Chapter 535 Sandworm King
In the desert camp,
"Uncle Bryce!"
Duke hurried to the campfire and shouted to Bryce.
Bryce was discussing the caravan with other people in the caravan, and frowned when he saw this.
Duke's behavior was a bit reckless. Didn't you see that he was busy?
He originally wanted to reprimand him, but Bryce held back and was ready to hear what Duke wanted to say.
After all, Duke's previous performance has always been very sensible, and it shouldn't be like this.
What happened?
"What's wrong?"
Bryce put down the wooden bowl in his hand and stood up.
"Master Li Si just said that sandworms have sneaked in, so let's pay attention."
"What, sandworm?!"
Bryce's expression changed and he quickly confirmed:
"Did that Mr. Li Si say that?"
"Yes, I just went to see him and he told me."
Duke nodded quickly and said affirmatively.
"Trouble."
Bryce frowned, and the person next to him also looked quite ugly.
Sandworms are not the most dangerous creatures in the desert, but they are definitely the ones travelers least want to encounter.
Especially for a caravan like them.
Because sandworms generally move in groups, lurking under the dunes and slowly approaching their prey, they pose little threat to powerful extraordinary professionals, but they are a fatal threat to ordinary people and camels.
If the entire caravan's supplies were destroyed, it would be difficult for even an extraordinary professional to leave the desert independently.
Generally, caravans that choose to cross the desert will prepare special magic props in advance to detect the approach of sandworms under the dunes.
But the magic prop in Bryce's hand showed no reaction.
After just a moment of hesitation, Bryce immediately ordered the others:
"Didn't you hear that?"
"Act quickly!"
"The escort team will immediately prepare according to our previous plan and prepare response measures."
"If it's too late, use the prepared magic scroll. Don't be stingy at this time!"
"Others, gather everyone together immediately, unload the goods, and surround the camels in the middle!"
The entire caravan quickly took action under the command of Bryce, cooperating tacitly to make preparations as quickly as possible.
The unloaded cargo is piled on the desert. The sandworms are not interested in these things anyway, and they are not worried about being destroyed by them.
The camels and ordinary people in the caravan who needed the most protection gathered in the center of the camp, fearfully observing the surrounding situation.
Several mages in the caravan guard were mumbling words, the staffs in their hands were shining brightly, and earth-yellow magic power was pouring into the desert below like a trickle.
The originally loose sand grains under the feet seemed to be tightly connected by invisible chains under the influence of magic, and gradually solidified into hard ground, stably holding up the temporary camp.
At the same time, other people in the team were not idle, taking out a brown potion and pouring it along the perimeter of the camp.
As soon as the potion came into contact with the sand dunes, it seeped down quickly, turning into a fishy smell that filled the air.
This potion is specially made to repel insects, and the sandworms hate this smell.
Although the smell was not pleasant, no one cared about it at this time.
The other guards in the team also took out their weapons and watched the surroundings vigilantly.
Bryce is not idle either. As the only gold-level person in the entire caravan, he has put on full body armor and is always ready to deal with the arrival of danger.
At this moment, the magic crystal in his arms suddenly began to buzz. Bryce's face darkened and he began to tell others to be more careful.
After a while, without any reminder, the rest of the team began to feel the steady vibration of the desert beneath their feet.
The camels in the center of the camp seemed to sense some danger and became panicked, their bells jingling incessantly.
This movement is a bit loud!
Bryce had a headache and nervously observed the movements around him.
In a sense, sandworms are extraordinary monsters that lurk in the dunes and are good at sneak attacks. As long as they are discovered in advance and take countermeasures, they are not that dangerous.
Not to mention that Bryce's caravan is quite well prepared in all aspects, especially the special potions that ordinary caravans cannot afford.
The sandworms will simply leave after sensing the smell.
But something is not quite right about the current situation, which makes Bryce a little confused.
There was no doubt that the sandworms had arrived under the sand dunes near the camp, but they did not leave but seemed to be waiting for something.
If the sandworms had been hiding under the dunes, even if Bryce was a gold-level warrior, there would be nothing he could do against them.
