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on.”
Morred’s expression became firm. He waved his hand and said, “Send my orders. All units, retract the formation and push forward in his direction. Open a path for the reinforcement teams and penetrate the enemies’ defenses!”
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As soon as his sentence ended, everyone was shocked.
The current situation was very clear; it could be divided into five layers.
The most exterior layer was where Morred and the three Section Zero fleets were. One more layer inside was the base station’s defense fleet. Those two were fighting each other.
After the defense fleet was the base station’s gigantic protective shield, separating the exterior battlefield and the base station core. One more layer inside were the nine armed satellite fortresses around the base station. In the center of all this was the target that Section Zero planned to destroy-T-04 Hyperdrive Base Station.
Morred’s order was to have the entire fleet march forward without backup and open a path for the reinforcement teams for Black Star. This was no different from giving up any possibility of retreating and deliberately entering the enemies’ encirclement.
If they penetrated the enemies’ line of defense but were unable to break through the base station protective shield immediately, it would be the end of them.
“This is a gamble. It’s too risky!”
“I don’t agree with such a reckless method. It’s better to fight steadily.”
Many fleet captains objected. They belonged to the partnered organizations and were not Morred’s direct subordinates.
The downside of an alliance force was showing again—when facing a danger that required them to take risks, they would not be united and would prioritize their own safety before the overall outcome of the battle.
Objections came from the communication channel nonstop. Morred’s expression became more and more angered. Only the New Phylen Rebels were directly under his command, but they were far from enough. He needed help from the other organizations.
Bang!
Morred could not take it anymore. He bashed the table and interrupted the objections from the various captains.
“I know, each and every one of you wants to be favored by Purple Crystal and become a long-term partner of a Star Cluster civilization. But you don’t want to fight for it with your lives. Do you think that the Purple Crystal civilization is easy to fool!
“I’ve had enough of being defeated by the Bloodshed Land again and again. There’s an opportunity right in front of us. His Excellency Black Star is fighting the enemies with his life. As long as we back him up, we will be able to break the stalemate and win this battle!
“You’re all big organizations from your Star Systems, famous and renowned, why have you all become a bunch of cowards? If you don’t even have the guts to take a little risk, pardon me for saying this, but why did you even join this war?”
The communication channels became quiet; no one spoke.
Seeing this, Morred said in a deep voice, “Execute the order!”
The entire fleet was no longer moving forward slowly. They retracted their formation and bashed right into the base station defense fleet’s formation like a hammer!
Enduring attacks from all directions, the fleet entered deep into the enemies’ fleet and headed toward the armed satellite fortress that Han Xiao was on.
At first, the enemy fleet was messed up by the sudden change, but they adjusted their formation very quickly and obstructed Morred’s fleet.
Not long after, Morred’s fleet was no longer charging forward quickly. Like they had stepped into a swamp, every step forward became difficult. At this point, they had already reached deep into the line of defense and were only a short distance away from the armed satellite fortress’s protective shield.
Yet, it seemed like the Morred fleet had to take ten times the time they took to get here to overcome such a short distance.
“Hang on. The armed satellite fortress is right in front of us!”
The command room was shaking from the attacks as Morred loudly ordered, “Reinforcement teams, it’s your turn!”
At this time, the atmosphere was tense among the reinforcement teams.
With a serious face, the captain of the Calamity Grades loudly said, “Everyone, get ready for battle. His Excellence Black Star needs our help. Go!”
The next moment, those Calamity Grades jumped out of the spaceship, moved swiftly using the other spaceships as cover and finally penetrating the line of defense under Morred’s nervous gaze. They headed toward the armed satellite fortress.
Morred looked at those Calamity Grades full of hope as they quickly approached the armed satellite fortress.
Whether they would win or lose all depended on this!
However, as he was being extremely nervous, something suddenly happened!
The members of the reinforcement team were just about to reach the protective shield of the armed satellite fortress when the armed satellite fortress suddenly emitted a blinding light and exploded!
The entire armed satellite fortress exploded from within. This fortress that looked like a small planet turned into a blinding explosion in the blink of an eye!
Countless scraps of armor, parts, and machines were blown away, turning into floating space debris. The impact was as large as a planet exploding!
As the fortress was destroyed, the base station protective shield lost one of its generators. The shield in this area suddenly disappeared, showing an enormous hole more than big enough for a fleet to enter.
Behind the hole was the hyperdrive base station now without any defense.
The path toward the enemies’ core opened!
A person flew out from the wreckage of the armed satellite fortress.
Han Xiao!
The sudden explosion attracted the attention of everyone on the battlefield. Friend or foe, they all looked over with shock on their faces.
Black Star had destroyed the armed satellite fortress all by himself!
The mechanical army had already been retrieved. Han Xiao took his Army Boxes and left the wreckage. There were quite many burn marks on his mechanical suit.
