Chapter 1640 Hot Sand Desert
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Speaking of which, the Black Stone Demon King is not a coward. He is not afraid of facing that overlord-level monster. However, the son of the Demon God, His Highness Demon Flame, only brings so many subordinates and no supplies at all.
If you were in such a state and ventured deep into the sand sea to hunt the legendary Hot Sand Overlord, it would be impossible to succeed. If something unexpected happened midway, he, the Black Stone Demon King, would not be able to afford it even if he died to apologize.
"Your Highness Demon Flame, the Hot Sand Overlord is not a small player. It is so powerful in the sand sea that even several demon kings may not be able to defeat it together. Moreover, it also controls many monsters in the sand sea, and no one is powerful. It’s difficult to capture it in the sea of sand without troops and supplies.”
Black Stone Demon King frowned, with a look of embarrassment on his face, but then he changed his expression, patted his chest and promised, "But don't worry, Your Highness Demon Flame, the army and supplies are with me, Black Stone, and the Black Stone under my command Jun is also a veteran who has been on the battlefield for a long time, and he is fully capable of dealing with the Hotsand Overlord!"
Although he said this, the Black Stone Demon King was still worried.
The Hot Sand Overlord is like a fish swimming in the sea of desert sand. Let alone catching it, ordinary people can't even find its shadow. Moreover, this legendary monster is very cunning, and when a small group of forces passes by, it is just to deliver food.
Not to mention the huge cost of moving a large group of people to move over, that cunning monster will immediately hide without a trace if it sees that something is wrong.
In the end, no matter how many people there are, they can only search confusedly in the boundless sea of sand. In the end, they will become the prey of the hot sand overlord, and they will be gradually consumed by it until the entire army is annihilated.
There are too many examples like this in history. Those who tried to hunt the Overlord of Hot Sands, no one ended up well in the end.
This is the worry of the Black Stone Demon King. Now His Highness the Demon Flame has heard the rumors from nowhere and wants to personally conquer the legendary monster and the harsh and dangerous hot sand desert.
It doesn't matter that he personally leads the army and has some fun with him. But in the end, no matter whether traces of the Hot Sand Overlord are found or no traces of the Hot Sand Overlord are found, I am afraid that the son of the devil will be annoyed in the end. At that time, he, the Black Stone Demon King, probably won't have much to gain.
Just when the Black Stone Demon King was thinking about whether to give advice to the son of the demon god and get a vaccination first.
Wang Yan raised his hand calmly and said calmly: "I don't need your troops. You only need to provide supplies and logistics for this son of God."
"No, you don't need any subordinates?"
The Black Stone Demon King was slightly stunned. At first he thought he heard it wrong, but then he quickly reminded him kindly, "Your Highness Demon Flame, the Hot Sand Overlord is no trivial matter. It is a legendary overlord-level monster. It is like a fish flying in the sea of sand. Here, the whereabouts cannot be determined. If there are fewer manpower, it will be impossible to deal with that kind of..."
But before he finished speaking, Wang Yan stretched out his hand to interrupt: "You don't have to worry about this."
"Yes Yes."
The Black Stone Demon King nodded repeatedly. Now that His Highness, the Son of the Demon God, insists on this, what else can he say? I can only do it.
But strangely enough, that night he followed the order and sent supplies to Wang Yan's palace.
Good food, water, medicine, desert necessities and other supplies were actually required to be delivered to thousands of people!
This frightened the Black Stone Demon King again. If the other party was not the son of the extremely noble Demon God, he would even think that the other party was here to defraud him of supplies.
Just like that, the night passed.
Early on the next morning, Wang Yan and others, escorted by the Black Stone Demon King, boarded a Demon King-class battleship and flew at a low altitude, slowly heading towards the depths of the hot sand desert.
Wang Yan and several of his subordinates and companions still looked relaxed and content.
On the contrary, the Black Stone Demon King and his lieutenants all looked cautious, as if they were under tremendous pressure. Therefore, the Black Stone Demon King not only uses his own Demon King's main ship for Wang Yan's travel. After the main ship, there were five transport airships, fully loaded with troops, accompanying them as escorts.
The fleet was like a ship cruising slowly on calm water, and everything was quiet.
