Hella was the new Deputy Army Commander and a newly born Beyond Grade A Super. She had received a lot of attention recently, and it was time for her to shine. The more famous she was, the more benefits she would bring to the army. At this juncture, Han Xiao would not damage her reputation.
Therefore, the sparring between the two of them was purely private. Han Xiao did not need to defeat Hella to gain reputation. He did not need to be in the limelight.
Quietly leaving the Black Star Corps headquarters, the two of them found a desolate planet. Han Xiao used an anti-detection device to isolate the outside world from energy detection, forming a secret battlefield.
"Let's do it here."
The two of them landed on the gray ground. Han Xiao raised his hand and opened the secondary dimensional army box. Groups of mechanical soldiers came out in formation, and the black mass of machines spread out like a tide.
With his main body here, he could mobilize all his troops. The scale was extremely large. Even though Han Xiao did not summon all his troops, they quickly filled the sky and the ground.
Psionic Prime and a portion of the Apostle Weapons lined up. They had returned from the Flickering World and were accompanying Han Xiao, acting as the top combatants of the Mech Legion.
Han Xiao summoned a Lord's Avatar and sent his consciousness into it. He then had his main body leave the battlefield.
Sparring was sparring, but he did not plan to shorten his lifespan. Sending his main body here was to express his attitude, but sending his avatar here was to be cautious.
Seeing this, Hila narrowed her eyes and did not say anything, silently agreeing.
Although she hoped that Black Star would go all out, she knew that her ability was a little strange and did not want to cause any hidden damage to Han Xiao. Furthermore, even Black Star's avatar was difficult to deal with. There was also a bunch of Apostle Weapons beside him.
After stepping into the Beyond Grade A realm, Hella was in high spirits. However, she also knew that the possibility of defeating Han Xiao was extremely low. She wanted to see how big the gap was between her and Han Xiao.
Hila exhaled, and her eyes suddenly lit up with a red light. Waves of red death energy surged out of her body and rushed into the sky, reflecting a red glow. The red energy boiled and rolled like a roaring sea. It was still expanding, and its momentum was on par with the overwhelming Mech Legion.
"Are you done? I'm going."
Hella entered battle mode, her expression becoming calm and indifferent.
Han Xiao closed the secondary dimensional army box, controlled his doppelganger to stretch its neck, and released Mechanical Force to strengthen the entire army. He then looked down at the ground beneath his feet and shook his head helplessly. "A good planet is going to suffer again."
As soon as he finished speaking, Hella didn't say anything and pushed both of her hands forward, brazenly launching an attack!
Rumble!!
The death energy gathered in midair slammed down like an avalanche, enveloping all the mechanical troops in front of them within its attack range!
The outer armor of every mechanical soldier reflected the blood-red tide. Psionic Prime raised his head to take a look, raised the Psionic Prime Spear in his hand, and lightly tapped it on the ground.
Pa!
With him as the center, a light blue psionic barrier suddenly popped out and rapidly expanded, directly enveloping the entire Mech Legion.
The tsunami-like death energy smashed onto the psionic barrier, creating an earth-shattering sound!
With a flash of light, an energy shockwave mixed with red and blue swept out!
Rumble!
The ground cracked inch by inch, and dust sprayed out like fountains. Rifts appeared, cliffs sank, and ridges protruded. The terrain within a few hundred kilometers changed drastically!
Hella's expression changed. Psionic Prime was actually able to fight her head-on, which was out of her expectations.
The way she saw it, Han Xiao would most likely use the army's strategy to win with numbers. She did not expect Han Xiao's Apostle Weapons to have already been strengthened to such an extent.
Hella's eyes narrowed. She leaped into the air, raised her hand, and pressed down. The power of the death energy that was corroding and attacking the psionic barrier increased again, and large cracks instantly appeared on the psionic barrier that was already in a stalemate.
Suddenly, with a loud bang, the barrier shattered into dust!
After all, Hella was not like Kohler and Beyoni. Compared to her, there was still a gap between the Apostle Weapons.
The Mech Legion suddenly spread out, and each of them popped out their psionic shields. They prepared to defend against the impact of the death energy while raising their cannons to counterattack.
Countless energy cannons were fired at Hella. The blinding light seemed to have cut open space, leaving behind trails of light. Not many Beyond Grade As were willing to take on such a ferocious attack head-on from the Mech Legion, and Hella was no exception.
Her figure moved rapidly in the air, dodging the attacks. Endless death energy gushed out from her body, forming layers of tight shields that covered her body. From time to time, the energy cannons would hit her shield, creating holes in it.
The death energy could be used for both offense and defense. There were very few Beyond Grade As who did not have shields.
The [Power of the Dead] Esper Ability was actually at a disadvantage against the Mech Legion. Ordinary mechanical soldiers were inanimate objects, and Hella's' lifesteal 'attribute could not be triggered. This cut off an important way to recover health.
Furthermore, the mental damage caused by the death energy was also useless against the Mech Legion. This meant that she had lost another advantage.
Only when she faced an opponent with vitality could her ability be used to its fullest potential.
