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"It's okay, you just need to give us the map, the surrounding precautions, and the distribution map of the energy giant, and we will find a way on our own."

As long as the distance through the desert is shorter, it's easy to fly directly over quicksand areas and the like.

But Xiang Yang had no intention of telling the Lord of Osmanthus City that Dragon City could fly.

"Okay, no problem."

Fortunately, the Lord of Osmanthus City was also very cheerful and did not ask why Xiang Yang insisted on taking that completely impossible path. She just assumed that Xiang Yang wanted to get more maps.

As long as she assists in defense and gives more maps, she won't care.

This time, the map given by Guihua City covers the entire surroundings of the middle and upper reaches of the Mohe River, the eastern edge of the plateau at the source of the Mohe River, all the way to the outskirts of the Wolf Ridge area, and the nearby desert.

The desert in that area is indeed very dangerous. There are not only super-large quicksand areas, but also the lairs of various desert energy monsters, many of which are third-stage super-giant energy monsters.

But fortunately, except for the plateaus and mountains, there are no flying energy behemoths in the desert in that area.

Therefore, there is no problem in avoiding the crisis on the ground.

And in that area of ​​the desert, there are no fixed versions of mirages.

After getting the map, Shenlong City still prepared for a few days before officially setting off. The map information provided by Guihua City was quite efficient, and the journey went smoothly, including crossing the desert.

A month later, the mountains finally appeared on the radar screen.

It means that in four or five hours, they will be able to completely pass through the desert terrain and enter the surrounding mountains of Wolf Ridge.

Shenlong City is currently flying in the air. The reason why it still takes so much time is because the flying speed is only fifty or sixty kilometers per hour.

This speed consumes less energy, similar to 30 to 40 kilometers per hour in land cities, and is the most cost-effective.

That's all.

Xiang Yang relaxed a little, confirmed that the route was OK, and picked up a cup of tea.

At this time, Gao Hongzhan, who was also in the control room, reminded: "City Lord, look at the weather forecast, there is a sandstorm."

"Sandstorm!"

Xiang Yang turned around urgently and looked at the big screen.

[Emergency broadcast: It is expected that in half an hour, a very large sandstorm will form nearby, and the maximum power is likely to exceed the county level.]

After entering the second stage, there is no need to choose between weather forecast and communication functions. It can be displayed directly on the corner of the large screen while communicating.

The number of forecast days has also reached five days. In addition, some emergency weather will be forecast, such as the one just now.

Of course, accuracy is still a concern.

Forecast errors occurred not once or twice, so Gao Hongzhan didn't look very nervous.

But Xiang Yang is different.

Because the accuracy of the emergency broadcast is about the same as that of the day's weather, which is the most accurate type of all days, and sandstorms are too common in the desert.

Therefore, this emergency forecast is a high-probability event, and the probability of occurrence is very high. The error probably only exists in terms of intensity, location, and range.

"City Lord, we need to find a way to escape as soon as possible." Bai Qianxue was also very nervous. "The city is in the sky. Even if it is a manor-level sandstorm, it is difficult for us to withstand it."

The power of the county level means that if a county-level city is encountered without any damage to the city, it can withstand it, but it will definitely be damaged.

As for the extent of the damage, it depends on the response method. After all, the sandstorm blowing directly on the defensive armor is different from the blowing on the outer wall of the city or the outer glass wall.

This refers to land cities as a standard.

As for the city in the sky, it cannot withstand most sandstorms that are two levels below. It is hard to say whether it can withstand sandstorms that are three levels below.

Because the aerial city has an engine port, even though it has protective measures, it is still easy for the sand to enter under the force of a big sandstorm, and then it is over.

Overall, Sky City is the most delicate of the three conventional types.

Xiang Yang glanced at the radar screen again and saw dense spots of energy beasts on the ground. There was a lair of energy beasts nearby, a large colony with hundreds of them spread out over a wide area.

Of course, even if there are no energy behemoths on the ground, landing is not a good idea, because if a sandstorm does occur, it will still be affected.

The power of the county level has exceeded that of the county level of Shenlong City.

As long as it is hit from the front, even if it has full-coverage defensive armor in defensive form, with the best luck, there is a high probability that it will be severely damaged.

Sand and dust are very special and can get in even the smallest crack.

