# Chapter 253: Dancing on the Edge of a Knife! (Bonus Chapter!!!)
Clearly!
The biological scanner installed in the tunnel had detected that it wasn't Mark!
And directly chose to detonate the tunnel!
Determined to crush Jiangnan and the others beneath the yellow sand!
Li Mietu's eyes were bloodshot as he raised his hand to the sky!
A force field spread out, using his earth-type ability to resist the collapsing yellow sand!
His steel teeth were nearly ground to pieces! Blood flowed from his seven orifices, veins bulged on his forehead, and deep growls came from his throat!
The enormous weight was all borne on his shoulders alone!
"Nan Shen! Hurry! I can't hold on much longer!"
Jiangnan used the sensing ability of the Aihei Black Garlic to probe!
The tunnel was actually more than 800 meters underground—one teleportation wouldn't be enough to get them out!
"No choice!"
"Everyone! Hold tight to the truck! Don't let go even if you die!"
Jiangnan pulled out the Golden Durian Pulp he had prepared earlier!
And took a huge bite!
Then snapped his fingers toward the sky above!
The spiritual energy in his body was instantly drained, but rapidly replenished!
Then he teleported the entire truck 500 meters away!
Appearing in a pitch-black space!
This space was exactly the one Jiangnan had previously carved out using the Void Black Hole!
All the yellow sand within the hundred-meter spherical space was compressed into black pearls!
Freeing enough room for Jiangnan and the others to teleport in!
So they wouldn't be directly suffocated to death in the sand!
And the spiritual energy in Jiangnan's body was drained again! Then he swallowed another mouthful of pulp!
During this time, the space collapsed violently, and yellow sand pressed in from all directions at breakneck speed!
Just as everyone was about to be completely swallowed up!
Jiangnan teleported the truck once more!
"Boom!"
An eight-wheeled heavy truck tumbled down the peak of a sand dune!
Rolling several times before finally coming to a stop!
The sun blazed high in the Sahara Desert!
Jiangnan scrambled to his feet!
Looking at the hundred-meter-deep crater that had collapsed beneath the dune, he couldn't help but stand on the peak, hands on his hips,满脸神气 (brimming with pride)!
"Ha! Ha! Ha!"
Shanmao let out a long sigh of relief!
Bai Qianxun spat out the sand in her mouth: "Ptooey ptooey ptooey! Look at how smug Nan Shen is!"
Tang Shi covered her mouth and snickered: "Just let him be smug for a while!"
"Without Nan Shen, we really would have been buried alive!"
The group exchanged glances and burst out laughing!
It was truly a narrow escape from death!
No more than five seconds had passed from start to finish!
And Jiangnan had made his judgment in an extremely short time!
His series of actions had saved everyone's lives!
A dangerously close brush with disaster!
And this time, it was the closest Jiangnan had ever come to death!
Just a moment ago, he had been laughing—then his legs went weak!
He stumbled, rolling all the way down the sandy slope!
Sprawled on the ground, spitting out sand!
Bai Qianxun was laughing so hard her stomach hurt: "Pfft hahahaha! Is this the legendary 'handsome for less than three seconds'?"
Even Shanmao was covering her mouth, stifling a laugh!
The truck was wrecked!
Jiangnan pulled another armored vehicle out of his Alternate Dimension!
Its engine roared like a rampaging beast!
Jiangnan stuck his head out of the window and raised an eyebrow!
"Get in!"
...
Meanwhile, inside the underground base of Dracula Biotechnology Corporation!
A young man with a slender build and a high-bridged nose had his golden hair meticulously slicked back, exuding an elegant demeanor!
He stared at a screen full of static!
His expression was blank!
And he elegantly sipped his black tea!
Beside him, a girl in fishnet stockings with two pigtails was squeezing a baseball in her hand, over and over again!
"I say! Was it really necessary to blow up the tunnel?"
"It's just a nest of rats that got in. Do we have to make such a big fuss?"
The golden-haired man said flatly: "Any existence that poses a threat to this place must be eliminated!"
"You know the secret here! It must absolutely not be exposed!"
"Being able to extract the tunnel location from Mark, who was injected with the third-generation serum—this group is a pack of wolves!"
The pigtailed girl pouted: "Then are you sure they were buried alive in the tunnel? Is there no possibility they escaped?"
The golden-haired man said darkly: "Hmph! Better if they escaped! Being buried alive doesn't necessarily mean death!"
"But appearing in the Sahara Desert definitely means death!"
"Anyone below Starlight cannot survive crossing the Sahara!"
The pigtailed girl: "Looks like you have a lot of confidence in your test subjects!"
The golden-haired man didn't respond. Instead, he stood up and said: "The development of the completed version of the serum is nearing its end. I'm going to Hongguo to negotiate a deal!"
"I'll leave this place to you..."
...
The desert stretched endlessly—ten thousand miles of yellow sand!
