Chapter 67 Section five

It doesn't take much effort to walk downstream along the river from the bank, as long as you can clearly see the uneven stones under your feet.Although the air here is a bit humid, it is not very stuffy. Obviously, the sand dunes that bury the mountain are not as airtight as imagined, or there is a vent in a place that we have not discovered. The stone surface was covered with a layer of fine pebbles, and even the huge stone blocks had their edges and corners worn away. The humid environment made these stone surfaces sticky with a thin layer of slimy algae, making it easy to slip. There will be a strange sound mixed with the sound of "squeaking" water. It is the sound of some kind of freshwater creature coming out of the water. Whenever there is such a sound, Danny and I will look into the water vigilantly, hoping that there will be no Some large creature suddenly jumped out of the water.

There were many rotten fish and rotten shrimps on the river bank, giving off a rotten stench, and there was a strange fish about a foot long lying on the ground in half, which made us even more vigilant.Creatures that can bite off fish that are more than a foot long are also quite dangerous to us, so we try to stay as far away from the river as possible along the way. Several crocodiles with a length of one or two meters were lying on the bank like stones. It was not until we got close and saw their greedy and cold eyes that they realized that they were not strange stones lying across the river bank, so we hurriedly and cautiously went around.

Maybe it was the first time I saw human "monsters" walking upright. They seemed to be very afraid of us. Not long after we got out of the way, they dragged their clumsy bodies back to the river and never showed their heads again.I have to secretly rejoice that if we happened to meet them when we fell into the water just now, it would really take a little effort to escape their fangs and sharp teeth unscathed. After groping for about half an hour on the dark river bank, we were still trekking in the mountainside.The river here is obviously wider, and the "squeaking" sound heard upstream has become almost inaudible.However, this made other sounds in the water louder, and even the sound of some aquatic animal catching prey can be heard clearly. We can only rely on the source of the sound to avoid it as much as possible, but as for what animal , you can't see it.

After walking for another half an hour, Danny suddenly said loudly, "Yi, look back and see what that is?" I turned my head quickly, and saw a little light in the corner of my eye, but when I turned around, the light disappeared. "What did you see?" I asked. Danny whispered: "I just saw two groups of lanterns following behind me!" "Lantern, what lantern?" I asked in surprise. "It's hard to say, really hard to say." Danny said slowly: "It's like the eyes of some kind of animal. Do you remember that pliosaur? It's similar to its eyes, but green."

Green eyes, what animal has green eyes? So I comforted: "Maybe you are wrong, don't scare yourself." Danny said: "Maybe, it will disappear after a flash, but we really have to be careful in this place." I agreed and continued to move forward, but it was impossible to completely ignore this matter in my heart.If in this dark and closed environment, we unfortunately encounter some kind of large beast again, the situation will be worse than in the Atlantic Ocean. Just after we trekked forward for more than ten minutes anxiously, something we didn't expect suddenly appeared on the calm water.

Ever since I was attracted by Danny's yelling just now, I have always felt that something dangerous is quietly approaching us, but when I looked back many times, the results I got could only be disappointment and disappointment. To describe it as a fluke, I didn't find anything to show that my feeling was not accurate. Maybe it was just an illusion, and I comforted myself more than once. But when we used our hands and feet to turn over a big screen-like boulder in front of us—in fact, this should be regarded as an "arch". Except for a gap less than one meter above the river, other places were covered by this arch covered in the back.The situation that suddenly appeared in front of us made me a little panicked.It seems that this "screen" is a dividing point between the world and hell, as long as we cross it, we will enter hell!

Because this place is completely shrouded in a pale blue light, the slippery stones, calm water waves, and Danny and I are covered by this layer of blue light. Flying in the air are huge blue bats, flitting past like night ghosts.Looking up, I can see the blue void beyond the edge. Obviously, this blue light is shining from the head, but I can't find where the light source is at all. The blue light is faint and spreads evenly. You can't see the bright spots, let alone the dark places. Even the abrupt boulders at a high place are completely reflected by the blue light. There is no difference between the front light and the back light, and they are all displayed in the light .

