Chapter 602 598 The Other Side of the Endless Fire Sand
Chapter 602 598. The other side of the endless fire sand
The name of "nightmare forest" quickly spread throughout the area, and the horrifying experience of the survivors that day became one of the hotly discussed topics after dinner.
No one knew what was hidden in the darkness, nor what means the other party used. That short encounter made countless survivors sweat profusely in their dreams at midnight.
Even the most powerful adventurers put away their rebellious psychology at this moment and lowered their proud heads-they would not collide with completely unknown monsters for curiosity, not to mention that all signs showed that this wandering unknown existence had the power to defeat multiple-level magicians by itself.
Lu Yu was very satisfied with the effect of this layout, but it was still not a long-term plan. One day, there would be adventurers driven by curiosity to step into the "fog". No matter how deep the darkness was, no matter how quiet and terrifying the story was, it could not stop a heart that was ready to move.
At that moment, if the worm could not cope with it alone, it would still be difficult to escape the fate of destruction.
Sera took out some of the dark magic collected by the Church, and Lulu took out the fire magic she studied and the spiritual magic inherited from Sayer. This was the gift they gave to the worms, a race that was still in the growth stage, after careful consideration.
In order not to define the future of the worms, when granting magic, Lu Yu specifically explained through the Flesh and Blood Chariot that these magics would gradually lose their original effectiveness over time, and if they wanted to continue using them, they had to explore feasible magic paths on their own.
As someone who witnessed the Blue Water Mushroom Man getting into a dead end, this exhortation was particularly important.
The worms were extremely excited. If the Flesh and Blood Chariot had not stopped them, a new round of "bringing heads to see" would have begun.
Strangely enough, in the process of accepting the gratitude of the worms, the Flesh and Blood Chariot felt that something had changed in itself, but when it observed its body with its tentacles-covered eyes, it found nothing.
The same feeling also appeared in Lu Yu, but it was also fleeting. He was just stunned for a moment, and did not think deeply, but laid another preparation for the turbellarian.
Lu Yu returned to the tree hole from which he came. The Squirrel King was extremely vigilant about the returning Coal Ball. If it were not for the huge gap in strength, he would have launched an attack at the first time to declare his dominance over this territory.
"I know you are pretending that you are not smart enough to avoid being targeted by me, but unfortunately, there is a rabbit in my body, and she can see through your tricks."
The Squirrel King, who barely has wisdom, is still too immature. A small shiver quickly exposed the fact that he can understand language.
"I will make a deal with you, which is beneficial to your tribe."
The call of the Coal Ball made the turbellarian leader not far away quickly crawl into the tree hole.
"These are my followers. They need to temporarily welcome the baptism of the magic tide in this area and gradually strengthen their bodies, souls and magic."
"I know that your squirrel clan is very good at collecting and storing food. If you can provide help to the worms in this regard and relieve their pressure, they will be happy to provide you with shelter for survival."
It is quite stressful for the worms to fight against intelligent races, but they are at ease against the monsters in this area that has been shrouded by the "unknown fog". A race that can leave the underground palace in a hurry but still survive many challenges must have good resilience and proud of its specialties, and the specialty of the worms is extremely shameless regeneration.
Regeneration of broken limbs and broken bodies are all child's play. When it grows to the level of the worm leader, it can even regenerate after the body is torn into pieces, and heal the consciousness that was temporarily split again.
Such an "immortal body" can dominate this dense forest unless the body is devoured before it is broken.
The squirrel king stared at the two red eyes of the worm with his small eyes, and looked at his sticky body...
Although he was not very smart, he realized that he actually had no better choice, because this powerful existence in front of him undoubtedly had other alternative partners, and choosing him was undoubtedly a huge opportunity.
Without saying a word, the squirrel king turned around and stretched out from the tree hole to hold a huge pine cone collected in autumn, staggered forward, and handed it to the worm leader who was very well-behaved under Lu Yu's gaze.
The worm leader said nothing...
