Chapter 184: Heart of the Stone Man, Discovery of Intelligent Life

After encountering several desert scorpions.

Tang Zheng and the Evil Spirit Dog continued to advance. The existence of living things at least meant there was a probability of intelligent life appearing in this place.

As long as he could obtain some basic intelligence, for Tang Zheng, this trip to this place wouldn't have been in vain.

But it was too desolate.

The air was dry, and the temperature at noon could reach over 40 degrees. Apart from sand, there were only gravel.

Even for desert scorpions, in Tang Zheng's subsequent exploration, he was lucky to encounter one or two in half a day. It seemed that even monsters with tenacious life were extremely difficult to survive in this land.

Additionally!

Tang Zheng also discovered a very fatal point, which was that until now, he hadn't discovered the existence of any water sources on this desert-like Gobi.

He could also use this to determine the direction he was advancing through perception.

In a, look at '

"Experience gained: 3271"

Huh? Tang Zheng was stunned, jumped backward again, and the other arm of the rock giant continued to smash down, making a roaring sound.

And the black rock vibrated even more violently, as if some kind of creature had been suddenly awakened.

Boom! Boom! The rock giant kept waving its thick arms to smash at Tang Zheng, without any intention of opening its mouth.

"What is this thing?" Tang Zheng saw something in the shattered body of the rock giant, in the chest position, that was emitting a brown light.

Hoo—

"If I disturbed your slumber, then I'm very sorry."

"Roar."

Bang! Bang! The sand mounds around the black rock began to sink, driving the surrounding sand particles to form quicksand, constantly gathering toward the center.

So, in this unknown region, it wouldn't be strange to see any kind of strange race.

Tang Zheng dodged the attack of this somewhat manic rock giant while trying to communicate with it: "May I ask where this is? I wonder if we can have a good chat?"

The seventh day of entering the Gobi desert.

"Need to leave a 'Magic Mark' again."

In the sky, the afterimage transformed by the Evil Spirit Dog returned rapidly from afar, and Tang Zheng also sensed something at this time, his eyes lighting up.

There was also the "Large Pot for Wine" obtained from the lizardmen.

This was a black stone the size of a fist, and he could clearly feel the fluctuation of mana.

Boom! The rock giant, with its blurry face, looked down at the tiny Tang Zheng below, raised its thick rock arm, and smashed it down at Tang Zheng.

Tang Zheng stood on the spot, unharmed, and put away the iron sword in his hand: "Only about level 20, it really just has a body; however, the hardness of the rock body is quite good."

Tang Zheng turned around to look at the rock giant that had turned into rubble. There was no normal creature's blood; there was only a shattered body constructed of the same structure as ordinary stones.

"Item Identification."

Tang Zheng put away the water bag, scanned the surroundings, walked toward a black rock half a person tall not far away, and pressed his palm lightly on the black rock: "Magic Mark."

The black stone ball rolled twice and had already rushed to Tang Zheng, emitting an unstoppable, terrifying momentum! "Since we can't communicate."

"That's right, our true opponents are those bastards outside the Shadow Valley. Rebuild our kingdom, take back everything that belongs to us!"

"Haha, just by relying on that bunch of trash who don't even have a few decent weapons?"

Bang! Tang Zheng had just taken his palm off the black rock when he saw the black rock vibrate, and then the ground centered on the black rock vibrated simultaneously.

About five kilometers away from Tang Zheng's location.

As a monster with thick fur living in the forest, it was clearly not adapted to this desert environment.

Tang Zheng raised his eyes, jumped backward with his legs, left the position he was just in, and pulled a distance of about six or seven meters from this black rock.

Item: Heart of the Stone Man. Level: Intermediate (21–30)

Boom!

Once the rock giant died, the magic mark on the other party was also destroyed in disguise; he could only find another rock to use as a new mark.

"That, I have heard an ancient rumor..."

