Chapter 778

"It's not just fierce. In the boundary of West Asia, a swamp is more deadly than a minefield." Shi Yinghui said in a stuffy voice, "This little thing is called a life drill in the Hakka dialect. It can drill into people's skin and flesh. It can lay eggs when encountering some heat. It can produce hundreds of eggs at a time. It's a little fun. It can hardly be seen by the naked eye. Moreover, it can hatch in less than two or three hours. Gnaw human flesh, continue to drill deep, and continue to lay eggs in a day or two. Even the bone marrow can be stolen."

"Local people are most afraid of meeting this thing when they enter the mountain. Sometimes such a small one can kill people. You haven't seen it. We used to have a little soldier. When he was on a mission, he lay on the grass and was bitten by a life drill. He cut his whole body and dug insect eggs. Later, he really couldn't stand the pain and shot himself. After he died, the military doctor beat him in the abdominal cavity When you open your stomach, it's like maggots. "

Ji Wenbin's face turned white, and he quickly pulled out a spray of insect spray. Then he asked Shi Ying Hui nervously: "can this be prevented?"

Shi Yinghui glanced at him: "the life drill can't fly. You don't need to be like this. But you have to be careful. Don't step into the swamp. There are too many insects in it. You can steal your two legs into a sieve in a minute or two. You have to amputate your legs to protect your life. There are many such things in the Longxi army."

Ji Wenbin nodded in fear: "OK, OK, remember."

"Go on, keep up with me." Gu Yue said faintly, and then went on, "although it's cloudy here, it's a mountain road after all, and the situation is not so bad. You'd better worry less, save your energy and stay on the other side of the mountain."

Ji Wenbin took a swipe at the corner of his mouth: "it's not that bad? Did you scare me?"

"Less nonsense, save energy." Deng Shi patted Ji Wenbin on the shoulder.

It's completely dark in the woods. It's dark three meters away. The branches and leaves absorb too much water. It's like one foot can't step on it. In this case, it's even harder to distinguish the swamp. The only good news is that the rain finally slowed down at more than seven o'clock in the evening.

The team stayed in the middle for more than ten minutes. Everyone drank some water, ate some compressed biscuits to replenish their strength, and then continued on the road. Gu Yue led the way. Although the road was difficult, it was still peaceful. At about ten o'clock that night, they finally reached the top of the mountain.

Ji Wenbin found a stone and lay on it, humming and saying nothing.

Zhong Ruoxi looked at the time and whispered, "rest for an hour before starting."

"I haven't had such a hard work for many years." Qin Wu Dynasty pulled out his boots and the dirty water splashed down. "I didn't expect this mission to catch up with the rainy season."

Shi Yinghui took a sip of Shaojiu to warm himself up. Without raising his head, he said, "the rainy season this year is more than half a month earlier than in previous years. Maybe it will be flooded in the second half of the year. In West Asia, this year's rice harvest will not be very good."

Master Deng hissed: "they are busy fighting and the land is deserted. Who cares about the weather?"

"That's true." Shi Yinghui nodded approvingly. "Hundreds of years ago, Xilong was still a subsidiary of China. The border was peaceful, the land was rich, and the rice was three crops a year. It once became a famous grain producing area. Now it's not. The past grand occasion is gone forever."

Li Qing covered himself with a waterproof cloth on a stone, pulled the wet clothes and sat down slowly. It took a lot of effort to pull out the boots. He pulled off his socks and looked at the soles of his feet. He couldn't help pulling out the corners of his mouth.

This foot has been soaked in the water for seven or eight hours. At the moment, it is swollen and white, and blisters have been worn out. Li Qing can't help but sigh silently. After so many years of comfort, his body quality has also decreased seriously. He is still like this, and others should be no better.

"Zhong Ruoxi, Gu Yue." Li Qing raised her head and shouted, "which one of you has sanitary napkins? Give me a bag."

When the two women in the team heard this sentence, their faces changed and a strange look came up at the bottom of their eyes.

Master Deng laughed: "Captain, do you need it?"

"Fuck off, I didn't talk to you." Li Qing turned his head and stared at Mr. Deng, scolding angrily.

"What do you want this thing to do?" Zhong Ruoxi glanced at her lips and asked softly.

Li Qing pointed to his feet: "it's used to make insoles. I don't need to say more about the playful water absorption. You women should also understand it? Otherwise, if you go down the mountain road in the middle of the night, my feet will have to be destroyed."

Zhong Ruoxi said coldly, "No."

Li Qing looked at Gu Yue: "what about you?"

Gu Yue suddenly turned her eyes and said goodbye to her little head and ignored him.

