Heroes' Prison

Chapter 444 - 434: The Conspiracy of the Hall of Famous Generals

At this time, in the Two-Dimensional Battlefield where Huang Yi had just competed, many spectators were already teleported out, leaving the vast stands almost empty, with only a handful of people remaining.

In an inconspicuous corner among the countless seats, two men sat quietly. The surrounding seats were all vacant, leaving only the two of them, creating an aura of desolate solitude.

One of the men was a middle-aged Confucian scholar, wearing a robe and exuding a scholarly temperament, his eyes filled with endless wisdom. He held a fan in his hand, gently waving it.

The other man was a towering figure, his gaze steady, draped in heavy armor like a general charging on an ancient battlefield. At that moment, his hands were empty, grasping the armrests on either side of his chair, his fingers unconsciously tapping on the armrests, his brow furrowed, seemingly deep in thought.

These two were the two most powerful figures in the Hall of Famous Generals.

The man with the fan was one of the vice-presidents, Zhuge Liang. The towering man was the president of the Hall of Famous Generals, Lv Bu.

"Big brother, you will fight him in three days. How confident are you that you can win?" At this point, Zhuge Liang finally broke the silence and asked Lv Bu.

"Before seeing this match, I felt I had a twenty percent chance of beating him." Lv Bu looked at the distant battlefield, his voice suddenly heavy, "But after seeing this match, I think my odds of winning against him are zero, not a sliver of hope, I am simply not on the same level as him."

"Indeed, God of Slaughter is an anomaly, not to be judged by common standards," Zhuge Liang said lightly, fanning himself, not surprised at Lv Bu’s response, "Looking at the whole world, there are fewer than ten who can reach his level."

"But I must win that match in three days. I can lose to Sharp Sword, to Dragon Spike, to Thunder God, even to anyone else, but I absolutely cannot lose to Instakill! He is the nemesis of my life; without him, our Hall of Famous Generals would have been the world’s first guild after going public, instead of being in this embarrassing position as it is now," said Lv Bu, taking a deep breath. He had never shown his hatred for Huang Yi to outsiders, and not even in front of many of his own brothers, always keeping it deeply hidden. But such hatred ferments over time, the longer it’s kept, the stronger it becomes.

Lv Bu paused, then turned to look at Zhuge Liang, and continued, "But with my own strength, I simply can’t beat him, so I need you to come up with a plan for me."

Upon hearing this, Zhuge Liang immediately started speaking as if he had already pondered the question, "There are two ways for you to win against him, one is conventional means, the other is unconventional. Conventional means involve trying to obtain some powerful magic items, like the Protection of the God of Life or an instant-kill potion. But such items are definitely beyond our reach; even looking around the world, only Miyamoto Musashi is known to have the Protection of the God of Life."

"So I have to use unconventional means? What exactly are these unconventional means?" Lv Bu asked, his eyes fixed on the distant battlefield, imagining himself standing there facing off against Huang Yi.

"Unconventional means," Zhuge Liang said with a playful tone, touching his chin, "fully utilize the rules of the combat tournament to achieve victory without fighting."

"Victory without fighting? What do you mean?" Lv Bu turned to look at Zhuge Liang.

"By victory without fighting, I mean you must prevent Instakill from appearing on the battlefield at all. If Instakill doesn’t enter the battlefield within ten minutes, the system will default him as having forfeited. This way, you can win the match without fighting," explained Zhuge Liang.

Lv Bu stroked his chin, pondered for a while, and said, "You mean, on the day of the match, we suddenly attack the Heroes’ Guild or hire experts to entangle him so he can’t make it to the tournament on time?"

"No need for such trouble!" Zhuge Liang shook his head, "We only need one person to hold him back."

"Who?"

"Great Qin Vanguard."

Upon hearing this name, Lv Bu immediately shook his head, "Great Qin Vanguard and Instakill are not on the same level at all; how can he hold him back? And even if he does, it’s useless, the moment the match time arrives, Instakill will automatically receive a System Prompt. No matter where he is, he can teleport directly into the battlefield."

"No! There is one place that’s an exception." Zhuge Liang smiled slightly, shaking his fan.

"Where?" Lv Bu immediately showed interest, staring at Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang looked around and slowly uttered two words, "Here."

...

Gradually, three days passed.

Over these three days, Huang Yi’s individual matches and the team matches with the Heroes’ Guild faced no overpowering experts, all resulting in victories, accumulating a total of 4 points.

In the team competition points table, Heroes’ Guild temporarily ranked fifth in Group A, trailing behind Heavenly Group, Yanhuang Legion, Hall of Famous Generals, and Pharaoh’s Mummy Legion. All five teams had 4 points each, and the ranking order was based on the duration of combat; the shorter the combat time, the higher the rank under the same points situation. Due to encountering Heavenly Group and losing a match, Thunder God’s Sun Team had accumulated 3 points and failed to squeeze into the top five.

