Chapter 170 Training 18

Mai Dongzi also took out a metal sword and a metal pot to cook high-level alien meat for everyone.

Tired of the barbecue, the Phantom Team happily ate and drank their fill, filled up their bottles with water, and happily set off again.

The reason why everyone was so happy was that their captain said that they would be able to leave the hilly area after walking for another two hours.

Two hours later, when the Phantom Sentai stood on a very small and low hill and looked out at the endless orange-yellow desert, all their excitement disappeared.

Even if they had no experience in the desert, they knew how difficult it was to walk in the desert, so they wanted to walk faster and make up for the lost distance, which was so easy.

"In the hilly areas, the wind is too strong, so you all learned how to stabilize your legs. But in the desert, if you want to walk fast without spending so much energy, you have to learn how to walk lightly and quickly." Mai Dongzi reminded everyone.

The Phantom Team all had confused faces. They understood what the captain said, but the movement was so light and fast that they had no idea what to do.

They had no clue what to learn, but with the guidance of their captain, the Phantom Sentai learned very quickly.

The wind in the desert is somewhat similar to that in the hilly areas. During the day, the temperature in the desert is over 30 degrees Celsius, and the wind is much weaker. As evening approaches, the wind gradually becomes stronger.

"Captain, looking at the situation, we should travel during the day and rest at night when we are traveling in the desert." Moonlight consulted with Mai Dongzi.

Mai Dongzi had this idea originally, but she hadn't said it out loud yet. When Yue Guangxi said so, she naturally agreed.

The Phantom Team waited until the two "moons" rose to the middle of the sky, then they found a sand dune that was relatively sheltered from the wind and stopped to rest.

Everyone was very satisfied to see that although it was not very convenient to travel in the desert, it was still much faster than in the hilly areas.

"From now on, you will rest for four and a half hours every night, and everyone will take turns to be on duty, with two people in a group, and each group will be on duty for one hour." Mai Dongzi formulated new rules.

Naturally, the Phantom Team had no objections. Mai Dongzi even specifically asked her to take the last shift, and then she wrapped herself in animal skins and closed her eyes to rest.

Except for Zhuang Huiya and Wang Yiyi who were on duty, everyone else wrapped themselves in animal skins and rested.

When the person next to him began breathing steadily and had obviously fallen asleep, Mai Dongzi opened his eyes helplessly.

They walked in the desert for more than three hours without encountering a single strange beast.

In this situation, they had just changed the map. In the new map that they knew and were familiar with, they should at least maintain a certain degree of vigilance and try to observe whether there were any potential dangers around them. This was the right thing to do.

Originally, Mai Dongzi thought that the freshmen had no experience, so they were prepared, while the two sophomores, Moonlight and Durant, would be somewhat vigilant. Who would have thought that they were also completely unprepared.

Mai Dongzi thought that they did think about these things, but they didn't think about them.

Sure enough, her guess was correct. It seemed that during this period of time, the Phantom Team had indeed relied too much on her mental detection.

Mai Dongzi used his mental power to detect the surroundings, hesitated for a moment, and finally made a decision. He closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep.

Seeing that Mai Dongzi was very tired, he was the first to lie down and rest. Zhuang Huiya felt sorry for his cousin. In the past few days, his cousin rested on his back, and he said that this must be a good rest.

Although there were only two people keeping watch together, it was possible for them to talk to each other as they were sitting around the crowd.

Zhuang Huiya looked around with full concentration.

In the desert, the moonlight from the double "moons" was brighter than that from the hilly areas above because of the strong winds that blew in the desert night.

Although the wind was only level 1 or 2, it was strong in the distant hilly areas and was enough to stir up a cloud of dust.

Therefore, in the desert, the distance at which you can see clearly is much farther than in the hilly areas.

…

On the flying car, Instructor Shan looked at the densely packed red dots on the detection display, which were gradually shrinking in a circle. In the circle of red dots, the big red dot was still moving.

"Did Student Xi really fall asleep so she knows this, or did she say it on purpose so that the Phantom Team members could experience this crisis on their own?" Instructor Li asked curiously.

"It should be the latter. Someone like her might have fallen asleep without being alert. She must have discovered that since the appearance of the seventh-level monster, the Phantom Team has relied too much on her mental detection." Instructor Shan said without hesitation.

"If that's the case, she's really courageous. In this way, no one in the Phantom Team will be injured." said the sharp instructor.

But they don't have energy potions or healing potions right now, so if they get hurt they just have to endure it. Although Student Xi is a level 3 wood-type esper, she doesn't have the ability to treat more serious injuries.

"They can't grow like this," said Instructor Shan.

After Mai Dongzi robbed the Superpower Team, Instructor Shan could see that Mai Dongzi was more focused on improving the overall strength of the Phantom Team during the team training competition, relying on the strength of everyone in the Phantom Team to score points.

Otherwise, if she eliminates all members of the Ability Team, the Phantom Team will get a large amount of points.

Instructor Shan has the same idea as Mai Dongzi. Although he values ​​the ranking of the Phantom Team, he values ​​the improvement of everyone in the Phantom Team more.

…

Half an hour passed in the desert, and Zhuang Huiya still kept looking around.

Although he didn't notice any unusual movement, he gradually developed a sense of uneasiness in his heart, as if something was approaching them.

After looking around as much as possible again and still finding nothing, Zhuang Huiya stood up gently, took a defensive posture, and held a rectangular stone with spikes in his right hand.

Wang Yiyi on the other side was not as sensitive as Zhuang Huiya. After Zhuang Huiya stood up, she also stood up lightly and looked at Zhuang Huiya questioningly.

Zhuang Huiya did not respond to Wang Yiyi, but looked around again. There was still nothing unusual, but the sense of urgency in her heart deepened...

Zhuang Huiya's eyes suddenly fixed on one place. Wang Yiyi noticed his abnormality and looked over there, but there was nothing on the sand there.

When Wang Yiyi was about to ask again silently, she saw Zhuang Ya put her finger in her mouth and blew hard...

A sharp whistle broke through the roar of the wind. The beast skins of the Phantom Rangers who were lying on the ground resting quietly suddenly disappeared, and they jumped up from the ground almost at the same time.

"What's the matter?" Durant asked anxiously.

As soon as he finished speaking, Durant saw a black object coming out of the sand and flying towards them...