The Oriole
Deep in the Amazon rainforest in South America, the chaotic battle inside a "Meteorite Crater" in the Mount Parecis region was basically a fight to the death between the mercenaries hired by Academy Under Heaven and the Senkai Association.
Both sides had roughly equal firepower. One had rich combat experience and dared to fight and charge; the other knew the terrain, had its back to the wall, and had support. They were evenly matched, with neither side having much of an advantage.
Heavy weapons couldn't be brought in, so the most powerful weapons were actually the big, powerful shotguns.
In dense, primeval jungle, bullets' power and range were meaningless. They often couldn't travel a hundred meters before being stopped by plant stems, leaves, and fruit. Tossing a grenade carelessly might cause it to bounce off the vegetation and come flying back. The ones who ended up dead or injured could well be you or your comrades.
After watching more than a dozen of their people get mowed down on the spot by two or three automatic rifles, even the bravest Kakaya people had no choice but to accept the cruel reality.
The times changed regardless of their will, and the gap between Cold Weapons and modern Firearms couldn't be bridged by fearlessness alone.
Though they were the masters of this place, the Kakaya people had no choice but to work as assistants for Academy Under Heaven. They were quietly taught the sixteen-character maxim, "When the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy camps, we harass; when the enemy tires, we attack; when the enemy retreats, we pursue." They used the terrain and hastily constructed traps to create local advantages, launching surprise attacks and ambushes with bows and blowguns before darting away without getting drawn into a fight. Although