Chapter 2: The Pearl of the Desert
86_86680Although the route chosen by Varref's caravan is the one with the least number of monsters, there are still many monsters encountered during the journey of more than 1 month, but fortunately, the level of these monsters is not high, so it does not have much impact on the caravan's forward speed.
However, the low level of monsters is not all good, and there are naturally disadvantages, that is, the people of the Scarlet Squad cannot get a single bit of experience from these monsters.
During the Crimson Moon, the number of monsters killed by Xiang Yuanyang and the others was far greater than when they were usually trained, but unfortunately their level had already exceeded level 20, so most of the monsters they killed did not give them experience points.
The highest level of monsters in the entire Tristram region will not exceed level 15, and the pro will only gain a small amount of experience points when killing monsters whose level is more than 5 levels lower than their own, and only 1 point of experience points will be gained by killing monsters whose level is lower than 10 or more than themselves!
This is also the reason why none of the members of the Scarlet Squad have been upgraded during the Crimson Moon, and the people of the Scarlet Squad are also helpless, but this situation will not continue any longer, as Varif tells them that the caravan is about to enter the Aranoch Desert.
I have to say that it is a very magical thing that the desert borders the forest, and when everyone turns over the Candras Mountains and walks out of the confines of the dark forest, there is an endless golden yellow? The color desert appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
It's hard to imagine how amazing it feels to be in the cold and damp forest one moment, but to be in the dry and hot desert the next, except for the merchants of the caravan, everyone else, including the Scarlet Squad, feels that they can't get used to it.
Fortunately, Varif had already warned everyone in advance to change into a wide linen robe, so the wind and sand in the desert did not cause much trouble to everyone.
The area that the caravan entered was a place in the Great Desert of Aranoch called the "Distant Oasis", and despite its name, it was still a desert.
Legend has it that in ancient times, it was indeed a vast oasis, when the demons had not yet come to the sanctuary world, and there were many people living here.
Sadly, after years of consumption, the water source of this oasis finally dried up, and the oasis that lost its water source was finally covered by yellow sand, and until today, there are few oases in this area, and the scope is far less than before, which is why people call it "Distant Oasis".
From the moment they stepped into the desert, the Scarlet Squad, the Crimson Squad, and a group of Roger mercenaries entered a state of full alert for the first time.
The distant oasis is no better than the Dark Forest, where monsters are very widespread and diverse, not only on the ground, but also in the sky and underground.
For a professional, what are the dangers of each monster in each region is what they must know, after all, no one will joke with their lives, even Xiang Yuanyang has been learning these things since he changed jobs.
Everyone already knows what dangerous monsters are in the Great Desert of Aranoqi, for example, in the remote oasis area, the most dangerous monster is the "Death Beetle".
This monster called the "Death Beetle" is actually an enlarged version of the Beetle, they have hard chelae and strong limbs, and the dark green carapace behind them can give them a lot of defense, but these are not the key, the most important point is that they will cast a lot of charged bullets when attacked!
This trait of the "Death Beetle" can also be seen in some bosses with the attribute of "Lightning Enhancement", the most representative of which is the dark gold boss Lakanihu in the Stone Fields.
This dark gold boss has the attribute of "lightning enhancement", and whenever it is attacked, there will be several or even a dozen charged bombs that spread around it.
The damage of these Charged Bullets may not be too high for a single person, but when a group of Charged Bullets hit one person at the same time, it is not very good.
As we all know, the maximum damage value of lightning magic is far higher than that of other systems, if it were not for the unstable damage value of lightning magic, I believe that most wizards would choose to major in lightning magic.
When a bunch of charged bullets hit a class at the same time, it's fine if most of them only deal minimal damage, but if they do the maximum damage, there's only one result, and that's instant kill!
But fortunately, the blood red team is not too frightened by this kind of monster, due to the advantage of equipment, the lightning resistance of the team's melee personnel is not low, and because the attack distance of the magic of the charged bullet is not far, the speed is relatively slow, so the danger to the ranged professional can be described as insignificant.
The main combatants in the caravan are all Rog mercenaries, all archers, so this monster is not too much of a threat to the caravan.
More threatening than the death beetles are the other monsters that hit the black ripper, the undead rotten eater, and the sandworm.
