Chapter 203 Then kill them all
Gulp, gulp—

Amid the long and soul-stirring roar of thunder, white lightning suddenly flashed across the sky covered with dark clouds. A moment later, bean-sized raindrops fell like pebbles, hitting the rubble and ruins with crackling sounds.

Heavy rain began to pour down.

In the dark and depressing Wei State highlands, tens of thousands of black-armored soldiers were all drenched by the rain. However, they fell into an eerie silence, with no intention of dispersing or taking shelter from the rain.

All the soldiers stared at the flickering blood-red bonfire in the center of the field with empty eyes as if they had suffered a fatal blow.

To be more precise, it was a burning corpse.
The corpse was burning fiercely, as if it had been doused with flammable lamp oil. The strange thing was that the scorching flames were an eerie blood red. What was even more bizarre was that even in such a heavy rain, the flames were not affected by the rain at all. It was like the legendary Nine Netherworld Fire, which would never go out until it burned up whatever it was attached to!
The eerie blood-red flames, set against the gloomy and dejected environment, plunged the entire square into an extremely strange atmosphere.

At this time, nine figures were surrounding the blood-red flames; they were Cao Cao, Xiahou Dun, the Old Master who represented the Jixia forces, Zhong Wuyan, and the five black and white chess players.

They are all heroes standing at the top of the pyramid, possessing powers comparable to those of gods and nearly invincible bodies.

However, through the blood-red flames that were like purgatory, one could see that the heroes had blood flowing from the corners of their mouths and looked quite disheveled. They also had more or less knife wounds and bruises on their bodies. This was a rare sight for these heroes who would maintain a sleek appearance most of the time.

The invincible black and white chess player who dominated the continent experienced the feeling of being "hurt" for the first time.

And all this was caused by that man!
Tens of thousands of Wei's black soldiers were still immersed in the thrilling battle that took place half an hour ago; the majestic figure, with only one sword and one person, withstood the siege of the nine supreme heroes for an hour! ! The golden sword light seemed to be able to cut through the sky, and even the roar could form a shock wave of attack.
And at the last moment, the flaming phoenix pierced through the void without any warning and devoured the war-like man.

Everything is so horrifying!!

However, what really frightened all the soldiers and caused them to collapse mentally were the shocking words that the man said before his death.
Boom! !
Suddenly, another flash of lightning broke through the dark sky, illuminating the dark and silent square with bright light.

Amid the earth-shaking thunder, a young black soldier reacted.

He stared with his bloodshot eyes wide open, almost collapsed, and hysterically cried out in a tragic voice, "King Wei, please tell me, everything that the Shu soldier just said is not true!!"

The young soldier's sharp cry was like the first rock to collapse when the dam burst. Almost at that moment, it was followed by a wave of terrifying sounds that swept in like a tide.

"King of Wei! Is what that Shu soldier said true?!"

"This is fake! Right, King Wei!!"

"Please! Speak!"

"Please tell us, sirs!!"

The voices were stacked one after another. The soldiers were like children whose illusions were cruelly shattered by adults, but who were still unwilling to accept the facts. They collapsed, cried, asked questions, and were hysterical.
In fact, it was not just the soldiers. Even Diao Chan and Xiahou Dun were overwhelmed after hearing the "truth". Their faces turned pale. Although they said nothing and seemed indifferent, one could still clearly see the shaken will in their eyes.

No one would have thought, no one would have imagined, that behind a thousand years of history, there would be such a cruel "truth".
In the face of the soldiers' almost pleading inquiries, Cao Cao put his hands behind his waist, had a gloomy face, and remained silent from beginning to end.

At this moment, this bloody hero who had always been decisive in killing and fearless of gods and ghosts was at a loss for the first time. His resolute face could only turn to the great sage in front of him who was known as the "Eternal Brightness".

But Wan Gu Chang Ming turned a deaf ear and a blind eye to this.

In the pouring rain, the old man sat cross-legged in front of the eternal blood-red bonfire. His weather-beaten old face had long lost the calmness he had at the beginning, and instead stared blankly at the burning blood-red fireworks with a look of sadness and melancholy.

"You are one of my most proud students and the first relative to follow me. But why do you always refuse to believe that I am right?"

The old teacher murmured to the fire alone with a lonely look, as if he was regretting, as if he was reproaching his beloved student who had died, and as if he was repenting for all the wasted time in the past.

"Even when you are in a desperate situation, you refuse to admit your mistakes. Even when you die, you refuse to beg for mercy. Is your so-called obsession really worth your life? Is it really important to the future of this world?"

At this moment, the old man, who was known as the leader of the three sages of Jixia, seemed to have lost all his strength. He sat cross-legged in front of the bloody bonfire with a haggard face and a hunched body. He looked so desolate and lonely.
Amid the sound of footsteps, a tall woman came over and knelt on one knee beside the old man.

