Chapter 533: The Last Journey of the World (2)

Under the starry night sky, in the vast desert, a man in a dark green robe sits alone on a stone block in front of a campfire, roasting a rabbit. It is pitch black all around, and silent, with only the jumping orange-yellow flames reflecting the curling fireworks and the resolute and indifferent face of the man under the silver hair.

Since leaving Hu Yancheng, Wang Yao has been trekking alone in the desert for a full 12 days.

Along the way, he traveled under the stars, ate the wind and drank the dew, passed by beautiful oases, barren wastelands, and run-down towns, and witnessed deadly quicksand, violent sandstorms, and cruel and cold-blooded horse thieves and demons. Of course, the latter all ended up being destroyed by Wang Yao without exception, and their corpses became food for vultures and wolves.
Today, he is only about 900 kilometers away from entering the inner circle of the desert. The overlapping and undulating mountains on the distant skyline are the final dividing line between the outer and inner circles of the desert. It is estimated that it will take no more than 3 days to enter the inner circle of the desert!
However, Wang Yao's current mind was obviously not on the matter of arriving in the inner circle.

"Can we avoid the current problem by restarting the altar?" While flipping the fragrant barbecue in his hands, he was communicating with Sima Yi over a long distance.

"I've just tried this method, and it doesn't work!" 2Da's voice was clearly filled with annoyance and anxiety. "I'm sorry, Yao. It was my fault for not discovering the fatal flaw in the altar in time. I should have checked it first. If you were here, you would have discovered the problem in time. It was my carelessness that led to this result."

"There is no such thing as 100% certainty in this world. Besides, this incident cannot be entirely blamed on you. The Elder Scrolls recording the burial site of the altar were originally incomplete. You don't need to blame yourself too much for this."

"But."

Wang Yao suddenly changed the subject and interrupted, "2Da, do you know that ten days ago I said goodbye to the soldiers who had fought together in the desert for two years. Looking at them, I always think of our past. These two days, I have occasionally thought that if everything could be done over again, I would be able to give up this miracle, as long as everyone is still alive and well."

At this moment, in a secret bunker far away over there, Sima Yi, who was pulling his hair in extreme annoyance and guilt, was stunned when he heard the words, and then his eyes unconsciously became slightly warm.

Even though there was some element of comfort in it, Sima Yi knew that Wang Yao was telling him that even the Dongfeng Altar, one of the twelve wonders of ancient times, was not as important as his position in his heart.
"No one wants something like this to happen, but since it has already happened, there is no point in regretting it. I will find a way later. Until then, you just need to guard the altar for me."

"Yes! I understand."

After a pause and calming down, Sima Yi continued to ask: "Ayao, where are you now? Are you almost entering the inner circle of the desert?"

Wang Yao replied: "It will probably take another three days."

"So fast." Sima Yi said with some worry: "I always have a bad feeling. You told me before that even one of the three giants, Peace Watch, was inexplicably killed in the inner circle. Especially now, even if it is only temporary, it is an indisputable fact that we have lost the trump card of the East Wind Altar."

After waiting for a while, Sima Yi found that Wang Yao was just silent, and then he added: "Ayao, I want you to withdraw from Yunmo first, and it won't be too late to re-enter after a year! Just like Xiaoyao Huanmeng said, I also know that the inner circle may hide information about your background, or even secrets about the whole world, but..."

"I know what you want to say." Wang Yao interrupted Sima Yi directly: "But if we hesitated just because of certain dangers, we would not have come this far. The most taboo thing for decision-makers is indecision and hesitation. You should understand this principle. Besides, at this point, it seems that we have no room for turning back."

Sima Yi was speechless for a moment.

"Don't worry, I know what to do."

After saying this briefly, Wang Yao hung up the call. However, at this time and place where Sima Yi could not see, his eyes looked even darker as he stared at the bonfire.
Different from pretending to be relaxed when facing Sima Yi, Wang Yao now knows very well that the current situation is very unclear, even very bad!
The Dongfeng Altar has lost the ability to launch long-range attacks again!
According to Sima Yi, after the Miracle East Wind Altar launched a targeted attack on the Iron Armored City, it actually had a cooling time just like the hero's skill module. And based on the existing data, it is estimated that the cooling time is at least 1 year!
In other words, in the next year, Wang Yao will no longer be able to activate the Dongfeng Altar to launch a devastating attack on any target!
Of course, the most important thing is not these problems, but the many deeper problems exposed behind this message -

For example, when Wang Yao received the news that the East Wind Altar was in a cooling-off period, he reacted instantly! He also finally figured out the most unreasonable thing that existed in the previous battle of Iron Armor City, which was: what was the real purpose and intention of Miledy, the "chess piece" being used by others?
Now it all seems to make perfect sense!

