Battle Royale of the Sinners 108 The Regret of Li Feihong

Li Feihong was once a simple salaryman working in his previous life. He had an easy lifestyle, a good wife, and two kids. Besides his work, he had nothing to worry about as he contented with what he had.

But the day he committed a sin could still be remembered after the years of torment in Hell, Li Feihong was enticed by his boss into accepting a bribe from a mafia.

That day, a mafia in a suit came to his company to visit his boss, who had a connection with them. After the meeting, the boss dragged him into the meeting room and introduced him to the Mafioso.

"I want you to attend a trial as a witness for my boss."

It was what he said in the meeting. Then, he was given a script and details about what he had to do in the courtroom.

By doing the job that the Mafioso asked, he would receive a large sum of money, which was ten times higher than the salary he could get for twenty years. Li Feihong could have an early-retirement and travel around the world with his family right away.

With his greed, he accepted the bribe.

He did not realize that he went to the court and gave out testimonies for Ping, who killed Tong's parents. He became one of the alibi witnesses that made Ping slipped away from his crime.

After the verdict was given, he accidentally glanced at Tong, who was crying in anger in the courtroom and was restrained by his friends and the securities. Meanwhile, Ping mocked Tong and the persecutors for being fools in this trial and caused chaos in the courtroom.

Ping was fined a sum of money for the improper manner in the court. That was all the punishment he received.

Because of the image of the angry Tong, Li Feihong decided to dig into the case and found out later about the truth behind the murder of Tong's parents. He felt guilty for saving the criminal, so he wanted to correct his testimonies by consulting with the police and Tong.

However, Ping and his goons had been monitoring all the bribed witnesses and had planned to silence everyone beforehand. Within a week after the discovery, Li Feihong and his entire family members were kidnapped and were drown to death in the middle of the ocean.

After death, Li Feihong was judged by the angel that he had to be sent to the eight Hell for committed fraud and caused innocent bystanders to suffer injustice.

Li Feihong regretted every moment during his time in Hell. Then, he thought he was given a second chance for redemption when he was thrown into the gate into another world. The system told him to live free and be an honest man. Therefore, Li Feihong vowed that he would not repeat the same mistake again.

After living in this world for twelve years, he was picked up by Lu Bu when he was gathering herbs on the roadsides. He was forced to work in the logistics department in exchange for a few coins a month, which had a better earning than living in a rural village.

As he grew up, his intelligence as a reincarnator shone. His colleagues noticed this and reported to the upper echelons, which ended up to the ears of Lu Bu.

Li Feihong was promoted as a result. He was transferred to the main force as a provision manager. At this rank, his cheat skill came into play and made his reputation skyrocketed.

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[Private Farm World] LV 3
- Able to access a private world in another dimension.
- World Size 3,000 km.
- Time Scale Current World - Private World: 1 day – 1 month.
- The host can grow crops in the private world.
- The host can raise animals in the private world.
- All objects in the private world can be taken out to this world.
- The host can observe the outer world from the private world in the range of 1km
Skill Cost:
- 1 Lifespan per one access pass.
- Upkeep: 1,000 lifespans per year.
Skill Restriction:
- Can only grow crops that exist in this world.
- Can only raise animals that exist in this world.
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This skill was created based on a farming game that Li Feihong had played in his previous life. He could raise crops and animals in the farm world and take the harvested crops into this world.

Because the skill was created in a rush, Li Feihong did not calculate thoroughly when he designed this skill. As a result, the upkeep was expensive.

At first, he barely earned enough lifespan from the mission to pay for the upkeep, so he could not use it. Afterward, the rewards were more generous. He began to use it more often to experiment on various crops and animals.

Then, he was promoted to the provision manager. He started to utilize this ability to help the army.

The provision problem that Lu Bu and Ding Yuan had been troubled with was solved. Warhorses, which was rare and hard to breed, suddenly increased. The serious issues that they could not solve for years were resolved in a mysterious way.

Both Lu Bu and Ding Yuan was baffled by the phenomenon, so they summoned all managers to interrogate, after which, all the traces pointed at Li Feihong, who was at the center of this phenomenon.

