98: Chapter 98 Boomerang

The Heroic Spirit showdown has officially begun!

Ottoman Strategist Adar had long since retreated to the very edge of the arena with his blank Heroic Spirits, wishing he could just vanish on the spot.

The Sakura Country side had initially been wary that the Dragon Country would pick the low-hanging fruit first, but they saw Chen Aoyun not only refrain from attacking but, with a thought, drive the two Huaxia Imperial Spirits to actively guide the battlefield to the farthest corner, diagonally opposite the Ottoman side!

The meaning was crystal clear:

Since both sides find each other eyesores, let's settle this with strength.

No one should think about securing second place by sneaking around!

In the distance, Adar let out a long sigh of relief and cupped his hands with a cheeky grin: "Dragon Country brother, you're a class act! Thanks!"

Meanwhile, Saku Kenichi, on the opposite side, wore a cruel sneer on his face:

"You are even more arrogant than I imagined!

So, do you think that with the same 30-star Transcendental Buff, the Dragon Country's emperors have the strength to fight my Sakura Country Heroic Spirits?

Ridiculous!

My Sakura lineage is eternal, and our warriors are unparalleled.

What does your Dragon Country count for!"

The battle between Heroic Spirits would not affect the Strategists, who followed behind their respective Huaxia Heroic Spirits.

Chen Aoyun sneered. Is this the result of having suffered so many losses that he's started trash-talking unconsciously?

Who's afraid of a trash-talking contest?

Chen Aoyun's words were even sharper:

"A bunch of village-brawling Yordle leaders; in your history, Wu Dalang would count as a giant.

Do the people in your Sakura Country's history even deserve the title of 'General'?

Do they even deserve to yelp and bark in front of my Huaxia emperors?"

As words were exchanged, the Heroic Spirits of the two countries collided!

BOOM!!!!

Four figures, like four meteors, fiercely clashed against each other in pairs!

Emperor Liu Bang faced off against the Sakura Country's Emperor.

Zhu Yuanzhang's precious sword collided with the katana of the Sakura Country's Shogun.

Both sides' Heroic Spirits had become numerical monsters under the Transcendental Buff.

At this moment, the entire arena space was trembling!

The escaping gale was like a tangible shockwave, scraping away a thick layer of the ground!

The Strategists were unaffected.

However, the result of the collision left Chen Aoyun incredibly shocked!

The probing had ended.

The Heroic Spirits of the two countries locked in combat had both delivered a full-force strike!

But the result was beyond Chen Aoyun's expectations!

After a deafening roar, the figures of the two Huaxia emperors were sent flying back hundreds of meters like kites with broken strings, looking disheveled before they could barely stabilize their footing!

In contrast, the Sakura Country's Emperor and Shogun only swayed slightly, remaining as immovable as mountains!

"How is this possible?!"

The composure on Chen Aoyun's face froze instantly, and for the first time, he revealed an expression of disbelief!

"Both have the combat power buff of thirty generals.

'Standing behind' Emperor Liu Bang are Fan Kuai, General Wei Qing, General Huo Qubing, General Li Guang...

Standing behind Zhu Yuanzhang are Chang Yuchun, Xu Da, Lan Yu, Qi Jiguang, Fu Youde...

Which one of them isn't a renowned Huaxia general!

How could these two emperors, who have synthesized the combat power of these generals, lose in pure strength to that group of wako village-brawling leaders?!"

Relentless.

Emperor Liu Bang and Zhu Yuanzhang were knocked back a hundred paces, only to be relentlessly pursued by the Sakura Country's Heroic Spirits.

Under such extreme stats, there was no room for combat technique.

It was another collision of full-power stats from both sides.

This time, the ones falling into a disadvantage were still Emperor Liu Bang and Zhu Yuanzhang!

The precious sword in Zhu Yuanzhang's hand had shattered, its edge curled.

Emperor Liu Bang was in an even worse state, his black imperial robe shredded into rags by the gale.

Just as Chen Aoyun was stunned, Zhao Hongxiu suddenly remembered something and shouted a reminder from the edge of the arena,

"You forgot General Zhang Fei's combat power!"

First stage 'Heroic Spirit Chess Piece': General Zhang Fei

chess piece vitality: 100

chess piece combat power is only: 72

"The previous Strategist kept stepping on mines during the layout and piece-moving phase, not only killing themselves but also triggering a pile of traps and suffering several debuffs from items during the piece-moving phase!"

Chen Aoyun suddenly realized!

Huaxia's generals are strong.

But all Huaxia generals had their combat power restricted by various debuffs in the first stage!

Those restrictions didn't disappear; they had turned into boomerangs, and the retribution had landed on his, Chen Aoyun's, head!

Who can he reason with about this?

Chen Aoyun immediately checked the stat buffs the generals provided to the two Heroic Spirits.

'Fan Kuai', who originally had a combat power of at least 90, only provided a stat buff of 74 to Emperor Liu Bang!

'General Wei Qing', 'General Huo Qubing'... and other generals were even lower, generally only able to provide a stat buff of around 70 to Emperor Liu Bang!

The situation for the Heroic Spirit Zhu Yuanzhang was similar.

Chang Yuchun, Xu Da, Lan Yu, Qi Jiguang... were also only able to provide an average combat power of around 70.

"The combat power of all Dragon Country generals has decreased due to various debuffs.

Compared to the Sakura Country, where there were not only no debuffs, but they possibly even gained buff effects in the first stage!

This positive and negative, this increase and decrease, resulted in a huge difference in the total combat power!"

How is this even winnable?

Just as Chen Aoyun was thinking, the two Huaxia Heroic Spirits were being suppressed even more miserably by the Sakura Country's Heroic Spirits!

If this continues, the figures of Emperor Liu Bang and Zhu Yuanzhang will dissipate in the near future!

But is there any way to turn the current situation around?

None!

It still comes back to that: the Game of National Destiny is not a simple brawl between Heroic Spirits.

In the first stage of the game, the Dragon Country's disadvantage was too great, and now they must pay the price for that previous disadvantage!

The Sakura Country's Strategist, Saku Kenichi, sneered,

"A Beggar.

A Street Loafer.

It's truly laughable that these two types of people would be your Huaxia emperors?

How could such emperors have powerful people gathered around them?

How could the generals under them possibly be compared to the generals of my Great Sakura Empire?"

He deliberately didn't mention the issue of the stats being adjusted; perhaps in Saku Kenichi's view, even if the stats hadn't been adjusted, it would be impossible for powerful people to gather around Emperor Liu Bang and Zhu Yuanzhang.

Chen Aoyun ignored the noisy mockery of the Sakura person, his brain racing at an unprecedented speed!

"The Game of National Destiny is interconnected; it's impossible to design an unrecoverable dead end! The final chapter must have a means to clear or offset the early disadvantages! Otherwise, the multi-stage design would be meaningless!"

This is the necessity of logic! And it is the last straw that Chen Aoyun can grasp in this desperate situation!

His gaze shot towards Adar, who was hiding in the corner, like a sharp sword, his voice carrying an unquestionable urgency and a final hope:

"According to our alliance agreement, information must be shared!

So, what else do you know about the final stage rules that you haven't told me yet?"

Seeing if there were any rules he didn't know about that could be utilized was the only possibility Chen Aoyun could think of right now to turn the situation around...