In the desert, a team of two hundred people was walking slowly on the sand, as if they were taking a leisurely stroll.
However, the atmosphere in the team was not the same.
A short and stout man looked anxious. From time to time, he would glance at the back of the giant golden beast, waiting for the person above to speak. The sound of footsteps around him seemed to be filtered out. His ears were only waiting for the person behind the curtain to speak.
Unfortunately, the silence had been going on for a while. The short and stout man could only wait anxiously. He wiped the sweat off his forehead, took out a water bag made of sea fish skin, and gulped down two mouthfuls of water.
The water in the water bag was already very hot from the scorching sun. He felt as if his organs were being roasted the moment he gulped it down. It was mostly a psychological factor that caused him to feel this way. With his strength, the water temperature was nothing, but now was the time to be anxious. Even the slightest bit of heat could make him anxious.
This man was called Tu Xu. He was once a slave master of low status in White Stone City. He had trained a few desert insects, which he learned from some tribesmen. Back then, the people of the Wanshi tribe had similar techniques. He then combined the techniques of other tribes and created a unique technique to control insects that was suitable for himself. He could use the insects to understand what was happening in places where his eyes could not see.
Previously, Tu Xu knew that Su Le's team had encountered the Yanjiao because of this technique. However, most of the time, he knew what was happening over there from the sounds, so he could not "see" clearly.
However, just the sound alone was enough to make it easier for Su Gu to grasp the situation. It was also for this reason that Su Gu protected this person during the battle in the desert. Although Tu Xu's combat strength was almost useless, Su Gu only valued his ability to control insects.
Tu Xu had already told Su Le about what happened over there. Although he did not know the details, it was true that Su Le's team had been defeated and fled.
Previously, Tu Xu was still puzzled as to why Su Gu ordered the team, which had already slowed down, to slow down even more once he knew that there were Yanjiao soldiers there, and that their leader was called Shao Xuan. He even took a few breaks along the way. Now, Tu Xu was utterly impressed by Su Gu. If Su Gu had not ordered the team to slow down, they would have definitely bumped into those Yanjiao soldiers by now. They might even have been implicated by Su Gu.
Tu Xu was so anxious that he was sweating profusely. On one hand, he was panicking after hearing the news. He was afraid that he would encounter the Yanjiao as well. After all, Su Gu's team composition was very similar to Su Le's. If Su Le could only flee in defeat, how strong could Su Gu be?
Secondly, after Su Gu learned of the news, he did not let the team change direction. He still maintained the original planned route. Even if they slowed down, if they kept going, would they encounter the Yanjiao people? Tu Xu was perturbed.
Tugging on the hat that was covering Yang Guang's face, Tu Xu put the waterskin away. Just as he was about to ask again, he suddenly heard a commotion in front of him.
"What's that?!" exclaimed the slave who was walking in front.
"Young master, there's … there seems to be …" Tu Xu paused and did not finish his sentence. He just stared ahead with wide eyes.
At the intersection of the desert and the sky, a golden light flashed. Something was approaching quickly, bringing with it a lot of sand and dust. Tu Xu was not unfamiliar with this scene. Su Gu had used a similar method before.
"A golden-plated beast! Young master, it's a golden-plated beast! "Tu Xu exclaimed. He was already anxious because of the news. When he saw what was running in front of him, he already had a guess.
Although there were other golden-plated beasts in the desert, it was rare to see a golden-plated beast curled up into a ball and fled across the desert. Moreover, Tu Xu already knew that Su Le's team was escaping. Hence, the one in front of him could very well be Su Le's golden-plated beast.
Su Gu could no longer sit still. He lifted the canopy in front of him and looked at the golden ball rolling towards him.
When it got closer, Su Gu was sure that it was Su Le's golden-plated beast!
They saw that there were many scratches on the golden ball. They knew how hard the golden-plated beast's shell was. To be able to leave so many scratches on the golden-plated beast's body, it was clear that the opponent was very difficult to deal with. Among them, the most obvious one was a burn mark that was drawn in a large circle. To be able to force the golden-plated beast into such a state, one could imagine the battle situation at that time. It was no wonder that Su Le did not care about his well-trained slaves.
As the golden-plated beast got closer and closer to Su Gu's team, it began to slow down.
Although Su Le and Su Gu were in a state of competition, and both wished for the other to die so that they could inherit Luoye City, under such circumstances, if Su Le were to call for help, Su Gu would still have to lend a helping hand. This was because there was another person with Su Le, and he dared not kill that person.
However, it did not matter. After all, Su Le had failed this time. When he returned, he would definitely be punished, and Su Gu would be able to get more resources.
