Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 2168 The God of Fire swiftly defeats the Meishan monster; the young hero of Xuanyang begins.

Originally, Xiao Ping'an always respected and was willing to listen to the suggestions of Xiao Yuesheng, the strategist and chief steward.

However, people are ultimately incapable of truly empathizing with each other.

Xiao Yuesheng could not understand the hatred and anger that Xiao Ping'an felt at this moment, having already lost his wife, brothers, son, nephew, and almost all his relatives.

Xiao Ping'an is ultimately Xiao Ping'an, not Di Zhiling or Wang Yu, and certainly not Liu Bang.

Di Zhiling and Wang Yu, their wives died, their sons died, but after the grief, that was it. A wife can be remarried, a son can be born.

As for the other brothers, nephews, and cousins, they should be ranked even further back.

It would be helpful for the great cause, and we could even send them ahead of time.

As for Liu Bang, he was even more willing to abandon his wife and children if necessary, and he did so repeatedly.

How can you love others if you don't love yourself?
But Xiao Ping'an is still Xiao Ping'an!

If he could ignore all of this, he wouldn't be the Xiao Ping'an who, in the original historical trajectory, would have Di Zhiling personally attend his funeral and even personally acknowledge his imperial status in the history books.

It is precisely because there are some things that Di Zhiling does not possess that he has a special tolerance for Xiao Ping'an, who does have these things.

Therefore, Xiao Ping'an harbored deep hatred for all those involved in that incident, especially the Jiang royal family who were the main instigators.

Therefore, he did not shy away from the war. Even though he knew it was unwise, he still wanted to fight this battle and win it with all his might, first by slaughtering one branch of the Jiang royal family.

Although Xiao Yuesheng didn't want to fight this battle from the bottom of his heart, he had no choice but to accept it since his superiors had already made the decision.

After all, he was just an advisor, with the right to make suggestions but not the right to make decisions.

However, he still believed that even if a war were to break out, it absolutely could not become a protracted war; it had to be a swift and decisive one.

The longer it drags on, the more disadvantageous it will be for them.

However, although Jiang Che was not a brilliant and powerful strategist, he was not incompetent either. Xiao Ping'an wanted a quick victory, but how could he let the other side have his way? As the one who took the initiative to attack, he instead launched a strategic defensive war.

Jiang Che was actually waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang, waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang's troops to join him and deal with Xiao Ping'an together. If he were alone, even knowing that the other side was currently facing internal problems, he was still not really confident.

However, Jiang Che had already sent troops, so at this point, the initiative was no longer in the enemy's hands, and Zhu Yuanzhang could no longer afford to be subservient.

They continued heading towards Lizhen as originally planned, completely ignoring Jiang Che.

When Zhu Yuanzhang first proposed an alliance with the other party, he told them that the goal was to deal with Xiao Ping'an and Li Zhen, but he didn't tell them that they should deal with Xiao Ping'an first and then Li Zhen.

Therefore, at this moment, Xiao Ping'an was completely handed over to the other party.

At this moment, Jiang Che hated Zhu Yuanzhang with a passion, but if he didn't settle things with Xiao Ping'an first, he wouldn't dare to turn against Zhu Yuanzhang.

Shortly afterward, realizing that Jiang Che had been tricked by Zhu Yuanzhang, Xiao Yuesheng, unwilling to continue fighting, took the initiative to devise a plan. He invited the other side to meet and negotiate, but his real intention was to carry out a decisive battle on the day of the so-called peace talks.

Although Jiang Che was no longer willing to fight at this point, he still didn't dare to go toe-to-toe with Xiao Ping'an if it were just his family alone.

Xiao Ping'an's side indicated a willingness to negotiate, which naturally tempted him.

However, considering that their Great Qian had been too ruthless towards Xiao Ping'an, killing his entire family, they were worried that while they wanted to negotiate, the other side might take this opportunity to strike again.

Therefore, on the day of the peace talks, he set off with a large army.

However, Xiao Ping'an and Xiao Yuesheng did not intend to suddenly kill him during the peace talks; they simply wanted to take this opportunity to have a simple final battle with him.

After all, Xiao Yuesheng could naturally foresee that after Jiang Che received their invitation, he would not rise up alone, but would definitely bring a large army. Their goal was to lure out the enemy's army.

Jiang Che's earlier offensive against Zhu Yuanzhang had backfired, turning the situation into a defensive one.

