"Lin, Xavier, why don't we just forget it? I suddenly remembered I have some things I haven't done…"
Upon seeing this, Furina immediately got cold feet and planned to run away.
Xavier immediately used his element power to pull her back.
"How can that be? You were the one who said you wanted to come. How can you leave me here alone?" Xavier said, clearly displeased.
"Mm-hm, that's right, that's right!" Hu Tao was quite excited. "Don't let this place scare you; actually…"
Hearing Hu Tao pause, Collei curiously asked, "Actually what?"
Hu Tao loudly replied, "Actually, it's not safe at all!"
Collei almost fainted. How did Hu Tao develop such a personality?
"This kind of place is very dangerous. Even a typical Vision wielder would find it difficult to cross the entire Desert."
Xiao sat on the pack beast, and even with his eyes closed, he could perceive the changes in the surrounding environment.
"You, a celestial from Liyue, are quite knowledgeable." Balladeer said, crossing his arms. "According to reports, thousands of people go missing in the Desert every year. Almost every day, a few people get lost in the Desert."
Alhaitham added, "This is just a written report. In reality, most of these people have likely lost their lives."
Furina, already scared, became even more flustered, flapping her body frantically.
"No, no matter what you say, I don't want to enter this Desert. It's too scary. Look how strong the wind is, it'll blow us away!"
Kaveh comforted her, "Relax, relax. That's why we need to buy pack beasts. As long as we have these big guys, we won't fly away. Of course, the premise is that you have to hold on tight."
Sometimes, speaking is truly an art. Xavier felt that Kaveh's comfort was worse than no comfort at all.
"Even with this, you won't go?"
At the crucial moment, it was Xavier who took out a box of desserts from his space, finally tempting Furina.
"Ah, mochi bread!"
"With this… hmm~ it's not entirely out of the question."
Sure enough, Furina finally succumbed to Xavier's dessert offensive.
As for why Xavier insisted on bringing Furina along, there was no other reason; it was just that Furina had been clamoring to go in the first place.
"Alright everyone, next we will enter the Desert region. In this kind of place, not only can sandstorms occur, but we might also encounter monsters hidden within the sea of sand."
Cyno gave them a heads-up, then led the way out.
Following behind Cyno, everyone still felt some sense of security, especially with these large pack beasts.
Although these pack beasts looked docile, their sheer size was undeniable.
Unless they encountered an exceptionally strong sandstorm, there would be no threat to their lives.
And so, another half-day passed.
As they delved deeper into the Desert, the surrounding sand and wind grew stronger.
At first, they could still see the distant scenery, but now visibility was no more than 5 meters.
"Oh my God, streamer, you're really serious about this."
"Great Demon King, why don't you just give up? I'm scared just looking at it through the screen."
"By the way, where are you guys filming this? Do you really have to go this far?"
"Great Demon King, you have over 10 million followers. There's no need to risk your life for a live stream."
"Upstairs, don't think I don't know what you're thinking. It's probably your wife who's among them."
"Hehe, Nilou, I'm Nilou's dog~"
These fans all exposed their true nature. Not one of them was concerned about Xavier; they were clearly concerned about their wives!
Although the surrounding sandstorm was strong, everyone steadily moved forward.
"Oh my!"
Suddenly, Furina screamed, immediately putting everyone on alert.
Kokomi quickly asked, "What's wrong, Furina?"
Furina pointed to the sky and stammered, "You… you guys, look! There are two really big birds up there, so scary!"
The few of them looked up and indeed saw two large birds in the sky, circling continuously.
"Xavier, if I were you, I would never bring such a foolish person into the Desert. To be precise, I would never take her out at all."
At this moment, Balladeer not only failed to explain what these two creatures were, but he also mocked Furina.
"Damn it, why are you always bothering me? Let's have a one-on-one fight!" Furina was furious.
Balladeer ignored her and explained, "These are just two Red Vultures, similar to your Blue Star's vultures. They mostly feed on carcasses. As long as you don't provoke them excessively, there's no danger whatsoever."
"Of course, if you're unlucky enough to die in the Desert, they will also approach you on their own."
As if afraid that everyone wouldn't understand the habits of this creature, Balladeer even "kindly" added a supplementary remark.
"A-Mao, is that right?" Xiao suddenly opened his eyes and asked Balladeer, "When you face the unknown, do you not feel even a sliver of fear?"
Facing Xiao's question, Balladeer did not back down, retorting, "What do you mean, my great Vanquisher of Evil?"
"What I mean is very simple: even a powerful God can have a moment of fear. Furina has never seen a Red Vulture, so of course, she wouldn't know anything about them."
Hearing that Xiao was speaking up for her, Furina was so touched that she cried tears of gratitude.
"Xiao, you're truly too good! From now on, when you come to Xavier's house, I'll share half of my desserts with you."
Xavier was speechless. It's one thing for you to do favors, but why are you using me to do favors!
"Clap, clap, clap!"
Balladeer clapped and said, "The Vanquisher of Evil makes a lot of sense, but not everyone present has seen a Red Vulture, yet only she is screaming there."
Seeing that Balladeer intended to continue, Xavier couldn't help but interrupt, "Alright, Big Cannon, can you say less?"
"You!"
Apparently, the words "Big Cannon" were Balladeer's major trigger. As long as Xavier said "Big Cannon," Balladeer would direct all his hatred towards Xavier.
But alas, he was not Xavier's match and couldn't do anything to him.
"You two stop arguing!" Kaveh mediated, "It's perfectly normal for Furina to be scared, but Furina, you don't need to be too scared. After all, it's not a Scarab Brute, so there won't be any danger."
"Scarab Brute… what's that?" Furina felt that this monster sounded familiar, but she just couldn't recall it.
Cyno explained, "Legend has it that they are ferocious beasts twisted and mutated from gnawing on great life forms. They possess strong destructive power, and their DEF is quite astonishing. They are born among certain monsters."
"Um… are you talking about that?"
No sooner had Cyno finished speaking than Kokomi pointed her hand towards the sky.
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