All the creatures on the sandy bottom were smoked away, and there was no movement within a few feet, except for the whistling wind.
"Not here yet?" Nian Songyu said impatiently, "Time is precious." It gets dark quickly in Panlong Desert, and it will be night in two hours. They don't have much time to spend here.
"Not yet." Situ Han's forehead was covered in sweat, and he didn't know whether it was from the sun or because he was in a hurry. "It may be far away. It will take time to get here."
He Lingchuan did not forget to speak for Situ Han at this time: "I have seen it before. It is a huge thing. I'm sure it can really take us across the desert, saving time and effort."
"Are you sure?" When Nian Songyu heard these three words, his tone became gloomy, "You dare to waste our time on something you are not sure about?"
After two more incense sticks, the end of Hongya Road was still calm.
A strong gust of wind blew through the indifferent crowd, and they rushed into the distance with a "whoosh" sound.
Nian Songyu tapped the scabbard with his index finger, click, click, which was a sign of his impatience.
As time went by, he felt more and more that the bandits had received He Lingchuan's signal and wanted to harm his own personnel. He Lingchuan was the first to propose the so-called "fragrant dumplings".
Nian Songyu's gaze became more and more evil. He Lingchuan just pretended not to see it and felt a little anxious in his heart.
Seeing that the sun was getting farther and farther to the west, even Sun Fuping finally lost his patience: "No more waiting, everyone get on the boat..."
During this time, he had divided everyone into three groups and assigned a walnut boat to each group.
Time is precious, they can't afford to wait, they have to leave now.
Situ Han put his finger in front of his lips and shouted loudly: "Here he comes!"
It was really rude to do this to such a big shot, but now he was so nervous that he couldn't care less.
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a "crash" sound, and the desert was like water splitting in the middle, with yellow sand splashing everywhere, like a sandstorm blowing in place.
A huge creature rushed out of the ground nearly a foot high, holding bacon in its mouth, and then landed heavily.
It was dusty again.
The thing dived quickly with agility that was not suited to its size, and disappeared into the sea of sand in the blink of an eye.
Situ Han didn't care that he was splashed in the face and cheered: "It's coming, it's coming! It's coming! Bah!" He quickly spat out a few mouthfuls of sand.
Except for Sun Guoshi and a few others who opened up their protective aura in time, the rest of them were disgraced.
But everyone finally saw clearly what Situ Han had caught by fishing for the big fish.
The object looks like both an eel and an earthworm. It is round and long without legs, but has links on its trunk. Its body color is almost the same as that of yellow sand. If it were buried quietly in the sand, it would be difficult for anyone with good eyesight to identify it.
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But unlike the eel, its mouth is astonishingly large, opening beyond the diameter of its body, and it is filled with fine needle teeth. There are also two long whiskers on the side of the mouth, which seem to be used to detect the movement of quicksand.
Zeng Feixiong lost his voice and said: "Such a big earth dragon!"
This thing is eight feet (twenty-six meters) long!
The soldiers beside him didn't even consciously take half a step back. The sense of oppression brought by such a body shape cannot be eliminated by reason.
This kind of earth dragon is not the snake eel in the sea, but a creature unique to the desert. In fact, no matter whether they live in the desert or the sea, some animals do not seem to need long legs.
But this thing usually doesn't exceed one foot in length in other deserts, and experienced travelers will catch it as food. But this one... Zeng Feixiong once led a team to patrol back and forth on Hongya Road, but he had never seen such a thing.
Big earth dragon!
Situ Han was relieved: "This is not the Earth Dragon King...the largest one we have ever seen, it is more than twelve feet long."
"Since it's a big guy, a small piece of meat can't feed it enough." He Lingchuan pointed to three walnut boats, "The earth dragon is very strong, so it shouldn't be a problem to pull a boat. Well, and they usually go out in groups."
In other words, smelly meat attracts more than one earth dragon.
Children at the beach know how to fish, and He Lingchuan, who grew up next to the Panlong Desert, has also fished for Tulong many times.
Of course, I have never used such a heavy bait, and I have never seen such a big prey.
Situ Han nodded: "Everyone, please get on board. We will do the same thing again and we can use them as horses pulling carts."
So the soldiers went to the boat in three groups. The boatman at the head of the walnut boat grabbed the rope and tied a slip knot, and stood ready.
This time everyone protected their mouths and noses, so when the bandits took out large pieces of bacon and poured the smelly liquid on it, no one was affected. Nian Songyu personally took action and picked the specially seasoned meat pieces on the pole.
Stand on the bow of the ship and hold it high.
The boatman's pole is also part of the walnut boat, and its length varies depending on the heart.
The special smelly liquid made by the sand bandits can drive away most of the creatures in the desert, and it is also a magic weapon in the box for escape emergencies; however, there are advantages and disadvantages, and this thing is the favorite of earth dragons.
In fact, strictly speaking, what Earth Dragon likes is "stinky".
They eat carrion for a living, and the rotten odor that other creatures cannot tolerate is the aroma of food to earth dragons. And the smell of this level is like the bell for the annual forty-eight bowl banquet in the village.
Even though it's far away, it will arrive.
Situ Han reminded: "They are so stupid that if they hang it with smelly meat, the boat can move away!"
Since these things have come all the way here, they cannot be dispersed in a short time.
Sure enough, as soon as the smelly meat was picked up, a huge earth dragon burst out of the sand and pounced on the meat.
Judging from its size, it is bigger than its companion just now.
Nian Songyu had a sharp eye and quick hands. With a flick of his wrist, the bacon jumped, and the earth dragon flew away.
The boatman standing by the side threw the rope and put it around the neck of the earth dragon with incomparable precision.
Although it is round and has no limbs, the knots on its body are very deep. Two knots of the rope slipped and were nested in the third knot.
Tulong was surprised when he was suddenly trapped. He jumped forward more than thirty feet in a flash. It wasn't until the knot was tightened that Nian Songyu lowered the pole, letting the piece of bacon hang above the front of Tulong.
The scent was so fragrant that the earth dragon had a small brain, so he immediately forgot about the fact that he was being strangled, and swam towards the bacon while dripping with laughter.
It is so powerful that it can drag the boat and people forward with ease.
So, the ship set off.
As long as Nian Songyu swings the pole, the earth dragon pulling the boat will turn around. There is a hissing sound from below, which is the sound of sand rubbing against the bottom of the walnut boat, which shows that the horse power is strong.
The most important task of the boatman is to adjust the bow of the boat in time so that both the dragon and the boat go with the wind, so that the smelly meat hanging high in front will not kill the entire passengers on the boat.
Right now, there is nothing more important than this.
In the blink of an eye, Nian Songyu's boat sailed more than a hundred feet away.
"It's our turn." There were successful examples in front of them, and the rest of the crowd was in high spirits. Sun Fuping and Zeng Feixiong led the team onto the first boat, and the He family and his son and the bandits boarded the last boat. It was like this.