Ten days later, Underground World.
The sky seemed to be shrouded in a gray gauze, and the thick clouds were like solid lead, hanging depressingly above the head.
The rolling sand dunes have lost the sunlight, and their original golden color has become dull.
Against the background of the clouds, the sand waves turned a cold gray-brown color, and the cold wind howled, becoming even more biting due to the lack of sunlight.
suddenly.
The sand in a corner of the dune loosened and slid away, and an exaggerated scorpion, half as tall as a man, quietly emerged from the dune.
Its outer shell is a dull, matte black, and in the dim light it seems to blend in with the desert.
After appearing, it waved its two huge pincers in the air, seeming to be alert to the surrounding situation.
After confirming that there was no danger, it headed to one side.
There, there lay a strange, weathered and rotten half of a corpse. The corpse looked somewhat similar to a gecko, but it was enlarged several times.
And next to the body.
In a slightly raised pile of sand, there was a lean young man hiding quietly in it.
His body was buried in the sand, and only a pair of dirty eyes were exposed, nervously watching Scorpion's every move.
The half of the rotten corpse exuded a pungent smell of blood. This smell filled the air, like an invisible thread, slowly attracting the scorpion.
Seeing the scorpion approaching following the scent, the young man's heart rose to his throat.
He held a sharp dagger tightly in his hand, waiting for the best opportunity.
Fortunately, the other party didn't seem to notice, and all his eyes were attracted to the carrion.
Soon, when the scorpion got close enough.
The young man gritted his teeth, jumped up from the sand, and stabbed the scorpion's head with the dagger in his hand like lightning.
The head of a scorpion is its important nerve center, and the venom sac connected to the head is where the venom is stored.
This connection part is relatively fragile. Once it is attacked by a strong force, it can easily cause damage to the nervous system and rupture of the poison sac.
If the venom sac ruptures, the scorpion itself may be inundated with venom.
Attacking this area can quickly render the scorpion incapacitated and aggressive.
The young man obviously also knew where the opponent's weak points were.
However, the next moment.
Just when the dagger was about to hit, the scorpion suddenly disappeared from the place.
This was so sudden that he jumped into the air and plunged into the sand dunes nearby.
At the same time, a sound of breaking through the air came from behind.
"Not good!"
The young man's face changed wildly and he rolled on the spot.
When he looked up, he saw a scorpion tail coming through the air.
The dagger in his hand suddenly struck out.
--clang!
There was a sound like the collision of gold and stone.
The huge force made the skinny young man stagger, and the dagger polished from some kind of animal bone in his hand flew out directly and stuck diagonally on the sand a few meters away.
"Hiss..."
A burning, severe pain shot up from his arm. The young man's expression changed greatly, and he looked at his arm, only to see a bloody wound on it.
The blood flowing out of the cracked hole was not Crimson, but had a tendency to turn black. The pain did not subside for a second or two, and half of the body was paralyzed.
Apparently poisoned.
The young man didn't have time to think too much.
--call out!
At this time, the scorpion tail, which had been deflected, struck again.
He wanted to escape, but found that half of his body had begun to go numb, and he was somewhat out of his control.
Realizing this, the lean young man's face turned pale, as if he had anticipated that he would be penetrated by the scorpion's tail.
However, after a few seconds passed, the picture he imagined did not appear.
Looking closely, he saw the scorpion's tail stopped less than half a meter in front of him, and a large hole appeared in the scorpion's head.
Light yellow body fluid seeped out from the broken wounds and gradually seeped into the sand.
The next moment, the scorpion's body disappeared into thin air.
"Where is this place, and where is the nearest Human Race city?"
A voice sounded.
I saw a figure carrying a long knife on the side.
The young man's eyes became blank.
"This is Vast Desert Region, Barren Hill District. The nearest gathering place is twenty miles away from here..."
Soon, general information about this place was also obtained by Hu Qi.
At the same time, Hu Qi was also looking around.
The lines of the dunes in the distance are blurred and gradually merge with the gray sky, making it difficult to distinguish the boundary between heaven and earth.
Occasionally, there are a few stubborn desert plants, trembling in the wind, without any vitality, and looking extremely lonely.
This place is an area near the center of Vast Desert Region.
Compared with the Dense Forest Region that came last time, Vast Desert Region is at completely opposite extremes in terms of environment.
Vast Desert Region The environment is extremely harsh, different from ordinary deserts on the surface.
Due to the lack of sunlight in the desert here, the temperature remains close to freezing all year round.
In this environment, some people at the bottom inevitably face food shortages.
The One and Only Fortunately, Vast Desert Region Although a large area is desert, there is no shortage of food, including lizards, snakes, gerbils, camels, etc.
Moreover, because most of them are Exotic Beast, they are huge in size and the meat has extremely high nutritional value.
It's just a pity that although the meat of Exotic Beast is good, it is also extremely difficult to catch.
This is the case with the young man in front of him.
Take this scorpion as an example. It is huge and the venom contained in it is extremely powerful.
In just a short while, the young man in front of him had sunken eyes and his lips turned purple and blue. It was obvious that he had already half-stepped into the gate of hell.
"Forget it! It's your luck to meet me!"
At this time, Hu Qi's eyes moved slightly.
I don't know what came to mind.
He reached out and pointed, and a flash of red light was injected into the young man's body.
I saw that the young man's face, which was originally haggard and seemed about to die of poison at any moment, quickly improved and became rosy.
Subsequently, Hu Qi stopped multiple tubes.
He turned around and left this place, heading towards the human gathering place that the young man just pointed out.
A few seconds later.
The young man standing there suddenly blinked his eyes, and his original blank look faded away.
"I... what am I doing?"
His memory only stayed at the time when he was injured by the scorpion and was about to die, but the rest was unknown.
But now there is no figure of the scorpion around.
He checked his body and found that the injury on his arm was gone.
As if he thought of something, he walked over and picked up the bone dagger stuck on the ground, only to see an obvious gap on it.
This also proved that what he saw before was not an illusion.
In addition, while walking around, he found that he was full of energy, and his strength and speed seemed to be much higher than before.
At the same time, some pictures and unfamiliar information appeared in my mind.
It seems to be a way to enhance your physical fitness.
The young man who noticed this was pleasantly surprised.
Although he doesn't know why he became like this, it is undoubtedly a good thing for him. The increase in strength and speed also means that it will be easier to hunt its food in the future.
What happened to the young man was just something Hu Qi did casually in his mind.
As for the outcome, how far can the other party go with the Secret Martial Artist practice method he gave him.
He doesn't care.
Looking at the endless desert below.
With Hu Qi and now Mind Power, it can easily cover four to five hundred kilometers.
It's easy to search for anything.
However, this may cause the local Food Master to notice it, and Hu Qi will just converge it within a radius of ten kilometers.
This distance seems very far, but for Hu Qi's current speed, it is not much different from being next to him.
It didn't take long for him to discover the gathering place of humans.
This is a huge space about thirty meters underground.
Among them, there are faintly visible continuous urban buildings and human figures.
Benefit from the unique geographical location of Vast Desert Region.
Humans here generally live near oases or underground.
There are fire springs in these places, which can help people survive.