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Chapter 493 Taking the Pill, Stalemate
"Grand Commander, if this continues, I'm afraid we will be defeated in less than half an hour."

Huang Gai waved his iron whip vigorously to block Huang Zhong's attack from a distance. Huang Zhong was like a leech, wandering outside their battlefield, not only keeping an eye on their gaps, but also slaughtering the soldiers next to them when he had free time.

As soon as the meteor arrow finished cooling down, Huang Zhong picked up an arrow and shot it towards the rear of the Jiangdong army.

Now, those who are fighting fiercely on the battlefield are basically cavalry. Most of the infantry have not had time to join the battlefield. Moreover, on the battlefield, the combat capability of the infantry is far weaker than that of the cavalry. Only when attacking a city, the role of the infantry is greater than that of the cavalry. If there are not so many horses, who would not want to have hundreds of thousands of troops under his command as cavalry?

The infantry in the back row, who were like ants, had not yet joined the battlefield and were advancing forward step by step. One of the soldiers seemed to sense something and looked up at the sky. He saw an arrow falling at a high speed in the sky. The arrow that was just high in the sky fell to the ground in an instant.

The soldier didn't even have time to say a word before he was engulfed by the blue light emitted by the arrow. When the blue light dissipated, the hundreds of infantrymen covered by the arrows had all fallen to the ground, losing their lives.

Huang Zhong looked at the enemy's casualties from afar. It was not very ideal. In the end, he only killed a few hundred people. Before, when he was in the Wuhuan King's Court, Huang Zhong had killed 2,000 cavalry with one arrow. However, the soldiers on both sides were different, and their strengths were also different. More importantly, landing from the sky would lose a great part of the power.

However, the Jiangdong soldiers and King Lie's army were already fighting in front. If Huang Zhong attacked recklessly, he would only injure one thousand enemies and eight hundred of his own, which would be meaningless.

Zhou Yu stared at this scene from a distance. He did not expect that Huang Zhong could cause such heavy casualties from a long distance, but he had no way to leave the battle to deal with Huang Zhong. If he really went, Huang Gai would definitely be captured before Huang Zhong.

A quarter of an hour into the battle, Zhou Yu suddenly felt that they were trapped in a dead end, and all this was because of Zhao Yun. He was too strong, and even though he was outnumbered one on two, he was still able to handle it with ease, and there was even a tendency for him to suppress them one on two.

Just when Zhou Yu was thinking about whether to withdraw from the battlefield with Huang Gai, suddenly another sound of breaking through the air was heard. Zhou Yu subconsciously thought that it was Huang Zhong attacking them, but Zhao Yun also made a defensive posture, and the Longdan Silver Spear shook, knocking down the arrow.

"Grand Commander, I, Gan Ning, am back again!"

Gan Ning roared and drew his bow and arrow again, but this time he aimed at Huang Zhong.

"You're not the only one who knows how to use a bow and arrow!"

Huang Zhong turned around and shot an arrow as well. The two arrows collided in the air and both fell to the ground.

Gan Ning immediately threw away his bow and arrow, picked up the ancient ingot knife and rushed towards Zhao Yun.

"Xingba! Why are you back again? Get back!"

Zhou Yu hurriedly shouted that he and Huang Gai were just about to retreat, but Gan Ning joined the battle again, making Zhou Yu helpless.

"Captain General, leave Zhao Yun to me. You can just deal with that old man Huang Zhong."

Gan Ning didn't explain and rushed towards Zhao Yun with the ancient ingot knife in hand. Zhao Yun's eyes were sharp. He suddenly found that Gan Ning had become different, even stronger than before the battle with Huang Zhong at the beginning of the war.

Gan Ning directly replaced Zhou Yu and Huang Gai, and fought with Zhao Yun alone. The moment the ancient ingot knife chopped off the Longdan bright silver spear, more than twenty black gases rushed out from Gan Ning's body. The black gas not only became more abundant, but also more condensed, and the color became deeper.

At this time, Huang Zhong, Zhou Yu, and Huang Gai also noticed Gan Ning's change, and they looked at each other and made a decision in an instant. Huang Zhong drew out the Red Blood Knife again and rushed towards Zhao Yun, while Zhou Yu and Huang Gai blocked them in the middle.

The confrontation between Gan Ning and Zhao Yun was like thunder and lightning. Every collision of weapons stirred up layers of air waves, and the sound of the collision of weapons was like a huge thunder.

Gan Ning's attack became more and more fierce, and the black gas lingered around him, adding a bit of evil and tyranny to him. This black gas was obviously different from the one he had just fought with Huang Zhong. It became more agile, like an extension of Gan Ning's arms and a knife, attacking Zhao Yun together with the ancient ingot knife. Zhao Yun not only had to deal with Gan Ning's attack, but also had to be on guard against the attack of the black gas at all times, and most of his attacks were blocked by the black gas.

