Ancient Invasion [End Times]

Two days after the invasion of No.90·【Second update】The cracks spread out like the withered hands of death, reaching out to Cheng Sheng and the others.

Zhang Jiuzhang and his party all changed their faces when they heard the words.

In such a primeval forest, an earthquake would be a catastrophe.

What really threatens them is not the earthquake itself, but the various life disasters caused by the earthquake, such as mudslides, landslides, ground subsidence...

As for whether the towering trees all over the place will break and fall when the earthquake occurs, it is secondary.

The tree itself has toughness, and it will not break under the action of seismic waves for a short time. When there is a forest of a certain height on the ground, the Love wave in the seismic wave can deviate from the surface, thereby reducing the destructive force of the seismic wave.

As long as it is not a catastrophic earthquake with a magnitude of [-] or [-], the threat of ordinary small earthquakes is not too great.

Therefore, for Cheng Sheng and his team, what they need to worry about most is the secondary disasters caused by the earthquake, such as rock avalanches and landslides in this karst forest.

Lin Qian suddenly remembered that when they had just left Lindu, the Lindu River surrounding Lindu dried up and cracks appeared in the river bed.

At that time, the doctor reminded them that the continental plate they depend on for survival is not stable, and there may be frequent small earthquakes in the future, and even more catastrophic earthquakes are brewing...

This statement was verified in the earthquake that they encountered immediately afterwards.

Lin Qian thought that maybe he subconsciously thought that after the disaster happened once, it was considered a turning point, and he ignored the risks that still existed afterwards.

Duan Yi heard the words and said decisively: "Let's leave immediately and walk in the direction where the frogs escaped."

"How much time do we have?" Zhang Jiuzhang asked.

Cheng Sheng shook his head: "I'm not sure, my research on geophysics is not..."

Before he finished speaking, a countdown suddenly popped up in his mind.

00:40:00

——This time it was much more timely than the one who jumped out before the plane crashed last time, but the time left for them was still too little.

"Maybe four or ten minutes." Cheng Sheng changed the subject.

Cheng Sheng really didn't understand what the countdown in his mind was, a crisis siren?

The length of the warning time left for him is different each time. The countdown before the virus outbreak lasted for several hours, but after the crash, it only took 25 minutes, and the earthquake warning this time has another 10 minutes...

The countdown time is repeated horizontally.

Cheng Sheng had a vague guess about this in his heart, as if he had made a corresponding judgment based on whether he had a rich reserve of knowledge about the current situation.

"Four 10 minutes?! How far can this run?" Lin Qian gasped, completely ignoring how Cheng Sheng came to this time conclusion.

It seemed that no matter what Cheng Sheng knew, it was taken for granted and there was no need to question it.

Zhang Jiuzhang frowned slightly, and looked at Cheng Sheng with some doubts, but this was not the time to clarify his doubts.

He didn't ask any more questions, but just looked at Duan Yi. Duan Yi is the core captain of this team. A team does not need two leaders who disagree subjectively.

Duan Yi met Zhang Jiuzhang's gaze and understood the other party's meaning. He nodded slightly and said, "Let's not run away, and find a safe life triangle on the spot."

Du Jingshu often heard her father mention this so-called safe life triangle, but it was usually in the city. Now that they are in the depths of the primeval forest, where can they find it?

She was puzzled and restless, and she heard Duan Yi say: "If there are no conditions, create the conditions yourself."

Cheng Sheng and Du Nanrong nodded in agreement.

Four to 10 minutes, shuttling through the jungle, I'm afraid I can't run very far. For the earthquake range, it is a mayfly shaking a big tree.

Instead of spending four or ten minutes wasting energy on running, it is better to create the safest possible survival environment for yourself on the spot.

What's more, they didn't know where the epicenter was-the frogs were running away without a trace, and there was no trace to follow in the stalls where they were talking.

Duan Yi and Zhang Jiuzhang looked around. The terrain they were in was relatively flat. They found a place away from hillsides and rivers, and used existing materials that could be found everywhere.

