Since they couldn't find the identity of the car's owner or the purpose of going deep into the desert, they could only ignore it and continue their journey.
After inspection, the engine of Wei Kang's car had been seriously damaged when it had sunk into the quicksand. It was impossible to repair it with the current conditions, and it was impossible to drag it out of the desert, so it had to be abandoned here.
Everyone divided the supplies and equipment into other cars, while Wei Kang and Du Xuetao rode in the same car. Both of them were thin anyway, so their combined weight was about the same as Xiao Tianyu's.
Before they set off, Wei Kang suddenly stopped everyone and said, "Wait a minute, we can't just leave like this."
"What else is there?" Peter asked.
Wei Kang pointed at the burnt car that had sunk into the quicksand. "We can't let this car be parked there. Otherwise, if there are other people passing by, such as other scientific research teams or oil exploration workers, they will definitely go to rescue and investigate the car like we did. They might also fall into the quicksand and meet with an accident …"
Everyone was silent. This was indeed a problem. The off-road vehicle that was half-buried in the quicksand was like a dangerous flame trap that attracted people like moths.
If they hadn't seen the car and wanted to see what was going on, they wouldn't have lost Wei Kang's car.
The depths of the desert were indeed deserted, but it wasn't a vacuum. There would always be scientific teams, oil exploration workers, and explorers entering. To prevent others from experiencing the same danger, it was necessary to get rid of the car.
But how to deal with it?
Everyone thought of a way. They tied a spare lead rope to a small weight and threw it at the car. Since the car's windows were all broken, as long as the lead rope was wrapped around or hooked to the steel frame inside the car, then another car would drag it. The quicksand would do the rest.
The car, which had been parked for a long time, was dragged. The surrounding quicksand was disturbed, revealing a hideous face and liquefied again.
Everyone cut the lead rope.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, the quicksand opened its mouth and completely swallowed the wreckage of the car.
It didn't take long for the quicksand to calm down. There was no longer any trace of a car that had been parked here.
As for Wei Kang's car, its appearance was still intact. They closed the doors and windows tightly, but did not lock them. On the inside of the windshield, they used a marker to write shocking words — Be careful! There is quicksand ahead!
In addition to English, everyone also wrote the same words in other languages to warn others.
This was the greatest kindness they could show.
After everything was settled, everyone set off again.
Hit the road, rest, and hit the road again. When everyone was so familiar with this cycle that they were numb to it, Nabari's slightly nervous voice came from the walkie-talkie.
"We are near, near the Devil's Sea."
We've arrived?
Everyone woke up from their stupor, and for a moment, they did not understand the meaning of this sentence.
Finally, they arrived at the final destination of this operation, the marsh marked on the sheepskin map, the area that the Bedouins called the Devil's Sea.
Everyone stopped their cars.
Before he knew it, it was already evening.
Nabari stood on a slightly higher sandbag and looked into the distance. He kept muttering prayers, but his eyes were full of helplessness because he knew that even God had abandoned this land.
Everyone jumped out of the car and ran to Nabari's side, following his vision.
This was the junction of two completely different landforms. The desert that they had driven through before was a wave-like series of parallel sand dunes, high and low, big and small. But from here onwards, the magnificent sand dunes disappeared, and the ground showed a strange honeycomb-shaped sand dunes. They had never seen such a landscape before.
Between the honeycomb-shaped sand dunes, there were tiny whirlwinds, rolling up a small amount of fine sand and moving with them, like yellow blurry figures walking among graves.
Other than that, no one could feel the wind.
The terrain did not show an obvious downward trend. This should be the large marsh on the map.
The good news was that the sand here seemed to be relatively compact, between the desert and the Gobi Desert. They would not sink into the ground with every step they took.
Many years ago, this might have been an oasis. Even now, dead trees could still be seen struggling to drill out of the sand, waving their ugly branches.
The possibility of man-made buildings here had increased. If there was an oasis, there might be human activity. This was especially true for large-scale projects.
Compact sand could also indicate that deeper underground was solid soil or rock. Even after the oasis had been desertified, there were still some underground springs or rivers that had not completely dried up.
Just a few steps in front of everyone, the bones of a large animal were revealed in the yellow sand. The bones were not complete, and only a long spine was left. It did not look like a camel. It could have been a cow, sheep, donkey, or other livestock. It could also be a large beast that lived in an oasis lake, such as a hippopotamus.
Ancient Egyptians used cows to plow, donkeys to transport, and sheep to trample seeds. But there were no camels. Camels were brought in by the Bedouins after the fall of ancient Egypt.
Nabari spread his hands and said, "I can only take you up to here. Any further and it will be the devil's territory. If you want to go, you can only go by yourself. But I advise you to stop here. No matter how important the secret is, it is not worth risking your life. "
Everyone heard it, but most people did not take it to heart. After all, they had gone through a lot of hardships to get here. If they just went back like this, why had they come in the first place?
Especially Peter and the others. They were mentally prepared, and their willpower was stronger. Of course, they would not be scared off by a few baseless words from Nabari. Zhang Zian looked back.
Zhang Zian looked back. What surprised him was that He He seemed calmer this time. After seeing the bones of the animals and hearing Nabari's warning, although there was a slight fear on her face, it was not to the extent of losing her composure. Perhaps she had grown on the journey?
Wei Kang did not intend to go deep into the Devil's Sea. He was more concerned about where Nabari had encountered the cats.
Nabari shook his head. "Too much time has passed. The terrain has changed. I can't find it, but I am sure it is nearby."
Wei Kang and Peter looked at each other and nodded. They saw a tacit understanding in each other's eyes.
Both of them had their own purposes for coming here, and neither was willing to leave easily.
"Let's set up camp here today. We will discuss other matters tomorrow morning."
Under Peter's orders, everyone set up camp outside the Devil's Sea to rest.
Seeing that he could not dissuade them, Nabari sighed and murmured, "You will regret this."
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