Bloodeye felt bitter in his heart.
If Freldrod's tribe had a hard time surviving in this land, then their survival wasn't much better than other tribes. It was only because most of them had made the mistake of not being able to integrate into any other clan that they had gathered together.
If one wanted to count on such a group of people to be loyal, one could only rely on abundant food, indifference to their beliefs, and terrifying methods to deal with traitors.
As for strength? That was the bottom line.
That was why even though they were able to snatch enough food most of the time, they would quickly consume it and have to rob others again. But every time they succeeded, it meant that the next robbery would be more difficult and the harvest would be lesser, so they had to rob more frequently.
That was why they were ambushed and lost nearly half of their men. Moreover, their food was taken away by some traitors. They had no choice but to ask for help from Furybear's power and allow the three muddle-headed Furybear believers to hold a ceremony in their stronghold.
But at first, he didn't believe them. After all, apart from becoming crazier and crazier, they weren't devout at all. When he arrived, he saw them asking for help from Avinia and other gods.
So when the three of them really obtained Furybear's power, he was shocked and terrified, because he was soon forced to lead his people to attack the nearby tribe, forcing him to also believe in Furybear.
As for resisting? Impossible, they couldn't resist someone with divine power. Moreover, the three muddle-headed Furybear could be summoned to fight for them. So no matter how unwilling he was, he had to take the risk of becoming a failure and 'voluntarily' worship Furybear. He had to follow the three muddle-headed Furybear and start a massacre, killing all life in sight.
That was the price of borrowing the power of a failure. There would be no survivors in their battles. There was never an exception to this, and it was why the Freljords feared Furybear.
Unless... you crossed a river or hid so well that even a bear couldn't find you, there were no exceptions.
But fortunately, the power of the Losers was indeed strong. Even those so-called Battle Mothers were not worth mentioning in front of them. And for some unknown reason, most of the Icelanders were either dead or injured. So miraculously, they borrowed the power of the Losers to break through this large tribe.
As for the 20 or so dead companions? Who cared about them?
So when he saw the failure that they couldn't resist fall in an instant, Bloodeye didn't expect to fight Li Ke or escape from him. He didn't even think about fighting to the death with his men because he knew too well what kind of people they were. The moment he ordered them to attack, they would run away.
However, Li Ke's reply made Blood Eye's heart turn cold. Still, he didn't give up on persuading Li Ke to let them go.
"Can't you make an exception? You have to know that I don't mean any harm to you. It's just that these failures have nothing in their minds that are hostile to you. "
He paused for a moment and spread out his hands to Li Ke.
"And we can pledge our loyalty to you and promise to always charge at the front."
But Li Ke wasn't swayed. He broke free from the disappointment of losing the huge power and picked up his sword.
"Are you done with your last words?"
He waved his wrist and issued a declaration to the bandits.
If they started a war purely for food, he would understand and spare those who didn't raise their swords against him. However, they slaughtered, bitched, and killed women and girls for fun through different ways. They worked with man-eating demons and showed no signs of repentance. And from Cherna's words, he knew that they weren't bandits that he would spare. They were wild beasts that he would kill with all his might.
And he didn't have much to say about wild beasts.
Even though the energy from Furybear had been depleted, his life force had recovered to its peak. This meant that he had become a warrior who surpassed most mortals in all aspects and was proficient in all kinds of killing techniques. That was why he immediately charged forward.
The bandit named Bloodeye barely dodged the first strike of the two-handed sword. But he let go of the two-handed sword and grabbed the other bandit's arm to stab the other bandit in the chest.
Then, he crushed Bloodeye's throat with an elbow strike. Then, he kicked the hilt of his own sword and made it stand upright so that he could grab the sword the moment he pushed Bloodeye away. Then, he slashed the bandit behind Bloodeye in half from the shoulder.
Kicking the corpse away allowed him to block the other two bandits. At the same time, he was able to easily pull out his sword to block the other bandit's axe.
But he didn't block the axe completely. The moment the heavy axe came into contact with his sword, Li Ke quickly turned his body and turned his sword into a slide. The bandit couldn't retract his strength in time and chopped the axe to the ground. Li Ke twisted his body and chopped down. The bandit's head also fell to the ground.
It was impossible to use such a tactic in a military formation or on the battlefield. It could only be used when the opponent was a group of bandits who lacked training and could suppress the opponent in all aspects of their physique.
What was interesting was that this kind of battle strategy was much faster than his direct and unadorned charge to kill people.
As for the reason …
He didn't wear heavy armor. Otherwise, why would he make so many fancy moves? With his strength, it was the fastest and most convenient way to knock these bandits away and kill them.
That's right, heavy armor could crush light armor and unarmored units if one's mobility and defense were sufficient.
Besides, he only wore white clothes, so it was easy to get splashed with blood, but it would be a big problem if he was cut by a sword.
However, the speed at which he killed the bandits had crossed the bottom line in their hearts. They only knew that their leader and the strongest warriors had all died in an instant. Therefore, after exchanging glances with each other, the remaining ten or so people ran towards the door.
Li Ke immediately chased after them, but at this time, the number of people he could kill was limited. Fortunately, Cerna joined the battle and killed two bandits with her ice ability. She also threw a spear and nailed a bandit who wanted to ride a horse to the ground.
But they couldn't kill everyone. In the end, four bandits who came late rode out of their sight and left them alive. Although Li Ke wanted to continue chasing, he also knew that it was meaningless.
That was because the direction these panicked people were running in was the direction of Sejuani's tribe.
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