Li Feihong was inquired of how he dealt with the issue, but he did not tell them about his ability. He told Ding Yuan and Lu Bu that he had a connection with one of the Xiangnu tribe in secret, and he had traded with them. He also refused to reveal the identity and the location of the tribe as he promised them that he had to protect their secrets.

Ding Yuan was skeptical about this, but Lu Bu liked it. Li Feihong was then promoted into the strategist advisor of Lu Bu Legion and was put in charge of the army logistics and supplies.

Then the PVP of the otherworlders happened. Li Feihong, who was doing well up till now, was shocked. Who would have thought that he was not the only reincarnator who inherited the previous life memories in this world?

The other reincarnator happened to be a soldier within Lu Bu's camp. Li Feihong had no self-defense or any attack skill, he could only rely on his boss, Lu Bu.

At that night, Lu Bu protected Li Feihong from the hands of the reincarnator and crippled the soldier. Afterward, Li Feihong delivered a finishing blow and completed the mission.

He became wary of the existences of the others after that incident. His nightmares happened more often as he later heard about Zhang Tong and the battle at Anping. There was no doubt that he was the other reincarnator, and he was so close to his city.

Furthermore, every time he heard about Tong, his heart ached as if he was about to get a heart attack. The memories and the guilt of his previous life flashed back each time he heard the word "Tong".

Now, that Zhang Tong appeared in front of him. Li Feihong could not remain calm at all. He wanted to seek sanctuary in his private world, but he wanted to keep this skill a secret. Thus, he mustered all of his courage and rode his horse forward to face his fate.

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Li Feihong stopped his horse and got down. Because of his nervousness, he stumbled and fell from the horse face-first, which caused every soldier to laugh at him.

"Hahaha! Sir Li, you still have a long way to go!"
"Hahaha! You have to work out more, Sir Li!"

Li Feihong had an awkward smile on his face. He nodded to everyone and staggered toward Lu Bu and Tong.

On the other side, Tong observed Li Feihong's every moves from the start. He could not detect any hostility from his action, his eyes, or his aura.

'He looks like an ordinary person. Is he really an otherworlder?'
'No, he cannot be ordinary if he survived the first PVP event that day.'
'But my guts still tell me that he's harmless.'
'What the hell?'

Tong tiled his head to the side in confusion and wondering if the person was a threat or not.

'I have a feeling that I have seen this man before. Am I imagining things?'

Lu Bu laughed and dragged Li Feihong over. Then he introduced him to Tong.

"This is Li Feihong, my strategist and advisor of my army. Feihong, this is the famous Zhang Tong. Treat him with respect!"

"G-G-Good day. Sir Zhang Tong."

Li Feihong's nervousness intensified. He subconsciously sidestepped and hid behind Lu Bu like a shy maiden, which caused the soldiers to laugh.

"Well met, Sir Li. Have we met before? Why am I feeling like I know you?"

The soldiers laughed again because Tong had just said a common pick-up line, which was used when a man wanted to woo a girl.

Meanwhile, Tong's frown deepened. His instinct told him that he had to kill this man, but his conscience told him that he had to befriend him. His logic also told Tong he needed this person as a friend.

With 2 against 1 decision, Tong decided that he should become friends with Li Feihong for now.

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Tong took a tour in Lu Bu camp until dusk. During the tour, Lu Bu suggested that Gao Shun and Zhang Liao should spar with Tong for a few moves, which both of them accepted.

The result was shocking to the soldiers in the camp. On the first round sword fight, Tong was defeated by Zhang Liao in 96 moves. On the second round, Tong barely clutched a victory after a close fight with Gao Shun for over 500 exchanged blows.

Gao Shun was ashamed of his defeat, but he did not take it to heart as Tong was acknowledged by Lu Bu in terms of strength.

On the other hand, Tong did not feel proud even the slightest bit from the duels. During both fights, he used the advantage of strength and stamina buff from his passive skill to overwhelm Gao Shun and Zhang Liao. Without the status buff cheats, he would not be their match from the start.

At the side, Lu Bu observed Tong's skill and his martial arts. After a while, he frowned and asked Tong.

"Tong, aside from a sword, can you use any other melee weapon?"

"A little. What's wrong?"

Lu Bu's frown deepened. He pondered for a while and said.

