Chapter 18: The Beginning (5)
The old battlefield was not far from where they had landed, and they soon found ---- a rusty spear stuck in the ground. It was a sign of the battlefield, and Gardien contacted them while they were still on the ship and told them about it.
The old battlefield did not have a clear border, and seeing this spear only meant that they had entered the battlefield. Ilr walked over to the spear and examined it closely, with a pointed triangle carved into it, one end of which pointed to the west.
"It did go according to plan, they went west, we went east," Ilr nodded back to them.
It's an empty desert, there's not a single living thing to see anywhere you look, and the temperature is ridiculously high. After only walking for an hour or so, several people were already sweating.
"No, if it goes on like this......" Il raised his head and looked at the scorching sun in the sky with a frown, "The water in our bodies will be lost quickly, and the water we bring may not last long." β
"It's time to pick a cooler day to come back ......" Duran tightened the lid of the water bladder, they were now going to conserve water.
"I don't think it's the weather," Il lowered his head and continued walking, "It's late autumn on Peach Blossom Island... It shouldn't be so hot here..."
"Along the way, we saw trees... It seems that they have all been carbonized, which means that there was once a situation here that was a hundred times hotter than now," Mo Yu licked his thirsty lips and said to Duran, "And it's wide. β
"It's definitely not just a war here... We have to pick up the pace. β
With that, Il began to trot.
"Hey, hey, you'll sweat more when you run!" shouted Duran as he ran.
Mo Yu looked back at Xingtian, who was fiddling with the walkie-talkie. This walkie-talkie is just a simple version, just a simple way to complete the reception and transmission of signals, and Duran is not prepared to do anything too complicated when he comes to such a deserted place.
But at the moment, there was only a murmur on the intercom. It stands to reason that the walkie-talkie will not make any sound if it does not receive a signal, and other walkie-talkies will only start to send a signal when the send button is pressed, otherwise it will only receive a signal.
If there's noise, it's a sign that someone is calling. Duran and Ill also stopped, turned around and walked slowly.
"What's going on?" Il, frowning, asked.
"Intermittent noises, can't hear what is being said, or nothing is being said. Xingtian handed the walkie-talkie to Il, but Duran took it.
"Is it because of the signal?" Duran looked at the only light on the intercom, which was both a battery indicator and a signal light.
At this point, the light flickered and flickered, indicating that it was receiving signals intermittently.
"The flickering is strong, it's not a signal problem..."Duran put one hand to his chin and pondered, "That is, they are indeed signaling intermittently..."
"Let's take a look first, maybe I accidentally touched the send button in my bag. Il turned to leave.
"Wait, I'll try to talk to them, the sending is intermittent, and they should be able to accept it intermittently. β
After saying that, Duran pressed the send button and started the conversation: "Hey, can you hear me? Can you hear it? Is there a problem with your walkie-talkie?"...
Duran said the same thing three times in quick succession, but the other side did not respond. There was still an intermittent murmur.
"It shouldn't be... We've given Radine enough batteries, and besides, they've got that guy Han over there, so they should be able to fix it even if something goes wrong......" Duran frowned.
"It's not an idea to spend time here, let's start walking back along their route from here, and find out if we can meet them," Il never stopped walking in front of him.
Mo Yu looked around, and he always felt that this mission seemed to have become not so normal. His vigilance surged up at once. So he hurried to follow Il.
The temperature seems to be rising, and it is no longer like the heat of the sun, but like the heat emanating from the ground. At first, Mo Yu was glad that he didn't carry the big iron rod on his back, he only thought it was a long trip, and only brought two daggers out. But now it doesn't seem that simple.
Mo Yu began to think about this action. Although it was an exploration map, there was basically nothing on the map, it was a desert, and they couldn't find anything on the map that could be used as counters. They didn't even know where they were on the map, so they had to look for it blindly. Secondly, the extremely high temperature here is simply consuming their lives quickly, why didn't Wu Ye tell them this information?
Then the walkie-talkie failed, and they lost their way to contact most of the people. In this way, if one party has an accident, the other party cannot provide timely support, and even suffer the same accident.
In short, there were too many puzzles in this mission, and Mo Yu began to doubt the purpose of this operation.
Maybe just let them die......
They quickened their pace and, if nothing else, met them halfway through Gardien's course of action. But if the other team really had an accident, then there they could draw conclusions.
According to the original plan, they would complete the mission before dusk came, and the whole battlefield was not really that big, and there was still time to rest and some surveys. If they were just walking, they might be able to walk in five or six hours.
But this time, they didn't go far before they saw a black line appear in the distance.
"It's the city walls. "Heavenly Punishment Dao.
"Is that the mission?" Il took a deep breath and slowed his pace, but didn't stop.
The temperature around it has risen a bit, and it is estimated that it has reached more than 40 degrees. Il had already taken off the leather armor, and the clothes she was wearing were soaked and steaming.
"Hurry up and go to the front to find a place to find water. Il took a sip of water, then strode up. The three followed.
Behind them, the hot sand moved, and a yellow curve chased after Mo Yu and them.
"Captain, there's a situation," Xing Tian hurriedly ran to Yi'er's side and whispered, "There's something under the sand behind you..."
"Something?" Ill glanced back as he ran.
The yellow line did not stop and continued to follow them at a distance.
"Speed up, damn itβ" Il waved his hand quickly.
"It seems that this mission... It's really not easy..."
A stone monument stood on the desolate earth, and Ilr led them over the stone monument without stopping. But the sand line behind them stopped outside the stele.
"Il, the temperature is gradually dropping. Duran tilted his head to the galloping shadow and said, "It's about three degrees down." β
"Huh?" Ilr glanced behind him, noticing that the yellow line had stopped as well.
"Stop!"
The four stopped, gasping and looking around. The surroundings do feel cooler than just now, and this feeling is not very noticeable. The city walls are not far away.
"The situation is not to be celebrated, it only means that there is a worse situation waiting for us" Il looked around vigilantly "Get ready for battle, move on, Gardien they should be inside." β
Duran pulled out his walkie-talkie and tried it. Although they no longer make noises, their calls still don't seem to be answered.
There was a pile of rubble between them and the wall. Ilr cautiously stepped over rocks of all sizes. But they didn't know that from a high vantage point, these stones just formed the shape of a Bagua map......
They are being guided, or actively, approaching something that is buried here......