Under the scorching sun, the desert was still a desert.
It was boundless.
This place was located on the west side of the defensive circle, less than ten kilometers away from the front of the defensive line.
Behind it was a lush forest, a mountain range of mountains, and many outposts were built on dangerous terrain.
In front,
The lush green grass was getting thinner and thinner, as if a line was drawn, one side was green, the other side was yellow sand.
A team of 500 people from the reconnaissance corps, dressed in uniform combat uniforms, formed a combat square, moving forward in an orderly and rapid manner.
After a while, they went deep into the desert, and their figures were submerged in the flying yellow sand.
"Chief Instructor, this desert is nearly 100,000 square kilometers, which is equivalent to half of the original Tiannan Province. How can we find the target in such a vast place?"
During the conversation, the sand surface exploded with a bang, and a dark brown scorpion tail slammed into a member of the combat square.
It's a desert scorpion!
A very common exotic beast in the desert environment. It's not strong, but it's good at hiding. If not careful, even a high-rank hunter may fall into its trap.
Without panic, after reacting, several desert scorpions that sneak attacked were quickly beheaded.
Today's elite members of the reconnaissance corps, the lowest awakening level was at the peak of the ninth awakening stage, and they had rich combat experience. A few exotic beast sneak attacks were not much of a threat.
However, no one felt relaxed.
The harsh environment brought them a lot of trouble.
The wind swept, and the flying gravel hit every member. If it weren't for the full body protection of combat uniforms and helmets, they would inevitably be injured even if their bodies were tempered and rough.
Moving forward in such a sandstorm weather, not to mention poor visibility, physical consumption was much greater than usual. Coupled with the attacks of demonic beasts and exotic beasts from time to time, it was impossible for them to search the entire desert.
However.
When the team members looked at the front, the iron tower-like figure, everyone's heart was extremely confident.
Chief Instructor Luo was their belief!
The garrison corps, the Survey Corps … every batch of members who graduated from the recruit camp and joined the major corps had listened to the chief instructor's teachings. Not to mention that many of the instructors in the recruit camp were the apprentices of Chief Instructor Luo!
Nowadays, Chief Instructor Luo rarely took action in person.
This time, if it weren't for Chief Instructor's meditation, they would not be so lucky to follow Chief Instructor to carry out the mission.
Amidst the howling sandstorm, the five hundred team members stepped on the sand and walked quickly.
Roger was wearing a black heavy armor. His heavy boots didn't leave a single mark on the sand.
Part of the reason why he had personally taken action this time was that he had been stuck at a bottleneck for a breakthrough, unable to find an opportunity.
Fusing eight cores to break through was too difficult for him.
But since there was a chance, how could he be willing to walk the path of mediocrity?
The other reason was the desert.
Originally, it should have been hidden in the interlayer of space, just like the Star Path, appearing as the planet recovered. There were many similar situations on Earth now.
There were forests, deserts, and lakes. There were also glaciers near the equator and vast lakes in desert areas. The entire Earth had expanded by at least ten times and was still expanding.
And this desert was embedded in the Tiannan Province.
It was half the size of the Tiannan Province and full of dangers. Even adventurers were rarely willing to explore this kind of place … More importantly, it was too close to the defense circle!
Not long ago, an extraordinary-tier exotic beast charged out of the desert and attacked an outpost, killing more than twenty of the garrison troops. In the end, they paid a heavy price to repel that extraordinary-tier Earth-Digging Sandworm.
That was in a forest environment. In the desert, the Sandworm was more of a threat. It was also good at hiding and difficult to detect.
In the center of the square formation, a few team members set up a huge energy level detection device, which could detect high-energy reactions within a certain range.
The Perception-Type members of the investigation team, or those with special detection skills, used all kinds of methods to detect the surrounding environment.
Wisps of Roger's perception spread out.
The cactus in the distance, the beast hidden under the desert …
The scenes were reflected in his mind.
He suppressed the power of his perception and didn't dare to be too reckless, afraid that he would scare away the Transcendent beast.
Information about the Sandworm flashed in his mind.
This kind of beast mostly lived in the desert, but it could occasionally be seen in other places.
The Sandworm was not considered strong among the beasts. Most of them were Level Four or Five when they reached adulthood, and the elites of the tribe were Level Seven or Eight. Some of the bigger sandworm tribes might have leaders that had broken through the bottleneck of Level Ten, which was the Advanced Awakening.
But that was it.
Compared to the Golden Winged Eagle, Bright Moon Wolf, and other beasts that reached Intermediate or Advanced Awakening, the Sandworm was not very talented.
The sudden appearance of a Transcendent beast made Roger think about the reason.