He saw the reinforcement team members right away. He waved and sent a voice message.
“You guys are late.”
The reinforcement team members were all mentally prepared for a bloody fight ahead, but now they felt as if they had just punched a ball of cotton. Dumfounded, they all looked at Han Xiao.
Wh—Where are the enemies?
Did you kill all of them?
They were completely shocked.
How many Calamity Grades did Black Star just kill!
“What an amazing job!”
Morred was stunned for an instant before he was overjoyed, yelling with excitement.
He had thought that Black Star was held back by the enemies and had no back up, but it seemed like the situation was the opposite of what he had speculated!
He had never expected that Black Star could destroy the fortress even while being surrounded by many Calamity Grades!
How damn reliable!
The protective shield broke very timely; it was a perfect opportunity.
Not having the time to think about other things, Morred grabbed the opportunity and quickly issued the orders. The entire fleet headed right through the hole in the gigantic protective shield, firing intensely at the base station.
At the same time, the base station was trembling from the attacks. The scene inside was full of chaos. Piercing alarms echoed in every corner.
“Warning! Warning! High energy attack detected!”
Like the countdown of the grim reaper, the bright and firework-like beams of attacks outside the windows rapidly approached.
Inside the main control room, the base station commander looked out the porthole, shivering and twitching from fear. Like everyone alongside him, he was in despair.
He could not understand it. Why is Black Star so much stronger t
han the intelligence said?
He had sent out five Calamity Grades to back Tamaria up just in case. They were supposed to guard against the reinforcements of Black Star. However, he had never expected that Black Star would kill Tamaria when those five Calamity Grades were still on the way!
She was the strongest person there, yet she had been killed just like that!
When the five reinforcements arrived, the four Calamity Grades following Tamaria were either dead or heavily injured. They were crushed. Black Star did not stop there and went ahead to demolish the five Calamity Grades that had just arrived!
Black Star eliminated more than half of the high-level combatants stationed at the base station all by himself!
The ‘how to deal with Black Star’ information in the intelligence file was absolutely useless!
This completely messed up all their plans. The base station commander was petrified and unable to think.
In the face of such overwhelming strength, he felt powerless and had no solution for it. All he could do was watch as Black Star turned the armed satellite fortress into fireworks.
Time seemed to slow down, and the attacks got closer. The bright light lit up the base station commander’s face and filled his vision.
At this moment, he only had one thought in his mind.
I lost… to Black Star.
Chapter 685. Postwar Conference |
Thousands of attacks landed on the hyperdrive base station, tearing it to pieces silently in an instant.
At this point, Han Xiao had already returned to the Blacklight Stealth. He took off the mechanical suit, massaged his shoulders, and smiled when he saw the hyperdrive base station getting destroyed.
Victory at last. My efforts didn’t go to waste.
The notification of the strategic mission being completed popped up on the interface. Destroying the armed satellite fortress alone made the Mission Rating very high. His Favorability with the Purple Crystal increased by 1,350, and he was also awarded with tens of millions of Experience.
However, this was just a small part of the reward that he received this time. Killing Tamaria who was many levels higher than him alone gave him more than half a billion Experience.
Earning Experience through killing Calamity Grades is actually quite efficient. Without the players here, that’s a rather good option.
War was indeed an opportunity. Where else would he be able to find so many Calamity Grade enemies?
Through this battle, he had a clearer idea of his own strength. Compared to two months prior, his combat capability now was on a completely different level.
With (Legendary Battle Technique], he could crush most opponents with just his mechanical army. Despite having just entered the Grade A+ territory, his actual combat capability had already exceeded top Grade A+ Supers.
With so many powerful Molding Talents that synergized with each other, the actual effect in combat was better than he imagined.
Not even sending ten normal Calamity Grades to fight him would basically be gifting him kills!
As long as a Beyond Grade A Super doesn’t interfere, the others in the Bloodshed Land should all be no match for me…
Han Xiao only had this thought for a second before he immediately slapped himself and got rid of it.
That was close. I almost flagged my own death!
Han Xiao turned to look at the battlefield.
With the base station destroyed, the enemies lost their reinforcement channel. The stalemate was broken instantly. The morale of Section Zero was boosted, and they started to clean out the remaining enemies. The enemies’ complete defeat was just a matter of time.
Han Xiao had completed his mission, so he did not take part in the following battles. He slacked off with the Black Star Army fleet at the side.
Morred and the three fleets intercepted and surrounded the remaining enemies. The ending of this battle was already decided. As it quickly ended, Section Zero finally achieved their first big victory.
The three fleets cleaned up the battlefield and picked up the loot before leaving the scene in groups.
After more than an hour in hyperdrive, the fleet slowly stopped in a safe area.
Han Xiao received Morred’s invitation to attend the postwar conference on the flagship.
