Somehow, I suddenly felt that Liu Dong's laughter with his back to us was a little strange, and his voice seemed a little sinister, and I shuddered suddenly.
At this time, Liu Dong turned around, his facial expression was unusually calm, and he was holding a piece of black stone chip knocked from the stone pillar. He then said: "There is no problem, the stone of this stone pillar is
It is indeed the Black Stone. When we get to the "Holy Mountain" and compare it, maybe it will become clear."
Minister An nodded, and then said: "Let's go." So we walked around the stone pillar and continued walking forward.
Liu Dong was walking not far in front of me. I don't know why, but I always had the feeling that the moment I heard his laughter in front of the stone pillar, Liu Dong seemed to be the same as he was in the "City of Time".
He no longer looked like a person, but I couldn't deny that the Liu Dong walking beside us had not changed at all in terms of body shape or appearance, which made me very confused for a moment.
Relying on the guidance of the sun and a compass in Liu Dong's hand, we all wandered around this strange array of stone pillars for about half an hour, and finally we successfully circumnavigated the last stone pillar all the way south. What was displayed in front of everyone was an area
A large flat desert, with two black peaks at the end of the desert.
At this time, an endless view appeared in front of us. For some reason, the shapes of the two peaks looked like two huge black eyeballs, which looked so weird.
Liu Dong walked in the front, turned around and said with a grin: "This desert is relatively flat. Hurry up, everyone, you can see the ruins of the ancient city under the "Holy Mountain"."
After hearing Liu Dong's words, everyone was very excited, especially several experts, so Minister An motioned for everyone to speed up and continue moving forward. Liu Dong also smiled and turned around to continue leading the way. The moment he turned around, I suddenly
I saw a hint of cunning and gloominess in his smile, and my heart skipped a beat for no reason, but I couldn't figure out what was wrong. With Pang Xiaotai's hand, I gave up my confusion and walked a few steps to follow him.
Up.
The reason why the desert is called the "Death Forbidden Zone" is precisely because of its unpredictable changes. Just when we walked out of the Stone Pillar Array, the "Golden Hill", which was only about a hundred meters away, a small wind blew.
Suddenly, the yellow sand not far in front of us seemed to have turned into a yellow ocean, and a layer of ripple-like ripples was blown by the breeze.
Before entering the underground "City of Time", we all walked in the desert for many days, but we had never seen such a scene. I don't know who praised it: "It's so beautiful!"
At this time, Liu Dong, who was walking at the front, suddenly stretched out his hands and shouted: "Don't go any further!"
His sound made everyone stop in shock. Everyone didn't know what happened. Liu Dong stood still, squatted down slowly, then picked up the sand under his feet, held it in his hand and slowly
The yellow sand flowed out from his fingers bit by bit. After repeatedly grabbing a few handfuls of yellow sand, he stood up and said with a frightened face: "No! We encountered quicksand, thanks to the gust of wind, otherwise we would
Everyone just fell into quicksand."
"Quicksand?" The little clerk asked, "What is quicksand?"
Liu Dong said solemnly: "Quicksand is a natural phenomenon and a very terrifying death trap. You can touch the yellow sand under your feet. It is no longer the kind of yellow sand we have always seen in the desert, but.
..very fine dust.”
Some of the people lowered their bodies and really grabbed a handful of yellow sand. Sure enough, the yellow sand could hardly be called sand, but a substance like yellow dust.
Liu Dong pointed to the piece of yellow sand ahead that was rippled by the wind and said: "Fortunately, we have just reached the edge. If we go no further than ten meters, we will be in big trouble. This piece of quicksand is very large.
It seems that it is the quicksand of death that the old guide in Maimaiti mentioned, and we can no longer go forward."
Minister An let go of his hand and poured out the handful of yellow sand, and said helplessly: "What should we do? If we can't reach those two peaks, how will we find the ancient city of Jingjue, and how will we find the underground cave?"
Liu Dong suddenly looked at Minister An coldly and said: "If my guess is correct, this quicksand is intermittent, but I don't know its time period and direction pattern."
"Intermittent? Is quicksand also intermittent?" Dr. Liu Baiheng asked curiously.
Liu Dong glanced at Dr. Liu with a calm expression, then nodded and said: "The desert is far more magical and unpredictable than we realize. Just like this piece of quicksand." As he said that, he pointed to a piece of quicksand in front of him.
Hai continued: "This piece of quicksand can appear in any area of the stone pillar array where we are now. In other words, the quicksand is either alive, or... there is a mysterious force that controls it to drift.
