Chapter 814: The Nautilus
Shaking his bald head helplessly, Hank wiped his hands full of engine oil, patted them by the way, and called the attention of several people, and then said, "No matter what these things do, but the animals on the island still try their best not to hurt, let's go back to the camp first." ”
Naturally, the others have no objections, they have already experienced a thrilling escape journey together on the mysterious island, not to mention that Sean and Karani are just young people who have just escaped from their youth, and Karani's father Budo is a natural supporting actor in the movie, so the group is naturally led by Hank, although the captain is Budo.
The Nautilus was covered with moss and vines, and although it had only been stranded here for a few days, it looked like it had been a century, and the speed at which those vines grew was simply amazing, and if it wasn't cleaned every day, I am afraid that even the entire submarine would have been wrapped in them and dragged into the cave.
"Hey, hey, man, be careful, be careful." When he left, Sean's feet slipped, and Hank quickly grabbed him, and then said urgently, the surface of the Nautilus naturally became extremely slippery because of the appearance of moss, and it would slide into the water if you were not careful.
Getting their clothes wet isn't a hassle, the real scary part is that they don't know what's in the water.
When they first ran aground on the island, the group had just come out of the submarine and found an unusually huge monster lurking under the water, its size was so huge that it was almost comparable to half of the Nautilus, you must know that the length of the Nautilus was as high as 70 meters, even if it was half the length, it was more than 30 meters.
The length of more than 30 meters is simply an incredible, even very terrifying thing for these New Yorkers who live in a peaceful world, even the giant lizards they encounter on the mysterious island. It's only seven or eight meters.
Not only does this monster have a terrifying length, but it also has an equally terrifying appearance, its head is very strange, boxy like a large piece of scales, fused with the branches of the body, and it can even be said. If it weren't for the direction in which it swung when it left forward, Sean and the others wouldn't have been able to tell where it was the head and where the tail was.
This was what happened to them at the beginning, and these people immediately realized that the island in front of them was probably not a good place, or even ...... Normal place.
But that's not bad, it's better to realize the horror of the island earlier than not to know what you're up against, and the unknown is far more terrifying than the known.
And then what happened to them made people stay away from the water source even more, the next day. As they were exploring along the flow of Hu Lake, an unlucky fellow was caught in the air.
That's right, it's frozen, and near the big lake where the huge Galen ship was found, they found a lot of small animals frozen in the ice, and although they were strange, they didn't know what was going on.
Until one of the unlucky guys in the exploration team accidentally stepped on a puddle, instantly. He was frozen into ice.
And until now, it has been frozen, and even this ice cube has not shown the slightest drop or melt after being exposed to the sun for a day. None of them could figure out if the unfortunate bastard who was frozen was dead or alive.
You must know that in the case of being frozen instantly, it is very likely that the person is in some kind of state of suspended animation.
But there is no doubt that no one has dared to approach the lake since, and even the forest is rarely entered, and the devil knows what strange things are inside.
If it weren't for the fact that the surface of the submarine needs to be cleaned regularly. I'm afraid no one will come to this place at all.
Sean and Hank deftly jumped out of the submarine, then turned into a path with Karani, and within a short time of reaching the island, they trodden the only path from the edge of the forest.
Because the plants in the forest are also different from other places. Some of them grow very fast, and there are even many that are aggressive, and although they can't kill people directly, plants such as vines hang people in the air, which is basically the same as death.
So few people are close to the forest, even if they all know that if they want to survive better, they need to explore the unknown island in depth, rather than staying near the beach and waiting for rescue, but the forest is so dangerous that the lack of food seems to be less important than their own lives.
The only person who was able to get out of the forest safely, and only on the edge, was one person in the group of victims, Bel Grylls, who, according to his self-introduction at the time, seemed to be some kind of wilderness survival master of the show.
But seriously, Sean doesn't know much about the passenger list on this batch of Nautilus, and even Captain Budo probably doesn't know much about it, as it's a raffle trip to celebrate Budo's one-year anniversary as captain of the Nautilus.
They draw in the newspapers, and the lucky ones will receive tickets for one and multiple trips, which is apparently how Bell came, and a few others, who are local visitors to Palau.
Although Budo had the money to pay for Karani's college and make their lives richer, he still didn't go to the big city, but chose to stay in Palau, after all, this is where it all began.
"Stay away from me! You clumsy fellow. ”
"Hey! Why are you beating people! ”
The four of them approached the vicinity of the beach camp, and before they had completely stepped out of the forest, they heard the sound of a quarrel not far away, accompanied by a strong wafting smell, mixed with a certain smell of meat in addition to the aroma of wine.
It seems that it is the reindeer that Bell hit, and it is estimated that it has become a barbecue on the fire.
However, hearing the quarrel in the camp, except for Budo, who still maintained an optimistic smirk, the other three all changed their expressions of helplessness, such a quarrel has not been a day or two, but has lasted for a long time, and even in the submarine, they have been arguing constantly.
"You too, look like an idiot!"
"Who do you say is like an idiot?!"
Hearing the escalating quarrel, Hank hurriedly jumped out of the forest, and then shouted to stop him, "Hey, hey, hey! Guys, stop arguing, if you have nowhere to vent if you are energetic. There's still a whole bunch of vines on the Nautilus that haven't been cleared. ”
Hank's big size and muscles still worked well, and the young men who were pulling and pulling together began to separate from each other, but still glared at each other with angry eyes, as if they were about to bite off a few pieces of meat.
