[Reminder: Successfully challenged the 30th level of the Sand Trial Land, and was rewarded with a Death Guard Statue*1. ]

The sudden reminder filled Mo Yu with infinite surprise.

He couldn't wait to check the properties of the Death Guard Statue to confirm whether it was the same Death Guard Statue he had obtained from the pyramid ruins before.

【Death Guard Statue】

[Level]: Epic

[Effect]: It can consume 20 points of death power to transform the corpse of a creature into a mummy, which can be summoned to fight at any time.

[Attributes]: Summoning limit 0/500; Death power 0/1000;

[Skill Death Guard Descends]: It consumes 999 points of Death Power, activates the power in the statue, and transforms the mummy into a Death Guard projection, which lasts for one hour. Tip: If the power is less than 999 points, forcible use will cause the statue to break.

[Skill Death's Call]: Consumes 10 points of death power and immediately resurrects the summoned creature.

[Skill: Curse of the God of Death]: It can consume 100 points of death power, curse the opponent, and force the target to be transformed into a mummy.

[Usage Restrictions]: Territory buildings can only be placed in the territory for use.

[Introduction]: A mysterious statue with a weak power of death.

It turns out that the properties of the two are almost identical.

The only difference is that this Death Guard statue does not have a number.

Mo Yu suppressed the urge to transform it into a defense tower because he had reached a new challenge level.

[Sand Trial Level 31: Escape Challenge, please escape from the current area within the time limit, the time limit is one hour. ]

Level 31 is located in a long and narrow corridor that extends to both sides, and it is unknown where it leads to.

A dim magic lamp hung from the top of the cave wall, faintly illuminating the entire space.

Mo Yu looked around and felt relieved. The earth ant nest tower was still there, but its height was severely limited and had been compressed to be several times smaller.

I tried to summon it, and the function was still normal. The queen ant and ten rock-armored army ants appeared in front of me in an orderly manner.

However, given the terrain characteristics of this level, if the Earth Ant Nest Tower is taken back into the War Gate, it will definitely not be able to be summoned again.

The best result is that the exit is within the activity range of the ant colony in the earth ant nest tower.

"Help me find the exit of this place?" Mo Yu ordered the queen ant.

A large number of ant colonies were summoned, mainly rock-armored army ants and rock-armored flying ants. They move quickly and can find the passages in the level as quickly as possible.

As for the rock-armored acid ants and rock-armored giant ants, due to their size, it is difficult to summon them in this corridor that is only two meters wide.

Under the command of the queen ant, the ants quickly divided the work and began to explore in both directions.

And Mo Yu was waiting for the result on the spot.

No one on either side of the corridor knew which was the correct direction, so he chose to stay put.

The queen ant constantly sends back information about the exploration ahead.

"At the end of the right side is a huge stone beetle nest..."

At this moment, its voice paused, and then it said hurriedly: "Oh no, they have been alarmed!"

Mo Yu's expression changed, and he asked, "How strong is he? Can he stop it?"

"They are not strong, but there are too many of them, at least hundreds of thousands. And they are also very small. The rock-armored army ants can't completely stop them. They are advancing towards this side quickly." The queen ant announced a terrible result.

Judging from the queen ant’s description, the stone beetles are of average strength, and their main advantage lies in numbers.

With Mo Yu's current strength, and only a defense tower, it would be difficult for him to resist the invasion of the stone beetle army.

Therefore, this is not a simple maze-finding process, but an escape with a certain degree of crisis.

Under normal circumstances, the stone beetle nest would not be disturbed so quickly, giving the challenger some time to escape.

Because the noise was so loud, a large number of ant soldiers were summoned to explore the way, which alarmed the stone beetles that were acting as pursuers in advance.

Mo Yu glanced down the corridor and quickly came up with an idea.

"Queen Ant, arrange for a few Earth-Armored Ants to dig out a few spaces in the tunnel that can accommodate the Rock-Armored Giant Ants, and have them block the tunnel!"

"it is good!"

Dozens of earth ants quickly came to both sides of the corridor and began to widen the corridor in an orderly manner.

For ants, digging holes is a basic life skill.

Even if they mutate, this eating skill still exists in their instinct.

Soon, with the cooperation of a large number of earth ants, the corridor was widened several times.

