Versatile Mage: Undying Fire

Chapter 94: Roasted Sand Howling Tiger
Lin Ran's rash proposal was rejected by Lingling without hesitation.

So Lin Ran could only follow the crowd and move forward slowly.

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This long Shawang River is filled with a kind of horrifying creatures, they are the white sand demon soldiers. Standing on the raised Gobi desert and looking forward, it is a sunken dry land.

Although it is called a river, it looks more like a sea to everyone, slowly sinking along the continental shelf. It is filled with a lot of fine white mud and sand. The thickness of the mud and sand varies, and it looks like a waving white ocean from a distance.

"Didn't they say that there are white sand demon soldiers everywhere here? Why can't I see any?" Zhang Xiaohou shielded the sunlight from above with his hands and said in a gazing posture.

The group of people also had the same question in their minds. The view here was quite wide and they could see the white mud and sand several kilometers away. There was nothing moving in the mud and sand, and except for a thin layer of white sand waves that were blown up occasionally, there was no movement at all.

At this time, Lingling took out a worthless organ of the Sand Howling Tiger from the package. She handed it to Zhang Xiaohou beside her and said, "Here, throw it far away."

Zhang Xiaohou caught the internal organs and threw them far into the Shawang River with all his strength. Suddenly, layers of mud and sand waves exploded in the calm white sand.

In the sand waves, half-giant demons that were up to three meters tall and holding sand-turning long swords stood up. They neatly surrounded the bloody internal organs, and after observing them vigilantly, they quickly turned into grains of fine white sand and scattered all over the Shawang River.

The whole process took only a few seconds. From a calm white sandy land to suddenly forty or fifty giants with white long swords emerging, and then the sandy land returned to its previous calmness, leaving everyone stunned.

"It's just a small internal organ, but so many creatures came out all of a sudden. If our group goes over there, there will definitely be a large army of white sand demon soldiers appearing." Zhang Xiaohou said in astonishment.

Mo Fan and Zhao Manyan kept nodding their heads. They were almost frightened to death.

Fortunately, I didn't step in directly, otherwise who knows how many white sand demon soldiers would suddenly rush out from the surroundings.

Lin Ran touched his chin and said, "Even if I burn them with fire, I can't do anything if these creatures dive into the depths of the Shawang River for hundreds of meters. It seems that Lingling is still the old Taoist."

"We'll set up camp by the river today and rest. It's getting dark, so it won't be too late to set off tomorrow morning." Lingling said, then looked at Lin Ran, who was holding Ye Xinxia with a little pride, and then put his little paw on Ye Xinxia's chest.

Lin Ran was confused by Lingling's series of actions. Why did Lingling act like a lecherous old man?
Afterwards, everyone started to set up camp. When it came to camping efficiency, no one could compare to Zhang Xiaohou.

This guy is like a chicken with blood. He has endless energy every day and seems to be very passionate about everything he does.

While everyone was resting, Zhang Xiaohou had already neatly set up the tents for everyone to rest. There were two tents in total, one for men and one for women.

Lin Ran walked over to Ye Xinxia, ​​touched her hair and said, "Are you tired?"

Ye Xinxia shook her head. Everything today was very interesting to her.

"These White Sand Demon Soldiers seem to just want to protect their territory. They are not as violent as the Sand Howling Tigers. I can appease them. So, as long as nothing unexpected happens tomorrow, we can avoid disturbing the White Sand Demon Soldiers." Xinxia smiled.

Lin Ran saw the tiny beads of sweat on her forehead, and he still felt pity for her. However, he could tell that she was in a very happy mood, because she had never been to such a place before, and had never fought alongside him.

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Night fell quickly.

The temperature difference between day and night in the Gobi Desert is very large. When the last trace of warmth in the land fades away, the cold comes quietly.

Several girls had already gone to sleep in the tent, and the remaining men were responsible for taking turns to keep watch.

Mo Fan and Lin Ran were in charge of the second half of the night. When they woke up, they felt like they were in another world. The coldness accompanied by the unprotected wind blew on their bodies, cutting their skin like a knife.

