I gain permanent defense when attacked; even gods and demons can't hurt me.

Zuo Tiancheng stared wide-eyed at the black dragon in the sky, deeply shocked.

The value and potential of a five-clawed black dragon that has just entered its growth stage are immeasurable.

Before long, at Xue Dingbang's urgent summons, an elite squad of fifty men had already assembled on the city wall.

These fifty men were all seasoned officers from the fortress, each at level sixty or above, well-equipped, and with extensive combat experience.

Xue Dingbang stated that due to the suddenness of the incident, only this many high-ranking personnel could be gathered on the city wall in a short period of time.

The remaining ordinary soldiers could only wait for Lin Yuan to arrive at the designated area and activate the shared defensive domain.

Then, through the communication channel, the soldiers were directed to move closer to the area where Lin Yuan's defensive sharing could take effect.

These fifty men all held high ranks, mostly junior officers and field officers. In this squad, no one's rank was lower than that of Lin Yuan, a sergeant.

But now, as they lined up neatly in front of Lin Yuan, their attitude was very proper.

They all gave Lin Yuan a crisp military salute in unison, and the fifty men called out to him in unison with utmost respect, "Sir, please give your instructions!"

They were initially puzzled by Commander Schrödinger's decision.

It is rare, no, unprecedented in the military to have a group of officers in their sixties or above take orders from a sergeant in his forties.

However, on this front-line battlefield, military orders are absolute, especially during wartime. They are required to absolutely obey military orders, and they trust Xue Dingbang's orders.

Moreover, when they saw the fifty-meter-long, five-clawed black dragon hovering above Lin Yuan's head...

The five-clawed black dragon that Lin Yuan possessed was enough to completely convince them; someone who could subdue beasts with the bloodline of the ancient dragon race was definitely not an ordinary person.

Lin Yuan stood at the front of the line, looking at these veterans whose ranks and military positions were all higher than his own.

He never imagined that he, a mere sergeant, would become the direct commander of these elite officers.

To be honest, Lin Yuan felt a little proud and excited, but he maintained a serious demeanor on the surface.

Lin Yuan nodded to the group, and then, together with the fifty elite officers, they jumped onto Xiao Hei's back.

Little Black let out a deafening dragon roar and soared into the air.

With Xiao Hei's high-speed flight, they bypassed the dense horde of monsters on the outskirts and arrived at the target area that Lin Yuan needed to defend at top speed.

Little Black hovered steadily in the low sky, and Lin Yuan and fifty team members quickly jumped off the dragon's back, landing on this ravaged land.

While activating his passive skill [Knight's Dance], Lin Yuan quickly surveyed his surroundings. This area was precisely the core battlefield outside Blood Moon Fortress.

The surrounding area was filled with the most combatants and the most swarming monsters. Dense hordes of abyssal minotaurs, shadow panthers, and various undead were launching wave after wave of attacks on them.

The moment Lin Yuan activated [Knight's Dance], a dark golden halo instantly spread out, and all the soldiers, guild members, and independent cultivators within a radius of 1,800 meters sensed that something was wrong.

Especially the fifty elite officers who were closely following Lin Yuan, all stared at Lin Yuan in shock, their mouths agape, not knowing what to say for a moment.

At this moment, they all understood why Commander Xue Dingbang had ordered them, officers in their sixties and above, to take orders from Lin Yuan, a sergeant in his forty-first rank.

After Lin Yuan used that skill, their defense panel values ​​immediately experienced an absurd surge.

The surrounding monsters, even those much higher level than them, became no threat at all.

With this defensive capability, they are absolutely certain they will not die, or rather, they will be virtually unharmed. This is an invincible defensive measure on the battlefield.

The other ordinary combat personnel within the aura were even more astonished, especially those facing life-or-death crises, who felt it most deeply.

One second ago, a giant axe of a minotaur from the abyss was about to fall, about to take the lives of several wounded soldiers. They had no way to avoid it and could only close their eyes in despair and wait for death.

But the next second, Lin Yuan's defensive shared aura arrived, and the monsters' fatal attacks landed on them with a muffled thud, and their sharp weapons were forcefully deflected.

The soldiers waited for a long time but did not feel any pain. They opened their eyes in confusion and touched their bodies, only to find that they were completely unharmed.

Then, when they saw the extra hundreds of thousands of armor and magic resistance, they were stunned at first, then burst into ecstatic joy at surviving a disaster, and their fighting spirit rekindled in their eyes.

Then, when they saw the extra hundreds of thousands of armor and magic resistance, they were stunned at first, then burst into ecstatic joy at surviving a disaster, and their fighting spirit rekindled in their eyes.

Around Lin Yuan, the fifty elite officers acted swiftly, forming a tight protective circle around him and vigilantly watching the abyssal demons surging from all sides.

Lin Yuan looked at them and immediately gave the order to divide the fifty people into five teams of ten people each.

Each squad will be equipped with at least one support class and one shield warrior class.

Under Lin Yuan's influence, the role of the shield warrior in the team underwent a dramatic change.

The role of shield warriors is also to help block damage, but this blocking is different from before. They no longer block to protect teammates from getting hurt, but to help teammates who are dealing damage block the opponent's attacks.

They need to ensure the output environment for backline mages and marksmen to prevent their teammates' attack rhythm from being disrupted. In addition, the shield warriors are also responsible for providing control effects such as interruption and taunt.

In addition, with Lin Yuan's extremely high defense, these high-level shield warriors basically all have a skill that converts defense into attack power.

At this moment, these defensive-to-offensive skills can unleash dozens of times more power than usual, and they can now directly serve as a powerful main damage dealer.

Lin Yuan said to them, "Your role is to spread out around and kill as many enemies as possible. Assassins and rangers who are fast and confident in their abilities can break out of my shared defensive perimeter."

"Go out to the periphery and bring more of our compatriots who are struggling into this circle, thus expanding our advantage," Lin Yuan said in a steady and powerful voice.

"As for mages and warriors with strong attack power and area-of-effect skills, defense is no longer an issue; most monsters won't be able to break through your defenses."

"You don't need to hide anymore, just stand still and attack freely. But of course, there's one thing to note: when using wide-area skills, try not to hit your own teammates."

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