Last Totem Novel - Chapter 9

Chapter 9 Night Strike
“Nice to meet you, Sand City’s Lin Clan!” As he spoke, Tie Zha stood up and extended his hand to the burly man.

The burly man laughed secretly. It was obvious that the youth in front of him had already been suppressed by the reputation of the Lin Clan in Sand City. The owner of the bar was about to stop him, but it was already too late …

The sturdy man held the youth’s hand, feeling as if he was holding a piece of iron. He quickly retracted his hand, but it was tightly gripped by his claw-like hand, completely unable to escape. Immediately after, an irresistible force came from his hand. It was slowly tightening, as if it was going to crush the bones of his hand in the next second! He broke out in cold sweat from the pain, but he couldn’t make a sound like he was suffocating, so he could only make a “chuckle” sound in his throat. Finally, with a cracking sound, he let out a heart-wrenching scream. His four fingers were completely distorted, twisting at a strange angle.

Tie Zha loosened his grip, and the burly man collapsed to the ground, clutching his hands and howling desperately. When the people at the round table heard the strong man’s miserable scream, they immediately surrounded him. Tie Zha looked around and reached out to hold the hilt on his back. Seeing that blood was about to splatter three steps in the next second, the bar owner waved his hand and the shop assistants guarding the corner with heavy machine guns immediately surrounded him.

“It’s not easy to go out. One more thing is better than one less thing.” The boss squeezed out of the bar and tried to persuade him to retreat.

At this time, the tanned strong man raised his hand and cupped his fists towards Tie Zha. “Big brother, we have ignored Mount Tai. We have offended him.” With that, he helped his companion on the ground and slowly retreated. He was an old martial artist. He only glanced at the youth and knew that this was a ruthless person. Furthermore, he was not an ordinary ruthless person. The cold gaze was filled with killing intent that ignored life and death. To this kind of person, killing was nothing more than an ordinary matter.

“Black Tiger, what are you afraid of him for? Beat him up.” Lin Tianhua whispered behind the swarthy man.

“Young Master Tian, listen to Black Tiger’s words. Don’t provoke him.” Black Tiger replied in a low voice as he retreated. Lin Tianhua looked at the girl reluctantly and followed Black Tiger back to the big round table.

Not long after, the bar regained its calm. Tie Zha and You Ge continued to eat Sand Scorpion while the bar owner continued to clean the dishes.

“Brother Tie, are you staying here tonight? I’ll have someone clean it up for you.”

“No, I have to hurry tonight.” Tie Zha replied without raising his head as he ate. The owner of the bar did not say anything else. He knew that iron slag would not stay in the shop, so he only asked politely.

Not long after, Tie Zha and You Ge finished their meals and stood up to bid farewell to their boss. Ten minutes later, they drove into the endless sea of sand. The red comet put away its two wheels and switched to jet mode as it sped through the shallow sand. After advancing about twenty kilometers, Tie Zha saw a pile of cacti and stopped.

“Let’s spend the night here tonight. The cactus can block the wind.” Said Tie Zha. You Ge is a little puzzled. This place is not far from the bar. Since they are not on their way, why not spend the night there? Tie Zha replied, “In my opinion, humans are always more terrifying than sandworms, so I can’t sleep where there are too many people.” As he spoke, he unloaded the tent on the motorcycle and began to set up a temporary camp. Soon, a triangular tent was erected.

Tie Zha took out a night lamp and hung it on the cactus beside the tent. The faint light immediately illuminated the surroundings. He asked You Ge to sleep first, and he was responsible for keeping watch in the middle of the night. You Ge says that she will stay up until midnight because she is not sleepy now. Tie Zha felt a little tired, nodded and went into the tent to sleep.

You Ge sits on the motorcycle and looks around. A light snoring sound comes from the tent. She frowns and says to herself, “How bad” Her voice is filled with infinite tenderness and anger. The 18-year-old girl’s thoughts are always indiscernible.

A gust of wind blew the ends of her hair gently. She stroked her hair and looked up at the horizon. The stars shone in the night sky, and the bright moonlight shone on her exquisite face. The girl, the motorcycle, the sea of sand, and the moonlight formed a beautiful scene.

Time flowed quietly, and the moon gradually rose into the air. The desert starts to get cold in the middle of the night. You Ge unconsciously hugs her body tightly. Perhaps it was because of the cold, or perhaps because she drank too much black tea today, she suddenly felt a little unwell and got out of the car and came to the side of the cactus pile. She looked at the small tent hesitantly, her face flushed red. The villain in the tent was different from the alertness of ordinary people. If he heard the sound of water waking up, she would lose face. So she took out her pistol and examined it, pulled the safety bolt, and walked towards the other end of the pile of cactuses.

The surroundings were quiet. The pile of cactuses was pitch black, and it looked a little oozing. You Ge finds an open space near the pile of cactuses and probes around in the shallow sand with his toes. Tie Zha told her on the way that Sandscorpion and Bouncing Centipede liked to hide in the shallow sand, so they had to check the surrounding sand before squatting down. She didn’t want a sand scorpion to suddenly pop out of the sand and grab her white and tender butt with large pliers. After checking, You Ge squats down …

The sound of water was especially clear in the silent night. You Ge blushes and just wants to find a place to get in. Angry, she cursed to herself, “Scoundrel, how bad” At this moment, Tie Zha was also shot while lying on the ground. It was truly a bit unjust. After a while, You Ge finally completes the task in shame and indignation. Just as she was about to stand up, she suddenly noticed that the sand in front of her had moved. She immediately pulled out her pistol, and at the same time, a huge head emerged from the shallow sand! A pair of bell-like eyes stared straight at her, looking exceptionally terrifying under the moonlight. There were two thick arms on the human head, and it seemed that more than half of them were buried in the sand, and it was trying to climb out of the sand with its hands on its back.

