Chapter 228: Paladin Legion
“Mr. Lin… Lin Yao, can your blessing not only heal but also increase the strength of others?”
Yang Zheng was the one who shouted these words. When he sensed the increase in his body strength, his voice started trembling, and his eyes almost popped.
The same happened to the two soldiers near him and… the group of bosses in the meeting room. Extremely dumbstruck, they stood up upon seeing this scene.
As the Sky Eye satellite penetrated the s.p.a.ce mezzanine, they witnessed the continual mutations of the people on the viewing boat.
However, unlike the situation inside, this group of big bosses deduced something after observing the facial expressions and body changes of several of these people.
“It is fear. The unknown condition that triggers the freak to kill is fear. The more afraid one is, the faster one’s body will mutate.”
“The few veteran soldiers have done a good job containing the mutations in their bodies, but this young policewoman…”
Upon seeing the military people frowning, the representative of the armed police in the room bit the bullet and explained, “She just started partic.i.p.ating in battles… This is Ice Heart. She is lacking in combat experience, but she is fairly talented and groomable.”
“She’s a silver genius. Forget it. This performance has already met the mark.”
The military big boss expected Lin Yao to hold on for 20 minutes. Otherwise, if Lin Yao were to die, they would go after the person who had allowed Lin Yao to pa.s.s the review.
Although Lin Ru didn’t perform well at first and subsequently relied on Ice Heart to become impervious to her emotions, the big boss from the military was also very satisfied.
This might seem unfair but it was actually not the case.
The reason was that the subsidies received by Lin Yao and Lin Ru were completely different.
In order to protect Lin Yao, they had to a.s.sign two high-level silver martial artists to follow him wherever he went so that they could ask for reinforcements from the higher-ups at any time.
There were also many other hidden benefits.
The more one received, the better one had to perform. Otherwise, one would not be deserving of one’s status.
Although the big bosses in the meeting room deduced the reason for the mutation of the people on the viewing boat, they knew they had been transferred several minutes ago. Therefore, they had no way to tell the people on the boat about their findings. These people were left on their own in this situation.
“I hope they’ll be able to think of that.”
“Yang Zheng has already discovered something. Hurry up. It’s highly possible that they won’t be able to recover after going through a complete transformation.”
The freaks had a terrifying presence. Despite the restrictions in the world and the fact that one had to trigger the rules, the freaks could kill humans effortlessly.
However, just as everyone in the meeting room was hoping that Yang Zheng would arrive at a conjecture as soon as possible, light appeared in the sky above the lake. The light rays transformed into leaves that fell from the sky and dispelled the darkness.
When the light rays transformed into leaves, landed, and merged with the foreheads of the people on the boat, a miraculous scene occurred. When the light rays arrived, the black hairs of the people on the boat were rapidly recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye.
In this devastating situation, while Yang Zheng was dumbfounded by his increasing strength, Qin Xue, Xie An, and the rest were pleasantly surprised to realize they had reverted to their original state.
“Phew… I almost died of fear earlier.”
“Freak, bring it on. I’m not afraid of you anymore.”
“Your Excellency One Sword, thank you.”
Lin Yao could hear everyone’s praise, but even he was surprised by the astounding effect of his light rays. He had thought that the stalemate would last for a longer time.
It could only be said that the hidden freak had been perfectly restrained by Lin Yao’s fearless Brave Soul.
Furthermore, spreading the blessing ability of the Lord of Light and transferring his light properties to others were considered weakened abilities of the Celestial Tree.
This also included the Armored Body Of Light and Brave Soul.
“Fear… What made us mutate earlier was fear!”
Yang Zheng was the one who yelled these words. As everyone’s black hair faded, Yang Zheng pinpointed the medium of the earlier attack. He thought of the way the black hair had appeared when he’d been afraid and shivering earlier and how the light had brought him warmth. After he’d gotten hope and courage, the black hair had dissipated.
However, he soon discovered in embarra.s.sment that his discovery was somewhat needless now. The black hair had already been expelled, and so long as the radiance didn’t go away, their courage would not fade.
“Is this considered a stroke of luck? No, nothing can fight absolute power. As long as one is strong and powerful enough, the abilities of the freak are nothing at all.
