human ice maker

Chapter 68 Underwater Escape
The wooden houses in this village were all lived next to each other, and the fire quickly set the neighboring houses ablaze, and the fire spread rapidly.

The flames soared into the sky, and the whole village was engulfed in a sea of ​​flames.

When the fire started to spread, 11 had already broken the wall on one side, and hugged Ouyang Yue'er to hide in another room next door that had just been burned.These houses are all made of wood, and they are deep in the desert. They have been dry for a long time, and there are signs of dilapidation in many places.With a strength of 11, it is easy to penetrate these woods, but the large number of desert army ants still waiting outside are more troublesome.

11 paved the road with burning boards, and the desert army ants "cooperatively" made way for a passage, and 11 quickly ran to the next room with Ouyang Yue'er in his arms.

But just halfway through the run, those desert marching ants suddenly rushed up. The desert marching ants in front climbed into the fire board and were immediately swallowed by the flames, while the desert marching ants behind continued to climb up.They want to use their bodies to extinguish the flames and create opportunities for their companions.

Ouyang Yue'er was lying in 11's arms, although her expression was still flustered, she was much calmer than before. 11 gave her an inexplicable sense of security. She believed that as long as 11 was there, she would be fine.

11 quickly broke down the wooden wall of the house next door, and this house was also affected by the fire. Fortunately, the fire was not too big.

"Boom!!" As soon as they hid in the house, the house that was first burned by 11 collapsed, and the burning wood splashed everywhere, killing many desert army ants. For the desert army ants that cover the land, this loss is simply a drop in the bucket.

As the fire spread, the entire village was covered in flames.And 11 and Ouyang Yue'er had already changed several houses because the fire was getting more and more fierce, but each one was surrounded by the fire within a short period of time.

Seeing that there are fewer and fewer places to hide from, Ouyang Yueer asked anxiously: "11, what should we do now?"

11 was very calm from the beginning to the end, because his calmness infected Ouyang Yue'er, so until now she hasn't shown that kind of helpless panic.

11 Looking at the dense red area outside through the hole in the wall, he said in a deep voice, "Flee."

"How to escape?"

11 looked back at her and pointed to her feet.

Ouyang Yueer was stunned: "What do you mean?"

11 said flatly: "If there is a well below, there must be an underground river."

Ouyang Yueer cried out: "You're crazy! That's an underground river, you're sure to die if you go down there!"

11 shook his head and said, "Either be burned to death, or eaten by them, or take a gamble. You can only choose one."

Ouyang Yue'er bit her lower lip and said, "These three are all dead."

"No, if you walk through the underground river, as long as you're lucky, you won't die."

"But I can't swim..."

"With me here, you don't need it."

"But...but..." Ouyang Yue'er spent a long time, but still couldn't say anything, she always felt that the underground river should be a closed space, except for water, there are only rocks, and there can be no other things, let alone There will be a way out.

11 seemed to know what she was worried about, and said: "Underground rivers usually connect to desert oases. As long as we can find a connection to the oasis, we have a chance to go out."

"But there are only a few oases in the desert, and..."

"There is no time."

Ouyang Yue'er said in a panic, "But I don't know how to dive."

"Use a bucket."

"what?"

"Turn the bucket upside down and put your head in it. As long as you don't let the water press in, there will be enough air for you to breathe for half an hour, and you can hold on for a while. I will take you with me during this time."

Ouyang Yue'er gritted her teeth and asked, "Is there no other way?"

11 shook his head and said, "This is the only way. You have also seen how many desert army ants are outside. Even if we are not burned to death, we will not be able to escape at all."

Seeing that Ouyang Yueer was still hesitating, 11 picked her up impatiently and ran to the basement behind this house. 11 dismantled a large number of burning wooden boards and threw them down to disperse the desert army ants below, and then jumped down holding Ouyang Yue'er.

As soon as it landed, the nearby desert army ants rushed up desperately, just like the desert army ants outside, trying to use their bodies to extinguish the flames.In addition to these desert marching ants, a large number of red desert marching ants sprang up from the ground, surrounding the two of them.

Ouyang Yue'er hugged 11's neck tightly in fright and refused to let go.

11 Supporting Ouyang Yue'er's body with both hands, she walked slowly forward. Every step she stepped on would cause the sand to form a thin layer of ice.Fortunately, Ouyang Yue'er buried her body in 11's chest in fright, she closed her eyes tightly and dared not look at it, otherwise she would be speechless in surprise at this moment.

11, holding Ouyang Yue'er, passed through the desert army ants without any risk, and countless desert army ants along the way turned into ice sculptures.He walked to the side of the earth well, stooped to pick up the bucket, poured out the dust inside and a small amount of desert army ants that crawled in, and put the bucket on Ouyang Yue'er's head.Ouyang Yue'er kept her eyes closed tightly, not daring to speak, and let 11 cover her head with a bucket.

Those desert army ants seemed to have guessed what 11 was going to do, and in an instant all the desert army ants frantically rushed over. White smoke kept coming out from 11's feet, and the desert army ants continued to crawl over, but none of them could get close to 11's feet.

11 He held Ouyang Yue'er upright in his arms, wrapped one arm around her waist, and pressed the other hand on the bucket above her head, took a deep breath, and jumped down the earth well.

"Ah..." Ouyang Yue'er's exclamation and buzzing echo came from the dark well.

"Boom!" came the sound of two people falling into the water from under the well.

Those desert army ants all flocked to the edge of the earthen well, completely surrounding the entire earthen well mouth, but none of them climbed down.

It was icy cold, Ouyang Yue'er only now knew how cold the underground river was.Fortunately, 11 has been hugging her tightly, giving her a little warmth with his own body temperature.

Ouyang Yue'er felt that she was floating all the time, and the speed was very fast, and the bucket on her head collided with the surrounding rocks from time to time, making a "dongdong" sound.Fortunately, 11 had great strength and kept pressing the bucket so that it did not shift, otherwise it would have been filled with water long ago.

Ouyang Yue'er didn't know how long she had drifted with the current, but she felt that her body was getting colder and colder, and the air in the bucket was getting thinner and thinner, making her almost breathless.

Her consciousness began to blur, and her breathing became more and more rapid.There was a blank in his head, the only thing he knew was that 11 was still holding her.Then it went dark...

(End of this chapter)