Chapter 333 Competition for Survival
Because of the humidity, the bark of this giant tree and the surrounding vines are all covered with moss, coupled with the great physical exertion, it is really not easy to climb this tree.
When Liu Gan was sitting and resting, Han Guangming and others went to try it first, but none of them could climb up. This kind of climbing is many times more difficult than ordinary climbing. Without rich climbing experience and comprehensive strengthening of physical fitness, it is really not easy to climb the tree in front of you.
Others can't climb up, but now they can only find the way out if they climb to a high enough height, so no matter how difficult it is, Liu Gan has to climb up by himself.
Liu Gan used to be a master rock climber, but this kind of climbing is completely different from his previous climbing. This was not the kind of rock wall where one could find a support point. Apart from being smooth, the branches and vines might break at any time under the pull of his body's overweight weight.
Although with Liu Qian's current physical fitness, he might not have any big problems falling from a place of more than ten meters, but if it is higher, his body may not be able to withstand such a huge fall. The impact was overwhelming, and the tree was already more than a hundred meters high.
Under the gaze of everyone, Liu Gan soon climbed to a height of more than 20 meters, and almost disappeared from everyone's sight. Some monkeys that hadn't mutated were all jumping above Liu Gan's head, but now they all appeared under his feet.
Just as Liu Gan was sitting on a branch panting for breath, a mutated monkey appeared on a branch not far away. After screaming at Liu Gan a few times, he clambered on the branch with both hands and rushed towards Liu Gan with lightning speed. Come on, a pair of sharp claws seemed to want to tear the willow stem into pieces.
Liu Gan also clung to the branch below him like a monkey and swung in a big circle, avoiding the pounce of the mutated monkey. After swinging back, he supported the branch with both hands, and swept the mutated monkey directly with his iron legs. Kicked out of the branch.
The mutated monkey let out a terrible howl, and was kicked away somewhere, anyway, it didn't come back to trouble Liu Gan again. It's just that the branch under Liu Gan's body has gone through Liu Gan's toss. But it broke with a click.
Liu Gan quickly grabbed two nearby vines to stabilize his body, otherwise he would fall directly from here. If he didn't fall to his death, he would be seriously injured.
After finding another place to rest for a while, Liu Gan was about to continue climbing. While climbing, he carefully observed and listened to the surrounding situation. The trees on the top of the mountain are all thin and long, and they try their best to stretch their crowns up to reach the sunlight above their heads.
Sunshine is too precious to these trees in the trembling world. Even the jungle that can be illuminated by sunlight under this cloud hole only has a few hours of sunlight every day.
So they have to be tall enough. Only if it is high enough can you ensure that the sun shines on your body and is not blocked by other trees. Even for plants, the competition for survival in this shivering world is extremely fierce. If they can't grow tall enough, they won't get enough sunlight, and if they don't have enough sunlight, they won't be able to grow strong enough.
In the event of a hurricane or something, the trees that are not thick enough will definitely be the first to be broken.
Soon Liu Gan climbed to about 40 meters from the giant tree, but it was not high enough, and he still couldn't see anything. He had to struggle to climb into the canopy of the tree. Another half hour passed. Liu Gan exhausted almost all the remaining strength in his body, and finally climbed to the top of the canopy of this giant tree of more than 100 meters.
This tree is the best of all the trees on the summit, and it grows the strongest. The branches including the crown of the tree are very thick, otherwise it would be difficult to bear the heavy body weight of the willow trunk. Although Liu Gan often goes out alone when he is in the real world. I have also entered this kind of jungle and climbed trees, but I have never climbed such a tall tree. More than 100 meters is indeed too exaggerated.
Looking down from the high canopy, the scenery in the mountain forest is extremely magnificent and beautiful, but Liu Gan is not in the mood to appreciate the magnificence and beauty now, he just wants to find a way out of this jungle, and then climb down this giant tree. Shu, led the team to leave here, and rushed to the Biochemical Intelligence Center to rendezvous with the Milky Way as soon as possible.
But after looking around. Liu Gan's heart suddenly sank to the bottom of the valley.
From the crown of this giant tree, no matter which direction you look at. There are boundless jungles everywhere, including the sea when they came here, and now they have completely disappeared from the field of vision, replaced by boundless jungles, making Liu Gan even doubt whether his current sense of direction is wrong.
After observing from the canopy for a while, Liu Gan deduced that he was heading in the right direction based on the sun's position, direction of movement, and the current approximate time, which was still in the southeast direction.
After carefully observing the surrounding forests, Liu Gan found that a certain forest was a little different from other places. In the mountains and forests in that direction, he saw a clear dividing line. The trees on one side of the dividing line are all tall, while the trees of the same type on the other side are generally about ten meters shorter than this side.
This phenomenon in the jungle often means that the dividing line is a river, and it is a relatively wide river, which forcibly separates the jungles on both sides, resulting in inconsistent growth heights of trees along the river banks.
After seeing the surrounding situation clearly, Liu Gan rested on the canopy for a few more minutes, regained some of his strength, and then slid down from the top of the canopy, which was more than a hundred high. Because of those smooth vines, it is obviously much easier for him to go down than to climb up, as long as he does not choose the wrong vines that are easy to break, and be careful not to let himself fall.
"Master Liu, how is the situation ahead? Can we leave the jungle by descending the mountain?" All the team members looked at the willow trunk coming down from the giant tree with anticipation.
"Yes, but there is still a long way to go." Liu Gan didn't tell these team members the truth. If he told them the truth, the treetops were still boundless jungles, and they would be so desperate that they would have no strength to continue. go down.
Not to mention them, now Liu Gan himself was a little desperate after observing the mountains and forests around the canopy. Even if he found a river, he was not sure that the river would lead them out of this damned jungle.
Liu Gan didn't have the handheld computer with him, and Liu Gan vaguely remembered that although the map inside didn't indicate the exact size of the jungle, he could clearly see that the northern suburb of Tranquility City was several times larger than the southern suburb. (to be continued ~^~)