5: Chapter 5 Moving the Go Piece Forward

The board for the Game of National Destiny was composed of starlight.

Every square on the board was a scene, a region.

Chen Aoyun "pushed the chess pieces forward" in two directions:

One was the bridge by the Raging River; the other was the canyon between two mountains.

In the direction of the Raging River, Chen Aoyun pushed forward two "chess pieces."

One was a "Swordsman chess piece." After Chen Aoyun "placed" the Heroic Spirit [General Zhang Fei], this "Swordsman chess piece" transformed into a Heroic Spirit Chess Piece.

There was another "chess piece," a "Cavalry chess piece."

This "chess piece" was somewhat special. Although it was a piece controlled by the Dragon Kingdom after a Roleplayer succeeded in "roleplaying," the Roleplayer for this piece was not playing a "General," but a "Prime Minister."

Successfully roleplaying the "Prime Minister" contributed two "chess pieces" to the Strategist that could be set to any unit type. Chen Aoyun needed Cavalry, so he set both of these "chess pieces" to "Cavalry chess pieces."

But this created a minor problem:

"The 'Cavalry chess pieces' were brought by the Roleplayer of the 'Prime Minister.' There are no generals among these unit pieces, or rather, no Roleplayer available for a Heroic Spirit to descend upon."

"Sigh, since there is no Roleplayer for the Heroic Spirit General to descend upon, then... I have no choice but to show off my own multi-line operations!"

...

By the bridge of the Raging River, Xiao Zhenghong felt a bit lost after marveling at the power of the Heroic Spirit [General Zhang Fei].

"The theme of this Game of National Destiny is 'Survival.' The longer you survive, the higher your ranking; it has nothing to do with the number of Calamity Demons killed."

"With such a powerful Heroic Spirit, wouldn't it be better to use [General Zhang Fei] to guard the Home Base?"

"Why was I transferred to the front line?"

"Could it be that the new Strategist has the ability to summon the Dragon Kingdom's own Heroic Spirits, but has a questionable IQ and cannot recognize the situation?"

On the other side of the Raging River, waves of Calamity Demon troops were marching.

Some Calamity Demon troops used the bridge to cross the river and charged toward Xiao Zhenghong.

However, the bridge's width was limited, so more Calamity Demons chose to bypass the Raging River, preparing to flank and attack the Dragon Kingdom's "Home Base" from the distant plains.

"The Strategist transferred me here and even had the Heroic Spirit [General Zhang Fei] descend upon me. What is the goal here?"

"To stop the Calamity Demon troops from crossing the river?"

"We are already in the second half of the Game of National Destiny. These Calamity Demon troops are endless; even with the buff from [General Zhang Fei], I can't hold this position!"

Just as Xiao Zhenghong was fighting the demons pouring off the bridge while contemplating what the Strategist was actually up to...

another Dragon Kingdom unit appeared behind him.

It was a "Cavalry chess piece." The Roleplayer leading this Cavalry unit was a handsome young man.

"Are you also a Roleplayer sent here by the Strategist?"

"Strange, how come I haven't seen you before?"

"The new Strategist sent two 'chess pieces' here. What is he trying to do?"

"Can you contact him? I tried to reach him, but he ignored me..."

Xiao Zhenghong suddenly froze mid-sentence. He discovered that this new Roleplayer also possessed a Heroic Spirit Manifestation!

"How do you also have a Heroic Spirit Manifestation? Could it be that the new Strategist condensed two Huaxia Civilization Heroic Spirits?"

These were Huaxia Civilization Heroic Spirits! It had been thousands of years in the New Era, and the Dragon Kingdom hadn't had a single native Heroic Spirit. Yet the new Strategist condensed two Huaxia Civilization Heroic Spirits as soon as he appeared?

What kind of background does that new Strategist have?!

As the other person approached, Xiao Zhenghong carefully examined the Heroic Spirit Manifestation on him.

That nearly solid Heroic Spirit Manifestation: white robes like snow, unstained by dust; riding a magnificent white horse, its four hooves seeming to tread on flowing clouds; holding a Dragon-Gall Bright Silver Spear, the tip of the spear flickering with a cold glint that seemed capable of piercing the void!

An unstoppable aura rushed toward him. Xiao Zhenghong's first reaction was: This Heroic Spirit is very strong! It shouldn't be any weaker than the Heroic Spirit [General Zhang Fei] on him!

After the young man leading the Cavalry arrived beside Xiao Zhenghong, he spoke directly, "The task assigned by the Strategist is: Capture the bridge over the Raging River!"

"You lead the main attack, I will provide support!" "Time is limited, let's move now!"

