An unusual experience made me realize the value of life, but by the time I looked back, I was already in my twilight years.
It seemed long, yet it passed in a flash.
Bloodthirsty new cr...
When the Asadar warriors were still more than ten meters away from the wild boar, even the most foolish wild boar realized that something was wrong.
They no longer cared about foraging; all they wanted was to run away as fast as possible and escape this dangerous area.
But it was too late. The encirclement was complete, and countless eyes were now watching the wild boars' every move.
"roar!"
Just as the group of wild boars was about to flee in one direction, a high-pitched roar came from that direction, a roar that had a soul-stirring effect.
This is the roar technique of the Asaida tribe, a unique skill that can be compared with animal skills, although the roar technique is mostly used to deal with animals.
The unique roar was not an imitation of any other creature; it was the roar of the Tyrannosaurus Rex, the overlord of the Jurassic period.
This sound has a deterrent effect on most animals, especially on some herbivores.
Part of the reason is that animals have a deep-seated fear of such sounds, just like humans are born with an instinctive fear of creatures like snakes.
They had never seen it before; it was the memory in their genes that triggered their instinctive protective mechanism.
Wild boars, a highly adaptable species, are even more afraid of this roar.
Dinosaurs were enormous, and only high concentrations of oxygen could sustain their massive bodies, so they had to stay in that area and couldn't leave.
But the fact that dinosaurs couldn't come out of that high-oxygen area doesn't mean that wild boars couldn't go in and roam.
Wild boars are among the species that best understand the power of Tyrannosaurus Rex. For a Tyrannosaurus Rex, eating a wild boar was as easy as eating a snack. It could basically eat one in one bite, and it would take more than ten at a time to be full.
Therefore, wild boars are more afraid of this roar than other creatures on the outskirts. And this isn't even the roar from the main creature. Otherwise, these wild boars would have been paralyzed with fear long ago and wouldn't have had any thought of running away.
Hearing the roar, the wild boar was terrified. Its feet slipped and spun for a moment from the sudden turn before it managed to stand up and run frantically in the opposite direction.
But it was no use; soon, the same high-pitched roar came from the direction they turned.
The five wild boars could only try to break out in other directions, but without exception, all directions were already occupied by the omnipresent roar.
At this moment, the five wild boars felt as if they were surrounded by a large group of Tyrannosaurus Rex, and they no longer had the courage to run away.
The wild boars, already completely disoriented, were now trembling with weakness in their legs, having already foreseen their fate.
Two of the largest male wild boars, unable to withstand the psychological pressure, accelerated and rammed their heads against a rocky outcrop.
The immense impact of the collision with the hard rock instantly killed the two male wild boars. They preferred to die from the impact rather than be eaten alive.
The remaining three wild boars also fell victim to the arrows poisoned with poisoned wood from the Asedar warriors. Soon, the five wild boars were bound hand and foot and carried towards the location of the giant ants.
Once they reached the right spot, the Asaida warriors put all the wild boars down and collected several bamboo tubes of boar blood, which would be the fastest way to lure the giant ants later.
Using wild boars to lure giant ant colonies is a good option, but simply leaving them there to attract the giant ants isn't enough.
Those giant ants are huge, and their chelicerae are so well-developed that they can easily cut down several wild boars, and they can be devoured in no time.
The Yasaida tribe has a large population, so it will definitely take a long time to pass through safely here.
This means we need to find a way to make it more difficult for those giant ant colonies to obtain food, and to hold them off for as long as possible.
This way, we can have a greater guarantee of everyone's safety.
The leader of Asada came up with a simple yet effective strategy.
He first divided the people into two groups. One group dug a large pit that was two meters long, five meters wide, and two meters deep in the original spot.
Another group went to the vicinity to collect stones of suitable size, preferably weighing between one and two kilograms.
This amount of work was nothing to the dozens of Yasaida tribesmen. They took turns and spent just over half an hour to complete a pit according to the chief's requirements.
The leader instructed everyone to lay the five wild boars out in a row at the bottom of the pit.
The stones above were also in place, and everyone began throwing large quantities of stones into the pit as instructed, until the entire pit was filled and a small hill was piled up high.
The leader had someone pour pig's blood into a container on a small hill made of stones. The gaps between the stones were quite large, so the blood could flow smoothly along the gaps between the stones to the wild boar at the bottom.
The next steps are much simpler. Just leave some pig's blood on the ground every now and then, and keep going until you reach the place where the giant ants appear.
However, just to be on the safe side, the leader had two groups of people, each following a separate route, lure the giant ants in the middle section to the prepared bait.
The wild boars were trapped under layers of heavy stones, and they wanted to reach the food below. They had no choice but to try and move the stones, like crows trying to drink water.
However, these stones are not as soft as meat, and their pincers cannot easily grip them. In addition, these are stones that were specially selected to weigh more than a pound, so a giant ant simply cannot lift them.
Lifting these stones is several times more difficult than lifting meat. Without a dozen or so giant ants working together, these stones simply cannot be moved.
Moreover, the stones are very slippery, and if they get stuck together, you have to select and move them in a certain order.
In addition, the surface of the stone is mostly open, unlike on flat ground. The giant ant's size makes it difficult to find a suitable foothold to exert force on it, and it may accidentally step into the cracks in the stone.
The leader's plan was progressing smoothly; the two ant lines were at least fifty meters apart. Days of hunger had driven these giant ants mad with the smell of blood.
Two ant lines had been laid out, and a large number of giant ants began to swarm toward the location of the wild boar.
But when they got there, they discovered that their brothers and sisters couldn't possibly move those huge rocks that were in their eyes.
As a result, more giant ants began to run towards the pile of stones where the wild boar was buried, stimulated by the pheromones that transported food.
As their numbers increased, many giant ants willingly used themselves as stepping stones to fill in the gaps on the surface of the stones.
Then the other giant ants, carrying stones, began to move slowly and laboriously, stepping on the bodies of their companions.
After some effort, they actually managed to move a few stones. However, at this rate, it would be enough for the Asada tribe to leave this area.
Before long, a huge fault several meters wide appeared on the originally tight highway.