The Last Sentinel

Inside the cold tent, the brazier burned brightly.

Two men sat facing each other, with a hind leg, as big as an elephant, resting on a brazier. The sizzling aroma of oil and black truffles filled the air.

The roasted meat was actually the hind leg of the woolly rhinoceros, an extinct animal on the surface world, which was an important economic animal used for both food and other purposes on this continent.

On the left, a burly man with a full beard stared intently at the roasted meat in front of him, rubbing his hands together. "Second brother, is it ready yet? It's been roasting for ages!"

The man on the right, with his ruddy cheeks and a handsome, thick beard, kept sprinkling seasoning on his hands. "Third brother, don't worry, it'll be ready soon!"

The third brother said, "Big brother went to a meeting without taking us along. Do you think that's reasonable?"

The second brother said, "Don't you know why you're not taking the two of us with you, eldest brother?"

The third brother snorted, "Isn't it just that we used to hang out with the [Support the Han Dynasty] guild? Back then, we had nowhere else to go, so our eldest brother took us to hang out with the [Jiangdong Overlord] guild. Then our eldest brother gave the guild leader of [Jiangdong Overlord], Little Overlord, a dirty trick: find a beautiful divorced young woman to infiltrate Brother Eighty's team and use a divisive tactic against them."

"Who knows how disorganized Brother Eighty's organization really was? With just a few moves by the boss, Brother Eighty and his top henchman, Hua Xiaobai, really turned against each other. If it weren't for the road paving group incident, who knows how gruesome Brother Eighty's death would have been, or how much debt he would have been burdened with!"

The second brother cut off a piece of meat and said thoughtfully, "Our grudge against Brother Eighty is too great. We were able to come here using aliases. If Brother Eighty knew we were in this city, he might have already brought his Tiger Generals to kill the three of us."

As they were talking, the second brother handed over a piece of roasted woolly rhinoceros hind leg meat.

The third brother chewed and said, "Second brother, speaking of which, even the mighty generals Dian Wei and Xu Chu were able to achieve great things after drinking [Compound No. 5]. We also rule the land, so why is it that after we drank [Compound No. 5], all we did was have diarrhea for a few days, and nothing else changed?"

Speaking of this, the second brother also became melancholy. "I asked the eldest brother about this before. He said that the activation of [Compound No. 5] requires the right time, place, and people. All three are indispensable. Just like the current first commander of the fortress, Qi Tian, ​​the junior brother of the sentry, he didn't activate [Compound No. 5] at first. Later, all his crew members died in battle, and he was forced into a desperate situation. Finally, he had a breakthrough and awakened his talent. Maybe we need to fight."

The third brother said, "I really hope the battle comes soon!"

As the two were talking, footsteps came from outside the door.

A burly, kind-looking middle-aged man strolled into the tent.

"Big brother's back!"

"Brother, have some grilled meat to warm yourself up!"

The sallow-faced man took the roasted meat, chewing as he said, "This is bad!"

The second brother asked, "What's wrong, eldest brother? Wasn't there supposed to be a united front meeting?"

The third brother asked, "Big brother, what combat mission have we received?"

The sallow-faced man briefly recounted the crystal tower-pushing mission he had heard at the meeting.

Upon hearing this, the second brother said, "No, eldest brother, isn't this nonsense? This is a battle, a war, not a video game! How can we treat this like child's play!"

The third brother chimed in, "Big brother, isn't this seventh brother just being reckless? We're already at a disadvantage with over three thousand men, and he still wants to launch a three-pronged attack, assaulting their high ground from three different directions. Isn't that just suicide?"

The eldest brother nodded and said, "That's right, I also think this is suicide, and I think that a genius like the seventh brother, who has awakened his intellectual talent, must know that doing this will kill all the last three thousand people!"

The third brother asked, "Then, what are they after?"

The eldest brother looked outside the tent and said, "If I'm not mistaken, the seventh brother is now implementing the Sentinel's Plan A. Only by wiping out all eight hundred of us can the primal will be fully awakened and the Human Alliance army be able to appear."

The third brother was extremely displeased upon hearing this. "Big brother, so in the end, all eight hundred of us are going to be sent to our deaths?! Damn it! What kind of logic is this! We should have just stayed here and fought those barbarians directly!"

The second brother shook his head and frowned, saying, "Big brother, this isn't right. If the remaining three thousand deaths can make the Sentinels' Plan A work, then why didn't the five thousand deaths have any effect? ​​I think even if we all die, the Sentinels' Plan A still won't work. Plan A is just a smokescreen!"

The older brother nodded, his voice deep, "You're right, that's what I think too."

"The most important matters of state are sacrifice and war. I don't doubt the intelligence of the Seventh Prince and the Sentinel, but I will not carry out their plan."

"As a junior captain who graduated from a standard military academy, I have my own understanding of war."

