Sanrew's body reformed behind Ma Lu and then launched another attack.
Because they were too close, Ma Lu was also caught off guard and got punched in the back.
He stumbled forward a couple of steps but, fortunately, his base attributes were high enough that taking a punch wasn't a big problem.
By the time he turned around and slashed with his Chef's Knife, splitting Sanrew's body in two, the latter turned into yellow sand again.
—— The sand body ability.
That was Sanrew's Psychic Power, which was the polar opposite of Boggy's Water Shield, and in a desert environment, it was nearly unbeatable magic.
And even when Ma Lu's Corpse Puppet guards arrived, Sanrew still managed with ease, dispersing into the wind as a sandy figure whenever he was about to be surrounded and killed by the beasts.
As the number of enemies grew, he exhibited the second phase of his ability.
He completely abandoned his flesh body and maintained the sandy form.