human ice maker

Chapter 526 Fate and the Face in the Dark Water

The bonfire that burned all night completed its mission and was extinguished by 11 with sand.Everyone packed up and started on the road, continuing to go deeper into the forest.

There may be reinforcements today, but Shuirou didn't tell everyone, so those who don't know the truth can only follow the road of 11 with all their hearts.No way, who let only 11 here can protect them well.Last night, everyone saw that 11 solo riders rescued Ouyang Ning. In this primeval forest that was in danger everywhere, only relying on his wings could make people feel a little bit safe.

Today's team is very boring, not as cheerful as yesterday, even Ouyang Ning, who likes to chatter, is holding Ouyang Yueer's hand carefully at this time, her eyes keep moving around, as if afraid of something suddenly jumping beside her come out.

As for the other people, they didn't have any extra energy at all, and they didn't dare to close their eyes all night due to fear, so everyone's mental state was not very good at this time.The most exaggerated one is Pan Xiaoqiao, who can actually fall asleep while walking. If Ouyang Yueer hadn't been pulling her along the way, she would have closed her eyes and ran away without knowing where.Moreover, there was an injured person dragging along in the team. If Shui Rou and Ouyang Lin hadn't firmly opposed him, 11 would have left Kang Youye behind and left him to fend for himself.

Everyone was still stopping and going along the way, the deeper they went into the forest, the more hidden dangers, and those monsters from last night, I don't know if they would suddenly appear.Fortunately, 11, who has a keen sense of danger, led the way in the team, and they avoided the dangers and natural traps along the way.However, it also took a long detour. From early morning to noon, there was still some distance from the approximate location of the water source.It's just that if we continue to move forward at this speed, it is estimated that it will be dark when we reach the water source point.

"Gulu..." Ouyang Ning's stomach was the first to growl.She rubbed her hungry and flustered stomach, pouted her mouth, and looked at Ouyang Yueer with pitiful eyes.

"Hungry?" Ouyang Yue'er looked at her distressedly.

"Yes." Ouyang Ning nodded aggrievedly.

"Gulu..." At this moment, Ouyang Yue'er's stomach also growled.

Ouyang Ning blinked playfully: "My sister is also hungry."

Ouyang Yue'er smiled wryly, then sighed and comforted her: "Be patient. By the way, there is still some meat roasted last night, do you want it?"

"No." Ouyang Ning rolled her eyes, thinking of the bloody boa constrictor stripped by 11 last night, she lost her appetite.The most important thing is that the snake meat has not been washed with water at all, it is all fresh meat stained with blood and then roasted on the fire. She really dare not eat such bloody things.

"Xiao Ning, can you drink some water?" Shui Rou untied the water bottle from her waist and handed it over.Ouyang Ning took it and shook it, there was only a small half of the pot left in it, which was saved by Shuirou's frugality.The water bottles of the others were already empty, and only half of Shuirou's water was left in the whole team.

Well, maybe the kettle on 11's body is also full, because it seems that he hasn't seen him drinking any water in the past two days, and he hasn't seen him touch the kettle.Isn't he thirsty?
Shaking his head, as if wanting to get rid of his wild thoughts, Ouyang Ning handed the water bottle to Ouyang Yue'er, and said, "Sister, would you like to drink?"

Ouyang Yueer shook her head.She had to support half of Ouyang Ning's body weight with one hand, and with the other hand she had to hold Pan Xiaoqiao who was walking with her eyes closed, in case she got lost.In such a state, her physical strength is also exhausted, and now she feels smoke coming out of her throat after speaking a few more words.

Ouyang Ning stared at the kettle and licked his lips, finally sighed and returned the kettle to Shuirou.No matter how ignorant she is, she knows that there is no extra water in the team for her to squander.

This damn game!And damn Xiaokang!Yes, and that damn rotten wood.Ouyang Ning cursed everyone in her heart, pressed her hungry and aching stomach, half of her body hung limply on Ouyang Yueer's body, gritted her teeth and continued walking.

After continuing to walk for a long time, 11 suddenly stopped, twisted his neck abruptly, and stared straight into the woods on the left side, motionless.Ouyang Lin and Shuirou who were behind him immediately noticed the strangeness of 11, and looked in that direction at the same time, but there was nothing there except for a dense forest and the sound of birds coming from deep in the forest.

Ouyang Lin stepped forward two steps to the back of 11, and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"

11 retracted his gaze and shook his head, glanced at Ouyang Lin, and said, "It's all right." Then he continued walking forward, wielding a machete.

