Chapter 596 - A Sandstorm Is Coming! (1/2)

“Yeah. It’s the fate that led us to meet each other in this vast desert. Why not take this opportunity to make new friends?”

The person sitting in the front passenger seat turned around to look at Fang Qiu.

“Well…”

Fang Qiu gave a wry smile and said in a sad tone, “It’s not that I don’t want to take the mask off. It’s just that I’m too ugly. I’ve been feeling self-abased since I was a child because of this face of mine. That’s why I always wear a mask.”

At those words, all the people in the vehicle set eyes on Fang Qiu.

“Brother, you can’t joke about this. Your body is a gift given to you by your parents, so is your face,” said the young man sitting next to Fang Qiu.

Fang Qiu fell silent.

Upon taking a closer look, they found that there was faint sadness in his eyes that was partly hidden and partly visible.

At Fang Qiu’s reaction, no one dared to pursue the subject. The driver quickly changed the topic and the chat continued. No one ever mentioned the matter of asking Fang Qiu to take off his mask again.

Fang Qiu secretly let out a sigh of relief.

“Bro, we’re heading for the forest ahead. It is said that the shadow of that giant black scorpion that appeared in the sandstorm was in that area. Where is your destination? Do you want us to take you there?” inquired the driver.

“Thanks, but no need. Just pull up there,” Fang Qiu said.

“Alright.”

The driver nodded and said, “You’re alone. Don’t go into the depths of the desert. Stay with us, and you will have enough food and water, and be safe and sound.”

The car raced fast all the way.

After about an hour’s drive, they were finally reaching their destination.

In the cars, everyone was smiling and looking expectant.

But at this point, Fang Qiu started frowning.

“Pull up!” Fang Qiu shouted abruptly.

“Huh?”

Those in the car were stunned and all turned to look at Fang Qiu.

“Pull up now!” Fang Qiu demanded again.

“Screech!”

Because they were in the desert, the driver stepped on the brake, and the car slid a little forward and then slowly came to a halt.

“Bro, what’s wrong?” the driver asked Fang Qiu.

“Quick, tell the cars behind to pull up as well,” said Fang Qiu with a serious look.

At his words, the people in the car were even more confused.

“Close the skylight.”

Without hesitation, Fang Qiu stood up and grabbed the wireless intercom in the driver’s seat. He turned it on and shouted directly, “All the cars, pull up and shut the skylight and windows right now!”

After that, he immediately closed the first car’s skylight and windows, opened the door, and jumped out.

The driver opened the car window, stuck out his head, and asked, “Hey, bro, what do you mean by that?”

Fang Qiu ignored him.

Instead, he looked into the distance with his brows knitted.

At this moment, those in the other two vehicles were about to get out of the cars to inquire about the situation. But Fang Qiu turned around, waved his hand at them, and quickly got in the first car.

He took the walkie-talkie and said to everyone in the car as well as the walkie-talkie, “Don’t get off the car. Anyone who is scared, close your eyes and try to stay calm!”

In everyone’s eyes, what Fang Qiu just said and did was utterly strange.

It puzzled all of them!

“Why? What’s going on?”

From the walkie-talkie came the questions of the people in the other two cars.

Right at this moment, after Fang Qiu finished his words, a black wave actually appeared in the forest of haloxylon ammondendron in the distance!

Taking a closer look at the black wave, Fang Qiu found that it turned out to be tons of densely-packed scorpions and venomous insects.

Those scorpions and venomous insects were rushing wildly toward the cars like a sea wave!

It looked like they were running away from something and they were all extremely panic-stricken.

Of course, only Fang Qiu noticed that. In the eyes of the others in the cars, this was simply a terrible tide of bugs!

“What the f*ck!”

The driver was astounded.

“Oh my God!”

“What the hell is that?”

“Ah… I’m suffering from trypophobia!”

Sharp screams and flustered voices came from the other end of the walkie-talkie.

“Run!”

“Hurry up and start the car!”

“Start the car and ran away!”

Panic roars sounded not only in the car that Fang Qiu was taking but also in the other two cars behind, judging by the voices from the walkie-talkie.

“Don’t move!”

Fang Qiu held the walkie-talkie and bellowed brusquely, “Don’t move. Nobody can outrun them even with the car.”

No one dared to start the engine anymore.

Each of them just stared blankly at the front. Those who were scared covered their eyes in horror and were too terrified to open their eyes.

At this time, the tide of bugs had arrived!

“Rustle, rustle, rustle…”

The rustling sound of insects moving was enough to make one’s bones go numb.

The tide of bugs was about to reach them.

Fang Qiu narrowed his eyes and quietly released his aura.

Shortly after, an amazing scene unfolded before their eyes.

As Fang Qiu’s aura shrouded the cars, the sickly-dotted scorpions and venomous insects suddenly parted into two groups, which passed by the three cars from the left and right sides respectively. No insect climbed up to the cars.

At this sight, everyone was flabbergasted, but no one dared to speak.

They were afraid that once they spoke, they would attract the flood of insects into the cars.

It was not until 10 whole minutes later that the densely-packed scorpions and venomous insects completely disappeared in front of everyone.