Chapter 410: Preparing for Battle

Hachikuju was standing with his back to Zhang Mu. Upon hearing Zhang Mu’s voice, he immediately reacted.

Sure enough, in the next moment, a beast claw twice as big as the previous female Rock Dragon Carp suddenly extended from Hachikuju’s right side, fiercely stabbing towards his right ribs.

If this claw scratched him, even the enlarged Hachikuju wouldn’t be able to handle it.

Thanks to Zhang Mu’s warning, Hachikuju didn’t hesitate for a second when he was about to split the female Rock Dragon Carp. He quickly slashed the giant claw into two halves and then immediately retrieved the huge axe.

The time to bring back the axe was not enough, Hachikuju managed to move the axe head to the right side where the danger was coming, and the beast’s claw attack had already struck.

The Rock Dragon Carp of this male was moving in the sandstorm at a speed much faster than Zhang Mu who was running rapidly towards it.

The huge impact directly pushed him back several steps, and only then did Zhang Mu arrive.

But after this blow, the huge beast claw immediately withdrew into the sandstorm.

At this moment, the female Rock Dragon Carp, dragging its claw that had broken into two pieces with only the base connected, took the opportunity to quickly crawl and disappeared into the spreading sandstorm.

Standing back to back, they both stared solemnly at the gathering sandstorm. The force that Hachikuju used to split the sandstorm disappeared as soon as he lowered his axe.

“Zhang Mu, my friend, thanks to your reminder. What is this thing? Where are the others?” asked Hachikuju.

Zhang Mu, with his eyes fixed on the now numbing sandstorm, spoke slowly.

“Although its appearance has changed a lot, judging by the color and shape of the scales, it feels like an armadillo.”

“Pangolin? That’s quite a strange mutation. Zhang Mu, you have sharp eyes to notice that. I couldn’t see it.”

Even though they didn’t know when the Male Rock Dragon Carp would attack again, the two of them didn’t show any signs of nervousness on their faces.

So far, only two second-rank mutated beasts have appeared, with one of them being weak and about the same level as a first-rank peak beast.

“I didn’t see or hear anyone else. Do you remember the position we chose earlier? Our distance is only three meters apart. At first, I thought the sand wall was too thick, that’s why I couldn’t see you, but the axe energy you released just now reached a spot ten meters away from me, then I understood.”

Zhang Mu pointed to the ground with his empty left sleeve and gave a faint smile.

“Our position has been separated by these beasts.”

“If it weren’t for Brother Hachikuju’s strike, I was ready to break through forcefully with my Blood Lotus.”

While they were talking, a sharp beast roar suddenly came from the dust, this was the first time Hachikuju and the others heard a beast roar that could cover the sound of the sand, instantly they surveyed their surroundings.

“It’s coming.”

“Well, get ready.”

Suddenly, the sandstorm quickly gathered and cleared up the area where Zhang Mu and Hachikuju were standing.

It was unclear what the Rock Dragon Carp had in mind, as it completely withdrew the sandstorm that could have caused them the most trouble.

When the sandstorm changed, the five people outside sensed something was wrong and became nervous again.

When Gesar saw Hachikuju and others exposed in her view, she lowered her hand from the wine barrel lid.

Twelve minutes had passed, and she was about to drop the ivy, trying to rescue them.

The sandstorm had just gathered into a dense mass, blocking any visibility.

Zhang Feng and Uncle Peng, who were fighting bare-handed, managed to capture a few Rock Dragon Carps and carried them in their hands as they walked back towards Gesar and the others.

Zhang Feng, holding several Rock Dragon Carp tails in one hand, looked a bit annoyed and tossed the bodies on the ground.

“I can’t find a way out on this short road at all. The sandstorm can’t stop me or blow me away. I’ve been walking for ten minutes, but all I see is sand and more sand. Even flames can’t clear a path, as the sand just piles up wherever I try to clear it.”

“Although these little creatures are agile, I managed to catch a few. Take a look!”

The five people outside all looked at the strange species they had never seen before on the ground, shaking their heads in unison, indicating they had never seen this mutant creature before.

Uncle Peng on the side surprisingly had some dust on his chest and his hair was messy. He spat out a mouthful of sand that had gotten into his mouth and said with a grimace.

“At first, the small creatures attacking me couldn’t break through my defense. But then a special one came, and while I was guarding against others, it ruthlessly scratched my chest.”

If it weren’t for my physique, it would have dug out my heart.

After that, Changguang’s water shield broke over a large area, letting all the sandstorm in. The little remaining shield protected my head, but couldn’t defend anything else, leading to my current state.”

Watching Uncle Peng shaking his shoes there, everyone held back their laughter and remained silent.

Yuanru, being attentive, asked the returning four people with a puzzled expression.

“Is there another big brother?”

The smiles on everyone’s faces suddenly froze, looking around, but except for the area where the largest piece of sand was still condensing, there was no trace of any living person in the vast wilderness.

“Where is Liang Kuan?”

Hachikuju’s face looked very bad, panting and looking towards the covered place with sand.

Zhang Mu released his mental power to scan, suddenly, a metallic echo came back.

He walked quickly to that spot, where a hint of silver was faintly visible in the yellow sand, and he picked it up.

Hachikuju saw Zhang Mu’s actions, and her face turned completely dark.

“If the gun is lost, so is the person.”

Gesar suggested not to search in the yellow sand anymore, fearing being buried by the sand.

Zhang Mu walked back and handed the silver gun to Hachikuju, shaking his head as he spoke.

“No need to search anymore, I used my mental powers to scan around just now, but couldn’t detect any sign of living beings.”

“The only thing I didn’t check was the group of sandstorms created by the mutated beasts.”

But even if Liang Kuan is really in there, how could it be possible for him to still be alive.

The expressions of the people were solemn, this was the first time their group had casualties, losing ten percent of their fighting strength, the loss was severe.

Just then, the swirling dust that had been condensing ceased, catching everyone’s attention.

“Let’s deal with the big guy in front of us first, everyone. If we find Liang Kuan’s body after dealing with it, we’ll bring the body back. If we can’t find it, we’ll bury the silver gun.

Everyone, get ready for battle now!”

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