The Zombie Tournament

Act 33 : Beach Battle

 Government of Minopia had issued a night curfew for their contest’s event solely to the game participant’s convenience. Conversely, the contestants were prohibited to utilize their beast’s power in this chapter of battle. Due to its limitless possibilities of wrecking havoc and their wide-scale abilities, the management’s had expected ruins of the city’s structures will follow if permitted.

To add, their money will be dispersed for any destroyed building’s compensation, so every team has to be advised on their own power output to count.

(beep-beep)

‘Target is one kilometer away.’

Juno Rumondor has installed the company’s medal finders on Zeno Gunnar’s wristwatch. In contrary to the default ones from the game management, their own application has its own feature that identifies each person’s target on public platform. If one squad wished to hunt together, the system will assign one tagged person’s marker to the entire team’s wristwatch for better coordination of their strategy.

There are two definitive aim on Frandemulo’s ground for their five-man team. One of them stationed across the south, three blocks away from the zombie storage of the city. The other personnel laid down on the north, resting on the city’s beach for awhile.

(click-click)

“Right, Tony Simmons will attack the southern ones. He has targeted their group before us.” Juno Rumondor rub his chin in acceptance,”So, we’ll gonna be at the beach, friends! How about that?”

“Well, do I have to wear my swimsuit under the armor?” Tanya Rushdi questioned. To that query, their captain put a palm in front.

“Of course not, Tanya. Why do we have to meddle with its water, if I may ask?”

Frank Terino interrupted their conversation with a grin,”Maybe there’s water zombie, too? We need flexibility under water, boss.” He mumbled. Against his crew’s suggestion, Juno Rumondor contemplated a bit.

“Good application on those theories, Frank. However, I’m afraid that the zombie itself has to approach us before we have to even think on reaching them out.” The captain tugged his bottom lips in thoughts, completely denying Frank Terino’s request in advance,” Any other question?”

Damon raised his hands immediately,”Me. Do I have to stay in the storage, or do they accept me as part of the team?”

“You’re counted as participant, Damon.” Tanya Rushdi responded,”We’ll gonna be banned if a zombie is here, remember?”

There are no other question after Damon’s inquiry. Due to the silence occurred, Juno Rumondor flicks on his wristwatch and yells,“Right. Everything has been settled, so we’ll call ourselves by ‘team A’, okay? Tony will be ‘team B’ from now on.” He commanded.

As they finished on discussing of their target, it is the time for them to execute. Juno Rumondor and his trustworthy scimitar stays on the front. He is the captain of the mission, indeed, so his current position was intended from the beginning of the game. The young knight of Numonia stood slightly behind side-by-side with Damon, running in suppressed motion to ensure their formation has situated in the same way to their plan. On their rear, Tanya Rushdi provided defensive posture with her shield, while Frank Terino supplies them with a bazooka above his shoulder whenever it is necessary for laying a massive explosion to their enemies ahead.

Juno Rumondor pointed to the right in their haste to the beach, “Look, that’s the landmark of this city. Golden temple of Frandemulo is always excellent to see.” He explained,”However, it laid a hefty cost for us if even a crumble of it has fallen down by our mistake.”

Indeed, its construction is exquisite and admirable to the city guest’s eyes all the time. The building’s roof layers has adapted similar design with Frandemulo’s city gate. Hip and gable roof adorned upon the summit of the floor’s top with its intricate shape. There are three stories of the building, to be exact on its contour and flooring system, and its compartments are contained under the shelves of gable roof. From the summit to the bottom foundation of the temple, everything has been settled with gold as a part of its fortification.

Being the main avenue of tourism, the Golden temple of Frandemulo was built at the center of the city. Many of the country’s-best restaurants settled themselves in this area because of the landmark’s beauty. It stands above a sole island in the middle of a lake. Of course, the bridge for entering the temple was also covered in gold, and everybody could visit without any strict supervision in general.

(tap-tap-tap)

Tonado Fighting club were passing through the lakeside to avoid contact with such expensive landmark of the city. Beyond the Golden temple’s ending point, another form of temple erected just a few kilometers ahead. It is manufactured in similar fashion to the golden-ish building, but it has one speck of difference on its skin. The building and its supporting structures are coated in silver-tinted paint.

“And for that, I suppose we only have to pay a lesser amount for wrecking down its structure.” Juno Rumondor commented, pointing at its construction right away,”Why don’t we try to walk there?”

Tanya Rushdi retorted, “It’s still cost us a money, gramps.” She said. To the short reply of his female companion, Juno Rumondor giggled a bit.

“Haha, I guess you’re right. Let’s move around them, then.”

(tap-tap-tap)

Zeno Gunnar paid his attention more into the map than to speak with others. As the young knight reviewed it for the third time, the red marker of their target is still active. It was bleeping constantly at the same areas without any sign for it to move away. In this hunting segment of the game, the team’s main target will have different objective than their current opponent from the other group. Indeed, it is undoubtedly weird for them to have their target staying idle. They have no desire to pursue their own target and lazing on the beach carelessly.

In other words, they have something else planned thereupon.

Sounds of tidal wave were tingling into their ear. The moon’s appearance has settled a massive riptide to the sea water’s body. Frank Terino placed his utmost care to the shoreline, but no following water-based zombie has coming from within. At least for now, he thinks, as the man laid another glance to the surface for ensuring it is true. Frandemulo beach’s sands are similar to the one of the desert. It has yellowish-brown color sparkled at the surface.

Being the sole region over the entire country for enjoying summertime festival, various forms of tents has been constructed for anyone to use. Crowded with them, one might say, because only a few empty space of sands could be found across the slippery slope to the sea water bodies. Juno Rumondor felt uncertain to the cost they have to pay for holding a brawl there, so He took a snap for a little bit of information of the tent’s cost to pay.

