die together, or we may live together."
Lin Yue nodded with pale lips, unable to speak but also not wanting to hold back. Ruan Mengmeng was right, they would have to struggle, otherwise they would be swept down the stream and it would be difficult for them to escape.
"Sound?"
Li Rongsheng gritted her teeth and nodded. She would not drag everyone down at this time. "I can hold on. Let's go!"
Several people jumped into the water together, and Wei Wei then used the branches in his hand to cut the vines that bound the raft, and the bound wood suddenly scattered.
He stepped on a log and told them, "Hold on to the log, it will prevent you from sinking too quickly."
Several people hurriedly grabbed the wood and managed to keep themselves from falling into the deep water.
As the wood of the raft fell apart, Zhang Longtong and Niu Xixi on the other side instantly lost their strength and were washed out.
"Brother Wei..." Zhang Longtong occasionally popped up in the water, and was sometimes pushed into the current. "Wei, Brother Wei, help, help..."
Wei Wei stepped on the logs and headed downstream, his gaze fixed calmly on the mangroves ahead. The current was swift, and they were swept in that direction as well. They were still some distance away from any branches they could grab, but pulling Zhang Longtong along wasn't a difficult task. However...
Wei Weiyang looked at Niu Xixi who was flipping in the water behind him due to the current. However, if he pulled Zhang Langtong, he might not be able to hold Niu Xixi, and in such a strong current, Niu Xixi might be drowned in the deep water.
He did not hesitate for too long. He used his toes to gain leverage on the driftwood and jumped up. He grabbed the handle of Zhang Longtong's backpack, pulled him out of the water and jumped to the side of the mangroves.
Before Zhang Longtong could react, Wei Wei threw him back into the water. All he could hear was Wei Wei's short, cold warning: "Hold on to the tree."
Niu Xixi had been crying for help, but the river always drowned out his cries. When he saw Wei Wei coming towards them, he still felt a bit of hope in his heart, but when he saw that Wei Wei chose to save Zhang Longtong and gave up on him when they were not far apart, his cries for help fell silent.
Zhou Youshang was trying his best to save the others. He swam hard towards the mangroves, relying solely on his own physical strength to bring the others closer to the mangroves. Wei Wei never gave up on Zhang Longtong all the way, but he was always ignored.
Ever since he came to this show, many people have looked down on him and no one likes him. When he encounters danger, he is always left behind, and few people are willing to help him even if he asks for help.
He probably would die here. After all, this time was different from the last time. This time was really too risky.
Zhou Youguan finally grabbed a mangrove trunk, but it was broken by the force behind him the first time. He quickly grabbed another one, steadied his body, and waved his arms to everyone, asking them to go downstream, and then swim to the right, closer to the mangroves.
Kang Xiang and Wang Daodao were the first to approach the mangroves. Ke Feiyang was sitting a long distance away, still struggling to swim towards the mangroves.
Zhou Youguan had no time to rest and immediately untied the rope around his waist, climbed into the mangroves, and stepped on the branches to quickly crawl forward to provide support.
But he didn't see that behind the branch he climbed, a crocodile's mouth emerged from the water, only half a foot away from his heels.
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