Not long after the Exploration Team left the Gold Hemp Stone Group, someone discovered in terror that the scorpion swarm had followed them again.
Their hopes had come to nothing.
The facts proved that Zhen Jin's previous actions had been correct.
The Young Knight sighed inwardly. Cang Xu's conjecture had unsettled him as well, but outwardly, he remained calm and composed.
"Don't worry. The scorpion swarm has just eaten its fill, and we aren't on its menu."
"That Scorpion King will continue fighting me one-on-one."
"As long as I don't fall, all of you will remain safe."
Zhen Jin successfully soothed everyone.
The group continued onward through the desert.
They had to treasure the morning hours; this was the best time to travel.
Logically speaking, this was only an island.
Though the island contained many different types of terrain, its desert should not have covered much ground.
As long as they held fast to one direction and kept moving, they would be able to leave this nightmare behind.
But for those trapped within it, the feeling was entirely different.
Yellow sand—yellow sand filling the sky.
Sand dunes—sand dunes rising and falling without end.
The unchanging scenery easily made people feel as though they had not traveled very far at all.
The desert seemed boundless. No matter how they walked, they could never reach its end.
Their strength was rapidly drained. Not long after morning had passed, the Exploration Team members began to feel hungry.
There was truly too little food.
Confusion and despair inevitably, uncontrollably took root in everyone's hearts.
Whenever that happened, the Exploration Team members' gazes would turn toward Zhen Jin.
Zhen Jin was opening the way at the very front.
He was only a youth, no taller or sturdier than the others.
Yet time and again, the