The people around them had different looks, including an Asian girl who looked at their quarrel with an indifferent face, and two middle-aged couples who had been fighting. Finally, Bell, who sat next to him and watched the barbecue on his fire, was indifferent to what was going on here, and vowed to roast the venison to the taste of chicken.
Of course, these people are not the only ones on the Nautilus, but only these people are in the camp at the moment, and a few people are not here.
Sean, who was following behind Hank, naturally saw this scene, but although the crowd was arguing. But Sean felt a hint of relief.
After all, it was only here that he felt normal, and it was the only normal place on the island.
There are no crazy plants, no puddles that freeze people into ice mounds, and no branch-type monsters with a body size of more than 30 meters, no eyes, nose, mouth, or even skin.
However, not all the passengers on the Nautilus this time were normal, such as Bell, who seemed very calm and calm. If he wasn't quite sure that there were no cameras at the moment, Sean even suspected that he was doing a live show.
There is also a pair of young girls from the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Blonde and brunette respectively, they seem to be oblivious to the dangerous forests and predicaments around them, maintaining a surprisingly optimistic mindset, uttering astonishing poisonous words to each other or spilling venom at others.
Sometimes Sean even feels like he's watching a play rehearsed by the theater actors, who simply think of it as a natural vacation. But of course, he still admires this optimism very much.
But again, there are very normal passengers, such as these Bruce University students who came to vacation and learned that they were stranded on a desert island. In addition to the fear, there is also a lot of excitement and freshness.
This is the thinking that a normal person should have, and deep in his heart that no one else can hear, Sean can't stop roaring.
He himself didn't feel anything to fear about the current predicament, after all, it was not the first time he had been trapped on an unknown, even undiscovered, pristine island or forest.
What's more, Hank's ability to become a temporary leader is not just by virtue of his muscles, he is not only experienced in surviving in the wilderness, but also familiar with exploring islands, if it weren't for the fact that this small island obviously can't be deduced by common sense, I'm afraid they would have already lived in a wooden house at this time.
While Sean was breaking his mind in his heart, Budo had already run to Squat next to Bell with a greedy face, and even Hank felt a little fussed under the temptation of the scent.
The prey that Bell brings is their only source of meat, otherwise they always eat fruits and fish, and it is good that the time is short, but after a long time, the body will have all kinds of uncomfortable feelings.
After thinking about these truths, Hank also squeezed a smile on his face, and then squatted down beside Bell with his huge body, "This is the deer in the forest?" He flipped another piece of disassembled venison and asked in a low voice.
"I guess so." But Bell's answer was not quite confirmed, he shrugged his shoulders and put a casual smile on his face, "But anyway, I have never seen a deer running so fast, and they disappear in the blink of an eye, but fortunately they are just deer after all, and they can't escape the trap I made." ”
"You're digging a trap." Hank actually fought, and then he was a little puzzled, for Bell, he also had a brief understanding not long ago, he had served in the British Airborne Special Service Regiment, but now he has also retired.
But his survivability is not lower than his own, and even higher, and the animals that can make Bell feel that they are very fast are probably not ordinary fast at all.
Thinking of this, Hank couldn't help but have a headache, "Are you sure it's just a deer?" He reconfirmed to Bale.
"Of course, otherwise what else could it be." Bell said nonchalantly.
Hank grinned, feeling that it seemed to make sense, but the next moment, his expression froze there, because on the piece of flesh he was flipping, an organ that clearly looked like horns, a single horn, appeared because of the contraction of the fat, as if because the young relationship had not yet developed.
It's just that if this reindeer-like body shape is still undeveloped...... So how big is this animal in adulthood?
However, Hank quickly put his worries behind him, because they were just animals after all, and it was good to be careful of some of the large beasts in the forest, and there was nothing to fear after knowing that.
While Hank was thinking about the situation of these people, the bored Sean and Karani also found a place to sit down, and the two began to mumble together, but they didn't notice that a larger conflict was brewing between the two groups of people who had just quarreled not far away.
“…… Oh, gag! ”
The body of a girl in the crowd shook suddenly, and then suddenly squirted out a large mouthful of vomit, and the filth sprayed all over the body of the person next to her, and suddenly the pungent and unpleasant smell spread out.
"Oh! Oh, my God! The man was startled, screamed in fright, jumped up from the ground, and shouted angrily at the girl, "What have you done! You slut! ”
"How do you talk!" The girl's companions were immediately dissatisfied, and they all began to shout, and stood up from their positions, "Don't you see that she is not feeling well? ”
"I'm not the boyfriend of this little ****, why should I care if she is feeling well." The person who was vomited was obviously not given for nothing, and immediately blocked it back with even worse language.
"If you want me to say that she won't live long, you won't live long, it's you who brought the bad luck on the ship, otherwise why would we be trapped in this place!"
In addition to these young students, there were also several young people, apparently their personalities and tempers were not very good, and they opened their mouths with a vicious face.
But...... This is also related to previous experiences.
The clash between the two pedestrians was not gratuitous, as the former was not a passenger on the Nautilus at all, but was added halfway.
The girl who vomited and her companions were rescued by stumbling upon a wrecked ship while the Nautilus was sailing, and it was said that they were also students who had gone on vacation because the boat had been overturned by a large wave in a storm and had stumbled upon a small island.
They encountered something terrible on the island, and they managed to escape, but they did not expect to encounter an irresistible storm again.
Believing that they need to help each other on the sea, Hank and Budo easily decide to save them, but unexpectedly, their experience is not as simple as they say, and it also causes great trouble for the Nautilus.
Because there were two warships chasing them, including even an armed submarine! (To be continued.) )