Mo Fan lit a ball of fire and threw it on the ground to form a small bonfire.

Lin Ran and Mo Fan chatted from time to time. After about half an hour, Mo Fan suddenly heard some movement in the distance.

Although Mo Fan had a certain degree of night vision, the sky was filled with fine white sand and visibility was very low.

Mo Fan looked at Lin Ran and said, "Go wake up Zhang Xiaohou and have him stay in the tent. Let's go see what happened."

Lin Ran nodded and woke up Zhang Xiaohou.

There were sounds like footsteps in the distance. The sounds seemed to be overlapping, and I didn't know how many creatures were running wildly in this Gobi desert.

Soon Mo Fan arrived at a raised stone wall. He did not rush over rashly. He hid his body in a crack in the stone wall and looked forward. The view in front of him was not blocked by the white sand. Under the moonlight, he could clearly see a small group of sand tigers running wildly on the ground not far away.

At this time, Lin Ran also came to Mo Fan.

Lin Ran heard the deafening roars of the Sand Roaring Tigers, and the ground shook continuously under his footsteps.

Looking further ahead, I saw a group of mage hunters fleeing for their lives. They looked terrified.

There are seven Sand Howling Tigers in total, and this group of hunting mages is having a hard time.

Under the moonlight, Mo Fan could clearly see two of the hunters: the mean woman with dark yellow skin and the captain with black beard.

At this time, they were already in a panic and had no choice but to flee towards the Shawang River.

Before long, they had stepped into the white mud of the Shawang River, but they did not dare to stop and ran for about four or five hundred meters.

The sand tigers that had been chasing them all the time suddenly stopped at the riverside. They stood at the edge of the river and although they wanted to swallow the human mages very much, they did not dare to chase them any further. They stared at them, agitated, with a feeling of regret and anger as if a duck had flown away from their mouth.

Mo Fan was just wondering why these ferocious sand tigers suddenly gave up the chase when suddenly a horrifying scene appeared in the Sand River. Mo Fan was stunned and his scalp went numb! !
In an instant, rows of white sand demon soldiers rose from the white sand, and the sand-transformed swords in their hands chopped at the group of hunters...

There were shrill screams from the group of people, and they instantly turned into blood flying all over the sky!

The three-meter-tall white sand demon soldiers transformed from white mud have been arranged into four or five rows. They have surrounded the pair of hunting mages who broke into the Shawang River.

Then, rows and rows of huge white sand knives fell down one after another. These sand knives were not like normal weapons. Their blades were extremely blunt. After they were chopped down, they completely smashed the hunters into pieces.

So, flesh and blood flew everywhere!
The moonlight was bluish-white, and the entire Shawang River was off-white, so the bright red smears on the ground looked even more eye-catching and creepy!
Mo Fan stared with his eyes wide open. Although he had no intention of helping them at all, these people were dying too quickly. Their magic defenses were not weak, but they were simply unable to withstand the swords and axes of so many White Sand Demon Soldiers!
The defense was shattered in an instant, and the screams still echoed in the empty desert, extremely sad!
“Oh my god!” At this moment, Zhao Manyan’s cry came from behind Mo Fan.

Lin Ran turned around and found that everyone had woken up from the tent.

Xinxia and Chenying both covered their mouths, their big watery eyes widened to the extreme, obviously they also saw what happened just now.

The horror of the Shawang River was far beyond their imagination. It felt like an ordinary person jumping into a river full of ferocious sharks, being torn to pieces in an instant and unable to resist.

“How about we just treat this trip to Dunhuang as a tour and then go back to wherever we need to go?” Zhao Manyan said with his scalp tingling and his limbs going weak.

Zhao Manyan knew from the secret scroll that the Shawang River was the most notorious forbidden area in Dunhuang. Countless hunter mages had lost their lives here. But after seeing it with his own eyes today, Zhao Manyan felt the trembling of his soul. If the previous team of hunter mages had not been chased by a group of sand tigers for some reason, they would probably be the ones to experience the journey to the underworld of the sand soldiers' sword formation tomorrow.

