The group of people walked in the desert for five consecutive days with the scorching sun above their heads. They were all sweating profusely and severely exhausted, but they still did not get out of the desert.
"We're not going to die trapped here, are we?"
Liu Jinwen touched his withered belly, opened his white-skinned mouth and said in despair.
There is no other way. Now they can only use up their physical strength to move forward. They also need to eat and replenish water like mortals. Otherwise, they will starve to death or die of thirst if they can't get out of the desert.
When he thought of this kind of death, even Liu Jinwen, who had taken drugs and injected water to practice to the late stage of Jindan, couldn't accept that he died in such a useless way.
"It's too late to regret it now. It's better to say less and save your energy to take two more steps."
Chen Guang advised him to stop talking nonsense. They had been gone for five days and it would take another five days to go back. What's more, the entrance and exit of Wuya Secret Realm has been closed. After two years, outsiders like them will be automatically thrown out of the secret realm. Even if you want to It's impossible to stay in there without leaving.
No matter how desperate he was, Liu Jinwen knew that his senior brother was right and could only move forward in silence.
But he still couldn't help but curse in his heart, what a bullshit secret place, nothing but sand was sand. Now he didn't want to pray for any natural treasures. At least give him a sip of water. His throat was almost smoking now.
Just when I was thinking about when I could drink water or eat meat, I saw Taoist Brother Ni who was walking in the front and stopped.
Is it time to take a rest? Liu Jinwen, who was thirsty, hungry and tired, was just about to sit down when he heard Zhuzhu say: "Something is wrong ahead, everyone, be careful."
Generally, caution also means entering a state of preparation for war.
No matter how tired the other six people were, they clenched their fists and looked straight ahead.
As for why they fight with bare hands, it is of course because their natal magic weapons and other magic weapons are either in the Dantian or in the storage ring. Without spiritual power, they cannot take them out, so they can only fight with their fists.
In fact, even if the natal magic weapon is in hand and has no spiritual power, it can only be used as a mortal soldier, and it will not exert much power.
"Fellow Daoist Ni, what's wrong ahead?"
Chen Guang took two steps forward and almost fought side by side with Zhuzhu.
Also setting off at the same time were Ni Sifeng and Ni's father. As for Ji Chongli, he was pulled to the back of the team by Ni Sifeng.
"There seemed to be something moving under the sand dunes two miles ahead. I just saw the sand falling off."
Since her consciousness cannot be released externally, Zhuzhu can only rely on her own eyes and ears to pay attention to what's going on around her.
Five days had made her trained eyes and ears sharper than before.
"Should we go there and take a look, or should we take a detour?" Cui Xinyin asked.
"I'm afraid it's too late."
Ni Sifeng sighed, "Those things are here."
Her ears were very keen, and after Zhuzhu finished speaking, she heard what seemed to be many small bug-like things squirming under the sand in front of her.
And those little bugs were heading in the direction where they were, and their speed was getting faster and faster.
Ni Sifeng didn't bother to say anything and directly punched the small sandbag that suddenly appeared not far ahead.
"Puff——"
Something like a cracking sound sounded under Ni Sifeng's fist. Everyone turned to look and realized that what Ni Sifeng had beaten to death was actually a third-level red scorpion.
"It's okay, it's okay, it's just a third-level red scorpion."
Cui Xinyin patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief. Even if they didn't have spiritual power now, they still had an advantage based on their physical strength.
"Don't be happy too early."
Although Zhuzhu's ears were not as sharp as her sister's, she had a strong sense of crisis. She noticed something was wrong almost immediately. Those red scorpions were not just one or two, but tens of thousands, and they were coming from under the sand dunes in dense numbers.
Although they are not very strong, their numbers are so terrifying that even grinding them can kill them.
Not to mention that they don't have much physical strength now, and they are likely to die under the siege of these red scorpions.
"My sister and I will take the lead first. You should take a break and replace us later."
After Zhuzhu finished speaking, she stretched out her fist and walked towards the red scorpion that emerged from the sand in front of her.
Wherever her fist passed, four to five red scorpions died under her fist at the same time.
Ni Sifeng on the other side did not give in too much. The two sisters cooperated back to back and killed thousands of third-level red scorpions in less than an hour.
Seeing the two of them gradually losing strength, Ni's father and Ji Chongli stepped forward to replace them.
"Dad, hit them on the head and do it quickly."
Even though Zhuzhu couldn't muster any strength, she still didn't forget to turn around and tell her father.
Father Ni nodded. Even if he couldn't take full advantage of his ability to use talisman formations to attack, he was still slightly stronger than Chen Guang and others.
