The five-story arena is about the size of a school football field. The dome, decorated with blue sky and white cloud patterns, is still very high. If it weren't for the fact that the clouds don't move around, at first glance it would look almost no different from the real outdoors.
Before their eyes, the yellow sand on the ground seemed to move.
However, enclosed spaces should not be windy.
Cheng Shuang suddenly recalled the first place of death she had officially entered: the unpredictable sea and the ships that sailed on it, the line-work figures and wanderers on the ships, and the desert in a certain part of the banquet game...
"Could it be an enemy made of sand?"
As soon as the words were spoken, four figures emerged from the sand. They rose slowly, as if they had crawled out of a sand pit. Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that they were human figures formed by the rapid solidification of the surrounding sand.
One of them stopped at a height of about 1.4 meters. It looked down at its own reflection and tried to move its limbs...
The other three were: one slender, wielding a knife-shaped sand weapon; one tall and burly, with empty yet fierce eyes; and the last one, a huge and ferocious bear.
The three exchanged a glance, a subtle feeling stirring within them. Before this feeling could fully develop, even more sandmen emerged layer upon layer from behind the four sandmen.
A quick count revealed exactly thirty.
Perhaps Cheng Shuang's fighting skills were too low, so most of the Sand People were dressed as Liao Yuewei, Du Lanshan, and Xiong Baobao, with only three girls in the entire scene.
The three that moved first ran towards the three of them, dropping sand as they ran.
The little bear leaped out of Cheng Shuang's arms and charged forward, its body suddenly rising higher as it viciously delivered three punches.
The sandmen shattered instantly...
However, as the sand gently brushed past the bear cub's side, it condensed again into three human figures behind it.
Liao Yuewei and Du Lanshan were too late to stop them, as more sand people rushed towards them, threatening to surround them.
The bear cub's immense strength and Liao Yuewei's martial prowess were completely rendered ineffective at this moment. No matter how the sand was broken, they could heal quickly and regain the power that matched their appearance.
In other words, they completely copied superhuman strength and martial arts techniques.
As for Du Lanshan, his skills became ineffective... no, perhaps it shouldn't be called ineffective, but rather that numerous sand people, who resembled him, launched an attack on him simultaneously, similar to a general's command. The two attacks collided and dissipated from each other.
So he could only pull out his spear from the spatial dimension and repeatedly try to destroy the surging sandmen, helplessly watching them rapidly revert to human form.
No matter how destructive the two bears are, they cannot withstand the other's stronger regenerative ability. Moreover, humans will eventually run out of strength.
The only one that remained completely still was Cheng Shuang. The protective shield was covered with sand, formed by the three sand figures that looked exactly like her colliding with each other in a mutually destructive manner.
The little girl strongly suspected that they couldn't replicate the protective shield's form. Therefore, she was judged to have low attack power but extremely high defense, making her the least common Sandman to use. After all, based on the current situation, the Sandmen didn't have any defensive issues, as they already possessed the best defensive system; her form couldn't provide them with much offensive capability.
Three figures identical to her kept reassembling, rushing over, covering the protective shield, then reassembling again, rushing over, covering the protective shield... and so on!
Cheng Shuang lowered her eyes in a withdrawn manner. The Sha Zishuang outside, who was grimacing and self-torturing, intently banging her head against the wall, was definitely not her.
The bear cubs nearby had intercepted too many sand bears, their fur now covered in sand. Du Lanshan was the same, covered in dust and dirt. Only Liao Yuewei was somewhat alright; her Tang sword was long, and even if she clashed with the sand sword, she wouldn't be the one at a disadvantage for the time being.
But Cheng Shuang knew that this stalemate could not last long, due to both physical exhaustion and the destructive power of the sand.
Their high defensive capabilities do not mean that their attack power is weak when they transform into human form. On the contrary, she saw Liao Yuewei take a half step back several times while resisting several swinging sand blades.
Don't underestimate the small amount of time; it's enough to prove that the Sandmen possess considerable strength. They can still cope now, but once their strength is exhausted, that will be the Sandmen's opportunity to strike.
Sand contains a large amount of silica, and silica is ubiquitous in glass and other products; it's practically the epitome of heat resistance and waterproofing. If it were to be damaged, her first thought was of corrosive hydrochloric acid…
Unfortunately, hydrochloric acid is not a common chemical and is usually impossible to obtain. To defeat the Sandmen, we need to find another way.
Cheng Shuang didn't have much time to hesitate. Seeing the fatigue and irritability on Liao Yuewei and Du Lanshan's faces, she secretly called out to Xiong Baobao, divided the protective shield into two parts, and then shouted a reminder, "Sister Yuewei, Uncle Du, go find Xiong Baobao."
Liao Yuewei and Du Lanshan were already used to trusting their companions' guidance, so without any hesitation, they leaped away from the sandmen wielding sand knives, broke through with brute force, and arrived at the bear cub's side at top speed. Almost at the same time, the protective shield activated.
The swarm of sandmen pounced onto the transparent shield, as if blocked by an invisible force in the void.
Following Cheng Shuang's command, the bear cub hooked its paws onto the sleeves of the two people and slowly moved to where Cheng Shuang was, merging the protective shield into one.
Therefore, some of the sand that mixed in could actually transform into human form, but the amount was too small, resulting in a human form that was only the size of a palm. Although it was fast, it couldn't handle the short arms and legs, and before it could do anything, Liao Yuewei quickly splashed a bottle of glue on it. It solidified together from the edge of the protective shield before it even reached the group.
“If I can immobilize the sand people’s movements, I do have a way to control them.” Du Lanshan drew inspiration from Liao Yuewei’s actions.
“Easy!” Upon hearing this, Cheng Shuang decisively took out the three-minute suspension whistle from Mr. Pea and Referee Amurota.
No one knew if the Sand People had any intelligence. To prevent them from eavesdropping, Du Lanshan didn't reveal the detailed plan. He took the two cards and gestured to the bear cub to activate the protective shield.
"Brother Du, I'll help you!" Liao Yuewei caught up a few steps. Du Lanshan thought for a moment, then handed her the suspension card and instructed her, "Focus on dodging. I'm afraid it will be harder to attack if we disperse them."
Liao Yuewei nodded, and the two walked out one after the other.
As expected, Liao Yuewei did not use the Tang sword. She first swept her leg, destroying the heads of all the sand people who were nearby. While they were regenerating their heads, Du Lanshan broke through the encirclement and quickly ran out, attracting the sand people behind him away.
Once Du Lanshan and half of the Sandmen had run far away, the two of them simultaneously threw their cards. The double noise of the banning whistle card and Mr. Pea resounded throughout the space. Not to mention the few people present, even the flying vehicles took off again, far away from the location of the two cards.
Mr. Pea's insults never discriminate between friend and foe. Du Lanshan was thoroughly humiliated by his barrage of insults, such as, "You old bastard, you have no humanity, throwing me into the sand?", "You bunch of trash, destroying the environment, your crimes are heinous, you deserve to die, your crimes are unforgivable!", and "Protecting the environment is everyone's responsibility. You can't plant trees, but you can at least grow green on your head!"
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