Chapter 62
Everyone saw Li Zhao's predicament, and someone couldn't bear to see him being bullied so badly, so they said, "Li Zhao, you should apologize to Brother Min now, maybe Brother Min will forgive you, and you won't have to struggle here anymore."
Min Dibao glanced at Li Zhao, who was still suffering. He didn't know where Li Zhao got so much energy. He looked thin and weak, but he didn't expect him to be so good at fighting.
Li Zhao would never bow down to Min Dibao. He remained unmoved by their words and continued to deal with the sand scorpions attacking him.
Seeing that Li Zhao did not move, Min Dibao sneered: "If you don't know what's good for you, then just wait to die from exhaustion!"
During the break, everyone looked at Li Zhao.
To their surprise, Li Zhao was not frightened by the sand scorpions as they had imagined; instead, he became even more ferocious.
A giant sand scorpion was struck in the abdomen by Li Zhao's deadly strike, and the scorpion fell heavily to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.
After the sand scorpion was killed, its shell turned into a hard golden shell, and its pincers turned into sharp weapon fragments.
Li Zhao quickly put them into his bag.
"This is..." Upon seeing this, the fat man stood up from the ground, staring incredulously. Wasn't this the shield artifact and attack artifact he wanted?
This is a magical artifact from Jinxu, it's top-notch, much better than what I bought from Min Dibao!
"So, you can kill them by attacking their abdomens!" The fat man realized belatedly, a greedy glint in his eyes.
If he could kill all these sand scorpions and turn them into new magical artifacts, he would be invincible!
This scene was witnessed not only by the fat man, but by everyone else. They were all stunned. They realized that killing the sand scorpion was so easy. What did the money they spent matter?
Before they could react, the fat man rushed forward, his hat's protective energy depleted after he used up all his charges. The fat man felt a little uncomfortable, but he couldn't care less now; his priority was to claim these sand scorpions for himself before anyone else.
Everyone was looking at the fat man, and no one saw that Min Dibao had already retrieved the hat artifact that had fallen to the ground. The whole action was so smooth that it was as if nothing had happened.
This magical artifact can be taken back and modified to be used again.
He looked coldly in the direction of the fat man, his eyes filled with indifference.
There were quite a few people who shared the same idea as the fat man. Seeing the fat man rushing over so hurriedly, some people mustered up their courage and left the protective range of the shield artifact to start fighting to kill the scorpions.
People who were initially terrified of sand scorpions now find them less frightening.
Those remaining inside the encirclement are still taking a wait-and-see approach.
Suddenly, a spray of blood splattered on their faces. When they opened their eyes again, they saw the fat man's head fall to the ground, separated from his body. The scene was so bloody that it was unbearable to look at.
"What...what just happened?"
"I saw Fatty attack the sand scorpion's belly with his magic weapon, but the sand scorpion was extremely fast. I don't know what happened, but when Fatty attacked, I heard a bang and the magic weapon hit a hard shell. Fatty couldn't dodge and could only watch helplessly as he was killed."
The speed at which the fat man was killed was something no one had anticipated.
They clearly saw Li Zhao kill the sand scorpion with ease, so why didn't the fat man succeed?
They remained still, continuing to observe the others who rushed out.
Those people were like cannon fodder; they were quickly killed before they even had a chance to see what was happening.
Seeing the corpses of their companions, someone finally reacted: "Brother Min said he would save everyone in a crisis? Why is there no reaction?"
His reminder made everyone suddenly realize that the original reason they had traveled together was because of Min Dibao.
Min Dibao smirked: "I only said that everyone should travel in groups to reduce the risk, but I never said I would protect you."
"you!"
They finally realized that Min Dibao had been deceiving them and had completely fooled them.
Someone asked Li Zhao for help: "Brother Li Zhao, it was all our fault before. We can give you our protective magic artifact. Can you tell us how to kill the sand scorpions?"
Li Zhao sneered: "What, you don't think of me when there are good things, but you start thinking of me when you encounter difficulties?"
The man smiled broadly and said, "I have money, we all have money, we can pool together two million for you."
Li Zhao scoffed again: "Do I, Li Zhao, look like I'm short of money?"
Seeing that he seemed to have no intention of telling them, everyone was at a loss.
"What should we do? Are we just going to stand by and watch Li Zhao take these sand scorpions for himself?"
Min Dibao finally stepped forward: "They're just petty tricks."
He rushed out, and the scorpions swarmed towards him. Seeing that Min Dibao only dodged, the scorpions lowered their guard. Min Dibao seized the opportunity and attacked the scorpions' abdomens.
The sand scorpion didn't even have time to curl up before it was killed in one blow, turning into fragments of armor artifacts and attack magic weapons.
Min Dibao sucked the two things up from the ground and laughed loudly, "I can make money by creating magic tools again!"
Just as everyone had seen Min Dibao's move clearly: "So it's that simple! Just distract the scorpion and then attack its abdomen when it's off guard!"
They all realized what was happening and left the protective circle to launch a fierce attack on the scorpion.
Someone followed Min Dibao's method to kill the sand scorpion and obtained a fragment of the magic artifact. He was overjoyed and exclaimed, "Great! I, Liu Asan, can finally have the Ash Ruins magic artifact!"
To his surprise, the item in his hand disappeared in the blink of an eye. He stared in disbelief at Min Dibao, who had snatched the item from his hand.
"You! How dare you steal my things?" Liu Asan was furious and didn't notice the scorpion behind him pouncing at him with its claws outstretched. The next second, his head was ripped off.
Seeing this, everyone was completely disappointed in Min Dibao and no longer had any illusions about him. Everyone just wanted to save their own lives.
