In the stagnant water below the highway, a straight streak of water suddenly streaked across, shooting straight ahead at high speed like a sharp sword.
Immediately afterwards, the water splashed and blood emerged, dyeing the turbid sewage with a layer of blood.
"Isn't this a fish?" a soldier asked in surprise.
"It shouldn't be wrong. We have encountered such a situation during heavy rains before. The water in the river must have overflowed now, and there are fish everywhere in the water." Huo Dong said numbly.
"It must have been the heavy rain half a month ago. We were lucky enough to hide on the hills at that time, but unfortunately dozens of people died!" Zhou Yicheng had a complicated expression when he said this.
Several soldiers' eyes were a little red, and they quickly wiped them randomly because it was raining, and they didn't know whether it was tears or rain.
Zhao Yali clutched the corner of her clothes tightly, her face turning pale as she heard this.
No one said anything for a while.
Huang Jiahui saw Luo Yuan take out a piece of mutated animal fur and gently wipe it on his sword, over and over again. After getting along for so long, she naturally understood that this was his way of relieving the tension in her heart. She sighed and gently pulled away. Live in Luoyuan.
Luo Yuan paused, looked back at her, saw the worry on her face, and said softly: "Everything will be fine!"
The monitor lizard continued to move for more than ten minutes and gradually slowed down.
As expected, the bridge ahead was broken!
The entire bridge deck disappeared without a trace, leaving only a dozen thick steel cables on the side of the bridge, feebly protruding into the river.
It is actually not accurate to say that it is river water. In fact, the boundaries of the river here have disappeared. The accumulated water and the river have been completely mixed together. Coupled with the turbid water quality, it forms an endless 'lake'
If there were not the remains of the broken bridge on the highway, it would be impossible to tell where the real river was.
The information provided by Huo Dong is not accurate, or it is information from normal times. Now due to flooding, the river has expanded greatly, and is at least more than 20 meters wide.
Luo Yuan stood by the broken bridge for a long time and suddenly said: "Bring over the vine from before?"
The previously used vine was not discarded, but was collected by the soldiers.
Zhou Yicheng took the vine and walked over quickly, saying: "Generally, the deepest point of a river of this width is about three meters, but now that there is a flood, the river may be five or six meters deep!"
"I hope it won't exceed six meters, otherwise, the water will overflow the monitor lizard's back." Luo Yuan said solemnly.
As he spoke, he tied a stone to one end of the vine and threw it into the center of the river. Then he pulled it straight and tight. After estimating the angle of inclination and the position of the water surface on the vine, he pulled the vine up.
Luo Yuan did a quick mental calculation and his heart sank.
Next, he repeatedly selected multiple points and tested them several times, and his face became increasingly ugly.
This river looks small, but it is actually quite deep. The deepest point is 6.6 meters, and the shallowest is 4.8 meters. The highest point of the monitor lizard's back is only 6.3 meters, and the lowest point is only 5.9 meters, which means that they will be in the water for part of the way.
Zhou Yicheng did not have as strong a mental arithmetic ability as Luo Yuan. Seeing Luo Yuan's face darken, he quickly asked: "How is the situation?"
"It's not very good, the water is a bit deep! This distance is a bit dangerous." Luo Yuan explained the height of the monitor lizard's back and the height of the river he tested.
Zhou Yicheng was aware of the dangers in the water, and he hesitated in his heart. He subconsciously walked around in circles, and suddenly stopped: "I'm afraid it wouldn't be much safer to take another road. Besides, it's only one step away from Shanghai." , then take an adventure!”
Luo Yuan and Zhou Yicheng explained the situation respectively, and the atmosphere suddenly became a little depressed, but no one expressed any objection.
Seeing that morale was low, Zhou Yicheng said: "Before we leave, let's sing a song!"
"Battal Commander, forget it, we have sung these songs all the way here!" A soldier said dullly.
"I don't want to sing those old songs anymore, let's sing something nice!" Another soldier licked his lips and said.
