Coalition Army Camp
A skinny monkey-like survivor walked out of the quartermaster's tent looking depressed.
Damn it! A bronze axe that boosts attack power by 20% for 30 seconds actually requires 30 favorability plus 2000 Survival Points to exchange. This is a scam!
And that White Tiger Fang that only adds 15 attack power actually needs 50 favorability and 5000 Survival Points! Do they think survivors' Survival Points are blown in by the wind?!
Are officers that easy to kill? Are they fucking chives that grow back after you cut them once?!
This survivor cursed in his heart as he returned to the camp the coalition army had assigned them.
"Monkey Brother, how was it? What items did you exchange for?"
"Don't even mention it. I could only exchange for steamed buns. Unmatched Wine needs 20 favorability, and better items need ridiculously high favorability."
At the quartermaster's, those with Coalition Army favorability could use Survival Points to exchange for items. However, the prices of the items and the required favorability were hard to describe. The better the item, the higher the favorability needed, which also meant more Survival Points to trade.
And favorability could only be obtained by killing officers of Dong Zhuo's faction. The officers appearing in the Battle of Hulao Pass were limited, which meant survivors could only stare longingly at items with decent stats, separated from them by that cursed favorability and the ridiculously high Survival Points.
Luoyang
Cyan and Diaochan ran toward the city gate, carefully avoiding patrols of soldiers along the way. The huge disturbance at the imperial palace had not yet reached this area.
Cyan took out the cards dropped from killing Dong Zhuo and the officers. She had originally planned to give them to Nishi to use, but after thinking it over, she decided to use them herself.
Cyan felt her luck today was pretty good. She had even gotten a skill book for free. Maybe today was the day her luck exploded. If not now, then when?
[Using Silver Card, obtained 1000 Survival Points, Unmatched Seal, Unmatched Wine.]
[Using Silver Card, obtained 1000 Survival Points, Bronze Axe, Large Meat Bun.]
[Using Silver Card, obtained 1000 Survival Points, Bronze Armor, Jade Thumb Ring.]
[Using Silver Card, obtained 1000 Survival Points, Unmatched Wine, Large Pork Knuckle.]
[Using Silver Card, obtained 1000 Survival Points, Dong Zhuo's Special Bombs ×10, Gold Bars.]
[Unmatched Seal]
[Type: Special Consumable Item]
[Function: Restores one Unmatched Gauge.]
[Remark: A large bronze seal with the function of restoring the Unmatched Gauge. This item is unique to the Dynasty Warriors world and can be exchanged for 500 Survival Points.]
[Bronze Axe]
[Type: Consumable Item]
[Function: Increases attack power by 20% for 30 seconds.]
[Remark: This is not a weapon! This is really not a weapon! This item is unique to the Dynasty Warriors world and can be exchanged for 500 Survival Points.]
[Bronze Armor]
[Type: Consumable Item]
[Function: Increases defense by 50% for 30 seconds.]
[Remark: This is not armor! This is really not armor! This item is unique to the Dynasty Warriors world and can be exchanged for 500 Survival Points.]
[Jade Thumb Ring] [Type: Accessory] [Attributes: STR +2, Bow Accuracy +10%.] [Equip Requirements: None] [Remark: Originally a jade thumb protector worn on the thumb to prevent injury from the bowstring. It later gradually evolved into a decorative thumb ring.]
[Large Pork Knuckle]
[Type: Recovery Item]
[Function: Restores 200 HP.]
[Remark: A delicious and tempting large pork knuckle, full of fat. One bite fills you with power!]
[Gold Bars]
[Type: Valuable Item]
[Remark: A bag of gold bars that can be exchanged for 1000 Survival Points.]
Not bad.
Cyan looked at the items in her inventory. The most useful ones for her were the Unmatched Wine and Unmatched Seal. One restored Spirit, the other instantly restored one Unmatched Gauge. Used well, she could continuously release Unmatched skills, which would be extremely terrifying.
Especially when using One Punch Annihilation, she could use other skills to amplify its power.
For example, Ripple Qigong and Demonic Flame.
If One Punch Annihilation was charged to the maximum, referencing the power of the Annihilation Punch she had used in mid-air earlier, a fully charged One Punch Annihilation would be several times more exaggerated.
The only drawback of One Punch Annihilation wanting to unleash maximum power was that the charge time was too long. It needed 40 seconds of charging to reach maximum power, while even the minimum power required 5 seconds of charging.
