ultimate host

Chapter 503 Mysterious Footprints
Everyone rested for about four hours in this simple circular fortification.Then hit the road again.

After leaving the swamp, there is a desert.However, there is a buffer zone of about ten kilometers between the swamp and the desert.In this buffer zone, the ground is not as muddy as in the swamp, nor is it full of sand and dust like in the desert, but just like ordinary ground, with some not-so-luxurious plants growing.

After Ai Li and the others walked about two kilometers forward, the ground began to dry up.

This place was originally a muddy land. When it was close to the desert, a large amount of water in the soil evaporated, so the ground became a state of hard surface but soft inside.

Ai Li was still at the forefront, while Lao Ba and Lao Hu walked on the left and right sides respectively.

Dafan and Xiaofan are still in the rear.

The ground here is very open, and I haven't seen any mutant beasts near or far.Everyone was very relaxed and strode forward.

At this time, Ai Li suddenly raised his right hand to signal everyone to stop.

The other four stopped.

Ai Li squatted down and pointed at the ground with his right hand: "The footprints appeared again."

Everyone looked at the place Ai Li pointed out, and they saw a footprint on the ground.And this time the footprints are clearer than last time.

Moreover, this time the footprints are not one, but a series, extending far away.

Ai Li stood up and walked forward slowly along the footprints.

This series of footprints has been extended for more than 500 meters. Gradually, the ground is getting drier and the footprints are getting shallower and shallower.In the end, the ground gradually deserted, and the footprints disappeared.

Ai Li looked at these footprints carefully, squatted down on the ground and touched them seriously, and then sniffed them on the side, his face was very serious.

Seeing that Ai Li hadn't spoken for a long time, Da Fan next to him became a little anxious, and asked, "Aren't you good at tracking, Ai Li? Based on these footprints, what conclusions can you draw?"

Ai Li looked up at the sky and the footprints on the ground. After a moment, he said seriously: "Well, it's a human being."

"puff……"

Several other people have black lines all over their heads, and any fool knows that these are human footprints.

Da Fan got excited and said, "Nonsense, I still know this is an adult human being."

"And looking at the shoe print, it's probably an adult male." Xiao Fan also coaxed.

The old bus also had a smile on his face, and said, "Ai Li, can you stop being so funny? We are in a hurry now."

Ai Li chuckled and said, "Let's make a joke and relax, don't you mind?" Then he said solemnly again: "Actually... this is not a person."

"What do you mean?" the old bus asked, "Could it be left by two people?"

Da Fan laughed twice: "Ai Li, the more you talk, the more outrageous it is. If two people leave this set of footprints, how good is the tacit understanding between the two people? Two people must wear the same shoes, The people behind have to step on the footprints of the people in front, and make sure that the footprints are not messy, how is this possible? Even if Xiaofan and I have such a good understanding, it is impossible to do it."

Xiao Fan also waved his hands again and again: "Impossible, impossible, Ai Li, you are joking again."

Ai Li ignored the doubts of the two of them, and said: "Could it be that two people can only be one in front and one in back? Isn't it okay to go up and down?"

When Aili said this, Old Ba immediately reacted and asked: "You mean...one is carrying the other?"

Only then did Dafan and Xiaofan understand: "No way, can you see this?"

Ai Li said: "Look at the footprints we left, they are about half a centimeter shallower than this series of footprints. In other words, it is impossible for an ordinary person to leave such deep footprints."

Da Fan asked back: "Maybe that person is carrying a backpack weighing more than 100 kilograms?"

Ai Li shook his head and said: "Impossible, the footprints left by humans are different when carrying backpacks and humans. As for the difference, it involves too much knowledge, and it is impossible to understand with your IQ. But Think about it, do you feel the same when you are carrying a hundred-pound person, and when you are carrying a hundred-pound backpack?"

Da Fan subconsciously shook his head and said, "Of course it's different."

"That's it. In short, there are two people on the other side. It is likely that one is injured and the other is carrying the wounded."

Lao Hu, who had been silent, nodded in agreement, while Lao Ba patted Ai Li on the shoulder with appreciation and said, "Not bad, you can see it all. You are better at tracking than those of us who have been running around outside the high wall all year round. The old fried dough sticks are even better."

Dafan and Xiaofan also looked in admiration. It is really not easy to see the number of each other from a series of footprints.

Ai Li hurriedly waved his hands modestly and said: "Don't dare, I'm just a little bit more careful than you, a little bit richer in knowledge, a little bit stronger in observation, and a little bit better in reasoning ability."

"Good boy, are you being humble or being arrogant?"

Ai Li thought about it seriously, and said, "I have both."

