Chapter 1493: Turning Iron into Wood
Tails immediately stared at her feet, thinking that the Druid was casting a spell to summon natural allies, but nothing unusual was happening around them. Just as he was wondering, the war horse under his crotch suddenly neighed in horror and retreated again and again, despite his orders.
The ground under the horse's hooves was like a wind-blown lake, trembling violently, and the rolled earth seemed to ripple, making the horse unstable and staggering. Tails, on horseback, hurriedly grabbed the reins to avoid falling.
Suddenly, a large amount of mud and sand erupted from the ground, and a large hole opened, and a huge brown and yellow insect sprang up, and opened its huge tongs, like closed scissors, and fiercely clamped the soft belly of the war horse, and with a snort, the unfortunate animal was disemboweled, and fell down with a wail.
This sandworm named "Bena" is a common magical beast in the desert area, similar to the "Purple Worm", but not as aggressive as their distant relatives of the Han Dynasty, often chasing quicksand in groups and crawling, the hard chitin shell on the surface of the body rubs against the sand and makes a thunderous roar, so it is also called "Thunder Beast" by the locals.
Occasionally, desert nomads would hunt sand worms en masse, catch them alive, cut off their treacherous tail spines, and train them to be towed for use in wagons or plows to travel through the desert, while the sturdy and courageous riders would try to saddle and reins the sand worms and ride the giant worm across the sand as if it were surfing in the ocean.
The Sandworm Rider is the most admired warrior among teenagers in the Desert, so much so that this dangerous sport has developed a transcendent profession called "Sandworm Rider". The skilled Sandworm Rider can not only ride the Sandworm Surf, but also accompany the mount into the depths of the sand, like a seasoned fisherman diving to the bottom of the sea. This ability is very useful in the field of sand, and can always launch a surprise attack on the enemy's weak defenses, so it is valued by the major witch king families and even sand bandit gangs, and even the Canaanite border guards in Medes have a special "Sand Worm Knights".
The sand rose is a sandworm that is different from those who act as pack beasts, "Bena" is her animal companion, her combat power and intelligence are much higher than ordinary sandworms, and the poisonous crust on the tail has not been cut off.
Biting the horse to death, the sandworm "Bena" immediately threw out a spear-like tail thorn and tried to attack the mantis man on horseback with a chelica. However, Tails's reaction was faster than she imagined, and the horse was attacked and stepped on the stirrups - the mantis man's jumping talent was vividly displayed at this moment, and his legs easily jumped 20 feet high, narrowly avoiding Bena's claws!
As Tars took off, he looked down at the ground and noticed that Sand Rose was chanting a spell, and hurriedly reminded his men who were still at a loss to disperse.
Those more clever sand bandits heard the big brother's warning, and immediately jumped off the horse to find cover, and many sand bandits failed to comprehend Tails's warning in time, and when they were in a daze, Sand Rose had already completed the preparation for casting spells, and the staff pointed at the crowd, and the golden magic exploded!
7 Rings of Natural Magic, Turn Iron into Wood!
Within a radius of forty feet, all the sand bandits who were swept by the magic felt light, and the scimitar forged from steel in their hands and the chain armor woven with steel wire on their bodies all instantly changed from iron to wood under the effect of magic. These bandits across the desert had never encountered such a strange thing, holding wooden knives and stunned each other.
At this moment, Sand Rose raised her staff again, and a wall of fire rose from the ground, surrounding the group of sand bandits on the opposite side, and erupted flames inward. A single eruption of the wall of fire was not enough to kill the bandits, but when they fled from the wall of fire, they were embarrassed to find that the armor they wore and the weapons they held were all charred, and they could not help them in the rest of the battle.
"Cunning woman!" Tails took advantage of the rising thermals caused by the wall of fire to glide through the air, and with a click, he unfolded four natural serrated scimitars, and a pair of green compound eyes flashed with psionic anomalous flashes in succession, successively blessing the serrated bone knife with the Tier 3 ability "Vampire Blade" and the Tier 4 ability "Energy Blade". The twin bone knives above flashed with a light of evil omen, and the blades were attached with a layer of pitch-black negative energy, and every time these "blood-sucking blades" slashed an enemy, they would take the opponent's life, and then inject them into Tails's body to heal his wounds; The twin bone knives below glowed with blue-white lightning, and sparks crackled, adding lightning energy to the blades.
"Sand Rose, go die!"
The mantis man, who had completed his preparations, suddenly pounced, and the four bone knives slashed at the Druid lady at the same time.
"Quick! Protect the Patriarch! ”
Two psychic warriors rushed forward, spears raised in an attempt to stop Tails from lunging in the air. Two lightning flashes flashed in the air, the spear broke on the spot, and the current was transmitted along the barrel of the gun, and the two tall and muscular half-giants suddenly felt their arms numb, and they dropped their weapons in pain and staggered back.
Burst! Sand Rose held the Vampire Twin Knives with both hands and pushed upwards with all her might, intending to overwhelm the emaciated mantis man.
Tails is not as strong as the half-giant druid, but his agility and combat experience are far beyond the ability of Sand Rose, and he jumps lightly with the jagged teeth of his bone knife and clasps the wooden staff, and kicks his feet in a row.
Bang Bang two feet in the center, Sand Rose was caught off guard by being kicked to the ground and fell on her back, and the staff also flew out of her hand. The tingling pain in her chest nearly suffocated, and at least two pairs of ribs were cracked by the mantis man's kick.
"It's over." Tars's knife approached, his gaze cold.
"It's still early!" Sand Rose stubbornly stood up, knowing that her martial arts skills were inferior to Tails, she endured the pain and exerted her professional ability "Wild Transformation", transforming from a plump and tall half-giant into a fierce bear, roaring and pounced on Tails. Her animal companion, the sandworm Bena, also emerges from the sand pit and joins forces with her owner to flank Blade Tails.
The combination of a ferocious bear and a sandworm is a powerful one, but unfortunately it can't take advantage of it with two against one. Tails used his psychic abilities to assist his martial arts, and the four scimitars swung out a cold light, sweeping Sand Rose and Bena into it like a violent storm, constantly creating wounds on them, while the master and servant had a hard time hitting this extremely agile mantis man, even if they occasionally inflicted damage on it, they were healed by the "Vampire Blade" in the blink of an eye.
At the same time that Tails was pestering Sand Rose and Bena, his bandits took the opportunity to bypass the thorn trap, break through the half-giant militia, and throw torches at the granary.
Sand Rose hurriedly glanced back and saw the granary on fire, and immediately became anxious. In a moment of distraction, she was stabbed by Tails, and the pain and anxiety made her despair.