Forest Ranger, starting from Picking Up a Lynx Girl-Chapter 501 - 457: Is There an Old Grandpa in the Cave?

The wounds on the giant salamander won’t be fatal, but the head being stuck is the real issue.

Chen Ying carefully held its head and tried several angles, attempting to move the rocks.

Unfortunately, the difficulty was too high, unless a hammer was used, which would also injure the salamander.

Finally, he could only try to dig out the sand and dirt beneath the salamander’s head to create a slightly wider gap under the rock.

Once freed, he quickly carried the salamander out of the turbid water and placed it on a nearby shallow area to observe.

The little creature lay motionless in the water; after a long time, it slightly wagged its tail, making a sound similar to a baby’s cry.

"Is it okay now?" Dao Meihua also heard the sound and asked with concern.

"It seems to be okay now, but the head has been rubbed on both sides, and I don’t know if it poses any danger."

Being in the wild, along with these aquatic creatures, he truly didn’t have a better method of rescue.

Just then, a darker-colored, slightly larger salamander swiftly approached and positioned itself in front of the injured salamander, staring unblinkingly at him.

"What are you doing? I wasn’t the one who injured it. Look, those two big rocks, they are the real culprits, understand?"

Whether it understood or what, the larger salamander looked at him for a while, then wagged its tail and quickly slid into the pool.

Two minutes later, it came back with a palm-sized small fish, placing it in front of Chen Ying.

Chen Ying was surprised, speechless for a while, and even felt a bit teary-eyed.

"I won’t eat it; you can eat it yourselves." He picked up the small fish and placed it near the injured salamander’s mouth, "Eat more, see if you can recover faster."

He had just checked and found that it was only skin injuries, the bones should be fine.

The friction marks would have some impact but wouldn’t be fatal.

The system hadn’t made a sound, with the hour-long rescue time long gone, and not a peep from the system brother, who might have gone off somewhere for a side job.

After observing for half an hour, during which time the injured salamander struggled to finish a small fish, it seemed a bit more recovered.

After feeding, the injured salamander raised its head to look at Chen Ying for a while, touched his finger with its big head, then turned towards the rock crevice by the deep pool to rest.

The dark-colored salamander remained quietly by its side, and after it left, it swished its tail and swam away.

Chen Ying breathed a sigh of relief, marked the coordinates, and took pictures from different angles, just in case satellite positioning failed, allowing manual comparison to determine the salamander’s location.

When the two rested in front of him, Chen Ying took quite a few photos.

As a veterinarian in animal rescue, what he lacked the most was not money but storage space!

Back at the bottom of the cliff, he tried the ropes and still had to climb back the same way.

Fortunately, although it was quite steep, the rock face wasn’t smooth, offering many footholds, though there was quite a bit of moss, making it slippery.

Also, at the very top, the rock overhangs a bit, making the climb difficult.

Dao Meihua tied her safety rope, preparing to lie down and grab Chen Ying’s hand.

Though her strength was quite good, the terrain didn’t allow for leverage.

Just then, a furry hand stretched down from above her head, grabbing Chen Ying’s wrist.

The Big White Monkey didn’t look particularly strong, but its strength was impressive.

Dao Meihua rolled away, giving it space.

The Big White Monkey exerted itself, with the help of the rope, Chen Ying finally climbed up.

After getting up, he lay on the ground, panting for a while, then sat up to hug the Big White Monkey.

"Thank you, Brother Monkey."

The Big White Monkey squeaked twice, showing a wide grin.

After resting for a few minutes, the two and the monkey followed the stream back.

Halfway across, they seemed to hear the sound of a whistle.

"It’s Dai Wang and the others, on the west side."

Chen Ying held the Big White Monkey, asking if it could take them directly to find Dai Wang.

The Big White Monkey scratched its head, squeaked, and pointed to a big tree, indicating that walking wasn’t feasible, and they’d have to go through the trees.

But while monkeys could jump from tree to tree effortlessly, humans, albeit called terrifying upright apes, had long returned their tree-climbing talents to their ancestors.

"Then please go over and check if they are lost and help bring them back to the cave from last night?"

The Big White Monkey let out two long calls, leapt onto a tree, and disappeared in a blink.

Since there wasn’t a direct way through here, the two sped up their pace back to the cave before heading west.

At the cave entrance, they saw Ying Bo, who had arrived a step earlier.

"Dai Wang and the others might be in danger, just said two words on the walkie-talkie, then no more communication."

"We didn’t hear any voice on the walkie-talkie, but heard their whistle on the way back. I asked Brother Monkey to go check first. You two can wait here, I’ll go see what’s happening."

"Let Dao Bo wait here, I’ll go with you."

Leaving unnecessary items, Chen Ying and Ying Bo ran westward, one behind the other.

They had previously set a rule to leave marks every five meters, both for rescue purposes and to prevent getting lost.

Following the marks for some distance, the whistle sound grew clearer.

Upon arrival, they saw the female team member on the ground, with no sign of Dai Wang.

"What happened, where’s Dai Wang?"

Hearing the voice, the female team member looked up, showing a scratched face, "Dai Wang fell down. I can’t see the situation below, called out but got no response."

Chen Ying and Ying Bo’s faces changed drastically, they rushed forward and lay down to look down. ƒгeewёbnovel.com

"How did he fall down?"

"We got here from this side, reached the location point without finding any animals, and planned to walk twenty meters south. As soon as we got there, we heard the sound of animals breaking branches, so we prepared to hide behind some rocks. Didn’t expect this to be hollow, a sloping entrance."

Chen Ying glanced around, his brain instantly reconstructing the ground situation at that moment.

There might have been branches just bridging over the entrance, with fallen leaves piling up, making it impossible to notice the hole without stepping on it.

They were just unlucky, encountering scenes straight out of a novel.

Ying Bo shone a strong flashlight down, then looked up, his expression unsightly.

"It’s a slope, with curves, at least five meters deep, can’t see the condition below at all."

"What do we do? Should I find a fixed point, tie a safety rope, and check it out?"

Can’t just ignore it, but upon going down, is it possible to buy one get one free?

"If anyone goes, it should be me. I’m the team leader, rescuing him is my responsibility."

"You’re talking about responsibility at this point? I’ll go, I’m more suitable for this environment than you."

Without further dispute, the two quickly confirmed the fixed point, tied the ropes, secured the safety buckle, and Chen Ying prepared to head down to check the situation.

At that moment, the Big White Monkey suddenly jumped down from the tree, grabbing him.

With squeaks and gestures, it took a while for Chen Ying to understand its meaning.

"Are you saying there’s another entrance to the cave here?"

Chen Ying squinted at the ground, a frightening thought surfacing.

Could it be that this whole mountain is hollow inside?

He had been to the famous cave in Qian Province, with a surveyed length of at least twelve kilometers, featuring hundred-meter peaks and cave lakes inside. Could it be that beneath this mountain lies such a fantastic world?

Investigations should be based on reality, need to see it firsthand to understand the situation.

Let the female team member go back to the overnight spot to rendezvous with Dao Meihua, while Chen Ying and Ying Bo followed the Big White Monkey to the entrance it mentioned.

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