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Not far ahead is the rolling mountain mass of the Flame Mountain. This section of rock looks extremely hot during the day, like a burning fire belt.
At night, I seem to be calmer. The journey that is so close is not so close now.
The temperature difference between day and night in the desert is huge. The temperature at night is bitingly cold, but the desert under your feet can feel the scalding heat, which makes your heart beat fast.
They were very fast, moving forward at extremely fast speeds all the way across the desert.
Chen Zhi and others had walked through the Egyptian desert. Their years of experience in carrying out missions had allowed their bodies to adapt to various environments. This journey was naturally no problem for them.
Danxuan is not inferior to Chen Zhi and others. He is not a clumsy person. Perhaps because of his bloodline, his toughness is much stronger than that of ordinary humans.
He rarely spoke during this journey, his eyebrows were furrowed, and his face was solemn. For him, this desert was a recurring nightmare since childhood...
After a period of rapid trekking, they soon entered the flaming mountain in front of them.
The red-looking Flame Mountains in the distance look very spectacular up close.
This is a mountain range with a rocky boulder structure. The mountains are winding and the rocks are bare and sharp, like pieces of stone cut into pieces by a sharp knife.
The formation of the Flame Mountain has its unique geographical conditions. The Flame Mountain is also called Chishi Mountain, which means bare red stones.
The mountain is more than 100 kilometers long, with the widest point reaching 10 kilometers, and an altitude of about 500 meters. The main peak is 831.7 meters above sea level.
The history of such a giant rock cannot be traced back, and it is estimated that it existed when this land was formed.
Many ancient records record that the Tongshan Mountain in Flame Mountain is barren, with no grass growing, and birds disappearing. In midsummer, when the red sun shines in the sky, the auburn mountain is scorching and shining under the scorching sun, and the hot air currents are rolling and rising, like blazing flames and tongues of fire.
sky.
After so many years, the scene of the past may no longer exist, but the Flame Mountain is still the Flame Mountain.
In the hot summer, the temperature of the exposed surface can reach 75°C when baked by the sun. The heat wave rolls around and makes people breathless. If you stay inside for a long time, your life will definitely be in danger.
Chen Zhi looked at the bare mountain in front of him, at the rock formations corroded by high temperatures, and imagined the stories it had experienced.
1,300 years ago, I don’t know what kind of perseverance Xuanzang had at that time to cross such a terrifying desert, but one thing is for sure, what he encountered here was definitely not something that his human body could bear!
Although the temperature is low in the Flame Mountains at night, it is still difficult to walk. Because the ground layers are relatively horizontal and the rock layers are soft and hard, ravines have been formed along the slopes due to years of rain erosion.
The material eroded from the mountain forms a red alluvial fan skirt in front of the foothills. The front edge of the fan skirt forms countless polygonal cracks in the arid environment. It looks like arrogant claws in the dark night, which is particularly eye-catching.
They were silent all the way, focusing on their own feet, moving forward carefully step by step, and finally passed through this bare flame mountain.
And after that, it's an aimless desert.
I don't know if it's because it's too hot during the day, but the desert here actually reveals an orange-red color in the dark, looking like burning magma.
When you stretch your hand into the center of the desert, you can immediately feel the heat inside the desert. I guess if you bury an egg in the sand now, the egg will be cooked in a while.
The scenic area had become farther and farther away before, and in the end it was completely invisible.
What they were in now was a primitive desert. In the middle of the night, the silence in this desert was terrifying.
There were no shadows around, not a single plant in sight, and there was nothing but sand on the ground. As far as the eye could see, it was desolate!
"This place is the desert of the old Western Region. It's really not built..." Fat Wei walked here without saying a word and finally spoke.
"I heard someone say before that money on the Silk Road in ancient times was exchanged for lives. A lot of businessmen lost their lives here, and I guess there are also many lonely ghosts in TND!
Let me tell you, let’s not take it lightly, spend the night here and go on our way again during the day tomorrow, otherwise we won’t be able to survive for long!”
Fat Wei's suggestion was approved by Chen Zhi. It was indeed cool to travel in the dark at night, but it was a taboo in the desert.
People must sleep. This rolling desert is like a furnace. The sun is blazing in the sky and there is no place to hide. It is impossible to sleep during the day. You still have to sleep for a while when it is dark!
There is no shortage of bare rocks in this desert. Although the rocks are ferocious in appearance, they have a cool texture and can be rested on.
In this desolate ghost place, even a mouse will starve to death. There are no signs of wild beasts around, and there is no need to leave people alone to let them go.
A few people spread their sleeping bags on the ground and got into them.
Ghost Sword has always been alert. He is not used to getting into a sleeping bag to sleep. He just sits on it, then leans his back against the rock, hugs the long knife and closes his eyes.
This day's trip was very tiring, and they quickly fell asleep. But in the early morning of the next day, what woke them up was not the warm sunshine, but the scorching sun!
This desert is really like a child's face, changing at a moment's notice. The air that was cold and biting a few hours ago suddenly became as scorching as a blazing fire.
When Chen Zhi opened his eyes in a daze, he saw that the sunlight around him turned the entire desert into orange-red almost instantly.
By the time they reacted, the surroundings were already as hot as an oven, and their bodies began to twitch rapidly. Faced with the sudden rise in temperature, they instinctively began to sweat.
Several people quickly got up, put away their sleeping bags, replenished a large amount of salt water, splashed their faces with clean water, and started preparing to set off.
At this time, Chen Zhi discovered that Ghost Sword had been standing alone not far in front of him for some time, holding the knife in both hands, facing the desert ahead with an extremely strong momentum.
It feels like showing one's strength in front of the enemy.
"What's wrong?" Chen Zhi walked over and patted him from behind.
However, Guidao did not answer. Instead, he looked at the desert in front of him alertly, as if there was something hidden in the transparent air under the scorching sun, and then said softly to Chen Zhi,
"Since last night, there has been something staring at us~~
But he is very smart and does not dare to come over easily.