Chapter 35 Battle Against Sandworms
【Riding the Rapids】The conditions seem strict, but they are actually very easy to overcome.
If you don't want to fight monsters, you can just go at full speed and come back. Even if you get a low score, at least you can survive.
[Desert Treasure Hunt] is another story; the biggest danger in this game is the elusive sandworms.
This insect lurks deep in the sand; it has no sight but an exceptionally keen hearing.
If the player makes even the slightest noise that it hears, it will relentlessly pursue and attack the player until one of them dies.
The atmosphere in the group chat was unusually lively at this moment.
"Can't come up with a name: 'I missed it last time, but I definitely have to participate in this dungeon. This sounds like a bonus dungeon.'"
Sexy, Exploding Cockroach: "You're right. We've suffered for so long, we should get something good out of this."
Huang, a man of clear mind: "I didn't say anything this time. Go if you want, or don't. If you regret not going, don't blame me."
Unity of knowledge and action: "Don't you find it a bit strange that there are so few rules in this game? Sometimes the unknown is the greatest danger."
Take things easy: "Okay, okay, I understand. Why are you being so timid? If you're always so hesitant, you'll be eliminated from the game sooner or later."
Fish and Chips: "This time I'm going to support Brother Kandan for once, I'm going to rush this dungeon first."
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Suddenly, everyone in the group was supporting the idea of taking things easy.
Mingzhao frowned. It's true that you should be brave and take risks in the Great Voyage game, but the premise is that you have a full understanding of your own strength.
Only they themselves know how many of those speaking in the large group are people who see the name and the simple rules and want to take advantage of the situation to make a fortune.
The small group also started discussing this instance.
The beautiful young woman and the strong woman asked, "Boss, what do you think? Should we participate?"
Hyrule Thug: "I think we should all participate this time. This dungeon sounds like it has a lot of content."
Cosmic Invincible Tyrannomon: "I don't think this dungeon is too easy. Although it sounds like there are more treasures, fewer restrictions mean more risks. I suggest you only participate if you are confident in your agility and defense."
Unity of knowledge and action: "I agree, but if you are not very confident in your attack, I can lend you weapons."
Pancake Dog: "I think I'll join this time. I really regret not going with you guys last time. I've recently added a lot of attribute points to agility and defense, so even if I can't kill the monsters, I should be able to escape."
The innocent-looking female monkey said, "Me too! I just got an epic weapon, hehehe, let's give it a try."
So handsome he got attacked: "I'll definitely participate, @CosmicInvincibleTyrannomon, watch out for your first place throne!"
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In the end, everyone except the half-blood prince who never washed his hair (who remained silent) actually said they wanted to participate.
Mingzhao was very pleased that, despite understanding the risks and having a clear understanding of his own abilities, he was still able to rise to the challenge.
The difficulty of the Grand Voyage game keeps increasing; only by constantly challenging yourself can you go faster and further.
As bedtime approached, Mingzhao checked his weapons and discovered he was out of ammunition.
Just as I was about to buy from Zhi Xing He Yi, I suddenly remembered that I had previously obtained the blueprint for the universal bullet.
She quickly took it out and stuffed the materials into the crafting table. She could make 200 bullets in one night, which should be enough for her.
Mingzhao lay on the bed and instantly fell asleep.
Temperature in the extreme cold sea area for 2 days: 45 degrees Celsius; Weather: Sunny; Warning line speed: 10 knots
Mingzhao noticed the speed of the warning line had changed as soon as he woke up in the morning.
Ten knots means the boundary line moves 240 nautical miles a day.
Assuming a day's sailing time is 6 hours, then a speed of 40 knots is needed to match the distance traveled to the warning line.
Not to mention that Mingzhao wanted to travel further to leave some room for maneuver in the sea areas to come.
It seems that after this instance ends, it will be time to seriously prepare for ship upgrades.
Mingzhao increased the boat's speed to 70 km/h, then sat down to eat breakfast.
Today's breakfast was a scallion pancake that Jianbing Gouzi fed everyone, with her special crab sausage inside.
She also fed everyone iced milk tea made from the tea leaves she had just grown.
The temperature outside was too high, so Mingzhao gave up on going out to fight monsters and moved forward at full speed.
There are many monsters in today's [Desert Treasure Hunt] dungeon, so she needs to save her sanity for the dungeon.
We traveled at full speed for 3 hours, covering a total of 210 nautical miles.
A desert island completely covered in yellow finally appeared at the end of the flight path.
Mingzhao applied sunscreen all over her face and arms, and covered her hair, nose and mouth with extra clothes before getting off the boat.
As a result, I still got a face full of yellow sand.
The other people nearby were doing the same, spitting out sand from their mouths as if they were performing some kind of large-scale beatboxing ceremony.
This instance was quite free, with no restrictions such as starting point. Without saying goodbye, everyone plunged into the desert.
Welcome to the [Desert Treasure Hunt] instance! Enjoy your treasure hunt! See you in six hours!
As soon as the system finished speaking, Mingzhao saw that several people had already disturbed the sand worms and were being chased by them as they ran wildly through the desert, raising a lot of sand and dust.
Mingzhao also entered the desert to search for small treasure chests and monsters.
These monsters and treasure chests are scattered very randomly in the desert; you can only find them by slowly sifting through the sand while avoiding making any noise.
After searching for almost half an hour, Mingzhao finally killed a highly venomous sand scorpion and found two silver treasure chests.
The silver treasure chest may be valuable to most people, but for Mingzhao, it was simply not worth the risk for such a thing.
She came to the [Desert Treasure Hunt] instance because she wanted something more important.
In fact, each instance in the game has its own storyline. For example, in the "River Rapids Adventure" instance, you have to escort an NPC home.
Dungeons like "Desert Treasure Hunt," where the storyline isn't apparent from the surface rules, often mean that only by finding the storyline can you discover the most precious treasure that the dungeon truly wants to present.
In her past life, she could barely survive here; it was already quite an achievement for her to avoid being eaten by sandworms.
This time, she is determined to find the storyline of this instance.
After walking for about an hour, Mingzhao realized that this desert didn't seem to have any storyline; there wasn't even a single NPC.
If I had to say, only this sandworm, which seems to be a guardian of something, could barely be considered an NPC.
At this moment, all the sounds around us disappeared, leaving only the sound of the wind rubbing against the sand.
Mingzhao decided to take this opportunity to test her conjecture.
"Friends from afar, let me hear your voices!"
She climbed to the top of a small hill and shouted at the top of her lungs.
In an instant, countless raised lines appeared beneath the desert, and countless sand worms were rushing toward her.
The moment the first sandworm leaped into the air, Mingzhao seized the opportunity, threw out the zipline, and hooked it onto the sandworm.
Then, skillfully dodging its attack, he used the zipline to slide onto the insecticide as it descended.
He pulled out a stun gun and yelled, "Are you scared of loving me?!"
When the electric light hits the sandworm, the thick-skinned sandworm is naturally not stunned by such a small amount of electricity.
But it can also hurt it, and it will howl, its layers of teeth trembling violently, swinging wildly, trying to shake Mingzhao off.
Mingzhao held it tightly, pressing down hard on the stun gun.
Seeing that it couldn't shake off, the sandworm leaped high into the air again and plunged headfirst into the sand.
Mingzhao buried her face in her clothes, held her breath, closed her eyes, and plunged into the sand as well.
When the light reappeared, she knew she had made the right bet; they had reached their destination.
This is where the main storyline takes place.
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