"Puff~~"
He cut off one-third of his body tail, and with his hands as small as a baby, he imitated the squirrel king's movements and presented it with both hands.
The squirrel king was stunned, and he turned his head stiffly and looked at his...tail.
Obviously, this was a textbook diplomatic accident. The squirrel king was already thinking whether this was a wonderful racial etiquette of the worm clan, or whether cutting the tail was a necessary alliance ceremony?
Lu Yu covered his face. The Flesh Chariot observing from outside the door recalled the strange taste and wonderful taste when he chewed. He closed all his eyes in a very humane way, as if thinking about what kind of weird believers he had.
Under Lu Yu's prevention, the Squirrel King ended his struggle with the broken tail. The exchange of pine cones and tails meant that the two races officially entered the era of cooperation.
For the alliance partner promoted by their own gods, the turbellarians respected the squirrels very much. The tribe leader personally led them into the depths of the cave occupied by the turbellarians and took the initiative to share the underground springs they dug by drilling holes.
In the dense forest full of monsters, water sources are often the hardest hit areas for fighting. The dominant species in the ecological niche are always waiting here. It is like a dream to have a water source that belongs to them completely.
The little squirrels who began to awaken like the Squirrel King quickly adapted to this group of sticky and weird friends, riding on their bodies and wandering around like riding a sightseeing cable car.
Coal Ball and the other two watched all this and smiled with relief.
They did not break this particularly harmonious and friendly atmosphere for worms and squirrels, but quietly left.
By the time the chief of the worms reacted and looked for the traces of their own gods, it was too late. The worms, who were originally overjoyed, fell into a brief depression-they didn't even thank the gods properly.
The proposal of one worm was agreed by all worms.
"We need to depict the appearance of the God of Wisdom and the 'Lord'."
On the smooth rock wall, the figures of the flesh chariot and the coal ball gradually took shape under the outline of twisting lines.
The worm deeply remembered the admonition of the God of Wisdom: the Lord is above everything.
The coal ball hung high on the top of the mural, like the sun to all things on the earth, and below him was a wise god with countless heads, unique to him.
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For the locals, the continuous snow-capped mountains that seemed like a Jedi were effortlessly crossed by Lu Yu. It took more than a day, and a dazzling yellow spot appeared at the end of the blinding white snow, and then quickly turned into a line.
This is an extremely magical scene. At the end of the towering snow-capped mountains is a cliff with a drop of nearly 200 meters. Below the cliff is a green plant area watered by the melting snow water, and a distance ahead is a land full of yellow sand.
There is no trace of intelligent life in this cold and hot junction, but there are many monsters lying lazily near the water source, as if they are used to a life of waiting for something to happen.
Drifting into the vast flaming sand bit by bit, Coal Ball quickly realized why this area is called the Death Forbidden Zone.
The sunlight is not very toxic, but Coal Ball's body can obviously feel the squeeze of heat waves from all directions. The hot wind here is like a large plate of hot water hitting the face, dull and hot.
Mela has rich land and no desert, so this is the first time that Sera and Lulu have felt the oppression brought by this extreme terrain.
I don't know how long I floated, in a dead and silent world of yellow sand, the ground began to tremble, and the sand on the surrounding sand hills flowed.
In Coal Ball's surprised eyes, a huge whale jumped out from the ground of the sand sea. It has the same size and shape as the whale in the sea, but its skin is earthy yellow, and the surface seems to be covered with rock armor, looking like a moving armored battleship.
"This is a sand whale?" Sera murmured.
"You know?" Lu Yu asked hurriedly.
"I've read it in a book. Some people have indeed said that this unique form of monster is seen in extremely arid continental areas covered entirely by deserts. They also said that other desert-type monsters will appear in this ecological system."
The scholar who wrote the book was not making up stories, because Coal Ball soon saw a desert giant spider covered with sand grains and weaving a web in the quicksand.
Coal Ball, who strayed into its dining table, accidentally messed up its transparent silk thread. Thinking that it was time to eat, it jumped out of the sand excitedly. Without saying a word, it spit out a large amount of silk thread to wrap Coal Ball tightly. The two-meter-long, hard feet directly penetrated Coal Ball's body, and were about to inject toxins to prepare for a feast.
It was starving.
But obviously, coal balls are not a delicious food. Coal balls, who were traveling in the heat with the purpose of studying ecology, just wanted to observe its hunting posture so that they could go back to organize and record it. This wonderful misunderstanding almost broke the desert spider's legs - the hardness of coal balls exceeded its imagination.
The desert spider, thinking that it had encountered a difficult predator, actually used the sand-moving skill to cover Coal Ball's eyes, but it was in vain. Coal Ball's tentacles entangled its legs and forced it to turn over and fall to the ground with a strong force. After confirming that she was a female, they pulled various parts of her body to appreciate it.
Sera and Lulu were mumbling to themselves. Lu Yu was not very interested in these academic topics, so he was responsible for the hard work. The division of labor was clear, which also gave Lu Yu time to pay attention to the shame and fear in the eyes of the desert spider. At this moment, Lu Yu realized that she seemed to be intelligent, although not much.
The academic discussion came to an end. The desert giant spider that was released by Coal Ball slid into the soft sand and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye. It can be seen that Coal Ball's behavior caused her considerable psychological damage.
The vast Yansha is poor in magic power, and Lulu's physical sense is not as good as the surrounding areas of the Kingdom of Yas. This also made Coal Ball and the other two more curious about what they can see after crossing this desert?
Although it is said that the end of the continent is often the sea, Coal Ball is particularly curious about whether the situation at the end of the low-magic area has improved, or whether he will follow the veins of magic flow to find a truly magic-free area that is not blessed by magic, a real magic vacuum zone that can appear without the need for a magic-forbidden crystal vein.
The pika that roamed in the desert was easily captured by Lulu. After walking in the desert for two days, she couldn't put it down and played with it for a long time, muttering "little rabbit, so cute" from time to time, causing Sera's heartbeat to accelerate.
This pika seemed to have a pair of very brave parents. They knew the danger but still chased the coal ball for a long distance. This made Lulu, who wanted to take the pika as a pet for a while, give up.
Seeing the pika reunion, her eyes stayed on them for a long time.
Seven days passed slowly. Coal ball saw countless corpses buried under the wind and sand along the way, counting the sunrise and sunset. Next to the weathered bones, there were suicide notes carefully preserved in containers and scattered relics. Most of these adventurers came from the direction of the Kingdom of Yas, ranging from 700 years ago to 100 years ago.
The spirit of exploration made them go deep into this barren land, but they eventually met with an accident here. Lu Yu collected the suicide notes one by one and decided to convey the last message to these brave men who had never met.
"Being able to come to this area at least proves that they are the best among the Yas magicians, but unfortunately..."
"This desert area is really too large. We have been walking for a long time, but it seems that we have not seen the end yet."
Lu Yu said: "The good news is that we have seen information about adventurers from other areas besides Yas, which means that this desert blocks different civilizations."
The three people of Coal Ball talked to each other to relieve their boredom along the way. Talking about everything was boring. I don't know how Vanessa spent the monotonous time day after day when she crossed the desert.
On the eleventh day after entering the desert, when the three people of Coal Ball were about to get irritated, a series of vague shadows appeared on the distant horizon.
Lu Yu observed carefully for a while, and after confirming that it was not a mirage, he moved forward ecstatically.
This was a caravan with horned rhinoceros as pack animals. They were of different races, and all kinds of faces showed surprise when they saw Lu Yu walking alone on the Yansha.
An old man in the caravan quickly took out his water bag and handed it to his follower.
They couldn't understand why someone dared to enter this dead land alone. Didn't the elders in the family tell him the story of this desert?
Coal Ball, who came closer, refused the water bag. When he was about to speak, they awkwardly thought of an important thing... It seemed that they couldn't communicate in the same language.