Then, she silently moved slowly toward the direction from which the sound came from.

Finally, not far from the source of the sound, Jiang An could see the scene before him clearly.

It turned out that a small group of short dwarfs had suddenly appeared in the open space not far ahead.

Jiang calmed himself down and began to carefully observe the group of dwarves.

These dwarfs were found to be similar in appearance to the ones Jiang An had encountered the previous night, but there were subtle differences in their body size. They were taller and clearly more powerful in combat than the ones he had encountered the previous night.

They all looked menacing, clutching various weapons in their hands, and it was unclear what they were plotting.

After a count, it was found that there were a total of 12 dwarves.

Even more surprisingly, among these 12 dwarves, 5 of them had extremely rare and precious Sandstorm Flowers growing on the top of their heads!

Clearly, the proportion of dwarfs was higher.

Faced with this situation, Jiang An did not choose to hide or back down.

Instead, she quickly compared and assessed the difference in strength and combat capabilities between the two sides in her mind.

After a brief moment of thought, she realized she could defeat them, so she stopped hiding and instead openly revealed herself.

After all, in this mysterious dungeon world, these dwarves seem to harbor deep hostility towards players like them from the outside world. Rather than hiding their heads and hiding, it would be more satisfying to face them head-on!

Sure enough, when they spotted Jiang An, they immediately raised their sharp spears and made a series of shrill "whimpering" sounds.

Without hesitation, it pounced straight at Jiang An like an arrow released from a bow.

Faced with such a formidable enemy, Jiang An remained calm and fearless.

A slight upturn of her lips revealed a confident smile. She then swiftly reached for the imposing Dragon-Subduing Blade hanging at her waist, and with a flash, she charged towards the group of dwarves like lightning.

The two sides instantly engaged in an extremely fierce battle...

During the battle, Jiang An discovered that the dwarves were much stronger than she had encountered before, confirming her earlier suspicions.

However, Jiang An did not take this slight difference in combat strength seriously.

In less than ten minutes, the battle came to an end.

Without a doubt, the final victory belonged to Jiang An.

After this fierce battle, she emerged victorious, not only successfully harvesting 5 Sandstorm Flowers but also obtaining a Desert Gem!

The appearance rate of the Sandstorm Flowers this time was ridiculously high, as if they were as common as ordinary flowers in this barren desert; in stark contrast, the Desert Gemstones were extremely rare, with an astonishingly low probability of appearing.

This stark contrast made Jiang An wonder: Could it be that the Sandstorm Flower is far more precious than the Desert Gemstone?

Because of the disappearance of these entries, most players are completely unaware of their specific effects.

Currently, all players know is that they need to collect a certain number of these items to complete specific dungeon quests.

There is no doubt that these two items must be extraordinary, otherwise they would not have been listed as required for the mission.

But what happens if the amount collected exceeds the mission requirements?

Jiang An was also completely baffled by this, and could only continue to explore deeper with a heart full of curiosity, hoping to uncover the secrets hidden behind it.

Another significant difference between the indigenous people of this oasis and other animals is that when they die, they do not leave behind corpses or remains like ordinary creatures. Instead, they instantly turn into fine sand and quietly blend into the surrounding oasis environment, as if they had never existed.

However, if a dwarf contains a Desert Gemstone, the stone will automatically appear once the dwarf dies, lying quietly in place waiting for the player to discover it.

But the Sandstorm Flower is not so "obedient." To obtain it, one must quickly pluck it from the dwarf's head before the dwarf breathes his last; otherwise, it will turn into a pile of worthless sand along with the dwarf and disappear without a trace.

This amazing discovery actually stemmed from Jiang An's battle with the dwarves last night.

She obtained this crucial information at the cost of losing a Sandstorm Flower.

The spears used by the dwarves were left on the battlefield.

For Jiang An, the spear was perhaps the only trophy he could be certain of being his in battle, besides the unpredictable desert gemstone and sandstorm flower.

Without hesitation, Jiang An bent down to pick up the spear from the ground and put it into his storage bag.

Just then, her keen ears twitched slightly, as if she had sensed something unusual.

Immediately afterwards, relying on his accumulated combat experience and superhuman reaction speed, Jiang An instantly dodged a deadly sneak attack from behind.

Almost simultaneously, Jiang An turned around quickly and launched a counterattack without hesitation.

However, to her surprise, the instant she made her move, another player appeared behind her like a ghost and launched another fierce attack on her.

Faced with such a sudden change, Jiang An's expression changed abruptly, and a sharp glint flashed in the depths of his originally calm eyes.

At this moment, the situation had become extremely critical, but Jiang An did not lose his composure.

Instead, she took a deep breath, gathering power into her hands, and began to fully enhance her combat output, fighting against the two hostile enemies in front of her on her own.

It was obvious that these two players with ulterior motives had been secretly hiding here, waiting for their chance to strike.

They had been waiting for the perfect opportunity, hoping to take advantage of Jiang An's exhaustion after her fierce battle with the dwarves to deliver a fatal blow from behind, thus easily reaping the benefits.

"Qiangzi, what are you dawdling for? Come out now and get on the scene!" one of the players suddenly shouted.

No sooner said than done, Jiang An's figure flashed past like lightning once again as soon as the player finished speaking.

At the same time, a powerful, overwhelming sword intent suddenly erupted, surging forward and sweeping towards the front...

With a thud, the player who had spoken fell heavily to the ground.