Volume 16: Desert Escape (20)
At six o'clock in the evening, the temperature in the desert of death finally dropped, and the wind slowly rose, and compared with the scorching heat of the day, the rapidly falling temperature at the moment was very cold, but it blew some goosebumps on the skin.
When the temperature plummeted, Yan Hao took off his tightly covered coat, and he wanted to be cool after a day.
Luo Cheng pinched the time, counted for ten minutes, and then covered him again.
Yan Hao glanced at him dissatisfied.
Luo Cheng had a non-negotiable expression.
Yan Hao pursed his lips and ignored him.
In contrast, the two brothers Feng Rong and Baili Mengyan have always been quiet, Luo Cheng and Yan Hao know their identities, and they are too lazy to keep the so-called "friends" away in front of each other, they are always acting in a group, and they are vigilant against Luo Cheng and Yan Hao's actions in a bright and undisguised manner.
To be honest, even if Luo Cheng is an expert in controlling people's hearts, he is helpless to meet such two people.
- People don't accept the offer at all, and it's useless for you to recruit thousands of changes, isn't it?
Feng Rong took out the roasted jerky and handed it to Baili Mengyan, they said at noon, they would walk for two more hours today to make up for the distance left at noon, so they didn't stop to rest for the time being, and lit a fire for dinner.
At this time, the sky was still bright, the temperature was comfortable, and the road could be hurried, and the group of four people coincidentally accelerated the speed of walking.
"At half past six in the afternoon, the temperature is 11 degrees Celsius," Feng Rong looked at his watch, and suddenly said, "It's five degrees lower than the same time yesterday." ”
Luo Cheng looked at the very clear sky, as if the storm of the previous day was just an illusion, "Even if the climate of the Desert of Death changes quickly, this temperature difference is a little too different, it seems that the super storm is not far from us." ”
Baili Mengyan asked, "Isn't there a more detailed omen?"
They can only test the data in the field, not predict it like a weather forecast, and if it continues at this rate, they may not have time to find a place to hide by the time they sense the storm is coming.
Luo Cheng showed a contemplative expression, this question seemed to stump him, and after pondering for a long time, he gave up and said helplessly: "There are too few records in this regard, I have only read such a book that says that there is, but the author does not record the specific situation, only that there will be a lot of disappearance before the super storm comes." ”
Yan Hao said coldly: "For example, that?"
His voice was flat, a bit like a robot, and he spoke so abruptly that it startled the other three.
"What that?" Luo Cheng glanced at Yan Hao, subconsciously looked in the direction he was pointing, and the next second, his eyes widened slightly, "That's ......"
Not to mention Luo Cheng, Feng Rong and Baili Mengyan both showed surprised expressions at the same time, and they also glanced at each other, making sure that it was not their hallucination.
Because they appeared a few or two kilometers away, they could vaguely see that there was a small oasis there!
"Is this a mirage?" asked Baili Mengyan Feng Rong.
Feng Rong shook his head, "It shouldn't be." ”
Whoever searches for information about mirages will know that this mirage is caused by the refraction and total reflection of light, and the medium of refraction and reflection is the atmosphere, which is a phenomenon that has been explored by mankind.
But the Desert of Death has become an interface independently, and the composition of the human world is different, although there are also things like "sun" and "sky", but there is still a difference from what ordinary humans see every day, and there has never been such a thing as a mirage in the Desert of Death before, why did they happen to run into it?!
"It's not a mirage, it's real?" Luo Cheng visually measured the distance of the oasis, and then recalled the record of this area in his mind, "I don't remember the existence of an oasis in this vicinity, and it was the heart terrain blown out by yesterday's storm?" But generally speaking, the storm will only submerge the original oasis, and will not conjure up a new oasis out of thin air. ”
"I guess it's not a good place," Baili Mengyan looked at the others, "Is it a detour?"
Feng Rong estimated their current position, and then looked at the area of the oasis, "It's our only way, if we take a detour, it will be in vain to rush for two more hours today." ”
Feng Rong didn't know that Hushan was biased towards Hushan, but he was just stating the facts he could find.
"So, let's go the same way?" Luo Cheng looked at the two of them, and Yan Hao's opinion was basically negligible.
Feng Rong glanced at Baili Mengyan.
Baili Mengyan stroked the dagger on his waist and said indifferently: "You decide." ”
He is not a person who is good at going around in circles, but the type of person who kills Buddha and kills gods, and it is probably more difficult to let him do some twists and turns than to let him single out a hundred gods and demons.
Feng Rong pondered for a moment, "If that oasis is safe for the time being, we can replenish supplies there, but if there is something hidden......"
Feng Rong didn't say anything, but the meaning was already obvious.