After all, defense was not Hella's forte. The Mech Legion had been strengthened many times, and their attack power had long been reborn. As soon as the Mech Legion began to fight, Hella felt an overwhelming pressure. Han Xiao's cannons continuously penetrated her shield and landed on her body. Her health dropped bit by bit, and her injuries gradually accumulated.
However, Hella's recovery was not bad either. Although it could not be compared to Aurora, it was still very impressive. When her level was very low, she already had the [High-Speed Healing] talent. The [Power of the Dead] would nourish her flesh, increasing her normal recovery by 500% and increasing her recovery by 1,000% to 2,000% when using energy.
Now that she had stepped into the Beyond Grade A realm, Hella had also obtained more recovery abilities. Even if the 'lifesteal' attribute could not be used, her recovery speed was still extremely fast. She was the kind of person who looked fragile but was actually very tanky. In this aspect, she was in the same vein as Han Xiao.
For a while, she could withstand the focused fire of the Mech Legion.
"Not bad. Looks like we won't lose so quickly." Seeing this, Han Xiao smiled and continued to grind his steps.
After the battle began, he had his doppelganger activate [Charge — Endless Potential] and started to move around crazily, increasing the movement distance.
After activating this skill, he would enter the preparation phase. The movement distance during the preparation phase was the effective distance. Before the attack was launched, the skill would be in a continuous state. Only after the attack was launched would the cooldown of the skill begin.
Although the power of the skill depended on the distance and not the speed, the name of the skill still had the word 'Charge' in it. Moving around and stopping would not work. The so-called 'Charge Distance' in the skill introduction meant that after the skill was activated, he would have to keep moving. Speed did not matter, but if he stopped, he would have to start from zero. Even if he continued to move, the skill would only calculate the last movement distance between the last pause and the last attack.
Once he started charging, it was best not to stop. With the Mech Legion holding him back, Han Xiao could easily do this. Furthermore, [Charge — Endless Potential] would only take effect after the next melee attack, so it would not affect his long-range attacks.
Because his level was higher than Hella's, after the battle, the combat information on the interface showed all of Hella's attributes. All of her abilities were displayed at a glance. Han Xiao held her back from a distance while browsing the combat information.
"As expected of an Esper Ability with Grade S potential. Her attributes are really good."
After looking at it for a while, even Han Xiao felt a little jealous.
Compared to him, a 'fake genius' who was searching for talents everywhere, Hella was the real deal. She had a bunch of talents, many of which were unique to her. She had the potential to be a super fighter.
When she grew up and her basic attributes became higher, the effects of these talents would become even more overpowered. However, she was still far from her peak in his previous life. Even if she had become a Beyond Grade A Super, she was still too young in Han Xiao's eyes.
Hella's Beyond Grade A talents were not out of Han Xiao's expectations. One of them was [Supreme Power], which greatly increased the strength of her Esper Ability. The other was [Cell Reactor], which greatly increased her energy and endurance.
Although he had to go easy on Hella to maintain her confidence, Han Xiao did not plan to go easy on her too much. He did not want to fight a protracted battle.
Although the focus fire of the army was huge, Hella was not afraid for a while. What really put her in danger was the group of Apostle Weapons led by Psionic Prime.
Each of the Apostle Weapons could fight on their own and were much stronger than when they were fighting Ames. Now that they were attacking Hella together, she was immediately forced into a corner.
Boom! Boom!
The Heaven-Subduing Banner charged all the way. Occasionally, some death energy that slipped through the net would shoot at him, but he would constantly switch weapons and shatter them, unable to stop him at all. He was equipped with countless high-tech melee weapons. He was a weapons master and was the chief instructor of the mechanical civilization's combat skills.
After successfully getting close to Han Xiao, the Heaven-Suppressing Flag immediately jumped and flipped around. The Electromagnetic Blade, High Frequency Chain Blade, Cutting Axe, and other weapons were switched around smoothly, unleashing a series of Mechanical Pugilist combos. The mechanical body was extremely agile, and it was as beautiful as a war dance.
Hila had no choice but to condense the death energy on her body, turning her body into a weapon to deal with the attacks of the Heaven-Subduing Banner. Unfortunately, her close combat ability was far inferior to a weapon master who had mastered countless weapon styles. Very quickly, she was left with no choice but to take a beating.
Clang!
The vibrating axe made of alloy was blocked by Hila's hand, leaving behind a shallow trace of blood. She then raised her leg high and stomped on the axe. Following that, her jade-like palm struck out through the air, and a beam of highly concentrated death energy shot out from her palm, blowing away the Heaven-Subduing Flag that was close to her.
Before she could catch her breath, the space behind her rippled, and Mad Sky Hunter appeared. He opened his mouth full of sharp metal teeth and bit toward Hella's neck.
"Piss off!"
Hella reacted quickly. She lowered her head, raised her hand, and elbowed.
The tip of her elbow hit Mad Sky Hunter's chin. Death energy exploded, creating a shockwave that blew this mechanical beast away.
At this time, a purple figure arrived from above. It was wrapped in a twisted force field and dragged a lightning-like energy trail behind it. It knocked Hella away and smashed her into the ground.
This was a purple, muscular mechanical soldier with nano-biochemical tendons all over its body. It was Purple Sky Spirit, who had entered an overclocked and berserk state. