I Forged the Myth of the Old Ones

Lu Jian is not persistent, although he doesn't understand why rubbing bread is an advanced spell, but since the other party said no, then don't worry about it.

The two were still whispering, when suddenly there was a muffled sound ahead.

Lu Jian looked over.

In the desolate and silent desert, there was an explosion.

Some kind of explosive kicked up the dust, and at the same time, on the dune, surrounded by a deep shadow, three people seemed to be fighting.

Lu Jian focused a little, and saw a huge bug in the dust and under the starlight.

The bug looked like a big praying mantis, except that its limbs were thinner and its chitin shell was shiny black. It had huge pincers, sharp forelimbs, and its body was full of edges and corners, exuding a dangerous aura.

Next to the worm was a hole that was blown up. It seemed that the explosion just now induced the worm out of its lair.

When Lu Jian was still thinking about whether to help, he saw the arm of one of the rounded-up people suddenly swell.

That hand quickly became thicker than that person's, like a giant's arm attached to a human's body, extremely uncoordinated.

The next moment, the man's arm directly grabbed the big claw of the bug.

The game full of power made the blood surge, and immediately, the other hand of the man swelled up, and both hands grabbed the bug tightly, making it impossible to escape.

At the same time, another person next to him held a torch in his left hand and raised his right hand high.

Lu Jian saw that the flame flowed from the torch, like a long snake, and came to the palm of his right hand.

Immediately, the man threw his right hand, and the raging fire flew out, circled around the tail of the bug, burned the bug, and made the monster let out a low howl.

The last person just stood there, but Lu Jian could sense that some kind of change happened between him and the bug.

Soon, the worm's wailing stopped, as if it had been hypnotized, it lost the power to resist, and its whole body fell down. Then, with the force of the two huge hands, the worm's head was snapped off , the turquoise viscous liquid splashed onto the sand, quickly turning the silver sand into a dark color.

"You two, what are you still looking at, come and help!"

The person with the torch in his hand yelled in the direction of Lu Jian, the flame flickered, reflecting on the gravel, there was a hazy luster.

"it is good."

Lu Jian quickly integrated into the role. He stood up and glanced at Shia who was still hesitating.

"It's not a big problem. The Quiet Place mission will arrange a suitable identity for us, and no one will doubt it."

He guessed that this woman named Shia had only experienced one or two missions, and was not very familiar with the rules here.

"I understand."

Shia stood up from the sandpit, and the cloak fluttered with her movements, making Lu Jian see the clothes under the gray cloak.

Black steel gauntlets, breastplate and skirt armor, boots, Shia looks like a knight in heavy armor in the Middle Ages, her whole body is covered with armor.

"What kind of mage did you say you were?"

Lu Jian felt that between him and Shia, there must be someone who misunderstood the definition of a mage.

===176. There must be a person who has a serious illness===

"This thing doesn't look very tasty, but it's actually really bad."

The man wearing only a sleeveless blouse held a worm's leg in his hand. The leg was covered with white and tender meat. The meat was sizzling on the fire and exuded a strange smell.

In Lu Jian's words, it's like the smell left on the palm of your hand after killing a bedbug.

It is also very smelly.

Under the bright starry sky, five people sat around the bonfire, beside the towering sand dunes, the firelight reflected on the silver gravel, making the surroundings brighter.

The muscular man in the sleeveless short shirt is called "Giant Wrist", who can control the flames, the short man is called "Blazeheart", and the thin and pale man at the end is called "Old Dream".

"Hey, you two are newbies. You may not know the rules in this wasteland. The names of wasteland hunters are secrets. We prefer to call ourselves by nicknames. Of course, a loud nickname is sometimes easier to let go than a name." People remember, don't they!"

The giant wrist gave out a hearty smile and explained briefly.

It can be seen that although his hands have the appearance of humans, there are countless broken stones on the skin of his arms. These broken stones grow on his hands like crystals, with a bright luster.

Similar to the giant wrist, Yanxin's right palm is completely wrapped in crystals, like a prosthetic limb, while Old Dream has the same crystals near his eyes, and even his eyes shine like gems.

"Crystal nucleus disease"

From their communication, Lu Yi knew that this was the reason for the destruction of this world.

Yes, there is some difference between this foreign land of the wasteland and other foreign lands, that is, it was indeed destroyed.

