All-Heavens Game, the Strongest Player

Chapter 41 The Stratagem Failed at the First Link

As a player of the game "Wuhou", Chu Xiu knew that Zhuge Liang's strategy of using troops lay in the word "caution" - although he didn't know what Chen Tugou was planning, no matter how many schemes he made, as long as Chu Xiu didn't go, it would all be in vain.

In fact, Chu Xiu not only didn't go, but also took "triple insurance".

Under the worst-case scenario, he even considered that Wang Yuanjing knew about the effects of his skills. Therefore, on the surface, he found a stand-in to impersonate him and lead the troops into battle.

Combined with his ability to issue commands remotely, he could communicate with Cao Cao without any obstacles.

Even many soldiers in the army didn't know it was fake.

The second layer of security was a secret arrangement: Xu Chu would escort "himself" to a private residence he had secretly arranged in the city.

This matter was kept extremely secret; apart from Cao Cao and Xu Chu, no one else knew about it.

Even so, it was still a feint—in reality, he did not follow Xu Chu to the private residence, but instead activated "Four-Wheel Mystery Track" and stealthily went outside the city.

A newly renovated "Southern Heavenly Temple".

A large number of believers have gathered there, and they provide porridge every day to help a large number of refugees who have come from other states. The people there are extremely mixed.

He was dressed in tattered clothes, his face smeared with dirt, and blended into the crowd.

No one knew about this, not even Cao Cao.

"Unless someone can locate me directly, it's virtually impossible to find me! But even if they can, it's not a problem. The temple is heavily guarded and has well-established formations. Even a direct assault would be extremely difficult, let alone an assassination!"

In addition, he was resurrected once more.

As for the location of the respawn point, it's in a place that Chen Tugou would never have imagined!

"I've taken cover, but even if I'm safe, if that Chen the Butcher has any schemes, we could still suffer heavy losses. We must be on guard!"

Chu Xiu manipulated a substitute to speak to Cao Cao.

Upon hearing this, Cao Cao immediately asked, "Does the Imperial Advisor have a solution?"

"Of course!" Chu Xiu smiled and said, "He used animals to set up the formation, so I'll use animals to break it too! I wonder if you, Mengde, have ever heard of the 'Fire Ox Formation'?"

Upon hearing this, Cao Cao nodded.

"During the Warring States period, Yan attacked Qi and captured seventy-two cities in succession, leaving Qi with only two cities. But at this moment, a distant member of the royal family named Tian Dan stepped forward and used a thousand oxen, with blades tied to their horns and oil lit on their tails, to form a fire ox formation, which greatly defeated the Yan army!"

As he said this, a smile involuntarily appeared on his face.

"Are you trying to use a fire ox to defeat the heavenly wolf?"

"The main task is to clear out potential minefields!"

……

On the other side, Chen Tugou's army arrived at the border of Yanzhou. When they saw Cao Cao's troops gathering and launching a proactive attack, they couldn't help but smile!

"In the end, I still fell for it!"

Chu Xiu's guess was correct; the so-called "Heavenly Wolf Formation" was indeed just a decoy.

It was a conspiracy against him.

It is also a matter of understanding human nature: often, people who rise from humble beginnings subconsciously think that "second-generation" people are all useless, and thus look down on them.

Because if it weren't abolished, there would be no chance for ordinary people to rise up.

But the truth is that Shen Tianci, the only son of a seventh-tier player, was taught by his father from a young age how to survive in dungeons, how to eliminate his opponents to the best of his ability, and how to fight a rabbit with all his might!

So, from the initial provocation during their first meeting in Luoyang, the capital, to their conversation in the teahouse.

It was all Shen Tianci's plan.

There's only one goal: Chu Xiu is too awesome. This game can't tolerate someone as awesome as him. He has to be eliminated!

He devised a complex scheme, a three-pronged plan.

First, there's Chen Tugou's side, who's responsible for luring Chu Xiu to the border of Yanzhou, into the Tianlang Formation.

