At the thought of Black Star’s predicament, cold sweat slid down the spectators’ backs. At the same time, the bets placed on the Tyrant rapidly surged up like mad. The various betting rings only planned to stop accepting bets after the arrival of Black Star and Heber but were forced to immediately stop accepting bets.
All the players in the Black Star Army camp could not help but feel anxious. This was the first time that they witnessed the peak characters of the universe, but they were all enemies of their faction.
“It seems like our Army Commander is in trouble…” Maple Moon clenched her fists tightly.
Frenzied Sword also could not help but worry, and his fists were clenched tightly as well.
Although the Black Star Army was the main camp in the hearts of the players, the brainwashing of the three versions had made all the players believe that the Universal Civilizations that had existed for a long time were the true tyrants of the galaxy. Originally, there were plenty of players who were optimistic about the battle, but the changes in the situation made it such that the players could not even force out a smile.
Many individuals could not help but be shaken. The next few versions would definitely revolve around the Universal Civilizations, but their Black Star Army had become an enemy of the Universal Civilizations. This was not a good sign at all…
On the contrary, Summer Night Flower was overjoyed.
The reason behind his inclination to the Bloodshed Land was because the Bloodshed Land would give them a path to join the Universal Civilizations. On the other hand, the Black Star Army only had the Purple Crystal Civilization above them. The appearance of the Crimson Dynasty was like an injection of confidence, and Summer Night Flower began to regain confidence in his belief.
“Do you see that? This is what I meant by a limited faction growth,” Summer Night Flower said with a face full of smiles. “I have emphasized this point since the start; we cannot be dazzled by the short term benefits placed before our eyes like the players of the Black Star Army. We should look far into the future and make the right choice instead.”
At the same time, many of the officers in the Black Star Army flagship had bitter looks on their faces.
Lagi then said with a sigh, “It seems like I will die here today…”
The other officers would usually tease Lagi about his pessimism, but no one replied that day.
Even they could not help but feel pessimistic.
They had not forgotten that their Army Commander had to face two different challenges!
Even if he could hold his own against the Tyrant, there was still a Psyker who wanted to force Black Star to give up the Evolution Cube. No matter what, they felt that it was better for Han Xiao to give in and take the initiative to hand over the Evolution Cube. There were two Universal Civilizations eyeing up the Evolution Cube, and their strength just could not hold a candle to Universal Civilizations.
They truly could not understand how their army could keep the Evolution Cube.
One of the Calamity Grade officers could not help but say, “Well, if he chooses to behave stubbornly…”
“Shut up!” Sylvia glared at him hatefully, “Our job is to obey the orders of our commander. What do you want to say‽”
Everyone could not help but look at each other helplessly.
“Hopefully Black Star doesn’t lose his rationality…”
Right at this moment, a Bloodshed Land spaceship flew over from afar and came to the center of the battlefield. Heber had finally arrived.
He was equipped with a set of heavy armor and floated in the middle of the battlefield like a small mountain. All the spaceship’s radars began to ring after detecting his frightening energy.
Heber then turned around to glare at Psyker, warning Psyker not to interfere with his plans.
Psyker retreated a distance expressionlessly.
“The Tyrant is here as well. Only Black Star and the Dragon Emperor are left.”
“Eh, they’re here.”
All the spectators turned around to look, only to see a Black Star fleet arriving together with the Floating Dragon Island. Because the Floating Dragon Island could not travel at a high speed, Han Xiao and Ames were the last two to reach the battlefield.
The surrounding spaceships made a path for the humongous Floating Dragon to enter the battlefield.
“Everyone is finally here!”
The spectators’ excitement had reached the peak.
Ames floated up into the air, and Han Xiao also flew out from his spaceship, looking at Heber and Psyker from afar.
Han Xiao had filled the empty Mechanic slot, and the five Beyond Grade A Supers of the Shattered Star Ring were different classes. The spectators could not help but feel as though a ceremony was going on, and they were all witnessing this once in a lifetime ceremony.
Han Xiao turned around to look at Ames, and both of them nodded to each other. He then glanced at the huge crowd, and his face could not help but contort.
“Aren’t they afraid that I may accidentally kill a few lucky audience members?”
Han Xiao then looked at the Palace of Hidden Spells and shook his head helplessly. Finally, his gaze landed on Heber.
After sizing Heber up for a while, Han Xiao connected to the Tyrant’s communication device, and his voice sounded in Heber’s armor.
“I am here, Little Ty-Ty. How do you want to fight?”
“… What did you call me‽” Heber was stunned for a moment.
“Heh, I will call you whatever I like.” Han Xiao chuckled.
Heber could not be bothered to reply and said, “Black Star, I’ve thought highly of you since over ten years ago. This proves that my foresight wasn’t wrong. It is a pity that you rejected my invitation and made the wrong decision. I gave you a chance before, but you didn’t know how to treasure it.”
Han Xiao curled his lips and said, “Don’t talk about such useless things. Don’t you want to make use of me to establish your prestige?”
