Modern Onmyoji

Chapter 119 Altitude Sickness That Shouldn't Happen

My actions really shocked Anya and the others.At first they thought I just wanted to hide in the mountains for two days, and then came out and said I couldn't find it.But when they saw me dragging a dead body out, the foreigners all yelled, "You bastard!"Seeing such a record, Anya has to admit that I do have this ability.After discussing it, we decided to take them into the mountains the next day.

At first I didn't take this matter to heart, but Master became very strange that night.The sky was unusually clear that night, and looking up, it was like being among billions of stars.It's as if you can catch the twinkling stars with just one hand.Observing the sky is a compulsory subject for Master every night, and I have long been accustomed to it.But today, Master's face is indescribably ugly.The creases on his face gathered together, as if trying to wring out water.I was frightened by Master's expression, and asked Master slightly tremblingly, "Master, what's wrong with you?"

"The sky is going to change." The master said meaningfully after a long silence. I was surprised and looked up at the sky.At that time, I was just getting a glimpse of Tian Xing Feng Shui, and the stars all over the sky didn't have any special meaning in my eyes.But I know that Master will not aim at the target indiscriminately.I couldn't help but start to lose my mind.

"Master, please speak clearly, what do you mean by changing the sky?" I asked strangely.

"Zhao Jue, be careful all the way." Master looked at me and said, "After entering, leave a mark along the way. We will find a way to follow behind."

"Master, what's wrong with you? Didn't you say that you don't want to go in? Why are you going in again now?" I asked strangely, "Besides, if you want to go in, you can go in by yourself, and I still need to leave a mark Is there any wood in this world that can confuse you."

"You don't understand, it's already started to work." The master pointed to the night sky where Heiguishan Fang thought, "It will stop me, but it didn't expect that it wasn't me who was really going. It's changed a long time ago. Ah, even it miscalculates sometimes. Hahahaha—”

The master spoke without thinking, and finally laughed a little almost crazy.I couldn't understand it, "Master, who is it?"

"It is what it is, and you will understand in the future. Although it came earlier than I imagined, it is enough! It never thought it would be you. Hahahahaha." That time Master laughed I have a deep memory, since I saw him, I have never seen him smile so relieved and mocking.It was only after many years that I realized that Master's laughter was a relief from the shackles of fate and a mockery of fate itself.

The next morning, Master did not come to see me off, but went directly to the town, saying that he wanted to send a telegram.I didn't pay too much attention, after all, Master himself is a strange old man.With Anya and the remaining 20 people, we entered the Black Ghost Mountain.As soon as I entered the woods, it seemed that an inexplicable haze was cast in the sky.My heart suddenly tightened, this feeling is too strange.This is not the first time I have entered Nigga Mountain, and I have never had this strange feeling before.Thinking back to Master's strange behavior yesterday, I felt a little bit lost for some reason.

"Tch, the old man is playing tricks with me. Let's see how I deal with you when I get back!" I said as if I was emboldening myself, and I couldn't help but speed up a little bit.After walking for a whole morning, the haze above the head has not dissipated.At noon, our group stopped to rest.It can be seen that the consumption of foreigners is also very large, but in this case, experienced people will find that this consumption is unreasonable.Which means they shouldn't be starting to tire after walking such a short distance.

I noticed something strange, and Anya seemed to notice it too.The team rested while building a fire, and I squatted not far away alone, eating canned beef.The food for foreigners is still quite good. At that time, even during the Chinese New Year, it was rare to eat meat so happily.But just when I was enjoying my meal, Anya leaned over.

"Brother Zhao, I've been walking all morning. Can I still take it?" Anya seemed to be very concerned and asked me.

"Fortunately, I've been here a few times before. I'm not that tired." I said casually.

"I have something to ask you." Anya hesitated and said, "Is there something like poisonous miasma here? I feel that my team members are a bit too exhausted. They are all well-trained professionals. Even a morning march with heavy loads shouldn't be so tiring."

As she spoke, she pointed to the tired and panting crowd.At the same time, her own panting was also very heavy, and I could even feel her heavy breath spraying on my face.It was only at this time that I realized that it was strange. Compared to me just feeling the haze above my head, other people's reactions were much more serious.

But to be honest, I don't know much about it.I've always been either alone.Or it would be a three-person team-up between Diaolong Tianguan and the world's strongest Tomb Dao Taibao.I have always only needed to care about myself, and I am a little helpless for the sudden situation of outsiders.I could only scratch my head and said, "Ah, there is no poisonous miasma. Even if there is poisonous miasma, it shouldn't be like this."

"What's the altitude here?" Anya asked me suddenly.

"Uh, I don't know, maybe a few hundred meters." I shook my head and said, "What's wrong? Does it have anything to do with altitude?"

"Maybe I'm thinking too much, but this kind of situation usually happens in high-altitude areas. The current situation is very similar to altitude sickness." Anya shook her head as she spoke. It's not that she hasn't seen the mountains here. Ups and downs, but there really aren't any peaks that are too high.After resting for a while, we started on the road again.Although the straight-line distance from their goal is very close, but in order to avoid some dangerous places, I had to take them a long way.However, in the afternoon, the situation became more serious.After walking for less than two hours, the foreigners began to complain.We had to stop and rest again.

This time, it wasn't just Anya, many people in their team began to notice something strange.I saw a few foreigners talking to Anya there, and finally I saw them start to boil water in a pot.I leaned over curiously and asked what they were doing.Anya told me that they didn't bring a barometer this time, but they still need to use some simple methods to measure the air pressure here.The lower the atmospheric pressure, the lower the boiling point of water.For every 100 meters of elevation, the boiling point of water will drop by about 0.3 degrees.On Mount Everest, the boiling point of water is only 72 degrees.

Soon the water in the pot boiled, and everyone looked a little ugly looking at the mark on the thermometer.Only ninety degrees, which means that the atmospheric pressure here is equivalent to a plateau above 3000 meters!A strange feeling enveloped the entire team. At this time, they were in the woods, and tall trees blocked their vision.We also have no way to look from a distance to see what kind of geographic location we are in now.

Those leading foreigners started to stir up a commotion, and the uneasiness in my heart intensified a bit.Sure enough, Master did not aim for nothing last night.

"It should be an environmental problem. If we are really at an altitude of 3000 meters, not only the air pressure will change, but the temperature will also change. Generally speaking, the higher the altitude, the lower the temperature. Because the main direct heat source of the tropospheric atmosphere is The ground, the farther it is from the ground, the less ground radiation it gets, and the lower the temperature. Every time it rises 100 meters, the temperature drops by 0.6 degrees Celsius." Anya's statement seemed to give everyone an explanation, but the strange environment here still made them feel There are inexplicable fears about the future.

This time the rest continued without further advance into the evening.What's even more frightening is that some people even had altitude sickness.Several people in the team began to feel dizzy, flustered and nauseous.In this way, everyone fell asleep in this unknown anxiety all night.The next morning, things got even worse.Half the team is incapacitated.This is fatal for a team.It is obviously impossible to move forward, and now even if they want to go back the same way, these people don't have the physical strength to move.Most of the people were moaning in the camp, and it seemed as if hell was coming to the world for a while.

(End of this chapter)