Nest of Mosayus

Previously, a Death Worm left a depression six or seven meters wide in the sand, but this time, the sand in the distance has collapsed in large areas, covering an area of over a hundred meters, and it is approaching at high speed!

"How many are there...?" Jin Fei's eyes widened.

"Multiple rows, at least a hundred," Mu Ning reported the number.

"The Death Worm usually swarm around thirty individuals; groups of over a hundred are rare," Ophelia said. "That one just now was a scout for the swarm, moving several kilometers ahead of the rest. If it encounters any trouble, it will report back to the main force... The dying roar it just made wasn't a scream; it was transmitting information."

"Stop explaining, get on the bus!"

Rolf opened the hatch of the Armored Vehicle. Although there was still sand, there was no time to clean it up. Everyone climbed into the vehicle, started it at full speed, and drove towards the center.

The sound of the Armored Vehicle traveling reached the ground, and the Death Worm changed direction accordingly, hanging hundreds of meters behind the Armored Vehicle in hot pursuit.

These are giant beasts, several tens of meters long. Even if a single one is not a threat, if hundreds of them pile up, killing them would create a huge mountain of flesh, and the blood they shed could drown people. The group doesn't have the energy to waste time fighting them.

However, these giant insects moved extremely fast under the sand, and even with the Armored Vehicle traveling at full speed, it was slowly caught up.

"Is there any way to shake them off?" Rolf asked Ophelia as he maneuvered the Armored Vehicle.

Ophelia was silent for a few seconds, then suddenly said, "Turn northeast ahead..."

"What's going on?" Everyone tensed up, as they hadn't seen any red mist.

"Don't go too fast," Rolf advised. "Ten breaths a minute may not seem like much, but it'll be exhausting in the long run..."

This... Rolf was dumbfounded. He knew that without ammunition reserves, a single main gun shot would consume twenty-five Breath Vital Energy, a machine gun shot would consume ten breaths per second, and a rocket shot would consume thirty breaths per second...

Fortunately, they have already created some distance between themselves and the insects behind them, so they are not worried about being caught up for the time being.

However, Luo Jun didn't listen at all. He continued to bombard the rear with weapons, throwing out ammunition like it was free. Even when the ammunition magazine was empty, he didn't stop and continued to unleash firepower, actually pushing the Armored Vehicle and slowly increasing the distance between it and the insects behind it.

"I'll do it." Luo Jun volunteered and went to the driver's seat, taking the control lever.

"How much further can we shake them off?" Zhuge Chi asked Ophelia.

With the reaction force of these weapons, the Armored Vehicle's speed increased slightly!

"Is that the purpose?" Rolf looked at Luo Jun in surprise, then advised, "This is not a long-term solution. At this rate of consumption, the stockpiled ammunition will run out in no time, and then we will be unable to continue..."

As soon as he finished speaking, a patch of red suddenly appeared outside the window, as if the Armored Vehicle had plunged into a cloud of red mist.

Sure enough, the instrument panel showed that the gun barrel was overheating and could not be fired.

"The magazine has stored ammunition, and even if it runs out, we can replenish it with energy," Rolf explained. "It also has a main gun, a Rotary Machine Gun, and an anti-tank missile launcher."

"Even at full speed, I can't shake them off..." Luo Jun looked at the control panel above. "What weapons do they have? Do they consume ammunition?"

Luo Jun nodded, manipulated the weapons a few times, and aimed them all at his rear.

Seeing that the pursuers were getting closer and closer, Rolf gritted his teeth and said, "Someone of you, come and take over for me. I'm a bit exhausted!"

"Depending on the driving speed, it consumes a maximum of Ten Breaths Vital Energy per minute, not counting firing guns or cannons..." Rolf was explaining when Luo Jun suddenly poured in his vital energy, and the car accelerated to full speed, leaving the insects behind slightly behind.

"Mu Ning!" Jin Fei turned to look at the blindfolded girl. "Can you see what's outside?"

"Almost there." Ophelia looked up at the window. "We're here..."

Rolf immediately did as instructed, the Armored Vehicle making a sharp turn and heading in the direction Ophelia had indicated, with the swarm of insects following suit.

"You plan to retaliate?" Rolf shook his head. "It's useless. There are too many insects, and they're all underground. Our weapons might not even be able to kill them..."

These things opened fire simultaneously, and considering the Armored Vehicle's own power, it consumed about a hundred breaths per second. An ordinary Cultivators, even considering the energy reduction effect of the Foundation Establishment Realm, would be drained in a few seconds. How could this guy handle it so calmly?

How magnanimous is he really?

"It's no use..." Rolf was still in surprise when he saw Luo Jun shake his head. "The cannon barrel can't hold up..."

"No need to kill..." With that, Luo Jun channeled his energy, and all three weapons fired simultaneously, bombarding his rear end relentlessly.

