Chapter 737 - Sapphires Welcome Gift (2/2)

The beetle was previously already taller than a man, now it was twice his height!

The Flaming Horn warriors who were seeing Sapphire for the first time stared in shock, whispering softly, “Didn’t you say it was as tall as a man?”

“It wasn’t this gigantic the last time I saw it!” gasped another.

Sapphire was ecstatic to see Shao Xuan, circling him several times but since there were other people with him, they were included in its circles.

Despite knowing that the beetle would not harm them, many were still terrified. Having a beetle of this size so close to them was incredibly stressful.

After circling them a few times, Sapphire hurriedly ran off after the sand ball that had rolled far away, then stood upside-down and rolled the ball over with its hind legs, stopping in front of Shao Xuan.

This was a slave’s present for its master, a welcome gift. Sapphire had gathered a lot of food to be rolled into this ball. Rolling stuff it found into a ball was its hobby anyway.

When the ball was in front of Shao Xuan, Sapphire stood next to it, waiting quietly like a slave waiting for its master to comment on it, slightly nervous.

Everyone finally saw what it was.

Although it was mainly a sand ball, beast claws and scales peeked out.

“There are desert beasts wrapped inside?” Lei leaned over closely. “How did it make this ball? It’s so compact, can’t believe it doesn’t fall apart.”

Shao Xuan did not reply. Seeing the flying insect pacing above the ball, he had a very bad feeling. Then, he looked at the ball and saw some skeletons. His face froze.

There was a glint from his blade and the sand ball split open. A man rolled out.

“Hahahaha who is this? He’s very unlucky to be rolled into Sapphire’s ball!” Lei and the rest laughed. Who was this? Someone from Rock Hill City? A desert robber? Probably the latter since there were rarely normal people around since Rock Hill City released the monsters. The desert robbers were a nuisance anyway, their deaths were none of the Flaming Horns’ business.

Very soon, they saw the flying insect fly in a circle and finally landed on the sand-covered, unrecognisable man.

Shao Xuan: “…”

Everyone else: “…” No one was laughing now.

OH NO! IT CAN’T BE?!

This insect was bred to be a tracker. For accuracy purposes, Gongjia Heng said this insect only tracked one person. It would never make a mistake.

So this tracking insect had currently landed on this person, who appeared to be dead.

When they snapped to their senses, they all rushed forward. Ta hurriedly checked if this unconscious person was breathing. If he wasn’t, then this trip was a waste of time.

Soon after, Ta heaved a sigh of relief. “A weak pulse but at least he’s still alive. He’s not doing well though.”

“Let him drink this.” Shao Xuan dissolved a pill in his flask and passed it to Ta.

“This person… is the Gongjia person we’re looking for?” asked Tuo.

“Based on the flying insect, yeah.”

Shao Xuan turned to Sapphire.

Probably aware that it had made a mistake, Sapphire scratched at the sand nervously. It had wanted to please its master but instead almost killed the guy Shao Xuan was looking for.

Gongjia Ren was just collateral damage when it was rolling the sand lizard up. If Sapphire’s target were the humans, the other people hiding in the sand would be here too.

“I’ve fed him the medicine. We’ll have to observe him now.” Ta got up.

Now that they had found their target, they did not need to travel anymore. They found a place to rest during sunset and cared for the injured Gongjia Ren.

A tent was set up once they found a suitable spot, its poles made of new green bronze. Every pole could be used as a weapon. When assembled together, all they needed was to cover it with fabric and a temporary tent was ready.

Fifty people could squeeze inside but if there were no sandstorms, they would rest outside.

This tent was currently set up for Gongjia Ren. They would never let him die after spending so much effort searching for him.

Thank goodness Gongjia Ren’s condition stabilised after consuming medicine. His weak pulse gradually strengthened and he was no longer at the brink of death.