“That’s right.” Heber did not bother hiding anything. “You are only alive today because you didn’t have any value for me to uproot before, and you really didn’t disappoint me. I let you keep your life until today so that I can use your fresh blood to paint my throne.”
At the Beyond Grade A level, one was only able to gain fame by killing another Beyond Grade A Super, and this had always been the Tyrant’s goal. In his eyes, as long as he could increase his prestige, more and more talents would come under him.
However, the other three Beyond Grade A Supers were not easy to deal with, and he did not have a reason to take action. Even Ames, who had her abilities countered by him, had impressive lifesaving abilities. Thus, he had decided to rear up a Beyond Grade A enemy and get rid of the fellow before he could grow up fully.
Han Xiao was the target whom he had chosen.
Upon hearing those words, Han Xiao couldn’t help but shake his head.
Since you like rearing pigs so much, you’d better be careful not to get squashed by the pig.
Right at this moment, Han Xiao’s interface lit up.
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You have triggered S ranked mission [‘Tyrant’ Heber]!
Mission Introduction: A Beyond Grade A Super stands at the peak of the galaxy, and Heber is one of them. Are you sure you want to battle him?
Mission Requirements: Last for as long as possible under Heber’s attacks. (Battle method isn’t restricted. You can only leave battle mode for 30 mins at most. There are no restrictions to the number of times you can leave battle mode.)
Reward: You will be able to attain the corresponding reward by fulfilling the corresponding requirements. (Only 1% of the time out of battle mode will be counted toward the mission.)
Last for 10s: 100,000,000 Experience
Last for 30s: 230,000,000 Experience
Last for 1 min: 450,000,000 Experience
Last for 2 mins: 700,000,000 Experience
Last for 3 mins: 900,000,00
0 Experience, +1 Legendary Point
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Last for 7.5 mins: [Character Summon Card – ‘Tyrant’ Heber], 3,000,000,000 Experience
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Last for 20 mins: The opportunity to draw one of the Tyrant’s abilities or talents, 8,500,000,000 Experience, +1 Legendary Point
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“To think that it is actually such a mission.” Han Xiao’s eyes sparkled.
A Beyond Grade A Super was a true boss and an unscalable mountain. Even if the players had his current level, they would not be able to defeat a Beyond Grade A Super with a body full of Molding Talents. The only difference was the amount of time they could last. In his previous life, there were some players who had challenged Beyond Grade A Supers, and a portion of them triggered special S rank missions like this one. It had given them rewards based on the amount of time they could survive.
In his previous life, it was incredibly difficult for most of the players to last even a minute. The only method they had was to leave combat mode and escape to the best of their abilities. Because only one percent of the time was calculated, this meant that only eighteen seconds would be counted toward the mission at the very most. If the players wanted to earn the reward for lasting twenty minutes, they would have to leave combat mode more than sixty times at least. Furthermore, they had to ensure that the Beyond Grade A Super would not catch up to them for thirty mins. This meant that they needed to escape from the Beyond Grade A Super for more than thirty hours. It was a mission that was almost impossible to complete.
Han Xiao had challenged a Beyond Grade A Super before, and his best record was only a few minutes.
However, the interface’s judgement of a mission rating was on the basis of the player’s strength, and Han Xiao was an exception.
He did not need to leave combat mode and could choose to fight head on!
With his endurance, twenty mins would only be a warm up!
Han Xiao let out a deep breath, and his bluish-gold Mechanical Force burst forth.
Behind him, a large mechanical army appeared, forming an endless wave of black!
Emperor Mechanic! Secondary Dimension Army!
Upon seeing that, Heber cracked his neck, and his body exploded with a ball of fire.
The next moment, the mechanical army welcomed a shooting-star-like figure.
Chapter 776 - The Battle
In the past ten days or so, Han Xiao’s mechanical army had gained millions of members, and the enhancements of all the models were completed. The enormous army stood before Heber, firing at him with all kinds of ranged weapons.
The psionic particle cannons’ dark energy annihilation beams formed a bright rain of light.
The Pugilist flames all around Heber’s body expanded into a huge golden light sphere thousands of meters wide, forming his protective energy layer. His tiny mountain-sized body charged forward, carrying a long tail of flames behind, and headed right into the wave of machinery like a meteor.
The storm of attacks crashed onto Heber’s protective shield, leaving clusters of explosions on the path behind him.
Facing the focus fire head-on, Heber dashed right into the formation of the mechanical army, penetrating the defenses of the mechanical soldiers layer after layer, heading right toward Han Xiao.
He decided to use his strength against the enemy’s weakness—to quickly defeat Han Xiao in close-range combat!
“Horrifyingly tanky, as expected for a Beyond Grade A Pugilist…”
Han Xiao glanced at the combat information and raised his brows.
Heber’s level, attributes, and health were all question marks. The interface showed that many of Heber’s Molding Abilities were triggered. There were [Low Damage Immunity], [True Damage Immunity], [Fixed Damage Reduction], and many other damage reduction abilities. These abilities and his Beyond Grade A Pugilist energy shield reduced the strength of Han Xiao’s attacks tremendously!