There was a flash of light on the earth-armored ant nest tower, and giant rock-armored ants appeared one after another, blocking the corridor tightly.

The earth ants carry soil and use it to plug some leaks.

A perfect wall blocked the side where the stone beetles were coming from.

Mo Yu was not sure whether it could be blocked, but at least it could delay it for a while.

This period of time is the space for the ant colony to perform.

At this moment, from the results of their exploration, only two channels are still open, and the others are dead ends.

These underground passages are interconnected and have many intersections.

Even if there were no stone beetles chasing, it would be extremely difficult to find the correct entrance for a while.

I have to say that the difficulty of the levels in the Sand Trial Land is really extraordinary.

The only advantage is that apart from the stone beetles, there are no other interfering factors for the time being.

After a short wait, Mo Yu led the queen ant and started forward along the explored passage.

As for the earth ant nest tower, it can only be left where it is for the time being.

There is no real death in the Sand Trial Land. Even the defense towers will not be truly destroyed, so there is no need to worry about leaving them there and being destroyed by stone beetles, thus completely losing a defense tower.

However, if the earth ant nest tower is destroyed, the challenges of the next few levels will definitely not be able to continue.

Mo Yu didn't think that he could pass too many levels in the Sand Trial Ground with his own strength alone.

After walking along the corridor for more than a hundred meters, two forks in the road appeared in front of us. A rock-armored army ant was standing at the left intersection, and the right intersection was vacant.

"Right!" said the queen ant.

Mo Yu nodded. He roughly knew what the queen ant did. She would leave an ant soldier as a mark before she found a dead end.

This can also prevent you from going in the wrong direction.

Continuing forward, the passage began to tilt slightly upward, making walking a little more difficult.

But for Mo Yu's current physique, the impact is not significant.

The queen ant was carried on the back of a rock-armored army ant, following Mo Yu closely.

They were not walking very fast, mainly because the ant soldiers in front of them had not yet fully explored the direction. Even if they walked fast, it would be difficult to find the exit for a while.

After passing about three forks in the road, the queen ant brought the news that the remaining rock-armored giant ants were attacked by stone beetles.

These stone beetles are voracious and will devour any living thing they see.

The giant rock ants were stuck in the tunnel and could not fight back, so they could only act as a flesh and blood shield to block the stone beetles' advance. However, the giant rock ants were not completely covered with carapaces, so some relatively soft areas were the direction of the stone beetles' attack.

Although the defense is amazing, by only defending and not attacking, the stone beetle will eventually be able to break through the defense line of the rock-armored giant ant after spending some time.

But the speed is slow, and it takes an average of five minutes to pass a giant rock ant.

After receiving this feedback, Mo Yu felt relieved.

But the pace of progress couldn't help but quicken.

No one wants to be trapped in a swarm of insects and be devoured by them.

Giant Rock Ant: So we are not human?
While Mo Yu was moving forward, the queen ant was organizing the ant colony behind him to continue blocking the stone beetle's way.

Even if the stone beetle breaks through the blockade behind it, its way will be blocked by more rock-armored giant ants' meat shields.

But there is a prerequisite, they will not attack the earth ant nest tower.

If we attack the earth ant nest tower, it will be bad.

Once the earth ant nest tower is damaged and disappears, you may not be able to pass this level, let alone the next one.

The queen ant also understands this, so she has been urging the ant colony to take action.

The rock-armored army ants and rock-armored flying ants were running at almost full speed in the tunnel.

Under such circumstances, ten minutes later, when the entire level was almost halfway through the time limit, the exit was found.

Seeing this, Mo Yu no longer hesitated and ran quickly.

At his current speed, it is no problem for him to maintain a speed of about ten meters per second, which is roughly equivalent to the full-speed sprinting level of a top athlete.

This physical fitness is far stronger than that of normal humans on Blue Star.

In fact, if it weren't for the influence of the environment, if it were a normal flat road, Mo Yu's speed should be able to increase by 20 to 30%.

He ran all the way and finally completed the level when there were only 25 minutes left in the countdown.

[Reminder: Successfully challenged the 31st level of the Sand Trial Land, and received the reward of Desert Treasure Rat.]

Before he could even breathe a sigh of relief at the exit of the underground tunnel, Mo Yu was quickly pulled into the next checkpoint.