“Being fearless and breaking the rules is what matters. This is a genius.
“Furthermore, Master Lin Yao’s ability can actually increase our combat power. It’s really powerful!”
Yang Zheng sighed. What he didn’t know was that all the big bosses of the General Administration of Strategy had stood up upon witnessing this ability.
“Well, isn’t this what those guys showed off to us during the last global a.s.sembly?”
“Someone from China has actually awakened this ability. Ha ha ha.
“We’re going to strike gold. We’re really going to strike gold.”
“This ability alone is enough for him to qualify to be a king seedling!”
The group of big bosses was amazed by Lin Yao’s performance. Some of them simply said that Lin Yao could qualify to be a king seedling by virtue of his performance this time.
It was rare for the person who said this to be a military representative, someone who was always serious and aloof, and not someone else.
He was the one who felt the happiest upon seeing Lin Yao’s ability. He didn’t seem like his usual calm self at all when he stood up instantly at that moment.
One could not blame him for this. What Lin Yao had shown was of great significance to these knowledgeable people.
Yang Zheng could feel the changes in his body and the increase in his combat power. On the other hand, these big bosses knew that what Lin Yao had done could change the situation of the entire world.
“Blessing, Paladin Legion… I didn’t expect this day to come… We can also form our own Paladin Legion.”
The legion was the reason the big boss from the military was stunned and elated.
Contrary to what one would usually think, although the powerhouses held great power in the world after the Spirit Energy Revival, the one with the strongest combat power in every world was never an individual but an army.
The core of a real army was the kings, with close to 100 t.i.tled warlords and golden warlords as generals, as well as tens of thousands of warlords as troops. In addition, the army was required to practice the same technique and have a common will. They were able to compliment one another’s strengths and even gather all their powers on one individual.
The changes brought about by such a coalition were terrifying. When a king led a regular army against ordinary kings… the latter would be killed instantly with one blow.
Moreover, a king couldn’t leave the army just because he wanted to. There were also kings in the regular army and various forms of imprisonment arrays.
So long as he was held back for a moment, when the rest of the army arrived, that lone king would have no chance of surviving.
Normally, an ordinary army would be able to besiege and kill a king within a radius of 100 miles.
The best army could even gather everyone’s strength to contend with and kill someone above the king level.
On the Blue Planet were numerous armies, as it placed great importance on grooming ordinary people. This was their strongest combat power when it came to dealing with freaks.
At the same time, among the various major armies existed disparities in strength, as they had different leaders and different training techniques.
Although there was both open and hidden compet.i.tion between the major armies, the holy-light centric Paladin Legion, which practiced the Paladin Body Strengthening Technique, had never fallen below the top five places in the rankings.
They even boasted that—with the same number of soldiers—no army would be able to break down the defense of the Paladin Legion and, under the radiance of the sun, the Paladin Legion had the strongest combat power in the world.
Of course, the Chinese would not agree with this. The Gene Troopers of America and the Berserkers of Russia wouldn’t be convinced either. There were endless debates on this topic on the Internet.
Regardless of their arguments, they were competing for the first place, and no one would say that the Paladin Legion had no right to fight for this.
Besides, the various major countries also had a headache when facing the Paladin Legion. They were very envious of its powers as well.
They had no choice. The abilities of the paladin were too rogue. They might not be the strongest, but they could fight, defend, and share the damage between their bodies. Most importantly and annoyingly, they had ‘nannies’.
When the paladins were paired with nuns and priests to form the Holy Light Legion, this shamelessness was displayed to the maximum. So long as one didn’t have the ability to kill the paladins with a single blow, none of the Paladins would die, as their injuries would receive treatment immediately.
It was extremely difficult to kill a well-trained paladin who was fully equipped with various buffs. After all, the paladins were well-known for their strong defensive abilities. Coupled with a full set of heavy armor and equipment, one would completely lose the enthusiasm to fight with them.
Once, the other worlds had formed an alliance with an army of several million soldiers and attacked a church that had been explored by the One G.o.d. However, the 100,000 paladins had guarded the place for six months and eventually waned and crushed the fighting spirit of that army, making their leaders retreat in embarra.s.sment.
