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Chapter 154 Southern Rift Valley
Qin Ziwu exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, there are actually bugs in here!"

"The Gobi Desert is hot and dry. The grass is not only cool but also a free means of transportation. Sometimes there are lizards or rodents inside. So if you come across this and want to touch it, you must be careful, as there may be poisonous insects such as spiders and centipedes hiding inside."

Wang Jun sheathed his spear, letting the wind carry the tumbleweed as it continued to roll.

As the group headed south, discussing their experiences, more than an hour passed quietly.

The group reached the edge of the Great Rift Valley.

"So steep."

The Gobi Desert here seems to have been cleaved in two.

On both sides are reddish-brown rock walls, with cross-sections as if cleaved by a knife and axe, and weathered boulders are scattered at the bottom of the valley.

At the bottom corner, close to the side of the cliff, there is a muddy puddle.

"There's water here!" Yuan Ming's spirits lifted.

Where there is water, there are animals.

However, the area around the puddle at the bottom was now empty, with no sign of animals.

"You can go down over there." Qin Ziwen looked around and found a gentle slope on the left that he could descend.

After walking around for more than ten minutes, we finally reached the gentle slope. As we descended the slope, the sunlight was blocked by the cliff, and it felt a bit cooler.

Upon reaching the bottom of the rift valley, the temperature was nearly ten degrees lower than at the surface.

The harpy eagle liked the environment and landed on the ground.

He turned his head and looked around.

Suddenly, the harpy eagle stared at a spot and let out a cry!
Then it flapped its wings and flew over!

We stopped in front of a crevice in the rocks.

Qin Ziwen followed and peered into the depths of the crevice, where he discovered a snake.

It's neither a cobra nor a rattlesnake.

It's not very long, only about a meter long. Its base color is light sandy yellow, and it's covered with irregular brown patches. It's hidden in the crevices of the rocks, somewhat similar to its surroundings.

Wang Jun walked over, and after taking a closer look, said, "Captain, this is an adult sand python."

"A python? Then it must be non-venomous." Qin Ziwen found it rather strange that this small creature, only a meter long, could be called a python.

Upon hearing that it was non-toxic, a group of people gathered around to observe the sand python.

Seeing so many people, the sand python shrank even tighter, its body almost pressed firmly against the depths of the rock crevices.

Wang Jun nodded: "Yes, sand pythons are not very big. Some reptile enthusiasts even keep them as pets because they are non-venomous and small."

"I'll do it," Deng Guang volunteered.

He took out a stick and poked it deep into the crevice.

After being poked several times, the sand python hissed as a warning, then curled its body into a ball and hid its head inside its body.

Qin Ziwen withdrew his gaze and continued walking towards the puddles and mud pits ahead.

As you can see, right ahead, around the puddles, there is some mud, and near the mud, you can see many animal footprints.

Du Yu and Yang Cunshen went forward to observe for a while and then returned to report.

"Sir, there are mostly small animals here: scorpions, lizards, gerbils, pythons, and a few others I don't recognize. However, the footprints here are a bit messy, and the hoof prints are quite large, like those of a cow."

“But it’s so dry here, cows should be quite rare.” Du Yu frowned; people can’t describe things they haven’t seen before.

He used to hunt mainly in forests and plains, and he didn't know much about the Gobi Desert environment.

“It could be a camel,” Wang Jun said. “Camel footprints look very similar to cow footprints.”

“Camels. Maybe.” Du Yu pointed east. “Judging from the footprints, they’ve been heading that way for a day or two.”

"East, huh?" Qin Ziwen thought of the video the harpy eagle had filmed yesterday.

From the air, it looked like a group of animals, their colors similar to those in the Gobi Desert, were emerging from the rift valley. At first, he thought they were megalodonts, but now it seemed they could also be camels.

If it were a megalodon, they should have left footprints nearby.

Just then, a dense sound of footsteps came from around the bend in the rift valley ahead.

It looks like a chicken?
"Be careful." Qin Ziwen raised his weapon.

The crowd behind them stepped forward, surrounded them on both sides, raised their weapons, and formed a spear formation.

Finally, the group of uninvited guests around the corner revealed their presence.

These are a group of small dinosaurs that look only about 1.2 or 1.3 meters long.

They have a layer of short fur, mainly in yellow, brown and red colors. They have small heads and two claws in front of their bodies. The claws are peculiar, with only one claw, which looks like two small curved knives hanging on their chests.

It has a slender body, a standard "skinny dog" build, and a long, thin tail that wags as it runs, with the tail accounting for half of its body length.

Li Yueqi, standing beside him, said with a puzzled look, "Why does it look a bit like a chicken?"

Qin Ziwu smacked his lips: "I feel like this thing is like an ostrich that has lost weight and has a tube stuck in its butt."

“This is a monoclawed dinosaur, a standard dinosaur.” Wang Jun’s eyes gleamed. The pterosaur he saw yesterday was not a dinosaur, nor was the megalodon; it was an extinct species.

But what's in front of us is definitely a living dinosaur!
After countless millennia, we meet again on this land.

Yuan Ming's eyes lit up. "I wonder if it will taste good. I've never eaten dinosaur food before."

After turning the corner, the group of one-clawed dragons immediately stopped and warily examined the creatures in front of them.

Humans have never seen them, and they have never seen humans.

Both sides are assessing each other's combat capabilities.

Several of the monoclawed dinosaurs slowly approached and lowered their heads to drink water.

Every water resource point in this Gobi Desert is limited. They come here to replenish their water supply, and seeing the water pool so close by, they are naturally unwilling to give it up.

"Who cares if it tastes good or not, I'll kill two of them and take them back to try. Watch me take down a dinosaur by myself."

Qin Ziwen handed the steel fork to his younger brother, then took out the compound bow, bent the bow, and nocked an arrow.

"Whoosh-"

An arrow shot out.

There was no time to dodge, and the one-clawed dragon was pinned to the ground.

"on!"

Qin Ziwen raised his arm and waved it.

A group of people rushed forward.

"Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!"

The group of one-clawed dragons exploded like fireworks, scattering in all directions.

But the surrounding area was a steep cliff, and several of them nearly crashed into the wall before hurriedly turning around and fleeing back the way they came.

They ran very fast, their long legs propelling them forward at breakneck speed; the fastest of them were so fast that they disappeared from sight.

Those that ran slower were left behind.

However, the terrain of the rift valley meant that they could not scatter and escape, but could only run wildly in one direction.

This also gave Qin Ziwen and his group a good route for pursuit.

As long as you stay in the rift valley and conserve your energy, you'll catch up sooner or later.

Most of the guys with long legs and who can run really fast are sprint champions. Qin Ziwen had only ever heard of ostriches as long-distance running champions with two legs.

He refused to believe that these one-clawed dragons could run fast and run for a long time.

It's time to let these little dinosaurs see the incredible endurance of the hominids!
(End of this chapter)