Ouyang Lin and Shuirou looked at each other, and they both saw a trace of strangeness in each other's eyes. 11 is not the kind of person who is easily surprised at first glance, and it is definitely not a trivial matter that can attract his attention.But when he saw the expression in the woods on the left just now, Ouyang Lin and Shuirou always felt that 11 should have discovered something.

The others didn't have as many thoughts as Ouyang Lin and Shui Rou, they just wanted to find a place to rest quickly and find something to fill their stomachs.After walking such a long distance, everyone has exhausted a lot of physical strength and is already tired and hungry, and the lack of drinking water makes their mouths even dry.Now they have fully realized why 11 said that it is very dangerous to have no water in the dense forest.It's just that I haven't drank water for most of the day and I'm already thirsty and panic. It's really hard to imagine what will happen if I don't drink water for two or three days.

11 With a compass in one hand and a machete in the other, Ouyang Lin's task was to widen the road so that the delicate skin of the girls behind him would not be scratched by the thorns.Although this seems like a superfluous waste of physical energy in 11's eyes, it can be seen how much Ouyang Lin loves his two younger sisters. At least Pan Xiaoqiao's brother will not do such thankless things.

In this state, everyone moved forward at the speed of a tortoise, and it took several hours to complete the remaining short four kilometers.It was already getting dark when they saw the high hillside ahead.

"Mountain?" Ouyang Lin froze for a moment when he saw the hillside, but immediately became excited.There are mountains, which means that the judgment of 11 is correct. Since it is correct, there must be water.But when he calmed down, Ouyang Lin immediately realized something was wrong. This is not a mountain at all, and it is an exaggeration to say that it is a hillside.Looking far away, the area of ​​this hilltop is only a few tens of acres, and its height is no more than 30 meters. Such a small hillside stands there alone.Can such a small hill really have water?

Although Ouyang Lin had doubts, the people behind him didn't think so much. They all stared at the small hill in front of them, their eyes shining and their lips pressed together, as excited as a wolf meeting a sheep.Without the urging of others, everyone consciously quickened their pace.Ouyang Lin sighed, and stayed behind Ouyang Yue'er, Ouyang Ning and Shuirou girls a little, seeing that the sky was getting darker and darker, he was worried that something might happen and he would not have time to react.

Although the mountain seemed to be right in front of our eyes, it took nearly half an hour to actually reach it, and the sky was completely dark at this time.The black and bald hillside looks very obvious at night, and the hillside doesn't look very big from a distance, but it turns out to be quite big when you get closer.The hillside was covered with dense trees, and the group did not dare to go up in the dark. After discussing it, they decided to walk around the foot of the hill to see if there was any water source.

However, their luck today seemed to be pretty good, and it didn't take long before they found a small water channel in a crevice of a pile of rocks at the foot of the mountain.This canal is in the crack of the rock, just like a crack in the rock, and the spring water gushes out from the ground.Although the area of ​​the canal is only the size of a table at most, it is enough for these hungry and thirsty people.

Ouyang Ning was the first to run up with a cheer. She didn't care about filling the bottle with water, and took a handful with her hand and put it in her mouth.Pan Xiaoqiao was not far behind, Bai Guan and Zhang Huang, who were almost exhausted, didn't know where the strength came from at this time, put down the stretcher and ran over at an alarming speed.

Ouyang Lin finally breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled at 11: "You really have it, and you can find it all. After you go back, you must teach me the law of the golden thread."

"Oh." 11 responded casually, but his eyes wandered around, as if looking for something.

"What are you looking for?" Ouyang Lin asked.

11 thought for a moment, and said, "This should not be a gathering point for water sources."

"What do you mean?" Ouyang Lin was stunned for a moment: "You don't mean to say that we found the wrong place, and it was purely accidental that we found the water source here?"

"No." 11 shook his head, knelt down, picked up a handful of soil and rubbed it, and said, "The soil here is very humid, and the trees in this area are more lush than those around it. There must be a large gathering point of water sources nearby."

Ouyang Lin scratched his head, he didn't understand these technical terms.

Shuirou came over and explained: "Chu Yuan means that there is probably a freshwater lake nearby."

"Oh." Ouyang Lin nodded suddenly, then was stunned for a moment, and asked, "Huh? Lake?"

Shuirou smiled and said: "It's normal to have a lake. There are many creatures on this island. If there are creatures, they must need fresh water. If there are not a few large lakes, the creatures here would have died of thirst."

