Chapter 7

Gu Xuan raised an eyebrow, gloating.

"No comment."

"Just wait to lose!"

"Wait to lose?" Zhang Da calmed down at this,

his eyes fixed on Gu Xuan like a starving wolf.

"It's just a forced hit, that's all."

"A Wine-enhanced Slash is nothing more than two points of damage; I can still afford to take that!"

"Wait until it's my turn,"

"and you'll realize your mistake!"

However,

Gu Xuan had no intention of paying him any mind.

Instead, he sat in his chair with a relaxed expression,

his demeanor clearly indicating he was there to watch a good show.

Zhang Da suddenly felt a sense of unease,

though he couldn't pinpoint what was wrong.

Just then, the countdown for Zhang Da's turn hit zero.

His time to respond had expired.

Being unable to play a Dodge meant he had to take the damage from the Strategist Huang Zhong!

Accompanied by a roar from Strategist Huang Zhong:

"Though I am aged, my arrows remain sharp!"

A flaming arrow shot from Strategist Huang Zhong’s bow, forcing a hit on Sun Quan!

With a crisp "snap,"

the phantom of Sun Quan shattered into pieces along with the flaming arrow.

Zhang Da’s health bar, which had four points remaining, was wiped clean instantly!

At the same time,

the entire military battle arena erupted with the intense, high-pitched broadcast voice of the Game Space!

"Peerless! Taking the head from the army!!"

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"Peerless! Taking the head from the army!"

As the slash fell,

the Lord’s five emerald-green health points shattered in an instant!

Sun Quan entered the dying stage directly!

"One Wine-enhanced Slash, five health points?!"

He didn't even have a single Peach in his hand! How could he be saved?

Zhang Da was nearly driven mad!

He slammed the table and stood up, his eyes bloodshot,

pointing a finger at Gu Xuan and cursing:

"You cheated, didn't you?"

"You definitely cheated!"

"Otherwise, how could one Wine-enhanced Slash take away five of my health points?!"

"Game Space! Hurry up and investigate the Strategist Huang Zhong at position five!"

"He’s cheating! He’s using hacks!"

Seeing Zhang Da barking like a mad dog,

and even calling upon the Game Space to investigate him,

Gu Xuan felt not a shred of panic.

If the Game Space could detect the [Underworld] within his consciousness,

he would have been detected before the match even started.

Why wait until now?

Sure enough, following Zhang Da’s outburst, the match paused for a moment.

A moment later,

the Game Space issued a cold, mechanical announcement:

[Upon investigation, player five has not engaged in cheating or hacking behavior!]

"I don't believe it! You're lying!"

"Game Space, is there something wrong with you?! You're shielding player five!"

[Ding! Player one!]

[Please mind your language!]

[All matches within the Game Space are fair, just, and transparent; we do not shield any cheating players!]

[Player Sun Quan Wudi has spoken disrespectfully to the Game Space and is hereby issued a warning!]

[In the next match, if you lose, you will be erased, regardless of your Gold Bean count!]

Erased?!

These two words were like a bucket of cold water poured over Zhang Da’s head,

causing him to calm down instantly.

He slumped back into his chair, glaring at Gu Xuan with fury,

but he could no longer utter a single harsh word.

As the Game Space’s inspection concluded,

the match returned to normal.

This was the first time since the arrival of the Three Kingdoms Kill space

that a single slash had dealt five points of damage!

Wang Wang Lingling at position two,

who had already felt hopeless and was sitting there waiting for death,

was stunned.

After Gu Xuan’s spectacular slash,

she kept pinching her arm as if she were still dreaming,

and only when her arm turned bruised and purple did she grin and shout excitedly:

"I'm not dreaming?"

"Haha! I'm alive again?!"

Wang Wang Lingling turned her gaze toward Gu Xuan,

her hands trembling with excitement as she clenched them into fists.

Having survived a brush with death, she had a long list of things she wanted to say,

but in the end, she held it all back and just happily shouted at Gu Xuan:

"Big Boss, thank you for carrying me!"

Gu Xuan waved his hand dismissively.

"We're teammates, no need for thanks."

Although Gu Xuan said this,

Wang Wang Lingling wouldn't just let it go.

This was a life-saving favor!

If not for the big shot in this match, she might have already been eliminated by now!

But she,

currently has nothing on her to give to the big shot,

"No..."

"There is still one thing..."

