Chapter 18: A Journey to the Wasteland
One day ten years ago, Bullseye - his name was Caesar - was on his way to the desert.
Caesar, a student who is about to graduate from the Advanced Soul Master Academy in one year, takes advantage of the end of the summer vacation to follow the tour group to the desert wasteland for a while.
The style of the desert wasteland is really different from that of coastal cities, with less earthly hustle and bustle, and more tranquility like flames. It may be a strange metaphor that fire burns, and burning brings heat, and even the most brilliant poet would describe it with passion.
But Caesar felt that the flame could also be quiet, and when the flame burned to the extreme, turning everything to ashes, the flame was quiet, because no sound could convey it—even the air was scorched by the flames.
Legend has it that in ancient times, there was a mineral called hot ice, which emitted immense heat when it burned, but it made people feel like they were in the ice.
Caesar sat down against the window, pinched the shriveled water bladder, and shook his head. Although it is almost the end of August, the temperature in the desert is still frighteningly high, and the air conditioning in the bus is turned on to 15 degrees, and it still feels extremely hot.
The destination of the tour group is now an oasis in the desert wasteland, after all, they have been out for most of the morning, the desert weather is hot, the tourists have already drunk the water they have brought with them, and they must find an oasis to replenish some water.
This part of the itinerary was decided on an impromptu basis, and the tour group did not expect such high temperatures when it was originally planned. It seems that the temperature has only recently become warmer and higher, and it is said that there have been cases of people dying from exposure to the sun.
The tour group dropped off at the edge of the oasis, and although this is a desert, the tour buses are also specially custom-made and equipped with a lot of sand control equipment.
Walking into the oasis, Caesar's hot mood calmed down, and he walked alone on a remote path, and in a moment there was a faint sound of water in the distance, and he walked straight to the water. Caesar's hearing was excellent, and he could hear the faint sound of water from hundreds of meters away.
Approaching the stream, Caesar spat into the water, which was quickly washed away by the flowing water, and Caesar relentlessly filled the jug. This trick is a must-have for survival in the wild, if the saliva can't be decomposed, it means that the water is poisonous, or there is strong pollution.
Filled with water, Caesar looked around in a graceful manner - it was a great summer resort, where the heat of the air was kept out by tall plants, and there was neither the humidity of the coastal nor the dryness of the high mountains.
Sweeping the heavy water bag, Caesar was about to walk out of the woods as he walked back, when suddenly a small sound made him feel that something was wrong, and he immediately became alert and hid behind a large tree.
Caesar quietly brushed aside the leaves, and the scene in front of him suddenly surprised him.
In the oasis ahead, more than a dozen travelers lay on the ground, and around them, eight strange-looking creatures were surrounding them, these creatures had human heads and human bodies, but the parts of their feet were actually a huge snake tail, and the snake tail made a snorting sound between throws, which made people feel a little chilled.
Caesar naturally recognized that those travelers were not the same people who were traveling with him? There were eighteen of them, and now they were all fallen, surrounded by eight strange creatures.
Swallowing his spit secretly, Caesar remembered that he had read the records of this creature in ancient books, and it was said that it was caused by the combination of human genes and the genes of demonic beasts, and it was called a snake man. I didn't expect this creature to exist.
However, in the current situation, this group of snake people is not friendly, and the dozen or so travelers have probably been killed by them.
Caesar felt a chill in his heart, and he knew that if he fled now, the sound of his footsteps would definitely attract the attention of the snake people, and he would follow in the footsteps of the travelers.
Carefully hiding himself, he pulled out a ring from his pocket - it was a spatial ring in which his armor was placed. Although he was still a student, he had always excelled in the Soul Master Academy, and this set of armor was the reward he received in an assessment.