"General Lu, what should we do?" Zhu Qiang and Zhou Meng asked. Their attitude toward Bai Pu actually stemmed from Gan Ning's attitude toward Bai Pu.

Gan Ning valued Bai Pu highly, so the two generals naturally wouldn't look down on Bai Pu just because his strength was lower.

"The Yellow Turban remnants seem to be in a stalemate with Cao Army. Our enemy is the Cao Army! If we want to join the battle, we should first kill the Cao Army, then turn to deal with these Yellow Turban remnants!"

To avoid Zhu Qiang and Zhou Yue from getting interested in Cao Zhang, Bai Pu deliberately did not mention Cao Zhang's background, "That Cao Army general is quite strong; I'll try to kill him! You two generals won't compete with me for this merit, will you?"

The two generals exchanged a glance, and Zhou Meng said, "We are household generals under General Gan; our honor and disgrace are all tied to the general, why compete for merit? But this is a serious matter and needs to be reported to General Gan."

He called over a few personal guards and orally conveyed his plan.

Bai Pu didn't stop them, as it was previously agreed to report any significant intelligence immediately to Gan Ning.

Though Cao Zhang's identity wasn't disclosed, the Fangtian Halberd he held could be seen by any native as extraordinary, allowing them to guess that Cao Zhang was a trusted general of the Cao army!

Zhu Qiang and Zhou Meng, originally from the Jinfan Bandits, were loyal to Gan Ning completely, so even if Bai Pu stopped them, they would persist in reporting the message.

Bai Pu joined the battle, while Zhu Qiang and Zhou Meng led their troops to attack and kill the Cao Army.

Cuttlefish also joined the fray. Beside her were two elite leaders wrapped in bandages, strong and powerful, who assisted her in combat.

Cuttlefish specifically targeted the elite leaders among the Cao Army, like Cao Zhang's personal guard captain, using Puppet Threads and Spider Web Technique to slow their speed! And the two bandaged elite leaders would seize the opportunity to attack.

Some Awakened exam candidates on the side who saw this scene felt somewhat schadenfreude—being teamed up with native elites sounds great, but in reality, the chances of treasure chests dropping were disturbingly low, and the rewards would be greatly reduced!

But Cuttlefish remained calm and composed, unhurried and unperturbed.

Curiously, every time Cuttlefish participated in killing an elite enemy, she acquired a blue treasure chest, remarkably getting three blue treasure chests in a row, never missing! This point left other candidates secretly puzzled, having to attribute it to Cuttlefish's great luck.

These are all trivial details, the core battlefield where Cao Zhang was located—

Overlord and Crazy Zen had long noticed Bai Pu. Overlord was also aware of General Gan's personal guards sending the message.

"Gangxin! Do you dare not keep the agreement?" Overlord angrily whispered.

"Our agreement was that I can't encourage Gan Ning or other native military generals to interfere with the battle to kill Cao Zhang! Now it's Gan Ning's trusted generals who insist on informing Gan Ning, which naturally doesn't count as me breaking the agreement."

Bai Pu said calmly, speaking in an unhurried tone, "The personal guards need time to find Gan Ning, and Gan Ning needs time to get here! I estimate it will take at least twenty minutes. If you can't deal with Cao Zhang within twenty minutes, you might as well slit your throats."

Although Cao Zhang's current power surge was quite terrifying, Bai Pu was sure that Overlord and Crazy Zen hadn't used their full strength yet!

Knowing that they had planned to kill Cao Zhang alone before chasing him to this place.

If the think-tank teams behind them weren't dumb, they should know the principle of equivalent risk and reward in the Spirit Realm Will! Since Cao Zhang possessed such a heavy treasure as Lu Bu's relic, his strength naturally couldn't be judged by normal standards!

Overlord and Crazy Zen exchanged a glance and didn't attack Bai Pu.

Overlord hesitated to take action due to being in the same Sun Quan's army camp, under the watchful eyes of Gan Ning's generals.

