Death Spiral [Infinite Flow]

Xu Rendong was terrified, but he didn't dare to slow down.The suction behind them was getting stronger and stronger, and the sand under their feet kept sliding backwards, and they couldn't keep their balance at all.

Seeing that the pipeline was getting closer and closer, the buffer slide gradually exposed the sand surface.The exit of the slide continues to rise to high altitude.

The pipe is really about to fall!

After finally running to the edge of the slide, Lian Qiao grabbed the edge of the slide and at the same time stretched out his hand to Lonicera: "Catch me!"

Xu Rendong held his hand without hesitation and used his strength to climb up the slide.

Unlucky ones are not so lucky.He fell far behind, and was still tens of meters away from the slide.He had already lost his balance in the quicksand, most of his body sank into the sand, crying and struggling, sinking deeper and deeper.

Xu Rendong and Lian Qiao finally climbed to the top of the slide, panting heavily in shock.They looked back and saw that the unlucky guy was wrapped in quicksand and rushed to the rear. He had already sunk to the point where only his head was sticking out.

He was going to be buried alive!

Xu Rendong bit his lip, knowing that he couldn't save him, so he turned around and focused on other things.

"The pipe is still falling down." He said to Lian Qiao, "Hold on tight, and be careful not to slip down."

"...um..." Lian Qiao responded, but his eyes still followed the poor guy.At this time, the unlucky egg had been rushed several hundred meters away, leaving only a tuft of hair on the top of its head outside.It must have been cold.

The disturbing "click" sound in mid-air continued, but the frequency gradually slowed down.But the suction force from behind has not diminished.The gravel flowed backward at a faster speed, almost like a tide, with rough waves.

Xu Rendong glanced at the back, and suddenly felt something was wrong.

He had thought that there might be something going on in the desert below, so that the sand was running around and the pipes were collapsing.At this time, it seems that it is not the case.

The angle between the pipe and the sand surface is indeed gradually decreasing, it is already close to [-] degrees, and it is almost lying flat on the sand surface.And the weird suction force that has been pulling them has also changed. It used to drag them to the back, but now it seems to be dragging them down, so that the two of them had to hold on to the wall of the pipe tightly, so as not to slide down .

"...The reverse of gravity has changed?" Xu Rendong came up with this answer after pondering.

Lian Qiao: "Not necessarily. Maybe the whole space has been reversed... But the direction of gravity is a relative concept, so you're right to say that."

Xu Rendong couldn't help being afraid for a while.Fortunately, they turned back in time and climbed up the pipeline at a critical moment.Otherwise, they must be like the unlucky ones now, engulfed by the quicksand surging like a tide, and they don't know where to rush.

Death must be terribly dead, and it must be extremely painful before dying.Just thinking about the hot sand being poured into his mouth and nose, Xu Rendong felt a chill.Besides, for him, death was not the end.He has to go to the dark forest to suffer again.

Lian Qiao looked up and thoughtfully said, "That voice stopped."

Xu Rendong came back to his senses, only to realize that the "click" sound hovering in the air just now had disappeared at some point.

"What exactly is that sound?" Xu Rendong retrieved his memory, "I always feel a little familiar... like some kind of machine..."

"I also think it's like the sound of mechanical gears snapping together." Lian Qiao touched his chin, "Could this be a reminder?"

Xu Rendong looked around.At this time, the flow of the desert also stopped, and the pipeline no longer tilted.The change in direction of gravity caused the entire desert to sink beneath them.At this time, the pipeline becomes perpendicular to the desert again—taking the position of the slide where they are located as the dividing point, there is no sand above the dividing point, and the flat sand surface is below the dividing point.

Xu Rendong lowered one foot and tried to step on the sand.The touch from his toes told him that the softness of the gravel had returned to its original state.

Even Joe jumped down from the pipeline, stretched his limbs, and said, "I was exhausted from running just now, come down and rest for a while."

He took out some food from his backpack and distributed it to Xu Rendong.Xu Rendong gnawed on the sandwich, still looking thoughtful.

"If the desert can flow, then the only safe place is this pipe." He reached out and knocked on the wall of the pipe. Hearing the hard and crisp metal knocking sound, he frowned, "But we can't stay here forever. What about the door? "

Lian Qiao had a sudden thought: "Why don't you climb up and have a look?"

Xu Rendong laughed: "How to climb? And even if you can climb up, wouldn't you just go back to the previous gate?"

"Well... what you said makes sense." Lian Qiao stretched his waist and sighed, "Look at the reminder that there are five levels in this dungeon. I'm so tired and I don't have time to rest."

"Then let's rest for a while now. Anyway, this is a stable point. By the way, we can also see if any new teammates have fallen."

After saying that, Xu Rendong sat on the ground, leaning against the wall of the tube and began to close his eyes and meditate.

Lian Qiao's eyes lit up, and she said coquettishly, "Lian Dong Lian Dong, can you give me a knee pillow?"

Xu Rendong: "What is a knee pillow?"

Lian Qiao: "Just let me sleep on your lap."

Xu Rendong didn't understand at first, he tilted his head and thought for a while, and when he came to his senses, he knelt down on the ground and made a "come" gesture.

Lian Qiao lay down happily, resting his head on his lap, his whole body was rippling with excitement.

"Isn't this uncomfortable?" Xu Rendong knew that he was thin and had no flesh on his legs, so he always felt that this sleeping position would be uncomfortable.