Du Nanrong said: "Forest earthquakes are no more harmful than urban earthquakes. By avoiding hillsides and rivers, we have largely avoided secondary disasters such as mudslides and landslides. But just in case, everyone should try their best to bring food and water. Put it in your carry-on bag, so as not to lose it due to violent shocks and fluctuations when an earthquake occurs."

"Without food, a person can live for seven to ten days, but without water, it can take up to three days." Du Nanrong said, especially looking at Du Jingshu and Luo Xiaonan, "In any case, the water must be protected."

"In addition, when an earthquake occurs, lie down quickly, face down, lower your head, and cross your arms in front of your chest." Du Nanrong demonstrated to Du Jingshu and Luo Xiaonan.

He said: "Just like this, the right hand is holding the left arm, the left hand is holding the right arm backward, the concave part between the eyes above the bridge of the nose is resting on the arm, close the eyes and mouth, and breathe through the nose, so as to avoid being crushed to death. And won't suffocate."

"Do it again and show me." Du Nanrong said.

Du Jingshu and Luo Xiaonan imitated Du Nanrong's previous posture, and Du Nanrong corrected the standard of posture.

Zhang Jiuzhang glanced at Du Nanrong a little unexpectedly. Du Nanrong's words and subsequent corrections were very professional, which greatly exceeded his impression of Zhang Jiuzhang.

Du Nanrong glanced at him: "What are you looking at? Is my professional firefighter background okay?"

"I really didn't see it." Zhang Jiuzhang said.

Du Nanrong: "Get lost."

Lin Qian glanced at the countdown display on the multifunctional military watch on his wrist, and hurriedly said, "We only have three and a half minutes left."

"Enough." Duan Yi said in a deep voice. After he tied the last knot, he quickly tied it for Cheng Sheng, followed by Lin Qian and the others.

The knot is the parachute rope that Du Nanrong tore off, which can bear a weight of several hundred kilograms.

Although this weight is far beyond the standard for so many people at present, they tied the knots not to ease the speed drop, but to alert each other to whether there is an accident when an earthquake occurs. Requirements are greatly reduced.

Countdown: 00:00:30

All the birds, big and small, flew out of the forest without warning.

The overwhelming sound of flapping wings and the shapes of birds almost covered the sky above Cheng Sheng and the others in the blink of an eye, casting shadows.

Lin Qian looked at the scene in front of him, took a light breath, and couldn't help but grasp the rope in his hand.

Countdown: 00:00:10

The ground shook slightly from side to side, and the surface bulged slightly inconspicuously, like tides rushing to the shore and then receding.

The surface is deforming.

Countdown: 00:00:00

The ground under my feet was like a seesaw, surging up and down in pieces, shaking so much that I could barely stand.

Duan Yi grabbed Cheng Sheng, covered him under his body, lay down on the ground tightly, and shouted in a low voice: "Cheng Sheng, don't move!"

Cheng Sheng was completely covered by Duan Yi, and the top of his head was blocked by the man's chest, so he could hardly see what was going on outside.He could only see gravel falling from time to time on the nearby ground.

The surface of Duan Yi's body was quickly covered with a layer of fine white scales. Even so, Cheng Sheng could see that his bare hands were covered with blood from bruises.

The ground under their hands kept rising and falling, as if it was on the verge of a blowout.

Cheng Sheng couldn't say a word, he could only hear Duan Yi's breathing and heartbeat, which still sounded steadily in his ears, which made him feel a little relieved.

People's instinctive consciousness is to want to stand firm, Du Nanrong yelled loudly to make everyone get down immediately, just like he demonstrated before.

He pressed Du Jingshu tightly, and shouted loudly: "With this shock feeling, at least you can go up to level seven!"

"How long will this earthquake last?!" Zhang Jiuzhang shouted lying on the ground.

"It can be as short as a few minutes, and as long as ten minutes!" Du Nanrong said, "No one can tell, it all depends on God's mood!"

