The Zombie Tournament

Act 31 : Desert Battle

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In contrary to the forest-drawn front yard of Gastamo across the eastern point, the road to Shina takes a trip on the similar landscape with most world outside the fog. Sun has been vicious to them this time around. There are no shades to occupy for them when Tonado’s group separated themselves from the mountain’s frosty region. Its forest has become their last resort for cover hours before, and they has been way too far from such areas to return.

Nevertheless, they have been prepared to encounter the desert’s harsh nature. Every living dead in their ranks was equipped with full-body armor to contain their rotten skins. There are features to be counted on its surface alongside its defense, as much. Their figure was enveloped within layers of cold breeze that were released beneath the steel. This mechanism also applied to the human survivor’s overall suit, so the agonizing blaze of sun could no longer take effect to their skins.

For the plan that they have had discussed, they have separated 12 men into two smaller groups. One team has to traverse along the other path with their second wagon. Tony Simmons was assigned as their leader to reach Frandemulo, Shina’s main business region within vast landscape of Minopia.

(beep-beep)

“We’re still two hours away, fellas! Are you all tired?” Shouted Juno Rumondor.

Tanya Rushdi puts her right hand slightly above the lips,“Just need water at this point, but everything is alright in my case.” He said. On the other way around, Zeno Gunnar gulps some liquid from his pouch in the moment of the vice-captain’s mention to the crowd.

(swoosh!)

The desert sands of their surroundings started to brew upwards. A small whirl of cyclone appeared across the south. The team’s helmet visor has protected their face against such drastic alterations of nature. To the particles of dust in each blowing winds of the desert, it is all powerless for rushing into their eyes due to the fortification of glass beyond the face.

(kriek-kriek)

Indeed, they are passing through horrendous environment to Shina’s domain within narrow path of bricks on the road. This pathway is unconventional for common people’s area to wander. The government of Minopia has provided them with underground tunnel for travelling around the city’s joint. As to the competitors of the survival game, they were esteemed to do brawls and clashes on the surface areas of the desert, bashing across each other within the wrap of nature’s abrasive atmosphere.

“Look! A new pile! Prepare the shovel, men!” Shouted Juno Rumondor to his allies.

“Aye!”

Remaining crew of Tonado fighting club proceeded to take their own scoop as advised. Within the mild sandstorm at the time, it is quite customary for anyone to have piles of sands along the way. There are no other method to pass through otherwise, as each of their 12-person squad has to figure out on the fastest approach for such trouble ahead.

(sok!sok!)

Fifteen minutes of steady shoveling and they are ready to go. Their road to the city has been vile, so far, but giving up is never an option to think of. Zeno Gunnar’s forehead was trimming in perspiration despite of an air conditioner across the ear. Every other person has the similar tension on their temple because of their hardworking pattern at most, except for Tanya Rushdi and many rows of living dead in the team’s collection.

(beep-beep)

“The game is about to start, you’re free to have a fight in about five minutes from now.”

Their wristwatch broadcasted similar tone of letter on everyone’s arm. Fighting intensity has been highly tedious from time to time and it has to be happened once more. Being the captain of Tonado’s group, Juno Rumondor placed an instruction to his own wristwatch at once.

“Turn your zombie to surveillance, friends! We have to be aware when the game has begun.” He muttered to the voice receptor on the helmet. The group responded with nods and bobs under their defense.

(clang!)

Zeno Gunnar unsheathed the twin swords straight away. He laid out several commands to his living dead companions on the side shortly after, clicking on the green-induced pattern of each beast’s mode. Roman the lion’s green-color ability could provide an opening roar whenever an intruder appeared before them. Elseways, the gigantic zombie’s increased velocity will thump such enemies that dared to enter their domain soon after.

Of course, Deino Gunnar’s almighty prowess would strike them down in an instant, as well. His two artifact weapon’s tenacity would pulverize their opponent immediately and taken them away as a meal afterwards.

On his left, Tanya Rushdi used her small shield to cover up a dagger within. On the other hand, She introduced V-formation composition to the four living dead in her custody. The fist-fighter zombie stood at the inner-center of lingering gunner and arcane-powered zombie’s combination around him.

Tony Simmons preferred to utilise “Lucky-seven” and “Deva-state” for the following fight than having to compose a new one for spare. The two loyal partners of his journey almost have everything that he wanted in a beast to count from. Female machine-gunner could annihilate every single enemies before them with fifty-rounds of long-caliber bullets in dead-shot precision. If Tony Simmons needs protection on the close flank of battle, The shotgun-wielder zombie has them on his automatic responsibility right away.

For Juno Rumondor, the second game of Minopia’s competition means showing his guts to the utmost potential. In previous survival contest, the captain has nothing for combat on his arsenal. He wields none other than various grenades for utilities inside the backpack. This time around, however, Juno Rumondor brought a scimitar for an essence of firepower on his left palm. Furthermore, He adds two companions for the female water-bursting speedster zombie in his squad.

“The game has officially begun!”

A somber ambience was developed in the moment of such announcement occurs. Tonado fighting club has been shuttered down in silence within the previous five minutes. They have to listen on any possible circumstances of assault and propelled them away with their might.

