B2 Chapter 23: Best Laid PlansTiberius watched the ambush begin from afar, his [Keen Eye] skill allowing him to observe the action from several miles back. Getting the skill to this point had been… interesting, to say the least. Tiberius had never thought that looking at faraway things was something one could train in, but here he was. And he certainly wasn’t going to complain about the results.The somewhat messy snake of the enemy column halted suddenly, then began to writhe in panic as a hail of throwing spears filled the sky above them from either side. Commanders’ faces twisted in surprise, then horror as they shouted commands that didn’t reach Tiberius’s ears. Given the terror writ plain on most of the obviously green soldiers’ faces, he doubted the words reached them, either.The spears slammed into the opposition’s forces with the wrath of an angry god. Wooden hafts protruded from the ground and torsos alike as the weapons tore through the ranks indiscriminately. A decent number of men were able to dodge the incoming projectiles or defend themselves with shields. These spears did not have quite the same piercing power as a pila did, unfortunately.Still, the opening salvo left a swath of desolation in its wake. It was as though a deadly forest had suddenly sprung from the ground.Then, all at once, it disappeared.Blood rushed from the now open wounds of men who had been pierced through with the spears, watering the ground below. Nourishing it for the second wave of spears to take root.Tiberius watched on (...)