Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Chapter 591 The house leaks and it rains all night
The next morning at six o'clock, Lin Yuan got up at the sound of the alarm clock, started to eat breakfast and prepare for today's itinerary.

To be honest, I didn't sleep well last night.

The underground cave was dark and damp, and the air didn't smell good. It felt like sleeping next to a wet and smelly ditch.

The dark environment in the cave can easily cause disruption to the biological clock.

No matter what time it is, it is always pitch black, so it feels like it is always at night.

"Did you sleep well last night?" Lin Yuan asked Henry who had just stood up.

"To be honest, it's terrible. It's like I've slept from one night to another. The concept of time is completely blurred. I feel dizzy and I can't muster any energy at all." Henry replied.

"You are an old cave explorer, but are you still not used to it?" Lin Yuan asked curiously.

"How can we possibly get used to it? We're humans, not moles. We'll never adapt to this kind of environment. But I think even a mole would feel depressed and frustrated here." Henry grumbled, "What about you, idol? If you don't get enough rest, don't go in the water today."

Lin Yuan smiled and nodded: "It's okay, my body is made of iron, there will be no problem."

Seeing that Lin Yuan was in really good condition, Henry didn't try to persuade him any more. He and Lin Yuan picked up the canned food from Camp No. 3 and started eating.

At the same time, Henry did not forget to write and draw on the camp supply notes sheet. The use of each supply must be marked so that later comers will know the current remaining situation and which consumable supplies need to be replenished.

Naturally, these trivial tasks can only be left to Henry.

"Idol, today we are going through the 'birth canal'. This is your first time here, so be careful when you pass through there. It would be terrible if you get stuck." Henry said while eating canned beef.

"The name sounds suffocating," said Lin Yuan.

Every baby has to go through the birth canal when it is born, which is an extremely difficult journey.

This section of road in the Kalonos Cave must be extremely narrow and difficult to travel.

In Lin Yuan's opinion, the most painful way to die is to be stuck in a dark crevice in the rocks, unable to move forward or backward, and die alone and in despair.

If it weren't for saving Meng Tao, Lin Yuan would never try to crawl through such a narrow rock crevice.

Henry nodded. "Luckily, Idol, you have a well-proportioned figure, so you shouldn't get stuck. But you can only move forward slowly, so don't rush."

The two quickly finished their breakfast while chatting, and then started their itinerary for the day.

Compared with yesterday, today's journey is obviously steeper. The entire rock wall passage is always at an angle of about 20 degrees downward, and in some sections it is even 50 to 60 degrees. It is necessary to use the nails hammered on the rock wall by predecessors to pass through.

The road going down is so strenuous, and it would obviously be even more strenuous to climb all the way back. Now Lin Yuan is increasingly aware of the difficulty of this rescue.

It's really too difficult. It's as difficult as climbing to the sky to deliver any supplies deep into the cave.

He felt more and more that he had to rely on his own abilities and try to enter the "deep pool" alone for rescue. Otherwise, if the rescue team failed and wanted to gather resources again, he would only be able to help Meng Tao collect the body.

Along the way, Lin Yuan and Henry did not speak, but just moved forward silently.

During high-intensity walking, talking will disrupt their breathing rhythm and increase physical energy consumption.

Although this is not a problem for Lin Yuan, Henry obviously can't do it.

After a difficult 7-hour trek, the two finally arrived at Camp 1430 at 4 meters.

The supplies here are obviously half of those in Camp 3, and can only be used by 10 people for 10 days.

The deeper the camp goes underground, the more valuable the supplies become.

The two of them simply ate some food and continued on their way.

Finally, at around 2: in the afternoon, they arrived at the entrance to the "birth canal".

When Lin Yuan saw the "birth canal" for the first time, he had only one thought in his mind: Can such a hole be drilled?
This is a dark and extremely narrow cave entrance that is only wide enough for one person to crawl into. Once you enter, you can only crawl forward and cannot turn back.

