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Chen Yu slightly furrowed his brow; they didn't have many supplies in the car to begin with. If they lent some out, he feared there wouldn't be enough for the two of them.

However, he had just scanned the other party's vehicle with the system and found that they didn't carry many supplies either, apparently having lost some on the road.

Just as he was about to speak, Jin Lingsu suddenly stood up and smoothly pulled out a golden spike from her body.

"Coming out into the desert to ask others for supplies, you apparently don't know the rules here," she said.

The young man was startled and hastily stepped back several paces.

"Don't be nervous, I really mean no harm. Just now, when we passed that area of quicksand, we lost our water supply and some compressed food from our vehicle. Tonight, half of our group won't have anything to eat, not to mention tomorrow."

Jin Lingsu didn't care about that. She stepped forward and placed the golden spike against the young man's neck.

"You don't get to eat, and we might not get to eat either, so beat it and don't force me to get rough," she said.

The young man's face showed helplessness as he had no choice but to back away.

Chen Yu opened a tin of food and heated it over the fire.

"Aren't you being a bit too harsh? I think these young people are just here for a tour. Giving them a bit of supplies won't hurt," he said.

The expression on Jin Lingsu's face darkened.

"In this kind of environment, I don't believe in good people! The place we're heading to is Dongming Canyon, one of the most mysterious places in the world. Hardly anyone on this route is good news. These guys look harmless, but who knows what evil they're plotting," she said.

Chen Yu didn't say much else, ate a few bites, and then entered the tent.

Their tent was secured with numerous fixing devices, and they even covered the outside with a layer of cling film.

The temperature in the desert could drop sharply at night, enough to freeze a person to death.

To survive in such extreme conditions, one layer of protection was not enough; several more were necessary.

Jin Lingsu had even placed a couple of electronic dogs outside that would sound an alarm if anyone approached.

The first half of the night passed without incident, but later, strange noises swept through the desert as a massive black sandstorm gathered not far away and began to engulf the area.

Chen Yu suddenly woke up, and a map of the surrounding area appeared in his mind. He noticed that something seemed to be mixed in with the black sandstorm.

"We have to go, it's not safe here!" he said.

Chen Yu pushed Jin Lingsu next to him, quickly exited the tent, and tore down all the makeshift equipment they had set up.

Jin Lingsu also quickly flipped over, her senses especially sharp, and hurriedly jumped onto the nearby vehicle.

Just as the two of them started their vehicle, several off-road vehicles nearby also started up.

They hadn't put up tents but had slept directly in their vehicles.

Chen Yu's frown deepened. According to the system's scan, these people were just ordinary tourists.

A group like that, without rigorous training or professional guidance, wouldn't be so alert so promptly.

Yet they had woken up immediately and were able to start their vehicles right after Chen Yu, indicating these people were not ordinary.

Chen Yu reopened the system's scanning function, directing it towards the vehicles behind them, but this time the scan seemed to be hindered by something.

[Interference signal detected, chips have been implanted in their brains.]

Chen Yu's pupils dilated suddenly.

"What does 'implanted with chips' mean? And why am I only finding this out now? What was the system doing earlier?" he said.

[The chip in the opponent's brain is extremely high-end, and with the current state of the system, an immediate scan is impossible.]

Chen Yu heaved a helpless sigh and said nothing more.

Ever since he had seen the Knights of the Round Table's experimental base, he knew that there were many technologies in the world beyond his imagination.

It wasn't strange that there were chips that the system couldn't scan.

The car traveled nearly along the edge of the black sandstorm, as this was the safest for them.

A path had long since emerged automatically in Chen Yu's mind, and it wouldn't be long before they could break out of the black sandstorm.

The cars following behind them stuck closely to their trail, seemingly taking the same route.

At this moment, Chen Yu didn't think much about it, continuously guiding Jin Lingsu beside him.

After a full two hours, they finally burst out from the sandstorm and arrived at a relatively flat sandy area.

"There should be a small oasis ahead, stop the car there, I have something to do," Chen Yu said, his voice coming off somewhat icy, with a hint of murderous intent in his eyes.

Jin Lingsu didn't say anything, she floored the gas pedal and after a while, stopped the car by the side of a crescent spring.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

This could only be considered a small patch of greenery, with the crescent spring no bigger than two people, barely a small puddle.

After the two got out of the car, Chen Yu stood firmly in the middle of the road.

It wasn't long before the several cars trailing them also reached the spot, and a group of people tumbled out.

The young man who had earlier borrowed supplies from Chen Yu rushed up with a smile on his face.

"That sandstorm was terrifying. If it weren't for you starting your car to alert us, we might have died there," he said.

Chen Yu's lips curled into a strange arc, then he suddenly stepped forward and punched the young man in the face, pressing his body down into the sand hard.

"Who exactly are you? Why are you following us? What is your purpose in coming here?" Chen Yu fired a series of questions that left the young man somewhat dazed, with a hint of panic unconsciously creeping into his eyes.

Seeing this, the people behind him instinctively took a step forward, but the next moment, they forcefully restrained themselves.

The young man gasped for air but still maintained his smile.

"Brother, we are just students traveling to the uninhabited region, with no particular purpose. Don't you think you're being a bit too rough on me?"

Chen Yu's mind was flashing with a torrent of information, all stemming from the young man's head.

In that instant, the chip in the young man's brain had malfunctioned, exposing a wealth of information.

Although the moment was brief, the system had seized the opportunity.

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"Sent by Keluobai, aren't you!" Chen Yu challenged.

Upon hearing this, everyone at the scene widened their eyes, and two of them even drew their weapons.

Jin Lingsu was already prepared, her spike spinning in her hand.

Keluobai hailed from the Luoton Family, was one of the Knights of the Round Table, and also belonged to one of the most famous hidden families in the world.

Among all the Knights of the Round Table, Keluobai was the oldest, his pursuit of immortality the most fervent, and the Norton Family had funded a large part of that biological base.

Suddenly, a man in his thirties yelled and, drawing a long sword from his body, charged towards them.