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

Everyone nodded; they had already witnessed it firsthand, and it was indeed monstrous.

"Then there's [Taunt], which has a slightly wider scope; you'll see later."

Nobody paid much attention; even a tank can make sarcastic remarks.

Lin Yuan paused, then revealed a meaningful smile:

"Finally, I have one more core aura skill."

"It's called the Knight's Dance."

"Knight's Dance?"

Zhang Lie was taken aback: "Does a shield warrior have this skill? I don't recall it."

Lin Yuan nodded: "When my aura is activated, it can share 30% of my own defense with all teammates within the aura's range."

After these words were spoken, the rest area fell silent for a second.

Lei Xiao frowned, seemingly calculating something.

Holy crap!

Zhang Lie shouted excitedly, then said, "The ratio is that high? Based on your performance just now, your defense should be over 15,000, so 30% sharing would be 4,500!"

"If I, a fragile mage, were given this much defense, I could stand there and let the assassins from other teams hack and slash my way through tomorrow and still not die!"

"And if Su Qing adds a defensive aura to our gear, we'll only become even tankier!"

Wang Gang, the deputy tank commander standing to the side, also revealed a look of envy in his eyes. As a fellow professional, he knew all too well what this meant.

"This skill is probably your exclusive skill."

Wang Gang sighed, "I've never heard of a shield warrior who can transfer their own defense to others; at most, they can only add a percentage-based shield."

"Lin Yuan, your profession is indeed perverted."

Looking at everyone's "I've hit the jackpot" expressions.

Lin Yuan's lips curled slightly, revealing a meaningful smile.

"Four thousand five?"

"Your perspective is still too narrow."

He didn't explain much; it was just a thought that crossed his mind.

"Knight's Dance, Activate!"

At the same time, he placed a temporary mental mark on the group, classifying them as "teammates".

next second.

"Holy crap?!"

The beverage can in Zhang Lie's hand was crushed by his hand.

Lei Xiao suddenly sprang up from his chair, not even noticing his knee hitting the table.

The expressions on the faces of Chen Feng, Su Qing, and even the usually calm Tang Yu all became incredibly interesting in that instant!

That was a look of utter disbelief.

Because just now.

Their physical defense on their attribute panel suddenly skyrocketed, like a rocket launch!

[Gain teammate buff: Unbreakable Barrier!]

"Eighty-eighty-five thousand?!"

Zhang Lie's voice was trembling, and his finger pointing at Lin Yuan was shaking violently.

"Am I seeing things?!"

"My defense is about to break 90,000?!"

"Me, a mage, and I've become this hard?!"

Lei Xiao also gasped, his eyes filled with horror.

"You added 85,000 defense, and pushed it back." Lei Xiao stared intently at Lin Yuan, his voice hoarse. "Your base physical defense is close to 300,000?!"

Three hundred thousand!

This is a walking city wall!

No wonder he's so confident!

No wonder he was able to withstand my real injuries without collapsing!

Holy crap!

Holy crap!

All those words, in the end, boiled down to these two simple and unadorned phrases.

The way they looked at Lin Yuan had completely changed.

If before it was about respect, now it's about looking at a "godfather"!

"Brother Lin Yuan!"

Zhang Lie lunged forward, and if Chen Feng hadn't been holding him back, he would have clung to Chen Feng's leg, crying, "Godfather! Accept my bow!"

"From now on, I'll go wherever you point!"

Just then, Su Qing, who had been silent all along, finally snapped out of her shock.

She blinked her big, watery eyes, her voice soft and expectant:

"That one."

"Junior Brother Lin Yuan," Su Qing timidly raised her hand, "I'm a support character, so if I also buff your defense..."

"If we share it back proportionally, won't our defenses become even greater?"

"Like a nesting doll?"

Upon hearing this idea, everyone's eyes lit up even more.

Stepping on the right foot with the left foot to ascend to heaven?

Lin Yuan looked at the cute and adorable little girl with a unique way of thinking and nodded:

"Theoretically feasible."

"Give it a try."

Soon, Su Qing stood up, and a delicate staff radiating starlight appeared in her hand.

She sang softly, and a dazzling starlight enveloped Lin Yuan.

[Skill: Star Guardian!]

At this moment, Lin Yuan's defense increased once again.

Immediately afterwards, the shared defense system that was fed back to everyone also twitched.

"It's broken 100,000!!!"

Zhang Lie was so excited he almost fainted.

Lei Xiao took a deep breath to calm his wildly beating heart.

"Alright, stop howling."

"That means..."

Lei Xiao's eyes became incredibly sharp:

"We're heading to Azure Island tomorrow, unless we encounter true damage or other special effects that ignore defense."

"Otherwise, whether they're physical assassins or warriors, they'll all be nothing but scratches in front of us!"

"We just need to be careful of the opponent's true damage skills."

Su Qing nodded very seriously:

"I'll be careful tomorrow too."

"If the opponent uses a skill that deals true damage, or a powerful ultimate move that looks very dangerous."

"I will use my skills to predict your movements as much as possible and then give you an evasion buff."

Lin Yuan gave her an appreciative look: "Actually, it doesn't need to be that complicated. If there's an attack like that tomorrow, or if someone gets targeted by multiple enemies..."

Lin Yuan gave her an appreciative look: "Actually, it doesn't need to be that complicated. If there's an attack like that tomorrow, or if someone gets targeted by multiple enemies..."

"Just hide behind me, I'll take care of it."

Lin Yuan paused, his tone becoming more serious: "However, the other side has at least three legendary-level professionals, and their levels are probably not low either."

"My health is only 50,000 right now, and I don't think I can withstand many true damage skills like the captain's that deal over 5,000 damage."

Lin Yuan looked at Su Qing with sincere eyes:

"So, Senior Su Qing, I'll need you to keep an eye on my health bar at crucial moments and cast any health-boosting skills or large healing spells on me."

"It's still a bit lacking when facing that kind of high burst damage."

Looking at Lin Yuan's handsome and earnest face, Su Qing blushed slightly and nodded emphatically:

"Um!"

"I will!"

"Also, just call me Su Qing. Calling me... calling me senior sister sounds a bit too formal."

Next, everyone's spirits soared, and they began to enthusiastically discuss tomorrow's tactics.

After all, the terrain of the dark blue island is complex.

The teams from those three countries must have landed on the island from three different locations.

In addition to facing competition and battles with each other, there are also a large number of native monsters and bosses on the island.

According to preliminary detection, the monsters are all between level 35 and 45!