Chapter Twenty-Four: Creatures of the Retreat

Galen walked towards the shadow, constantly approaching the shadow, Ezreal couldn't help but be curious, and from time to time he stuck his head out to look, and every time he looked at it, he quickly stuck his head back. Galen also ignored Ezreal, and quickly walked towards the black shadow with both hands with his sword in his hands, and Ezreal saw that Galen had increased his speed, and also sped up to follow. Finally walked in front of the black shadow, Galen took a serious look, it turned out to be a cactus similar to a human shape, and his nervous heart relaxed, and put the storm down, and the palms of his hands were sweating.

Galen said to Ezreal, who was behind him, "Nothing, it's a cactus that looks like a man, so don't be afraid." Ezreal slowly stepped out of Galen's back, making sure there was no danger. Galen said to his timid companion, "Look at you as a timid explorer who is not fit for adventure and fantasizes about what to do." Ezreal was very unconvinced, and said: "It's not that my equipment is broken, I need to walk like this, if my steam airship is still there, I can sleep in the sky at night, and it is a very painful thing to have no good equipment." ”

Galen was really speechless about this Ezreal, and said impatiently: "You will find all kinds of reasons to shirk, don't you know that personal strength is the most important thing, external assistance is only temporary, no matter how powerful it is, it is useless." Ezreal said: "You big guy don't understand the power of science and technology, only science and technology can give us a better understanding of the world, you can't rely on brute force alone, you don't understand it, I don't want to say it." ”

Galen didn't have any interest in going on, the world of the two was different, and they didn't want to go together, so the two of them silently rushed one after the other, and Ezreal didn't pester him like in the first half of the night, so he walked silently behind Galen, and he didn't encounter any danger all night. Until dawn, the two of them found a place where the sun could not shine and rested, especially Ezreal, who was startled all night, consumed too much physical strength, and fell asleep directly after falling, Galen also quickly fell asleep, and the day ended like this.

It wasn't until the evening that Galen woke up Ezreal and hurried away, and Ezreal reluctantly got up. Under the light of the moon and stars, the desert at night does not look so gloomy, and you can still see the road ahead clearly, but you should be careful of the scorpions and some poisonous insects that come out at night in the desert. Galen and Ezreal walked together in the desert, and today the desert wind was particularly strong, blowing wildly, making a roaring sound, and from time to time they could bring up sand and hit their faces, which was a little uncomfortable.

Galen was perfectly comfortable with such an environment, but Ezreal didn't say a word, and the house was a reflection after Galen had said a few words to him last night. So the two of them walked on and on, and suddenly Ezreal was a little frightened, but he didn't climb on top of Galen, and said, "Galen, I'm not joking, I feel something following us, just below the desert." Seeing Ezreal's solemn words, Galen didn't say much about him, and he also felt that something was hidden in the shadows, and several times he saw traces of sand moving greatly on the dunes, and he didn't know if it was the wind blowing or if there were really monsters. Galen fixed his mind and said, "Don't be nervous, be careful, there shouldn't be any major problems, ordinary beasts can't hurt you." ”

When Ezreal heard Galen's words, he was relieved. At this moment, Galen said loudly: "There are things surrounding us, there are quite a few of them, see the sand around us is constantly moving, run." Ezreal was still thinking about Galen's previous sentence, and halfway through the thought, he directly pulled Galen back to the real world. Galen hurriedly said, "Run." Ezreal saw the wriggling rustle and ran as fast as Galen did.

Ezreal said as he ran: "Galen, didn't you say that there will be no monsters, you can deal with wild beasts, why do you want to run now?" Galen didn't have time to talk nonsense with him, and said directly: "I don't even know anything about these monsters, and there are so many of them, they are all hidden under the sand, and I can't see how to kill them?"

Galen and Ezreal kept running, and after two hours, Ezreal first had no strength to run, and Galen's physical exertion was also very high, and those monsters kept chasing, hiding under the sand, and couldn't see anything. Ezreal slowed down and said to Galen weakly, "I can't run, I really can't run, hurry up and find a place to hide." Galen said helplessly: "There is anything to avoid in this desert, it is all sand, so let's run quickly." ”

Ezreal had no choice but to follow Galen. As he ran, he said, "Vivien, help me pay attention to the surrounding areas where I can dodge, and a higher place is fine." Vivien said mechanically, "There are a few tall cacti a few hundred meters ahead, and they are the only place to dodge, and there is nothing else to dodge. When Ezreal heard this, he said to Galen, "There are a few tall cacti in front of you, and you may be able to dodge, but there is no other place to dodge." ”

