Chapter 1934
Night fell quickly.
In the desert village, various forces are gathering more and more. There are famous sects, some crooked ones, some world-famous martial arts masters, and some notorious villains.
All kinds of things, a mixture of fish and dragons.
Although they have different identities and different positions, everyone has the same goal, which is to enter the oasis to hunt for treasure.
As a result, when the village was overcrowded, friction and fights also occurred one after another.
People with evil ways will secretly kill people, buy goods, and plunder goods by force; while people with integrity will also take advantage of the situation to reduce competitors in the name of punishing evil people.
After nightfall, a bloody storm began to spread quietly in the village.
Some people have died unexpectedly before their treasure hunt has even begun.
At this moment, in a hotel near the entrance of the village.
Dustin, Margaret, Shi Hao, Qiao Yi, and Xue Feng were studying the map drawn by Feng Yao.
The map is drawn hastily, and it is really difficult to understand without careful study.
Of course, the main reason is that this map was drawn by Feng Yao based on his memory, and some things may not be correct.
"What is this map drawn on? I can't understand it at all!" Shi Hao scratched his head as he looked at it.
"Don't count on me for brainstorming. I'm only responsible for fighting." Qiao Yi sat aside, minding his own business and drinking a small drink.
He hates trouble the most.
"If the starting point of the map is a desert village, then we have to find an oasis, which is at least a day's journey away, and during this journey, we have to pass through two dangerous places."
Margaret pointed at the scrawled map and explained while observing: "This is a gathering place of quicksand. You must be extra careful when passing by, otherwise once you get stuck in it, you will soon suffocate to death; as for here, the weather environment is even worse. The ground temperature can reach over 70 degrees, and if you are unlucky, you may even encounter a sandstorm.”
"Isn't it? Do you really understand this map?" Shi Hao was surprised.
"Before coming here, I studied the topography of the Death Desert, and combined with the map drawn by Feng Yao, I can roughly deduce the location of the oasis." Margaret replied.
"I have to admit that in some aspects, women's minds are more delicate, unlike us old men who don't know anything at all." Shi Hao admired sincerely.
Although he was hunting for treasures for his master, he didn't make any detailed preparations before coming. He just took it step by step.
But Margaret is different. The other party not only has a professional team, but also has professional knowledge. Every step is clearly planned.
It seems that any changes are within the controllable range.
It is really unusual for a woman to lead such a huge team.
"Now that we understand the map, when will we set off?" Qiao Yi asked abruptly.
"The environment of the Death Desert is harsh. For safety reasons, we cannot drive, so before leaving, we have to prepare enough transportation vehicles, including camels. I have contacted the village chief and asked him to help arrange related matters at double the price. If it's quick, it can be done tonight, if it's slow, it will be almost ready tomorrow." Margaret explained.
As soon as she entered the desert village, she contacted the village chief Zhao Ankang and paid a large sum of money to purchase a large number of camels to carry supplies.
Calculating the time, there should be results soon.
"Sizzling..."
While several people were discussing, the light bulb above their heads suddenly flickered on and off.
After a few seconds, the light bulb suddenly went out, plunging the room into darkness.
"What's going on? There's a power outage?"
When a few people walked out of the door, they found that the entire hotel was completely dark, and the power was obviously out.
There were even more complaints in the surrounding rooms.
"What the hell? This place doesn't even have electricity!"
"Trash hotel, check out!"
"Boss? Where is the boss?!"
"..."
At this moment, there was constant shouting and cursing in the hotel.
After all, the room prices here are several times more expensive than outside.
Even if the conditions are simple, now even the electricity has been cut off, so naturally they were unhappy.
"Dear guests, please be patient. There is something wrong with the circuit in the village. The village chief has sent someone to repair it. I believe it will be fixed soon."
"Before that, I will ask the waiter to bring two candles to each room. Please use them for a while."
The boss's voice came from the hotel's PA.
Although everyone was dissatisfied, they had no choice but to endure it a little.
After a while.
A middle-aged woman, carrying a homemade lantern, walked into Dustin's room.
"Guests, I'm sorry to keep you waiting for so long. I'll light the candles for you."
The middle-aged woman laughed a little, then took out two candles from the bag and placed them in two corners of the room.
"Click!"
The match slides, the candle is lit, and white smoke rises.
When the candle was lit, the yellow glimmer quickly spread to most of the room.
Although it is not as bright as a light bulb, it can barely see.