An armored vehicle raced between sand dunes, kicking up a trail of dust!
Jiangnan had been driving for three hours!
Not a single living creature in sight!
Bai Qianxun raised her binoculars: "The Sahara Desert isn't as terrifying as the rumors say!"
"Nothing..."
"Boom!"
Suddenly, the sand dune directly ahead exploded!
Yellow sand flew everywhere!
A giant scorpion, almost thirty meters long, raised its tail stinger toward the sky!
Its crimson eyes fixed deadly on the armored vehicle!
Wang Zhengyang's scalp went numb: "Xiao Bai! Did your mouth get blessed or something?"
Tang Shi's face turned pale: "A Peak Platinum Long-Tailed Death Scorpion! Oh no, oh no!"
It had been hiding beneath the sand all this time, and now it suddenly burst out!
Charging straight at Jiangnan and the others!
The ground trembled, and sand billowed!
Bai Qianxun's face went white: "Run! Even a Diamond-rank might not be able to take this thing down!"
Jiangnan surveyed the surrounding terrain and cursed loudly!
Then he floored the accelerator, charging directly toward the Death Scorpion!
Bai Qianxun panicked: "Hey hey hey! Nan Shen! Are you crazy? Why are you driving toward it?"
Wei Hua and Fang Liu were already scared out of their wits!
Fang Liu said venomously: "If you want to die, don't drag us down with you!"
Shanmao gave her a cold glance but said nothing!
Instead, she climbed directly onto the hood of the vehicle!
Cracked her neck, her skin turning the color of black iron, a blazing red glow wrapping around her body, and her angel wings spread open!
The wind and sand blew against her face as she made a punching stance!
Facing the 30-meter giant scorpion, there was no fear in Shanmao's eyes!
Jiangnan was stunned!
Damn!
He didn't expect Shanmao to actually be ready to fight the Death Scorpion head-on!
Wasn't she a bit too reckless?
But she looked so cool!
Heart racing!
"Little Meow Meow! Come back! We're not fighting!"
Shanmao froze, turned her head, and looked at Jiangnan in bewilderment!
At that moment, the Death Scorpion had already charged!
Its huge tail stinger stabbed like lightning, carrying a cold gleam!
Jiangnan opened his Spatial Wormhole to its maximum size!
The vehicle rushed straight into it!
"Bang!"
The tail stinger struck nothing! The venom corroded the yellow sand, sending up plumes of white smoke!
And now, the vehicle had already appeared 500 meters behind the Death Scorpion!
Flooring it and speeding away!
Shanmao was stunned: "You can do that too?"
Jiangnan had practically turned the Spatial Wormhole into a toy!
Bai Qianxun and the others broke out in a cold sweat!
A space-type!
So overpowered!
This was practically dancing on the edge of a knife!
The Death Scorpion was relentless; it turned around and chased after them, moving extremely fast!
"Sister Shanmao! You drive! Xiao Bai! Prepare the Super Electromagnetic Cannon!"
"Oh oh! Okay!"
Jiangnan jumped onto the roof of the vehicle, pulled out a black pearl, and teamed up with Bai Qianxun for another big move!
A violent roar rang out, accompanied by thunder and lightning!
The Super Electromagnetic Cannon blasted heavily onto the scorpion's back armor!
The massive force sent it tumbling back over 300 meters!
But before Bai Qianxun could get excited, the Death Scorpion climbed back up and chased after them even more ferociously!
There were only a few cracks on its carapace!
"A Super Electromagnetic Cannon that can blow up a building can't even break its defense? How is this so overpowered?"
Jiangnan gritted his teeth: "Keep firing!"
Every time the Death Scorpion was about to catch up, Jiangnan blasted it with the cannon to keep their distance!
They chased each other for a full half hour, and Jiangnan ran out of black pearls!
Just as he was about to gather materials on the spot to make more!
Suddenly, the Death Scorpion slammed on the brakes! Its eyes were filled with agitation, spinning in place restlessly, and finally turned and left!
Everyone was utterly bewildered!
Why did it run away?
Bai Qianxun said proudly: "Heh heh! Knowing when to back down is a good quality!"
"Scared, huh? I'm a girl you'll never get!"
Just then, as Shanmao drove over another sand dune, she slammed on the brakes!
Staring at the scene ahead in shock!
"What in the world are these?!"
Jiangnan looked over, and his scalp went numb! A shiver ran down his spine!
Below the sand dune was a crowd—a boundless crowd of people!
So densely packed it made one's heart race, wandering endlessly here!
These people were all dressed in rags, with bloodshot eyes!
Carrying unparalleled violence and madness! Some were even missing limbs!
For a moment, Jiangnan felt like he had stepped into a zombie movie!
And in that instant, pairs of blood-red eyes all locked onto the armored vehicle!
At this moment, Jiangnan felt that the Death Scorpion from earlier was much cuter...
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**Author's Note:**