Chapter 854 - Quicksand River (1) (2/2)

“You noticed it as well?” Alva turned into his human form and asked.

Curtis stood on the sand. The surroundings didn’t seem any different, but when he placed his tail on the sand in front of him, it immediately sank.

Alva drew in a gasp. “The sand can move!”

His tail seemed to be pulled down by a tremendous force, and a hint of surprise appeared in Curtis’s gaze.

Curtis was strong but not arrogant. To choose a safer method, he moved back before putting his tail down to let it continue to sink.

Alva looked at him. When he saw that Curtis didn’t show any abnormality, he felt relieved and ran over curiously, putting his leg out to check it.

“What is this thing gah!”

Before his last note ended, it turned into a surprised cry.

Alva’s body tilted abruptly and he fell to the ground. When his body came into contact with the sand, half of him was buried in it.

Curtis hesitated for a moment, then planned on drawing his tail out to save the bird at the thought of how they still needed Alva to lead the way.

However, when he drew out his tail, he slid further into the quicksand area, almost landing on it himself.

Alva put up an intense struggle, but this made him sink even further.

In just a short period of time, he was buried so deeply that only one-third of his body remained above the ground. With one eye exposed outside, he cast a horrified gaze at Curtis, pleading for help.

“Don’t move!”

Curtis’s upper body turned into his human form, and he said coldly, “The more you struggle, the faster you’ll sink!”

Alva’s nose was buried as well, and, as he inhaled, he kept taking in the sand. When he heard Curtis’s words, he forced himself to calm down and stopped struggling.

As expected, after Alva stopped struggling, the horrifying speed at which he sank immediately slowed down. However, he was still sinking slowly.

The sand was like countless ants, engulfing Alva’s body.