Chapter 249: Samurai Killing Each Other!
Blood covered the ground, dyeing the land of the Kuri Region red. Looking at this chaotic scene filled with screams, fighting, and corpses, Ashura Doji, who was also swinging his Cleaver, felt as if he had returned to Kuri fourteen years ago.
Before Kozuki Oden arrived here, he was known as the most dangerous man in Kuri, and naturally had the most profound Experience of Kuri at that time.
Kuri back then was just like this, filled with the smell of blood, like a Hellish land.
Not only did the Generals and Daimyo completely abandon the Management of this place, but they even intensified the situation by exiling Criminals, Thugs, and Scum from various regions here.
Every day and every night, people would die in brawls, duels, or Assassinations.
"Kill!"
"Die, you damn Pirate!"
A bloodshot-eyed Samurai to Ashura Doji's right, completely disregarding the bloody Wound on his left arm, roared as he climbed up from the ground.
[Splurt—]
But just as he was about to charge towards the Beast Pirate not far away, he suddenly felt a cold sensation in his back. Along with the blood flowing from the corner of his mouth, he lowered his Head in disbelief to look at the Blood Blade that had pierced through his abdomen.
"H-how is th-this possible..."
Behind him, a Samurai with a sneer on his face stood there. With a forceful pull, he withdrew the Katana from the former's body, letting him fall powerlessly into the Pool of Blood.
"Get lost, Samurai!"
But just as this person turned around to look for his next Backstab target, an extremely violent roar of rage sounded behind him. He subconsciously turned his Head and was surprised to see a large Beast Pirate charging towards him.
"Wait! Wait!"
"I'm Lord Orochi's—"
The Samurai's words were cut short as he was sliced in half by an Axe. Immediately after, his Head, which had just hit the ground, was stomped into the bloody mud.
The Situation on the Battlefield was now very strange. Pirates were fighting Samurai, and Samurai were also fighting Samurai.
It was Chaos.
And it was getting more and more chaotic.
The two thousand Samurai Kurozumi Orochi threw into the Battlefield completely muddied the waters. Their Backstabbing actions made the Samurai, who were Original Copy united against a common Enemy, become wary of each other.
They were originally Samurai from two different regions, Udon and Kibi, and didn't know each other. Even Samurai from the same region didn't necessarily know each other, especially in such a chaotic Battlefield.
The only way to distinguish friend from foe was the Samurai Attire they wore and the Black Leather Clothes worn by the Beast Pirates!
Now, even the Samurai Attire couldn't be used to identify allies.
As for the Beast Pirates, it was even more impossible for them to distinguish which Samurai were under Kurozumi Orochi's command and which were under the Daimyo's command.
The Pirates, whose minds were filled only with killing, killing, killing, could only treat everyone equally and eliminate every single Samurai in front of them!
As a result.
The Beast Pirates had no trouble distinguishing friend from foe, which caused their Efficiency in cutting down Samurai to rise rapidly. Relying on their Strong physiques and the power of Haki, wherever they went, there was nothing but Blood Rain and dismembered limbs.
A mere thousand or so Pirates were actually Slaughtering their way through a crowd of nearly ten thousand Samurai!
The most ridiculous thing was that even while being Massacred like this, the Samurai were still fighting each other!
"How could this happen?"
On the Deck of the Floating Warship, Gion watched the Samurai killing each other below, genuinely Feeling pathetic, pitiful, and lamentable for them.
To her, even if Samurai were to die, they should die in frontal Combat, not from a despicable Backstab.
"In a way, Kurozumi Orochi has indeed helped the Beast Pirates, and in a sense, helped us too." Mihawk said, his arms crossed over his Chest, calmly watching everything unfold.
For him, who grew up outside of Mary Geoise and constantly faced villains trying to steal his Blade, he had long been accustomed to deception, lies, and betrayal.
This was actually one of the reasons he didn't like partnering up or forming groups with people.
On the contrary, Swordsmen like Gion, who grew up in the nurturing Environment of Marine Headquarters, still carried noticeable naivety and childishness in their personalities.
