"The sandstorm seems to be starting to subside."

Taote looked at the back of his scarred hands and breathed a sigh of relief. If the wind continued to blow, the clothes on their bodies might not only become tatters, but their skin would not just be scratched.

This time we came in a hurry, and we didn't expect to encounter such a sandstorm. In vain did the tour guide claim that he went to Garden City at least once a month. He had been going to Garden City for ten years and had never encountered a sandstorm.

That's it? If the tour guide hadn't been dead, Taote would have really wanted to cut the tour guide into pieces. It doesn't matter if they are dead, what matters is whether they can complete the noble master's mission.

Although the master did not say it clearly, everyone can think clearly about the consequences of mission failure and mission success.

If the mission is successful, even if they all die, their families will be well settled, and even their heirs will be able to obtain a baron title. From then on, they will be parasitic on the nobles and no longer have to bear the pain of being a commoner.

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And if the mission fails, the noble men will also give some pensions. On the surface, they don't care about anything. However, there are many people who are willing to vent their anger on the noble men's behalf and make their relatives suffer.

They had seen many such things, and Taut had even personally participated in it. Even after hitting the families of the soldiers once or twice, he couldn't stand the condemnation from his heart and turned around and left.

But he has already done that thing, and this stain cannot be washed away. It will follow him forever. The families of the soldiers will not thank him for showing mercy, they will only remember him - he took action to punish those noble masters.

Families of defeated soldiers.

"Captain, are you ready to take action?"

Taut's men took out something and asked Taut. If the nobles wanted them to complete this difficult task, they would naturally give them some help. The little thing in their hands was one of them.

"It will be night in a while. We will take action after it gets late."

Taote looked at the direction of the sun and roughly understood the current time. He had long heard that the sun in the desert area was very magical, so magical that it was "sacred". But he could feel this special feature of the sun with his own eyes.

very shocked.

In the eastern part of the Shurima continent, the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. The intensity of sunlight has a certain pattern, and the temperature changes also have corresponding patterns.

But here, even if the sun has gone down and is no longer visible, the sunlight will still shine until this area has completely entered darkness.

It’s no wonder that people here believe in the sun. Even the imperial capital of the founding emperor Sima Yi is called the City of the Sun. The sun is so sacred in this land.

"My subordinate understands."

After the man replied, he took out the only food and water they had left.

"Captain, how about we get rid of these things now? Only when we are full can we have the strength to fight. After we get rid of those people later, we will also get their food, and we can still walk to Garden City."

"You're right. These days have been really tough. The sandstorm is about to pass and the battle is coming. It's very important to recharge your batteries."

Taote picked up a piece of dried meat, opened his mouth, and swallowed it along with a pile of yellow sand. They were all civilians, and none of them had eaten a few pieces of sand. When they were so hungry that they had no other choice, they could only swallow the sand in their stomachs.

Satisfy hunger.

On the other side, Jia

Discussions between Spa and his men also began.

"General, are you going to attack them after nightfall? Although they are not many in number and should not have an advantage in strength, taking them down with fewer sacrifices is the best option."

The adjutant patted the dozing Jasper. Jasper was a fifth-level strongman. Under the protection of the national destiny, the threat of sandstorms was not great to him. However, during this period, looking at the unchanging scenery, he did not feel much pain.

The sleepiness came as soon as it came.

"Sneak attack at night? It's indeed a good idea. The guys over there probably think we already believe them, right? After we catch them, we have to show it off in front of them and let them know how stupid they are."

Jasper became interested and had the idea of ​​having a big meal.

Different from those people next door, when they found out that the sandstorm was coming, they packed as much water and food as possible to make their life in the sandstorm easier. If they were hungry and thirsty, even the masters would

Will perish in this sandstorm.

"How many days' worth of food is left?"

"It's less than three days, but it's enough for us to go to the City of the Sun."

The adjutant reported the data he had compiled long ago. Garden City is an expert in crossing sandstorms. It has prepared a lot of food. One person has prepared food for at least seven days. If it were not for more supplies, it would affect the situation.

The speed of their advance even caused them to fail to leave the scope of the sandstorm in time, and they fell into the sandstorm and were completely wiped out.

