28: Chapter 28 Can this be defended?

Under the influence of the power of rules, what was originally an ordinary, simple pass transformed into [Jianmen Pass]. Gazing at the gold-stamped characters 'Jianmen Pass' on the wonder, Zhao Hongxiu found her hand gripping her sword trembling slightly.

"This is the wonder belonging to my Dragon Kingdom — — [Jianmen Pass]!"

For so many years, the Dragon Kingdom hadn't even possessed its own native spirits. Zhao Hongxiu had never imagined that one day she would be able to fight under the protection of a Huaxia wonder!

"It feels similar to the descent of a [Spirit] with a Dharma image accompanying it. Within this wonder, I can feel every muscle and every inch of bone receiving the enhancement and protection of the [wonder]'s power of rules!

Such pure power enhancement, completely different from the attribute boosts provided by those 'inferior spirits'!

Is this really just a wonder with a completion rate of only 12%?

If a wonder with 12% completion can provide me with such enhancement, what if this wonder's completion rate were 100%..."

Zhao Hongxiu felt the changes in her body. It wasn't just her; any Dragon Kingdom troops stationed within this wonder could receive the enhancement of the wonder [Jianmen Pass]!

In past battles in the Game of National Destiny, Zhao Hongxiu had used the power of [Spirits], the power of the 'trash spirits' that other countries looked down upon and authorized for the Dragon Kingdom to use after discarding them.

But now, Zhao Hongxiu was receiving the enhancement of [wonder] power.

Without special rules, the enhancement provided by a [wonder] is inherently higher than that provided by a [Spirit].

And [Jianmen Pass] didn't seem like an ordinary wonder. In Zhao Hongxiu's view, this [Jianmen Pass] was at least a T0-level wonder. If it weren't a T0-level wonder, how could it provide such high-intensity, such pure enhancement to her while having a completion rate of only 12%!

"Is this the strength of a Huaxia wonder? A wonder with only 12% completion makes me feel several times stronger than when I was fully receiving the enhancement of spirits authorized by other countries!"

She took a deep look at the figure in white moving away behind her.

"How on earth did you do it? Not only can you play the spirits of Huaxia, but you can also make the wonders of Huaxia manifest..."

Until that figure in white carrying the 'tree of morning light' gradually disappeared from view, and until Fan Ling's voice interrupted her thoughts.

"Stop looking. Mr. Strategist needs to disengage from the battle as soon as possible and return to the Dragon Kingdom's Home Base with the 'tree of morning light'. If you have anything you want to ask, just ask Mr. Strategist's main body directly."

Zhao Hongxiu was stunned. She looked at Fan Ling and asked, "Why haven't you retreated? The High-level Demons and the Calamity army are about to reach the gate. You are playing the role of an Architect, and you only command 'Engineers'. Why are you staying here?"

Fan Ling snapped his complex architectural blueprints shut, casually tucked them into his waist, and then, as if by magic, pulled out a large, plain-looking iron shovel still stained with fresh soil from behind him. He spun it into an ungraceful staff flourish and chuckled:

"Of course it's... to fight side by side with you, to take the beatings... ah, no, to resist the enemy!"

Zhao Hongxiu instinctively retorted, "You and that group of Engineers have zero combat power. Staying behind is just..."

Her gaze swept over Fan Ling and suddenly froze!

She saw a faint shimmer appearing on Fan Ling's body; it was the glow that only appears after being enhanced by the power of rules. Not just on his body, but even the inconspicuous iron shovel in Fan Ling's hand had been enhanced by the power of rules.

"Unlike the enhancement provided by a [Spirit], where a [Spirit] can only provide enhancement to a single legion, and whichever person the spirit descends upon, that person's legion becomes the spirit's 'retinue', a [wonder] has no such limitation. As long as one is within the wonder, regardless of how many troops there are, and regardless of whether the troops are combat units, they can all receive the wonder's enhancement!

Hongxiu, I have always played non-combat roles. I never thought there would come a day when I would fight side by side with you!"

Fan Ling said with a smile, and while speaking, he didn't forget to fiddle with the shovel in his hand.

With the shovel enhanced by the [wonder], Fan Ling felt that what he was holding in his hand was not a shovel, but a sharp long spear!

This feeling was very strange.

"Don't hold me back!

My duty is to hold this fortress wonder and buy time for Mr. Strategist's retreat. I don't have the energy to look after you.

If you encounter danger, and if the battle is deadlocked, I won't save you!"

Fan Ling wore an expression of being heartbroken by a cold-hearted woman,

"Little Sister Hongxiu, my Fan family and your Zhao family are family friends, and your brother is my sworn brother. It breaks my heart that you would say such things."

Ignoring the clowning Fan Ling, her long sword shimmered with a strange luster under the wonder's enhancement. She raised her long sword high,

"Mount the city wall, engage the enemy!"

Zhao Hongxiu took a step forward, and the sword soldier legion behind her followed closely, mounting the city wall.

Fan Ling sighed,

"As long as we hold this fortress and buy time for the Strategist, even if we die, we can be resurrected!

But... can we really hold it?

There are so many Calamity Demons outside the pass, and there are even High-level Demons... Forget it, let's go all out!"

Upon mounting the city wall, the demons were already charging at this wonder.

The terrifying pressure from the High-level Demons could only be understood as truly terrifying when one was on the scene and feeling it up close.

Fan Ling, who had steeled himself to mount the wall, felt the viscosity in the air and the terrifying pressure from the High-level Demon that made his soul tremble. His face instantly turned pale. If not for the [wonder], and if not for the protection of [Jianmen Pass], Fan Ling, who only had the identity of an 'Architect', would have already been crushed by this pressure.

The High-level Demon was the first to charge at [Jianmen Pass], and in the distance, countless Calamity Demons were surging toward this pass!

Fan Ling's scalp tingled, but since he was already here, he didn't retreat a single step, while Zhao Hongxiu's gaze remained firm.

The next moment.

An ear-piercing roar exploded!

A High-level Demon, shaped like a giant savage bull and covered in foul-smelling mucus, slammed its thick claws onto the battlements! It poked its ugly head up onto the city wall, its cold gaze sweeping over all the 'people' on the wall.

The slaughter began!