Mo Fan controlled a fireball to float in front of him. The light of the fireball lit up the entrance of the cave, which looked like fangs. An unpleasant smell was coming from the distance, and he could vaguely hear a terrifying cry coming from the deepest part of the cave.
"There seems to be a fork here. Which way should we go?" Mo Fan asked, looking ahead.
"We don't know."
The group heard light footsteps in the middle of the conversation. Two familiar figures came out from the fork, holding each other's arms.
The light of the fire was shining on their faces. It was obvious that they did not look well. One of them even had red eyes.
"Houzi!" Mo Fan yelled in joy when he saw Houzi.
"Brother Fan!" Zhang Xiaohou went up to him and hugged Mo Fan tightly, like an injured brother.
Mo Fan could sense Zhang Xiaohou's emotions. The man was not injured, yet he was overwhelmed with sorrow.
"What's wrong?" Mo Fan comforted him.
"It's that inhuman son of a b * * ch, Shi Qianshou. He killed everyone in there," Ge Ming said.
Ge Ming immediately told everyone what had happened inside, and when they heard what he said, they couldn't help but gasp.
Wasn't this Shi Qianshou a little too cruel? He had brought more than two hundred men with him, yet he had killed all of them just to revive the Earth Pistil. How twisted did a person's heart have to be to do something like that?
Mo Fan did not expect to stumble into a demon commander like that, either. He was relieved that Zhang Xiaohou was fine.
"Save me, save me, save me ~ ~ ~!!!" A man in a military uniform stumbled out from the edge of the cave, where the light of the fire was shining.
The man ran all the way to the fork. He felt like he had just found his savior when he saw the others.
"It's Tong Li!" Ge Ming's eyes immediately turned cold as he stared at Tong Li.
Zhang Xiaohou was infuriated by Tong Li, too. The guy had pretended to follow them into the dungeon and used Lin Feili as bait. Kindness had brought Shi Qianshou to this place and forced him to hand over the Earth Pistil. None of this would have happened if it weren't for the scoundrel. Tong Li only had himself to blame!
Mofan naturally knew that Tong Li had betrayed everyone. His eyes were cold and disdainful when he saw Tong Li rushing over to ask for help.
"Zhi zhi zhi zhi ~ ~ ~ ~ ~"
Behind Tong Li, a large swarm of black poisonous flying insects chased after the fleeing Tong Li.
Tong Li's cultivation was quite impressive, and he seemed to be the only one who managed to escape to this place. He was about a hundred meters away from Mofan and the others.
"Save me, I'm begging you, I'm willing to tell you everything. As long as you save me, I'll plead guilty and accept the military trial …" Tong Li yelled.
Mofan glanced at Zhang Xiaohou, but Zhang Xiaohou remained silent. His eyes were filled with disgust.
Mofan waved his hand. A silver glow quickly formed a spatial wall in front of them, trapping the poisonous flying insects inside and stopping them from coming any closer.
However, Mofan had not only trapped the poisonous flying insects inside the spatial wall. Tong Li was slamming into the spatial wall, too.
"Don't, don't, I'm begging you!" Tong Li's eyes widened in fear.
"Zhi zhi zhi ~ ~"
Tong Li could no longer move forward. The poisonous flying insects easily caught up to him. These skinny flying insects latched onto Tong Li's body and burrowed into his body.
Tong Li's face contorted. He slammed the spatial wall frantically, trying to escape. Mofan did not seem to care.
Soon, Tong Li's struggling slowed down and became powerless. Some fat poisonous bugs burst out from his stomach and flew into the cave while flapping their wings that were dripping with blood.
"Let's leave this place. We're all going to die once the poisonous insects come out," Ge Ming said.
Ge Ming needed some time to recover his energy. He would not be able to take on Shi Qianshou in a short period of time. Even if he managed to recover his energy, they might not stand a chance against Shi Qianshou even if they worked together. After all, he had killed two hundred of his subordinates with ease!
They could not afford to touch Shi Qianshou now. It was best to leave the desert while the guy was still in a frenzy. They should tell the military what had happened and let them deal with Shi Qianshou.
"Mm, since everyone is fine, let's leave as soon as possible. Otherwise, we're all going to turn into sacrifices for that maniac," Jiang Shaoxu said.
The group did not dare to stay any longer. They immediately left the valley.
They regrouped with the rest of the Golden Battle Hunters at the relay station. They left the captives at the ruins of the relay station. It was none of their business whether they were dead or alive.
The group followed the same path back. The journey was a lot smoother than when they came in, but everyone was in a heavy mood. Who would have thought they would stumble into a maniac on their expedition? Luckily, the group was still in good shape. They did not suffer any great losses!
The group quickly left. They did not bother to conserve their energy when they passed by the Winding Sand River.
