1205 Danger Below the Sand (1/2)

Translated by XephiZ

Edited by Aelryinth

The team clearly felt the sand moving under them.

The sand was not as thick as they initially thought. Below the layer of sand was a layer of soil. If the sand was moving, it meant something was digging its way up out of the soil.

Zhang Xiaohou led the way. He went to the higher ground to observe their surroundings. The curtain of night was approaching rapidly. Certain places were no longer covered by the sun. He could see roots wriggling like black centipedes and snakes in the shadows there. They spread rapidly toward the areas that were no longer covered by sunlight. He saw a huge creature accidentally step into an area without sunlight, and it was dragged into the sand by the roots in the blink of an eye!

He knew the creature would soon be reduced into a pile of bones, while its blood, flesh, and organs were turned into nutrients for the Pseudomorphing Demons!

”Quick, hurry up!” Zhang Xiaohou urged the rest of the team.

The sun had gone down quicker than they thought. They would be in grave danger if they did not leave the territory of the Pseudomorphing Demons in time!

”Houzi, go harden the soil ahead so they won't be able to dig out of the ground so easily,” Mo Fan said to Zhang Xiaohou.

”Alright! Is anyone else an Earth Mage?” Zhang Xiaohou asked.

Two other Hunters soon stepped forward from the group. Zhang Xiaohou summoned his Wind Wings and grabbed the two Hunters before flying forward rapidly, preparing themselves for the Pseudomorphing Demons.

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The team was running as quickly as they could, but they still failed to outrun the curtain of night. As soon as the darkness fell across them, the temperature dropped significantly all of a sudden. The atmosphere changed as the team felt a strong aura of darkness surging at them.

”Over here!” Zhang Xiaohou yelled at the team.

The team regrouped with Zhang Xiaohou and the two Hunters. The ground nearby had been compressed and hardened. It was as sturdy as rocks.

Black roots sprang out of the areas no longer under sunlight. The sand splashed wildly, like the surface of an ocean, as if they were stirred by countless schools of fish. The roots were like the tentacles of a starving demon, surrounding the travelers from all directions.

When the tentacles were less than three hundred meters away, the team could easily tell that the speed of the roots was hindered. The hardened sand was providing some resistance to them!

”Quick, it's only a matter of time until they catch up to us!” Lu Fang urged everyone.

The team did not dare wait any further, and hurried toward their destination.

”I'll lead the way!” A Hunter whose primary Element was the Wind Element said. Ge Ming and the others usually referred to him as Feishu.

Feishu was quite nimble, and his steps were light. He did not leave a single footstep on the sand with the help of his Wind Magic.

”It's safe here, this way...”

The sand below the man's feet suddenly exploded up into the sky before pouring down like a rain.

A demon tree that looked like a terrifying beast sprang up amid the rain of sand. The demon tree could use its branches and intertwined roots under the sand to attack.

The roots and branches soon formed a cage trapping Feishu in all directions. Feishu turned around in disbelief, and realized he was already separated from the team by the cage. An overwhelming sense of death lunged at him!

”Feishu!” Lu Fang shouted.

Ge Ming reacted quickly. He cast a Light Spell in an instant. The Plummeting Rays turned into swords slashing at the roots and the branches.

However, the roots and the branches were just too thick. A single spell was nowhere enough to cut through the branches and roots that were trapping Feishu!

”Leader, behind us!” Zheng Tong said.

Ge Ming knew what was behind them without even turning around. He could imagine the deadly branches and roots without any gaps between them coming at them from behind!

”Keep going forward, I'll save Feishu!” Ge Ming said.

Feishu was too impatient. The path he took was not the right path. He was too insensitive to the creatures under the surface.

”Come, quick, or we'll all be stuck here!” Lu Fang shouted.

”Follow me, don't go anywhere else, these things are good at setting up traps. We won't be able to escape if we are caught in them,” Zhang Xiaohou sighed, and led the way.

Zhang Xiaohou gave up on flying. He was walking on the ground. He was risking his own life to detect the traps...

”These Pseudomorphing Demons have a limited area of movement!” Mo Fan called out.