The Legendary Mechanic

by <unknown>

  Han Xiao had already made plans when he was on the way, and he did not change his mind now.

  He focused his thoughts and was reminded of something else.

  On the way there, he had received a report from Black Star Palace; there was a Beyond Grade A who arrived on his doorstep to challenge him, and Ames had accepted the challenge. This incident was strange in every way.

  The Great Mechanic Han always maintained connection with the base and knew the situation of the battle over there. That Traveler guy was showcasing his true powers and maintaining the upper hand, but there could only be one Lord’s Avatar at a time. If Han Xiao diverted his attention to what was happening at his base, his main body would have a tough time.

  “Interesting, deliberately diverting my attention so that the church and the federation will have an easier time… Hmm, Traveler.”

  Han Xiao narrowed his eyes.

  Traveler was a neutral Beyond Grade A on the surface but actually had a very close relationship with Super Star Cluster civilizations, which only very few people knew.

  However, to him, Traveler’s identity was no secret. It had been exposed long ago in the previous life.

  Did the church and the federation work together with the Super Star Cluster civilizations on this matter?

  “No, it can’t be.” Han Xiao overthrew this speculation.

  Traveler’s identity was a secret to the outside world. Even if the federation and the church worked with the Super Star Cluster civilization, they would not have sent Traveler, or his identity would have been exposed.

  “Looks like there’s more to this…” Han Xiao slightly frowned.

  He was not concerned about the truth for the time being. What he knew for sure was that the Super Star Cluster behind Traveler definitely had something to do with this.

  The others did not know Traveler’s background, but he knew it clearly. There was no need to even investigate it; it would never be wrong to blame the civilization behind Traveler for this, and it would be simpler and easier.

  Causing trouble at my house, they’ve got guts. The Throne is still on the way. When it arrives at the base, I’ll deal with you.

  Hila flew to Han Xiao’s side.

  The other Beyond Grade As did not stop her but only followed her over and waited beside their captains.

  “You… shouldn’t have come.” Hila had a complicated look in her eyes.

  From the way she looked at it, in order to save her, Han Xiao’s main body had deliberately rushed here into this trap, gotten surrounded by more than ten Beyond Grade As, and taken so many risks.

  Hila knew that compared to her, the church and the federation wanted to get rid of Black Star even more. Plus, he had the Evolution Cube and the Spacetime Amber with him. If these enemies changed their plan to make Black Star the target… she would be the reason.

  Originally, Hila thought that she would definitely die and really wanted to see Han Xiao one last time, but when he really came, Hila could not help but worry about Han Xiao’s safety.

  All this time, Hila always lived by being straightforward and direct. Very rarely was she ever caught between such conflicted thoughts.

  “If I didn’t come, who’d save you?” Han Xiao turned to give her a gentle smile. “You’re safe now. Why? Because I’m here.”

  Hila softly bit her lips and suddenly held Han Xiao’s hand.

  Han Xiao raised his brows and was about to say something when he suddenly felt waves of vital energy being sent into his body through Hila’s hand. He received a ton of enhanced statuses on the interface.

  After holding his hand for a few seconds, Hila let it go, adjusted her hair, and coolly said, “Aurora’s ability can now enhance the strength of living beings. I can’t do much, only share the vital energy with you.”

  “…Thanks.”

  At this time, Sierron said with a deep voice, “Black Star, since you’re here, I’ll give you face. I have come up with a deal. Are you interested?”

  He felt that Han Xiao was stalling time to wait for reinforcements, so he did not plan to continue waiting and started the conversation.

  Hearing this, Han Xiao turned to look at Sierron, wiped the smile of his face, and said coldly, “Go on.”

  “If you agree to unseal the Ten Thousand Deity Scepter for the federation, not only will we retreat, but we can even fight these people from the church with you.” Sierron’s hostile sights moved around Kasuyi.

  Han Xiao’s hit earlier had combined [Charge—Endless Potential] and Silver Shadow’s Character Summon Card [Comet Rush].

