Arkan Land: My Calculation Was Wrong

Nimrod led his guards, who came from different Pathway, toward the assembly point. Arsena Dunn, Thomas, and Malena Scala each brought only two attendants.

Arkan Land Land was accompanied by twelve Skitarii and five Servitor, with a mechanically modified Monkey perched on his left shoulder.

"Let's go." Nimrod said, and took the lead towards the Volian Sandstorm Vortex.

The Volian Sandstorm Vortex appears bowl-shaped from a distance, with the outer portion expanding further upwards.

Nimrod knew that this was the reason for the energy dissipation.

The team continued onward, and when they were about a kilometer from the edge of the sandstorm, Nimrod stopped.

His black armor rattled and creaked.

Freddy the Black Wolf and John the Brainy Cat, who were on either side, also stopped in their tracks.

Freddy looked up at the Sandstorm Vortex before him, but his Spirituality intuition did not detect any deadly threat from it.

But he felt an energy like a fog, Distortion reality and spreading out in layers, allowing him to see only a range of five kilometers.

The Primarch keenly sensed that moving forward would be affected by Warp energy.

In the "Warp Vision," colorful smoke swirls, while in the "Baron of Corruption's " view Rule Line Distortion and tangled.

This energy intensity wouldn't have much effect on him, but it would damage the bodies of people like Arkan Land who hadn't undergone much mechanical modification.

At the Arkan Land meeting, he immediately gave instructions to one of his Servitor.

"Activate the Energy Suppressor."

The Servitor placed the spherical device it was carrying on the dusty ground, Servitor hand resting on the top of the metal device.

After a series of flashes of green runes, the spherical device popped out two antennas, and the energy flowed between the magnetic poles, emitting a piercing crackling sound.

Two mechanical claws extend from its lower body, stepping on the sand and moving forward.

Nimrod's eyes flickered with light and shadow; he could see an invisible energy flow surrounding the magnetic pole antenna.

The dust and sand that had been drifting around settled down at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the surging Warp energy subsided.

In Nimrod's "Warp Vision," the colorful smoke dissipated, and the "Baron of Corruption" saw the threads of the physical world unfurl and return to normal.

"[Truly worthy of being Arkan Land.]" he thought to himself, and continued onward.

As the mechanical energy field touched the area of Volian Sandstorm Vortex, a waterfall of dust and sand fell from the sky and crashed onto the ground.

Everyone knows that Psionic Energy cannot be used under these circumstances, as it would interfere with the operation of mechanical devices.

Malena raised her hand, and the vines in the gaps of the Hunt-Master Suit quickly spread and grew.

The "Biologist's " Spirituality spread, and vines layered upon each other, enveloping everyone's heads.

The dust and sand, weighing tens of tons, shot straight into the sky and slammed against the vines like slid pythons, making a dull thud.

The vines trembled for a few seconds, then calmed down.

The group continued forward, and the vines seemed to move with the "Biologist's " footsteps as if they were alive, blocking the dust that kept falling from above.

Arkan Land, leaning on a cane and wearing a respirator, trekked through the desert.

The Monkey on his shoulder held a Data Slate, its large eyes behind protective goggles fixed on the screen.

The screen is divided into several areas, with the largest area extending from the top left corner to the right and bottom.

It is divided into five areas, with only the middle one lit up.

After confirming that the activated Energy Interference Device was working properly, the Monkey looked to its right.

In the upper right corner, the numbers are constantly fluctuating and increasing.

That's the distance they've traveled.

When the number jumped to 13.57, he suddenly saw the number representing the range of influence on the Energy Interference Device flash, changing to 999.4 meters.

The Monkey immediately placed the Data Slate in front of Arkan Land.

Arkan Land stopped, examined all the data on the Data Slate, pressed the Communicator on his throat, and spoke into the team channel.

"Lord Nimrod, everyone."

"The closer we get to the center of the sandstorm, the higher the energy density. My jamming devices have already begun to be affected, and the range of influence has shrunk by 0.6 meters."

"My previous calculations showed that if we continue for another five kilometers, the range of the jamming device would be reduced to within one hundred meters. This is the safe range I set, at which point I will activate the second device."

"According to calculations, five devices are enough for us to complete this journey," the "Knowledge Keeper" added, having already devised their plan of action.

"Five devices are the limit of what we can use," Arkan Land added.

"The Energy Interference Device also releases a certain amount of energy when it is in operation."

