The storm was full of dust and sand, and everything was completely invisible five meters away.
Even if you wear a helmet, the raging yellow sand will penetrate through the gaps in the helmet.
Xu Xin felt that as soon as he opened his mouth, he would eat yellow sand.
But he still couldn't help asking, "I say... ahem... we are now completely surrounded by yellow sand. Is this direction really correct?"
After he finished speaking, he couldn't help but spit.
Sure enough, it went into his mouth!
"You ask me, how should I know?" Xu Ying turned around and faced Xu Xin directly. With her back to the yellow sand, the oncoming yellow sand would at least not penetrate directly into the gap in the helmet used for vision. "You should ask your Silver King. It is moving now, and its speed has not decreased much."
In front of the two of them, Zhao Xiaochuan was already lying on top of the Silver King, with his entire body pressed against him.
He had even given up looking forward and relied entirely on the Silver King to move forward.
Xu Xin was a little speechless.
This guy just gave up.
But it is also true that since they cannot see anything more than five meters away, it is useless for them to keep staring at the violent sandstorm and the speed of two to three hundred kilometers ahead.
Moreover, because Xu Xin had a mount contract with the Silver King, even though the Silver King was now extremely fast, he was as steady as a rock. Apart from the annoying wind and sand blowing in his face, he did not have any problems to adapt to.
But Zhao Xiaochuan was different. This was his first time riding a wolf, and even at this speed, if he didn't lie down and hold on tightly to Silver King's wolf hair, Xu Xin was afraid that he would be thrown off.
It seems that it was the right thing to do not let him ride alone. Otherwise, if any emergency really happened, he would not be able to react in time given his condition.
Xu Ying in front of Xu Xin was much calmer. The Silver King was so fast that except for being a little excited at the beginning, she had now calmed down.
"Silver King! Are you sure your current direction is correct?" Xu Xin shouted in the wind and sand.
Now the sky is full of yellow sand, vision is completely blocked, and the purple-black beam of light can no longer be seen.
“Ah…” Just as the Silver King was about to open his mouth to scream, his mouth was blocked by the wind and sand, causing it to shut up on the spot, and even its speed was affected.
However, Xu Xin already knew its thoughts through its inner voice.
It said ok.
Xu Xin had no choice but to let it go.
Actually, before setting off, Xu Xin brought a compass, a must-have for going out, but…
The compass was of no use at all.
Once outside the World Tree, the compass that was supposed to point to the south began to shake wildly.
He originally thought that the compass could not be used because of the chaotic magnetic field in the area where they were. However, when he tried it here, the compass still could not work as it should.
Still pointing randomly.
Xu Xin has two speculations about this issue.
The first is that the World Tree can affect the surrounding magnetic field, rendering the compass unusable. After all, the only thing in common between the desert here and the jungle over there is a World Tree.
The second is...
There is a big problem with the Earth's magnetic field.
The expansion of the earth has caused the geomagnetic field to become disordered. The principle of the compass is to rely on the stable geomagnetic field of the earth to guide the direction. If the geomagnetic field is disordered, the compass will naturally become unusable.
Regardless of the possibility, the compass in his hand is now unable to determine the direction.
He thought that the purple-black beam of light that he had obtained before was enough to be used as a target, and it didn't matter whether the compass could be used or not.
But now the wind and sand have blocked it, and they can only rely on the guidance of the Silver King.
"Coco, do you think we're going in the right direction?" Xu Xin lowered his head and asked Coco, who was curled up in his arms, holding his big tail and burying her head in it.
"Hmm?" Coco poked out one eye from the hair of her tail, blinked in confusion, and then retracted her eye.
All right.
We can only rely on the Silver King.
However, Xu Xin was not too worried about going in the wrong direction.
Even if I get lost or go in the wrong direction, Xu Ying is here, so the worst that can happen is I can just teleport back.
What he was worried about now was the Silver King's speed.
This speed is too fast! And the current visible distance is only five meters!
If there is any obstacle ahead...
Although the desert is formed by the weathering of rocks and there are basically no whole stones, and it looked like undulating smooth sand dunes at a glance before, but at this speed and this visible distance, I am still a little worried.
Suddenly, a shadow appeared faintly in the yellow sand right in front of us!
The Silver King's speed was so fast that in just a moment, the shadow appeared within the visible range of Xu Xin and the others, which was within five meters!
It was a strange plant that was twisted like a braid!
Xu Xintong Kong suddenly shrank!
Before he could even utter a word, the Silver King slightly turned his body, passed sideways by the plant, and continued to move forward at full speed without any pause.
