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The cheerful laughter echoed in the ears, the muffled sound of popping popping was endless, and the coolness of the night wind was also refreshing.

But Lei Meng, who suddenly turned around, had surprise and deep confusion in his eyes.

Because just under the water next to him, a mysterious aura was getting stronger, actually triggering a futile gathering of free energy all around!

The girl Becky, who was just a little slower than him and noticed something unusual under the water, also grabbed Crystal, who was happily collecting sand crystals, and dragged her reluctantly back to Raymond.

In less than half an hour's time, most of the sand crystals collected from the one-eyed sand man's body were given to Crystal, so although her current body has not yet reached a semi-substantial level, it is no longer It was the same phantom as before. Obviously those sand crystals had a great effect on her.

Crystal, who was forcibly dragged back, was obviously very dissatisfied, but the girl Becky who dragged her back to Raymond also cast her gaze on the slowly rippling water, with doubts between her eyebrows.

When Raymond stopped at this oasis, he carefully inspected it several times. Although these one-eyed sand people emerged from the yellow sand, it seemed that they appeared together with the sandstorm, but he clearly understood that these single-eyed sand people emerged from the yellow sand. The Tongsha Man had obviously been hiding under the yellow sand before, and was actually able to avoid the detection of his senses.

It seems that these one-eyed sand people generate energy fluctuations when they move, and are then noticed by him, because when they are hidden in the yellow sand, they are no different from ordinary yellow sand.

As for the small pond in the center of the oasis, he inspected it even more carefully. Raymond had carefully explored the source of the spring water in the center of the water bottom, even the secret and subtle water veins hidden hundreds of meters under the yellow sand. They have all been explored clearly by him.

So when such obscure energy fluctuations suddenly appeared at the bottom of the water, and caused the concentration of free energy nearby, he was puzzled and at the same time alert.

The turbulence generated from the bottom of the water formed circles on the surface of the water. However, the originally clear bottom of the pond is now unable to be penetrated by sight. As the free energy gathered from all directions submerged into the water and disappeared, the entire water surface disappeared in an instant. It's as if it's frozen solid!

Although the line of sight was still impenetrable, the reflection of the crescent moon appeared on the mirror-like water, and a shadow soon appeared at the end of the crescent. And it spread to the entire water surface in an instant!

With a thought, the protective barrier released by Raymond protected Crystal and Crystal around him, while the shadows that filled the entire water surface seemed to be squirming at this time. Starting from the edge of the water surface, it gathers and rises towards the center. Finally, a huge thing composed entirely of shadows appears in the center of the pond!

It looks like a flying fish, like a beast but not a beast. If I have to describe it, it looks like a monster made of a fish tail, a horse body, a snake neck, and a lion head.

Several meters high. But there is a faint light shining on the surface of this monster that does not have a physical existence. And he immediately lowered his head to Raymond and greeted him in ancient Thorisian. "My lord, Toby would like to pay tribute to you..."

The tone was raw and hoarse, but every syllable was extremely clear.

Since it was an intelligent creature taking the initiative to communicate, Raymond nodded and asked directly. "Toby? Are you the owner of this oasis?"

The eyes on the huge lion's head lit up, and the slender snake neck was bent so that its head was at the same level as Raymond to show respect. "This oasis is my place to stay, this pond is my shelter..."

Toby, who belongs to some kind of strange spirit, is the master of this oasis, but even though it has been entrenched here for thousands of years, the one-eyed sand people in the desert still regard it as an enemy. At the end of each month, after the sandstorm has passed, it will attack its territory.

After a little explanation. This strange but extremely huge Toby apologized to Raymond and retreated to the other end of the pond. At this time, the free energy gathered by it had already formed an energy vortex above the pond. It made a whining sound.

But just when the magical light appeared in its open lion's mouth, the girl Becky who had been holding Crystal's little hand rushed to it in vain, crossed her hands and made a stop gesture and shouted stand up. "Stop, stop, stop! I want all the sand crystals of these one-eyed sand people! You can't kill them like this!"

The lion's mane on Toby's head was blowing in the night wind, making him very powerful, but the girl Becky, holding the comb in one hand, showed a posture of not giving in.

Toby, who was stunned for a moment, closed his mouth and turned his head slightly, with annoyance in his eyes. However, Crystal, who saw her rushing forward to confront the behemoth, appeared next to her in a flash, holding her hands in a gesture. The claws bared their teeth at Toby as if they were intimidating him!

Raymond didn't expect Crystal to be like this, so he couldn't help but hurriedly appeared beside her. Although the virtual Toby in front of him didn't seem to be very powerful, he couldn't target such a life form. The only way is to protect Crystal with the help of the strength of the protective barrier brought by his own realm.

Toby, who was a little angry just now, had no choice but to relax when he saw this. His eyes were focused on those one-eyed sand people, and he seemed a little embarrassed. There was a strong helplessness in his eyes, and he looked at Raymond and the two girls who were protected by him. , and after a moment he lowered his head and promised. "Dear Sir, these one-eyed sand people can be left to them to deal with, but you must ensure that they do not touch the pond, otherwise I will be in big trouble..."

After hearing this, the girl Becky snorted with dissatisfaction, grabbed Crystal, who was still protesting against Toby, and rushed towards the one-eyed sand people.

I don’t know how the girl Becky explained to Crystal. The popping sounds quickly became denser, and the two of them also turned into a series of afterimages under the night sky. It actually accelerated the speed of collecting sand crystals, and the one-eyed sand people who gathered from the periphery of the oasis were unable to get closer than thirty meters to the pond.

Toby, who had been following them with his eyes, relaxed after a moment, while Raymond, who had been examining it, intentionally or unintentionally stood between Toby and Crystal.

Seeing this, a flash of understanding flashed across Tobi's eyes. He slowly crawled down and placed the huge lion's head on the fish's tail, causing its body to coil up, indicating that he had no intention of defeating him. The two of them didn't have any ill intentions.

Now that Toby was in such a posture, Raymond also tried to chat with it. Because he could not collect the sand crystals in the bodies of these one-eyed sand people, he asked why.

Tobi, whose strength is not very high, but whose life form is somewhat similar to that of a spirit body, seemed to have no communication partner for a long time. After a while, he began to talk endlessly.

After its explanation, Raymond understood that these one-eyed sand people were mutants of the earth element. They were naturally generated in the Tarigan Desert, but as long as there was no activity, there would be no energy fluctuations, and naturally there would be no energy fluctuations. Unable to be sensed.

And Raymond is a wizard with an independent existence, so it is difficult for him to collect sand crystals from the bodies of these one-eyed sand people. Only elemental bodies or spiritual bodies similar to the one-eyed sand people can remove the sand crystals from them. Their bodies are stripped out.

"The One-Eyed Sandman is the strongest individual in this area, but if you continue to go deeper, you should pay attention to a golden-colored One-Eyed Sandman. It is the king of the entire Taligan Desert. It is said that They are the guardians left here by the ancient wizards..."

Casual chatting made Raymond know something about the Tarigan Desert. When dawn approached, the one-eyed sand people who were still gathering towards the oasis suddenly stopped moving forward and got into the yellow sand one by one. Hidden among them.

Crystal, who had gained a lot, naturally returned to her shelter with a large amount of sand crystals to rest, and after the girl Becky returned to the girl's picture of the creek, Raymond said goodbye to Toby, and then went Continue to move towards the depths of the Tariqan Desert... (To be continued...)