Infinite Disaster Survival.

Standing on the flat land of the desert, looking down along the direction of the canyon extension, you can't see the end at a glance.The canyon is tortuous, lower than the level of the desert as a whole, with ever-changing and strange-shaped sedimentary rocks, and even a winding thin river. I don’t know if it is the groundwater that came out or was washed out by the rainy season.

Because there is a stream and the land is moist, standing on the horizon can feel the coolness coming from below. Looking down, you can see the pleasing green, and your ears can hear some movement from below, which should be something below. living critters.

"Great, we finally found the source of water again." Holding the camel, Huang Li cautiously looked down. After seeing the small stream, he was refreshed, and even his smoky throat felt much better.

"How do we go down?" Professor Huang said in embarrassment. Both sides of this canyon are rock formations that suddenly ruptured. They are extremely steep and roughly estimated to be tens of meters deep from top to bottom. It is not easy to go down.

Huang Li was also taken aback when he heard the words, and said after a while, "Only Brother Wen can climb such a steep rock formation."

Wen Zheng said with a smile: "There are six camels, we can't leave them alone here, let's walk along the sides of this canyon and see if we can find a place with a slightly flatter terrain."

Wen Zheng was worried about the dangers in the canyon, and he couldn't feel at ease until he reached the human gathering place, and he still couldn't leave the camel as a means of transportation.

Moreover, this canyon is a bit too deep, and the sides are still weathered and fragile sandstone. Even people with rich rock climbing experience need to think carefully if they want to go down.He was able to climb down from the top, but he was not very friendly to Professor Huang, who was not so strong, so it was better to find a gentle place where he could walk down.

A group of people started to walk eastward along the edge of the canyon. This canyon runs east-west, and Wen Zheng and others walked eastward.

The canyon is not endless. After walking for several hours, the canyon gradually approaches the ground level, and the depth becomes more than ten meters, several meters.Immediately afterwards, Wen Zheng and others discovered that there was a tall sand dune under this section of the canyon, surrounded by a lot of sand, stone and clay, just leaning against the rock formation here.

There was no need for Wen Zheng and others to move, the camel cheerfully stepped on the sand dunes and walked slowly into the canyon.

Just entering the canyon, a burst of coolness spreads over the surface, and taking a breath of moist air makes people feel extra comfortable.

After walking in for more than ten minutes, Wen Zheng's eyes fixed on a few cacti.The stream doesn't flow here, and if you want to get fresh water, you can only hit these cacti.

Taking a closer look, some cacti actually produced fruit. Wen Zheng walked over with a face full of surprise. You must know that the growth period of cacti is extremely long, and basically they only bear fruit once every few years.

There are not many fruits on these cacti, and they are dark red in color. The change from green to dark red is a sign of the maturity of the cactus fruit.And there is a layer of barbs on the outside of the skin

The fruits of these cactus can be eaten directly, Wen Zheng peeled off a fruit from above with a knife, and caught it with the clean jerboa fur.It is best not to touch these cactus fruits without thick gloves, because the barbs on them can easily scratch your hands, and any small wound in the desert may lead to infection.

Wen Zheng stared at the prickly pear fruit placed on the animal skin. The dagger was so fast in his hand that it was almost invisible. Cut in half, revealing the orange-yellow flesh inside, dotted with some tiny seeds.

Wen Zheng handed the prickly prickly pears to Professor Huang, but Professor Huang pushed back to Wen Zheng and said, "Don't worry about me, you worked so hard to get these, you should eat two of them first. Moisten your throat."

Slowly peeling off the thorn-removed skin, Wen Zheng bit into the fresh flesh.Prickly pear fruit is a berry, and you can feel its freshness and juiciness with a light bite, and the sweet juice flows into the throat, bringing a refreshing feeling.

Standing by the side, Huang Li did not touch the hard-to-touch cactus fruit, but used a dagger to cut the top of the edible cactus. He walked forward unconsciously, and saw a cluster of cactus in front of him that had been cut. trace.

Wen Zheng walked over to check the surrounding cacti, and finally said: "The cactus fruit has not been picked, only the cactus has been cut. The traces of this kind of cutting can only be done by people. It is very likely that the cactus fruit has not yet matured when we came here. .” I don’t know if I’m still here now, or if I’ve already left this canyon.

"Brother Wen, do you think it is the members of the rescue team who survived? The plane that crashed is not too far away from here." Huang Li guessed.

"It may also be other members of the expedition team or other adventurers." Professor Huang thought of the old friends and students who had no news until now, and did not know where they were in this desert.

Wen Zheng observes the surrounding terrain. There is no stream here. The color of the land here is still khaki sandy land, and there are various stones dotted with green plants, most of which are cacti and dry willows. What traces are left.

"Go ahead and see, if someone comes here, they will definitely go to a place with a water source, and maybe they will leave some traces." Wen Zheng suggested.

Relying on the cactus to replenish water and physical strength, Wen Zheng and the others had leisure time, sitting on the camel and walking slowly.