The weather was very pleasant, the sun was shining brightly, and the group did not encounter a desert storm strong enough to roll up gravel and destroy rocks.
The ground line has an unobstructed view. Below the fleet, the black basalt and Gobi stones of various colors, with the natural patina left by the years, are exuding a warm light in the sun.
Although the weather is hot, this scene has a different kind of beauty in people's eyes.
Most of these basalts and Gobi stones are special stones formed over millions of years by fire eruptions, geological movements, groundwater or wind erosion. Some are high-end jewelry such as agate, chalcedony, and petrified wood that are regarded as treasures by people on earth. Some locals can even unearth a whole piece of nugget gold in this Gobi Desert!
This is the advantage of the hell world being rich in minerals. Of course, this area is rich in gems. What is even more precious is that in this desert and Gobi, more high-end magic energy consumables, crystal sand and dust, can also be unearthed.
Therefore, in this desert area, a profession specializing in searching for gems and exploring the desert came into being. Local natives who engage in such professions, as well as some adventurers who are eager for wealth, are usually called gem hunters or hotsand scavengers.
They wandered in the desert all day long. While gambling with their lives, they could also harvest various gems from the monsters and the harsh natural environment in exchange for the survival supplies they needed.
This time, Wang Yan's guide was a local nomadic people, the dune ratman.
Ratmen are a kind of humanoid race with hunched bodies, rat-like appearances, and a long tail behind them. They have been surviving in the cracks of the hell world full of strong people for generations.
As the name suggests, the dune ratmen are a branch of ratmen who have adapted to the desert environment over a long period of time. Their main talents and abilities have also changed because of living in the desert for many years. Their close relatives are the gray-horned ratmen who live in the city sewers.
The gray-horned ratmen are good at stealing and inquiring about intelligence. Lord Chihuo found this place and the dune ratman who served as a guide for Wang Yan through the gossip of the gray-horned ratmen.
The dune ratman who is now sitting in the cabin of the battleship with Wang Yan is named Graytooth Jim, a hot sand scavenger.
It is said that he was searching for treasure alone in the desert, exploring all the way, and accidentally arrived near the lair of the Hot Sand Overlord. Perhaps he was obsessed with money and had a lot of courage. With the natural advantages of his race, he roughly sketched the outline of the lair outside the Hot Sand Overlord's lair.
He originally planned to go in to steal things, but the Hot Sand Overlord was too powerful. The terrifying power he accidentally exuded scared him so much that he didn't dare to really go deep.
So after he came back, this crudely made lair sketch became one of the items he sold, but no one believed him. However, the rumor eventually brought this adventurous rat scavenger to Wang Yan.
"Your name is Graytooth Jim? I heard that you have been to the lair of the Hot Sand Overlord?"
Wang Yan handed a glass of wine to the rat guide in front of him, and at the same time looked at the dune rat.
He found that the dune rat named Graytooth Jim had a face like a human, but the fur on his body was the same color as the sand. In addition, he was wearing a hooded sand-proof gray-yellow cloak. If he stayed on the sand dunes or the Gobi Desert, as long as he didn't move, no one would find that he was a living thing.
However, although Wang Yan had a good attitude at this time and did not release pressure, he still brought great pressure to this lowly rat man.
"Yes, yes... I, I mean, yes, yes! Respected Son of God, I really, really went in!"
Gray-toothed Jim grinned with a pair of yellow teeth and answered timidly. At this time, under the gaze of Wang Yan, many of his men and companions, he was trembling with nervousness, and even dared not drink the wine handed to him by Wang Yan.
"Don't be nervous, as long as you do a good job for this son of God, this son of God will not treat you unfairly."
Wang Yan said, and took out a beautiful magic crystal coin, "As long as you can lead us to arrive safely, this is yours, and this son of God will reward you after the success!"
Seeing the magic crystal coin, Gray-toothed Jim's little eyes were staring straight, and his little heart was beating wildly.
For him, this magic crystal full of pure energy is a high-end currency that can only be used by nobles. The value of this one coin is higher than his income from scavenging in the Gobi Desert for half a year!
If it weren't for the fact that there was nothing good to find in the Gobi Desert near the border a while ago, he wouldn't have to risk his life to go to the heart of the hot sand desert to try his luck.