The cave passages are not of standard archetype, but are pockmarked with rugged, protruding rocks.

If it were another occasion, Lin Yuan might have laughed and joked that these protruding stones that looked like "small tumors" were a perfect replica of the real "birth canal".

But now he was not in the mood to do so, because these protruding rocks could get stuck in his shoulders, chest or abdomen at any time, making him unable to move forward or backward.

Henry took a step forward and shouted into the "birth canal": "We are about to come in, is there anyone on the other side?"

Lin Yuan knew that this was to avoid the situation where rescue workers just happened to be returning from the opposite side when he was crawling into the "birth canal".

If the two meet in the middle, the dilemma will be very uncomfortable.

Henry shouted three times in a row, but there was no response from the other side. Then according to the regulations, he could enter the birth canal.

"Idol, this is your first time here, so you go ahead," Henry said.

This sounds a bit counterintuitive. Logically speaking, since it was Lin Yuan's first time here, shouldn't Henry be leading the way?
But the reality is that accidents are very likely to happen when passing through the "birth canal" for the first time, because the explorer's body size has not been tested in the "birth canal" and no one knows whether it will get stuck.

Although Lin Yuan has a well-proportioned body, he is a big man with a height of 1 meters after all. Henry cannot guarantee that Lin Yuan will not have any problems.

He let Lin Yuan pass through the birth canal first, and he stayed behind, so that if Lin Yuan got stuck, he could return and ask for help.

If Henry walked in front and Lin Yuan was stuck behind, then Henry would not be able to seek help because the only passage was blocked by Lin Yuan.

Inside the cave, all the seemingly complicated rules are written in blood.

"I'm going. See you later." Lin Yuan tried hard to shake off all the resistance in his heart and took a step forward.

"Okay, idol, when you get to the other side, just give me a shout and I'll follow you." Henry nodded.

After saying hello, Lin Yuan took all the luggage, tied it around his waist with a rope and dragged it, then crawled on the ground and crawled into the cave.

"Boom!"

As soon as he entered the cave, Lin Yuan's helmet immediately hit the upper edge of the passage.

"Idol, you're holding your head too high. You need to put it down on the ground."

Henry's voice came from behind.

This collision dispelled all of Lin Yuan's hope.

The birth canal was so narrow that one could not crawl on elbows and knees to enter. Instead, one had to lie flat on the ground with one's chest, abdomen, and head pressed against the ground, prostrating oneself.

Then he used his arms to push his body forward bit by bit. Every inch of progress seemed to consume all his physical strength.

Lin Yuan pressed his face against the cold and damp stone wall, which felt a little slippery and sticky.

"Damn, this feeling is simulated so realistically?" Lin Yuan used complaints to fight the worries in his heart.

He dug the ground with his hands and pushed with his feet, squeezing into the depths of the birth canal inch by inch.

After entering the birth canal, Lin Yuan remembered a classic "line of sky" that he disliked the most when he traveled in the past.

The feeling of being squeezed tightly by the huge rock walls from the front and back is simply suffocating.

Today's "birth canal" is simply the MAX, PRO version of A Line of Sky!
Not only were the front and back clamped, but the left and right were also blocked tightly. No matter which angle Lin Yuan turned his head to look, that desperate feeling of suffocation and oppression followed him like a shadow.

At this moment, all his abilities were completely useless in this extremely cramped environment. Having lost the extraordinary abilities that he had been accustomed to for a long time, Lin Yuan's sense of insecurity was maximized.

Lin Yuan struggled to wriggle forward bit by bit. As he went deeper into the birth canal, the passage became increasingly narrow, and he began to feel the pressure of his chest and abdomen being squeezed by the rock wall.

Although the pressure is not that great and one can still move forward as long as one works hard, the psychological pressure it brings to people is enormous.

Lin Yuan, who had experienced all kinds of thrilling scenes, couldn't help but feel a little nervous at this time. After all, this was what he feared most, drilling into the underground cracks.

