At night, Surdak returned to the sulfur mine in Pudu Mountain. He didn't have time to say a few words to Aphrodite who lived in the sulfur camp. He quickly got into the lava mine and ran to the treasure secret room to feed him.
dragon……
Finally, before dawn, he calmed down Serrell in the treasure chamber, and Surdak returned to the camp.
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Before entering the desert full of yellow sand, some dilapidated villages appeared among the mountains along the way. The remaining ruins of broken walls made people more deeply aware of how ferocious those bandits were, and they raided the desolate land.
, devouring the living space of the deserted land bit by bit, and now it has penetrated deep into the hinterland of the deserted land, and the horse's hooves have even set foot in the Great Rift Valley.
There is residual snow everywhere, and skeletons hidden under the snow occasionally show out, making the place look extremely desolate.
In the afternoon, the team led by Suldak finally arrived at the edge of the desert. At this moment, the desert was also covered with a hard snow shell. These snow shells were caused by the melting and condensation of the heavy snow on the surface, so it seemed that it would disappear after a while.
The snow on the desert surface was like solid ice, but this layer of snow was not too thick. Whether a person or a war horse stepped on it, it would quickly collapse. Then he stepped into the soft yellow sand and sank deeply.
After the war horses entered the desert, their marching speed slowed down. On the contrary, the camel team that had been dragging behind the team became more leisurely at this time. Each of those dromedary camels had four thick big hooves, stepping on them.
They didn't sink too deep into the yellow sand, and their legs were long enough, so they walked very smoothly on the desert.
In order to reduce the burden on the war horses, everyone dismounted and led the horses through the snow crust and walked on the yellow sand.
Andrew and Suldak got together, pointed to the endless yellow sand in front of them, wiped the snow residue on their faces and beards with their hands, and said to Suldak distressedly: "Last time Gulit and I
Mu also entered the desert from here. The snow had not yet frozen at that time. We were originally following a bandit group, preparing to eat them up bit by bit, but here we were helplessly thrown away by them. Their
There were more camels than horses. When we entered the desert, we rode camels and led the horses to disperse. Gulitem and I pursued hard, but we only chased and killed more than ten bandits, and let them get rid of them completely. They were very interested in this place.
The environment is so familiar that I can’t catch him at all!”
"I'm not in the mood to play a cat-and-mouse game with them this time. Since we have already formed a deadly feud, I have no intention of letting any of them go. The law of survival in this desert is survival of the fittest..." Su
Erdak pulled his ancient horse and said to Andrew beside him.
After walking into the desert, Suldak realized that he had overestimated the environment here.
Every time I take a step now, I have to sink deeply into the yellow sand below my knees. It takes several times the effort to take a step. In this environment, even taking a few more steps will make me out of breath. Now I want to compete with the bandits in the desert.
Fighting seems to be a really big problem!
"If you can't catch them, then occupy this place bit by bit and sweep them out from here." Suldak said to Andrew.
Selena followed the two of them. She was sitting on the back of a camel, wearing a thick fur cloak. She was very quiet and rarely spoke all the way.
Gulitem was mixed in the team, his tall body always looking around. He seemed a little impatient, always walking around restlessly around the three local guides, as if he had something to ask, but he
It was not easy to speak, and the three guides were frightened. They thought Gulitem had some bad thoughts towards them. Entering the desert, they were not very familiar with this place and it was completely useless. They didn't want to
Three desserts for becoming an ogre.
Suldak saw that Gulitem was always walking around in the team, so he stopped him curiously and asked: "Gulitem, what are you looking for?"
"Wind wolf, I heard from the old hunters in the village that as soon as you enter the desert, you may be targeted by wind wolves. Before they gather enough strength, they probably won't surround you, but will just follow behind without saying a word.
, the moment they appear, it means they are sure to eat us. In fact, I want to know whether they have followed us. If there are several behind us now, I wonder if dinner should have a different taste!"
Gulitem leaned close to Surdak and whispered.
“You are expecting the Wind Wolf!” Suldak finally understood that Gulitem might be hungry.
Gurlitm said with some frustration: "But look, we have been walking for so long and we haven't even seen the shadow of a wolf!"
