Don't move, it's a robbery!

There were six sand bandits in total. After emerging from the sand dunes, they slowly approached the Ice Knight.

Since the Ice Knight fell not far from me, they were now practically near me.

"As expected of the legendary Ice Knight, you are indeed powerful. You managed to protect a bunch of burdens and fight us all night long. Tiansen Chris, as a descendant of the gods, I acknowledge you."

The speaker was an unremarkable middle-aged man. Although he looked ordinary, he possessed an undeniable aura.

I glanced at the other desert leaders and noticed that they had all been quietly standing by while the middle-aged man was speaking.

Tsk, damn it, we've run into the enemy's boss.

I couldn't help but smile bitterly. What was supposed to be a good escape had turned into sending lambs to the slaughter.

"Hey bro, do you have anything that can instantly make someone stronger? If not, we might be separated by death."

(-(ｴ)-): "There's no saving him, just wait to die."

I closed my eyes helplessly, preparing myself to trade my life with the leader of the desert gods.

Then I realized that they didn't seem to have noticed me at all, and they just dragged the Ice Knight away.

(꒪Д꒪)ノ: "Don't go! Can't you see this huge living person hiding on the ground? He's just covered by a cloak! Can't you see him?"

"Hahaha! Lady Luck loves me!"

I smiled smugly to myself, but just then, the middle-aged man suddenly turned his head.

"Wow, I only chuckled to myself twice, how could he hear that?"

(˵ˉ̴͒ꇴˉ̴͒˵): "Hahaha! Serves you right! You'll be dead soon enough!"

Just as I was worrying, a ray of sunlight suddenly pierced the sky and shone from behind me.

Before we knew it, it was already dawn.

Almost the instant the sun appeared, these people suddenly let out a muffled groan, and then the fiery giants on their bodies rapidly weakened. Although they did not completely dissipate, they were much weaker than before.

So the sun was their weakness!

I suddenly realized that this seemed to be a great opportunity.

As Xitong once said, "Take a gamble, and you might turn a bicycle into a motorcycle!"

Although I don't know what a motorcycle is, this is indeed a good opportunity to make a move. The enemy's leader and elites are all here right now, and they are all in a weakened state. Most importantly, they haven't laid any defenses against me yet.

What are we waiting for? Let's go!

I quickly swallowed a newly made "Nightmare" pill, and then "whoosh~" I darted out of the sand, my cloak billowing as I descended upon the group like the Grim Reaper.

The Blood Moon Scythe suddenly spun, instantly taking two lives.

Actually, I aimed at three people at once, but the moment I swung my scythe, one of them reacted quickly and dodged my deadly sneak attack. This guy was none other than the middle-aged man I had identified as the leader of the desert gods.

You can dodge it, huh? Then try this one!

The rabbit knife loosened its grip on the stick and began to spin in the air. I swung the stick back and struck the middle-aged man with the rabbit knife.

The opponent clearly hadn't expected me to have this move, and didn't have time to dodge. However, he still managed to raise his prize, "Elegant Glacier," and barely managed to deflect my attack, shifting the attack that was originally aimed at his chest to his shoulder.

The killer move has been countered.

However, I didn't lose heart and launched another attack. But the others reacted and attacked me one after another. One of them, a bald, burly man, even picked up the dying Ice Knight and threw him at me as a projectile.

I crouched down, dodging the attack while simultaneously grabbing one of the Ice Knight's feet, preventing him from falling to the ground again.

Then, I grabbed the Ice Knight's leg and spun him around like a meteor hammer, smashing through the two sand bandit leaders blocking my way.

See that? This is our exhilarating combo attack!

"Ah, fight, fight, fight!"

While I was fighting two bandit leaders, the bald, burly man had already dragged the middle-aged man far away. How could I let him escape so easily? I smashed the Ice Knight down hard.

The bald, burly man dodged to the side, grabbing the Ice Knight's hand as he did so, then kneading it again, as if he were about to throw him back.

Just then, the Ice Knight suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, spraying it all over the burly man's face and completely obscuring his vision.

"Well done! This is the power of our bond!"

I cheered, grabbed a stick, and rushed over, kicking the burly man away and then striking the middle-aged man with the stick.

Just as I was about to finish off the middle-aged man with one blow, he suddenly opened his eyes and fiercely raised his sword to fight me.

This guy wielded the "Elegant Glacier" in his left hand and the "Altar of Pain" in his right, wielding both artifacts with incredible skill.

Then I beat him so badly he couldn't fight back at all.

Nonsense! With a weapon this strangely designed, it's impossible to use it well without practicing for several years. Not to mention, the 'Altar of Pain' is such a big sword that even a normal person would have difficulty lifting it. How can you expect me to swing it with one hand? What are you thinking?

I grinned maliciously and slammed the club down on the middle-aged man's head, but the moment I struck, the 'Altar of Pain' in the man's hand suddenly shattered, leaving only a small section of the blade, like a dagger.

The middle-aged man seemed to have been waiting for this moment. He suddenly thrust out his dagger and, before I could react, plunged it into my throat.

Looking at the cold smile on his face, I had to admit that I had lost this time.

If I hadn't taken the pills beforehand.

"Thump!"

Thanks to the Nightmare Pill, I could easily resist even if I was hit in a vital spot. Trading injury for injury was the best deal for me. But this middle-aged man couldn't do that. After taking the blow to my head with my stick, he immediately lost consciousness.

Just as I was about to deliver the final blow, the bald, burly man from before suddenly rushed over.

I don't know what he did, but the giant fire spirit on his body swelled up again. The expanding black flames roared at me like an enraged giant, striking my body with something that 'West Copper' called infrasound.

I was so dizzy from the sudden movement that I realized the middle-aged man had already been rescued by the remaining two bandit leaders.

Before I could give chase, the dune monster split open again and swallowed us all whole. Although it had shrunk considerably, it was still incredibly fast and managed to escape the battlefield with us in no time.

I have no horses, so catching up with them is still impossible. Besides, I have a feeling that there might be reinforcements from the desert gods behind that illusion ahead.

Tsk, the assassination failed.

I sighed helplessly, then turned to look at the spoils on the ground.

Getting an "Elegant Glacier" for free is definitely a good deal!