Karry continued walking across the sand.
He slowly looked down at the surface beneath his feet.
He remembered reading about a fictional technique where a person could move across the ground without actually walking, using their feet to glide across the surface.
But here, he couldn't risk trying anything like that.
The slightest disturbance might attract the monsters.
Suddenly—
A wave of sand erupted from beneath him.
A massive sandworm burst out of the ground and attacked Karry.
Karry reacted instantly.
With a single strike, he defeated it.
Karry looked at the fallen creature.
Karry: "Attacking a worm isn't a problem for me."
He turned toward the distance.
Then he noticed something.
A massive wave of sand was moving toward him.
At first, Karry thought it was simply another sandstorm.
But as he looked closer...
His expression changed.
There were countless monsters moving beneath the sand.
Karry stared at them.
Karry: "Even I can't defeat all of them."
He immediately turned around and ran.
Karry released his Aura, using it to increase his speed.
He ran faster and faster.
But something was wrong.
The moment he used his Aura, even more monsters began moving toward him.
"Damn..."
"The Aura is attracting them!"
The swarm continued closing in.
There seemed to be no way to escape.
Suddenly—
Something emerged from beneath the sand.
Karry stopped.
A humanoid figure stood before him.
A massive Aura frequency radiated from its body.
Karry's expression became serious.
Before he could react—
A girl suddenly appeared riding a strange sand rider.
She looked toward Karry.
Girl: "Get in."
Karry didn't hesitate.
He immediately climbed onto the back of the sand rider.
The girl accelerated across the desert, leaving the approaching monsters behind.
[End of Chapter]