"Uh, that's not what I mean. I mean, is there a lake near us?" If there is a lake, there are likely to be fish. This is what Ouyang Lin is most concerned about.

"It should be." Shuirou looked at 11 and said.

11 continued: "Within twenty kilometers."

"Twenty kilometers...?" Ouyang Lin's mouth twitched, and he said with a dry smile: "Then let's think about it tomorrow."

"Brother!" On the other side of the canal, Ouyang Ning waved to Ouyang Lin and shouted, "Come on!"

Ouyang Lin smiled, and said to Eleven and Shuirou: "Let's go, I've been thirsty all day, go drink some water first. I'll set up a fire to boil some water for Xiaokang later."

"Oh." Eleven replied noncommittally.

At this moment, Pan Xiaoqiao suddenly said "Huh" and said, "What is this?"

"What?" Ouyang Ning turned her head and saw Pan Xiaoqiao playing with her fingers, but the light was too dim, she couldn't see anything in Pan Xiaoqiao's hand.But looking at her movements, it seemed that a few thin threads were wrapped around her fingers and were being untied.

Zhang Huang, who was squatting beside Pan Xiaoqiao and drinking water, straightened up, shook his hands and muttered, "Why are there aquatic plants in this water?"

"Water plants?" Hearing what he said, Ouyang Ning stretched his neck to look into the water curiously, but he didn't know whether it was because the night was too dark or the water was too deep, and it was dark when viewed from the surface of the water. Know how deep it is.

At this time, Ouyang Lin turned on the flashlight and came over, untied the water bottle and handed it to Ouyang Ning, saying, "Xiao Ning, fill me with water."

Ouyang Ning curled her lips and said, "Drink it yourself, I'm not your servant."

Ouyang Lin said angrily, "I'm going to collect firewood."

Ouyang Yueer took the water bottle from Ouyang Lin, and said: "Brother, be careful."

Ouyang Lin cracked his lips and smiled: "Yue'er is still sensible. Hmph, you little girl, my brother usually loves you for nothing."

Ouyang Ning pursed her lips and hummed back not to be outdone.

At this time, Ouyang Yueer, who just put the kettle into the water and was about to fill it, suddenly caught something out of the corner of her eye, and beckoned, "Brother, bring your flashlight."

"What's the matter?" Ouyang Lin leaned over and asked.

Ouyang Yue'er pointed to the surface of the water and said, "There seems to be something in the water."

"What can there be?" Ouyang Lin shook the flashlight towards the water, muttering, "Aren't you dazzled? What can there be in the water? At most it's a water snake. Here, it's nothing... huh?" When the beam of light Ouyang Lin's complexion suddenly changed when he saw an object in the water.

"Wow!" Ouyang Ning, who was standing next to Ouyang Lin, was the first to scream, and just about to run back, he stumbled and fell to the ground.

Immediately afterwards, Pan Xiaoqiao also screamed "Ah!", turned around and ran away.Bai Guan, who had left the canal long ago to take care of Kang Youye, was taken aback by them. As soon as he stood up, he saw Pan Xiaoqiao flying into his arms. As a result, the two of them hugged and rolled to the ground, and even gave Bai Guan's lips It broke.

Ouyang Yue'er was also pale with fright, and quickly retreated towards 11.But 11 didn't seem to have any intention of embracing the beauty, at the same time when Ouyang Ning screamed out for the first time, he and Shui Rou had already run over quickly.At this time, Ouyang Yue'er, who was so scared and panicked, leaned towards him. Seeing Ouyang Yue'er's pretty face that was so scared and expressionless, a trace of unbearableness flashed in 11's heart. As soon as he stretched out a hand, he immediately Realizing something, she immediately turned sideways and brushed past Ouyang Yueer, at the same time gently pushed her into Shui Rou's arms who came after her.

At this time, only two big men, Zhang Huang and Ouyang Lin, were still standing beside the canal. The beam of light from the flashlight in Ouyang Lin's hand shone firmly in the water and did not dare to move.At this moment, it seemed that Zhang Huang suddenly became very masculine, but soon everyone found out that they were wrong, because Zhang Huang rolled his eyes up and passed out directly behind.

"Gulu!" Ouyang Lin swallowed, and suddenly a gust of wind hit his face from the side. Ouyang Lin shuddered involuntarily, and turned his head quickly to see 11 standing beside him. Only then did I relax.

Looking at the pool of water in the beam of light, 11 frowned, because there was a human face floating under the water.

(End of this chapter)