Chapter 6: The Horror of the Sands (Part II)
Early in the morning, Guo Twelve was woken up by the noise outside, and he listened in a daze, it seemed that Qi Nanshan was talking about something, saying something like a talisman beast. He got up and ran outside, only to see Qi Nanshan standing on horseback, talking to the group of Fu warriors and Fu warriors. He found Huo Bao and asked, "What is Grandpa Nanshan doing?"
Huo Bao said: "It's nothing, Grandpa Nanshan is reminding everyone that they are about to enter the activity area of the rune beast, so let everyone be careful." ”
Qi Nanshan said: "The precautions have been said, in addition, the area where the rune beast is active is often the area where the ancient rune people are active, everyone should pay attention to the ground, if you find any bones left, don't let it go, check carefully, look for useful things." ”
Luo Jian interjected: "If you find an abandoned building, you must report it, there are often treasures in it, remember, don't provoke a large number of rune beasts, with our ability, there is no problem in dealing with two or three rune beasts, and if there are more, there may be mistakes, in case something goes wrong, then ...... It's likely that some of us will die in the secret realm!"
Qi Nanshan said: "Also, if you meet someone from the Mufu Gate, you must not show mercy if you can kill them, and you will meet you...... Don't talk nonsense, hack those brutes to death immediately!"
"Pack up, get ready to pull, I don't know what I'll encounter today, everyone should be careful. ”
Guo Twelve found that Qi Nanshan had repeatedly reminded everyone to be careful over and over again, knowing that the future was not easy.
Everyone got on their horses and left the camp under the command of Qi Nanshan.
All the way to the east.
For seven days in a row, not to mention the rune beast, even ordinary beasts were not seen. At first, some herbivores could be seen, but later there were no herbivores at all. This made everyone very puzzled, and everyone wondered in their hearts, where did the Fu bear they saw at the beginning come from?
The weeds on the ground gradually thinned out, revealing large areas of brown earth, and the air was extremely dry, and even the wind blowing on the body was hot. Guo Twelve kept wiping his sweat, he looked at the master enviously, only to see that his old man was surrounded by a little runic light, which offset the heat, so there was not a drop of sweat on his face.
In this scorching hot land, the only people who were almost unaffected were Luo Ji and Qi Nanshan, not even those Fu martial artists, who were also sweating like rain.
The rumbling sound of horses' hooves broke through the silence of the earth, and soon the land began to become barren with no plants or animals in sight. The land is strange, there is not a trace of life.
Guo Twelve couldn't bear such a dead silence, he rode a war horse to catch up a few steps, came to Luo Ji's side, and said, "Master, it's strange here...... How I feel uncertain. ”
Luo Yi said: "Don't worry, this is the feature of the secret realm, the so-called change of scenery." It's not that exaggerated, but it's true, maybe it was freezing and snowy a few days ago, but now it could be a hot summer. Just like the vibrant prairie we saw a few days ago, today we arrived at the boring Gobi Desert, which is normal. ”
Guo Twelve muttered in his heart, the Gobi Desert will not be without the breath of life, there is almost no sign of life here, it is like a dead land, this is absolutely abnormal.
The horse team stepped over the Gobi, kicking up a large cloud of smoke and dust, and everyone wanted to get out of this ghost place as soon as possible. Guo Twelve couldn't help but think of a sentence in his previous life: This bird place is the Malegobi.
Luo Zhan, who was exploring the way in front, came back with two Fu warrior Pegasus, and when he was still a hundred meters away from the horse team, he shouted: "Run over there! Don't stop...... ...... that way" His voice was so loud that it drowned out the rumbling hooves. Qi Nanshan stood up suddenly, standing on the back of a galloping horse, looking far away. After a few seconds, he landed back on the horse, shouting, "To the left...... Follow me!"
There was a slight rumbling sound, and Guo Twelve turned his head to look, only to see a yellow-brown thing in the sky moving towards this side. He was surprised, "What the hell? Sandstorm?"
Qi Nanshan took the lead and led the horse team to turn.
Guo Twelve once again sighed at the strength of the war horse here, it had been galloping for three or four hours, although it was not a full sprint, but after running for such a long time, there was still enough strength to spare. He asked, "Master, what is that?"
Luo Ji's face was a little ugly, and he said, "I don't know, it's not a good thing anyway, we have to avoid it as much as possible." ”
The rumbling sound became louder and louder, and Guo Twelve kept turning his head to look. The child's eyesight is excellent, and he faintly sees many small black spots. Gradually, he could see clearly that it was a myriad of wild beasts running wildly, followed by a violent sand curtain that connected the sky and the earth. He shouted, "Look, it's a beast...... And people!"
Luo Ji turned his head and glanced at it, and shouted, "Don't worry about that, hurry! Run......
Guo Twelve suddenly understood that even the beasts were running wild as if the end was coming, and one could imagine how terrifying the sand curtain behind it was. He slapped the ass hard, and this time it was really a sycophant.
