The battle drums on the battlefield differ from ordinary drums.
Even if the melody remains the same, the listeners feel a profound difference.
The drumbeats on the battlefield crash against the soldiers' chests like waves, causing everyone's heartbeat to quicken and their limbs to feel cold.
But humans are remarkably capable of restraining fear.
The hares, deer, and birds of the forest have long vanished without a trace.
Those creatures with sharp claws and fangs, the so-called fierce beasts, too, flee in panic, away from the battlefield.
Leaving this land for the true top predators of this planet to slaughter each other.
The sound of the drums came closer, increasing the tension, as all the United Provincials on the high ground stared intently at the road to the southeast.
The time was actually short, but the wait felt indefinitely long; no one had the mind to count, only able to hear their own hearts pounding.