You Ge aims at the space between the eyebrows of the human head and pulls the trigger while it hasn’t completely climbed out of the ground!

“Bang, bang, bang!” Three gunshots rang out, and three bullets shot into the head one after another. The monster was knocked back and forth, letting out a miserable scream. You Ge sees that it is injured and immediately calms down. Holding a gun in both hands, he slowly approached the human-headed monster. Its entire body was pink, like a square mass of meat with hands and feet. Its skin was smooth and plump, and even sand could not stick to it. At this moment, its thick legs were still buried in the sand, and it was evident that it was unable to move after being wounded.

The monster regained its breath and glared at You Ge, shouting loudly. You Ge frowns and pulls the trigger again! “Bang … Bang … Bang …” She shot the monster between the eyebrows one after another. Along with a low scream, the monster’s eyebrows splashed with slurry. Soon, it fell backwards without any movement.

“It’s the Sandpeople.” You Ge recalls Tie Zha’s explanation. It was an animal that lived in the desert. It looked like a bald, fleshy human head with four limbs. They are characterized by rough skin, thick flesh, strong limbs and extremely tenacious vitality. The weakness was that his speed wasn’t fast, and his attack method was simple. He could only rely on his large mouth to bite people in the middle and lower parts of his body. They like to hide in the shallow sand and do not move until night. One or two of these creatures weren’t scary, but they were social creatures. Hundreds of them were a group …

A thought flashed through You Ge’s mind, “Social creatures!”

Thinking of this, she was shocked and quickly retreated. She wanted to run back to the camp, but it was already too late. In the shallow sand in all directions, large heads appeared one after another. Pairs of copper bell-like eyes kicked her, letting out a “whoosh whoosh” sound. It turned out that when she shot the Sandman, the rest of the Sandmen hid in the shallow sand and quietly moved. Before she could react, they surrounded her heavily.

She looked at the pile of cacti behind her and raised her pistol to shoot into the sky. She silently made up her mind that if Tie Zha did not rush over, she would dive into the pile of cacti! She has always been a strong girl. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have lived alone in the endless sea of sand for a day. When it was time to make a decision, she would not hesitate.

Hundreds of sand dwellers crawled out of the ground, opened their big jaws and charged towards her. At this moment, there was no way to avoid it. You Ge raised her hands to protect her face and directly burst into the pile of cacti! Countless cactuses pierced through her clothes and pierced into her naive flesh. Tears streamed down her cheeks in pain, and she could only feel the pain in every part of her body. She gritted her teeth and cursed Tie Zha, not daring to move in the pile of cacti. At least for now, her face was still unharmed.

The sand dwellers surrounded the pile of cacti and shouted, “Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh The thorns of cacti cut through their skin, causing them to feel incredibly painful.

At this moment, the iron slag on the other side of the cactus pile was awakened by the sound of gunfire. He quickly climbed out of his tent and stepped onto the motorcycle, rushing to where the gunshots were fired. Hundreds of sand dwellers surrounded the cactus pile in front of them. Iron dregs pulled out their shotguns, and with a “crack” sound, they opened the two barrels and loaded two bullets. The place where the sand dwellers were most concentrated was one shot. Countless high-temperature lead bullets poured out, causing the sand dwellers to howl miserably. They all changed their targets and rushed towards the shooter with a whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh.

Facing the fierce Sandpeople, Tie Zha calmly loaded his bullets and pulled the trigger. “Bang!” With a loud explosion, a few of the sand dwellers rushing at the front were blasted away by the shotgun, and the high-temperature lead bullets sent their flesh flying. Immediately after, the desert dwellers rushed forward one after another. Tie Zha started his motorcycle and circled them, occasionally shooting back. The sand dwellers were too slow to catch up with the red comet. Each shot from Tie Zha was loaded with two shotguns, capable of wounding a large number of desert dwellers. Although most lead bullets can only cause minor injuries, high-temperature debris can cause extreme pain. After being shot more than a dozen times by shotguns, they no longer dared to chase after the motorcycle and began to flee in all directions.

Seeing this, Iron Cinder put away his shotgun, drew out his machete, and rode his motorcycle to kill the fleeing Sandpeople. The sand dwellers running away with their backs to him were like balls of meat that could run. The iron slag used the momentum of the motorcycle to kill dozens of Sandpeople in a row, and all of them were killed with a single blade. When the blade sliced open their flesh and skin, with a “chi” sound, an inexplicable pleasure surged into their hearts. Tie Zha shook his head and woke up. He stopped chasing after the fleeing Sandpeople.

Not long after, the cactus pile quieted down and You Ge crawled out of the cactus pile covered in blood. She lay weakly in the sand, panting heavily and muttering painfully from time to time. At this moment, her only rejoicing was that her delicate face had not been cut by the sharp thorns. She was still the myriad of people who had a high rate of turning back.

“Ah … it hurts … bad guy …”

Her whole body trembled from the pain, and her line of sight gradually blurred. At this time, when she saw Tie Zha running towards her, she heaved a sigh of relief and fainted in peace of mind …