Book 10: Chapter 47


    Get ready! Attack!!


    The soldiers began to march toward the valley. The anthropoids roared and charged out. They were the lowest level anthropoids, so they werent much of a threat to us.


    After getting Leahs confirmation, I ensured that we wouldnt face a strong defence when we attacked.


    Although the anthropoids had united, they were still trying to avoid losing too much of their forces. I didnt think Id run into a particrly strong defence if I didnt force an attack on the walls.


    Raise your guns!! Aim!!


    The soldiers lined up in a shooting formation as they observed the approaching anthropoids. Our line shooting formation was the best formation to counter their charge thatcked a formation. The anthropoids howled as they entered our best shooting range we came up with after conducting research.


    Fire!!


    The barrage of bullets destroyed the anthropoids formation. The bullets we were now using were bullets blessed by the elves Mommy Vyvyans personal explosion magic, no less. A nip would be enough for the bullet to blow off a section of their body, so if they hit the enemys chest, half of their body would explode. If they hit their belly, their intestines would explode.


    Therefore, after the first row fired, the anthropoids at the front were reduced to a swamp of blood. The blood that exploded into the air virtually formed a mist that air couldnt pass through. The anthropoids in the rear were covered in theirrades blood and flesh.


    A piece of an organ of some sort hit the White Deer Kings face. That angered the White Deer King. It almost wanted to run over with me to them to give the anthropoids a piece of its mind.


    After the first row finished firing, theyd quickly retreat. The second row would immediately follow up, then the third, then the fourth and finally the fifth row.


    After the fourth row, the air was covered in smoke and an irritating stench of blood. The corpses in front of the soldiers had formed a swamp that appeared almost impossible to cross. The snow on the ground was melted by the blood, so it was a pool of blood. The anthropoids in the rear stomped on theirrades dismembered corpses and trudged through the swamp of blood to charge toward us.


    Yes, we were left with only onest row of soldiers.


    <strong>*Bang! Bang! Bang!!*</strong>


    The fifth row, which was thest row of soldiers, used repetitive firing rifles. They used rifles with the exact same specifications my guards used. I couldnt produce enough for everyone to have one rifle each, but it was enough for thest row of soldiers. Within an instant the horde of anthropoids was bathed in their own blood just as the previous rows did. Not one of the anthropoids was able to reach our lines when faced with our shooting formation.


    After the fifth row emptied their bullets, they continued to retreat, while the first row immediately took over again and began firing after reloading. We gradually retreated from the valley by following that sequence.


    We left a field of anthropoid corpses behind. Those anthropoids didnt have any concept of fear. Being killed and bathed with blood only stimted them, causing them to grow even wilder. They roared as they charged toward us.


    They even charged out of the valley, chasing us out of the valley they were defending. I had no idea who theirmander was, but I knew it wasnt the warrior Marvel was. If Marvel was in his skin, he wouldnt let these anthropoids charge out of the valley.


    Of course, I think it was safe to assume that the purpose of the anthropoids was to cause me to expend all our bullets.


    <strong>*Horns!!*</strong>


    After I nodded, the soldier responsible for deliveringmands next to me blew the horn. The soldiers in front immediately retreated upon hearing the signal. The anthropoids, who saw us retreating ,started to cry with excitement and began to charge toward us in a staggering fashion.


    <em>My soldiers have indeed retreated, but that doesnt mean that you can charge over.</em>


    A deafening cannon went off from behind. The cannonballnded in the closely huddled horde of anthropoids. My cannons were aimed urately at the exit of the valley. Just because I couldnt enter and attack, it didnt mean that I couldnt defend against the enemysrge-scale charge. If they had their huge birds around to harass us, then maybe theyd get us, but the anthropoids currently on the field would only be sted to pieces by my cannons. The rain of cannonballs flew into their formation. I felt that my artillerymen mustve been delighted, because a horde of anthropoids who didnt flee were the best opportunity for them to aplish military achievements. It was essentially an opportunity to amass a kill count.


    After the cannons did their job, the cavalry with breastte armour charged over. Their charge left the Earth quaking, which meant that the heavy cavalry were charging toward the anthropoids who had sustained severe damage. They destroyed head after head, while the horses stomped on corpses that had been sted to pieces, kicking up blood and flesh. Their bright copper armour was filthy with the enemies blood. Some of them even lost their grip on their sabres, because the blood their sabre handles got soaked in, made it too slippery.


    Thats it. Thats it! Stop the pursuit! Dont enter the valley!!


    The officers called for the soldiers covered in blood to retreat. I looked into the valley. There was still a field of corpses there. I didnt say anything. These losses were insignificant to the anthropoids. It didnt advance any strategy of ours, either. It just raised our soldiers morale.


    I had to acknowledge that we hadnt been harassed by any huge birds after Leah spoke to me about them. There would be an asional one or two attacks, but unlike before where it was akin to a flood of them diving in at us. They fled as soon as we fired a shot. Thats why I took the opportunity to strike once.


    Of course, I didnt actually do it with the sole aim of raising morale. I wasnt going topletely enter the valley. It wasnt wise to initiate an attack when the enemy was fighting with each other internally. I had let their conflict worsen to the point that they began to plot against each other when they were supposed to be at peace with each other. Needless to say, that didnt mean I was just going to kick back and enjoy myself.


    I looked up to the top of the snowy mountain. I watched the soldiers who were taking advantage of the noise and cover of smoke on the battlefield to set up bars and ropes. I watched them stick long spikes into the snow and fix ropes into ce.


    That was my true goal.


    Why did I attack? It was to shift the anthropoids attention to me to distract them. The anthropoids might figure out what we were up to if they saw us moving, so I had to get them to focus their attention on me. I had to continuously attack and harass them until we transported what we needed and finished setting it up.


    Frankly, I didnt trust Leah. Perhaps she truly could get them to withhold their main forces from inside, but it still wasnt easy for me to attack the city door. Last time, it took me a day just to take down a panther, so itd probably take even longer to bring it down with so many low anthropoids defending it.


    As such, I didnt intend to cancel my n. I had sessfullypleted one third of my n. The end of their days woulde as long as I continued to harass them and prevent them from figuring out our true goal.


    I didnt need to capture some damned city wall. Why do I need to capture it when I could just destroy it? I didnt have arge calibre cannon right now, but I had enough gun powder. As long as I could slip enough gun powder into a vital spot, Id be able to blow the entire city wall up.


    This was the power of humanity.