Volume 2, Lost in the Sand Sea Chapter 101, The Great Sandstorm
"Oh yo yo yo...... Run fast, you'll be buried in the sand if you're late! ”
The old man of Takji urged the big camel under his crotch and ran first, faster than a rabbit with its tail on fire.
Seeing this, Chen Tao couldn't help but scold: "This fucking dead old man, I believe in him!" In such an urgent situation, he was still praying slowly, I really don't know what he thinks. ”
The situation was urgent, and there was no room for delay, so he beckoned Haozi and Ye Rong to move away and ran wildly in the direction of the old man in Takji.
The camels under him also seemed to feel the danger signal from the sky, as if crazy, threw off the four big hooves and ran wildly in the desert, usually sitting on the camel to walk, swaying and thinking it was very interesting, but once it ran up, it was bumpy and bumpy, and everyone lay on the camel's back tightly, for fear that one would fall off if it was unstable.
The running camel caravan galloped through the desert, and the yellow sand rolled up a yellow dragon, Chen Tao wore goggles on his eyes and covered his nose and mouth with a turban. In a panic, he turned his head to look left and right, and felt more and more that the situation was wrong.
At this time, the camels were obviously out of control, staring and panting to follow the big camel of the old man in Takji, running like a whirlwind, it was simply running for their lives!
Chen Tao was worried that someone would be thrown off by a camel, and wanted to shout that Takji in front of him should run slower, but he didn't have time to open his mouth, and he couldn't open his mouth, so he poured a mouthful of sand into his mouth.
In desperation, Chen Tao could only keep looking left and right, seeing that Ye Rong and Haozi behind him were there, and his heart was a lot more settled.
The sun was about to set, and a cold wind was blowing all around, moving slowly with the sand below. After a long run, the camels were vigorous and good at walking, and at this time they were also tired and sweating, and had to slow down.
Takji asked everyone to hurry up and eat a few mouthfuls of dry food, drink more water, and let the camels raise their feet by the way. According to his instructions, if you run in this direction, there should be a collapsed ruin, and in it there is a large well connected to the underground water vein, and if the gods are lucky, everyone may be able to escape in that place.
If you are unlucky enough to die in a sandstorm here, you will not be a starving ghost if you are full of food and drink!
Chen Taoxin said that the old man also thought about it, so he took out the naan and dried meat at the moment, ate a few bites indiscriminately, and replenished his strength.
Compared with Chen Tao and Haozi, Ye Rong's state is much better, and she has been running all the way, and she has not seen how tired she is, but she is still in good spirits, helping Takji to strengthen the materials on the camel's back.
This time they came out with a total of seven camels. Takjina was only the king of camels, and in addition to the crowd riding, there was another one with equipment on it, and the remaining two with water.
Another cool breeze blew through the dunes, rolling up wisps of fine sand, and the sky in the distance was dark and oppressive, black as if it were another world.
Seeing this, Takji's face suddenly changed greatly, and he pulled up the big camel on the ground and shouted: "The storm is coming, don't rest any longer!" Desert God bless, let's run for our lives! Then he kicked and stepped over, got on the camel and ran away.
"Quick!" Chen Tao got on the camel and beckoned the other two to evacuate quickly.
"This damn old man who is afraid of death!" Haozi spat dryly
The three of them climbed onto the camel again, and at this time they could no longer care about the camel's physical strength, and the whip was whipped fiercely, shouting and urging the camel to run.
Behind them, like a huge black curtain, the whole sky was obscured, and everyone rode on camels, listening to the whining wind in their ears, and the sand and dust around them became more and more. The wind came too fast, and more and more fine sand was swept into the air by the wind, and the surrounding area was shrouded in overwhelming sand and dust, and the visibility quickly decreased, and only a vague shadow could be seen in front of me through the windproof goggles.
The wind blew more and more fiercely, the sand raged, and in the darkness I couldn't see the surrounding situation, and I could only feel the pain of the sand blowing on my face. At this time, Chen Tao was most worried about everyone scattering, but the wind and sand were so big, there was no way to shout, a mouth was a mouthful of sand, even if you shouted, the sound would be swallowed up by the whining storm in an instant.