"All-Race Charm" actually had no effect! Race trait? Some unique races indeed possessed the ability to be immune to the influence of mental-type effects. "All-Race Charm!" Tang Zheng activated magic. This was the first race he had seen since arriving in this region that resembled an intelligent lifeform.

Bang! A loud noise, a large pit was smashed into the sandy ground.

Since he arrived in this region until now, there were almost no clouds in the sky, and the sun had been shining brightly.

A look of surprise and unexpectedness appeared on Tang Zheng's face. Facing the rock arm smashing down heavily, he stomped his right foot and moved horizontally to the left.

Walked up and picked it up.

Introduction: I am not dead yet!...

After the crowd drove for a distance, everyone stopped and breathed slightly.

"I don't know if the war in the oasis has ended."

Tang Zheng faced the shadow that had already enveloped him, an iron sword appeared in his palm, and the moment the black stone ball arrived in front of him, the iron sword in his hand had already been slashed out.

"Don't joke, this can't even be called a war. That bunch of lowly, stupid races are also worthy of living in the oasis."

"Can't you speak? Or is it that you are not an intelligent race but just some unique monster." Tang Zheng saw that the other party not only wouldn't speak, but didn't even seem to have emotions, and couldn't help but frown slightly. Bang! The rock giant saw that its continuous attacks could never smash this annoying little thing that kept dodging back and forth, and its entire body shrank.

At this moment!

【Experience Slot: 11162/120000】

A spark burst out the moment the blade made contact with the rock giant. The terrifying impact speed plummeted, and then it rolled to a stop behind Tang Zheng.

Magic fluctuations spread, flashing across the rock giant's body!

"This is."

Effect: A magic material containing earth-attribute energy. If it is placed underground, there is a certain probability of giving birth to a rock giant again.

It turned into a large black stone ball and rushed over violently.

"Awooo~"

The Evil Spirit Dog licked the water stains on the corner of its mouth, nodded, and then its body shrank rapidly, turning into a goshawk and soaring into the sky, flying toward the sky.

A wooden cart was driving somewhat arduously in the desert, with three figures dragging it in front, and two figures pushing the wooden cart behind.

Hiss—

"It's actually a living thing."

The black rock about half a meter high suddenly began to rise, and began to change slightly. It actually turned into a stone head, accompanied by a "Boom" loud noise! A rock-composed arm probed out from the desert, smashed heavily on the sandy ground, and a rock giant, all black and over five meters tall, crawled out from under the sand pile.

With a "Crack" sound! The giant rolling stone shattered into two halves behind Tang Zheng, smashing onto the rocks on both sides and making a roaring sound.

Currently, every time he traveled a distance, he left a magic mark on a conspicuous rock nearby, thereby ensuring that he would not get lost in this vast Gobi desert.

These five figures were not tall, only about one meter five in height, but their bodies were unusually strong, and one could see developed, bulging muscles.

The reason those desert scorpions could survive was very likely because they relied on groundwater.

The Evil Spirit Dog was panting, sticking out its tongue, and hurriedly opened its mouth to borrow the water flowing out of the water bag.

This was not the northwest corner of the continent where humans lived. Most of the continent was ruled by demi-humans and heteromorphic races.

Tang Zheng's item box stored quite a few spare water bags, so he didn't need to worry about the water problem, even if all the water in these water bags was exhausted.

"Thank you for your hard work, continue to search." After Tang Zheng poured most of the water into the Evil Spirit Dog's mouth, he reached out and patted the Evil Spirit Dog's head.

Tang Zheng glanced at the identification information and put it into the item box. It was a material that could be considered excellent, which could be considered an unexpected gain.

And the wooden cart was piled with various ores.

Tang Zheng patted the sand dust on his clothes, his throat felt a bit dry, he picked up the water bag and took a few gulps, then handed it to the Evil Spirit Dog beside him.

"Shut up!"

"You idiot, you actually still believe in such rumors."

"............"

The voices of the five figures sounded from time to time.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 185 =====