Hearing his subordinate's words, Awala's brows instantly furrowed into a knot. Although he had mentally prepared himself, the scene before him was somewhat beyond his imagination.
Irwin also had doubts in his heart. He strode out of the stone house and looked outside. Awala followed behind, his originally gloomy expression gradually replaced by shock. He clenched his fists tightly.
Outside the village, Roddy's solemn-looking troops did not assume an "offensive" stance. They only lined up and moved forward calmly. To the other barbarians, these "shorties" were dressed no differently from the day before. If there was anything different, it would be the "small mountain" they had piled up outside the village …
The smell of blood assailed their noses from afar. The barbarians, regardless of their age or gender, all stared dumbfoundedly at the hundreds of skulls that had been gathered by the soldiers. The snow monsters were sturdy, so their heads were naturally not small. The strong adult males would even grow horns, some even comparable to yak heads. But now … these hideous skulls were piled up there motionlessly. To the barbarians who had been oppressed by the snow monsters for a long time, this was a huge blow.
After the troops piled up the skulls, they continued forward. There were no suffocating footsteps, nor were there any dazzling glints of swords. Their posture was as if they were casually throwing away some trash. After stopping at the village entrance, the leader, Roddy, greeted the barbarians with a smile.
"Hey, lad, your beard looks very handsome."
He reached out and took off the hood of his fur cloak. He waved at a fifteen or sixteen-year-old young barbarian nearby and said, "I want to talk to your leader. Can you inform him?"
Looking at Roddy's "friendly" smile, the naive child was stunned for two seconds. His gaze swept across the skulls of the snow monsters, and after a moment's hesitation, he turned and ran towards Awala.
"That's why I say that sometimes, this method is simple, crude, and effective."
Roddy had a smile on his face as he looked into the distance. But as he chatted with Sodelor behind him, his tone was somewhat cold. "In a place like this, the fist is the hard truth."
"The rule of the strong preying on the weak will not change no matter where you go. Since they've made their choice, they can't blame anyone else. "
Sodelor did not have a good impression of these barbarians. The snow monsters were not pigs waiting to be slaughtered. Had they not been strong and well-prepared, they would never have been able to return to the Kingdom of Karen.
"I have to find a suitable way to solve all of this."
Roddy understood what he was thinking. He smiled and turned to walk in the direction of Avala. The barbarian leader in the distance seemed to be at a loss. A few older hunters in the village sensed that something was wrong and approached with solemn gazes. Roddy swept his gaze over them. His pace did not change, and even the expression on his face became even more 'friendly'.
Akasha pulled up her hood and followed from the side. Natha was in the middle of the team. Nearly a hundred soldiers looked relaxed, but in fact, they were observing the layout of the buildings around them.
The leader of the Barbarians in front was already in a state of confusion. This' little man 'who was a head shorter than him was just strolling forward, but the team behind him was following behind him as if they were a single entity. That formless might seemed to have silently enveloped the entire village at this moment, causing Awala to feel an indescribable pressure.
"My name is Roddy. I come from the Kingdom of Karen. It's a pity that I couldn't talk to Chief Avala yesterday."
As if he did not remember what happened last night, Roddy made a special barbarian greeting with enthusiasm. He then looked around and said, "We've come for peace. You don't have to be nervous. The Kingdom of Karen is willing to establish friendly relations with the tribes in the Northern Ice Field. We hope to help you. Of course, we also hope that you can help me. To prove my sincerity, these weapons and food are free of charge. "
As he spoke, the soldiers behind him had piled up the machetes wrapped in animal skins on the ground. The sound of metal clashing echoed in the surroundings.
"With these weapons, the snow monsters are no longer a threat."
Roddy looked around with a smile and said loudly, "Moreover, you won't have to go hungry in the future!"
His straightforward words were like a bomb, instantly causing an uproar among the barbarians of all ages and genders. The crowd who were watching but did not dare to come closer started to discuss. Roddy turned his head and smiled at Avala, who was blind in one eye. He said, "Chief, can we talk inside? There are some things that need to be discussed in detail. "
It was obviously their 'home ground', but the situation was completely out of their control. Avala was hostile to Roddy, but he could not confirm whether Roddy really had 'good intentions'. The naive barbarians had never come into contact with other human beings, so they could not distinguish such 'acting' at all. Therefore, after a few seconds of stalemate, he, who had no way out, actually chose to give in.
"Then … let's talk inside."
After saying this, he glanced at Akasha and Natha, but he kept an eye on them. "Only you can come in. Let the others stay outside."
"Alright, no problem."
Roddy looked around, but the smile on his lips did not disappear. He casually agreed, and then noticed Irwin beside him. He raised his hand to greet him, and under Irwin's hesitant gaze, he walked into the low house.