The best way to deal with sandworms is various earth spells. However, in the western desert where mages are rare, Bryce's caravan only has two bronze-level mages and three mage apprentices, and they have not mastered higher-level earth spells at all. Department of magic.
It is not easy to solidify the sand dunes and slow down the approach of the sandworms as much as possible.
"Duke, go and ask Mr. Lis to come over."
The atmosphere around the camp became inexplicably tense and anxious, and out of the corner of his eye, Bryce noticed Lis who was standing aside.
Li Si was staying leisurely in the camp, slowly tasting his dinner, which was in stark contrast to the nervous caravan guys around him.
Even the camel next to him didn't seem to feel the danger. It stretched its head forward and took the dry bread from Li Si's plate, chewing it with a crunching sound.
"Oh, okay!"
Duke, who took out his dagger and observed the surroundings nervously, responded quickly and walked towards Li Si.
Crash!
The light of the silver moon scattered across the desert, and the cool breeze took away the heat of the day, but the tranquility was soon broken by a strange sound.
There seemed to be some kind of creature under the sand dunes, making a low and dense sound. This sound was like the ancient call of this desert, which made people feel palpitations.
Immediately afterwards, the sand dunes around the camp began to show abnormalities. The sand grains seemed to be gently moved by invisible hands, and kept sliding down, revealing winding traces.
These traces became more and more numerous and dense, as if countless creatures were shuttling under the sand dunes.
Suddenly, brown heads as thick as arms poked out from under the sand dunes. There were so many of them, so densely packed, that there were hundreds of them!
Sandworms!
And there are so many of them!
The bodies of these sandworms are several meters long, covered with hard shells, and their heads are a strange brown.
The eyes of the sandworms have degenerated, but the people in the camp seem to be able to feel the greedy eyes of the sandworms.
Everyone in the camp suddenly became nervous. They held their weapons tightly and watched the sandworms vigilantly.
As if they were somewhat disgusted by the strange smell around the camp, the sandworms surrounded the camp but did not continue to approach.
How could there be so many sandworms?
Bryce was a little surprised.
The strength of the sandworms is generally not high, usually only bronze-level strength, and occasionally silver-level sandworms appear.
Generally, there are only about ten sandworms acting collectively, and at most twenty or thirty.
What is the situation of the group of more than a hundred sandworms in front of us?
Although they hate the taste of the potion, these sandworms did not leave, as if they were waiting for something.
The entire sand dune seemed to be shaken by an invisible force and began to vibrate violently. The sand grains were like waves blown up by the wind, flying wildly, covering the sky and the sun.
At this moment, a huge figure suddenly emerged from the sand dune. Its body was more than one meter thick, and the length sticking out of the sand dune was four or five meters high, winding like a giant python.
This is a huge sandworm. Its body is covered with a hard black shell, shining with a cold luster. The ferocious teeth in the huge mouth of its head are drooling, making a heart-pounding hissing sound, which is extremely terrifying.
Compared with it, other sandworms are as inconspicuous as slender chopsticks.
Feeling the powerful breath emitted by this sandworm, Bryce was a little bit unbelievable.
"Golden-level sandworm?"
How is this possible?
There really is a sandworm king?
Before Bryce could react, the sandworm king roared and rushed towards the camp.
The surrounding sandworms seemed to have received orders and rushed towards the camp.
Damn it!
Bryce soon realized that he was in big trouble.
If it were those sandworms, it would be easy to deal with them, but this sandworm king is really in trouble.
This is the home ground of the sandworms, and Bryce has no confidence that he can defeat this golden monster.
Similarly, without his support, it is extremely difficult for the remaining guards of the caravan to resist the attacks of other sandworms.
The appearance of the sandworm king instantly plunged the entire camp into an extremely tense atmosphere. It squirmed its huge body and quickly approached the camp, as if it wanted to devour everyone.
Bryce had no time to hesitate and rushed towards the sandworm king.
Only he had the ability to stop the sandworm king.
At the same time, Bryce shouted loudly:
"Mr. Li Si, please help me a little, I am willing to pay you a satisfactory reward!"
The other people in the caravan had no energy to care about these, they had already started fighting with the sandworms.
