Mythical Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1470: Chapter 1418: I’ve Practiced This Many Times!

Guo Jia and Chen Chi collided with the opponent again and confirmed their defeat before retreating completely. However, the Zhou Yu on the other side seemed a bit regretful but naturally retracted his released Spiritual Capacity, as purely Spiritual Capacity cannot harm people.

Of course, Spiritual Capacities can counter each other causing dizziness, but at most, it just consumes the opponent’s Spiritual Capacity, or they clash causing stars to appear before one’s eyes.

To truly harm someone with purely Spiritual Capacity is impossible. For a Civil Official to kill using Spiritual Capacity, they’d need to be within ten steps, but even then, Spiritual Capacity is merely a medium. One’s Will and memory are the true forces that kill others.

”Let’s go back!” Guo Jia turned around, his wet outer garment soaking, and headed back to the tent. Unfortunately, Chen Chi did not see the smile at the corner of his mouth. Having identified his problem, the only thing left to consider is how to solve it, which isn’t difficult for Guo Jia.

South of the Huai River, Zhou Yu regretfully watched the distant rain clouds. Since Guo Jia seized the opportunity to withdraw, he had no alternative, but even consuming some Spiritual Capacity can hit the opponent, a tactic Zhou Yu found quite worth it.

”Yunchang, think about how you are now and how you were before. Do you notice any differences?” Guo Jia arrived at Guan Yu’s main tent, soaking wet, and Guan Yu was puzzled. Unexpectedly, Guo Jia asked this offhand question upon arrival.

Though confused, since Guo Jia asked, Guan Yu thought for a moment. After a long silence, he furrowed his brows slightly and said, ”No difference.”

Guo Jia was speechless—could he actually tell Guan Yu that he hadn’t noticed he became dumber?

In reality, after Guo Jia identified his own problem and reconsidered his situation, he began to compare it with Guan Yu’s changes. Fortunately, Guan Yu and Guo Jia were indeed very familiar with each other and had worked together for a long time, allowing Guo Jia to quickly notice Guan Yu’s changes.

When they arrived at the North Huai River, it wasn’t obvious, but after clashing with Zhou Yu, Guan Yu’s response abilities noticeably decreased. It wasn’t merely about responding; it signified that he had indeed become less intelligent—it impacted several aspects.

”Have you noticed any issues since encountering Sunx Ce’s attacks?” Guo Jia looked down, a bit sullen. If even asking like this couldn’t make Guan Yu realize, then Zhou Yu’s Spiritual Talent would truly be terrifying.

Guan Yu was puzzled, then began recalling. After a long pause, he suddenly opened his Phoenix Eyes and demanded, ”What is happening!”

”It’s probably Zhou Yu’s Spiritual Talent. He damaged our judgment, meticulousness in thinking, and integrity of thought to a certain extent. And because it affects us equally, we can’t detect it,” Guo Jia remarked with a cold chuckle.

”Simply put, Zhou Yu’s Spiritual Talent probably lowers our intelligence directly,” Guo Jia sneered repeatedly, ”and affects our analytical judgment, logical thinking, and adaptability comprehensively.”

For the first time, Guan Yu’s red face bore different colors. He took a deep breath to quell his sudden surge of anger and asked Guo Jia, ”Can we deal with their tactics?”

”Yes!” Guo Jia looked down, not letting Guan Yu see his expression, but if he claimed it can be done, then it definitely can be. Being slightly affected in thought and intelligence doesn’t make victory impossible; it merely raised the difficulty a bit.

”The original plan to cross the river is postponed by one day. I need to think it over carefully, as some things won’t disappear simply because intelligence is reduced.” A confident look surfaced on Guo Jia’s face.

Guan Yu’s spirits visibly lifted. If Guo Jia couldn’t solve it, they could only resolve Zhou Yu using Chen Xi’s method.

After leaving Guan Yu’s tent, Guo Jia started pondering. There was much to contemplate, such as how to defeat Zhou Yu.

Though Guo Jia found his intelligence slightly declined due to the opponent’s influence, he wasn’t overly scared. In the past, before becoming one of the world’s top minds, he also had faced the most elite opponents.

How to defeat an opponent stronger than oneself with strategy was something Guo Jia had studied countless times in the past—intelligence isn’t the sole factor influencing outcomes.

[How many years has it been; I’ve already forgotten the times when I was oppressed in the realm of intelligence, hahaha. How did I handle it back then?] A faint smile appeared on Guo Jia’s face; he had experienced such situations many times before!

No Sage can guarantee their strategy is 100% effective, sometimes not even 50%. In such cases, ensuring victory involves having more remedial measures.

[Ha! Even Xi Zhicai, who was ten years my senior, didn’t require me to respond like this after I turned seventeen. Zhou Yu, I’ll let you truly feel what it’s like when all your tactics are anticipated!] Guo Jia sneered. Such a feeling of being toyed with enough to drive any Sage mad!

After the rain, as per Guo Jia’s insistence, the pontoon bridge at the narrow part continued constructing. Yet, even with iron rings, past 150 steps, the rapid current made it impossible to pile logs; the bridge almost reached its end.

If it were in calmer waters, a ship would be sent across by now, stationing it to dock and connect the original bridge before piling.

Unfortunately, this narrow part was entirely unsuitable for building a pontoon bridge. On one hand, logs couldn’t be piled, and on the other, ships couldn’t dock to fasten it; the fast currents without lateral forces would easily see the bridge split due to misalignment.

The pontoon bridge on Guan Yu’s side could only end there, aligning almost perfectly with Zhou Yu’s estimate; merely 150 steps with hundreds of steps left to the other shore.

Dong Xi, naturally, reported this to Zhou Yu. Yet, Dong Xi found it concerning that after constructing a 150-step pontoon bridge, Bed Crossbows now had positions to strike Sunx Ce’s navy attempting to pass through.

Dong Xi clearly understood though, according to Zhou Yu’s arrangement, they had no intention of using ships at this moment.

”Finally patched up almost everything.” Guo Jia chuckled softly; it had been years since treating opponents as enemies far superior to him, yet he felt excitement while strategizing.

[Let you feel it.] Guo Jia smiled as he left his tent; tonight, Zhou Yu would face surprises, with the first objective being Guan Yu cutting down Sunx Ce!

Of course, this was merely a thought; Guo Jia held little hope of actually killing Sunx Ce. Still, having Zhou Yu remember this battle distinctly, erasing his arrogant demeanor, was certainly within Guo Jia’s capability.