At this moment, when the child looked at Haru, who had finally managed to climb up, the feigned look of fear on his face vanished instantly, replaced by a wicked grin.

Haru's heart sank, and the child instantly released the wooden stick he was gripping tightly.

Since you like it, then fine, it's yours. I'm just a little kid and I'm not strong enough to take it from you, so it's reasonable for me to give up, right?

At this moment, Haru was so angry that he wanted to curse. He had climbed up quickly earlier because he was holding onto the stick, but now his center of gravity was shifted backward.

The child suddenly let go, and there was no way he could keep his balance. He immediately rolled down the mountain like a millstone, still clinging to the stick.

As it passed its companions, the stick became even more powerful due to the acceleration caused by gravity, and one of the unfortunate ones was sent flying by the blow.

He crashed heavily to the ground and couldn't get up for a long time; he probably broke several ribs.

King Haru could no longer stand it and immediately ordered the attacking army to retreat.

Even Haru, who was full of fighting spirit, was rendered helpless by the heavy weapons that Tang Yi had put together, especially the terrifying fire curtain.

Even now, Haru's heart pounded as he looked at the charred corpses of his companions burning on the ground. They had never witnessed such brutality; even when he used sap from the sap tree to burn the giant mosquito swarms, nothing had been this horrific.

Now that King Haru has recalled his army, these Haru are naturally running as fast as they can. Before they can come up with a solution, Haru will never make any more pointless sacrifices.

They not only have to face the Mira tribe, but also the ever-watchful Asada waiting behind them.

If fighting a single Mila tribe is too taxing, they will still have no choice but to flee when faced with the powerful warriors of the Asada tribe.

Seeing that Haru's army had temporarily retreated, the leader of the Mira tribe breathed a long sigh of relief. They had finally managed to hold off the first wave of attacks.

However, the attrition rate of their own weapons was also alarmingly high; they had already used up one-third of their steel ball grenades.

The number of crossbows produced in large quantities was originally limited, mainly because raw materials such as sap from the sap tree were not easy to obtain.

We've already used up more than half of our ballistae. If the enemy launches another attack, we'll run out of ballistae in no time.

The only saving grace is that there are still plenty of bolts in the crossbow's storage; all that's needed is to reload the empty magazines to continue firing.

Moreover, considering the losses of those hidden sentries at the beginning, the fact that there have been no casualties on our side after fighting for so long is already the best possible outcome.

However, the situation is not too optimistic. Those Haru are only temporarily retreating. It is obvious what they want to do with so many of them. They will not give up retreating so easily.

Haru has now retreated to a place more than 100 meters away, where they believe it is safe enough.

The Mira tribe's weapons shouldn't be able to reach this distance, and in fact, the Mira tribe simply doesn't want to waste precious combat resources at such a long distance.

Resources are scarce, and the tribe is facing a major battle that could determine its survival. The chief must ensure that the weapons are used to their full potential to maximize damage output.

At this moment, King Haru was also frowning. This battle was not as easy as he had imagined. The combat equipment of the Mira tribe was more and more monstrous than the last.

Even when they went to war with the Asada tribe, they never exerted such a strong sense of pressure on the Haru army.

If Haru hadn't fallen into a trap and been led to a narrow passage by the Asada tribe, where the Mira tribe members suddenly jumped out to help them ambush, he wouldn't have suffered such a crushing defeat and been chased like a rat by these humans.

The reason for targeting the Mira tribe this time is partly because of the old grudge that has not been settled, and partly because the Mira tribe is not as powerful as the Asada tribe in terms of numbers.

Just then, a Haru rushed over. The latest news that arrived made the King of Haru clench his fists in anger.

First, there's the team I sent out to assassinate Tang Yi. After so much time, and with a numerical advantage of dozens of times, they've finally succeeded.

Not only did they fail to capture the three, but they also lost more than ten members of their own team. Now they don't even know where the enemy is; they've clearly lost them.

If this news only angered King Haru, then the next bombshell news will make King Haru furious.

According to the latest news from the front, the Asaida tribe has completed its assembly.

The elite force of the Asaida tribe, the twenty dragon riders, has already set off on their way here.

The dragon riders are very fast; it will only take them three days at most to reach the battlefield of the Mira tribe and provide effective support.

The follow-up team arrived only one day later. This time, the Asada tribe was also going all out to wipe out the Haru tribe, except for some Asada warriors and women who stayed behind.

The remaining combat personnel were all transferred to the eastern front.

Haru, who came to report, also brought news that plunged King Haru into even greater despair. The Asada tribe, with the help of the three Mira tribe members, had found the high-speed secret passage inside the stone house.

This time, even Haru himself couldn't go back, because the messenger Haru had just entered the secret passage when it heard the sound of heavy objects falling and earth being smothered outside.

After Haru and the others left, they returned to the stone slab but could no longer open it.

This must have been their plan before setting off to completely block that exit, cutting off their clan's escape route.

Upon hearing this news, King Haru knew there was no turning back from this battle. This would be a decisive battle that would determine their fate, and now they had to hold off the arriving Asedar tribe warriors.

We absolutely must not let them successfully come to our aid!

At this moment, King Haru spoke to one of his subordinates of considerable rank.

Haru nodded in understanding and led a group of several dozen people toward the Asada tribe.

Since war was about to break out, King Haru naturally considered the potential threat of the Asedar tribe coming to reinforce him.

It already had a countermeasure in place to slow down the advance of the Asaida tribe's army and buy itself enough time to conquer the Mira tribe.

The loss of that secret passage pained King Haru deeply. It was his last resort for survival, and now that it had been discovered and blocked, it was impossible for him to escape back.

We can't afford to delay any longer; we must take down the Mira tribe before the Asada tribe's reinforcements arrive.

The King of Haru's expression was uncertain as a rather inappropriate idea surfaced in its mind.