The reason why he deliberately concealed the truth from Miledy and induced Miledy to join forces with the Han Dynasty to hunt him down was only to make him use the power of the East Wind Altar!

Wang Yao's ideas are cumbersome and complex, but also extremely clear.
1: I am afraid that my personal information has been found out by the other party. From the beginning, this was a gamble hidden under the undercurrent. The power behind Miledy deliberately used the massacre ten miles outside Hu Yancheng to guide him to choose to use the power of the East Wind Altar, because only in this way can the subsequent forces be afraid and dare not rashly invade the Cloud Desert! Obviously, the enemy made the right bet. And this also shows that they have already figured out his style of doing things.

2: The opponent's strength and background are much more massive and powerful than imagined, because at least before himself and Sima Yi, they already knew the secret that the attack of the East Wind Altar has a cooling interval!
This is not something that an ordinary organization or force can do. It even means that the other party is likely to be as powerful as the Jixia Academy!
3: If we extend the above associations, there may be a deeper reason behind the other party's deliberate and subtle arrangements, which is: in the deepest part of the inner circle of the desert, it can be basically confirmed that just as Zhuang Zhou expected, there is an extremely terrifying unknown existence lurking!

And it was this existence that killed one of the three giants who went to explore the inner circle alone, Peace Watch, Mozi!

4: The fact that they went to such great lengths to consume an attack command from the East Wind Altar could only mean that the power of the ancient miracle was enough to kill the “real boss” behind the scenes lurking in the depths of the Cloud Desert!
Since the other party is afraid of the power of the altar, they must also be afraid of the power of the Sun Tower occupied by Hou Yi, the Demigod Bow. From this point of view, I am afraid that the Sun Tower has also fallen!
5: The other party did not follow the clues and destroy the Dongfeng Altar afterwards. This also shows that they actually need one year, that is, they have enough confidence to flatten the entire world in the next year!

But right now, the whole world has lost, or should we say has temporarily lost, all means to suppress the other side!
The other party had been planning for many years and was well prepared.
"It's a good move."

After figuring everything out, Wang Yao murmured unconsciously. At the same time, this was the first time since he was promoted to [Demigod] that he felt a chill down his spine!
It can be said that up to now he has unknowingly fallen into a completely passive situation, and if he continues on this path, he will inevitably get deeper and deeper until he has no power to resist!

We must not just sit there and wait for death.
With this in mind, after five hours of careful consideration, Wang Yao started remote communication again.

In the darkness, the invisible signal split into three beams, each heading in three completely different directions; one was to the Tower of Babel in the east of the continent, one was heading towards the third part of the land in the southeast, and the last one was heading directly to the inner circle of the Cloud Desert in the north.
The next day.

Perhaps because he had foreseen the intentions of the "enemies" in advance, Wang Yao hardly slept all night and set off as soon as the sky was just getting light.

He put on the mask of pain again, wrapped his hood tightly around him, and flew forward in the vast desert at an extreme speed, his target pointing directly at the layers of peaks far away on the skyline. There was the final dividing line into the inner circle of the Cloud Desert!

This time, unlike the leisurely wandering of the previous 12 days, it was a rush! Looking down from the sky, Wang Yao almost turned into an extremely agile black line, rushing forward at lightning speed.

Along the way, strong winds blew towards him, the vast land was right beneath him, and endless sand dunes were as crisscross as mountains. In the blink of an eye, they were all left behind one by one. Even when small groups of horse bandits occasionally appeared, he no longer stopped to clear them out as he had done before, but chose to move forward in a straight line regardless of everything.

Wang Yao firmly believed that the sooner he entered the inner circle of Yunmo, the more favorable the situation would be for him!

Soon, it was evening again.

For the entire day, Wang Yao hardly stopped, but relied on the terrifying physique of the [pseudo-god] to force himself to complete the entire day's journey!
suddenly——

"Ok?"

Wang Yao, who was originally speeding, suddenly braked. With a snap, his boots sank deep into the desert, and he also stopped!

The breath of a hero.
Amid the rolling dust, under the hideous and terrifying mask of pain, Wang Yao narrowed his gloomy eyes slightly and looked far to his right.

In the blood-red desert with the setting sun, two vaguely visible figures were walking slowly forward, one in front and one behind. It might even be that the other party was weaker than himself, so they had not yet detected his breath!

But at this time, in this place, meeting a hero is not necessarily a good thing! And judging from the path, the other party obviously also wants to enter the inner circle of Yunmo.