Lian Qiao said with satisfaction: "No!"

Xu Rendong lowered his head, facing Shanglian Qiao's sparkling puppy eyes.This perspective is very strange, it made Xu Rendong's heart move, and he felt an inexplicable urge to kiss him.

...It's a pity that his body is not flexible enough to bend down.

Xu Rendong was a little shy, and turned his face away stiffly.In order to ease the embarrassment, he picked up mineral water to drink.

Lian Qiao looked up at him.From this angle, you can see that the beautifully shaped Adam's apple is loosening up and down, and there is a soft gurgling sound in the throat.Lian Qiao looked at it, and 1 dirty thoughts emerged in his mind.

He also couldn't help covering his face: No, no, I can't watch it anymore, or I'll be in again.

However, although he knew intellectually that he couldn't be emotional, he couldn't help it emotionally.He quietly continued to peep through the gaps between his fingers, scolding himself contemptuously: I just drink water honestly, what are you thinking, you pervert!

But having said that, honeysuckle is so pretty...

Lian Qiao was so fascinated by it, he raised his hand unconsciously, and touched Lonicera's Adam's apple as if in a daze.

Lonicera drank half of the water and felt an itchy neck.Looking down, it was Lian Qiao who was touching him, and he spit out a mouthful of water in shock.

Most of the sip of mineral water sprayed onto Lian Qiao's face, and Lian Qiao was instantly sober after being drenched, and withdrew his hand like an electric shock.

Xu Rendong: "...what are you doing?"

Lian Qiao: "..." Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh how embarrassing!Why do you ask the export!

An eerie silence spread between the two.Lian Qiao covered his face and didn't dare to look at Lonicera, wishing he could shrink himself into a snail shell.

Liandong looked down and saw his earlobe that was so red that it was about to burn, her heart moved, as if she understood something.

Lian Qiao was covering his face to avoid reality when he suddenly felt his earlobe being pinched.His whole body was shaken, and he quietly peeked at Lonicera through his fingers, facing a pair of eyes that were as bright as autumn water.

"Get up." Xu Rendong said.

Lian Qiao's heart trembled.I saw that pair of soft lips that he had painted countless times moved slightly, and spit out two words lightly.

"Kiss you."

Lian Qiao: "!!!"

Ah, ah, big brother, can you restrain yourself a little!Even you can't restrain me, let alone restrain me!

……

After an indescribably deep kiss, both were satisfied.

Xu Rendong was a little thirsty after being kissed by him, couldn't help but picked up the mineral water bottle again, and took several sips.

"I'm thirsty too." Lian Qiao leaned over and rubbed his furry head affectionately on his cheek, "Feed me."

Xu Rendong smiled, and brought the mouth of the mineral water bottle to his lips.Lian Qiao was sucking the mouth of the bottle, looking very obedient, like a puppy being fed.Xu Rendong couldn't help rubbing his hair.

Lian Qiao narrowed his eyes contentedly.

Liandong's eyes subconsciously followed the mineral water bottle, and as if suddenly thinking of something, she reached out and brought the water bottle in front of her.

Lian Qiao was taken aback: "What's wrong? Is there a problem with the water?"

No, he drank half a bottle just now.

Liandong shook his head, thoughtfully said: "I have an idea."

"You said."

Liandong said: "That clicking sound, could it be a clock? It's that kind...that kind of old-fashioned table clock, the second hand makes this clicking sound when it moves."

Lian Qiao suddenly realized: "No wonder it sounds so familiar, it turned out to be the sound of a clock running!"

"But clocks and deserts..." Before Xu Rendong finished speaking, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind.

Clocks – it’s about clocks, not deserts!

It's an hourglass!

Yes, this desert is a giant hourglass!No wonder the quicksand reverses direction after the clock clicks - that's because the cycle is over and the hourglass is upside down!

Liandong had a vague picture in his mind. He took out a pen from his backpack, stood it upright in the sand, and turned the mineral water bottle sideways, next to the pen: "Suppose this is a pipe. This is an hourglass."

He erected the mineral water bottle little by little until it turned [-] degrees and was parallel to the pencil: "Look, isn't this what we just experienced? All the sand leaked down because the hourglass stood upright." Woke up."

Lian Qiao opened his eyes wide, full of surprises, "My partner is indeed the boss of Jiuguan, but he even wants this."

Lian Qiao stretched out his hand and pointed to the water level of the half bottle of water: "So, the midpoint of this hourglass is where we are now...stable point!"

Lonicera: "Yes."

"Then the door should be here?" Lian Qiao pointed to the position of the bottle cap of the mineral water, and then denied himself, "No, it may be the other end. But there may be exits on both sides, maybe there will be a branch route here Woolen cloth?"

Xu Rendong stared at the pencil and the mineral water bottle for a while, then sighed: "The question is, how do we get to these two ends? No matter how the hourglass is turned, the sand will always be below, and the outlet will always be above. There is no point of leverage on the outer wall of this pipe. Impossible to climb up."

"Maybe you don't need to climb." Lian Qiao smiled and was about to explain when a familiar voice suddenly came from the sky.

click.

Xu Rendong stood up reflexively from the ground.Lian Qiao took out a climbing rope, passed it through the lower end of the pipe, and tied a knot.Then turned over and jumped onto the pipe.

Xu Rendong was still a little puzzled, but Lian Qiao had already reached out to him, with bright eyes, like a little adventurer looking for treasure.

"Come, Honeysuckle, come with me."