The sky was dark with a heavy sandstorm that engulfed the entire desert. Among the sand dunes, a team of camel traders pushed through the deadly barrier or nature on slow steps.
Even with their gear, it was too hard to see the path ahead. But as experienced merchants who crossed the same path every year, they could still find their way with the help of the rings tied to their animals.
When the sandstorm died down just a little, a man taking the lead yelled loudly behind him, "Keep your guards up, folks! That ahead is the most dangerous part of the route. Stick close to each other and don't lose your way!"
This place was known as the "sands of no return" just because of the quicksand clusters in the way. Anyone who took the wrong step would sink into the hot grave to hell with no hope of coming back out. Not even veteran adventurers.