Grand Olympia: Further Horizon - Chapter 8: Pure Chaos

  Musashi and Lapupu barely had time to react. Both of them leaped back, their movements fluid despite the chaos. Lapupu raised his Kasag shield instinctively, able to block the force of the explosion, with his immerength, the sheer force sent him skidding back several meters, dust and embers ging to his frame.

  The ground where they had stood moments before was now a sm small crater, the edges still glowing with embers. Smoke curled up in thick tendrils, blending into the already charred mess.

  Some distance from them Edward chuckled darkly, he yahe back with a swift the massive bck steel anching back through the air returning to by his side. His eyes, filled with menace, locked onto the two warriors.

  “What’s wrong, ds? Too scared to get closer?” he sneered, rolling his shoulders sparks of fme dang in his eyes.

  “I know you two sh*theads want to take olden medallions that we work so hard for… but you know what? F*ck you!!! Eat your own *ss!” Edward g the s tightly sparks ing out.

  Edward’s grin widened, enjoying the thrill. He spun the slowly beside him, the anchor cirg with a low, ominous hum, ready to strike again.

  Musashi and Lapupu stood firm, despite the madhat happeo them. They both khis pn had already gone up ihe moment unknows were introduced. Logically, esg was the best option. But deep iheir pride wouldn’t allow it.

  Then gunshots are heard and a few bullets are heading towards the trio.

  Edward Teach reacted instantly. His massive arms flexed as he grabbed the sed steel ed around his body, pulling it free in one smooth motion. With a swift, brutal movement, he whipped the heavy in front of him, the iron links f a makeshift shield. Sparks flew as bullets ricocheted off the metal, their impact sending vibrations through the .

  Zheng Yi Sao was just as fast but faster. Moving in perfect sync, she positioned herself beside Edward, her cutss in her grip. The modief on has a circur handle allowing it to rotate a full 360 degrees, creating a rotating bde shield in front of her.

  Together, they spun their ons at incredible speeds, their bined force almost lifting up a mid-sized boulder caught in the ground, also making the bullets slightly slow down before it could fully reach them. The storm of lead slowed but didn’t fully dissipate—several bullets ged off their ons, others barely missing them by inches.

  “Haha! You stupid *ss! My parrot d aim better than you lot! But the thing is, it's blind! Hahaha!” Edward cackled.

  Zheng Yi Sao scoffed. “You brainless, flea-ridden sea rats! That’s your best shot?!”

  In the distahe bushes rustled. The source of the gunfire had already moved.

  It was Billy the Kid!

  Hidden withihidergrowth, Billy the Kid smirked as he reloaded his revolver, still crouched low to the ground.

  Muttered under his breath. “Damn, what a buncha loudmouths. Guess they really are pirates, huh?”

  Before he could relocate, another burst of gunfire erupted. In another dire, a sharp whistle pierced the battlefield. Gunfire erupted behind the tree line, bullets ripping through the air straight toward the trio. Instead, the bullets struck the grouh them. Edward’s eyes narrowed. Zheng Yi Sao paused mid-movement. Yasuke, though silent, was slightly tense.

  But no explosion occurred.

  “The f*ck?! You think I’m dumb enough to put explosives directly under my own dam?!” she roared.

  From another vantage point, Gee Washington adjusted his stance, his modified rifle with two sharp bdes at the end of the barrel at the bottom a bde pced horizontal while the other bde ced vertical glinting as he took aim again.

  His eyes sed the battlefield with preuttering to himself. “They’re not pletely trapped… That means there’s an escape route hidden around in these ndmines. But thinking about that just wastes time. We have to move before something uable happens.”

  Without hesitation, he adjusted his aim, now targeting this time at the path ahead of Musashi and Lapupu.

  BOOM! BOOM!

  Gee’s well-pced shots purposely detonate buried explosives to clear debris and open a way forward.

  Billy griaking the cue, fired another round at the trio, f them to stay defensive, keeping them distracted. “Looks like ood ol’ general’s makin’ us a shortcut!”

  “He's making a path for us!” Said Musashi.

  “Careful,” Lapupu warned, “Step in the wrong pd you’ll lose y. Move precisely.”

  Musashi grinned. “Tch. Like I hat advice.”

  The battlefield had turned into pure madness. Explosions rocked the earth, debris rained from the sky, and monsters began emerging from the shadows—lured in by the sound.

  The sound of metal g, gunfire, and inhuman roars mixed together into a twisted symphony of war. The once-dense forest had been transformed into a nightmarish wastend—craters littered the ground, broken trees burned like torches, and the st of gunpowder, blood, and charred flesh thied with every sed.

  Creatures slithered, prowled, and screeched from the darkness—hulkis with twisted limbs, amalgamations of different predatory animals, their hollow eyes glowing with unnatural hunger.

  A storm of violeed.

  Some monsters fell into buried explosives and were instantly bloart. Others cshed with each other, turning the battlefield into a blood-soaked frenzy.

  The deafening roars of creatures echoed through the burning wreckage. The monster's twisted forms, illuminated by the fmes, made them look like demons straight out of hell.