"We... we have Xinxia here, right? We shouldn't be as miserable as them." Even a bold man like Zhang Xiaohou couldn't speak clearly.

Chen Ying and Xin Xia were silent for a long time. After all, it would take them some time to adjust to such a bloody scene. After a while, Chen Ying stared at Xin Xia and said, "Can your mind magic really calm these demon soldiers? If something goes wrong, won't we all end up like them?"

Xinxia thought for a while before nodding seriously and whispered, "The blood-stained white sand demon soldiers are very irritable. If we pass through this area, we will definitely be in danger. But as long as we go through the areas that are not stained with blood, I can guarantee that they will not attack us."

“But even so, I still feel a little scared. If something unexpected happens, we’ll all be stuck here,” Zhao Manyan said in a cold voice.

At this time, Lingling looked at the two cowards with disdain and said calmly, "Those idiots dug their own graves by alarming seven sand tigers, and they even rushed into the Sand River without knowing whether to live or die. If they fight the Sand Tigers to the death, they may have a chance to escape, but stepping into the Sand River with such a big noise is no different from jumping into hell. As long as we act carefully, and with Sister Xinxia's psychic magic protecting us, it will be no different from crossing a dry river."

At this time, Xinxia also recovered from her panic. She said confidently, "Then we will follow the plan and there will be no problems. But everyone must remember that you must not use any magic in the Sand River without my permission. Once the aura of destructive magic fluctuates, these white sand demon soldiers will subconsciously attack us, and the situation will get out of control at that time."

Zhao Manyan and Chen Ying both nodded. They also knew that it was unrealistic to use their own strength to fight against the demon soldiers of Shawang River, but as long as there was a spiritual mage, everything would be fine.

Suddenly Lingling saw Lin Ran jumping far away. She was surprised at first at Lin Ran’s jumping ability, and then she saw seven Sand Howling Tigers rushing towards Lin Ran.

"Aren't you going to take action?" Chen Ying was holding earth magic, looking ready to attack at any time.

"Don't worry, this guy is fine." Zhao Manyan said.

Mo Fan nodded, and the next second everyone saw a gorgeous star map appear around Lin Ran and then form a constellation, followed by flaming petals falling from the sky.

The Sand Tigers were burned to ashes as soon as they touched the petals, and then the petals fell into the Sand River.

The rioting white sand demon soldiers were turned into debris in an instant. Lin Ran stepped into the Shawang River. He put his hand on the sand, and then Lin Ran felt that these white sand demon soldiers were diving deeper into the Shawang River, as if they were frightened by Lin Ran's magic.

Lin Ran sighed. He wanted to collect the souls of the Baisha demon soldiers, but it seemed like there was no hope.

Lin Ran rubbed his head and walked back to the others. Lingling said, "Let's go and rest."

After saying this, Lingling kicked Lin Ran's calf, as if to warn Lin Ran not to do such things again.

Chen Ying looked at Lin Ran, and then said: "I didn't expect that you are both high-level mages. This is a bit surprising."

Lin Ran smiled.

Afterwards, everyone went to rest. Because the weather was a bit cold, the Dark Wolf was used as a heater by the girls. Leaning on the Dark Wolf, the girls did not feel cold.

Lin Ran sat outside the tent to keep watch.

Mo Fan took out a beer and threw it in front of Lin Ran and said, "Have a drink."

Lin Ran picked it up and took a sip. Then he suddenly wanted to eat barbecue. Once this thought came out, Lin Ran couldn't stop it. Lin Ran stood up and said, "I'm going to pee."

Mo Fan looked at Lin Ran and didn't say anything. He could guess that Lin Ran was not going to pee, but he didn't know what he was going to do specifically.

Just like that ten minutes later.

Lin Ran came back carrying a huge Sand Howling Tiger. Mo Fan saw that Lin Ran handled the Sand Howling Tiger's body very skillfully and put the meat on a plate in no time.

Mo Fan swallowed and said, "Let's eat barbecue. I haven't eaten Sand Howling Tiger yet... I remember I brought some beer and snacks."

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