“I got something below....” Zeno Gunnar mumbled.

“How many?” Said Juno Rumondor in response, whispering slightly.

The young knight closed his eyes,”.... About five. I can’t really tell of their body, though. It’s kind of vague.” He replied.

(rumble-rumble)

“Watch out!”

(clang!)

One of the obscured creature laid on the first assault to Zeno Gunnar, the first detector of their presence. An earthworm zombie has attacked him once with its protruding mouth below, but its target deflected them with ease. It has many parts of regular underground-dwelling beast that people understands. A slender figure, top-to-toe, complete with pairs of shredded fangs that encircled its mouth in a whole. Yet, its most noticeable feature stands in the region of dimensional proportion. The beast has attained 12 meters in length and 3 meters in diameter.

“Whoa! What is that?” Tanya Rushdi fell surprised. Juno Rumondor, conversely, turned his attention to Zeno Gunnar and asked,”You said five of them, right? For sure?”

“Yeah, it has different shape and I can’t really tell about which one is the earthworm.” He answered in stern face.

“Oh well, brace your-“

(jump)

And now, another zombified creature has appeared before them. It is a pair of scorpion, easily described by their poisonous tails on the back. Identical to the earthworm earlier, the scorpion-zombie has rather-large dimension of their figure. With 40 centimeters wide pincers, the beast could promulgate their assault in maximum proficiency. Their body also stood in more than 5 meters long, fierce enough to be the threat for their carriage for the time being.

(bam!)

The two scorpions were attacking Juno Rumondor and Tanya Rushdi at the same time. They unleashed numerous jabs of their venomous tails. Luckily, Tanya Rushdi’s shield could protect her from the beast’s imminent assault, but it still laid a whole world of jeopardy to her position regardless.

On the other way around, two more scorpions occupying Damon and Frank Terino’s position, one of the crew from office quadrant’s underground base of the first survival game. The black-haired man in glasses tried to push them away with his trident. He was entrusted with Damon’s adrenaline enhancement and the half-zombie’s monstrous appetite.

(click-click)

“You can go on, Damon.” Frank Terino muttered,”I’ll handed this one for you, okay? I have to prepare for my zombie’s formation first.”

“Yeah, I’ll go.” He replied.

Damon donned his cape. Within Frank Terino’s instructions, his eyes filled up to green in color for him to fight against the two scorpions before them. The caped-assassin employed his keris on the right and a black dagger across the left. It is powerless to fight the two arachnids and defeated them instantly, indeed, but the man’s agility is over the top for the two beast’s to hit in a single jab.

(bam!bam!)

On the front wagon’s side, Zeno Gunnar was standing still on his stance. He needs to locate the earthworm’s exact position before it could unleash another burrowed attack. Yet, in the wake of earthworm’s probable assault, Zeno Gunnar could still take a glance at the dangerous circumstances on Tanya Rushdi’s spot. A glimpse of his brother’s peril appeared in his mind.

“No, Tanya!”

Indeed, the young knight is concerned, hence his decision to approach Tanya Rushdi in haste. However, the scorpion’s rapid assault seemed gradually gaining much upperhand towards its inevitable end. She started to feel a strain on her right arm by barrage of attack from the beast, having herself troubled by seconds of their confrontation at the time.

(bam!)

In a fluke, the fist-fighter zombie has appeared before his master to protect Tanya Rushdi from further harm. He forfeited one of his arms for receiving a death blow from one of the scorpion. It is stuck for a few seconds on the living dead’s biceps, unable to be released straight away.

(clang!)

As the fist-fighter zombie locked the scorpion’s tail tight into his brawn, Zeno Gunnar struggled with it for slashing them up in entirety. Yet, his black swords are incapable to damage its sturdy exoskeleton. No matter of how much power the young knight yields, the beast’s skin are far too strong for his blade.

(clang!clang!)

Juno Rumondor, as Zeno Gunnar’s attempt on saving his girlfriend’s futility on firepower, has been proficient in handling the other scorpion’s constant attack. He could deflect every single one of them wih his scimitar effortlessly. However, the captain was lingering under defensive stance for such feat, so no actual harm to the beast’s figure in contrast.

“Sorry, Zeno, can’t help you much, here!” Juno Rumondor shouted.

Zeno Gunnar laid no question to it, as he was still in business with the other scorpion’s handicapped posture at the moment. The young knight knows that something needs to be done, so then a spark of ideas appeared to his mind swiftly.

“Father, come here, now!” He yelled,”Giga, do the other one for me!”

(bam!)

Deino Gunnar crashed himself into one of the scorpion before it could carry on attacking Zeno Gunnar’s back. He wields the Golden Greatsword for the rigorous clash ahead. Due to slight fear from some of Tonado’s combatants, the legendary warrior’s weapon has increased in length steadily. Consequently, its golden structures erected into two-fold of the weapon’s normal size.

(s***h!s***h!)

“shaaaa!”

The scorpion shrieked against Deino Gunnar’s wrath, while Juno Rumondor’s enemy has to suffer against the gigantic zombie’s purple sword. Both of their tails were finally cut down by the two beast’s powerful strike after only three instances of attack occurred.