Crazy Zen had different ideas—considering his current score, his chances of becoming the top scorer in the entrance exam were slim, and he wanted to rope Bai Pu in, so naturally didn't want to make a move at this time.

In their eyes, Bai Pu, a low-level Awakened, even if participating in the battle, couldn't gain much combat contribution, ultimately sure to yield no benefits.

Bai Pu's offensive capability was indeed not strong, but his involvement in the battle was not to inflict high damage, rather...

A defensive strategy of taking hits!

Cao Zhang struck with one slash, and both Overlord and Crazy Zen simultaneously stepped back.

Their agility was far higher than Bai Pu's, giving them plenty of room to maneuver. As such, Bai Pu took the brunt of the attack, facing the terrifying black-red Fangtian Halberd directly!

Clang!

The sound of a shock resounded, Bai Pu's figure shook, retreating two steps before stabilizing himself! He then stepped forward again.

Overlord and Crazy Zen's eyes widened.

Could he actually withstand Cao Zhang holding the Fangtian Halberd?!

Even if successfully blocking, the strong counter-shock force wasn't something an ordinary Tank Profession could handle.

The minds of the two raced, wondering if Bai Pu had some powerful defensive shield, with extremely exaggerated damage reduction?

But looking closely, Bai Pu held only an ordinary iron shield, already showing cracks from the blow of the Fangtian Halberd, its durability plummeting.

This shield was a standard equipment for the Shield Armor Squad Leader at the lowest level of Sun Quan's army, in terms of quality, it was just white! It could be exchanged for ten merit points at the Quartermaster, with no limit!

Cao Zhang launched another halberd strike! Bai Pu raised his shield again to meet it, and this time the shield shattered into four or five pieces, fragments flying.

Bai Pu was also knocked flying!

However, this time being knocked back was intentional, as Bai Pu took the opportunity to distance himself from Cao Zhang!

Took around three seconds, and he retrieved a new iron shield from his Storage Space.

Then he charged forward again!

Looking at his calm demeanor, it seemed he had prepared countless similar shields.

These shields themselves were nothing, Bai Pu's true confidence lay in his Adaptive Evolution stored ability: Fluid Skeleton!

By successfully blocking with the shield, most of the sharp damage from the Fangtian Halberd was negated, the remaining counter-shock force was converted into blunt damage, further reduced by 50% by Fluid Skeleton!

Bai Pu's Shield Mastery was only Advanced Level 2, why could he repeatedly block successfully?

This was thanks to Bai Pu's abnormal observation and memory skills.

Through observation, Bai Pu discovered that Cao Zhang wielding the Fangtian Halberd was somewhat laborious, likely borrowing from the halberd technique left by Lu Bu, but not yet mastered, with each move having a rigid, unadaptable feel.

Though potent, it also had clear shortcomings, being stiff, inflexible, and lacking adaptability!

So, Bai Pu memorized Cao Zhang's routines of wielding the great halberd!

For example, when his right shoulder raised and left foot widened, it was sure to launch a thirty-degree upward diagonal sweep; or when stepping forward in archer stance, it surely meant a halberd smashing down, Mount Tai crushing from above!

Having such memory allowed Bai Pu to predict the enemy's moves, using a relatively low-level Shield Mastery Specialization to repeatedly successfully block!

Of course, when it comes to blocking long-handled weapons' attacks with a shield, just defending without attacking already has certain advantages, achieving success without a matching Combat Specialization.

Given the above reasons, even though Cao Zhang had a Level 2 higher Level Suppression on Bai Pu, coupled with the Fangtian Halberd, a terrifying famous relic weapon, he couldn't kill Bai Pu in a short period.

Overlord and Crazy Zen no longer doubted Bai Pu's defensive capability—once might be luck, but blocking twice meant Bai Pu indeed had the ability to withstand Cao Zhang!

Spirit Realm Will, when calculating combat contributions, considers not only offensive contributions but also defensive contributions!

If the two continued hesitating, even if they finally managed to kill Cao Zhang, much of the combat contribution would likely be taken by Bai Pu.

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