Most importantly, despite going through a battle that had lasted six months, the Paladin Legion had suffered very few fatalities. This made all the major countries, especially Russia in the north, extremely envious.
The Berserkers were known for having top offensive abilities. They were indeed unstoppable when the entire legion ‘went berserk’. If the berserkers were on the scene, they might be able to fight their way across the millions of soldiers and dash to where the core legion was.
However, their fatalities would also increase along with the number of people they killed. Most importantly, they could not afford to lose that many lives, as their population was getting smaller.
It was the same battle that had earned the Paladin Legion the t.i.tles of the Strongest Defence in the World and the Strongest Combat Power During the Day.
By relying on the strong combat power of the Paladin Legion, the One G.o.d religion rose to power in Europa again. They were even able to contend with the aristocracies that had made a comeback and the dark forces formed by the major capitalists.
This was not simple. Europa in modern times was controlled by the major capitalists. The capitalists, coupled with the aristocracies that had made a comeback, const.i.tuted the majority of Europa’s powerful forces. Be that as it may, with the Paladin Legion, the church had the ability to contend with them.
The selection process of the paladins was rigorous, and the equipment was very expensive. As a result, the size of the legion was fairly small. Otherwise, the church might be able to restore its glory in the Middle Ages and revive monarchy in Europa.
Everyone, including China, envied such an army.
China claimed to be the strongest in land warfare and have an army with the strongest combat power in the world.
No one would refute this.
The soldiers in the army had to go through a careful and rigorous selection process, and not everyone would be up for the role. The Blue Planet was in a favorable position in this aspect. Everyone in this place had gone through education and basic training. On the other hand, in the other worlds, only one million out of the several million soldiers in the coalition force were regular soldiers. Plus, this was the combined headcount of several countries.
The Blue Planet was better at educating civilians than other worlds, so it had an overall advantage. China came out on top among the other countries. The iron-blooded great wall army now maintained a force of eight million.
All of them practiced the Iron-Blooded Battle and could condense the iron-blooded flag. The army consisted of 33 ordinary kings and four heavenly kings. The warlord with the strongest combat power in China was the general of the iron-blooded army.
Thanks to the congregation of eight million soldiers, people on the Internet said that even the G.o.d summoned by the enemies would be killed.
Many others were also very envious of this. A regular army of eight million had no qualms about defeating an army of 100,000. When it came to the rankings of the legions, they would mention headcount as one of the factors.
This eight-million army was China’s strongest weapon and toughest Great Wall. They were seemingly unafraid of the Paladin Legion and might even crush the former if they were to fight them in full force.
Nevertheless, while berating others, they also felt envious of them. Although the iron-blooded army had many soldiers and could also pull off damage transfer, there would be many deaths and fatalities during one battle.
The more dangerous the place, the more deaths and casualties there would be. Although China had a large number of troops, n.o.body would want their family to die this way.
“It would be great if the Paladin Legion was with us. This way, they could be the first to explore the dangerous places and also take the lead in major armed conflicts. Anyway, they wouldn’t die.”
“What are you thinking? We have the monolith corps and vajra corps. We’re not short of defensive abilities.”
There were many corps in the Chinese army. Indeed, it had no shortage of corps and people adept at various attributes. However, it would be a lie to say that they were not envious of the Holy Light Legion, a top-notch legion, as well as the latter’s low fatality in battle.
However, that was not their army, and they could only suppress these thoughts in their hearts.
Grooming an army was no easy feat. First of all, they needed manpower and various supplies, as well as the most important figure—a legion commander—who was the core member of an army.
In a huge country like China, the legion commander had to possess a king-level endowment. A low-level golden warlord could also form a corps of about 1,000 soldiers, but this was of little use to China.
Secondly, the legion commander had to possess domain talent or blessing talent. This was very important. As the legion commander, one would need to bring 100,000 personnel together. Without enough talent, one wouldn’t be able to unite everyone. Such an army would exist in name only.
There were many king seedlings in China, and every corps had some reserve personnel. However, the light attribute was a rare element. It was too rare. Among these individuals, even fewer had king-level endowment as well as domain abilities.
Therefore, they could only covet the Holy Light Legion. However, Lin Yao’s appearance had changed everything.