Just then, the two noticed again that another large, dark Troops was approaching from a distance, bringing with it thick smoke. And this time, the Scale of their numbers was several times larger than Kurozumi Orochi's previous force!
"That must be over ten thousand!"
Gion covered her mouth in astonishment, exclaiming as she looked at the scene that could truly be described as covering the mountains and plains, "With this, the Kuri region must have gathered twenty thousand Military Strength!"
"Shimotsuki Ushimaru, Shimotsuki Yasuie, it seems the characters are all here now."
Mihawk's sharp 'Hawk-Eyes' focused on Shimotsuki Ushimaru, who was spurring his Horse forward, thinking to himself, "Is this the direct descendant of Shimotsuki Ryuma?"
"Whoa—"
At the same Time, Shimotsuki Ushimaru, seeing the chaotic scene not far away, quickly pulled back on his Warhorse's reins. He simultaneously waved backward to give the Order to halt, shouting.
"Something's wrong with the Situation!"
Hyogoro of the Flower nodded, his Expression grim, and said, "Indeed, why are those Samurai killing each other? If we charge in under these circumstances, we'll just become part of it!"
"It must be Kurozumi Orochi's doing."
At this moment, Shimotsuki Yasuie pointed towards the rear of the Beast Pirates. Although nothing could be seen with the naked eye due to the Battlefield where nearly ten thousand people were fighting in between, he could sense the Aura of Familiar individuals using Observation Haki.
"There are only about five thousand Ninjas around him!"
As soon as he said this, everyone understood and showed Expressions of anger, scorn, and Contempt. Yokozuna Urashima, in particular, burst into curses.
"Orochi is truly despicable! How can someone like that be the General of Wano Country?"
Shimotsuki Yasuie also said with an angry Expression, "I've said it before, Kurozumi Orochi is just a big pest in the vast Forests, Vegetation, Rivers, and villages of our Wano Country!"
"We'll go around."
Shimotsuki Ushimaru was the only one whose Mindset wasn't affected. He carefully observed the battle situation and the Terrain and proposed.
"We'll split into two divisions and go around the Battlefield from the left and right sides. First, we'll deal with Kurozumi Orochi and those Ninjas, then we'll surround the entire Battlefield, allowing the Samurai from Kibi and Udon regions to gradually withdraw from the Battlefield, and then target Orochi's warriors and the Beast Pirates one by one."
"Alright!"
Shimotsuki Yasuie immediately agreed, saying fiercely, "Kurozumi Orochi must be left to me in the end! I will personally cut him down!"
For some reason, a Strong Killing Intent suddenly surged in his Heart. He felt that he wouldn't Feel at ease unless he killed Kurozumi Orochi.
"In that case, I am willing to lend a hand to the Daimyo of Hakumai!" Yokozuna Urashima said gruffly.
The group quickly finalized the Operation Plan. Ten thousand Samurai were divided into two Troops of five thousand Troops each. Shimotsuki Ushimaru and Hyogoro of the Flower's division headed to the left, while Shimotsuki Yasuie's division headed to the right.
They were like two large pincers, with the Aura of enveloping the Central Battlefield.
At the same Time, this also attracted the attention and panic from Kurozumi Orochi's side.
"What should we do, what should we do!"
"Damn Shimotsuki Ushimaru, damn Shimotsuki Yasuie, do they have to oppose me? These bastards! Traitors!"
Kurozumi Higurashi helplessly watched Kurozumi Orochi stamping his feet in anger and cursing from his luxurious Carriage. He felt so tired.
"Stop cursing, prepare for Combat. We have nowhere left to retreat."
He also hadn't expected that the invincible Kaido would be unable to quickly defeat Kozuki Oden, resulting in them now facing a pincer attack from ten thousand Samurai.
As for the more specific Situation, with Kurozumi Higurashi's Strength, he couldn't see clearly. He had no idea that Kaido was not only unable to defeat Oden but was actually completely at a disadvantage.
At this moment, Kurozumi Semimaru stepped forward and said, "I will go and block one side..."
(End of Chapter)