() "Dido, I've always wondered why you followed me?" Bill said a little shyly after choosing his lines carefully.

"You asked so suddenly." Deedlit smiled softly and held his hand.

"Well, if I say this, I might be misunderstood? To put it bluntly, it's because it's fun to be with you. I don't know what novel encounters I will have next time. I am different from other fairies in that I have a strong curiosity.

, you just satisfied my appetite."

Deedlit laughed and held his hand a little harder.

"What you care about should be why Slein or Marsh would risk their lives for you? I don't know this, and I don't know why you are attracted to them?

"Fate-" Bill scratched his head with his other hand.

"I can't just rely on others, at least I have to change my way of thinking."

"Do you know how to change it?"

"Besides, I wouldn't think much of it anyway."

Deedlit let go of her hand and patted Bill's back gently.

"Then, Master Warrior, you better not think about it!" She said and laughed. "You just need to look forward, listen, and feel as you do now. That's why you are surrounded by everyone now.

Yes, so it must be the right thing to do!”

"Is that so..."

Bill looked up at the clear night sky in the desert. The stars in the sky were shining brightly, as if they would fall on the desert sea at any time.

(Then what should I do?) Bill asked himself again.

The cold made his body and spirit more invigorated. Bill's steps were firm on the soft desert step by step.

Since they set out in the evening, they took a short rest in the middle of the night and sat down on the sand with a blanket.

Walking on the sand takes more energy than expected, and I feel a heavy sense of fatigue as soon as I sit down.

"The lack of wind is the only consolation."

Because of Marsh's tall stature, he probably tired more easily, and he was still panting fiercely even when he was sitting. It seems that people as strong as him seem to lack a little endurance.

"The wind should get stronger as we go forward." Lelia was worthy of being a wife. She sat next to Slein and took out the food for the trip.

"Everyone should have a little something to eat!" Bill remembered this after seeing it.

Xiude and Dini, who had been prepared long ago, had already taken out the dried meat from their waists to eat. Marsh saw this and took a bottle of wine from the water bag on his waist to drink.

"Dido, hurry up and eat something too!"

Bill said and began to bite the bread in his hand, but it was too hard and could no longer speak.

Deedrit nodded and took out a fruit she had never seen before. After peeling off the tea shell, there was white pulp inside. Although it was not very sweet, it could relieve some fatigue.

Time flows so quietly.

After sitting for a while, my body became cold with sweat.

"I really want to light a pot of fire to use."

Bill shook himself and his cloak was wrapped tightly around him.

"Shouldn't the Fire Tribe appear in every corner?"

"But it should be visible from the horizon? So it's better not to do this. It's safer to just go forward in the dark." Slein said slowly.

"You don't need the light, but at least it's a little warmer?" Bill said to Slein with a smile.

"Do you want to use magic? The ancient magic I know cannot control the force. You may turn into charcoal!"

Bill could only shrug and smile.

"If it's really cold, can I help you a little?" Lelia said.

"It's okay, I was just joking." Bill quickly waved his hand and declined the kindness.

"It's no joke to say it's cold. I'm very afraid of the cold, so we'd better set off quickly. It should be warmer if we take a walk."

Xiude was also trembling as he said this.

"Quiet!"

At this moment, Dini gave everyone a sharp warning.

He stayed close to the ground and listened seriously.

"What's there..." Xiude also lay down when he saw it, and put his ears to the ground like him.

"Did you hear the sound?" Dini whispered to his partner.

"It's not so much a sound as it is a vibration, as if something is vibrating the sand..."

"Could it be sand beasts? They move on the sand bottom." Shilein looked around uneasily.

"Over there!" Dini confirmed the direction with his voice. There was indeed unusual movement in the sand there.

"The hills are starting to rise." Xiude quickly took out the thin sword from his back, and everyone else also picked up their weapons.

"Too dark is not good for us! No matter how much it is, let's get some light out!" Bill shouted.

He was already on guard in the direction Dini pointed with his favorite long sword and shield.