  In fact, he had arrived around the battlefield long ago but had been farming distance travelled to make this initial hit stronger. Originally, he wanted to first eliminate a more ordinary Beyond Grade A, but Sierron unexpectedly came to stop him, so he had no choice but to vent all this power on that thick-skinned Pugilist.

  Although the power of this attack was far from being enough to make a peak Beyond Grade A Pugilist lose his combat capability, it still made Sierron feel threatened. Seeing that the plan would be very difficult to pull off, he had given up on capturing Hila as a hostage and attempted to reach his goal through a deal.

  Sierron did not know that Kasuyi was an actor yet; he felt that Black Star needed help.

  Kasuyi did not mind at all, “Then, our church will definitely retreat instantly, so you won’t achieve your goal. In the end, Black Star will still be the one benefitting from it.”

  Then, Kasuyi suddenly said, “Since the federation has an idea, I shall suggest a deal on behalf of the church as well.”

  “Go on.” Han Xiao gave him a calm look.

  “Black Star, I know your Spacetime Amber is very magical and can even imprison Beyond Grade As. How about this? We work together and capture these Federation of Light Beyond Grade As, then you sell them to us, and we will have chips to exchange for the Ten Thousand Deity Scepter. What do you say?”

  Sierron’s expression became grave as he glared at Kasuyi.

  While the two of them faced off with each other, Han Xiao took a deep breath and said, “No need to make things so troublesome. I’m rejecting all of your deals… You came to beat up my men, yet now you want to make a deal with me? Don’t even think about it! All of you, come at me together.”

  Sierron’s eyes widened with disbelief as he looked at Han Xiao.

  Kasuyi was surprised too. This was not in the script.

  Not just the two of them, all the Beyond Grade As of the federation and the church were shocked and stared at Han Xiao in disbelief.

  Has this guy… lost his mind‽

  He wants to fight more than ten Beyond Grade As alone, including two peak Beyond Grade As? Is he looking to be killed?

  After extreme shock, wrath followed.

  You think us Beyond Grade As are all made of glass‽ Don’t underestimate us!

  Are you not clear of the situation? Sure, your main body has arrived, but do you really think you can fight us all alone and that we took a step back because we’re afraid of you?

  “Are you serious?” Sierron’s expression sank completely.

  “You destroyed my stronghold, tried to kill my Deputy Army Commander, but want to retreat right in front of me… Do you think that’s possible?”

  Boom!

  Han Xiao’s tone was firm as his energy increased gradually.

  Hearing this, the look in everyone’s eyes became even more hostile.

  Sierron was completely furious. “Think about this clearly! Given the current situation, we won’t hesitate to make you the target!”

  Hila tensed up and quickly stepped in front of Han Xiao. Death energy spread out once again as she was on full alert.

  No matter what decision Han Xiao made, no matter what strong enemies they had to face, she would always fight alongside Han Xiao without any hesitation.

  This time, Han Xiao held onto her shoulder and pulled her behind him. “Don’t have to be so nervous. I alone am enough.”

  Be
fore anyone could vent their rage, a sky trembling energy impact exploded from Han Xiao’s body.

  Buzz!

  Violent golden Mechanical Force flickered and danced like lightning whips. Han Xiao’s energy seemed to be increasing infinitely.

  Facing so many Beyond Grade As, even Han Xiao did not dare hold back. He instantly used the trump Character Summon Cards in his inventory!

  [Mechanic Emperor Character Summon Card—The Ancient Ones]!

  [Tyrant Character Summon Card—Polar Channel Flow—Cellular Overdrive]!

  [Dragon Emperor Character Summon Card—Force Field—Dragon Body]!

  [Nero Character Summon Card—Perfect Mechanical Sense]!

  With the stacked effects of multiple Character Summon Cards, the energy Han Xiao was giving off looked horrifying even for peak Beyond Grade As. It even stinged everyone’s senses.

  Sagman and the others’ expressions changed drastically from rage to shock!

  The strength Han Xiao was displaying at this moment far exceeded what they knew about him!

