Chapter 7: The Horror of the Hot Zone (Part 2)
Bang!!
Gu Yinyue raised Longyun high and plunged the sword blade into the head of a giant earthworm-shaped possessed moon messenger that was more than ten meters long and two meters wide, nailing it directly into the scorching sand and stirring up a large amount of dust. With his back to Naraka, he calmly aimed the muzzle of the gun at a giant scorpion that had jumped into the air, then fired a purple light, directly blowing it to pieces in the air, and the sticky liquid splashed down like rain.
On the other side, Beichen was using Heihuo and Sujie to lie on a giant beast called "Sand Lion" by the local residents, tightly gripping its neck with his claws. At this moment, Xiangying swooped down from mid-air with a sword, and the sharp transparent sword tip directly penetrated the skull of the sand lion, killing it in one blow.
──This is the fourth sand lion since entering the wilderness.
It is said that this animal only exists in hot areas, but because it is at the top of the food chain, its number is not large. Its strength is on par with that of the Disaster King. Normally, it is considered lucky to encounter one in a few months, but now it appears here in high density.
This alone proves that they have reached the depths of the unexplored area.
After the sand lion fell to the ground, the surrounding sand finally became quiet.
But Beichen and Gu Yinyue knew that the smell of blood would continuously attract stronger and more difficult enemies, so they immediately signaled to each other with their eyes, left the battlefield and continued to move forward. Heihuo Sujie and Longyun did not transform into human form at this moment, but remained in the hands of their respective holders just in case. Xiangying and Naraka, two stars with strong spiritual power detection capabilities, protected Beichen and Yinyue on the left and right.
A long trail of footprints was left on the sand, but a dry, hot wind blew and immediately buried the footprints.
After walking a distance and confirming that there were no enemies around, Beichen spoke with a slightly panting tone:
"Yin Yue, did you go deep into here during your previous visit?"
"I don't remember it clearly, but I didn't encounter any sand lions when I came here."
Gu Yinyue answered in a deep voice, then took out a water bottle from Longyun's storage space, drank a few sips, and handed it to Beichen. Beichen did not avoid suspicion and took it directly and drank it all.
“…Wow, that feels so good!”
Because there was enough water and food in the storage space of the weapons, Beichen drank them all without hesitation. After a short rest, she stretched her head to take a look at the map in Xiang Ying's hand, and then looked towards the end of the endless desert.
"It seems there's still some way to go. Should we continue exploring or go back home?"
"There's no need to go back. We've already bought everything we need. But the desert may become increasingly dangerous. With just the few of us, we won't be able to guarantee enough safety."
Gu Yinyue looked at the sky and saw that the sun was already setting.
"It's better to stop here today and set up camp. The desert is too dangerous at night. We are already running out of energy. We will definitely regret it if we move forward rashly."
"Well, I'll listen to you."
Beichen smiled trustingly and nodded to Gu Yinyue. He then took out a small pole from his storage space, which he used as a landmark, and stabbed it into the sand. He then put his hands on his hips and nodded proudly.
"Set up camp!"
As a result, with the cooperation of the men present, a luxurious tent was soon set up. Beichen went in and saw that it was fully equipped with simple tables, chairs, cabinets, and large mattresses. Even blankets were laid on the ground. There were large incense burners burning alan grass in the four corners to prevent the possessed moon messenger from getting close. There was also a fire spirit crystal for a greenhouse in the center - probably to resist the low temperature of the desert night.
When everything was done and it was time to rest, night had already fallen completely and the temperature in the air was dropping rapidly. Even if I stayed in the tent, I could still hear the howling of unknown wild animals in the distance.
"The storage space for weapons is really useful—" Beichen rolled around on the cashmere blanket, exhaled deeply, and murmured, "Even in this desolate wilderness, I can still enjoy such a nice environment."
"Of course."
Xiang Ying smiled and pressed Beichen's shoulders to help her relax her muscles and promote blood circulation.
