Chapter 241

In the dead of night, all was silent.

Chen Ye hid outside Sun Quan's bedchamber.

He was just about to climb over the wall when a conversation from a nearby corner caught his attention.

"That Asura... has already arrived!"

"I heard his attributes are incredibly high; just based on his stats alone, he's far superior to a regular B-class expert."

"Has Tom from the Liu Bei faction arrived?"

"They've already sent someone to inform him..."

"Good, once Tom gets here, we'll kill the Asura in this world!"

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Upon hearing this discussion, Chen Ye immediately knew these people were reincarnators from Sun Quan's side.

He chuckled coldly, ignored them, and flipped over the wall.

With his explosive power, a light leap was all it took to clear the wall.

His main target now was Sun Quan; as for these reincarnators, he would deal with them when he had the chance!

Chen Ye was agile, and his senses were incredibly sharp. As long as he was careful, even without learning the "Stealth" ability, no one could detect him.

This was because from a long distance away, Chen Ye could hear others' footsteps.

Chen Ye had a map in his hand.

It marked the location of Sun Quan's sleeping quarters.

Following the map, Chen Ye cautiously avoided several patrols and easily reached the outside of a large house.

However, to Chen Ye's surprise, Sun Quan was not in the room.

"Could I have made a mistake?"

After that.

Chen Ye followed the map again and reached the study, where he finally found Sun Quan.

Inside the study, besides Sun Quan, there was a middle-aged man.

This man had a jade-like face, was cultured and refined, and carried an extraordinary aura.

This man was none other than Zhou Yu, of whom it was said, "If there is a mistake in the music, Zhou Lang will look back!"

"I do not know why my lord summoned me so late at night. What is the matter?"

"Gongjin (Zhou Yu), take a look at this first!"

Sun Quan handed Cao Cao's surrender letter to Zhou Yu.

After Zhou Yu finished reading, Sun Quan said, "Cao Mengde's envoy is currently at the courier station. Gongjin, what should I do?"

Zhou Yu thought for a moment and said, "Though Cao Cao holds the position of Prime Minister, in reality, he is a traitor and rebel. My lord possesses great talent and strategy, has inherited the foundation of his father and brother, and has established dominance over Jiangdong. Your territory spans thousands of miles, with elite troops and capable generals eager to serve a hero like you. You should set an example for the world and purge the traitors from the Han Dynasty! Moreover, Cao Mengde's impromptu visit, with his overconfident troops, will surely lead to his defeat. How can my lord surrender?"

Upon hearing this, a hint of delight flashed in Sun Quan's eyes, though he still pretended to be worried about the nation:

"Cao Mengde has assembled an army of 800,000 strong soldiers. If I do not surrender, I fear it will bring disaster upon the people of Jiangdong!"

Zhou Yu replied, "My lord need not worry. The North is not yet pacified; Ma Chao and Han Sui are stationed west of Hangu Pass, posing a threat to Cao Cao. Moreover, Cao Cao has abandoned his cavalry in favor of ships, challenging the people of Jiangdong, who are adept in naval warfare. This is attacking strength with weakness, which is unwise!"

"Furthermore, the weather is about to turn cold, and Cao's army will likely face a shortage of provisions. The soldiers from the Central Plains, traveling a great distance, will struggle with the local climate, likely leading to outbreaks of disease... All these are major taboos in warfare. Cao Cao's rash actions are destined to result in failure!"

"My lord, now is the time to achieve great deeds! I am willing to lead tens of thousands of troops to occupy Xiakou and defeat Cao Cao for you!"

After hearing Zhou Yu's analysis, Sun Quan was overjoyed.

In fact, he had long considered opposing Cao Cao, but Zhou Yu held great power in Eastern Wu, and Sun Quan needed his support, hence the late-night summons.

Sun Quan immediately expressed his resolve, "Cao, the traitor's intentions to overthrow the Han and establish himself are as clear as day. He only hesitated due to the presence of the two Yuans, Lü Bu, Liu Biao, and myself. Now, I am the only one left, and I will never allow Cao to succeed! Gongjin's words align perfectly with my thoughts. Having Gongjin is truly heaven-sent!"

Just as he finished speaking, a voice suddenly came from beside him:

"What should be done with Cao Cao's envoy?"

Sun Quan instinctively replied, "They are all traitors and rebels; throw them all in prison... Hmm? Who's there?"

As he spoke, he finally realized.

With a clang, Zhou Yu had already drawn his sword.

Chen Ye glanced at Zhou Yu, then looked at Sun Quan and said coldly, "Wrong answer!"

Almost as soon as the words left his mouth, Chen Ye lunged straight at Sun Quan.

He was too fast!

So fast that Zhou Yu didn't have time to react before Sun Quan was sent to the underworld...

"Thud!!"

With a single punch, Chen Ye pierced through Sun Quan's chest, killing him on the spot!

"This is the consequence of saying the wrong thing!"

Chen Ye said coldly, his gaze turning to Zhou Yu.

"Who are you?"

Zhou Yu's eyes widened with rage and shock.

"I am Cao Cao's envoy!" Chen Ye replied indifferently, "Grand Commander, you should go join Sun Quan!"

With those words, Chen Ye pounced on Zhou Yu, swiftly snapping his neck.

Even a top-tier warrior like Zhang Fei wouldn't last two moves against Chen Ye, let alone Zhou Yu!

After killing both men, the commotion attracted attention from outside.

"An assassin!!!"

A piercing shout echoed throughout the palace.

Immediately.

Everyone was alerted and began surrounding the study.