The mid-air Annihilation Punch had much lower power but could be released instantly without charging.
The two different forms of the Unmatched skill had very obvious advantages and disadvantages.
In front of Luoyang's city gate, Nishi, Yasuke, and Lisa arrived and met up with Cyan.
Just as they were thinking about how to sneak into Luoyang, Nishi sensed Cyan approaching and said with a smile, "Master is coming this way. I think we'll meet very soon!"
The moment the words left her mouth, under the bright moonlight on the city wall, Cyan, holding Diaochan in a princess carry like a chivalrous thief who had stolen a beauty, landed beside the three of them with Diaochan in her arms.
When Nishi saw the extremely beautiful woman in Cyan's arms, alarm bells immediately rang in her head!
"Mas… Master! Who… who is she?!"
Where did this cat that steals fish come from?!
In the blink of an eye she was lying in Master's arms! She must have seduced Master!
"Diao… Diaochan?!"
Yasuke stared blankly at Diaochan in Cyan's arms, feeling as if he were dreaming.
What kind of operation was this, to bring Diaochan out of Luoyang, and so obediently held in her arms?!
You have to know that Diaochan is also an officer of not-weak strength!
In the Dynasty Warriors world, there were quite a few survivors who came to this game series' world. It was not that no survivors had designs on Diaochan, but most of them had failed. The luckier ones completed the Survival Game and returned to the Survival Space. The unlucky ones were either killed by Lü Bu or finished off by Dong Zhuo. Even more miserable were the survivors poisoned to death by Wang Yun with poisoned wine simply because they knew too much.
That idiot of a survivor thought that knowing the game plot meant he could do whatever he wanted, and was regarded by Wang Yun as an obstacle to his plan, so he was poisoned.
Wang Yun looked like a weak minister, but he was actually very cunning. The Linked Stratagem—if not for Diaochan's intelligence and courage, even if another person had Diaochan's peerless beauty, it might not have been implemented so successfully, navigating between Lü Bu and Dong Zhuo and sowing discord between the two.
(Wang Yun ultimately died at the hands of Li Jue and Guo Si. It was his own doing, and his entire clan suffered because of it.)
[Hidden Mission: Assist Diaochan in escaping Luoyang.]
[Mission completed.]
[Mission reward: 1 attribute point, 1 skill point.]
[Countdown: 10 minutes until return to the Survival Space.]
Worried that Cyan might suddenly release her again, Diaochan took the initiative to stand up. She sized up Yasuke, Lisa, and Nishi, who was staring at her with unfriendly eyes.
Master? Is she her servant?
But none of that mattered anymore. Since she had already escaped Luoyang, the road ahead was hers to walk alone.
"May I know your name?" Diaochan looked at Cyan. Like a phoenix that had broken free from its cage and regained its freedom, there was a different light in her beautiful eyes.
"Cyan."
"Cyan… a very nice name. Your kindness is something this little one… I will never forget. If there is ever a place where you need me in the future, I will definitely repay this debt of gratitude. With this, I take my leave. May your martial fortune prosper."
Diaochan smiled brilliantly, hugged Cyan once, and—given both of them were women—there was nothing improper about the action.
"Mm. Take care. Walk your own path. Don't be used again."
Cyan gazed at Diaochan and said seriously. Wang Yun had used her to sow discord between Dong Zhuo and Lü Bu, and she herself had also used her—used her to approach Dong Zhuo and seize the chance to ambush him.
In the end, she and Wang Yun were just birds of a feather. The only difference was that she had a bottom line and would not force someone unwilling to cooperate into cooperation.
"Walk my own path, huh…"
Diaochan repeatedly chewed on Cyan's words. Her beautiful eyes grew brighter and brighter. She smiled and nodded, then turned and left.
I will choose the path that suits me and keep walking it.
After running a few steps she paused, turned her head to look at Cyan once more, as if wanting to deeply imprint her in her mind.
(The endings of Diaochan in various biographies were all quite tragic. In the Records of the Three Kingdoms · Biography of Guan Yunchang she was even ruthlessly beheaded by Guan Yu. Guan Gong Beheads Diaochan Under the Moon was adapted from this. Of course, this is only fabricated; who knows what is true or false. Whether Diaochan even existed in history is still a question mark. In Knights of Valour, Diaochan's clear ending is becoming a female bandit who punishes evil and promotes good—extremely strong. This is my favorite ending for Diaochan.)
