Mosquito reacted quickly and said,"Sand? Running on the ground? Perhaps it was the man-eating sand that Grandpa Hamati had mentioned.”
Mozzie's words reminded everyone. As she spoke, the ball of sand had already appeared on the top of the sand dune and was slowly approaching us.
I looked at the ball of sand with a diameter of ten feet and thought, could there really be sand that could eat people in this world?
Team Leader Chen quickly took out his signal gun and fired a flare into the sky. A strong beam of light shot into the sky like a small sun, illuminating the surroundings.
Under the bright light, I discovered that apart from the fact that the man-eating sand could move, whether it was its color or shape, it was no different from the yellow sand under my feet. If it didn't move, it would be impossible for anyone to see it.
"Step back."
Team Leader Chen gave the order to retreat. When the man-eating sand saw us moving back, its speed increased significantly. It was obvious that it had discovered us.
"Quick, don't get entangled by them."
As he spoke, Team Leader Chen reloaded a flare and pulled the trigger at the mass of man-eating sand.
Whoosh!
The flare exploded on the man-eating sand, causing it to fly everywhere, but it quickly gathered together. Perhaps this attack had angered them, as the man-eating sand suddenly gathered into a ball with a diameter of about one meter and rolled over like an avalanche.
I hurriedly fired a few shots at the sand ball, but the result was like mud falling into the sea. It had no effect at all and did not slow it down at all.
Team Leader Chen saw this and ordered me,"Haozi, quick, use the incendiary bomb."”
"Alright, comrades, hold on for now."
I quickly ran towards the camel and took out an incendiary bomb. When I turned around, the man-eating sand was already less than 10 meters away from Team Leader Chen and the others.
This incendiary bomb was dual-use for the gunner. It could be fired with a grenade launcher or thrown manually. Without thinking, I took a few steps forward, tore off the ring and threw it over.
The incendiary bomb accurately hit the man-eating sand ball. I didn't have time to admire it and turned around to run. He had only taken two or three steps when a muffled sound came from behind him.
At this moment, I turned around. The flares in the sky had already lost their light. What replaced them was the burning flames on the sand.
Perhaps the incendiary bomb had been swallowed by the man-eating sand, so the area of fire after the explosion was not large. However, the concentrated flames burned even more intensely, illuminating the surroundings brighter than a thousand-Watt light bulb.
I retreated to Team Leader Chen's side and asked,""Team Leader Chen, could it be that there are really non-organic entities with consciousness in this world? Although he had been a detective for three to four years and knew that some things couldn't be explained simply by science, wasn't it a little too unbelievable that sand could eat people?”
"If they are really non-organic, the incendiary bomb may not be able to destroy them.”
F * ck, that's right, why didn't I think of that? However, from Team Leader Chen's tone, could it be that he was also gambling just now? Fortunately, at least he won the bet.
But what exactly was this sand? It was impossible for Desert Army Ants. Their color, speed, and size did not match. They could only wait until the flames were extinguished to find out. Hopefully, there would be some ashes left.
"Not good, look."
Willow pointed to the left side of the flames and shouted. I looked over and found that the man-eating sand was actually slowly emerging from the sand, but the number was less than one-tenth of what it was before.
Team Leader Chen didn't say anything this time and actually took the lead to run away.
"Why are you still standing there? Didn't you see that Team Leader Chen had changed his tactics?”
I pulled Mozzie and took the lead. Yang Liu didn't forget to ask me what tactic I changed. I said escape. To put it nicely, it's called a strategic shift. What else could it be?
After running for a few steps, I inadvertently turned around to take a look. The remaining small ball of man-eating sand actually flew over and was about to pounce on Yang Liu who was running beside me. I anxiously pushed her away. I used too much strength, causing her to fall and roll twice.
She was saved, but I was entangled by the man-eating sand. I felt a huge force pressing down on my waist, making it difficult for me to breathe.
The mosquito hurriedly rushed over and pulled at my clothes. With his help, I performed a perfect Overlord Armor Removal and threw my clothes far away.
At the same time, Team Leader Chen reappeared in front of me. He ran over and stretched out his right hand to point at my coat. His appearance was very similar to the sealing technique in anime.
Seeing that everything was fine, Yang Liu reached out and was about to hit me. She asked me why I used so much strength. I was so angry that I cursed,"Not using force? If you don't use force, you'll be finished. Do you know how I felt when I was entangled by the man-eating sand just now? I was at a loss for words. Looking at Team Leader Chen's actions, I suddenly had an idea and said,"It's like I Love Luo's Sandstorm Funeral."
"Tsk tsk, you also watch Naruto?”
Yang Liu was happy. She did not say a word of thanks. She turned around and ran to Team Leader Chen with Mozzie.
"Wait a minute." I quickly followed.
Team Leader Chen was still in the same position. The situation was urgent just now and I didn't pay much attention. Now that I saw the thing in his hand, I understood that he had run to get the stone ball.
The man-eating sand was still attached to my coat, and it kept changing its position with the movement of Team Leader Chen's right hand. If Team Leader Chen's hand moved to the right, the man-eating sand would move to the left. If Team Leader Chen's hand moved forward, the man-eating sand would move back.
In the end, Team Leader Chen forced the man-eating sand out of my clothes and gathered it into a ball on the sand. After the mosquitoes got close and shone their self-defense flashlight on them, I saw the true face of the man-eating sand.
"D * mn, so it's lice and mosquitoes. It must be because you didn't bathe.”
I saw that these man-eating sand were similar to lice, but they were much bigger than ordinary lice and had a pair of transparent wings.
Yang Liu said discontentedly," Get lost. Mosquitoes are much cleaner than you. It must be your athlete's foot that attracted them. However, how can there be lice in the desert?”
"It's not lice." "It's the Taklamakan yellow beetle louse," corrected Team Leader Chen.”
"The Taklamakan Yellow Shell Louse?"
I was a little confused. Mosquito turned to me and said," This is described in the Entomology Department in the Mystical Affairs Archives. It was first discovered by a scientist in Lop Nur in 1957. According to the location of discovery and its appearance, it was named the Taklamakan yellow beetle louse. Through research, it was discovered that the insect's wings had a kind of waterproof texture and a waterproof groove that could absorb water vapor from the outside environment. When more and more water vapor gathered in the water affinity zone, it would form water droplets and roll down their backs into their mouths. That was why the Taklamakan yellow shell lice lived in the desert. However, because no one had seen it except the scientist at that time, the information in the file was also organized according to his notes, so it was incomplete. Therefore, no one knew if they lived in groups or if they were dangerous.”
After listening to Mozzie's review, I had no impression of him at all. But you can't blame me. Just like he said, the file is incomplete. I didn't pay much attention to it when I was studying in the past, so we didn't think in that direction at first. But then again, Mozzie actually remembered it so clearly. His face was slapped so hard that it was crackling. Then, he looked at Yang Liu. She was smitten again.
However, I still have a question." Team Leader Chen, can you, can you give us a lesson? This, yellow shell lice, why, are they afraid of, the, stone ball in your hand?”
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