Chapter 502: Chapter 458 Brother White Monkey Achieves a Great Feat
After contacting Dao ihua with the walkie-talkie, the female team mbers stayed here, and Chen Ying and Ying Bo followed the Big White Monkey to the entrance it ntioned.
“Squeak, below.”
The Big White Monkey pointed to the gap between two peaks and jumped in first.
With a height of more than four ters, you can use the protruding rocks in the middle to support yourself, and as long as you’re careful, there won’t be any problems.
Once they got down, they discovered it was a narrow gap, about two ters high and around sixty centiters wide, that could be easily entered sideways.
The gap was about one ter. After passing through, there was a downward sloping path with stone walls on both sides that seed to belong to karst geology.
Going into this gap, there were two stone platforms over a ter high. After descending the second platform, the sky visible through the gap was reduced to almost a single line.
“The air inside here seems fine; it should be circulating. Do you hear any sound?”
Chen Ying whispered, discussing the environnt with Ying Bo. Even slightly louder sounds echoed.
“I hear it, seems like the sound of flowing water; is there an underground river here?”
The two exchanged a glance and felt a chill down their spines.
If, if Dai Wang fell into the Underground River, it’s likely a bad outco.
The White Monkey saw they were not moving and pulled at them, squeaking curiously, as if asking why they were just standing there. It wasn’t fun.
With uneven steps, occasionally checking if there were holes beneath, slipping wouldn’t just be an ankle twist — it could an a fracture.
As they walked for a while, the sound of water grew clearer, and the stones underfoot beca sowhat softer.
Chen Ying turned on a strong flashlight to inspect and found it was a moist gravel path.
Following the Big White Monkey with a slight detour, they crawled through a cave and reached above an interior waterfall, where Dai Wang lay motionless on the shore.
Chen Ying and Ying Bo hurried over to check.
“He’s got a cut on the forehead, abrasions on his face, a fractured ankle, and possibly a fracture in the lower leg.”
Chen Ying quickly examined him, focusing mainly on his legs. Since he slid in feet first into the cave, his feet landing, fractures were highly probable.
He fell into the water and was carried here by the current, getting stuck at the stones above the waterfall. His injuries, coupled with hypothermia, likely caused his unconsciousness.
Luckily, they arrived quickly; otherwise, with the water temperature inside the cave’s Underground River, he wouldn’t have lasted through the night.
They lifted Dai Wang out of the water, removed his wet clothes, wrapped him in a thermal blanket, and then both removed their jackets to further cover him.
“This won’t do; we must get out quickly to seek dical help.”
“I know, but what do we do now? Take turns carrying him out? What about those narrow spots and the two steps?”
More importantly, Dai Wang is unconscious, unable to hold himself steady. If they carry him, they’ll have to keep him from slipping, which is difficult.
“How about we go out first to find two sturdy pieces of wood to carry him out?”
Where would they find suitable wood? If needed, they’d have to cut down trees, but they didn’t have tools for that.
“Wait, let see if we can contact the outside from inside the cave.”
Dai Wang’s walkie-talkie was missing, but theirs wasn’t, so they could try asking the female team mbers to seek help.
The White Monkey sat obediently beside them, even leaning over to hold Dai Wang to warm him.
Chen Ying walked along the Underground River for a bit and found Dai Wang’s backpack about seven or eight ters away.
So items had fallen out, floating away with the river, while heavier ones remained in the bag.
After walking another three or four ters, he sensed airflow and faint light.
The cave was shaped like a ‘
The height was about five to six ters.
Chen Ying took out the walkie-talkie, tried calling for a while, but there was no response.
“Could their walkie-talkies have fallen off too? Otherwise, they could have directly called for help.”
“Hello, can you hear ?”
Chen Ying called out several tis, but only echoes answered him.
Just as they were out of ideas and were planning for one to stay with Dai Wang while the other went back for help, the walkie-talkie’s static suddenly sounded.
“Brother Ying, can you hear , Brother Ying?”
Chen Ying was startled, “That’s Dao ihua’s voice.”
He ran back to the section below the cave entrance, adjusting the walkie-talkie, “I heard you, where are you now, can you hear ?”
Since walkie-talkies use radio signals, in underground conditions, the air and tunnel bends ant signals might not transmit even over short distances.
Luckily, field research walkie-talkies are much more powerful than regular civilian models.
After repeating his call two or three tis, Dao ihua’s voice ca through the walkie-talkie again.
“Heard you. How is your situation now, do you need any tools?”
Chen Ying looked up at the passage and suddenly had an idea.
Could they possibly pull him out directly through this bent air vent?
The air vent wasn’t large, but it was enough for one person to pass through. If that didn’t work, they’d have to have a stretcher brought down to carry him out.
After discussing with Ying Bo, they decided to first try pulling him out with a rope.
Chen Ying’s backpack had climbing gear, safety harnesses, and carabiners. Dao ihua’s backpack even included a helt.
Dai Wang’s backpack contained clothes preserved in a waterproof bag.
They dressed him in those, placed the helt on him, adjusted the harness, and secured him as best as they could with flat ropes and carabiners to prevent him from slipping backwards.
Due to the angle entering the cave, they’d have to think of a way from below to adjust, and now the biggest issue was whether the two girls above could pull Dai Wang up.
Without the Big White Monkey leading the way, they dared not venture aimlessly in the cave on their own, but leaving only one person inside was admittedly nerve-wracking.
Just then, Dao ihua ntioned that White Bear had arrived and she would try seeing if White Bear could help with the task.
After so effort, Dai Wang was arduously pulled up.
Once Chen Ying and the team confird Dai Wang had successfully reached the surface, they quickly had the Big White Monkey lead them out.
This rescue owed at least fifty percent to not having bad luck.
If the cave had been more complex, pulling Dai Wang up would’ve been impossible.
Waiting for Dao ihua to call for more rescue efforts would have been ti-consuming.
Moreover, given the Grand Canyon’s complex terrain, even satellite phones might not work unless used in relatively open areas.
The Big White Monkey led them back the way they ca, pausing along the riverbank to retrieve a wallet.
“Well done, Brother Monkey. Once we get up, I’ll buy you a treat and take care of your fruit for the year.”
“Ooh ooh!” The Big White Monkey squealed twice, running happily.
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