Just as Su Gu was thinking about what to do later, the golden ball had already rolled to the front of their team. The golden ball was about to open, but it quickly closed again and rolled to the side. The golden-plated beast under Su Gu's feet began to fret.
Boom!
The sand rushed up, and the slaves in front hurriedly avoided it.
A large blue beetle rushed out from the sand and blocked the direction of the golden-armored beast. Then, with a kick of its two legs, it forcefully kicked the golden-armored beast into the air. The golden ball's rolling momentum was blocked. Not only was it blocked, but it was also kicked in the opposite direction.
As a result, a scene like this appeared on the sand. A large blue beetle was standing upside down, using its two hind legs to kick the golden ball in one direction. However, the golden ball did not want to roll in that direction. It tried its best to change direction, and for a moment, the rolling path was twisted and turned.
Su Gu was speechless. What was going on?! What was this blue beetle that suddenly rushed out?!
"Young master! That big beetle is with the Yanjiao people! The insect tide might be brought by it! "Tu Xu was so scared that his back was covered in sweat. He hurriedly shouted to Su Gu.
The moment they heard about the insect tide, Su Gu's slaves trembled. They did not want to stay and feed the insects.
Su Gu did not want to stay either. He originally planned to delay until the Yanjiao people left, then he would go to the scene of the incident. Now, it seemed that it was impossible.
"Retreat! Leave this place immediately! "
After Su Gu shouted, he looked at the person sitting behind him. He was also wearing a hood. Like the people around Su Le, he was usually very cold. After Su Gu shouted for them to retreat, that person did not object. In fact, he also wanted to go and see how the puppet slaves were doing, but the situation had changed. They should leave first.
"Are the Yanjiao people here too?" Su Gu asked Tu Xu anxiously.
Tu Xu was about to answer when he suddenly felt his vision go black. His head felt like it was covered by a copper bell and someone was knocking on it from the outside. It felt like it was going to explode.
Tu Xu knew this feeling very well. It was because the connection between him and the two winged insects he sent out had been severed. Those winged insects were equivalent to his slaves. There was only one way to sever the connection between him and the winged insects, and that was if the winged insects had died!
On the other side, a group of black beetles spread their wings and flew towards the inconspicuous flying insect. The flying insect flew faster than the beetles, but it had lost the opportunity to escape. As more and more beetles surrounded it, its wings were finally bitten.
Then, a second, a third, and even more beetles surrounded the flying insect and ate it.
On the ground, the black insect tide devoured all the golden armored slaves. Some of the slaves tried to escape, but they were cut down by the Yanjiao people and swallowed by the insect tide.
The Yanjiao people tried their best to control the strange people and let Shao Xuan finish them off. This was faster, but they did not get close to the strange people. Almost every bone in the strange people's body could be a lethal weapon. The most they could do was break the bones and slow down their movements.
As Su Le distanced himself from the monster's controller, the monsters were no longer as agile as they were at the start of the battle. Truth be told, if they were separated by such a long distance, the effect would not have been so obvious. However, the hooded figure had suffered from the backlash and his control over the puppet slaves had weakened significantly.
A flaming blade plunged into the chest of a strange person. The strange person pinned to the ground twitched and crackled like firewood being burned. Soon, the strange person would fall to the ground, motionless.
That was when the strange people would truly "die".
Under the impact of the two forces, the bones in the strange people's bodies had changed. If one were to dissect the bones, one would find that there was only some grayish-white powder left in the bones. It looked like the ashes left behind by burning plants. This kind of destruction was irreversible. In other words, they could no longer be controlled and would soon rot, just like those who had truly died.
After all the strange people were dealt with, Shao Xuan checked them one by one. After confirming that there were no longer any threats, the Yanjiao people heaved a sigh of relief.
After letting the others check on the injured, Shao Xuan walked towards the small house that Su Le had left behind.
The small house was surrounded by black beetles. The other Yanjiao people did not dare to approach. Only Shao Xuan would not be attacked by these beetles. When he approached, the beetles would even make way for him.
When Su Le escaped, he did not have time to take anything else with him. In the small house surrounded by curtains, there were two wide lounge chairs, a low table, and a few bottles and jars filled with water and food. Two jars with wide openings were filled with fruits. They looked fresh and juicy.
In this kind of weather, who knew how many days they had walked in the desert. It was almost impossible for the fruits to remain fresh unless there was something special that kept them fresh.
Shao Xuan found some egg-sized brownish-yellow stones in the jars that held the fruits and food. These stones were not very hard and Shao Xuan could crush them with just a little force.
Every jar that contained food had such a stone. Obviously, this kind of stone was the reason why the food was fresh for a long time.
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