Outside two barracks, a total of more than two hundred sand bandits appeared. Leading them was a giant of a man with bronze skin, muscles bulging like rock plates, and a height of well over two meters. His entire body was covered in sword and axe scars, making him look exceptionally fierce. His mount was not a single-humped beast like the ones ridden by the other sand bandits, but a massive raptor shaped like an ostrich, yet much larger. It had the head of an eagle and its wings had atrophied, but its two bird legs were thick and massive, standing at least four meters tall. Its beak was pitch-black like iron, curved and sharp—just looking at its appearance revealed how terrifying it was.
While the leader looked genuinely fierce, the rest of the sand bandits looked almost like beggars. They wore tattered, patched rags, and carried a motley assortment of weapons: bows and arrows, close-combat weapons, polearms, and Hao Qi even spotted some very old-fashioned firearms in their hands. Beyond their weapons and attire making them look like beggars, there were also old men, children, and women among these sand bandits. Over two hundred people in total had surrounded the two barracks.
Then... there was no "then."
Chapter 39