"Let's go kill Dong Zhuo!"
Yasuke rubbed his fists and said. Helping Cyan and Nishi complete Survival Mission 2 was what he and Lisa had promised, so once that was done, neither side would owe the other anything.
Cyan was the type who had not gone through many Survival Games yet had ridiculously high strength. Yasuke no longer wanted to provoke her. If he could avoid offending her, he would. His own life was the most important. Except for a few crazy people with holes in their brains, no survivor did not want to leave the Survival Space alive.
"Dong Zhuo has been killed by me. There are still 7 minutes and 28 seconds until we return to the Survival Space." Cyan glanced at the countdown and guessed that the reason the countdown this time was so long might be related to Yasuke and Lisa.
"What? You killed Dong Zhuo?"
Yasuke was stunned and looked at Cyan in shock.
"You killed Dong Zhuo? Then what about the special mission?"
Lisa asked. She had thought Cyan had abandoned the special mission and simply killed Dong Zhuo.
"Completed."
Cyan poked a finger into the fluff of her collar. A little face full of reluctance popped out. Her wine-red eyes were wide open as she bit Cyan's finger.
"Ah~! She's revived!"
Nishi looked at the Black Widow Spider in delight and carefully poked her little head with a finger.
The Black Widow Spider gave Nishi a disdainful look and hid back into the fluff.
"Com… completed?!"
Yasuke let out a cry of surprise and looked at Cyan in disbelief.
He never expected that Cyan had completed the special mission of defeating Lü Bu alone and Survival Mission 2 of killing Dong Zhuo in such a short time.
Looking at the Mandrake Grass on Cyan's back, he understood. With that ridiculous thing around, anything was possible.
"Mm? This pet of yours is… quite… exquisite…"
Lisa saw the lower half of the Black Widow Spider. This was the first time she had seen such a tiny spider yōkai. Even ones that had just hatched from eggs were larger than her. After thinking for a moment, she came up with a word that could describe such a tiny spider yōkai.
"Sigh… I never expected we made this trip for nothing."
Yasuke's enthusiasm completely vanished. He had thought that after running so far they could have a big fight, but Cyan had finished all the missions and had even carried Diaochan in a princess carry!
It was truly enviable!
Just looking at Diaochan's figure, he also wanted to hold her!
"I seized the opportunity."
Having happened to encounter a chance to ambush Dong Zhuo, Cyan naturally would not let it go. Missing that chance meant the next opportunity would not be nearly as good.
Thinking of the officers and soldiers in the imperial palace, Cyan believed she had made the correct choice.
"Even though you completed the missions independently, Lisa and I still count as having fulfilled what we promised you. The grudges between us are wiped clean."
After Yasuke finished speaking, he turned and left. Once Cyan and Nishi returned to the Survival Space, he and Lisa would also return because of the failure of the Avenger's Warrant mission.
All attributes −1 meant they had to suffer a loss of 6 attribute points. Even going through one round of the Survival Game might not yield that many attribute points. They had truly lost big.
Lisa nodded slightly toward Cyan and Nishi and followed Yasuke away.
"Want some delicious meat buns? There's cake here too~!" Nishi held a steaming large meat bun in her left hand and a piece of cake in her right, looking toward the fluff where the Black Widow Spider was hiding.
Cyan, who was already extremely hungry, could not hold back when she saw the cake in Nishi's hand. She leaned over and took a bite.
"Eh? Master, you…?"
Nishi had not managed to lure the Black Widow Spider out, but unexpectedly lured Cyan over instead.
"I'm hungry."
Cyan said and took another bite of the cake.
So… so cute…
Nishi's face turned red as she watched Cyan take bite after bite of the cake in her hand. It felt like she was feeding a small animal.
The Black Widow Spider poked her head out of the collar fluff, looked at the cake that was almost finished by Cyan, drool running from the corner of her mouth, and stared at Nishi with a resentful expression.
"Ahaha… When we return to the Survival Space in a while, I'll give you cake then. In a little while we'll be going back." Facing the Black Widow Spider's resentful little eyes, Nishi smiled awkwardly. She could not very well blame Cyan for eating the cake, could she?
At this moment she wished her inventory was stuffed full of cake. Watching Cyan eat the cake one bite at a time with a blank expression, she could not help wanting to hug her tightly and lick the cream from the corner of her mouth.