Even if we take a step back and the other side doesn't dare to come out in person, but instead sends someone, Xiao Ping'an has already indicated that he will personally come forward, and the person he sends will not be of low status and will also have a certain number of troops protecting him. In that case, we can simply besiege the point and attack the reinforcements.

If the other side is capable, they should simply abandon this part of their troops.

On the very day of the meeting, Jiang Che arrived with his army. He originally wanted to exchange pleasantries with Xiao Ping'an, but before he could even emerge from his ranks, Xiao Ping'an launched an attack.

Furthermore, Xiao Ping'an himself took matters into his own hands, determined to first eliminate several members of the Jiang clan to avenge his entire family.

In this battle, Lei Zhaohai, the "Blazing War God" and the strongest among the generals of the Great Qian side, was thrust to the forefront in this sudden and unexpected battle.

"Ding, Lei Zhaohai's Martial God skill is activated, Martial Power +4, Base Martial Power 108, Yin Yang Double Dragon Whip +1, Current Martial Power increased to 113."

Lei Zhaohai skillfully utilized his agility as an infantryman, dodging the attack of Xuanjun General Qi Ling with a quick movement. In a backhand swift motion, he broke the thigh of the enemy's warhorse while dodging. Then, with a leaping tiger pounce, he struck the enemy's head with his whip.

The person who was just taken down by him in a few moves was not an unknown nobody, but a Heaven-level general with a basic martial strength of 102 points. However, before he could even unleash his full power, he had already perished on the spot.

Cavalry generals and infantry generals each have their own advantages on the battlefield. Infantry generals' agility in moving around in a small area is their advantage.

Moreover, compared to cavalry generals, who only need to protect themselves when defending, the enemy, in addition to themselves, also needs to protect their warhorses.

Lei Zhaohai played to his strengths and avoided his weaknesses, and thus defeated his opponent in just a few moves.

Relying on these three simple moves—dodging while simultaneously striking the horse and the man with a whip—Lei Zhaohai killed seven generals of the Xuan Army in one fell swoop.

It wasn't until he encountered Jin Dasheng that he finally put in some effort.

"Ding, Lei Zhaohai's Vulcan skill activated."
Vulcan: One of the exclusive skills of the True God, which is an upgrade from the "Holy Flame" skill.

Effect 1: Pure Yang Fire, extremely fierce and powerful. Each time this skill effect is activated, the user's attack power increases by 5, up to a maximum of three times. Effect 2: Pure Yin Fire, inexhaustible. From the moment this skill effect is activated, every fifteen rounds, the user's attack power is suppressed by one point.

Effect 3, Nirvana Flame: Starting from the moment you are affected by a negative skill effect, you can undergo Nirvana once every thirty rounds. Each time you undergo Nirvana, you can be exempt from one-quarter of any negative skill effects. You can undergo Nirvana up to three times.

If, starting from the first time a player is affected by a negative skill effect, they accumulate more than 10 points of negative skill effect effects within 30 rounds, they can directly undergo Nirvana.

Effect 4: Fire of the Five Elements. The Five Elements' generating and restraining relationships are as follows: Fire restrains Metal. When the enemy's name or skill contains Metal or a related part, seal one of the enemy's random skill effects; Water restrains Fire. When the enemy's name or skill contains Water or a related part, seal your own weapon bonus; Fire generates Earth. When your name or skill contains Earth or a related part, the external force amplification skill effects received by the enemy are doubled; Wood generates Fire. When both the enemy's and your own names or skills contain Wood or a related part, the negative skill effects you inflict on the enemy are doubled.

Effect Five, Lord of Fire: In battle, any opponent who has advanced to the True God of Fire, provided their base martial strength does not exceed that of the user, can have half the effect of one of their random skills sealed.

Since it can be considered a true god skill, its effect must be quite good.

Although the power boost from the Vulcan skill is not particularly impressive overall, only reaching a meager 15 points, it's essentially just barely meeting the threshold for a true god skill's power boost.

However, his true god skill is not bad in other aspects as well.

The specific effects of Pure Yin Fire truly demonstrate what it means to be endlessly regenerating; the suppressive effect of this skill has absolutely no upper limit.

Theoretically speaking, once this skill effect is activated, even if the fight goes on for over a thousand rounds, it can completely suppress the opponent's strength by nearly 100 points.

Of course, it's just theory after all.

They fought for over a thousand rounds in one go, and they were exhausted.

