The wind gradually became lighter, the sun above us was scorching hotly, the air was too dry, and my lips were always bleeding inadvertently, and I licked and licked, and my mouth was full of salty blood, and more often than noticing the blood flowing.

I miss that oasis very much, even if there are bones in it, it doesn't matter, the feeling of soaking in it must be extremely comfortable, the more I think about it, the more hot I feel, the wind is getting smaller and smaller, until it disappears completely, my whole body is soaked with sweat, and the old yellow around me is like a mobile stove, exuding bursts of heat.

Obviously not very tired, but our breathing was extremely heavy, the air seemed to be glued together, and it was difficult to breathe in the lungs, and the sand dunes here were relatively gentle, and it was a luxury to find a shady place to rest.

"Let's set up a tent, if we continue to bask like this, we will have to suffer from heat stroke."

Ah Chuan led the camel to the hollow, no one objected, took the tent and went to hold it, fortunately, this kind of tent is very easy to set up, anyway, there is no wind outside, there is no need to nail it firmly like the night, and the inside is not tight, it is enough to block the sun.

Wang Ze has already gotten better, and he is still a little unwell, he doesn't need to take painkillers anymore, his face is still pale, one side is hot, the other side is hungry, poisoning is already guilty, coupled with the harsh environment, it is not easy to keep standing up without fainting.

No one wants to eat, for Wang Ze or boiled a little noodles, rotten and easy to eat, he was also hungry, ate a big bowl, we casually nibbled some beef and got into the tent, the outside is really not a place for people, the tent was set up not long after it was baked hot, and it must have been cooked in a few minutes after beating an egg.

No matter how hot it was a few days ago, it was not so uncomfortable, I lay in the tent and looked out, only to feel dazzling, the ground seemed to have become a big furnace, I actually missed the place of death, even if the wind and sand were strong, there was no sunlight and it was more comfortable than now.

Of course, I definitely don't want to encounter another sandstorm, just thinking about it, the air is so hot and humid, I can't sleep at all, and Lao Huang is the same, lying like a dead fish, but he is breathing heavily and his eyes are half open.

I turned my back to Lao Huang and closed my eyes, I don't know how long it took, but I heard a very small rustling sound from under me, like a snake burrowing in the sand, I immediately became alert, put my ears close to the ground, the sound not only did not disappear, but became louder.

I couldn't be calmer anymore, so I quickly pushed Lao Huang: "Listen, is there any sound underground?" ”

Lao Huang reacted quickly, quickly put his ears on them, and frowned: "There seems to be some sound, like a person dragging his feet." ”

Both of them heard that it was definitely not a hallucination, and I was about to call Ah Chuan, but I heard a scream not far away.

"Help! Yes! Teacher! ”

It was Wang Yiming's voice, Ah Chuan and Xiao Qi immediately came out of the tent, Lao Huang and I followed, only to see that the originally flat sand not far away was sinking, swallowing Wang Yiming's tent like a whirlpool, and he was still in the tent and did not come out.

The mouth of the tent is open, the back half has been slanted into the sand, the whole is upright, Wang Yiming's hand is waving at the mouth of the tent, the tarpaulin is dry and slippery, he can't climb out at all.

There is obviously no quicksand here, how can it suddenly appear!

Xiao Qi's movements were extremely fast, and he pulled out the long branch that had been prepared from the camel and stretched it out: "Quick, catch it!" Don't move! ”

The branch is very long, Wang Yiming's hand grabbed it, but now he is stuck vertically in the quicksand, he can't use his strength at all, the branch is not as good as a rope, and it is easy to get out of his hand.

The whole tent fell into quicksand, and the sand began to pour into the tent mouth, and Professor Zhang shouted "Hold on" while running behind Xiao Qi to help her pull the branches.

"I'll come, stay away! Run to the top! ”

Ah Chuan screamed, the sunken sand area was even larger, and it continued to expand under our feet, Professor Zhang still refused to let go, Ah Chuan could only push him, and then turned his head to look at us: "You two also go up, hurry!" ”

I knew that I couldn't help here, and I also knew how strong Xiao Qi was, Lao Huang hesitated and refused to go, and was pulled up by me, seeing that the quicksand was about to spread to Xiao Qi's feet, Ah Chuan pulled Xiao Qi back and directly pulled half of Wang Yiming's body out of the tent.

The tent completely disappeared on the sand, Wang Yiming's body turned sideways, sinking towards the sand little by little, he still held on to the branches and did not let go, at this moment seeing his body sinking, he subconsciously wanted to struggle.

His sinking speed immediately increased visibly faster with the naked eye, and Ah Chuan shouted when he saw this: "Don't move!" The more you move, the faster you sink! ”

The speed at which the quicksand spread was simply amazing, Wang Yiming didn't dare to move again, his whole body was crawling on the quicksand, although it was still sinking, the speed was much slower, Ah Chuan glanced at Xiao Qi, and the two of them ran back a few meters away, which was able to pull Wang Yiming out of the range of quicksand.

