Daomu Biji

We had to stop and look left and right. This was a crossroads, and the pile of Arab stones was in the center. We didn’t know what it meant.

I looked back and saw the suffocating buzzing sound in the distance, as well as the chaotic sound similar to a sneer - I don't know if it was their screams or other reasons - --I still feel my scalp is numb.

While running, panting and almost out of breath, Aning asked me what was going on. She obviously knew the seriousness of the matter, but she had not yet reacted.

I explained what happened and Wang's toxicity. As soon as he heard that Wu Laosi had been infected, Aning's face turned pale.

As soon as I finished speaking, I heard a buzzing sound coming closer. I looked up and saw that these kings were scattering in the distance, more of them had already flown over, and a large red mist appeared in the sky. The general swarm of insects, like wasps taking off in a group, all came towards us.

As soon as I saw it, I thought, Fuck it. I had no time to think about it, so I picked up Aning, stood up, and ran away.

I ran as fast as I could. I never thought I could run like this. I didn’t care about the Arabian rocks. I rushed out in one go. I ran for more than a thousand meters and went around the rocks in more than ten directions. It was really amazing. I couldn't run anymore, so I slowed down.

Looking back, I saw that the air was full of insects. The red mist-like swarm of insects followed us, overwhelming us and moving very fast, pressing directly behind us. Damn it, I cursed loudly and tried to hold back my dizziness and continued running forward. Aning had better physical strength than me. At this time, she was running faster than me, so she shouted: Don't just run, find a place to hide!

As soon as I finished speaking, a gentle slope appeared in front of us, and I was not prepared. He kicked something and rolled down.

After rolling all the way to the end, Aning helped me up. I was already dizzy. She dragged me and continued to run wildly, rushing out for several hundred meters. Suddenly, a large section of rock like a city wall appeared in front of them, blocking the way. We immediately turned around and ran along the rocks. I wanted to go around, but halfway through, I saw that there was a closed area on the other side of the rock. It was a closed semicircle, a dead end.

When I saw this scene, I cursed loudly and looked back, only to see the red mist swirling behind me. It was overwhelmingly covered directly from the top of the mountain rock.

Once I finished reading it, I couldn't escape. Look at the behavior of these kings, it looks like they are hunting us!

But I didn't want to sit still and wait for death, so I looked around to see if there was a hiding place. However, this place is full of rocks and there is no way to hide anyone.

When he was sighing, suddenly Aning on the side shouted: Come here!

I looked back.

It turned out that there was a depression on the rocky mountain. There was no way to hide from anyone, but it was the only place to hide. It just depends on luck.

I rushed over immediately and squatted down with Aning in the depression. I took off my T-shirt and stood in front of me.

Then, through my clothes, I saw a large group of insects descending. Suddenly there was a buzzing sound in the air, and a spicy smell filled my nostrils. Soon, countless red tracks surrounded us. Many bugs hit the rocks on the edge of the depression, making a squeaking sound, as if bullets were shooting at us.

I felt suffocated, and I couldn't help but retreat into the depression. However, there was only so much space in the depression, and I couldn't completely retract my body if I retreated.

I almost closed my eyes and prepared to wait for death. With so many bugs, if one happened to bump in, the consequences would be disastrous. Deep down I didn't think we would be so lucky and was almost waiting for that moment to come.

What surprised me was that despite the tension, I didn't have a trace of fear, and my mind was almost blank.

However, what I didn't expect was that slowly, the sound outside actually decreased. Little by little, the sound of insects hitting the rock became less frequent. Soon, the outside returned to calm.

I gritted my teeth for a long time, and it wasn’t until Aning patted me that I realized what I was doing. I looked out and saw that the kings had already flown away. There were only a few scattered kings outside. They hit the ground and fainted. In the time it took me to look, They also flew up one by one.

Aning and I looked at each other, not knowing what was going on, but we both breathed a sigh of relief. I leaned against the stone behind me and started laughing. This was so damn exciting that my nerves couldn't bear it. After laughing a few times, Aning covered his mouth and whispered: It seems they are not chasing us, maybe they want to fly out. We happen to be in the same direction as them. Don't get carried away. We will catch them later. Recruit again.

I thought so and nodded quickly. Then Aning let go of his hand. I stopped talking and stayed in the depression for a while before cautiously sticking my head out.

The Devil City outside was silent, as if the thrilling scene just now had never happened at all and was just our imagination.

I took a few deep breaths before finally calming down. At this time, the fatigue from running wildly showed up, and my legs cramped up. I staggered a few times, and then I stood up straight.

