Ancient Invasion [End Times]

The 130th and sixth day after the invasion. [First update] "We locals call this oasis 'Dunzhekang', and it is the frontier of the devil."

Chen Nan took a second look at Cheng Sheng, and was quite surprised that Cheng Sheng agreed to it without haggling.

He also thought that maybe Cheng Sheng's team would be dissatisfied with the rules he proposed-it did exist, but it didn't make much splash, and was stopped by Cheng Sheng.

Chen Nan also thought about how to explain it, but he didn't expect it to be useless at all.

He paused, and then said to Cheng Sheng and his party: "I wish you good luck."

"Really? Thank you." Cheng Sheng said casually, jokingly.

Chen Nan: "..."

His complexion became inexplicable, and Cheng Sheng's fluttering six words made him feel as uncomfortable as swallowing a fly.

He watched the back of Cheng Sheng and his party leaving, and took a deep breath.

"Chen Nan, that doctor... I remember the last time I saw him, he seemed to be sitting in a wheelchair? How can he go now?" A soldier beside Chen Nan looked at Cheng Sheng's back suspiciously, Open your mouth and say.

Chen Nan paused when he heard the words, picked up the previous memories, and thought about it carefully, it seems that this is true.

He didn't take it seriously, and said casually, "Maybe it's a temporary leg injury."

The person next to him nodded and said nothing more.

On Cheng Sheng's side, the group of them did not leave immediately, but walked towards the residential area of ​​the station.

"Doctor, when are we leaving?" Lin Qian asked.

"No hurry." Cheng Sheng said. He looked at Lin Qian and asked, "Among the resident survivors who were with you last night, are there any local herdsmen? The ones who can speak Mandarin and share the same language? "

Lin Qian thought for a while and said, "A few of them can speak Mandarin, but I don't know if they are local herdsmen. Shall I take you there?"

Cheng Sheng responded: "Ask the locals if they are familiar with that area. By the way, Zhang Jiuzhang and Du Gong will check and sort out the equipment we are going to bring in."

"Hiking in the desert is no better than other places. You can't carry too much weight. Bringing too much water will increase the consumption and burden." Cheng Sheng said, turning to Zhang Jiuzhang, "The maximum amount of water each person can bring depends on Zhang Jiuzhang's assessment. Listen to him."

Zhang Jiuzhang raised his eyebrows and looked at Cheng Sheng. He didn't expect Cheng Sheng to leave such an important matter to him to prepare.

"I believe this small request is not a problem for you, is it?" Cheng Sheng looked at Zhang Jiuzhang.

Zhang Jiuzhang hummed, acquiescing to Cheng Sheng's words.

"Duan Yi, come with me, let's listen to the description of the place from the locals, and then study how we should go." Cheng Sheng continued.

Duan Yi nodded slightly, and followed Cheng Sheng's words: "For this desert hike, Xu Ying, Du Jingshu and Luo Xiaonan will stay. I will divide the supplies into two and leave a signal flare."

He looked at Xu Ying and said emphatically: "If there is any problem, fire a signal flare into the air. We will come back as soon as we see it."

"Understood." Xu Ying nodded and replied.

The danger of hiking in the desert is similar to that of the virgin forest, and it is even more difficult. Although the virgin forest is full of dangers, it is relatively rich in resources. Whether it is water or food, it is far more abundant than the desert.

But in the desert, once there is a lack of water and heatstroke, it will cause very serious and troublesome consequences.

This will be a great test for Du Jingshu and Luo Xiaonan's physical fitness.

Unlike their previous embarrassment in the primeval forest, this time, they have at least one option for survivors to reside.

—even the place seems odd.

But in general, at least Chen Nan still made up the theme of "survivor".

Cheng Sheng and the others expected to leave for no more than a day and a night, and they also left Xu Ying and a signal flare for emergency calls.

From the perspective of risk, the option of staying in the station is the safest option for Du Jingshu and Luo Xiaonan.

