The howling wind mixed with sand and dust destroyed the ruins on the roadside. Although it is located on the southern border, due to the obstruction of the mountains and wind and sand walls around the Gale Canyon, all the wind and sand from the northwest are deposited near the vent of the canyon. Instead, this is the Empire.
The place with the most severe desertification.
However, a quarter of the vast territory of the empire is desert, and the Wind Canyon does not belong to the territory of any nobles, so no one bothers to manage it. They simply move the residents to the intersection of the oasis trail, as is the case in York Town.
born.
A group of people covered in sand-proof robes walked along the oasis trail. The trail can accommodate about three or four carriages passing side by side. There are desert thorn trees on both sides of the road. The powerful soil and water conservation capabilities of the thorn trees make the road full of life.
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It is difficult to set up sentry posts on the oasis trail. The thorn bushes on the south side are all connected to the wall of wind and sand. Rat-like smugglers can dig new passages anywhere on the road. They have enough patience to spend several years to open a new passage.
Secret passage.
"This is it. I've been using this road for almost 10 years and no one has discovered it. Now it's easier for you! Sally." The sand dwarf Golasun said gloomily. Sally has now activated the "Wind Rider" bloodline, allowing her to
She knows this secret passage, which is like giving it to her.
Grason dug at an inconspicuous place at the corner of the road for a while and pulled out a lot of dry thorn trees and vines. However, the vines were dyed brown with potion and looked no different from the surrounding thorn trees.
Soon he made a hole that allowed people to pass through. Grazon kicked the ogre's butt and let it lie on the ground and crawl in.
"Let Arua take the lead." Grason explained: "Those highly venomous sand lizards are not big, but they come in groups. The venom splashes everywhere and you can't stop them. But this kind of poison is ineffective against Arua.
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Hearing his words, the female elf Sally narrowed her eyes. The arrow she shot into the ogre's hand was contaminated with poison. Ordinary ogres would fall to the ground if they were even touched. But that ogre's palm was poisoned.
The human demon showed no reaction at all.
"As soon as we hear the sound of the sand lizard, we will immediately stop all actions and then blow this." Grason took out a whistle made of some bones and handed it to the people behind. "Wait until the sand lizard disperses before we can continue to move forward.
Don’t make unnecessary movements to stimulate them.”
Sally also took out some weird whistles. She was obviously very experienced. The ogre awkwardly swung its butt and crawled forward, and then the people followed it and walked in one after another. The prostitute hired by the sand dwarves frowned.
She looked at the other women in the team. These employers were really interesting... She might not be able to deal with them after a while...
Grossen walked at the end, and he carefully re-camouflaged the entrance of the passage with dry thorns. Even a professional scout would not be able to detect the clues if he did not know it in advance.
Not long after they left, a weird big-headed sand lizard flashed out from the thorns beside the road. Its head was twice as big as its body, but its movements seemed quite flexible. The sand lizard began to move towards the dry with difficulty.
burrowed among the thorns and vines of the tree.
"Damn...his head is stuck...!" Heras cursed in his heart. He followed the burqa men early this morning and followed them from a distance. After entering the oasis path, he transformed into
For this reason, he drank a bottle of precious potion that strengthens mental power recovery, which can double the natural recovery speed of mental power in the next hour. However, even so, he can only transform for less than two hours.
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The limbs, which were very short compared to the lizard's head, struggled to support the thorns. Heras finally freed his head from the dry camouflaged vines, and then he quickly climbed forward among the relatively sparse thorns on the side wall of the passage.
The dense thorns all around blocked the sunlight, and there was insufficient light in the passage, which made it look very shady. Golason carefully observed the surroundings, and the sound of something rustling through the thorns kept coming from the surroundings.
"Here we come." He thought nervously in his heart. Even though he had gone deep into the Sand Wall many times, the appearance of these poisonous lizards still made him feel nervous. If he was not careful, these lizards would go crazy and spread everywhere.
The venom sprayed wildly can corrode even the protective spells of official mage. It is not easy to avoid in this narrow space.
Heras also felt the gathering of lizards, and one even crawled in front of him. The lizard tilted its head and looked curiously at its weird kind. Its belly rose and fell with its breathing, and then it climbed onto Heras's body.
The big head started to observe.
Herath held his breath. Whether he attacked or was attacked, the mage's transformation state would be destroyed. If the sand lizard sprayed poison at him, his disguise would be exposed immediately. But his worries seemed to be unnecessary, sand
The lizard was just curious, and it kept scratching Lahras' big eyelids with its claws, making him extremely itchy.
"Grrrr...gurgle..." The sand lizard's throat vibrated, and it barked several times at Heras, who also imitated it and barked several times. After a while, the sand lizard turned to him.
Losing interest, he turned around and crawled towards the burqa men in front.
"Don't move, don't move! Blow the whistle gently!" Grazon said hurriedly and carefully. Then a dense and weird whistle sounded, the sound was like the sound of heavy rain hitting thorn bushes. Lizard
They all shook their heads, this was their subconscious mind
In response, when it rains, they will quickly hide in their nests in the trees. Some lizards even scratch their cheeks with their front paws. They obviously can't understand why there is no water dripping from their bodies. However, out of instinct, the lizards that gathered around are still
Gradually they dispersed.