But now, the wealth is already in sight, how can he not be excited?
"Don't worry, Your Highness the Son of God! This desert is like my own backyard. I will definitely bring Your Highness the Son of God safely!" Gray Tooth Jim swore solemnly, his eyes staring at the magic crystal coin all the time.
"Not only to bring it safely, I need all the information about the Hot Sand Overlord, and at the same time make sure that it will not attract the attention of the Dark Demon Realm scouts." Wang Yan's eyes sank, and his expression became serious.
Gray Tooth Jim's heart sank immediately, and the greed that had just risen in his heart was immediately scared away by the terrifying sense of crisis.
"Please rest assured, Son of God! I know what to do! I will definitely get things done for you!"
Under Wang Yan's pressure, Gray-toothed Jim hurriedly slid off the chair and knelt on the ground. His nerves were tense and his expression was extremely solemn.
"Take it. This is a reward for you."
Seeing this, Wang Yan casually threw the magic crystal to him, and at the same time put away all the pressure he showed.
Now that Wang Yan is the son of the demon god, as long as he leaves the safe zone, he is in danger. It is certain that as long as there is a chance, the forces of the Dark Demon Realm and the Fallen Demon Realm will definitely find ways to kill him. In addition, the Hot Sand Overlord is not easy to deal with. Without a perfect plan, it is very easy to make mistakes.
Now that he has this native native as a guide, his chances of success will undoubtedly increase greatly.
"Thank you for your gift, Your Highness! I will do my best! I will do my best!"
Gray-toothed Jim hurriedly caught the falling magic crystal with both hands. The joy and tension in his heart made him kowtow again in a hurry to thank him. However, it was only then that he gradually relaxed and realized that his vest was soaked with sweat.
This made him think that the son of the demon god was indeed the son of the demon god. Even the Black Stone Demon King could not match his terrifying oppression.
Graytooth Jim was very grateful to be favored by the son of the demon god, His Highness Mo Yan. As for the purpose of His Highness Mo Yan hunting the Hot Sand Lord, it was no longer within his consideration.
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Time passed little by little.
The Black Stone Fleet flew from their capital until night, finally passing the Gobi Desert on the border and officially flying low into the hot sand desert.
The hot sand desert was as hot as a furnace during the day, but at night, the temperature dropped sharply. Wang Yan and several of his men stood on the deck of the warship and could even see white frost on many places on the deck.
Moreover, the desert became lively at night when the temperature dropped sharply.
Facing the bright moonlight, Wang Yan could see that the entire desert below was full of scenes of predation and being preyed.
The animals and insects that avoided the scorching sun during the day crawled out of their hiding caves. The huge temperature difference at night and the condensed moisture also brought precious vitality to this arid place. Not only the rare plants need it, but also the insects, beasts and monsters.
So a warm cycle of the food chain began to unfold in front of everyone.
"Hey, Lord Mo Yan, look, the sand below is moving!"
At this time, the Princess Chijue, who accompanied Wang Yan to appreciate the scenery, suddenly pointed to the bottom of the deck curiously.
Wang Yan and several other companions turned their heads and looked down, and found that the desert below was bulging with rapidly moving sandbags, as if something was surging below.
"Those are sandworms, desert worms! They are the most powerful predators in the desert at night!"
The dune ratman following behind the crowd, Gray Tooth Jim, added that he seemed to be filled with an instinctive fear of those surging sandbags.
Sure enough, Gray Tooth Jim's voice had not yet fallen.
Among the many moving sandbags below, one of them suddenly burst out with a big mouth, and instantly bit a hellhound wandering in the desert for food in the abdomen!
The hellhound didn't even have time to groan, and was forcibly dragged under the yellow sand by this cruel big mouth, and blood instantly sprayed on the sand dunes.
Such a bloody and brutal predation scene made Wang Yan and others on the deck see it clearly. He and several companions from Earth couldn't help but secretly sigh that cruel creatures like desert worms are really terrible!
This worm looks like a bloody sausage, covered with wrinkles and blue-gray stripes. Its skin looks soft, but it is actually very tough. The most terrifying thing is that its head is actually a three-petal mouth full of sharp teeth! Once bitten by this big mouth, there is absolutely no possibility of escaping.