Zhang Jiuzhang frowned slightly. The purpose of his stay in this team was Luo Xiaonan. The importance of Luo Xiaonan is self-evident.

He looked at Cheng Sheng disapprovingly: "Luo Xiaonan is very important, you want to leave him on Chen Nan's territory like this? I'll stay too."

Cheng Sheng shook his head: "Luo Xiaonan is very important, but only we know this."

He pointed to Zhang Jiuzhang and said, "It's too much for you to stay."

"Xu Ying is a very good member of the Special Forces. It is normal for her to take care of the two helpless children and ensure their safety. But if you stay, it will make you feel worse." It aroused Chen Nan's attention and doubts—why do these two people need two soldiers to guard them? They are special?" Cheng Sheng looked at Zhang Jiuzhang and pointedly said, "It's too late."

Zhang Jiuzhang pursed his lips. He understood Cheng Sheng's meaning, but if Luo Xiaonan was handed over to someone else, it would be better for him to stay.

Cheng Sheng knew what Zhang Jiuzhang was thinking, and he went on to say, "Leaving Xu Ying behind is a cover-up. As you said, people like you and Duan Yi, soldiers who came out of Longyan's army, have evil spirits on their bodies. , It can’t be covered up, it not only creates a sense of threat to Yang Mucuo, but also to Chen Nan.”

"Xu Ying will let Chen Nan relax his vigilance." Duan Yi followed Cheng Sheng's words and continued, "When Chen Nan looked at us, he never stopped his eyes on Xu Ying, Du Jingshu, and Luo Xiaonan."

Xu Ying twitched the corner of her mouth.

"His stereotype will make him suffer a lot." Duan Yi said lightly, looking at Xu Ying, "If he underestimates you because you are a female soldier, then if there is a chance, you can personally make him change this view .”

Xu Ying smiled slightly, and nodded towards Duan Yi: "Good team Duan."

Du Jingshu looked up at Xu Ying slightly, and asked Xu Ying in a low voice: "Sister Yingzi, can you teach me two tricks when you are free? Is there any quick fix?"

"Okay." Xu Ying agreed, thinking that these two children should also learn a few self-defense tricks.

Although the quick tricks for self-defense are not very useful to the infected, but right now, in a place full of humans, it may be useful.

Sometimes, people are scarier than infected people.

After Cheng Sheng and Duan Yi arranged the preparations for the others, they went with Lin Qian to find the local herdsmen who were familiar with the area.

In the end, they were able to find an old herdsman named Tashi, but Tashi couldn't speak Mandarin, so they asked Asana to act as an interpreter.

Asanna is the little old man who dug the wrong soil earlier and attracted a bunch of antlions.

He blinked his small mung bean-sized eyes, and his tanned and tanned face was as dry as tree bark. Hearing that Cheng Sheng and his party planned to go to the center of the lake in the oasis, he immediately and enthusiastically called for Tashi.

"Don't go in the center of the oasis lake, just look around." Ah Sang waved his hand and said to Cheng Sheng and the others, "This oasis that suddenly appeared in the desert, we locals call this oasis 'Dunzhekang' ’, is the devil’s frontier.”

"We all believe that this oasis originated from the devil's deal. Any compass will fail when it gets near there. Without the devil's consent, manpower alone cannot get out."

"I heard such a story when Asana was very young." Asana narrowed his mung bean-sized eyes slightly, and recalled, "When the young warrior was about to die of thirst, he prayed to the sky for water. and food so that he can fight on and kill all his enemies, and in return he will give his soul."

"God heard his prayer, and at the foot of that young soldier, an oasis suddenly grew, with fruit trees reaching the sky, and a boundless lake, and animals lived in this oasis." Azana continued. .

"Later, some people said that anyone who wants to enter that oasis must make a deal with the devil, otherwise the oasis will turn into quicksand, swallowing everything and leaving nothing behind," Azana said.

