All-Heavens Game, the Strongest Player

Chapter 14 Lu Bu Goes Berserk

"The second thing is to hunt down other gods, isn't it?" Cao Cao said, frowning slightly. "However, I'm currently being targeted by Yuan Shao and can't participate in the Battle of Hulao Pass at all!"

After saying that, he looked in the direction of Hulao Pass.

The beams of light there kept going out, indicating that a "god" had been killed, but the head did not belong to Chu Xiu!

"Don't rush, this is just the beginning!"

Chu Xiu shook his head and said, "The battle at Hulao Pass is very intense, and it won't be decided for a while. This round of 'divine punishment' won't end so quickly either!"

Soon, Cao Ren led his troops to set up the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation.

Be on high alert to prevent a surprise attack and decapitation strike from Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's side.

Cao Cao didn't delay. Following Chu Xiu's plan, he disguised himself as an inconspicuous soldier—dark-skinned, short, and standing like a lackey. This undoubtedly showed that Cao Cao's acting skills were quite good.

As for Chu Xiu himself, he entered the secret chamber of his four-wheeled vehicle.

We started paying attention to the situation at Hulao Pass.

With feedback from numerous spies in the vassal camps and at Hulao Pass, Chu Xiu was essentially watching a live broadcast, with the entire battlefield situation clearly visible.

The players weren't as aggressive as one might imagine.

There were more than forty players in Hulao Pass, but at a glance, the beams of light were evenly distributed, with enough distance between them.

There was no direct encounter.

They will not easily fight each other.

Since we don't know the opponent's background or talent, it's better to play it safe until we're confident of a fatal blow.

If you make a move but can't beat your opponent, then you're doomed.

Even if you can defeat them, if you can't finish them off without taking damage, you'll face being hunted by other players, and your chances of survival are slim.

So everyone is waiting, waiting for an opportunity to reliably get kills.

This includes all the players in the opposing lords' camp.

No one made any rash moves.

However, with everyone playing so cautiously, why are there still beams of light disappearing and players dying?

Because Lü Bu took the initiative to attack!
Without any fancy deployments, he simply led his generals Zhang Liao and Gao Shun, opened the city gates, and launched a proactive attack, heading straight for the feudal lords' camp.

It charged straight into the "Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams Formation" set up by Yuan Shao.

The players from the Four Seas Guild watching from the high platform of the camp, as well as other scattered players, couldn't help but smile.

A professional template, a native ceiling, the greatest warrior under heaven, Lu Bu?

But that's it!

Once you're inside Zhuge Liang's formation, no matter how high your martial prowess is, you're powerless to turn the tide!
"It's somewhat like the 'Nine Bends of the Yellow River,' but it also has some resemblance to the 'Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation.' It's based on the Eight Trigrams of the Primordial Era, and it's very complex!"

After rushing into the formation, Zhang Liao observed his surroundings and spoke to Lü Bu.

But Lu Bu sneered upon hearing this.

"Wen Yuan, do you know why I am invincible in battle despite not being good at formations, and why no matter how sophisticated the enemy's formations are, they cannot withstand them?"

"Why?"

"Because the essence of battle formations is the use of troops. Our predecessors summarized the principles of troop deployment and created battle formations. Their original intention was to enable subordinates who lacked military expertise to use troops according to the formation diagrams and execute their orders more accurately, rather than treating the formations themselves as a means to defeat the enemy!"

With that sound, Lü Bu waved his hand, and Gao Shun led the Trapped Camp directly to the front.

They did not attempt to break the formation.

Instead, they relied on the heavy armor of the Trapped Camp to stick to the enemy and fight a war of attrition—it was like crudely inserting a nail into a set of precise gears.

If the nails are not strong enough, they will naturally shatter into pieces.

The problem is that the Trapped Camp was a very strong "nail," stronger than the feudal lords could have imagined.

As a result, the intricate gears of the "Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams Formation" got stuck.

It can no longer function.

"Wen Yuan, go!"

At Lü Bu's command, Zhang Liao led the Bingzhou cavalry in a charge, launching a massive assault on the already crippled Bagua Formation.

The Eight Trigrams Formation originally contained many methods for dealing with cavalry.

Tripwires, horse traps, horse-slaying sword squads, and all sorts of other equipment were available, but thanks to the "blocking" position of the Trapped Camp, they were all kept out of reach and could not be mobilized in time.