"Auntie, thank you." Shi Hao thanked her.
"It's all what I should do. If you are busy, I won't bother you here."
The middle-aged woman smiled, held a lantern and prepared to leave.
"etc."
Dustin suddenly stood in front of the door, looked at the middle-aged woman indifferently, and asked, "Who told you to do this?"
"ah?"
The middle-aged woman was stunned and said with some confusion: "Sir, what do you mean by this? I don't understand."
"Who gave it to you, candle?" Dustin asked.
"Oh, you're talking about this? It's the boss's arrangement. He was worried that there would be no power and you couldn't see or move around, so he sent two candles to each room." The middle-aged woman explained.
As soon as he finished speaking, Dustin suddenly took action, grabbed the middle-aged woman's neck, lifted her up, and shouted with cold eyes: "I ask again, who is it? If you dare to hide anything, don't Blame me for being so cruel!”
Seeing Dustin's move, everyone was confused and completely confused.
what's the situation?
Is this guy crazy?
Chapter 1935
"Guest...Guest...I don't know what you are talking about? Let go, I can't breathe."
The middle-aged woman lifted her feet off the ground, her face flushed, and her body kept struggling, but to no avail.
In Dustin Rhys' hands, she was like a fragile chicken that could die at any time.
"Brother Rhys, what are you doing?"
Shi Hao frowned, a little confused.
Taking action against an innocent civilian is not what a righteous person would do.
"Dustin! Are you crazy? People kindly gave us candles, but you actually hurt them. Do you have any humanity left?!"
Upon seeing this, Xue Feng immediately reprimanded him, looking filled with indignation.
On the other hand, Qiao Yi was drinking wine leisurely, like an outsider.
As for Margaret, she looked puzzled but did not speak.
She knew that Dustin must have his own reasons for doing this.
"There is something wrong with this person. She wants to harm us."
Dustin stared at the middle-aged woman with no intention of letting go.
"Sir, I...I didn't do anything. You must have misunderstood."
The middle-aged woman looked frightened, her voice was hoarse, and she was weak and helpless.
"Brother Rhys, you said she wants to harm us? What evidence is there?" Shi Hao asked.
"That's right! How could she, a country woman, have such bad intentions? I think you are just deliberately looking for trouble!" Xue Feng shouted.
He had already disliked Dustin, so he took this opportunity to suppress him.
"The candle she lit is poisonous. If you inhale it for more than three minutes, you will feel dizzy. If you inhale it for more than five minutes, you will die. Do you think she has any bad intentions?"
Dustin turned back to look at Xue Feng and asked.
Hearing this, the middle-aged woman's pupils shrank, and a look of fear flashed across her face.
"Nonsense!"
Xue Feng didn't believe it at all and continued to shout: "It's just two candles, how could it be poisonous? People like you are suspicious by nature!"
"If you think it's not poisonous, you might as well get closer and smell it to see if you die in the end." Dustin responded coldly.
"You..." Xue Feng gritted his teeth and wanted to retort, but he did not dare to risk his life.
The main reason is that Dustin's appearance is so determined that it is difficult for people to doubt him.
"This candle is indeed weird."
Shi Hao was very upright and actually walked to the candle and smelled it carefully.
Soon, he felt dizzy, and he was so frightened that he immediately blew out the candles, and at the same time used his true energy to protect himself to prevent the poisonous smoke from spreading.
"Even if the candle is poisonous, it doesn't mean it's the aunt's fault. She might have been taken advantage of." Xue Feng argued bravely.
"It's not her fault, could it be you?" Dustin retorted.
"Hey! I'm warning you not to spit on anyone!" Xue Feng's expression changed.
Although he did not poison, he did have the idea of poisoning, and now he inevitably feels guilty.
"If it has nothing to do with you, then you'd better shut up and don't hinder my questioning."
Dustin glanced coldly, then turned his attention to the middle-aged woman: "Tell me, who wants to harm us, as long as you speak, I can spare your life."
"Sir, I don't know anything, it's none of my business..."
The middle-aged woman kept shaking her head, pretending to be innocent.
"Why, you think I'm so easy to fool?"
Dustin suddenly grabbed the middle-aged woman's wrist, turned her palm over, and said coldly: "Look at your own hands. There are thick calluses on your fingers and at the tiger's mouth. They are left by people who hold knives all year round. If you were just a waiter, how could you have such a thick callus?"
As soon as these words came out, the woman's expression finally changed.