"The energy from different machines can interfere with each other; five machines represent a balance."

"I understand," Nimrod said. "Let's move on."

The second device was launched, initially positioned 950 meters away from the first.

The team moved accordingly, reforming its formation around the midpoint of the line connecting the two machines.

Just as the team was about to move forward, Nimrod suddenly shouted loudly into the communication channel.

"Malena, prepare for the impact."

The "Biologist" immediately spread Spirituality, and the vines grew wildly.

A giant Armored Transport fell from the sky and crashed heavily onto the vines.

The vines trembled slightly, only stopping after several seconds.

With a thought, the Biologist extended dozens of vines from the top of the vine, like ropes, grabbed the transport vehicle, and tossed it aside.

The Biologist's face turned pale; the depletion of her Spirituality energy forced her to reduce the coverage area, and the vines shrank to a range of one hundred meters, like venomous snakes returning to their nests.

"And another thing." Nimrod's eyes flashed; he knew that the Volian Sandstorm Vortex would lift any approaching tanks and giant Armored Transport into the air.

Driving based on experience is not entirely safe; fluctuations in Warp energy can trigger storms.

He had already keenly sensed that Armored Transport were falling in this direction as the dust and sand dissipated, clearly indicating that it was a convoy.

Several flight paths flashed through the Primarch's mind: two Armored Transport crashed into the troop, and another one crashed into the Energy Interference Device in front of them.

"Open up the vines."

Freddy.

Black Wolf followed Nimrod and ran quickly, arriving in front of the vines in an instant. The "Biologist" opened a door for them.

With a flap of its wings, the Primarch appeared above the Energy Interference Device. It swung its left arm, and its Power Fist struck the giant armored vehicle.

The armored vehicle was blasted into a pile of scrap metal, which flew dozens of meters before crashing to the ground.

Black Wolf shook his legs and leaped into the air. He raised his paws and pushed hard.

He knocked the two giant armored vehicles away one after the other, sending them crashing into the desert.

Black Wolf looked at his master, Nimrod had already smashed the other fallen vehicles into scrap metal, which lay scattered in the distance.

After clearing the obstacles, the Black Wolf followed its master back into the vines, walking proudly past John.

The team continued forward, and after the third Energy Interference Device was released, the stable triangular structure allowed them to travel smoothly for five days.

On the tenth day, all five devices had been released, but they had been contained within a safe range of one hundred meters.

Arkan Land's voice suddenly came through the communication channel.

"Lord Nimrod, everyone."

"I made a mistake..." Arkan Land admitted his Error bitterly for the first time in his life.

"According to the Data Slate, we should have completed our journey and reached the center of the sandstorm."

Upon hearing this, Arsena's expression changed, and he immediately snatched the Data Slate to examine the data.

He saw in the lower right corner that the black dot representing their unknown location had reached the green dot in the center of the yellow circle.

The "Knowledge Keeper" racked his brains, and after a moment, a possibility came to mind.

"Energy Interference Device cannot completely eliminate disordered energy; the distance we travel and the distance recorded by sensors are not the actual distance."

The Primarch's eyes flickered with light as it peered through the vines at its surroundings.

In the "Baron of Corruption's" vision, the Rule Line were also tangled and disordered.

Within the "Warp Vision," a faint mist swirled around.

After a moment's thought, Nimrod Lu spoke.

"Arkan Land's machines are not entirely useless; we have already completed most of the journey."

"But the closer you are to the Void Claws, the weaker the device's effect."

"Furthermore, the Void Claws can Distortion spacetime, and the Warp energy has led to the current result."

"It's my fault; I didn't consider this change," the proud Arkan Land said remorsefully.

"We don't always travel in a straight line."

"My action plan also had flaws," Arsena then added.

"No problem, I have a way."

Nimrod did not attribute the defeat to Arkan Land; he did not even notice the slight deviation, indicating that the deviation was quite small.

He believed that by exiting the Sandstorm Vortex and repeating the exploration several times, Arkan Land would be able to correct the error.

But Nimrod didn't want to waste any more time; he glanced at the Dice of Prophecy.

[It should be fully charged in about a day.]

Without knowing the exact deviation, only the Dice of Prophecy can find a path through the sandstorm.

Just as Nimrod was about to find a place to wait, a voice echoed in his mind.

"Master, I think I can find the Vigilant Fortress."

Upon hearing this, Nimrod looked at the Brainy Cat.