He bolted.
The bandit, San, had just righteously laid out the stakes and yelled for them all to charge the enemy. But the very moment his three companions rushed forward, he betrayed them, turned tail, and fled.
"San?!!!"
"Fuck, that bastard tricked us..."
"Damn it, he wanted us to be cannon fodder to buy him time to escape!"
When the three bandit underlings looked back and saw San escaping up the mountain slope by the road, their morale completely collapsed.
Zhu Xinru and Guard Chen, who were about to move forward to assist Lin Li, subconsciously slowed their steps when they saw this.
Lin Li, who had just finished forming a giant Cyan Wind Blade in his hand, was also momentarily stunned. Then, he spoke to the three demoralized bandits.
"Tsk, bandits will be bandits. This 'brotherhood' you speak of is so fragile and pathetic in the face of danger.
If you get a chance to be human in your next life, don't be bandits again."