  In the midst of it all, Edward Teach, Yasuke, and Zheng Yi Sao stood their ground, caught between their own trap and the relentless assault from attackers.

  Not far from the main battlefield, Jeanne d’Ard Fu Hao remained hidden among the trees.

  …

  At a dista not too far away. Both Jeanne and Fu hao were on standby watg from a high vantage point, and saw the full scope of the battle unfolding.

  Fu Hao, arms crossed as she tapped her fingers against her elbow impatiently and a deep frown on her face, growled, “Man, why the hell ’t I jump in? This is some bullsh*t thing ever!”

  Beside her, Jeanne remained kneeling, g her hands in silent prayer.

  Fu Hao rolled her eyes. “Tch. You’re seriously praying? We could be down there kig *ss instead.”

  Jeanne remained calm. “We have our own mission. We must remain unseen. If others discover us, our advantage is lost.”

  Fu Hao clicked her tongue. “Yeah, yeah, I get it. I ain't stupid. Doesn’t mean I have to like it.”

  Jeanne sighed. “Besides remaining unseen, our job is to watch for other partits.”

  Upon hearing Jeanne says Fu Hao eyes gabe a predatory feeling.

  “Hmm… I haven't felt so nervous for so long.”

  …

  Back to the chaos.

  Edward ched his jaw. “With all this chaos, even the f*g dead hear us! Multiple monsters are approag”

  “Sh*t! Where the hell are they?!” Zheng Yi Sao growled, gripping her cutss tight, her blood boiling with frustration.

  “Oh, shut your damn mouth!” Edward snapped back, his raspy voice thick with amusement.

  Despite his words, Edward smirked internally. Perfect. Let them e. Let them tear each other apart. Theake what’s left and dip.

  Yasuke, ever silent, kept his trepidation-masked face fixed ahead, his grip tightening around his onyx steel kanabo. His breath was steady, his posture unwavering. But deep inside, he despised his current situation.

  “How did I get paired with these lunatics?” he thought bitterly.

  But for now, Yasuke's focus was on Musashi and Lapupu—the two warriors rapidly closing in through the chaos, his eyes locked onto them. They were the real threat.

  “What a peerless duo…”

  Lapupu kept his shield raised, blog the explosions as Musashi followed closely behind. They were almost there.

  At this point, monsters had begun swarming the battlefield. Some lu Musashi and Lapupu, only to be cut down mid-charge. Others, sensing weakness, turned on each other, tearing each other apart. The field had bee a breeding ground of chaos and age.

  From a distance, Gee tinued firing strategically, each shot either clearing the path for the duo or at random times f the trio into defense. Billy, grinning like a madma up his relentless barrage, making sure their enemies had no time to breathe. Still moviween the shadows, aying in one pce for too long.

  More and more monsters poured into the battlefield—low-ranking creatures drawn by the noise aru. Some lu the fighters, only to be bloart by stray gunfire or ed by fmes.

  Zheng Yi Sao, growing increasingly annoyed. At that moment, she hurled several gold s forward towards the duo. The moment they are about to hit them.

  BANG! BANG!

  Both Gee and Billy shot them mid-air, causing them to detonate prematurely. The shockwave bsted away some of the surrounding debris, but her Musashi nor Lapupu slowed their approach.

  Zheng Yi Sao let out a furious scream.

  “I’M GONNA KILL THOSE LITTLE RATS!”

  She then redirected her attack toward Billy, flinging s in his dire, knowing where the unner was, but he smirked, shooting down every before they reached him.

  Billy snapped up and took a quick potshot at Zheng Yi Sao, but before it could hit, Yasuke stepped in, defleg the bullet with a swift movement of his kanabo.

  Before he could react, Edward’s heavy anchor shot forward, the whistle of metal cutting through the air as it aimed straight for Billy.

  Billy dove to the side, rolling as the smashed into the ground, sending a wave of force rippling outward.

  But just as Billy was about to fire back, Yasuke suddenly moved, stepping forward and ready to block the bullet with his massive kanabo.

  Billy whistled. “Damn. Big guy moves fast for someone his size.”

  Meanwhile, Musashi and Lapupu were closing in—only a few meters left before they reached the trio for direbat.

  Zheng Yi Sao gritted her teeth. “Sh*t! What now?!”

  Yasuke, calm despite the madness, took a step fripping his kanabo tightly and finally spoke, his deep voice calm and unwavering

  “Let them e. They’re surrounded on all sides. You two keep fog on the gunners. I’ll hahese two.”

  Edward grinned, crag his knuckles. “Fine by me.”

  Zheng Yi Sao sighed, rolling her shoulders. “Tch. Just don’t die, you smug bastard.”

  Edward and Zheng Yi Sao prepared to deal with Billy and Gee, while Yasuke held his ground, waiting for Musashi and Lapupu to make the final approach.

  The battlefield was a storm of death and fire, and approximately five minutes had passed sihe chaos had begun.

  The real battle was about to start.