Wang Wang Lingling’s eyes lit up as if she had thought of something,

and then she sent a friend request to Gu Xuan.

On the other side,

in a near-death state,

the Lord Sun Quan, who had been waiting in vain for someone to rescue him,

died instantly!

The Lord has died; the match is over.

The settlement rewards popped up accordingly:

[Congratulations to the Villain Faction for winning this Military Conflict!]

[Gold Beans +1000!]

[Player No. 1314, highest overall score in the match, additional Gold Beans +500!]

Listening to the game space broadcast,

the player in the No. 3 seat, Liu Chan,

recovered from his initial shock,

quickly spent one hundred Gold Beans to redeem a name-change card, changed his name,

and changed [My Dad is Sun Quan] to [My Dad is Strategist Huang Zhong].

Then he quickly sent a friend request to the No. 5 seat,

and added a note:

"Big shot, carry me!"

Immediately after,

the few of them turned into a white light and exited the game space.

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Zhang Dannian’s livestream room had not been closed immediately after the match.

At this moment, the chat was filled with nothing but exclamation marks,

"Did I see that right? Five points of damage in one slash? Is that rookie's general really that strong?!"

"Yeah! This damage is just too exaggerated!"

"I think the first place on the game space's general leaderboard is about to change!"

"Indeed, after this battle, what is Sun Quan even worth? Strategist Huang Zhong is the real GOAT!"

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Long Teng Team’s Binhai City venue,

the moment they saw Gu Xuan use Strategist Huang Zhong to deal five points of damage in one slash,

Zhou Zhou Xiaoyi’s jaw nearly dropped to the floor!

Originally, they were only curious about what the new general’s skills actually were,

which is why they stayed to watch,

thinking the few of them were just messing around and not worth looking at,

but now,

they had unexpectedly discovered such a terrifying general!

Li Li Bingbing stood up and kept using the game space’s match replay function,

watching that segment over and over again.

"What exactly is the skill of this rookie’s general?"

"Zhang Dannian clearly had a Dodge in his hand, why didn't he use it?"

"And this damage stacking, how exactly is it calculated?"

Five points of damage in one slash! This is just too exaggerated!

How many generals with five health points are there in Legends of the Three Kingdoms now?

Who can withstand this slash?

Her expression was serious, her brows tightly furrowed,

recalling the four suits that appeared on Strategist Huang Zhong during the match,

and she began to speculate:

"Is Strategist Huang Zhong’s skill that when he uses a Slash, others cannot use a Dodge?"

"And the damage of the Slash equals the number of suits?"

Zhou Zhou Xiaoyi thought for a moment,

"It seems that is indeed the case, four suits for four points of damage."

"Plus he drank alcohol, adding one more point of damage, making it exactly five."

"With such an exaggerated skill, the activation conditions must be very difficult!"

Listening to Zhou Zhou Xiaoyi’s speculation, Li Li Bingbing first nodded, then slowly shook her head,

rewinding the video to the moment Sun Quan played cards against the No. 5 seat, Strategist Huang Zhong.

Pointing at the screen, she said:

"Zhou Xiaoyi, your previous guess should be correct,"

"but his activation conditions shouldn't be difficult."

"Look, it seems he can collect all the suits of the cards the opponent uses against him."

After Zhou Zhou Xiaoyi saw it clearly, Li Li Bingbing flipped the video to when the No. 5 seat played cards on his own turn,

"And, it seems he can also stack suits when he plays cards himself!"

"The skill activation condition is this easy?"

Zhou Zhou Xiaoyi could no longer sit still!

She rushed to the door and grabbed the door handle,

Li Li Bingbing was confused by her sudden movement, glanced at her,

and asked: "What are you going to do?"

"Go find the No. 5 seat!"

"With such a strong general, we must recruit him into Long Teng!"

Although Long Teng Team’s recruitment criteria are incredibly harsh,

everything has an exception!

They can send an application to the captain and provide a green channel!

Judging by the No. 5 seat’s powerful performance, if they don't seize the opportunity early to invite him to join the team,

they will inevitably be beaten to the punch by other teams!

By then, if they encounter Strategist Huang Zhong in a match and get hit for five damage in one slash,

it will be too late to regret it!

Seeing Zhou Zhou Xiaoyi rush out in a flurry,

Li Li Bingbing couldn't even stop her,

"Oh my!"

"You silly girl, you haven't added him as a friend, and you don't know where he lives,"

"how are you going to invite him to join our team!"

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