The scorpions, having their weaknesses discovered, began to sense something was wrong. As the scorpions were killed one by one, the scorpion king, who had been watching from afar, grew dissatisfied.
Suddenly, a loud thud came from under everyone's feet.
"Oh no! Quicksand!"
All the scorpions stopped attacking and quickly retreated.
Everyone panicked.
Min Dibao was also unable to escape. He wanted to fly into the air, but the desert restricted everyone's flying magic, so he was forced to get caught in the quicksand.
Li Zhao's calves were already sinking into quicksand, moving so fast that he couldn't think straight. Having never encountered anything like this before, he quickly calmed himself down.
Looking around, he saw that those who were struggling were sinking deeper and deeper.
The more panicked he became, the easier it was for him to get trapped. He simply collapsed onto the desert floor, feeling the quicksand beneath him lessen its pull on him.
Great, I made the right bet.
He dared not move at all, afraid that if he moved, the quicksand would suck his legs in a little more.
But lying here isn't a solution; we have to find a way to get his legs out.
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a large rock not far away; if I moved a little closer, I could touch it.
He took two deep breaths, trying to calm his panicked heart. Then he gently wiggled his legs, and the quicksand seemed to loosen a little. He tried to slowly lift his legs up.
Fortunately, everything went relatively smoothly. He had almost pulled his calf out, leaving only his ankle and below in the quicksand. He dared not move any further. He gently moved closer to the rock, then quickly grabbed it with one arm and pulled his whole body out.
After a thrilling ordeal, Li Zhao finally escaped from the quicksand.
Only then did he have time to observe the other people.
"Give me a hand!" Min Dibao shouted to someone not far from him.
The man was lying face down to him, his lower body sinking deeper and deeper.
This person is none other than Hong Nai, a spy from the Northern Demon Realm.
Hong Nai was just an insignificant official in the imperial court, but he was thrilled to learn that there was such a wonderful place as Jinxu.
He followed Min Dibao in with great enthusiasm, thinking that after obtaining the information, he could inform the Northern Demon Realm, and the Ashes Ruins could then become part of the Northern Demon Realm.
To his dismay, he was stunned when he entered; Xue Dahai hadn't told him it was so dangerous!
Hong Nai was trapped and panicked, completely at a loss: "What should I do? Am I going to die here?"
Min Dibao: "Young man, pull me out first, and then I'll help you out!"
Hong Nai thought what he said made sense, but Min Di Bao's previous behavior made him suspicious: "Why didn't you pull me out first?"
Min Dibao rolled his eyes: "It's easier for you to get around from up here, I can't get any leverage from down here!"
What Min Dibao said was indeed true, but he still wanted to confirm it one more time: "Are you sure you're not lying to me? After I rescue you, will you rescue me?"
Min Dibao frowned: "At this point, when it's a matter of life and death, why would I lie to you? If you don't pull us out of this, we're both doomed!"
Hong Nai hesitated for two seconds, gritted his teeth, and immediately grabbed Min Dibao's wrist and pulled it forcefully in his direction.
Just when Min Dibao felt his hands were about to be torn off, his body finally emerged.
Hong Nai waited anxiously for Min Di Bao to reach out and save him, but Min Di Bao was not about to stand still and wait for the quicksand to swallow him up again. He quickly crawled forward and ran towards safety.
Hong Nai watched helplessly as Min Di Bao escaped right before his eyes, crying out, "Min Di Bao! You'll die a horrible death! You cheated me out of my money and dragged me to hell! I'll haunt you even as a ghost!"
Min Dibao remained unmoved by the voices behind him. There were only two things in this world that he valued most: money and life.
Nothing else matters; reputation is the least important thing.
He had already planned it out before he came in. These people were foolish enough to follow him in, so he could not only make money off them, but also use them as stepping stones for him when he was in a life-or-death situation.
Once they reached safety, he coldly watched the man sink into the quicksand, his cursing growing fainter and fainter as it was gradually swallowed by the desert.
The scene descended into chaos, with screams, wails, and cries gradually numbing everyone's senses.
When everything returned to calm, only Li Zhao and Min Dibao remained in the desert.
The sand scorpion had disappeared without a trace.
Fortunately, Li Zhao had already obtained quite a few fragments, which could be processed into exquisite magical artifacts once he returned.
However, the sand scorpions are gone now; the dangerous creature is the Min Di leopard.
Li Zhao stared warily at Min Dibao, who was slowly walking towards him.
As he approached Li Zhao, he noticed that Min Dibao was bleeding from his feet.
Li Zhao adopted an attack stance.
Min Dibao glanced at Li Zhao sideways, a mocking smile playing on his lips: "I truly regret not killing you last time, letting you live on alone. Otherwise, how could you have seen the sun today?"
Li Zhao snorted coldly: "Fortunately, I saw through your treacherous scheme long ago."
Li Zhao thought Min Dibao would attack him. Although he could recover quickly from his injuries, it was only a physical recovery, and his physical strength would still be depleted. If he were to fight Min Dibao now, he might not be able to defeat him.
While he was pondering this, the latter suddenly coughed up blood.
Min Dibao chuckled twice, his teeth stained with blood, and said weakly, "You're lucky to be alive. If I see you again, I definitely won't let you off the hook."
Li Zhao was not to be outdone. He was just not a member of the four great families, but his cultivation was not low: "Is that so? Then I'll have to look forward to it."
Min Dibao turned his head and walked forward.
After Min Dibao left, Li Zhao also set off for his next destination.
A strong wind blew, scattering the desert and revealing a magical mirror, through which a pair of eyes witnessed the entire process.
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