After calling up Herlous, Harmon, and the other officers, Han Xiao linked his spaceship with the flagship.
Whoosh!
The hatch opened. In front of them was the link corridor. Han Xiao led the others into the flagship. A few receptionists were waiting there. They quickly approached and welcomed him with a respectful tone.
“Your Excellency Black Star, everyone has arrived. They’re all waiting for you.”
“Lead the way.”
Han Xiao nodded and followed the receptionist to the door of the conference hall inside the flagship.
The door opened, and joyous and delightful voices came from inside. The atmosphere seemed very positive.
There were quite a few people in the room. All the people in charge of the partnered organizations within the fleet had been invited. After finally achieving a victory, everyone was elated.
Han Xiao stepped in, and chatter inside the hall suddenly stopped. Everyone looked over. Seeing that it was Han Xiao, their eyes were filled with admiration and respect. They opened up a path for Han Xiao.
“Black Star, you’re here. Quick, take a seat.”
The center of the hall was a circular conference table, and everyone was sitting there. Morred sat at the host seat. As he saw Han Xiao, he quickly stood up and passionately invited Han Xiao to take a seat.
“Hi, how are you? Have you eaten?” Han Xiao sat on his seat and casually greeted the others.
“Haha, now that everyone is here, let’s start the conference. His Excellency Ralph has something that he wants to say to us.”
Morred smiled and pressed the desk. Ralph’s remote projection image appeared above the center of the conference table.
Ralph cleared his throat and spoke.
“Everyone, you’ve done a very good job. You’ve eliminated the base station, causing the Bloodshed Land’s twelve strongholds to be isolated and their forces to be separated. Our troops successfully destroyed those twelve strongholds with very low casualties. This is our first overwhelming victory!”
Clap clap clap!
Everyone applauded.
“Morred, you were very decisive. Your contribution in destroying the base station is huge. Carrie, you restrained the enemies and completed your mission. Pierer, you…”
Ralph praised everyone present one after the other. The applause continued nonstop. Han Xiao’s expression was strange—this reminded him of exam result announcements.
They had just won a battle, and now they were already being evaluated for their contribution.
“Also, the biggest merit of this victory…”
Ralph turned to look at Han Xiao with a big smile on his face. “Black Star, you destroyed the enemy’s armed satellite fortress and defensive measures alone, which can be said to be the key point in turning the battle around!”
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Who said that one person could not change the battle? Black Star alone could complete this kind of key tactical mission-his actions determined their victory and decided the result of the skirmish.
“Ahem, I just did what I should.” Han Xiao maintained his expression and waved his hand like it was not a big deal.
Morred could not help but add, “If not for you, at most, we would have ended up with a tragic victory. Of course, you deserve the biggest
merit!”
Han Xiao’s mouth twitched, and he had no choice but to smile politely.
Ralph smiled and said, “You don’t have to be humble. I have already reported to the superiors. They are very satisfied with your achievements. The people above have decided to increase their investment in the Black Star Army as a reward. Also, they will consider making you a long-term partner.”
When Ralph said this, everyone’s expression slightly changed. They were jealous.
The biggest goal they had in joining the secret war was to become a long-term partner of a Star Cluster Civilization. Black Star was already one step ahead of them.
In the Purple Crystal Civilization upper echelons’ eyes, the Black Star Army’s importance had probably already exceeded any of the other Section Zero members.
Now this is what I wanted to hear, actual benefits… Han Xiao smiled.
“By the way, you also killed the Bloodshed Land’s Adjudicator, Tamaria. This is the first high-level Bloodshed Land officer that has died. The Bloodshed Land has lost an important member. You’ve done a good job.”
Han Xiao was stunned. So, that testy woman I killed is the first important Bloodshed Land officer to die in the secret war?
This means that… I took Ty-Ty’s first blood?
So… Heber won’t get angry… right?
Due to the disadvantage they had been at for the past two months, Ralph had been incredibly stressed. He kept wanting to get revenge. As soon as Black Star returned, he had finally made the Bloodshed Land lose. Ralph felt relieved.
The more he looked at Han Xiao, the more satisfied he was.
In his eyes, the combat capability displayed by Black Star exceeded the standard of normal Calamity Grades. Usually, only Beyond Grade As would be able to crush a group of Calamity Grades. However, Black Star was not Beyond Grade A. Hence, he felt that there was only one explanation for this—Black Star’s potential was extraordinary. Furthermore, his potential was becoming real strength way too quickly. He was obviously much stronger than he had been two months ago!
Purple Crystal had looked into Han Xiao’s past before. About ten years ago, Black Star had just entered the galaxy and built his mercenary group. Back then, he was not even Grade B, yet in less than ten years, he had risen extremely quickly.
This meant that Black Star had the highest amount of Beyond Grade A potential!
In all the years since the end of the exploration era till now, none of the Beyond Grade As had risen as quickly as Black Star!