The Godsfall Chronicles Chapter 31: Shahai Hotel
Desert is a common terrain in Wilderness, but the desert in front of you is unheard of. The environment of Oddball is full of pits and pits. It is densely packed with hundreds of holes and is very ugly, as if hundreds of craters overlap each other. The small sand ridges crisscrossing each other.
The surface of the big sand pit is calm and unsurprising, but the sand is flowing in it. As long as you step in it, you will feel like you are trapped in a whirlpool. An irresistible suction and pulling force will drag the object to the center of the sand pit. Thus reduced to a monster dish entrenched in it.
Whether it is a weaker person like Autumn Drapers or a stronger person like Barb, as long as you fall into the bunker and are stirred in by the flowing sand vortex, the more you struggle, the deeper you will sink. , So there is no possibility of escape.
"I can't breathe!"
When Barb and Autumn Drapers were rescued, their faces were flushed. This kind of fine sand resembles dust and is very deadly. Just breathe a little to fill the airways, especially when Barb fell to the ground with its head down and the entire head stuffed. Entering the sand, inhaling a lot of Sandstorm during the struggle, so now it is very painful, almost suffocating.
Cloudhawk picked up a bottle of water and poured it into his mouth. Barb was choked and coughed, and vomited out water and sand, and finally eased for a while.
Two people have not yet completed recovery.
Oddball hovered overhead to sound the alarm.
Cloudhawk looked up: "The wind is blowing!"
Yes, it's windy.
It is normal for wind to blow in the desert. It stands to reason that as long as it is not Storm, the situation is very special now. Although this gust of wind is not big, it sets off an overwhelming yellow torrent, like a mighty flood, and like a cover The mist that obscures the sun is approaching quickly with an alarming aura.
Cloudhawk said, "Cover your nose and mouth, hurry up!"
The dusty sandstorm is extremely terrifying and deadly. Once enveloped, you can't breathe at all. The end result is suffocation. The three of them had to reach the settlement in front before the sandstorm completely submerged the area. There were bunkers full of monsters everywhere, so they learned their lesson and could only walk along the high sand ridge and carefully avoid the dangerous quicksand pits.
"Go faster!"
Autumn Drapers is weak, taking a deep step and a shallow step. She walked very hard. Cloudhawk picked her up when she saw this, and then gestured to Barb, and the two began to run quickly along the sand ridge.
The dust and sandstorm came so fast, it flooded the surroundings almost instantly, and the whole world became faint and yellow, making it difficult to distinguish the north, south, east, and west.
Cloudhawk Mask is playing the effect of resisting Sandstorm at this time. Autumn Drapers and Barb can only pull a piece of cloth to cover the mouth and nose. At this time, there is still a very long distance from the previous settlement.
"Squeak!"
From the dense dusty sand, there was a fine scream, only to see a large group of dense creatures quickly approaching, they looked like a featherless eagle, all covered in khaki, hidden in Sandstorm It is not obvious here, and it is quickly swooping over several people.
It's another mutant monster.
The Sandstorm storm in the dusty desert is enough to cause great trouble.
Now I have encountered hundreds of monsters, which is undoubtedly worse for the three.
This kind of desert carnivorous bird likes to follow the dust Sandstorm storm, because the dust Sandstorm storm passes through the place, no matter humans, animals or large-volume mutant beast will lose their way in the sandstorm, and eventually die from suffocation. For these raptors, it is falling from the sky. Free dinner down.
Of course, these monsters are very cruel.
If the target does not lose resistance quickly, they don't mind enjoying the thrill and fun of enjoying hunting. Hundreds of desert carnivorous birds are constantly swooping down, attacking prey on the ground with sharp beaks and sharp claws. There are only three humans. This food can only be regarded as an appetizer for them.
The desert carnivorous bird soon discovered.
This appetizer is not easy to eat.
At the moment when Cloudhawk was surrounded by a carnivorous bird in the desert, it suddenly threw a golden book, which flew into the sky like a comet. It was constantly breaking up and turning into a lot of sand. When it fell to the ground, it surrounded Around Cloudhawk, it is like a drapery made of gold yarn.
The fatal Sandstorm was blocked in an instant.
The sand eagle swooped down quickly, hitting the curtain with one head, and was instantly bounced away leaving a pool of blood. These bloodthirsty creatures didn't even have any thoughts to stop. After a while, Cloudhawk suffered dozens of hits, and the golden sand tent was coated with a layer of bright red flesh and blood.
Fortunately, recovery got a little Spiritual Force on the way.
Otherwise, you might capsize in this gutter.
Cloudhawk maintained the defense of magic artifact, and was moving fast in the sandstorm, and finally arrived at the settlement smoothly. Although I knew that the settlement was not large, when I approached, I found that it was smaller than expected.
It's simply a pocket camp.
