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The group arrives at a village where the sand is bright red—a result of the iron from countless blood sacrifices made by the villagers to appease their "God". You can watch the full episode on platforms like Crunchyroll
The "God" the villagers worship is revealed to be Millions Knives . The monster terrorizing the village is actually a mutated, cybernetically-enhanced Rollo, now known as Monev the Gale . Trigun Stampede Episode 5