255 – Assault (4)
The water that disappeared in the hideout The people periodically send people out of the hideout to see if a beacon might rise.
In that sense, Sena could be said to have been lucky. It was because the water man lit the beacon just at the time when he came out to check whether the beacon was rising.
“Whoa. The sunlight is nice.”
The natives who came out of the hiding place enjoyed their leisure while drying their bodies wet in the river in the sunlight.
It seems that the time passed after a sudden downpour.
The river water turned turbid as the surrounding soil was washed away by the rainwater, but the sky was clear and clear without a single cloud.
The water person chewed on the flesh of a nearby plant. The flesh of this plant tastes faintly sweet when chewed for a long time.
As he was spending his time quietly chewing on the flesh of a plant, a spear suddenly flew in and pierced the water man’s head.
“Awesome!”
“It hit right!”
“hahahaha, fortunately, it seems that the throwing technique is not dead. I was anxious because I rarely throw spears these days.”
Lorwan, who was hiding from a distance, threw down an improvised javelin and approached the water man’s corpse.
Trampling the corpse with his feet and pulling out the spear roughly.
Water The water man who had been tortured closed his eyes tightly without realizing it when he saw the sight of his fellow countrymen being brutally killed.
“When can we go inside?”
Water People are sensitive to the sound of water. So, if you suddenly swim into the hiding place, there is a possibility that the trespasser will be discovered because of the sound, and the moment you swim in with difficulty, you may be surrounded by water people and die.
Rowan is strong, but he still lacks the confidence to beat the situation, the place and the numerical advantage.
You are in the water, but the opponent shoots spears and arrows while surrounded by water? If that happened, the chance of dying without being able to do anything was close to 100%.
So, the idea was to trick the water people by swimming in just in time for the water people to return to their lair.
Show them the taste of Rorowan’s spear and club as they are waiting for the arrival of their own people.
Time passed, and Rowan and his men swam into the river towards the hideout at the time indicated by the Water Man.
A water person tied to the end of the rope at the front swims in, and Rowan and his men hold the rope in their hands and use it as a guide to swim along the rope.
Because the hideout is underground, I only swam in for a short time, but it became dark all around in an instant.
I’m swimming with my eyes open, but I can’t see an inch ahead.
Darkness. Closed space. In the water.
Although it was obviously an easy and clear task that required only holding on to the rope and swimming directly behind the person in front, fear seized them in an instant.
My senses became unnecessarily sensitive, and as I could clearly feel even the flow of water moving through my body, I felt anxious that an unknown monster was lurking in this darkness.
‘How much longer do I have to swim?’
‘Damn it, why is it so long!’
Although it was definitely a short swim, I feel like I swam for over 30 minutes.
Exactly how far did you swim?
It felt like I had been swimming for an hour because of the broken sensory watch, and maybe only 10 minutes.
They arrived at a place where the water level of the river was lowered midway through, and even though they took a rest there, they were still surrounded by darkness where they could not see an inch ahead, so it was not very helpful to determine the time.
After making their way through the darkness in that way, they finally reached the water people’s lair.
“…… Everyone, come quietly.”
One by one, one by one, carefully and carefully so that the sound of shaking the water does not come out.
Coming out of the river, they quietly caught their breath and regained their strength.
“Hey, why aren’t you coming?”
And then, when a water person approached, who thought it strange that the returning people hesitated at the doorway instead of entering.
Rorwan seized his mouth, pulled him by force, and threw it at his men, who stabbed him to death with their weapons in an instant so as not to make a sound.
Kang! Caang!
Unable to pierce the water person, the metal pieces that strayed away hit the cave floor and made a loud noise.
“What are you talking about?”
“Hey! What’s going on there!”
Hearing the water people making a fuss, Lorwan thought he couldn’t hide anymore, so he threw his spear forward and let out a roar.
“Assault!! Waaagh!!”
“Wow!”
“Charge! Charge!”
“Kill them all!”
“You can’t kill them all! Capture as much as possible!!”