Zhao Yun soon discovered that something was wrong with Gan Ning and stopped attacking immediately. He responded to all changes with the same strategy. The Longdan Silver Spear seemed to have life in his hand, sometimes as nimble as a snake, sometimes as heavy as Mount Tai, and it neutralized Gan Ning's attacks one by one.

Huang Zhong became anxious upon seeing this. He was able to break Gan Ning's skills just now only because of the existence of the Red Blood Sword, which could defeat and devour those strange black gases. However, Zhao Yun did not have the Red Blood Sword, and his Dragon Gallbladder Silver Spear did not have this effect. Huang Zhong had to join the battlefield and exchange positions with Zhao Yun, so that he could deal with Gan Ning himself.

However, Zhou Yu and Huang Gai also discovered this. The two of them stood in front of Huang Zhong to stop him from helping Zhao Yun. Although they didn't know why Gan Ning's strength suddenly increased so much, they all knew that they must stop Huang Zhong at this time and not let Huang Zhong use the extremely strange Red Blood Sword against Gan Ning.

The situation on the battlefield changed rapidly. Zhou Yu and Huang Gai both knew that if Huang Zhong joined the battle, the consequences would be serious. They worked together to block Huang Zhong firmly at a position a hundred meters away from Zhao Yun and the others. They did not seek to kill Huang Zhong quickly, but to not let him have the slightest chance to escape.

Huang Zhong had no choice but to fight with the two men. No matter how hard he tried, he could not penetrate the defense line formed by the two men. He could not get close to Zhao Yun. Huang Zhong was extremely anxious at this moment. He probably knew best how powerful Gan Ning's black gas was. If it weren't for the Red Blood Knife, he would probably have been defeated by Gan Ning's black gas.

Moreover, no one knew what Gan Ning had done, but his current aura was much stronger than when he was at his peak just now. It was obvious that he had done something to improve so much in such a short period of time.

Although Zhao Yun was strong, Gan Ning had gradually suppressed him with the help of the black gas. Under the multiple consecutive attacks, Zhao Yun became a little tired. He was not paying attention and was hit in the abdomen by a black gas, which knocked him back several feet.

"Hahaha, the clan leader never lied to me. This feeling is so great!"

Gan Ning roared, and his eyes were completely filled with black pupils, as if there was no white in them.

Hearing Gan Ning's shout, Zhou Yu and Huang Gai immediately realized that Miao Moqing must have given him something, which made him transform so quickly. "Xingba, did the clan leader give you something?"

Huang Gai asked urgently. Gan Ning forced Zhao Yun back with a sword and turned around to throw out the other two pills. Huang Zhong's eyes were like an eagle. He took out his Eight Treasures Kirin Bow from behind him, drew the bow and arrow, and was about to shoot down the two pills. Zhou Yu stabbed out with a sword, forcing Huang Zhong back and at the same time cut off the arrow shot by Huang Zhong with one sword.

Huang Gai also caught the two pills.

"After taking this, we will capture Jiang Xia within three hours!"

Gan Ning roared and charged towards Zhao Yun again.

Huang Gai looked at the two pills in his hand with curiosity and took one without any hesitation, because the blow he suffered was too great and he also wanted to experience the same power enhancement as Gan Ning.

As the pill entered his stomach, a burning pain ran through his body. After about a few breaths, his body returned to normal. Huang Gai looked at his hands in disbelief, feeling the huge changes.

"Grand Commander, it really works!"

Huang Gai said excitedly, and at the same time, he stepped forward with an iron whip, taking over Zhou Yu's task of stopping Huang Zhong, and threw the remaining pill to Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu retreated, gave up the battlefield, caught the small pill, looked at it with some curiosity, and his face was full of caution.

However, when he saw Huang Gai, after taking the medicine, was able to suppress Huang Zhong alone, he began to feel a little shaken.

After considering for a long time, Zhou Yu finally swallowed the pill like Gan Ning and Huang Gai. The same feeling made Zhou Yu tense up all over instantly. After the burning sensation faded away, Zhou Yu could clearly feel the surging power coming from his body, which he could hardly suppress.

"Hahaha! Cool!"

Huang Gai hit Huang Zhong's Red Blood Sword with his whip, and the buzzing sound of metal and stone colliding continued to be heard. He waved the iron whip wildly and laughed loudly. He had just fought with Zhao Yun, and he was a little doubtful about his life. Now he finally got back at Huang Zhong, and not only did he get back, but he even gained the upper hand.

