30: Chapter 30 I have no regrets

More and more High-level Demons of various forms climbed onto the ramparts of [Jianmen Pass].

The High-level Demons roared and bellowed, their claws sweeping continuously, while giant weapons smashed repeatedly against the soldiers on the ramparts.

They were massive, with terrifying energy swirling around their bodies, making the air viscous, and an invisible pressure was everywhere.

But what puzzled all the viewers watching the live stream was that no matter how ferocious or unstoppable these High-level Demons were, whenever their claws or weapons knocked away or impaled the soldiers of the Dragon Kingdom, those soldiers would stand up calmly the very next second, as if nothing had happened!

They kept falling, and they kept standing back up to continue fighting.

No matter how severe the injuries on their bodies were, no matter if these soldiers had their arms or legs torn off, no matter how grave the injury, they would recover in the next second.

Even if their heads were clawed off, even if a High-level Demon 'swallowed them whole' by biting off and chewing up a soldier's head, these soldiers still wouldn't fall, and the lost heads would quickly regenerate!

This bizarre scene stunned all the viewers in front of their screens.

"It's one thing to not die from severe injuries, but even their damn heads regenerate after falling off? Who exactly is the weird one here? Who exactly is the Calamity Demon?"

"Here it comes, here it comes... Good Lord, another Dragon Kingdom soldier just had his head knocked off by a High-level Demon... Uh, it regenerated, it really regenerated again!"

"Is this the ability of the Dragon Kingdom [Strategist]'s exclusive skill?"

"Can anyone explain what kind of exclusive skill the Dragon Kingdom [Strategist] released to achieve such a terrifying effect!"

In the live stream footage, the High-level Demons were like gods descending to earth, attacking wantonly on the ramparts, invincible.

But the question is, so what if you High-level Demons are like gods descending to earth?

The Dragon Kingdom's defensive troops inside the wonder were like unkillable cockroaches—no matter how strong you were, you just couldn't kill me; no matter how badly injured they were, they could return to full health and jump back into the fight the next second.

This was too bizarre.

So bizarre that the viewers were starting to lose track of who the real calamity was, and so bizarre that the two commentators at the commentary desk didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Dear viewers, to be honest, I don't understand this scene... Perhaps we'll only be able to get a glimpse of it after a [Strategist] from another country uses a [Detection] hand card to check the name of the exclusive skill the Dragon Kingdom [Strategist] just released."

"I believe we won't have to wait too long; the [Strategist] from Sakura Country has been paying close attention to the Dragon Kingdom's movements, and the Sakura people won't be incurious about what's happening here."

Neither the viewers nor the commentators could learn the name of the [Jianmen Pass] exclusive skill through the live stream; they could only wait for the Sakura people to make a move.

In the meantime, outside [Jianmen Pass], more and more of the army of Calamity Demons approached the pass.

On the ramparts, Zhao Hongxiu slashed down a low-level Calamity Demon and shouted to Fan Ling, who was not far away:

"Forget about those High-level Demons!

Inside [Jianmen Pass], under the blessing of the exclusive skill, the High-level Demons cannot kill anyone, and likewise, it is very difficult for us to kill the High-level Demons who are protected by the 'Grand Rules'!

The vital point of the exclusive skill lies in the numbers!

Kill the low-level demons, keep the total number of enemies down, and we can buy more time for Mr. Strategist!"

[One man guards the pass, ten thousand cannot open it] changed the combat logic within [Jianmen Pass].

144,000 is the critical value.

When the total number of enemies is below this value, everyone inside the pass is invincible; once this value is exceeded, [One man guards the pass, ten thousand cannot open it] will collapse.

Calamity Demons kept pouring in. Zhao Hongxiu reminded Fan Ling to watch the numbers, prioritize killing the ones that could be killed and were easy to kill, and try to delay reaching this critical value.

