At the same time two of our guns roared. The sound of gunfire in that closed and stagnant abyss sounded like the roar of a cannon.
At the last moment, the crocodile struck like lightning and lifted its huge tail and hit the water with a huge blow.
Twice more the crocodile scratched its tail and dived into the water.
But we have already seen that blood is coming out of his eyes. Then it is not possible to explain the huge turbulence that started under the water behind our eyes.
I said, "The crocodile may not be able to see with his eyes anymore. But if he continues to squirm like this in this small place, all our bones will be crushed by the blow of his tail or body."
Mr.Colonel said, "Even if we get rid of the crocodile, we are not safe, Jayant. People can survive for a few days by swimming and floating in the water."
At that moment the sound of gunfire was heard from the top of the hole.
Mr. Haldar said, "The sound of the gun has been coming for a long time. Isn't Philip and someone else throwing a gun at the mountain to signal us?"
Most likely so. But we do not have the strength to answer.
No matter how much the sound of a gun can be heard inside that deep hole, it cannot be heard from outside.
Jayant, Jayant be careful.
As soon as the Colonel shouted, I looked back and saw the crocodile floating again, six hands away from me. His glowing cruel eyes have disappeared under the blood-stained floor.
Swimming earnestly, I moved away again.
The crocodile scratched its tail on the water and dived again and went down.
Suddenly, a dog's barking was heard very close up. The three of us immediately heard that sound. We started shouting again and again with great joy.
A few seconds later, an excited tiger was seen above the hole.
Screaming, he stumbled once and looked at us and disappeared again.
Then he came back again and started jumping in the hole.
Then I heard the voice of the people and saw Mr. above the hole. The face of Philip and another companion.
"Mr. Philip threw down a bunch of long ropes," said Mr. Haldar.
Rising from the abyss of death to rest in the bright light and gentle breeze outside, Mr. I heard everything on Philip's face.
Mr. Philip said, "I gave up your hope. Good luck with Bagha. He brought me to you by sniffing the soil."
Mr. Philip, where is the wounded red man we found in the forest now? Asking about Ripvan?
Yes.
The porters we brought with them have taken him inside the tent so far. Then hurry to the tent.
Ripvan is our only hope. We can reach the city of the sun by focusing on him.
We all walked back to the tent and on the way Mr. I told Philip all the facts.
When I came to the tent, I saw Ripvan lying in the tent, screaming in pain.
Seeing us, he said in a low voice, "Foreigner, I probably won't live anymore."
Mr. Philip said, "You have nothing to fear. With my treatment you will recover in two weeks. I have checked that you have become weak because of the bleeding. But none of your injuries are serious.
"If I live, I'll take you to the Sun City," Ripvan said gratefully.
But Ripvan will ask you a question?
Yes, please.
Well why are you so cruel? What is the harm to you if someone goes to see the city of the sun?
Ripvan replied, "Those who go don't just go to see the Sun City. They go there hoping for hidden treasure. A group of soldiers did something like this many years ago. We are almost destroyed because of them. So to save the Sun City from destruction there." Outsiders are forbidden to enter. We hate outsiders. But if you can heal me, I will take you secretly to the sun city."
From then on, Mr. Philip took a lot of care of Ripvan. Because he needs to get well soon.
The colonel said, "It will take two more weeks for him to recover. That means we will have to stay longer in the mountains surrounded by this forest."
Yes, that's right. We won't be able to go to the Sun City until Ripvan gets well.
Mr. Haldar said in despair, "But we don't have food stocks for 14 days. We have food for 4-5 days at most. It is not possible to stay here for 14 days with this much food."
Ripvan said, "Our jungle is as full of shrubs and trees as it is full of fruit. You just have to be careful. Because there are a lot of poisonous snakes here. Sometimes tigers can be seen here. "
I said in a frightened voice, "What a tiger!"
Ripvan said, "Yes, because there is a big dense forest next to this forest. There are tigers, lions, deer, monkeys, pigs and even different species of birds in that forest. Tigers come here from time to time in search of food. So you have to be careful." Never go out alone. The red people may never come back. Because they think the three of you are dead and Philip will run away in fear. "
I said, "Still, as a precaution, we have to leave this place and go somewhere else and pitch our tents. Even if the red people come, they will see the empty place and leave. At least we will be saved from the red people."
You are right Jayant. We have to get out of here. We need to build new safe havens.
Then we have to change places now.
We all broke the tent. Everyone went ahead with everything in hand.
The porters who came with us picked up Ripvan.
We all started walking softly. After walking a short distance, I saw a place. The place is very beautiful and picturesque. Surrounded by mountains. If anyone is there, it cannot be detected from outside.
The Colonel said, "This is the right place for us to stay. We may not find a better place than this."
I said, "That's right. There are huge hills around it. There are no bushes around it. There will be less fear of snakes and tigers."
We pitched our tents there.
Mr. Philip resumed Ripvan's treatment.
Everyone rested inside the tent.
In the afternoon, Mr.Colonel and I went out to check around. The two of us quietly experimented with our legs.
I saw no sign of danger in the vicinity. That means we can stay here safely.
Fearing danger, we did not move further away from the tent.
When I came back, I lay down inside the tent and started talking. After dinner we all went to bed.
I was shocked to remember all the dangers that had happened during the day. Today if Mr.Philip could not reach that cave, all three of us would have died. We survived today for Bagha and Philip.
As a result of these thoughts for a long time, I can no longer sleep.
I just started to move from side to side.
Then I don't remember when I fell asleep. I had a dream when I was fast asleep. I saw that we were all going through a dark path to know where. The path was so dark that even during the day the light had to be turned on. I went a long way with a lot of difficulty. Then I saw a huge field. There are no plants in the field. There were no traces of human beings. After walking a long way, I saw a huge cave.
Then I woke up with a sound before seeing anything. I saw a glass fall on the floor. Colonel is going to pick it up.
I said, "What's the matter, Colonel? What happened? Why the noise?"
The Colonel replied. He said, "I am very thirsty so I went to pour water and the glass fell from my hand."
I wondered if I heard the word.