After an unknown amount of time, when he set foot on a hill again, Malov suddenly had a feeling that their journey was about to end.
Not far below their feet was the goal of their trip: Lu Gaoyin, known as the Pearl of the Desert.
Lugaoyin was built against the river, and on the other side of the river is the vast ocean.
That night, Mariov and Aidan camped outside the city of Lugaoin.
Maybe it was the warm wind of the desert or the sound of the waves of the sea that made Mariov fall asleep slowly for the first time in this long journey.
That night, the familiar nightmare came back again.
But this time, the protagonist is not Mariov himself.
In this nightmare, Mariov's soul walked into an ancient mausoleum under the guidance of firelight.
Deep inside the mausoleum, stood a group of silent men in black robes.
These men in black robes seemed to be performing some kind of ritual. In the open space in front of them, there were two men in black robes who were trying hard to control the limbs of a living man covered in bloody bandages.
The bandaged man is obviously still alive, because his body is still twisting and struggling in the bandage.
From head to toe, a lot of blood seeped out of the bandages.
Mariov could even see that the eyes of this body were hollowed out, the nose was shaved flat, the ears were cut off, and the tongue was cut off.
His mouth was open in the bandage, but he couldn't make a wailing sound.
His chest was thrown open with a single knife, and except for his heart, all other organs were removed.
And in the center of his beating heart was a huge dark green crystal.
It's a mummy!
A living mummy!
Seeing such a horrific scene, the timid Mariov was so frightened that he huddled up in a ball.
But those men in black robes showed no mercy and still tried hard to control the mummy's twisted body until he lost all sound.
"Great wizard Tarasha, thank you for everything you have done for all mankind." A majestic voice came from outside the tomb.
"The humans in Sanctuary will always remember you and the sacrifices you made."
"On behalf of heaven and earth, I salute you!"
Following the voice, Mariov turned around.
Even in the state of his soul, Mariov couldn't help but be fascinated.
He saw a ball of light.
A group of light wearing armor with wings stretched out behind it.
"Qin Ruiyu..."
Although he had never met the other party, the name was still blurted out by Mariov.
Through Qin Ruiyu's explanation, Mariov finally knew what kind of sacrifices this great human wizard Tarasha had made for mankind!
The Horadrim under Qin Ruiyu defeated Baal, the Lord of Destruction, a demon who fled to the sanctuary. The Horadrim tried to seal its soul in a soul stone made by "Made in Qin Ruiyu".
However, the soul stone was accidentally broken during the battle. At the suggestion of a Horadrim wizard, Tarasha selected the largest soul stone fragment and sealed Baal's soul in it.
And he uses his own body as a container to make up for the lack of soul stone fragments.
He allowed his companions to mummify his body, and then inserted the soul stone into his heart.
Finally, under the command of Qin Ruiyu, Tarasha was put into the mummy coffin, and then the door of the mausoleum was sealed with a sealing stone.
In this way, Tarasha was left alone in the tomb by his companions, and faced off against Baal's soul for eternity.
The moment the sealing stone closed, Mariov's soul was ejected from the barrier formed by it.
The scene went all the way backward, back to the scene when Mariov had just fallen asleep.
Suddenly, Mariov was shaken all over and woke up from his nightmare.
He didn't understand why he, a despicable, dirty and insignificant civilian, would dream of such a great person as Tarasha.
Mariov opened his eyes, and the bonfire in front of him was still scattering flames in all directions.
He turned his head and saw Aidan's thin and withered face.
"Marov, now you know what I am looking for."
Mariov looked at his master without daring to say a word.
"That's my brother," Aidan continued.
"You can continue to sleep, and we will set off again when dawn breaks."
Morning comes with the howling of wolves.
Mariov and Aidan crossed the hills and came to Lugoine.
He had no idea that endless terror was waiting for him in that place.
...
The teleportation station flashed with white light, and a strange team appeared in the center of the station.
