The moon is not full, but it is big and bright. The sand under the moon turned silver-gray, and there seemed to be a shimmer floating on it.
As they went deeper into the desert, the undulations of the sand dunes became more obvious. Looking around, they looked like still waves, which made people feel calm, but at the same time, there were countless murderous intentions lurking.
The three teams still maintained vigilance at the front and wings of the convoy.
Mo Bei and the others were on the left side of the convoy. They looked at Elise's team, which was more than twenty feet away from them and on the right side of the convoy. They could still clearly see Rael's mouths opening and closing, as if they were chatting in a low voice. Touching the sky.
The night sky is a beautiful deep blue. The sand in this desert is as reflective as the snow, making the night sky as bright as dawn.
Except for the sand hoppers who like to lurk in the sand, in this night, all monsters can be discovered before they get close to them.
Milor suddenly looked back to their left and rear. Several humanoid figures appeared one after another on the top of a sand dune, quietly watching the slowly advancing convoy.
With their eyesight, they could still clearly see the humanoid figures at least three hundred steps away.
All of them were strong and strong, wearing armor and holding shields and javelins. Some of them looked like they were holding long whips.
The eyes under the helmet were shining like a nocturnal cat. Not only does it have reverse-jointed lower limbs, but it also has a thick and long tail curling behind it.
Saber-toothed cat.
They are a clandestine clan of cat people. After joining the Hell side, they gained great power and became extremely cruel and bloodthirsty. They were originally united, but now they even kill each other.
After weighing the strengths of both sides, these dozen or so saber-toothed cats seemed to feel that they could not get any advantage, so they planned to retreat behind the sand dunes.
Everyone who comes is a guest, and meeting each other is fate. How could Mo Bei let them leave like this. Almost as soon as he saw them, he took out his continuous-shooting crossbow, pulled the trigger "click-click", and shot several arrows in succession.
Several cat people were hit by arrows, and the monster group immediately started moving quickly.
Mo Bei's expression was a little sad, because those arrows were shot by Milor.
All his crossbow bullets hit the sand, not even reaching the monsters' feet.
These cat people were not low in IQ. Even when they were attacked, they did not lose their minds and rushed forward. They roared in the direction of the caravan and disappeared behind the sand dunes.
Along the way, they often encountered such monsters who would run away when the situation was bad. They could not leave their posts at this time, so they ignored them.
Milor sighed, the attack of the Withering Ring was really not enough for the monsters here. Perona's flame enhancement is only one-third effective against long-range weapons, otherwise it can make up for the shortcomings of this bow.
Perona puffed up her cheeks at the side. The range of her spell was limited by her mental power, which was only about two hundred steps, so she could only watch when faced with a monster so far away.
This was the casting range that she could only reach after she had a clear breakthrough in mental power before leaving Rogge's camp.
The leaf staff provides a level 9 heating skill bonus in one go, raising the mage's most basic skill to level 15.
The heating skill can increase the speed of mana recovery, and its essence is to enhance the control of mental power, allowing mages to achieve a state similar to meditation in peacetime and combat.
She used this as a breakthrough to greatly increase her mental strength.
If Kane learns this, I don’t know how he would feel.
Although the breakthrough was achieved with the help of equipment upgrades, it is extremely difficult to improve mental power, and it is impossible to achieve it without extremely high talent and understanding. According to records, the only people who can do this at this stage are Tarasha and Zordon Kuller. . .
Perona, who was kicking the sand forward, was suddenly startled and immediately looked up to the right front of the motorcade.
"Coven! Lots of them!"
"A lot? How much?" Mo Bei's heart trembled when he heard this, because Perona's voice was more nervous than ever.
"Twenty...thirty! More than thirty!"
Kane in the motorcade also had a cold expression, and immediately whispered a few words to Warev beside him, obviously aware of it.
This anti-tracking spell, developed from the documents left by the Three Gods Religion, is not limited by the range of the spell. It can probably feel the branding aura of the members of the wizarding society thousands of feet away.
In other words, these thirty-odd members of the Wizarding Society were less than three kilometers away from the convoy.
Warev immediately signaled for the convoy to turn and called everyone together.
After hearing Kane's general explanation of the situation, everyone's hearts sank. The opponent's number is twice as many as ours. Even if we win in this kind of melee, there will definitely be casualties.
"Looking at the direction they are traveling, they should be planning to intercept us. It looks like we are being targeted." Rogers said in a deep voice. His crow had already seen the opponent's movements from high in the sky.
"How did they know our location?" Everyone couldn't help but wonder. In this kind of terrain, they still can't see each other's situation with their own eyes.
