Star Dome Railway, I am surrounded by strange things!

"Turn around and bravely face the enemy! Only by facing the enemy's strengths and weaknesses can we withstand their attacks at the lowest cost!"

Jeppard, who once again blocked a giant axe flying from nowhere for Jiang Yan, even had enough energy to teach Jiang Yan during the battle.

A power shield isn't just a rigid weapon, relying on its rigid material to withstand impact. Wouldn't it be better to have autonomous robots carry it? The key is how to activate the deflection field at the most precise moment to reduce the impact.

Jiang Yan understood the principle, but holding a shield for the first time, how could he dare risk his life to practice parrying? Faced with the whirlwind of light beams, fireballs, and ice spikes, he would subconsciously turn sideways to lower the projectiles, using his shoulders to absorb the force. While it might be less cost-effective, it was still better than failing to parry and being blown away by a fireball over ten meters!

"Don't be afraid! I'm here!" As if sensing Jiang Yan's hesitation and entanglement, Jeppard made a promise without hesitation.

This heavy guarantee became the last straw that helped Jiang Yan overcome his fear.

Yes, with this big guy by my side, the worst that could happen is a dozen broken bones, severe burns, or frostbite. What's there to be afraid of? As long as I can get back to Luofu with a breath left, that little Bai Lu will definitely be able to save herself!

Thinking of this, Jiang Yan gritted his teeth, turned around very quickly, moved half of his body outside the shield, grabbed the handle below the giant shield with his right hand, and stared at the golden light that was already shining in the hands of the monster in front of him named Illusionary Leaf Weaver.

Now! 3, 2, 1, go!

Relying on the rhythm he had memorized after enduring this move dozens of times at the cost of numbness all over his body, Jiang Yan decisively turned on the switch at the handle of the giant shield, and the deflection force field suddenly started up. The moment the strong recoil force was transmitted to Jiang Yan's arm, the golden energy beam arrived as promised, and after hitting the colorless and transparent deflection force field, it suddenly exploded into a huge and beautiful golden spark!

Great! Blocked!

Just when Jiang Yan was excited, suddenly, the aftermath of the force collision merged into the powerful recoil force that activated the deflection force field, instantly making Jiang Yan's hands numb, and the shield was about to fall out of his hands.

At this terrifying moment, an earth marrow gauntlet firmly grasped the edge of the shield, helping Jiang Yan to stabilize his body. Jiang Yan turned his head and saw that it was Jeppard who helped Jiang Yan by swinging the giant shield with one hand and knocking down a world-breaking phantom.

"Well done, but next time, don't let up until the very last moment!"

After briefly encouraging Jiang Yan, Jeppard strode towards a world-splitting beast.

The battlefield was changing rapidly, and no one had time to dwell on a particular success or failure. Jeppard specially comforted Jiang Yan, which was an extra favor given to him because he was afraid that fear and anxiety would affect his subsequent performance as he was just entering the battlefield.

But he was overthinking it. Fear? Fear? At this moment, Jiang Yan recalled the life-or-death situation, and felt only excitement.

Isn't the benefit gained from this near-death experience a hundred times greater than practicing hard in front of a wooden stake?

Isn’t this a thousand times more exciting than sparring in the martial arts arena?

Since Jeppard has proven the reliability of his promise, what else is there to be afraid of?

Come again!

So in the following time, Jiang Yan treated this war of bullets and guns as a counter-attack game where he would die if he lost. Every time he accurately activated the force field, his excitement level would soar, and soon, he was enjoying it.

However, after successfully resisting a huge fireball from the outer universe, he was not greeted with praise from Jeppard, but with a loud command:

"That's enough. The battlefield is not your stage. Go find where your comrades need you most!"

Jiang Yan then realized that the battle line had gradually lengthened as the Rift Monsters approached. While he was reveling in this progress, his comrades had already begun to use their flesh and blood to resist the Rift Monsters' attacks.