(click-click)

“Huh? It is all free.” Juno Rumondor laid his finger down the chin. To the man’s baffle, Zeno Gunnar replied.

“It’s non-permanent, Rumondor. Anyone could purchase this with a cent.” He said.

Under one of the tent, someone leaned down casually on the sand to the opposite side of the team’s arrival. The person has no robe or armor for covering his fragile skin. He laid bare and motionless, despite sideways position that the man has picked to rest up.

“Wait.... It’s too fishy.” Zeno Gunnar mumbled,”Do you have something to pinch that person without approaching, Rumondor?”

“Yes, I have. Here.” The captain handed down his tranquilizer darts to the young knight. Damon laid one of his eyebrows up to Zeno Gunnar’s decision, but laid no word to follow. On the other hand, Tanya Rushdi fell curious to her man’s quick resolution and jumped in silence to his back.

“What do you want to do, honey?” She whispered. Of course, Zeno Gunnar would give no answer to such question, and Juno Rumondor affirms it with an index on the lips.

Zeno Gunnar stood still in concentration of his target. It is quite far from their current position, yet reachable for Juno Rumondor’s gun to hit.

(zip!)

The tip penetrated successfully to the man’s bottom.

“Okay, time to-“

(boom!)

Their target’s body exploded as soon as Zeno Gunnar’s bullet punctured. His remains are expelled to various locations, including to Tonado fighting club’s current position at the time. Frank Terino received the man’s shredded arms that was burnt a little because of the body’s blatant outburst. For anyone else, they have an unknown part of limbs that were torn away because of the inside-out blast.

“This is quite good for our zombie’s snack, actually, but we haven’t got enough place to save it.” Juno Rumondor lifted the carcass up to the air. On the other hand, Frank Terino inspects his own present to quantify on the flesh’s matter, dipping his head in agreement afterwards.

“Yeah, boss. I can say this is worthy for our own army.” the black-haired man mumbled,” Anybody got a wrap for it?”

In contrary to their leader’s silly rejoinder, Zeno Gunnar stood in charge of his own metals and hearing close to the wave. He sensed a tiny bit of muscle twitch behind one of the tent before them. There are others above the roof of nearby restroom, waiting for them to move an inch. A shadow watched them over the top of coconut tree, seemed to be their leader and closely hinting his subordinates to hold their fire for some reason.

The young knight knows them all and their exact position with his sense of knight, yet a trigger has to be done for commencing an open clash.

(tang!)

As Zeno Gunnar jumps forward, he knocked off several star-shaped metallic projectiles that suddenly flung down to their direction in an attempt to strike. Such prompts of attack made the rest of their squad got startled and put their defensive posture straight away.

(tap-tap-tap)

“Zeno, what are you-“

Neglecting Tanya Rushdi’s abrupt question, the young knight swiftly sprints to the coconut tree ahead of them. In his mind, the leader has to be thumped down first before anyone else in their ranks. Zeno Gunnar puts both of his black sword to the chest and running in speed to the trunk. He puts both of the metals in overlapping position for slashing it away in one shot.

(tang!)

However, a pair of triangular-shaped black dagger blocks Zeno Gunnar’s appeal to the threat, easily deflected both of them instantly. Despite its small proportion, its edge could withstand the pressure of Zeno Gunnar’s meteorite sword and obstructing his plan on felling down the tree.

“Heh, you do realize our location, huh?”

(clang!clang!)

Zeno Gunnar has no intention to converse against anyone right now. He laid down a number of strikes for the unknown personality before him as soon as it shown up. In front of the young knight, a person dressed under a jet-black robe could parry all of them with ease, even trying to carry on his own form of assault sometimes by thrusting his kunai’s pointy tip to his opponent’s golden armor.

Alongside the shadowy person’s approach to their group ahead of Zeno Gunnar, there are four other accomplices to fight against. Each of them worn a different pattern of camouflage suit. Juno Rumondor has to oppose a dark-green robe personnel of their group. The unknown personality bears a nun-chaku, pair of silver-made batons attached to a chain. With it, its holder could battle and deflected some of Tonado captain’s upperhead assault, even numerous horizontal sweep and diagonal ones that Juno Rumondor could handle.

(clang-clang!)

“Heh, you’re really good at this, aren’t you? Nunchuck man.” Juno Rumondor ridiculed. However, the person stick to no-response attitude and yield another swirling baton to the man.

(tang)

The captain defends, then laid out a petty smirk,”You’re being passive aggressive. I get it.” He said. 

For Tanya Rushdi, she has to fend off dark blue uniform warrior with kama as an armament to strike. The mysterious person carried its sickle-like weapon on the left, but capable to using it on both hands interchangeably. It constantly shifted them out to confuse her and making a distraction at a certain point of their direct clash.

“Heh, you’re really nifty, are you? I have that man as a partner, don’t you dare to captivate me.” Tanya Rushdi commented, then bashed her shield to the person’s torso afterwards.

Similar to its partner, Tanya Rushdi’s opponent is keeping in silence. It made her a little bit infuriated, putting a pout to her blooming lips,”Nah, you’re not sexy enough for me. I’ll kill you on the spot.”

(boom!)

As to Frank Terino, however, his fight is somewhat biased and favoring the bazooka-man’s side to an utmost certain victory. His maroon-red uniform enemy wears a crossbow for means of attack. In every shot of the arrow, Frank Terino responded with a blast.

Of course, it should make him suffer the most, as its wooden missile stand no chance to defeat a blow of explosion on impact.

“Hahahaha, I’m always lucky in the battlefield, y’know?” He smugged, placing both arms to the waist.