Reborn as Xiao in another world, targeted by the little red bird

Old Man Hu shuddered all over, startled by the cold and hard touch.

At this moment, a touch of green came into view, piercing diagonally into the ground under his feet. With another flick, the yellow sand exploded into a mist curtain, and a skeleton was thrown into the air, making a crisp sound of bones colliding.

He looked closely and found that what appeared before him was a peculiarly shaped green spear.

Before Old Man Hu could come to his senses, he suddenly felt a tightening on the back of his collar and was lifted off the ground. The bony claws that had just emerged from under the sand could only scratch at the air in vain.

Old Man Hu turned his head in a daze and saw a stunning young man. His pair of bright golden eyes could actually give him an incomparable sense of security.

Green wings spread out from behind the young man, allowing the two of them to hover in mid-air.

The young man held the person in one hand and the gun in the other.

Just as Old Man Hu looked over, the young man threw a strangely shaped spear towards him. His attention was also attracted by the green shadow and he looked down.

The Hepu Kite dived into the sea like a giant kite, stirring up huge waves of sand. In the center of the waves, a green wind swirled up and spread out, like a piece of brocade wiping the landscape, erasing all the dust and evil spirits around it, leaving only a clear expanse.

At this moment, a large gap appeared on the pale sea surface.

“Is there a solution?”

The young man's cold voice came from above his head. Father Hu finally came back to his senses from the previous scene and replied, "If I still had the lantern, I could set up some tricks to make them leave on their own, but now I can only wait."

"wait?"

Father Hu nodded: "When the mutant withered willows attack, they must have a target. When they succeed, or feel that the target is difficult to find, they will naturally retreat."

"Is this the only way?" Xiao frowned. "Can't we proactively search for and eliminate the source?"

"They're hidden in the yellow sand, in the vast desert. Can you find them? Even if you manage to find them, the catkins they scatter will make you hallucinate. They're just lambs delivered to your door. It's safer to stay where you are and wait for them to retreat on their own."

How do you know if you can find it if you don’t try?

As for the willow catkins that can cause people to fall into illusions...

He blew it away!

Even if this method doesn't work, he can still shake the red goblin to break the illusion.

Thinking this in his mind, Xiao swept his gaze over everyone below.

I don’t know if it was because of the lack of a backbone, coupled with the lack of practical experience, but those disciples of the sect gradually lost the upper hand in the fight with the skeletons.

If we continue to drag it out, no one knows what the situation will become.

Finally, Xiao's gaze fell on Baili Ling, and then he flashed to his side and handed Old Man Hu to him.

He will spread his perception later to look for traces of the mutated dead willow, and may not be able to take care of Old Man Hu.

However, before Xiao could find the location of the mutated withered willow, he suddenly heard a "dong" sound, like a dull drumbeat.

Is this...the sound of a heartbeat?

Xiao's heart trembled and he became alert instantly.

He remembered the words in the booklet and subconsciously looked back, but everything behind him was normal and there was nothing.

When he turned around, he found a huge sandbag four people high not far ahead.

The next moment, the big sandbag was like an erupting volcano, and countless yellow sands were sprayed into the air.

A huge figure can be vaguely seen in the flying dust.

A new breed of skeleton?

The gravel bounced, it was the ground shaking, and a skeleton monster as big as a hill rushed out of the sand and dust and rushed towards Xiao.

Xiao couldn't tell what kind of creature the skeleton was. It might be that of a bear, or some other similar creature. He only knew that this new species of skeleton was much stronger than the other skeletons.

It seems that we have to put the search for the mutated dead willow on hold for the time being. We can’t let this guy cause trouble for others.

In order to avoid the aftermath of the fight from affecting others, Xiao quickly moved away from the crowd, and the giant skeleton monster followed him.

Xiao estimated that the distance between him and the others was about right, so he turned around and fired a shot.

In the first confrontation, He Pu Yuan smashed the Skeleton's fist, and Xiao was also shocked by the huge force and took three steps back.

The giant skeleton seemed unaware of the defect in its body, and took a quick step forward, trying to step on Xiao.

Xiao is not the type of person who likes head-on confrontation like Red Xiao. He wanted to avoid it, but he felt a cold and hard touch on his feet.

A skeletal hand stretched out from the sand and grabbed his foot.

This kind of thing is really troublesome.

With a casual sweep of the Hepu Sword, the skeleton's arm was broken directly, without affecting Xiao's movements at all.

Just before Xiao disappeared, another heavy heartbeat sounded in his ears, and then a strong feeling of suffocation suddenly came over him, and a strip of object tied around his neck.

what? !

Xiao was startled, but before he could react, a huge force came and pulled him backwards, causing him to fly up and fall backwards.

If someone else were to use this kind of force, their neck would probably be broken or even their head and body might be separated.

Boom!

The sound of heartbeat exploded in Xiao's ears again, becoming more and more rapid, making his head, which was already a little dizzy due to lack of oxygen, hurt even more.

The giant skeleton's raised foot was in the distance, and he was being dragged along the ground by his neck.

Everything happened in the blink of an eye, and it happened too suddenly. The only sign was the heartbeat. Xiao didn't even feel a hint of murderous danger, let alone react.

Xiao wanted to tear off the thing on his neck, but found that it had been dug into his flesh and he couldn't grab it, so he reached to the back of his neck and grabbed a piece of it.

Judging from the feedback from the touch, it feels like the root of some plant.

If nothing unexpected happens, this should be the root of the mutated dead willow.

Xiao was just about to use force to crush it, but at this moment, a stream of sand and gravel came down from above his head, and his neck was entangled by the willow roots, dragging him into the sand.

Xiao paused in his movements.

If he hadn't guessed, he would have been dragged to the place where the mutated dead willow was. If he had gone with the flow, he could have saved a lot of effort in searching.

I don’t know if it’s because the brain is lacking oxygen, which causes the body to enter a state of stress, but Xiao’s way of thinking has become much more radical. He made the decision without considering the various risks at all.

In the moment Xiao hesitated, he was completely dragged into the sand.

Due to the presence of a large number of skeleton monsters, the scene was very chaotic and no one noticed what was happening here.

Underground, Xiao used wind to protect his seven orifices to prevent sand from entering.

He still crushed the willow root, but at the same time, he quickly grabbed the end of the willow root with his other hand, wrapped it around his wrist several times, and let it carry him to continue drilling into the ground.

If he continued to let the willow roots wrap around his neck, he said he might actually be strangled to death.

This action did not alert the mutated dead willows, or rather, they did not intend to give up Xiao as their prey. More willow roots stretched out and tightly bound Xiao's body.

As long as they don't tie his neck, Xiao will ignore them and let them tie him up. Anyway, when he reaches the destination, he will have a way to break free.

It was difficult to breathe underground. Just when Xiao was about to hold his breath, he suddenly felt a burst of dense tingling pain in his body, as if countless fine needles were piercing his skin.

The tree roots wrapped around Xiao's body were like gourmets. When the host of the banquet announced the start of the banquet, they finally started eating.

A flash of relief and excitement appeared in Xiao's eyes.

That’s right, we’re here at Guiliulin Station.