At this moment, a gray shadow flashed in vain, hitting the yellow-scaled snake and knocking it down on the sand.

"Run!" Du Dian growled.

Macon came back to his senses and ran in a hurry.

Du Di'an looked at the yellow-scaled snake who was twisting and chasing after him. He turned and ran without turning his head. At the same time, he clenched the thick-line jacket twisted into a rope in his hand. He was able to shoot down the yellow-scaled snake before with the help of the jacket.

Whoosh!

Du Dian quickly surpassed Macon and ran to the front. His endurance training long-distance running performance was the first in the dormitory.

After running for hundreds of meters, Du Dian looked back but saw that behind the last Macon, the yellow-scaled snake had disappeared. He should have known that the hunting failed, so he decisively gave up. After all, animals that have survived in such a harsh environment often like to hunt with one hit, and consuming their physical strength to hunt down their prey is undoubtedly the stupidest way to hunt.

Du Di'an breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Don't run away, I didn't chase after him."

Macon, Sha, and Zha were stunned for a moment, and then they noticed that the yellow-scaled snake in the back was not chasing, and was immediately relieved. Thirsty and hot.

"It scared me to death." Zach patted his chest with lingering fears.

"Take a rest, I'm exhausted." Sham gasped.

Macon was a little shocked. Hearing the words of the two, he suddenly looked up at Du Dian. He gritted his teeth slightly and said to Du Dian: "Dian, you saved my life this time, what will happen in the future..."

"Speak less." Du Dian patted him on the shoulder, "Save your energy, everyone, don't stop, the snake is likely to continue chasing in the sand, and this place has not left its hunting range, and it's getting late, We must find the water source as soon as possible, otherwise it will be difficult to survive tonight." After that, he continued to lead the way.

Macon looked at his back, gritted his teeth slightly, and followed.

Zach and Sham looked at each other and recalled their cowardice when they hesitated before. They bowed their heads in shame, said nothing, and followed Du Di'an silently.

Several people followed the sand road and continued westward. The road was full of sand grains and dry clods. This made Mei, Sha, and Zha wonder if they had chosen the wrong direction. If they changed the direction, they could find it. water source?

However, under Du Di'an's insistence, he did not change his direction in the end.

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By dusk, several people were already exhausted, sweating profusely all over their bodies, their faces flushed from the sun, and their traveling speed was reduced to one-tenth of the speed when they first arrived in the desert, almost at the speed of a turtle.

"Found it!" In vain, Du Dian's voice sounded in front.

Mei, Sha, and Zha's faces were numb, like corpses. When they heard this, they seemed to come back to life immediately, and hope burst out in their dry eyes.

"Where?" Macon asked hastily.

Du Di'an raised his hand, and there was a small soil slope in front of him. Not far from the soil slope, there were some dry green grass and cacti, which were very common plants in the desert.

"Plants, they are plants!!" Mei, Sha, and Zha suddenly became excited.

There was also a smile on Du Di'an's face, and he said: "Let's start digging, there must be a water source under the plants!" After that, he stepped forward first, came to one of the green grasses and started digging, and instructed: "Be careful, There might be something else lurking here."

When the three of Macon heard this, the excitement on their faces suddenly cooled, and they looked around nervously.

It didn't take long for Du Di'an to dig out the moist sand under the green grass, and after digging for another half a meter, he finally saw the water source, but the water source was extremely rare and mixed with sand.

"How can this be taken?" The three of Macon were dumbfounded.

Du Di'an didn't speak, shook off the coat that he had beaten the yellow-scaled snake before, jumped down and took out a handful of water mixed with sand, put it in the coat, then twisted the coat, connected it with his mouth, and quickly, along with the coat The water filtered by the wool ran down as he tightened his coat.

After an afternoon of thirst, this simple filtered water is simply delicious.

After taking a few sips, Du Dian didn't continue, but licked his lips with water, then climbed up and said, "Don't drink too much at one time, just keep the basic consumption of your body."

The three of Macon's eyes showed admiration, and they learned Du Di'an's method, holding the sand mixed with water into their jackets and filtering them for drinking.

"This grass root should be edible." Du Di'an pulled out the cluster of green grass, looked at the grassroots covered with wet soil, kneaded the wet soil on it, broke it off, and saw that there was no colored juice flowing out of it, Immediately, he bit one in his mouth and chewed it lightly. A faint sweetness filled his mouth, and it was a bit jerky. After chewing it carefully, he swallowed it.

The three of Macon saw that Du Dian was chewing with relish, and also broke the grassroots and ate it.

"so bitter!"

"It's unpalatable!"

Zach and Sham gave a wry smile, but they chewed and swallowed.

Du Di'an looked at the sky and said, "Let's spend the night here tonight, you can pick up some dry wood and burn a fire at night. In addition, the four of us have to take turns on duty every night. Whoever comes first today will be on duty first. Go to sleep and refresh yourself."

Macon said, "I'll come tonight. If you go to bed, we don't know what to do."

Du Di'an nodded and said, "Then go to rest, Zach finds dry wood, and Sham builds a shelter with me and finds some rocks." With his arrangement, several people began to get busy.

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...

On the outer edge of the desert, there is a solitary tavern.

Under the erosion of wind and sand, the tavern was dilapidated, and the windows and doors were repeatedly repaired with wooden planks. At this moment, two figures, a man and a woman, we're sitting in the tavern, drinking cold wheat beer.

"Tell me, how many of the three hundred and sixty people can survive tonight?" Kris lightly fiddled with the ice cubes in the wooden cup with a dagger, smiling authentically.

Taub smiled lightly and said, "It's more than you think."

"Really?" Chris raised her eyebrows and teased, "Would you like to make a bet?"

"How to bet?" Tob was very interested.

"Just bet on how many people will stay after ten days." Chris squinted and said, "I bet two hundred."

Taub smiled and said, "Then I'll bet three hundred."

"Oh?" Chris squinted at him, "You seem to be quite confident in your students, but this time you are sure to lose."

After Tob finished drinking the beer in his cup, he said indifferently, "Why do you see it?"

"Giggle..." Kris covered her lips with the back of her hand and chuckled, "Don't you know that ten years ago, this desert was the territory of the Ryan family, and it was one of the six most prosperous places in the business district. , but it was destroyed by the evil alchemist, not only the Ryan family was destroyed, but this territory was completely desertified and became a forbidden area under the evil power of the alchemist."

Taub said indifferently: "I knew this ten years ago because I was there at the time."

Chris giggled and said, "But you don't know that although the evil alchemist was killed by the Holy See of Light, other alchemists now think that the evil left by the alchemist still exists in this desert. The power is quietly gathered here, but they don't know that their small movements have long been seen by the Holy See of Light."

Tuobu's face changed suddenly, "What do you mean?!"

"This time, the Holy See of Light is going to eliminate the alchemists here, but they are secretive. If they send light knights over, it will inevitably cause suspicion. Therefore, as usual, this place is still used as an assessment site for scavengers. Bait, come to lure them, I believe those alchemists will never miss such a good opportunity in vain!" Chris said with a smile.