The horror of a camp being blown to bits is beyond any description.
Because an army has completely lost command and order, the only option is to engage in frenzied fighting.
Many times, you can’t even save yourself, because if you don’t kill others, they will kill you.
Moreover, at this time, all of Gui Xingfu’s Allied Army was borrowed, comprising five major factions and countless minor ones.
Luan Yang City, Hai Clan of Yingzhou Island, Linhai City, Rock Pirates, and the naval forces Gui Xingfu had borrowed from various coastal lords.
These five armies already had friction and conflict with each other, and with the war going badly these past two days, anger was already simmering.
At that moment, over three thousand fierce Rock Pirates suddenly broke out and immediately threw the several large armies into complete disarray.
At first, the fighting was only against the Rock Pirates, but later the armies began fighting each other, and eventually everything descended into complete chaos, with many people killing anyone on sight, completely out of control.
And even more people began to run away, fleeing towards the sea, boarding warships to escape this terrifying place of trouble.
At this time, the three thousand Rock Pirates displayed terrifying organization and uniqueness, like a pack of wolves, systematically slaughtering any army other than their own under the leadership of Queen Yanchuo.
Meanwhile, the gates of the fortress on Chaos Stone Island opened, and a cacophony of shrill screams and strange shouts erupted.
Thousands of Rock Pirates from within the garrison charged out in groups, joining forces with those outside.
The Rock people, with their dark skin and long limbs, slightly hunched bodies, had very distinct features, unmistakable to the eye.
The two Rock Pirate forces combined, amassing over ten thousand, began to line up orderly into formations.
Meanwhile, Gui Xingfu’s other armies were still in chaos, desperately fleeing and fighting each other.
"Kill, kill, kill..."
The ferocious Rock Pirates rushed forward crazily, slaughtering anyone in their path, cutting a swath of death all the way.
They charged directly towards Gui Xingfu’s Central Military Camp!
Standing at a high vantage point, Gui Xingfu looked out over the sprawling camp, now utterly and completely in chaos, with fires raging everywhere.
The innumerable Rock Pirates, truly like savage beasts, banded together and slaughtered anything foreign.
Gui Xingfu’s body trembled. He knew this army was finished, beyond salvation even by the gods.
He should never have roped in Yan Mo in the first place, as those not of our kin will surely have a different heart.
A surge of pain welled up in his chest again, and a rush of blood followed.
"Puh..." A mouthful of fresh blood was violently expelled.
"Father." Gui Qinzhong rushed forward to support him.
"Go, go quickly..." Gui Xingfu said with a trembling voice.
Gui Qinzhong asked, "Where to? Luan Yang City, or Izumo County?"
Gui Xingfu replied, "Don’t alert anyone. Just take a few trusted Samurai, pick a small boat, and head north to Izumo County. Then, flee to the royal city with utmost speed. Only then might we have a sliver of chance at life; otherwise, we’re unquestionably doomed!"
Gui Qinzhong asked, "What about this army? Are we not going to take care of them?"
"It’s too late now. This army is finished," Gui Xingfu said, trembling. "It’s easy for an onlooker to judge the weight of the load, but carrying it reveals the truth. I’ve rarely commanded troops in battle myself. Discussing strategy on paper, I handle with ease, but once in command, I’ve suffered utter defeat. The pain cuts to the bone."
While Gui Xingfu was exceptionally skilled in politics and power plays, he hadn’t achieved much in military endeavors and hadn’t had many opportunities to do so.
"Run, escape quickly. Flee to the royal city as fast as possible!" Gui Xingfu insisted.
Then, he and Gui Qinzhong quickly changed into ordinary soldiers’ clothing and, protected by the Gui Clan’s trusted Samurai, tagged along with the mob fleeing the explosion towards Chaos Stone Island Dock.
At this time, the dock was also thrown into complete chaos.
Countless soldiers who had escaped were boarding ships, no longer caring to which army these warships belonged, even starting to fight over them.
However, most of the soldiers were foolish, all fighting over the largest and most lavish looking warships.
"Go for the Rock Pirates’ warships, the smallest kind. They’re the fastest," Gui Xingfu instructed.
Then, dozens of trusted Samurai escorted him and his son aboard a Yandao Warship.
The Samurai of the Gui Clan released the anchor, unfurled the sail, and rowed fiercely.
At that moment, the sea was in utter turmoil. Some warships were escaping to the north, some to the east, and others to the south.
"North, head north," Gui Xingfu ordered.
And so, the Yandao Warship carrying him, with sails fully opened and dozens of Samurai rowing desperately, sped toward the northern waters.
More than half an hour later, Gui Xingfu’s warship had escaped more than thirty miles away.
By that time, Queen Yan Chuo, leading the Rock Pirates, had already reached the shores of Chaos Stone Island. The remnants of Gui Xingfu’s army that hadn’t managed to seize ships were slaughtered to the last man.
The entire military camp on Chaos Stone Island was now engulfed in flames, lighting up the entire night sky.
Even the dock and the warships at sea had begun to catch fire.
All over Chaos Stone Island, there was bloodshed, bodies everywhere.
Countless amounts of blood even flowed into the salt fields. Perhaps this round of salt production from the Chaos Stone Salt Field would yield salt tinged with red.
Queen Yanchuo led tens of thousands of Rock Pirates, killing their way from the Allied Army camp all the way to the seaside, dyeing the nearby seawater red with the slaughter.
The Allied Army cried out in terror and agony.
These Rock Pirates were not only the strongest navy at sea, but they were also like venomous snakes and fierce beasts on land.
"Board the ships, pursue and kill..."
At the command of Queen Yan Chuo, thousands upon thousands of Rock Pirates boarded the Rock Island warships, continuing their pursuit of the fleeing Allied Army vessels.
From a distance, Gui Xingfu saw this and was instantly gripped by a terror that chilled him to the bone.