Absolute Death Game-Chapter 481 - 51 Endless Desert

With a roar of thunder, in the open and scorching desert, a bolt of lightning struck straight down onto a sand dune, exploding and sending sand flying in all directions. As the lightning and dust settled, the figure of a person half-kneeling on the sand dune gradually became visible.

Xiao Buli wasn't trying to strike a cool pose on purpose; it was just that the repeated flying and landing had left his muscles stiff and aching. At this moment, he was gasping for breath, kneeling on the scorching sand. His sweat had already evaporated, making him feel as though he was inside a giant oven, with not a single drop of water left for him. After a long time, Xiao Buli still couldn't muster the strength to stand up, so he had no choice but to sit cross-legged under the scorching sun, his legs shaking due to dehydration and overexertion.

Xiao Buli forced himself to calm down, and with the circulation of the Yi Wood Xuan Yang Scripture, his True Origin Force began to slowly recover. This made him feel a bit better, after all, at least he didn't have zero stamina left. After resting a while, Xiao Buli stood up and moved to sit in the shade of a nearby sand dune to avoid the scorching sun.

While recovering his True Origin Points, Xiao Buli couldn't help but review his journey over the past few days. It seemed that apart from flying across the vast desert, he hadn't done much else. The Immortal Crane was somewhat useful for the first two days, but from the third day on, its recovery time between flights grew longer and slower. Moreover, as soon as one entered the desert, both humans and Immortal Cranes had an additional layer of a debuff called 'Endless Fatigue' on them. Thus, the flight time became shorter and the recovery time longer. Reluctantly, Xiao Buli started using the Cloud Thunder Leap, alternating between skills and the Immortal Crane, trying to keep himself in flight, as it greatly shortened his time in the desert. But after flying for a full six days, even from the sky, Xiao Buli hadn't seen even a shadow of the border. Could this desert really be as endless as its name suggests?

Besides the long journey, what made Xiao Buli feel most desperate and unbearable was the monotonous scenery: sand, and more sand. Forget an oasis; Xiao Buli hadn't even seen a single large rock. Sometimes he even wondered if he was just walking in circles on the same sand dune, perhaps not moving forward at all. There is a condition called snow blindness, and Xiao Buli felt if he continued to stare at this yellow sand, he might very well contract sand blindness.

So sometimes, overwhelmed by doubt, Xiao Buli would land and walk for a while, only beginning to believe that he was truly moving forward when he saw his footprints in the sand.

With a dry mouth and not even enough saliva to spit, Xiao Buli reluctantly took out his water bladder and took a few sips. The lukewarm water did not make him feel much better. Looking at the air in front of him, slightly distorted by the heat, Xiao Buli gave up the sitting posture and lay down, the searing heat torturing him like the fires of hell. Perhaps it really would be better to give up.

A breeze blew up some dust, which swirled in the sky for a while like a vortex, then landed on Xiao Buli's head.

"Ptui, ptui," Xiao Buli vigorously spit out the sand in his mouth. "Dammit!" he couldn't help but swear, grabbing a clump of sand in front of him and throwing it forward. However, the dry dust was almost entirely blown back by the north wind, blinding him once more. Xiao Buli lacked even the energy to vent or curse, and he collapsed powerless back onto the ground.

Ever since the 'Endless Fatigue' debuff appeared above his head, all actions consumed an extra 10% of his Stamina Points, Mana Points, Internal Energy Value, and Rage Value, and even his True Origin Points weren't spared. Moreover, this debuff compounded by an additional layer each day; today it had reached five layers, meaning that every action now cost him an extra 50% of True Origin Points. If he couldn't find his way out in a few more days, things would become increasingly difficult.

Even more alarming, the recovery rate of the True Origin Points from the Yi Wood Xuan Yang Scripture was getting slower, probably because a wood attribute Cultivation Technique was limited in such a dry and hot environment.

Finally, having fully recovered his True Origin Points, Xiao Buli, though not enjoying it, still guzzled a lot of water and ate a few pieces of jerky. Feeling somewhat restored, he walked out from behind the shade of the sand dune and leapt into the sky with a Cloud Thunder Leap.

This flight lasted over an hour, covering two to three hundred kilometers before he descended once again.

He used to be able to fly over four hundred kilometers on a single charge, but now, due to the drag of 'Endless Fatigue,' the distance he could fly was getting shorter.

And each recharge took even longer, which was not an optimistic sign.

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If this went on, Xiao Buli felt he might really go insane. After thinking it over, he decided to summon the Lava Giant Python to see if he could ride it for a while. The python, which came out of its Sealed Space, seemed to relish the desert's heat, frolicking on the sand like a dog that hadn't been let out for a long time before it finally stopped in front of Xiao Buli. Honestly, its playful rolling and frolicking in the sand was quite out of character with its imposing Black Dragon form.