Welcome you wonderful bastards to the next chapter of Primal Warriors. I just want to say that i'm really surprised to have hit 500 views by the time this chapter goes out. Its a lot more than survivetheark thats for sure. With that said, enjoy the chapter!

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Chapter 10: Advance on the Camp

Middle of the Night….

As the darkness came to the land, the raider's began to lit the torches around the camp. They manned the watchtowers to be on the lookout for any threats to the camp, animal or human. As the sun began to set, the guards were on high alert in case a problem arose. But as the night continued, their alertness began to dwindle. And as midnight came to pass, the men in the watchtowers began to drift off, some even falling asleep. This left a perfect opportunity for an ambush.

Five individuals moved into the camp. Four of them were human, covered in dark clothes that allowed them to blend in with the darker terrain. The fifth was an animal with a feline appearance, and although its body wasn't dark in coloration, it was more quiet than the others, silently trotting past them without making a sound.

They moved under the nearest tower so they wouldn't be seen. One of the humans motioned upwards to the creature and it climbed the tower with no noise occupying it. A few seconds later, a surprised grunt could be heard before hearing a muffled crunch. Before they knew it, the animal leapt from the tower down towards them with only a slight thud. Two of the humans moved towards the nearest building while the others were discussing with each other in low voices.

"Stay here and keep a lookout for us. If someone comes by do whatever you need to do to get out. You got this right?" Alex said to Marcus who was slightly nervous. "Yea I just kind of wish we I had the assassin right next to us" he said, motioning to Diego. Alex smiled, "You know the plan, we need him. Besides, you have the easy job. It's going to be much harder for us". Alex began to turn before Marcus grabbed his shoulder to stop him. "Make sure she will be safe. I don't know if you noticed but she is kinda reckless" he said, referring to Taylor. Alex nodded before moving with the rest of the group. Diego trotted after him while Marcus climbed the tower to be on lookout.

The building we were hiding behind was some sort of armory. The door was locked but Taylor choked the guard out and grabbed the key off him. The man wa swiftly taken cared of and we moved inside to see what was in there. Inside were dozens of weapons, ranging from baskets full of arrows to even some metal weapons as well. How these people managed to make these kind of weapons were beyond Alex but he pushed those thoughts behind him. Instead he grabbed a large ax with a metal head on it. to use in self-defense. Although his bone knife was good it probably would be ineffective in combat if trouble came and a bow an arrow would not work in close range.

I looked over to see Sam and Taylor stocking up as well. I could Taylor grabbing what looked like a metal club and Sam grabbing a quiver full of an assortment of arrows alongside a bow.

Thankfully we were able to scout out this location easily. After seeing different types of weapons from our vantage point going in and out of the structure, we were able to map out the area and have some sort of reference point. We knew north of the armory was one of the "houses" that housed the workers. Our goal was to try to find Taylor & Marcus's friends and to also get as many people out of this hellhole as possible. We were worried about what was going on in the larger building where most of the workers were going and we figured the more "labor" they lose the slower their progress will be. Plus we could free the people being confined here and let them get as far away from here as possible.

We ducked down behind some crates as a patrol walked past us. It was two men walking alongside a raptor. I silently cursed to myself. Although the men walking would be easy to evade, the raptor would be a different story. It would probably sniff us out quick and our cover would be blown.

Thankfully a giant reptile helped us out in this situation. The raptor began to sniff around and turned its attention towards us when Diego leapt from the crates and tackled the raptor to the ground, crushing the neck within its jaws and killing it instantly. The two men were stunned long enough for me and Taylor to take them out respectively. I slit the neck of the one I was handling and Taylor, quite gruesome, bashed the head of the other one with her new club. We then moved the bodies over to a hidden area and continued to move towards the building.

Once we got there, we took note of the two guards standing in front of the torch lit entrance to the building. Although they appeared to be at attention, on closer inspection it looked like they were half awake with one of them leaning against the wall for support.

Sam took aim with her bow and fired one of the arrows towards the one that was more awake. I could see the surprise look on his face as an arrow pierced his chest before falling to the ground. Dead. His partner barely had time to react before Diego, who was mobile before the arrow even hit its target, lept onto the man. The man began to scream before the gorgonopsid clamped its jaws around his head, muffling the screams. He then twisted his head, and we could hear a muffled snap all the way from our hiding spot. Moving quickly, we found the keys on the body that Diego took down (which was kind of disturbing to see the neck at such an odd angle) and we silently moved in.

The people inside heard the commotion outside and were getting up from their "beds", which were more like individual spaces on the floor, and started making noise. We quickly hushed them and Sam grabbed one of the torches to see how many people were inside. I counted around 30 people that were in rags and were trying to back away from us. Taylor stepped forward and removed her face covering to speak with them.