"Come on, can't you help each other?" Li Qing said. "Why don't you two women go out with you?"

"Li Qing, are you finished?" Zhong Ruoxi scolded and was silent for a while. He opened the zipper of his backpack, took out a bag of things and threw it to Li Qing. "Take it and shut up!"

"Thanks." with a smile, Li Qing tore away the bag, took out some pads in his shoes, put on his boots again, stood up and stepped on them, and narrowed his eyes comfortably. "The feeling of the foot is really cool."

"It's so cool?" Qin WuChao picked the tip of his eyebrows and waved to Li Qing. "Captain, give me a try."

"Here, here you are!" Li Qing threw the remaining half of the bag at once. The other team members all followed suit. Gu Yue had to take out a bag and throw it on Li Qing's face.

"No shame." Gu Yue scolded, "you really do everything."

Li Qing smiled and did not argue. He threw the bag to Yang Xun, then spread out the map with Deng Shi and began to study the next course of action.

"This river," Deng Shi pointed out on the map, "is a tributary of the ancient Bailing River. Gu Yue is right. If it rains so heavily and the river rises, it will surely overflow to the foot of the mountain. It's really hard to say what to bring along by the way."

Feng Yucheng came over and glanced gently: "fortunately, there is Shanyang here, and there will be relatively few swamps. We are worried all the way, and the next section of the road can be slow."

"HMM." Li Qing nodded and immediately asked, "how long have you been resting?"

Wen Yang looked at his watch and replied, "forty minutes."

"Is it OK to go on the road now?" Li Qing turned and asked Zhong Ruoxi.

After a little hesitation, Zhong Ruoxi nodded and pulled up his backpack: "continue on the road."

Ji Wenbin wailed: "I can't walk, I really can't walk!"

"You're not a tough man," said Qin Wu Dynasty in a strange way. "Why are you empty now? Are you still out of the sun when you get on the road?"

"Fart, you're out of the sun." Ji Wenbin stared, lazily picked up his backpack and pressed it on his shoulder. He moved slowly and followed the team.

Feng Yucheng found an opportunity and quietly approached Li Qing: "I still don't understand. What do you do with Ji Wenbin? It's obviously a drag bottle."

"Ji Wenbin is no worse than me." Li Qing wiped his wet hair and smiled mysteriously, "don't worry, he's always useful."

"OK." Feng Yucheng nodded and said no more.

The next few hours of mountain road, although tired and tired, was surprisingly peaceful. Li Qing was afraid to see which one of the team suddenly fell into the swamp, and finally only the empty trouser legs came out, but fortunately this scene did not happen.

At four o'clock in the morning, there was a faint mist in the air.

Qin Wu Dynasty stepped on the accumulated water over his ankle and shouted at his throat, "Gu Yue, it's not as difficult as you said."

"You know a fart." Li Qing raised his hand and patted on the back of the head of the Qin and Wu dynasties. "Do you understand?"

That said, even Li Qing felt that Gu Yue was making a fuss. There was hardly any danger along the way, let alone casualties, which really formed a quite sharp contrast with the bad description before the ancient moon.

"It's lucky that I missed the fog." Feng Yucheng murmured low, suddenly paused at his feet, and then asked Li Qing, "do you hear the sound of water?"

"Yes." Li Qing nodded. "The river really rose up. We have to wade through the next section of the road."

Master Deng pulled a straw from his side and shouted carelessly, "there are many ghosts in the water, such as water snakes and blood sucking insects. By the way, Gu Yue said before, there are crocodiles in this place."

"Don't worry, I'm the most experienced in dealing with that playfulness." Qin WuChao patted his chest and looked at Yang Xun, "are you all right?"

Yang Xun's face changed and he didn't speak. Wen Yang sniffed with disdain when he heard the words of the Qin and Wu dynasties.

Ten people chatted, and the water under their feet deepened. After a while, it overflowed over their boots and reached their knees. At this time, the sound of water flow became clear.

Shi Yinghui looked around: "this place looks quite peaceful. There should be no big problem."

As soon as the voice fell, a water wave suddenly burst. Immediately, Shi Yinghui screamed and fell into the water.

"What's the matter?" Li Qingmeng looked back and saw that Shi Yinghui rolled in the water, then stood up again, wheezed and gasped, and his face was pale.

A touch of red came up from his feet, and soon a small crocodile half a meter long floated from the bottom of the water, which had been opened by Shi Yinghui with a dagger.

This scene just happened in an instant. The speed was too fast. When all the dust settled, all the people understood that just a moment ago, Shi Yinghui had been attacked by a crocodile.

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