Otherworldly Desert Dust

Chapter 76 - 71: Desert Dust on the Tip of the Tongue

When he arrived at the Patrol building, he saw Mingyi, wearing a headscarf, waiting for him at the door.

Wu Hen remembered the first time he met Mingyi. She wore the same kind of hairpiece, exuding an elegant Eastern charm without losing modern fashion. Her curvaceous figure was made even more radiant and enchanting by a mix of a high-waisted satin skirt and a petite shawl.

"Did you see that Bicolor Butterfly Great Serpent?" Mingyi said to Wu Hen.

"Didn’t really notice, my mind was all on tonight’s dinner with you. You look beautiful today—did you dress up just for me?" Wu Hen replied.

"Not really, just a touch of lipstick. Born beautiful, no need to get all dolled up just for a casual dinner with a colleague," Mingyi said, her eyes turning into pretty silver moons as she laughed.

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This newly accepted apprentice sure had a sweet tongue—worth all the care.

"Enough with the flirting, you two, when everyone else is rushing around," Captain Qin Sheng called out helplessly from the second floor.

Wu Hen and Mingyi walked up to the second floor.

Wu Hen noticed that there were quite a few Patrol members here, maybe a few hundred, like a small elite group. And a sizeable portion likely wasn’t at the headquarters.

"We were among the first to issue virtual helmets and virtual irises, recruiting many Pioneers. They are your seniors." Mingyi said.

"Do we have strong members within our Patrol collective?" Wu Hen inquired.

"Of course we do, you’ll meet them soon,"

Entering the conference hall, Wu Hen saw it was already packed with people, most wearing the same Patrol uniforms. Many had medals on their shoulders, indicating their rank and status.

"According to the intelligence sent back by our navigators, a dark matter magnetic field has appeared in the Barbaric Mountain Range of the Divine Python Earth Vein. This magnetic field causes our Divine Realm barriers to fail. You need to quickly gather information by descending into the Lost Ones nearby, taking on the identity of an Awakener." The Patrol officer, a mature woman whose actual age was indeterminate due to her cold and well-defined features, said.

The first half of the statement had everyone listening seriously, on high alert.

But as they heard the latter part, their faces showed shock and displeasure.

"Why execute the mission as Awakeners? That way we can’t utilize our full strength, and our fighting clothes won’t work. The mortality rate will skyrocket," a Patrol team finally voiced their doubt.

"This is the location of our Nuwa God End in Desert Dust, the Divine Desolation Earth’s Dead Star Gorge, and Meteorite Valley. If you are confident enough to cross this area alive to reach the Barbaric Mountain Range, I won’t stop you," the cold female officer said.

The entire conference room fell silent.

Wu Hen felt confused and couldn’t help but ask Mingyi, "Why does everyone seem to know about Dead Star Gorge and Meteorite Valley?"

Mingyi leaned close to Wu Hen’s ear and whispered, "Our former No. 1 Patrol team once explored the Divine Python Earth Vein, and everyone except the officer died in Dead Star Gorge and Meteorite Valley..."

Wu Hen was surprised to learn that humans had intelligence on the Divine Python Earth Vein.

Some Pioneers seemed to have ventured far beyond Desert Dust, proving their considerable strength.

"I finally achieved Desert Dust’s robust physique. Now I have to operate as an Awakener for this mission—what a waste of training to Second Rank Physique," Wu Hen said.

He was no longer a complete novice, having learned some valuable information.

Even as an orthodox member of Nuwa’s people, one could use a virtual iris to awaken in those Lost Ones’ bodies, transitioning directly into a corner of Desert Dust...

Following Mingyi, they arrived at a large otherworldly cabin. Wu Hen noticed Captain Qin, Fei Ying, and the others already at the cabin podium, preparing to enter the otherworldly realm.

"Want to take a cabin next to me? That way, our awakened Lost Ones might be closer together," Mingyi said, her eyebrows arching.

Wu Hen nodded eagerly, but a bold idea flashed through his mind. He said directly, "This cabin is pretty spacious. Why don’t we share? Human body warmth is the best way to awaken a lost will."

"Sure," Mingyi agreed readily, her lively eyes twinkling with various hints. She added, "If you admit you’re the one who wiped out the Locust Demon Nation, I’ll make a small sacrifice of my beauty for humanity’s fate."

"Uh..." Wu Hen scratched his head.

He felt deeply conflicted!

Little Yi had sacrificed and gotten injured to help him eliminate the Yin Pole Heavenly Court’s menace, and there were certainly human competitors watching. The matter of the Black Divine Death Sword must remain secret.

As for Mingyi,

She possessed tightly knit white porcelain skin, manga-level jade legs, a divine face hitting all his aesthetic points—pure, intellectual, and irresistibly charming... tsk-tsk!

Damn!

He was actually hesitating between Little Yi and a woman!

"Heh heh, I admit it. Come on, beautiful, join me~" Wu Hen said, smiling broadly.

"Ugh, shameless. I don’t believe you at all." Mingyi covered Wu Hen with a transparent cabin door without hesitation and then twisted her waist to open the adjacent cabin, lying down where Wu Hen could see her when he turned his head.

Wu Hen didn’t immediately enter Desert Dust, observing that someone still looked perfectly reasonable even while lying down, his mouth curling into a mischievous smile.

To handle Mingyi, he had to advance by retreating.

He realized Mingyi had a tough mouth but was purely a maiden when it came to action.

Mingyi might have been somewhat displeased. After a bit of grumbling, she still said, "Little pervert, see you in Desert Dust."

"Beautiful, see you in Desert Dust." Wu Hen blew a kiss as if saying goodnight.

Mingyi had already closed her eyes, her consciousness beginning to sink into the otherworldly realm.

"Without the fighting clothes, Mingyi is just an ordinary Spirit Awakener. If possible, better meet her soon in Desert Dust," Wu Hen said to himself before closing his eyes.

The Divine Python Earth Vein!

Barbaric Mountain Range!

Exotic beasts, ancient sacred birds, demonic seeds... slurp, slurp~

Desert Dust on the tip of my tongue, here I come!

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