In the individual competition, Huang Yi’s points temporarily ranked him third in Group A, just behind Sharp Sword and Dragon Spike, with Giant Bear, Lv Bu, and Thunder God closely following. All six were undefeated with a clean 4 points.

But soon, this situation was about to change!

Because in this morning’s team competition, Heroes’ Guild was facing Hall of Famous Generals, and in the evening’s individual competition, Huang Yi would face the president of Heroes’ Guild—Lv Bu.

These two matches had been hyped by the media as the biggest highlights of today’s games because the rivalry between Huang Yi and Hall of Famous Generals was well-known to all. The slump of Hall of Famous Generals after going public had the most direct relationship with Huang Yi.

This was destined to be a match that attracted widespread attention, and irrespective of the results of these two matches, there would be changes in the top ranks of the points table!

At 11:40 a.m., Huang Yi, Xiao Chunzi, and Qin Shiyu finally finished level grinding and arrived at the plaza in front of City Hall.

At this moment, all members of Heroes’ Guild had been waiting here early on, each face filled with a sense of tension. Today’s opponent would be the strongest team they had encountered since the start of the combat tournament!

"Today’s opponent is the strongest we’ve faced since the beginning of the tournament, even stronger than Unbeatable Group! I wonder if we can win."

"With the president here, there shouldn’t be any problem, right? I hope there won’t be!"

At this time, both members of Heroes’ Guild and the surrounding spectators from Hero Guild whispered among themselves, their tone filled with a hint of uncertainty.

Although Hall of Famous Generals suffered setbacks after being outmaneuvered by Huang Yi on their public debut, one could not underestimate their strength, an old and well-established guild with a deep foundation.

Hall of Famous Generals was one of the first two guilds established in the China region, founded shortly after Xuanyuan Clan. For a long time, China’s experts either had to choose to join Xuanyuan Clan or Hall of Famous Generals, resulting in Hall of Famous Generals possessing a large number of core experts.

The strength of a team lies in the number of its core experts. After all, it is impossible to mass-produce super-players like Huang Yi; there were only a handful of five such individuals in the entire China region: Sharp Sword, Dragon Spike, Thunder God, and the retired Dao Feng. Although Hall of Famous Generals did not have a super-player like Huang Yi, they had a large group of second and third-tier experts, the backbone of a team. These experts could easily gang up on Huang Yi, as seen when Unbeatable Group did with their high-attack team, leaving Huang Yi in a dire situation, not even Legal Protection could protect him.

"Today, we might have to reveal some of our cards," said Huang Yi seriously. He stroked Xiao Chunzi’s head and said, "Sister, give me a Skill Copying just in case."

"Alright, brother!" Xiao Chunzi obediently nodded her head and immediately stretched out her little hand, gently waving at Huang Yi.

Subsequently, Huang Yi gained a status allowing him to copy any skill he saw in the next ten days once. This was a precaution; if it wasn’t needed in this match, it could be saved for future matches as the status would last ten days.

"System Prompt: The match time has arrived. Would you like to teleport your team to the competition site immediately?"

Finally, the time for the match arrived, and Huang Yi received a system prompt, to which he promptly selected yes.

The next moment, Heroes’ Guild teleported to the familiar battlefield.

At this time, the surroundings were already filled with spectators, the din stronger than at any previous time!

"Go Heroes’ Guild!"

"Go Hall of Famous Generals!"

Members from both colossal guilds, almost all of them, came to watch the match, including office workers during their lunch break at 12 noon.

In the scene, countless Chinese reporters began to provide live commentary.

"Dear audience friends, welcome to the live broadcast of today’s match on time. This match is the most anticipated one today because both sides are super powerhouses and each other’s arch-enemies — Heroes’ Guild versus Hall of Famous Generals! The audience is also looking forward to this match immensely, with statistics showing that over seven hundred million viewers have entered the site to watch."

"First, let’s briefly introduce the two teams according to tradition. First is Hall of Famous Generals. Hall of Famous Generals’ seed team, for a long time, was mentioned in the same breath as Yanhuang Legion as the two major teams of China, the only two S-tier teams in the China region to date. Half a year ago, in the first-kill contest of the 50th floor BOSS in Tower of Pantheons, Hall of Famous Generals snatched the world’s second BOSS first kill. In the last annual festival, Hall of Famous Generals was also nominated for the Best Team Award and Best Guild Award. In the latest forum team rankings, Hall of Famous Generals ranked 9th in the world!" (To be continued. If you like this work, please feel free to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets at Starting Point (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read at m.qidian.com.)