8: Chapter 8 Heroic Spirit Exclusive Skills

After successfully crossing the bridge, Xiao Zhenghong set up a defensive formation at the bridgehead, while Chen Aoyun, who had descended in the form of an avatar, kept his eyes fixed on the 'tree of dark twilight' moving slowly ahead.

Centered on one end of the bridge, when the 'tree of dark twilight' moved tangentially to the point closest to both sides, Chen Aoyun pulled the reins, the horses' hooves struck the ground, and the entire Cavalry legion, empowered by the manifestation of [ Zhao Yun ], charged toward the tree!

"Look, the [ Strategist ] from the Dragon Kingdom is going to his death!"

In the live broadcast room, countless similar bullet comments drifted across the screen.

Since the New Era began, countless matches of the Game of National Destiny have taken place. Many [ Roleplayer ]s have died at the hands of High-level Demons, but it is rare to see a [ Strategist ] killed directly by a High-level Demon. In most cases, the death of a [ Strategist ] is due to violating the rules or the final ranking after the settlement.

A [ Strategist ] like Chen Aoyun who actively seeks death is truly rare, especially since Chen Aoyun has also manifested a Chinese Heroic Spirit and is the hope of the Dragon Kingdom.

It is not often you see a [ Strategist ] who has just become the hope of a nation get killed by a High-level Demon on his first appearance. Unsurprisingly, the Dragon Kingdom's live broadcast feed attracted many onlookers once again, even drawing the attention of the professional commentators sitting in the broadcast room.

In the broadcast feed.

The Cavalry legion, empowered by the Heroic Spirit [ Zhao Yun ], was like a biting cold light. Wherever this cold light passed, the aura of corruption was torn apart, and ordinary demons were trampled into pulp under the iron hooves of the Cavalry.

In an instant, the Cavalry legion led by Chen Aoyun had charged to the perimeter of the 'tree of dark twilight'!

But that was all.

The massive number of ordinary demons had weakened the Cavalry's impact. By the time the entire Cavalry legion charged to the perimeter of the 'tree of dark twilight', the Cavalry legion led by Chen Aoyun's avatar had lost its unstoppable charging power.

Cavalry that has lost its charging ability is not even as effective as infantry in combat.

Moreover, the rules of this Game of National Destiny are: Swordsmen > Spearmen > Archers > Cavalry.

Cavalry is inherently the worst unit type in this Game of National Destiny!

Behind Chen Aoyun's legion, more low-level demons filled the gap that had just been carved out.

And in front, the High-level Demon guarding the 'tree of dark twilight' had been alerted.

At this moment, Chen Aoyun had fallen into a desperate situation, surrounded!

"What is this? The Dragon Kingdom people are so trash; they got surrounded before even reaching the High-level Demon?"

"How could they not be surrounded? The other side of the Torrent River is a contaminated zone, and this is the latter half of the Game of National Destiny. The number of demons in the contaminated zone is countless; it would be strange if they weren't surrounded."

"With so many demons around, the [ Strategist ] from the Dragon Kingdom still dared to charge toward the 'tree of dark twilight'. Is that bravery, or is it stupidity?"

"Hiss, but even so, they shouldn't have stopped the charge so quickly, right? I thought they would at least be able to reach the perimeter of the High-level Demon!"

"Is the Heroic Spirit empowering this Cavalry legion really at the T0 level?"

Sarcastic, mocking, schadenfreude-filled, and even those doubting the ability of the Heroic Spirit [ Zhao Yun ]... the live broadcast room's bullet comments were filled with all sorts of remarks.

Only the people of the Dragon Kingdom fell into silence and despair upon seeing this scene.

"I told you not to mess around, not to mess around. Look at this now. Damn it, this is so damn frustrating!"

Xiao Zhenghong, who was ordered to hold the bridgehead, cursed and grumbled.

He wanted to abandon his duty to go and rescue him, but he could not disobey the orders given by Chen Aoyun, who was the [ Strategist ].

"No!"

"I cannot just stand by and watch that brat die right in front of me!"

Under the same faction, forcibly disobeying the orders of a [ Strategist ] could cost one's life, but Xiao Zhenghong could not care about that anymore; he had to pull Chen Aoyun back from the pile of demons!

The manifestation of [ General Zhang Fei ] shone intensely. Xiao Zhenghong intended to sacrifice his own life force to unleash 150% of the Heroic Spirit's combat power!

"This Heroic Spirit [ General Zhang Fei ] is indeed powerful; using it to resist the rules is easier than I imagined."

Precisely because of this, and because he felt the power of the Heroic Spirit [ General Zhang Fei ], Xiao Zhenghong was even more certain that the Dragon Kingdom could not afford to lose Chen Aoyun!

But just as Xiao Zhenghong was preparing to sacrifice himself to forcibly violate the rules.

A familiar voice rang in his ears:

"Hold the bridgehead; I'm about to use my ultimate skill!"

It was Chen Aoyun's voice.

It was the voice transmitted by Chen Aoyun in his capacity as a [ Strategist ].

Xiao Zhenghong stared blankly and indeed discovered that Chen Aoyun, who was surrounded, had closed his eyes.

Was this a sign that Chen Aoyun was shifting his main focus back to his [ Strategist ] identity?

He was stunned.

Xiao Zhenghong was completely dumbfounded, then immediately shouted urgently to Chen Aoyun, who was in his [ Strategist ] identity:

"Your avatar is surrounded, and you still have the mind to shift your main focus back to being a [ Strategist ]?"

"Didn't I warn you before that once a [ Strategist ] uses an avatar to enter the field, if the avatar dies, it is equivalent to the [ Strategist ] dying!"

In the live broadcast room, those two professional commentators also noticed this strange behavior by Chen Aoyun.

The more experienced commentator, York, frowned slightly.

"To dare to shift focus back to being a [ Strategist ] at a time like this, what on earth are the Dragon Kingdom people trying to do!"

The commentator's words made most of the audience switch their screens to the Starlight Chessboard of the Game of National Destiny.

"They are already surrounded, but instead of thinking about breaking out, they have shifted their attention back to the Starlight Chessboard. Is this [ Strategist ] from the Dragon Kingdom planning to give up?"

"Isn't that exactly what giving up is! Break out? Can they even break out? Cavalry charges are easy to get into but hard to get out of. Once trapped in an encirclement without space to accelerate, all that's left is to wait for death. I think the [ Strategist ] from the Dragon Kingdom realized he messed up, didn't dare to face so many demons, and that's why he is deceiving himself by returning to his [ Strategist ] identity."

"It's truly laughable. The Dragon Kingdom waited and hoped, finally managing to get a [ Strategist ] who could place their own Heroic Spirit, but this [ Strategist ]'s brain isn't working too well. First, he actively sought death, and after realizing his actions were suicidal, he didn't dare to face the consequences, only acting like an ostrich, escaping the truth... How pathetic. If I were a Dragon Kingdom citizen and ended up with such a bizarre [ Strategist ], I would truly feel pathetic."

In the live broadcast room, voices mocking the Dragon Kingdom were once again endless.

Just as various bullet comments mocking the Dragon Kingdom drifted across the broadcast screen one after another.

On the screen, Chen Aoyun, who had shifted his focus back to his [ Strategist ] identity, suddenly moved.

Chen Aoyun slowly raised his right arm and placed his palm against the side of his left cheek.

Then, he pressed his index and middle fingers together, forming a 'pinch' gesture.

Construction Power flowed at his joined fingertips.

The two commentators in the live broadcast room stood up in unison upon seeing this scene.

"He is... constructing the Heroic Spirit's exclusive skill!"