"Did you go through a battle without using other weapons but a sword?"

"No, I used crossbows. Is there something wrong?"

"Yes. There is definitely something wrong! As a general of an army, you need skills with halberds, spears, or lances. A crossbow will run out of arrow sooner or later. You also can't rely solely on a sword in a melee fight. What are you going to do if you encounter a general on a horseback? Jump down from your horse and ask your opponent to fight on the ground? Using a sword on a horseback is disadvantageous when fighting with other horsemen. You should train with polearms to prepare for the case. Heck, you WILL definitely need those skills. Someday, you will have to fight an enemy on a horseback. Be ready for that!"

Tong scratched his head in embarrassment. Since he copied Hua Shi's [Sword Mastery], he had been relying on a sword in a melee fight.

'Lu Bu is right. There will be a day when my gun runs out of ammo, and crossbow runs out of arrows. I can't also bet on my [Time Stop] skill to save my life forever. I need a basic skill on other weapons too.'

Realized his shortcoming, Tong confessed about his weakness.

"To be honest, I'm not that good with other weapons. I have experienced using them, but I've not mastered the polearms yet. Can you give me a pointer, senior Fengxian?"

Lu Bu grinned and jumped onto the training ground, after which he grabbed a wooden stick and walked toward Tong to spar with him.

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Lu Bu had a habit of beating up his subordinate half-death when he sparred with someone. He always claimed that soldiers had to be ready to face death at any moment, so he beat the soldiers in his regiment half-death every time he jumped into the sparring areas.

Though it was brutal of him, the training result showed itself on the battlefield. By combining the training method designed by Li Feihong and Lu Bu's beating, the soldiers that survived from Lu Bu's sparring became elites the moment they stepped into the real battle as they had faced the grim reaper himself before. Hence, dealing with weaker mobs of barbarians was easy to them.

As a result, Lu Bu and his army made a name for themselves for being elites of the elites on the frontline against Xiangnu tribes.

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Two hours later, Tong laid down on the ground, exhausted. Lu Bu did not hold back at all. He beat up Tong with almost every technique he had.

Although Tong had trained with Medusa in Hell before, he still could not match up with Lu Bu's skills. Furthermore, halberds and polearms were Lu Bu's favorite weapons while Tong treated polearms as secondary weapons. The gap in their skills was too large.

As a result, every five exchanged moves, Tong would get hit once or twice. For two hours, they exchanged over a thousand blows, which Tong could not land a single blow on Lu Bu for the entire sparring.

Despite the low level of polearm mastery that Tong had, Lu Bu grinned from ear to ear. He had never had a sparring partner that could last this long. All of his previous partners, including Zhang Liao and Gao Shun, could not last 30 minutes.

He did not utilize his killing intent or his secret moves, but he attacked Tong with his full strength. Yet, Tong endured it as if he did not feel any pain from the impacts. Ordinary soldiers that Lu Bu had practiced with would have screamed in pain or beg to quit long ago.

Even Zhang Liao and Gao Shun, who watched them at the side, were impressed by the endurance of Tong.

"The sun is about to set. That should be enough for today. Thanks for sparring with me, Tong. It was fun!"

Lu Bu helped Tong up and patted him on the back with his full force.

Tong staggered forward from the impact. He turned back and gave Lu Bu a wry smile.

"Please hold back your power a bit. If you keep this up, I might die for real."

"Haha! Normal people would have died a hundred times over already in that session. But aren't you a monster yourself? I didn't hold back my strikes on every hit, yet you aren't injured at all!"

"Senior Fengxian. It's already abnormal for you to attempt to kill your sparring partner. Please refrain from that."

"Bah, I beat up my soldiers all the time. Those two men of mine also sparred with me many times in the past. I beat them up to the point that they grew up and become my assistants. I forgot when I promoted them into this though."

Zhang Liao and Gao Shun chuckled and held back their laughter. They knew about the immature side of their boss.

Lu Bu glanced back at Li Feihong who was sitting and watching the training soldiers at the sideline.

"Feihong, you escort Tong back to the guest house."
"Eh? Me?"
"Yes, you! All of us worked our ass out while you barely did anything worthwhile today. Help me escort our guest!"
"Uh, okay …"

Chapter end