"Keep on insisting. Major Garcia said that there is a post station not far ahead. When we get there, we can have some hot soup and rice and have a good night's rest."
Gao Fei smiled and comforted the anxious Jiang Nuxia.
While they were chatting, a whining sound was heard from the front of the camel caravan.
The scouts exploring the path blew the horn to remind their teammates to be vigilant and that there might be danger ahead.
Everyone quickly jumped off their hunchbacks, showed their weapons, and held the reins tightly with their other hands.
"Major, what's going on ahead?" Jiang Feng shouted.
"Sir, it's not a big deal. The scouts discovered that there are dense caves on the sand ahead, which are probably the nests of a group of wild sandworms." Garcia said with a smile on his chubby face, "Sandworms are relatively gentle creatures, usually.
We won’t take the initiative to provoke a large group of people, we can just go around it.”
"I hope it's as you said." Jiang Feng still held the weapon tightly and did not relax his vigilance because of Garcia's words.
The camel team kept their vigilance and continued to move forward. As expected, they saw dotted holes scattered on the flat sand along the way. Most of the holes were oval in shape, about five feet long and three feet wide. The cave walls were smooth, and it was easy to see the holes left by sandworms frequently passing through.
trace.
Goofy noticed that a few caves were particularly large, almost twice the size of ordinary wormholes, and asked Major Garcia about them out of curiosity.
Major Garcia couldn't say for sure. He scratched his head and guessed that the caves with larger diameters might be love nests built by a pair of sandworm partners for mating and laying eggs.
Jiang Feng, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped and winked at Gao Fei: "Look, what is that?"
Gao Fei looked in the direction of her finger and saw a slender skeleton lying quietly on the sand like a python. The pale and symmetrical ribs reflected the faint phosphorus fire in the moonlight, which made people shudder.
"It looks like the skeleton of a sandworm..." Gao Fei guessed.
"Then the question is, who gnawed the sandworm down to its skeleton?" Jiang Feng asked.
Gao Fei couldn't answer this question, so he turned to look at Major Garcia: "Will sandworms kill each other?"
"Unless they are competing for mates, sandworms usually don't conflict with each other." Garcia hesitated, and then said, "Even if it is a competition for mates, it is enough for the winning party to drive away the rival, without killing the other party.
It won’t be chewed until only the bones are left, anyway, I have never heard of such a situation.”
"If it weren't for the sandworms killing each other, it would be even more troublesome." Gao Fei took a deep breath and said with a solemn expression, "Everyone, be careful! There may be monsters more terrifying than the sandworms lurking nearby!"
Before the warning could be conveyed, the incident that Gao Fei was worried about happened.
A particularly wide hole suddenly spewed out a large amount of yellow sand, which quickly dispersed in the air, creating a smoky atmosphere around it. Soldiers nearby accidentally inhaled the sand and dust, choking and coughing repeatedly.
Under the cover of the sand, a huge figure emerged from the hole in the ground. It looked similar to a sandworm at first glance, but was thicker and longer than the sandworm. It squirmed quickly against the sand and was approaching the camel team in the blink of an eye.
At this time, the sand and dust had been blown away by the wind. Gao Fei looked at the giant insect through the thin dust, and couldn't help but feel his scalp numb and a chill in his heart!
The monster is more than twice as thick and long as an ordinary sandworm, and its appearance is far more hideous than a sandworm. It looks like a giant pine caterpillar, with yellow and black mottled skin folds piled up, trembling and squirming, and its body is covered with reddish-brown hair.
The hard bristles are one or two feet long at the root, as thick as steel needles, and green mucus oozes from the sharp ends. It evaporates with the wind and smells like bitter almonds, which is obviously highly poisonous!
This ugly monster suddenly appeared and caused a commotion in the camel team. The frightened camels lost control and tried to escape from the reins.
The officers and soldiers of the escort team hurriedly calmed the camels, shouting and screaming, and the scene was chaotic.
The strange insect in the sand shook its retractable tentacles and suddenly rushed towards the camel nearest to it, hitting the camel's side with its huge head.
Boom!
The roar echoed in the night sky, and the poor animal seemed to have been hit by a battering ram. It let out a painful wail, staggered for a while, and finally failed to stand firm and fell sideways.
The soldier on the hunchback was also thrown off, one leg was pressed by the saddle, and blood suddenly stained the trouser legs.
Major Garcia had cold sweat on his forehead and shouted anxiously: "Hurry! Save people!"
Before he could finish his words, the high-flying berserker had already rushed forward!
While running, he turned on "Frenzy", and his strength attribute soared to 24 points. He held the camel that had fallen to the ground with both hands. He roared and exerted force with both arms. His sleeves were suddenly burst by the sudden expansion of muscles, and he lifted the camel away from him.
There is more than two feet of ground!
Almost at the same time, Jiang Feng's monk also rushed over, threw out his "sword girdle", turned it into a rope and wrapped it around the injured soldier, dragging him out of the sand pit.
Gao Fei secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the wounded soldiers were out of danger.
The man was saved, but as for the camel, there was nothing he could do.
The fallen camel vomited a large amount of bloody foam, its lungs had been pierced by the broken ribs, its breath was weak, and it was hopeless.
Gao Fei took two steps back, holding the battle ax tightly with both hands. His eyes fell on the collapsed flank of the camel after being hit, and found that it was covered with bristles that had fallen off the giant insect. The wound was black and purple, which was obviously a sign of the attack of toxins.
Major Garcia fidgeted with his short legs and ran to the tall and powerful berserker. He grabbed the holy symbol and recited a prayer in praise of the Old Man of the Sun. He first stopped the bleeding and healed the wounded soldier with a broken right leg, and then gave Gao Fei
and Jiang Feng were each blessed with the 2-ring magic "suspend poison", making them immune to all poison damage for the next six hours.
Gao Fei glanced at the major gratefully.
Jiang Feng complained in a low voice: "This guy is so anxious to give us the anti-virus buff, doesn't he just want us to go up and deliver it?"
"Major is just carrying out the game designer's intention by doing this. Why are you arguing with an NPC tool?"
Gao Fei pretended to smile relaxedly, opened the Astrolabe Monster Manual, and checked the origin of the ferocious and poisonous giant insect opposite.
…
·Sandroll Beast
Challenge level: 6 (2300xp)
Neutral, very large magical beast
Health:114hp(12d1248)
Speed: Walk 50 feet/Burrow 20 feet
Defense: 21 (-2 size, 2 agility, 11 natural)
Melee: bite 12 (3d611/force, grab/escape DC 21, cut 3d611/force; poison/Fortitude DC 17)
Special Abilities: Immunity to dryness/fire, chill (double damage from cold attacks), alertness, improved bull rush (advantage on bull rush checks, double proficiency modifier included)
Special Attacks: Power attack, grab, poison, 60-foot line of flame breath (1 hour cooldown) (10d6 fire damage, halved by reflex DC 18), terrifying blast (melee attack against targets smaller than yourself)
An additional collision is added when the save is failed. If the saving throw fails, it will be knocked back 10 feet x size difference; if it hits an obstacle, it will suffer an additional size difference x 1d6 bludgeoning damage), and will explode (the sand scroll beast will self-destruct when it dies, causing damage to the surrounding area within 60 feet.
The creature deals 12d6 points of piercing damage and is poisoned; Reflex DC 17 halves damage, Fortitude DC 17 avoids poisoning)