He and Ji Chongli cooperated quite well. Although the two of them were stung a few times by red scorpions, they did not suffer any fatal injuries.
The two of them killed six to seven hundred level three red scorpions in an hour.
But the remaining red scorpions still emerged densely from the sand below. The red scorpions they killed were nothing compared to the red scorpions that emerged again.
Chen Guang and the others stepped forward to replace Ni's father and Ji Chongli who were tired.
There is no way, they are now blocked by dense red scorpions in front of them. If they want to move forward, they must deal with all these red scorpions.
"This can't go on like this." Even if Father Ni retreated to rest, he still couldn't help but worry, "We don't have water or food, and we can't replenish much physical strength just by resting. Not to mention, it will also increase the consumption of our physical energy. It is very likely that we will not die in this group of people." Under the siege of the Red Scorpions, he died from the loss of physical energy."
When Zhuzhu heard her father's words, she looked at the red scorpions whose heads were beaten to death, with their tawny brains bleeding all over the floor.
To be honest, looking at the dead red scorpions was so disgusting that even though she was so hungry that she would stick to her back, Zhuzhu never thought of eating them.
But they thought that if they didn't eat it, they might really die trapped here, and Zhuzhu, who had lived on the earth for eighteen years, knew that scorpion meat was extremely nutritious, containing protein needed by the human body, and also had some medicinal value. , but it is also slightly toxic and cannot be eaten in large quantities.
But at this time, those trace amounts of toxins were negligible to them, whose bodies were a hundred times stronger than ordinary people. Instead, they urgently needed those proteins to replenish the energy their bodies needed.
So Zhuzhu gritted her teeth, stood up, and took the lead in picking up a dead red scorpion, peeling the shell and digging out the flesh. Then she endured the nausea and stuffed it into her mouth. She chewed it twice before swallowing it without tasting much. .
Because her movements were done in one go, neither Ni Sifeng nor Ni's father had time to stop her.
"You...you...aren't you afraid of being poisoned?" Ni Sifeng didn't even know what to say.
Only Ji Chongli, a silly Baitian, swallowed his saliva and asked Zhuzhu: "Is it delicious?"
After eating a red scorpion meat, Zhuzhu regained a lot of strength and nodded against her will: "It's delicious, very delicious."
So delicious!
No matter how delicious the meat is, it doesn’t have any seasonings or is eaten raw with blood and brains, it’s not that good. If you don’t have any other choice, you will probably die if you don’t eat it. When you first eat it, Zhuzhu was so disgusted by the fishy smell that she wanted to vomit.
But in order to survive, she still endured it.
"Really? Then I'll have a taste too."
The simple Ji Chongli believed Zhuzhu's words, so he got up and picked up a few dead red scorpions. He imitated Zhuzhu's actions just now, peeled the shells and dug out the flesh, and then eagerly stuffed them into his mouth.
"vomit--"
"vomit--"
Two voices sounded at the same time.
The difference is that one is vomiting and the other is retching.
It turned out that Ji Chongli knew he had been deceived as soon as he stuffed the raw red scorpion meat into his mouth.
Not only did he spit out the red scorpion meat he had just stuffed into his mouth, but he was so disgusted that he also spit out his own gall water.
But Zhuzhu was disgusted again because Ji Chongli's eating appearance brought back the bad memories she had just now.
Fortunately, her digestion function was good and she did not spit out the red scorpion meat she had just swallowed. Otherwise, if she had to eat it again in her mouth, she would go crazy.
Oh my god, I don’t feel how disgusting it is when I eat it, but how disgusting it is to watch others eat it.
Ji Chongli was even worse than Zhuzhu. Not only was he unable to fill his stomach, he was so disgusted that he vomited out his own bile, making him even more weak.
"Little Taoist Brother Ni, you...how can you lie to others, ugh——"
Even after spitting out bile, Ji Chongli still felt a strange smell of blood in his mouth, which was extremely nauseating.
"Who lied to you? It's really fresh. Look, I feel better after eating it. You are too delicate."
Zhuzhu refused to admit that she had just thought that everyone would share the joys and sorrows with her, and deliberately tricked this silly Baitian who came to the door of her own accord to have a taste.
Ni's father and Ni Sifeng were also dumbfounded, but they saw that Zhuzhu was fine after eating raw red scorpion meat, and they could also see with the naked eye that Zhuzhu's physical strength had returned to its peak, which showed that the red scorpion meat was very helpful for them to restore their physical strength.
The two of them were not hypocritical people. They each picked up a red scorpion, peeled off the shell, dug out the flesh and ate it.
Ji Chongli's stomach churned again as he watched, but he saw that the three of them, father and daughter, had eaten red scorpion meat to regain their strength and join the battle.