Zhang Liao wasn't stupid either. He used the mobility of his cavalry to bypass the toughest obstacles and strike directly at the weakest point of the formation.

Before long, the formation was completely destroyed and could no longer be formed.

"That's too rigid. Knowing that the enemy has a 'Trapped Camp', you didn't deploy 'blunt weapon infantry' but instead used cavalry to charge. Do you really think cavalry is invincible? Your own cavalry got tied down, and your formation was disrupted. How are you going to deal with Lu Bu's Bingzhou cavalry?"

Chu Xiu, who was watching the battle, couldn't help but shake his head upon seeing this.

As the most powerful warrior in the world, Lü Bu may not be good at setting up formations, but how could he not know how to break them!

He dared to charge into the enemy lines, which must have meant he realized that the enemy hadn't deployed any blunt weapon troops.

Unable to quickly defeat the Trapped Camp.

As for what constitutes a blunt weapon?
The eighteen weapons of ancient China were not just for show; they were all invented to deal with different situations. Among them, "blunt weapons" were specifically designed to deal with heavily armored soldiers.

Spike clubs, heavy hammers, and even the coiled dragon staff invented later by Emperor Taizu of Zhao.

These are all typical blunt weapons used to deal with heavy armor.

Among these weapons, the "meteor hammer" is the most formidable: the heavy hammer, chained with iron chains, is specifically designed to counter heavy armor. If it is swung all at once, even the most formidable enemy troops will suffer heavy losses.

Tying a stone to a rope and throwing it out is less effective, but it still works.

However, no arrangements were made on the side of the feudal lords.

"The feudal lords are doomed!"

While Chu Xiu was lamenting, on the other side, Lü Bu's army had completely broken through the "Eight Trigrams Formation" and was charging towards the camp of the feudal lords.

Fortunately, the feudal lords were not united and were wary of each other.

In addition, there is player intervention.

In order to protect themselves, the feudal lords and their subordinate players built their camps to be exceptionally tall. Some feudal lords who were afraid of death and had money, such as Tao Qian, even built earthen walls that were more than a zhang high.

Despite the massive army's charge, they were able to hold their ground and avoid total annihilation.

"Don't be afraid, keep sending troops to trap them in their camp. Unleash a volley of arrows and kill them!"

One player immediately remarked after seeing that the feudal lords' camp had withstood the attack.

But as soon as he finished speaking, he felt a chill in his throat.

My neck is stiff and I can't move it.

He rolled his eyes down and saw blood dripping at his feet, with an arrow stuck in his neck where the blood had flowed out!

"this?"

Everyone around was taken aback.

Before they could react, a series of "whoosh" sounds rang out, clearly indicating that arrows were being shot out. Along with the arrows, the beams of light marking the players went out one by one.

"Holy crap, who shot that arrow?"

"It's Marquis Wen's skill 'Shooting the Halberd at the Gate'!"

"Has someone already unlocked the skill?"

"Are you stupid? The character in the template is right there on the other side. It was him who shot it. He's a max-level Wen Hou with a max-level 'Shooting the Halberd at the Gate' skill!"

"Oh my god!"

"Damn it, I was hiding behind cover and got shot!"

"Do you think the game is an online game? It's just a wooden plank, what can it block?" another player was complaining, but before he could finish, he screamed, "Damn it, there's a half-meter-thick earthen wall behind me, and he has no line of sight..."

As he was talking, he stopped breathing.

"Idiot! Can't you see the mark above your own head?"

"Is this armor just for show?"

A player, dressed in fine steel armor and wearing a tempered steel helmet, who had been on guard against Lu Bu, stared in disbelief at the arrow that had pierced through his breastplate.

In just a few breaths, Lü Bu fired eight arrows in one go.

Correspondingly, in the feudal lord camp, eight of the player's beams of light were extinguished. Not a single arrow missed its mark, and each one hit a vital point, leaving no survivors.

"Kill crazy!"

At this moment, whether it was the feudal lords or the players, everyone was on the same page.

Even Chu Xiu had his understanding of Lü Bu refreshed, realizing for the first time just how valuable the title of "Number One Warrior of the Three Kingdoms" truly was at its peak!
(End of this chapter)