At this time, Dafan suddenly grabbed Ai Li, and asked as if he was guilty: "Wait Ai Li, you just said that I can't understand it with my IQ?"

Ai Li quickly said with a smile on his face, "I was wrong, I was wrong, your IQ is fine, but your reaction is too slow."

"Damn, you're looking for a fight!"

Da Fan threw his fist at Ai Li.

The others laughed loudly, and even Lao Hu, who had never spoken much, had an imperceptible smile on the corner of his mouth.

Old Ba seemed to be talking to himself, or said to Old Hu: "Since this kid joined us, our travels have become a lot more interesting."

……

But laughing is laughing, now that they have found footprints, they must pay attention to it.

Originally, the soldiers had a fixed range of activities outside the high wall. Basically, the soldiers would not leave that range of activities.Because that means greater danger.

Now that Ai Li and the others are taking this road, they are already far away from the range of activities. It stands to reason that there should be no one else here.Unexpectedly, footprints suddenly appeared, and the direction of the footprints was exactly the direction they planned to go, which had to be taken seriously by Ai Li and the others.

All they can do at this point is to walk forward along this footprint.

Everyone followed the footprints and moved forward quickly, and soon arrived in the desert.

In the desert, the footprints are naturally covered by yellow sand.The old bus reminds everyone to be careful and pay attention to the surroundings.

This desert is not too big, and it is estimated that it only takes 12 hours to go out.

Of course, the premise is that everything goes well, and the maximum temperature in the desert during the day can reach more than 60 degrees, which is not suitable for traveling at all.They set up a temporary tent to rest in it, and they didn't pack up the tent until after seven o'clock in the evening, and continued on their way.

This walk lasted until midnight.

The temperature difference between day and night in the desert is huge. At night, the temperature is less than 10 degrees.But this is just right for Ai Li and the others, everyone took advantage of the cool night and hurried on their way.At this speed, it is expected that by the time the sun rises tomorrow morning, it will be just out of the desert.

But still the same sentence, the ideal is the childlike beauty of Juru, but the reality is that there are only old people without teachers.

When they walked into the middle of the night, Ai Li, who was walking in front, raised his right hand again to signal everyone to stop.

Everyone was stunned and stopped.

Then, following the direction Ai Li pointed, they saw a series of footprints.

The footprints stretched forward, and the five of them walked quietly along the footprints.At the beginning, the footprints were very shallow and not very obvious.But the further you go, the more obvious and deeper the footprints become.

When they stepped onto a sand beam, the footprints suddenly disappeared again.

Seeing this, Da Fan was taken aback, and said, "I'm going, why did it suddenly disappear again? The one that suddenly appeared and disappeared suddenly, couldn't it be a ghost?"

Ai Li gave Dafan a look, and scolded: "What era is this? All kinds of high-tech emerge in endlessly, and all kinds of natural phenomena that are not understood by people have been scientifically explained one by one. Under this situation, do you still believe that there are Ghost? Ignorance, ignorance!"

Then Ai Li put on a thoughtful look, and said solemnly: "In my opinion, maybe it's a fairy."

"Uh……"

Fan was speechless.

The old man said: "Ai Li, don't be joking. The side of the Shaliang just now was against the wind, so the footprints were not buried by the sand, but this side is right on the wind, so the yellow sand buried the footprints."

Ai Li suddenly realized: "Oh, so it's not a fairy, it seems that I was thinking too much."

Old Ba asked Lao Hu: "What should we do now?"

Lao Hu didn't think about anything, and replied directly: "Continue on your way."

The five of them walked forward again, and after walking for half an hour, the footprints appeared in front again.And this time it was even clearer than before.

Ai Li and the others lowered their voices again and moved forward quickly.

There was almost no wind and sand this night, and judging from the appearance of the footprints, it seemed that they were left not long ago, and it should be impossible for them to be buried by the wind and sand.This time they must catch up with the people in front.Otherwise, they feel really uneasy.

After walking forward for more than two hours, it was already past four o'clock in the morning.The footprints have become more and more clear.

Ai Li and the others could clearly feel that they were getting closer to the owner of the footprints.

At five o'clock in the morning, Ai Li suddenly said to the others: "There!"

The others looked in the direction Ai Li pointed, but saw nothing.

Although their vision is much better than ordinary people, but it is night and the distance is too far, they can't see there at all.

It was because Ai Li was wearing military night vision goggles that he saw a figure a few kilometers away.

However, he could only see a single figure. As for one person and two people, male or female, he couldn't see clearly.

Seeing that there were only two people on the other side, the old bus said, "Let's catch up."

At this time, Dafan and Xiaofan saw that the other party was a human being instead of a ghost, and they both cheered up.Everyone speeded up and chased after the person in front.

(End of this chapter)