Seeing the lizards crawling back to their nests, Grason breathed a sigh of relief. "Wait a while before leaving..." he mouthed silently. The hired prostitute looked quite nervous, she had never been inside
In the thorn forest, when she saw this scene, she was so frightened that she covered her mouth with her hands to prevent herself from screaming. But her hand was accidentally scratched by the thorns outside the passage, and the severe pain made her scream briefly. Those
The retreating sand lizards immediately looked over there.
"It's over..." Several experienced adventurers showed expressions of despair. Before they could make any move, poison poured out from all directions.
"Damn it! Don't let the guide die!" a man in a burka shouted, and a wall of green flames suddenly appeared above the crowd, blocking all the poured poison and evaporating it. The second-level magic fire barrier, but
The person who released it was obviously a bloodline sorcerer. Because this spell brought the power of his bloodline, it looked a little different from the ordinary fire barrier, and its power was doubled.
The wall of fire burned away many thorns, and the field of vision became a little wider. The young man with dark chestnut hair named Kido hurriedly took out a handful of powder from his arms and poured it into his mouth. Then his body emitted a thick and pungent sulfur
The sand lizards obviously hated the smell and fled to places with fresh air on the tops of trees.
"Take the wounded and run! This won't last long!" Kido shouted, and they ran towards the front of the passage. Wherever they went, the lizards were smoked and crawled away.
"Don't leave me...Glasson! Please..." A man in Golasson's team was unfortunately sprayed on the back by venom, which not only corroded his clothes and armor, but also kept spraying venom on his back.
Penetrating into his body, he fell to the ground limply, pleading desperately towards the front.
Grason seemed unable to hear, he wished he had four legs now. Looking at this scene, Kido cursed and turned back to pick up the fallen adventurer, and gave him a bottle of potion. Seeing him turn around, he ran away
The people also stopped, relying solely on the smell of Quito to drive away the sand lizards. They did not dare to stray too far from Quito.
The man looked at Guido with tears of gratitude. It was a blessing from the gods for him to meet such a kind and kind employer. After Guido poured a healing potion into him, he threw him to a man in a burqa. "Carry him."
Let’s go! Don’t fall behind!” After giving the order in a hurry, a group of people rushed into the depths of the passage in a hurry.
Herath hid in the sparse thorn strips and watched the show. These highly venomous sand lizards, not to mention those in front of him, even he felt a little troublesome. Their smells would attract each other, and the blood scattered after killing a group would attract each other.
There is no end to letting more of the same kind come over. The imperial garrison purchases these things every year and puts them in the Sand Wall, giving the smugglers a huge headache.
The flying sand lizards passed by Heras from time to time, and the special sulfur smell stimulated them to run around. They just wanted to breathe fresh air. One sand lizard even held Heras's tail in its mouth to tell him to move quickly.
.......
"These things are quite united..." Heras cursed in his heart, and shook his tail a few times to get away. The sand lizard saw that he didn't want to leave, so he ignored him and took care of himself.
Escaped.
After running for a while, the sand lizards had basically dispersed. Grason made a gesture to ask those people to slow down and finally got rid of them. If they made more noise, they might attract another group.
"Just rest here for a while and treat the wounded first." When they reached a fork in the passage, Quito said calmly.
A low sob came from the crowd, and the prostitute could no longer hold back the fear and guilt in her heart. She covered her mouth with both hands, but she still couldn't stop her crying.
"Shut up!" Groxon growled. If he hadn't been afraid that the smell of blood would attract more dangerous creatures, he would have killed the woman who almost killed them.
Guido patted the prostitute on the back to comfort her a few times, and then poured a few drops of concentration potion into her nostrils. The prostitute's mood gradually stabilized, she looked at Guido gratefully, and murmured: "Thank you...
....." She had decided to do her best to satisfy the young man in return.
The adventurers looked at Quito differently, full of respect and trust. They had never seen an employer who cared so much about the lives of adventurers.
Heras, who had been staying behind, even felt a little sympathy for the poor adventurers at this moment. It was obvious that they didn't know what they were going to face next. He was now convinced that this passage was opened by the people of the Beled family.
, has been used by Graxon to make a living during the decade of neglect.
"We need to find a flat and wide open space, set up a tent and rest for a while. Who knows where there is such a place?" Quito asked.
The prostitute smiled awkwardly, she thought she knew what rest meant...
"The gap in the wall of wind and sand can barely accommodate a few people to lie down at most. It is impossible to have a flat and wide open space." The female elf Sally frowned. She basically played no role along the way and seemed unhappy at this time.
Grason struggled for a while, gritted his teeth and said: "I know a place, just at a fork in this passage, come with me..." Although he didn't want Sally to know this secret, his employers obviously
He is the kind of person who is cheerful. If he makes them happy, he might get more extra commissions. After saying that, he got up and passed the ogre, taking the lead and walking in from the side passage.