The quicksand seemed to be enraged, the speed of the collapse suddenly accelerated, and Ah Chuan's movements were even faster, seeing that he had been pulled out of the danger zone, Xiao Qi stepped forward to pick him up completely, only to see that the long branch was immediately hidden in the quicksand, the camel was frightened, and ran in different directions in a panic, Ah Chuan quickly grabbed the camel and led them to the sand dune, and when he looked again, those tents sank into the quicksand one by one.

"Our tent is gone, but how can we go back?"

A discordant voice sounded among the students, very soft, but especially loud in the silent desert, and I turned my head to see Professor Zhang also with a worried face.

Xiao Qi pulled Wang Yiming to run up the sand dune, Wang Yiming's face turned white with fright, his legs and feet were even more soft and he didn't obey the call, he was dragged by Xiao Qi and climbed to the sand dune, Professor Zhang hurried to help him, and he still looked frightened for a long time.

The quicksand rolled a few times and completely regained calm, everyone had a look of fear on their faces, the danger came too suddenly, if it weren't for Ah Chuan Xiaoqi's quick reaction and a few more people, they wouldn't be able to save them no matter how powerful they were.

Seeing that the quicksand had regained calm, Professor Zhang seemed to want to say something, but as soon as his mouth opened, he heard an extremely terrible scream coming from under the quicksand.

"Ahh ——”

Everyone was stunned, this scream was extremely sharp, I couldn't hear men and women, and I couldn't tell if it was a man or a beast, even if it was separated by heavy yellow sand, it still pierced people's eardrums and hurt, like a piece of iron quickly cutting through the glass, the voice was short, but it echoed in my ears for a long time, my first reaction was the invisible monster in the floating island.

"What, what? You all hear me, what's it called!? Sun Kai looked frightened, pointed to the quicksand and spoke in a panic.

"There are monsters! There are monsters underneath the quicksand! Teacher, let's go back! Liu Dongqing's face was also pale, and his eyes were staring at the quicksand, as if he would really suddenly burst out from below.

Not only the quicksand, but also the place where we were standing was not safe, and the screams of the students immediately rang out one after another, and several people huddled together tightly, staring in all directions.

The unknown is the most terrifying, even if I have seen so many monsters, I was also startled, the scream is like a sharp glass in my head, and my ears are full of layers of echoes.

Lao Huang was also blindfolded, and next to me put his hand on the crossbody bag, if something really came out of the ground, he would definitely shoot without hesitation.

Ah Chuan squinted his eyes and looked around, like a fox catching prey, even Xiao Qi frowned, and the long sword was unsheathed and raised in his hand, looking like he was waiting for battle.

"Mr. Mo, this ......"

Professor Zhang also showed fear, walked up to the students and patted them to comfort them, the muscles on his face were stiff, obviously stiffening, if he also showed fear, those students would immediately scatter and flee.

"Don't be afraid, if it's really something powerful, it would have come out a long time ago, so why scare us." Agawa said, striding over to the students.

His words were like a reassuring pill, everyone's faces softened a little, and I calmed down a little, the most terrible thing is always something that attacks directly without a sound, since we are alert, it is not so easy to attack us again.

The scream still echoed in my ears, it seemed to be more like a scream after being attacked than intimidation, I immediately thought of Uncle Yuan and them, Ah Chuan said that this place is very close to the ruins, maybe they are operating underground, I don't think humans will make such a sound, even if ordinary people have, the Mo family is impossible, so I am not so afraid.

I looked at Lao Huang, only to see that there was a bit of clarity in his eyes, Ah Chuan glanced at us, his eyes were full of indescribable deep meaning, as if telling us something, I looked at his gaze to be more certain, but unfortunately only the four of us knew, the archaeological team was still in the dark, they only thought it was a monster.

We couldn't explain it, we could only stand with them in the sun, and it had been more than ten minutes since the scream, and there was no second sound, and the quicksand seemed to be dead, without the slightest rise and fall.

"Look, it's nothing, let's just go farther, and when we get to the ruins, there will be rock formations, and nothing can be drilled out of the ground." Ah Chuan said.

The faces of those students are finally a little better, but they still look like they are all soldiers, Wang Yiming's face is even more similar to that of the sick and weak Wang Ze, he has personally walked away from the ghost gate, if he is only swallowed by quicksand, it is fine, if there is really any monster below, it is estimated that he will be stunned.

We set off again, a group of people were so frightened that their feet were weak, and their walking postures were strange, they all gathered in one place, looking back and forth from time to time, Ah Chuan laughed when he saw this, approached me and said: "Look at them like that, if I am a monster, if I don't catch them, I will catch a nest very beautiful." ”

My nerves were also in a state of tension all the time, and I was startled by his sudden approach, and I didn't have a good voice at the moment: "Uncle Yuan and they did that movement just now?" ”

Ah Chuan sneered: "You think I have clairvoyance? ”

I sighed and felt my heart feel heavy, and I could only pray for their safety.