The saxifrage grew rapidly, and stretched out its thick leaves to cover the heads of the crowd.

The towering trees around them were seldom broken by the earthquake. However, due to the earthquake, the longitudinal wave first reached the ground, and then the transverse wave. After the soil was loosened by shaking up and down, the shaking from side to side intensified again, and some new trees with shallow roots were directly crushed. The roots swayed out and lay on the ground.

Luo Xiaonan lay beside Lin Qian, tightly clamping the plush bear in his arms with his body, looking like he was about to cry or not, remembering the posture Du Nanrong gave him earlier, with his arms crossed to protect himself.

He let out a thin, panic-stricken cry, completely drowned out by the rumble of the earthquake.

I don't know how long it took, but everyone noticed that the fluctuations under the palms seemed to be no longer so violent, and there was a faint tendency to subside.

Everyone held their breaths and lay down on the ground tightly, carefully feeling the fluctuations under their palms that seemed to gradually return to calm.

Slowly, the tremor faded away, the ground stopped shaking, and the surrounding noises that seemed to be bombing also stopped.

Duan Yi rolled over from Cheng Sheng's body, Lin Qian and Du Nanrong stood up tentatively.

Lin Qian looked around, the surroundings seemed to have changed, the branches and leaves were shaking all over the ground, as if time had changed.

He asked loudly: "Is it over?!"

Du Nanrong showed a little joy on his face: "Maybe..."

Before he could finish his words, there was another shock under his feet, which was stronger than before, and the ground pushed up hard, causing Du Nanrong to fall directly.

"Dad!" Du Jingshu's pupils shrank.

Du Nanrong got up quickly, grinning his teeth in pain, and shouted to Du Jingshu: "I'm fine! Protect yourself as I said just now!"

"What's going on? It's coming again?!" Lin Qian was startled.

In the next second, under Luo Xiaonan's body, a bottomless black crack spread rapidly in a vertical shape.

Luo Xiaonan screamed, and his small body immediately fell from the crack.

Lin Qian rushed over and grabbed the little guy's arm.

"Team Duan! Cracks!" Lin Qian yelled through gritted teeth, his veins bulging.

Duan Yi and Cheng Sheng felt the rope around their waists tighten at the same time, and when they looked suddenly, they saw the cracks under Lin Qian and Luo Xiaonan growing bigger and bigger, seeing that Lin Qian was about to lose his hold and be dragged down.

The two immediately ran towards the crack at the same time.

"Wait!" Duan Yi stopped abruptly, and at the same time stopped Cheng Sheng and other people who were rushing to Lin Qian's side, and saw that under Lin Qian and Luo Xiaonan, there was only a thin layer of rock support left on the surface.

With so many of them rushing over, the rock layer would definitely not be able to support the weight and accelerate the progress of the shattering. Not only Lin Qian and Luo Xiaonan, but everyone would fall into the crack.

Lin Qian also realized that the current situation was dangerous, so he hurriedly shouted, "Don't come here! I can still hold on!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he swayed from side to side again, and heard a crackling sound, followed by a series of fine crackling sounds.

Lin Qian's pupils shrank slightly. He looked up at Duan Yi and Cheng Sheng, gritted his teeth, pulled out his dagger, and cut the umbrella cord.

"Qianzi!" Xu Ying shouted.

As soon as Lin Qian cut off the umbrella rope, there was suddenly nothing under him, and he fell straight down!

There was no extra time for others to react, this wave of shock was much stronger than before, and the fall of Lin Qian and Luo Xiaonan was just the beginning.

Just a few seconds after Lin Qian fell, Zhang Jiuzhang discovered that the ground below them was a layer of barren rock, as if it had been hollowed out, and there were funnel-like underground caves underneath. It was only because of the crack that it was seen.

"It's over." The thought flashed through Zhang Jiuzhang's mind.

In the next second, the terrible crack in the ground spread to all of them, and the spread crack was like the withered hand of death, reaching out to Cheng Sheng and the others.