However, except for a few trusted aides beside him, almost no part of the tribes responded to him.
When the battle entered an extremely bloody and chaotic state, humans often repeatedly did the same thing, as if they were possessed.
Those shooting arrows would keep shooting, shooting, shooting...
Those chopping would keep chopping, chopping, chopping...
Those stabbing would keep stabbing, stabbing, stabbing...
Because repeating an action could bring a sense of security.
When faced with the ultimate threat with only instincts remaining, even the faintest sense of security became addictive, impossible to shake off.
This is what is known as "seeing red."
People didn't "see red" because of the killing; they were too frightened to think and were left with only the reflex action of repetitive killing.
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The first line of the left wing was one step away from total collapse, but the momentum of the Terdun Cavalry was also slowed.