"Earth attribute arcane energy?"
Ye Feng frowned slightly, sensing the arcane energy fluctuations from the direction where the infantry fighting vehicle had fallen apart.
As he got closer, Ye Feng suddenly switched on a large flashlight and discovered that what was running towards him was a person whose clothes were tattered, face bruised and swollen, and wearing handcuffs and shackles…
"Don't… don't misunderstand…"
"This thing can get rid of night-luminescent sticky powder containing arcane origin stones!"
Ye Feng jumped off the tank, about to finish the other person with a punch, when the other person, using almost all their strength, shouted out to him.
"Hm?"
Ye Feng looked at the somewhat pathetic man in front of him, feeling a bit surprised.
"This… this thing can get rid of night-luminescent sticky powder containing arcane origin stones!"
"Although there isn't much arcane energy in those powders, they will attract energy-devouring monsters from the super sandstorm zone if they stick to vehicles or bodies!"
Because the sandstorm wind was very loud, the bruised and swollen man thought Ye Feng hadn't heard him and shouted again.
At the same time, he pointed to the tank next to Ye Feng and handed over a few heavy sandbag-like items towards Ye Feng.
Ye Feng frowned slightly, ignored the man, jumped back onto the tank's roof, opened the hatch, and quickly entered the driver's cabin.
"Roar!~"
Almost at the same instant, the tank's engine let out a muffled roar, and it quickly drove forward again.
"Big brother, was that bruised and swollen person just now an enemy? Why was he wearing handcuffs and shackles?"
Xiao Xiao, in the driver's seat, turned her head slightly and looked at Ye Feng with a puzzled expression.
She had been observing the front through the targeting scope and knew that the bruised and swollen man had come from the infantry fighting vehicle.
"That guy… he shouldn't be a member of the group in the infantry fighting vehicle… He was probably captured by them!"
Ye Feng said as he took over the driving of the tank.
"Is that so!"
Xiao Xiao replied and began observing their surroundings with the panoramic viewer.
"Big brother, that bruised and swollen person with handcuffs and shackles is following the tank, and he's very close!"
Xiao Xiao exclaimed after observing for a while, a hint of nervousness in her voice.
"Big brother, should we eliminate him?"
After a pause, Xiao Xiao added.
"Did he throw anything at the tank, or show any signs of attacking us?"
Ye Feng frowned slightly and asked.
"No!"
Xiao Xiao shook her head. "He's just running behind the tank, holding… the wind-sheltering stones we saw during the day. He looks like he's having a hard time…"
"Oh, then we don't need to bother with him!"
Ye Feng waved his hand. "He's probably trying to use the tank to shield himself from the heavy objects and sand blown by the wind from the front, and follow us out of the super sandstorm zone!"
After all, besides the steel-knife-like winds, the sand in this super sandstorm zone was also very troublesome.
Even if a person stood on the sand and was not harmed by the wind with wind-sheltering stones, they might be buried by a large amount of sand or hit by some heavy object blown from who knows where…
"Oh, okay!~"
Xiao Xiao continued to observe the figure behind them for a while before sitting down to rest.
"Xiao Xiao, this is for you!"
At this moment, Ye Feng handed her a gray stone, which was exactly the wind-sheltering stone he had taken from the leader of the infantry fighting vehicle.
"Huh~ It's a wind-sheltering stone?"
Xiao Xiao recognized it at a glance, as that fat pig Han had enthusiastically shown it to her and Ye Feng during the afternoon.
"Big brother, can I go to the tank's roof to take a look… I want to paint this magnificent scene…"
Xiao Xiao had wanted to go out before, but without arcane energy or the angel battle suit, she couldn't withstand the countless steel-knife-like fierce winds if she went out.
"Yes, be careful. The effective range of this wind-sheltering stone is only about a meter!"
…
As dawn broke,
Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao finally drove the tank out of the super sandstorm zone.
"Damn, although the tank's speed was slowed down due to the wind and sand, the scope of this super sandstorm zone is too vast…"
On the tank's roof, Ye Feng looked at the surging yellow sand rising not far behind him and muttered.
He glanced at Xiao Xiao, who was already asleep inside the tank, and then lay down on the tank's roof to catch up on sleep…
…
"Roar! Hah! Boom!"
"Boom boom!~"
"We're out! We're out! Boom!"
"We've reached Brad Base!"
"Let's go have some fun at the hotel!"
…
As the sun rose higher, Ye Feng woke up to the cheers of a crowd and the roaring of engines.
Looking around, he saw that the cheering crowd consisted of exploration teams, large and small, who had also crossed the super sandstorm zone like him.
Unlike Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao, these exploration teams did not rest in place but headed straight for the area with many cement buildings.
"Ugh!~"
Ye Feng stretched lazily and moved his limbs a bit.
"Kapa!"
At this moment, Xiao Xiao also climbed out after opening the tank's hatch.
After a quick wash, Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao began eating their rather late breakfast.
…
"Big brother, where do we go next?"
After breakfast, Xiao Xiao asked a crucial question.
"I… I can be your guide!"
As Ye Feng was thinking, a rather weak male voice sounded from the side. It was the bruised and swollen man in handcuffs and shackles.
"Holy cow… you're still here…"
Ye Feng was a bit speechless.
"This tank engine is quite hot… I… I was warming myself, not… not causing trouble!"
The bruised and swollen man climbed out from under the tank, seeming to be afraid of causing Ye Feng's misunderstanding, and explained nervously.
"I… my name is Bao Yuting. I'm very familiar with the area in front of Brad Base. People call me Bao Daiting!"
After a pause, the bruised and swollen man added.
"Bao… Bao Yuting…"
Looking at the six-foot tall strong man beside the tank, Ye Feng's mouth twitched slightly, and Xiao Xiao also looked surprised.
"Bao… Bao Yuting… Bao Daiting, then tell me, why is the desert outside the super sandstorm zone lush and green here?"
Ye Feng ultimately couldn't bring himself to say the name that made him feel a bit nauseous.
"This… this I… I don't know… When I came to Brad Base, it was already like this…"
Upon hearing Ye Feng's words, the originally confident Bao Yuting looked embarrassed.
Ye Feng frowned slightly and asked again, "Is there anything major happening at Brad Base recently?"
"Yes, yes!"
Hearing this, Bao Yuting nodded hurriedly. "It's an auction. Unlike the auctions at Brad Base in the past, this auction is of a very high caliber…"
As if to regain Ye Feng's trust, Bao Yuting quickly recounted what he knew about the auction.
"Many explorers know about this major event, the auction… Speaking of major events… another big event happened at Brad Base not long ago!"
Bao Yuting hesitated for a moment. He looked at Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao, then cautiously scanned their surroundings, and finally whispered.
…