The wild beasts in Dual Forest ran away in fear when they saw the huge creature. Even after Ye Chong and his group had passed through Dual Forest, not a single wild beast came to challenge them. Xuan Ning, who had just learned how to operate the Spider's weapon system, felt helpless.
The shooters following behind the spiders were shocked to find that they had penetrated through Dual Forest. Many of them had never ventured deep into Dual Forest before, because there were many ferocious wild beasts here. It was too dangerous for them! Now that they had passed through Dual Forest without any trouble, their tired faces lit up with excitement. For the past few days, the shooters had been running as fast as they could to keep up with the Spider. Some of the weaker shooters were already left behind.
Xuan Ning frowned. "Why are these people so stupid? They need to be alive to watch the show."
Ye Chong and Sha Ya understood what Xuan Ning meant. These shooters could pass through Dual Forest because they were following the Spider, not because they were strong enough. Once they were out of the protection of the spiders, it was easy to imagine their fates in this dangerous place.
Ye Chong and his group were not in the mood to care about these shooters. For these shooters, they would have to pass through Dual Forest again to get back to Yedda City. Xuan Ning and Sha Ya knew that without the capability of a Level 6 shooter, it was impossible to pass through Dual Forest. Among the group of people following behind the spider, there were only a handful of people who had reached Level 6 in strength.
Seeing Ye Chong looking at him, Xuan Ning shrugged. "Ignore them, we'll go on our own. Shooters who lack composure are stupid. We're not their babysitters."
Sha Ya looked at the low-level shooters with pity. These low-level shooters had obviously realized that they were in trouble. Panic immediately spread among them.
The three shooters ignored them. They would not let these people disrupt their plan.
Without the Spider, it would take about 20 days to pass through Dual Forest. Even strong shooters like Xuan Ning and Sha Ya would not be able to do so. They had to travel on foot, and they had to avoid the habitats of ferocious wild beasts. They had to take detours, and could get lost at any time.
However, they sat in the cockpit of the Spider, sipping their delicious drinks and chatting casually. It only took them five days to pass through Dual Forest. Along the way, the big spiders ran amok, and the scene of startled beasts and birds flying away made Xuan Ning click his tongue. The most spectacular time was when a giant spider accidentally barged into a colony of Two-legged Sharp-billed Doves. The scene of more than a hundred Two-legged Sharp-billed Doves scattering in confusion was truly memorable!
Even those gigantic wild beasts were extremely vigilant when faced with this huge spider that they had never seen before. They were extremely restrained and did not take the initiative to attack. Just like that, the huge spider carried the three of them, followed by a group of low-level shooters.
As soon as they left Dual Forest, the landscape changed significantly.
The trees became sparser, the air became drier, and the gravel on the ground began to increase.
On the third day after they passed through Dual Forest, they could no longer see any trees. The ground was flat without any undulations. The sound of the wind was heard by the three of them. There were no trees, no people, no animals. It was an indescribable desolation. They had entered the desert.
The wind was getting stronger and stronger. From time to time, the strong wind would hit the big spider with gravel, making a clanking sound. The landscape was also getting more desolate. The ground was littered with irregular gravel, and the monotonous landscape was almost drowsy.
Xuan Ning sat up straight, his expression grim. "Don't tell me there's a sandstorm coming."
Sha Ya's expression was also a little ugly. "I feel the same way."
Ye Chong heard her and looked at the holographic screen, focusing on a series of operations. Xuan Ning moved closer to him and asked curiously, "What are you doing?"
"Releasing hummingbirds," Ye Chong replied without lifting his head.
"Hummingbirds? What's that? "Xuan Ning felt like a curious baby now, and could not help but ask about everything.
Ye Chong continued with his work. "Hummingbirds are miniature sensors, they can expand the surveillance range."
"I see." Xuan Ning understood.
Four mechanical hummingbirds flew out of the spider's body and into the sky.
On the holographic screen, the hummingbirds transmitted images. Despite the strong wind, the hummingbirds flew steadily, and the images were clear.
"D * mn it!" Sha Ya and Xuan Ning cursed in unison.
On the holographic screen, they could see that the distant sky was already dark. The sandstorm had kicked up a sandstorm that blocked out the sun. The scariest thing in the Desert was not the sand scorpions, nor the ferocious sand lizards, but the natural sandstorm. The wind would sweep up boulders the size of millstones, and if one was hit by one, one would end up like a pie in the sky.
Even if one was not hit by a boulder, there would be nowhere to hide from the overwhelming sandstorm. If one was unlucky, one would end up buried in a sand dune, which was the most common outcome.
The three of them had not even ventured deep into the Desert when they encountered a sandstorm. What terrible luck.
Just then, the holographic screen suddenly shook. Ye Chong quickly recalled the Hummingbirds, but in that moment, one of the Hummingbirds had already been swept away by the wind.
Everyone knew what to do at a time like this.
In the desolate Gobi Desert, a large spider was running wildly. Behind them, the sandstorm was like a giant beast that had walked out of the wilderness, chasing after them.
The giant spider's speed was not fast, so it was caught up by the sandstorm in no time. At this moment, the power of nature was displayed in front of the three of them without concealment.
Thump, thump, thump. Gravel rained down on the armor of the large spider. Occasionally, some of the larger gravel hit, and the pilot cabin shook. Even a Level 9 shooter might not be able to survive a storm like this. Xuan Ning's expression was proof of that.
"Thank goodness I didn't encounter it last time. F * ck, a sandstorm like this would have killed me," Xuan Ning cursed. Ever since Xuan Ning reached Level 9, his temperament seemed to have changed overnight. He was no longer strict and serious, and had become more casual. If it was in the past, he would never have been able to utter such foul language. This was what Ye Chong was interested in. From what Huang Baiyi had taught him, there was nothing about mentalist training that would change a person's personality.
