24: Chapter 24 Death Desert 7

Camo Uncle, who was nearby, stopped the Yellow-haired Youth with some dissatisfaction, "Why do you always have to go against Wolf-tail Guy? If it weren't for him, you would have died during the last Mutated Desert Jerboa attack."

The Yellow-haired Youth's expression turned ugly upon hearing this, but since it was the truth, he could only drop it for now. He muttered a few curses under his breath and stood to the side, sulking in resentment.

However, the very next second, the Yellow-haired Youth's legs went limp, and he immediately collapsed to the ground, losing consciousness.

Camo Uncle instinctively looked at Wolf-tail Guy. Wolf-tail Guy frowned and said in a low voice, "It wasn't me."

It was then quite obvious that the reason for the Yellow-haired Youth's unconsciousness was the same as the Girl with Double Braids—they had both been bitten by some unknown creature.

With two cases appearing in succession, the rest of them became nervous, staring intently at the ground, terrified that they might be the next one to faint.

Only Luo Yuejian's eyes lit up instantly upon hearing this.

This was a good thing! If she were also bitten and knocked unconscious, wouldn't it be easy for her to die in this Desert? She immediately looked at the ground with excitement, hoping that the unknown creature would take a bite out of her soon too.

Wolf-tail Guy kept tapping on the sand nearby, trying to drive away the thing that had caused two players to lose consciousness, but because the night was so black and the surroundings so dark, none of them could see what was nearby.

This was the downside of traveling at night. But they had no choice; traveling in the Desert during the day was even more deadly.

After a stalemate for a while, Camo Uncle couldn't hold back anymore. It was so dark that they couldn't tell if the creature had been driven away. What if that thing was still lurking nearby and suddenly popped out to bite them again later?

"How about we leave this place? If one more person passes out, it will be even harder to keep moving forward."

Actually, the best approach would be to catch that unknown creature here so they could study the toxins on it and find a way to wake up the Girl with Double Braids and the Yellow-haired Youth. But given their current situation where they couldn't see anything, this method was clearly impractical.

A few seconds later, Wolf-tail Guy nodded and stood up, carrying the Yellow-haired Youth on his back. He glanced at Luo Yuejian, but based on the attitude she had displayed during the last Mutated Desert Jerboa crisis, it was clearly impossible to expect her to carry the Girl with Double Braids.

Luo Yuejian didn't notice Wolf-tail Guy's gaze. She was still hoping that the unknown creature would bite her before they left.

Of course, even if she had noticed Wolf-tail Guy's gaze, there was nothing she could do. After all, she was just a weak girl; if she really tried to carry the Girl with Double Braids, she would probably struggle to take even two steps.

Camo Uncle withdrew his gaze and sighed, naturally taking on the burden of the task and carrying the Girl with Double Braids on his back. The group continued their journey.

When the sky was just beginning to brighten, they finally arrived at the landmark on the map—a sand dune with many pentagonal patterns on it, looking extremely like a turtle.

Looking at this turtle-shaped sand dune, Camo Uncle's mood, which had been heavy throughout the journey, finally improved a bit. He laughed, "This turtle dune is really drawn accurately." He adjusted the Girl with Double Braids, who was slipping a bit on his back, and looked at the others behind him.

"The map says that the so-called eye of the desert is right under this turtle dune. What do you think? Should we just go ahead and dig it up?"

Luo Yuejian had been depressed since she hadn't been lucky enough to be bitten by the unknown creature earlier. Hearing Camo Uncle's words, she looked up at him with a strange expression and then took something out of her backpack.

Being socially anxious, she didn't dare to say anything directly and just threw the item she had taken out over to them. It startled Camo Uncle and Glasses Man, who were standing not far away, causing them to almost jump aside.

"What is this?" Camo Uncle glanced at Luo Yuejian. He couldn't read anything from her expressionless face, but he felt that the White-haired Girl had no reason to harm them here, so he walked over cautiously.

Upon seeing the package on the ground, Camo Uncle was clearly stunned, "A dynamite pack?"

Wolf-tail Guy was also holding an identical dynamite pack, his tone indifferent: "It was prepared for us by the boss."

"Uh..." Camo Uncle rubbed his nose in embarrassment. Because Glasses Man had previously taken poisoned mineral water out of his backpack, he thought the boss wasn't a good person, so he didn't believe the boss would have prepared anything good for them and hadn't really opened his backpack. Who would have thought they'd make such a blunder now.

Wolf-tail Guy didn't care what Camo Uncle was thinking. He walked to the front of the turtle dune, found the right angle and position, and used that pitch-black stick of his—which was somehow several times smaller than it should be—to poke the ground a few times. He buried the dynamite pack underground, then shouted "Get back!" in a low voice and leaped away from the turtle dune with great speed.

The next second, a deafening explosion resounded through the sky, accompanied by flames shooting into the air. A deep, bottomless hole appeared in everyone's line of sight.

This time, Camo Uncle had learned his lesson. He rummaged through his backpack and sure enough, found a rope coiled up several times. He smiled, "Wolf-tail Guy, should I go down first or you?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Camo Uncle saw the White-haired Girl look at him as if devoid of any emotion, and then she coldly threw a lit matchstick into the black hole.

A flight of stone steps, seemingly made of stone, became clearly visible.

Camo Uncle: ...

At this moment, the livestream room:

[ Hahaha, is Camo Uncle planning to laugh me to death and then take over my credit? ]

[ I'm rolling on the floor laughing so hard that people within a ten-kilometer radius can hear my crowing laughter, hahahaha! ]

[ I really want to laugh. Following the Yellow-haired Youth, Camo Uncle has become the new comedian of the season! ]

[ Hahaha, is Camo Uncle trying to replace the Yellow-haired Youth as the team's comic relief? ]

[ Seriously, what is wrong with Camo Uncle? I previously thought he was a deep, ruthless character! This whole segment just ruined it; he went straight from a hidden boss to a clown. ]

[ ...Let me vouch for Camo Uncle; he wasn't like this in his last game. In his last game, he really looked like he was masterminding everything, killing it... ]

[ I really want to believe Camo Uncle is a big shot, but Camo Uncle has proven to me with his actions that he's a sketch comedian, hahahaha... ]

[ This combo from Moon God and Wolf-tail Guy was truly in sync; they just rubbed Camo Uncle's face into the ground. ]

[ Camo Uncle: So the world where only I get hurt has been achieved, right? :) ]

[ Hahaha, Camo Uncle: The clown was actually me all along! ]