Everyone had no choice but to try their best to follow Takji in front. Chen Tao waved his arms and gestured for everyone to keep their distance and not to get separated.
The wind was blowing on his body, Chen Tao felt that his body was like a piece of paper, every step was involuntarily, he would be swept away by the wind at any time, and he couldn't hear anything in his ears except the sound of the wind.
Takji in front rode a camel and threw off everyone, if he was gone, Chen Tao and they could only wait for death. Although the wind and sand at this time are fierce, this is only the prelude to a great desert storm, and a truly violent storm may come at any time.
"What should I do?" Haozi waved his arm to signal Chen Tao, and Chen Tao pointed to Takji in front of him, meaning that he had to catch up with the dead old man, and now he was the only one to rely on.
The sun was setting in the distance, and if they couldn't find a place to hide before sunset, it would be really cold this time.
The three of them lay on the camel's back, whipping the leather whip fiercely, and the camel under them seemed to understand their situation at this time, even if they didn't use the whip, they ran fast.
The speed of Takji in front slowed down, and taking advantage of this opportunity, the three of them hurriedly caught up.
Seeing Chen Tao and the others catching up, Takji kept waving his arms and pointing in one direction.
Taking advantage of the setting sun, Chen Tao saw a square black shadow there.
Could it be that it's the ruin that Takji is talking about?
Takji sped up, and under his leadership, the camels behind him also followed.
Seeing that the surroundings were getting darker and darker, it was no longer possible to distinguish between the sky and the earth, the sun was about to set, and in a minute or two, a huge sandstorm that would consume life was coming.
Hurry up!
Hurry up!
Chen Tao's heart was beating wildly, and finally approached the black shadow, Chen Tao raised his hand to cover the windshield, and saw clearly that the thing turned out to be a broken wall, and there was a large fortress of rammed earth underneath, which was actually a dilapidated ancient city!
Most of the buildings in the city have been buried in yellow sand, some of the houses have collapsed, only the strong wall towers out, the wind and the sun have been exposed to the wind and the sun, I don't know how many years, it has long since become the same color as the desert.
Takji jumped off the camel first, dragged it behind the broken wall, and when the other camels saw that the big camel had stopped, they all lined up behind the wall, crouched in place, and buried their heads in the sand.
"Let's go, let'!!!!" After settling the camels, Takji waved his arms and led the crowd into the ruined ancient city.
By this time, the sun had completely set, and the surroundings quickly became dark. Everyone turned on the wolf's eye flashlight, and no matter how penetrating it was, it couldn't see far in this situation.
Seeing that the storm was coming, the people did not have time to look for it again, and saw a tall house on one side, with a large black hole exposed, as if a large hole had been broken in the roof.
The wind and sand were raging, and everyone didn't have time to think about it, so they all jumped off the big hole with a cat's waist.
It was not very deep below, and everyone only felt that their feet were soft, and they were already stepping on the sandy slope. Although the ancient city has walls to protect from the wind and sand, but those walls are broken in some places, and most of the houses inside have collapsed and damaged, and a large amount of sand has been blown into the city by the wind over the years, not only the roads outside are buried by sand, but even the broken houses are full of fine sand, which is more than two meters thick.
The big house where Chen Tao and the others took refuge seemed to be a large hall in the ancient city, probably a facility similar to the yamen or the city hall, which was relatively tall, even if it was, it still had to be bent on the waist, and if it looked up slightly, it would hit the stone beam above.
The crowd walked along the sand slope for a long time before stopping. As soon as his body went limp, he fell to the ground.
Chen Tao gasped, took out the kettle, unscrewed the cap, poured a few mouthfuls of water, and spit out the sand and mud in his mouth. Ye Rong leaned against the wall beside him, cleaning up the fine sand that had poured into his hair.
"Looks like we're saved." Haozi spread out in the corner like a dead dog and exhaled heavily.
"Thank you to the god of the desert, thank you to the god for blessing!" Takji fell to his knees, kowtowing to the hole in the roof in the distance.
"It seems that we are all devout disciples who will be favored by the god of the desert, and we will be the closest brothers and sisters in the future, and you are all relatives of my Takji!"