Cyan hadn't expected her luck to be this good. Using the Silver Card, she got a pair of boots and equipped them right away.
Unmatched Wine came in a heavy-looking wine jar with a red cloth cover. In reality, as a recovery item, it could be used with a single thought, unlike the buff items created by the Golden Grail that had to be physically consumed.
[Split!]
Cyan took out the Unmatched Wine. Looking at the large jar, she drew her demon blade and slashed down at it.
The Spy Cat curiously poked its head out from her collar. It watched as Cyan cut the large jar of wine into three smaller jars.
[Unmatched Wine (Small)] [Type: Recovery Item] [Effect: Restores 25 Spirit.] [Remark: Wine drunk by officers, made through special methods. It is said to restore the strength they consume when using Unmatched skills!]
Not bad luck…
Cyan glanced at the information for the three small jars of wine and stored them in her inventory. She sped up toward Hulao Pass. Once she passed Hulao Pass, she would reach Luoyang.
After Cyan left, Yasuke, Lisa, and Nishi discussed their plan and headed toward the other two defensive positions. If the coalition army hadn't broken through the defenses yet, they could take advantage of the chaos to kill officers from Dong Zhuo's faction and complete Survival Mission 1.
The finishing blows would naturally be left to Nishi. Yasuke and Lisa weren't interested in the cards dropped by the officers.
Of course, they wouldn't steal someone else's spoils.
"Don't misunderstand. We're just passing through."
Yasuke looked at the woman wearing iron tiger claws on her hands and a mask covering half her face, with a single ponytail. Facing her wary gaze, he glanced at Li Jue, who had been beaten half to death, then went to look for other targets.
They only needed four officers. There was no need to clash with other survivors over this.
Watching the three of them leave, the woman breathed a sigh of relief. She wrapped her hands around Li Jue's neck. With a crisp crack, she sent him on his way, making sure he never had the chance to use his Unmatched skill. Anyone who had played Dynasty Warriors knew how ridiculous the officers' Unmatched skills were.
Yuan Shu was leading the army transporting supplies to the front line when he was intercepted by Zang Ba and Xu Rong. Meanwhile, Sun Quan, who had arrived at the front line early, was stuck in a bitter fight because the supply of grain and fodder was delayed.
Yuan Shu watched Zang Ba and Xu Rong rampaging through his soldiers like they were in an empty field and shouted anxiously at his officers, "Reinforcements! Haven't the reinforcements arrived yet?! Messenger, have you still not found any support? If this continues, we won't be able to deliver the supplies to the front line. We might even have to retreat from here ahead of schedule!"
Yuan Shu was extremely anxious. He had responded to the call to arms because he wanted to expand his territory — no, he wanted to punish the treacherous Dong Zhuo!
If he suffered a defeat here, how could he face the other warlords in the coalition army?
"General Yuan Shu, I have already sent men to seek reinforcements! They will arrive soon!"
The escort general following Yuan Shu hurriedly tried to calm him down.
Are those two also officers?
Cyan stood in the distance, watching Zang Ba and Xu Rong leading soldiers and slaughtering through the coalition army like they were in an empty field. She activated the active skill of her Swift Travel Boots. The boots glowed faintly.
[Ripple Dash!]
Golden lightning wrapped around her legs. She sped toward Xu Rong.
Xu Rong, who had some perception of Cyan's sneak attack, raised his weapon to defend. All he saw was a flash of silver-white blade light. His shoulder suddenly felt cold as blood sprayed from the wound.
Cyan had aimed for Xu Rong's shoulder, not his head.
These officers always tried to take heads. Cyan's goal was to kill him, but she didn't think she could do it in one strike. So she aimed for his shoulder first. Cutting off one of his arms would make things much easier.
"Who's there?!"
Xu Rong's face twisted in pain from losing his arm. He glared ferociously at Cyan.
Cyan looked at Xu Rong with ice-cold eyes. She aimed for his right side, thrust her blade through his abdomen, then slashed upward and decapitated him.
Cyan picked up the card that dropped from Xu Rong's corpse and quickly retreated. The soldiers trying to avenge Xu Rong only saw a blur before the person who had killed him disappeared from their sight.
[Survivor No. 11766, you have killed Xu Rong. The Coalition Army faction's favorability toward you has increased by 10. Current favorability: 20.]
What use is favorability?
Cyan didn't really understand what use the Coalition Army's favorability had for her. It didn't give her items, let her command soldiers, or make the officers help her.
In short, favorability like this was completely useless.
The sound of hooves approached. A handsome man wearing a cyan robe and holding a silver dragon spear appeared.
"General Yuan Shu! Zhao Zilong is here to lend a hand!"
Zhao Zilong… Zhao Yun?
Looks like there's nothing for me to do here…
Relying on the passive skill Stealth Hunter to hide her presence, Cyan quickly crossed the battlefield and headed toward Sishui Pass.
[Using Silver Card, obtained 1000 Survival Points, Steamed Bun Pile, Silver Bars.]
[Steamed Bun Pile] [Type: Recovery Item] [Effect: Restores 150 HP.] [Remark: A pile of steaming hot large meat buns!]
[Silver Bars] [Type: Valuable Item] [Remark: A bag of silver bars. Can be exchanged for 300 Survival Points.]
Cyan opened her inventory and looked at the Steamed Bun Pile, which looked like it contained at least four buns. She planned to use Split on it later when no one was around. If she could turn the pile into individual Large Meat Buns and get four or more, it would be a profit!
She decided to keep the Silver Bars for now. They might come in handy. With her luck, there was a high chance that one slash would turn the bag of silver bars into copper bars.
