211: Exploring the Death Desert

"It was just a coincidence. It seems the Dragon Clan takes this matter very seriously, to have actually sent you, the current Inspector of the Dragon Clan, Emily!"

Emily was the very same Silver Dragon who had previously gone to the Lionheart Kingdom to investigate the dragon blood incident.

Her identity as an Inspector represented the Dragon Clan to the outside world to a certain extent, so even though Richard was a demigod, his tone toward Emily was quite amicable.

"There is no help for it. The appearance of five Silver Dragons with Legendary Peak strength is no small matter; we in the Dragon Clan must figure out where they came from!"

As she said this, Emily frowned slightly, looking extremely troubled.

Meanwhile, Richard also furrowed his brows. He had originally thought that Emily's arrival would allow him to obtain some clues regarding the five Silver Dragons.

But listening to Emily's tone, it seemed the Dragon Clan did not know the origins of the five Silver Dragons either!

"Does Young Miss Emily mean that your Dragon Clan actually knows nothing at all about those five Silver Dragons?"

"Although it is somewhat unbelievable, that is indeed the fact!"

Speaking of this, Emily felt a bit embarrassed.

After all, in the eyes of outsiders, the fact that five whole Legendary-level Silver Dragons had absolutely nothing to do with the Dragon Clan was simply outrageous!

Although it was unbelievable, in this Continent of Gods, a place that once had deities, anything was possible!

Moreover, Richard considered himself to be knowledgeable about the situation of the Dragon Clan. After a long silence, he finally said:

"It seems an unknown force has already lurked within the Continent of Gods!

From their ability to casually dispatch five Silver Dragons, this force is definitely not to be underestimated!

Regarding this, how does your Dragon Clan intend to handle it?"

"Naturally, we intend to investigate it clearly. So, Demigod Richard, do you have any clues regarding the situation of those five Silver Dragons?"

When asked about clues, perhaps feeling that he had lost face, Richard did not speak, but simply tossed the projection stone that Juan had previously submitted to Emily.

"Currently, we only know their appearance; we have gained nothing else!"

Emily was also stunned as she looked at the projection stone in her hand. This thing could be easily obtained by finding anyone who was in the Heine Royal Capital yesterday!

In other words, Richard had also gained nothing!

Considering that Richard was a demigod after all, Emily finally said only one sentence:

"It seems we have our work cut out for us in tracking down this force!"

For a moment, both Emily and Richard fell silent as they sensed the difficulties that lay ahead.

...

Arthur was not sure how Richard and Emily felt, but he was certain that they would definitely not be able to find Fiore and the other four dragons.

Because the Continent of Gods did not have divination-type Spells; without clues, they simply could not find them.

Therefore, while Richard and Emily were wearing worried expressions, Arthur and Karona and the other young women continued according to their plan, traveling while making their way back to the Lionheart Kingdom.

Over ten days later, the time arrived at July 1st, 15421 of the God Fall Calendar.

A new month had arrived, and Arthur had gained another replication opportunity and one random lottery opportunity.

At this moment, he possessed a total of one replication opportunity and two random summoning opportunities.

In June, Arthur had originally had three replication opportunities, but after replicating the Dragon Crystal, the immortality potion, and the top-grade Legendary greatsword, they had been used up.

As for Arthur and his party, despite traveling leisurely, they finally arrived near the Lionheart Kingdom, at the Desert of Death.

The Desert of Death lived up to its name; its territory was entirely a desert region devoid of any signs of life.

Spanning hundreds of kilometers in diameter, its characteristic of constantly absorbing life force was extremely peculiar throughout the entire Continent of Gods.

Only experts above the level of Sky Knight could cross it by flying.

It was precisely this characteristic that severed the connection between the Doreen Peninsula and the continent, making the Doreen Peninsula a remote place.

The Desert of Death had existed for over fifteen thousand years; it was said that it had already existed even before the deities had disappeared from the continent!

This made it appear extremely mysterious!

After the deities disappeared, countless people came here to investigate, hoping to gain something, or even to probe the mysteries of the deities, but unfortunately, all returned empty-handed!

As time passed, fewer and fewer people came here; only the God-Summoning Cult remained unwilling to give up, continuously sending people!

Arthur was also very curious about this place. Previously, he had never had the time or leisure, but now that he happened to be passing by, he naturally had to explore it thoroughly!

"I want to go take a look at the Desert of Death and see if there might be any extra gains. What do you all think?"

Although Arthur was the leader, out of respect, he still asked.

"Of course, I have also long wanted to go and take a close look at the Desert of Death!"

To this, Karona and the others all expressed their agreement.

Since there was no issue, Arthur took out seven green scrolls from his space ring.

These were all Arthur's spoils of war.

"The Desert of Death will constantly absorb the life force of anyone who enters it. This is an Advanced magic-level Life Shield scroll.

After use, it can provide defense while simultaneously continuously granting life force to the user.

Usually, it can be used for defense and recovering from injuries, but now it can just happen to counter that strange draining power of the Desert of Death."

Hearing this, Karona, Victor, and the others hurriedly took the scrolls, injected them with battle aura and magic, and used them.

Instantly, seven transparent yet slightly greenish circular shields appeared above the Desert of Death.

Having made preparations, the seven of them, including Arthur, quickly descended from the sky to the ground of the Desert of Death.

The Desert of Death was basically dry sand and dirt, with every step leaving a mark. After crouching down, Arthur placed his hand on the ground and carefully began to sense the situation of the Desert of Death.

With the sensory ability of a Legendary Expert, if there were no obstructions, Arthur could clearly perceive objects dozens of kilometers away.

But if there was earth acting as an obstruction, at this moment, Arthur could only sense the situation up to one thousand meters underground in the Desert of Death at most.

And the situation was just as the name of the Desert of Death implied; whether it was the ground for dozens of kilometers around, or one thousand meters underground, it was completely devoid of life, and no living creature could survive in this environment.

"It really is completely devoid of life!"

"Indeed!"

It was not just Arthur; Karona, Victor, and the others also carefully conducted an investigation and nodded in agreement.

Although the situation was as expected, Arthur felt a bit regretful inside; he had thought there might be some special discovery!

After all, it had been ten thousand years since the Desert of Death was extensively explored!

A thousand years had passed, and the world had changed; it was not impossible that some changes might have occurred.

And Arthur, who considered his luck to be quite good, had not expected that he would also gain nothing at all!

But Arthur did not give up, because the investigation of the underground just now had only covered a radius of one thousand meters.

The Desert of Death alone had a diameter of hundreds of kilometers; the underground area was enough for Arthur to explore thoroughly!

Just like that, a strange scene appeared!

In that desolate Desert of Death, Arthur and his party walked here and there, as if they were determined to explore the entire Desert of Death.