Entering the Plain of Weeping Night, the whole environment suddenly became worse.
The snow under the feet didn't feel soft, and it wasn't as smooth as ice, but a silver-white desert made up of tiny ice sands. The feeling of stepping on it is very similar to that of a real desert, but it is more slippery, and anti-slip materials must be added under the horseshoes to walk normally in the desert composed of ice particles.
The surroundings are white, and all directions are like extreme fog, and the visibility is further reduced. If there is nothing that can guide the direction in this kind of place, it is really pure random walking. It is estimated that there are not a few people who can find a way to get out smoothly.
The ice edge falling from the sky is also a very serious danger. Dozens of soldiers have died since entering the Field of Weeping Night. They were directly pierced through the head by a meteorite-like icy edge, and fell to the ground dripping with blood. Their deaths were extremely miserable. However, no one would complain about this kind of thing. Compared with walking in the cold abyss corridor, this level of casualties is already drizzle.
Zhan Mei did not know where to get a black umbrella, holding the umbrella to help Lide block the wind and snow and the ice picks that may fall on his head, and did not forget to explain to Lide:
"My umbrella, the ribs of the umbrella are Canglan whale bones, and the umbrella surface is Changming shark skin, tempered with Lijiang flint, which can instantly generate high-temperature heat and defend against attacks from the outside world. The area about two centimeters above the umbrella surface will melt into water, and you can use this as an excuse to share an umbrella with Mr. Liddell... How about Mr. Liddell, isn't it a very convenient prop?...Mr. Liddell?"
Zhan Mei had just finished speaking halfway, when Li De suddenly hugged her whole body, and her umbrella was tilted to the side.
"Alaya!"
Lied called Alaya's name, and threw the battle spirit in his arms directly. Alaiya opened her arms to hug Zhan Mei, Lide said loudly to her:
"She said that her umbrella is very powerful, you and her share an umbrella, be careful."
Zhan Mei silently opened her umbrella, riding on the same horse as Alaya, to help her block the wind and snow outside. Alaya rode close to Lid and asked:
"What about the young master?"
Lid pointed to Hilo who was riding a horse alone beside him, and said to Alaya:
"Don't worry, someone will take care of my safety."
Just as he was speaking, a sharp ice edge fell from the sky and reached the top of Lide's head in an instant. It was too late, but then it was too late, a dagger whizzed towards the sharp ice edge in an instant, and a circle of ice balls burst out. The strong and sharp ice edge was directly blasted out, drew a parabola in the air, and landed on the ground. on the ground.
This is a game of competition and reaction, and it is also Lied's special training for Hilo.
Hilo's eyes switched repeatedly between Lied, the sky, and the ground. He had to guard against danger and control the horse. He didn't even have time to look at Alaya beside Lied. Knowing that Hilo would be responsible for Lied's safety, Alayah didn't say anything, but she didn't ride away either. Instead, she kept a relatively close distance from Lidd, and was also on guard against the danger in the sky.
Holding an umbrella, Zhan Mei looked at Hilo and then at Alaya, with a "I understand" smile on her face.
Lide's sense of direction is very good, and sometimes he can feel a little deviation from the army's marching route. But he didn't bother to say that such a degree of deviation was not a big problem, and every half a day in the army—that is, when everyone sat down to eat, there would be special people searching for Nightweeping Sandworms nearby to check the direction. If nothing unexpected happens. It is possible to leave smoothly all the way north.
The temperature in the Plain of Weeping Night is similar to that outside during the day, but the temperature at night is lower. It is necessary to reduce the length of sleep, in this environment, it is very likely that you will never wake up after falling into a deep sleep. Lingwu's army uses local materials, and spends a little time every night to make igloos with snow and ice sand, which more or less have the function of keeping out the cold.
At this time, Li De discovered the benefits of Zhan Mei.
Her body temperature was higher than normal, like a small stove in the dark. Moreover, Zhan Mei herself is also a girl who grew up in the army, without so many rules and regulations, she will hug anyone who feels hypothermia. At night, Lid, Alaya and Shiloh hugged her to sleep, and the cold night was not so difficult.
It is better to say that the current life is more peaceful than imagined. There are almost no giants in the Plain of Weeping Night. After being able to identify the direction conveniently and quickly, this place has changed from a death zone to a short-lived paradise, and the casualty rate has reached The lowest value for this northbound trip.
Even Zhan Mei often stares at the falling snow in the sky before going to bed, and smiles and says to Lide:
"If you just cross it like this, you can take a step closer to the Jinyao giant while paying the smallest price. That's great, Mr. Lied."
But in fact, peace did not last until the last moment as she had imagined.
On the fifth day of the Weeping Night Plain, Lingwu's soldiers continued to dig down, looking for the Weeping Night Sandworm. However, as they were digging, the ground suddenly began to collapse, burying them alive underground.
At first, a landslide occurred in only a small area, and then it suddenly began to expand. The solid frozen soil could not resist this force at all, and was torn apart in the roaring, a crack that could not be seen at a glance, lying in front of Lingwu's army.
Because of being at the front of the army, Lid was able to clearly witness what happened. At first he thought it was a natural phenomenon similar to quicksand, but soon realized that something was wrong, and began to squint his eyes to look at the collapsed ground. Along with him were the great swordsman Garberd, the Moonguard General War Ghost, and the Lord of Lingwu. Most of them looked blankly, because there was nothing within tens of seconds after the crack appeared. Happened, there was only whimpering wind around.
The quiet time was fleeting, and a huge creature suddenly drilled out of the crack and rushed straight to the sky. The dark gray body was similar to the color of ice and snow, but it was clearly different; the huge body did not know how long it was, The part protruding from the ground alone is hundreds of meters long. Humans seem to be just ants in front of it. It overlooks Lingwu's army, just like overlooking a dense colony of ants.
The little slime leaned out from the clothes on Lid's chest, glanced at the huge creature standing upright, and said in a slightly trembling voice:
"Female worm! So that's the case, no wonder the Weeping Night Sandworm has not been extinct for thousands of years, and some female worms have fled to the Weeping Night Plain!"
Lid could intuitively feel its fear from its trembling body. After all, even humans would feel hopeless watching such a scene, let alone this small creature that was only a little bigger than Lid's palm.
"Serge... But it shouldn't be, thousands of years have passed, why did this guy wake up at this time!"
Lied casually pressed the little slime back into his clothes. It is better not to let him watch the situation now, otherwise Lid's chest will be wet from crying again in a while.