As there were more people, the movement slowed down. Coupled with the delays caused by various things on the road, it took the demon-slaying army more than half a month to reach the starting point.
Standing at the junction of the oasis and the desert, Tang Mo sighed: "This speed is much slower than I expected."
Fu Yunxiu: "But basically there are no casualties, and everyone is very confident."
Tang Mo laughed and said, "We haven't even started our journey yet. If we lose confidence now, we might as well turn around and go back."
"I want to tell you." Fu Yunxiu looked at her with gentle eyes, "Don't think too much or too far ahead, just do the things in front of you. There are so many people, there is no need to bear the pressure on your shoulders.
superior."
The smile on Tang Mo's face slowly faded, and after a moment of silence, she said, "I'll give it a try."
Don't think about it, this thing is beyond her control.
Fu Yunxiu hugged her and said, "Give them a little more trust. They are all experienced and not as fragile as you think."
Tang Mo hummed and felt a rare relaxation in more than half a month.
She is indeed too tight.
Tang Mo also knew that it was not good for a general of an army to be like this, and her emotions would probably affect the people below. Perhaps the Demon Slayer Army's desperate efforts to kill the blood demons also meant to reassure her.
After a short rest, as the red fire dragon roar sounded, the demon-slaying army set off again.
Tang Mo couldn't help laughing, "Chi Huo seems to like his job very much."
Fu Yunxiu also had a bit of a smile in his eyes, "Well, Chi Huo said he has a sense of accomplishment."
Tang Mo blinked and understood.
With an army of more than 3,000 people, they stopped or moved, attacked or retreated in response to the dragon's roar of red fire. How could this not be a sense of accomplishment? He looked more like a general than she did.
The most dangerous thing in the Death Desert is the sandworm. An adult sandworm is generally more than ten meters long and has a round mouthpart on its head. The mouthpart is densely packed with sharp teeth.
The skin of sandworms is very tough, and the ravines on it are a natural secret. Their defense is particularly strong. It is difficult for ordinary attacks to cause damage to them.
The most important thing is that sandworms are social monsters, and there can be hundreds or even hundreds of them at a time. They can survive by eating sand and gravel on weekdays, and when they encounter other monsters occasionally, they treat them as extra food.
Next are sandstorms and quicksand whirlpools. Generally, humans and monsters will only die if they are caught in them.
The most common danger is some poisonous insects and scorpions unique to the desert. Even an emperor-level expert cannot survive a bite.
In short, the Death Desert is full of death traps.
Therefore, before entering the desert, the demon-slaying army put on special sand-proof cloaks from top to bottom, tightly protecting their heads, faces, necks and palms. Except for their eyes, not an inch of their skin was exposed.
Tang Mo looked up at the sun above his head, pursed his chapped mouth, and asked, "How long have we been here?"
Fu Yunxiu took a breath and said, "Three days."
Tang Mo was silent for only three days. This wretched place was really no place for people to stay.
Before entering the desert, they considered various dangers and prepared ways to deal with them. The only thing they ignored was the most fatal one - they forgot to prepare enough water.
Tang Mo also didn't expect that the Death Desert could do this. Even water-attribute warriors would find it difficult to extract water spiritual power from the surroundings. On the contrary, the desert seemed to be extracting water from their bodies.
"Drink some water?" Fu Yunxiu looked at her distressedly, "I still have some here."
Tang Mo shook his head, "I can still hold on."
Fu Yunxiu looked at the identical yellow sand in all directions, and said in a deep voice: "It's really impossible to find a water source or an oasis quickly... A group of monsters can also do it, and animal blood can also quench thirst."
Tang Mo didn't say anything. She was also considering these methods. What made her hesitate was that searching for these things would inevitably deviate from the original safe route. What if she encountered some irresistible danger or simply got lost?
"I know what you are worried about." Fu Yunxiu advised: "Just walk along the road and take a look. If there is a water source ahead, don't worry. If not, then you can only prepare for the worst."
Tang Mo sighed, turned his head and looked back, and laughed angrily.
Most warriors like to drink, and they always have some in their storage space. Now that the water is gone, they start to drink wine instead of water. Everyone's face is red after drinking. They are not drunk at all, just a little excited.
She glanced around and saw the person taking the lead. Taking a deep breath, Tang Mo shouted loudly: "Here comes Chu Yun!"
Chu Yunlai, who was half-drunk, was all excited and stood at attention directly facing Tang Mo. The originally chaotic demon-slaying army also fell silent instantly.
Tang Mo's face was as dark as water, "You can't drink alcohol during the march, don't you know?"
Chu Yunlai hesitated and said: "I know, but everyone is too thirsty."
Tang Mo looked at him with dark eyes.
Chu Yunlai's heart trembled, "General, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have taken the lead in drinking."
"A fine of 10,000 military merits." Tang Mo said coldly: "All spirits in everyone's space will be confiscated. Sweet wine and fruit wine can be kept as backup, but you cannot drink more. I leave this matter to you."
Chu Yunlai's expression straightened, he cupped his fists and said, "Take your orders!"
The demon-slaying troops were relieved when they heard this. Fortunately, only the liquor was confiscated.
The general is right. They are marching in the desert of death. They may encounter a death crisis at some point. If they are too drunk by then, they will die without knowing how.
If you think about it, everyone is very happy when they go out to drink wine, and they are willing to be restrained. After all, it is for everyone's good. Besides, don't they also leave something to quench their thirst?
After a while, everyone's spirits were cleared away, and even the strong men of the older generation didn't keep any for themselves.
Tang Mo nodded with satisfaction in his heart, but his expression on his face did not relax at all. He said in a deep voice: "Rest where you are and wait until the smell of alcohol has dissipated before leaving."
Those who had drunk a little or less immediately sat down with guilt and used their spiritual power to evaporate the alcohol.
Among them was Chu Yun.
Yun Xi glanced at him through the crowd and thought about it, but gave up after hesitating for a while.
Originally, she thought that Chu Yunlai defended her in front of Tang Mo before and insisted that she follow him because it was interesting to her, but during this time, she felt that Chu Yunlai started to avoid her again.
Yunxi was secretly anxious and angry, wishing to get into Chu Yunlai's head to see what he was thinking.
Within half an hour, everyone was sober.
Before setting off again, Tang Mo said bluntly: "There is something I need to discuss with everyone. Everyone knows that the water problem is imminent, but now we have two choices."
"The first is to continue to follow the planned safe route, and drink when there is water and get thirsty when there is no water. The second is to deviate from the safe route and take the initiative to find water sources, but you all know the dangers of the Death Desert. Let us know if you can come back after going out.