NFBE Chapter 568
Chapter 568
A shimmering lake appeared before them, its waters crystal clear and surrounded by lush greenery, like a paradise in the desert.
"Look, it's a lake!"
The fat man shouted excitedly and rushed towards the lake without regard for anything else.
Xie Xiaohua was startled and quickly shouted:
"Fatty, don't go over there, that might be a mirage!"
Her voice was drowned out by the wind, and the fat man didn't hear it at all.
Just as the fat man was about to reach the lake, suddenly, the sand beneath his feet began to flow rapidly, forming a huge whirlpool.
The fat man shouted in terror:
"Help!"
He struggled desperately, but only sank deeper and deeper.
Upon seeing this, Xie Xiaohua and the others immediately rushed over.
They tried to pull the fat man back, but the quicksand was too strong, and they were almost dragged in as well.
"Oh no, we've been trapped in the quicksand illusion!"
Xie Xiaohua's face turned pale, and she said in terror. She had heard of the horrors of the quicksand illusion, and that once trapped inside, it was difficult to escape.
At this moment, the surrounding scenery began to change.
The original lake and green trees have disappeared, replaced by darkness and mist.
Strange sounds echoed from time to time in the mist, as if countless eyes were watching them from the darkness.
"What exactly is going on? What should we do?"
Huo Xiuxiu asked in horror, her voice trembling with fear.
Xie Xiaohua took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down.
She carefully observed her surroundings, trying to find a way to break free from the illusion.
Suddenly, she noticed some strange patterns on the ground, which seemed to form some kind of design.
"Don't panic, everyone. I think I've found a clue."
Xie Xiaohua pointed to the patterns on the ground and said:
“These patterns may be the key to breaking the illusion; let’s study them carefully.”
The crowd gathered around, carefully examining the patterns on the ground.
They discovered that these patterns appeared to be an ancient symbol, containing some kind of mysterious power.
"I remember seeing similar symbols in ancient books."
"Xie Xiaohua recalled."
These symbols may be related to the Five Elements; perhaps we can use the power of the Five Elements to break this illusion.
"The Five Elements? How do we utilize them?"
Yi Sa asked anxiously, a hint of expectation in her eyes.
After a moment of contemplation, Xie Xiaohua said:
"Earth overcomes water, so we can try to use the power of earth to fight against quicksand."
As she spoke, she took an entrenching tool out of her backpack and began digging in the ground.
Seeing this, everyone took out their tools and began digging.
They piled the excavated sand into a small hill in an attempt to block the flow of quicksand.
Just as they were busy, suddenly, a giant sandworm emerged from the quicksand.
The sandworm is enormous, reaching over ten meters in length, and its entire body is covered in hard scales. Its eyes gleam with a red light, exuding a menacing aura.
"Watch out, it's a sandworm!"
"The fat man shouted."
He picked up his entrenching tool, ready to fight the sandworms.
The sandworm opened its blood-red maw and lunged at the group.
It was incredibly fast, arriving in front of everyone in an instant.
Xie Xiaohua quickly called out:
"Everyone, spread out! Don't fight!"
The crowd quickly dispersed, and the sandworm missed its target.
It roared angrily and turned to pounce on the group again.
The fat man seized the opportunity and forcefully threw the entrenching tool in his hand at the sandworm.
The entrenching tool struck the sandworm on the head, and the sandworm writhed in pain, but quickly recovered.
"This sandworm is too powerful; we are no match for it!"
Huo Xiuxiu cried out in terror, her face filled with despair.
Just when everyone was feeling hopeless, Xie Xiaohua suddenly discovered a weakness in the sandworm: its eyes.
She shouted quickly:
"Attack its eyes!"
Upon hearing this, everyone attacked the sand worm's eyes.
They used their weapons to continuously attack the sandworm's eyes.
After being attacked, the sandworm struggled in pain, and its body began to weaken.
Finally, with everyone's concerted efforts, the sandworm collapsed to the ground, losing its life.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief; they knew they were safe for the time being.
"We can't stay here any longer. The illusion hasn't been broken yet, and there could be danger at any moment."
"That's what Xie Xiaohua said. Her voice was tinged with weariness, but her eyes were very determined."
Everyone nodded and continued digging.
They piled up the excavated sand around them, forming a sturdy defensive fortification.
As the sand accumulated, the flow of the quicksand gradually slowed down, and the surrounding fog began to dissipate slowly.
"It seems our method worked!"
The fat man shouted excitedly, his face beaming with joy.
Just then, Xie Xiaohua suddenly felt a tremor in the ground beneath her feet.
Her expression changed, and she shouted:
"Oh no, it's an earthquake!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the surrounding sand dunes began to collapse, and huge waves of sand surged toward them.
The crowd stared in horror at the scene before them, completely bewildered.
At this critical moment, Xie Xiaohua suddenly came up with a solution.
She took some rope from her backpack and tied everyone together tightly.
"Hold on tight to the ropes, don't get swept away by the sand!"
"Xie Xiaohua shouted."
The group clung tightly to the ropes as the sandstorm surged in and engulfed them.
As the sand dunes crashed against them, everyone felt as if they were inside a giant washing machine, being constantly tumbled around.
Their bodies were being rubbed raw by the sand, causing them excruciating pain, but they never loosened their grip on the ropes.
After an unknown amount of time, the sandstorm finally receded.
The group crawled out of the sand, their bodies covered in wounds and utterly exhausted.
But they did not give up and continued to search for a way to break the illusion.
After much effort, they finally found the source of the illusion.
It was a huge cave, and a mysterious aura emanated from it.
The group cautiously entered the cave and discovered a stone platform deep inside.
On the stone platform lay an earthen-yellow bead, emitting a soft glow—the very earth spirit they had been searching for!
"We've found it! It's the Spirit of Earth!"
"Xie Xiaohua shouted excitedly, her eyes glistening with tears of joy."
Just as they were about to go forward to take the Earth Spirit, suddenly, a group of dark figures emerged from the cave.
These shadowy figures resemble humans, but their bodies are made of sand, and their eyes gleam with a green light, filled with hostility.
"It's the Sand Demon!"
The fat man's expression changed, and he shouted loudly.
He had heard the legends of the Sand Demons from the older generation and knew that they were evil creatures in the desert that were very difficult to deal with.
The sand demons charged towards the group, moving with incredible speed, and arrived before them in an instant.
Xie Xiaohua and the others immediately picked up their weapons and engaged in a fierce battle with the Sand Demon.
The sand demons are incredibly powerful, and their bodies are so tough that ordinary attacks have no effect on them.
The pressure on everyone was increasing, and they were getting more and more wounds.
"This can't go on, we have to find a way to defeat them!"
While fending off the sand demon's attacks, Jie Xiaohua pondered a countermeasure.
Suddenly, she had a flash of inspiration and came up with a solution.
She shouted to the crowd:
"Everyone, focus your attacks on the sand demon's feet. Their bodies are made of sand, and if you destroy their feet, they will lose their balance!"
Upon hearing this, everyone attacked the sand demon's feet.
They used their weapons to desperately attack the sand demon's feet.
After the sand demons' feet were attacked, their bodies began to sway and they lost their balance.