Author: Half-wounded but not broken

Seeing an oasis in the desert is quite incredible.

After all, sand cannot hold water. There is a small patch of green where the yellow sand spreads. No wonder it feels a little unreal.

Besides, there are often stories of desert travelers chasing the mirage of an oasis and completely dying in the desert. Perrenli didn't take it seriously at first. He took a casual look at it and continued walking in the direction indicated by the 'compass'.

And after walking for two or three minutes, as he got closer and closer to the oasis, Pei Renli actually smelled a whiff of water vapor.

This thing seems to be real!

The humidity of the air increases as the distance decreases, and my nose that was almost dry and bleeding was immediately relieved, and I suddenly felt like I was alive again.

Not long after, Pei Renli actually walked into this oasis.

The feet are not flowing yellow sand, but soft soil, and lawns sprouted by the water source spread all the way to the water's edge.

Pei Renli looked around and saw that this oasis was not big, only two to three hundred square meters at most, and most of it was covered by shrubs.

In the center of the oasis, Pei Renli found an oval-shaped shallow pond. It felt less than half a meter deep, but clear spring water kept pouring out from the cracks in the rocks below, gurgling slightly above the water like Baotu Spring.

Although there is a lot of sand hanging on the surrounding trees and vegetation, compared to walking in the desert, coming to the oasis is a paradise-like comfort.

After confirming that it was safe, Pei Renli sat on the grass and took off his shoes, which were probably filled with two kilograms of sand.

While cleaning his shoes, he also threw the empty water bag directly into the spring water. After cleaning up the sand, he pressed the water bag to fill it with water.

Pei Renli brought two water bags for safety, one of which had been drunk after just three hours of travel. He didn't know how long he would be traveling, so of course he had to prepare in advance.

But in fact, Pei Renli had no intention of drinking it. After all, it was something from the Demon King's Arena. There was no guarantee that there would be something wrong with it. Unless he would die of thirst if he didn't drink it, Pei Renli would give priority to drinking the water he brought.

So he didn't wash his face to freshen up or anything like that. Once it was filled with water, he started looking for the so-called 'treasure'.

The rules mentioned that there is a treasure buried in the oasis. Pei Renli felt that this so-called treasure should be useful for the subsequent clearance, rather than just gold coins.

The word "bury" sounds like burying something underground, but Pei Renli stood by the pond and looked around, and found something in the middle of the pond.

They look like stick-shaped objects, there are quite a few of them, there are dozens of them, and they are stuck at the bottom of the pond like wooden stakes.

"Hand of the Mage."

Adhering to the concept that it is best not to touch something you don't know directly with your hands, the translucent mage's hand floated over and pulled it out hard.

This thing is not inserted too deep, otherwise the mage's hands can only lift the weight of the Coke can, and it is impossible to pull it out.

It is a silver-white metal rod about thirty centimeters long. It should be hollow, and its actual weight is lighter than it looks.

Pei Renli held it with his mage's hand and looked it up and down, noticing that there were some runes engraved on the metal rod.

After confirming that it was not something that would be easily hit by touching it, Pei Renli took it in his hand and turned it in the direction with the runes and engraved lines.

There was a soft sound, and the metal rod popped forward, feeling like a telescopic short spear.

This thing looks a bit familiar.

Emmm…

Pei Renli didn't know much about the runes engraved on the metal rod. He could roughly tell that there were runes like "position" and "protection" on it, but the more specific ones were a bit beyond the scope of his knowledge.

I can't think of any use for this thing yet, so I'll put it away first.

With a twist of his backhand, he restored the metal rod and stuffed it into his backpack.

At this moment, all the eyes of the Thousand Eyes focused in one direction, maybe they saw something.

Pei Renli reacted quickly and reached out to grab his ear, as if he had dropped something in the mud beside the pond. Then he turned around and dove into the bushes, quickly took out the invisibility potion and drank it.

It seemed a little inexplicable, but after waiting for more than ten seconds, I heard subtle footsteps and voices.

"Did that guy really come this way? I didn't see him at all."

"It's impossible to ignore something as obvious as an oasis, especially for people operating in the desert."

"My tracking is correct, he must be here."

These three sentences were the voices of one man and two women respectively, but the footsteps were more dense, so it was probably not just three people.

"Brother, what do you think?"

"There has been no wind recently, and the footprints extend all the way to the oasis. It is impossible for him to disappear out of thin air."

This time it was the voices of two men. One stuttered and sounded naive, while the other was hoarse and deep.

Pei Renli, who had become invisible, quietly opened some bushes. At this time, several figures had already walked near the pond.

There were three men and two women in total. One man and two women looked familiar. Pei Renli was very confident in his memory, and he must have seen them somewhere.

He knew very few demon kings, and apart from those he had cooperated with like Philuffy, there were not many demon kings he had actually met face to face.

So just like a keyword search, Pei Renli thought about it carefully and remembered where he had seen these three people.