  Even Kasuyi, who had always remained calm, was moved at this moment!

  Han Xiao’s eyes glowed brightly like two mini blue suns.

  “Let me see how many of you can escape!”

  Before the Beyond Grade As could regain their focus, Mechanical Force lightning shot out from Han Xiao’s body, instantly connecting to the mechanical army like an endless web of lightning.

  The next moment, the metal tsunami formed by the mechanical army came crashing down!

  Chapter 1053. I, Black Star, Am Not Cheating! |

  Sagman and the others were stunned by Han Xiao’s extraordinary energy levels. They did not expect Black Star to really strike. Shocked, they quickly took defensive measures.

  Boom!

  The next moment, the opposing Beyond Grade As were submerged under the sea of mechanical army.

  As the battle started, they became even more astonished. They felt an incomparable level of pressure even from the mechanical army.

  If it was the army of a normal Beyond Grade A, they would have been able to easily move in and out of it while destroying everything in their way. However, Han Xiao’s mechanical army made them feel like they were trapped in a swamp and could hardly move, not to mention breaking out of it. Only Kasuyi and Sierron were able to move freely.

  This was not only because the mechanical army Han Xiao’s main body brought was dozens of times larger than the two other Mechanics’ armies present but also because the mechanical army’s strength far exceeded what they could imagine. The Mechanical Force gave the mechanical soldiers incredible levels of enhancements!

  Han Xiao already had the [Perfect Mechanical Sense] talent, and now he activated Nero’s Character Summon Card as well, stacking the two Perfect Mechanical Sense talents, increasing his Machinery Affinity to a completely new territory.

  Facing such crushing pressure, the Beyond Grade As of the federation and the church had no time to think about anything else other than to subconsciously work together to fight the mechanical army.

  Boom!

  As soon as the battle erupted, it entered the climax and became a huge war.

  Inside the endless mechanical army, there were over ten spheres of light moving within. Countless beams and attacks were gathering toward these light spheres, and these light spheres were the battlefields where each of the Beyond Grade As was under intense fire.

  “How can he be this strong‽” Sagman said with a shocked tone.

  “The last time Black Star went all out was during the Planet Lighthouse battle. After more than two decades, this is the second time he’s used his full strength. It’s shocking to think that he’s become this much stronger!” Taylor was both panicking and jealous.

  More than two decades ago, the few of them who had taken part in the Planet Lighthouse warfare still had a vivid impression of Han Xiao’s performance back then. Now that more than two decades had passed, they knew that Black Star had definitely become stronger, but they never expected him to become so much stronger!

  “This level of pressure is starting to feel similar to the Mechanic Emperor…” Kasuyi’s expression was grave.

  He was within Han Xiao’s attack range as well, and he was mainly dodging attacks and slacking while thinking about the rest of the script.

  He could understand the reason behind Black Star’s sudden attack—being the party that was being attacked, Black Star could not just let them retreat easily and had to, at the very least, display his intention to counter-attack. However, the strength Black Star was displaying now exceeded Kasuyi’s expectations.

  At this time, Sierron said with a dumbfounded tone, “This is… Polar Channel Flow—Cellular Overdrive!”

  Hearing this, everyone was shocked.

  Isn’t this one of the explosive abilities of the Pugilist class. Why can Black Star use it too? Isn’t he a Mechanic‽

  “I’m definitely not mistaken. The aura Black Star is giving off feels exactly like this ability. By squeezing out his own future potential, he’s exchanging it for higher power!” Sierron said with a firm tone. “Not thinking about how Black Star can use this ability, its concept remains the same!”

  This was quickly accepted. Everyone’s expression became complicated. Their sights passed through the mechanical army and looked at Han Xiao with shock and astonishment.

  This means that… in order to keep us here, Black Star is willing to burn his own potential‽

  He could have totally made us retreat. Did he really have to do this much‽

  If that was the case, they were not surprised as to why Black Star became this much stronger. After all, it was only temporary.