"Want some?" Cyan seemed to notice the Black Widow Spider staring at the cake and offered her the last remaining bite.
"Mm!"
The Black Widow Spider nodded, jumped into Cyan's hand, hugged the remaining cake, and took a big bite.
"There's cream on your face…"
Cyan saw the cream on the Black Widow Spider's face and leaned over to lick it off.
"Master, it tickles~!"
The Black Widow Spider let out a shy laugh from being licked.
This… this feeling of being left out—what is this?
Looking at the interaction between Cyan and the Black Widow Spider, Nishi felt like an outsider.
"Master! There's cream on your face!"
Nishi steeled her heart, gathered her courage, and licked the cream off Cyan's cheek.
Oh my god! I did it! I did it!
Nishi's heart pounded rapidly. She cupped her bright-red face with both hands and showed a silly smile.
Is she sick?
Cyan sensed Nishi's rapidly beating heart and tilted her head.
The countdown ended. Cyan and Nishi returned to the Survival Space in a flash of light.
Not long after, Hulao Pass was broken by the coalition army. Then the coalition army attacked Luoyang. Upon learning that Dong Zhuo was already dead, they refused to spare Dong Zhuo's followers.
Lü Bu, who was still injured, led his family and the soldiers and officers willing to follow him, cutting a bloody path out of Luoyang.
Not long after the Battle of Hulao Pass, Lü Bu and his officers and soldiers lived a wandering life. A mysterious messenger appeared before him bringing good news: Cao Cao had led a large number of officers and soldiers away from Puyang. This was the perfect time to seize Puyang from Cao Cao in one stroke.
After arriving at Puyang, Lü Bu never expected that the person who had him seize Puyang was actually Chen Gong, a strategist under Cao Cao!
Although Cao Cao returned to defend in time, under Chen Gong's internal and external cooperation, Puyang still fell into Lü Bu's hands. After obtaining a city, Lü Bu's forces developed even faster. At the same time he arranged for the training of Lü Lingqi.
Lü Lingqi truly had talent. If she was not properly trained, it would be a waste of a precious jade.
With Chen Gong's strategies, Lü Bu was virtually invincible. Cao Cao, who tried to retake Puyang, tasted the bitterness of failure and did not dare provoke Lü Bu for a short time.
On the other side, after Diaochan went to Chang'an to bid farewell to Wang Yun, she joined forces with female officers such as Sun Shangxiang, Da Qiao, and Xiao Qiao to form a Female Officers Alliance. They occupied a city, developed their forces, and gradually expanded their territory. Those who looked down on them were beaten until their heads bled and it was too late for regret.
Who could have imagined that these female officers, when united, could display such strength! It left people wide-eyed and speechless!
The plot direction of the Dynasty Warriors 7 world became complicated and confusing, like a runaway wild horse that had completely broken free from the original plot line.
[Survivor No. 11766, Servant: Nishi. Fourth round of the Survival Game has ended.]
[World: Dynasty Warriors 7, Survival Difficulty: C-rank.]
[Survival Mission 1: Defeat 5 officers.]
[Survival Mission 2: Prevent Dong Zhuo from escaping and kill him in Luoyang.]
[Special Mission: Defeat Lü Bu with your own strength without anyone's help.]
[Rescue Mission: Prevent Dong Zhuo from burning Luoyang.]
[Hidden Mission: Assist Diaochan in escaping Luoyang.]
Standing in the vast starry space, the completed missions were listed one by one and turned into fine golden light that flew into the energy bar of the evaluation. As the final hidden mission turned into golden light and flew into the energy bar, the evaluation rose to half of B-rank.
[The plot of the Survival Game has undergone major changes. Evaluation increased.]
The energy bar that was still half short of reaching A-rank evaluation rose at extreme speed. The evaluation climbed from B-rank to A-rank.
[Survival Game Evaluation: A-rank. Obtained 5 attribute points, 4 skill points.]
[Nishi obtained 4 attribute points, 3 skill points.]
[Pet obtained 3 attribute points.]
"Eh?"
The Black Widow Spider, who had obtained Survival Points, poked her head out in confusion. Her wine-red eyes sparkled as she looked around the mysterious vast starry space and let out a sound of wonder: "So beautiful~!"
[Cumulative obtained: 28600 Survival Points.]