After taking the medicine, Zhou Yu didn't say anything more and rushed straight towards Huang Zhong. Huang Gai, whose strength had greatly increased, could stop Huang Zhong, so he naturally had to help Huang Gai deal with Huang Zhong first. Then the three of them would attack Zhao Yun together, and the situation would be resolved.

On the battlefield, the cavalry have been fighting each other, and the front lines of the infantry at the rear of both teams have also met and started a fierce fight. During this period of time, the attribute bonuses of Jiangdong soldiers have been significantly improved. Among them, the attribute bonuses obtained by Sun Quan and Guan, as well as the large attribute bonuses provided by Sun Jian's main task survival, are all the key to their strength growth.

Even though the current Jiangdong soldiers are still not as good as Gu Rubing's men, they are no longer in the state of being at the mercy of others as before. In addition, their numbers far outnumber those of Gu Rubing's men, and there are more people on the battlefield. For a moment, it is impossible to tell which side has the advantage.

On the battlefield, the most eye-catching fight was between two armies. One was the White Horse Volunteers, who were all wearing white clothes, white armor and riding white horses. They were Zhao Yun's special army. The White Horse Volunteers, a team of only 400 people, were like 40,000 people on the battlefield. Wherever they went, the weapons and armor were all broken.

The Jiangdong army organized two interceptions of the Baima Yicong, one with 3,000 people and another with 5,000 people. Without exception, they ended in failure and suffered heavy losses, while the Baima Yicong only lost a dozen or so horses.

The Baima Yicong were like a sharp blade in the battlefield on the northern city wall, piercing fiercely into the body of the Jiangdong army, forcing them to be restrained while they were trying to maneuver.

Moreover, the White Horse Volunteers had only 400 men. In a battlefield where tens of thousands of people were fighting, 400 men were too few. There was no effective way to curb their actions.

At the same time, on the east side of the city wall where the fighting was most intense, there was also a troop similar to the White Horse Volunteers, called the Wu Nan Army, with a full strength of 3,000 people. They were also roaming around the battlefield like a nimble dragon, harvesting the heads of King Lie's army on the battlefield.

However, they were not as flexible as the Baima Yicong. Their army of 3,000 people was often cut off by King Lie's army. Although they could also roam the battlefield, they lacked a lot of agility. Their losses were not as great as those of the Baima Yicong, which only lost a dozen cavalrymen. The Wunan army had lost more than 500 soldiers from the beginning of the war to now, and one-sixth of the Wunan army had died in the encirclement of King Lie's army.

In addition, on the battlefield on the south wall, another special army of Jiangdong, the Tiger Cavalry, also joined the battlefield. On the south wall, Xu Rong alone faced three first-class generals of Jiangdong.

The situation on the battlefield was tense, but on the east wall, a battle that could decide the outcome of the war had just entered a fierce stage.

Each of the three people who took the elixir is now as strong as Huang Zhong, and can even be comparable to Zhao Yun. Gan Ning used his black energy to restrict Zhao Yun's performance everywhere, and he successfully controlled Zhao Yun alone. What made Zhao Yun most uneasy was that Gan Ning's attack level was not enough to make him enter the adversity state of Desperate Dragon's Fury.

The inability to enter the state of adversity means that Zhao Yun cannot use his Desperate Situation Dragon's Fury characteristic to break the current deadlock.

On the other side, Huang Zhong, who was besieged by Zhou Yu and Huang Gai, was in even greater danger. Huang Zhong had once again awakened the Red Blood Sword, and his combat power had greatly increased, but he was still unable to resist Zhou Yu and Huang Gai, who had both used elixirs.

Both Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong knew very well that they had to change their opponents now. Zhao Yun was restrained by Gan Ning's black energy, while Huang Zhong's Red Blood Sword could effectively restrain Gan Ning. Huang Zhong alone could not deal with Zhou Yu and the others. Although Zhao Yun could not defeat two famous generals who had taken elixirs alone, Zhao Yun could use the pressure they brought to enter the adversity state of Desperate Dragon's Fury. By then, even if it was one against two, Zhao Yun would have absolute information.

Although Zhou Yu, Huang Gai and Gan Ning did not know Zhao Yun's characteristics, they all knew that the blood-red knife in Huang Zhong's hand could restrain Gan Ning very well. If they wanted to win the battle, they had to stop Huang Zhong.

It would be more accurate to say that one side wanted to join together and the other side wanted to prevent them from joining together rather than saying that the five of them were fighting for their lives.

Huang Zhong was hit in the chest by Zhou Yu's Bandit-Slaying General again, leaving a bloody mark. He stood there in a daze, and then, as if he had made up his mind, he used two fingers to stroke from the top of his wound downwards, and then wiped them on the Red Blood Knife. Huang Zhong raised his head again, with only ruthlessness in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)