I felt like I was on a roller coaster, sliding down along the track of the footprints, and I couldn't stop even if I wanted to.
Because the direction of the footprints was toward the top of the mountain, I originally faced the top of the mountain when I stepped on it, that is, facing Pedro and the others.
Therefore, while I was sliding down, I could still see Andrew and Pedro chasing me quickly, and several times they were almost able to catch me within an arm's length.
But in the end, it's just a slight error and a thousand miles difference.
What struck me as strange was that when I was sliding across the muddy mountain and into the snow, the arm of Pedro, who was chasing me at the front, was suddenly grabbed by Andrew behind him.
Pedro turned around suddenly, as if he still wanted to break away from Andrew's hand.
But Andrew spoke loudly to Pedro several times in German.
It could be seen that Pedro was very excited and almost wanted to start a fight with Andrew, but at this time Geely also stepped forward and grabbed his other hand and shouted a few words.
Then, Pedro finally gave in. He stood at the dividing line between the snow and the muddy land, watching me slide down into the depths of Shentang Bay with a complicated face.
Seeing this scene, I basically understood that there must be something extremely dangerous or a beast in the snow, so Pedro and Geely tried their best to prevent Pedro from following me into the snow.
Originally, I was gliding uncontrollably on the track of this footprint, and my heart was almost bottomless. Now I am in despair.
However, we certainly cannot just sit back and wait for death.
I was thinking in my mind, looking around, trying to find if there was anything that could slow down the inertia of my body's downward movement, so that this free gliding could slowly stop.
But judging from the current situation around me, all I can see is a vast expanse of white. Not to mention objects that can hinder my gliding, I can't even see the end.
Suddenly, I don't know where the courage came from. My heart suddenly trembled and my whole body tilted to the right.
Once the center is out of balance, the two feet originally standing on the two footprints will no longer be able to stand firmly.
My feet slipped, I didn't know what kind of posture to use, and I fell into a big somersault.
I originally thought that the temperature here was so low that the snow on the hillside would be in a form close to ice.
But to my surprise, the snow layer here was very thick, but the snow was very soft, so I rolled down to the bottom of the valley on top of the snow and basically felt no obvious pain on my body.
I don't know how long I rolled, but after a long time, I finally felt that my body stopped.
However, I felt that I was very heavy and had difficulty breathing. I must have been buried deep in the snow.
I opened my eyes hard and struggled to climb out of the snow.
After shaking off the snow on my body, I wiped the snow around my eyes with my hands. When I looked around, I found that there was only a piece of white snow left around me.
This should be the bottom of Shentang Bay, I guess.
The snow is deep and very fluffy, so now that I am standing in the snow, the snow is almost up to my waist.
The snowflakes that stuck to my body when I just crawled out of the snow began to melt slowly under the influence of my body temperature.
As a result, my face, hair, and even body were almost all wet at this time.
The temperature at the bottom of the valley is very low, and now the clothes under my cold-proof clothes are wet with snow, so I feel very cold.
Suddenly, a stream of water on my face passed through my lips and seeped into my mouth, making my body tremble.
This snow water actually has a taste, it seems to have a faint salty taste.
How can snow be salty?
I was wondering in my heart, and reflexively grabbed a handful of snowflakes from the ground and stuffed them into my mouth.
In an instant, a biting coldness traveled through my mouth, and then passed straight into my stomach through my throat.
This time, I was sure that there was a hint of salty smell mixed with this coldness.
Yes, it's not only salty, but also fishy.
The fishy smell is very special and a bit familiar. I am sure that I have smelled this smell before, but I don't know if it is because of the barrier between smell and taste or something. I suddenly can't remember where I have been exposed to this smell.
I don't know why, but this strange and familiar feeling made me suddenly feel a little scared. It felt like something was suddenly surrounding me, and a chill suddenly arose.
At this time, a shout seemed to come from above my head, and the voice sounded very much like Pedro's.
I raised my head and realized that my head was almost covered with white snow, and the sky was out of reach. It was even impossible to see the sky on the top of the mountain.
"Pedro, I'm here." Although I couldn't see Pedro, I still shouted loudly.
However, after such a shout, I didn't hear Pedro's response, but the snow originally attached to the hillside made a clear "grin" sound.
No, is this going to be an avalanche?
In the snow, the most taboo thing is to shout loudly, because the vibration of the sound may trigger an avalanche.
According to my current situation, if I encounter an avalanche, the consequences will be disastrous.
Because the snow is basically up to my waist, it is very difficult for me to move my body, let alone run.
What's even worse is that when I rolled down the hillside, the snowflakes stuck to my body melted and soaked the clothes inside the thermal clothing. Now, after a period of "freezing", those who were just covered in it melted.
The soaked clothes began to freeze again.
So now it's like I'm trapped in a mold made of ice and snow, and all my movements are as stiff as a robot.
My teeth had started to shake very badly, and my body was shivering constantly, as if I was going to lose temperature.
At this time, I no longer had to worry about so much. I took out the thermos cup from my backpack, opened it, and started sipping hot water in small sips.
The hot water temporarily maintained the temperature of my body, preventing me from passing out from the cold.
I drank the hot water shivering and kept thinking about what to do.
The amount of hot water I carry on my body is very limited. After I drink all the hot water, there will be nothing left to maintain my body's temperature. I will definitely freeze to death in this Shentang Bay.
Pedro and the others must be looking for me around here, because I can always vaguely hear urgent shouts coming from above my head, but I can't respond because if I shout, it may trigger an avalanche.
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But you can't just stay here and wait for death.
I thought to myself, and then slowly moved my body, thinking about slowly getting closer to the cliff with exposed rocks. I thought that there was no snow on the cliff, and there might be some chance of climbing up there.
However, after I had just walked a few steps in the snow, I felt like there was something hard under my feet.
That thing was too abrupt in the soft snowdrift.
My first reaction was, could it be a corpse?
Because just now when we were halfway up the mountain, we saw someone at the bottom of the valley using a hernia lamp to signal for help.
But along the way, I didn't see even half a person.
After seeing the thickness of the snow just now, I already mentally acquiesced that the person who just asked for help had died in the snow.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but bend down my clumsy body and pawed in the snow with my bare hands. I wanted to confirm whether the bodies buried in the snow were the people I cared about.
The snow here is very soft, so it didn't take much effort for me to remove all the snow around the hard object.
What surprised me a little was that there was not a corpse under the snow, but a human figurine carved from stone.