After Lü Bu left with satisfaction, Dong Zhuo ordered all the officers to leave.
Once everyone was gone, Dong Zhuo slammed the table in rage. He picked up a piece of porcelain and smashed it heavily on the ground. With a crisp crack, the priceless porcelain shattered into pieces.
After smashing many pieces of porcelain, Dong Zhuo's anger subsided somewhat. He looked at the personal maid standing in the distance, too afraid to speak, and said, "Go! Call Diaochan to see me!"
"Yes… yes!"
The trembling maid kept her head lowered, not daring to look at Dong Zhuo. She walked out, secretly hating her parents for not giving her two extra legs so she could walk faster.
Diaochan… she seems to be the woman Wang Yun first gave to Dong Zhuo.
Cyan recalled the plot of Dynasty Warriors 7's Hulao Pass battle that Asuke had told her about. She didn't know what he was thinking, but his rather handsome face had shown a lewd expression as he secretly shared a lot of information about Diaochan. He almost said he knew her three sizes perfectly.
Perhaps she could make use of this.
Wang Yun had arranged for Diaochan to be by Dong Zhuo's side with another purpose. If she was willing to cooperate, killing Dong Zhuo would be simple. The mission to burn Luoyang could also be completed. Next would be the special mission.
Cyan slowly followed the maid who was going to find Diaochan and thought of multiple ways to sneak attack Lü Bu. She even considered using Nishi's usual methods against him.
However, the feasibility was too low. Considering the combat power that Asuke and Lisa had hyped up about Lü Bu, Cyan believed she needed to come up with a more likely method to defeat him in a short time.
Looking at the items in her inventory, using the Red Shock Orb on Lü Bu would be a waste. She also reviewed her skills.
At the moment, the only usable method was this one…
Cyan raised her hand and touched the Mandrake Grass on her back. The best opportunity to attack would be during the 5 seconds of stun caused by the Mandrake Grass's scream. Once she made her move, she would use her strongest attack on Lü Bu!
If it failed, she would have no choice but to retreat.
Is that Diaochan's room?
Cyan saw the maid walk to the door of a room and knock. She placed her hand on the hilt of her demon blade and quickly walked over.
"Creak!"
Diaochan opened the door and saw the person who had come to knock. Just as she was about to speak, blade light illuminated her shocked face. Blood sprayed onto her face.
Diaochan was about to scream loudly when a hand covered her mouth. Together with the still-living maid, she was pushed into the room.
"Crack!"
The sound of bones breaking rang out. The maid, who didn't even have time to scream, had her neck twisted by Cyan. The wound strangely didn't bleed. The maid's face turned visibly pale.
"Diaochan, Wang Yun's adopted daughter. Wang Yun's tool given to Dong Zhuo."
Cyan pulled her demon blade out of the maid's corpse. Her cold silver-white eyes fixed on Diaochan as she said calmly, "I want to kill Dong Zhuo. Are you willing to cooperate with me? Or do you want to wait for Lü Bu to kill him?"
Hearing Cyan's words, Diaochan's face turned white. No one had ever spoken so bluntly in front of her.
"What do you know! You talk as if you know everything! My foster father… everything my foster father did was for the people of the world!"
Diaochan bit her silver teeth. Her eyes reddened and her fists clenched tightly. Everything she had persisted in, everything she had fought for, and all the pain she had endured were denied by Cyan's few words. She even arrogantly declared she would kill Dong Zhuo.
If Dong Zhuo was really that easy to kill, then everything she had sacrificed would become a complete joke!
"I don't understand anything. I only know that my fate should be in my own hands, while you are nothing but a puppet on strings, toyed with at will by the one controlling you."
What Cyan said came from what Asuke had told her about the plot. She had no idea what Diaochan had persisted in or fought for. Even if she knew, it had nothing to do with her.
Perhaps some people would admire Diaochan's sacrifice and call her a heroine, but Cyan would not.
If it weren't for the mission tying them together, Cyan wouldn't even glance at her if they passed each other on the road.
"Time is short. Are you willing to help me or not?" Cyan lost her patience. She walked to Diaochan's side and threatened, "Take off your clothes, or I'll shave your head. If you don't want to lose your treasure, it's best to do as I say."
Diaochan heard Cyan's threatening words. One hand reached behind her waist as she took a step back and scolded angrily, "You… how are you any different from Dong Zhuo! Aren't you also lusting after my beauty!"
"Beauty?"
Cyan tilted her head, somewhat unable to understand Diaochan's words. She had only asked her to take off her clothes. How did that turn into lusting after beauty?
She couldn't understand at all what there was about Diaochan that was worth her coveting.
This trick doesn't work either. Did Asuka lie to me? Isn't a woman's treasure her hair?
Cyan gave up on the idea of making Diaochan take off her clothes for her to wear. She took off the maid's clothes from the ground.
"You… what you're doing is against human decency!"
Diaochan looked at Cyan's actions in shock. She thought Cyan had lost control and was about to do something to the maid's corpse while it was still warm.
"I need to put on her clothes. Dong Zhuo's strength is unknown. The only way to get close to him is to change into this person's clothes."
Cyan said as she took off her wolf pelt cloak, Bloody Tear, and Thunder Emperor Gauntlets, storing them in her inventory. She took off her pants, revealing white lace-trimmed underwear.
(Love Erni and Nishi chose them.)
A… a woman?!
Diaochan looked at Cyan taking off her clothes in front of her. She was about to curse her for being shameless when she realized this person was female!
Cyan quickly changed into the maid's clothes and touched her face.
"You really want to kill Dong Zhuo?"
