Vol 9 Chapter 176 (1/2)

Chapter 176

VOLUME 9 CHAPTER 176: DON’T TELL ME THIS IS THE 8 DOORS GOLDEN LOCK FORMATION (3)

Liu Bei POV

“What?!” I exclaimed as I stared at Wen Yuan and s.h.i.+fted my gaze to the trapped troops, “Zi Long and Chen Dao are inside?”

Wen Yuan nodded, “After the first batch of troops died. Lord Zhao Yun proposed tearing through the formation and set out to do it.”

“But she got trapped in the end anyway! Eh!” Feng Xiang finally spoke up and stuck her halberd deeply into the ground, making cracks which spread out from the center. I was rather shaken by Feng Xian’s show of rage and saw Wen Yuan looking at me as though she was hoping that I would say something.

“Feng Xian, calm down.” I said to Feng Xian as Wen Yuan wanted but her expression did not change at all as she pulled up her halberd, sending dirt flying about.

“I’m not angry, I’m frustrated.” Feng Xian said with a regretful look as she closed her eyes, “Once again, I’m met with a situation in battle that I can’t resolve. I really don’t know what I can do here.”

“Which is why you should calm down.” I consoled her again but I have to say that I feel the same and I am just not showing it. All I could do was watch Zi Long and her troops helplessly, “It’s a good thing that they’re not tightening the surround.”

The enemy troops were just circling around and running laps and have not done anything to our troops trapped in the middle who have not tried to break out yet as well.

“Yes,” Wen Yuan nodded, “As long as Lord Zhao Yun does not try to blindly break out, the enemy formation will only stay as it is.”

“They’re waiting for more of our troops to go in.” Yuan Zhi said, more calmly than before, “Yes, given how things look now, they’re probably waiting to see what we’ll do next. The questions is, will we abandon the troops who charged in and retreat or will we continue fighting?”

“Will we abandon the troops who charged in and retreat or will we continue fighting…?” I repeated the question and looked at Yuan Zhi expectantly, wondering if she had any idea or countermeasure.

But Yuan Zhi had no intention of continuing the conversation and sank into silence. Could this be too difficult for her? If that’s the case, then there really is nothing we can do.

“Feng Xian, Wen Yuan, how much of a chance do we have if we attack them with full force?” I asked despite knowing that this would only increase their troubles, “And you both were here the entire time right? Did you see how the enemy surrounded them?”

“We don’t,” Wen Yuan explained, “The enemy has been constantly moving and the dust has obscured our view. Additionally, the enemy moves all at once and very swiftly so we weren’t able to catch how they reacted.”

“…” Feng Xian closed her eyes and sank into silence as she reached into her chest and rubbed Red Hare to alleviate her frustration.

“In any case, it will be difficult to prevail if we mount a frontal a.s.sault.” Wen Yuan continued in place of Feng Xian, “At the very least, we don’t know the purpose of this formation, how it works and how we can negate it.”

“Un…”

I did not know what else I could say and looked at the formation and saw that some changes had taken place. Zi Long and her troops were originally in the center but was now enclosed in 1 of the 8 mini formations.

“Has the enemy begun to tighten its surround?”

“Kuh.” Feng Xian grinded her teeth but she knew she could n

ot give the order to attack.

My heart began to race and the anxiety and pressure I felt were fast exceeding levels which I could take. At this moment, I really wanted to vent it out like Feng Xian but this would not help improve the situation at all. What could we do?

“8 Doors Golden Lock formation.” Just then, Yuan Zhi spoke up and said these 5 words clearly and quickly.

“Yuan Zhi, you said… 8 Doors Golden Lock formation? What does that mean?”

“Lord Xu Shu, could it be that you recognise what this formation is?!” Wen Yuan hurriedly asked as Feng Xian looked at Yuan Zhi with wide open eyes.

“…” Yuan Zhi silently looked at the formation and nodded.

“This is the 8 Doors Golden Lock formation. The 8 Doors are named Rest, Life, Injury, Fabrication, Scenery, Death, Fright and Open.” She began to explain as she raised her hand and pointed at each of the smaller formations in turn, “If one enters from the Doors of Life, Scenery or Open, one will be blessed. If one enters from the Doors of Injury, Fright or Rest, one will suffer injuries. If one enters from the Doors of Fabrication or Death, one will die.”