Sha Ya looked worried. "Yes, I've been lucky the few times I've been here, and never encountered a sandstorm. It's almost impossible to survive a sandstorm like this."
Before she finished, the pilot cabin shook violently again. Xuan Ning, who had been lying down, was almost thrown up. He clutched his waist and gritted his teeth, looking pained.
On the screen, the Spider was hit by a boulder more than a meter in diameter. Xuan Ning looked even worse.
Ye Chong said expressionlessly, "The wind is too strong. We need to stay here and wait for the storm to pass."
"Looks like that's all we can do." Xuan Ning and Sha Ya exchanged a helpless look. The Spider was swaying in the strong wind, and with the occasional boulder, it was impossible to move.
Ye Chong keyed in a series of commands on the control panel. Xuan Ning looked at Ye Chong curiously. Every time Ye Chong did something on the control panel, it meant that something interesting was happening to the Spider. The Spider was just like Ye Chong, always surprising Xuan Ning.
Whoosh! A laser gun barrel extended from the spider, and then it fired eight beams of light at the ground, leaving eight deep holes in the ground. The eight holes were arranged in two rows, with four holes in each row. While Xuan Ning and Sha Ya were still confused, the spider's eight long legs extended into the eight deep holes one by one. The Spider lowered its body, and the pilot cabin stuck to the ground. The eight long legs were hooked into the holes, and the joints of the legs were right at the opening of the holes, which was the ground.
Crack! Crack! Crack! The joints of the spider's legs suddenly popped out and stuck to the ground.
All of a sudden, the turbulence from before disappeared, and the cockpit calmed down. Rocks continued to fall like rain, hitting the Spider's shell like rain on a banana leaf. The pilot cabin was as steady as a rock. The three of them did not feel the slightest tremor.
It felt like they were struggling in a storm, and suddenly found themselves in a warm, dry room. The rain outside was still heavy, but they felt calmer inside.
"There's this function? It's good stuff! " Xuan Ning could not help but exclaim in admiration. He remembered that Ye Chong had promised to give him one when he returned from Darkniss.
"Let's sleep." Ye Chong did not reply. He turned off the pilot cabin's lights, and the cabin was plunged into darkness.
Xuan Ning shrieked, "Why did you turn off the lights? It's so dark. "
Sha Ya was not used to being in the same room with other people with the lights off, let alone two men.
Just as she was about to speak, Ye Chong's answer silenced her. "Conserve energy."
Xuan Ning muttered, "Conserve energy? How much energy would that save? "
However, Ye Chong ignored him. Xuan Ning felt bored and kept quiet.
In the darkness, the pilot cabin was silent. The three of them seemed to be asleep.
The storm lasted for a day and a night. By the time it subsided, the Spider was almost buried in the sand. Only a small part of its back was exposed to the air, but it was also covered in a thick layer of sand.
Fortunately, Ye Chong had given the Spider a powerful engine, or it would have been difficult to climb out of the sand. The Spider arched its back upwards, and the sand flowed down its body like water.
The Spider extended its long, thin legs. To prevent its eight mechanical legs from sinking into the sand, the legs had suction cups with a radius of 1.5 meters.
With the help of the eight suckers, the big spider moved as if it was flying. The loose sand layer had no effect on it at all.
"Oh oh oh, this is awesome!" Xuan Ning shouted excitedly in the pilot cabin, "Haha, when I get my own Spider, I'll come to Darkniss for a vacation every year. It'll be a great experience."
Ye Chong stared at the screen, ignoring Xuan Ning's words as he piloted the Spider forward.
When the big spider climbed up a sand dune that was about a hundred meters high, its eight legs bent inward at the same time, and its eight suckers joined together to form a big skateboard. The spider looked like it was sitting on a big skateboard as it smoothly slid down the sand dune.
Sha Ya and Xuan Ning had never seen anything so interesting before. Well, to them, the Spider was just a huge toy. Especially Xuan Ning, he was as excited as a big boy without any restraint. In comparison, Sha Ya was more like a Level 9 shooter.
The giant spiders moved more easily and faster on top of the sand.
"Keep going in this direction. At our current speed, we'll be out of the Desert in about three days," Xuan Ning said to Ye Chong as he pointed ahead. He seemed to have endless energy, and was always in high spirits. Sha Ya could do nothing about it. After so many days of travel, she was no longer as excited as before.
It seemed that their luck had improved after the storm. Other than scaring away two sand lizards, they did not encounter any other living creatures. They were now only three days away from the Desert.
The Desert had a unique landscape. It was a stretch of desert connected to another stretch of the Gobi Desert. In the past few days, they had entered a few Gobi Deserts.
While they were all deserts and Gobi Deserts, Ye Chong noticed something special about them. The deeper they went, the more metallic ores they found in the Gobi Desert. Ye Chong found some metallic ores where they were now. However, most of the ores were soft and small. The sand in the deeper parts of the desert was thinner than the sand in the outskirts.
Ye Chong kept sending out Hummingbirds along the way. Here, the holographic scanning system was greatly affected. The scanning radius and accuracy were not satisfactory. Ye Chong only had Celest and Moon King with him, and no other holographic scanning system for combat. However, Ye Chong did not plan to use his mech. He did not even use Celest's dimension keystone, or he would not need the Spider at all. However, Ye Chong's Hummingbirds could improve the holographic scanning system to a certain extent.
However, it seemed that luck was not on their side. The images sent back by the Hummingbirds showed a large group of sand scorpions moving like a dark cloud on the ground. It was a creepy sight.
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