Diaochan had some belief in Cyan's earlier words. She put away the multi-section whip in her hand.
(True Dynasty Warriors 1-4 Diaochan used dual hammers, a dual-wield berserker style. In 5-8, Diaochan's weapon was changed to a multi-section whip. Could it be they wanted her to become a queen to whip Dong Zhuo and Lü Bu?)
"Mm."
"Good. I'll help you. What should I do?"
Diaochan was silent for a moment. She clasped her hands together over her chest and made her decision. She planned to assist this mysterious person she had only known for a short while.
"Dong Zhuo wants to see you. I'll go with you to see him. The moment I get close to him will be his time of death. No, he can't die yet, but I will make him lose the ability to move."
Cyan realized that if Dong Zhuo died, Survival Mission 2 would be completed. Then the special mission couldn't be done. So Dong Zhuo had to stay alive until after she tried to complete the special mission.
"My life is in your hands."
Diaochan didn't know why, but after the initial anger disappeared, she couldn't help but believe what this person said.
"No, your life is your own. This plan will not fail. It absolutely will not."
Cyan didn't like others putting their lives in her hands. It made her involuntarily recall the scene of Black Widow Spider's death.
"But you can't bring your weapon inside."
Diaochan looked at the large sword in Cyan's hand. If this could be brought in, Dong Zhuo would have died hundreds of times already.
"Like this?"
The demon blade was stored in Cyan's inventory. In Diaochan's eyes, it suddenly disappeared.
"Are… are you an immortal?"
Diaochan moved closer to Cyan and saw her face, which was even more beautiful than her own. It just looked like a feminine boy rather than a girl, probably because her hair was too short.
"No."
The room was filled with the smell of alcohol and a strange fragrance. This was where Dong Zhuo rested. Faint low moans came from the bed. It seemed Dong Zhuo, under too much pressure, couldn't wait for Diaochan and had already started indulging with another woman.
"Lord Dong Zhuo, this little one has arrived."
"Get out!"
Dong Zhuo kicked a naked woman off the bed. He poked his head out from behind the bed curtains and beckoned to Diaochan.
The naked woman hurriedly picked up her clothes from the ground, draped them on, and walked out.
Cyan curled up and stood behind Diaochan. As Diaochan walked toward Dong Zhuo, she followed step by step.
"Who's behind you?!"
Dong Zhuo was after all an officer. Even with Cyan's passive Stealth Hunter that could hide her presence, getting this close still let him sense her.
"The person who will kill you."
[Sprint!]
[Ripple Dash!]
Cyan awakened the ripple energy sleeping in her blood. Ripple energy fully activated. Golden light like mist wrapped around her body. In the blink of an eye she reached Dong Zhuo's bed. Then came the chilling sound of bones breaking one after another.
"Crack!"
His jawbone was crushed. Blood flowed from Dong Zhuo's mouth. Both arms and both legs had their bones snapped into dozens of pieces by Cyan.
Dong Zhuo's body, fat like a meatball, twitched violently from the intense pain. His eyes were wide open, the whites filled with blood vessels. He glared at Cyan with hatred and fear. When he looked at Diaochan, there was an extra trace of hatred!
Dong Zhuo never expected Diaochan would bring someone to harm him!
To prevent Dong Zhuo from dying from excessive blood loss, Cyan had snapped the bones neatly to avoid them piercing through the flesh. The reason she crushed his jawbone was to prevent his screams from attracting enemies outside.
Diaochan even made seductive and intense moans to prevent people outside from hearing the sound of Dong Zhuo's bones breaking.
This gave outsiders the impression that the situation inside the room was very intense and Dong Zhuo was busy. No one should disturb him.
Given Dong Zhuo's cruel nature, no one dared to disturb him at a time like this. Wouldn't that be seeking death?
Because of this, when someone seemed to hear the sound of bones breaking, they thought he was playing too wildly and had broken the bed board.
After all, Dong Zhuo's body size was there. Even with an officer's constitution, his figure hadn't slimmed down at all.
However, with Dong Zhuo's current condition, even Hua Tuo would only be able to shake his head if he came. He might even suggest cutting open all the flesh to reconnect the bones, like drilling into Boss Cao's head — that kind of crazy treatment method that would never be adopted.
"So… it's over just like this?"
Diaochan looked at Dong Zhuo, who could only move his eyes, in disbelief. With his jawbone crushed, he couldn't even speak.
Everything was over…
Diaochan looked at Cyan wrapped in golden light like mist that brought hope and courage. She felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted from her shoulders. She knelt on the ground, covered her face, and cried.
"Dong Zhuo is basically the same as dead now, but I still need him alive for a while."
Cyan took off the ill-fitting maid clothes, put on her equipment, and looked at the silently crying Diaochan. She walked over, pinched her chin, and said, "Your mission is complete. Don't be a puppet on strings for others anymore. Live for yourself."
"Can… can I really live for myself?" Diaochan looked at Cyan with teary eyes.
A peerlessly beautiful woman crying so pitiably would have made anyone else want to comfort her by any means. However, she was facing the emotionless cold shrimp sister.
"That depends on you." Cyan released Diaochan's chin. She had only said what she thought. As for what the listener thought, it had nothing to do with her.
Cyan looked around and, by the faint candlelight, saw the rare treasures in Dong Zhuo's room. Her eyes lit up. She quickly walked over and picked up a strange pearl placed in a treasure box.
[Awakening Pearl]
[Type: Consumable Item]
[Effect: Enter awakened state. Movement speed and attack speed increased by 100%. All attributes increased by 200%. Lasts 10 seconds.]
[Remark: A precious treasure collected by Dong Zhuo.]