The Black Ripper is an evolution of the Bloody Ripper, a monster in the Tristram region, and this flying monster is generally numerous and moves very quickly, making it a great threat to everyone.
The Undead Rotten Eater is a vulture-like monster that, although it is also flying, but fortunately they cannot attack while flying, and whenever they are about to attack, they will land on the ground before pecking at their enemies with their steely beaks.
As for the monsters like the sandworms, they are more annoying, and although they are slow, they are as golden as the surrounding desert? Their colored bodies make them very difficult to detect, and they tend to bury themselves in the sand, and if an enemy passes by, they will suddenly burst out and attack, making them unguardable.
It is worth mentioning that the Sandworm is also a monster with a long-range attack, and they will spray a toxin-rich liquid from their mouth, and once they are touched by this liquid, then the enemy will fall into a state of poisoning.
In addition, the reproduction rate of sandworms is also a headache, these guys are hermaphroditic, almost an average of one egg can be laid every minute, when they encounter an enemy, they will immediately start laying eggs, and each egg only takes 1 minute to hatch a larva.
Thankfully, the attack power of the sandworms is not too high, and if you are careful, it is not too much of a problem, but compared to other enemies that can be spotted at a glance, these sandworms are still the most threatening monsters for everyone.
Fortunately, Lady Luck is still more favored by everyone, and there is no danger along the way, although they have encountered these monsters, but they have not caused trouble to everyone.
Seven days later, the caravan entered another part of the Great Desert of Aranochi, the "Dry Highlands".
The monsters in this area are different from the distant oasis, there are no two monsters in this area, the black ripper and the sandworm, in addition to the death beetle and the undead scavenger, there are two other monsters that like to operate in this area - the saber-toothed cat and the cave hopper.
The saber-toothed cats are not feline-like monsters, they have feline-like limbs, but they walk upright, they are armed with long whips, and they move at an incredible speed.
Cave hoppers are monsters that resemble toads, but they are much larger than toads, they have black skin, and they usually crawl forward, but their attacks are jumping, as their name suggests.
Both of these monsters are very difficult types, they are very fast, they are difficult to lock onto with ranged professional attacks, and ultimately, both monsters are usually in groups!
However, this does not cause too much trouble for everyone, and it is only relative to say that it is difficult for ranged professionals to lock them, and don't forget that this caravan has hundreds of Rog warriors!
In the face of such a large number of archers, the speed of these monsters was nothing more than a floating cloud, and finally half a month later, the group still passed through the dry highlands unharmed, and entered the range of the gravel wasteland where Lu Gaoin was located.
The types of monsters in the Gravel Wasteland haven't changed much, and there are four main types of monsters here - Sand Hopper, Scavenging Bird, Slinger, and Water Fat Warrior.
These 4 monsters are actually weakened versions of the cave jumpers, undead rotten eaters, saber-toothed cats, and death beetles that everyone has encountered before, just like the Blade Demon and the Shen Lun Demon.
Except for the slingers, which have become javelin-throwing attacks, the other monsters are no different except for the fact that they are different from their evolutions.
It is worth mentioning that along the way, they encountered a large number of professional squads, compared to the more than 700 professionals in the area of Camp Logg, and there were many more professionals in the Lu Gauin area.
Unlike Camp Rog, Camp Lou Gauin is a whole country, and although the people of this country now live in the city of Camp Rouge due to demons, it is still not comparable to Camp Rog.
Lu Gain can be said to be a city even if it is a country, and it has a resounding title - the pearl of the desert.
The entire area of Lu Gain covers an area of more than 800 square kilometers, and the population is more than 6 million, of which the number of professionals is more than 20,000, and the number of mercenaries is also more than 100,000.
When the caravan arrived in the area where Lu Gauin was, it was night, and in the distance, the behemoth surrounded by a tall wall was brightly lit, shining like a star in the dark desert.
Even at such a distance, everyone can still feel the lively atmosphere of the city, and it is this peculiar feeling that makes everyone can't help but speed up their pace, and they can't wait to get to the city as soon as possible.
The magnificent buildings, the endless flow of people, the enthusiastic people, the neon lights, when Xiang Yuanyang and others who walked into Lu Gaoyin saw this scene, they couldn't help but exclaim from the bottom of their hearts: "It really deserves to be the pearl of the desert!" ”