New Three Kingdoms Tales: Starting as the expressionless Liu Bei

After he finished speaking, the entire room fell silent.

Yuan Shu's expression froze, Zhang Fei's eyes widened, and even Guan Yu, who was struggling to get up in the distance, stopped moving.

Even Cao Cao, whose face was filled with bulging eyes, couldn't help but pause. Countless scarlet eyes rolled simultaneously, locking onto Liu Bei as if re-examining this audacious mortal.

Yuan Shu was the first to come to his senses, grabbing Liu Bei's arm and speaking urgently and anxiously.

"Xuande, you mustn't! These soldiers are like ants before Cao Cao, utterly insignificant. Sending them into battle is just sending them to their deaths!"

Guan Yu, struggling to his feet from his half-kneeling position, looked at Liu Bei with disbelief on his blood-stained face. He looked at Liu Bei and began to persuade him with difficulty.

"Brother, I've always respected your kindness and righteousness. How could you do something so unwise? Let's go! If they go up there, they'll never return!"

"No return?" Liu Bei sneered inwardly. This was exactly the effect he wanted. He raised his head, his gaze sweeping over the crowd, and looked directly at Cao Cao's strange face filled with bulging eyes, and shouted loudly.

"Brothers, this is precisely what I want you to do—to go and never return!"

Upon receiving the order, not a single armored soldier behind him flinched. They shouted in unison and surged towards Cao Cao like a tidal wave. Cao Cao's countless eyes simultaneously narrowed, forcing out a sneer of utter contempt.

"You mere ants, daring to kill a god?" He raised his thick, deformed arm, his five fingers slowly clenching into a fist as big as a boulder. "If you want to die, I'll grant your wish!"

The fist slammed down. The ground trembled violently, and dust and blood mist exploded simultaneously. Several armored soldiers were smashed into a bloody pulp by this punch, their flesh and broken bones splattered all over the ground.

Yuan Shu's face turned deathly pale. He slowly turned his head and stared at Liu Bei with disbelief, as if he were seeing him for the first time.

Liu Bei's face remained as calm as an ancient well. But deep inside, a long-suppressed joy was growing wildly.

[Rule 4: The Unseen is not invincible. After killing or eating someone, the Unseen will enter a state of arrogance. Its mood becomes agitated, and its weaknesses are exposed. At this time, the arrogant state is destined to fail.]

If the enemy is still not defeated, it means you haven't killed enough. Please continue to stack the Pride buff on him.

With each punch Cao Cao threw, several armored soldiers were reduced to dust. Liu Bei watched all this expressionlessly, but a cold flame flickered deep within his eyes.

Good riddance! Good riddance!

In his vision, Cao Cao seemed to be enveloped in layers of crimson light. The light grew stronger and more dazzling.

Congratulations! You have killed a soldier and gained one stack of the "Arrogant Soldier" status.

Congratulations! You have killed a soldier and gained one stack of the "Arrogant Soldier" status.

Congratulations! You have killed a soldier and gained one stack of the "Arrogant Soldier" status.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei collapsed in pools of blood, watching helplessly as Cao Cao slaughtered them at will.

Zhang Fei gritted his teeth, digging his fingers into the ground, trying to prop himself up. But his arms trembled as he managed to lift halfway before crashing back down. Their strength had long been completely extinguished by that enormous eyeball.

Cao Cao laughed wildly, his giant hand grabbing several armored soldiers, lifting them high above his gaping maw. His fingers tightened abruptly. Flesh and blood exploded in his palm, turning into a thick, scarlet liquid that trickled down his throat.

Cao Cao tilted his head back, his eyes narrowing simultaneously, his whole body trembling slightly with pleasure.

"That's exhilarating! Fresh blood! More!"

A crimson light, almost tangible, enveloped him, so intense it was nearly suffocating. Cao Cao had completely succumbed to the carnage. Reason had vanished, leaving only a bloodthirsty rage.

The fire in Liu Bei's eyes suddenly hardened. The opportunity had arrived. He abruptly turned to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei on the ground and shouted sharply.

"Second brother, third brother! Stand up! Kill Cao Cao!"

Guan Yu strained to support himself, but ultimately slumped down, head bowed in despair. Zhang Fei's face was streaked with blood and tears, and for the first time, despair welled up in his leopard-like eyes. He strained his voice, hoarse and filled with humiliation.

"Brother... we're out of strength. We can't kill anymore, even if we wanted to."

Liu Bei did not try to persuade him further. He suddenly raised his double-edged sword, the cold blade pressed against his neck. His movements were without the slightest hesitation, his eyes unwavering.

"I command you," he said, his face as cold as ice, each word distinct and deliberate, "stand up. Kill Cao Cao. Otherwise, I will commit suicide!"

The chilling threat struck Guan Yu and Zhang Fei like a bolt of lightning. Zhang Fei sprang to his feet as if stabbed. Guan Yu followed closely behind, his Green Dragon Crescent Blade leaving a trail of sparks on the ground.

Despair had vanished from their eyes. Only a hysterical fighting spirit born from being driven to the brink of defeat remained.

"kill!"

The eighteen-foot spear and the Green Dragon Crescent Blade were swung out simultaneously, tearing through the air and heading straight for Cao Cao.

Cao Cao remained oblivious, still immersed in the bloody revelry. He reveled in the warm, viscous sensation of each body being crushed, completely unaware that death was imminent.

"Damn it! You surnamed Cao, go to hell!"

Zhang Fei gritted his teeth and poured all his remaining strength into his arms.

With a do-or-die spirit, the eighteen-foot spear tore through the air and plunged fiercely into Cao Cao's back.

The spearhead pierced through his chest, leaving a blood-stained blade protruding from his chest, along with a spray of thick, black blood.