After hearing what Bill said, Slein ignited the magic light. Deedlit ordered the newly formed light elf to fly forward.

The ground was illuminated by white light, and the sand on the ground took on an unusual appearance.

There are traces on the sand that look like earthworms crawling over them, and there is a strange bulge at the front end, which is beating rhythmically.

In an instant, the hill erupted, and a huge insect-like creature appeared in the blown sand.

"That's the sand beast!" Shlein called out.

"It should be a monster lurking in the sand?" Marsh proposed a correction. He gripped the battle ax tightly, but his momentum was overwhelmed by its hugeness.

"I will suggest this next time" "Dido, stay back!"

Bill yelled as he walked around to the right of the monster. This monster was three times as big as Bill. Its body was divided into several sections, with pimple-like pseudopods on its abdomen and eight feet with claws on its chest.

, and its mouth is now open like sharp scissors.

"Bill, the sand beast's body is very hard and a sword cannot penetrate it, but its abdomen is relatively soft. Remember to attack there." Of course this was the first time that Schlein encountered this kind of monster, but he had been in the Academy of Sages before.

I have read books investigating desert creatures.

"One person was too reluctant. I was in front to attract its attention, and the others went around to attack its belly!"

After hearing what Bill said, the three mercenaries began to run towards the back of the monster. However, they were restrained by the soft sand, preventing them from moving as they pleased.

The sand beast's huge mouth attacked Bill, and Bill jumped to the side, finally dodging the blow.

Its speed is extremely amazing.

Such an attack speed caused Bill to lose his balance and kneel on one foot on the sand. Looking up, the sand beast had jumped to where Bill was standing just now, biting the sand crazily.

And in the next moment, the sand beast's compound eyes looked at Bill, reflecting light like a mirror.

Deedrit saw that Bill was in danger, and immediately manipulated the elf of light to fly in front of the monster, dangling it as if to lure it.

The sand beast made a sharp cry and bit the ball of light.

The light elf emitted sparks and disappeared in an instant. At the same time, the monster screamed and leaned back. It seemed to have completely withstood the shock wave released when the light elf was bitten.

"drink!"

After regaining his posture, Bill swung his sword in conjunction with his breath.

It had an effect. One of the monster's legs flew out and its body was slightly injured. However, the monster's skin was too hard to cause fatal damage.

Bill's hand felt numb.

The monster was twisting in pain, but among the three mercenaries who circled around the sand beast's abdomen, Xiude was bounced away and his back fell to the sand.

"I actually got sand in my hair," Xiude said as he tried to stand up. However, he seemed to be bruised when he landed on the ground. He felt severe pain from his feet as soon as he moved a little. It seemed that he could not move temporarily.

Looking back at the monster, Dini had inserted two small swords into the monster's abdomen, and Marsh also slashed its abdomen two or three times with a tomahawk.

After the peritoneum ruptured, the contents mixed with green body fluid flew out.

Suddenly the air was filled with a strange odor.

"Everyone, leave quickly! It can't stop going crazy!"

While shouting, Dini left the two swords still inserted and ran backwards. The painful monster twisted violently, and Marsh, who had no time to run, was hit in the abdomen and flew into the air.

After falling to the ground, Marsh vomited gastric juice and groaned. It seemed that the blow he received was serious.

"Are you okay?" Lelia came over and put her hand on Marsh's back. "Relax and accept my magic. I'm going to use healing magic."

Lelia looked up at the sky to increase her spiritual power, so that her power could be in sync with the divine power flowing into her body.

"Mother Earth Goddess Mafa, please heal his pain." She said the spell in a soft voice, and a white light flashed in her hands for a moment.

"Yes, saved!" Marsh quickly thanked the priest of Marfa.

On the other hand, Bill cut off one of the monster's legs. Now the monster's movements are too fierce and it is no longer possible to get close to it. If one is not careful, it is likely to become Marsh's second. Anyway, the monster should have no food.
To be continued...