The people of Lingnan were unaware of Lin Tian's plans.
Therefore, they still harbored no fear in their hearts.
However, their lack of fear did not mean Lin Tian was idle.
While these individuals were observing the situation outside, hoping to see if the Qin army would attack their tribes,
the Qin soldiers had already bypassed their settlements and were above them.
"Is this the tribe from Lingnan?"
"It must be; I see people constantly moving about there!"
"Since it's their tribe, our time to strike is at hand!"
Their attack would not be a mere matter of dropping a few bombs.
Outside this tribe, Qin soldiers were already waiting.
As soon as their bombs were dropped and the tribe was bombarded, the Qin soldiers outside would strike without hesitation.
At that moment, they would charge into the tribe without delay, slaughtering its people ferociously.
Therefore, this battle was aimed at annihilating this tribe directly.
Yet, the people of this tribe were unaware, naively believing that the Qin army could not reach their settlement and would be unable to attack them.
After a long absence of the Qin army, they grew even more complacent.
"See, that's all the Qin people are capable of. Our tribe is right here, and they don't even dare to attack us!"
"Who's to say otherwise? Although the Qin army is incredibly powerful, our terrain is treacherous, making it impossible for them to attack as they please!"
"I reckon the Qin army will eventually retreat. Once they're gone, a large portion of Lingnan land will belong to our tribe!"
At this moment, they not only looked down on the Qin army.
In their minds, they were already fantasizing about conquering vast tracts of land in Lingnan.
However, their dreams were beautiful, but the reality was starkly cruel.
Especially now, as the Great Qin soldiers were about to act.
"I'll count to three, then we'll ignite the explosives and drop them!"
"Yes!"
These aerial explosives were specially made.
Not only were they larger and more powerful, but their fuses were also more robust.
They would not be extinguished even by strong winds.
Thus, they were perfectly suited for aerial deployment.
The leading general took out the explosives and began to count.
"Three!"
"Two!"
"One!"
"Ignite!"
As the word "ignite" was spoken, the explosives were quickly lit.
With virtually no hesitation, once lit, the explosives were immediately thrown.
Everyone knew the terrifying power of bombs.
Under such circumstances, one certainly couldn't keep them nearby.
So, after igniting them, they were directly thrown into the distance.
A large quantity of explosives flew towards the Lingnan tribe.
Perhaps the sound of the gunpowder igniting reached the ears of the Lingnan people, drawing their attention.
Someone among them asked in surprise,
"What is that sound?"
"What, what sound?"
"Don't you hear it? A peculiar sound is coming from that direction!"
"A peculiar sound... it seems to be... from the sky!"
At these words, everyone suddenly looked up at the sky.
Then, they discovered several dark spots appearing in the sky.
The appearance of these dark spots attracted the attention of many.
Especially as they descended and grew larger, people became even more interested.
"What are those things? They seem to be coming towards us!"
"They look like stones. Is it raining rocks from the sky?"
"Everyone be careful; those things look quite large. Don't get hit by them!"
The people of Lingnan had already spotted the explosives and were warning others to be cautious.
Of course, in their understanding, these were just stones.
Even being cautious meant simply avoiding these stones.
As long as they weren't hit by these stones, they considered themselves safe.
Therefore, many of them merely shifted their positions slightly, completely unaware of how terrifying these objects truly were.
It wasn't until the explosives neared, becoming very close, that they realized something was amiss.
"This isn't right; these things don't seem like stones. Stones aren't like this!"
"Indeed, they don't look like stones. They look more like something deliberately made. Could someone be ambushing us?"
"It's highly likely the Qin people are making their move. They want to use these things to ambush us. Everyone, don't get too close; be careful to dodge!"
Now that they were so close, they felt the danger.
Instinctively, they moved a little further away.
However, such a distance might be safe for falling rocks, but for bombs, it was not so safe.
Especially since the bombs did not explode immediately upon landing, which further piqued the curiosity of the Lingnan people.
After landing, instead of leaving, they even approached these explosives.
They wanted to get closer to examine what these things were.
It was precisely this curiosity that led to their utter demise.
Originally, some of them could have evaded the bombing. But as they approached, the bombs detonated with a roar.
"Boom!"
The immense power of the explosion cleared everything around the bombs.
Where they had landed, it was merely flat ground.
After the explosion, a deep crater appeared.
Many among them were utterly pulverized by the blast of the explosives.
They could not withstand the immense power of the explosion.
Many of them died without even knowing how.
Furthermore, this was not a small number of people; it was the vast majority.
Many of them were killed by the explosives simply because they had gathered to watch.
At this moment, it confirmed the saying, curiosity killed the cat.
Because of this, the warriors of Lingnan suffered tremendous losses.
Another portion of the Lingnan warriors, though not killed by the explosion, were terrified by the power of the bombs.
They could never have imagined that such a terrifying weapon existed in the world.
In an instant, it had killed hundreds of them.
The once numerous tribe was now scattered and decimated.
This was an immense shock to the people of Lingnan.
So shocked that they were unable to recover.
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