Chapter 292 – Desert Nigh (2/2)

“Is that supposed to be a higher-level slave?” Tuo asked Shao Xuan

Shao Xuan nodded.

“You sleep first. I’ll guard with Lei.”

Because of this unfavorable situation. Shao Xuan decided that the two men had to keep watch while one slept alone, then change for the other to rest. Two people were more secure than one, as the threats of these slaves were too great.

No wonder the tribes were so terrified of slaves. They did not even take the life of their companions seriously.

Shao Xuan walked to the sand wall and crouched down. At the foot of the wall, there were some piled up sand. Shao Xuan stabbed a stone knife like a stick, and found something. The tip of the knife picked up some sand, but Shao Xuan saw a skeleton, with the first exposed was the skull.

The night breeze blew the sand away, and more and more of the skull was exposed.

Shao Xuan looked at a gap in the skull. It was like a wound from a sharp weapon, not from Shao Xuan’s knife, but this crack on the skull has existed for a long time.

Looking carefully at the injury on the skull, Shao Xuan threw the skull to Lei, “Look.”

Lei was walking while ferociously staring at the sand slaves farther, while those sand slaves also stared with eyes more ruthless. Hearing Shao Xuan’s words, he took back his line of sight, and caught the skull thrown. He was not afraid of these, so he directly took it in his hand to carefully look at.

From a young age when he joined the hunt, Lei had a good understanding of wounds caused by beasts. He was able to distinguish which was artificial and which was injured by other beasts. Seeing the long crack in the skull, Lei’s eyes flashed, and his sense of vigilance turned stronger. He no longer put all his attention on the sand slaves, but divides part of it around.

Compared with other people in the team, the Flaming Horns tribe had the least understanding of the dessert. After all, they did not have any elders to tell them things, so they could only judge from their own experience. They didn’t expect the other tribes in the team to tell them much. During this time, the first they look at were their own tribe’s people, and would not pay much attention to Shao Xuan’s side, not making an effort to narate to others.

The wound on the skull was made by a beast’s claw, which was very fast and sharp. Maybe the beast that killed this man was not very large, but the beast that was able to carry out a swift and aggressive attack must be defended against.

From the bone of the skull, it can be seen that the deceased was at least at the level of a primary totem warrior, or a little higher. In any case, they had to be more careful.

Because Qu Ce and the other people were curious, Shao Xuan threw the skull over to let them see more.

Shao Xuan and the other two rotated their watch, while the others did the same. The sand slaves also attacked them, but majority were like a temptation, one after another, and then the attack mostly picked up.

Because no more firewood was added to the fire, it was soon extinguished, and only the moonlight was in the sky. Some tribes were in warmer areas, as they were not accustomed to the cold so they were covered with two layers of animal skins.

Huang Ye and several older people looked at the team, until their eyes finally fell on the three people of the Flaming Horns tribe. As their first time to participate in such a journey for warriors, these three people was able to adapt the fastest.

During the night, in the temptation and fighting, every once in a while, there would always be noises. It could be the sound of intertwining knives, or the movement of being beaten.

There were more and more bloody sounds surrounding them. Some insects living under the sand were attracted by the blood, crawling out and sucking the flesh and blood on the sand. If there was not enough to eat, they would be the target of other organisms.

Shao Xuan always heard the sound of the camel hooves treading on the ground. Looking at it, he saw that the camel’s feet had trampled several to death, and then, it ate all these insects.

Shao Xuan did not know whether other camels were like it, but for this one, the diet was not a concern be it meat or vegetables. This was good for him since it was easy to raise.