The fugitive's backward-bending knees gave him incredible speed, enough to rival a galloping horse.
But while he was fast, he lacked a horse's stamina and couldn't maintain his top speed for long.
Soon, one of the pursuers caught up to him. A Long Saber flashed, slashing across the man's back, and he immediately collapsed onto the desert sand.
The two pursuers reined in their horses, overjoyed. They ran toward the fallen man; he clearly had something important on him.
Just as the pursuers reached the fugitive's body, the "corpse" suddenly spun around. With two short knives now in hand, it shot up from its backward-bent knees and viciously stabbed both pursuers in the chest!
The pursuers, completely caught off guard by the counterattack, let out pained screams. They clutched their chests and collapsed, silenced.
The fugitive staggered toward the two horses, but before he could reach them, he pitched forward onto the ground and fell silent as well.
