1250 Mysterious Shadow (1/2)

With the low level of human activity that the desert saw, a sudden bright light didn't automatically mean that there were humans around. The sunset's light might be reflected if it hit a certain reflective rock with the right shape at the right angle. When Zhang Zian saw the reflective light, he was really excited at first, but he managed to calm himself down.

Still, with the endless sea of sand around them, it was really weird for a rock to suddenly come out of nowhere.

The other members were gathered together, happily laughing and chatting. Some of them took the chance to walk further away to answer to Mother Nature's call, while some of them stayed in their cars with their headphones on to play games. Only Nabari noticed the weird flying pattern of the drone, hovering in midair for some time without moving when it usually would have started flying across the spine of the sand dune.

The first time Nabari saw the drone, he was extremely shocked. He couldn't figure out for the life of him how such a tiny metal thing could actually fly freely in the air like an eagle. At the same time, he was extremely impressed with Zhang Zian, who was able to control the drone with ease. To him, this was nothing short of a miracle.

The others had already lost interest in the drone, while Nabari always watched its takeoff and landing with his full devotion and respect.

The evening sun reflected off the white metal covering of the drone, making it shine like a star.

He didn't know anything about these high-tech things, so even if he had questions, he kept them to himself without rushing Zhang Zian, patiently waiting for its next action.

Other than Nabari, even if Peter Lee wasn't fully paying attention to the drone, he could acutely feel that this search was taking longer than usual.

”Jeff, have you found a suitable place for us to cross?” Peter Lee asked through the walkie-talkie.

Zhang Zian picked the walkie-talkie up. ”Mr. Peter Lee, Professor Wei Kang, Mr. Nabari, I think it's best if you come over and take a look.”

In order to maintain constant contact and prevent any mishaps, everyone brought their walkie-talkie with them wherever they went, even if they went to the toilet. Other than those with their headphones on, everyone else heard what Zhang Zian had said.

They weren't stupid, and they immediately heard the weirdness of his words. Clearly, the drone had found something out of the ordinary.

Therefore, it wasn't just the three people that Zhang Zian had called—everyone else came toward him too.

”What happened?”

Peter Lee and his team came to Zhang Zian's car. Zhang Zian showed them the screen on his controller, explaining the situation simply.

Nabari squinted as he looked at the bundle of black dots, asking, ”Could it be a wild camel?”

That was certainly a possibility, no matter whether it was a wild camel or a lost camel. But there were two weird things in that case. One, did camels reflect light? Two, this black dot didn't seem to be moving at all. Even if it was a camel, it was probably a dead one.

Peter Lee took off his tea-colored crystal spectacles, taking a closer look. ”I think it looks more like a house.”

Well, that guess was even more improbable. How could a lone house be in the middle of the desert? Even if it was, it was probably a haunted house that no one dared to enter.

”We'll know if we fly the drone closer, won't we?” Wei Kang suggested.

Zhang Zian nodded. ”I thought so too. We can fly the drone in that direction to take a look.”

”Just be careful and take note of the distance. Don't let the drone go out of control,” Wei Kang reminded him.

”Understood.”

Seeing that they did not object, Zhang Zian flew Nekhbet in that direction. Their heads all crowded around the small screen, close enough to hear each other's breathing.