"Whoo~"

"Whoo~"

Because of nervousness and worry about getting stuck, Lin Yuan's breathing became heavy.

When his breathing became more intense, Lin Yuan immediately felt the pressure from the rock wall on his chest and abdomen increase a little.

He immediately realized that the birth canal was so narrow that when he breathed violently, his heaving chest would be squeezed by the rock wall.

This feeling is absolutely terrible.

Lin Yuan bets that even if he posted a video of himself crawling through this "birth canal" online, countless netizens would exclaim, "I can't breathe!"

But at this moment Lin Yuan had no way to retreat, he could only move forward and could not retreat.

This time he really felt what it was like to be "pressed to the ground and rubbed."

My whole body, from head to toe, feels the all-round squeezing and friction from the rock wall.

An idea suddenly popped up in Lin Yuan's mind: "What if I suddenly become strong while crawling?"

At this time, I still have time to think about this. I have to say it’s a bit abnormal, but considering the name of the place, it seems reasonable.

As his thoughts diverged and he no longer focused on his current environment, Lin Yuan unexpectedly found that he no longer seemed nervous.

It seems that this really works, and diverting attention can really effectively combat tension.

"When I find Meng Tao, I will definitely kick his butt hard with my pointed leather boots." So Lin Yuan began to cheer himself up in this way.

Lin Yuan's thoughts began to wander wildly, but his body was given the gift of unity of body and mind, and his subconscious mind kept driving his body forward.

After crawling an unknown distance, Lin Yuan suddenly felt a tightness in his chest. The two protruding stones above and below him trapped him, making him unable to move forward or backward.

Lin Yuan felt like a piece of meat in a hamburger, tightly sandwiched between two slices of bread. The upper and lower rock walls pressed down on his chest, causing a dull pain.

But he did not panic, nor did he rush to Henry for help.

Therefore, he knew that this was the most famous place in the "birth canal", called "uterine entrance". As long as he passed through here, the road ahead would suddenly become clear, and he would have officially passed through the birth canal.

To get through here, you need to exhale all the air in your lungs to achieve the effect of contracting your chest cavity, then take the opportunity to use your hands and feet, push forward with force, and you will be able to pass through this place.

"Hoo~ho~ho~"

Lin Yuan stopped inhaling air and exhaled all the air in his lungs, then pushed forward with all his strength.

With the sound of friction against the rock wall, he finally passed through here smoothly.

The moment he passed through the "Palace Gate", he had a magical feeling as if the world had widened and he was reborn.

In fact, this feeling is not only at this moment, but during the entire process of passing through the "birth canal", Lin Yuan felt as if he had returned to the infant stage before birth, walking difficultly on the road to a new stage of life.

And the last part of the journey at this moment really feels like a journey of rebirth.

The name "birth canal" is well-deserved. Not only the appearance, but also the experience of personal experience are perfectly restored.

Lin Yuan crawled forward about ten meters, and the passage was wide enough for him to sit up straight.

He looked at his watch. It took him 30 minutes to climb this "birth canal" which was only about 11 meters long, which was less than 3 meters in a minute.

You have to know that it took him only about 400 minutes to pass through the "passage of pain" of more than 5 meters, which shows that the birth canal is really difficult.

Lin Yuan turned around and shouted to the other end of the "birth canal": "Henry! I've passed it, come over here too!"

"Okay! Wait for me, I'll be right there."

While waiting for Henry to pass, Lin Yuan once again lamented the difficulty of reaching the depths of Kalonos Cave.

At the same time, he wanted to kick Meng Tao's butt even more.

Lin Yuan would not blame them for committing suicide by coming to such a hellish place to film, because he himself had committed suicide more times.

However, in a place like the Kalonos Cave, which can be called a Jedi, once an accident happens, you won’t die immediately, but rescue will be extremely difficult, which can be said to be quite torturous.

