Wan Shou City, to the south.
The convoy Chu Tian had seen before.
Encamped outside the range of the dark clouds.
"My Lord, the direction of Wan Shou City is experiencing a torrential downpour. It is certain that the Clam-tailed Sand Badgers will be appearing in large numbers.
And to have it happen at this time, there must be many people trapped outside the city.
Shouldn't we hurry back to... rescue them?"
Half a day ago, their Lord had ordered them to make camp and rest.
Not long after, a hundred miles ahead, dark clouds had risen from nowhere.
Judging by the area, Wan Shou City was definitely at the center of this torrential rain.
This was the first time these people had witnessed a rainstorm covering over a thousand kilometers.
"Xiao Dong, with our more than ten thousand men, if we charge in and traverse over a thousand kilometers, how many of us will reach Wan Shou City? Will we be saving people, or will people be saving us?"
The one called Lord was Wei Jin, the third son of the old City Lord of Wan Shou City.
"But..." the deputy general called Xiao Dong still wanted to say something.
"No 'buts'. You want to say that we are the only mobile unit of Wan Shou City.
Now that we are trapped outside Wan Shou City, what about the people outside the city?
Then I will ask you, who are the people still outside the city at this moment?"
After saying this, Wei Jin moved closer to Xiao Dong.
He even reached out and put his arm around his waist, pulling him closer.
This deputy general Xiao Dong, screaming, fell into Wei Jin's arms.
"Ah... no..."
The voice that came from deputy general Xiao Dong was a soft, feminine one.
Outside the tent, the guards on duty naturally heard the sound.
They looked at each other with helpless expressions.
Then, simultaneously, they took more than thirty steps forward.
In the stillness of the night, a passionate scene unfolded within the tent.
...
Far to the west of Wan Shou City, a bare-chested man.
Accompanied by a tall woman holding a curved saber.
On the woman's back was a small monkey, about twenty centimeters long.
The man held a long, fine steel spear, using the simplest of techniques.
Surrounded by tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands of Clam-tailed Sand Badgers, he continuously accelerated, accelerated, and accelerated.
If it weren't for the woman behind him, Chu Tian would have wanted to push his speed to the limit.
And just kill his way straight through!
Bang bang bang...
Just as Chu Tian was becoming extremely annoyed by these creatures throwing themselves to their deaths one after another,
countless flames rose and exploded in the air.
The silhouettes of various creatures appeared in the sky.
From far to near, there were dozens of them.
"It's a distress signal!"
Qian Qian shouted from behind Chu Tian.
Chu Tian glanced at them but had no intention of intervening.
It would be good if these杂种 races all died.
Distress signals filled the sky, wave after wave, almost illuminating the entire sky.
"These people, aren't they annoying? They can barely protect themselves at this moment, who would go and save them?"
Chu Tian was very confused as to why these people kept sending up signal flares.
This behavior was akin to seeking death.
Every time a signal flare ascended, these suicidal Clam-tailed Sand Badgers would act as if they had taken stimulants.
They would desperately converge towards that direction, making the signal sender the target.
"They must be unable to hold on and are doing this out of desperation, signaling for help to Wan Shou City."
"However, it's strange, why hasn't any contingent come out from Wan Shou City!"
Qian Qian said to Chu Tian from behind him.
It was unclear if Chu Tian heard her, as there was no response.
He just continued to kill all the monsters surrounding them with single-minded focus.
Slowly, the distress signals became fewer and fewer.
The entire world returned to quiet.
Only the sound of rain, the flashes of lightning across the sky,
and the rumble of thunder remained.
These Clam-tailed Sand Badgers seemed to have no vocal cords, only charging and biting relentlessly, without any roars.
Suddenly, directly in front of Chu Tian and his companions,
a stream of azure flame shot straight into the sky.
Another distress signal flare.
However...
This flame silhouette was a hundred times larger than the previous ones.
Upon rising into the sky and exploding, it formed the shape of a water droplet.
It lingered in the air for a long time.
Chu Tian flicked away a Clam-tailed Sand Badger that approached him with his spear and looked up.
This pattern was somewhat familiar...
He seemed to have seen it somewhere before!
"Qian Qian, what tribe's signal flare is that?"
Chu Tian turned around and met Qian Qian's astonished gaze.
"It's... the emblem of Clear Water City...
I didn't expect the convoy from Clear Water City to be trapped as well!