"Come on, come on, line up here."
"Men stand on the left, women on the right, and those who are neither men nor women stand in the middle."
"Everyone line up, you can only enter the city after we inspect it!"
Before he could adapt to Lu Gaoyin's dazzling sunlight, a rough noise penetrated Chen Hao's ears.
"Daisy, tell him that we are coming from Rogge City, and then give him this bag of gold coins."
"MD, this sun is too poisonous!"
"In just a moment, I was covered in sweat."
"No, I'll definitely find a better hotel and take a good wash after I get to the city!"
"Diana, come and rub my back!"
"Yeah!" The little girl hummed sweetly. Over the past month or so, her back-rubbing technique has improved by leaps and bounds.
"Sir Chen Hao, it's okay. These desert mercenaries have agreed to be released." Daisy jogged back and reported.
"Well, let's go then!"
Chen Hao and his group consisted of four men and three women. When Kasha and Daisy passed the checkpoint, the guards on both sides widened their eyes. Their naked gazes were directed at Kasha and Daisy's butts. Some even blew a whistle.
whistle.
Watery girls like Kasha are most in short supply in the desert!
Just when Chen Hao and others were about to leave the small station camp, a man who looked like an officer rushed over on a camel and stopped Chen Hao.
"Stop, I have something to ask you."
"What's the matter?" Chen Hao just came to Lu Gaoyin, and he didn't want to cause trouble.
"Are you the leader of this caravan?" The other party looked down at Chen Hao with disdain.
"Caravan? Uh...yes, I am the leader. What can you do?"
"What's the price of that female Roger behind you? Can you sell it for 100 gold coins?"
Chen Hao turned around and saw Daisy biting her lower lip.
Female Roger looked angry. If Chen Hao hadn't given the order yet, she might have taken action long ago.
"And the little one, let's give you 200 gold coins from both of them. Take it, you don't have to look for it. If you have more, I'll give you the reward from Lord Maimaiti."
Wow!
A gold coin bag was thrown at Chen Hao's feet.
Chen Hao pinched his Jingming point with a depressed look on his face.
How come there are such SBs in every world?
The average level of the lawn-mowing team has not yet reached 15, but their combat effectiveness has long surpassed that of Lu Gaoyin's adventurers of around level 20. These desert mercenaries were simply not looked upon by Chen Hao.
"Let's do it."
As soon as Chen Hao finished speaking, Wolfgang, who was wearing an excellent helmet, waved his scepter horizontally and beat the camel under Maimaiti's crotch to death.
The next second, Hall's ax appeared directly next to Maimaiti's neck.
The battle happens in a split second.
One second, Maimaiti was still a arrogant military officer of Lu Gaoyin. The next second, he had become a prisoner under Chen Hao.
The other desert mercenaries around him also grasped the spears in their hands at the same time, but looking at Maimaiti under Hall's axe, no one dared to act rashly.
At this moment, a figure riding a camel rushed in from outside the camp.
Seeing the tense scene among the people, he immediately ran in front of the people as fast as he could, turned over and jumped off the camel.
"Excuse me, are you Mr. Chen Hao from Rogge City?" This desert soldier wearing the same cloth armor as Maimaiti asked, staring closely into Chen Hao's eyes.
"Yes, I am Chen Hao. Is there any problem?"
"Put down your weapons. This is Lord Chen Hao, a distinguished guest of King Jehain!"
Upon hearing the order from the visitor, the surrounding mercenaries quickly put down their spears.
"Master Chen Hao, I think there must be some misunderstanding." The visitor continued to maintain a humble attitude, "I am the palace guard Karen, Master Chen Hao, King Jiehain has been waiting for you for a long time. I don't know what I am doing.
My stupid brother Maimaiti has offended you somewhere, but I hope that for the sake of the friendship between King Jehain and Brother Akara, please spare this ungrateful guy! I will take care of him when I go back!"