Filming in such a place is probably an unprecedented attempt in film history.

Lin Yuan didn't believe that there would be any other crew that would be so suicidal as to challenge the heights created by this movie. Even he himself wouldn't want to touch this field.

It’s too difficult. After walking through the Kalonos Cave himself, Lin Yuan knew that it was really too difficult.

It is said that in order to shoot the camera, people have to wait for people to crawl over, wrap it with anti-collision cotton, and then drag it over with a rope. The various difficulties that need to be overcome are simply unimaginable.

While Lin Yuan was daydreaming, Henry also passed through the "birth canal" and sat down next to Lin Yuan:

"Climbing this 'birth canal' is like torture every time. Let me rest for a few minutes before we hit the road together."

"Don't worry, we'll get back on track after you've rested."

Lin Yuan looked at his watch. It took Henry about 11 minutes to pass through the birth canal.

It seems that no one can crawl fast in the "birth canal", even Lin Yuan cannot widen the gap with Henry.

After resting for 10 minutes, Henry took the lead and crawled forward: "Let's go, the distance behind is easier to walk. We should be able to reach temporary Camp 5 around 5 pm."

Lin Yuan followed closely behind, and the two began another high-speed march.

Finally, at 4:40 pm, the two arrived at temporary camp No. 20 5 minutes earlier than expected.

When Lin Yuan and Henry arrived at temporary camp No. 5, they saw only two khaki tents.

Oxygen cylinders, diving suits, headlamps, foot pedals, ascenders, inflatable bottles and other props were piled in one of the tents.

In the other tent, there were a lot of canned food and drinking water piled up.

But no rescue workers were seen in the camp.

"Why is there no one here?" Lin Yuan asked curiously.

Under normal circumstances, rescue operations cannot be carried out as supplies are not yet fully prepared.

But as the temporary Camp No. 5 at the forefront of the rescue, it shouldn't be completely deserted.

There must be a group of people here to receive the people who transport supplies back and forth and monitor the situation ahead at all times.

Henry said, "Old Peter must have taken his team to the water seepage area ahead. He's more anxious than I am."

Lin Yuan nodded. He had heard of Old Peter's name.

Old Peter is a senior cave diving expert with 25 years of experience. He is also the rescue team leader who was originally planned to lead the first group of team members into the water once enough rescue supplies were collected.

"Then let's go over and take a look. It's not far, right?" Lin Yuan asked.

"Well, it's about 300 meters ahead and we'll arrive," Henry said.

The originally flooded Camp 5, located at 1735 meters, is the entrance to the "deep pool".

However, due to accidental underground water seepage, the water area has expanded to about 1720 meters underground.

The newly built temporary Camp No. 1700 is located approximately 300 meters underground and is about meters away from the water in a straight line.

Lin Yuan and Henry walked quickly forward along the passage. The passage here was quite spacious. Not only could the two of them walk upright, but there was even more than 1 meter of space above their heads.

Soon, the two arrived at the end of the passage.

At the end of the passage, there was a muddy puddle. If I wanted to go further, I had to go into the water.

Two people were standing in front of the puddle, pulling the rope tightly with both hands, while the other end of the rope was extended into the water, shaking and tightening from time to time.

"Where's old Peter?" Henry stepped forward and asked.

The two rescue team members in front of the water hole saw Henry and immediately replied, "Captain Peter has gone into the water. He wants to try to lay a short guide rope. Any time saved is a good thing."

After answering Henry's question, they noticed Lin Yuan next to Henry.

The two team members immediately opened their eyes wide, unable to believe what they saw:
"F*CK! I've been in this underground for too long. Am I hallucinating? I actually saw Lin Yuan!"

"No, you're not seeing things. I saw Lin Yuan too. My idol! I didn't expect to see my idol here!"

The two men excitedly wanted to step forward and shake hands with Lin Yuan, but suddenly realized that they were still holding old Peter's rope in their hands, and stood there awkwardly.