"You can ask Weiru. He is the eagle eye I found. He has the 'earth vision'. If there is a wind wolf, he will not be able to escape his eyes!" Surdak said to Gulitem.
When the ogre heard what Suldak said, his face lit up with joy, and he ran towards Viru in large strides, as if the yellow sand of the desert could not hinder his pace at all.
Weiru stood on a large sand dune, observing the surroundings on the edge of the desert. Although Hawkeye's "earth vision" sounds very mysterious, it is actually very similar to the "shared vision" of the Beast King Hunter, which is the true meaning of the Beast King in the Green Empire.
Hunters have basically disappeared. Currently, only the orc tribes on the Pai Plateau still have beast king hunters.
Viru can direct his vision to the falcon he raises and let it fly into the sky, taking the opportunity to check the conditions of the mountains, rivers and rivers under his feet. However, this kind of spiritual attachment cannot last long, and he cannot fly too far with the falcon, otherwise
Nothing could be seen either. Weiru's sphere of influence happened to cover the surrounding ten kilometers. Although it was not too far, it was enough for detecting the enemy's situation.
This time Surdak is also planning to draw a detailed map of the desert on the edge of the barren land.
The ogre walked quickly up the big sand dune and squatted next to Vilu. The two seemed to be talking, but after just a few words, the ogre jumped high from the sand dune, and with a cheer, he jumped from the high ground.
He jumped down from the high sand dune. Instead of returning to the team, he spread his big feet and ran straight towards the northwest.
Captain Gabri of the Sea Giant Mercenary Regiment was walking at the front of the team. Looking at the figure of the ogre running away, he frowned first, and then gave a few instructions to the deputy captain beside him. Deputy Captain Jie
Si took a first-level high-level ranger and mounted a horse and ran towards the front of the team. The two horses seemed to be completely unaffected by the sand and ran very fast on the yellow sand.
Captain Gabriel considered that his mercenary group received high commissions every day, which meant that he had to bear the heaviest responsibility in the team, including the safety of the entire team, detecting the whereabouts of desert bandits, and fighting with bandits in the desert.
They all need their own mercenary group to appear as the absolute main force.
He sent two rangers, including the deputy captain, to investigate the surrounding situation, also hoping to detect the enemy's situation in advance. The mercenaries must reflect their own value, and at least make the employer feel that the money they spend is worth it.
Just fine.
The team entered the desert and walked very slowly. The fifty reserve knights finally felt how hard it was to march in the extremely harsh environment. When the team stopped, each of these reserve knights seemed to be exhausted.
I wish I could lie flat on the cold sand...
They were driven up by Surdak with a whip. They could not save on making fire, feeding the horses, or building tents.
Just as the reserve knights were complaining and lamenting, the veterans had already silently lit a fire, and began to take turns sitting in front of the fire, stretching out their feet to bake the ice slag condensed on their boots, so that they could lose their strength.
Their feet felt the warmth again, and there seemed to be no fatigue on their faces. This arduous march was far more difficult for them than running to Oak Ridge to dig cassava in the winter.
You can even see these veterans getting together to tell a few jokes. The most uncomfortable thing for them is riding horses.
The veterans in the cavalry battalion are also learning. They secretly stare at the mercenaries in the mercenary group and silently write down all their actions along the way. Although some things cannot be understood, it does not prevent them from writing them down.
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Viru caught up from behind, and the ogre Gulitem Emperor also trotted back from the desert in the northwest.
Suldak saw the harvest tied to his waist from a distance.
That's right, he did meet a small group of wind wolves.
Gulitem has missed the wind wolf meat for more than a day or two. Seeing the wind wolves, of course he will not let them escape. For an ogre who can confront level 3 monsters head-on, these first-level monsters simply cannot
Not enough to see, he hit the wolf's head with the bone-crushing stick in his hand, immediately smashing the wind wolf's skull into pieces. Then he immediately thought that what Surdak disliked the most was the headless wind wolf, and immediately
Change tactics...
This time he brought back six wind wolves. Although the wolf meat was not enough for everyone in the team to sacrifice, it was enough for him to eat.
He rushed back in a hurry to let Surdak skin the wolf skin in order to get the maximum value from the wind wolf.
Since there was an ogre in the team, the team was not followed by a pack of wolves after entering the desert.