Although the suppression effect is slow to activate, its high potential completely compensates for the slow activation speed.

This shows that he is perfectly suited for a protracted war. The longer the conflict drags on, the more advantageous it will be for him.

And effect three also proves this point.

Theoretically, if you are affected by a negative skill effect, you can eventually be immune to 3/4 of the negative skill effect. Of course, the activation cycle of this skill is also extremely long.

This gives him a significant advantage when facing opponents of similar or even slightly stronger strength. After all, it's difficult to quickly defeat someone whose strength surpasses his own.

However, if he faces an opponent whose strength surpasses his own by a certain degree, he won't have a chance to fully utilize the effects of his skill.

After all, it takes 90 rounds from the moment the negative skill effect is applied for it to fully activate. If you're unlucky, it might take more than a hundred rounds to fully activate the skill effect.

As for the last two effects, they are auxiliary skill effects targeting specific groups of people, which can be considered as a supplement to one's own attack range.

Unfortunately, Kim Dae-seung won the lottery.

"Ding! Lei Zhaohai's Vulcan skill is activated. Fire overcomes metal. When the enemy's name or skill contains metal or related parts, seal one of the enemy's skills."

Currently, Jin Dasheng's Martial God skill is sealed, Jin Dasheng's martial power -4, his martial power value has decreased to..."

Jin Dasheng was never a match for Lei Zhaohai, and the gap between them was enormous. Now, he ran into the counter effect of the God of Fire, had one of his skills sealed, and was severely injured by Lei Zhaohai's whip after only ten moves.

Realizing that his life would be in danger if the fight continued, Jin Dasheng immediately turned his horse around and tried to leave, taking advantage of the fact that his opponent was only an infantry general. Even if he could beat him, he couldn't catch up with him.

However, Lei Zhaohai untied the small hammer tied to his waist and unleashed a flurry of flying hammer blows.

"Ding, Lei Zhaohai's Flying Hammer skill activated."
The Flying Hammer skill has a certain probability of awakening in those skilled in using it as a concealed weapon. The effects of awakened skills vary from person to person. When one's basic martial arts or concealed weapon skills make a breakthrough, this skill has a certain probability of being enhanced.

Effect: When this skill is activated, it reduces the enemy's attack power by 3 to 8 points, depending on the enemy's defense level. The effect ends after the attack.

Some of the infantry generals understood their weaknesses compared to cavalry generals. Even if they could defeat their opponents, they might not be able to kill them if the opponents wanted to escape.

Therefore, some of the infantrymen would also learn this skill as a supplement to their own abilities.

"Ding! Lei Zhaohai's Flying Hammer skill activated. After this skill is activated, it reduces the enemy's attack power by 3 to 8 points, depending on the enemy's defense level. This skill effect will expire after the attack ends. Currently, Jin Dasheng's attack power has been reduced by 4 points. Jin Dasheng's attack power has dropped to..."

Lei Zhaohai was confident that if his hammer hit, even if he couldn't kill the opponent on the spot, he would be able to severely injure and leave him on the verge of death.

However, just as the hammer was about to strike, a flying tiger claw grabbed it directly.

"General Jin, you step back first. I'll deal with this old thief!"

It wasn't Yuan Meng, who had unleashed the Flying Tiger Claw, who spoke, but Mu Xuanyang, who was standing next to him.

Mu Xuanyang has now reached the level of a high-ranking divine general. Compared to Xiao Ping'an, he is undoubtedly the number one fierce general.

Xiao Ping'an wasn't as skinny as Li Yuanba; he was just short. However, he was very dark-skinned, his whole body like a piece of charcoal, making him look exactly like Bao Gong reincarnated.

Moreover, he always gives people a listless feeling.

Just like Li Yuanba and Li Cunxiao, people who don't know them would find it hard to associate them with the top generals of their time if they saw them for the first time. And those who don't know them would easily underestimate them upon first meeting them.

"So it was you, kid!"

"What a waste of such martial arts skills, to have become a traitor!"

Lei Zhaohai, who is already fifty-one years old, still feels sorry for Mu Xuanyang.

After all, it's really rare to be able to exchange a few blows with him before even reaching the Divine General level.

I wonder how strong they are now?

However, Lei Zhaohai knew that he had to give it his all to kill his opponent in this battle. If he missed this opportunity, he didn't know if he would be able to defeat his opponent again if they met again!
After all, he is old.

And this young man was at the peak of his youth.