Chapter 517: To Crush A Sand Castle

Chapter 517: To Crush A Sand Castle

The two men were scouts from White Sand Fort, and they were responsible for monitoring the outskirts of White Desert.

Due to the uniqueness of White Desert, they could detect any intruder and report back to White Sand Fort at first notice.

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They wore a white outfit to make themselves indistinguishable from the white sand around them, and their physical features were white because they had stayed at White Desert for too long.

The reason White Desert earned its name was because everything within the desert was white. The sand, the rocks, the plants, the Strangers and more; everything in this desert was pure white in color. If an outsider were to linger in the sand for too long, they too would begin to turn white starting from their hair, their eyebrows, their skin, their pupils, and even the blood in their veins.

No one knew why this was happening, but the change in color was perfectly harmless. As a result, the desert bandits living in this place could easily conceal themselves or move about the White Desert without being detected. It was a powerful advantage that few could counter and one of the main reasons White Sand Fort was free to do whatever they wanted in Bei You.

One of the desert bandits finally recovered from their shock and threatened impotently, “Who are you? How dare you enter the White Desert without permission!”

In response, Ye Qing merely said, “Take me to White Sand Fort.”

“Who are you? Do you know who we—” The first sand bandit was about to shoot another threat when his voice abruptly ceased to exist. The second sand bandit watched in shock and horror as Ye Qing rapped a finger against his colleagues’ head and exploded it like an overripe watermelon.

“Looks like he doesn’t want to comply with my demand. What about you?” Ye Qing withdrew hisi finger and looked at the remaining desert bandit.

“I will do as you say!” The desert bandit nodded immediately. He was terrified that he would follow in his colleague’s footsteps if he was too slow.

“Good. You’ve already proven yourself to be smarter than the idiot.” Ye Qing asked, “What is your name?”

“My name is Wei Sanshi, warrior,” the desert bandit answered.

Ye Qing nodded and motioned for Wei Sanshi to lead the way. “Let’s go.”

The white snake coiled around the woman’s neck shot toward Ye Qing’s neck like a lightning bolt, and the man aimed a powerful punch at his skull. As his arm stretched forward, white, needle-like hair grew out of his skin and threatened to skewer the young man.

Ye Qing paid them no attention, however. He simply raised his foot and stomped the floor.

Thunder roared, and the world shook like an earthquake. An enormous, invisible wave washed over the crowd, and they all collapsed on the floor as if someone had cut their strings, groaning. The man’s punch failed to hit anything, and the white snake withdrew back to the woman’s neck even faster than when it pounced toward Ye Qing.

That wasn’t the end, however. A series of ominous, creaking noises drew their attention, and when they looked down to see what it was, they saw cracks spreading out in every direction like a spider’s web. It wasn’t long before the entire section of the wall was covered in thin, densely-packed cracks, and it looked like the slightest shift of weight would collapse it all.

An unconscious gulp overcame everyone. Their skin color was already pale to begin with, but now it was completely white. To a certain extent, everyone was wondering if they were dreaming because their walls were made from the strongest cobblestone of the Gobi Desert and a mix of soil and the fresh blood of Hatred-class Strangers.

Not only were their walls supernaturally tough and impervious to the harsh elements of the desert, it could also conceal their vitality and prevent them from being attacked by Strangers. On top of that, Sha Tongtian hired many capable craftsmen to carve runes and restrictions into the walls and the fort.

White Sand Fort was nigh impenetrable when their defenses were active. In fact, one of the main reasons they were a powerful, unstoppable force in Bei You was thanks to the impregnability of their main headquarters.

Now, an unknown man had cracked their love and pride with his foot. Literally. If this wasn’t a dream, then what was?

“My apologies. I accidentally used a bit too much force there,” Ye Qing said smilingly. He meant to placate these people, but his smile only made them even more nervous than before.

“Calm down. I’m not here to make trouble for you. I’m just looking for someone,” Ye Qing added before looking down at the empty street and called out, “Can I speak with you now, Boss Sha?”

A few breaths later, a man emerged from a street corner. He was none other than Sha Tongtian.

Sha Tongtian was a notorious crime boss in Bei You, but he was only in his forties. For a warrior, one might even say that he was in the prime of his life. He had strong, hardened features and silvery hair. In this desert, it actually made him look rather attractive instead of old.

“I am here. Will you come down and speak with me?” Sha Tongtian said calmly while looking up at Ye Qing.

“Why not?”

Ye Qing jumped down to the street. As soon as he landed, the white sand across the entire street abruptly stirred unnaturally like the surface of boiling oil. Then, they took the shape of several hundred men and assumed an orderly formation. It was scary to say the least.