"Therefore, I plan to employ a surprise attack!"

The second brother looked at his eldest brother and asked, "What kind of ingenious plan is that?"

The eldest brother drew back the curtain, lowered his voice, and said, "My two brothers, to be honest, I have already awakened the innate ability of [Compound Five]!"

The two younger brothers stood up at the same time.

"Ah! When did this happen?"

"How could that be! Neither of us has awakened!"

The elder brother continued, "I know you don't want to believe it, but I have indeed awakened my talent. My talent lies in military strategy and tactics! There are many types of main skills, but simply put, there are four: [Swift as the Wind], [Silent as the Forest], [Immovable as a Mountain], and [Aggressive as Fire]. Each skill represents a military buff!"

The third brother hurriedly asked, "Big brother, as you said, how many people can this marching buff last at most?"

The older brother thought for a moment, "Eight hundred, eight hundred at most."

The second brother said, "But we brothers, including our surviving crew and subordinates, only have twenty-three people! That's not enough!"

The three exchanged a glance and fell silent.

Just then, the tent was ripped open, and three figures rushed in with imposing strides!

"Hahaha! Look who I've met!"

"Isn't this the King of Hanzhong from Xinye?"

"Liu Huangshu, and his two brothers, Afei and Ayu, tsk tsk!"

The wind and snow extinguished the brazier, and three burly men dressed in animal skin robes stood there, from left to right: Dian Wei, Eighty Brother, and Xu Chu!

Liu Huangshu, the King of Hanzhong in Xinye, and his two younger brothers hurriedly assumed a fighting stance, preparing for a fierce battle.

At that moment, Brother Eighty waved his hand and said, "Don't be nervous, I'm not here to settle scores with you today! It was indeed despicable of you to set me up with a divorced woman offline back then, but I, Brother Eighty, am an open-minded man. I admit I don't have much resistance to married women. You three brothers were able to accurately scheme against me and Hua Xiaobai, which shows you have some skill. Although it was a bit underhanded, a loss is a loss, and I can afford to lose!"

Faced with these words from Brother Ba, Liu Huangshu, the King of Hanzhong of Xinye, gave him a look, and his two younger brothers put down their weapons.

Liu Huangshu, the King of Hanzhong, laughed and said, "Brother Eighty is no longer what he used to be. He is now the recognized leader of the alliance of eight hundred genius warriors. He is far more than just the former president of a game guild. Given time, with the relationship between Brother Eighty and Sentinel Seven, he will surely be able to achieve great things in the Human Alliance."

Brother Eighty said, "Little Liu, you know my weaknesses, and I know your strengths. You graduated from a proper military academy, you're a genuine tactical command talent, and you just said you've awakened your innate marching buff! How about this! Let's cooperate!"

Liu Bei asked, "How will we cooperate?"

Brother Eighty said, "I'll gather eight hundred elite troops for you. You'll lead them on a surprise attack and steal their Crystal Perfect City!"

Liu Bei's eyes widened. "Brother Eighty, are you kidding me? Eight hundred men going to steal a crystal garrison of one hundred thousand? Brother, are you still asleep?! Do you even know that their high ground is full of max-level super minions? I'm leading eight hundred cannon fodder to steal a tower? Isn't that suicide?"

Brother Eighty raised his hand and took out three brocade pouches. "These are the [Heavenly Secret Brocade Pouches] I made. One for each person."

Liu Bei couldn't help but exclaim, "Holy crap, isn't this Zhuge Liang's [Heavenly Secret Pouch]? How do you have it? Shouldn't you have awakened Cao Cao's talent panel? Why did you awaken Zhuge Liang's panel? This doesn't make sense!"

Brother Eighty smiled leisurely, "To be precise, the name of my awakened talent is [Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty]. This [Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty] can be Cao Cao or Zhuge Liang. In other words, I am a fusion of Cao Cao and Zhuge Liang. There is only one Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty in the entire land, and that is me, Zhuge Mengde of the Land!"

Liu Huangshu looked at Eighty Brother thoughtfully, "It's rumored that after your 'Restoring the Han Dynasty' dominated the server, the GM of 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' personally approached you and gave you dual identity verification, as your backer and financier. I always thought it was fake, but I didn't expect it to be true. I never thought that under the effect of 'Compound No. 5,' you could actually activate dual talent panels!"

Brother Eighty added, "To be honest, I also consumed a double dose of [Compound Five]! A double dose of [Compound Five] combined with dual game identities results in double the stats, isn't that perfectly logical?"

Liu Bei accepted the three brocade pouches. "Since the Prime Minister has said so, then I won't be modest. Of the eight hundred men, I only want the Alliance warriors, not the players. I'll launch a surprise attack!"

Brother Eighty raised his hand, "Let's make a pact with a high five!"

Liu Bei, his two younger brothers, and the two elite warriors all gave each other a high five.