Ji Chongli was unwilling to lag behind others and hold everyone back. Even if it was too disgusting to eat, he still forced a third-level red scorpion meat into his mouth. He almost didn't chew it before forcing it to swallow it. , I almost choked myself to death.
Fortunately, he patted his chest vigorously to help swallow the red scorpion meat in his throat.
At this time, Ji Chongli also swore that after passing this level, he never wanted to see anything related to scorpions or scorpions in his life.
The three people who were replaced, Chen Guang, also looked bitter and resentful, and each ate some red scorpion meat to replenish their strength.
After the few people returned to their heyday, they killed all the red scorpions that appeared in less than two quarters of an hour before moving on.
But just in case, Zhuzhu asked everyone to bring a few dead red scorpions.
Even though no one wanted to eat the meat of red scorpions anymore, in order to get out of the desert alive, they still obeyed and carried a few of them around their waists.
Ji Chongli looked down at the red scorpion hanging under his waist and almost vomited it out in disgust.
In order not to spit out the red scorpion meat he had eaten before, he could only hold his head high and ignore the red scorpion hanging on his waist.
Eight days later, they were still wandering in the desert, but the only good thing was that they all listened to Zhuzhu's words and took the red scorpion with them, otherwise they would probably fall on the road again.
Every two or three days, they take out a red scorpion to eat, so everyone's physical strength is still strong and there is not much loss.
However, the red scorpion meat tied around their waists was finally eaten, and they could no longer find a way out or food. Several people were a little afraid that they would really die on the road this time.
So after walking for another day and encountering thousands of fourth-level gerbils, everyone not only did not feel scared or panicked, but instead excitedly raised their fists to greet them.
I have eaten all the scorpion meat. The plump gerbil meat is definitely more delicious and more nourishing than the red scorpion meat.
It would be better if there were flint and firewood.
While everyone was beating the gerbil hard with their fists, they were thinking about ten thousand ways to eat the gerbil.
Especially Ji Chongli, who had been languid for many days, was extremely excited this time, causing many more dead gerbils around him than other Jindan masters.
He just wanted to kill them quickly and eat the gerbil meat. No matter how unpalatable it was, it was still more delicious than red scorpion meat.
Ever since he ate the raw red scorpion, there was still an indescribable strange smell in his mouth. Ji Chongli just wanted to eat something else to wash away the strange smell.
This time, everyone came together and fought bloody battles for more than two hours. Before everyone's physical strength gave out, they finally killed nearly 10,000 fourth-level gerbils.
This time, Zhuzhu didn’t need to say anything, everyone took the initiative to pick up several gerbils and took them with them, and then each ate one alive on the spot.
The taste is actually not much better than red scorpion meat.
Fortunately, everyone has been living the life of drinking blood for a long time, so no matter how disgusting it is, they still grit their teeth and swallow it.
Of course, at the price of food and drink, I also gained many other things.
After eating the fourth-level gerbil, everyone felt that not only their physical strength had returned to its peak state, but their bodies were also much stronger than before.
Especially Zhuzhu, I feel that after going out this time, I should be able to break through the peak of the fifth level of "Star Transformation" and enter the sixth level.
Relying on the gerbil meat, they walked for more than half a month, and then encountered more than a thousand fifth-level sand crocodiles.
Although the number of these fifth-level sand crocodiles is much smaller than that of fourth-level gerbils, they are better than them because of their rough skin and thick flesh, and they also move at strange speeds.
Liu Jinwen was not careful and was almost swallowed by two or three fifth-level sand crocodiles that were as big as them. Fortunately, Chen Guang, who was standing next to him, reacted quickly and grabbed him in time to hide. Let the fifth-level sand crocodile pounce in vain.
Cui Xinyin, who was also weak, was almost bitten by a sand crocodile twice, but was saved once by Ji Chongli and Ni Sifeng respectively.
If Liu Jinwen and Cui Xinyin had spiritual power to use, these fifth-level sand crocodiles would naturally be no match for them.
But it is a pity that except for their physical constitution, they are no different from ordinary people.
And when it comes to the fifth-level sand crocodile, their physiques that are superior to mortals have no effect, so their fists cannot hurt the fifth-level sand crocodile at all. Even if they step forward, they will be killed.
With no other choice, Chen Guang had no choice but to let his junior brothers and sisters hide behind them.
Fortunately, Zhuzhu and the others didn't care so much, or in other words, they weren't the kind of narrow-minded people.
Moreover, Zhuzhu and the others also felt that it would be better to let Cui Xinyin and Liu Jinwen come forward to fight, and to distract themselves from protecting them, instead of leaving them behind to feel more at ease.