Limping, we found a few rocks and checked if there were any insects before sitting down. I touched the leather bag around my waist to drink water. I touched it and found that I had brought nothing out. starter

Then I remembered that I had just woken up when the accident happened, and I didn't even bring a coat. Fortunately, it was daytime, and I might have frozen to death at night.

When I looked back at Aning, I found that she was even worse than me. She was wearing a short vest and had just come out of a sleeping bag. Her hair was disheveled. If I looked closely, she didn't even seem to be wearing a bra.

I was a little embarrassed for a moment, thinking that I was too hasty to pull her away, so I had to look away.

What kind of bugs are these? How much do you know about them? Aning asked me.

I thought to myself, what can I tell you? Although I have heard it many times, this is actually the second time I have seen it. It was in the palace of King Lu before. The bug crawled out from the blood corpse. At that time, there was only one. We almost all died there. And today there are so many of them, appearing together overwhelmingly. It's also the first time I've seen it.

I told Aning about some of the things he knew. It was obvious that Aning couldn't understand it. It all happened so suddenly. She was dubious about my words.

I myself found this a bit difficult to accept, and I didn't have the heart to explain it to her in detail. I feel in my heart that this should be related to the ancient kingdom of the Queen Mother of the West that we are looking for. These human head jars may be the containers used to cultivate kings at that time. My third uncle also said that he had seen heads like this in the undersea tomb. It seems that this kind of thing must be a breeding ground in the human skull, and it can retain its vitality for a long time, which is very scary. I wonder what the ancient Kingdom of the Queen Mother of the West wanted such a terrible insect for? Is it as a weapon?

If the Queen Mother of the West was really able to use such terrifying biological weapons at that time, then this may be the reason why this barbaric and backward ancient country was able to rule the Western Region for so long.

While thinking about it, he looked around. We escaped somewhere and looked around. This area inside the closed city wall is completely unfamiliar, and I have no impression of it at all. I didn’t know how many detours we took when we ran just now, and we were completely confused.

We ran all the way to the north-northeast. According to Tashi, this area is more than 80 square kilometers wide. We don’t know where we are now, but it won’t be on the edge of the Devil City. There is still no vast Gobi Desert in sight.

The streets of the Devil's City, that is, the distance between the wind-eroded rocks and mountains, is very wide. Although the shapes of these rocks and mountains are different, as long as the angle changes, the things seen are completely different. I can't remember them in such a short time, coupled with the wide field of vision. The visual depth is very profound. It interferes with people's sense of direction. I believe it is impossible to walk back. We can only look in one direction and walk to the Gobi first. Then follow the edge of the Devil City, make a circle back to the place where the car broke down, and meet up with Meng Youping and the others.

The survivability of those bugs is unknown. The sky is now full of accumulated clouds and there is no sun on a cloudy day. If they fly onto the road in the wind, the consequences will be disastrous. However, this place is quite far from the highway and there is no water source. I think as long as the sun comes out, these insects will not survive for long.

After talking about my plan, Aning also thought it was feasible. We have nothing on us now and must arrive before dark. However, it is only noon, so there is still plenty of time, and there is no sun. This is lucky for us.

After deciding on the walking method, we rested for a while and then started on the road. I looked around and remembered the appearance of several rocky mountains all around, which looked like the turrets of a castle. If we unfortunately turned back, we would be able to notice it if we walked back to this place.

At that time, I thought it would be a waste of time at most. No one expected that this walk would be so painful, almost leading to the underworld.

We are lost.

While walking through the Devil City, we did not relax our vigilance. Those poisonous bugs were flying to nowhere now. If we encountered them again while walking, our narrow escape just now would be a joke.

So while moving forward, I paid attention to the sounds around me. I don't know when the wind picked up again, and all kinds of strange movements appeared in the Devil City. Fortunately, the wind is not very strong, so it sounds gentle and faint, so as not to disturb people's nerves.

Aning and I had nothing to say, and she was disheveled. Walking side by side with her, I couldn't help but look at her, so I simply walked in front. Neither of them spoke, but occasionally stopped to exchange a few words.

She also had no expression. She was obviously exhausted both mentally and physically and had no mind to think about more things.

To be honest, if you are traveling, walking with a beautiful woman in this weird devil city, looking at the unpredictable wind-eroded rock mountains, and listening to the devil's cry, although it is not a reliable thing, it is still a good thing. Beautiful things. However, this world is so strange. Looking at the two of us simply walking here, in fact, just now we experienced a narrow escape from death. In this case, no matter how leisurely I am, I will not think that this scene is beautiful.

Just walking like this, the first three and a half hours really felt a bit like traveling. Looking at the strangely shaped rocks, I sometimes had the illusion that I wanted to touch the camera.