Jiang Yan was instantly overwhelmed by shame. Hadn't he come here to learn the art of preservation? What on earth was he actually preserving?

Without time to regret, Jiang Yan immediately picked up the giant shield and started running. Once he encountered a place invaded by monsters from the Rift, or a powerful enemy that ordinary Silver Mane Iron Guards could not deal with, he would rush in without hesitation, using the giant shield as their strongest barrier. When the firepower was insufficient, he would even throw down the shield without hesitation, jump high, and behead the giant beast from the Rift directly.

Soon, Jiang Yan's eyes were only filled with the enemy in front of him and his comrades behind him.

When he realized that all the enemies had disappeared and lowered his giant shield, cheers had already enveloped the entire battlefield.

A huge feeling of weakness and exhaustion suddenly enveloped Jiang Yan. Just as he was about to use his shield as a cushion and lie down on the ground, the familiar earth marrow arm armor firmly lifted him up.

"Well done, another shield for the Silvermane Guard. For a first lesson, I give you full marks on behalf of the Silvermane Guard."

Thank you to all new and old book friends for your continued support. On the occasion of the Lantern Festival, I wish you all a happy holiday, family reunion, and all the best!

Oh no, I'm being entangled by the Lord of Extinction! : Chapter 11: Using My Body as a Shield

The celebration banquet after the victory is of great significance to the Silver Mane Iron Guard.

After seven hundred years of fighting the Star Core, the Belobergs celebrated every young man's coming-of-age ceremony at their first battle on the battlefield. Only those who survived the brutal first battle were considered fortunate enough to reach adulthood. They would also become the centerpiece of the banquet, receiving the blessings of all the veterans.

The protagonist of this celebration banquet was none other than Jiang Yan. Although no one knew how many decades or centuries old this immortal boatman was, it didn't stop everyone from following the traditional Beloberg etiquette and offering warm blessings to this young hero who had just saved so many people with full glasses of liquor:

"Let's drink this, Xianzhou boy. If you hadn't blocked that blow on the battlefield, we would have met at the monument."

"Well done! Little guy, drink this glass, and I'll cover all your drinks here from now on!"

"He's a real man! If nothing else, it's all in the wine!"

"Don't run away! How can you leave the coming-of-age ceremony standing up? There's another platoon of brothers waiting!"

"..."

You're just looking for an excuse to get drunk! Jiang Yan, surrounded in the middle, couldn't refuse these "life-saving graces" at all. He could only accept a glass of liquor brewed from various plant roots, a specialty of Beloberg, with a mixture of laughter and tears.

Then there is no more then.

How could he, who had just reached drinking age, handle such a strong drink? The celebration banquet had barely begun when he, the protagonist, was carried back to the barracks.

However, without the protagonist's celebration banquet, the atmosphere remained undiminished. People mourned for the sacrifices and celebrated for the survival. All of this would be left tonight with a heavy drunkenness. Tomorrow, they would forget everything and continue to fight the next life-or-death battle. This was the way of life for the Silver Mane Iron Guard.

Although the core of Yalilo VI had been sealed by the Star Train crew, the planet's climate had been radically altered, and the rift that had nearly engulfed the entire planet was by no means certain to be restored in the short term. For the Silvermane Guard, responsibility and sacrifice remained undiminished. Being able to gradually recover lost territory within their lifetime, they considered themselves far more fortunate than their predecessors.

As for how to repay this little brother who had opened up trade routes for them and brought them hope? Although they too lacked the power of protection, they possessed the will to protect. They were not afraid to demonstrate to him, through battle after battle, through sacrifice after sacrifice: the Silvermane Iron Guard's very existence was a will to protect!

Jiang Yan, who had already passed out drunk on the bed, of course had no idea of ​​the kindness of these seemingly rough Silver Mane Iron Guards. At this moment, he was groaning because of a severe headache, until a ball of fire jumped into his body, burning away all the alcohol that would have given him a hangover, and consuming all the pressure and tension, excitement and fear brought by his first experience of a bloody battlefield, and then he fell into a peaceful sleep.