"In order to take good care of Master's trip, I have thoroughly read various travel guides. Whatever Master needs—except for food—I can use the Star Spirit Power to make it on the spot. This will make up for my lack of storage space."
"Wow, woo, woo, Xiang Ying is indeed one of the top ten combat weapons, Xiang Ying──"
Beichen turned around and rubbed Ying's hand with emotion, but the twins on the side immediately stopped.
"Little Loach, you can't be partial! If Xiangying is in the top ten, what are we? My brother and I should be in the top 20, right?"
"Who said that? You're trying to scare me with [World Truth]! Deduct one point from each of you, up to the top 18!"
"Huh?! This doesn't count! Gu Yinyue has also eaten it, so he only has Wujia, right?!"
Longyun twitched his lips and interjected, "Ah, that dead monk didn't eat the [World Truth]."
Naraka nodded and spoke well of his master. "Well, the dead monk can be said to be one of the ten best sons-in-law of a king. With the extra credit for [Beep Beep], he might even be one of the twelfth best."
"Don't talk nonsense, Luojia." Gu Yinyue blushed. "I haven't tried that yet, so I don't know how it works. Don't jump to conclusions... But I'll still give you a raise."
"...Wait a minute, there's a lot of illogicality in what you just said, right?!"
"Sure enough, no matter where they are, even to a black hole in the universe, these people will never stop complaining."
There was a lot of noise in the tent when a familiar voice suddenly came from outside. Then Xifeng, Yaye and Atlas walked in exhausted.
"Yaye! Zephyr! Atlas!!"
Beichen jumped up from the blanket happily and went to greet him.
"Didn't you say you'd arrive tomorrow? Why—"
"Why?" Xifeng narrowed his eyes. "You don't want us to arrive earlier? Do you want to hang out with the Xiangying twins more and have a foursome or something? You're still so promiscuous after not seeing you for a while."
"No! I didn't do anything when I went out this time. At most, I was just taken advantage of! Yaye──"
Beichen immediately got angry and retorted, then pounced on Yaye coquettishly.
"You idiot! You've caused so much trouble since I was gone."
Yaye cursed angrily, but his hands were very gentle, holding her waist and patting her gently.
"You little brats are smart enough to resolve the issue before I get here, otherwise I would have killed you!"
Beichen thought of Yagad who had not returned yet, and couldn't help feeling a little depressed, so he buried himself in Yaye's arms and rubbed against him with some grievance.
"Okay, okay, at least there's a way out."
"Well, Yagad will definitely come back. If he doesn't, I'll go to Serenkrad to find a body for him. So don't worry, Beichen."
Atlas swayed aside, and the second after Yaye let go of Beichen, he immediately reached out and hugged Beichen, with his tail coquettishly wrapped around Beichen's waist.
"Beichen, Beichen, it's me who's rushing. Beichen wants to praise me."
"……ah?"
"I flew here with the weaponized Xifeng Yaye. Arriving early is my credit." As he spoke, a hint of pride appeared on his expressionless face. "Praise me."
“Yes, yes.”
Beichen looked up with a loving look and kissed Atlas on the cheek.
"Thank you for your hard work, Atlas, and also Yaye and Xifeng."
"Is a thank you for your hard work enough?"
Xifeng took out a gun at some point and pointed it at the back of Beichen's head.
"Just hold Yaye and Atlas? When did I allow you to treat them differently?"
"No, no, no, no! I, I, I don't intend to discriminate!"
"snort."
Xifeng walked to the mattress with an angry look on his face and sat down:
"Come over here now, or else—I've prepared a lot of new props recently. Do you want to try them out in front of so many people?"
“…”
The whole tent fell silent in an instant.
After the reunion greetings, Yaye took out a strange object that looked like a circuit board from the storage space and brought it to Beichen:
"What is this? Do you understand?"
"...I don't understand." Beichen shook his head honestly, "But this kind of high-tech stuff is probably related to Chita."
She said as she picked up the circuit board and looked at it left and right.
"Hmm... There are obvious signs of human cutting on it, and the section avoids the metal circuit above. It seems that this is very likely just one of the key props. Xiaxue gave us so many locations, maybe every ruin has something similar."
