pjbooks Chapter 137 The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware that the oriole has already entered its shadow!
Chapter 137 The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware that the oriole has already entered its shadow!
King of the Sands?
A king-level beast?
really!
Chen Yifan hid in the shadows, his arms clasped together.
Unconsciously, she lightly tapped her chin with her fingertips.
All of this seems to be a meticulously planned trap.
The so-called "black box" of the Qilin Group was, from beginning to end, just a bait.
A lure to entice these greedy people to their deaths.
The lone wolf's true objective is something else entirely.
His only goal has always been that rare job change card.
Now it seems unclear whether these two things are in the same place.
The team advanced another five kilometers.
The air began to become hot and dry.
More and more huge animal bones began to appear in the surrounding sand. The white skeletons were half-buried under the yellow sand, covered with signs of gnawing.
Stop.
Suddenly, the lone wolf at the front raised his hand.
The footsteps of the entire group came to an abrupt halt, and everyone seemed to be nailed to the spot, their nerves stretched to the limit.
"Ahead lies the hunting grounds of the 'Desert Predators'."
The lone wolf pointed ahead, where the sand had taken on an eerie dark red hue.
He turned around, his one eye sweeping over the tense faces, his voice devoid of any emotion.
"Everyone, set up defensive positions where you are."
"Remember, no matter what you see or encounter, hold this position to the death. Anyone who dares to retreat a single step..."
He paused, his chilling killing intent almost solidifying.
"Did you see the 'trackers' on your wrists?"
Everyone instinctively looked at their wrists.
The lone wolf grinned, revealing a set of gleaming white teeth; his smile was cruel.
"This is no ordinary tracker!"
"I've reset its location area. As long as you don't leave here, it'll be a normal tracker."
"But what if someone tries to escape, or dismantle it..."
"They will all immediately—"
He mouthed the word "explosion," a silent sound that was more terrifying than any other.
After saying that, he led the hooded man and the scarred man away from the main group without looking back.
They quickly made their way to a sand dune on the flank.
They quickly disappeared from everyone's sight.
Dead silence.
After a brief silence, the crowd erupted in chaos.
"Holy shit!"
A burly man was the first to start cursing.
"Damn it! They're using us as bait!"
"What do we do? Run?" The person next to me was trembling, their face filled with despair. "He said the tracker will explode!"
Everyone's face turned deathly pale instantly, staring intently at their wrists.
Some people didn't believe it and ran away with a roar.
He had just sprinted a hundred meters.
boom!
A cloud of blood mist suddenly exploded, and bits of flesh mixed with yellow sand rained down on everyone.
The strong smell of blood gripped everyone's throats.
Someone else tried to pry the tracking device off the wrist with a dagger.
The tip of the knife just touched the outer shell, prying open a small gap.
Another dull, loud bang.
The man didn't even have time to let out a scream before his upper body vanished into thin air.
Fear, like the most vile plague, spread wildly in the hearts of the survivors.
Until, a ruthless person stepped forward!
He stared intently at his left wrist, his eyes filled with madness, and suddenly drew his sword, slashing it down hard at his wrist.
puff!
Blood gushed out like a torrent.
The man screamed and, taking advantage of the moment before the bomb detonated, rushed away without looking back, quickly disappearing into the yellow sand.
The remaining people watched the ruthless man's disappearing figure, then looked at their own wrists, their eyes filled with struggle and madness.
"That bastard, Lone Wolf!"
Rattlesnake's pretty face turned ashen, and she spat fiercely.
"He tricked me!"
Luo Tian glanced at his wrist.
That's it?
He sensed something was wrong when he received the item yesterday.
That very night, they replaced the core components inside for him and Chen Yifan.
but……
Now is not the time to expose ourselves.
He immediately moved closer to the rattlesnake, putting on a convincing act with a face full of panic:
"Boss, what do we do? Are we doomed? I don't want my hand cut off..."
The rattlesnake glanced at him, its eyes cold and piercing.
"If you're afraid of dying, get lost! If you want to live, pull yourself together!"
Her alluring eyes held an unprecedented solemnity.
The lone wolf wouldn't just let them stay here for no reason...
Just then.
rustling... rustling...
A strange friction sound came from all directions.
At first it was slight, like the wind rustling through the sand dunes.
In an instant, the sound became dense and loud, as if tens of thousands of beetles were digging frantically towards them from underground!
The earth began to tremble.
"The explosion was so loud it attracted something!" A perception-based professional screamed, his face drained of color. "Underground! Countless! They're here!"
next second.
