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Chapter 110: Dian Wei's Strength
Chapter 110: Dian Wei's Strength
September 25, 2017
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Lu HaiKong had only expected Wang Ti to score 60 points in his 'graduation exam', but Wang Ti had exceeded his expectations and achieved a remarkably high score.
This guy had single-handedly ventured into the last auxiliary fort of Blackwind Fort, intimidating the ordinary bandits with his identity as the chief of Blackwind Fort. Then, under everyone's watchful eyes, he challenged and defeated the chief of that auxiliary fort in a duel, thus smoothly taking over its leadership.
By the afternoon, Wang Ti had completed the 'exam' as instructed by Lu HaiKong, demonstrating his capability to alleviate Lu HaiKong's concerns, even though he was an ordinary bandit.
When Wang Ti submitted this 'exam', Lu HaiKong, who had been anxious about Wang Ti's solo mission, finally breathed a sigh of relief and burst into hearty laughter.
At that moment, Lu HaiKong felt a sense of pride in his mentee's achievement. After all, Wang Ti had been nurtured by him, and his exceptional performance brought Lu HaiKong immense joy.
The day after Wang Ti proved his ability to hold down a fort, Lu HaiKong returned to Flame Yellow Mountain Fort with Dian Wei, the 'Dragon Snake Tiger Crane Leopard', two hundred bandits, and fifty horse-drawn carriages. Almost simultaneously, Li Xiong set off with three hundred bandits and two hundred carriages loaded with supplies, heading towards the Xianbei tribe's settlement.
As winter approached, Lu HaiKong's newly formed machine began to slowly turn its gears, but it was uncertain if it would become a formidable force after the winter and withstand the inevitable suppression and encirclement campaign by the Bingzhou officials.
Lu HaiKong's path ahead was filled with both beautiful scenery and dark clouds, with the clouds seemingly overshadowing the beauty. The Bingzhou suppression campaign was an unavoidable hurdle for Lu HaiKong, and the legendary Lu Bu, the strongest warrior in the Three Kingdoms, was an opponent he would have to face sooner or later.
However, in the dimness before the light, Lu HaiKong seemed to glimpse a ray of hope.
Lu HaiKong sighed, smiling gently as he observed Dian Wei, who sat awkwardly on his horse, curiously touching and bumping into things. "Let's go, Dian Wei! We're going home!"
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The distance from Blackwind Fort to Flame Yellow Mountain Fort was only about twenty li, and although the fifty carriages slowed their progress, by afternoon, Lu HaiKong and his group had reached the entrance to the basin.
However, their timing seemed unfortunate, as they encountered the refresh of a medium-sized fort at the basin's entrance. In just a few minutes, the massive fort visibly spawned bandits, restoring its former glory after being cleared out by Lu HaiKong's group nearly a month ago.
"What an interesting welcome," Lu HaiKong thought. A month ago, he would have felt helpless and frustrated in this situation, but now, it didn't seem like such a bad thing.
"Dian Wei!" Lu HaiKong called out softly.
"Uncle, what's up?" Dian Wei scratched his head, looking bewildered.
"Can you take care of this fort for me?"
Dian Wei scratched his head again, then flashed a toothy grin. "Sure!"
In an instant, Dian Wei's adorable face transformed, shedding its clumsiness and revealing a fierce aura. He had completed the transition from a simple, honest man to a menacing demon.
With a pair of iron halberds in hand, Dian Wei, who had been a little unsure on horseback in the morning, skillfully rode towards the closed gate of the mountain fort ahead. Before he even reached it, he hurled the iron truncheon in his left hand.
With a resounding "Boom", the ten-centimeter thick gate instantly crumbled under the impact of Dian Wei's halberds.
The ensuing battle could hardly be called a battle at all. This vast medium-sized mountain fort was like a playground for the god-like Dian Wei, and his way of playing was simple—destruction!
With the halberds in his hands, he destroyed everything in his path, whether it was civilian houses, arrow towers, walls, fences, or one after another, the endless stream of mountain bandits. Under Dian Wei's halberds, they were instantly shattered.
The only defense the mountain fort could muster was the arrows shot from the arrow towers, which Dian Wei didn't even bother to dodge. He let them strike his body, knowing that these soft arrows couldn't harm him in the slightest.
"Is this still a human? Is this guy some kind of monster in human skin?"
Lu HaiKong watched the rampaging Dian Wei, whose strength was beyond measure, and couldn't connect the figure before him with the previous honest and simple man who resembled a rustic villager. He couldn't comprehend how a 90-point strength rating could be this formidable.
"If we met on a plain, Dian Wei alone could wipe out all the bandits under my command."
In a world where a single person's strength could be so extreme, Lu HaiKong realized once again that he was not in a pure world. Here, one person's might could be so twisted that they could stand against thousands, even tens of thousands.
"If even Dian Wei is this terrifying, how much more powerful is Lu Bu, the legendary number one in the Three Kingdoms?"
The thought sent a shiver down Lu HaiKong's spine. If it weren't for his luck in killing Li Hu and obtaining a Summoning Talisman, and if he hadn't been fortunate enough to recruit Dian Wei, his fate would have been a tragic one.
In his mind's eye, Lu HaiKong seemed to see a towering figure, riding a galloping horse, charging forward. With his absolute confidence, he single-handedly wiped out all the forces Lu HaiKong relied on, breaking through every line of defense Lu HaiKong had established. Finally, amidst Lu HaiKong's disbelief and hopeless despair, he severed Lu HaiKong's head with a single halberd strike.
"It seems I need to focus on raising my 'Basic Axe Technique'," Lu HaiKong thought as he watched the rampaging Dian Wei, silently resolving to improve his skills.
Dian Wei was unaware of Lu HaiKong's change in attitude; he simply carried out Lu HaiKong's orders faithfully, demolishing the mountain fort that stood in their way.
In just half an hour, a massive mountain fort was reduced to ruins by Dian Wei's hands. The unlucky bandit leader with a strength rating of 60 or above had just respawned and hadn't even had a chance to show off his might when he was casually eliminated by Dian Wei's halberd.
Witnessing this, Lu HaiKong felt a twinge of pain. He had just been proud of having a dozen near-general-level subordinates, but Dian Wei's actions showed him that his so-called elite force was nothing more than a few halberd strikes away from defeat. The mere thought of Lu Bu instantly deflated Lu HaiKong's initially raised spirits.
Fortunately, Lu HaiKong still had Dian Wei by his side...
(End of Chapter)
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