Chapter 482 - Wrath (1/2)
Chapter 482 – Wrath
= A few minutes ago =
Ma Chao attempted to help Pang Tong from the mysterious hands that were strangling the strategist with ropes.
As the general was galloping forward, he found himself falling down into a hole.
At first, Ma Chao could see a blue static portal, but his vision changed after he went inside.
As soon as Ma Chao's eyes could see the other world within the gate, he found a blue sky without a cloud or sun.
But it did not change the fact that he was still falling down to earth.
Ma Chao looked down. He did not know why, but he and his favorite horse were over 10 meters in the sky. The gravity was pulling them down to earth fast!
”ARGH!!”
Even though Ma Chao wanted to save his horse from falling to death, he decided to save his life first. By leaping off his horse at the last second before it crashed the ground, Ma Chao negated some falling damage. When his body was about the drop on earth, he managed to push his hand on the ground and rolled sideway, breaking the fall.
But what awaited him was a nightmare.
*WHOOSH*
A long halberd, carrying the power of a 4-wing angel, was coming toward Ma Chao's face.
*CLANK*
Ma Chao parried the strike by using his forearm supporting his halberd shaft from behind.
The force sent Ma Chao flying backward, but the assailant did not let the general escape. He galloped his horse and chased after Ma Chao.
Ma Mengqi backflipped, adjusting his posture and stance. When he could take a good look at his enemy, he found the hardened face of a former Wei's general, who had scars and traces of war all over his face.
Zhang Liao
While Ma Chao was still astonished by the identity of his enemy, he failed to notice the weapon in Zhang Liao's left hand.
It was a long black object with two holes, which was pointing at Ma Chao's chest. The distance between Zhang Liao and Ma Chao was only 5 meters apart.
A shotgun!
*BANG*
*BANG*
Two loud bangs were audible before Ma Chao felt that many small objects bit into his chest. Moreover, these small pieces of iron balls carried tremendous forces that pushed his body backward.
Those shells that hit Ma Chao were two shotgun rounds.
The lamellar scale armor that Ma Chao was wearing was useless against these powerful bullets, which also carried the inner force of a 4-wing angel. Even if Ma Chao could use his 1-wing power to increase his physical defense, it was still not enough to protect his flesh and inner organs.
As a result, Ma Chao's lungs, stomach, liver, and many blood veins were riddled by the slug shells.
”Kuk!”
This time, Ma Chao could not break the fall or soften his landing due to injuries and the surprise element of the shotgun. He crashed onto the ground with his back and vomited out a mouthful of blood.
Zhang Liao's horse stopped as the rider point his halberd tip at Ma Chao's neck.
”Any last word?”
The voice of Zhang Liao was as cold as ever.
Ma Chao glared at Zhang Liao. Because his lungs had been flooded with his blood, he could not speak.
Still, the resentment and the angry stare from Ma Chao told enough stories.
”I take it as a no,” Zhang Liao gathered his force into his halberd, preparing to behead Ma Chao.
At that moment, Zhou Cang had finished killing Pang Tong. The former yelled at the dead strategist in anger.
”SHAME ON YOU, PANG TONG!! SHAME ON YOU, LIU BEI!! I THOUGHT BOTH OF YOU WERE FIGHTING FOR THE COMMON PEOPLE!!”
Zhou Cang was disappointed by Pang Tong's ruthless order.
In the other world, he followed Guan Yu and Liu Bei as the latter was working to bring happiness to their people. As for Pang Tong, aside from the fact that this strategist was a prideful drunkard, he was still a talented adviser worthy of respect.
However, in this world, both of them ignored the big picture. Instead of ending the civil war by accepting Tong's rulership, they kept on fighting and even resorted to harming citizens for the sake of reclaiming their territory.
At first, Zhou Cang thought that Pang Tong was the sole rotten fish that deserved death.
But Liu Bei's follow up order broke Zhou Cang's heart. Killing all innocent people to shut their mouth was unacceptable!
Zhou Cang cried, regretting that he worked for Liu Bei in the other life. At the same time, he wanted to go back to the old days where Guan Yu, Liu Bei, and Zhou Cang were working under the same banner.
He missed the laughter of Shu Han citizens.
He missed the parties that Guan Yu, Guan Ping, and their legion had.
He missed the green uniform and Liu Bei's old slogan.
He missed the old Shu Han!
But that dream shattered because of this world's vile Liu Bei. For Zhou Cang, this Liu Bei was not HIS Liu Bei. It was an imposter with the same face!
”WHY!? LIU BEI!! WHY!!!??” Zhou Cang's face turned ugly because of his tears, drools, and snorts.
The voice of Zhou Cang distracted Zhang Liao from killing Ma Chao. The general stopped his halberd while his eyes were still looking at his opponent, but his attention was on the vice general.
While Zhou Cang was screaming in heart pain, the strategist behind this army maneuvering was holding Liu Bei and Xu Shu with his hands.
Li Feihong was frustrated. Everything was ruined because of Pang Tong's ruthlessness.
Everything happened because his plan had gone wrong.
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