As Ethan gazed upon the swirling maelstrom of red sand, he didn't hesitate to shield his face with a handkerchief and protect his eyes with desert goggles.
Once prepared, he unfurled a newly acquired and highly detailed map of the Crimson Desert, scrutinizing it closely.
Just as he had anticipated, the landscape had undergone numerous alterations since the previous day.
Regions that were marked in green just yesterday had now adopted shades of orange or red, while others had reversed their color coding.
The site of Ethan's recent battle with the hordes of iron-toothed rats had shifted from a green zone to an orange zone, a change that wasn't surprising to him.
The sheer volume of blood spilled there was so great that it would've been more surprising had the area not transitioned to a red or orange zone.
The blood that had seeped into the earth was almost certain to attract the attention of the sandworms to that location.