The sand beneath their feet suddenly bulged upwards like boiling water, forming countless sandbags!
puff!puff!puff!
One by one, ferocious monsters resembling a combination of scorpions and centipedes burst forth from the sand!
Their carapace is dark red, almost blending into the sand. Their tails are covered with bony spikes that shimmer with a ghostly green light, and their densely packed compound eyes emit a bloodthirsty red glow.
Desert predator!
The level is not high, only level 45.
But their numbers...
Looking around, the entire sandy area had been transformed into a red ocean of monsters!
No fewer than three thousand!
"Let's do it!"
Someone roared, and various skill lights instantly tore through the darkness.
This was a siege with no suspense whatsoever.
A red tide of monsters swept in from all directions, instantly engulfing the hastily constructed stronghold of the survivors.
Screams, roars, explosions, and the sound of shells shattering mingled together.
A fire mage had just unleashed a [Flame Storm] spell.
The sand beneath their feet suddenly collapsed.
Seven or eight predators emerged from the ground, their sharp pincers instantly tearing him into pieces.
"Don't fucking panic! Back to back! Shrink the defenses!"
The rattlesnake's sound is shrill.
The long whip in his hand danced in afterimages, each strike accompanied by a piercing sound, cracking the carapaces of any approaching predators.
Luo Tian also displayed an astonishing will to survive.
He kept pulling out various metal objects from his backpack—high-voltage electric fences, acid spiders, freezing bombs—using a variety of methods to desperately try and survive among the beasts.
"Boss! We can't hold on any longer! We can't kill all of these!"
Luo Tian cried out in agony.
"Shut up!"
Rattlesnake lashed out with its whip, sending a predator that was lunging at Luo Tian flying, and coldly shouted.
"The Lone Wolf isn't after us! He just wants to use us to stall these guys! If we can hold out until he finishes his business, then we'll have a chance to survive!"
That being said, everyone knows that this is self-deception.
Even if a lone wolf finishes his business, he's unlikely to come back to save them, his abandoned foes.
The defense line is being rapidly eroded.
At this moment, one kilometer away.
Hidden behind a sand dune, the lone wolf coldly observes the carnage through his psionic device.
"The taste of flesh and blood is truly wonderful," the hooded man sighed contentedly. "The 'King of the Sands' should be lured out soon."
"We don't have much time left."
The lone wolf's gaze was fixed intently on the distance.
"Once it leaves the nest, you must retrieve what's inside as quickly as possible. Otherwise, we'll all die."
"Don't forget what you promised me. I only want the Qilin Group's 'black box'!"
"Don't worry." The hooded man chuckled hoarsely. "The Holy Church has been preparing for this day for ten years."
Holy Church?
Chen Yifan, lurking in the shadow of the lone wolf, memorized this word.
Just then, the situation on the battlefield suddenly changed!
Roar--!
A deafening roar came from the depths of the earth!
The sound waves, like a tangible impact, caused the entire sandy area to tremble violently!
The frenzied desert predators on the battlefield suddenly froze, as if they had encountered a king, and they all prostrated themselves on the ground, trembling.
"They're here!"
A fierce light burst forth from the lone wolf's single eye.
Rumble!
Suddenly, a huge sand dune with a diameter of over 100 meters rose up in the distant sea of sand, and the next second, it exploded with a roar!
A massive, terrifying shadow, so large it inspired despair, slowly rose from the ground.
That was a giant sand sea predator, comparable in size to a hill!
Its carapace is a deep, dark gold, as if cast from gold.
Each time the eight giant claws opened and closed, they brought with them a sharp whistling sound that tore through the air.
The scythe-like barb at its tail gleamed with a sinister purple light, a sign of deadly poison.
The most terrifying thing is its head, which is covered with hundreds of scarlet compound eyes, each of which projects a chaotic and frenzied killing intent.
【King of the Sands - Karamon (King-level)】
[Rank: Lv.78]
[Status: Enraged]
Every survivor on the battlefield trembled with fear the moment they saw this colossal creature.
It’s over.
This was their last thought.
"Now! Let's do it!"
The lone wolf growled.
The hooded man beside him hesitated no longer.
His body instantly transformed into a streak of black smoke that moved swiftly close to the ground.
At an unbelievable speed.
It shot towards the giant hole from which the King of the Sand Sea burst forth from the earth!
At the very moment he set off.
For a fleeting moment, the shadow of the hooded man overlapped with that of the lone wolf.
An almost imperceptible fluctuation quietly separated from beneath the lone wolf's feet.
Like a drop of ink blending into the night.
Silently, it slipped into the shadow of the hooded man.