It was built on a relatively stable foundation. In several earth walls that have been damaged by wind and sand all the year round, there are a few buildings standing. Most of the buildings have been repaired repeatedly, and appearance looks broken. Unbearable, only the middle one is more decent, which seems to be lit.
There is a fire kiln on the earth wall of the camp, which is constantly burning. A thick smoke with a slightly pungent smell is drifting into the air along the highland chimney. The desert carnivorous birds seem to hate this kind of smoke. When he chased the camp, he hovered outside, but he didn't want to come closer.
Finally, the desert carnivorous bird screamed and left.
The people living in this place seem to have quite a bit of style.
Cloudhawk full head is full of yellow and white powder, and now I just want to find a place to avoid it. It's best to take a bath and ask immediately: "Is anyone?"
Several figures appeared from the hazy Sandstorm. A sturdy man came out with several gunmen, each warrior wrapped in protective clothing, wearing a special mask, and holding a special firearm in both hands. When they saw the three people intact, they were all very surprised.
Strong big fellow can hardly hide a hint of ridicule: "You dare to drive in in the sea of quicksand. You are not too courageous, but it's really lucky to get here alive."
He is very mediocre, with dark skin, wide lips, thick arms, and strong body hair. He is like an ape creature. He is the only person among all people who dares to walk in Sandstorm without any protective equipment.
Cloudhawk took a look at him: "You are..."
"Call me the black ape, everyone calls it that way anyway." This sturdy man who looks like ape-like creature really has a very appropriate nickname, "This is the sand sea hotel I opened. Of course I didn't do it. For the public good, everything in the hotel has to be charged, and there are no people who don’t pay, so if you don’t have the money, get out of here as soon as possible."
This is a hotel?
With a few dilapidated houses in such a deserted place, what kind of people will visit this kind of hotel? The boss's tone was too nasty. Before he started to talk about business, he sneered at him. There is no such businessman in Under the skies.
Barb sighed in her heart, but it did not happen. She spoke for Cloudhawk: "We are looking for Fish-Swallowing City. Where is Fish-Swallowing City? Why did we follow the map to find Swallowing Fish? City, only found here."
"Hmph, do you think I like to build hotels in such places where birds don’t shit? This is one of the routes to Fish-Swallowing City." The thick black monkey saw leather armor on his body, although it was thick. Thick dust, but still recognizable, and seeing the demonhunter bow hung on his body, his brows wrinkled slightly, but immediately recovery was normal, and said faintly: "Everyone who comes here intends to go to Fish-Swallowing City. , The places in Fish-Swallowing City are limited. Whether you can grab them depends on your ability."
"Can you make it clear!"
"I think what I said is already enough. Can you live in the store? Get out if you don't live in the store, don't waste time."
Barb originally glared, "What attitude do you have, do you know who we are?"
Black Monkey looked at her coldly: "This is not your demonhunter site."
Barb has a bad temper, she is about to have an attack on the spot.
Cloudhawk was calm about the wave.
She had to shut up honestly.
Cloudhawk is no nonsense: "Give me three rooms."
Black Ape directly refused: "There are so many guests recently, there are not three rooms."
One room for Cloudhawk and one for Autumn Drapers Barb, but it’s okay: "Then two rooms."
"No, only one room." The black monkey was unfriendly and swept a few people. "In addition, the per capita counts, two Elysian Realm coins a day per person, and additional charges for food, drink, and water."
Barb couldn't help but jump up: "You are a robbery!"
The conditions in this place are bad, even if it is charged per person, it costs two gold coins a night and six Elysian Realm gold coins a day. What an unreasonable price?
What does a Elysian Realm gold coin mean? Barb is already a more qualified member of the demonhunter guild, but now he can complete a monster hunting mission, and his reward is only four to six gold coins, deducting the guild share and taxes~ IndoMTL.com~ can get up to two or three gold coins, This is already a good income.
Black Ape didn't retreat because the other party was demonhunter, but coldly spit out: "If you love, you can live, and if you don't, you will get out."
No matter where demonhunter goes in Elysian Realm, people are respected. Now that Wilderness person is so rudely confronted, Barb can't swallow this breath!
"Barb, don't cause trouble, we still have a task." Cloudhawk prevented Barb from moving Exorcist Staff, and took out a few gold coins and threw them to big fellow: "Okay, one room, one room, let's stay, room When can I organize it?"
Black Ape didn’t answer Cloudhawk. He checked all the gold coins very carefully to determine the authenticity, and finally made a judgment that they were all real coins. Then he said faintly: "Now dinner time is about to start, you can go to the restaurant If you have something to eat, you will be notified when the room is ready."
The words are over.
He turned around and left.
"Don't be angry about such trivial things." Cloudhawk patted Barb on the back: "I don't want to stay outside for a second. Let's go in."