Travels of the Necromancer

The third time I see the green silhouettes of trees on the horizon, I still feel good, but not as excited as the first time.The other team members were similar. Some took out materials from the space ring to set up tents, and some took out dry food to prepare dinner. The atmosphere was very relaxed, but everyone was carrying out the work at hand in an orderly manner.I have to say that human beings are very adaptable. The mercenaries have been able to adapt to the harsh environment in the desert in less than a week. The problem that I was worried that some team members would collapse did not happen.

My task is still to set up the magic barrier, and Freya is responsible for assisting me.Although Freya is a healer, she is very skilled in setting up barriers. With her help, I quickly completed the magic barrier.

At this time, other people's work was almost finished, the tents had been set up, the bonfire was burning, and the oatmeal porridge boiled in the pot was tumbling.Ted stood in front of the grill and turned two freshly hunted pheasants. He skillfully brushed honey and sauce evenly on them, making the chicken skin shiny and golden brown.Occasionally, a few drops of oil fell into the fire below and made a "squeaky" sound, and the strong fragrance permeated the camp.Others sat around the campfire, chatting in twos and threes.

The scene in front of me makes me feel very... How should I put it, warm?I pulled this out of my head for a word that I don't use very often, er, well, never.Sure enough, a lot of things can only be understood in practice, I thought to myself as I walked over to Ted and took a chicken leg from the chicken he had already roasted.

"Chris, you really look like a magician in terms of appetite alone."

"Ted, I thought I'd save some for you." I swallowed the drumstick before I could answer him.

"Hehe, no matter how much you eat, I'm not afraid." Ted "patted" my shoulder lightly, making me take a few steps back, "Mercenaries should be stronger."

So we discussed the nutritional balance of mercenaries.Speaking of which, even though I have been companions with Noah for a period of time, the number of times I have passed the time in this way of "chatting" is still very small.Now I suddenly find that this method is not simply a waste of time, but contains a certain amount of interest, especially when the theme is related to food.

According to Lai's habit, every time he camped, he had to study the map to determine the exact location of the team, and today was no exception.Where we are now is the third oasis in the "God's Corridor", and it is also an oasis in the center of the entire wasteland.There is a certain gap between the coordinates we actually measured and the map, but the error is still within an acceptable range. At this time, Lan also suddenly appeared, saying that there is no problem with the entire oasis, and you can rest assured.

So nothing happened overnight.Early the next morning we resumed our journey.

Plenty of rest, a delicious breakfast, all in a good mood, and the prospect of stepping into the sand again doesn't seem so unbearable.When we were about to leave the oasis, we also ran into a caravan from the west.Ley and Noah negotiated and did not get any clues about the mission, but at least they knew that our road ahead was peaceful.

It's actually been pretty quiet so far, hasn't it?

Soon, we came to the edge of the oasis.The trees on both sides of the road gradually become shorter and sparser, and at the end of the road there is rolling yellow sand and bright and intense sunlight.Nick walked in the front and was responsible for scouting the way, Lan was still missing, everyone else was in their own positions, and I walked at the back of the team.

Even with my hood on, the bright light blinded me as I stepped out of the shade of the trees.Such a strong brightness change makes it easy to overlook other details, for example, the magical fluctuations I felt the moment I stepped out of the shade.

Yes, the magic fluctuations are extremely subtle and not aggressive, so that the body does not have any reaction to it, and it is still moving forward, but the thoughts start to run.The fluctuating feeling is somewhat familiar.It seems a bit like when I was taking a level test in the Magicians Association, detecting the fluctuation of the magic circle... In an instant, I realized it.

"Go back! Withdraw to the oasis!"

Hearing my shout, the experienced mercenaries in front almost immediately took defensive actions, but unfortunately, it was already too late.The sand under our feet seemed to have life, and it surged crazily, turning into a huge vortex, surrounding us.

I haven't liked sand since day one in the wasteland, and I can't get enough of the little things that keep getting into your shoes, your neckline, your eyes and your mouth.Now I know that these sands have shown their gentle side for so many days.At this moment, the feeling of the crazy sand rubbing against the skin is like a dagger is digging away the flesh and blood, even if there is a place covered by clothes, there are still bursts of dull pain.

This is probably the effect of the legendary sandstorm.I couldn't open my eyes or open my mouth at all, let alone chant a spell.I can only throw some low-level magic at myself that doesn't require chanting, and at the same time curl up tightly to reduce the affected area and protect the vital parts.

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After the surrounding calmed down for a while, I slowly opened my eyes.

Looking around, there is still endless yellow sand, but the oasis that should have been behind us has disappeared, and the members of the Ford team are lying nearby.

"Where the hell have we gone!" I couldn't help but complain in a low voice, and I decided to check the situation of the other team members first.

So I pulled up the one closest to me, in the same situation as myself, his face and clothes were covered with sand, and his face was barely recognizable, but I recognized him at once, Ley .

"Lei!" I didn't know if he was injured, I didn't dare to shake him, I carefully let him rest on my arm, and then called his name.But he didn't respond.

"Ley?" I called out again with some uncertainty, and put my finger on the artery in his neck.The regular beating and warm touch came from the fingertips, which made me feel at ease.

So, I took out the water bag I carried with me and splashed some water on Ley's face.This time, Ley finally reacted, his eyelashes trembled slightly, and the sand on the eyelashes fell "rustly", but before I had time to express my condolences to my teammates who were about to wake up, I felt it. The chill from my neck—the short blade in Rye's gauntlet touched my neck.

It's an excellent fighting instinct to copy a knife before opening your eyes.I smiled and said to Ley, "This is the second time you've tried to cut my neck."

Ley opened his eyes, and frowned when he saw it was me, but he didn't say anything, put away the dagger, pushed me away, stood up, and walked towards the other team members.His footsteps were still a little unsteady, but I didn't help him.As a qualified mercenary, he knew very well what was the most important thing in this situation.If he is seriously injured, even if he hates me, he will never refuse my help as a teammate for such personal reasons.So there is no need to worry about his injury, it's just... I looked at my fingertips, why do I feel lost again?

"Noah, are you okay?" Then soon, I found Noah.

"I'm fine." Noah was already awake, rubbing his head and standing up.

"Really?" I pointed to his bloody arm.

Noah realized that he was injured, looked at his arm and smiled wryly: "At least most of them are fine."

I was the least hurt, with only a few scrapes, from using magic to protect my relationship.But everyone survived, and Nick, who was the most seriously injured, also broke two ribs, which is a bit fortunate.

After making sure everyone survived, the first thing Ley did was measure our location.But watching the compass spinning wildly, I knew that his efforts would not bear fruit.

"Chris, how do you know there is something wrong with the oasis?" Noah asked me after bandaging his arm.

"Because I felt the magic fluctuation of the test magic circle. Remember what we discussed in the bar? I think that guy uses this magic circle to select the prey he needs."

"That means we have now fallen into its trap."

"Chris!" At this time I heard Freya's cry, and I turned around and saw Freya running towards me in a panic.

"what happened?"

"The medicinal materials I brought with me are used up, and I want to get some from the interspatial ring, but I find that the interspatial ring cannot be opened."

I immediately experimented with my own space ring, and found that the result was the same, the space ring didn't respond at all.After Lai knew this situation, he immediately asked all the people in the team with space rings to test their own rings, and they all got the same results.

"Where the hell have we been..." When I said this sentence again, I felt anxious for the first time.