Chapter 9 Black Sandstorm
In the harshest desert, there is nothing more comfortable than being in a secret room ten meters deep underground.
Avoiding the brutal sun, the temperature dropped sharply. Although it was still very hot, it was much better than the furnace-like environment outside, at least within an acceptable range.
What's more, the Shadow Zhu Squad is not unprepared.
Four pieces of ice-attribute crystals with the minimum capacity were thrown into the secret room to slowly dissipate. The energy in the crystals was enough to keep the small secret room cool. Lying in such a room covered with thin sheets, it felt no worse than in the rooms of those taverns in Pavatiga.
Kelly was sleeping very comfortably. During the past half day, she basically did nothing. Even Moriya carried her to run, but even so, she still felt very tired. She was used to the peaceful and peaceful life in the temple, and suddenly she was in a lava hell-like environment, especially carrying heavy psychological pressure. From the inside out, she had never been so tired that as soon as she entered the secret room, she fell into a deep sleep.
Not only her, but everyone except the vigilant, everyone was sleeping well.
Article 13 of the Code of Zhuying’s Shadow: Good appetite and sleep are the first elements for a smooth survival. Zhuying requires a lot of energy and physical strength, and without good recovery and replenishment, it will not last for a few days. Therefore, every experienced Zhuying’s Shadow is an expert in adjusting his mentality. No matter how hard or desperate the situation is, it will not affect their sleep.
"Aowu~~~" A sudden wolf howl broke the beautiful dream of the shadow-seekers. There is no doubt that this was the whine of the poor white wolf.
The howling of the wolf was not clear at first. After all, he did not dare to let it enter the secret room. Instead, he rested directly under the pergola outside with the night watchmen. Therefore, its howling was already very small through the shaft, and he wanted to come from a very distant place.
However, within a few seconds, the howling of the wolf began to get closer and closer, and the sound became clearer and clearer, until the sound of the heavy object falling to the ground was approaching.
Kelly was startled and woke up from her dream. She sat up suddenly, trying to figure out what was going on. When she opened it, she realized that the shadow chasers around who seemed to be sleeping more heavily than her had already woken up and had already entered a combat state. With weapons in hand, they were neatly dressed to form a complete combat formation, firmly guarding the passage of the secret room, especially the dwarf Mobak, who had even entered a huge state, and their bodies had expanded several times, blocking the entrance tightly.
Although everyone didn't seem to care much about the addition of the white wolf, in fact, no one, including Shuer, took it lightly. No one dared to believe this wild and untamed creature. He might even bite someone wildly when he was fine. Therefore, when he heard the howl of the wolf, everyone reacted as soon as possible.
However, maybe I misunderstood this unlucky guy.
Although he was blocked outside the secret room, the white wolf did not intend to rush in. Instead, he seemed to be frightened, his body lay on the ground, his tail tightly clamped between his hind legs, curled into a ball and whimpering, and he also let out a threatening roar to the outside from time to time.
"Mia, hurry up." This was Shur's voice, which came in from the shaft, "Don't be nervous about the people inside, we'll go in later."
"The sealing is fast, and the earth element is used. One layer is not enough, one layer is separated by one meter and one layer, at least three layers."
Shur spoke very quickly, and Mia didn't even have time to speak, and all she made was the sound of chanting spells.
At this moment, everyone heard an extremely sharp hiss, as shrill as countless people screamed before their deaths at the same time. Although the sharp hissing disappeared for only a moment, the huge and high-pitched sound had left a deep impression on everyone.
"Bang", the two of them fell from the shaft one by one and one behind and pushed into the horizontal passage. As soon as they retreated, Mia knelt on one knee and slapped the ground with her hands. A huge rock rose from the ground, blocking the passage tightly.
"It should be safe." Xiuer shook the sand on his body and kicked Bai Langxu, "You can run fast."
Bai Langli ignored him and approached the rising boulder, sniffed it several times on the edge, and then he felt relieved under the stone and shook his tail like a dog.
"What's the situation?" Mobak's body shrank back and asked in confusion, "What's wrong with the enemy? What was the sound just now?"
"Sandstorm." Shur said with a serious expression, "It is coming very fast."
It is not surprising that there is a sandstorm in the desert. It is one of the murderers who kill people in the desert. Many travelers who challenge the desert lost their supplies and lost their direction under the attack of the sandstorm, and eventually buried their bones in the desert. Among the seven shadow-seekers present, at least three of them went deep into the center of the sandstorm, and the rest had also heard of the reputation of the sandstorm.
However, I have never heard of any sandstorm that would make such a shrill sound like before. It was no longer like the sound of the mortal world, but the wailing of the soul from the depths of the underworld.
"Well, it's not an ordinary sandstorm." Knowing that everyone was confused, Shuer added, "I've never seen a sandstorm with such a fast speed, and the sandstorm I just saw was black."