As he spoke, the young man had already led the Cavalry charging toward the bridge!

Although Xiao Zhenghong was full of questions, upon hearing the words "time is limited," he didn't hesitate. The [General Zhang Fei] Manifestation behind him suddenly brightened, and he followed closely, charging toward the bridge not far away.

Strong! Truly strong! The unknown "Roleplayer" led the Cavalry, instantly piercing through the Calamity Demon troops and opening a path to the bridge spanning the Raging River.

Xiao Zhenghong led his swordsman unit to follow, occupying one end of the bridge.

"You hold this end of the bridge; I'll clear out the scum on the bridge!" the young man said.

Now, all the swordsmen in Xiao Zhenghong's unit had become part of the [General Zhang Fei] retinue, receiving the buff from the Heroic Spirit [General Zhang Fei]!

The combat power of the Heroic Spirit Chess Piece was 72, so the combat power of this "Zhang Fei retinue" was also 72!

The combat rules for each Game of National Destiny are different. In this current game, fighting is like "rolling dice."

The combat power displayed by the Heroic Spirit Chess Piece is 72. Every time Xiao Zhenghong and his unit swing their swords to hack, the damage fluctuates between 0 and 72.

"That last cleave rolled a 72, maximum damage!" "One sword strike took down three demons." "Awesome!" "I've never fought such a well-supplied battle in my life!"

This wasn't Xiao Zhenghong's first time participating in the Game of National Destiny. In previous games, the Heroic Spirits that descended upon him—authorized to the Dragon Kingdom by other countries—were all trash.

Those trash Heroic Spirits, let alone being afflicted with tons of debuffs, even without those infuriating negative effects, Xiao Zhenghong had never dealt such high damage with a single sword strike before!

The bridge over the Raging River wasn't wide, so High-level Demons couldn't pass through. For the first time on the battlefield of the Game of National Destiny, Xiao Zhenghong enjoyed the thrill of cutting through enemies like vegetables, and the ones being cut weren't him.

While enjoying the slaughter, Xiao Zhenghong didn't forget to look at the unknown young man beside him.

That young man was also buffed by a Huaxia Civilization Heroic Spirit. Cold glints danced. Weaving in and out. The Cavalry led by the young man charged in and out, their efficiency in killing demons no lower than his own!

This meant that the Heroic Spirit Manifestation on the young man, just like the [General Zhang Fei] on himself, also possessed T0-level strength!

"Kid, do you know that new Strategist?" "Dual T0-level Heroic Spirits!" "We absolutely cannot finish in last place in this Game of National Destiny!" "This new Strategist must not die!"

Xiao Zhenghong held the bridge, while the young man led the Cavalry in flanking charges. Soon, corpses piled up like mountains at this end of the bridge, and demon blood had almost stained the entire stretch of the Raging River red!

Corpses lay strewn about everywhere; some were tossed away or pierced by the silver spear, others trampled into mud by iron hooves.

The [General Zhang Fei] Manifestation leaned on his "Butcher Knife," hair and beard bristling, looking like a blood-bathed God of War!

The two Heroic Spirits joined forces and, in a short time, swept through and wiped out the Calamity Demon troops in this area!

"?????????" The live stream chat was filled with question marks.

"Am I blind? The Dragon Kingdom has two Heroic Spirits? And both are this fierce?!" "The one in white robes with the silver spear is insanely cool! That black-faced butcher is insanely fierce!"

"What happened to the Dragon Kingdom having no Heroic Spirits? Who was just saying the Dragon Kingdom Strategist was forcing the condensation of pieces? Can you force a piece to condense such a monstrous Heroic Spirit?"

"Report! The Dragon Kingdom is definitely hacking!" "Where are the people who were mocking the butcher earlier? Come out and say something?" "Dual T0! Is the Dragon Kingdom about to defy the heavens?!"

This scene not only left the audience in the live stream stunned, but even the professionals in the Dragon Kingdom Support Group base were so shocked their jaws dropped.

"Does our inherited Huaxia Civilization of the Dragon Kingdom actually contain these two powerful existences?"

"The strength of a Heroic Spirit comes from how much 'Cultural Power' from the Old Era it carries."

"'Cultural Power,' simply put, can be understood as two levels: 'Historical Performance' and 'Degree of Belief.'"

"I don't know at which level [General Zhang Fei] and [Zhao Yun] have T0-level aptitude."

Which level? If Chen Aoyun could hear Group Leader Chen Feng's words, he would definitely grin proudly and say: "[General Zhang Fei] and [Zhao Yun], both levels... are awesome!"