In front of the Kushta gates, the wind and sand are everywhere.

Fang Yue raised a hand, shielded the oncoming wind and sand with her sleeve, and squinted her eyes to look at this small city that didn't look very inconspicuous.

"Is this it?"

Dongfang Ming nodded, with a serious expression: "That's right, this is Kushta City-Water Moon." ”

Mr. Shuiyue received the order, pinched the trick with one hand, and a spiritual power shield burst out from his body, enveloping everyone present, isolating the wind and sand from the outside world.

Fang Yue was a little curious: "Is it so windy and sand here on weekdays, how do the people in the city live?"

Dongfang Ming shook his head: "It's not like this on weekdays. Generally speaking, there is only such a large amount of windblown sand within a month before and after the sandworm tide hits. However, this year, it is a bit strange that the sand has not yet dispersed after the sand worm tide has receded. This is also the reason why the old man is anxious now. ”

Fang Yue frowned and looked around: "It's a little weird......"

"Forget it, let's not dwell on this issue for now. Xiaoyou went into the city with the old man to see how about it?"

Hearing Dongfang Ming's invitation, Fang Yue didn't waste any more time, nodded and walked towards Kushta City with Dongfang Ming.

......

When Fang Yue stepped through the city gate and stepped into the land of Kushta City, two words suddenly welled up in his heart.

Tragic.

Under the wind and sand, this small city that has existed on the main road for hundreds of years is no longer as vibrant as it once was.

The low-rise houses along the street, which have been left traces by the years, have long since become full of holes at this moment.

The dilapidated streets were littered with the softly groaning wounded and the corpses of giant sandworms.

Crimson human blood and dark green insect blood were entangled and sprinkled all over the city.

Some healers are constantly running back and forth, trying their best to treat the wounded everywhere.

Fang Yue and the three disciples glanced at each other, and they couldn't help but open their mouths wide.

"This ...... What's going on? Dean, didn't you say that the sand worm tide has ......?"

It seemed that Fang Yue's reaction had been expected, Dongfang Ming just sighed lightly: "That's right, the sand worm tide has receded." But I don't know what the reason is, after the insect tide receded, there were still many mutated sandworms that entered Kushta City from time to time, and now everyone in the city is on extremely nervous alert all the time. ”

Fang Yue walked past a wounded person, looking at the scar on the wounded person's chest that was deep and visible bones, and couldn't help frowning: "These mutant sandworms, are they so powerful?"

Dongfang Ming bowed his head lightly: "That's right." It's scary indeed. The average sandworm probably has the strength of about the third to fourth order. As long as we have enough people and a clear division of labor, even the attacks gathered by these brutes can be resisted without major damage. But the strength of these mutant sandworms is usually about the sixth order and the seventh order, and even the old man has seen two eighth-order strength sandworms. It's really hard for these people in the city to deal with them......"

When Fang Yue heard this, she gasped: "It's so powerful." ”

"It's more than that. Dongfang Ming looked around, looking at the wounded on the street, his expression was very solemn, "The most terrifying thing is that these mutated sandworms seem to have some special ability, and they can always escape the reconnaissance circle in Kushta City and suddenly appear from the sand to attack. Such an unguardable attack really made the garrison in the city very difficult to parry. ”

Fang Yue frowned: "Are there no reinforcements?"

Dongfang Ming glanced at Fang Yue meaningfully: "Aren't you just Xiaoyou?"

Fang Yue was stunned when she heard this: "What do you mean?"

Dongfang Ming replied: "Only if you truthfully convey the situation here to the Wanling Academy, will the people of the world believe that the current sand worm crisis is not the words of my White Deer Academy, and it is possible that more reinforcements will come here to jointly resist these mutant sand worms." ”

Fang Yue frowned: "More reinforcements? Does the dean mean that there are already reinforcements?"

Dongfang Ming nodded lightly: "If anything, there is indeed such an army stationed here." But if you really count it, they've been there for five years......"

"What army?" Fang Yueqi said.

Dongfang Ming didn't speak, his gaze swept over the three disciples behind Fang Yue, and muttered, "You'll know when you see it......"

After saying that, Dongfang Ming stopped speaking, turned around and walked straight in one direction.

Fang Yue scratched her head a little confusedly, but finally stepped forward to follow.

Thinking of Mr. Shui Yue's strong request that Fang Yue bring three disciples with him yesterday, Fang Yue now suspects that the so-called reason for this branch must have something to do with these three children.

Under the leadership of Dongfang Ming, Fang Yue came to the door of a military camp with full doubts.

The two guards at the door immediately ran over the moment they saw Dongfang Ming and saluted Dongfang Ming.

"See the Dean!"

Dongfang Ming smiled and waved his hand, signaling that the two of them didn't need to be polite, and then asked, "What about your general?"

When one of the guards heard this, he replied respectfully: "Back to the dean's words, the general should be discussing the plan for tonight's vigil with the staff officers in the account of the Chinese army at this time. Do you need to go down and tell the general that the dean is here?"

Dongfang Ming shook his head: "It's not necessary, you have worked hard, the old man will bring someone to find him by himself." ”

The two guards sang a chorus, and then respectfully retreated to either side of the gate.

Dongfang Ming glanced back at Fang Yue and the others, and smiled slightly: "Little friend, please!"

When everyone entered the barracks, they found that although the clothes of this army were a little shabby, everyone's faces were radiant and there was an indescribable vigor and fighting spirit.

Fang Yue looked at those sergeants who came and went with their waists straight, and couldn't help but smack their lips.

"It's rare to see such elite soldiers on the entire continent. ”

"That's nature. ”

Dongfang Ming took Fang Yue's words without looking back: "This Yellow Sand Army has been guarding Kushta City since five years ago to fight the sandworms. Whether it is from the mentality or the momentum, all of them are first-class good players. ”

While speaking, the group had come to the Chinese army tent of the Huangsha Army.

Dongfang Ming glanced at Fang Yue and his party meaningfully, and then called out to the big tent.

"General Xia, are you free now?"

"Eh, you're free, you're free, Dean, why are you here?"

A neutral voice came from the account, and then the curtain in front of the account door was suddenly lifted, and an extremely burly man walked out of the account.

The man looked at Dongfang Ming with a smile on his face. But just as his gaze accidentally swept behind Fang Yue, this man was suddenly stunned. After a long time, the man suddenly fell to the ground and said loudly to Li Zhining.

"Subordinate Xia Yan, see Your Highness!"

At the moment when Xia Yan just straightened up, out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly saw Ren Que beside Li Zhining.

"Small shortage...... You...... Why are you here?!"