In the twelfth lunar month of winter, the sun seemed unable to withstand the biting cold wind, and was wrapped in thick clouds, leaving only a faint shadow in the sky.
The sky above the Silent River is filled with diamond dust, which sparkles in the sun and is dazzling, like miniature Milky Ways, spanning both sides of the gurgling river.
On the edge of Phuket Island, in a wasteland with sparse vegetation.
The ground suddenly shook like boiling water. In just a short time, the originally cold and hard soil rolled like quicksand, sinking from all sides to the center, revealing a huge hole several feet in diameter.
Ouch!
It was like the howling of wild beasts, or the strange sound of strong wind blowing through the culvert, echoing in the huge cavity. However, these terrible sounds did not scare the magical creatures in the tree holes around the wasteland.
The two-tailed squirrel lazily leaned out half of its body, holding a half-gnawed acorn in its arms; the tree sperm hiding in the humus layer pulled two handfuls of weeds in disgust and blocked its ears more tightly; as for
The usually timid birds on the branches not only did not chirp in panic, but gathered together in small groups, stretching their necks to look at the huge hole, their black bean-sized eyes full of curiosity.
call!
A huge figure suddenly jumped out of the hole, with traces of red gleaming from the half-open eyes, like a demon returning from hell.
However, this monster did not go crazy towards the birds. It just opened its mouth quickly and rotated its sharp teeth in circles, revealing a throat that was similar to the sand pit and also black.
Then it sneezed heavily.
Ah sneeze!
The five gray figures were like beans jumping in a frying pan. They were sprayed out from the giant beast's mouthparts by the sneeze and flew around the sand pit amid screams.
The giant beast didn't pause at all, closed its big mouth, lowered its head, bent its back and waist, turned 180 degrees, and plunged into the ground. The rolling waves of soil stirred up circles of ripples of varying severity, like a stone.
It smashed into the water and disappeared in an instant.
The quicksand rose up and turned back into cold, hard soil, blocking the huge hole.
The grass and stones that had been buried underground were returned to their places one by one with the rising sand, just like time went back, without any mistakes.
The birds on the tree were chirping and whispering to each other, guessing how long the red-eyed ground dragon had been working today.
Zheng Qing cannot understand the language of birds.
Otherwise, he would definitely be annoyed that the five hunters in the Jisui hunting team did not have as much knowledge about magic as a group of birds.
Of course, even if he could hear the gossips of the birds on the branches now, he certainly wouldn't have much thought to care about it, because the red-eyed ground dragon sneezed him and flew him a full seven or eight meters away, almost hanging on a tree.
On the old locust tree.
The rest of the hunting team were similar - except for Dylan, who had higher agility due to his bloodline talent, and his robes were still relatively clean - everyone else looked ashen and looked like they had just crawled out of the sand pit.
"Everyone!"
Before he could stand still, the captain of the Exoneration Hunting Team yelled: "Report their respective situations... The doctor confirmed our location! The gentleman checked the surrounding environment! The swordsman paid attention... to other situations!"
"Safety!"
"Safety!"
Four voices reporting safety, almost in no particular order, sounded around the wasteland, and not long after, several young hunters from the Forgiveness Hunting Team gathered together again.
"I will never ride on it again next time!" The fat wizard complained loudly: "Who invented the red-eyed earth dragon? It feels like your life span will be reduced by less than half after one ride!"
"Gold."
Xiao Xiao answered Fatty's question very philosophically: "Compared to the normally operating Earth Dragon Express, the Red-Eyed Earth Dragon has a higher turnover rate, cheaper freight, and faster running speed. It is the choice of wizards with real money.
from."
"Damn capitalism," Zheng Qing sighed, spitting out the sand in his mouth, with a look of dismay on his face: "Even if I become a wizard and know magic, I can't get rid of it..."
"Did you smell anything strange?" Dylan interrupted the complaints of his companions and looked around vigilantly, like a wisp of smoke hanging among the branches of a Resurrection Poplar tree.
"Strange smell?" Zheng Qing frowned and sniffed.
Immediately, a distant and familiar breath rushed into his nasal cavity, making his expression a little confused.
"Fire iguana?"
Fatty Xin frowned and looked around: "I seem to smell the burnt smell of fire iguanas... What are they doing here in such a cold weather?"
"It's not a fire iguana." Zheng Qing came to his senses and shook his head: "Fire iguanas like flint, not charcoal. Those who like charcoal are misfortunes."
"Can you tell the difference between charcoal and flint?" Fatty Xin looked at the young public-funded student in surprise, which was not his usual behavior.
"There is a slight smell of soot when burning charcoal, and there is a smell of sulfur when burning flint." Zheng Qing waved his hand to fan the wind, smelling the smell of sulfur in the air, and added: "Believe me, I can distinguish the soot."
The difference with sulfur... I grew up in Binh Duong, and I breathed in more coal ash than fresh air."
Yes, he just smelled the familiar smell of soot in the air, and suddenly thought that tomorrow is the twelfth lunar month and New Year's Eve is coming soon, but he is thousands of miles away.
But immediately, the young wizard got rid of this dull homesickness.
"Since it is charcoal, we can be sure that this is a group of troublemakers." Xiao Xiao turned the crystal ball in his arms and spoke quickly: "Gentleman, you and the swordsman will go and investigate..."
"No need to bother."
A voice suddenly interrupted the arrangements of the fortune teller of the Sin Hunting Team, and explained in a brisk tone: "These tigers are temporarily migrating because their home base is near the newly discovered illegal laboratory... For safety reasons, avoid disturbances.
.”
The Forgiveness Hunting Team immediately launched a defensive battle formation as soon as the strange voice sounded. The Dharma books floated up, the talisman guns were loaded, and the swords were unsheathed. Several powerful spells were hesitating in the sky above the battle formation, like a coiled dragon.
Five-headed snake waiting for an opportunity to attack.
"Wow, wow, my own people, my own people."
A figure in a black robe jumped down from the tree, raised his hands from a long distance, and apologized in a loud voice: "I am the liaison between the Trident Sword and the First University, and I am responsible for leading the Exoneration Hunting Team to that building.
For the newly discovered illegal laboratory, you can call me 'Baozi'... This is my badge... and the citation document."
Zheng Qing looked at the tall and thin strange wizard suspiciously, wondering why he was called Baozi.
And he was also a little unsure about the authenticity of the badge.
"Quick response, high vigilance, and excellent ability to adapt to changes." The wizard who claimed to be the liaison officer praised without hesitation: "It is indeed a student hunting team that has participated in the Battle of Black Prison and entered the Campus Cup finals...here
It’s Phuket Island. If you are worried, you can contact the school at any time to confirm my identity.”