The next morning, Jiang Yan got up from the bed full of energy, picked up his big shield and started his daily morning exercise. However, when he arrived at the training ground, he found that the Silver Mane Iron Guards, who had experienced a carnival last night, had already started free training in twos and threes, which surprised Jiang Yan.

Did these guys just drink water last night? How could they get up early for training the next day after drinking such strong alcohol?

After experiencing a life-and-death battle, the Silver Mane Iron Guards became noticeably more friendly towards him. As soon as they met, they all greeted him enthusiastically, or rather, began to collectively complain about Jiang Yan's alcohol tolerance:

"Not bad. Although he lay down a little too quickly, he was able to get up early, which shows that he has great potential! The remaining guys are still hungover and haven't gotten up yet."

"You need to practice your drinking skills more. How can you survive in Beloberg without knowing how to drink?"

"Why don't you rest a little longer? New recruits are allowed a day off after their first battle. When we get back, we'll give you some special training on your drinking tolerance!"

To be honest, Jiang Yan didn't understand why this crappy wine didn't make him drunk. When he first started drinking it, he thought these guys had brought him the antifreeze for the robotic soldiers. Maybe... it was because he fell down quickly enough?

Thinking about how his "great achievements" of "one, two, three, three, three, two, one ...

"Better than drinking, better protection for everyone is more important. Could you please attack me so I can hone my force field shield's deflection?"

How could one improve their shield skills by swinging the air? With so many sparring partners, Jiang Yan certainly wouldn't miss the opportunity. He quickly asked this group of generous men to form a simple battle formation and attack him.

Since Jiang Yan began learning the art, he had been dealing with flying swords coming from all directions. This kind of environment, raining bullets and shells, was a piece of cake. He quickly used his nimble footwork and positioning to overlap the enemy's firepower as much as possible. Then, he sought the enemy's weakest point, and with a single move, he shattered the enemy's defenses and began to kill...

Wait a minute, where is the protection?

Jiang Yan, growing increasingly frantic, finally realized he was training his sparring partner's spirit of protection, not the door-panel giant sword, after using a heavy shield to hold his sparring partner's neck. Seeing the sparring partner's shocked expressions, Jiang Yan was completely stunned.

For most of the previous battle, he'd just stood by Jeppard and blocked whatever came his way. When the fight got serious, he'd just go wherever the crowd was, without having to think too much. But then, when he started thinking, he became the man who specialized in hitting people in the head with door panels?

Well, it seems that I still have a long way to go before I can truly master the will to preserve and protect.

Fortunately, besides ice, Beloberg had no shortage of opportunities for battle. To open a safe path to the Creation Engine, the Silvermane Iron Guard had recently been organizing elite forces to conduct deep exploration and sweeps into the Rift. As a result, the frequency and intensity of attacks from the Rift creatures against Beloberg had naturally increased significantly. Even at a normal rotation rate, one could expect a small battle every three days and a major one every five days, a frantic frequency of combat. This was especially true for Jiang Yan, the King of Rolls, who, fearing a prolonged night for Tingyun, was working frantically and proactively.

So for two whole months, Jiang Yan completely regarded himself as an ordinary Silver Mane Iron Guard, training, fighting, and guarding, repeating the same cycle endlessly. This kind of precipitation gave him enough rewards. On the continuous battlefield, he finally truly understood what teammates were, what the front was, who were the people who needed to be protected, and also understood how and in what direction the giant shield should be swung.

As for his spare time, he spent it all traveling to every corner of Beloberg, looking for Kripper's miracles and the reasons and methods for him to protect Beloberg.

His performance completely impressed everyone in Beloberg. In the eyes of the Belobergs, this friend from the Immortal Ship was comparable to the city builders who had built the planetary fortress on Yalilo VI hundreds of years ago and fought against the antimatter army together with their predecessors.