She really didn't expect that Dustin's observation skills were so strong. Not only did he immediately notice that the candle was poisonous, but he also easily saw through her disguise.
The guy in front of me is obviously only in his twenties. Why is he more difficult to deal with than an old gangster?
"Let me ask you for the last time, who in the end ordered you to assassinate us?"
Dustin slowly applied force with his fingers, pinching the middle-aged woman until her face turned purple and she had difficulty breathing.
A fear of death spread throughout his body instantly.
"I said...I said..."
After struggling for a few seconds, the middle-aged woman finally compromised: "The person who asked me to poison you is..."
Before she could finish speaking, a dense burst of wind suddenly sounded outside the window.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."
A large number of hidden weapons were shot in from the window.
Like a violent storm, it completely attacked indiscriminately.
"Be careful!"
Dustin's heart tightened, and he immediately let go of the middle-aged woman and turned around to block Margaret.
His body was shaken, and a shield of true energy appeared out of thin air, isolating all hidden weapons.
But soon, Dustin realized something was wrong.
Looking back, he found that the middle-aged woman had been shot with a concealed weapon and died on the spot.
Obviously, the hidden weapon just used was not aimed at him, but to kill people and silence them.
It can be seen that the other party has been prepared for a long time.
"It seems that tonight's power outage was deliberately caused by someone."
Shi Hao said in a solemn tone: "Fortunately, Brother Rhys discovered it in time, otherwise our lives would be in danger."
"We just entered the village and we didn't offend anyone. Who is so cruel?" Xue Feng's face looked a little ugly.
Those hidden weapons just now were poisonous. If he hadn't been able to dodge quickly, he would have died.
"There are two possibilities, either there is someone with evil intentions and intends to kill people and get goods; or there is someone who is deliberately retaliating."
Shi Hao glanced at Dustin and reminded: "Brother Rhys, you have offended Yan Jin of the Wandering Dragon Sect. You must be careful in the future. What happened tonight may have something to do with him."
"I will pay attention." Dustin nodded.
Whether it was Yan Jin of Wandering Dragon Sect or Ye Xin of flying snow Sect, he didn't take it seriously.
But if these people insist on messing around and doing all kinds of mischief, he doesn't mind killing them directly.
"Captain Xue, I have a bottle of antidote pill here. Just in case, you have all of us take one."
Margaret took out a bottle of medicine and handed it to Xue Feng.
"no problem."
Xue Feng responded and left quickly.
Sure enough, as Margaret expected, everyone who lit a candle in the room was poisoned.
Chapter 1936
five minutes later.
Xue Feng returned to the room sweating profusely and reported the situation to Margaret: "Miss Li, you guessed it right. Most of our people have been poisoned. Fortunately, we have the antidote pill you gave us, otherwise we would be in trouble!"
"No one was killed, right?" Margaret asked.
"A few were seriously injured and lost the ability to move, but fortunately they were not life-threatening." Xue Feng replied.
"That's good." Margaret breathed a sigh of relief.
There is a bit more chill in her beautiful eyes.
She never provokes people easily, but she is not the one who tolerates others' anger.
The murderer used such insidious and despicable means to harm people, and he must not be spared lightly.
"Captain Xue, pick a few brothers and go and investigate carefully to see who is behind the scenes? As soon as you have any news, let me know immediately." Margaret ordered.
"yes!"
Xue Feng responded, turned around and went out again.
Just now, members of his Black Scorpion team were also poisoned, and he was equally resentful of the mastermind behind the scenes.
"Miss! Oh no! Something happened with the village chief!"
At this moment, Margaret's personal butler, Uncle Wang, suddenly walked in quickly.
"Something happened? What happened?" Margaret raised an eyebrow.
"Not long ago, the village chief called me and asked me to pick up the camels and pay the balance. But when I rushed to the scene, I found that the village chief's house was in a mess, with countless casualties. Feng Yao from the Five Elements Sect suddenly became angry for some unknown reason. He is crazy and kills everyone on sight. He is extremely ferocious and cannot be stopped at all." Uncle Wang said with a panicked expression.
"How could this happen? Wasn't Feng Yao fine not long ago?" Margaret frowned.
"I don't know the specific situation, but this incident has alarmed all the forces in the village." Wang Bo said.
"Come on, let's go over and take a look!"
After pondering for a few seconds, Margaret decisively led the people out.
…….
At this moment, the center of the village.
