Kill
Mow down
Mow down verb - Kill a large number of people indiscriminately.
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You'll mow down hordes of Khurutos, Rhutums, Giants, and Catfishmen that want to kill you on sight, but there are civilian examples of each of them too.
Source: Video Game / Black Desert Online - Scarface: The World is Yours handles this in an odd way: you can kill all the gangsters you want, but unless you mow down the leader, the gang in question will be back for more.
Source: Decapitated Army -
Notably, they're actually able to force the Expendables to seriously work to kill them, unlike the regular soldiers who they mow down with regularity.
Source: Film / The Expendables
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