Whether it was the Creation Engine, crucial for reshaping the planet's environment, the core, the lifeblood of Beloberg, or the military secrets of its old weapons testing ground, Beloberg opened up to Jiang Yan and explained everything in detail. Bronya even risked leaking the secrets by personally leading Jiang Yan to Eternal Winter Ridge to reveal the truth buried beneath the snow.

However, even though Jiang Yan traveled through every inch of land in the upper and lower areas, he still did not find any so-called star god power.

Could it be that my sister and I have both taken the wrong path? Could it be that I lack understanding? Could it be that my will is not strong enough?

Even with such doubts, Jiang Yan still did not stop his training with the Silver Mane Iron Guard. After all, although he could not find where Krippo's will to protect him was, Jiang Yan was very sure that Beloberg's will to protect him was with the Silver Mane Iron Guard.

This will, just like Jeppard's guidance to himself, may not be enough to knock on the door to the power of protection, but it definitely leads in the right direction.

At least until he can keep up with the pace of the Beloberg Shield, Jiang Yan has no intention of giving up halfway.

However, what Jiang Yan did not expect was that not long after, he achieved a very distant goal in his plan.

On their way back from a routine sweep of the Rift Zone, his squad encountered a sudden attack from a powerful Rift Creature. A massive arrow, like a beam of emerald green light, suddenly pierced the blizzard and descended from the sky, poised to land in the heart of the crowd. Without a second thought, Jiang Yan leaped to his feet, raised his massive shield, and instantly activated a deflection field before fiercely blocking the massive energy bolt.

After a loud bang, the scattered emerald green storm directly blew away a large area of ​​wind and snow around. Jiang Yan was pushed away and fell heavily on his comrade who was willing to act as a cushion for him in an extremely embarrassed posture.

As the severe dizziness caused by the violent collision gradually faded away, Jiang Yan, who had already broken both arms and more than a dozen bones, was shocked to find that apart from being a little weak, he seemed to be fine.

However, now is obviously not the time to carefully examine his body. Jiang Yan stood up straight despite the pain all over his body. The next moment, he focused all his attention on resisting the next round of attacks from the world-ripping creature named "Windraiser".

After more than two months of battlefield life, Jiang Yan had already acquired a detailed understanding of common Rift creatures. These bizarre creatures, originally from the Antimatter Corps, had become even more powerful than before after being distorted by the erosion power of the Rift. Especially that powerful Wind Falling Bolt attack just now. Even a formidable warrior like Jeppard had to take it seriously; if it exploded in a crowd, the consequences would be disastrous.

If he were alone, Jiang Yan would not be afraid of the mystery of this move which required a long time to accumulate power and had an obvious trajectory.

But, my teammates can’t do that!

Specializing in combat in extremely cold climates, the Silver Mane Iron Guard had never been a highly mobile force. Even if they abandoned their loads and weapons, they couldn't run very fast in this kind of wind and snow in their heavy, insulated armor, let alone avoid the pursuit of this four-legged creature.

I must stop it! If I can't stop it, my teammates will die! Thinking of this, Jiang Yan's temples instantly broke out in cold sweat.

However, before he could figure out how to respond, the second Wind-Falling Arrow struck again.

Without even considering whether or not he should block it, or even if he could, Jiang Yan subconsciously placed himself in front of everyone. Even though his hands were numb, he followed Jeppard's instructions and faced the powerful monster head-on without a second thought. His eyes were fixed on the monster's arm as it pulled the energy bowstring. Even though the energy in the bowstring had accumulated to its maximum, emitting a strong and ominous green light, Jiang Yan remained unmoved.

They are monsters, not fools! This is the lesson learned by the Silver Mane Iron Guard over the past seven hundred years, at the cost of countless lives and blood.

Sure enough, a moment later, Jiang Yan could hear the sharp whistling sound of arrows tearing through the curtain of wind and snow. The sharp sound, like a whistle, was now incredibly clear, making him feel as if the whole world had slowed down.