"What do you mean by this? You still don't look like soldiers. Sing, you must sing, we must sing out our spirit and our military soul." Zhou Yicheng said loudly: "We sing "Soldiers Should Go to the Battlefield" ", let them listen!"
As he spoke, he began to sing:
"It goes without saying that soldiers should go to the battlefield!
If it is a tiger, it should walk in the mountains; if it is a dragon, it should roam the ocean.
Who doesn’t have a father, who doesn’t have a mother…”
Zhou Yicheng's singing was not pleasant, his voice was hoarse and rough, somewhat tone-deaf, and seriously out of tune, but these could not conceal the strong will within him. At first, he was the only one singing, but gradually soldiers began to join in, and more and more people sang. Finally, even Huo Dong and Lin Xiaoji hummed a line from time to time.
Luo Yuan watched quietly, feeling a little moved in his heart.
These warriors are not evolved, and are only slightly stronger than ordinary people. But even though only a few people in the team are dead now, they have always maintained their military style. It is hard to believe that they are not A weak body contains a strong will.
"I hope there will be fewer deaths by then!" Luo Yuan thought to himself.
… …
Luo Yuan let the giant lizard and Lao Huang jump down first, causing a large splash of water. It seemed like a heavy rain fell around them. A large number of mutated creatures in the water were alarmed by the two giants and quickly moved away from the place. The entire water surface suddenly appeared. Countless water marks and whirlpools.
The water just covered the monitor lizard's calves and was about one and a half meters deep. Even excluding the part that sank into the mud, it was still one meter deep.
Luo Yuan observed for a while, then quickly jumped on the back of the monitor lizard, and then caught the three children who were sent down one by one tied with vines. After untying them, he tied one end of the vine around the monitor lizard's neck.
Then let everyone grab the vines and slowly slide down.
Ten minutes later, only Chen Xianfeng was left, but there was not much space on the giant lizard's back. With his size, he could hold up three or four ordinary people. If he were allowed to come up, the back would be extremely crowded. Everyone will become very dangerous, and someone will be squeezed out as long as they move a little. Luo Yuan looked a little hesitant, but finally slowly untied the vines.
Chen Xianfeng stood motionless on the highway, looking at Luo Yuan closely. Everyone could see his nervousness. If he didn't take the giant lizard and let him cross the river alone, given his strength, it would be dangerous. Much good and little good.
Maybe he could jump across the highway, but with his strength, he could only jump more than ten meters before falling into the water of a river that was more than twenty meters wide.
Once a land creature reaches the water, its tenth level of strength will be reduced to the seventh level, not to mention that it cannot swim at all. There is no other result except waiting to die.
"There is something I have wanted to say for a long time, but I don't know how to say it?" Luo Yuan sighed and said.
Chen Xianfeng's expression changed. After a while, he muttered: "Speak!"
"I haven't told you the purpose of this time because we are going to a secret military base this time. You should know very well that in your situation it is impossible to enter. The most likely outcome is that you will be killed directly, or Imprisoned in a laboratory.
Therefore, there is no such thing as a banquet that lasts forever. You will not get good results if you follow us.
Let's go, leave here, leave Jiangnan Province, I hope you can live forever! "
Chen Xianfeng was stunned on the spot. He looked at Luo Yuan in disbelief, and then looked at everyone. Huang Jiahui, Huo Dong and others all had their eyes evasive and did not dare to look at him. He gradually understood that maybe he was early You should have understood. The next moment, its expression suddenly became ferocious, and the violence in its heart could no longer be suppressed. Even the fear of Luo Yuan disappeared. He roared at the top of his lungs: "You... lied to... me!"
"You... all... lied to me!"
"You... all... lied to me!"
Then, he turned around and started running wildly, a huge roar echoing in the air for a long time.
…
Even after a long time, Chen Xianfeng's voice still seemed to be echoing. Everyone looked complicated and at the same time breathed a sigh of relief. Recently, Chen Xianfeng's mood has become more and more unstable, and his mutation has gradually deepened. He spends almost all of his time alone. When you stay outside, you can usually only see him at noon or at night. Most of his mouths are full of blood, and his sharp teeth sometimes have bright red shreds of meat. In addition, he rarely eats with others. All signs indicate that he I'm used to eating raw food.
