Full-Time Magister: Summoning Agumon at the Start

Chapter 313 Lost

Upon arriving at the edge of the Sahara Desert and gazing at the endless expanse of golden sand, Zhao Manyan immediately felt he had to turn back.

"Mo Fan, Lin Chen, I actually think money isn't always that important," Zhao Manyan said.

"No! Money is very important to me," Mo Fan replied.

"But even if you're short of money, don't come to a place like this! Can you guys please stop pushing yourselves so hard!" Zhao Manyan shouted, though he was actually a coward who feared death.

Zhao Manyan felt that he was just a rich second-generation heir who could have stayed at home and lived a life of leisure, but he ended up making friends with people like Lin Chen and Mo Fan. He was so worried that he might die young, and the reason for his death would be because he was short of money. This was a slap in the face to the Zhao family.

"Why are you so scared? Nan Jue said he would just check out the outer perimeter," Lin Chen said.

"That's true, but I've heard that it wouldn't be surprising if a monarch appeared in a place like the Sahara," Zhao Manyan said.

"It's alright. Even if a monarch appears, we're confident we can escape," Mo Fan said mysteriously. "Besides, what monarch would have nothing better to do than come to the outskirts? These are just some minor monsters at most."

Upon entering the Sahara Desert, Lin Chen found the area to be very calm, with no wind or dust in the sky, making it seem quite different from the Western Australian desert that Lin Chen had previously visited alone.

Of course, this is not the true boundary of the Sahara, but only the outer desert circle, which is relatively close to the Mediterranean Sea.

What's most terrifying about the Sahara is not just the demons there, which are many levels stronger than those outside.

Furthermore, a very strange and mysterious realm exists within the Sahara Desert.

Anyone who steps into the true Sahara will almost always lose their way. Not only will they be unable to find their way out of this desert maze, but they may also unknowingly wander deeper and deeper, and even high-level mages are no exception.

"The last time the missing group made contact was around here, which is about three kilometers away from the Desert Maze. According to our mentor, they encountered a very strong sandstorm and entered the Desert Maze. At that time, the sandstorm was heading south, so I think they probably fled south. I hope they didn't go too deep into the Sahara." Nan Jue said.

"So what do we do now? We can't just walk right in to find them, can we?" Jiang Yu asked.

"We'll go in in a long line, with no more than a kilometer between each person. That way, we can ensure that anyone who enters the desert maze can also come out." Nan Jue had already researched this and immediately shared his solution.

The so-called "long dragon formation" is actually quite simple.

The group of seven people lines up one kilometer apart, forming a six-kilometer-long dragon. The person at the tail of the dragon stands outside the desert maze, while the other six enter the desert maze. Every five minutes, they need to release a magical signal so that everyone can see it clearly.

Moreover, this long line is three kilometers longer than the estimated distance from which the missing people were found. If nothing unexpected happens, the missing persons should still be able to be found within this distance.

The boundaries of the Desert Maze are very clear. When a red hue slowly seeps through the golden sand, that's when you've entered the Desert Maze.

Nan Jue stayed outside the labyrinth as a marker for the dragon's tail, while the others entered the desert labyrinth one after another. Everyone tried to choose sand dunes as their apex, which would result in some slight deviations in distance, but it would also allow those who went deeper into the sea of ​​sand to see more clearly.

Because Lin Chen was the strongest, he was responsible for the last leg of the relay.

After Lin Chen had walked more than 500 meters into the depths of the desert, he looked back and found that Mo Fan, who should have been standing on his left, had somehow moved to his right.

This surprised Lin Chen greatly. Mo Fan obviously wouldn't wander off on his own; he must have just drifted off course.

To prevent himself from veering too far off course, Lin Chen summoned BlackGatomon and placed it on his shoulder to observe Mo Fan's position, serving as a constant reminder.

The yellow of the desert, the endless sand dunes, the rolling hills—these were all constantly repeating themselves. After walking through one desert after another, when the scenery around him was always the same, endless and unchanging, it was no different from disappearing into complete darkness. If it weren't for Black Gatomon constantly reminding him, Lin Chen wouldn't have known whether he was going in circles or walking in a straight line.

As they ventured deeper, Lin Chen estimated that he had walked about a kilometer before he began to explore the surrounding area, using Mo Fan as the center.

After spending more than twenty minutes, Lin Chen found the remnants of tents and personal belongings left behind by the African government team that had gotten lost here earlier, but he couldn't see any of them.

Having marked the location, Lin Chen began his return journey. Had Mo Fan not sent a signal every five minutes, even with the Black Gatomon perched on Lin Chen's shoulder constantly watching Mo Fan's position, it would have been easy for him to go the wrong way.

"This desert maze is a bit strange," Mo Fan said.

"That's right, I estimate that the terrain here has formed a natural, large-scale chaotic magic field," Lin Chen guessed.

"Forget it, let's not worry about it anymore, let's go back quickly," Lin Chen continued.

Following the continuous signal magic released by their teammates, the group safely returned to Zhao Manyan's location. While discussing the peculiarities of the Sahara Desert labyrinth and waiting for Nan Jue to send a magic signal, they suddenly realized something was amiss.

"Why isn't Nan sending a signal yet? Weren't we supposed to get a signal every five minutes?" Jiang Yu said.

"Speaking of which, it's been ten minutes already —" Zhao Manyan muttered, "It seems like Nan Jue stopped transmitting signals for the five minutes before you came back."

"Why didn't you say so earlier? How could you be so careless!" Mo Fan cursed, increasingly finding Zhao Manyan's intelligence to be quite touching.

"I forgot all about it when you guys came over," Zhao Manyan said, a little embarrassed.

"I hope nothing went wrong," Jiang Shaoxu said.

The group continued to wait at Zhao Manyan's location, but after a full fifteen minutes, there was still no response from the South Ring Road!

Just as everyone was preparing to head towards the outskirts of the Sahara Desert in the direction Zhao Manyan had memorized, they were surprised to find that the land in that direction was not golden sand, but still red sand.

To prevent it from being a misperception, Lin Chen and the others used some other methods, and ultimately came to the same conclusion: they were lost.

"Let's pitch the tent and wait for rescue," Mo Fan said helplessly.