COME, MY SON!
WAAAH!
THE BARBARIANS ARE COMING.
IF WE DON’T START RUNNING, WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE!
B-BUT...
I’M SCARED...
UH... F-FATHER...?
TAKE EVERYTHING...
...AND BURN IT ALL DOWN...
...IN THE NAME OF HAIXI JURCHENS.
DON'T MAKE A SOUND...
WE JUST NEED TO MAKE IT UNTIL THE MORNING...
H-HARI...
YOU CURSED BITCH...!
HUFF
HUFF
COME ON!
HURRY!
MOST OF THE VILLAGERS DON'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT THIS TRAIL.
ONCE WE'RE OUT OF HERE, WE'LL WAIT IT OUT UNTIL SUNRISE--
WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE CRAWLING OFF TO?
WHY THE HELL DID YOU KILL HIM?
WHO CARES ABOUT AN OLD GEEZER?
HE'S USELESS.
GET THE REST.
HOW...
...DID THEY FIND THIS PATH...?
HUFF
HUFF
HUFF
HUFF
HOW...
...IS THIS POSSIBLE?
THEY SEALED OFF ALL THE WAYS OUT OF THE TOWN...
THESE BARBARIANS EVEN KNOW ABOUT OLD PATHS THAT ARE NO LONGER IN USE!
HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?
HOW...?
HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?
HOW DID THEY BRING AN ENTIRE HORDE ACROSS THE RIVER SO QUICKLY?
YOU SAID...
THE RIVER ISN'T FROZEN OVER YET.
THAT IT'D BE HARD FOR THEM TO MOVE A MASSIVE FORCE.
SO HOW DID THEY DO IT?
HARI...
IT MUST’VE BEEN HER.
SHE MUST’VE KNOWN...
...WHICH PARTS OF THE RIVER FREEZE THICKEST...
WHEN WINTER BEGINS...
...AND WHERE THE SHALLOW PARTS OF THE RIVER ARE.
SHE MUST’VE STUDIED IT...
...FOR YEARS ON END.
IT’S MY FAULT...
I SHOULD’VE KILLED HER NO MATTER WHAT!
DAM...?
WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING?
I'M HEADING BACK TO TOWN...
WH-WHAT? WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?
YOU'RE GONNA GET SLAUGHTERED OUT THERE!!
THEN ARE WE GONNA STAY HERE AND DO NOTHING?
LOOK. I UNDERSTAND HOW YOU FEEL.
BUT YOU'RE MAKING THE WRONG DECISION, DAM.
AS FRUSTRATING AS IT IS, THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO...
...OTHER THAN WAIT FOR REINFORCEMENTS TO ARRIVE.
YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE TOWNSFOLK.
...!
THE MEN AND THE OLD PEOPLE WILL BE KILLED ON SIGHT.
THE WOMEN AND THE CHILDREN WILL BE TAKEN AS CAPTIVES.
DON'T YOU KNOW THE KIND OF LIFE THAT AWAITS THEM?
NO HUMAN SHOULD HAVE TO ENDURE THE THINGS THAT WILL BE DONE TO THEM...!
WE ALL KNOW THAT.
SO I REFUSE TO STAY HERE AND WATCH THE ATROCITY HAPPEN FROM AFAR.
DAM... I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, BUT--
YOU HAVE A POINT.
FINE, YOU WIN.
THEN...
...LET'S DO WHAT WE CAN...
...AND SERVE OUR PURPOSE.
WELL...
D*** IT.
WE GOT HERE TOO LATE.
FAR TOO LATE.
RECOVER THE BODIES AND SEARCH FOR SURVIVORS.
CHECK EVERY CORNER.
THE BARBARIAN BASTARDS...
...GOT US GOOD THIS TIME.
G-GENERAL... WHAT HAPPENS NOW?
MY POOR JUDGMENT LED TO THIS TRAGEDY...
YES, AND YOU’LL MOST CERTAINLY BE PUNISHED.
BUT WEREN’T THE CHETAMJAS HERE WITH YOU?
Y-YES, THEY WERE.
THEY CAME UP WITH A PLAN TO BRING DOWN THE ENEMY COMMANDER.
BUT THEY NEVER STOOD A CHANCE AGAINST A FORCE THIS BIG...
THEY MUST’VE BEEN WIPED OUT...
HMM... IN THAT CASE...
...THIS MIGHT NOT BE OVER JUST YET.
WHAT A SUCCESSFUL RAID IT WAS, HEAD CHIEF HADAR!
LI WASN’T LYING ABOUT THIS!
YEAH, IT TURNED OUT TO BE TRUE.
BUT I'M NOT TOO HAPPY ABOUT IT.
THAT SLY FOX...
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT MANZHU HAS IN MIND.
SO DON'T TRUST HIM COMPLETELY.
YES... ANYWAY, WE STILL SCORED A GREAT VICTORY. HAHA.
SO I WAS WONDERING...
DO YOU MIND IF I GET A LITTLE TASTE OF THOSE CAPTIVES FIRST?
SO THAT'S WHAT YOU WANTED TO TALK ABOUT.
SURE. DO AS YOU PLEASE.
HEHE... THAT'S A PROMISE!
OH, YOU SICK BASTARD...
A Haixi Jurchen raid on the village begins, the people try to flee in panic via a secret path. The killing of an elderly villager exposes their hiding place. Against the barbarians who crossed the river with Hari's betrayal and blocked all exits, Dam wants to return to town and fight; though his friends first object, they finally decide to do their duty. Reinforcements arrive too late; the town is burned, the Chetamjas are gone. Chief Hadar, celebrating victory, gives permission for the captives.
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