1004 The Wild Sandstorm! (1/2)
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
Zhao Manyan was unwilling to give up, and ascended directly into the sky again from where he was standing. He was trying to use the height to find the exit of the maze by searching for the golden-yellow sand.
However, the sand he saw still had the same hint of redness no matter how far he looked. Even when he came down from the sky, where he landed was actually quite far away from where he took off from. If Jiang Shaoxu had not been releasing a signal still, Zhao Manyan might have lost his way.
”Damn it, even the sky is like a maze, I was clearly flying straight up, but I was more than three hundred meters away when I landed!” Zhao Manyan cursed.
”Why don't you go higher?” Jiang Yu suggested.
”I suggest not, it's going to be the same in the sky. If Zhao Manyan went too high up, he might lose his way too. If flying into the sky worked, may Super Mages wouldn't get stuck here forever too after not believing how dangerous this place is,” Jiang Shaoxu said.
The higher Zhao Manyan flew, the further away he was from where he took off. If Zhao Manyan had to reach a height where he could observe over ten kilometers away, he would no longer return to the same area.
”Let's set up the tents and wait for rescue,” Mo Fan suggested.
”Mm, we shouldn't be too far away from the exit. If they use the same way we did to search for us, they should be able to find us pretty quickly,” Jiang Shaoxu said.
”Speaking of which, can't we use the same way to probe our surroundings? We'll treat this spot as our center and form a straight line. If we are really not far away from the exit, we should be able to find it that way,” Jiang Yu suggested.
”Let's try it then, we can set up the tents first...” Mo Fan said.
The group followed Jiang Yu's suggestion and formed a straight line.
Unfortunately, they failed to locate the exit of the maze still. Mo Fan even found the green flag he had set up previously, yet there was still no sign of Nanyu and the exit. In other words, once they entered the maze, it was impossible for them to leave it by using the same approach unless someone was tagging the exit from the outside.
”I'm afraid this maze has something to do with the Chaos Element. Give me some time, I'll see if I can crack it,” Jiang Yu said.
Jiang Yu's main Element was Summoning, and his supporting Element was Chaos. It was an incredibly rare Element, just like the Space Element. Only Advanced Mages had a certain chance of Awakening it. It had not been too long ago since Mo Fan had reached the Advanced Level, thus he had not really seen the Chaos Element at work yet.
The terrifying maze in the desert had to be somehow related to the Chaos Element. Otherwise, they would have found the exit by using the same approach.
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After setting up the tents, the group no longer dared to leave their positions after knowing how eerie the desert maze was. Even when they tried to probe around, they strictly maintained the line formation.
At night, the desert was extremely cold. Going out was their biggest problem, but they were very concerned about the missing Nanyu. They could not tell if she was safe or not.
The wind grew stronger at night, sweeping the sand into the air. The small tents could no longer withstand the force of the sand. Zhao Manyan had no choice but to lay out a Water Curtain to protect the tents.
The night was bright, the beautiful outline of the desert was clearly visible, they could even see a few sand foxes moving around and disappearing within the blink of an eye.
The group of five took turns guarding at night. Mo Fan sat outside the tents and started meditating. With so many Stars to work on, if he did not practice diligently, he would not be able to cast the spells of his different Elements adeptly. Mo Fan was very hard-working when it came to his cultivation!
Mo Fan was practicing the Nyx Regime. The Shadow Element was incredibly useful in battles, and Mo Fan had grown quite fond of the Shadow Element recently too...
As Mo Fan was about to focus, he immediately heard a loud rumble, like a group of trucks approaching from the distance.
Mo Fan opened his eyes and looked into the distance. He immediately saw a cloud of sand connecting the ground and the sky.
The cloudy sand spread across the horizon. It felt like rows of soldiers on galloping horses. The rumble gradually grew louder too.
”A sandstorm?”
”A sandstorm this big!?”
Mo Fan was shocked. He did not think much of it, until he saw the sandstorm was covering the entire horizon, and was approaching like a tsunami big enough to devour a whole city.
”Are you serious, does this place have a sandstorm every day?” Mo Fan cursed.
The sandstorm was clearly massive and destructive. Mo Fan immediately woke the others.
”I remember the team that went missing was forced to hide in the maze after encountering a sandstorm. What do we do now? Do we need to find shelter” Jiang Yu asked.
”Hold your ground, we must stay where we are, if we try hiding from the sandstorm, we'll end up just like the missing team!” Jiang Shaoxu said.
They could not afford to leave their location. The maze was simply too terrifying. The only way to guarantee their safety was to hold their position at a tagged location unyieldingly. The more they moved around, the easier it was for them to get lost, making it difficult for them to be rescued!
Nanyu was still outside of the maze. She must have left because she had encountered a tricky situation, but she would never abandon the team. If she could return to her spot and send a signal to the group, they would be able to leave the maze.