Mythical Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1529: Chapter 1472: Sun Ce Charging to His Doom

”Wen Ruo, I think you are blinded by your own morality, whereas Lord, Lord is very rational. Lord is willing to try not because he truly believes, but because he sees a glimmer of hope. But the difference between you and Lord is that you are wholeheartedly committed, while Lord still retains his reason.” Chen Qun said to Xun Yu.

Xun Yu let out a long sigh. If Chen Qun hadn’t pointed it out, he might not have considered these things, but once Chen Qun mentioned them, Xun Yu understood clearly. He wasn’t foolish; on the contrary, he was very smart. He just preferred not to think about negative outcomes.

”Let’s handle our own affairs. Fortunately, before the battle against the Huns, we had a bumper harvest of summer grains, so even if we deploy tens of thousands of troops for a northern expedition, we won’t lack food.” Xun Yu changed the subject; with food, these issues aren’t really problems.

”Has the Xun Family recently sent you any news?” Chen Qun asked after a moment of silence.

”No.” Xun Yu shook his head, somewhat puzzled as he looked at Chen Qun.

”I haven’t received any either,” Chen Qun said with a bitter smile. ”It seems we’ve both been abandoned. I used to be full of youthful spirit back then.”

”It’s not over yet, so how can you talk about losing?” Xun Yu was quite open-minded and said to Chen Qun with a smile, ”Changwen, are you really giving up?”

Chen Qun forced a smile and said nothing. If not for the harsh reality seriously dampening his enthusiasm, he wouldn’t have ended up like this. In this era, anyone who first met Chen Xi and then Xun Yu would probably question their own life.

While Xun Yu and Chen Qun were casually chatting, Dian Wei was close to successfully subduing Sun Ce.

At that moment, upon Cao Cao’s command, Dian Wei charged out, sprinting quickly and catching up to Sun Ce and Ma Chao in a few breaths.

The two did notice Dian Wei, but neither was prepared, and as Dian Wei closed in to five or six hundred meters, he roared and charged forward, his voice carried by air along with him, crashing onto Sun Ce and sending him flying.

At that moment, Sun Ce felt like when he was first learning to ride a horse and got kicked by a horse, dazed and confused. However, being a top-notch martial artist, even though he was blown away by Dian Wei’s sudden charge, he reacted swiftly in mid-air.

Upon seeing Sun Ce flying away in an unusual manner, Ma Chao instinctively sensed something was amiss, immediately suspecting that after Cao Cao discovered Sun Ce’s identity, he sent someone to kill him.

Ma Chao didn’t even look at the person coming; he drew the sword from his waist and stabbed towards the ongoing black shadow. But the opponent punched the spine of the sword, almost breaking Ma Chao’s seldom-used sword.

”Bofu, dodge!” At this moment, Ma Chao couldn’t care about anything else. As for how Cao Cao might deal with him later for stopping Dian Wei, these thoughts flashed in Ma Chao’s mind before being thrown aside—it’s not worth worrying over now. He couldn’t just let Sun Ce be caught by Cao Cao.

Even though Sun Ce was a bit foolish, he and Ma Chao really got along well and Ma Chao felt Sun Ce was a friend worth having. Besides, seeing a friend get captured is completely against Ma Chao’s nature, so he immediately launched an attack on Dian Wei.

As Sun Ce was sent flying, he became alert but noticed Dian Wei didn’t harbor killing intent. Sun Ce thought this guy was excited by the prospect of a challenge and wanted to test his martial arts. After all, both Sun Ce and Ma Chao had done such things, so Sun Ce wasn’t panicked; unexpected incidents showcase a person’s adaptability and innate quality.

Therefore, Sun Ce forcibly stabilized himself in mid-air and unleashed his inner qi, punching towards Dian Wei. Dian Wei didn’t dodge or evade, meeting Sun Ce’s full-power strike with a punch, resulting in a muffled sound. Had Sun Ce not instantly realized he couldn’t overpower him and quickly dissipated the force, that punch could have injured Sun Ce’s arm bone.

Speaking of which, even Xuu Chu, as fierce as he was, didn’t dare go all out in a hand-to-hand punch with Dian Wei. When Dian Wei dueled Lyu Bu, Lyu Bu used his weapon to block Dian Wei’s heavy punches. No one dared to punch against someone who specializes in physical cultivation.

After repelling Sun Ce with a punch, Dian Wei sensed the incoming light blade attack from behind. Having fought with Dian Wei many times, Ma Chao knew clearly that with someone like Dian Wei, even if it’s a spar, don’t hold back. This guy can do anything except fly; as long as it’s a battle on the ground, he surely won’t lose!

Dian Wei withdrew and dodged the sword blade, then kicked towards Ma Chao, who without hesitation flew into the sky. Engaging in close combat with Dian Wei was a sign of undeveloped thinking; during previous spars, he held back from flying to train himself, but this wasn’t a spar.

Using an inner qi projection attack to attract Dian Wei’s attention, Ma Chao leapt into the air while shouting at Sun Ce, ”Bofu, quickly fly up!”

However, Sun Ce ignored Ma Chao, his eyes burning with battle intent, inner qi solidifying into a long spear in his hand, launching a wild attack at Dian Wei.

A grin appeared on Dian Wei’s ugly face; his concern was only if Sun Ce would fly. As long as Sun Ce stayed on the ground, there was no problem at all.

Seeing Sun Ce thrusting his spear directly at him, Dian Wei pulled out a hand halberd he used for cutting meat during meals and blocked Sun Ce’s fierce attack, then launched an attack that resembled sealing a demon towards Sun Ce.

No need for complex moves or techniques; the combined force and speed within his attacks were overwhelming. Sun Ce, upon being cornered, was disoriented within five moves.

There weren’t any amazing tricks, just chopping, cutting, and slashing like cutting meat. But these few moves, executed by Dian Wei in close proximity, made Sun Ce, holding a long spear, merely defend without a chance to counterattack.

Even after ten moves, Dian Wei didn’t even use the hand halberd, his iron fists causing Sun Ce’s internal organs to vibrate. Over the years, Dian Wei hadn’t encountered anyone insisting on clashing directly with him; even Xuu Chu knew better than to go head-to-head. Thus, Dian Wei granted Sun Ce some preferential treatment.

With powerful and heavy punches at Sun Ce, Sun Ce was unaware of the depth, too close, allowing Dian Wei to seize the moment and rush into Sun Ce’s attack range, forcing Sun Ce into close combat.

Long weapons were essentially unusable; when Sun Ce realized this, he immediately withdrew his long spear formed by inner qi and fully focused on enhancing attack and defense with inner qi.

Unfortunately, this was almost pointless; the disparities in close combat experience and explosive power between them were simply too vast. In simple terms, Dian Wei’s heavy punches on Sun Ce were so potent that even Ma Chao, flying in the air, was unwilling to watch.

Taking advantage of the accelerating descent, Ma Chao attacked Dian Wei with all his might, forcing Dian Wei to distance himself a bit from Sun Ce. Ma Chao, seizing the opportunity, kicked Sun Ce away and shouted to Sun Ce, ”Bofu, fly into the sky!”

However, Sun Ce, after being kicked away by Ma Chao, raised his head and glared at Ma Chao, his expression seeming to spell out his thoughts clearly on his face, ”Why did you kick me?”

And just after landing, Sun Ce charged towards Dian Wei, determined to continue the fight!