"Teacher, please don't be too sad." Zhong Wuyan, with a slight scratch on her wheat-colored face, said in a low voice with a sad look: "After all, this is the path that Brother Yu chose himself."

"Don't say anything that deceives yourself." The old man waved his hand, as if he didn't want Zhong Wuyan to continue. Then he raised his head, looked at the thunder and rain, and sighed leisurely: "Maybe I shouldn't have instilled that wrong idea in him when he followed me to destroy the ancient magic guide in the early years."

The wind is stronger and the rain is heavier.

Under the dark sky, the old man and the tall woman fell into silence, not caring about the strong wind and rain that soaked their hair and clothes.

After a long time, he seemed to be aware of the noisy noises around him, and the old man asked, "What's wrong with these soldiers?"

Zhong Wuyan turned around and looked at the faces of the tens of thousands of black-armored soldiers around her, who looked like they had lost their parents and were on the verge of collapse. She said, "It seems that they heard everything Brother Yu said before he died."

"Black and white chess, listen to my orders." The old man nodded expressionlessly.

Five figures dressed in uniform black and white appeared out of thin air and knelt beside the old man.

"Kill all the soldiers present."

In a daze, my consciousness was in chaos.

He didn't know when it started, but the increasingly clear sound of raindrops in his ears gradually brought Wang Yao back to consciousness and sense of touch.

He felt that he was lying on something soft and warm, and his nostrils were filled with a very familiar sweet fragrance.

"Ouch!!" When he slowly opened his eyes, Wang Yao groaned in pain due to the sudden sharp pain in his left eye.

Almost at the same time, a pleasant voice full of surprise rang out.

"Eh? Ayao! Are you awake?!"

Hearing this beautiful sound that could rival the flapping of an angel's wings, Wang Yao was stunned for a moment, and then he unconsciously felt a sense of comfort from the bottom of his heart.

Although his body felt weak and painful as if it was falling apart, and his consciousness was still a little fuzzy, Wang Yao still raised his head with difficulty and looked at the source of the sound that was so close.

The beautiful eyes that became clear and pure again because the blue buff had expired, the face as white as snow, and the rosy thin lips with a charming smile, all these beautiful and exquisite things that even the most beautiful gems could not match, when all came together, formed a beautiful face that had long been deeply imprinted in the body and mind.

Luna.

It was not until this time that Wang Yao discovered that Luna was carrying him on her back, walking on a muddy and watery road.

The sky was gloomy and there were cold drizzles of rain.

At this moment, it seemed that because the second skill [Burning Sword] was activated, the star-like raindrops in the sky had not yet fallen on him and Luna, but were instantly offset by the milky white light shield covering them.

On this deserted road, Luna carried him on her back alone, not knowing how long or how far she had walked.
"Girl, is this Shanglu?" Wang Yao, who was very familiar with the plants and trees on Shanglu, quickly recognized the current location with his memory. However, when he spoke, his voice was extremely difficult, low and hoarse. "Yes, we will be back to our high ground soon!" Luna turned her face back to the front, and seemed very happy that Wang Yao had woken up: "Don't talk yet, have a good rest, you are still very weak now."

The high-heeled black boots, which were stained with mud and water, moved forward briskly, making a clacking sound on the road mixed with rainwater, and Wang Yao, in this subtle sound, slowly recalled everything.

Did they escape from the Wei highlands?
When I thought of this, great sadness suddenly surged into my heart.

Wang Yao still remembers his fallen comrades, and at the last moment, Su An appeared, and Huang Zhong also appeared, but for some reason Su An knocked him out at the critical moment.
but.

Wang Yao looked around the empty road in confusion, but could not see Huang Zhong and Su An.

"Uncle, where are they?" Although his throat was very dry, Wang Yao still suppressed the discomfort and asked Luna.

At this moment, Wang Yao suddenly felt that Luna's steps slowed down significantly.

"Ah, you, you mean uncle?" Luna stammered in a panic for a while, then pursed her lips and smiled, "After uncle escorted us to the first defense tower in the top lane, he went back to the bottom lane through the jungle. After all, the war is not over yet, and the defense line still needs to be guarded. Yes, yes, these are not important. Ah Yao, let me tell you, on the way back, I confessed to uncle about our relationship. Do you know how uncle answered me?"

Wang Yao's only remaining right eye slowly began to open wide. With an inexplicable panic in his heart, he stared at the girl's profile in front of him in silence.

Luna was deliberately changing the subject.

Wang Yao understood the girl who cheated on him too well. She would never lie. The smile on her face seemed so forced in Wang Yao's opinion.

"What happened after I fainted?" Wang Yao lowered his face gently, and his bangs covered his right eye. All that could be seen was his pale face covered with dried blood.

Luna stopped.

"I'm sorry, Ayao." After a moment of silence, Luna said in a low voice full of guilt and apology: "Brother Suan, he stayed in the enemy's high ground."