The only difference is that in the river water, a square object is slowly moving forward under the water surface, not because of our good eyesight, but because the cube emits orange-yellow light, which is extremely conspicuous in a place full of faint blue light . "What is this place?" Danny looked up, down, left, and right at the surrounding scene, his voice full of fear and doubt. This blue light reminds me of many things, the first thing that comes to my mind is the wonders in the mirage I saw in the desert, the depths of the background in the mirage where the Teda people appeared, isn’t it also permeated with this intoxicating light blue light?

And thinking about it further, this is not the first time this blue light has appeared in front of my eyes. If you have seen my last experience about it, you must still remember the blue light in the belly of Yalong Mountain. In such a pervasive scene, could there be some kind of connection between the two by such a coincidence? Of course there are many differences between the two.In the movie, the blue color appeared with the dense fog, and I was almost lost in it at the time; but now the difference is that this blue color is very pure, and I can have a panoramic view of all the scenes in front of me, including the river, rocks and even From a distance, it can be seen clearly like a rounded protrusion attached to the rock wall and climbing upwards.

"Come out, come out!" Danny yelled strangely, pointing at the square object slowly emerging from the water on the river. As if supported by one hand, the square object slowly revealed its true face. It was an extremely regular cube, each plane was a square, and the corners were a straight line, but the yellow on the surface was a bit weird, like a moving eye, radiant, and mixed with the blue that diffused in the air , giving people a strange feeling. Danny looked at it for a while, and said decisively: "I can guarantee that this should be the iron box that Rock once carried on his body, but why did it appear here?"

"Where else can I appear if I don't appear here?" I asked rhetorically. Danny shook his head. "That's not what I mean. I mean it shouldn't be in the water." "Oh?" I glanced at Danny who was puzzled, and asked, "Where should it stay?" Danny rolled his eyes and said, "Did Rock spend so much effort just to sink the box into the river?" I shook my head: "What do you think will be in the box?" Danny swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and said in a strange way: "You can figure it out by pinching your fingers. Why don't you just fish it up if you ask me?" "Okay, you go, I'll meet you on the shore." I said deliberately. Danny swallowed another mouthful of saliva, and said, "I'm not as experienced as you, so go ahead. I think it's weird for an iron box to float in the water, and it can float up and down freely in the water. ……what is the reason?" "Being able to bring the box to the Sahara all the way shows that the contents inside are extremely important. Then, it makes sense for Rock to choose a sealed box." "I've never heard of a well-sealed box that can freely adjust the weight of the air inside!" Danny gave me a blank look. Of course I have thought of this doubt, the reason why I say this is that I can't see through the mechanism.Conversely, I'm just talking about an impossible possibility, and the purpose is to prove it to Danny. "Quickly, what shall we do now?" Danny urged hastily. I gritted my teeth and made a big decision: "It doesn't matter, instead of guessing like this, let's take a risk and go into the water to fish it up." Danny nodded, and said, "Anyway, it's not the first time to take a risk. Even prehistoric dinosaurs have passed, and they can still be planted on this ordinary iron box? Do it!" Danny and I are not indecisive people. Once we decided to do it, we took action immediately.We took a few steps toward the bank, and I slipped gently into the water, while Danny plopped into the water like a diver. I don't know where there was a weird cry. I turned my head and looked around, but I didn't find anything unusual. I wonder if it was a hallucination caused by nervousness? Danny was much faster than me from the very beginning, thumping non-stop, and leaned towards the iron box emitting a strange halo. The further I swam, the more anxious I felt, and my heart began to beat faster.By the time I realized that this abnormal anxiety came from the iron box that was constantly ups and downs on the water, it was too late.Because at this time Danny had already reached out and grabbed the iron box, and a scream came out of his mouth!