Hearing the sudden voice from the walkie-talkie, Wei Kang, who did not believe in ghosts, almost threw the walkie-talkie away. He thought he had heard the voice of a ghost, or perhaps he was hallucinating because he was too worried. But Gao Ke's expression, as if he had eaten a fly, proved that it was not an illusion.
"Xiao Zhang … Zhang Zian? Are you really Zhang Zian? "Wei Kang asked again, his heart almost jumping out of his throat. He waited nervously for the answer.
Gao Ke also opened his mouth wide, putting his ear to the other side of the walkie-talkie, listening nervously.
They now had a personal experience of how terrifying the depths of the desert were. They no longer had a superficial understanding of it from books and movies. Even with the expedition team's many people, vehicles, and supplies, with Nabari as a guide, they had almost run out of water and fuel when they left the desert. Zhang Zian had stayed in the desert for a few more days. How did he survive?
Gao Ke concluded that even if Zhang Zian was a human and not a ghost, when they met, he would look like a lamp that had run out of oil.
Wei Kang had similar concerns. He gave Gao Ke a look and asked him to bring his satellite phone over. If the situation was bad, he would call an ambulance immediately.
In the flat and unobstructed desert, the ideal range of a handheld walkie-talkie could reach several kilometers, or even further. Wei Kang was not sure where Zhang Zian was, which direction he was coming from, or how long it would take for him to arrive.
"Professor Wei, I am Zhang Zian. I will arrive at the Bedouin tribe soon. Over!" The walkie-talkie sounded again.
"Xiao Zhang, how are you? Do you want an ambulance? "
Gao Ke ran over to take the satellite phone and handed it to Wei Kang.
"Jeff is back? Really? "
Salem, who had heard the news, ran over quickly. Zhang Zian was his savior, and he did not want Zhang Zian to die in the desert. After returning to the tribe, he had discussed with his uncle Nabari whether they should go into the desert alone to find Zhang Zian. But the sea of sand was vast. Where could they find him?
Xiao Tianyu and Du Xuetao heard the news. If they were not responsible for guarding He He in a thatched hut to prevent her from running around, they would have come over to see Zhang Zian miraculously survive.
Zhang Zian said, "Professor Wei, I'm fine. There's no need to call an ambulance … Oh, but I've almost run out of diesel. I'm not sure if I can drive to …"
Wei Kang was skeptical. "Do you want me to pick you up?"
Zhang Zian said, "There's no need. I estimate that we will reach the Bedouin tribe soon. Any further and we won't be able to reach it. I was planning to borrow a camel from the Bedouin to go to the Siwa Oasis. Since you guys are here, it will save me a lot of trouble."
Hearing Zhang Zian's voice, Salem grabbed the walkie-talkie from Wei Kang's hand and shouted in fluent Chinese, "Oh my god! Brother Zhang, what happened to you? "
Zhang Zian, "..."
The three of them stood by the well and raised their heads in anticipation. They were as anxious as ants on a hot pan. They could not wait for Zhang Zian to appear in front of them and see how he was doing.
Not long after, Gao Ke, who was constantly scanning the surroundings with his binoculars, shouted and pointed in a certain direction in the distance. "Lei, lei!"
Wei Kang and Salem stood on their tiptoes and saw the smoke rising in that direction. It did seem like a car was driving over.
The three of them took turns to look through the binoculars. In their field of vision, they could gradually see a blurry silhouette of a car, and it gradually became clearer. From the model, it was the research team's off-road vehicle, but the shiny luggage rack on the roof was missing. There was also no sign of a tent or a moisture-proof mat. Even the paint on the car was unrecognizable, as if it had been polished with sandpaper.
The research team had only been affected by the black storm. Zhang Zian had practically run out of the center of the black storm, so the degree of damage to the car was naturally different.
It could be seen that the car did not have enough power. It had clearly not reached the point where it needed to slow down, but it had already begun to slide, and the more it slid, the slower it became.
Wei Kang and the others quickly went up to it.
When the car completely stopped moving, Wei Kang and the others also approached it. As the front windshield was very blurred by the wind and sand, they could not see clearly. They stared at the car door, their hearts filled with anticipation and varying degrees of guilt.
The car door opened. First, it was the passenger door. Fina was the first to jump out with her head held high, looking as arrogant as usual.
Then, it was the driver's door.
Seeing Zhang Zian calmly get out of the car, the eyes of the three of them almost popped out. In their imaginations, Zhang Zian must be embarrassed and sloppy, just like when the research team walked out of the desert. They did not expect him to look like he had just taken a stroll in a tourist attraction. He was not at all down and out like they had imagined.
Even his clothes were very neat, and there was very little smell. What was even rarer was that his hair was not messy …
They did not know that Zhang Zian had encountered a life-saving oasis. Not only had he filled the car with water, but he had also taken a bath and washed his clothes.
Seeing that Famous had also jumped out of the car unscathed, Wei Kang could finally put his heart back into his stomach. The worst thing that he had imagined had not happened, which made him even more curious. What had Zhang Zian experienced after they had parted ways with the expedition team?
Salem cheered and enthusiastically rushed over to hug Zhang Zian. As Chinese people, Wei Kang and Gao Ke did not have the tradition of hugging, but they were so excited that they could not believe their eyes.
"Jeff, how did you get out? Tell us quickly! "
"Xiao Zhang, what happened after that?"
"Brother Zian, you … this is amazing!"
They all asked the questions they wanted to know the most. They all had a lot to say to each other, but this was not the place to talk.
The three of them surrounded Zhang Zian and walked to the Bedouin tribe.
"Professor Wei Kang, did Peter and the others come out?" Zhang Zian did not bother to answer the question and asked the most important one first.
"I don't know. They might have come out, but I did not see them."
Wei Kang shook his head and briefly explained what had happened after they parted.
Zhang Zian also picked the key points to talk about his own experience, but he did not say that he had seen the miraculous golden pyramid in the Devil's Sea. He only said that there was a broken ancient ruin that had been blown up by Peter and the others, causing earthquakes and landslides. This was to prevent curious people from hearing about it and arousing the desire to go to the desert to hunt for treasures. First, it would disturb Cleopatra's sleep. Second, the environment was too dangerous. If greedy explorers rushed in, it was likely that there would be heavy casualties. That is, if I did not kill them, they would die because of me.
Whether it was the Egyptian or the Libyan government, they were temporarily unable to protect the golden pyramid. Once the news spread, it was estimated that the first thing that would be attracted would be the grave robbers.
He focused on the experience of escaping after that, experiencing the earthquake and the black storm, and especially being lucky to find the oasis. Otherwise, he might not have been able to come out alive.
Although it was only a simple description in a flat tone, the three of them were shocked to hear it.
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