After half an hour, thirst began to torment us, water was lost from sweat, and both hers and mine became dry and swollen. Speaking of which, I drank a cup of butter tea in the morning and Aning drank nothing, but in fact we both felt the same.

This thirst is so uncomfortable that we lick our lips. Try not to think about it so you can move on. Fortunately, there was no sun, otherwise I might have suffered from heat stroke by this time.

I walked for another hour, in my initial concept. By this time, we should have reached the edge of Devil City.

We stopped and took a breath, but when we looked around, we saw the same scenery. They were all tall, wind-eroded rock mountains, without the shadow of the Gobi.

I am somewhat strange. This distance is a bit too long, assuming Aning and I can only walk five kilometers per hour. This is also fifteen kilometers away. This devil city is definitely not that long. Obviously we are taking a detour.

However, along the way, I carefully memorized many distinctive rock mountains in case I turned back, but I didn't see any of them. Obviously, we were indeed moving forward. Not going around in circles.

This somewhat reassures me, and I comfort myself. Maybe our pace slowed down unknowingly, or the route we took was more winding. Don’t worry, as long as we follow one direction, we can get out.

No rest at this time. Because it's getting late. I estimate that although this is not the Gobi, it is not far from the Gobi. It shouldn't take long to get out. After getting out, you have to spend time returning to the camp outside Devil City, which will also take quite a long time.

So, we continued on our way, even speeding up our pace. However, the further we walked, the more I began to feel something was wrong. Hour by hour, the surrounding scenery remained the same as before, as if the devil city was following us.

I persisted until the sky darkened, but there was still no sign of the Gobi Desert. I have realized the seriousness of the problem. This is definitely not something that can be explained by slow walking. If we walk like this, not to mention eighty square kilometers, even if it is twice as big, we should reach the edge.

A chill ran down my spine. It seemed that the situation in this devil city was much more complicated than I thought. There were not just many rocks and mountains, but we were completely lost.

The sky was getting darker and night was coming again. At this time, I felt the feeling of the Caucasian and the other two victims being lost here. Just as I was thinking about what to do, Aning from behind had already stopped me.

As soon as we stopped, both of us were exhausted, and neither of us could walk anymore. The temperature in the air suddenly dropped, and our sweat began to get cold. The temperature difference between day and night here is too big.

We can't leave anymore. Aning sat down on the ground and said to me, We definitely won't be able to go out before dark. We don't have a flashlight. The place is full of rocks and we can't make a fire. We have to take advantage of it before it gets completely dark. Find a place to spend the night. There won't even be a moon tonight, so it'll be pitch black in here.

I also fell to the ground softly. I looked up at the sky and saw a black cloud in the sky. The clouds were getting lower. The golden light of the setting sun pierced through the gaps in the clouds like a sword, forming a huge golden cross. It was very beautiful. It's spectacular. Such thick clouds cannot be blown away unless the wind picks up.

That night we built a stone trough with stones and nested in it all night. Aning and I only had single clothes on our bodies, and I was a little embarrassed, but Aning immediately shrank into my arms, and the two of us hugged each other to keep each other warm. There is no light at all in the Devil City at night. You simply cannot imagine the fear. You can't see anything in the whole space. You can only hear various sounds coming from all around, and you can even hear some sounds. Passing by you, it seems like something is walking through the Devil's City.

It was almost impossible to sleep under these circumstances, so we had no choice but to kill time by chatting.

During this period, we discussed why we couldn't get out. We thought about many possibilities, but none of them could come up with Zichou Yinmao. After much deliberation, there was only one possibility, that is, the information Tashi gave us was wrong. Maybe here The Devil City is far more than eighty square kilometers. Aning said that if he couldn't walk out tomorrow, he would find a higher cliff and climb up to take a look. It's strange to think about it. Aning and I are not familiar with each other. If it was such an intimate gesture, I might feel very embarrassed. However, at this time, it felt very natural to me.

This can be regarded as warm fragrant nephrite, but I had no idea at all. Suddenly I thought of Liu Xiahui, and suddenly I understood him very well. He also hugged a woman on a freezing night without doing anything inappropriate, and I did the same. Think about it if a man walked in the desert for a day. Then I hugged a woman in the middle of the night in nearly sub-zero temperatures. Even if she was a stunning beauty, she probably wouldn't do anything deviant because I just didn't have the strength.

I didn't sleep for almost the whole night. I only squinted a few times and woke up every ten minutes. I was thinking about all kinds of things all night, and the most I thought about was sleeping bags and tents, and the snoring of those hiding people. At that time, I couldn't fall asleep no matter how hard I tried, and I complained that sleeping in tents was bad for my cervical spine. But now I think of the sleeping bag. Yearning all over.