And this kind of sour wolf meat seemed to satisfy the ogre even more. He ran around regardless of his physical strength. His primitive hunting skills also impressed everyone. He was simply unreasonable and just rushed forward and beat him to death with a stick.
Then drag the body back, the method is simple and direct.
I don’t know if it was because it was too cold and the robbers were hiding, so I didn’t encounter any robber groups along the way.
Surdak's team finally saw a small oasis in the sea of sand at dusk on the third day of departure. However, in this oasis in the ice and snow, all the trees had withered leaves, and there were some silver rime hanging on the branches.
, like a small world of ice and snow.
You can see a wisp of green smoke rising in the direction of the oasis from a distance, which shows that there are people living in the desert oasis. Just looking at the faint green smoke, you know that there are not many desert bandits in this sweet water oasis.
Suldak didn't even need to identify whether the people living in the Sweetwater Oasis were bandits.
This season,
At this time, if they were not bandits, they would not have survived in the desert oasis.
Viru took back the ‘Earth Vision’ and said to Surdak: “It should be a large camp of a group of desert bandits, with less than a hundred people.”
The mercenaries of the Sea Giant Mercenary Group were all happy. Their eyes fell on Captain Gabri. Gabri nodded, and then whispered to the mercenaries: "Kill the old man directly, women and children will not be counted.
Depending on the number of heads, you can kill them if they are considered a threat. Your main targets are those strong desert bandits. A piece of hardware, war horses and camels all belong to the employer. Be careful, don’t kill them, and be careful to deduct the money!”
“Okay, boss!” the mercenaries responded with excitement.
Before Suldak started the battle again, he laid out the mission in a decent manner: "Captain Gabri, you lead the men to charge up from the front, the cavalry battalion will cover up from the left, and the guard battalion knights will cover up from the right..."
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When the setting sun was about to sink into the yellow sand, a row of shadows appeared on the depressing desert. They were like a big open hand, surrounding this sweet water oasis with a radius of less than one square kilometer.
There was no temptation at all. When the rumble of horse hooves came, the war horses were already only a few hundred meters away from the Sweet Water Oasis.
A group of desert bandits living in the Sweetwater Oasis had just finished dinner. Just when they were about to hug the hot white sheep and get into the tent to spend a wonderful night, they heard the sound of horse hooves coming from all directions like rolling thunder.
These desert bandits immediately put on their hard leather armor, rushed out of the tent, picked up their weapons, and mounted their horses one after another.
Seeing a row of knights rushing towards me, I knew that the only way I could escape would be to be slaughtered in the desert. I gritted my teeth and screamed strangely. I waved the scimitar in my hand and rushed towards the front, trying to cut through it.
, seeking a glimmer of hope.
But before they could rush forward, a row of arrows came over and the desert bandits who were rushing in the front were shot off their horses one after another.
Captain Gabri and the other seven high-level first-level warriors in the mercenary group formed a sharp formation. The eight men rushed at the front. Just before they collided with the desert bandits, a giant peak suddenly appeared behind Captain Gabri.
, the mountain peak instantly turned into an earth wall, blocking the bodies of the eight high-level warriors. The desert bandits did not react hastily, and slashed at the earth wall with their machetes.
"kill……"
Captain Gabri let out a roar in his throat, and the spear in his hand was like a spirit snake spitting a message. Suddenly, a ball of gun light erupted from Gabri's hand. The desert bandit who was rushing towards him had no time to take back the scimitar in his hand, and quickly raised it with one hand.
He raised his shield, but the gun light hit the shield like a heavy rain. There was a continuous sound of impact, and the shield in the robber's hand dented at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The robber was so shocked that his arms went numb, and finally he couldn't hold on to the shield. Captain Gabri took advantage of the situation and shot away the robber in front of him.
The bandits from behind rushed up and wanted to take the opportunity to cut Captain Gabri off his horse with a sword. The mercenary behind Captain Gabri quickly blocked the blow for him. Captain Gabri withdrew his sword, handed the spear out with his backhand, and penetrated the area one after another.
A robber's throat.
Several powerful first-level high-level mercenaries from the Sea Giant Mercenary Group instantly opened a gap in front of the bandit group, and thirty well-trained mercenaries fought with these bandits.