"It's alright everyone we're not here to hurt you. We're here to get you guys out of here and someplace safe". One of the labors spoke up, "How do we know you're not one of them? What if this is some kind of test?". Taylor closed her eyes and took a deep breath before continuing, " I know you are all afraid, trust me, but if you want to escape this miserable place, than I advise you to listen to us. Clear?". The workers looked at each other and mumbled amongst themselves. This got me nervous. Did Taylor scare them more by what she said? What if they become to afraid to leave. Thankfully, those fears were dashed aside as, one by one, the workers started to get up and move outside. The first ones out almost jumped in surprise at the sight of Diego, but Sam beckoned towards them to follow her and they happily obliged. I turned back to Taylor looking at everyone's faces to try and find her friends. When she couldn't find them, she grabbed the nearest worker and asked them. After she described them, the man's eyes got sad and his next words were like a slap to Taylor's face. "I'm sorry ma'am, but the one that's named Brandon is dead. He was made an example of when he defied the masters".

Taylor looked downcast but stood up straight. "Well, at least he didn't go out with his tail between his legs. What about the other one. Naomi?". The man thought for a second before shaking his head. "There's no one by that name in this building. However, there are other houses for the workers around various parts of the complex.".

Taylor looked at me and before I could say it's to dangerous to go looking at the other buildings at this point in time, my ears perked up on some sort of sound. My eyes went wide as I realized that the mission was going to be a lot more difficult.

It was the sound of a horn being blared. Our cover has been blown.

I wasted no time in getting everyone that was still inside to get out as quickly as possible. "MOVE MOVE MOVE!" I yelled pulling people out as the workers, now realizing what was going on, began to run towards our entrance. By the time the horn was blown, only a few people managed to get out of the compound through our entrance. Most of them were still stuck inside.

We began to run, but the raiders were already there. Some of them were throwing bolas at the running workers, tangling them up in rope so they would fall to the grown and be at the mercy of the raiders. Some workers started to fight back, as some of them somehow managed to grab weapons from the broken to armory. I could even see Diego leaping on one attacker and tearing him to pieces while the man was screaming the whole time. One of the buildings managed to catch itself on fire (probably from one the escapees) and I could hear screaming from within. The odds would have been in our favor my sheer numbers alone. But there was still one factor that put us at a disadvantage.

A loud roar behind us alerted us to a man riding on a massive Carnotaurus. A scarred, scaly bulldog face with two horns on its head glared at us and the fire casted a deadly glow over it. The rider had what looked like he was carrying some sort of lance and as the carnivorous dinosaur came charging art us, he lowered his weapon down at us. Realizing the danger we were in I knew we had to get out.

"EVERYONE RUN!" I yelled, which thankfully caused everyone to thankfully haul ass towards the opening.

The opening was just a trench under the wall which was was hidden behind some bushes. Marcus found it earlier when we were out scouting for a possible entrance. It looked like some sort of animal tried to dig under it but gave up after several trips or was killed. Either way, the hole was big enough to allow people to move in and out with ease.

We ran towards the hole with a pissed off dinosaur gaining on us. The raiders, who saw that they were now at an advantage, were bolstered by the rider and quickly joined the chase.

I was moving with the others when I heard someone cry out in surprise. I turned around and saw to my horror Sam lying on the ground with rope wrapped around her legs. One of the raiders must have nailed her with a bola.

I ran back to her just as one of the raiders reached her. Before he could even touch her, I grabbed my new axe and swung it around at him. I could see the fear in his eyes as the axe blade came down into its head, nearly cleaving his head with the force of it. I yanked the weapon out and pulled out my knife and began cutting the rope. I heard Sam call out to me and I turned around to see the Carno bearing down at us. At the speed it was going, we wouldn't have been able to get out of the way. Either the Carno goring us with its horns or its rider spearing us would be the end.

Luckily, we had some luck on our side. I could see a blur running towards the dinosaur and a second later Diego was leaping at the bigger predator. But the gorgonopsid wasn't after the Carno. It found its true target.

It lept at the rider, who so happened to be preoccupied to see the panther like reptile leap at him. Before he even knew it, Diego knocked him off the Carno's back and crushed the man's neck, killing him.

But the danger was far from over. Now free from the control of the human on its back, the Carno reared its head up to the sky and bellowed. It turned towards the raiders and began to attack them, which was a reasonable enough answer for them to get the hell out of dodge. I finished the ropes and pulled Sam towards our feet and then we took off running.

Just as we neared the bushes however, I could feel the earth shaking under our feet. Thinking quickly, I pulled Sam to the side as the Carno came barrelling past us. The creature turned around and roared at us. Apparently, it was more interested in us than the raiders.

Knowing that it had to go down, I pulled out my axe as Sam grabbed her bow and nocked an arrow into it. The Carno wasted no time in attacking and we barely dodged out of the way as it charged at us. The thing about Carnos is that, despite how fast they are, they could only run fast in a straight line. We kept this routine going as Sam continued to fire arrows into it. It was covered in several arrows but they weren't doing nearly enough to even stop it.