Mu Ning shook her head. "We're trapped in a powerful energy field; even my Thousand-Mile Eyes can't see through it."

"This is clearly not right!" Jin Fei looked at Ophelia: "Where have you led us?"

"A place where we can shake off the worms," Ophelia said. "Those Death Worm won't set foot in this area."

"Doesn't that mean it's even more dangerous here?" Jin Fei's expression became interesting. "'Night,' stop right now, turn back!"

"No!" Ophelia refused. "Stopping here is more dangerous. Keep going, through the red fog!"

Zhuge Chi frowned. "Miss Ophelia, have you ever entered this red mist before?"

Ophelia nodded. "I've been in, and I've been out. I'm alive."

"Since you have experience, let's listen to the guide." Zhuge Chi called out to Luo Jun, "Mister Ye ..."

"No need to remind me!" Before Luo Jun finished speaking, the red color outside the window had already disappeared.

"We've already made it through."

"Stop the car!" Ophelia suddenly shouted. "Turn off the engine immediately and keep quiet!"

Luo Jun was slightly taken aback, but still obediently did as instructed.

"What are you doing?" O'Toss's hand rested on the hilt of his knife. "Are there Death Worm here too?"

"It's not the Death Worm," Ophelia said calmly. "Everyone, get out of the vehicle and try to keep quiet. We'll proceed on foot from now on."

Rolf opened the hatch, everyone got out of the vehicle, and then put the Armored Vehicle into the Hundred Treasure Box.

Looking around, this place was no different from any other desert, and the red mist we had passed through earlier was nowhere to be seen, as if the experience we had just had been an illusion.

The only slightly strange thing is that it's unusually quiet here; you can't even feel a bit of wind or sand.

"What exactly is going on..." Ma Lei asked curiously, but Ophelia interrupted her, "Silence!"

Zhuge Chi reached into his Hundred Treasure Box and took out a portable Barrier Generator, setting up a Soundproof Barrier. He asked in a low voice, "Will this work?"

"You can speak, but move quietly, otherwise the ground vibrations might still be transmitted." With that, Ophelia stepped forward. "Follow me."

The group began their journey through the deathly silent desert.

"Where exactly is this place?" Jin Fei asked. "Why did the Death Worm stop chasing us?"

"This is the Nest of Mosayus," Ophelia said.

"This sounds like a dangerous place." After getting out of the carriage, O'Toss's hand never left the hilt of his knife. "What is this Mosayus?"

"In the legends of the Ancient Parami, there is a monster that devours everything." Ophelia walked calmly at the front of the group. "Legend has it that it usually sleeps in the center of the desert, only waking up once every hundred years, and each time it wakes up, it devours an oasis. The Hairub Desert was transformed into its current lifeless state through its repeated devouring."

"What are those red mists?" Ma Lei asked. "Why can't we see them anymore after we came in?"

"That's the breath of Mosayus, a warning color it uses to prevent being disturbed while it sleeps. Creatures in the desert will turn and flee as soon as they see the red mist around them. But when it's not in the breath, the red mist is not visible," Ophelia explained.

"To avoid attracting too much attention and unnecessary trouble?" Zhuge Chi nodded. After all, such a large-scale breath attack, if it turned red, would be a red blob bigger than a mountain, which would be too conspicuous.

"Devouring Oasis..." Luo Jun frowned upon hearing this. "Could it be that Amgilla was devoured by it? Yuan Shouzhen disappeared while exploring Amgilla, could he have also gotten lost here and been devoured by it?"

"No..." Ophelia denied it outright, "According to legend, Mosayus is a devourer that appeared after the fall of Amgilla. And when I came here last time, it was in this very spot, which means it hadn't woken up."

"After all that talk, where exactly is this Mosayus?" Jin Fei's curiosity was piqued.

"Right here," Ophelia said calmly.

"Here?" Everyone was slightly taken aback, then saw Ophelia point to the ground. "Right beneath our feet."

"When Mosayus sleeps, he buries himself in the sand and circles his body with his breath."

"Therefore, all the deserts within the red fog are just a thin blanket covering Mosayus."

Ophelia's words left everyone else speechless.

They had already walked at least a thousand meters through the red mist, but still hadn't encountered the other side. If the sand they had trodden over was all that covered Mosayus's body, how big must that monster be?

"I actually think... those hundred Death Worm outside are cuter." Jin Fei swallowed.

"The Death Worm relentlessly pursues its prey, but Mosayus, as long as you don't wake it, you're safe."

After listening to Ophelia's explanation, everyone became more careful as they walked, even keeping their mouths shut. Every move they made revealed their distrust of the Soundproof Barrier.

Finally, after traveling an unknown distance, the red mist reappeared around them!

Rolf immediately pulled out Armored Vehicle, and after everyone boarded, they drove off at top speed.

(End of this chapter)