Guan Yu followed closely behind, his Green Dragon Crescent Blade drawing a cold, blue light in the dim room as it slashed towards Cao Cao's head.

Just as the blade was about to touch the back of his neck, Cao Cao's body remained motionless, but his head suddenly twisted half a circle.

The neck bones emitted a series of sharp, teeth-grinding cracking sounds, like countless chopsticks being snapped at the same time.

The face, filled with countless eyes, stared straight at the two behind him, its numerous scarlet pupils turning simultaneously and focusing intently on Guan Yu's blade.

He grinned, revealing a grotesque, mocking smile.

Immediately afterwards, his arms twisted in a completely opposite direction to the angle of human joints, like two boneless giant pythons, and lashed hard at Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

The two were thrown sideways by the immense force, crashing into an entire wall and disappearing without a trace, buried under rubble and dust.

Cao Cao laughed loudly. The laughter poured out simultaneously from his gaping maw and the crack in his broken neck, creating a chilling, resonant sound.

"Heh heh heh, you two pieces of trash..."

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly froze. A strange chill ran down his neck, as if something extremely cold and thin had gently touched his skin.

He instinctively looked down. A thin line of blood was slowly emerging from his neck, as if someone had tied it with an extremely fine thread. The line of blood widened, and the skin began to separate silently.

He seemed to finally realize something, his countless eyes widened at the same time, and he frantically reached for his neck with both arms.

But he caught nothing. Two seconds later, the head, filled with eyeballs, slid off the neck, slammed to the ground with a thud, rolled to the corner of the wall, and knocked over a desk.

Liu Bei held two swords, the blades still stained with traces of blood that had not yet dried. His expression remained calm and composed, as if he had just done something insignificant.

"Lord Cao, I have no other strengths, except for my swordsmanship, which is among the best in the world." His tone was calm as still water. "You have repeatedly pressed me, so don't blame me for using my ruthless sword."

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei endured the excruciating pain as they crawled out of the pile of rubble, dispelling the eerie transformation and gradually returning to their original forms.

They stumbled over, their faces beaming with the ecstatic joy of surviving a disaster.

When Zhang Fei saw the head covered in eyeballs on the ground, and then looked at the headless corpse where the eerie signs had faded, he was finally convinced that Cao Cao was truly dead. He burst into laughter, laughing until tears streamed down his face.

"Brother! You killed Cao Cao? Hahahaha! You really killed him! My brother is amazing! Let's drink, let's drink! We'll definitely drink three hundred cups later!"

Guan Yu knelt on one knee, clasped his hands, and bowed deeply to Liu Bei.

"Congratulations, elder brother, on slaying the traitor Cao Cao and ridding the world of a great scourge!"

Liu Bei glanced around, his gaze settling on Yuan Shu. He quietly instructed Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to clean up the battlefield, then walked silently toward Yuan Shu.

"Brother Gonglu, Cao Cao is dead, why are you still so worried?" Liu Bei's tone carried a hint of mockery. "Could it be that you are a spy sent by Cao Cao?"

His face was calm as still water, but the slight upturn at the corner of his mouth was clearly a deliberate provocation.

Yuan Shu glanced at him but did not answer. He simply bent down and picked up the desk that Cao Cao had knocked over when he fell.

He stretched out his fingers and slowly stroked the table, his movements careful, as if he were touching a rare treasure.

Yuan Shu remained silent, and Liu Bei did not press him for details. He simply found a stool and sat down, looking calm and composed, as if everything was under control.

He had long known that this place was eerie, and now that the crisis was temporarily averted, it was time to settle things once and for all.

He paused deliberately for a moment, letting the silence build between them. Then, facing Yuan Shu's retreating figure, he spoke slowly and deliberately.

"Lord Cao, you truly are a hero ten times more heroic than Dong Zhuo. I have come to have a very high opinion of you."

Yuan Shu's fingers, which were stroking the command desk, suddenly froze for a moment. He didn't turn around, but his previously steady breathing became noticeably rapid at that instant.

Liu Bei took in the entire scene. An overwhelming surge of joy coursed through his chest.

Just as I expected, just as I expected!

He slowly exhaled, shifted to a more comfortable position, and leaned his entire body back in the chair, shouting loudly at Yuan Shu's back.

"Lord Cao, if I were you, I would first build Liu Bei a grand tomb of bluestone! Because as long as Cao Mengde has a breath left, he will be invincible!"

Yuan Shu slowly lowered his head, burying his face deeply behind the desk.

However, even in the dim light, Liu Bei could still see it; a blush that was hard to conceal appeared on his cheeks.

His expression carried a hint of shyness and embarrassment. This demeanor was exactly the same as Cao Cao's, who blushed and trembled when he was flattered earlier.

Liu Bei laughed inwardly. At that moment, all the fragments fit together perfectly.

[Rule 2: The way Cao Cao thinks in the new version is the opposite of ordinary people. To others, this is madness; to Cao Cao, it is political cunning.]

You can use this to flatter him. If you can please him, he'll let you leave safely.

Conversely, if you fail to satisfy him, you will lose your life here.

Also, rule 1.

Rule 1: Seeing is not believing. Do not trust what you see, and whatever happens, always maintain a blank expression.

The truth came to light at that moment.

Cao Cao was not dead at all. This devastating victory, this massive troop rush to his aid, was nothing more than a meticulously orchestrated illusion.

The Yuan Shu who was constantly worried and felt sorry for him was the real Cao Cao.

The time had come. Liu Bei suddenly stood up from his chair, strode forward, grabbed the desk that Yuan Shu had been repeatedly caressing, and violently overturned it to the ground.

"Lord Cao!" He looked down at the bewildered man before him and said, enunciating each word clearly, "I see you're reluctant to part with this command desk, aren't you?"