It was clear they were no match for the Qin, so the people of the Peacock Kingdom naturally sought to flee.
However, the path to escape was not so simple.
As they fled, people from the Peacock Kingdom still pursued them, which was undoubtedly fatal.
Many among them had already begun to lament.
"Why, why are they still unwilling to let us go?"
"Wuwu! I can't understand it either. We are all our own people, why do they want to annihilate us!"
"Inhumane, they are utterly inhumane. In their eyes, we are no longer people, but walking merits. For these merits, they will do anything!"
"Run, let's run now. There is no way to survive by staying here. Only by escaping this place do we have a chance to live!"
Upon hearing such words, the people of the Peacock Kingdom naturally fled even faster.
However, the faster they fled, the faster the speed of those pursuing them also increased.
Especially when they discovered that these people were attempting to escape the Peacock Kingdom, the pursuers became even more restless.
"No, we can't let them escape. If they escape, our troubles will be immense!"
"Exactly! If they escape, those Qin people might punish us, and we won't gain military merit!"
"Kill them, continue to pursue them, there can be no slackening, we must hunt them all down!"
With the words "hunt them all down," the pursuers immediately had a clear objective.
Their clear objective was to hunt down and eliminate all the fleeing people of the Peacock Kingdom.
It had to be said that their intention was extremely brutal.
However, such a brutal intention did indeed have a different effect.
Originally, the people of the Peacock Kingdom could have escaped in large numbers, but because of their pursuit, it became much harder for those people to escape.
Many among them had already died on the path of escape.
Their relentless pursuit was something even the Qin soldiers had not anticipated.
"It seems they've gone mad with killing. Even in such a situation, they are still relentlessly pursuing their enemies!"
"It's very normal for them to be mad with killing. After all, they are not just fighting for us, but for their own freedom. In such circumstances, they must go all out!"
"Haha! It's good that they've gone mad with killing, it will save us a lot of effort! However, we cannot be complacent either. If necessary, we still need to deploy the firearm troops to support."
The existence of the firearm troops was not just for support.
At the same time, it was also to test the power of the firearm troops.
Therefore, as the people of the Peacock Kingdom continued their pursuit, the firearm troops followed behind them.
The firearm troops did not move fast, and they did not chase too closely.
But those Peacock Kingdom people responsible for the pursuit couldn't help but become nervous.
"The Qin soldiers are here, the Qin have sent people!"
"It seems the Qin are not entirely satisfied with our actions, which is why they've sent people at this time!"
"Not satisfied? Will they revoke our military merits, or snatch them away?"
"They might not revoke our military merits, but snatching them away is very possible. If they kill the enemy first, our military merits will be gone!"
Upon hearing these words, the pressure on the Peacock Kingdom people responsible for the pursuit increased even further.
They were already pursuing with great effort, and now, feeling the pressure, they could be said to be pursuing with unparalleled madness.
That kind of frenzied demeanor was even terrifying.
The Peacock Kingdom people being pursued felt this most profoundly.
"They're catching up, they're catching up!"
"Damn it, are they crazy? Why are they chasing us so madly? Don't they need sleep?"
"Crazy, this group of people has completely lost their minds. We can't stay here any longer. These madmen are incredibly dangerous!"
When these words were spoken, many agreed wholeheartedly.
Because they could feel the intensely frenzied will emanating from these people.
Under such circumstances, they hesitated not at all and immediately fled with desperation.
Such frenzied escape naturally plunged the entire Peacock Kingdom into chaos.
Even many slaves in the Peacock Kingdom knew that a chase was unfolding within the Peacock Kingdom.
This chase led many of them to discuss it.
"Alas! We are all our own people! Why would our own people chase their own people?"
"Our own people? We are slaves. Those fleeing are not slaves. They lived much better than us, and they even cursed us back!"
"Yes, those who are fleeing are not good people either. It can only be said that they deserve it. If they hadn't rebelled, perhaps we wouldn't have the more arduous tasks we have now!"
With a portion of the slaves removed, the workload for the remaining slaves naturally increased.
In such a situation, it was difficult for these people to have any good feelings towards the fleeing people of the Peacock Kingdom.
They not only did not help them, but even reported them.
Some even took direct action and killed the fleeing people.
They knew that by killing these fleeing people, they could gain military merit.
In such circumstances, they naturally hoped to gain some military merit.
Because of this, their actions were also extremely frenzied.
So frenzied that the fleeing people of the Peacock Kingdom could not believe it.
For too many people had died at their hands.
With this realization, no fleeing person of the Peacock Kingdom dared to linger within the Peacock Kingdom.
They felt that although this was their own country, they were as vigilant as if every blade of grass and tree were an enemy within their own borders.
Under such circumstances, their only way out was to escape the Peacock Kingdom.
Therefore, they began to flee non-stop, day and night, without any rest.
Through such day and night fleeing, they were indeed very fortunate to escape the Peacock Kingdom.
And they were surprised to find that after escaping the Peacock Kingdom, there were no pursuers chasing them anymore.
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