The bandit leader was stunned. When he saw Zach rushing over coldly, he remembered that he felt as heavy and hard as a mountain stone when he pushed his shoulder just now, so he felt weak in his heart first. Zach punched in front of the door, but he didn't dare to take it hard, and hurriedly avoided it sideways. Zach turned around and landed an uppercut with his left hand, but it was too slow, and his subordinates were still watching, and it was too bad to dodge. The bandit leader gritted his teeth and swung his fist.

There was a muffled "bang", and Zach staggered back five or six steps in a row. The bandit leader didn't understand for a while, why was the spirit body that couldn't be pushed with all his strength just now so weak? It didn't matter, since he was not afraid of head-on conflict, it would be easy to handle. He shook off his arms and strode towards Zack. When he was in front of him, he turned around and pulled his elbows, clenched his fists, and threw a punch at Zack with all his might. Zach disappeared out of thin air like he had just done.

The bandit leader missed his punch, shocked and suspicious, but he didn't know that Ian had exhausted all his resources and had no choice. The opponent in front of him pressed forward step by step, but he didn't dare to fight back. Half of the mental consumption is on Zack, and he can barely cope with all kinds of meticulous actions, but now that he has to fight the enemy, Ian feels stretched even if he has twelve points of spirit and a hundred times more concentration.

Just now when he let Zach exchange punches with the other party, he clearly felt that Zack's strength was insufficient, far less than his ability to control with all his strength. So when the bandit leader hit with all his might, he had no time to dodge, so he had to react to the danger and simply disperse Zack. Taking advantage of this time of the void, his spirit was lifted, his body rose up, and he raised his leg and kicked it, hitting the chin of the enemy in front of him.

Before the bandit had landed, Ian hurriedly showed Zack out of the way, a few steps away from the bandit leader.

"Bah," said the bandit leader angrily, "and deceit!" he said fiercely, but in his heart he was still a little afraid. The moment Zach disappeared, he saw his men being kicked by Ian. And just as he was distracted, Zach appeared beside him again. Although the position this time was a few steps away, if it was directly behind him, silently, wouldn't he be attacked at any time? The more the bandit leader thought about it, the more timid he became, and he shouted fiercely, "Lao Tzu will kill you!" and rushed towards Zack like an angry bull.

When will Ian learn to fight? Most of his time and strength is spent on swordsmanship and physical training, which are the basics that Sid casually teaches. But he suddenly found in the battle that although he didn't use any delicate tricks, the principle was the same as swordsmanship, and he could also control the enemy if he saw the timing of attacking and retreating.

He didn't intend to let himself be lazy in this "training", so he chased the fallen bandit while driving Zach to deal with it with all his might. The bandit in front of him rolled on the ground to dodge Ian's attack, and Zach dodged left and right between the bandit leader's fist shadows. When it was time to hit Zack, Zach disappeared again.

The bandit leader was angry and angry, and he was afraid of a sneak attack behind him, so he changed directions frequently and was on guard.

When Ian saw his opponent's performance, he immediately felt that this was a good way to fight. Disarm Zack in an instant, and let Zack appear on the opponent's side and behind him in an instant, constantly disrupting the enemy. When Zack was dispersed, it was as if he could be strengthened, and his regular combat power was restored.

All the instants are used interchangeably, and with the right control, they can be combined to turn into a winning battle!

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile smugly, and swung his fist into the right cheek of the bandit.

Over there, Zach suddenly appeared behind the bandit leader.

Double kill! Ian is secretly happy.

But in the next moment, he just knocked the bandit in front of him, and Zack was crushed by a punch from the bandit leader.

Outside the window, there was a bustling crowd, and the whirring mountain wind was blowing. Ian snapped his eyes open on the bed and woke up.

"Ahh ”

"Hey, you've delayed this client's trip for half a day, how are you going to compensate?" Lena looked at Ian expectantly with a smirk.

Ian was in a trance.

He vaguely remembered that he was fighting with a few bandits last night, and why it suddenly broke off.

"Where am I?" Ian sat up.

"Inn, I added another day's room money. Sid said, "Ah, I don't blame you......"

"Are you blaming him? I can hear that!" Lena likes to add fuel to the fire.

"No, no...... I'm just a little worried about our travel expenses, and now we only have one gold coin left in total assets. Sid looked at Ian and smiled bitterly.

"What happened last night, how did I ...... I fainted?" Ian still couldn't remember last night, and his mind was blank.

"You knocked down a bandit, but Zach was knocked out by the bandit leader's punch. Sid said, then looked tentatively at Ian to see if he could recall anything for himself.

Ian did remember, and muttered, "I see......"

"It's too much of a loss of spiritual power, right? I guess that's it. Sid said.

"All remembered?" Lena looked at Ian again.

Ian remembered the sensation of his right finger bone hitting the other man's cheek, and the scene when Zach was about to sneak attack.

He nodded. I feel a little discouraged that my newly created tactics are not practical. The loss of one's own spiritual power caused by repeated manifestation of the spirit body is still too great, and this method of warfare should be avoided as much as possible in the future.

"Do you remember what day it is?" asked Lina, with her hands under her chin.

"Uh, the days I'll accompany you on your journey to Oasis Town......" Ian frustrated.

"Do you know how many gold coins I'll lose for a day's delay?" Lena said softly, but aggressively.

