dark moon

Chapter 105 Ribs and Buildings

"Pa", an extremely weak sound of landing was heard, and a short halfling wearing a black cloak emerged from the shadows.

Makajelun, who was half-kneeling on the ground, looked up at the faint starlight, pierced the sand with his fingers like a knife, grabbed a handful of fine sand from the bottom, and gently twisted it with his fingertips until all the fine sand fell and his fingers were released. After sniffing it under his nose, he frowned, shook his cloak, and retreated into the shadows again.

"Sand, sand, sand." The monotonous sound of footsteps makes people drowsy.

Under night, the desert was completely empty, with only eight people from the Shadow Chaser team trudging forward in this desolate and lonely world.

The temperature is getting colder and colder, dripping water turns into ice, boots make a squeaking sound when stepping on the sand, the cold wind is biting, carrying fine dust, whips hit the face and body, and the cold wind and sand penetrate mercilessly. The neckline and hem of the clothes were like knives, cutting repeatedly on the skin.

No one spoke, and the team moved forward in silence. Even the dwarves who made a living by complaining shut their mouths. The power of the sandstorm just now was obvious to all. Mobak did not dare to make any noise now, lest it interfere with Saff's hearing. If she couldn't detect the second round of sandstorm that might appear at any time in time, she would be in danger of death.

Half a footprint suddenly appeared out of thin air on the sand, and then the halfling's figure blended into the darkness was recognized.

"Boss." Macajerun lowered his voice and said, "I've looked in all three directions, and they're all the same."

Keeping the speed unchanged, Xiure leaned over and grabbed a handful of fine sand and held it in his hands. The fine sand in his palm was no longer golden in the daytime, but turned black, as black as ink.

Since leaving the secret room and returning to the ground, everyone has actually discovered that the yellow sand on the ground has turned into black sand. No wonder the sandstorm seen through the eyes of the mage is black. It turns out that it is not an illusion.

Initially, everyone was considering whether this black sand might have followed the sandstorm and blown in from somewhere far away. However, after walking for more than 100 kilometers for five hours in a row, there was always the same black sand under our feet. Then Macajerun was asked to explore in three directions. As expected, the results were exactly the same.

"Are they all black?" Xiure said thoughtfully, "Then there is only one possibility. This is the yellow sand we stepped on during the day. I don't know why, but it turns black at night, and , the feeling this black sand gives me... Militty, look at it."

"It does feel a lot like soul sand." The low temperature made the necromancer tighten his clothes. "No wonder there are so many wild undead here."

Soul Sand is a relatively special specialty of Parvatiga. It looks like pure black fine sand and is relatively rare. It is only produced in dark places that receive no more than [-] hours of light a year.They are filled with dark energy and are excellent casting materials for undead magic. They are very expensive.

The greatest characteristic of the Sand of Souls is its affinity with the undead. Where there is Sand of Souls, wild undead can easily be born. People believe that it is the Sand of Souls that awakens the dead.This is of course a wrong conclusion. Necromancers can clearly say that the Sand of Souls has no function of awakening the dead, but it does make it very simple to awaken the undead.

"You try?" Shuer pointed to the sand on the ground.

"I tried it just now. It does have the properties of soul sand, but it cannot be controlled by humans and cannot be used as a casting material."

"It's a pity."

It's such a pity. If we could replace the real soul sand, we could just dig dozens or hundreds of kilograms of sand back home before leaving. We could just sit at home and count money for the rest of our lives. There would be no need to go out and take risks. Look. Fate is cruel, and such great benefits will not fall out of thin air.

"It's yellow sand during the day, and turns into black sand at night. There is such strange sand." Dusting off the fine sand on his hands, Shuer said with a half-smile, "Sand that changes color, outrageous strong winds, can Undead flying with the wind, plus the mysterious heart of water, this alien projection is really interesting, I don’t know what else is waiting for us.”

"Boss, I know." Macajerun lowered his voice and said, "When I went out to investigate just now, I found something strange."

"Well, is it valuable?"

"It's hard to say." The halfling thought for a while, shook his head and said, "It's still valuable, it's just bones."

"That would be very interesting." The presence of skeletons means that there are living things, no, it means that there were living things in the past. Many problems can be discovered from them. It is indeed worth wasting time for this, "Sav."

"A little more than a quarter, less than a third." The shy female swordsman lowered her head and whispered, "Our progress has exceeded expectations. According to the current progress, we can reach the first place in three days. It’s out of reach.”

The progress of the team is really fast. I was lucky tonight. I didn’t encounter any more terrible sandstorms, and I didn’t see anything other than black sand. I have been trekking for more than five hours, and I didn’t even stop to rest. Afterwards, this is the current progress.

"Time, Macajron."

