Forest Ranger, starting from Picking Up a Lynx Girl-Chapter 502 - 458 Brother White Monkey Achieves a Great Feat

Chapter 502: Chapter 458 Brother White Monkey Achieves a Great Feat

After contacting Dao Meihua with the walkie-talkie, the female team members stayed here, and Chen Ying and Ying Bo followed the Big White Monkey to the entrance it mentioned.

"Squeak, below."

The Big White Monkey pointed to the gap between two peaks and jumped in first.

With a height of more than four meters, 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 meters high and around sixty centimeters wide, that could be easily entered sideways.

The gap was about one meter. After passing through, there was a downward sloping path with stone walls on both sides that seemed to belong to karst geology.

Going into this gap, there were two stone platforms over a meter 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 environment 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 outcome.

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 mean a fracture.

As they walked for a while, the sound of water grew clearer, and the stones underfoot became somewhat 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 medical 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 me 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 members 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 meters away.

Some items had fallen out, floating away with the river, while heavier ones remained in the bag.

After walking another three or four meters, he sensed airflow and faint light.

The cave was shaped like a ’

The height was about five to six meters.

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 me?"

Chen Ying called out several times, 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 me, Brother Ying?"

Chen Ying was startled, "That’s Dao Meihua’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 me?"

Since walkie-talkies use radio signals, in underground conditions, the air and tunnel bends meant 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 times, Dao Meihua’s voice came 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 Meihua’s backpack even included a helmet.

Dai Wang’s backpack contained clothes preserved in a waterproof bag.

They dressed him in those, placed the helmet 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 Meihua mentioned that White Bear had arrived and she would try seeing if White Bear could help with the task.

After some effort, Dai Wang was arduously pulled up.

Once Chen Ying and the team confirmed 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 Meihua to call for more rescue efforts would have been time-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 came, 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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