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 **Chapter 1312: Familiar Scraping Tactics**

The yellow sand once again covered the sky, even blocking the heat from the fireballs in the sky. 

For a moment, the yellow sand was like thick fog, making it difficult to see anything, and the scorpion within the sandstorm also lost its silhouette.

"Attack!"

Before the visibility could recover, a sudden loud shout erupted, and the Sand Tribe members who had been lying in ambush moved.

Leading the charge were five Sand Tribe members, all at the seventh level of the Divine King realm, wielding golden, gleaming golden machetes, and they were the first to rush forward.

The Sand Tribe members charged into the yellow sand. While others couldn't see clearly in such conditions, they could.

Born in the desert and living with sand all their lives, the yellow sand was their best eyes.

The dazzling blade light tore through the yellow sand, reflecting the outline of the scorpion within.

The blade light fell on the scorpion's body, legs, tail, and head.

Five fierce attacks, each with a specific target, all were full-force strikes.

Lin Moryu had already switched to Undead Vision, and he could see everything clearly.

The blade light cut through the scorpion's armor, breaking some of its skin, causing a few hundred-meter-long superficial wounds.

Given the scorpion's several-thousand-kilometer-long body, wounds of only a hundred meters were indeed just superficial.

It was merely a scratch, not even fully breaking the carapace.

But the five attacks enraged the scorpion, and it quickly locked onto the five attackers, launching a fierce counterattack.

Its tail turned into a blur, stabbing fiercely at one of the Sand Tribe Divine Kings.

The Sand Tribe Divine King produced a shield, and heavy armor appeared on his body simultaneously.

The shield was enormous, engraved with complex patterns, emitting an orange-yellow light.

The light transformed into a hundred-meter-high wall, connecting heaven and earth, firmly protecting him.

He was well-prepared for the scorpion's attack.

The scorpion's tail struck the high wall, which shattered like a bubble.

The Sand Tribe Divine King grunted, being sent flying by the immense force.

However, he was not injured, and even the shield in his hand was undamaged.

At this moment, the scorpion's tail launched another attack, targeting another Sand Tribe Divine King.

This Divine King was also clad in armor, holding a shield identical to the previous one.

The shield transformed into a high wall, blocking the scorpion's attack. He was also sent flying but remained unscathed.

The other three experienced the same treatment.

Their defensive methods were identical.

The scorpion's round of attacks was swift and rapid, taking less than half a second.

After the last Sand Tribe Divine King was sent flying, the first four had already flown back.

The four stood at the four corners of the scorpion, vaguely forming an encirclement.

They raised their shields high, and the shields once again emitted orange-yellow light, stronger than before.

The light from the four shields connected heaven and earth, linking together to form a light circle.

A light wall was erected, completely enclosing the scorpion.

The scorpion began attacking the light wall, but this time the wall did not shatter and became extremely sturdy.

At this moment, the last Sand Tribe Divine King flew back. He flew to the top of the scorpion's head, and his shield also emitted orange-yellow light, connecting with the surrounding light walls to form a whole.

Light walls appeared on all sides and above, blocking the scorpion.

Then the Sand Tribe Divine Kings stomped their feet, and the sand exploded, revealing a light wall beneath the sand.

The light wall formed a square cube, enveloping the scorpion inside.

The five Sand Tribe Divine Kings continuously supplied power to their shields, maintaining the light wall, allowing the scorpion to attack inside without the wall budging.

At least until their power was exhausted, the scorpion couldn't escape.

However, the area was filled with powerful earth and stone laws, making it a true home ground for the Sand Tribe, allowing them to quickly replenish their energy.

The scorpion, trapped within the light wall, became even more furious.

Its tail and legs continuously attacked the light wall, emitting a series of unpleasant screeches.

After about ten seconds, one of the Sand Tribe Divine Kings roared again, "Attack!"

The second shout was not directed at them.

As his voice fell, numerous figures appeared beneath the sand.

A large number of Sand Tribe Divine Kings rushed out, beginning their assault on the scorpion.

The scorpion couldn't break through the light wall, but the attacks of the Sand Tribe Divine Kings could penetrate the wall and hit the scorpion.

Although these Sand Tribe members were only at the fourth to sixth levels of the Divine King realm, their attacks caused minimal damage to the scorpion.

But with enough attacks and enough time, they could still inflict some harm.

Lin Moryu observed the Sand Tribe's tactics and silently evaluated, "Encircle and annihilate, trap and destroy, scraping tactics. Although not efficient, it's safe."

He thought of his own experiences in small world dungeons, where he often used scraping tactics to defeat bosses.

Each hit caused little damage, but with enough time, the boss could be killed.

It's like pricking someone with a needle. One prick might just cause a sting, not much harm.

But if pricked tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions of times, the person could be pricked to death.

The five hundred Sand Tribe Divine Kings, with only four hundred actually attacking, had a hundred standing by. They were both reserves and guards against interference from other races.

Moreover, no more than five hundred could attack the scorpion.

If more than five hundred attacked, the scorpion's strength would increase.

So, the extra hundred was a redundancy.

Even if a few enemies attacked the scorpion, increasing the number of attackers, it wouldn't make the scorpion stronger.

The Sand Tribe had dealt with leader-level monsters before and was clearly experienced.

They had considered all possible scenarios.

Lin Moryu watched for a while and roughly estimated.

With their scraping tactics, they could kill the scorpion in about half an hour.

The scorpion's time limit was one hour, more than enough.

But in this half-hour, would other races really not interfere?

If not, why would the Sand Tribe go to such lengths?

Lin Moryu wasn't in a hurry to act. His goal wasn't to kill the scorpion but to get the key to the next layer.

Even if the Sand Tribe killed the scorpion, he could just snatch the key. After all, he only needed one key.

Ten minutes later, the Death Knights finally sent back information.

Two teams of other races had arrived.

One team was from the Demon Tribe, with about a hundred members.

The Demon Tribe active here was the Stone Demon faction from the Hell lineage.

The Stone Demons were covered in massive stones. Unable to fly, they rolled through the desert, moving quickly.

Covered in yellow sand, the Stone Demons looked like yellow balls.

The other team, also about a hundred strong, belonged to the Earth Monster Tribe.

The Earth Monsters resembled tree people, their bodies made of soil, kicking up yellow sand as they ran.

The Sand Tribe's guards tried to stop the Stone Demons but failed.

The Stone Demons ignored their attacks, rolling through the yellow sand like wheels, heading straight for the scorpion.

The Earth Monsters weren't stopped by the Sand Tribe and didn't head for the scorpion but charged towards the Stone Demons.