Heber was immune to True Damage as well as any damage that did not exceed a certain level, and only the portion that exceeded that level would be calculated. If the damage immunity limit was 100 and the raw damage was 110, Heber would only take 10 damage. A part of that 10 damage would then be reduced by his protective energy shield, and the remainder would be reduced once again by his resistance talents…
The damage would only count for Heber after so many layers of reductions!
The most terrifying thing was, Heber’s recovery ability was pretty good, too. Although not as powerful as Han Xiao’s, it still gave him a lot of sustainability.
This was the true Beyond Grade A Tank!
Han Xiao’s eyes focused. He had known long ago that this would be a tough battle.
Hadavy had True Damage Immunity and Low Damage Immunity as well, but as he was an Esper, his attack was not very high. In comparison, Heber was clearly more comprehensive as a Beyond Grade A Pugilist that excelled in both attack and defense.
Hence, Han Xiao had no interest in fighting a Beyond Grade A Pugilist with his body. Even though he was quite tanky, the difference in a Beyond Grade A’s main attribute and sub-attribute was way too huge; fighting Heber in close range combat was basically looking for a beating.
Seeing that Heber was heading right toward him, he immediately knew that Heber wanted to end this quickly. His lips curled up.
Although this was the right strategy for a Pugilist to use against a Mechanic, this also meant that the Tyrant was very confident in his offense and clearly ignored his ‘Indestructible Body’ nickname.
“You think it’d be this easy?” Han Xiao snorted. He casually threw a Luck Curse on Heber. Doesn’t matter if it works, use it first.
Different strategies had to be used against different opponents. Han Xiao quickly changed his strategy into moving around with his speed and surrounded Heber with his mechanical army.
The mechanical army was more powerful after receiving Beyond Grade A bonuses. With the bonuses that he currently provided with his Machinery Affinity, just a few thousand normal mechanical soldiers would be able to fight a normal Calamity Grade. Furthermore, he had the sustainability given by [Advanced Machinery Construction], so he was not afraid of the battle dragging on.
Most importantly, a huge portion of his mechanical soldiers could penetrate Heber’s defenses. Despite the damage dealt being reduced tremendously, given the sheer size of his army, they were able to deal rather considerable damage to even Heber. This was indeed the strength of the Army Style against any class—the Human Wave Tactic would always be a threat.
Han Xiao knew that there were no shortcuts against an opponent like the Tyrant, the only thing he could do was slowly reduce his health.
The energy of the mechanical suit flowed into the thrusters. Han Xiao turned into a stream of light and moved swiftly through the battlefield. The wide battlefield gave him more than enough space to distance himself.
Energy flames erupted with Heber’s every movement, like a Fixed Star exploding, shattering tons of mechanical soldiers. However, the shattered machinery quickly reformed under Han Xiao’s Mechanical Force and kept intercepting Heber in changing formations.
As a Beyond Grade A, Han Xiao had all kinds of devices that gave him mobility. His speed was higher. Although Heber was not slow, he was much bulkier comparatively, so he could not close the distance.
Heber broke a Giant Soldier into pieces and frowned. The battle will drag for too long this way.
There had been no Beyond Grade A Mechanic in the Shattered Star Ring for many years, so Heber did not have much experience fighting a Mechanic of the same grade, but he knew that the source of a Mechanic’s strength came from their knowledge and time.
It had been less than two months since Black Star became a Beyond Grade A, so he had extremely limited time to learn knowledge and did not have enough chances to expand his machinery. This was the time when he would be the easiest to deal with.
Therefore, what Heber wanted was an overwhelmingly one-sided victory,
not a protracted battle.
I have to use more energy… Heber took a deep breath, not of air but the dark energy that was everywhere in the universe. Every single one of his cells absorbed the dark energy like a bottomless hole and quickly split open.
The next second, his mountain-sized body expanded, instantly destroying his armor and turning into a tall giant dozens of meters tall. He had entered the second stage directly.
He was a unique Beyond Grade A species. Furthermore, Pugilists Beyond Grade As basically all had one specialty—their Gene Limiter was removed.
In other words, his body strength ‘theoretically’ had no limits!
Heber extended his palm, aimed at Han Xiao far away, and shook his head.
“You’re talented indeed. If you had enough time, you might’ve become someone like Manison in the future… Pity.”
The next moment, everyone’s vision was filled with white light.
A blinding light sprayed out from Heber’s palm. This Shockwave Blast was extremely fast, and it was not just shot out but could be controlled remotely by Heber.
Han Xiao dodged dozens of times but was still hit by the beam. His entire body showered in the red-gold Pugilist flames.
However, this Shockwave Blast did not explode like expected but solidified into energy like a long tentacle, grabbing Han Xiao.
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Judging Energy Level… Judgment failed.
Your Energy Level is lower than the opponent’s.
You have entered [Energy Locked] state. You can no longer use energy.
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Han Xiao was shocked. The Pugilist flames around him formed a restricting force, making the Mechanical Force in his body entirely quiet and trapped in his cells. His link to his mechanical army was cut.
He tried to break away from the Pugilist flames but was faced with terrifying resistance. His body movements were extremely slow. It was almost as if he was fixed in the beam of light.
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