“How could this happen?!” Luna had just finished speaking when Wang Yao, who had been very quiet a second ago, suddenly became like a dragon whose reverse scales were touched, and he glared and shouted uncontrollably.

The sound was as harsh as thunder on this quiet and rainy road.

Luna was startled. She turned her head and looked at Wang Yao's face that could not suppress his anger. Her watery eyes unconsciously turned slightly red. This was the first time Wang Yao yelled at her.

Wang Yao, who was in a state of confusion, did not pay attention to these details. He just roared to himself, "Uncle was clearly there at the time. Since you were able to rescue me, why couldn't you rescue the captain as well?! Are you heroes always like this? You don't take us soldiers seriously at all. Are you monsters who don't care if one more soldier dies or one less?!!"

"No, it's not like that." Luna had tears in her eyes, bit her lips tightly, shook her head slightly and said in a sad voice: "You know, I'm not that kind of person. I didn't intend to watch you die without helping you. It was Brother Su An who asked to stay. He, he said that as long as you are with him, no one can leave, so I... "

At the end of the story, the girl burst into tears.

Looking at the tear marks on Luna's face, Wang Yao was stunned, gasping for breath. He realized that his words may have hurt the girl's pure heart, but Wang Yao could not suppress his anger and shock.

Su An took the initiative to stay in the enemy’s high ground?
Why is this? !
His thoughts, which had originally stabilized, became chaotic again. Wang Yao struggled to break free from Luna's back, staggered into the rain, and ran towards the enemy's high ground that was already far away, step by step.

He wants to go back and save Su An!
He has lost everything, he can't accept this ending!!
"Ayao! Please, don't go!!" At this moment, a sharp shout that was so sharp that it broke the voice suddenly sounded from behind.

Wang Yao stopped angrily, turned around, and looked at Luna with a confused vision. But this glance, somehow, suddenly grabbed his heart.

At this moment, the beautiful girl behind him had already turned off her second skill and was standing alone in the wind and rain. At this moment, it seemed as if all the raindrops between heaven and earth fell on her slightly thin body.

Her clothes were wet and stuck to her slightly trembling body. Her soft silver hair was a little messy, and a few strands of hair fell on her cheeks, setting off her cheeks that were pale due to the wind and rain, with a thrilling look of sadness and pain.

"I know I'm being selfish, but please, don't go." Luna pleaded with tears in her eyes and a painful look on her face, "I brought you out with great difficulty. If I go back like this, I will undoubtedly die. At that time, what should I do? Have you ever thought about my feelings?"

Listening to the girl's mournful voice as she tried desperately to suppress her tears, Wang Yao felt an unrelieved pressure in his chest, unable to move up or down, which almost broke him apart.

Because I can't bear it, because I'm angry, and because I can't get relief.

thump--

Finally, Wang Yao knelt weakly on the ground like a deflated ball, and kowtowed heavily towards the ground and the direction of the enemy's high ground shrouded in rain. Tears could no longer be controlled and flowed from the corners of his eyes.

"--hateful!!"

The hysterical roar resounded through the gloomy rainy sky. Wang Yao punched the ground heavily, and his fist, which was covered with scratches, stirred up turbid water splashes.

A thousand people entered the canyon with high morale, but in the end, only he came back alive. This was a huge blow and sadness for anyone.
Wang Yao was very angry, but he didn't know who to blame. Wang Yao wanted to lose his temper, but he didn't know who to vent his anger on. This feeling made him feel so depressed that he almost couldn't breathe.

I don’t know how long it took, but the sound of footsteps in the rain was getting closer and closer.

Luna didn't care about the turbidity of the rain water at all. She knelt down beside Wang Yao and held his face in her arms.

"Let's go back, okay?" The girl, who was also soaked, pleaded softly again.

go back
Wang Yao didn't know whether to cry or smile bitterly.

Go back and face the families of a thousand subordinates?

Go back and see Erda and tell him that Suan, Maomao, Shiliang and Xiaoye were all killed in the enemy's high ground?

go back
Suddenly, Wang Yao's body trembled violently.

A blue and white figure just floated through his mind inadvertently, and with it came a deep feeling of disgust and grief.

Shouldn't that person be blamed for all this?
Is that right? If that person hadn't brought Maomao and the others to the highlands of Wei, so many things wouldn't have happened later.

That's right! It's all that person's fault!!
"Where is that guy now?" Buried in Luna's gentle arms, Wang Yao asked hoarsely, trying his best to control his voice which was about to reach its limit.

"Who are you talking about?" Luna wiped the tears from her eyes, not quite understanding why Wang Yao suddenly became quiet.

Wang Yao didn't raise his head, but just clenched his teeth and spoke word by word.

"Zhu, Ge, Liang!"

[PS: No, I will stick to my original intention and finish Little Soldiers no matter what. It’s just that due to work, I am a little tired physically and mentally.]

(End of this chapter)