Chapter 709: A New Place To Call Home

The wind howled through the land, stirring up gust after gust of sand and spilling it across the dawn-tainted sky. Schools of clouds jiggled up and down on the horizon, looking like a bunch of children refusing to go home. There were no living things in sight, only an endless stretch of sand.

Then, suddenly, the sand shifted, releasing a soft, susurration in the air that chased the silence away. The vast sandy land split apart and a groove appeared just like how Moses parted the Red Sea. 

A flesh worm as large as a human stood up as the wind slapped against her uncovered body and sprayed sand all over her. She craned her neck and looked out into the distance. Then, she angled her head down and slapped the unconscious person next to her several times. "Hurry! Wake up!"