Tan was standing amidst the sandstorm.
Seizing the explosion just moments ago, he struck the Life-Chasing Cavalry's torso with a palm, pushing him away. The Cavalryman rolled with the momentum and escaped from his line of sight.
At this distance, neither could see the other. Hence, the Life-Chasing Cavalryman also stopped making noise and lay silently within the sandstorm.
Tan silently tucked his right hand under his left armpit, using the Prosthetic Body to cover any potential noise. Inside his wrist was a Micro Armor-Piercing Bullet, highly likely to end the war. However, when he was bitten by the Cavalryman, the situation was too urgent, and suddenly all his computational resources were diverted to the duel in Martial Studies, leaving no moment to consider using the weapon.
He needed to maximize his concealment of the loading sound.
Now, the fight had entered its second phase.