"I..." The Chinese quintessence that Xu Xin wanted to utter was blocked by the broken sand.
"What's wrong?" Xu Ying, who was facing Xu Xin and had been teasing Coco in his arms, raised her head.
Because she was facing away from the wind and sand, she could speak freely, but she also did not notice the strange plant that just flashed by.
"Uh... It's okay." Xu Xin felt cold sweat on his head.
The blown sand penetrated into his helmet without any holes, and some of it stuck to his forehead.
Just now... It was so thrilling!
I didn’t expect Silver King’s reaction to be so quick!
By the way, this scene seems somewhat familiar.
He remembered that when he rode Silver King quickly through the jungle, Silver King dodged the thick trees everywhere in this way.
Although the jungle is full of obstacles, the Silver King can still move quickly through the jungle at its fastest speed. It is very exciting to ride it through the jungle.
Unexpectedly, in this yellow sand, the excitement reached a new level!
Just as he was thinking this, a strange twisted tree appeared in front of him again!
But the Silver King twisted his body again and dodged it easily.
The twisted tree passed through their pitiful five-meter visual range like an afterimage and retreated into the yellow sand behind them.
This time Xu Ying actually saw it: "Ah, it's the Tengchong tree. Silver King, be careful!"
She said something to the person behind her, then spat out the sand and gravel that had entered her mouth and helmet when she turned her head back. She quickly turned around and explained, "Generally, there are trees like this everywhere in the desert."
"The Teng insect tree?" Xu Xin was puzzled.
"Didn't Lou Feier and the others tell each other about their experiences in the desert? They talked about that kind of tree."
Xu Xin raised his eyebrows slightly.
I remember.
In order to draw the teleportation array, Lou Feier and her friends dug a big hole next to a tree.
They said that the tree looked very twisted, like countless tentacles entangled together, and the gaps between the tentacles were full of disgusting bugs.
It’s the kind of tree we saw just now.
However, the Silver King didn't seem to care. It seemed to be able to sense the chaotic environment around it. It dodged the obstacles of the Temtetl trees again and again, and its speed never slowed down.
I feel that in this situation, Qin Fu should be let out. His ability is to sense all the plants around him. If the obstacle is just the Teng Chong tree, he would be the most suitable person.
But forget it. The environment is too violent and the pace is too fast. He may not be able to sit steadily if he comes out.
Besides, the Silver King can handle it himself.
Zhao Xiaochuan, who was lying in front and holding on to the Silver King's hair tightly, was now able to raise his head slightly to observe the front.
After brushing past a worm tree, he screamed in fear: "Oh my god!"
Then he ate a mouthful of sand: "Pfft! Pfft!"
Then he buried his head again and didn't care anymore.
The main point is that if you can’t see it, it’s not dangerous.
"Don't worry, it's okay." Xu Xin said.
In this way, the three men and the wolf traveled through the raging sandstorm.
After about half an hour, the yellow sand finally became much lighter and the visible distance gradually became farther.
Gradually, the purple-black beam of light emerged from the increasingly thin yellow sand.
The Silver King did not run in the wrong direction.
It really has been heading in the right direction.
Finally, the yellow sand receded.
For a moment, Xu Xin felt that the vast desert in front of him looked so clear and moving.
"Finally... the sandstorm has finally receded!"
Zhao Xiaochuan propped himself up from Silver King's body and shouted loudly towards the sky.
"Hey, be quiet!" Xu Ying stopped facing backwards and took two steps to turn around and said, "We are very close to their main base here. Do you want to be discovered by them?"
"Don't worry, Yingying. I'm very capable. Even if I speak louder, they won't notice me." Zhao Xiaochuan opened his arms exaggeratedly, as if embracing a new world. "Haha, I've broken through the first level!"
Xu Xin looked back and said, "The sandstorm hasn't receded. We just passed through the sandstorm area."
Behind him, there was still a thick wall of sandstorm.
A yellowish-brown miasma area that makes people feel discouraged just by looking at it.
I never thought that they could get out of this sandstorm intact.
And the biggest contributor is the Silver King.
"Silver King, well done." Xu Xin patted it and said.
“Boo! Boo!” Coco also raised her little head at this time, and cried out in praise of the Silver King, “Boo!”
"Awoo—" The Silver King howled like a wolf, and his speed seemed to increase a bit.
The purple-black beam of light was getting closer.
Soon, Xu Xin and his friends saw the World Tree on the desert horizon.
"We're almost there." Xu Xin took a deep breath and said.
"Yeah." Xu Ying pursed her lips, then her eyes became firm, "It's almost here."
