Seeing that we were about to escape their control, and that many of Haru's companions had already died on their own territory, how could they feel at ease letting us leave?
However, Haru, who had been chasing us, became anxious. After all, a wild beast is still a wild beast. Seeing that we were about to get far away, they immediately flanked us from the side.
Having learned from our previous experience, we started taking out red berries and other fruits from our backpacks to replenish our energy as we ran.
Top leaped through the treetops, much faster than we could run on the ground. In no time, it was ahead of us, squeaking twice to let us catch up.
Even though we were trying our best to escape, we were still a step too slow and were surrounded and attacked by the Haru group.
Now we had no way to avoid it. All we could see were Haru, holding sticks and weapons, staring at us with menacing eyes.
I got goosebumps from all the stares from these guys. To say I wasn't nervous being stared at like that by a bunch of wild beasts would be a joke.
Seeing that we were already surrounded, Dante swallowed hard and whispered.
"Sir, what should we do now?"
"What else can we do? It's either us or them. Right now, the direction we're running in shouldn't be too many Haru around us."
"I'll fire my gun; that should intimidate them for a bit. You guys fight your way through, and we'll charge out together!"
As I spoke, the shotgun in my hand was already loaded and ready to fire.
Before this trip, I reloaded all the empty shell casings. Since there were no gold or lead pellets to use as bullets, the shotgun shells inside were made of irregular iron pellets about 4 millimeters in size.
While it is slightly less powerful and kinetic than the gold nugget, it makes up for it in terms of quantity, with one-third more iron nuggets than the previous gold nugget bullets.
I've tested these projectiles; within 20 meters, as long as there are no trees or other obstructions, they can take down most basic carbon-based organisms with a single shot.
Even when encountering a heavily armored beast like a wild boar, a single shot can turn it into a sieve, and even if it doesn't die, it will be seriously injured.
I reckon that although some of these Haru people in front of me are wearing some protective gear, it's no different from not wearing any at all in my eyes.
These shotgun shells might not be able to penetrate several Haru, but at such close range, taking down the first two rows shouldn't be a problem.
Haruqun surrounded us, knowing we couldn't escape anytime soon, and immediately began to close in on us.
As these Haru tribes approached us, they emitted guttural roars that only they could understand.
Seeing that the Haru tribe was about to completely surround and kill us, our lives were hanging by a thread.
Just then, I aimed straight ahead and pulled the trigger.
"Bang!"
A fierce tongue of fire shot out, followed by a deafening roar that made everyone's heads buzz.
Haru in the front row was immediately hit by the scattered bullets, because we were too close, less than ten meters away.
After the scattered bullets knocked down the first row of Haru, the second row of Haru was hit by the dense iron pellets that pierced through their bodies, turning them into sieves that were only slightly better off than the first row, and they fell down.
Based on my initial visual estimation, this shot probably took down at least twenty Haru.
Seeing this as the perfect opportunity, I stepped over the corpses of the Haru and fired another shot, and immediately another large group of Haru fell in front of me.
Haru had never heard such a violent explosion before, and they were all terrified, frozen in place for a moment.
Seeing this as the best opportunity to break through, I immediately shouted to Dante and Susu beside me,
"Dante, Susu, let's do it!"
The two had already made preparations, and now it was time to test their hand speed.
Two sharp Nepalese machetes moved with incredible speed and precision, leaving afterimages as they swiftly sliced across the necks of the Haru warriors.
In just a few breaths, more than a dozen Haru corpses lay on the ground. I gasped as I watched the speed of the slaughter.
Is this guy even human? He must be the top salesman in the underworld!
I was originally thinking about whether to fire two more shots, but I promptly put the already loaded shotgun back on my back.
Instead of drawing my own machete, I pulled out a spear that was about 1.6 meters long. It was equipped with a three-pronged spike. My eyesight isn't very good, unlike young people like Su Su and the others.
If you accidentally poke it off-center, the triangular blood groove on top will help them bleed out three times faster. I've tested this thing on wild boars, and it works wonders; one poke and they're dead without a sound.
To put it another way, if the three-edged dagger hits the upper torso, it's guaranteed to kill instantly without a sound.
The protective measures these Haru had taken against the overwhelming power of the triangular thorns now seemed utterly ineffective.
Before these big shots could recover from their shock, we unleashed our swords and spears, killing as many as we could.
While these Haru were still in a daze, we physically exorcised about twenty more Haru.
After sending away dozens of Haru, the remaining creatures finally realized what was happening. They immediately let out a roar and gave chase after us.
The last few can no longer block our way. Susu and Dante each used their abilities to kill two of them.
One of the Haru was clearly much more cunning. Just as Susu was about to kill its other companions and was unable to break free, it cut into Susu's blind spot and was about to chop down on the back of Susu's head with its bone knife.
If this attack lands, even if Su Su survives by sheer luck, she will spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair.
However, it thinks it's very powerful and intelligent, but in my opinion it's just a clown.
I practiced eagle eye before, spending months training with those fifty hanging clam shells. That visual range and reconnaissance ability can't be developed by using a three-lined coelacanth.
While its reaction speed may not be as fast as Dante's and Susu's, if it wants to cut off my line of sight right under my nose, it'll have to ask the spear in my hand for permission first.
Just as Haru raised his bone knife to strike, my spear shot out like a dragon, piercing straight for the opponent's heart.
Unfortunately, I was lucky enough to pierce Haru's heart first. At this point, it could basically prepare to report to the underworld.
The melodramatic plots on TV would never happen in reality. The idea of someone fighting energetically despite being stabbed multiple times is pure nonsense. When severely injured, bodily functions decline rapidly, leaving one completely powerless.
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