The desert lizard has powerful hind limbs, which can not only crawl as fast as a normal lizard, but also sprint upright on its hind legs, which is quite impressive. They have wide soles on their hind limbs and thick webbing between their toes, which can hold the soft sand from sagging.

Their vision is quite acute, their sense of smell is well developed, and their active phase is from around sunset to before sunrise the next day. During this time, the light begins to dim and many daytime animals begin to return to their nests. For the jumpers, it is the best time to hunt.

Now, Duck and Marduk have reported back to the caravan, and their determination to survive with the caravan has been unanimously praised.

The leader of the caravan, Gudama, solemnly invited the two to the tent to discuss the defense together, and stayed for more than two hours, and lunch was eaten in the tent.

At noon, the three of them finally finished discussing. Gudamah gave several orders one after another: dig ditches, irrigate water, and make room.

Digging a trench is to dig a criss-cross trench in the camp, one meter five deep, one meter wide.

It was easy, the sand was very soft, and the caravan was not short of tools, but the second order was opposed by almost everyone.

Fill the water, dig the improvised canal, and pour water into the dug ditch!

Thanks to the blessing of the nearby oasis, there is a small seepage pool in this camp, and the whole team has more than 100 people, saving every day, just enough.

Is it crazy to irrigate the sand with this water, which is more valuable than gold?

Gudamai's heart is like iron stone, and I have the final say in the caravan, one word: irrigation!

Everyone filled their bellies with water, filled their bladders, and watched as the damned nephew of Usalim Burka, named Hassan, dug a ditch with a spade, and the crystal clear water rushed and turned the dry sand into a swamp.

My heart is bleeding!

The third order was strange, it was the young man named Hassan, who collected all the bottles and cans he could find, and went into Gudamai's tent with his deputy, sneaking around and not knowing what he was doing.

The sun began to set in the west, and there was silence all around.

The camp was very quiet, and the occasional cry of a baby stopped immediately, presumably gagged by the mother.

A wooden tower more than six meters high was erected in the middle of the camp, and Hassan and Gudamah did not come down again when they got up, and the news was conveyed by Gudamai's guards.

Gudamai arranged the defense, and the strongest double-walled wooden defense line actually only put ten people!

Ten people? What can they do? Even if they are wearing double armor, the lizard can't help them for a while, but they can't catch up with the lizard.

Then came the ravine-lined trench area, where Gudamah arranged for fifteen men, all dressed in light armor and carrying the sharpest swords, led by Hassan's deputy, an old man of sixty or seventy years old, Maduk.

The core area, surrounded by trenches on all sides, was a flat area with no shelter, and Gudamah had deployed all his remaining forces here to form the last line of defense.

As the red-red sunset slowly sets over the sand dunes, the heat wave fades away, and the light is dim and unclear, and those with the best eyesight have to barely squint their eyes to see in the distance.

Night is coming, and this is when the lizards are at their most active and have the best eyesight!

The palms of each warrior were sweating, and among the more than a hundred people, there were more than 20 old and weak women and children, but the jumping lizard did not know how many, could it hold on?

Gathered behind the last line of defense, the old and weak women and children fell to their knees, clasped their hands, and muttered prayers to the Lord for their protection.

One of the guards ran up to the wooden tower: "Chief, Lord Hassan, it's too dark to see anything clearly, everyone asks for torches." ”

Gudamai said coldly: "You didn't hear my order? From now until tomorrow morning, without my order, whoever dares to raise the fire will die!"

"But ......"

"No, but those who forgot, go tell them again. I'll tell you, where a fire is lit, I'll cut off that bastard's head, and then I'll cut you!"

"Yes!"

The guards ran down the tower, and Gudamah said to Dak, "It seems that everyone is still afraid." I want to scare the beast away with a light fire, just like the original. ”

Duck said: "It's not the same as before, have you ever seen a jumping lizard that can bless yourself? By the way, speaking of which, have you ever seen a stone golem that can do spells?"

Gudamai laughed, "Puppet magic, and this kind of miraculous alchemy? ”

"I've seen it. The puppet is manipulated by a rather powerful alchemist. ”

"Yes, such a talent—" Gudamai was stunned suddenly, "You mean, there are people behind these lizards?"

"The possibilities are high. There isn't much food in the desert, and most of the wild animals are lone rangers with strong individual abilities. The most abundant water sources in the vicinity are concentrated along the Pearl Road. The carnivorous group of lizards must not be very large. But now, they can wipe out a patrol of fifty or sixty men, and I estimate that the size of the tribe is at least one hundred or thirty. It is impossible for them to spontaneously aggregate to this scale. ”

"Makes sense. If there is a mastermind behind this, why would he oppose us?"

"I don't know about that, I think we'll have the answer after tonight. It's almost time, and I'm going to release the Iron Dragonfly. ”

Duck whistled under the wooden tower. The guards below heard the order and ripped off the roof of the tent.

In the tent, a small spiritual pagoda has been built, but the style is really a bit strange, it is a small black domed holy mosque.

With a loud buzzing sound, an iron dragonfly more than half a meter long flew out of the psychic tower, flying higher and higher, over the wooden tower, and flying straight towards the clouds. Eventually, even the buzz disappeared.

Flying out with it, there were more than a dozen scout bees. They left three to wander around the camp, and the rest spread far away.

"The monitoring range of the iron dragonfly is very large, but the accuracy is average, and it can only judge the type of enemy and the general direction of travel; ”

Looking at the sand slimes projected in the blue light curtain, slowly wriggling and foraging, Gudamai exclaimed: "This can be seen clearly, I really didn't expect that you are still a superb alchemist." I wonder if I'm lucky enough to continue working with you?"

Duck smiled, "Master Feida is a great and kind man, and I have always admired him. After this hurdle, I think we will have a chance to work together again. ”

"That's great...... There it is!"

The Sand Slime burrowed into the sand.

Behind the sand dunes in front of them, countless long black shadows suddenly appeared!

The jumping lizard is coming!

As soon as the jumping lizards came out of the sand dunes, they all bowed down, crawled on all fours, and in the blink of an eye, they had climbed forty or fifty meters, and under the high-precision observation of the scout bees, Gudama could even hear the sound of their saliva dripping through magical images.

Gudamai gave a few words to the guards beside him.

The guard nodded, strode to the amplification array, and said loudly: "One hundred and twenty jumping lizards are coming from the southwest, first team, prepare!"

The commander of the first team, clad in heavy armor, sighed secretly.

If the number of hoppers can be reported so accurately in the dark, there must be scouts lurking in the path of the hoppers, and they must have been sacrificed.

Perhaps in a few minutes, I will follow in the footsteps of this warrior, O Holy Lord, and I will be under your holy steps tonight, and I will have no more worries.

Come, brutes!