"...Can you calculate the time of that sandstorm?"

Food for less than three days was a bit lacking in Jasper's eyes. Although there was not much food in Garden City, as long as someone left the city, a lot of food would be prepared to avoid accidents.

Now they were stuck in a sandstorm and persisted for several days. If they were lucky, they would not encounter a sandstorm for three days. If they were unlucky, they would encounter a sandstorm again in a day or two.

If such an unexpected situation really occurs, three days of food will not last them until they reach the City of the Sun.

"It's not possible now. I have to wait until this sandstorm passes before I can calculate the approximate time when the next sandstorm will occur. However, I cannot rule out the possibility that similar sandstorms will occur without warning."

The adjutant knew what Jasper wanted to do. He just wanted to take advantage of this time to have a big meal and then attack those people in the best condition.

But he also knew that if there was little food, Jasper would not make decisions that were too risky. This was a desert, and food and water were the most important. They could not waste them at any time, otherwise they would risk their lives.

Wasted together.

"Okay then, take down those people first. If they still have food, you can reward the soldiers. If they don't have food, just take them on the road to survive...one is enough, right?"

Although Jasper wanted to capture Taote and the others and bring them to the City of the Sun and hand them over to Emperor Sima Yi, the four of them would still eat a lot of rations. Even if they were only provided with rations that barely met their daily needs, the four of them would still have to eat a lot of rations.

, can also waste one's food.

Under the attack of the sandstorm, they had little food, but they could not let their own people suffer or even be threatened with death because of these people with ulterior motives.

"One is enough, but it's better to break the living hand's hand to prevent it from having another

What a special idea."

The adjutant seemed to have "seen through" the fate of those noble men, and spoke with confidence about his plan for the four people.

"Cut off the hand that holds the weapon, and the threat will be less."

Jasper would not let his own people carry or carry prisoners away, so the legs must be left behind. Even if those people may be good at attacking with their legs, it is impossible for everyone to be good at leg skills, right?

"no problem."

At night, people on both sides began to move quietly. The sandstorm had weakened a lot, but the wind was still howling, and these mortals still couldn't hear the distant sounds.

"Is your stuff ready?"

Taut asked his men. Each of them was holding something given by the nobles to deal with unexpected situations. Some of the things were for individuals, some for groups, some for humans, and some for non-humans.

The nobles from the aristocratic families in the east tried their best to cause more trouble for Valliard.

"Already prepared."

The man who spoke was holding something that was used to deal with a group of enemies. It was the concentrated miasma of the Miasma Jungle. It was a treasure that the noble family sent out several talent holders to get.

Just such a small bottle can plunge a city into miasma when released.

However, the wind is still blowing now, and the miasma will dissipate soon and will not affect our own people.

"Have you found your position? It's time to move forward."

Taote continued to ask, the wind was blowing now, and it was still a strong wind carrying yellow sand. If you don't find a good position, this concentrated miasma will not have any effect.

"We've found a location, we'll be there soon -"

Before the soldier finished speaking, his head was cut off. This scene not only frightened Tote, but also frightened Jasper, although he also had preparations and plans for a sneak attack and would launch an attack immediately.

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But haven't he and his men launched an attack yet? Why did this man's head suddenly fall off?

"Damn it! They found us and are ready to fight."

Taut and his men picked up their weapons and leaned against each other with their backs facing each other, glancing at the body of the man who fell on the ground from time to time.

No one was seen, no unusual movement was noticed, and then their man died inexplicably. Taut subconsciously attributed the cause to Jasper.

"General, should we take action?"

Jasper's men were not that surprised. Their general was Carmen's second son. Isn't it natural for him to have some treasures on him? At this time, if you use a treasure to kill an enemy instantly, the treasure will be considered to be in vain.

But the prerequisite is that they can seize this opportunity, expand the advantages brought by the baby, and then eliminate the guys over there.

"No! Don't do anything. There is a third party nearby, so be careful."

Jasper himself would not have thought what his adjutant was thinking. Those guys on the opposite side would not be stupid enough to kill him, and there was no one on Jasper's side who could kill the enemy quietly. The man's head suddenly fell off.

Luo, he must have been killed by someone from the other side.
Chapter completed!