Lin Yuan walked forward with a smile, helped them hold the rope with one hand, and shook hands with each of them one by one with the other hand.

"Thank you for your efforts in the rescue operation. You have worked so hard," said Lin Yuan.

"It's not hard. It's hard for you, idol, because you have reached the deep end of the cave." A rescue team member replied.

"How can it not be hard? I feel exhausted all the way here. Henry said that you haven't come out since you entered the cave. How can you bear it?" Lin Yuan sighed.

He had only been in this dark environment for less than two days, but he already felt quite depressed and uncomfortable.

These two rescue team members have been staying here since the rescue operation began and have not left. How could they not feel uncomfortable?

"I was a little bit crazy at first, but after seeing you, my idol, it's no longer a problem. It would be perfect if I could get an autographed photo with you," said the rescue team member.

Another rescuer nodded in agreement:
Obviously, these two people are also loyal fans of Lin Yuan.

In fact, among the ordinary people Lin Yuan meets now, almost all of them are his fans, and those who are not his fans are actually outliers.

"It's my duty! I will make it up to you after the rescue is over." Lin Yuan said.

"Hoohoo!"

At this time, ripples appeared in the puddle, and accompanied by the sound of water coming out, old Peter in a diving suit walked out of the puddle.

"Henry! Let me see who you brought? Oh my God! It's Lin Yuan!" Old Peter came forward in surprise.

Obviously, he didn't expect that someone of Lin Yuan's status and position would actually go to the front line of rescue, which was obviously a huge risk.

Lin Yuan stepped forward, shook Old Peter's hand and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Peter."

He carefully observed the old Peter in front of him. His hair had become sparse and his face was full of wrinkles. He looked 45 or 7 years older than the 8 years old shown in the information.

"Why is it so hard? Even if it is hard work, it is just in vain. We have wasted half a tank of oxygen, but there is very little progress. It really makes me anxious." said Old Peter.

"Have you encountered any difficulties?" Lin Yuan asked.

"The drill is broken. News has just been passed on, and it will probably take another eight days for a new one to arrive. With such a long delay, I'm worried that even if the oxygen tanks are replenished, there won't be enough time to lay the guide rope.

I just went in the water and tried to drill a hole with several tools, but all failed." Old Peter looked worried.

After hearing what Old Peter said, Henry also felt a headache: It was really a case of "misfortunes never come singly". How come the submersible drill broke down at this time?

The underwater vision in the cave is quite poor. There is almost no light to begin with, and swimming will stir up mud and sand, resulting in very poor visibility even with a diving light.

Therefore, if you want to avoid getting lost underwater, you must have a guide rope.

Divers need to grope the guide rope to move forward, otherwise it will be dangerous.

The prerequisite for laying the guide rope is to drill a hole in the rock wall first and then tie the rope on it.

Without the support of the submersible drill, Peter Sr.'s attempts to use other tools failed, which meant that the guide rope could not be laid within eight days.

This was fatal to the rescue operation because there were guide ropes at the entrance to the 'deep pool' at 1735 meters and the exit to the 'deep pool' at 1800 meters.

However, due to the rise of underground water, there is no guide rope between the entrance to the water pit at 1720 meters and the original entrance to the "deep pool".

Although the vertical height is only 15 meters, the straight-line distance in the winding rock wall passage exceeds 300 meters.

Without a guide rope, you would definitely get lost over such a long distance.

If laying the guide rope for this section of the journey requires an 8-day delay, how long will the entire rescue operation be delayed?

At this time, Meng Tao and his group could not last for that many days relying on the supplies in the four camps No. 7, No. 8, No. 9 and No. 10.

What’s more, it is still unknown whether these four camps have been flooded by groundwater, and the situation may be worse than expected.

Facing the helpless old Peter and Henry, Lin Yuan said, "Give me a diving suit so I can try it in the water?"

(End of this chapter)