The world used to be extremely prosperous, with a technological level far surpassing that of Lu Yi's world, but a disease swept the world, and bright crystals appeared on the body of the sick, and these crystals would continue to spread over time, eventually making the sick suffer The whole body of the patient becomes hard crystal.

After experiencing disasters and wars, the wasteland became what it is now.

And the three of them, such as the giant wrist, are patients with crystal nuclei disease.

Crystal nucleus disease is the source of extraordinary abilities in this world.

As long as you get crystal nucleus disease, your body will develop certain lesions, and thus gain power beyond the limits of ordinary humans. Some people have mutated bodies and can grow strong giant arms. Some people can manipulate flames for their own use. People can influence the hearts of others.

However, with the passage of time, while the extraordinary abilities of patients with crystal nucleus disease are getting stronger and stronger, they will also make themselves more and more advanced towards the end. The more they use their abilities, the faster the crystal nucleus will spread. , when their abilities fully bloom, they will become a crystal flower in the desert.

"Nicknames, I think we should get two too, don't you think?"

Lu Jian looked at Shia beside him.

"Well, indeed."

Shia was still a little dazed by the weird situation in this world, and she nodded when she heard Lu Jian's words.

"Then my nickname is Mage."

she replied immediately.

Although Lu Jian wanted to complain, it was obviously not the time. He thought about it and said his nickname.

"Clown, you can call me a clown."

"What a funny nickname, hahaha."

The giant laughed, and handed the grilled worm meat to Lu Jian and Xi Ya.

"Here, eat it while it's hot, it will stink even more if it's cold."

"Thank you."

Shia took the meat skewers, her face was a little ugly.

Lu Jian took his own string and sniffed it close with his nose.

It does smell like bedbugs.

He reaffirmed.

Immediately, Lu Jian took a bite.

"Ok?"

The taste he didn't expect at all is like the taste of seafood that has been dead for several days and has been fermented and rotted, thrown into a pot and boiled, then dipped in wasabi and soy sauce and fed into the mouth.

It is a flavor that cannot be described by "delicious" and its synonyms.

Especially when the meat entered his throat, Lu Jian could even feel them beating.

In fact, even after being roasted on the fire, the worms were still wriggling, as if they thought they could salvage them again.

Seeing Lu Jian's face turned livid, Xi Ya subconsciously stopped the meat skewers she was about to put in her mouth.

"What's the matter, if you don't eat enough, you won't have energy tomorrow."

The giant urged.

Under his earnest gaze, Shia swallowed, and lightly took a bite of the worm's flesh.

Puchi puchi puchi—

When she was biting, the worm flesh suddenly struggled violently, like a carp trying to escape from the fish tank.

"Ha, this piece of meat looks very fresh, you are blessed, fresh meat tastes good."

The giant said enviously.

It took the female mage a little effort to get the meat into her mouth completely, and even while chewing, Lu Jian could still see the piece of meat dancing in her cheek.

"good to eat!"

However, when Shia swallowed this piece of meat completely, the expression on her face suddenly lit up.

"?"

Lu Bian raised a question mark.

He was very surprised to see Shia, savoring the taste of this piece of worm meat carefully, as if it was some kind of tomahawk steak, high-end barbecue.

Isn't this person the kind of guy who pretends to be delicious to trick others into eating it even though it's not tasty?

Lu Ting thought.

Shia took another bite of the bouncing bug meat, and within 3 minutes, that big piece was completely eaten by her.

"The taste is really good, it makes me feel full of vitality, just like my mother's handicraft."

The mage girl patted the armor on her stomach and said contentedly.

"Haha, it seems that you are the one who can enjoy this meat, so happy!"

The giant laughed loudly, and tore off another piece of worm meat, without roasting it, and chewed it dry, making a crisp chewing sound.

"Is it really delicious?"

Lu Jian put the piece in his hand aside, and picked out a bunch of lively insect meat, took a look, and took a bite with his eyes closed.

Gulu Gulu, Lu Jian swallowed this piece of meat.

"My sense of taste and yours, there must be a serious illness."

That's how he commented on Shia.

The bonfire was burning, and Lu Jian and Shia offered to keep vigil. The two sat beside the flames, and the three wilderness hunters slept separately in a posture that could wake up at any time, wrapped in blankets, and camel-like creatures for riding was chained near the luggage.

It was the first time for Lu Jian to spend the night in the desert. He looked up at the starry sky and found that the star map of this world was very different from that of the earth. He tried to find Aldebaran, but he found nothing.