Chapter 168 Sand Monster!
Li Xiang stared at him with a look of monsters and said, "He Ming, a man who was alone in the Bitch, said that martial arts was still acceptable, but he was too modest. But you know the roads of the desert, but you are serious?"
If I said that the map on the wall was painted by me, I wonder if you believe it? He Ming calmly answered him: "I have been to the desert once, and I remember that picture is clearer than anyone else, and I can clearly identify various terrains."
Li Xiang still asked suspiciously: "We have done it and spent a long time exploring, looking for the first oasis, and not having much expectations for that map. Can you... prove what you just said?"
He Ming smiled slightly and looked around. After no suspicious people were found, he slowly drew the sandy road leading to the oasis on the map on the ground with his sword, saying:
"At the beginning of entering the desert, it was just half a day's journey to ordinary white sand, without any danger, but no wealth to obtain. Then I entered the sea of sand monsters. Except for the road marked with the scene where you can use it as a road sign, everything else is changing rapidly. Of course, even this road may change."
Li Xiang stretched out a hand to stop him: "Enough, this has already made me begin to suspect that the picture was drawn by you. These are enough to prove it. Empty it off quickly and we are ready to come out!"
He Ming was too lazy to think about the identities and behaviors of these people. At least before arriving at the destination, these people would not cause trouble for themselves. As long as they left Tucheng together, they would not be afraid of coming to cause trouble for themselves.
After Li Xiang explained the situation to Boss Zhao, Boss Zhao really did not say anything and prepared a good horse for them alone. After arranging certain supplies for them, he sent two subordinates to follow them to the desert to find an oasis.
After experiencing many different regional adventures, He Ming also knows very well what these people want to do. He first grasps the resources for adventurers to survive, and takes away the last piece of copper from those who exchange their lives for wealth. Judging from Boss Zhao, two big and round hands, it is very clear.
However, Li Xiang, the adventurers, knew at a glance that they were not on the same path as them. He Ming couldn't figure out what they were thinking. The only thing that could be sure was that none of these people were ordinary people, and they were all desperate people.
After all, he didn't care about these things at all, because the reason he needed to go deep into the desert was different from these people, but just that these people could help him.
In the inn run by Boss Zhao, these people rested for a night. The next day, they got off the city. He Ming naturally took on the role of a guide.
After leaving the city, they did not urge the horse to run too quickly, but slowly maintained some of the horse's physical strength, and then rode their horses to gallop when they entered the desert and rushed to the first oasis as soon as possible.
Before arriving at the desert, Li Xiang only said one thing to He Ming: "When we arrive at the sea of sand monsters, we will stay and contact those sand monsters in order to evaluate the risks they bring."
He Ming also agreed with this. They rushed to the white sand field at about noon to feed the horses and restored their strength, and then began to urge the horses to run quickly.
Boss Zhao was obviously very concerned about this exploration. The horses these people rode to the position where white sand and yellow sand were intersecting, without any sign of fatigue. The changes in the sand were told to them:
Now it is the edge of the Sea of Sand Monsters. There are countless dangers here, and various legends have been passed down from ancient times to the present. The yellow sand in front of them has been swimming endlessly, moving repeatedly like life, and vaguely like illusions.
He Ming pointed to the swimming desert and said, "The sand here is relatively stable. Walking along it will not cause the gathering of sand monsters. Once you leave here, you will be very likely to lose your direction, but even this current stable route cannot be guaranteed to not change."
He Yuntong looked at Li Xiang: "Can you feel the breath here?"
Li Xiang said: "It's not clear, but it's very dangerous. It's mixed with it. It's hard to tell whether there is a sense of freedom in it, but there must be a breath of life surging in it. You have to figure out what these are. You can't see it when standing outside."
He Ming heard them say this and then turned over and got off the horse's back, walked into the surging sand, and stood in a piece of sand that was constantly changing.
Li Xiang originally wanted to drive a horse to be bait and try whether the legendary sand monster really existed, but the madman in front of him actually walked in to be bait without hesitation, and couldn't help but sigh that this person is really a madman.
There was no change in a few minutes, but a sharper person could feel the changes in these sands become more frequent.
He Ming, who was very vigilant, waited for a long time, but no legendary sand monster appeared. So he seemed to have completely lost his vigilance and turned around and walked towards the crowd in a very casual posture.