"Master, what you mean is... if we put the pieces together, maybe we can figure out what it is?"
"Perhaps it's a crucial 'key' or something. For example, a key that would allow us to fully understand what happened ten thousand years ago."
"It's very likely." Su Jie nodded. "After all, when Xiaxue gave Xiao Niu a diary, he said some very mysterious things."
Beichen nodded and handed the circuit board back to Yaye.
"Yaye, you should keep it for now. This thing is obviously incomplete and we won't need it for now. Let's go explore the ruins in the desert tomorrow. If we find another piece, then our hypothesis will be confirmed."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
"Okay!" Beichen stood up and stretched, "Then, get ready for bed──"
As soon as these words came out, countless green eyes suddenly looked over, and Beichen's hair stood on end:
"What are you looking at? We're camping in the wild! No random thoughts allowed! No one is allowed to come near me today! All weapons should be transformed into weapons and rest! Yin Yue can sleep with me, but you are not allowed to move."
"...Okay." Gu Yinyue said with a smile.
"Wait, wait!" Black Fire immediately disagreed. "Little Loach! Why do you trust Gu Yinyue so much? Do you think he's still the same monk? No! A certain door in his life has opened!"
"Nonsense! Even if I have some lustful thoughts in my heart, I can suppress them with my strength! How could I do anything if Beichen doesn't agree! Besides, the first time, it should be done in Beichen's wedding room!! At the very least, it should be done in the luxury hotel where we spent our honeymoon in advance..."
“…”
How much do you want to get married?
The tent was completely silent, but many people were silently complaining in their hearts.
The next day came in a blink of an eye.
With the powerful scanning function of Atlas and Xifeng's 3D terrain map, Beichen and his party quickly dealt with the high-level possessed moon messengers and beasts that blocked their way and soon reached their destination.
It was a small, bare rocky mountain, not very high. Under the erosion of the strong desert wind, it had formed a strange shape with a larger top and a smaller bottom. Atlas flew around the rocky mountain and soon found the entrance. Beichen stepped forward and put his hand on a stone, and heard a rumbling sound.
The rock sank, revealing a tunnel leading underground in the rocky mountain.
The group exchanged glances and decided to step in, but at that moment, a loud wind roared overhead, and a dark shadow blocked out the sunlight.
Everyone was familiar with the shape of the black shadow. Beichen looked up and saw that it was indeed Ragnarl.
She smiled at the sky and was about to say hello, but before she could say anything, her expression froze.
Because, from Ragnarl's mouth, a massive star cannon several meters thick was condensing, pointing directly at the people below - and then it blasted down without any warning! !
Boom!!
In an instant, the stone mountain was blown to pieces. Everyone used all their defensive measures to resist the Protoss cannon at the last moment, but it was still futile - if the Star Killer really wanted to take action, these tiny humans and weapons would be no match for him.
The smoke from the explosion gradually dissipated, and Xiang Ying, the twins, Gu Yinyue, Longyun, Naraka, and Xifeng were all knocked unconscious by the immense energy and scattered across the ruins, unconscious.
Xiang Ying was the most seriously injured, probably because he was trying to protect Beichen. His entire back was a bloody mess, with some parts even revealing his metallic skeleton. He lay motionless on the ground, only a weak pulse of Astral Power indicated that he was still alive. Xifeng deployed a photon barrier jammer at the last moment, but the barrier was still penetrated by the Astral Cannon. Although his injuries were relatively minor, he still fainted. Atlas, meanwhile, was covered in blood, lying under a pile of rocks, struggling to move, but still unable to climb out.
"Bei, Chen──"
He struggled to squeeze out a cry of worry.
But there was no figure of Beichen in the sight.
After scanning with the Star Spirit force field, it was discovered that Beichen was still active and was already in a negative position on the Z axis - that is, she was underground.
...Fortunately, I'm still alive.
Using up his last bit of strength, Atlas stared at the giant shadow in the sky, then passed out with his eyes open.
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