allendalepharm Chapter 251 Recruiting a Warrior-Level Underling
Chapter 251 Recruiting a Warrior-Level Underling
Chapter 251 Recruiting a Warrior-Level Underling
The adventure team wasn't large, but it was still an elite group, which made everyone believe that their training trip to the North Corner of Zhuoyuan would be fruitful. After organizing their equipment, the group headed to Dunhuang. Upon arriving in Dunhuang, everyone immediately felt the unique charm of this yellow land.
Looking out, the yellow sand stretches to the horizon, reaching the farthest point of the horizon.
The hills in the yellow sand are slightly brown and layered, with varying heights. Unlike the flat and gentle landscape of the southern and eastern regions, the land here is divided into different layers. In the vast expanse of yellow sand, you will often feel the sun suddenly disappear. When you look up, you will find a fault line on the ground that blocks the scorching sun like a city wall.
Locals call this fault line the boundary line. Beyond the boundary line lies the territory of Dunhuang City, within which a security perimeter is established. But going deeper into the boundary line leads to the perilous Gobi Desert.
Although Jiang Han and his group of seven were all mages, not everyone had the ability to teleport or transform. Therefore, when they were in Dunhuang City, Jiang Han and his group bought several wind camels tamed by the locals. As for why they didn't use ordinary undead lizard giants, besides the fact that they were uncomfortable to ride, it was also because the journey would take longer than Jiang Han's magical energy could sustain him until they reached Zhuoyuan.
The Gobi Desert is home to many creatures, and its air is rich in earth and fire elements.
Therefore, this unique environment has nurtured a large number of elemental demons. In addition, the overlord-level Sand Tiger Demon Clan also lives here, which makes passing hunter mages have to be on their guard.
Once past the boundary marker, the artificially bred Wind Camels become ineffective. The Wind Camels are just ordinary, artificially bred livestock, far inferior to the demonic mounts bred by the Guards. These animals would become terrified and their legs would go weak at the mere smell of demons.
Therefore, after crossing the boundary line, everyone had to abandon the Wind Camel. Lingling and Xinxia were arranged to sit on the back of the Swift Star Wolf, while Xueling even lay on the head of the Swift Star Wolf. At first, the Swift Star Wolf was a little unwilling, but after Xueling released the aura of a commander, the Swift Star Wolf immediately cowered. The Swift Star Wolf was combative but not stupid; it knew when to back down.
As for Jiang Han, Mo Fan, and the others, they proceeded on foot. After walking less than five kilometers, they heard a heart-palpitating roar coming from the distant, swirling sand dunes. It was a demon warning any creature that approached.
"Roar!!"
The powerful roar caused the accumulated sand dunes to shake off sand. Upon hearing the tiger's roar, the Swift Star Wolf wanted to raise its head and let out an angry howl, but before it could make a sound, Snow Spirit, who was perched on its head, slapped it shut.
"Awooo!" The Swift Star Wolf whimpered softly, sounding aggrieved.
"Damn it, what bad luck! We've only gone a short distance and we've already run into this local tyrant!" Zhao Manyan cursed.
"It's the Sand Roaring Tiger. These kinds of demons are quite ferocious at the Warrior General level, so don't underestimate them," Lingling said to everyone.
As soon as Lingling finished speaking, a snow-white figure darted out, followed by a painful howl coming from the distant sand dunes. After the howl ended, the snow-white figure ran back again. This snow-white figure was none other than Xue Ling, who had been perched on the head of the Swift Star Wolf.
Xue Ling came to the depths of the Swift Star Wolf's feet and licked it with her tongue with her sharp little claws. Her fierce little eyes frightened the Swift Star Wolf so much that it quickly lay down. Xin Xia couldn't help but laugh at the Swift Star Wolf's actions.
After climbing onto the Swift Star Wolf's head, Xue Ling patted the Swift Star Wolf's head to indicate that it could get up.
"Xue Ling, don't bully the Swift Star Wolf like that," Xin Xia said softly as she hugged Xue Ling.
"Squeak squeak squeak!!" Xue Ling cried out and gestured.