Chen Ye remained unfazed. He picked up Zhou Yu's treasured sword, severed Sun Quan's head, and held it high.

"Sun Quan is dead! Surrender, now!"

He shouted, his voice thunderous, and his bloodied appearance was so terrifying that the surrounding soldiers dared not approach.

"Asura!!"

A furious shout came from afar.

Following this, a group of reincarnators charged forward.

Seeing Sun Quan's head, their expressions changed drastically.

With Sun Quan's death, their team battle mission was doomed to fail.

"Damn it! Kill him, kill him!!!"

The leading reincarnator roared incessantly!

Upon hearing the word "damn," Chen Ye's brows furrowed instinctively, his gaze filled with murderous intent.

He then placed Sun Quan's head on the ground and charged toward the group of reincarnators...

This was a battle where the numbers were greatly uneven.

Chen Ye was alone, while the reincarnators numbered at least seventy-eight.

This was also a battle of vastly unequal strength.

Chen Ye's attributes were far beyond those of these low-level reincarnators.

When strength reaches a certain point, no matter how many there are, they are just lambs to the slaughter!

"Slash! Slash! Slash!"

Wielding the treasured sword, Chen Ye was like a fierce tiger among a flock of sheep.

With a single sweep, four people were cleaved in half by Chen Ye.

Then, his sword moved like lightning, weaving through the crowd.

Reincarnators fell one after another...

Naturally, Chen Ye sustained injuries in this frenzied slaughter.

For instance, a few individuals shooting arrows managed to hit Chen Ye.

But!!

To everyone's horror, the arrows couldn't penetrate Chen Ye's muscles; they only pierced his skin and hung there...

Within a few breaths, most of these reincarnators had been slain by Chen Ye!

The reason they were so weak was that the main force planning to ambush Chen Ye was from the Sam Empire.

The islanders hadn't expected the reincarnation system to match them against the Asura master and hadn't prepared.

Based on attributes alone, who could challenge Chen Ye within the first ten levels?

It would already be remarkable if they could match half of Chen Ye's stats.

Thus, no matter how many lambs there were, they couldn't harm a tiger!!

"Wait, is this real? How is he so powerful?"

"Asura, he's a real Asura..."

"Retreat! Quickly retreat! This monster is not something we can handle!"

"Let Tom from Sam's side deal with him; let's go!"

The islander reincarnators, terrified, fled in all directions to save themselves.

They had conceded!!

Chen Ye cut down another opponent, then had to stop.

These reincarnators were clever, scattering in all directions. He could only chase in one direction, making it impossible to kill them all, so he simply gave up.

After that.

Chen Ye returned to the entrance of the study, picked up Sun Quan's head, and quickly headed toward the courier station.

Things were going smoothly for him.

He just didn't know if those other reincarnators had succeeded.

As he approached the courier station, he heard the sounds of a fierce battle.

By chance, Zhuge Liang, escorted by several soldiers, was fleeing from the station toward Chen Ye.

He was likely trying to find Sun Quan.

Chen Ye was momentarily stunned but then smiled.

"Mr. Kongming, I, Luo Zhongye, have come to send you on your way!"

Zhuge Liang was initially stunned, but when he saw Sun Quan's head hanging from Chen

......

Looking at Zhuge Liang's corpse, Chen Ye sighed and decided that once everything here was settled, he would give Zhuge Liang a grand burial.

This was the only thing he could do!

Moments later.

The army of Eastern Wu arrived and completely surrounded the courier station.

Chen Ye immediately declared himself as Cao Cao's envoy, and as expected, no one dared to touch them.

With both Sun Quan and Zhou Yu, the main proponents of war, dead, Zhang Zhao, the chief historian and a leader of the peace faction, quickly took control of Eastern Wu.

These civil officials were spineless, and they wouldn't dare disrespect Cao Cao's envoy.

...

The subsequent developments went very smoothly.

Under Zhang Zhao's leadership, Eastern Wu surrendered the entire city to Cao Cao.

Without any effort, Cao Cao took control of the entire Eastern Wu.

Of course, everyone knew that this success was entirely due to the suicide squad led by Chen Ye.

The name "Suicide Squad" spread throughout the land!!

All the reincarnators who participated in the suicide squad, except for those who died in battle, gained an enormous amount of prestige points.

As the leader of the suicide squad, Chen Ye's prestige points skyrocketed, surpassing the million mark!!

This was because everyone in Cao's army regarded Chen Ye as a peerless hero!

It was Chen Ye who spared them from war!

Even others who heard of Chen Ye's deeds were filled with admiration for him.

All of this could be converted into prestige points...

A few days later.

Upon hearing the tragic news of Zhuge Liang's death, Liu Bei vomited blood and fell gravely ill, ultimately giving up all resistance.

Jiangxia and Xiakou also smoothly fell into Cao Cao's hands.

Cao Cao did not harshly punish Liu Bei, as Liu Bei was already on the brink of death.

Cao Cao, showing great "magnanimity," allowed Liu Bei to peacefully live out the last of his days.

He even went as far as to adopt Liu Bei's son, Liu Shan, as his own, renaming him Cao Chan, in an effort to win over Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei, and others!

Chen Ye: "..."

He couldn't shake the feeling that something wasn't quite right!!!

No matter what, Cao Cao's power was rapidly expanding, and he was now fully poised to unify the nation.

As for when old Cao would proclaim himself emperor, it was only a matter of time.

At this point, Chen Ye's team battle was naturally considered a victory.

The only regret was not finding that Tom fellow; who knows where he hid...

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