Luo Cheng is also a little hesitant, the matter of the Death Desert seems to be beyond his control, now everyone is an ordinary person, and after having the supreme ability, he suddenly turned back into an ordinary person, so he will naturally be many times more cautious than the original, "The four of us should be able to deal with most of the demon beasts in the Death Desert." ”
After all, even demon beasts can only use their own bodies to fight in this desert, and for the four of them, the harsh climate and poor resources are the biggest threats.
Feng Rong nodded, "Then let's go." ”
Luo Cheng handed over the leadership to him indifferently, "Okay." ”
So, instead of changing direction, they continued to move forward.
When I visually inspected it, I felt that the oasis was not very far, but it actually took more than half an hour to walk, because the oasis was very large, and it could be seen from a distance, and the undulations of the sand dunes affected the vision, so the visual distance was not accurate.
This is indeed not a mirage, the oasis has not disappeared, and when they reached the vicinity of the oasis, the few people of Feng Rong stopped and observed this strange land from a distance, at this time the sky was not completely dark, and the green oasis had a fatal attraction to travelers walking in the desert.
Yan Hao blinked and said, "I seem to hear the sound of water." ”
"This oasis is very large, and there is a great possibility that there is a lake or groundwater," Feng Rong said lightly, "but it is not normal that such a large oasis has just experienced a storm, and it seems to have no effect." ”
Luo Cheng sighed, "If something goes wrong, there must be a demon." ”
Yan Hao didn't take these words to heart at all, "I see that there is fruit, can I pick it?"
Luo Cheng held his forehead, feeling that his face had been lost by this guy, "Are you a pig, you only know how to eat!"
Yan Hao turned his head sideways, his dark eyes and Luo Cheng looked at each other, this is the most obvious difference between him and Yan Mi, Yan Mi's eyes are brown, of course, if you don't pay careful attention, you can't see it.
So when Yan Hao stares at people like this, he always gives people a feeling that if he doesn't give him, he will abuse him, Yan Hao looked at Luo Cheng and said, "I want to eat fruit." ”
Luo Cheng: "......"
Yan Hao repeated in a dry voice: "I want to eat fruit." ”
Luo Cheng gritted his teeth and said, "...... Don't make any noise, I'll pick it up for you later. ”
Baili Mengyan glanced at Yan Hao, "Poisonous." ”
Yan Hao blinked slowly, "I'm not afraid of poison." ”
Luo Cheng again: "......"
Well, the little ancestor himself exposed himself.
Feng Rong and Baili Mengyan pretended not to hear it, but in fact, they didn't hear it, and everyone knew it.
Baili Mengyan didn't mean to joke with Yan Hao, because the green fruits on the trees hanging on the edge of the oasis were indeed poisonous, although the toxicity was not fatal, but it was definitely impossible to eat them, and only Yan Hao seemed to be born with a physique to resist poison, and he kept staring at those fruits without blinking.
But Yan Hao had just finished getting sick, and now he was still an ordinary person's physique, Luo Chengzhen was afraid that he would die if he ate one, so he pulled him hard, afraid that he would run to the tree like a monkey in a blink of an eye.
Feng Rong and his entourage quietly stepped on the land of this oasis.
"It's so quiet," Luo Cheng said in a low voice, "I can hardly hear the sound of monsters or animal activity." ”
Feng Rong said: "The periphery is a circle of poisonous fruits, which can drive away demon beasts and animals, I observed the distribution of those trees, it doesn't seem to be naturally formed." ”
Baili Mengyan thought thoughtfully, "Do you suspect that this oasis is man-made?"
Luo Cheng looked at the ground under his feet, "The map of the Desert of Death has not been updated for a long time, if someone with a higher spiritual power than us comes in, it will take more than ten years to transform it...... It's not impossible. ”
After those vicious criminals fled into the Desert of Death, it took so much time to adapt to the Desert of Death, but the climate here is too poor, the resources are too few, and if they are a little unlucky, they will lose their lives, and there are few who can really survive, even if Luo Cheng is cunning, he doesn't dare to pat his chest to guarantee that he won't be so unlucky and hang here.
Their movements became more and more light when they noticed the suspicious traces here, and it was already dark when the trees in the oasis were unexpectedly tall, covering the surroundings in total darkness.
Feng Rong made a few simple torches and distributed them to everyone, to be honest, among these people, I am afraid that he has the most experience in survival in the wild.
Yan Hao stared at the torch curiously, and Luo Cheng pulled him to follow the team.
It doesn't look like a makeshift oasis, with a thick layer of leaves on the ground that seem to have accumulated over the years.
They followed the traversal route, and after walking for more than half an hour, they came across a lake full of water, which was very clear and reflected their vague shadows.
"There really ...... a lot of water," Luo Cheng frowned, "I just don't know if I can drink it." ”
Because of the poisonous fruit, they never touched anything in the oasis.
Feng Rong suddenly whispered: "Look, where is the other side...... Is there a house?"