Chapter 18: The Desert

In the vast desert, two travelers trudged with difficulty.

After a long journey, they finally climbed the last hillside, and there was still an endless desert in the heat as far as the eye could see, and only a few thorny plants could be seen standing there.

The sun shone on the endless desert and scorched their skin mercilessly, forcing the two of them to stop and rest for a while.

The black-robed man stopped, spat out a mouth full of sand, and wiped the sweat from his forehead casually. Then he took out the kettle at his waist and took a few gulps before handing it to his companion, "Haven't you arrived yet?" ”

The silver-robed woman in the veil did not take the kettle, and looked into the distance with a faint gaze.

At the far end of their line of sight, there was still a long desert, dotted only with scattered greenery.

"My grandfather was a great travel scholar who took me on a journey around the world in search of lost knowledge and secrets. It was my happiest time, groping and crawling through the mysterious ruins of various places, and unraveling the historical truths that had been hidden by the years with my own hands - but unfortunately, ......"

In order to pass the boring time of travel and relieve her inner worries, Li Yaer couldn't help but talk about her past.

"The ruins are generally guarded by a magic array, and they are not something that can be entered casually." Su Hao shook his head and sighed.

The magic arrays of some top-level ruins can make legendary powerhouses fall deep into them, and even if they don't die, they will shed their skin, not to mention him, a junior apprentice, a random magic array is enough to strangle him.

"It's true that five days ago, after exploring the ruins of an ancient church, my grandfather and I lost contact. I suspected he was in danger and couldn't wait to find him. ”

Li Ya'er's voice became extremely painful, and her eyes were full of sincerity to look at him: "That place is too dangerous, most adventurers dare not go there, and I have no choice but to ask for the help of your children of destiny." ”

"It's an honor." Su Hao responded with a smile.

But he was very disdainful in his heart, not because the player's life was worthless, so he would let him go wherever there was danger.

The child of destiny, said so brilliantly and greatly, I think it is almost the same as being called the son of fate!

However, who made the family a big financier, a magic book given the day before yesterday was worth more than a hundred gold coins, and the next task reward made him even more greedy, so he would go out early in the morning and walk more than ten miles......

As he was walking, he suddenly stopped again and stared at a patch of sand in front of him.

Seeing that the sand suddenly dented, forming a yarn about five meters long, he couldn't help but be wary: "Be careful, there is a desert monitor lizard down there." ”

There were dark red spots, the familiar hue of which he could tell at a glance that they were dried bloodstains.

"Desert monitor lizard?" Li Ya'er nodded solemnly.

Desert monitor lizard.

It is a reptile creature that lives in deserts and deserts, and looks like an enlarged version of a normal lizard, but can reach a length of about ten meters.

It has crocodile-like sharp teeth and two powerful front paws that can easily break through a large tree that is the thickness of a person's hug.

What's even scarier is that this monster is good at burrowing through the sand and always sneaking up on situations you don't expect!

"Be careful, the monster must be lurking somewhere underground, it can sense our footsteps." Su Hao looked around and found no other obvious traces.

Hiss~

At this moment, the ground beneath their feet suddenly trembled slightly, and a large piece of the ground rose high, and out of it came a terrible monster, opening a mouth large enough to swallow them and biting down fiercely.

Su Hao had already taken precautions, dragged the girl next to him to the side, and at the same time threw the small thing in his hand into the big mouth.

Boom~

A dull thud emerged, and a large stream of blood flowed from the monster's mouth, and it became even more furious after being seriously injured.

"The vitality is really tenacious, and the explosive charge, which is not much weaker than a grenade, did not kill it." Su Hao frowned, feeling a little distressed.

The explosive charge was his strongest attack, and it was carefully crafted by him using precious alchemy materials, and the cost price was close to three gold coins.

The desert monitor lizard's whole body is covered with a thick carapace, and its defense is better than Li Shi's full-body armor, and the fire bomb technique and acid splash will not have much effect, and if you want to kill the opponent, you can only continue to use explosives.

But now he only has one explosive charge, and he must look for its weak spots, otherwise it will be difficult to kill him in one hit.

The monster roared, and its thick limbs moved quickly, like a heavy truck, and fled violently......

"My day!" Su Hao was stunned for a while.

The desert monitor lizard is a great fortune while it is dangerous!

First of all, their carapace is highly defensive and lightweight, and can be used to create the finest full-body armor, which alone is worth fifty gold coins.

In addition, other materials are close to a hundred gold coins, so Su Hao decisively used explosives, and he was ready to kill the other party even if he was seriously injured.

But what he didn't expect was that the boiled duck flew away, and the cost of investment was lost all of a sudden-isn't this a cheat!

"Are you alright?" Li Ya'er asked with some concern when she saw him motionless.

"It's okay, let's keep walking." Su Hao shook his head.

Everything about Fantasy is realistic, and the monsters here are not at all like the 3D online games of ten years ago, standing there honestly waiting for you to kill.

The monsters here are just as intelligent as the animals in real life.

They can sneak attack, set traps, and look for helpers to besiege them, so it's not uncommon for them to flee when they feel deadly danger.

Behind the above summary are bloody cases that countless players hate!

At the beginning, I don't know how many newcomers rushed to the wild to adventure, but they were easily killed by a group of kobolds and slimes.

It's not that they're too weak, but who can imagine that those guys can't beat and run, and when they see a lone one, they hula a large group and go up to besiege them.

What's even more outrageous is that after a guy defeated a kobold, the other party knelt down and begged for mercy, and the man immediately turned around excitedly to show off to his companions, only to be severely popped with a wooden stick by the kobold kneeling on the ground...... That video is still hanging on the forum and is publicly executed, with more than 100 million views!

…………

After a short rest, the two continued on their way, and after crossing a small hill, they finally found what they had been looking for, and a ruined ruin came into view.

From the wreckage of the collapsed building, you can vaguely see the majesty of the year, but unfortunately the scenery is no longer there, and it is crawling with vines.

At this time, the gate was closed, and the two strange-looking stone statues were also reduced to pieces, scattered in the open space of the doorway.

"This was originally a temple of nature, and thousands of worshippers came to worship it every day, but all the truth was buried in the ruins. My grandfather chose to enter it because of a windfall, and he seemed to have a premonition of a crisis and did not take me with him. ”

Li Ya'er looked at the ruins, her eyes flashed with tears, and she solemnly pinched her clothes and saluted in the face of Su Hao:

"I knew it was dangerous, but I was cared for and taught by my grandfather since I was a child, and I learned a lot of valuable things from him. He is my only relative and my best mentor, please save him! ”

"Don't worry, even if I dare to break into the abyss!" Su Hao smiled and agreed.

Anyway, I don't have much of the previous stuff on my body, so I won't lose much even if I hang here.

"Thank you, I'll open the door to the temple."

Li Ya'er wiped the corners of her eyes, the ring on her hand shone slightly, and the heavy book of prophecy disappeared in an instant, and then she took the gorgeous staff, stood in front of the gray stone gate, and silently recited the incantation.

"Ah~Ka~So~La~Si...... The door is open! ”

Creak~

The heavy and tall stone door slowly opened, and a rotten breath came to his face......