Scourge Messenger

Chapter 275 One Man Against an Army

Boom!

Dark clouds loomed overhead, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and the world was suddenly engulfed by a violent storm.

When a person harbors murderous intent, heaven and earth resonate. This is not just a legend; the dissipation and turmoil of a large amount of spiritual energy will cause celestial anomalies, just as countless pebbles are thrown into a calm lake, eventually turning the ripples into raging waves, and even the lake water becomes murky.

"Seventh team, move forward."

"Eighth team, fill in."

"Third Battalion, turn right."

'Yan Shiyi' trudged through the muddy ground, much like his current predicament, sinking deep into the mire. His bodyguards darted around him, their spears raining down, making 'Yan Shiyi' gasp for breath.

Yan Qing rubbed the handle until his hands were sweaty, his eyes darting back and forth. Even though the third-person perspective allowed him to capture attacks from all directions, his nerves remained taut, and he dared not relax for a moment.

Careless.

After defeating tens of thousands of troops a few days ago, winning seven battles in seven battles amidst heavy encirclement, and sweeping across two hundred miles with unstoppable momentum, Yan Qing couldn't help but feel a bit of contempt for the Baibao Army.

It's not that the Baibao army is weak. Just from the name 'Baibao', you can tell that every soldier in it is a brave warrior selected from the best. Even if they are not first-level messengers, they are at least sixth or seventh-level college-level messengers. Moreover, the three kingdoms in the Central Plains have been in a standoff for a hundred years, and their military preparedness has never been relaxed. How could the Baibao of Qi be a name without substance?

However, compared to the local Muggles, Yan Qing's smaller size is simply too much like a supermodel.

With nearly limitless spiritual power, Yan Qing prepared over a million spirit jades to replenish it at any time.
No need to rest, unlimited stamina; even when the alt character eats, it's only to gain buffs.

With the addition of tokens like the "Goldfish Eyeglasses," "Ronin's Rain Boots," "Melting Hundred Aspects Hand," "Mountain Breast Protection Mirror," and "Yaksha Mask," the numerical advantage became completely meaningless in front of Yan Qing. Although the army seemed to have more people, the number of people that could deal with the smaller ones at the same time was fixed. Ordinary soldiers simply did not have the attack power to break through the Mountain Breast Protection Mirror + Yaksha Mask.

Moreover, the army is disoriented, unsure of its own direction. As long as the smaller units keep moving, they will inevitably fall into chaos, like a bloated elephant being toyed with by mice and falling to the ground. Not to mention, once the smaller units kill generals and commanders, the army will quickly collapse due to low morale.

Breakthroughs, night raids, decapitation strikes, ambushes, fire attacks, fighting while retreating, feints... Yan Qing used every trick in the book in these six days, his tactical skills improving by leaps and bounds. He applied all the knowledge he had learned from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms series, Heroes of Might and Magic III, and Warcraft to this war where one man could fight against an entire nation. Towards the end, Yan Qing couldn't help but feel a little smug. He realized that a nation was nothing more than that. Even though he hadn't yet reached the Foundation Establishment stage, he could defeat a nation-level power with just a small account!
Once I reach the Foundation Establishment stage, who in the world can rival me?
Now, he has finally met a worthy opponent.

More than six spears, imbued with the momentum of a galloping horse, simultaneously thrust forward, blocking all possible escape routes for 'Yan Shiyi'. The spear tips flashed with black lightning, their power enough to shatter the outermost barrier of the Mountain Heart Mirror, an injury that a small character could not withstand!
As the spear grazed the edge of her shoulder, 'Yan Shiyi' seemed to have suffered a tremendous impact. Her body spun like a top, and her figure became slender, like a willow leaf passing through the gaps in the spear formation and leaping into the air!

Secret Technique: Willow Leaf Fluttering.

This is an extremely rare footwork technique, but it wasn't a loot Yan Qing obtained; rather, it was acquired through the Zhou Kingdom's secret treasures by the Pharmacist. "Willow Leaf Drift (Level 1): Can only be activated upon being hit. Consumes 10 + 1% of health to enter a spinning evasion state. In this state, your hitbox is reduced by 67%, and the 'Perfect Evasion' judgment time is more lenient, lasting 5 seconds. If a melee attack is launched while in the spinning evasion state, attack damage is increased by 120%, and the spinning evasion state is immediately exited. Cooldown is 10 seconds. If activated again during the cooldown, it consumes +3 health, with no upper limit on cumulative consumption."

"Evaluation: Drifting with the tide, vanishing with the wind, moving with the heart, and drifting aimlessly."

Yan Qing was astonished when he first saw this secret technique. It was undoubtedly a secret technique that enhanced evasion to the extreme. You should know that ordinary messengers do not have invincibility frames when evading. Once they encounter an attack that they cannot evade no matter what, they can only take it head-on. The strength of the secret technique Willow Leaf Drift lies in reducing the area of ​​impact, so that attacks that are originally impossible to evade can be passed through easily.

It not only enhances evasion, but it also enhances attack.

It's already outrageous that it combines evasion and enhancement, but the skill cost is also so low.

The three advantages are one thing, but more importantly, the Zhou Kingdom is actually willing to sell this secret technique, and at a very low price! This is not a preferential price because of the Duke of Jin's alchemy, but because it is indeed very cheap. It can be taken away for 100,000 spirit jades. Even in the entire Zhou Kingdom, there are only three copies of Willow Leaf Fluttering, which are said to be spoils of war left by the Zhou Emperor.

Yan Qing couldn't understand it at first, but after he fed this secret technique to 'Yan Eleven', he suddenly realized that activating Willow Leaf Float once would make you spin three times per second, and if it lasted for five seconds, that would be fifteen spins.

Spinning around is no problem for the alt account, after all, this is just a third-person role-playing game. Even if the alt account spins like a spinning top, it won't hinder movement or attacks, since the real pilot is Yan Qing.

The problem is, for local Muggles to activate this secret technique, they have to experience spinning around in a first-person perspective!

No wonder this secret technique is ignored. Even if a third-level messenger can resist the dizziness caused by spinning, how can he observe the battle while spinning?

Reducing the area of ​​impact is meaningless in this situation; they would probably just spin around and run into the enemy's arms. This is not dodging; it's like a lovesick girl walking into a trap. The enemy would laugh themselves to death.

The designer of this secret technique must be a fan of "Attack on Titan" to have made it so overpowered. If Yan Qing is not mistaken, this is probably a secret technique that can only be produced in a fourth-level secret realm. Secret techniques are also divided into high and low levels, and Willow Leaf Floating is undoubtedly a T0-level secret technique.

The Survey Corps' spinning and killing style is indeed dashing and cool in the game, but it presents problems in reality.

Yan Qing recalled the [Rainstorm Messenger], a profession that even the Demon Path Messenger revered. The characteristics of Willow Leaf Fall and Rainstorm were similar; both were normal in the game, but for normal people, they were unbearable torment.

However, Yan Qing had no complaints about this, since he didn't use this secret technique anyway, yet he was able to buy it from the Zhou Kingdom at a low price.

Brothers, we've found another bargain!
Using the momentum of the spin to evade, 'Yan Shiyi' unleashed a sword strike. The sword, shrouded in black mist, resembled a splash of night, yet within it, burning stars twinkled!

This is the Asura weapon "Flame Pattern Seven Star Annihilation" that 'Yan Shiyi' forged after killing hundreds of people!
(End of this chapter)