The wind and sand hit me mercilessly on the face, and the stinging pain woke me up. I sighed, and then slowly opened my eyes. What came into view was the silent night and the starry sky.

My vision recovered, and my body seemed a lot lighter. I touched it briefly and found that most of the scabs on my body and face were still there. There was nothing wrong with my heart, but I still didn't have any strength at all.

I noticed that there were two ropes tied around my waist, and they were pulled out along the left and right sides.

One end of the rope was tied to the top of a rock deep into the ground, and the other end was on my back. I couldn't see it, but I could probably guess that it was on the human body.

"Ah, you're awake!"

After a strong wind and sand, she appeared in front of me against huge resistance.

This was the first time I saw her. Her appearance was blurry. At first glance, I really thought that my mother was standing in front of me. She looked similar. There seemed to be indelible scars on her face. But after touching her,

You will find that it is not.

There are two scars on my mother's face, both about the width of her palm. There is only one scar on her face, which is no bigger than a thumb. It's more like a sore than a scar, and it feels like it's completely festering on her face.

Of course, the most important thing is her eyes, which are not as deep as my mother's. The wind and sand cannot cover my mother's eyes, but I can't see anything in her eyes.

"You can see it!" She held my face and exclaimed. It was clearly my eyes, but she was even more excited than me.

After a while, she let go of me and spoke hesitantly, "When you see my appearance, don't you have anything to say?"

I don’t understand what she means. What can I say? We have been together for so many days and I understand everything that I need to know. By the way, she is a human being, just like those bed bugs that we avoid in the ancient city, so I ask

There should be others.

However, it was early in the morning, when the wind and sand were the strongest, and my eyes were almost always half-open, so I couldn't see clearly.

When the orcs get along with each other, appearance is only a general identification, and more is distinguished by sound, smell, movement, etc., if you really want to say...

"I didn't expect you weren't dead yet."

"It seems that you are recovering very well, and you already know what a joke."

I'm not kidding, this is what I want to say the most. In my eyes, the human body is like an ant beast. It is indeed worth sighing that the little ant beast survived in such a harsh environment.

"The wounds on my body no longer hurt, but why do I still have no strength at all?" I tried to sit up several times, but it was in vain and I could only lie there and gasp.

"Repairing wounds requires a lot of spiritual power, but I don't sense spiritual power in you. In that case, I can only extract the energy from your body. You are so seriously injured and have lost so much blood. This energy should be relatively

Da, I guess you don’t have much energy left in your bones. It’s normal to be weak. Don’t worry, I’ll find food for you as soon as you get past this area, and you’ll recover slowly.”

I understood what she meant, so I asked, "How long have you been in here?"

"It's early in the morning now. We left early in the morning. It was about eight or nine hours ago. This dangerous place is quite dangerous. As soon as we entered here, we encountered a strong wind and several people were blown away."

Here she smiled at me: "I almost got blown away. Fortunately, I was carrying you, so I almost flew away. We finally found this place, and we will wait until the wind and sand calm down before leaving. By the way, we can wait and get separated."

A few of them might come back."

After doing this for a long time and hiding here for a whole day, she was still looking forward to passing through.

I knew she wouldn't listen, but out of good intentions, I still said: "Believe me, you can't get through here. Let's go back together before we go too far."

After hearing my words, she seemed to suddenly remember something and said: "I heard you say the words "Don't come in" before. Could it be that you came from the other side? You have already passed here!

Then you can take us there, so that the lady's attitude towards you will change to some extent!"

I didn't understand what she was excited about, but I knew that it was all in vain. Forget it, everything has its own priority. For me, saving my life and leaving was the most important thing.

"Is it? Is it? Is it not?"

After seeing my silence, she began to ask me crazily over and over again, just like I had asked her for meat on her back before.

Finally I compromised, but I had other plans and whispered: "If I could come and go freely, I wouldn't be so seriously injured."

"Oh..." She was obviously disappointed after hearing my answer. I knew this was an opportunity for me to escape, so I changed the subject.

"I only got injured in here before. My mother saved me. Let's exit. When mother comes to find me, I will ask her to take you there. Is that okay?"

This time she was silent, obviously lost in thought. I was secretly happy. The more silent she was, the greater her chances were. Feeling the fear in this, I naturally had to seize the chance to survive. This choice was good for her and me.

, I will definitely agree.

She thought for a long time, murmuring a few words from time to time, and finally let out a long sigh and shook her head.

"You don't know when she will come. It's better to wait for the wind and sand to lighten up and move forward slowly. I know you are worried about your mother. Don't worry. When I get to the ancient city, I will definitely ask the lady to help you find your mother.

