"Why, Lady Sand Rose can't remember me anymore?" The leader of the sand bandits smiled lightly, suddenly shook his shoulders, and shook off the cloak on his body.

The militia of Sweetwater Town, who guarded the granary, couldn't help but exclaim in unison when they saw the true face of this person. Sand Rose's face also changed, and he said in a deep voice the name of the leader of the sand bandits: "It turned out to be you, 'Blade' Tars!" ”

The knight sitting on horseback on the opposite side was none other than Tars, one of the four great cowards of southern Xinjiang, and Sand Rose had dealt with him several times in his early years, but he was not a friend.

Even those who don't know the bandit leader will be taken aback by his bizarre appearance. Born from the "Mantis Man" tribe in the desert, Tails looks like a giant mantis standing upright, the surface of the body exposed to the leather armor is covered with a hard sand-yellow exoskeleton, a total of six limbs, two of which are lower limbs for upright walking, the thigh muscles are unusually developed, it looks simply deformed, it is not difficult to imagine that these thick legs contain super explosive power, and can climb the towering city wall with a light jump. The four upper limbs are all arms, the claws at the end of the arms have four flexible fingers, and the outside of the elbows have serrated bone blades, which usually converge like folding rulers, and these two pairs of sharp natural weapons are equivalent to refined scimitars in battle.

The most striking thing about Tails is the peculiar face, a completely enlarged version of the face of the praying mantis, with a huge, strong jaw and a pair of bulging compound eyes, and a pair of small tentacles erected above the head, which tremble slightly in the wind, as if listening to something.

The praying mantis, along with the half-giants, are a "psionic race" living on the edge of the desert, calling themselves "noble hunters" and "strong nomads".

The Mantis people looked down on the so-called "civilized people" who lived in towns and sought security from the walls and houses, and considered humans and the races that imitated the human way of life to be cowardly creatures, weak creatures in nature, so that they had the right to raid the weak townspeople as noble hunters, compared to those who were equally aggressive savages, such as gnolls and orcs, were more worthy of their respect. It's just that the mantis show respect by killing and conquering each other - which is why the Blades are happy to co-opt the gnolls and orcs they defeat.

"Tails, our Sweetwater Town and your 'Blade Regiment' have always had well water that does not interfere with river water, and you led a team to break into my territory, have you considered the consequences!" Sand Rose gripped the Oasis Staff tightly and questioned the Mantis Man in a fierce voice.

Tails was a "ranger" in his early years, and had the ambition to become a desert ranger when he was young, and he also had a sympathy with Sand Rose, who also pursued the "way of nature", but Tails did not go far on the path of the ranger, and later turned to follow the nature of the mantis, focusing on developing his psionic talents, and since then embarked on the path of "spiritual warrior" cultivation.

Although there is a big difference with Sand Rose's cultivation philosophy, Tars and even the mantis tribe from which he came are respected, and the half-giant race also has a high regard for the half-giant race—the half-giant's psionic talent is not as good as that of the mantis, but the strong physique is not a decoration.

Due to these factors, Tails's "Blades" often invaded the Crescent Valley, but they only ransacked the scattered villages, stopping outside Sweetwater, and sparing them if the raiders fled into the town for refuge. Sand Rose is deeply puzzled by the fact that non-aggression between the two sides, which has become an unwritten tradition, has been broken by Tails himself.

"We have 5,000 inhabitants in Sweetwater, and at least 2,000 of them can take up arms and fight, not to mention the warriors of our Hot Wind tribe who are all sworn to defend their homeland! Tails, you should know very well that the looting here is far from making up for the casualties paid, so why provoke this unwise dispute! Sand Rose asked loudly.

The mantis man on horseback shrugged his shoulders, his dark green compound eyes flashing with an intriguing brilliance.

"Lady Sand Rose, I have always respected you, and I admit that your territory is a hard nut to crack, and under normal circumstances, I would not choose to attack Sweetwater, but there is a proverb in the desert, 'No matter how fierce the falcon is, it must be at the behest of the owner', and the Blade Regiment will eliminate the disaster for people if they take people's money, not to mention a large sum of money, which is big enough to make up for the sacrifice paid to storm Sweetwater."

Sand Rose heard the meaning of his words, and quickly guessed the "owner" behind the hiring of the "Blade Regiment" to attack Sweetwater Town: "Is it the baron lord from Mochizuki City who hired you?" ”

Tars was silent, his eyes flickering.

"I can guess what is going on if you don't tell me, because I refused to join the gang that Baron Hurd formed to oppose the royal family of Krasbourg, and he sent you to kill me, right?" Sand Rose looked angry.

"We are only responsible for carrying out the tasks assigned by our employer, and nothing else," Tails sighed and said lightly, "Lady Sand Rose, for the sake of our friendship, allow me to say a little more, you still have a chance to choose a new position, why don't you be rational and make a decision that is more beneficial to you?" ”

Sand Rose slammed the staff on the ground, her expression solemn, and her words were unquestionable: "My teacher, Lady Valentina, is a cabinet agricultural advisor personally appointed by His Majesty Rudolph, and all of us Green Druids are all children of the Kolas Kingdom, and the town of Sweetwater under my rule is of course an integral part of the Kolas Kingdom, and this position will never change!" ”

"Since you don't repent, I can only say I'm sorry." The mantis man's emerald compound eyes suddenly became extremely bright, and a dazzling silver psionic light emerged, urging the war horse under his crotch to rush straight towards the sand rose.

"Get the hell out of here!" Sand Rose waved her staff, consuming a shot of energy to stimulate the 3 rings of natural speed "Thorny", and countless thorny vines emerged from the sand, like the hooves of horses wrapped around Tails all over the place.

"Not necessarily!" The mantis man had long been wary of her move, and immediately showed the psychic ability that he had prepared for a long time, and even the man and the horse erupted violently outward, scorching the thorns that approached.

Psychic Samurai Tier 2 ability, energy burst!

Tails hurried his horse forward, and round after round of flames erupted from around him, burning a passage through the thorns that were all over the ground.

The half-giant lady druid frowned slightly, suddenly stomped her foot, and shouted, "Come out, Bena!" ”