The shells of the sandworms were hard and smooth, as if they were wrapped in an invisible shield, and the warriors' swords were difficult to exert force.
They could only grit their teeth and slash with all their strength to try to repel these terrible creatures. Every time the sword hit the sandworm, in most cases it could only splash a spark, but could not cause substantial damage to the sandworm.
The mages in the team were still trying to maintain the magic they had released before to prevent the sandworm from launching a sneak attack from below.
In contrast, the silver-level professionals seemed much more relaxed. They had more powerful strength and skills, and could easily break the shell of the sandworm and cause a fatal blow to them.
However, even so, facing a large number of sandworms, the guards of the caravan were still quite stretched.
The battle between the guards and the sandworms was extremely fierce, and both sides were trying their best.
The sandworms squirmed their bodies and tried to bite the guards with their hideous mouthparts. The guards waved their weapons to try to protect themselves and the caravan.
Bryce held the long sword tightly, his eyes firm, he knew the heavy responsibility he was shouldering now.
Although he swung hard and the sword light was like lightning, the shell of the sandworm king was too hard, and his attack could hardly cause obvious injuries to it. The sword light fell on the Sandworm King, leaving only shallow marks, and was unable to penetrate its thick shell.
Even if the advanced combat skills were used to break through the Sandworm King's shell, the injuries caused were insignificant compared to the Sandworm King's huge body.
The sandworm king seemed to be aroused by Bryce's attack. Its huge body began to wriggle more violently, stirring up yellow sand all over the sky.
The yellow sand was like fog, covering the sky and the sun, making the entire battlefield blurry. Bryce struggled hard in the yellow sand, trying to keep his sight clear, but the sandworm king's attack became more and more fierce.
It opened its ferocious mouthparts, revealing sharp teeth, and bit Bryce. Bryce flashed and narrowly avoided the attack of the sandworm king.
However, the sandworm king's tail swept like a giant whip, and Bryce was unable to dodge and was hit hard and flew out.
At the same time, the caravan's protective circle continued to shrink under the attack of the sandworms, and finally could not resist.
The long sword sandworm in the hand of a warrior was knocked away, and fell to the ground at a loss, and several sandworms around him pounced on him.
Buzz~
Several sounds of breaking through the air suddenly sounded, and the sandworm that rushed towards the warrior was suddenly hit by an arrow shot from behind. The broken body of the worm fell on the desert and twisted constantly, and brown blood flowed out and seeped into the desert.
Duke looked back and saw that a green longbow suddenly appeared in Li Si's hand, and the light blue wind element brilliance flowed on the bow.
Without stopping, Li Si bent the bow and put the arrow, and the wind enveloped the arrow.
Li Si let go, and the arrow was like a green stream of light, with a fierce momentum, and hit the sandworm king not far away.
At that moment, the air seemed to be torn apart, making a sharp whistle.
The sandworm king screamed in pain, and the sound was deafening, resounding throughout the desert.
I saw that half of the sandworm king's head had been shattered by the bow and arrow, and its body began to tremble violently.
The sandworm king was angry with a hint of fear, twisting his body and trying to struggle, but Li Si's arrow had already deeply embedded in its head, and the light blue wind enveloped its body, making it unable to act recklessly as before.
"So strong!"
Bryce felt that he had encountered too many accidents tonight.
Bryce felt that he could not resist the arrow that Li Si had just shot.
As the light blue light flashed on the battlefield, the situation gradually improved.
Li Si did not accept the entire battle situation, and would only take action when the caravan was in danger.
After a while, the caravan also understood something and began to take the initiative to attack.
With a big man standing behind him, isn't this the best opportunity to practice?
Even Duke stepped forward again and again, and successfully killed two sandworms with all his strength.
Duke, who was a little exhausted, retreated and looked back panting.
Li Si was seen strolling leisurely in the center of the camp, raising his hand and shooting arrows from time to time.
It seems that no matter whether it is the hundreds of sandworms or the sandworm king, Li Si does not take them seriously.
Is Lord Li Si not a warrior but a hunter?
He is really strong!
I wonder if I have met his requirements?