"It's three o'clock in the morning in Parvatiga." The halfling paused and continued, "The nightfall time here is similar to that of Parvatiga. The length of the night cannot be determined, but from the angle of the sun measured in the afternoon, there should be a difference. Not big."

"It's almost daybreak." Xiure also knew that there was no need to make everyone so tired on the first day, so he simply made a decision, "Lead the way, let's go over and see the bones you mentioned, and camp directly there. Get some rest and walk the rest of the way tonight." "Phew", it was Kelly who secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but the others didn't care.With everyone's physical condition, this level of trekking was nothing, just over 100 kilometers, but ever since Kelly took the initiative to get down from Moria's back and walk on her own, she felt that her feet were almost worn out, especially on the soft ground. Walking on the sand is extremely strenuous, and even keeping up with the speed of others requires all your strength.

It is difficult to use reference objects to locate in the desert. Not surprisingly, everyone got lost and it took them a long time to find the found objects. However, this was just a small episode. As long as they were found in the end, the process was not important.

When I got closer, I realized that it was no wonder that Macajron thought it was valuable. It was not just an ordinary skeleton, but a giant skeleton.Three white round bones are curved toward the sky, and the tops of the bones are pointed, and they can be used as spears.

Instead of approaching rashly, Seul made a few gestures, and his teammates responded with thumbs up.

When the formation changed, Moback stood alone at the front, stopping every step and slowly approaching the bottom of the skeleton. The others fanned out to follow, with Saff and Macajron on both sides, and the others in the middle, always in harmony with each other. He stayed five meters apart, which was the optimal reaction distance.

But it was obvious that he was overthinking it. There was no sign of anything unexpected happening until he reached the bottom of the skeleton, and everyone's senses were normal, indicating that it should be safe here.

"This is a rib." Standing next to the skeleton, Xiuer tried his best to raise his head. The height above the ground was eight meters. Including the part buried under the sand, this was just a rib. The size of this creature when it was alive …

"Moria, send me up." Xiu Er suddenly rushed towards Moreia, borrowed strength from her raised arm, leaped high flexibly, lightly landed on the top of the ribs, and stepped firmly on the bones the cutting edge.

As soon as he went up, Xiuer was obviously stunned for a moment. He thought for a moment without saying a word, and then slid down along the ribs. The expression on his face was indescribably strange.

"Incomplete collection of information, Macajeron." Xiuer shook his head with a half-smile, "Come on, come with me, there are more interesting things over there."

"Boss, I'm here to check Heisha, not to collect information, okay, okay, I know I'm wrong, I just watched from a distance, and didn't collect information comprehensively." Knowing that he was wrong, Maka Jaylen just muttered a few words casually, and then Mo Buck kicked him from behind and followed Shuer's footsteps.

It was indeed more interesting here, because after walking a few hundred meters and bypassing a sand dune, what everyone saw was an obvious man-made structure, yes, five houses.

The shape of the black houses are all four-sided cones. I don’t know how big they are because most of them are buried under the sand. Only the top of the cone is about three meters above the sand surface, but judging from the distance between the cone tips, , the side length of each house should not exceed 30 meters.

Looking at the five strange houses from a distance, Xiure walked slowly with his eyes closed. He hesitated for a while, then suddenly opened his eyes: "Kelly, pick one, don't ask why, just pick any one."

"Ah?" The female priest, who had always been calm and emotionless, actually showed an expression of surprise and looked at Xiure blankly.

"Pick whatever you want, quick."

"Then... let's take this one." Kelly pointed to the building closest to everyone.

"Very good, everyone, the alert level has been raised to four, and we are ready to start inspecting the buildings." Shuer ordered loudly, "Judging from the integrity, it is obvious that these buildings can withstand sandstorms, and the main body should be ten meters below the sand surface. , find a way to get inside, if possible, rest here during the day, and search nearby by the way."

"Moria, Mia, you two stay here with Kelly to take care of them. Wait, let's change the selection. Saff and Moria will stay, and Mia will follow. It's still the same, you two watch separately. Just listen, and if you see signs of a sandstorm, immediately enter the building to take shelter.”

"clear."

"Start preparations and take action in 30 seconds." He checked the combat supplies on his body to ensure that all equipment was in the best condition.

"There is no entrance. Moback is going to forcefully break the wall. Mia, is there a way to temporarily prevent the sand from entering after the wall is broken, but people from outside can come in?"

"It's easy, but it only lasts two hours."

"That's enough, prepare the spell."

"Boss, there is no need to break through the wall. I can see that there is a secret door at the top. It should be a reserved emergency passage."

"The best thing is that you go and open the door, and Moback comes with him." Shuer ordered one by one in an orderly manner, "Let's go, we will guard you later. Kelly, the three of you should not be too far apart. Make sure you are within five meters of the building." .Okay, now take action.”

(End of this chapter)