The sandstorm is a strong wind that carries a large amount of yellow sand to form a wall of wind and sand and rages between the world. The color of it should naturally be the golden color of the sand itself. No one has ever seen a black desert, and it is even more impossible to see a black sandstorm.
"Get everything in order and be ready to leave at any time." After checking the hiding space, confirming that there were no mistakes. Shuer waved his hand and asked everyone to return to the center of the secret room to sit down, explaining in detail, "Jia and I were guarding the last shift just now. Everything was normal. The sun was setting south, and the sky was getting darker and darker, and it was almost night."
"I thought I could spend the day so peacefully today, but no one expected that shortly after the sun sank into the horizon, a sharp sound of wind suddenly came from afar. It was already very dark outside, so neither of us could see the black sandstorm in the distance. It was not until it had reached two or three kilometers that we suddenly realized."
"It's not what we both found out." Mia added expressionlessly, "It was the wolf who warned first."
"Okay, it's true. If it hadn't been suddenly anxiously spinning in place, we might have to wait a while before we could find the sandstorm by the sound. However, under its reminder, we carefully observed it and confirmed that the danger was approaching."
"Compared with the sandstorm in Pavatiga, it is like a child's game. The sandstorm just now is hundreds of meters high, and there is no boundary left or right. It is like a black city wall pressing over. Judging from its speed, the power of this sandstorm is probably quite amazing."
"Mia, you should stay in time."
"That was natural, it was left behind as early as the camp was set up." Everyone knows that this is talking about Mia's Eye of the Mage. The mountain elves took out a mirror and rubbed it on the mirror for a moment. The mirror and the Eye of the Mage were successfully connected, showing the scene seen by the Eye of the Mage.
It was pitch black, and the Eye of the Mage only saw a pitch black, as if the world had fallen into absolute darkness. However, after careful analysis, it was not a real light-free environment. Occasionally, there was a hazy light coming into the outside world, but it was blocked by countless gravel.
Although the field of view is very dark, as long as you stick it close enough, you can still see something. Through the influence in the mirror, you can barely see that the sand grains are constantly being rolled up by the strong wind and joining the team of sandstorms. The ground is decreasing layer by layer at a perceptible speed. If the secret room is not deep enough, you might have to worry about the safety of the secret room.
"The wind is too fast. A distance of two or three kilometers, at most ten seconds, has arrived in front of you." Shuer pointed to the scene in the mirror, "I have never seen such a strong wind."
Just kidding, how could there be such a big trend? Although common sense tells everyone that this is unlikely, no one intends to question the judgment of Shuer and Mia, and it is impossible for both of them to exaggerate the issue on this issue.
"Militi, come and do a test."
"How many?"
"One is enough. Can you find a location in this environment?"
"It's difficult, but there should be no problem. Let me see, well, flat chest, turn the view to the left fifteen degrees."
Mia turned the perspective in the mirror expressionlessly. As for whether she would retaliate against the title of flat chest, that would be what happened next.
The Eye of the Mage is indeed a very convenient magic. This magic does not really make an eye to observe the surroundings through the line of sight, but creates a receiver to receive all the scenes within the coverage range. The connected mirror can show the situation of any point in the range, which is much more convenient than using the eyes to observe.
"Stop, you should push forward ten meters, yes, yes, push two more meters, and here you can enlarge the picture, and if you are a little bigger, can you still be bigger? Ha, I know you will never grow up again."
He kept making sarcasm in his mouth, but Militi did not delay the serious matter. As the dark energy surged in his body, the sand on the ground was suddenly broken open, and a rabbit-shaped skeleton drilled out from under the sand.
However, the undead persisted in the strong wind for less than a second before being torn to pieces. That's right, it was not blown away or blown away, but was directly stirred into pieces by the gravel wrapped in the wind. When it was swept away by the wind, it was no longer obvious that it was originally a bone.
"Hiss, this wind is really weird." Without even mourning for her little pet, Militi widened her eyes and exclaimed. She knew her summoning object very clearly. Although this rabbit was small in size, it was a real creation of the undead spell. The bone strength was far greater than that of ordinary bones. She couldn't even hold on for a few seconds. If it were physical... the undead mage seemed to have seen the scene of skin and bones splitting and flesh flying across.
"If you have a shield, you might be able to hold on for a while." Mia looked at Mobak, "You should have been going on for a longer time than us, but I don't think it will take too much."
"This is not normal. There must be other energy characteristics in the wind, such as penetration or tearing. Otherwise, even this speed should not be so powerful." Shuer stared at the mirror as if it was unchanged, but in fact, it was changing every moment. "I just hope that the wind will not last too long."
"Wait!" Moria suddenly jumped up on the spot, "Did you see it just now?"
Chapter completed!