There are also gaps in the fully covered defensive armor. For cannonballs or the claws and teeth of giant beasts, it is difficult to break in. For fine sand, it is easy to break in.

If it is a sandstorm exceeding the county level, death is certain.

"We can't leave the desert at the fastest speed, why don't we try to get to high altitude?" Wu Zhongjun suggested.

The fastest flight speed can reach 300 kilometers per hour, and it takes about an hour to leave. Unless there is an error in the forecast, a sandstorm will appear in half an hour.

But rising is just a matter of luck.

How high a city can fly depends on its scale. The second-stage aerial city can reach a maximum altitude of 50,000 meters.

Shenlong City can also reach this height.

This is of course very high, but the sandstorms in the wasteland world are not the same as those in Terra, and can affect the sky very high.

The specific height, even for sandstorms of the same power, is different every time, but the probability that a county-level sandstorm will affect an altitude of more than 50,000 meters is already very high, not to mention that it may exceed the county level.

But when there is no other way, this is still a necessary choice.

"Speed ​​up first."

Xiang Yang began to accelerate to the highest speed and headed towards Wolf Ridge. The lift-off time was very short, and it would not be too late to start again after seeing the sandstorm, so he didn't need to worry about it for the time being.

But one thing is for sure, the closer you are to the mountains, the safer you are.

If the sandstorm is heading towards the mountains, it is destined to weaken when it encounters the mountains.

If it's just outside the sandstorm, it won't be that powerful, and it can probably be easily withstood when it lands on the ground.

A prerequisite for landing is to avoid the energy behemoths on the ground. Otherwise, if you encounter a sandstorm and energy behemoths, you will definitely be dead.

Those energy giants on the ground can hide underground, and their lairs are also under the sand, so they can easily avoid sandstorms.

Therefore, we must speed up and stay as far away from the energy beast’s lair on the ground as possible.

"The altitude is reduced to five thousand meters. All lookouts will increase their concentration and search for possible energy monsters on the ground and targets that can avoid sandstorms."

The current height of Shenlong City is 20,000 meters. Xiang Yang also lowered the height when he accelerated his advance.

Of course it would be best if you can find a place where you can take shelter temporarily.

"Yes, City Lord." Someone in the room was controlled by a lookout telescope, and everyone was on full alert observing the area they were responsible for.

"Attention all, all attention, an emergency order is issued. Shenlong City is about to encounter a large-scale sandstorm. The whole city has entered a wartime state. Stop some work and go to your respective rooms."

The third thing Xiang Yang did was to broadcast throughout the city to ask the crowd to evacuate and enter a safe place.

"It's over, we encountered a sandstorm."

"Quick, stop the machine within two minutes and head to the residential area."

"What bad luck."

"Don't panic. Everyone should stop what they are doing in an orderly manner and go to the residential area according to usual drills. Please pay attention to holding on to the fixed objects in the room."

In each facility, team leaders and supervisors began to organize crowd evacuation.

The role of managers is not only to arrange production and other matters, but also to organize people in emergencies.

"The wind has picked up." About ten minutes later, Bai Qianxue reported: "Looking at this posture, the county level has not escaped."

In the control room, she also controlled an observer telescope, making judgments based on various methods such as ground reference objects, the way the energy beast's hair was blown by the wind, and the speed of sand dunes.

Ding ding dong dong, after a few minutes, many grains of sand hit the outer wall of the city.

Everyone also heard the whine of the wind and sand.

Shenlong City continued to advance rapidly and escaped from the ground energy beast's lair as quickly as possible.

"The nests of the ground energy monsters are two kilometers, five kilometers, and twelve kilometers apart, and they have basically separated." Wu Zhongjun also controlled an observer telescope and kept reporting. "The ground energy monsters have entered the underground, and they have also begun to avoid sandstorms.

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"Here you go, City Lord. There is a sandstorm thirty kilometers away to the left." The person controlling the lookout reminded.

"That's the outer perimeter. It's coming towards us. Its strength cannot be estimated for the time being, but it is definitely higher than the county level." Bai Qianxue said.

"The range is too big and there is no way to avoid it. City Lord, why don't you try raising the level?"

Even if it exceeds the county level, it may not affect the height of 50,000 meters. This is a matter of probability. Although it may not be feasible, Wuzhong Army still feels that it can only take a gamble.

"Dragon City is preparing to rise to an altitude of 50,000 meters. Everyone pay attention."