This is the first step.

Then, in the second stage, numerous military dogs will carry "oil-incendiary bombs" secretly crafted by Shen Tianci, and in a self-destructive manner, they will cover the entire battlefield with flames.

No matter where Chu Xiu hides in the great formation, he can be burned to death, forcing him to use his "Star Lamp Life Extension" ultimate move.

At this point, the biggest difference between second-generation players and ordinary people—their "perspective"—becomes apparent: ordinary people have no idea what it looks like to unleash a powerful ultimate move, and may not even see it in multiple matches.

Not to mention knowing the specific details of the Star Lamp's life-extending effect.

But Shen Tianci knew.

This ultimate move is powerful, but it also has a weakness: when activated, it transforms into a streak of light and disappears at the speed of light.

Strictly speaking, this isn't a flaw, because a level 1 player couldn't possibly spot it.

Only players at least at the fifth tier can track down opponents based on their strength.

However, besides Shen Tianci and Chen Tugou, their team's third teammate happens to be able to track the light, namely Wang Yuanjing, who possesses the "True Sight"!
His "clairvoyance" talent gives him tracking abilities comparable to a level 5 player!
That's right, Shen Tianci's teammate is Wang Yuanjing.

The only one who knew the effects of Chu Xiu's "Nine-Level Four-Wheel Mystery" and his "Strategic Deployment" ability, begged for mercy to "only strive for second place".

He also participated in the scheme, aiming to send Chu Xiu away in one fell swoop.

However, unlike Shen Tianci and Chen Tugou, who believed their plan was flawless and had a 99% success rate.

But Wang Yuanjing was only willing to give it a try.

If it succeeds, everyone will be happy; if it fails, and the first and second links of the scheme fail, then the third link will not need to be activated.

They won't expose themselves.

"With that level nine, which is a conceptual level, the only chance for other players to deal with Chu Xiu is his own carelessness. But will Chu Xiu be careless?"

Wang Yuanjing thought to himself, standing dozens of miles away watching the battle.

The next moment, he looked ahead and his expression turned to astonishment.

He then sighed and shook his head.

"It seems we have failed!"

On the battlefield, the two armies clashed as soon as they met, but Cao Cao's side deployed a thousand old yellow oxen with their tails burning with flames.

If a cow's body is covered with a blanket, it can be protected from swords and knives.

The cows' eyes were covered with red cloth strips, which not only blocked their vision but also drove them crazy.

When they clashed, the so-called "Sirius Formation" was utterly unable to withstand it.

Although Chen Tugou was quick-witted and immediately activated the "fire oil incendiary bomb," engulfing the cattle in flames, he only managed to roast a thousand head of beef for Cao Cao.

The fire ox formation had no soldiers and suffered no damage whatsoever.

On the contrary, Chen Tugou's meticulously crafted army of military dogs was completely wiped out, putting him in danger and forcing him to flee in panic.

Before he could run far, someone grabbed him by the neck and pulled him up.

Look back.

Good heavens, this was a thug who was at least 2.5 meters tall and looked more frightening than a ghost. He was being held up in one hand and a half-cooked beef leg was being eaten by him in the other.

The meat was streaked with blood; it looked absolutely horrifying.

"You, are you a human or a ghost?"

Chen Tugou panicked for a moment and asked somewhat stammeringly.

Upon hearing this, the burly man smiled.

"I am a human, but I am more terrifying than a ghost. I am 'Ancient Evil Lai'!" Dian Wei said, and suddenly tightened his grip on Chen Tu Gou's neck, directly strangling him until his head was severed.

Wang Yuanjing, who was watching from afar, broke out in a cold sweat and turned to run away.

"No wonder people say 'first Lu Bu, second Zhao Yun, third Dian Wei,' are they really the size and strength you'd expect from a Tier 1 dungeon?"

At the same time, a notification sounded in Chu Xiu's ear.

"You have eliminated a bounty hunter. In addition to the kill, you have gained 3 skill points!"

(End of this chapter)