With He Ming's changes, the rolling wind and sand suddenly became fierce. Within two to three seconds, a human-shaped sand monster with extremely long teeth and claws gathered and formed into shape! At this moment, everyone on Li Xiang's side moved.
Ling Qiusheng was the fastest. He pulled out the broken soul in his hand and had to go up to help He Ming, but he was one step slower after all. Seeing the silent sand monster appearing, he would tear He Ming's back from behind with one claw.
But at some point He Ming had moved several steps away, and at the same time, the sword passed by, and one of the claws of the sand monster fell to the ground and quickly turned into fine sand. The broken claws of the sand monster returned to form.
Obviously, these sand monsters, like the most cunning predator in their impression, can lurk patiently until the prey reveals its flaws before they instantly break out.
But the adventurers who came this time obviously came out of the imagination of these predators. The weapons in He Ming's hand cut off the front paw that it attacked without even making the sound of metal and iron intersecting.
Li Xiang shouted: "This is an opportunity, let's try it out and figure out what kind of monster it is!"
Except for Boss Zhao's two subordinates, the others in the team took out their weapons and rushed towards the sand monster. The sand monster unexpectedly seemed to have no life. After the broken claws were reborn, they remained motionless like a statue, and their empty eyes were not moved at all by the people rushing towards them.
He Ming watched them rush up coldly. Ling Qiusheng was very fast and easily passed by the sand monster. He stabbed him and raised a piece of sand and dust. The others came up a few times and smashed the extremely ferocious sand monster that had just become a pile of yellow sand without life.
Li Xiang shouted: "This is a pile of ordinary sand! Its body slips away, and it's there, hurry up and chases!"
As a top hunter, He Ming knew that this sand monster was comparable to the most cunning predator in the jungle. It was not so hasty in attacking or retreating. This time it quietly disappeared if it missed a single blow. The fake body that left the gravel attracted people's attention. Its real body could not be tracked so simply.
There is only one possibility! But He Ming did not interrupt his teammates, because Ye Zilan was about to bring Shabak's soldiers to come. They would first explore the true details of these sand monsters. Through this action, they would have a more comprehensive understanding of these monsters, which might help them.
So he raised his sword and followed, and Boss Zhao's two subordinates finally rode their horses to chase after him reluctantly.
Li Xiang was very careful to track the sand monster. It moved under the sand as flexible as it was on the ground, slightly slower than these people. After chasing for about ten minutes, he suddenly shouted: "Ling Qiusheng, lower left!"
Ling Qiusheng, who was chasing the farthest, slashed his left hand, and a sharp dagger flew out toward him with sword energy. With a crack, a strange sound came from the sand, and then the sand under his feet rose up from all sides, and the sand monster appeared in front of him again.
Ling Qiusheng rushed up and slashed it hard several times. The sand monster's degree was dodged lightly every time. After breaking up its claws, before gathering the flying sand to recover, he let out a shiny sword energy hit the sand monster's chest, and then the opponent turned into a pool of loose sand.
At this time, everyone else came to him, and he turned around and said to Li Xiang:
"The sand monster has no fixed form. The energy of unknown reasons distributes consciousness in the sand. Ordinary chopping can hardly cause damage, but using sword energy attacks can produce great effects, and attribute attacks should be very effective."
Li Xiang said: "Thank you for your hard work. Now that we have figured out the direct situation of the sand monster, we are ready to go out and find an oasis."
But when he saw He Ming standing in front of him, he said lukewarmly: "Don't worry, I can't leave."
As soon as this was said, everyone looked at him, and Li Xiang asked: "What do you mean? You'd better say it clearly!"
He Ming said calmly: "As a Taoist priest, you don't understand that you can escape, but you also give you a chance to track down how terrible its prey is, but you can always feel the unusual aura here. If it escapes, it's not a big problem. Now that you kill this bait, it will not be so easy to leave here."
Hearing this, Li Xiang felt the nearby life energy, and then his face turned green. He ignited five spiritual talismans, summoned a divine beast, and shouted loudly: "Get close, keep the defensive formation, we are surrounded, and there are endless sand monsters gathering towards us! He Ming, what are you doing now?"
Chapter completed!