Chapter VII Camp
Finding a place to sleep, of course.
Desert combat, day and night out is basic common sense, maybe in the face of ordinary desert, occasionally you can challenge common sense, but in this extremely harsh desert environment, daytime action is self-destruction, if you don't believe it, the white wolf-headed wolf is an example.
During the day, the ground is kept at a temperature of more than 70 degrees Celsius, and sometimes it can even be grilled directly, and the unobstructed sunlight will crack the exposed skin, not as simple as molting, but as a real burn. People don't feel sweating, because the sweat has just seeped out of the pores and is evaporated by the high temperature, walking around for a while, the clothes will be covered with a thin layer of salt particles, and the strength will be quickly lost, and after a while, no matter how strong the person is, he will be knocked down by dehydration, collapse to the ground and quickly die.
That's how the wolf in the distance fell.
When the teammates set up the camp, I don't know for what purpose, Shure took Moria, and the two ran a few kilometers under the scorching sun, and moved the head wolf who didn't know life and death back.
The head wolf is still alive, but in a very miserable state.
Its four claws had been badly burned, the surface had turned charred black, and its skin had cracked open to reveal the tender flesh inside, red blood, and transparent tissue fluid, which were mixed together and continued to ooze outward. Even the muscles on the surface are half-cooked, giving off the aroma of barbecue.
Not only the claws, but also the skin were badly damaged. Large chunks of hair fell out, revealing shocking blisters on the skin, some of which had burst, the tissue fluid had long since dried up, and the bright red muscles below were shaking and shaking, just looking at it made people feel creepy and painful.
However, it is worthy of Pavatiga's magical beast, and it is a high-level magical beast, and the white wolf is not only alive, but even maintains consciousness.
From the moment it approached it just now, the head wolf had repeatedly shown its sense of attack to these humans, and the sharp teeth in its grinning mouth and the roaring roar in the depths of its throat all showed that it was irritable and rebellious, even if it had been seriously injured and lost its ability to fight, it was still the strongest of the beasts, and it would never be like the enemy's arrogant head underground.
"Dinner tonight, dry roast wolf ribs. Saying this, Shuer moved very lightly, slowly put the wolf down, and looked up at the camp that had begun to take shape.
The first priority of camping in the desert is to get shade, and there is nothing more foolish than resting under the sun, and those who do so tend to turn a nap into a long sleep.
Since there are no hostile creatures around and no signs of danger, the defense level can be temporarily lowered to focus primarily on the environment, such as digging a large hole deep underground.
It is difficult to excavate underground space to build fortifications in the desert terrain, after all, the sand is too fluid to do this kind of thing. However, this is an insult to magic for ordinary people, to powerful professions, especially powerful mages.
Okay, that's a bit of an exaggeration, but with magic, mages can make the impossible possible.
Although the concentration of water elemental here is outrageously low, it can even be ignored, and it is difficult to use water attribute magic, but correspondingly, the power of fire attribute magic has increased exponentially. With a wave of her hand, Mia sent a wide range of almost incandescent flames, scorching the sand into a hard, vitrified surface.
Soon, a vertical shaft with an edge half a meter above the ground and four walls made of hard glass was built, and the shaft went ten meters deep into the ground, and the bottom was connected to a boxy underground chamber, although the area was not large, but it was enough for eight people to live temporarily.
Of course, it was impossible for Shul to see the basement when he returned, but as soon as he looked at the shaft, he already understood what kind of camping method his teammates had chosen.
Looking around, the secret room is built between two sand dunes, just enough to block the wind that I don't know if there will be, and you can also use the sand dunes to escape the torture of the scorching sun a little. There are so many magical and physical traps around the shaft that it is unlikely that any creature will be able to pass through without alerting the guardians. On one side of the sand dune, a simple pergola was also erected, under which the guards could hide and temporarily avoid the vicious sun.
No, not only that, Shul also felt a faint dark energy swirling around, this is ......
"I buried the four little ones down. Even the thick cloth robe could not hide Miridy's proud figure, the necromancer leaned on a dozen white bones, two mutilated skeletons beside him, one gave her an umbrella to shade the sun, and the other tirelessly fanned her to cool off, "They are all small animals, but once there are living creatures approaching, they will take the initiative to surround them without me controlling them, and I will naturally know when the time comes." ”
"Why are you still standing here?" Putting the half-dead head wolf in the shadow of the shaft, dodging its jaw, which suddenly reached out to bite, Shul asked suspiciously, "Why don't you go down?"
