Going further, the boat passed through the narrow entrance, and the roof of the cave suddenly lowered. We sat in the cabin, and while rowing, we had to be careful not to be hit by the rock top. In some areas, we had to lie down on the boat together, with our heads facing the cave.
forward, shaking the oar in an ugly manner
While paddling, I thought, if we hadn't cut off the raised part of the bow and stern just now, our boat would have been impossible to pass.
It is short here, but the water surface is quite wide. The two boats are running side by side, and the oars are extended without disturbing each other. There is still a large gap between the left and right cave walls.
Jiang Wanqing was still thinking about what happened just now. She suddenly remembered something and asked me, "What happened to my thigh just now? Brother, please tell me." When she said this, we both remembered it at the same time.
I felt that there was an inevitable connection between the damaged and broken boat, the half-leg of a human being that floated to the surface twice, and the unexplained rising water in the cave, but I couldn’t explain it at the moment.
The purpose of our trip is to chase the remaining pirates. How come we haven’t seen a single pirate so far? On the contrary, we are eight people in two boats and have to worry about our own future.
I guess no one would be willing to walk back through the winding and narrow cave I came from. There is always a feeling of resistance in my heart.
Just now, if we had not rushed out of the narrow channel just before the water rose, we might have been stuck in it and suffocated by the full tank of water.
We can only move forward now
As he walked, he vigilantly searched for the positions of the cave walls on both sides close to the water. The abrupt rocks were reflected in the water, forming a symmetrical picture. After walking for another hundred or so steps, the scene suddenly opened up, and a surge of exciting water appeared in front of him.
The sound reached my ears
The light from the two torches was limited, only shining a warm halo around our two boats. It seemed that even the light was sucked up by the bottomless water and the rugged cave walls.
Almost nothing can be seen, but the sound of water is still there
I think that the pirate ship that was eager to escape must have been stuck here. It was one behind us, but we were lucky, and it was unlucky. We entered the wide area when the water rose.
hole, and they are stuck where they are now
This is an underground river. The pirates have been wiped out. But in front of us, an insurmountable obstacle gradually appears.
There was a waterfall right in front of us, and we were all stunned. The waterfall flew down from the top of our heads more than two feet high, stirring up a white spray on the bow of our boat. There was a mist of water flying in the air, and the waterfall was like a waterfall.
Above, there was another dark hole, and two figures flashed above and disappeared.
The sharp-eyed sergeant pointed up and shouted: "General, I saw someone!" I also saw it. Looking up from below, it is a place where one man is in charge and no one can open it. Even if it is a strong attack, how can we get up there?
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The flow of the water waterfall is not large. I don’t know where the turbulent water just came from. Someone has already rowed a boat, trying to get closer to the bottom of the water flow, and use the paddle to poke the rock wall there. At this time, Song Kui heard that
Shout, "I remember, I remember!"
Just when he looked for the sound, his boat disappeared. The two sergeants and Jiang Wanqing looked around. At this time, they saw an oar sticking out from the waterfall. Song Kui was behind the water curtain.
He shouted to us, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, come in."
We were hesitant and rowed the boat into the water curtain. Everyone's clothes were wet, but strangely, the torch did not go out. Perhaps because of the short time, we saw that Song Kui's boat was inside.
It's a rock wall behind the waterfall
The waterfall was gushing continuously two or three feet behind us, and our two boats were crowded in a small space under a rock.
As soon as I came in, I also discovered that there was a man-made stone step on the stone wall behind the waterfall, diagonally going upwards. Song Kui said, "This is the most proud work of pirates, thinking that the gods and ghosts are unknown." It is true.
,who would have thought?
A man-made oval stone gate appeared in front of us. Two sergeants, one holding a knife and the other with a bow and arrow in hand, opened the way in front, and everyone followed closely behind.
The stone steps turned to the right and spiraled upward. Soon, we reached the water. Two roads appeared in front of us. One was a deeper and darker cave, where the water flowed from, and the other was.
The continuation of the stone steps turned to the other side. I asked Song Kui for his opinion.
He said, "I have never been to the waterway from here, but here," he pointed to the right, "it leads directly to the pirates' lair."
I waved my hand, and people immediately entered a state of actual combat. We walked towards the stone steps.
Jiang Wanqing's hair was wet, as if she had just washed it. She looked at me. I pulled her behind me and blocked her in front with my body. We stood on tiptoe and tried not to make any noise.
Out on the sea, I seemed to find that there were either three or four pirates left on the cantaloupe boat. However, I didn't know that the sudden rise of water in the cave not only destroyed their only boat, but also died.
There were a few people, but I saw the mutilated thigh twice.
The firelight pulled our shadows on the stone wall. At the top of the slope was a circular stone gate. We all saw a huge round stone slowly moving to the door of the stone gate. The size of the round stone was just enough to cover the stone gate.
A sergeant in the crowd laughed and said, "It seems they want to live behind closed doors, General."
I also laughed silently. For the pirates, maybe we are too powerful. Not only the weapons in our hands, but also the techniques and tactics of group combat, as well as the cooperation between each other, are not on the same level.
Thinking about it carefully, since we left the Yellow Sea, we have never encountered an overly powerful enemy, and I feel a bit boring.
Indeed, wherever we go, people are still struggling for food and survival. Far across the ocean, on the Chinese continent, a huge empire has already been established, with its territory stretching from Mobei to the coast of the South China Sea.
From the ocean in the east to the snowy land in the west
Every war brings thousands of troops, earth-shaking changes, and several dynasties. If it were not separated by the ocean, perhaps this place would have been included in the territory of China.
Jiang Wanqing suddenly pulled my clothes from behind, and she whispered to me, "Brother, why am I so frightened?" Following her gaze, the two sergeants were almost approaching the huge boulder, and I suddenly realized that something was wrong.
, shouted at them, "Don't touch it! Get out quickly."
One person was already planning to stab the boulder with the tip of his knife. When the tip of the knife was still half an inch away from the surface of the boulder, he stopped and turned to look at me in confusion.
"Run!" After shouting, I picked up Jiang Wanqing, turned around and ran back
Behind them, people didn't ask why, footsteps sounded in confusion behind them. In the battle, they relied on their understanding and there was no time to explain.
Almost as we turned around, there was a sound of a knife hitting a stone behind us, followed by a trembling sound after the blade collapsed, and then a "crack" sound, and the stone steps under our feet shook.