"
Liu Dong's words made us all shocked, but also extremely confused. Liu Dong knelt down, picked up a handful of fine sand again, looked at it carefully for a while, turned around and looked directly at us and said: "Actually, to be honest with you,
I have been to this black desert, but I entered this "black desert" from the south. At that time, we also encountered quicksand on the north side of the Holy Mountain, and there was no way to enter this stone pillar array.
That time, I accidentally discovered and entered the ancient city of Jingjue."
Minister An stared at Liu Dong and said word by word: "It was that time you escaped and left Liu Yi and Pang Ran here forever, right?"
There was a flash of light in Liu Dong's eyes, and the muscles on his face twitched obviously, but he quickly turned his face away, looked at the distance with indifferent eyes, and said in a low voice: "It just doesn't stop.
Wandering, the irregular quicksand swallowed up Xiao Yi and Pang Ran, so I vowed to come back here to solve the mystery."
I believe that Liu Dong's Black Desert adventure must have been thrilling. I can see this from his face. Although the conversation between Minister An and him was a bit unclear to the rest of us, there is one thing I think.
That trip to the desert must have left dark memories for Liu Dong. Looking at the somewhat mysterious and elusive man in front of him, I really didn't know what his real purpose in coming to this desert was.
Liu Dong squatted on the ground quietly all the time. Every once in a while, he would grab a handful of yellow sand and observe it carefully. Minister An did not talk to him, but asked everyone to rest where they were and wait for the scene.
The quicksand moves and drifts again.
Liu Dong squatted alone in front of us, and everyone was looking at his back. It was almost noon, and the sun was shining brightly on this magical rolling yellow desert. To the south, the two black towers
The peaks are like two huge desert boats and camels, lying quietly in the golden desert.
Time was passing by, and an hour passed in the blink of an eye. Everyone felt a little anxious. Liu Dong was still squatting on the ground in the same posture. Suddenly, Liu Dong straightened up, turned around, waved his hand to us and said: "
Everyone, please pay attention, there may be earthquakes for a while soon, and then the quicksand will drift, and we can move forward."
"Earthquake? What kind of earthquake?" Everyone was a little confused, and at this moment, we felt the strange changes in the desert under our feet with horror. First, we felt a subtle shaking in the soles of our feet, and then
It was like the frequency of a mobile phone vibrating. At this time, I saw Liu Dong making a downward gesture with his hand, and he seemed to shout: "Squat down!"
Before I could react, after a slight movement that lasted only about five seconds, a dull roar suddenly came from the ground. I felt like I was stepping on a trap, and my body was violently shaken by the ground.
He swayed to the ground and fell into the yellow sand, with a disgraced face.
Fortunately, the violent vibration lasted only once. After the vibration, everything returned to normal. I quickly got up and saw most of the scientific expedition team members getting up in embarrassment. It seemed that the huge earthquake came too fast. Everyone
Although they were reminded by Liu Dong, they still didn't react and they all fell very hard.
Liu Dong, who was squatting on the ground looking at us, stood up, grinned, and said in a funny way: "Everyone, the quicksand has drifted again, and now the desert in front of us is a real safe zone."
Fei Fan brushed the sand off his body and said dejectedly: "Damn it, this is really an earthquake. Fortunately it's not an earthquake."
Dr. Liu Baiheng walked up to Liu Dong and looked at the quicksand area in front of him that was originally rippling like the sea. Now it was flat as before. Then he squatted down and held a handful of sand. He shook his head in disbelief and said, "This.
..It’s incredible! The quicksand is gone and the sand has turned into yellow sand again. How to explain this?”
Liu Dong looked at Liu Boheng meaningfully and smiled, then patted Liu Boheng's shoulder with his hand and said: "Mr. Liu, this desert, like the ocean, is also a form that human beings have a very simple understanding of. Its mystery and unknown
It’s still waiting for us to explore it tirelessly for many years.”
After saying that, he turned around, waved to us all and said, "Let's continue on our way, comrades."
Everyone rushed up quickly, and I saw Dr. Liu Baiheng still standing there blankly, still holding a handful of yellow sand in his hand. After everyone came over, he let go and tilted the yellow sand away as if he suddenly woke up.
He shook his head with a wry smile and continued to move forward with everyone.
Liu Dong continued to walk at the front, and everyone followed in twos and threes. At this time, we could almost say that except for our personal backpacks, we had lost all our weapons and equipment. The equipment should still be placed in the camp area.
, the weapons have run out of ammunition in the City of Time, and there is still some food and water, but it can only last three or two days.