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...
Speed and force are relative. Higher speed can generate greater force, and greater force can also generate extremely high speed.
The Mira warrior swung the wooden hammer in his hand in a wide arc, perfectly demonstrating that as long as you have enough strength, reaching a certain speed is not a problem.
In just one exchange, a large number of Haru were sent flying. Immediately, their chests collapsed, blood gushing out, and they were clearly beyond saving.
As for the Mira warrior next to me, well... he's still the same. Maybe he's an accident, an accident he didn't want either.
His left leg was still in excruciating pain. With the slightest exertion, the soul-piercing pain instantly transformed him into a rattlesnake, constantly hissing and groaning.
Currently, this Mira warrior can still provide support by my side. Although his footwork is limited, his reaction speed is quite good, and he provides me with an extra pair of eyes to observe the enemy situation.
And when I can't kill him, he can help me finish him off. It's just that moving over long distances is a bit troublesome, this guy can't run fast at all.
If I hadn't carried him, and he had been hopping along with a limp, I reckon those Haru would have chopped him into pieces in less than a minute.
Now I simply let him lean against my back so I can take care of him at all times.
We charged relentlessly toward the blasted-open road, and Haru tried to stop us, but he couldn't.
Just as we were about to break through Haru's encirclement, a startled cry came from somewhere.
In an instant, they erupted in excitement, which didn't seem to be bad news for Haru.
If it's not bad news for Haru, then it's not good news for us. I've already considered the worst-case scenario.
As I expected, in less than two minutes, the breach that had been blasted open was surrounded by an even larger encirclement.
This time, Haru didn't try to stop us from breaking through. Instead, he quickly joined up with Haru, who had just arrived, and widened the encirclement, giving us no room to unleash the power of our grenades.
If we approach them now, they will immediately move the entire encirclement backward, keeping the circle at least 30 meters away.
After their exchange, the Haru had learned that the explosive contraption in the hands of the Mira tribe was only effective against objects within a 30-meter radius.
Once the distance exceeds thirty meters, the penetrating force of those steel balls is not so great. At most, they will hurt a little when they hit you, like being hit by a slingshot.
Previously, they didn't dare to retreat easily because they didn't have enough manpower. Now, Haru's numbers are enough to support them in forming this huge encirclement. As long as their prey is still there, they will definitely be able to wipe them all out.
Seeing that Haru's encirclement was still expanding, my heart sank, and I knew something was wrong. Now that we had gathered together, Haru had essentially severed ties with them.
Once we're out of range, they'll likely try to wear us down with ranged attacks.
Although those arrows weren't very powerful, we'd seen the poison on them before. If they even grazed the skin, they would immediately cause a severe poisoning reaction, and the person would die in less than half a minute.
Sure enough, once Haru was far enough away from us, their first reaction was to draw their bows and nock their arrows, using those poisoned arrows to wear us down.
In an instant, arrows came from all directions toward us in the center of the battlefield, but the distance of thirty meters was still too far for their arrows to reach.
Although the number of arrows looks impressive, after flying for about thirty meters, the arrows' own power has long since been lost, and they have hardly any force left.
Our basic armor can easily block them now.
However, our armor is limited, and the parts of our bodies below the waist are still exposed. If these areas are grazed by arrows, there is still a fatal risk.
Haru doesn't want us to leave now, so we really can't leave this encirclement for the time being. Compared to the previous human wave tactics, this inconspicuous tactic is much more dangerous.
The key point is that Haru can weaken us without losing his own troops, which is very disadvantageous for us, whose numbers have already been greatly reduced.
I know this decision must have been made by Chief Haru. He doesn't want us to die so quickly; pushing us too hard would be detrimental to them.
Now, we'll keep them at a distance and shoot arrows at them, further depleting their numbers to their limit. Then, we can launch a final, decisive charge to annihilate them all.
"Master, they've started shooting at us with arrows again. Should we keep charging out?"
While using her knife to block the incoming arrows, Su Su asked me for my decision.
"Now is not the time. If we try to break through under these circumstances, our losses will only be greater. Those arrows are not like Haru's; even a slight graze from them could be fatal."
I only thought about it briefly, but I immediately made a plan.
"Susu, have someone collect all the corpses on the ground nearby and form a circular protective wall. We'll hide inside and use our crossbows to wear down Haru."
Their arrows can wound us, and so can ours!
Upon hearing my suggestion, Su Su immediately began explaining my plan to the Mila people around her.
While helping to knock away the incoming arrows, everyone began to drag the corpses on the ground together and pile them up like a wall.
Building the wall required using both hands and was the most dangerous step. Under Su Su's command, a small team of men knelt down and lifted the corpses to use as human shields against incoming arrows.
The tribesmen inside the meat shield could safely pile up the corpses. In fact, they didn't need to pile them up very high; they just needed to crouch down to block the incoming arrows.
The corpses were stacked six layers high, some belonging to Haru, others to their own men. But there was no time to worry about that now; only by escaping alive could they have a chance to win this war.
Everyone moved quickly, and it didn't take long for our group to form a human shield fortification using the corpses.
We are safe inside this fortification for the time being. We took a headcount of the remaining people.
It has been discovered that there are fewer than forty people left, and many of them have suffered serious injuries and are in relatively weak condition.
No one wants to die; they still want to go back to their families. Right now, everyone is forcing themselves to stay strong and fight Haru.
Another major reason is that I am a pillar of support for the Mila tribe, helping them withstand the pressure and allowing them to see a glimmer of hope for survival even in their despair.