Wang Yan initially estimated that the desert worm that preyed on the hellhound just now was at least ten meters long, and its physical strength reached at least the B-level stage. And the adult hellhound that also reached the B-level stage was killed by it in an instant, which shows how powerful the predation ability of this top predator in the desert is.
"Wow!"
"Roar! Ao!"
As the attack of this desert worm began, desert worms began to rush out of the sand in the desert below and bite their prey.
For a while, the sound of quicksand blasting, worms whistling, sharp teeth interacting, and prey roaring, one after another in the desert at night.
Under the attack of a large group of desert worms, no matter snakes, poisonous creatures, lizards, or hellhounds belonging to the predatory class, they are all considered food in the mouths and stomachs of desert worms.
There are at least hundreds of desert worms surging below, with different sizes. The small ones are only a few meters long and weak. If they are not careful, they will be considered food for other beasts. The big ones are more than ten meters or even dozens of meters long! They are also strong and extremely cruel.
They not only prey on prey and snatch food from their own kind, but some desert worms that don’t get food will even open their huge mouths to their companions and kill their own kind directly!
The most terrifying thing is that several large desert worms that suddenly rose from the desert actually attacked the low-flying warships directly.
The bite made the bottom of the Demon King-class warship squeak, which was extremely creepy.
This terrible worm, with such a terrifying ferocity, really showed its full potential at this moment.
Of course, how could these low-level sandworms bite the demon-class warships? However, the Black Stone Demon King still ordered to raise the flight altitude, because the teeth of desert worms carry corrosive venom, and they will also spit venom. If they are contaminated with these venoms for a long time, even the demon-class warships will be corroded and damaged.
When the fleet increased its altitude, the surroundings suddenly became quiet.
However, Zhang Weidao, Wu Bujie and others were still immersed in the killing feast just now.
"My God, those worms are the meatballs we eat?" Zhang Weidao wiped a cold sweat and muttered, "This kind of worm is too cruel, right? When it gets ruthless, it simply doesn't recognize its relatives."
"Amitabha, I suddenly realized that it is still our hometown Earth, beautiful and peaceful." Wu Bujie also sighed and chanted Buddha. That kind of worm simply took the word cruelty to the extreme. In comparison, lions and tigers on Earth are all gentle kittens.
"Although those worms are ugly and scary, the desert meatballs made from them are really delicious." Shentu Tianlu scratched his bald head, and his rough man nature began to show. At this moment, he was still missing the desert meatballs.
"Don't say it's delicious!"
When it comes to eating desert worms, Goddess Shiva immediately glared at Shentu Tianlu.
The worms below are really too bloody, too cruel, and too ugly. When she thought of the dinner she had before, which was the meat of that worm, her heart was in turmoil.
Not only the goddess Shiva, but also the high priestess Belika and the two women from Earth, Lydia, all stared at Shentu Tianlu with resentment, scaring the latter so much that his neck shrank and he quickly shrank aside and dared not speak, for fear of angering these three ladies who should not be provoked.
"Uh, it's obviously delicious." Lord Chihuo was puzzled, "Who cares what the bug looks like, as long as it tastes good, isn't it okay?"
"Don't say it if I ask you not to." Princess Chijue rolled her eyes at him unhappily, "Don't you know that human women are very weak? Do you think they are as rough as you?"
"Don't say it, then don't say it." Lord Chihuo shrugged helplessly, implying that the human race is obviously very powerful, but it is so weak in such a small matter.
After glaring at Lord Chihuo, Princess Chijue once again looked at Wang Yan with longing. She thought tenderly in her heart that for Lord Moyan, as the main wife, she had been so tolerant of Xiaosan, Xiaosi, Xiaowu, and Xiaoliu. She was really virtuous!
Well, she felt that she was really a virtuous wife. She was moved by herself.
Nothing happened overnight. When the sky was bright again, Wang Yan had arrived at the real heart of the Hot Sand Desert.
The fleet could no longer fly here.
Because according to the desert rat man Graytooth Jim and the guidance of the simple map, the nest of the Hot Sand Overlord was ahead!
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