Chapter 20
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Just then, a grey shadow flashed past and hit the yellow-scaled snake, knocking it down to the sand.
"Run!" Dudian roared.
Macon recovered and hurried to run.
Dudian looked at the yellow-scaled snake that was twisting its body to catch up with him. He turned around and ran without looking back. At the same time, he tightened his grip on his thick coat. He was able to shoot down the yellow-scaled snake because of the coat.
Whoosh!
Dudian quickly overtook Macon and ran to the front. His endurance training results were the first in the dormitory.
After running for hundreds of meters, Dudian looked back and saw that the yellow-scaled snake had disappeared behind Macon. It should know that the hunt was a failure, so it decisively gave up. After all, animals that survived in such a harsh environment often liked hunting methods that could kill their prey in one shot, and exhausting their stamina to chase after their prey was undoubtedly the most foolish hunting method.
Dudian was relieved: "Don't run. It didn't catch up."
Macon, Sham and Zach were surprised for a moment. They noticed that the yellow-scaled snake didn't continue to chase them. They were immediately relieved. The next moment, they felt a deep exhaustion in their hearts. Their bodies were sore, their throats were dry, and they were hot and thirsty.
"Scared me to death." Zach patted his chest with lingering fear.
"Let's take a break. I'm exhausted." Sham gasped.
Macon was still in shock. He looked up at Dudian after hearing the words of the two. He slightly gritted his teeth and said to Dudian: "Dean, this time you saved my life. In the future …"
"Don't talk." Dudian patted his shoulder: "Save your physical strength. Don't stop. The snake is likely to continue to chase us in the sand. We haven't left its hunting range. Moreover, it's getting late. We must find a water source as soon as possible. Otherwise, it will be difficult to survive tonight." Then he continued to lead the way.
Macon looked at his back, slightly gritted his teeth and followed.
Zach and Sham looked at each other. They recalled their previous hesitation and cowardice. They bowed their heads in shame and didn't say anything. They silently followed behind Dudian.
Along the way, there were only grains of sand and dried up soil. Mason, Sha and Zach couldn't help but wonder if they had chosen the wrong direction. If they changed the direction, would they be able to find a water source?
However, under Dean's insistence, they didn't change the direction.
By dusk, they were so tired that they were on the verge of death. Their bodies were drenched in sweat, and their faces were red from the sun. Their speed had decreased to one-tenth of the speed when they first came to the desert, and they were advancing at the speed of a turtle.
"Found it!" Dean's voice sounded from the front.
Mason, Sha and Zha's faces were numb like zombies. But when they heard these words, it was as if they immediately came back to life. Their dried eyes burst with hope.
"Where?" Macon hurriedly said.
Dudian raised his hand. There was a small slope in front of them. Not far from the slope, there were some dry green grass and cacti. These were very common plants in the desert.
"Plants, it's actually plants!!" Mason, Sha and Zach suddenly became excited.
There was a trace of a smile on Dudian's face: "Start digging. There must be water under the plants!" Then he took the lead and came to the front of a cluster of green grass to dig. He exhorted: "Be careful, there may be other things lurking here."
The excitement on the faces of Mason and the other two turned cold as they heard this. They nervously looked around.
It didn't take long for Dudian to dig out the wet sand under the cluster of green grass. He continued to dig for half a meter before he finally saw a water source. However, this water source was extremely scarce and mixed with sand.
"How do we get it?" Mason and the other two were dumbfounded.
Dudian didn't speak. He shook off the jacket that he used to whip the yellow-scaled snake. He jumped down and took out a handful of water mixed with sand. He put it into the jacket and twisted the jacket. Soon, the water filtered along the wool of the jacket flowed down as he continued to tighten the jacket.
After being thirsty for the whole afternoon, this simple filtered water was simply delicious.
After drinking a few mouthfuls, Dudian didn't continue but licked his lips with the water. He climbed up and said: "Don't drink too much at once. Just maintain the basic consumption of the body."
There was admiration in the eyes of Mason and the other two. They learned Dudian's method and held the sand mixed with water into their jackets to filter and drink.
"This grass root should be edible." Dudian pulled out the cluster of green grass and looked at the roots covered with wet soil. He rubbed the wet soil clean and broke it off. He saw that there was no colored juice flowing out of it. He immediately bit it with his mouth and gently chewed it. A faint sweetness filled his mouth. It was a bit astringent. He chewed it carefully and swallowed it.
Mason and the other two saw Dudian chewing it with relish. They also broke off the grass root and ate it.
"Bitter!"
"It's really hard to eat!"
Zach and Sham bitterly smiled, but still chewed and swallowed.
Dudian looked at the sky and said: "Let's spend the night here. You pick up some dry wood and make a fire in the evening. In addition, the four of us will take turns to be on duty every night. Who will be the first one to come today? Go to sleep and replenish your energy."
Mason said: "I'll do it tonight. If you go to sleep, we don't know what to do."
Dudian nodded: "Then you go and take a rest. Zach go and find dry wood. Sham and I will build a shelter and find some stones." Following his arrangement, they began to get busy.
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There was a lonely tavern on the edge of the desert.
The tavern was dilapidated due to the erosion of the wind and sand. The windows and doors were repeatedly repaired. At the moment, a man and a woman were sitting in the tavern, drinking iced wheat beer.
"Say, out of 360 people, how many will survive tonight?" Kris asked with a smile as she gently played with the ice cubes in the wooden cup with her dagger.
Tobu indifferently smiled and said: "Definitely more than you think."
"Really?" Kris raised her eyebrows: "Do you want to make a bet?"
"What bet?" Tobu was interested.
"Let's bet how many people will stay after ten days." Kris narrowed her eyes: "I bet two hundred."
Tobu smiled and said: "Then I will bet three hundred."
"Oh?" Kris squinted at him: "You seem to have a lot of confidence in your students, but this time you will lose."
Tobu drank the beer in his cup and indifferently said: "Why do you think so?"
"Hahaha …" Crazy covered her mouth and chuckled: "Don't you know that ten years ago, this desert was the territory of the Ryan family. It was one of the six most prosperous places in the commercial district. But it was destroyed by the evil alchemists. Not only the Ryan family was destroyed, but the territory was completely desertified and became a forbidden area under the evil power of the alchemists."
Tobu indifferently said: "I knew this ten years ago because I was there."
Kris giggled: "But you don't know. Although the evil alchemist was killed by the Holy Church, but now the other alchemists think that there is still evil power left by the alchemist in the desert. They are quietly gathering here. They don't know that their little moves have been seen by the Holy Church."
Tobu's face suddenly changed: "What do you mean?"
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