This time, Wan Shou City should send out a rescue, right!"
After answering Chu Tian, Qian Qian's face showed excitement, and she suggested,
"We should still have time to rush over. Wan Shou City wouldn't possibly not rescue the Clear Water City convoy; that's Wan Shou City's entire year's worth of supplies.
As long as we catch up to the convoy, we'll be saved!"
When he heard the words Clear Water City,
Chu Tian suddenly remembered Nie Yun's map.
The four corners of the map were each imprinted with a blue water droplet.
Weren't these the patterns displayed by the light and shadow in the sky?
And thinking about Old Yang and the others leaving.
Did they leave willingly? Was it because they encountered them?
Or did they leave with them because they had always intended to leave, and happened to meet the Clear Water City convoy?
Thus, they headed to Wan Shou City together.
Nie Yun was from the Nie family, and the Nie family's forte was cooperating with wind changes based on factors like season and climate.
In simpler terms, they were adept at discerning direction based on changes in weather, and understanding the patterns of light and shadow.
As well as the various wind directions and speeds in different parts of the Sea of Death.
Then, regarding the weather changes, did Nie Yun foresee this impending torrential rain in advance?
For safety, they had to leave ahead of time.
With this thought, Chu Tian once again swept away a group of Clam-tailed Sand Badgers in front of him with his spear.
"Get up..."
Chu Tian called out to Qian Qian and crouched down.
Indicating for her to get on his back.
Qian Qian was stunned, looking at Chu Tian's bare, not particularly broad back.
Then she looked at herself, her breasts vaguely defined due to being soaked.
"Stop dawdling, hurry up!"
Chu Tian was very anxious now. The Clear Water City convoy had not sent out signal flares earlier.
They should have been able to cope, without needing rescue.
Such a massive convoy, daring to trade and traverse the Sea of Death, how could they not have experts guarding it?
However... they still sent out distress signal flares, proving that they must have encountered something they could not handle.
Old Yang, Nie Yun, Dian Dian... they are in danger!
Seeing Qian Qian still hesitating, Chu Tian stepped back and pulled her onto his back.
Two cool points, firm yet soft, pressed against his back.
A tingly, electric sensation spread throughout Chu Tian's body from those two points.
"Holy crap..."
Chu Tian shivered.
He understood why the young girl had hesitated so much earlier.
Qian Qian, forcibly carried by Chu Tian, hugged his neck tightly, her face flushed red.
Chu Tian, bare-chested in the heavy rain, was still emitting heat due to his strenuous movements.
The moment Qian Qian leaned on him, the warmth penetrated her thin, soaked clothes.
A searing heat washed over her.
Especially her two proud assets, which felt numb and tingly from the heat.
"Mmm..." She unconsciously let out a soft hum near Chu Tian's ear.
Instantly, she was so embarrassed she wanted to disappear.
And Chu Tian, after her soft hum, stumbled.
He almost got bitten by a Clam-tailed Sand Badger that lunged at him.
Slap...
"Ah..." Qian Qian suddenly cried out.
A large hand swatted at her buttocks.
"Don't yell... Behave yourself!"
Chu Tian said, retracting his errant hand.
Before retracting it, he had inadvertently, and intentionally, squeezed twice.
Qian Qian, on his shoulders, bit her lip, enduring the electric sensation.
She glared resentfully at the man below.
Thinking in her heart: He's doing this on purpose, he must be doing it on purpose!
Thinking of this, her eyes suddenly stung, and she actually started crying from anger.
To be honest, Chu Tian wasn't doing it on purpose this time.
Her soft hum had indeed disrupted Chu Tian's focus.
However, when he waved his hand to slap Qian Qian's butt,
his hands were covered in sweat and rain.
He noticed that the clothes there were still quite dry,
so he wiped his hands... that was all!
"Hold on tight..." Chu Tian's voice fell.
Qian Qian did not respond. Chu Tian's lips curled slightly.
"Leopard Form... activate!"
*Whoosh...*
Chu Tian's speed suddenly increased.
Although the sandy soil under his feet had become softer and more slippery due to the rain,
after activating Leopard Form, his speed was far beyond that of ordinary running.
Moreover, the explosive power of a leopard's start was for all to see.
Startled, Qian Qian quickly held onto Chu Tian tighter.
The tighter she held, the harder she pressed.
Chu Tian thought: This girl really has some substance, her firmness is...
like freshly steamed buns...