Chapter 400: 400
A group of people strolled on the yellow sands .
The closer you got to the Death Desert, the more massive the sandstorm you would encounter . Sometimes, there would be terrifying sandstorms . The sand might bury even strong professionals like Soran after the sandstorm . Energy radiation changed not only the environment but also the abnormal climate in the desert area . Although the arborists have worked hard for hundreds of years, establishing some oases and plantation defense lines in the desert area . Still, in the end, it was quickly destroyed by the terrifying sandstorms .
Sometimes, when the wind blew the sand from the Death Desert, it was like a rainstorm, which could directly bury a river .
Of course, this was not even the most terrifying thing .
What was even more terrifying was the desert tornado, which was the real nightmare .
The huge tornado would sweep everything nearby, and if any caravans encountered it, they would find it hard to survive as well . The tornado was caused by the energy radiation’s mutation . When the tornado strength exceeded level 5, it might cause energy chaos in the nearby area . That was also the so-called “Dead Magic Area” and “Chaotic Magic Area . ” In this area, the Wizard’s spells were likely to fail . In that scenario, there was no place to escape . Soran had seen giant tornadoes with a range of more than 15 kilometers, from the sand below to the clouds in the sky, as if the whole world would be sucked in as well . (Note: Giant tornadoes could be encountered about once every three years . )
He remembered coming here for the first time with the other teams .
At that time, they found something . It was that the terrifying natural climate sometimes gave the people more headaches than the powerful monsters .
The team was moving very slowly because they have prepared more than 30 camels with a lot of resources on them . Although the real Adventurer team consisted of only five people, it needed a huge amount of logistical supplies . When Soran first came to the desert to explore the ruins, their whole team was a bit stunned when they arrived at the place because there was no way in at all . The poor Dwarven Juggernaut had to dig for two days because of his high physical strength; only then did he managed to open up a passage into the ruins . However, they encountered a sealed wall afterward, and eventually, everyone had to go back to prepare more tools .
And even later after that, when exploring this kind of long-standing underground remains, the adventurers assembled a team of thirty to forty people .
Then, the party went on for three days .
On the way, Soran also learned a lot about the others . For example, the Dwarven Juggernaut was a gossiper . Of course, when he was not drinking, he was rather quiet .
Dwarves had little resistance to good wine . The others had been drinking water all the way . Whereas, this guy had been drinking alcohol .
If it was not for his amazing physique, this guy would have been wasted long ago .
The Dwarven Juggernaut, Zoro – Dunedin, was a very young Dwarf . He was only 46 years old this year with a thick beard and a strong body .
He has Dwarven lineage from Helm’s Deep, and his body could be slightly hardened as if he had used Stoneskin . (The bloodline of the Hill Dwarves . )
The name of the Oriental Ronin was Zil .
He was an advanced Ronin from the East Seas . There were many islands there . Many Ronins were professionals that were advanced pirates . This guy was very quiet . He had been wiping his blade all the way . His strength should be quite good, but to Soran’s surprise, this guy used his sword with his left hand .
A left-handed Ronin Swordsman!
As for the other Desert Warrior, he was a more famous adventurer in the region . His name was Muhammad-Nord .
A Desert Warrior of professional-level 15 or so, he had the advanced grade of a Fighter . He was also good at fighting with dual-weapons, just like Soran . The weapons were similar to the Persian curved swords .
His dress was similar to that of Persians! (Note: an advanced Desert Warrior was similar to a Northern Fighter . It belonged to a regionally advanced profession and has received special regional combat training . )
As for the last person who was an Oriental Dancer .
She should be the only professional who Soran did not know the depth of . He could only be sure that her professional level was above 16, she was proficient in magical abilities, and she also mastered Mirror Image .
On the afternoon of the third day, Soran and the others had finally arrived at the destination, where there was a landmark building, which was a broken and tattered obelisk .
It was unknown as to what the use was .
But it was buried underground in the ruins of the desert . Many large ruins had such obelisks .
“We’re here!”
Soran looked up at the sky and said in a deep voice: “This is the place . Let the workers get ready to work . ”
He walked quickly to the bottom of the obelisk and then began to move in the direction of the sun . Soran counted the steps and walked about 150 meters . Then he went about 50 meters to the North . Finally, he squatted down, reached out and touched a handful of sand on the ground, and said in a deep voice: “Starting digging from here . Dig a passage of about three meters in diameter . ”
There were many dangerous places under ancient ruins . If one dug in the wrong place, they might end up with an accident .
Moreover, the whole city was buried under the sand . At that time, there were no residents that once lived in the city surviving after the disaster . In this case, there was a high possibility of undead creatures appearing inside the city!
Nearly a hundred workers started to get busy .
It was not so easy to dig out a passage with a diameter of three meters, because it was a desert area, with sand at the top and even a possibility of quicksand at the bottom . It was difficult to dig a passage in the sand, which required cleaning up the surroundings and even using many tools . Having nearly a hundred people seemed to be a lot, but they did not really work that fast . Relying on them to dig passages shoveling one after another, they could only slowly do it bit by bit .
The sky was slowly getting dark .
Soran supervised the workers for a while, got up, and walked around to see if there was anything unusual .
“Ah!”
At this time, there was a shrill scream from the other side of the excavation site, and then all the professionals at the scene rushed over .
Soran also came quickly . Before he got close, he saw the worker fall to the ground and started twitching . He spat out white foam from his mouth, and soon after, he had no breaths left . He placed his hand on the handle of the knife and said in a deep voice: “What happened?”
The one who answered Soran was the Oriental Ronin . There was a yellow scorpion pierced by his blade . He said in a serious voice: “It’s a sand scorpion! It’s very poisonous! ”
No sooner had the work begun, and a man had died .
This was a considerable blow to the morale of the workers, many of whom were starting to get timid while doing their work .
However, Soran could only helplessly let the Oriental Ronin supervise at the side and deal with the possible sand scorpion when it appeared . The speed of this guy’s sword was very fast . Just now, he had already killed three sand scorpions in a flash .
Night fell .
A group of people set up tents near the construction site, and the workers gathered to sleep, whereas the professionals took turns to watch the night .
It was windy at night .
Fortunately, it only lasted for a while . It was quiet all around, and occasionally one could hear a slight rustle . Soran sat by the campfire, meditating, and occasionally turned his head to look at the hole that had been dug because there was more to it than just poisonous scorpions . Behind him came some light footsteps, and then he saw the Oriental Dancer sitting in front of him with a broad cloak .
“What are you worried about?”
The Oriental Dancer met Soran’s line of sight, and her expression was as if she noticed something: “Ever since you came here, you seem to be a little worried . ”
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