Because Xinxia had awakened her mind-based abilities, she was able to communicate with Xueling in a simple way. After understanding what Xueling wanted to express, Xinxia simply rubbed Xueling's fluffy little head, and then whispered a few words in Jixinglang's ear. From then on, Jixinglang became Xueling's top lackey, or rather, her top little brother.
When Zhao Manyan saw the Swift Star Wolf being tamed so obediently by Xue Ling, he couldn't help but laugh. Mo Fan was so angry that he punched Zhao Manyan with his elbow and said irritably, "What are you laughing at? It's time to get going."
"If you want revenge for Swift Star Wolf, you can go and fight Snow Spirit. I definitely won't beat you up," Jiang Han said with a smile as he leaned closer.
"Get lost, I'd be crazy to go looking for trouble with that little fox," Mo Fan said unhappily.
Upon hearing Mo Fan's words, Xue Ling, who was being held in Xin Xia's arms, immediately revealed her sharp claws and waved them, as if to say, "If you're not convinced, then come at me." Meanwhile, Ji Xing Lang looked at Mo Fan with great anticipation.
"I'm only ignoring it because of you," Mo Fan said, suppressing the urge to punch Xue Ling.
After Mo Fan finished speaking, he quickly took a few steps with his Blood Beast Boots to catch up with Zhang Xiaohou. When Mo Fan and Zhang Xiaohou arrived behind the sand dune where the Sand Howling Tiger was hiding, they were shocked to find that the Sand Howling Tiger, which was more than four meters long, was staring with its ferocious eyes, its huge head lying unwillingly in the sand, and several ice crystal spears stuck in its abdomen, with blood staining the nearby sand red along the wound.
"Hiss~, is this little fox really that ferocious?" Mo Fan exclaimed in shock.
"The Sand Howling Tiger was a rather ferocious demon in the desert, but now it's been brutally killed by the little fox. It seems the little fox has become much stronger than before," Zhang Xiaohou said in surprise.
"Let's go check if this Sand Howling Tiger has any unusual bones or skin. Those are valuable things." Coming back to his senses, Mo Fan's eyes lit up as he walked toward the Sand Howling Tiger's corpse.
After collecting Sha Xiaohu's remnant soul into the little mudfish pendant, Mo Fan and Zhang Xiaohou began collecting useful materials from Sha Xiaohu's corpse. By the time Jiang Han and Xin Xia arrived, Mo Fan and Zhang Xiaohou had already collected almost all the materials.
"Let's keep going. We can't linger here too long; waiting until we reach the Sand River will be a real problem," Lingling said.
Jiang Han and the others knew that the most dangerous part of this trip to Zhuoyuan was the Sha Wang River. Although Xin Xia, who was of the Mind-Body type, accompanied them, they could not guarantee a safe passage. Not long after they left, they saw a group of people rushing towards them in the vast yellow sand.
Upon closer inspection, the group realized they were an adventurous team of mage hunters. They were all quite young, suggesting they were among the most outstanding mage hunters. When the team noticed the Sand Howling Tiger pelt on Mo Fan's backpack, their expressions changed drastically. One of the female mages, with a somewhat sallow complexion, stepped forward defiantly.
Pointing at Jiang Han and his group, he angrily rebuked them, "You guys are utterly shameless! We tracked down Sha Xiaohu for ages before finally injuring him, and then you snatched him away without us even noticing! Don't you know that hunter mages aren't allowed to fight over locked prey like this?"
Everyone felt uncomfortable with the female mage's aggressive demeanor. Jiang Han said indifferently, "Just because you say this is your prey doesn't mean it is. What evidence do you have? Don't tell me that you're the ones who inflicted the wounds on Sha Xiaohu."
"Exactly, you're being too reasonable, auntie. When we found this Sand Howling Tiger, it was about to eat us. Were we supposed to just wait to become its food if we didn't kill it?" Zhao Manyan said disdainfully.
"You brat, who are you calling 'auntie'? I'm not even thirty yet," the dark-skinned female hunter mage said angrily.
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