"You see, we only dare to live in the outermost part of the oasis. Even to get water, we dare not go to the lake. We only dare to dig down and dig a well to get water." Azunna shook his head, persuading Cheng Sheng and the others Don't go there.

After he finished speaking, seeing that Cheng Sheng didn't waver, he turned to Tashi, translated it in the local dialect, and told Tashi that the young people in front of him planned to go to the center of the lake in the oasis.

Tashi's face changed when he heard it, he shook his head repeatedly, and muttered quickly.

Asana turned to Cheng Sheng and translated: "What Zhaxi said and what I said almost have the same meaning, but Tashi is one of the few people who went there and came back alive."

Zhaxi tugged on Arizona's sleeve and chattered.

Ah Sang nodded while listening, and translated: "Tashi said that when he was young, he went to Dunzhekang with his father and elder brother. In the end, they paid two souls to let him come back alive alone."

"He also said that if you take something from the lake but refuse to make a deal with the devil, the devil will punish you and turn everything into quicksand and drag you all into it," Asana said.

Cheng Sheng raised his eyebrows slightly. It was impossible for him to believe such a mysterious devil's deal.

Unexpectedly, Cheng Sheng pondered, perhaps the sandy loam layer in that area was not stable enough, and "liquefaction" occurred, resulting in the formation of quicksand. This is what they need to pay attention to in the future.

Duan Yi whispered in Cheng Sheng's ear: "I need to find something similar to trekking poles. Wet quicksand is fine, but dry quicksand will be very troublesome."

It's troublesome, but not impossible.

Cheng Sheng heard the meaning of Duan Yi's words and nodded.

After all, there is the commander-in-chief of the large military region by his side, and the other party has been trapped in various dangerous geographical environments.

Cheng Sheng knew that as long as Duan Yi was by his side, as long as Duan Yi said he could handle it, then he could rest assured.

Arsana continued to tell stories about the young warrior's deal with the devil.

Many local ethnic groups have miraculous legends, and they will compile natural phenomena that are difficult to explain with limited knowledge into theories of strange powers and gods.

Cheng Sheng had heard such bluffing words a lot, and it was even more impossible for him to take them to heart.

In his eyes, the only "ghosts and gods" worth fearing are nature.

"Azana, please ask Uncle Tashi for me, can I drive in there?" Cheng Sheng said politely.

Assana blinked blankly, driving?

Immediately he reacted and slapped his thigh: "You dolls, you still want to go in?!"

Tashi clicked his mouth twice, and frowned fiercely when he heard what Azana translated.

"The car can drive, but it can only drive for a certain distance. The closer to the lake, the denser the woods, as if in a forest. The car can't drive in, and you can only walk by foot." Asana translated dryly Tashi's original words.

"But think about it, if you go in, you must make a deal, otherwise the devil will be angry, and everyone will die there."

Cheng Sheng responded.

Tashi glanced at Cheng Sheng and shook his head. He knew that Cheng Sheng must not have taken his words to heart.

He sighed, thought for a while and then turned and walked into the house behind him.

Soon, Uncle Tashi came back with a crystal black stone in his hand.In front of Cheng Sheng, he demonstrated the use of this stone to him.

It is a flint and steel, very easy to use, at least easier than the flint and steel Cheng Sheng and Duan Yi have seen.

Tashi gave the flint and steel to Cheng Sheng, because among the people they rescued from the ant lion pile last night was his little granddaughter.

"This is the stone that Tashi brought back from that place. He said that you will need it." Azana said.

Tashi spread out a piece of cloth, which hid many such crystal black stones.

Flint and steel is very useful, even if it falls into water, it can be used, unlike other ignition tools, which are too restrictive and unstable.

Cheng Sheng thanked Ahsanga and Tashi, and was about to leave when Ahsanga stopped them again.

Azana said: "Tashi also said, if you see a cluster of fiery red flowers blooming in the middle of the lake in the desert oasis, run away immediately and don't look back."