The speed was so fast that there was no chance to breathe.

[Sand Trial Level 32: Lurking Challenge, please arrive at the designated location in the city within the time limit, one hour.]

This mission is relatively simple.

The location is outside a small desert-style city, and it is late at night.

All Mo Yu needed to do was to bypass the city’s defenders in the dark and sneak into the city.

This is the opening script that most people get.

For Mo Yu, the script is different.

Although the mission is a stealth challenge, it does not mean that it can only be completed by stealth.

If you have a flying mount, you can try to break through by flying; if you have the ability to dig underground, you can sneak in from underground... or even if you are strong enough, you can just kill your way in.

The task only requires arriving at the designated location within a limited time, and does not require any specific method of arrival. Any method will be fine as long as the task is completed.

That way, it's simple.

After a brief observation, Mo Yu determined that the strength of this small city was not weak, but it would be difficult to break through it head-on at least.

It's not that it's impossible to break through, it's just a waste of time and it's also easy to cause damage to the ant soldiers in the ant room.

Mo Yu chose a slightly tricky method.

He let the queen ant command the giant rock-armored ants and the army rock-armored ants to launch a feint attack, while he took advantage of the night and, under the cover of the flying rock-armored ants, approached the target directly from the air.

With strong strength and the queen ant's central command, the ant colony executed the tactics very successfully.

Even though they were discovered by the defenders in the city in the final stage, the Rock-Armored Flying Ants easily broke through the opponent's blockade and fell into the target area.

[Reminder: Successfully challenged the Sand Trial Land Level 32, and was rewarded with 50 Black Sand Gold. ]

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[Sand Trial Land Level 35: Guardian Challenge, please protect the desert oasis from the invasion of desert giant lizards. ]

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[Sand Trial Land Level 42: Command Challenge, please command the mummy army to defeat the enemy. ]

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One challenge after another, protection, guarding, command... As you go further, the challenges become more complex, and what is tested is no longer just individual strength.

Mo Yu could feel the original intention of the design of the Sand Trial Land.

It is not just about improving strength, but also about improving challengers' abilities in all aspects and cultivating various types of talents.

For example, it involves various aspects such as military command capabilities, the ability to lurk in the dark, the ability to explore mazes, etc.

If he can actually complete the entire challenge, he will definitely be the all-round talent that Mo Yu has always dreamed of.

Of course, you can't take shortcuts like he did.

Mo Yu used a clever method, relying on the huge army power of the Earth Ant Nest Tower to defeat the enemy with his own strength.

Fortunately, the Sand Trial Ground itself has limited carrying capacity. Although the tasks involved are intricate, the scene maps are mostly not particularly large, and the 10-kilometer activity range of the Earth Ant Nest Tower can be fully included.

Otherwise, it is hard to say whether we can continue to make unstoppable progress.

[Sand Trial Level 50: Endless Sea of ​​Sand. There are all kinds of powerful and ferocious monsters in this desert. If you are accidentally discovered by them, they will attack you crazily. Please survive in the current area for one hour to complete the mission. Please be careful, there are terrible sandstorms and quicksand in the desert, please be careful! ]

[Tip: You have 10 minutes of rest time before the final level.]

After passing all the levels, the last level finally arrived as expected.

Finally, Mo Yu got the rare 10 minutes of rest time.

Although the first 49 levels mostly relied on the Earth Ant Nest Tower, many levels in the middle required his personal participation.

It lasted for nearly six hours in total, and it was impossible not to feel tired at all.

Mo Yu seriously suspected that another important factor affecting the clearance rate was the speed of the intensive level challenges.

There is no break in the challenge at all, one level after another, and many levels have time limits, so there is no time to rest.

Moreover, many people are not like Mo Yu, who carries an army of ants with him.

If you work alone, recovery time will be even shorter.

It seems that in the short term, few people will be able to surpass his record, Mo Yu thought secretly.

I sat on the sand, ate something, drank some water, and took a few minutes' rest during this precious time.

After barely regaining some spirit, Mo Yu arrived at the last level.

Before the current Sand Trial Land is upgraded, the 50th level is the final level.

Mo Yu's figure was teleported from the sand to a vast desert.

The final level begins! (End of this chapter)