"Sss..."
With a sound from the scorpion before them, its massive body began to burrow rapidly underground.
Soon, two huge sand mounds appeared, simultaneously attacking Zhang Tian with great speed.
"This beast, why is it like a rat, liking to dig holes!"
Fatty muttered upon seeing this.
"This is one of its attack methods. It can avoid attacks. Be careful to dodge."
As Zhang Tian spoke, he retreated backward.
The next moment, a scorpion tail nearly five to six meters long, sharp as a needle, stabbed towards the spot where Zhang Tian had just stood.
The tail stinger was extremely long, black, and as thick as a person's calf. One could imagine how painful it would be if it pierced a person.
[Holy cow, what a huge scorpion.]
[Fortunately, Zhang Tian was fast enough. With this strike, even an immortal couldn't withstand it.]
[Uncle An Liman is dead. Perhaps Zhang Tian and his group won't encounter any danger on this journey.]
[Dream on, Fatty is still here.]
[This scorpion looks like a human.]
On the scene, countless people were discussing and expressing their relief that Zhang Tian had dodged so quickly.
"Second Brother, what are you doing?"
"Get it out."
Zhang Qilin said and then his hand landed directly on the smaller sand mound that was attacking him.
The next moment, a faint flow of true qi circulated in his hand.
Zhang Qilin's fair hand struck the sand mound, causing the surrounding sand to ripple like waves.
The scorpion that had been attacking Zhang Qilin seemed to pause for a moment, and then a scorpion tail shot out.
Seeing this, Zhang Qilin quickly dodged to the side.
The scorpion's tail pierced out of the sand, narrowly missing Zhang Qilin.
"Fatty, quickly, it's a good opportunity."
Hu Bayi immediately called out to Fatty. Fatty nodded, drawing his broken sword and slashing down with all his might.
Fatty's swordsmanship was something Zhang Tian had found in a tomb and given to Fatty.
As Fatty's broken sword fell, a dark sword energy, as substantial as a physical object, struck the relatively smaller scorpion tail.
"Spicy scorpion tail, here comes Fatty!"
Fatty shouted, and his broken sword landed on the scorpion's tail.
"Ding..."
The next moment, Fatty froze. His strike had no effect whatsoever.
The opponent's defense was too strong.
"This is not a pattern, but... armor!"
Suddenly, Zhang Qilin pulled Fatty backward repeatedly. As Fatty was stunned, two huge pincers appeared where he had just stood.
They almost crushed Fatty.
Seeing that his attack had no effect on the scorpion's tail, Zhang Tian also quickly retreated.
"You motherf*****g b******, you..."
After ensuring his safety, Fatty swore profusely, his face red.
"What's going on?"
Zhang Tian asked, panting slightly.
"This pattern, resembling a human, is not the scorpion's natural shell, but armor."
Zhang Qilin, unusually verbose, explained.
Zhang Tian was speechless.
Why were there so many creatures with high defense in the desert?
Let alone the Gu Mo Turtle.
Why did these two scorpions need to be so incredibly formidable?
Scorpions wearing armor, it was simply outrageous.
"Boss, what the hell is this? Why do all the creatures here wear turtle shells! Damn..."
Fatty looked at the still-moving sand dunes in the sand, full of dissatisfaction, panting heavily.
"I suspect these two scorpions have lived for a thousand years, otherwise, they wouldn't still be wearing armor."
"The origin of this armor must be the Loulan Kingdom."
As Zhang Tian spoke, he suddenly had a bold guess.
The Queen of Jingjue was a demon, and the Loulan Kingdom was known for its weapon and armor forging. These two demon scorpions wore armor.
If this were the case, then the two kingdoms might have had a cooperative relationship.
If so, then the Prince of Gu Mo was truly a fool. How could two super-powers cooperate and then take notice of an unknown person like him?
"Boss, I just observed. The moment the scorpion's tail emerged, I noticed that the sharp stinger on the scorpion's tail seemed to have no armor."
"We can attack from here."
Hu Bayi said, and Zhang Tian nodded in agreement.
Scorpions had sharp stingers on their tails, and these stingers were mostly used for injecting venom. It was difficult for armor to protect them. Moreover, if they were protected, they wouldn't be able to deliver venom.
Therefore, this should be the weak point.
While they were talking, the large scorpion charged out of the sand again, its massive body seeming to block out the sky.
Seeing this, Zhang Tian retreated repeatedly.
As the two scorpions landed on the sand, Zhang Tian and Zhang Qilin had already charged forward.
Their swords moved back and forth between the two scorpions, making clanging sounds.
Simultaneously, the huge pincers of the two scorpions swung constantly, attacking Zhang Tian.
Fortunately, the scorpions were quite large, and Zhang Tian and Zhang Qilin were fast, so for a time, the scorpions could not harm Zhang Tian.
When Zhang Tian reached the scorpion's tail.
He discovered a problem.
Beneath the scorpion's tail, there was a round object.
"Another symbiotic system?"
Seeing the object beneath the scorpion's tail, Zhang Tian frowned slightly.
Beneath the scorpion's tail, a stone-like object was embedded, and inside it, something seemed to be wriggling.
It should be of the same type as the symbiotic system Zhang Tian had seen in the tomb of King Lu Shang.
"Could this be another masterpiece of Queen Mother of the West?"
Zhang Tian thought, and his Lu Shang King's sword repeatedly chopped at the scorpion's stinger.
Unfortunately, the opponent was too fast and basically gave Zhang Tian no opportunities.
"Old Hu, shall we go up and help too?"
Seeing that Zhang Tian and the other had entangled the scorpions, Fatty said impatiently.
"You go, I'll observe the weak points."
Hu Bayi replied. If they had guns, Hu Bayi might have tried, but the guns retrieved from the corpses last time had not been brought along.
Fatty nodded and then swaggered forward.
Fatty had almost been hit just now and was already angry. Now that he had an opportunity, he naturally wanted to try harder.
For a time, Fatty weaved between Zhang Tian and Zhang Qilin.
Originally, Zhang Tian and Zhang Qilin, one each, were quite manageable.
With Fatty's arrival, the battle was disrupted.
Instantly, the scorpions' attack patterns changed, and their huge pincers swung wildly as if they had gone mad.
Zhang Tian's face darkened.
He had been trying to wear down the scorpion while looking for a weak spot.
Now, with Fatty's intervention, the scorpions' attention was divided, and their attacks became chaotic, which made it difficult for Zhang Tian.
"Fatty, I suspect you are on the enemy's side!"
Zhang Tian cursed.
At this moment, a pincer suddenly fell, and both Zhang Tian and Fatty were sent flying. Fatty, even more dejectedly, wiped the blood from his lips.
"Boss, I was just trying to help, and Fatty was angry too."
Fatty looked dejected, not knowing why things became worse after he joined.
Just as Wang Fei on Fatty's body was about to come out to fight, Shirley Yang's voice was heard from not far away.
"Quick, Brother Zhang, lure them here! I've set up a trap here!"
Shirley Yang shouted. Zhang Tian nodded, and Zhang Qilin glanced over and began to run towards Shirley Yang.
Zhang Tian also lured one scorpion, and the two of them ran frantically towards Shirley Yang.
At this moment, Hu Bayi also discovered a mystery from the scorpion's tail.
"This is a symbiotic system?"
Hu Bayi's heart sank, but at the same time, he rejoiced. Perhaps the weakness was here!