Avala gave his two subordinates a look, and the three of them entered the house with Roddy. Akasha, Natha, and Sodelor stood outside expressionlessly, as if they did not care about Avala's slightly excessive request.
The soldiers were silent, and the heavy atmosphere made Irwin feel that something was wrong. He turned his head and saw that the thick wooden door wrapped in animal skin had already closed with a clang.
"What … is going on?"
Irwin scratched the back of his head out of habit, and looked doubtfully at the army in front of him with a heavy atmosphere.
Inside the house, the originally harmonious atmosphere took a turn for the worse the moment the door closed.
The stone house on the ice field had no windows, and it was extremely dark inside the house after the door was closed. Avala followed Roddy into the stone house, and when he raised his head to ask something, he saw that the short young man was already standing in the middle of the house.
Roddy slowly turned around and said calmly, "I know you don't like to beat around the bush, so … I'll be more direct."
"What —"
"Bang!"
Roddy's body suddenly moved, and Avala's pupils dilated. Before the two hunters next to him could react, he raised his hand to block with his many years of battle experience, but the huge force from his arm was far beyond his imagination. His body of more than 100 kilograms was actually sent flying by Roddy's punch without any delay!
He remembered Irwin's report, and thought that the two women were powerful, but now he realized that he had completely miscalculated.
His strong body hit the wooden door with a bang, and a lot of dust was shaken off the roof …
"You —"
Forcefully holding back his surging blood, before he could say anything, he saw his two subordinates, who wanted to surround him, being sent flying by Roddy like he was throwing rubbish.
Avala was not a coward who would admit defeat after being beaten. He roared angrily, and a red light flashed in his eyes. The muscles on his body expanded by 30%, and he rushed to the side in two steps, picked up a stone axe from the corner of the wall, and swung it at Roddy!
This was the "Berserk" skill unique to barbarian warriors. As a leader, Avala's strength was outstanding. From the moment he was attacked to the moment he launched his counterattack, only two seconds had passed. The stone axe whistled through the air, and was about to strike Roddy in the blink of an eye. But the next moment, a silver light flashed in the darkness.
"Crack."
Holding the short dagger in his hand, Roddy counterattacked at an even faster speed. Even though Avala's combat power had been greatly increased through the "Berserk" skill, Roddy was already familiar with his combat style. The dagger accurately sliced through the wooden axe handle, and with a "thud", the stone axe blade flew past Roddy's shoulder and nailed itself into the stone wall behind him.
At the same time, Roddy's figure had already appeared on Avala's right side like a ghost, and he extended his left fist and punched the barbarian leader's ribs …
"Bang!"
His equipment, level, attributes, and skills were all suppressed, and there was even an indelible gap in combat experience. Avala could not last more than three moves in front of Roddy. With just one punch, Avala felt as if his internal organs had been jolted out of place, and the axe handle in his hand fell to the ground with a "thud" …
*****
Outside the stone house, the other hunters who had surrounded them did not notice what had happened inside. Irwin, who thought that he was an "insider", was trying to explain something to Sodelor.
"Leader, what they did last night was wrong …"
"I don't know what Leader Avala is thinking, but your leader may be in danger …"
He said these words in vain, but because Akasha and the others did not understand the barbarian language, he could not explain. This situation made him a little anxious. As he spoke, he wanted to turn around and open the wooden door of the stone house, but just as he moved, Sodelor silently blocked his way.
"What are you doing?!"
The young and vigorous Irwin reached out to push him away, but felt as if he had pushed against a wall, and was forced back half a step. He frowned, and found that the other party had calmly made a "stop" gesture.
Making such a gesture in the barbarian territory was tantamount to provocation. Irwin, who had a good impression of them, suddenly felt angry. He raised his hand and was about to exchange a few blows with Sodelor, but at this moment, the stone house shook with a "boom".
While everyone was stunned, Sodelor immediately made a gesture. The soldiers immediately shouted and distributed the food and weapons in all directions. The barbarians who were further away did not hear the movements of the stone house, and they all surrounded it noisily. The noise instantly drowned out everything else …
"Bang!"
"Boom!"
Muffled sounds came from inside the stone house. Not only Irwin, but the seven or eight hunters who had been around also realized that something was wrong. But when they wanted to surround it, they were all blocked outside by Sodelor and his soldiers. The barbarians did not know how to restrain themselves, and they immediately prepared to fight. But just as the conflict was about to break out, the door of the stone house suddenly opened.
The so-called "opening" was actually the result of the interior completely shattering after being hit. Irwin and the others turned their heads to look, but found that there was no movement in the room full of smoke. After a moment, Roddy's figure slowly walked out.
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