"It's too hot, it's dissipating heat. Mia was hesitating to add a lid to the shaft, and said without looking back, "It's too slow to cool down with Fifty Ter's Ice Attribute Chipstone, especially in this environment. ”
"Cheap. ”
"I knew it. The mountain elf turned around and snorted at the wolf, "Why do you have to catch it back?"
"In a harsh environment, wolves are much more useful than humans, and their perception of danger is much keen. ”
"Whatever you want. Anyway, the food brought was very sufficient, and Mia didn't bother to dwell on such a trivial matter, so she finally gave up on the idea of adding a lid, and commanded the two coolies, Mobuck and Macageren, to build a pergola on the glass floor around the shaft. There is still a long time before nightfall, and you can't always hide in the secret room below, and this pergola can also allow everyone to breathe outside.
"Sholsauer. "Someone behind the back pulled the hem of Raschel's clothes, and it was only the timid Saph who would do it secretly," the parameters here are very strange. ”
Saph was not involved in the construction, and when the others were busy, she stayed by Kelly's side, keeping her head down and constantly writing and drawing on the paper. No one will be dissatisfied with this, what she is doing is much more important than others.
"Urgent? Oh, then wait a minute. Seeing that the camp had been built, Shul raised his voice and shouted, "Assemble, eat, rest, and rest in an hour." Moria, bring that wolf over too. ”
Soon, everyone in the team gathered in the pergola, and although it was still hot, compared to the temperature of the fire elemental plane outside, it was very happy to be able to sit here. Even the wild and untamed head wolf, after being sent under the pergola, the muscles on its body were soothed a lot, obviously even if it was just a magical beast, it knew where to be more comfortable.
"From today onwards, unless there are special circumstances, we will always use our own compressed food to satisfy our hunger, and we will also use our own water. Xiu'er took the lead in taking out the food, broke a piece of jerky and threw it directly into the white wolf's mouth, "The situation has been seen, and now no one is sure whether there is a chance to replenish halfway, so be prepared to have no supplies throughout the whole process." ”
"I think when you first saw the supply list, you should have been mentally prepared, did anyone not prepare some extra water? ”
"Pastor Kelly, phew, until the end of the mission, I will no longer use honorifics. Kelly, from now on get into the mission state, obey all orders, and don't ask why. Now for the first task for you, to heal this wolf, although in this environment, your magic is limited to a certain extent, but ordinary healing should be fine. ”
"Yes, yes. "Kelly is the priest of the Water Temple, so naturally she can exert her strength best in an environment where the water element is abundant, and an extreme environment like the current one will definitely be affected. But fortunately, she uses magic instead of magic, and it takes effect directly from divine power, so it is not like Mia, where the water attribute magic is completely invalid.
As Kelly prayed, a mist gathered around the white wolf, and its broken flesh regenerated at a rate visible to the naked eye. Although the mist quickly dissipates into the air as soon as it appears, the effect of the magic is still reliable, and new mist is constantly regenerated to replenish the dissipated part.
The irascible roar faded from the white wolf's throat, and the fierce gaze began to soften slightly, apparently the healing magic made it feel good. However, something unexpected happened to Kelly, just as she continued to strengthen the effect of the divine magic, the injured white wolf suddenly jumped up, roared at everyone a few times, turned around and ran, rushed into the scorching desert like lightning, and disappeared behind the sand dunes in a blink of an eye.
"This, this, ran away. Kelly was stunned, and forgot to put it down for a long time when she raised her hand, "What should I do?"
"Ha, the evil water believer, of course it will run away, otherwise do you still want it to stay and eat......?"
"Mia. ”
"Silence. ”
And so, it was quiet again under the pergola.
"Mobuck, if you can pay for those tasks promised by the Temple of Water, I don't mind if you continue to bully the client. Shuer's eyes became dangerous, and he sneered and said, "But, if you can't take it out and keep bullying Kelly, hehe, do you think my mace is very beautiful?"
It's not pretty at all. Mobuck shook his head vigorously, woo, the captain who was threatened with his reward was terrible.
"Don't worry, Kelly, that's enough. "It's rare for Shuer to be so patient in the mission, and sure enough, the client has the privilege, "Saf, now you can say, what did you just say strange?"
"This otherworldly projection is very strange throughout. ”