Yuan Shu sat on his horse. He clearly saw the person in black robes who had killed Xu Rong with blinding speed. When he recalled the delicate figure with a prominent chest, his interest stirred. He had to adjust his posture, cleared his throat, and asked, "Zhao Zilong, do you happen to know the female warrior who just came to help?"
If Zhao Yun noticed his current state, his reputation would be ruined. He might become the butt of jokes among the warlords.
"I have not seen the person General Yuan Shu mentioned."
Zhao Yun shook his head. Thinking about the mess at the eastern defensive position and Song Xian's corpse, it was likely related to the person who had just killed Xu Rong.
Cyan had no idea that because of the cat on her chest, she had caught Yuan Shu's attention.
Even if she knew, it wouldn't matter. Once she completed the survival missions, she would leave this world. She had no intention of paying any attention to Yuan Shu's crooked thoughts, unless he was a target for the survival mission.
At night, the gongs sounded to end the day's fighting. The soldiers who had battled all day rested wearily in the camp. The officers looked at maps in the camp, thinking about how to respond to the coalition army's attack.
What no one expected was that someone would attack the camp at this time — and there were only three of them. The person wearing silver-white armor stood in place and took the officers' attacks head-on, then countered with a sword that sliced off one officer's shoulder.
The people attacking the camp at night were none other than Asuke, Lisa, and Nishi. They weren't officers from the Three Kingdoms period, so they didn't bother with formalities. To complete Survival Mission 1 as quickly as possible, attacking the camp under the cover of night was the best method.
During the attack, Asuke even shouted loudly, "I'm here to raid you! Bring out your officers to die!" so that everyone knew he was there. This way, it didn't violate his knightly beliefs.
After accidentally killing one officer, Asuke even shouted in a very mischievous way, "The enemy is embarrassed, I shall strip his clothes!"
Psycho…
When Lisa heard Asuke's loud shout, she almost threw her staff. She cursed him in her heart.
…
Cyan leaped down from the wall of Sishui Pass, opened her Flight Cloak, and flew forward under the cover of night. After landing, she ran toward a nearby tree, jumped onto a branch, sat down, ate some food, rested for a while, and then sped toward Hulao Pass.
[Survival Mission 1: Defeat five officers.]
[Task completed.]
Receiving the message from the survival brand, Cyan paused for a moment and sped up.
On the other side, Asuke and Lisa, who had helped Nishi complete Survival Mission 1, directly attacked the enemy camp after Dong Zhuo's faction officers and soldiers sounded the retreat. After killing the officers, they left openly, found a safe place to set up camp, and planned to continue their actions the next day.
"We killed three officers. One more and we'll complete Survival Mission 1." Asuke, who didn't know Cyan had killed an officer on the way to Sishui Pass, tore into a roasted pork leg with big bites.
"After completing Survival Mission 1, we should head to Luoyang."
Lisa elegantly took small bites of pizza. Once they helped Cyan and Nishi complete the survival missions in this world, they needed to prepare items for the next survival game.
This time they had thought it would be a sure thing to kill Cyan and complete the Avenger's Warrant task. Not only did they use up valuable buff cards, they also used quite a few recovery items.
After dinner, Nishi took the first night watch, Asuke took the second half of the night, and as for Lisa, she said she needed to meditate to recover her mana. Then she lay down, hugged her pillow, and started snoring.
This method of meditation was truly unprecedented. It was more like sleeping than meditating.
"Magicians meditate like this?" Nishi pointed at the snoring Lisa with a trembling finger. The mysterious and unfathomable image of magicians in her heart completely shattered!
"Uh… you have to understand that sometimes you can't worry about appearances."
Asuke glanced at Lisa, who was sleeping without any dignity, and smiled awkwardly. "Don't judge her by this. She's actually very vigilant. The slightest movement…"
"Wooo—!"
A wolf howl rang out, harmonizing with Lisa's snoring.
"Too noisy…"
Lisa raised her hand and casually waved it twice. The wolf howl's volume dropped to one-tenth, as if someone had turned down the volume on a speaker.
Asuke, stared at by Nishi's suspicious gaze, smiled awkwardly and stayed silent.
Normally Lisa wouldn't sleep this soundly. The main reason was that she had received too big a shock today. Not only did the near-certain attribute points fly away, but they also had to suffer the penalty for failing the task and help Cyan complete the survival missions. They had lost so much that even their mothers wouldn't recognize them.
Around Hulao Pass there were multiple catapults and ballistae. Soldiers sweated profusely as they carried the stones needed for the catapults and piled them near the machines.
These catapults were their big weapons against the coalition army officers. No matter how strong an officer was, if they were caught off guard by a stone launched from a catapult, they would either die or be heavily injured.
Three soldiers were carrying a heavy boulder when one of them, who was wiping sweat from his brow, suddenly saw a figure flash past. His wiping motion paused.
Did I see things?
The soldier thought he was probably just too tired.
The next day, the coalition army's attack on Sishui Pass began with the sound of drums. Cyan crouched on a hillside, hiding in the bushes, watching the army hurrying toward Hulao Pass below. She was looking for someone with two antennae-like things on their head. From Asuke and Lisa, she had learned that Lü Bu in Dynasty Warriors 7 had something like insect antennae on his head.
(The thing on Lü Bu's head is a pheasant tail crown.)
This army must be reinforcements heading to Sishui Pass from Hulao Pass.
Lü Bu wouldn't leave Luoyang for Hulao Pass until Sishui Pass was broken.
Thinking of this, Cyan left the bushes and headed toward Luoyang from another direction.