Our saving grace was Diego, again. Seriously, I have to reward this overgrown lizard for the amount of help tonight. The gorgonopsid lept onto the bigger animal's neck and sank its claws into it. While that wasn't enough to bring it down, the Carno's front part of its body couldn't handle the extra weight and and was brought down towards the ground. Seeing this chance, I grabbed the axe and brought it down onto its head with such force I could hear the bone breaking and the axe blade cleaving the brain. The dying animal let out a low gurgle before collapsing to the ground dead.

While this was going on, the raiders managed to regroup and were heading towards our direction. I grabbed my axe and Diego lept off the now dead Carno and we ran towards our entrance. Although Diego was much bigger than us he managed to slip through easily first and allowed us to move quickly. But by then the enemy managed to catch up to us. One of them grabbed both our legs as we moved through but his reward was my foot to his face and one of Sam's arrows through his arm.

After we got through, we hauled ass through the jungle. We could hear the raiders yelling and following at us and when I turned around I could see torches following after us. We would have been done if it wasn't for some other lights heading towards them. A second later I could hear an animal screeching and men screaming behind us. The Troodons must have been hungry that night.

After about a half hour we looked back and saw that we shook off the enemy following us. A growl above us made us jump but all it was Diego as he leapt down from the branches over us and walked towards us. His fangs were stained red and his hair was covered in dust and ash. We looked at each other's face and even in the moonlight we could see we also looked worse for wear. We shared a quick laugh before heading back towards camp.

When we got there, we were crestfallen at the sight before usx. Not everyone we rescued made it back. By doing a quick headcount, less than a dozen of the survivors managed to make it, the others either killed or captured. I could see the fear in their eyes but there was some relief in them as well. They were still a little scared partially due to the sight of Binda and the baby Yuty laying down nearby. Taylor and Marcus weren't making things any better.

"What the hell happened? You were supposed to be on lookout!" Taylor was yelling at Marcus, who was getting mad at Taylor's reaction. Luckily, the baby noticed us at this moment and gave out a happy squeak, which it then stumbled after us, causing the escapees to quickly move out of the way. Sam picked it up and started stroking its feathers which caused it to start purring and we walked over to the siblings.

Relief was in their eyes as they realized we were safe. Taylor gave Sam a hug before letting go due to the little dinosaur in her arms protesting being squished. "I'm so glad you guys are ok. What happened?" she said. We looked at each other before i spoke up. "Well, we had to deal with a rampaging Carno but we took care of it quickly" I said, showing the blood stained axe in my hand. I could hear some murmurs from the others at the sight of it, but I wasn't listing and instead turned my attention back towards Marcus. "What happened? We barely made it out after hearing the horn" I asked him.

He sighed before giving his answer. "One of the guards came by the tower before I could warn you. I had to deal with him while the horn went off. I don't know how you guys lost your cover" his eyes turned downcast, "I heard you guys couldn't find them". I looked towards Taylor who looked like she was on the verge of tears. She hadn't told him yet. "Marcus, i'm sorry but they already killed Brandon". I could see his body slump at the news and he turned around and walked towards the edge of camp. His sister followed after him to try and talk to him.

While the siblings were talking, I looked towards the others around the camp before talking with them. "Is anyone hurt?" I asked which thankfully I heard several no's. I nodded my head before pointing to one of our bags. "There's food in that bag over there but there's not a lot so go easy on it". Some of them moved towards the bag before a woman spoke up "What's going to happen?".

I thought for a second before answering. "We have to keep moving. We managed to lose the raiders for now but they would be looking for us in the morning. There's a river nearby that we could head towards. We have some spare bows and some spears so if anyone's good enough grab one before we head out. It's going to be a long night".

The ones without weapons moved towards ours and grabbed some while the others sat down to get some rest. I looked over to see Sam looking at me and I asked her what's wrong. "Are you sure we should be moving? Everyone here looked like thev'e been through hell and back". I sighed but silently agreed with her. These people were in no condition to be travelling far distances. Hell, we shouldn't be either. But the raiders most likely have other plans. " I don't like it either but as soon as the sun comes up they would be soon after us. The river is probably our safest bet for now but we have to get as much distance from here as possible". I could tell she didn't like it but she nodded her head and we left it at that.

I looked over at the others and saw their tired faces. I closed my eyes and tried to rub the sleep from my eyes knowing that there won't be any for a while. This is going to be a long night.

And with that there's the next chapter of the story. Now I want to point some things out.

First off, were slowly coming to the end of this particular story. However, I plan to make a series of this and make later entries. After this one however i'm going to start on another series and a different franchise.

I see a couple of reviews with name selections for the baby. While I appreciate the support, these names are not exactly what I'm looking for. Although it looks nitpicky, the names I was thinking of were more symbolic types then some generic human names. I do appreciate people helping though.

With those comments out of the way, I would always ask that you leave a review if you have any questions. I'll see you guys on the next one.

-Kaiju