Desert Wasteland Tracking

"If that monster found you, why didn't it come down?"

"I don't know." Will shook his head. "Maybe because it and I are the only two living things on this planet. Or perhaps it was observing me, observing humans. I once found traces of alien civilizations, but they were all buried beneath the sand and dust. I don't know how long ago those buildings were constructed, but I think that alien monster may very well have destroyed a civilization."

"There used to be a civilization here?"

"There used to be a civilization here, one with technology slightly more advanced than modern human civilization," Salomon answered. They were currently standing atop a cliff. Below the precipice stood stone towers eroded by wind and sand, clustered together like trees. One of the separated squads was among those ruins, sheltering from the sandstorm, but the maze-like passages had left them unable to advance. Catherine was communicating with them, providing route guidance and fire support, using the gunfire from her Explosive Rounds Gun to point them in the right direction.

"This city must have existed before the desert wasteland appeared. Otherwise, those aliens would never have built their city in low ground." Praetorian Guard Zero pointed at the towers below. "Even if the Inhumans' monster ate every plant, this planet would never have been reduced to this state. I believe war was the primary cause."

"Civil war." The Arcanist nodded. In the dim surroundings, the muzzle flash from Catherine's Explosive Rounds Gun was the only source of light. The Sisterhood had not turned on the long-range searchlights mounted on their bodies; doing so in this environment would only attract potential predators. "Remember the characteristics of that monster I mentioned?" Salomon said. "It devours flesh and memories, lurks within hosts, and manipulates living creatures. One