Are they armed? If so, with what?
If not, I would imagine, assuming that I am being threatened with my life, that I could figure a way to keep the entire hoard at bay indefinitely. They are generally small and weak. Some serious adult-sized physical contact pain-inflicting type stuff could incapacitate any 5 year old real quick.
That, or just turn the lights out and make scary noises. That'll scare the piss out of the whole lot of 'em real quick.
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