It was inevitable to feel uncomfortable when we first entered the desert, but the next few days were calm, and everyone soon got used to it.
Only the temperature was a little too high, which caused the water consumption to be faster than expected. Fortunately, it was only half a day's journey from the oasis, so as long as we got there, we could replenish it in time.
The paper sword still stayed in mid-air, and he didn't know if it was Qin Bai's illusion. He always felt that the wind and sand in the desert were gradually getting stronger.
He asked Zheng Laocai, and although the other party also noticed something strange, the desert had changed greatly during this period, and his experience didn't seem to be of much use anymore.
Qin Bai didn't worry too much. He ate and drank when he should, and the iced Coke never left his hand.
After all, his check-in task has been completed and he can leave at any time. Moreover, with the points mall there, there will be no shortage of resources at all.
Wang Sheng kept comparing the details on the map, trying to find the hiding place of the bandits.
The faces of the rest of the people were more or less nervous. The desolate desert can indeed make people anxious without realizing it.
"We're almost there, that's the first oasis."
Zheng Laocai breathed a sigh of relief. He pointed to the sand dunes in the distance. As long as he crossed over, he could see a sparkling small lake, and beside the lake were poplar trees unique to the desert.
Everyone cheered up and headed in the direction pointed to. After more than half an hour's journey, they finally arrived at their destination.
More than a dozen Populus euphratica trees have shrunk to some extent, which may be caused by the intense sunlight.
The water level of the lake has also dropped a lot. If the weather remains so hot, you will be able to see the river bed in more than half a month.
When everyone arrived at the oasis, they found that the scene in front of them was unexpected, and everyone couldn't help but be a little stunned.
Many human corpses could be seen on the ground. The flesh and blood had been removed, leaving only numerous white bones. Covered by wind and sand, they were not discovered until they got closer.
There were some rags and scraps of clothing on the bones, and the characteristics of the bandits could be seen. They had been dead for some time.
The word "demon" popped up in their minds. For the border patrol, this situation was not good or bad, but at least the bandit trouble was eliminated and there was no need to look for traces of the sand bandits.
Wang Sheng and Pang Yong got together and made a plan. They planned to return to Jinshawan. It was too dangerous to continue going deep into the desert.
Qin Bai was not very afraid of monsters, but the eldest brother came all the way to the desert, and the sand bandits turned into boxes on the ground.
He knelt down to examine the bones, and weighed a leg bone. Unexpectedly, he thought he was about to select ingredients.
Mr. Zheng came to his side and couldn't help but ask: "These should be human bones, right?"
"What's the matter, are you interested in making soup?" Qin Bai used both hands to break the leg bone into two halves.
Mr. Zheng swallowed and said with a smile: "No, I'm just curious."
Qin Bai ignored him and continued to rummage through the bones, and soon found something.
The flesh and blood on the white bones were all cut off by sharp claws. Not surprisingly, it was done by the lizard demon, but the demon usually eats meat directly with its mouth, and cutting the meat is more like feeding something.
Just when Qin Bai was lost in thought, the donkey suddenly trotted over and nuzzled him with his head.
"What's wrong, Brother Donkey?"
The donkey brayed a few times, and then looked towards the lake with its head.
Qin Bai could understand the meaning of Donkey's words. He immediately turned his head, and then the system prompt sounded.
[Ferocious Beast in the Lake]: Food hunters eat everything. Reward: Sign-in time - 8, points 30
Indeed, as I expected, this oasis is not that simple.
The instincts of beasts are indeed much sharper than those of humans. The soldiers wanted to take their horses to the lake to drink water, but the latter did not dare to come close at all.
Suddenly there were some waves on the originally calm lake, and then the water splash began to get bigger.
Several soldiers who were preparing to approach the water source also felt something strange and quickly moved away from the lake.
He Wu was the closest to the lake. He was stunned for a moment. When he was about to ask about the situation, a huge shadow suddenly pressed down behind him.
It was an extremely large crocodile. The exposed half of its body was probably four to five meters long, and its huge mouth was enough to swallow an ordinary person directly.
The giant crocodile's eyes are red, and one can tell that it usually eats blood, so it has a tendency to turn into a monster.
As soon as it was revealed, the entire lake became turbulent, and several water birds parked on it fled in embarrassment.
The terrifying aura was like a thousand kilograms of weight pressing down on He Ku's body. He couldn't move at all and was about to be swallowed by the giant crocodile.
At this time, Qin Bai, the only one who was not affected, ran away from Gulai. He didn't know when a big hammer appeared in his hand, and every step he stepped on would cause the sand to fly away.
Why bother? As the chief sommelier, a leek among leeks, Qin Bai would naturally not watch the other party die.
The giant crocodile, which had been hungry for a long time, couldn't wait to eat its prey. Suddenly, its head hurt and a hammer hit it hard.
The thick scales were broken open, and even the bones were dented. The giant crocodile was so severely injured that its ferocity was aroused, and it immediately bit Qin Bai.
But Qin Bai just calmly stretched out an arm and actually supported his upper and lower jaws, but he was choked by the fishy breath.
Wang Sheng and others who had seen his combat power had a mediocre reaction, but Pang Yong and the others were speechless. Thinking of the previous confrontation, they couldn't help but break into a cold sweat.
Qin Bai simply threw the big hammer not far away, and beat the giant crocodile with a pair of iron fists until his head was covered with blood.
Even monsters are no match for him, let alone larger animals.
When he got closer, he saw that the eyes of the giant crocodile were filled with tears.
The giant crocodile obviously wanted to retreat and struggled to swim back into the lake. The color of the lake was faintly dyed red by its blood.
And Qin Bai didn't stop him, he just stood on the shore with a smile on his face, not knowing what he was thinking in his heart.
After a while, everyone dared to approach the lake, but they were still a little frightened.
Wang Sheng came to him and wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked, "Brother Qin, why didn't you take action to kill the monster?"
"This is not a monster. Although it is huge, there is no trace of monster aura."
Qin Bai stared at the lake and said that the giant beast in the lake seemed to be specially raised here, and the lizard demon's previous attack on the border patrol was probably to feed it.
"Then...why doesn't Brother Qin continue to take action?" Wang Sheng looked at the lake with lingering fear, fearing that the giant crocodile would crawl out of it and attack him.
"You take your water, this animal won't dare to do anything wrong, and I..."
Qin Bai took out the rice fishing rod, exuding a sharp edge.
"Since it's a fish in the lake, it's natural to use conventional means."