The road in the canyon was winding, and the camel led Wen Zheng and others to the west. The terrain gradually decreased, and even the temperature dropped.Even if the sun is still shining on the horizon, walking in the canyon, as long as you don’t walk under the sun that falls into the canyon, but walk in the shadow of the rock wall, you don’t have to worry about the high temperature.

After walking for about a kilometer, the air became more humid, and the surrounding plants also increased a lot.

After turning around the tall rock wall, the original land became a little wet, leaving many traces on it.

Wen Zheng sat on the camel and looked down at the traces. There were many animal footprints and some very faint shoe prints.

Suddenly, Wen Zheng's gaze was fixed on the side of the shoe print, and he fell off the camel to examine it carefully. Huang Li jumped off immediately and squatted next to Wen Zheng. When he saw the traces left on the ground, his face was full of surprise. Authentic: "Brother Wen, are these tire marks?"

There are long marks left by the wheels on the ground. Looking at the pattern and width on it, Wen Zheng thought of the crashed plane and said, "Is this the mark left by the tires of the plane?"

"Ah?" Huang Li looked at it for a while, then scratched his head and said, "I haven't noticed it before, but it doesn't look like a car tire. If it's an airplane tire, then the ones who came here are the surviving rescue team. member."

"Go ahead and you'll know." Professor Huang said.

The camel continued to move forward, and those shoe prints and tire marks became more and more obvious.

Suddenly, several chaotic calls reached their ears.

Huang Li's complexion became complicated, and he asked in a suspicious tone: "Did I have an auditory hallucination? I actually heard dogs barking and cats barking in the desert. Could it be that the rescue team also brought cats?" Dog coming?"

Those few barking noises were very clear. They were indeed cats and dogs. Everyone present could hear them clearly, and they were not Huang Li's auditory hallucinations.

Wen Zheng recalled the animals that can live in the desert, and explained: "There is a kind of cat that usually lives in the desert. Its scientific name is called the dune cat. It is small in size, and its barking sound is almost the same as that of a domestic cat. As for the barking of dogs, It should be a kind of canid called the fennec fox, and hearing these calls, it must be that they are fighting."

After listening to Wen Zheng's introduction, Huang Licai vaguely remembered the desert animals he had heard about from Professor Wang, but in Professor Wang's explanation, these two animals had long since disappeared and had not been discovered for a long time, so He said a few words, but he didn't listen carefully.

Listening to the mixed sounds of barking and meowing, Professor Huang and Huang Li's curiosity arose, and they wanted to see those rare animals with their own eyes.

These two animals rarely attack humans actively, and even avoid humans, but now is the breeding season of fennec foxes, and they will be more aggressive.Wen Zheng thought about the size of these two small animals, they would not pose any threat to him, and it would be okay to go to a closer place to have a look.

The camel hardly made a sound when it stepped on the ground. Wen Zheng and the others sat on the high humpbacks, and soon saw the two animals confronting each other in front of them.Wen Zheng and the others tightened the camel's reins, and the camel stopped silently. Because there was still a distance between them, neither of the two animals noticed their gaze.

Not far ahead, on several boulders surrounded by bushes, fennec foxes and sand dune cats stood on both sides of the stones, looking at each other vigilantly, making unfriendly calls.

When seeing these two animals, Professor Huang and Huang Li's eyes really shined, especially Huang Li, despite his tall and big, actually like this kind of small animals. The two animals in front of them are very cute. It's so cute, it's so cute to his heart.

The fennec fox is the smallest animal of the genus Vulpes. It has a small body and a pair of big fluffy ears, which are more cute in comparison.Its pale yellow body has a reddish tail, and the hair at the end of the tail is black. People can't help but wonder what it would feel like to sweep the tail on the arm.

The sand dune cat is the smallest cat, and its ears are also relatively large, far exceeding the size of domestic cat ears, which is the result of adaptation to the desert environment.The fur of the dune cat is also yellow, which is closer to the color of sand, and it is as cute as the cats you usually see.

But these two cute animals are confronting each other. The fennec foxes are smaller than the dune cats, but they live in groups, while the dune cats like to act alone. This is a group fight of many against few.

Three adult fennec foxes stand together and stare intently at a dune cat pawing a gerbil, a small animal that appears to have been created for food in both species' diets contradiction.

"Hey! Can you hear me?" Suddenly, a shout sounded, which alarmed Wen Zheng and the others, as well as the two confronting small animals.

The less courageous fennec foxes trembled when they heard the movement, and jumped into the bushes next to the stone one after another. The leaves made a rustling sound when they rubbed against each other, and disappeared after the fennec foxes entered their caves.

The sand dune cat's movements were even more agile. After hearing the movement, it left with its prey. Its small body moved dexterously on the rock wall, and soon disappeared in the eyes of Wen Zheng and others.

Wen Zheng and others didn't care about the animals leaving, and turned their heads to look in the direction of the sound.