"Wow... my heart is beating so fast!" Zhao Xiaochuan covered his chest tightly, "Will we be able to see... the city of alien invaders soon?"
The main base of the alien invaders can also be said to be the main city of the alien invaders.
With this teleportation array capable of spanning galaxies as its center, three world trees surround it.
And looking around, there is a lot of facilities.
The world tree of the alien invaders is not like the one Xu Xin and his team had. It has a small world inside where they can do anything.
Their tree houses are normal tree houses, so some things have to be kept outside.
For example, the various high-tech factories of alien invaders.
Just like the architectural facilities in front of Xu Xin and the other two.
“Is this their facility?”
The current position is about thirty kilometers away from the purple-black light column.
And here, they saw a large area of metal buildings.
These buildings reflect metallic luster under the strong sunlight. Although the temperature in the desert exceeds 40 degrees during the day, these metal buildings still give people a bone-chilling chill.
"What is this place? Silver King, stop for a moment as you get closer."
“Ouch!”
The Silver King suddenly accelerated, approached the metal building, and stopped about two hundred meters away.
"Is this... a factory for alien invaders?" Xu Xin said to himself, and then asked Xu Ying, "Have you seen it?"
"No." Xu Ying shook her head. "I've never been so close to their base. You know, people like us can't hide from them, so who would go near such a place?"
That’s true.
"Shall we go in and take a look?" Zhao Xiaochuan was eager to try. He was confident in his abilities and thought that he would not be discovered even if he walked in openly.
"Don't make things complicated." Xu Xin stopped him, "But..."
He looked in the direction of the purple-black light column.
From here on, the sea behind is no longer sand sea.
Instead, various buildings are gradually becoming denser.
Perhaps because the foundation cannot be stabilized in the desert, all the buildings here are low-rise. Looking around, Xu Xin didn't even see any building with more than two floors.
"The area ahead is not easy to navigate. We may encounter real alien invaders next."
Xu Xin narrowed his eyes and said.
"Alien invaders..." Zhao Xiaochuan swallowed.
"Zhao Xiaochuan, don't be scared by the appearance of the alien invaders. Retract your abilities." Xu Ying immediately expressed her concerns to Zhao Xiaochuan.
"Ah? Are you kidding? How is that possible?" Zhao Xiaochuan waved his hand. "I have seen everything. Aren't they just some monsters?"
"Haha, you didn't even dare to raise your head just now."
"That... that's because it's my first time riding a wolf, and I couldn't sit steadily!" Zhao Xiaochuan's face turned red and his neck became thick.
"Alright, alright." Xu Xin interrupted the two and said speechlessly, "It's a pity that you can quarrel here. From now on, everyone, concentrate."
There are still about thirty kilometers to go, and walking is too slow, so I still need Silver King to travel with me.
We haven’t discovered anything yet, so we won’t let them out yet. Let’s get closer first.
"Let's go, Silver King, be careful." Xu Xin said to Silver King, "Slow down a bit."
He was afraid that if he went too fast here, he would be discovered.
“Ouch…” The Silver King understood and even stopped howling. Instead, he responded with a low voice and continued to move towards the purple-black light column.
"Keke." Xu Xin pinched Keke's tail, "If anything happens, tell me immediately."
"嘤!" Coco climbed onto Xu Xin's shoulders and looked forward.
The map in Xu Xin's mind needed to be completed when he arrived at the place, and now it is gradually being perfected.
This made him feel a little more secure.
At least he could know the condition of the buildings around him.
only…
There is not a single red dot on the map.
Aren't there any alien invaders around here
"These buildings..." Xu Ying frowned slightly.
"Do you know the functions of these buildings?" Xu Xin asked.
"No, but... these metal buildings should be able to directly shield electromagnetic waves." Xu Ying looked at the increasingly dense but low buildings around her.
Shielding electromagnetic waves
"That is to say..." Xu Ying glanced at him, "Your mapping ability should not be able to scan the objects in these metal buildings. If you don't find the enemy's position, it doesn't mean that there are no enemies around. It is possible that they are all in these low buildings."
…Is that so
His mapping ability relies on the biological chip in his mind, and the principle is electromagnetic wave scanning.
No wonder there is so much density of buildings here, but not a single spot of light can be seen on his map.
Are they all in the building
No…
It is possible that there is not.
"This might be a military garrison. They may no longer be here now," said Xu Xin.
"Then should we go in and take a look?" Zhao Xiaochuan was eager to try. "If it is really a military base, maybe we can find some of their weapons and equipment inside?"