Gao Fei was also startled by the sudden strangeness on the sand.
After calming down and observing carefully, I found a strange insect as thick as a giant python bursting out of the ground. Just the body exposed on the surface of the sand was no less than five meters long!
The monster's body is flat, and its back is covered with link-shaped chitin armor that resembles a lobster. It is earthy in color and almost blends in with the sand, forming a natural protective color.
The head of the strange insect is ferocious and terrifying, with a pair of vise-like jaws, with edges as sharp as knives. When its tail rises from the sand, you can clearly see a hook-like organ connected to the end, as if magnified a thousand times.
A sting from a scorpion tail needle can kill you!
What makes Gao Fei even more incredible is that the giant insect is actually carrying a knight wearing chain mail on its back, with a white scarf on his head, his left hand tightly grasping the reins holding the giant insect's neck, and his right hand holding up a bright handle.
holding a scimitar, looking at Somo maliciously.
Just as the two sides were confronting each other, three more giant insects emerged from the sand, with heavily armed knights riding on their backs.
The four knights skillfully controlled the giant insects and surrounded Somo, with obvious malice in their demeanor and behavior.
"Good evening, young friends!"
The leader of the giant insect knight sheathed his sword, with a hypocritical smile on his face, and waved hello to Somo.
"Can't you tell me where you came from and where you are going?"
Jiang Feng hesitated for a moment, but finally told the truth.
"I'm from the town of Villeland, and I plan to go to Sevinia to try my luck."
"Friend, poor people are not welcome in Sevinia! It's not a joke if you are on the road alone and encounter a robber. Why don't you leave your wallet to me for safekeeping and we will escort you to Sevinia safely. What do you think of this idea?
How about it?"
"Sorry, neither I nor my wallet like dealing with strangers!"
"Haha~ little brat! Since you don't know what's going on, don't blame us for being rude!"
The giant insect knight put away his smile and his expression turned sinister and ferocious.
Jiang Feng controlled the monk to take two steps back, distanced himself from him, and asked angrily: "Are you bandits?"
"It used to be, but now we have washed our hands and come ashore, become law-abiding citizens of Sevinia, provide supplies for the slave auction house in the city, and we can be regarded as self-made contractors."
"Bah! That sounds nice, but he's still a slave trader!"
Jiang Feng cursed and ran away.
The giant insect knight's face darkened, he drew his scimitar and swung it forward. He led his three companions on the giant insect and crawled quickly against the sand, chasing the young monk who was running on foot.
Smoke and dust billowed behind the giant insect, dragging out four long and narrow tracks.
When Gao Fei saw this scene, he was anxious and couldn't help, so he had to open the "Monster Manual" of the astrolabe and look up the data of the giant insect and the slave hunter knight to see how powerful they were.
Special abilities: digging, climbing (sandworms secrete mucus that can stick themselves to cliffs for climbing), robustness, intuitive dodge (avoid sneak attacks/critical hits; reaction actions reduce damage by half), reflex dodge (
Avoid damage through reflection, otherwise you will only take half the damage)
Special Attacks: Improved Grab (after biting, grapple and constrict), Constrict (2d67 damage per round), Poison (wound infection; disadvantage on attack and ability checks, additional paralysis; one saving throw per round)
Skills: Movement 5, Animal Taming 3, Perception 3, Survival 5
Senses: Passive Perception13
Special abilities: special mount (sandworm), survival expert (tolerate the environment; perception checks for survival in the wild and tracking prey count as double proficiency bonus), sand rider (sneaking in the sand; breath holding time limit = physical attribute × 1 minute)
Special attacks: Cleave, giant insect counterattack (when the sandworm rider is attacked, he can use a reaction action to order the sandworm to sting and counterattack)
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The results of the inquiry made Gao Fei feel quite cold.
Four sandworms plus four riders are much more powerful than the jackal gang encountered in the oasis yesterday.
Sumo is only a level 3 monk. He is definitely no match for them alone, not even with the blessing of a martial arts master like Jiang Feng!
Facing such a powerful enemy, it stands to reason that you should be able to make a negotiation check to avoid conflicts, or invite allies to work together to repel the enemy. However, there are no two more reasonable options. If the game designer does not deliberately disgust the players, there is only one possibility...
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"How could this happen!" Jiang Feng suddenly exclaimed and shouted angrily: "Why did a piece of quicksand suddenly appear under my feet? This is too deceiving!"
Her monk had already thrown away the pursuer for a certain distance, but when she saw the hope of escape, the seemingly flat and solid sand in front of her suddenly sank, making it impossible for her to run, and she sank deeper and deeper.
There was a gleeful laugh from behind, and four sandworm riders chased after them. The leader took out the noose from the saddlebag and threw it over from ten meters away.
Jiang Feng's monk was stuck deep in the quicksand and could not dodge at all. He could only watch as the noose fell on his head and entangled him tightly.
The rider whistled, and the giant insect retreated and dragged the young monk out of the quicksand.
Jiang Feng was unwilling to give up and tried to break free from the rope. The sandworm let out a thunderous roar, flicked its tail, and the sharp sting pierced the monk's thigh, and blood suddenly came out.
What was more terrifying than the pain was the toxin injected into the wound by the sting. Jiang Feng didn't even receive the prompt to make a Fortitude saving throw against the toxin, and his body fell into paralysis, unable to move.
The other three members of the slave-hunting team turned over and jumped off their mounts. They came up and kicked Somo to the ground. They tied his hands and feet tightly, dragged him onto the back of the sandworm, turned around and rode north, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