"Hongxiu, did you see that? My head was just twisted off by a High-level Demon and crushed like a watermelon! But I didn't die, and my head grew back! This feeling is so magical..."

"Fan Ling!!!"

"Got it, got it, keep the numbers down, I understand, I understand..." Fan Ling, who had been swatted away by a High-level Demon's claw, with his intestines dragged out by the High-level Demon's sharp claws, held his intestines in one hand and picked up the shovel reinforced by the power of the wonder with the other. He stopped provoking the High-level Demons and began to greet the low-level demons with the shovel.

This scene couldn't be more comical; even Fan Ling himself found it novel. After using the shovel to take down a low-level demon, he didn't forget to 'tidy up' his own intestines, his expression indescribably colorful.

"I never thought that I, a [Roleplayer] leaning towards 'administrative' work, with skills all put into non-combat abilities, would one day be on the battlefield fighting Calamity Demons at close range. And fighting in such a bizarre way... putting everything else aside, if I can survive this Game of National Destiny, it'll be enough for me to brag about for the rest of my life!"

In the Game of National Destiny, [Strategists] are divided into ranks and have unique skills called 'Strategist Skills';

[Roleplayers] are the same; they are divided into ranks and have skills.

As a [Roleplayer], just as Fan Ling said, his 'Roleplayer Skills' were all put into non-combat abilities. By utilizing his unique 'Roleplayer Skills', Fan Ling could demonstrate special talents in the Game of National Destiny, thereby obtaining the necessary identities.

Of course, this Game of National Destiny was quite special; in this Game of National Destiny, all exclusive skills of [Strategists] and [Roleplayers] were disabled by the rules. Fan Ling was able to obtain the identities of 'Architect' and 'Minister of Works' in this Game of National Destiny based on his own knowledge.

It is worth mentioning: no matter how high the rank of a [Strategist] or [Roleplayer] is, or how rare their skill levels are, their abilities always belong to the 'conventional category'.

In the Game of National Destiny, only the exclusive skills of [Heroic Spirits] and [wonders] are 'conceptual' skills!

The simplest example is that 'Dangyang Bridge'.

A [Roleplayer] who has reached the ninth rank in legend might, with the bonus of a Heroic Spirit Manifestation, after the mission is completed and their attributes have been improved, and with the support of special items, perhaps be able to destroy that bridge spanning the torrential river.

But that would be destroying the bridge with 'force', which is completely different from [General Zhang Fei]'s 'one roar' using a Heroic Spirit's exclusive skill. A Heroic Spirit's skill destroys the bridge from a logical, rule-based, and conceptual level.

This is the difference; [Heroic Spirit] and [wonder] abilities are 'conceptual skills', and this is also the reason why [Heroic Spirits] and [wonders] are called the key to clearing the Game of National Destiny!

Likewise, [One man guards the pass, ten thousand cannot open it] is also a conceptual skill, and it follows the same logic.

It almost changed the combat logic within [Jianmen Pass], which is why Zhao Hongxiu and Fan Ling were able to withstand the damage from the High-level Demons!

Although the 12% completion rate suppressed the intensity, the concept itself would not be weakened; it just meant that [One man guards the pass, ten thousand cannot open it] took a 12% discount...

With another shovel, he knocked a low-level demon to the ground. Fan Ling calculated the time; from the moment the [Jianmen Pass] wonder was activated and the Strategist left with the 'tree of morning light', about fifteen minutes had already passed.

"It should be about time to reach the edge of the 'map' and disengage from battle, right?" As if wiping a precious sword, Fan Ling wiped the bloodstains off his shovel. The bloodstains were green and red; the green blood was from the Calamity Demons, while the red was his own blood.

More and more High-level Demons were crowding outside [Jianmen Pass]; this number would likely reach the 144,000 critical value very soon.

"I've had enough fun, and the mission of covering the Strategist's retreat is almost complete... I have no regrets..."

"I remember the running under the setting sun that day; that was my lost youth..."