Hundreds of young men armed with weapons were besieging a disheveled man.
The man's eyes were red, veins popped out on his face, and his muscles were all bulging, like a mad beast, which looked particularly terrifying.
The man is none other than Feng Yao from the Five Elements Sect.
But at this moment, Feng Yao was not as sick as before. He became energetic, powerful, and completely lost his mind.
Anyone who comes close will have their hands and feet ripped off and torn into pieces.
In just a few minutes, more than a dozen tattered corpses were lying at his feet, and the ground was covered with blood.
"Die, die! Die for me!"
Feng Yao kept roaring, with wild beast-like roars coming out of his mouth.
On the surface of its body, black lines appeared at some point.
These lines are very strange, like earthworms, centered on Feng Yao's chest, spreading continuously.
Wherever the black lines pass, Feng Yao's skin and bones will be greatly strengthened.
Although he went crazy, Feng Yao's strength increased significantly.
For a time, no one on the scene could stop him.
"Quick! Tie him up quickly!"
Village chief Zhao Ankang stood in the distance, loudly giving instructions to the young people in the village.
These young men are the escort team he formed. After special training and the guidance of famous teachers, they can be regarded as elites.
Normally, it is easy to deal with some bandits.
However, today, the village chief suffered a loss at the hands of Feng Yao, killing and injuring more than a dozen people.
"Use the gold mesh!"
The captain of the escort team made a prompt decision and immediately asked someone to bring up a large golden net, and together they covered Feng Yao.
"Monsters! You monsters! I'm going to kill you all!"
Feng Yao, who was covered by the golden mesh, struggled wildly, and his powerful strength directly dragged more than a dozen people away.
"Quick! Come together!"
Zhao Ankang gave the order, and hundreds of people immediately rushed forward, clinging to the golden wire mesh, trying to restrict Feng Yao's movements.
Some people even took out wooden stakes and nailed the gold mesh to the ground.
"Roar! Roar!!"
Feng Yao let out an inhuman roar.
After the combined efforts of hundreds of people and the tough golden mesh, Feng Yao was finally trapped temporarily.
"so close!"
Zhao Ankang breathed a long sigh of relief.
Before he knew it, his forehead was covered with cold sweat.
After going crazy, Feng Yao's strength greatly increased and he was extremely difficult to deal with. If it weren't for a treasure like the golden wire mesh, he might not be able to catch him today.
"Village Chief, what happened?"
At this time, Margaret and his party finally arrived at the scene.
"Miss Li, you are here at the right time."
Zhao Ankang wiped the sweat from his forehead and said quickly: "I don't know what happened to this guy Feng Yao. He suddenly went crazy just now and injured many of us. If we hadn't been well-trained and well-equipped, we would have been able to survive." I really can’t do anything to him.”
"How did Feng Yao become like this?"
Margaret took advantage of the situation and looked over, her eyebrows slightly twisted.
Feng Yao inside the golden mesh had red eyes, bared teeth, and an unusually ferocious expression.
Especially the huge and muscular body, which is completely different from before.
If Feng Yao was a little over 1.7 meters before, now, it is close to 2 meters!
The muscles all over his body are bulging, and the surface of his skin is covered with black lines.
Some parts even have scales growing on them, making them look like monsters.
"Is it because of the previous poisoning?" Zhao Ankang asked tentatively.
"It shouldn't be possible."
Dustin, who was standing next to him, immediately denied: "Feng Yao's disease was cured by me myself, and I have also cleaned up the poison in his body, leaving no hidden dangers."
"That's strange."
Zhao Ankang frowned and said thoughtfully: "How could a good person suddenly go crazy?"
"Village Chief, has Feng Yao done anything unusual since we left?" Margaret suddenly asked.
"Abnormal behavior?"
Zhao Ankang thought about it carefully, then shook his head and said: "There seems to be nothing unusual. After you left, Feng Yao went back to the room to sleep. There was nothing special during that period. It wasn't until I asked someone to bring him food before a stick of incense that I discovered him. Already going crazy."
"Dustin, what do you think?" Margaret looked sideways.
"Feng Yao's body has undergone changes, and now his strength has doubled. However, this improvement is extremely fatal. If it continues, Feng Yao will probably explode and die." Dustin said with a serious face.
Although he had studied various medical classics, he had never encountered a situation like Feng Yao's.
"No! The golden wire mesh is going to break!"
At this time, a cry of surprise suddenly sounded from the crowd.