chapter 599 (magazine-syndication, not final)

Some say only physical strength can determine the strongest martial art.

Therefore, the strong tend to agree with each other.

[Jiang Wei]: You on the left, back off, you hear me?

[JW]: I repeat,
(he refers to himself as “old man”, which is sort of the slang for “me bigshot”)

[JW]: the King of Di is in my hands!

chapter 599 Use Once More

[JW]: Don’t force my hand!
(“don’t force me to make a decision”)

{crash~}

[Fan Shuo]: Jiang Wei, be careful not to get distracted!
[?]: Huff!

[JW]: Don’t worry, I’m the Prodigy of Tianshui after all!
(“…tian shui’s qilin kid”)

[JW]: This little bit of…

{CRASH~}

{shoo~}

{clang~}

[?]: Go!

{stab}
{stab}
{stab}

{clang~}

[Liaoyuan Huo]: Hit.

{clang~}

{clang~}

{sweep~}

{kick~}

[FS]: An opening!
(“opportunity”)

[LYH]: Hit.

{slash~}

{block~}

[Ma Chao]: Amazing!

[MC]: Too bad I wasn’t after you!

[JW]: Here he comes!

{shoo~}

{clang~}
{clang~}

[FS]: Jiang Wei, kill him then!

{wham~}

{clang~}

[MC]: There’s a type of tactic

[MC]: called “catch them by surprise!”

{CRASH~}

[JW]: Tianshui’s-

[JW]: Prodigy Shot!
(“qilin dart”, based on his nickname “qilin kid/boy”, which I have to modify to match the current translation word choice)

{clang~}

[?]: Retreat!

[JW]: Damn it! Missed my shot at instant fame!

[?]: The roof is collapsing, General, run!

[MC]: A well-timed escape!

{collapse~}
(“sha”, sand falling sfx)

{crumble~}

[?]: I-is General Ma Chao still in there!?

{crush~}

{rumble~}

[?]: Don’t worry, my king, this is our Young Master’s style.

[?]: Back in Tong Pass, he also chased Cao Cao to the bitter end!

{crash~}

[?]: Cough cough cough, it’s sealed!
[?]: He won’t be able to catch up!

[?]: It’s a little off from what I had envisioned, but same difference.

[JW]: Thanks to my brilliant strategy, teacher, I’m able to give you an escape route!

[FS]: We have always intended to fully escape,

[FS]: but those pillars you planned for haven’t fallen yet!

[MC]: Who knew a mere three people could give me hell.

[MC]: I’ve never seen such brutal technique in all my years on the battlefield…

[FS]: Nor have I seen such handling of a spear.

[FS]: It’s rare for anyone to survive our formation. You’re godly, indeed.

[JW]: T-teacher, I might’ve lost my hidden weapon…

[FS]: General, if you’re cut off from reinforcements, why not…

[MC]: Master Sun says, a proposal for truce without reason indicates a plot.

[MC]: Powerful as your technique may be, I’ve figured out how the moves work. The weak point is on one of you.
[JW]: What?!

[?]: No.

[LYH]: It’s the weapon.

[LYH]: We didn’t kill you because you are the descendant of a Loyalist.

[?]: But you are forcing my hand in this situation.

[MC]: One on one?

[LYH]: Yes, killing you is easy.

[MC]: You’re strong.
[LYH]: You too.

[LYH]: I’ve always wondered, father-in-law,

[LYH]: if I didn’t have to split my attention during a fight…

[LYH]: how strong will I really be?

— magazine-only teaser —
next chapter: “Path of A Great Undertaking”

— author’s comment —
As we approach chapter 600, the story is formally coming into fruition. It might have taken me a long time to draw all of this, but I’m more serious about it now. Despite the domination of AI in the field, this idiot is still working hard.