"Okay, okay, obviously I just told me that I was going to visit a friend, and by the way, I was investigating the commodity market. Sid emphasized the word "by the way".

"Hey, big man, it's not fun. Lena muttered smutteringly.

"Later...... How's it going? After I passed out. Ian asked, "What about the bandits?"

"The bandit leader saw that you suddenly fainted, and Zack was gone, and he seemed to be out of interest. Sid said, "The guards who were patrolling also spotted us, and rushed this way, so he ran away with two of his men. Before leaving, he also said that this time it was a tie, and next time I will find you to win or lose. ”

"Next time?" said Ian smiled wryly.

"Hey, when are we leaving?" exclaimed Lina, "it's been half a day past the client's departure time!"

"What are you yelling about, I've paid for my room, I'll leave tomorrow!" called Sid.

Lina did not show weakness: "Then you go and pay my room money for one more day, and the compensation for the delay will be forgotten." ”

"You ......" Sid couldn't do anything about the shrewd raccoon girl.

"Let's go, I'll go downstairs with you. Ian got out of bed.

"Are you sure you don't have to lie down any longer?"

"No need, I have to go out for a walk, recover my strength quickly, and by the way, see if there are any results in yesterday's actual combat training. Otherwise, if you really encounter a monster when you go out of the city tomorrow, it will be a dead end. ”

Lina frowned and urged: "Then let's go, you can't die, you can't die, you can't live if you die!"

Ian got dressed, put on a corpse carp cloak, hung the sword around his waist, and then embodied Zack as usual.

The group of four arrived on the first floor of the hotel, and Sid reluctantly took out the only gold coin he had to pay for Lina's room.

Ian led Zack to the door of the inn, squinting to see a small area not far to the north, planted with straight cold trees. The lush foliage of the cold trees is tall and tall, adding a little natural vitality to this stone city.

"What is that place?" Ian asked Lena.

"Where, that's Oasis Park, and those trees were sent by Oasis Town!" Lena, as a local, was naturally much more familiar with the city than Ian.

"Are there a lot of people in there?"

"It shouldn't be much. ”

Ian looked into the inn, and Sid seemed to be haggling with the owner.

"I'll go over there first," Ian said as he walked toward the park, down two steps and then turned to Lena, "help me talk to Sid." ”

"Am I the kind of person who runs errands and speaks?" Lena replied briskly, "not really. I'll go with you. Let the big man ......" Lena was stunned and asked, "What did you just call him? Sid? Not Heath?"

"Ahh ”

Lena gave Ian a suspicious look and didn't ask again.

As he approached the park, Ian saw an old man sitting on the side of the road not far ahead—an elderly cat man, to be exact. He sat on the ground facing Ian's direction, with a chessboard on the ground in front of him. This cat man has evolved, and his face is no different from that of a human old man, with wrinkled skin, dark spots peculiar to old people, and cloudy whites of the eyes...... He looked at the chessboard and the pieces on it with fascination. The lifespan of subhumans is about the same as that of humans, but only after evolution can ordinary people tell their age.

Ian was curious, and took a closer look. The old cat man pondered for a long time, and suddenly reached out and moved a chess piece.

"Orc chess. Lena walked up from behind.

The old man heard the voice and looked up at Lina: "Little girl, do you also play chess?"

"No, it won't. My time is spent to make money, and playing chess is a loss. Lena spoke softly but to the point.

"Okay, okay. The old man re-examined his chessboard and ignored the two of them.

"He's playing chess with himself?" Ian asked Lena in a low voice.

"Well, I'm playing chess with myself. The old man's cat ears twitched, and he apparently heard Ian's words.

"How do you play chess with yourself?" Ian wondered, he had never seen anyone play chess with him in the Empire.

"Why can't you play chess with yourself?" the old man also felt strange, and then sighed, "No one plays with me, so I play with myself!" said him, moving the beast chess representing the raccoon people's side.

"I was the marshal of the raccoon people just now, and I sent troops to fortify the city, and now, I'm the general of the lizardmen here, arranging troops to prepare for a surprise attack on the enemy......" The old cat man explained as he moved his chess pieces.

After hearing this, Ian couldn't help but glance at Zack, and his heart moved, and he walked quickly towards the park.

"What's wrong?" asked Lina in the back, unsure.

But instead of answering, Ian's steps grew faster and faster, and gradually turned into a sprint, and in a few breaths he flashed into the woods of the park and disappeared.

Seeing that Ian didn't wait for her, but ran faster and faster, Lena was so angry that she stomped her foot and simply stopped.

As soon as he stopped, there was a swish and a pale blue figure scurried by—Zach followed Ian into the woods.

"Weird guy!" Lena scolded softly.

Of course, she wouldn't have known Ian's excitement at this time. When the young man saw the old man playing chess with him, he immediately thought of himself and Zach playing against him, isn't this the same thing? Playing chess is one person, one move, and there is plenty of time to think, and sword skills are also one move to follow, but the thinking time is shorter, and more relies on intuition, experience, and physical reactions. He couldn't wait to go into the woods, just to make a move with Zack, try the training method he had just thought of, and test the results of last night's actual battle.

But it's still necessary to start slow and work gradually.

With this in mind, he and Zach stood opposite each other, and the two slowly drew the long sword at their waists.