"Abandon the car! Let's leave quickly!" Warev gritted his teeth and said decisively. He looked at the beasts of burden with extremely reluctant eyes. Most of them followed Warev on this road many times. Experienced beasts of burden were extremely important to the caravan, and Warev cherished them very much. The hardest thing to let go of at this time is these hard-working guys.
"You guys keep walking, we'll find a way to lure them away." Mo Bei felt that the other party was probably coming after the soul beacon, so he planned to leave the caravan without hesitation. With their speed, even if the opponent has the ability to bite them and not let go, there shouldn't be many of them, just enough chance to counterattack.
"It's too late." Kane stopped Mo Bei and looked north. Several faint black spots had appeared on a higher sand dune in the distance.
The two sides have already met each other, and it is impossible for the other side to let the caravan leave.
But Mo Bei still had the idea of leaving the team first and luring a few out of the opponent's formation to kill them. It's just that the difference in numbers is too huge, and the caravan may also suffer a devastating impact.
"There are a lot of monsters gathering behind us, very many." Rogers' expression became more serious.
As soon as he finished speaking, bursts of rapid and hoarse barking came from the back of the motorcade, like an old cat crying at night, which looked very strange in the desert at night.
Everyone turned around and saw a dark figure emerging on the sand behind them, surging continuously.
The monster group moved very fast, and after a while, the figures of the group gradually became clear in everyone's eyes.
It's a saber-toothed cat, and a sand knight.
Those cat people were able to call so many helpers! Mo Bei's expression was filled with surprise and uncertainty, and he regretted not chasing after them and killing them before.
"Sand bandits! They are sand bandits who joined the Wizards' Guild, but why are there so many people in this group of sand bandits?" At this time, Ramsay also vaguely saw the costumes of the members of the Wizards' Guild. His years of mercenary experience allowed him to judge that the identity of the other party.
After the fall of Kejhistan, the desert kingdom of Aranok became the commercial center of Sanctuary, and its merchants accumulated immeasurable wealth through business. And these bandits in the desert have been wreaking havoc in the desert for thousands of years and have never stopped.
After experiencing the War of Original Sin and the invasion of hell forces, this desert kingdom rose and fell several times. Today, the population here is only ten, but it is still the most prosperous and chaotic area of Sanctuary.
In the darkest moment of mankind, the three religions and nine streams here, including these desert bandits, made different choices due to different backgrounds or other reasons.
Some of them went through many twists and turns and were eventually reaccepted by the humans living in Lugaoyin and became part of the resistance against the forces of hell.
Except for those who still wanted to go their own way, the rest were absorbed by the Tritheist Cult, which was transformed into the Wizarding Society.
Before Mo Bei and the others entered the desert, they already had some knowledge of the sand bandits here.
The individual strength of the sand bandits is actually not strong. They only rely on their large numbers to run rampant in the desert. Nowadays, the resources that can be plundered are extremely limited, and most gangs that are too large will face the end of internal strife and division.
Therefore, an ordinary sand bandit group only consists of a dozen people. With the size of four small teams in the caravan, it hardly poses any threat.
At present, this group of bandits has gathered so many people for unknown reasons. Even Warev, who has been doing business for decades, has never encountered such a situation.
There are nearly two hundred monsters behind the convoy, and the situation can be said to be very critical.
Elise's face was extremely cold, and the three barbarian brothers beside her looked eager to fight, with unconcealable brutal killing intent flashing in their eyes.
The coachmen were all ashen-faced. Rogers patted one of the coachmen and comforted him.
"If we lose, we will carry you and run together. Unless we all die in battle, we will never leave you behind."
When the village was lost, they had the experience of carrying villagers with limited mobility on their backs to escape from the strange group. Now in his bear-man form, he can run freely even with three people on his back.
When the group of sand bandits noticed the strange group, their forward speed slowed down, and then they changed direction and walked parallel to the caravan, as if they were waiting for the opportunity to take action.
This scene made Mo Bei feel happy. It seemed that these guys were also afraid of those monsters!
Due to the limited movement speed of the convoy, the two sides soon got close enough to see each other's facial features clearly.
Almost all of the bandits wore turbans and had tattoos and thorns on their faces. They were not as ferocious as Mo Bei imagined. At this time, they were just looking at the caravan members coldly, as if waiting for the strange group to attack them, and the expressions on their faces were quite gloating.
And the group of monsters actually gradually stopped chasing. It seemed that the appearance of the group of bandits made them need to re-evaluate the strength of both sides.
At this time, in this desert, the three parties unexpectedly showed a stalemate.
