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Chapter 78: The Battle Against the Murder Buffalo

The sound of hoofbeats echoed in the distance.

Rosso of the Great Lizard Tribe shouted:

「Gaia! They’re here!」

From atop my horse, I rose in the saddle and looked in the direction Rosso was pointing.

Far off, a group of Kiritei riders galloped across the plain.

Behind them rose a cloud of dust, and squinting my eyes, I saw a herd of Murder Buffalo.

No… maybe they’re not that far after all? They might be closer than I thought…

In the grasslands, with no mountains or forests to serve as landmarks, judging distance gets distorted.

I turned to Rosso, who had excellent eyesight.

「Rosso! Can you tell how many Murder Buffalo there are?」

「Yeah! Twenty of them!」

The number matched our expectations.

This was the first real use of gunpowder in battle, but thanks to the prior tests we’d run, I had a decent idea of how much