Chapter 56: Escape from Death
"Boom!"
Seeing that the long-range attack didn't work, the giant worm spun like an electric drill and retracted back into the sand.
However, that doesn't mean it's given up.
Because everyone could clearly feel that the sand surface was trembling slightly, and it was faintly accompanied by a dull rumbling sound.
"Oh no, that guy wants to chase us from underground......"
"Don't talk nonsense, run!"
Under the threat of death, the group showed amazing potential.
Even the frail Ye Yixin and Professor Chen ran out of athletes' speed......
"Boom!"
After running about a hundred meters away, the giant insect once again emerged from the sand, spewing out a thick green liquid like the last time.
"Hide!"
With Gao Xing's loud shout, the group hurriedly scattered left and right.
"Let's go!"
The thick liquid landed dangerously in the middle, almost spraying on Sadipeng.
Luckily, it's a light sandy area.
If the ground is hard, these thick liquids will fly down from the air, and they will definitely splash everywhere, and if they splash on their bodies, the consequences will be unpredictable.
The attack fails, and the giant worm disappears again......
This was repeated three or four times, and Gao Xing and the others narrowly avoided the venom every time.
The giant worm seemed to have finally given up, and no more rumbling sounds were heard from underground.
However, everyone didn't dare to relax at all, and continued to run for hundreds of meters with a lot of strength, Professor Chen, Ye Yixin, and Hao Aiguo were so tired that they couldn't run, their eyes were black, and they fell to the sand.
"Quick, Chu Jian, Xiao Sa, help them continue to run for a while."
Hu Bayi drank and looked back.
In this way, the group walked forward again with the help of the group, and confirmed that the giant worm was indeed not pursuing, and then sat down one by one.
Of course, Gao Xing is nothing, if he wanted to run, he would have run away a long time ago.
"What about Anlimon and the fat man?"
Escaping the giant worm, Fluttershy looks around with some concern, but she can't see Anliman, Fatty, or the camel.
"Ignore them ...... first" Hu Bayi looked at Professor Chen with palpitations and asked: Professor Chen, what kind of thing was chasing us just now?"
Professor Chen wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and muttered, "If I'm not mistaken, this thing just now is very likely to be the legendary prehistoric giant sandworm."
There is a local legend in Inner Mongolia that there is a huge man-eating monster insect in the Gobi Desert, called the death worm, and some people are also called intestinal worms.
Because, they look like a piece of intestines......
But almost no one has ever seen this death worm with their own eyes, and according to legend, it is only one or two meters long at most.
Just now, only half of the sand surface is several meters long, and the total length is more than ten meters.
This is more in line with the characteristics of prehistoric giant sandworms recorded in ancient books, their mouths grow at the top of their heads, and they bloom like flowers when they open as soon as they open, not to mention people, even calves can easily swallow them......
That's all I know, after all, most of these prehistoric creatures are legends, and the authenticity is difficult to investigate......"
Hu Bayi nodded thoughtfully.
"That's probably it. However, according to my analysis, its range of activity may be limited to a certain extent, and it may only be able to move under the quicksand......"
"It makes sense, the place we're in now isn't a quicksand area, so there's no way for it to catch up."
After chatting a few words, Hu Bayi stood up and looked around: "No, you guys wait here, I'll go find the fat man and An Liman." ”
As a result, before he could leave, the fat man and An Liman rode back on a camel......
"Great!"
When they returned with their camels, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
When the fat man and An Liman got closer, Gao Xing found that something was wrong: "Didn't you notice, how many camels are missing?" ”
"Huh?"
After a little counting, sure enough, at least five or six camels were missing.
"It's great that you're okay!"
The fat man jumped off the camel from afar and ran over with excitement on his face.
"Fatty, the camels are missing a few ......"
"Lao Hu, don't blame me, the fat man has used all the strength of the rest of his life today, if I hadn't chased it desperately, the camel would have lost half of it......"
"Yes, the little fat man did well today!"
An Liman, who has always been prejudiced against fat people, rarely praised fat people.
"Haha, you old man finally said a decent ......"
"Don't stay here, get out of here, that monster is terrible......"
It seems that An Liman is not at ease, urging the group to leave this place quickly.
"Uncle Anliman, have you seen that kind of strange insect before?"
An Liman's face changed, he subconsciously glanced around, and sighed: "Back then, when I was young, I encountered it once, and it swallowed most of my camel ......."
No wonder, as soon as he saw the giant worm, he was so frightened that he fled quickly.
"Alright, let's go, let's clean up our things first......"
After counting, Hu Bayi found that a few pieces of equipment were not lost, but a few camels carrying food and water were lost.
"Comrades, the time has come to test us, we have lost most of our food and water......"
"Huh? This is a big problem. ”
It's a little better to have no food, but water is indispensable for walking in the desert. Once dehydrated, the person will develop dehydration symptoms, followed by fainting and death......
"How many days can the water be piped now?"
Hu Bayi smiled bitterly: "If you save a little, it will not exceed three days." ”
The fat man hurriedly glanced at An Liman: "Do you know where there is a water source nearby?" ”
"I don't know here, we've gone off track......" An Liman replied helplessly.
"Let's go back a little bit first."
As a result, after walking for a day, even An Liman got lost and didn't know where he went.
After all, he rarely came in the Black Desert area. Even if you come in, there is a fixed route.
And now, after a black storm, the group only cared about running for their lives, and did not follow the established route at all.
In addition, the power of the Black Storm has completely changed the surrounding landscape, and it is difficult to find a reference.
"Our water will last for about two days. That is, we must find the water source within two days, otherwise ...... The consequences are worrying. ”
"It's better to take out the map and study it, maybe it will help."
"Okay!"
Hao Aiguo spread out the topographic map, and the group gathered around to study it slowly.
"Before the Black Storm came, we were here to ......"
The group has its own opinions, and it is difficult to unify opinions.
Gao Xing's mind moved, and he left quietly, and felt the ancient compass rewarded by the system and began to slowly probe the direction.
Of course, having a compass does not mean that it can be absolutely positioned.
After all, positioning also needs to have a reference.
The ruins of their previous escape from the Black Storm were a reference, but unfortunately no one knew the name or origin of the ruins.
Therefore, Gao Xing can only rely on his feelings and try his luck.
After about seven or eight minutes of circumference, Gao Xing finally had a little experience.