  Nonetheless, such explosive power was still quite horrifying!

  Seeing how firm Han Xiao was, many people intended to retreat.

  Kasuyi sighed in his mind.

  Initially, when he saw Han Xiao suddenly taking the spotlight and going off-script, he was a little unhappy and wanted to stop him. However, when he saw Black Star’s firm attitude, he decided not to go all out.

  Since Black Star had given his all, he planned to give him face and cut him some slack. After all, he believed that Black Star knew where to draw the line.

  On the side, when Hila saw Han Xiao displaying his incredible power, she was excited and shocked, but when she heard this explanation, she was stupefied.

  The next second, Hila’s eyes turned red, with burning rage and murderous intent!

  She did not think that Black Star would burn his own potential. Looking at the reason behind all of this, was Black Star not doing this just to save her‽

  A stinging pain suddenly struck her heart and flooded her entire body.

  Hila turned around stiffly. The way she looked at Han Xiao was different now. There was only remorse and apology deeply embedded in her bones.

  “I…”

  Hila was just about to say something, but Han Xiao waved and interrupted her.

  “You don’t have to say anything. I’m fine.”

  “… I’m so sorry.”

  Hila bit her lips, clenched her fists, and charged into battle without saying anything else.

  Death energy rushed toward the church’s Beyond Grade As together with her like a tornado. Her burning rage was all vented on the enemies!

  Looking at Hila’s uncontrollably murderous intent, Han Xiao did not know what to say.

  The side effect of using Polar Channel Flow—Cellular Overdrive was a seven-percent permanent increase in the cost of leveling up his character and abilities, which was equivalent to burning his potential. However, what these people did not know was that Han Xiao was using the Tyrant’s Character Summon Card. Although it only had one usage, the Character Summon Cards had zero side effects.

  Sierron’s misjudgment made everyone misunderstand the situation.

  Let it be. Not like it’s a bad thing. In fact, it’s actually beneficial for me. Han Xiao shook his head. Of course, he was not going to e
xplain this to anyone.

  Some of these Character Summon Cards could only be used once to grant him extraordinary strength, and using them in exchange for permanent abilities was definitely worth it.

  He was filled with a sense of power he had never felt before. The Tyrant’s Character Summon Card made his basic attributes and energy strength far beyond the normal, reaching the standard of the next Promotion. While the double Mechanical Sense talents made the power of his mechanical army skyrocket. With these two together, he became terrifyingly strong.

  Those that received the most enhancements were elite combatants such as the Apostle Weapons.

  …

  Swoosh!

  Red Devil Tolaen’s leaned back and barely dodged Psionic Prime’s ordinary spear strike, which slashed his thick magic shield in half and opened a deep wound on his bone-spike-covered chest, exposing his dark brown chest bone.

  Tolaen hastily swung the bones on his tail toward Psionic Prime’s mechanical body, which Psionic Prime calmly blocked with his spear.

  Bang!

  As the bones and the spear clashed, a shockwave exploded!

  Tolaen was a powerful melee combat mage with tons of spells that enhanced his various combat capabilities, yet Psionic Prime, who was covered in gold Mechanical Force, fought him head-on without even taking a single step back.

  “Help! Quickly! His Apostle Weapons are too strong!” Tolaen yelled.

  With the enhancements of two Perfect Mechanical Senses, just Psionic Prime alone gave him enough pressure.

  Plus, Psionic Prime was not the only one fighting him—Heaven-Suppressing Banner, Purple Sky Spirit, Silver Flash, Scarlet Flame, and many other Apostle Weapons were all focusing their fire on Tolaen.

  The strategy Han Xiao used was to restrain others with his mechanical army while focusing his elite troops on one target to defeat them one by one.

  “Useless!” Sagman was heavily surrounded as well. He was frustrated to hear Tolaen’s cry for help.

  However, he could not possibly ignore his ally. He had no choice but to squeeze out some energy to provide assistance, launching some powerful light shockwaves toward the Apostle Weapons who were attacking Tolaen.