After collecting the supplies, Haru didn't dare to delay for a moment and immediately began to retreat up the mountain.
The huge package on Haru's back should have been very conspicuous, but everyone was in a relaxed and careless state at the moment, and no one noticed what was happening.
Meanwhile, Pat, who was guarding the supply point on the other side, saw that it was already dawn and, as usual, decided to go and get some breakfast to fill his stomach.
As luck would have it, Pat was surprised to find ten enormous Haru sneaking away up the mountain from his camp shortly after he began flying.
"hiss--"
A sharp cry of an eagle shattered the morning's tranquility, waking all the tribespeople from their dreams.
"Dante! Get up! Something's happened!"
I woke Dante, grabbed the crossbow and machete that were lying next to me, and headed towards the place where Pat had made the eagle's cry.
I know that place very well. During the day, it was where we set up our ambush together. Now, it's Pat who's sounding the alarm, not the tribesmen patrolling there, which means something has happened.
When Dante and I arrived, the nearby Dragoons had already brought their men here immediately. What came into view was the ransacked storage area and several Asidar warriors whose necks had been twisted off.
"hiss--"
At that moment, Pat's eagle cry rang out again, and shouts of battle could be heard in the distance. It seemed that our people had already engaged Haru in combat.
"Everyone, follow me! We have to intercept Haru quickly; we can't let them take those supplies."
I'm really getting anxious; collecting these supplies isn't easy. Food is a vital resource for both sides right now, and I never expected Haru to be so bold as to launch a sneak attack and plunder before dawn.
The first to arrive at the battlefield were the members of the Dragon Riders, a total of twelve riders who had already engaged the ten Haru.
Haru tied the bag containing the food to his waist with a rope made of tree bark, and held an iron dagger in his hand.
However, these ten Haru were too large, so the short sword in their hands was like a longer dagger.
The twelve dragon riders were quite startled when they first saw these giant Haru. They had dealt with Haru many times before, but this was the first time they had seen Haru as huge as the one in front of them.
This must be the secret weapon of those Haru, but how did these ten Haru appear here? Why didn't we see these ten giant Haru during the previous battle?
These questions remain a mystery to everyone for the time being.
Facing these giant Haru, the Asedar warriors dared not be careless. They immediately brought iron spears from the Mira tribe and began to use the immense force generated by the momentum of their velociraptors' running to charge at the Haru before them.
However, despite their large size, these Haru were surprisingly agile. Seeing the spear approaching, they immediately dodged the attack.
Because the Haru leader had instructed the ten Haru to stay together and not separate, the humans couldn't do anything to them as long as they were together.
Haru easily dodged several fierce attacks, and one of the Haru even cut down a Velociraptor that couldn't dodge in time with a single blow.
The velociraptor that was killed had its entire thick neck cleanly severed by Haru's blade. If the Asida warrior on the velociraptor's back hadn't jumped faster, it probably would have been cut off by Haru as well.
This terrifying power is like being possessed by a Vajra.
With one of the twelve riders already lost to Haru, everyone became even more cautious, even when approaching Haru.
By this time, many soldiers had arrived at the battlefield. When I saw Haru in front of me, I was shocked. Where did this thing come from?
No wonder Haru is so confident, daring to rest and recuperate on this solitary peak. It seems that these enormous Haru are their only support.
"We cannot let them leave here, Dante. Tell the tribe to prepare poisoned arrows to shoot at the weak points of Haru's armor."
Dante, upon hearing my command, immediately launched into a long, rapid-fire speech to his people.
Immediately, dozens of crossbows were aimed at areas of Haru's legs and ankles that were not protected by leather armor.
The dragon riders withdrew from the battlefield in an instant, and the rain of arrows was specifically designed to attack Haru's weak points.
In no time, several poisoned arrows had been stuck in Haru's ankles and other areas.
But I soon realized something was wrong. Logically speaking, these poisoned arrows should have been lethal enough, and even though Haru had grown larger, he shouldn't still be standing.
Could it be that these Haru have developed immunity to the venom?
If that's the case, then it's going to be troublesome! The current Haru are probably the kind that have eaten mushrooms before, and they don't show the slightest panic when facing a large number of tribesmen attacking them.
However, some of our tribesmen were killed by Haru.
At this moment, Haru was probably overcome by hunger again, and he didn't care about anything else. He picked up the corpse on the ground and started to eat it.
This scene made me feel nauseous. I already knew from the Mira tribe chief that Haru could eat people. But what I didn't expect was that these Haru would actually start gnawing on the bloody chunks of flesh.
At this moment, what we see is not hunger, but a blatant provocation.
The dragon riders were helpless against them, and the poison arrows seemed ineffective as well. Just as we were at our wits' end, Chief Asada arrived with a group of his people and spoke up.
"Let them give it a try."
What they saw was that the group of Asedar warriors were not holding bows and arrows, but rather giant arrows with arrowheads and fletching, just like regular arrows.
This arrow is at least 1.5 meters long, and its firing mechanism is different from that of a bow and arrow. It uses a hooked wooden stick to hold the fletching, then you take a running start and launch the giant arrow like a paper airplane.
I recognize this thing; it's probably a weapon that the mysterious person from the Asaida tribe taught them to use.
This ranged melee weapon is, in some ways, more powerful than bows and crossbows. Under acceleration, it can easily penetrate some light to medium armor.
This is the hunting weapon of the Aztec civilization, the Atrete spear!
The Aztec civilization was primarily agricultural. Their hunting tool, the atrete, was a heavy arrow-throwing weapon capable of reaching speeds exceeding 150 yards per hour.
Its projectile, the atla, is a flat wooden stick with a hook or ladle-like tail. The heavy arrows are over 1.6 meters long, with stone or bone arrowheads and fletching.
Thanks to the support of the Mira tribe's arrows, the Asada tribe has replaced the stone arrows with iron ones, and in order to increase the weight of the arrowheads, they have also added some small stone strips to tie them on.
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