"

I have heard her say this too many times. Yes, I am worried about my mother. The road ahead is unknown and it is human territory. She has not been seen for so many days. Maybe she has been in danger. She is mine.

Mother, are you worried that there is something wrong with her?

"The wind won't stop at all! We haven't gone deep yet. When we reach a certain position, the sky will be full of rocks, floating around. Human bodies will be entangled in an instant, and they will die in the blink of an eye! If you want to die yourself,

Leave me here, I won’t leave again, or you can kill me directly, that’s what you think anyway!”

What I have said has come to this point. In fact, I have always believed that they know that I am a beast, so that they will not hold out hope like a fool.

Anger, silence, howling.

She stood up slowly, untied her rope, and then tied it to a rock that seemed more stable. Then she took off all the water bottles hanging from her waist, silently placed them next to me, and finally took a step away.

go.

After walking five or six meters, she suddenly knelt down and cried loudly: "When I saw you lying on the pile of rocks, I felt that you were like me. I wanted to protect you, even if it cost me my own life. I knew you didn't

You don’t want me to protect you, and I also thought about letting you go, but I still can’t let go. I want to follow you, but I can’t bear to let you go, so I took you so far on my own. I’m too selfish, I’m sorry!”

It was so baffling, I still didn't understand what she was crying about, it was clearly me who should cry.

"Don't go in, you will really die..."

She left and blended into a group of stinking humans, so out of place.

In the sky full of yellow sand, I could no longer see her back. As morning approached, the wind and sand gradually became lighter, and I saw a group of vague figures starting to move in the distance, and finally disappeared completely.

"My eyes are just right, and I haven't even seen your appearance clearly, and you just left like this! I'm an orc, and I used a body that was hundreds of meters long and got injuries all over my body. Don't go in, just go this way.

It’s unreasonable! Don’t go in..."

I struggled desperately, trying to stand up, trying to catch up and call her back, but in fact I couldn't even turn over and look in the direction where she was going.

I will never know what her expression was like when she cried and shouted those words when she left, or what she was feeling. I only know that this time it will be a farewell forever.

…

…

While struggling wildly, I accidentally broke two kettles. By the time I realized it, the wasteland had completely swallowed up the water, and the inside of the kettles was filled with sand and dust.

Now I only have a pot of water left to wait for death. In fact, it doesn't matter whether I have it or not. I can't even pry open the spout.

I have never faced death for such a long time. I feel my vitality draining away little by little. My blood begins to dry up and my expression gradually freezes.

When hunting, many animals will knock down their prey, and then bite the prey's neck tightly. No matter how hard the prey struggles, it will not help, and it will either bleed to death or suffocate to death.

That scene was just like me now, and I was even more miserable. I could only close my eyes and wait for death, not even knowing who the hunter was.

"Huhu——"

Unknowingly, a huge wind and sand swept in again. Time always flies so fast when I am confused. Is it already noon? Or is it an irregular period? I soon concluded that this was an irregular period.

Because the intensity of the sandstorm this time was far greater than the last time, it was almost close to the center area of ​​flying sand and rocks.

I was blown up like a tree in an instant. The two ropes were stretched straight and kept twisting left and right. It was like a wrestling match between rocks and storms.

The two sides were evenly matched, and although the storm was powerful, the two rocks penetrated deeper than expected and did not tremble at all.

I thought it would end in a draw, but the ropes became loose because they were twisted too much. The storm took the opportunity to exert force, and one of the ropes broke immediately. Now the rock was in danger and it was doomed to fail.

At this moment, the storm suddenly weakened. Even if it was unwilling and even if it shouted, it still failed. It was an unexpected ending.

"Plop"

I fell down hard, my mouth opened wide, and I saw only air coming out but no air coming in. There was only a rope left. I would definitely have no chance next time. Of course, whether I could hold on until the next time was a question.

"Rumble--"

At this moment, there were two sounds of something falling to the ground one after another. It made a dull sound and landed right next to me.

Looking at it, I was stunned for a moment.

Directly in front of me, I saw two human corpses lying there, covered with horrific wounds and lifeless.

I wonder if they are among that group of humans. The storm just now was enough to affect them.

Although we have been together for so many days, I have no interest in other human beings. Except for her smell, I don't know anyone else. I have no impression of the smell of these two corpses. They are not her.

I can only pray secretly that that human being doesn't die.

I lay on the ground, staring at the two corpses. My stomach seemed to have received a signal and began to make a thunderous cry. This was the only meat I had seen in more than two months.

No, this is a human being. Mother said that we can’t eat any life form that has transformed into a human being, let alone a real human being.

Can…

Along the way, I also saw beasts eating humans, and even some beasts that specialized in feeding on humans, but nothing happened.

Besides, aren’t humans the most annoying?

etc.
To be continued...