Galen heard Ezreal say this, and replied, "Okay, let's hurry up and take shelter from the cactus, I won't last long." The two men struggled with the last of their strength and ran to the place where the cactus was. After a while, they were under the cactus, and Galen looked at such a large number of cacti, which were more than ten meters high, and it was a good place to hide from those refuge monsters. But there are a lot of thorns on the cactus that are not too long, and if you endure severe pain, you can still climb up, Galen said quickly: "Ezreal, hurry up and climb up, there is no time." Ezreal also saw these thorns, thinking that it would be strange if he crawled like this and not be stabbed to death, so he quickly said to the armguard: "Vivien, report the energy recovery of the mecha, can you activate the mecha." Vivien said: "Master, the mecha's energy is restored to thirty percent, there is no energy recovery gem, if you start this time, the next charge will take a long time, and it is not suitable for starting the mecha, it is recommended not to start." Ezreal signed up and said loudly, "Future Warrior Mecha is activated." ”

At this time, the gauntlet emitted a burst of light, and then a beautiful mech with a metallic sheen appeared on Ezreal's body, and Vivien said, "All systems are loaded, please control the master." Ezreal said, "The Flying Program has begun. The four engines under the feet and back of Ezreal's mecha started up, spewing pale blue flames and slowly rising into the air. Galen looked at Ezreal and was stunned, this is too handsome, Galen burst into foul language in his heart. At the moment when Galen was distracted, Ezreal had already flown to the top of the cactus, cut off the top of the cactus with his mech, and sat down.

Ezreal said loudly through the mech: "Galen, what are you doing, those monsters are about to catch up, why don't you hurry up." Galen came to his senses when he heard Ezreal's words, and the reclusive creatures were only a few meters away from Galen. Galen didn't have time, he jumped vigorously and hugged the big cactus directly, and his whole body was stabbed by the thorns of the cactus, and an extremely severe pain came into his mind. At this time, a reclusive creature flew out of the desert, and it almost bit Galen's calf a few centimeters, Galen's pants were bitten out of a big hole, and the desert creature bit directly on the cactus, and a large piece of cactus was bitten off.

Ezreal saw the reclusive creature, purple-black, with short, muscular limbs, good for digging sand, and most importantly without eyes in his head, only a row of super sharp and snow-white teeth, which was creepy to look at. It's the first time Ezreal has seen such a creature, but he doesn't have the intention of taking out his diary to write it down, it's terrifying. As Ezreal thought, Galen was slowly climbing upwards.

Galen endured the severe pain of being stabbed by the cactus, and climbed up step by step, and he didn't know how many times he had been pricked by the cactus thorns on his hands and thighs, and it hurt his heart. This intense pain challenged Galen's limits again and again, and Galen kept doing his best not to let himself faint from the pain and continued to climb up. Galen finally found a suitable position, grabbed the cactus with one hand, and pulled the Tempest Greatsword from his back with the other bloodstained hand, slashing off the top half of the cactus and cutting out a platform on which to sit, and Galen sat on it.

Ezreal's own mech didn't have much energy and couldn't bring Galen at all, so Ezreal sat on a cactus not far away and said to Galen, "I'm sorry, my mech has no energy and can't help you." Galen endured the pain and said in a hoarse voice, "It's okay, I'm fine." In fact, Galen's front body is already full of cactus thorns, the front half of the whole person is bloodstained, and his clothes are stained red with blood.

The monster under the cactus is still circling around the cactus, bringing up sand grooves. Ezreal was still worried about Galen, and said to Galen, "Galen, you have to persevere, don't faint." Galen had no way to answer him anymore, he didn't even want to say a word, and now Galen, moving his fingers would cause severe pain all over his body. Galen was half-hunched and endured in silence, waiting for the monsters to leave, and every second was so long, like a century.

Ezreal was much better than Galen, but he was physically and mentally tired, and he was able to get through the long night. But now Galen, his eyes are bloodshot, his eyes are blood-red, and the expression on his face is distorted, indicating that Galen is enduring severe pain. For a long night, the moon in the sky was blood-red, as if knowing that it was an unquiet night, and the crow's cry was heard not far away, which made the desert even more strange.

Ezreal also felt a little uncomfortable, but there was no choice but to wait silently, waiting for the day to come, in this case, a minute seemed to be longer than an hour. Galen was still enduring it, making a low ** sound of pain from time to time, Galen was trying his best to hide it, not wanting Ezreal to hear it, but on such a quiet night, Ezreal could hear it clearly, and he was even more worried that Galen was up. But Ezreal didn't speak, knowing that Galen didn't even have the strength to speak now, and didn't want to distract him, so let him fight the pain silently.

A few hours later, the infinitely lengthened night was finally coming to an end, and a white light had appeared on the horizon, and it would soon dawn. Galen was still whispering, and Ezreal was also whispering about the arrival of the day, and finally it was dawn, and the monsters slowly receded. Galen saw the monster retreat, as if he had used all his strength, and fainted directly, falling from the 78-meter-high cactus.