Tomb raiding: Trying to become a little painter

As dawn broke and the temperature gradually rose, the team, after a night's rest, continued their journey through the desert.

Hehe...

Hehe...

The camels chewed grass as they walked through the desert, their heat rising in waves. After passing one sand dune after another, suddenly, with a "thud," one of the camels in the middle of the caravan collapsed, its legs giving way. The camel sitting on it was thrown several meters away and remained motionless, perhaps knocked unconscious.

"what happened!"

Hearing the voices from the group behind her, Huo Youxue turned around and asked.

"Ouch!"

One of the team members behind him was thrown headfirst from the camel he had been riding, plunging into the sand and screaming in pain…

boom!

Suddenly, another loud noise from the side drew everyone's attention.

The camel that had just been thrown off collapsed to the ground with a thud, its limbs twitching and its mouth agape, emitting a series of "grunt, grunt..." sounds.

"Go over and have a look!"

Huo Youxue gave the order, and the people on the camels that were closest to the fallen camel squeezed their bellies and moved closer to the direction of the fallen camel.

Nearby were Qin Henian and Hei Xiazi, both in disguise. As they drew closer, their senses sharpened, and their vision pierced through the thin layer of sand to reveal countless dark brown, soft-fleshed worms hidden beneath the dark gravel.

"Come on!"

Before Qin Henian could get too close, he quickly pretended to beckon the others to leave. He held the camel's belly, and the aura of the beast flowed into the camel beneath him. The camel under him suddenly widened its eyes and immediately perked up to obey Qin Henian's command to retreat, while making grunting noises as if calling to the other camels that surrounded it.

Huff, huff, huff...

In the desert, a group of camels began to stomp their feet, their limbs constantly stepping on the gravel as they retreated, no longer approaching the fallen camel.

This scene caught everyone in the group off guard, and the team leader, Huo Youxue, immediately looked at the camel leader, Zhamajie.

"Zhamajie, what's going on? Have your camel herd gone mad? Why are they all disobeying us?"

The sharp sound pierced towards Zhamaj, who was leading the team.

Zamajie also looked puzzled, his brows furrowed as he looked at the camel herd.

"Boss! This kind of thing doesn't usually happen to our camel herds."

After thinking it over carefully, Zamajie spoke.

"This shouldn't happen normally, right? What's the point of telling me this now? Look, it's already happened!"

Huo Youxue was also a little angry, and then she began to think about whether she should lead the team to find a place to rest first, and then send someone over to check.

After all, supplies are essential in the desert, and so are camels.

After being scolded, Zamajie had no choice but to accept it. This was the first time he had ever walked so deep into the desert alone. He had always walked with his father before, but now that his father was getting old, the job of watching the camels had fallen on him. He had been doing this for several years, but apart from walking with his father, this was the only time he had led a team alone through such a deep desert.

"Boss! That's not how it's said!"

“Our desert spans multiple countries and is one of the top ten desert forbidden zones in the world. I’ve only been to the deepest parts once. If it weren’t for what you said about satellite positioning, that someone would come to rescue us if we lost signal, I wouldn’t have wanted to come this time!”

"The desert landscape changes daily, with strong winds and sandstorms; many places were created by the wind and sand. If the desert oasis you're looking for really exists, it's not something we can reach in just a few days. Besides, the dangers in the desert aren't something I can simply dismiss!"

"Under normal circumstances, camels that live on the edge of the desert year-round will naturally not have any problems, as camels have an extremely strong ability to adapt to the desert. But that's only the general situation. Sometimes, the small animals in the desert are what cause a lot of trouble. Camels also have natural enemies, you know! In addition, there are also camels themselves or other accidents. Throughout history, countless people have had accidents in the desert."

"Boss, you should tell your men to leave quickly. Let's get out of this area and see if we can find a detour."

Zamajie grew up in the desert and knows it very well. He was paid to do this job, and his boss had already set aside money for buying camels before he left, with even more money. So he was not opposed to leading the way and wanted to complete the task as soon as possible so he could go home and buy a few more baby camels to raise.

Zamajie explained the situation in the desert in a gentle and kind manner, and began to advise Huo Youxue.

Huo Youxue wasn't one to ignore advice. Now that she knew the reason, she decisively gave the order for everyone to take a detour.

But just then, a scream shattered the tranquility.

"what!"

"Help...help! Something's moving on me, it hurts so much..."

The guy who had fallen into the sand earlier suddenly screamed, his face turned pale, and he was sweating profusely. He waved his hands frantically, and his legs seemed to go limp for some reason as he slowly made his way toward the crowd.

On the other side, after seeing the fleshy worms under the sand, Black Bear felt extremely uncomfortable. He felt like he had entered a worm's nest and quickly spurred his camel to walk away.

The others in the group weren't stupid either; after hearing the man scream, they all scrambled to get away. Qin Henian, sandwiched in the middle, seemed to be slacking off, but in reality, he was practically drooling.

Food! I'm so hungry!!!

Her phoenix eyes seemed to be basking in the sun; her slender, fair hand was placed between her brows to shield her from the sunlight and to block the view of others. A golden ring gradually formed around her black pupils, with a reddish tinge at the edges…

The insect-eating master, Crane Year, is here!

His tightly pursed lips were moistening with saliva, and his gaze was fixed on the sand, yearning for it.

Each dark brown worm is about seven or eight centimeters long. They live in groups of at least ten thousand, moving nimbly through the gravel, rubbing against each other as they approach the camel lying on the gravel. Tiny black heads pop out of the gravel and quickly crawl into the camel's fur... The person on the other side, who was at the bottom, received the same treatment as his camel.

The worms burrowed into the man's jacket, finding gaps to stick to his skin. The sticky, greasy feeling made the man realize something was wrong, and he quickly called for help.

"What's that on him? Quick, get away from him!"

Of course, it wasn't just Qin Henian and those nearby who were drawn to the crowd. While Huo Youxue was talking to Zhamajie, Xie Yuchen and Wu Xie, each carrying a camel's belly, also walked into the crowd and saw the scene of a person and a camel frantically rolling and shouting on the gravel ahead.

Having trained since childhood and never neglecting martial arts, Xie Yuchen had excellent eyesight. He immediately noticed something was wrong ahead. After careful observation, he discovered that something seemed to be wriggling in the flesh of the guy who was shouting for help... Quickly, Xie Yuchen grabbed the traction rope from Wu Xie's hand and stopped in the distance.

"Little Flower, look at what's that on the ground? So many bugs! They look like the man-eating sand worms that the blind man explained to me before!"

Wu Xie's keen observation skills were top-notch. After seeing what happened, his mind started working. He began to observe the differences between the people and the sand. He happened to see the large worm that had crawled out and entered the person's clothes, then squeezed through the skin and crawled into the person's body.