Not long after they reached the Winding Sand River, they suddenly heard a thunderous noise coming from the desert behind them. Mofan only remembered that the sky above the blue desert was suddenly shrouded by a huge cloud of brown dust. They could no longer see the sand dunes and rocks. It felt like an apocalyptic sandstorm was rolling across the horizon.
"That guy can control the Sandstorm Demon Locusts?" Mofan blurted out in astonishment.
"I think he's only baiting the Sandstorm Demon Locusts. He has already left a poison seal on the two women to control the Sandstorm Demon Locusts to attack them. The relay station was destroyed because the guy lured the Sandstorm Demon Locusts here. He can't control the Sandstorm Demon Locusts. No one can control the Sandstorm Demon Locusts, "Ling Ling said.
"Did we just make a huge mistake?" Jiang Shaoxu looked at the sky behind him. He was feeling extremely uneasy.
Shi Qianshou was already a terrifyingly strong Super Poison Mage. If he obtained the Earth Pistil, wouldn't he turn into a murderous demon in the desert? Besides, he was still trying to control the Sandstorm Demon Locusts!
"It's not our fault. Even if we didn't go into the desert, do you think Shi Qianshou wouldn't go in to look for the Earth Pistil? If we let Shi Qianshou get his hands on the Earth Pistil in this desolate desert, he'll be able to obtain such a huge amount of energy. Who knows what he'll do with his private army? At least we know he's turned into a demon now. We should notify the people at the fortress in time to minimize the damage, "Ge Ming said.
"Yeah, Shi Qianshou's strength is most likely going to skyrocket. If we stay there and fight him to the death, no one will know what happened here!"
The group did not act on impulse. After all, Shi Qianshou was a General. Anyone who was able to hold such a position was shockingly strong. They were already lucky enough to escape from the desert. However, they had to notify the Tarim Basin Fortress. If they did not get rid of Shi Qianshou as soon as possible, he would bring a great disaster to the place.
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After a few days of running for their lives, the group finally reached the outskirts of the desert. The terrifying brown mist looming over their backs had disappeared.
However, it was not enough to ease their minds. Shi Qianshou was not going to let them go. He already had the Earth Pistil, so he was going to replenish the energy of the Earth Pistil. The process was basically a massacre.
The Tarim Basin Fortress was built with gray-white rocks. It was a fortress with a few hundred thousand people living in it. With the Tarim Basin Fortress as the center, there were many mines, stone factories, wind power bases, and light sources in the basin within a hundred kilometers. These towns were all within the safe zone. The Tarim Basin Fortress would send a batch of soldiers to guard the towns every week to prevent the demon creatures from the desert, the highlands, and the caves from invading.
The area was not safe. They would be attacked two or three times a month. Every town was protected by a barrier, just like the Tarim Basin Fortress. The workers and Mages were working within the barrier, so they were safe even if the demon creatures were invading their territory.
The group went straight to the Tarim Basin Fortress. Zhang Xiaohou was a soldier, so he went straight to the army headquarters. The others were exhausted, but they still waited at the entrance of the army headquarters, hoping that the army would send out a warrant to arrest Shi Qianshou immediately!
Zhang Xiaohou went straight to the army headquarters. Every town was guarded by a Commander. After all, a city required a huge amount of energy. The mines and energy bases of a town within the Tarim Basin Fortress were enough to provide energy for five or six second-tier cities, including maintaining the barrier!
"Commander, Commander Zhang Xiaohou of the Qinling Mountains is requesting an audience. He says he has something important to report," a communications officer said at the front of the camp.
There was only one Commander at the table in the camp. The rest of the people were all Commanders, but most of them were in charge of commanding and transmitting messages, not combat Commanders.
Two strategists sat beside Commander Mu Da, their faces solemn.
"We still haven't figured out the reason, but our priority now is to rescue the workers, civilians, soldiers, and Mages trapped in the emergency shelters. They have been trapped for three days. They don't have enough food and water. Many of them are injured too. They are going to die without medicine," a female advisor said.
Commander Muda harrumphed coldly, "Rescue them? Do you think I don't want to rescue them? But if we don't find the reason and drive the Sandstorm Demon Locusts away, it doesn't matter how many people we send to Anjiao Town. It's been three days, yet we have no clue what's going on. We can't even send a message out.
What a bunch of idiots! "" Commander, Commander Zhang Xiaohou of the Qinling Mountains is requesting an audience, "the communications officer repeated.
"Why is the Qinling Army here? I don't have time to deal with him!" General Mu Da said angrily.
"But he said he has something important to report …"
"What kind of important thing is it? Is it more important than the ten thousand people trapped in Anjiao Town!?"
"Err … alright, I'll ask him to wait."
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