That was still at the Trickster's hunting ground. They were the ones chasing Philuffy at that time. (See Chapter 80 for details.)

I remember that they were captured by a giant eagle, but they were unexpectedly still alive. It was probably because they threw away their number plates to save their lives.

As for the other two, it was the first time for Pei Renli to meet them.

One of them was tall and had scars all over his body. He looked like a barbarian. However, when he looked around and turned to face Pei Renli, he noticed that he had no war marks on his body. This definitely meant he was not a barbarian.

barbarian.

The other one had long gray hair reaching his waist. Pei Renli recognized him as a woman at first sight, but when he turned around, he realized that he was actually a man.

These people should all be between 20 and 30 years old. Except for the particularly strong one, they all wear slightly reddish enchanted leather armor.

Due to the obstruction of the leaves, Pei Renli could not see clearly the details of everyone's weapons and equipment, so he quietly opened some branches to get a clearer view.

At this moment, the long-haired man suddenly turned around. Although Pei Renli was invisible, he still felt that his eyes were meeting each other at that moment. This made Pei Renli shake his hand and the branch he had just removed bounced back.

Make a small sound.

Several other people quickly raised their weapons and looked in the direction of the source of the sound, and approached step by step.

Then they saw a horned croaker crawling out of the bushes, noticed the people at the pond, and immediately raised its neck in a threatening warning.

"It turns out it's just a snake."

"Be careful, Jiao Kui is highly poisonous."

The man I had seen before, holding a long-handled battle ax, carefully picked up Jiao Kui, then threw it hard and threw it away.

Pei Renli, who was hiding in the bushes, didn't dare to move or stare now. The long-haired man among them had a very keen sense of sight. This time a snake happened to come out, so next time he wouldn't

That’s for sure.

However, after just a quick glance, it was visually determined that there should be no spellcasters among them. The only one who was a bit suspicious was the woman standing at the end holding a longbow. It was not clear whether she was a ranger or a simple warrior holding a longbow.

Not daring to move, Pei Renli quietly covered his ears with his hands, and the conversation by the pond could be heard clearly.

"There must be someone hiding here, please cheer up."

The snake could fool other people, but it did not dispel the suspicion of the long-haired man. After hearing the order, the other people did not bother to cool down with the water that was close at hand, and lowered their heads to look for the footprints.

"There are traces of sand being dumped here, but no footprints were found."

The first thing Pei Renli did after entering the oasis was to pour out the sand from his shoes, leaving no eye-catching footprints.

"Can't your tracking locate the exact location?"

The long-haired man must be the hoarse voice. He is asking the woman holding the longbow.

"No, long-distance tracking capabilities have problems with low accuracy."

The long-haired man nodded in approval and then looked diagonally upward.

A shadow fell from the sky, and when it landed on the shoulder of the long-haired man, it was clear that it was actually a peregrine falcon.

"Hmph, there are no traces of him leaving the oasis in the sky. He must be here."

Upon hearing this, Pei Renli was sure that these people must have come specifically to find him.

After hesitating the previous few times in Demon King Arena, Pei Renli chose to cooperate with others to clear the level, and one of them was a boy and two girls. The other two were meeting for the first time today, so there should be no grudges.

Do you simply want to quickly pass the level by hunting other demon kings?

Or should I say...

Pei Renli thought of a group of people he had offended, and a word jumped out of his mind.

——The Demon King Slayer.

These guys take pleasure in killing people. Last time in Chang An City, Pei Renli killed three of their members, so they came to seek revenge?

Yes or no, it is still in the guessing stage, but there are five of them, and Pei Renli is only one. The gap in numbers is very obvious, and it is not clear what their strength is.

The opponent has clearly shown aggression, and 1V5 is very unfavorable to Pei Renli.

Pei Renli wanted to find an opportunity to use the invisibility potion to sneak out of the bushes and escape step by step, but first he had to distance himself.

The long-haired man is surprisingly sharp. The slightest movement may be noticed, so you must be cautious.

So the scene turned into a few people searching for traces left by Pei Renli by the pond, and quickly approaching the bushes, while Pei Renli was moving, listening to their conversation, and trying to get away little by little.

At this time, maybe the strong man couldn't stand the thirst anymore, so he just lay down by the pond and stuffed his head into the water like a horse and drank a lot. Pei Renli felt a little regretful that he didn't poison the pond or something.

Put down one or two.

Regret over this matter is in vain. Pei Renli did not carry any poison on his body.

"Brother! Why did you kick me?"

The long-haired man kicked the strong man away without answering him. He squatted down and touched the soil beside the pond.

He saw an ear-shaped rune hidden under the soil.

"It's a monitoring technique, that guy is within twenty meters!"

Pei Renli was startled, and then he saw the long-haired man throwing a throwing knife in his direction.

Can't hide it anymore!
Chapter completed!