Episode 050

Doubts must not end with doubts.

"Everyone, just a moment."

As I raised my hand with a stern expression, the 'Forest Hunter' and his party all looked at me. As expected, the 'fast-footed deer' was quick-witted.

"Why? Chief! Do you feel a little cheap?"

I nodded and said in front of everyone.

"I have a strange feeling, so I'd like to check the front."

"······."

There was a moment of silence as the 'Forest Hunter' stepped forward.

"I shouldn't take your words lightly. I should send soldiers to the front to scout out."

"Okay."

"You, the great warrior, have a strange feeling, so of course I should check it out."

As the 'Forest Hunter' stepped forward, the other chieftains and warriors followed his instructions without saying a word.

"A very big two thousand days! Who would you like me to send?"

At some point, the 'Hunter of the Forest' also unknowingly began to rely on me. Without hesitation, he called out the names of the warriors he had been observing with his mind's eye, one by one.

A cold tree, a brave wolf, a swift deer, and so on. A total of seven people. The warriors who scouted with me were all agile and quick on their feet.

"Please stay here and hide until we arrive."

"Okay."

The remaining group of about twenty people quickly scattered around, following the instructions of the 'Forest Hunter', and hid in the trees and rocks.

And I prepared for battle so that I could fight at any time if a problem arose.

"Everyone be nervous."

"Okay."

"Yes, Chief!"

Meanwhile, I took my warriors and carefully moved towards where the red dot had appeared. I moved forward little by little and checked the map window.

Then, ten red dots appeared.

"fizzle!"

"······."

He raised his hand and stopped the warriors following him. The warriors hid around me, keeping a sharp eye on me.

'Where are you going?'

Once again they disappeared from the map window.

"···hmm!"

For a moment, I was troubled. Should I chase them down and kill them, or quietly follow them to see if any of the party members are still there?

But somehow I had a feeling that they might not be all like that. First, let's check. I informed the warriors that there was an enemy.

Everyone looked surprised because they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, but no one suspected me.

"Cold Tree! Bring your warriors and support me on the left. 'Brave Wolf' on the right."

"Understood, Chief!"

The 'brave wolf' seemed surprised by my fluent quirk language and answered a beat late.

"···Yes, Chief!"

Phew!

And he looked around and warned the warriors once again.

"I'm only observing the situation and have no intention of fighting the enemy, so don't get too close."

"I'll keep that in mind, Chief!"

"Okay, Chief!"

Before we knew it, we had formed a formation with me at the center, supporting each other from both sides, and we slowly began to move forward.

* * *

'It was an ambush... I prepared well.'

As we walked along the path, Susquehannock warriors were lying in ambush on both sides. There are approximately seventy people.

'If it weren't for the map window, I would have been in real trouble.'

I don't know who the Susquehannock chief was, but he was pretty smart. It was clear that they were targeting warriors gathering at the 'Big Foot' village.

I motioned for the 'cold tree' and 'brave wolf' on my left and right to step back.

-Go back.

After a while, we returned to where the 'Forest Hunter' and his party were and had a serious conversation.

"We certainly aren't the first."

"Yes. The warriors who came before us might suffer."

"What should I do? I'm being pushed back in terms of warrior numbers."

"That's right. If we go around to avoid them, the warriors behind us might get ambushed."

"If there were about thirty people like us, we could figure out what to do. There are seventy people. Seventy people."

"Should we just step back and wait in a safe place, and then inform the other village warriors when they come?"

"······."

Even the 'Hunter of the Forest' seemed to have a hard time making a decision, so he looked deeply troubled and raised his head to look at me.

"A very big two thousand days! What do you think we should do?"

"······."

Everyone's eyes were focused on me. I spoke calmly without even thinking about it.

"The Susquehannock warriors know we're coming. Even if we try to avoid them, they'll still chase us. And even if we manage to shake off their pursuit, our warriors behind us will be in danger. And…"

"and?"

"That might not be all. There's more to the 'Big Foot' village than just this."

"······."

There was another brief silence.

"So, that means there are at least three Susquehannock warriors lying in wait."

"It's a more serious problem than I thought."

"I know."

The expressions of the chieftains and warriors darkened suddenly. The 'Hunter of the Forest' let out a long sigh and said.

"Ultimately, we have to clear out the Susquehannock guys who are blocking us."

I nodded and said with a calm expression.

"If we move as I planned, we can definitely win."

"······hmm!"

The 'Forest Hunters' and warriors bit their lips and braced themselves.

"Okay. Let's give it a try."

"Okay, let's trust the warrior of God for once."

"I will follow your opinion."

Everything is good, but I don't know why the word "Warrior of God" suddenly came up.

'A warrior of God···?!'

* * *

There are three strategies. Surprise, lure, ambush. And proper supporting fire. This time I moved with my nimble warriors to ambush the Susquehannock warriors who were lying in wait.

Of course, including archery skills. Fortunately, the Susquehannock warriors had no idea that we would find them.

No, he was waiting for us to pass by quickly, as if he was a little bored. Finally, as the sun was setting, the surroundings were gradually getting darker.

'It's a perfect day for a surprise attack.'

We first targeted the Susquehannock warriors on the left side of the path. I winked at the ten warriors moving with me, my eyes shining coldly.

The warriors, including 'Cold Tree' and 'Brave Wolf', quickly loaded their bows with arrows.

-now!

As soon as the order was given with a wink, the warriors and I all started shooting arrows at once.

Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!

Not once, but twice. The defenseless Susquehannock warriors screamed and fell here and there.

Eww! Eww! Eww!

"The enemy!"

"It's a surprise attack!"

"The enemy is shooting arrows from the rear!"

The sudden attack sent the Susquehannock warriors running around in confusion, looking for a place to hide. A few Susquehannock warriors were charging bravely toward us.

However, he was hit by the arrow we shot and died a meaningless death.

Phuuk! Phuuk! Phuuk!

Now our position is exposed to the enemy. I couldn't delay here any longer. I turned around with my bow in hand and quickly gave instructions to my warriors.

"To the next location!"

"Yes, Chief!"

* * *

Shoot, and shoot again. I ran away repeatedly. Finally, our warriors ambushed and lured the Susquehannock warriors to the point.

'Okay!'

At that moment, the Lenape warriors who had been hiding throughout the forest all fired their arrows at the ten Susquehannock warriors who were now left.

Pook! Pook pook! Pook! Pook pook!

Susquehannock warriors fell bleeding, shot all over their bodies with arrows. The finishing touch was that the 'Honest Bear' with an axe and strong warriors rushed out and cleared the battlefield in an instant.

Thud! Pufferthud! Pufferthud! Thud!

The 'Honest Bear', with the enemy's blood on his face, approached and reported.

"Hehehe! It's over, Chief!"

"great job."

But the battle is not over yet. The Susquehannock warriors who had been on the right side of the road remained. At that moment, the 'Forest Hunters' and warriors who had been providing support fire from the ambush point ran over.

"A very big two thousand days! It's dark at night, so we may be at a disadvantage since we have fewer people."

No, we win because it's night. Because I have a map window. He said this while looking at the 'Forest Hunter' who was showing signs of anxiety.

"Trust me, Chief!"

"Okay, I understand."

"We will now strike the enemy's rear.

* * *

He led his warriors around the forest and took up a position behind the Susquehannock warriors. Of course, there were gaps in the enemy formation here and there, and without fail, he shot arrows or threw spears, thinning out the number of Susquehannock warriors.

Flashing in the east, flashing in the west. To our enemies, we must have looked like goblins. And before their eyes, the torch-wielding Susquehannock warriors were looking around with fearful eyes.

There are now only twenty Susquehannock warriors left. Break through like this and annihilate the enemy. I signaled with my eyes to the 'Forest Hunters' and warriors who were waiting behind me, each with their weapons drawn.

As everyone nodded, I boldly rushed forward holding the bronze spear. At the same time, he quickly drew the sharp spear left and right.

Swish!

The feeling of flesh and bone being torn away was felt at the tips of the fingers, and four Susquehannock warriors died on the spot, blood spraying out of them.

That was the beginning. I swung the window, bringing death to anyone who stood in my way.

Stab.

Come down.

Swing it.

And scream.

He threw his spear with all his might into the back of the fleeing Susquehannock warrior.

Eww!

Before he knew it, he was carrying an axe and dagger and killing the terrified Susquehannock warriors without hesitation.

My face is broken in half. The decapitated head falls down. The intestines spilled out from the split stomach. After a while, the breathless battle ended.

The 'Forest Hunters' and warriors gathered around me shouted in victory.

Adadadadadadadadadada!

There were no red dots displayed on the map window. No, there was one. The Susquehannock warrior, who had been written as a great warrior through the depths of the mind, was lying unconscious on the ground.

As the warriors' shouts died down, the 'Forest Hunter' approached and asked.

"What should we do with this guy?"

"War can only be won with warriors. Through this, we can find out the ambush location of the Susquehannock warriors and then attack them by surprise."

"Then, we must continue to gather our warriors as we move."

"yes."

* * *

Lenape tribe, 'Big Foot' village. Warriors were arriving one after another from each village. However, things got serious inside the communal hut when fewer warriors gathered than expected.

"War is imminent, but the soldiers are arriving too late."

"If the Susquehannock tribe were to invade in this situation...."

"The war hasn't even started yet, so I think it would be best not to talk about ominous things."

"You gave them enough time to move, considering the distance they had to travel. There must have been something that happened that we didn't know about."

The 'wise fox' also listened to the elders' stories and, although he didn't show it on the outside, he was feeling anxious inside.

At that moment, a warrior whose whole body was covered in battle scars entered the communal hut.

"Chief! I have an urgent report to make by order of the great Chief of the two thousandths. The Susquehannocks have set up an ambush along our route."

"······."

The communal hut was instantly enveloped in silence. The 'wise fox' asked urgently.

"I wish you could tell me more about what happened."

* * *

A 'very big' town. The village women were watering the crops. At that moment, the jar of water broke and 'The Moon Rises' started to retch.

The village women around them rushed to where 'The Moon Rises' was.

"what's the matter?"

"The moon is rising! Where does it hurt?"

"Did you eat something wrong?"

"I don't think I vomited anything."

'The Moon Rises', who had been feeling nauseous, opened his mouth with difficulty, catching his breath.

"I just feel sick."

"······."

The women with children looked at each other and nodded at the same time.

"Congratulations! The moon is rising! You're pregnant."

* * *

The warriors of the two tribes were locked in a tense standoff across a vast plain. It seemed as if a fierce battle would break out if anyone gave the order to attack.

At that moment, a group of warriors appeared from the left.

"Thank goodness you arrived on time."

I checked the map window and then strode towards the Lenape camp, leading a hundred or so warriors.