It was bright in the morning. We just got up and it was in bad shape. I have never been so tired. I feel like all the muscles in my body are out of control, and my eyes are blurry. Especially the thirst was so unbearable that I even had no saliva left in my mouth.

I was aware of my body, and felt a little panicked, so I rubbed my arms with Aning and started walking.

Keep walking, this time Aning is walking in front. Because she slept a little at night and was more energetic than me. We continue to go all the way as we did yesterday. Soon, it was another three hours, and the endless devil city made us more desperate than the endless desert. I looked at the endless black shadows of the rocky mountains in the distance. I really can't figure out what's going on. It feels like we are like ants trapped in a huge sandbox, held in the palm of our hands by an inexplicable force.

Hour after hour passed. Soon it was noon, and it was then that I began to feel hungry, but compared with my thirst, it was negligible. My throat burned and felt like it would burst if I coughed.

Eventually, we couldn't bear it anymore, and Aning started looking for rocks. However, it was difficult to climb the rocky mountains along the way. Finally, we found a relatively tall mound, gritted our teeth and climbed up, standing on the top and looking around.

However, it has no effect. The rock mountains here are all about the same height. As far as our eyes can see, there are all large and small stone mountains. We can't see the end at all, and we can't see any further outside. But one thing is certain, we will definitely Not on the edge of Devil City.

Aning and I were stunned there, wondering what on earth was going on and why, no matter how we walked, we seemed to be in the center of this devil city? Is there some force that doesn't want us to get out of this place?

We climbed back under the mound and found a cool place to rest. Aning and I discussed what to do. This seemed to be a desperate situation. We can't go out, there is no food or water around us, and after a while, we won't even have the strength to walk. Might die here.

I was thinking about it in my mind, and I felt a chill in my body. I was already thinking about how many days a person could survive without drinking water.

In a cool and comfortable environment, it is said to be three days, but now we have walked all the way, a whole day and night, and the body fluids are consumed very much. I estimate that three days is the limit. It is said that drinking urine can make you drink more. I can live for a day, but how can I urinate when I am a dog?

I thought for a moment of despair, that is to say, even if I don't move here, I can only live for two days at most, if no one comes to save us, and we can't get out.

Aning obviously had the same intention, she lowered her head.

What to do next? This is a very simple multiple-choice question. If you keep walking, you may be able to get out. However, if you fail, tomorrow may be our death day. We will die of dehydration here. If we don’t go, we will wait for others. The hope of rescue is very slim, and he can only survive for two days at most, and he will still die.

Aning is a person with a very strong personality. Although I have the idea of ​​giving up, I am not confused at the moment of life and death. The final plan between me and her is to keep walking until death.

But Aning was calmer than me at this time. She started to make some stone marks, and removed the copper coins from her bracelet. She had a bracelet with copper coins on it, which was pressed under the stone marks. She said that if someone was looking for us, there was a hope that, at the very least, they would find our bodies.

These copper coins are quite valuable. Putting them here as a mark is equivalent to putting a gold brick here. I think this may be the most expensive mark in the world. Unfortunately, it points to our burial place.

For the next two days, we continued to walk through this devil city. I don't know how I spent this time.

After three days and three nights without water, in the end, even the willpower was gone, like a walking zombie.

From the night of the second day onwards, all my senses were no longer awake. All I saw were the gravel Gobi desert and the surrounding towering rock mountains. Sometimes these scenery even rotated. I didn’t know whether I was rotating or not. The sky is really spinning, and I can no longer tell which things are possible and which are impossible. Sometimes I felt like I was dead and flying, and then the next second, I saw Aning stumbling forward in front of me, and the suffering continued.

At this time, I was still hoping that we would suddenly see the vastness of the Gobi, or that as soon as the rocky mountains in front passed by, we would be able to see the Gobi. However, there seems to be no way to finish the hike except the rocky mountains.

Finally, Aning fell down first, and I saw her disappear from my sight. At that moment, I suddenly woke up, and then I tripped on something and rolled to the ground.

I didn't know what I tripped over, or whether I fell on a stone or sand. At that moment, I saw the sky. It was not a blue sky, but dark clouds.

I smiled bitterly in my heart. If it weren't for the lack of sun, I think I would have started to rot by now. However, even if I was given a few more hours to live, the time was up.

Looking at the dark clouds, I wanted to stand up, but I couldn't use any strength at all. My eyelids became heavier and heavier. The moment I closed them completely, I suddenly saw a flash in the sky, like lightning, and then everything became quiet. , everything is gone. I slowly sank into the abyss.