The mercenaries screamed and charged, and the water people, startled by the sudden appearance of the enemy, were swept away in front of their roar and charge.
“Aagh!”
“A raid! Attack!”
“Everyone gather!”
“Are there any crocodiles? Bring the crocodile!”
At first, the people of the water, which were washed away, also took up arms and resisted.
They were shocked to find out the hiding place, but they also live in the harsh jungle. They quickly overcame the chaos and began to resist.
Someone ran with a wooden spear, someone took out a crude bow and shot. Some also wielded weapons made of metal, while others clung to their bare bodies because they had no weapons.
In the chaos of the battlefield, the mercenaries used the advantage of surprise and superiority in equipment to crush the water people.
Among them, Rowan was the one that shone most splendidly.
Rowan moved while making full use of his flexibility.
The simple thrusting spear matches Rorowan’s deftly bent arm, wrapping itself around the enemy’s arms and arms like the tentacles of an octopus wrapping around its prey.
After wrapping a steel spear around his foe’s arm to seal his movements, Rowan drew close and shattered his foe’s head with his club.
Throws the stunned water person who was beaten in the head, then unwraps the spear and aims at another.
A water person attacked Rorowan, and it was an awkward position and timing for a long spear to Rorowan, who had just dealt with one.
However, as Rowan’s ankles and knees bend strangely, his body posture drops sharply. The spear he was about to wield lowered in an oblique line, and was naturally ready to stab the enemy. Spreading his legs as if flicking, he raised his lowered body at once and put that momentum into the spear to pierce the enemy’s neck.
Just like a snake roaming freely in a narrow burrow.
Like a loach that turns clear water into muddy water by itself.
Rorwan swam freely across his battlefield with dazzling freedom and unpredictable movements.
After a while, the mercenaries who had won the victory unwillingly or inevitably moved the corpses of the water people to one side and tied the captured water people tightly with ropes.
“By the way, Captain, how are you going to take these guys out?”
“If we drag them along and if they hold out in the aisle, saying they won’t go out as a group, we’ll drown ourselves…….”
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After hearing what his men said, Rowan nodded his head, saying that it was certainly plausible.
“Then, I guess I can make you listen.”
Rowan gave the mercenaries a chin.
“Tame it.”
“Okay.”
After a while, the inside of the cave was filled with the screams of tortured water people.
* * *
“It is quiet.”
While the ‘Other Hideout’ was being attacked, Chester, who slept peacefully and woke up to another new day, looked at his wounds as was his habit.
All of his minor wounds had been healed, so now he had big, thick bandages tied only to the thighs and chest, the two parts that were seriously injured.
“Where.”
Chester got up with his hands on the cave wall and began to run cautiously, until he collapsed as a sharp, explosive pain erupted in his thigh.
“Keugh… !”
Every time like this, the desire to consume the grace of the top arose, but Chester held back his desire and stood up to check the condition of his legs again.
It was impossible to run in place, but walking slowly and slowly seemed to be no big deal.
Although it hurts, it is tolerable.
“Whoa.”
After making sure he had no major problems walking, Chester let go of the cave wall he was holding on to.
When he usually moved, he held on to the wall of the cave like a person on crutches and walked while reducing the strain on his injured thigh.
“Where.”
And now, Chester steps with only his two legs, with his body unsupported somewhere.
“Um.”
It hurts. The injured area is also burdensome. But it’s not serious enough.
“Whoa.”
After a small sigh of relief, Chester began to speed up his steps little by little.
I walked uneasy and slow like a child who has just started walking, but at some point, I started walking naturally.
“Okay, not bad.”
Chester started walking around the hideout for exercise, and after walking for a while, he found a seat on one side of the cave where no one was around.
As he sits down and presses his bandaged thighs tightly against the cave wall, the cool cave motives permeate the warm wounds of his thighs pleasantly.
After cooling his thighs and relaxing them with a light muscle massage, Chester thought as he listened to the others slowly begin to act.
‘It’s peaceful.’