funbook-pk Chapter 299 The Woman's Cry for Help
Chapter 299 The Woman's Cry for Help
"Alright, we just passed one snake den, and here's another. No wonder this place is known for its snakes as a totem."
Black Bear drew his short knife and threw it.
With a clang, the dagger pierced the wall, pinning the neck of a pheasant to the spot.
"This must be a warrior snake, it's the only one that dares to treat us as prey."
After confirming that there were no other snakes, Black Bear walked to the wall, drew his knife, and said.
The pheasant-necked snake only mimics the sounds of its prey when hunting, in order to paralyze its prey.
Clearly, this snake has targeted the wrong target.
"I'll start the fire. You all sit down and rest for a while."
Huo Ling volunteered to take on the task of setting up camp, having mostly watched the excitement as Cheng Feng's little accompaniment.
I didn't feel tired at all; in fact, I'm bursting with energy with nowhere to unleash it.
Huo Ling quickly lit a fire, then took out the vacuum bag she had prepared before setting off.
It contains braised beef, and the preparation method is very simple: just put the vacuum bag in hot water to heat it up.
After eating and drinking to their hearts' content, Zhang Qiling volunteered to watch over the fire and keep watch.
The remaining people leaned against the side to rest.
"Is anyone there...? Help...? Help!"
A woman's voice could be heard faintly, and Cheng Feng and Hei Xiazi simultaneously rolled over and got up.
"It wasn't the sound coming from a pheasant's neck."
The moment he heard the sound, Cheng Feng made a judgment.
"Yes, this should be a living person. Shall we go take a look?"
As they spoke, Chen Wenjin and Huo Ling both stood up and looked at the tomb passage ahead.
"Everyone has rested enough. Let's pack our things and get going. We can also check out who this woman is on the way."
After Cheng Feng finished speaking, everyone began to put away the equipment they had brought in an orderly manner.
After everything was arranged, the five of them walked together toward the tomb passage ahead.
"This woman should be one of the people who fired the shots behind us earlier, but it's a bit strange that she was able to get ahead of us."
Chen Wenjin, walking beside Cheng Feng, analyzed softly.
"If she's still alive later, we'll find out by asking her."
By this time, the woman's cries for help had ceased, and Cheng Feng couldn't guarantee that she was still alive.
Soon, the group passed through the tomb passage and arrived at another water reservoir.
The situation here is the same as the previous reservoir; it's a muddy, yellowish-brown pool where the depth is unclear.
There were also many vines growing here. As soon as Cheng Feng and his group stepped into the reservoir, they saw a woman.
She lay pale-faced on a clump of vines on the water's surface.
The lights from the other people didn't affect her at all, but Cheng Feng could hear her faint heartbeat.
"She's not dead yet, let's get her out first."
After Cheng Feng finished speaking, he and Hei Xiazi waded through the water and arrived at the woman's location.
The two men carried the woman from the burial chamber to the tomb passage, one after the other.
After placing her on the ground, Chen Wenjin and Huo Ling focused the beam of their flashlights on her.
The woman was wearing the same training uniform as the others from the previous Snake Gang.
However, the outfit she's wearing accentuates her figure better; it looks like it's specifically designed for women.
"Hey, wake up, wake up!"
Huo Ling patted the woman's cheek, trying to wake her up, but the woman showed no signs of waking up.
"Stop filming. You two, take off her outer clothes, and don't leave her underwear behind either."
Upon hearing this, Chen Wenjin and Huo Ling were both puzzled, and even Zhang Qiling glanced at Cheng Feng with surprise.
"Boss, how about I and Zhang the Mute leave for a moment?"
"Of course we should avoid it. All three of us men should avoid it."
Cheng Feng's righteous words relieved Chen Wenjin and Huo Ling.
"Old Cheng, have you discovered something?"
Chen Wenjin knew that Cheng Feng wouldn't speak without reason, but she still asked a question in order to find out the truth.
"This woman has been parasitized by a young pheasant-necked snake. Take off her clothes and you'll see a swollen red lump; the young snake is inside. Use a knife to pry the snake out, then apply some medicine to her."
Cheng Feng explained what they needed to do, and the two women nodded to indicate that they understood. Then, Cheng Feng led Hei Xiazi and Zhang Qiling forward a little.
The place was left to the three women.
After Cheng Feng and the others left, Chen Wenjin and Huo Ling followed Cheng Feng's instructions and took off the woman's clothes one by one.
After putting the baby carrier aside with a look of disgust, Huo Ling whispered to Chen Wenjin, "I think this woman looks familiar."
Chen Wenjin, without changing his expression, pulled off the woman's underwear and replied calmly, "She looks somewhat like the landlady of the desert inn."
"So it was her. No wonder I didn't like her."
Huo Ling drew his kind blade, which had remained unblemished all the way, and gestured it at the woman's plump baby canteen.
Chen Wenjin took out a lighter and disinfected the daggers he and Huo Ling used before carefully beginning to perform battlefield surgery on the woman.
The woman had dozens of red envelopes on her body, covering all four sides from her chest to her calves.
This is quite a project for the two women as well.
The knife cut open a red, swollen bump, and a trickle of blood mixed with a liquid resembling egg white flowed out.
With a slight flick of her wrist, Chen Wenjin instantly picked out a small, transparent snake from among them.
After casually slamming it against the wall, Chen Wenjin said, "It seems these little snakes are the reason she's still alive."
Because her body was infested with numerous baby snakes, she wasn't attacked by the pheasant's neck.
It can be said that every cloud has a silver lining.
It took the two women more than twenty minutes to finish relieving themselves.
After flipping them over, the two women, like bathhouse attendants, continued their work diligently.
They didn't finish processing the young snakes that were on the woman's body until they were covered in sweat.
"My goodness, being parasitized by so many snakes gives me the creeps. It's amazing she can still breathe."
Huo Ling, who was resting on the ground, wiped the sweat from her forehead.
Chen Wenjin looked tired, but she still slowly put the woman's clothes back on.
The scene before me was all white, which felt awkward even to women.
"Old Cheng, this is the end of our business here. You can come back now."
On the other side, while Hei Xiazi was smoking and chatting, Zhang Qiling, who didn't smoke, stood aside with his arms crossed, lost in thought.
Upon hearing Chen Wenjin's shout, the two stubbed out their cigarettes, and Cheng Feng opened the imaginary space to collect them.
Then the three of them walked back towards the tomb passage they had come from.
After arriving at Chen Wenjin's side, Cheng Feng glanced at the woman who was still unconscious. Her clothes were slightly disheveled compared to before.
Other aspects have not improved.
“I just tried to wake her up, but she still hasn’t woken up at all.”
Cheng Feng squatted down, pinched the woman's chin, looked her over, and made up his mind.
"Of course you can't wake her up, after all, you've only finished half the work."
As he spoke, Cheng Feng lifted the woman up, turned her over, and placed her on his lap.