The speed of the horse team increased again. Luo Ji didn't have a bottom in his heart, he kept shouting: "If the war horse is exhausted, change the war horse immediately, don't be stingy with horsepower!" Everyone has four or five war horses, and everyone keeps changing war horses, as long as they find that the horsepower is not enough, immediately change horses and continue to gallop.
Fortunately, the war horse is strong, as long as there is one less weight on the body, even if it is still galloping, it can gradually recover. Only seven or eight horses fell behind. No one cares about the horses that have fallen behind, and everyone only cares about riding their horses and galloping.
There were few of them, and the sand curtain behind them was not in a hurry, and the speed was not very fast, so after running wildly for about two hours, they could not see the sand curtain behind them, but the surroundings were more desolate.
Qi Nanshan shouted: "Stop! Rest! Feed the horses water and eat, remember...... Give the best concentrate feed and add some salt! Everyone hurry up and eat some dry food and drink water. ”
Luo Yi said loudly: "Hurry up, when the war horse slows down, we will leave immediately!"
Guo Twelve jumped off his war horse, took out a long copper basin from the talisman bag, poured a basin of water, and gave his several war horses a drink. After a long gallop and the unbearable heat here, the war horses have long been hungry and thirsty.
Huo Bao and a few people were eating braised meat, and only Chen Hong was feeding the horses. Guo Twelve shouted: "Leopard! stone! Chen Bing...... Put down the meat and feed the horses first! You can eat them on the horses when you are hungry! Now the horses are the most important thing, wait a minute, if the horses are not good, who will help you out?"
Huo Bao and the three of them blushed suddenly, and quickly put away the braised meat and began to feed the horses. This is true of almost everyone, and now the war horse is their lifesaver.
Guo 12 brushed the horse with a brush dipped in water to cool the horse. Even though he was young, he also had to take care of the horses himself.
After just twenty minutes, the rumbling sound came faintly again. Qi Nanshan said loudly: "Hurry up! Hurry up and eat something, we are ready to go!"
This time, thanks to the war horses of the Mufu Gate, the war horses they cultivated are obviously stronger than the war horses of the North Fu Gate, and the war horses of the North Fu Gate that cannot be supported on the road are the war horses of the North Fu Gate, and the war horses of the Mu Fu Gate still have residual strength.
After about half an hour, the sand curtain could already be clearly seen, and the beasts running wild in front of the sand curtain could clearly be seen, and the earth was trembling slightly. Guo Twelve looked closely, and he said, "That thing doesn't look like a sandstorm...... It's like you're being manipulated by something. ”
Qi Nanshan shouted: "Get on the horse...... Let's go!"
Guo Twelve climbed on the back of the horse and said to Huo Bao and the others: "Our body is light, and the weight of the war horse is also light, as long as we keep up with the horse team, there is no danger, everyone changes the war horse frequently, the horsepower can be maintained for a long time, don't fall behind!"
The horse team set off again.
Although the horses have not fully recovered, after a short break, they have regained their strength, and from galloping to galloping, the speed of the horse team is getting faster and faster.
Another four hours of wild running, once again leaving the sand curtain far behind. From the beginning of the morning, until now, I have run for nearly eight hours, and I have only rested for less than thirty minutes in between, not to mention that the war horses are tired, and even the people are a little unbearable.
Luo Ji said loudly: "Dashan, you have to take a rest, the war horse is tired!"
Along the way, more than a dozen war horses died of exhaustion halfway, and they fell to the ground on the way to gallop, with no possibility of treatment at all, and there was no time to stop for treatment.
"It's already afternoon, and in a few hours, it's going to be dark......"
Qi Nanshan's tone was a little heavy. After all, war horses are livestock, not machines, and they run continuously, gradually exhausting their physical strength, and they cannot recover in just a few dozen minutes.
Luo Ji said decisively: "Get off the horse and rest!"
This time the break lasted a little longer, forty minutes, but looking at the sand curtain that pressed over, they had to get on their horses again and run away. Everyone was very depressed, and until now, they didn't know what the sand curtain was. When they got on their horses, they found that the beasts that had been running wild in front of the sand curtain had disappeared and become sparse, and there were several pony teams mixed in, but they were too far away to see clearly.
Another four hours of wild galloping, and nearly half of the horses died of exhaustion. Guo Twelve's five war horses were intact, and he divided the three war horses, because some Fu martial artists only had one war horse left, and if they continued to run, they would have no horses to ride after they were exhausted to death of the war horses.
There were less than sixty horses left, and all the baggage on the back of the horses was thrown away. Fortunately, there were talisman bags to carry supplies, and it didn't matter much if the spare baggage on the horse's back was thrown away, but the rest of the horses were exhausted.
Luo Ji looked into the distance and said, "If you can find a ruin, you can hide for a while." ”
It was dusk, the war horse was covered in sweat, and the sound of heavy breathing was heart-wrenching.
Although the sand curtain was thrown off again, everyone knew that as long as they rested for a while, the sand curtain would reappear like a devil.
Suddenly, Luo Jian smiled and said, "We seem to be saved!"