The sandstorm shrouded the area, and the light was a bit dim.
The investigation team advanced in the desert for a few hours, but they didn't find any Sandworms. Instead, they destroyed a few Desert Scorpion nests.
In this desert, there seemed to be many Desert Scorpions, Sand Rats, Sand Eagles, and other kinds of beasts.
Hiding in the sandstorm and attacking the investigation team from time to time, the team members were determined, but their stamina had inevitably decreased. Potions couldn't make up for this loss.
Suddenly.
Roger raised his eyebrows and placed his palm on the hilt of his sword.
"Be careful," he said in a deep voice and continued to conceal his aura.
The team members focused.
In an instant, the energy level detector in the center of the square formation lit up with a red light, flashing, and the beeping sound became more and more urgent.
"It's coming!"
The sand under their feet was stirred like water, forming a huge gravel vortex that was about to swallow everyone.
The members of the scouting corps, who were already prepared, jumped out of the gravel whirlpool, and the cumbersome energy level detector was also carried by one of them, stepping on the sand and dust of the whirlpool, they took a few steps to get out of the range.
The gravel rotated faster and faster, and the vortex sank like a big mouth.
Boom!
The sand splashed dozens of meters high in the sky.
A huge mutated beast leaped out from the sand and stood upright like a skyscraper.
It looked like a worm magnified countless times, with rough yellowish-brown skin. Its mouth opened and closed, and its tentacles fluttered. It looked extremely hideous and ugly.
But it wasn't a demonic beast.
Instead, it was an exotic beast that was born and bred here.
The rising sandworm roared, layers of sound waves spread out, and a terrifying momentum was released.
It knew about these two-legged beasts. A few days ago, when it walked out of this desert for the first time, it was accidentally injured by these two-legged beasts' weapons.
But now, this was a desert.
And it was the overlord of this desert!
Even two-legged beasts must die!
The sandworm king roared and spewed out a huge pillar of fire. At the same time, it shook the sand, and layers of sand blasted forward like a wave.
"Blood Slash!"
A blood-red light bloomed, and the huge pillar of fire was split by the blood-red sword qi. Sparks of fire scattered.
The blood-red sword qi continued to slash upwards, but compared to before, it was dimmed by half.
The sandworm king panicked. Its long body twisted away and quickly fell down to avoid the sword qi. But it was still cut by a few meters long by the sword qi. Blood gushed out.
How could a two-legged beast be so strong!
In its eyes, Roger, who was almost the same as the others, once again raised his sword and stepped into the air.
"Air Slash!"
An even larger white sword qi slashed out, like a flash of light passing by.
A bloody line appeared on the upper half of the sandworm king's body. With a bang, its entire head was cut open and fell heavily. Red and green blood and organs spilled out.
The sandworm king's huge body struggled, rolling up sand and dust in the sky.
Rumble!
The yellow sand was separated like water, and most of the sandworm king's body suddenly drilled under the sand.
It's not dead yet!
Although it wasn't a second-order beast, the sandworm king's characteristics and vitality allowed it to survive even without its head!
Waves of invisible waves spread out.
The sand surface surged, and countless smaller sandworms drilled out from the sand and rushed towards Roger and the others from all directions.
In the distance.
Disturbed by the movement, more and more demonic beasts gathered, and a dark demonic wave rushed over.
Humans, sandworms, demonic beasts, killing each other.
Boom!
Roger's momentum was finally released without reservation. He slammed his foot on the ground, and a deep pit was formed on the sand surface. Gravel exploded.
He chased after the sandworm king's aura and slashed with his sword.
The sand dunes collapsed and turned into a sand valley.
Under the countless gravel, the sandworm king's broken body could be seen.
Roger leaped and blasted away the sand. With another slash, he cut open the sandworm king's abdomen and drilled inside to search. When he came out again, his body was still clean. But in his hand, there was a yellow bead the size of a cobblestone.
He looked at it for a while and put it away.
When he returned to the original place, the battle was coming to an end. The menacing demonic wave was killed, and the sandworms fled in all directions the moment the sandworm king was completely killed.
The sandworm king's huge head was not far away. Several team members had stepped forward to dig spirit stones, and some were collecting valuable materials from the demonic beasts and sandworms. Nearly half of the team members were still holding their weapons on guard.
In the wild, no matter what the situation was, they couldn't relax their vigilance.
Roger asked and learned that only a few people were slightly injured in the battle just now.
At this time.
A team leader stepped forward, hesitated for a while, and finally spoke.
"Chief Instructor, I feel a little strange. It seems like … the spirit power I just absorbed has decreased."
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