One can imagine the pressure his existence puts on everyone!
Not everyone can be like Luo Yuan who can ignore Chen Xianfeng's ferocious appearance, huge body, and violent emotions that may burst out at any time. If Luo Yuan hadn't suppressed him, he might have started cannibalism.
Seeing that these people were not feeling well, Zhou Yicheng advised: "I heard that mutants are related to the genetic level. With current medical science, it is impossible to recover. It will only get worse and worse. In the end, only instinct will be left. Let him take advantage of it as soon as possible." Go, it’s good for everyone!”
"Let's not talk about this for now, let's get ready to go!" Luo Yuan shook his head and cleared the negative emotions from his mind. After all, this was a decision that had been made long ago, just a little early.
As soon as the words fell, everyone suddenly felt a chill in their hearts. The slight discomfort when Chen Xianfeng left was instantly suppressed.
Huo Dong held the handle of the knife again and again, taking deep breaths repeatedly.
Zhao Yali and the three children were already pale.
"Don't be nervous. The distance of more than 20 meters will pass quickly." Luo Yuan saw that everyone was a little too nervous, comforted him, and turned to Master Wang: "You should also pay attention, don't be careless."
Master Wang nodded vigorously.
"Everyone, sit tight and let's go!" Seeing that everything was ready, Luo Yuan said in a deep voice.
The monitor lizard moved slowly, and the water flow violently stirred up, making a loud roar.
Just as Huo Dong was about to speak, a drop of river water splashed into his mouth. His expression suddenly changed, and he hurriedly vomited a few mouthfuls. When he saw that nothing happened, he breathed a sigh of relief. Once bitten by a snake, he had been afraid of well ropes for three years. No one wants to be entangled with the terrifying parasites in the water across the sea-crossing bridge.
"Hey, why is the water salty?" He realized and said quickly.
"It's probably because the sea water is pouring in. There may be marine life here!" Cao Lin said with an ugly face.
"Don't be distracted, we will cross the river soon. Everyone, grab the blanket on the monitor lizard's back and don't be thrown off." Luo Yuan looked at the location of the broken bridge and reminded.
The carpet is made of vines, which makes it easy to grab your hands and fix your body. Otherwise, no matter how slow the monitor lizard is, its back is not that easy to do and it would have slipped down long ago.
Everyone was shocked, no one said anything anymore, and they clung to the blankets on their bodies.
Soon, the monitor lizard shook violently and stepped into the river. Several women screamed in surprise. Fortunately, they were prepared and were not thrown off.
At this time, Luo Yuan suddenly felt weak and could no longer feel the power of the earth.
Having already had an experience, he naturally understood that this was because his evolutionary ability was isolated by the water, and his physical attributes had returned to their original values. He took a deep breath and slowly adapted to this "weak" state.
Luo Yuan pulled out his sword and paid close attention to the situation on the water surface.
The water flow on the river is rapid and the undertide surges. As the monitor lizard advances, whirlpools emerge one after another from time to time.
This river is too small to support large creatures, but it does not mean that those small creatures are not in danger. On the contrary, they are more hidden and difficult to detect. Especially since this river is connected to the sea, there may already be a large number of marine life swimming upstream and swimming in this river at this time.
Perception is greatly weakened in this turbid water. In the air, it can sense sensations within a radius of fifty meters, but in this turbid water it can only reach five or six meters, and it is also very blurry. This distance It's not even as close as the distance you can explore underground while standing on land. Of course, there's the ground trampling bonus.
At this time, the monitor lizard's steps began to become a little messy, its head stared into the water from time to time, and its mood became more and more irritable.
"Ouch!" It roared suddenly, and its body shook violently without any warning.
The strong sound waves caused ripples in the water and made everyone's ears buzz. For a while, even Luo Yuan lost all hearing.
"What's going on?" Lin Xiaoji said loudly, with unspeakable fear on his face.