There was no time to calculate, and even less time to think. When the scream was about to reach its maximum, Jiang Yan simply used his thumb to flip the switch on the handle, then exerted force with both arms and delivered his answer.

As the green storm erupted once again at the forefront of the squad, Jiang Yan and his shield were flung back, but soon collided with a cold, solid piece of armor that inexplicably brought a touch of warmth to Jiang Yan. It was the captain of this squad who dropped his weapon in time, catching Jiang Yan with both arms. After his hard foot armor carved two long grooves in the snow, he finally managed to stop the two men.

"Well done! Xianzhou boy!"

Seeing Jiang Yan's visible weakness, the veteran took a deep breath and said to him calmly:

"This monster's explosive bolts will only lock onto enemies in a single direction. I'll bring a few brothers to flank it and draw at least one round of fire. The task of bringing the remaining brothers home is up to you.

After saying that, he took a few steps forward, picked up the spear and tower shield he had just dropped, and was about to turn around and leave, but a hand held his shoulder firmly.

"Wait a minute! I can still do it!"

It wasn't that he was being bravado, nor was it that he couldn't see the enemy's strength clearly. The thought in Jiang Yan's mind at this moment was surprisingly simple:

Before the shield breaks or your hands are cut off, you should protect the people behind you to the end.

Since I am the shield, this is what I should do.

Perhaps will has warmth, perhaps will can resonate. Jiang Yan's words, which were clearly not based on objective facts or rationality, still made the team leader turn his head. After looking at Jiang Yan's eyes and momentum, he nodded very decisively:

"Then from now on, all of us will be your backers."

"Come here, a few people, stand behind our fairy boat boy! Hold him up! Protect his sides!"

Soon, the team did not hesitate to put all their lives on Jiang Yan, a new recruit who had only been with the team for more than two months.

Feeling the trust of the comrades behind him, not worrying at all that he couldn't hold on, and that everyone would be turned into a pool of meat paste together;

The trust that holds you firmly, without any fear of broken bones or tendons;

The trust of fighting and retreating in an orderly manner, with no one taking a step ahead of others;

An inexplicable feeling suddenly filled Jiang Yan's heart:

Do you really believe in me so much? I’m not that confident myself, okay?

But in this situation, how could Jiang Yan appear to be unconfident?

Jiang Yan then recalled his sister's flamboyance, Yukong Siduo's majesty, and Jeppard's perseverance, and put on the most confident and fearless look he could imagine.

However, he soon made a miraculous discovery, because of the group of people behind him, at least at the moment when the huge wind-falling arrows were shot at him, he seemed to be really fearless.

He raised his shield, activated the deflection field, and dissipated the aftermath, but he didn't feel anything after doing all this.

Is this fearlessness? Is this confidence? Not quite.

Jiang Yan, completely focused on preparing to take the next blow, had no energy to think about this problem. But he knew that he needed this feeling right now, and his comrades behind him needed it even more.

So Jiang Yan maintained this posture and blocked the next shot, and the next, and the next, the strongest secret of this powerful creature known for its strength.

It wasn't until the enemy was forced back by the city defense firepower and countless people threw Jiang Yan high into the air that he finally discovered a long-ignored blind spot with a blank mind:

Could my old self have withstood such a move? When did I start being able to withstood such a move?

Oh no, I've been entangled by the Lord of Extinction! : Chapter 12 Why We Fight

Even though he really wanted to go to the training ground immediately to test whether he had become stronger, Jiang Yan had no choice as he was carried into the military camp cafeteria. He could only take the liquor again, repeat the "one, two, three" routine in public, and after he fell down after "three, two, one", he was carried back to the dormitory.

However, just in the middle of the night, Jiang Yan, who was drunk, jumped out of bed, picked up the giant shield and trotted to the training ground to start testing the results of his breakthrough.