1005 Sandfear Fox! (1/2)
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
The group could still hear the howl of the sandstorm, like the sound of someone crying through the thick sand barrier. No one could tell how long it was going to last.
”Mo Fan, are you out of your mind, to actually bring playing cards along? We have lost our way in the desert, and Nanyu is missing too. We are now trapped under the sand, and you still have the mood to play?” Jiang Yu said seriously to Mo Fan.
”So you're sure you aren't going to follow further?” Mo Fan asked.
”Yes,” Jiang Yu nodded seriously, ”I'm not following, your hand is surely bigger than mine.”
Jiang Yu folded his hand. Although his heart was aching for throwing a high-quality Soul Seed Piece away, Mo Fan had actually raised the bet by half a Soul-grade Seed. If Jiang Yu followed, he would lose even more.
As soon as Jiang Yu folded, Mo Fan won the round. He quickly dragged the Soul Seed Pieces in, worth around eight million in total. It was half a tin of milk powder for his Little Flame Belle!
”Hey, don't take the money yet, show us your cards.”
”K is the biggest card that I have!” Mo Fan replied with a grin.
”F**k me!”
”Damn it, I folded when I had a pair. Mo Fan, you asshole!”
”By the way, I think the sandstorm is getting weaker.”
”Don't you dare run away after you've won! Deal the cards, I'm going to win it back!”
The sandstorm was indeed weakening. Considering that Nanyu might have returned to her position, the group did not play another round.
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It took the group quite some time to clear away the sand stacked on top of them. They were surprised to see that the area they were at had stacked up into a tall sand dune.
”That's insane, the altitude here is suddenly over ten meters high.” Zhao Manyan observed the area. He could no longer recognize the place.
Looking at the terrain that had changed beyond recognition, if they did not insist on staying in the same spot, they would have thought the sandstorm had blown them to a different desert!
The place had turned from a flat area of sand to rolling terrain with sand dunes; it was unbelievable!
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The yellow, sandy dust was still lingering in the air. It took a few hours before it finally cleared up. The group was hoping that Nanyu would be standing around a kilometer away sending out a signal, but the area was completely empty, with no sign of Nanyu.
”We can't possibly be thinking of waiting here?” Jiang Yu was shaken. He glanced at the sand dunes nearby and said, ”You know how strong the sandstorm was. It completely altered the terrain. This place is totally different to how it looked before. Maybe we are not just a kilometer away from the exit, and perhaps Nanyu has never left her spot, we're just not standing at where we were supposed to be.”
”That's possible too, otherwise, why couldn't we see her if she's only a kilometer away. I couldn't even see her within five kilometers away!” Zhao Manyan said.
”Let me assure you that many teams that went missing in the desert had the same thoughts, too. They started to think it was meaningless to wait at the same place because of people like you. In the end, they ended up getting even more lost. I've heard rumors about the Sahara Desert, and the only way the others can find you is if you stay at the same spot. As long as you don't move, you will still be at the same spot, but once you start to move away, the desert will eventually lead you to the Desert of Death. At that time, even Super Mages would not dare to save you. You will be buried forever under the sand,” Jiang Shaoxu stated in a very serious voice.
They must not move, not even a single step, unless they knew they were going in the right direction. Otherwise, they would only venture deeper into the desert. Jiang Shaoxu could not afford to let their words influence the group. It was no joke, since it was unlikely that anyone that got lost in the desert would survive!
”Let's just wait here, we must not move even if it's raining, hailing, or if a thunderstorm is taking place. We would just lose our chance of being rescued,” Mo Fan said.
Jiang Shaoxu sounded extremely serious, and the rest in the group did not really have any brilliant idea to find the way out, including Jiang Yu, who possessed the Chaos Element.
It was just a boring, stubborn wait. As Jiang Shaoxu had mentioned, if they started having doubts, they would have fallen to the desert maze!
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From day to night, the group waited for two days straight.
Bored, worried, helpless, bad thoughts, the two days felt extremely long and torturous. Whenever someone suggested the group leave, Jiang Shaoxu immediately advised against it.
As the supply of food and water started to deplete, waiting aimlessly was incredibly frustrating, making it harder for them to keep their calm.