Xiang Yang had no other choice. The sandstorm was very close. No matter it was in the air or landed on the ground, he would be hit head-on.

As long as the power exceeds the county level, even if it is not much more than that, there is a high probability that the city will be destroyed.

You may not be able to avoid it even if you rise to a high altitude, but the probability of survival is still much higher than landing on the ground.

"Report to the city lord, there is a hill on the ground, and there is a giant cave." The person controlling the lookout said, with obvious excitement in his tone.

"Where?" Xiang Yang forced control of an observer telescope.

"At three o'clock, about fifteen kilometers away."

Xiang Yang looked over there, and there were indeed small hills. There were several of them, hundreds of meters high. It was only more than a hundred kilometers away from the outskirts of Langling, so the probability of hills similar to hills was also increased.

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The cave is on the second hill. It doesn't look like a cave, but a completely concave part of the rock wall, but the depth of the concavity is a bit larger.

"Nice place." Xiang Yang immediately gave up taking off and landed in that direction.

If you add a cave and a few hills, the survival rate of a hard landing will be significantly improved.

After all, now they have basically got rid of the threat of the energy giant on the ground, even if the damage is serious, there will be no problem.

As for rising to a high altitude, they can only rely on the sandstorm not affecting such high places. To put it bluntly, they can only rely on luck.

Luck is the most unreliable.

Xiang Yangning could rely on the cave and several hills to buffer the sandstorm and resist it.

[Dragon City will enter landing operation and will soon start driving mode]

Soon, Shenlong City appeared above the hills, and with the sound of the prompt, it floated dozens of meters above the ground.

This operation is similar to flying in a land city.

Then, the chassis changed, the jets used for flight were retracted, and the tracks were moved out. With a bang, the whole city slowly fell down, and the ground shook several times.

The last step is to retract the surrounding balance and direction control jets.

[Successfully landed in Shenlong City, and successfully launched the driving mode]

There was no time to think too much. As soon as the landing was successful, Xiang Yang took control of Shenlong City and headed towards the cave.

Because this sandstorm was moving very fast and was getting closer, a large amount of gravel hit the outer wall of Shenlong City, and there was a continuous ding-ding-dong-dong sound, as well as the sound of strong wind blowing.

He didn't even have time to deploy his defensive form.

Shenlong City shook a few times, suddenly swept forward, and rushed into the cave at almost the fastest speed.

This cave is not very deep, only more than a hundred meters deep. Even if the siege ram hits the rock wall inside, the outer wall of the city behind Shenlong City will be exposed outside the cave.

But these are not big problems. Even if the outer wall is damaged, it can be repaired as long as the city is not destroyed.

Directly in front of Shenlong City, when the siege ram was about to hit the rock wall, Xiang Yang suddenly saw a ray of light under the rock wall.

that's a door

The light gate is more than twenty meters tall.

"It's a ruin, a county-level ruin." Bai Qianxue reacted quickly, "City Lord, enter the ruins. We can completely handle it at the county level."

Sure enough, good luck comes after extreme bad luck.

Xiang Yang's reaction was not slow either. He made an emergency turn and the Shenlong City chassis moved at a small angle of about two degrees. The battering ram swept over sideways, right in front of the light door.

In the control room, everyone's eyes flashed, and a white light appeared outside the vision frame.

No matter which part it is, once it touches the entrance and exit light door of the ruins, it will be teleported.

It was daytime inside the ruins, and the wind was gentle and sunny.

The sound of gravel hitting the outer walls of the city and the sound of wind and sand suddenly disappeared.

In the distance is a stretch of mountains with no end in sight, nearby is grassland, and a few kilometers behind is the sea. The sun is high in the sky, but slightly tilted to the west. The time is estimated to be around one o'clock in the afternoon.

"Saved."

"Great, saved."

The scenery in this ruins is nice, but in the control room, no one was in the mood to appreciate it. Instead, everyone let out a big sigh of relief, feeling lucky to be out of the sandstorm crisis.

It was really dangerous just now.

Of course, extremely large-scale sandstorms are relatively common in the desert, but if you do encounter them, you are just unlucky.

"Let's explore this ruins." After a long moment, Xiang Yang said: "Go to the mountains first to see if there is a passage for Shenlong City to enter inside."

With that said, Xiang Yang has taken control of Shenlong City and continues to advance.