Phi-Fic Chapter 520 Sand Sea 14
Chapter 520 Sand Sea 14
After walking for another two hours, Zhang Chuzhen looked at the 5% progress bar, sighed, and finally stopped to find a place to sit down and rest for a while.
She took out a table and chairs from her spatial storage and set them up. She also took out the lamb that Xiao Qi and Yun Shang had grilled last time and opened a bottle of beer.
"Xiao Qi, can you tell how big this place is?"
"Host, you've only gone less than halfway. Keep it up."
Zhang Chuzhen swallowed a mouthful of mutton, then took a sip of wine before saying, "I'll continue after I've eaten my fill."
"Good host."
"But isn't this progress bar too slow? It's only this much after a whole day."
"Host, because the area is large and the energy is too dispersed, it will take more time."
"It's a long and arduous task, and we'll be spending quite a few days here."
Fortunately, she had space, food, and water. However, in order to collect energy faster, she could only rest outside.
After eating her fill, Zhang Chuzhen took a nap and then continued walking, exploring every place she could see.
Then, she noticed that the progress bar in one direction was moving very fast, which meant there must be more energy there, so she headed in that direction without hesitation.
After passing through several walls, you can feel that you are getting closer and closer to your destination.
With her keen hearing, she could hear the sounds inside. There were several people there. Her mental energy instantly penetrated the wall, and she saw Hei Xiazi, Wu Xie, and the other two.
When she arrived at the place, she went straight through the wall, and a black hairy snake was immediately coming towards her face.
Zhang Chuzhen opened her hand, and a short knife instantly appeared in her hand. She swung her hand and chopped off the snake's head.
Next, they collected energy from the area while dealing with the snakes.
She didn't notice when she first came in that the bear chopping snake next to her paused for a moment, but quickly resumed his normal movements.
Zhang Chuzhen appeared suddenly. Wu Xie and Li Cu, who was shirtless, were busy working on the wall and did not notice her situation.
Wang Meng was focused on dealing with the snake, and when he saw that Zhang Chuzhen was someone he knew, he didn't pay any attention to her, because the room was dark and he didn't see anything wrong.
Only Hei Xiazi saw it, because he was facing the direction Zhang Chuzhen came in from and could see normally at night.
Therefore, he clearly saw her pass through the wall, and the knife in her hand appeared suddenly.
Zhang Chuzhen had no idea what he was thinking. She was currently swatting the snake, and she also glanced at the pattern on Li Cu's back, feeling a mix of gossip and curiosity.
"Xiao Qi, you know what, Huang Yan's swordsmanship and memory are pretty good. He was able to carve so many strange map symbols on Li Cu's back."
Half of the original owner's emotions within her had dissipated, so she had finally regained the thoughts and emotions of a normal person.
Xiao Qi: "Huang Yan is a master of mechanical devices, so he must have a good memory. Besides, he wouldn't have been chosen by Wu Xie if he didn't have some extraordinary abilities."
"That's true, but Wu Xie's plan involves quite a few people!"
"Host, this world revolves around the protagonist."
"I know, but I'm just saying it."
Hei Xiazi had somehow appeared beside her: "You went alone yesterday, and your progress was even slower?"
"There are so many roads here, it's normal to go in different directions."
Suddenly, Black Bear sniffed: "Why do I smell roasted mutton?"
Zhang Chuzhen moved his foot and kicked a headless dead snake on the ground toward him: "You're probably hungry. There are so many snakes here that you can roast and eat."
"I don't like eating snake, I only like stir-fried rice with green peppers and shredded pork."
No sooner had he finished speaking than he suddenly reached out and grabbed the man, then with his other hand swung his knife and killed a snake.
"Be careful, don't let my words distract you from getting bitten by a snake, or I'll feel a little guilty."
Zhang Chuzhen broke free from his hand and silently withdrew it. The knife she was about to swing with her other hand was slowed down by his pull.
"The door is open! Hurry, hurry, let's go!" came Li Cu and Wu Xie's voices.
Black Bear turned and glanced at her: "You go first, I'll cover you!"
Zhang Chuzhen nodded and followed Wu Xie and the others first.
Upon entering, the first thing that catches the eye is a huge nine-headed cypress statue.
Li Chu: "Is this the place we're looking for? There's nothing special about it."
The black bear who came in last said, "Nothing special? Then think about how many of you are left after coming all this way, and you'll know how difficult it was to get in."
Zhang Chuzhen circled the statue and saw the progress bar suddenly speed up, now having broken through the 8% mark.
"Zhang Chuzhen, how did you get in?" Wu Xie asked when he saw her.
It wasn't the right time to talk outside, but he still asked the question now.
The mechanism they used can only be solved by the Zhang family.
Wu Xie himself had done his homework and had a deep understanding of the Zhang family's mechanisms in order to open them.
Hei Xiazi heard their conversation and looked over, curious about what she would say.
Zhang Chuzhen: "That's how I got in."
Thinking she didn't want to talk about it, but since things had come to this point, Wu Xie simply asked directly, "Are you a member of the Zhang family?"
"My surname is Zhang, but the Zhang family you're talking about isn't the one I'm thinking of, is it? Is there anything special about it?"
Judging from her expression, she didn't seem to be faking it. Wu Xie didn't know if she was just a good actress or if she was telling the truth.
"Never mind if I don't know." Not getting an answer, Wu Xie didn't care anymore.
As for Hei Xiazi, he had just witnessed with his own eyes how Zhang Chuzhen came in.
So we know she was telling the truth earlier; that's how she got in.
As for whether she was a member of the Zhang family, he had never heard of anyone from the Zhang family being able to walk through walls.
While they were talking, Zhang Chuzhen went behind the statue and took a look.
After a short while, she climbed up the statue again and sat down, quietly waiting to collect the items.
Below, Wu Xie and Wang Meng suddenly seemed to have lost their souls, repeating the same sentence while walking incessantly.
Li Chu: "What's going on? Are they both possessed?"
Hei Xiazi said, "There are strange things everywhere in here, and it's full of dangers. We might have accidentally fallen into a trap."
"What should we do? Wu Xie is climbing up."
Zhang Chuzhen glanced at their situation, then continued to focus on the progress bar.
Li Cu saw Wu Xie climb higher and higher, until he was next to where Zhang Chuzhen was sitting.
He was a little anxious: "Sister Chuzhen, could you help keep an eye on people? I'll be right up."
Zhang Chuzhen nodded: "Come up and take him down."
After Li Cu climbed up, he saw Wu Xie about to jump down and immediately shouted, "Wu Xie, calm down! You promised to take me back!"
"Too late, he's been poisoned," Wu Xie said stiffly.
After saying that, he jumped down from the height. Li Chu was so shocked that his pupils dilated, and he immediately ran over and grabbed his arm.
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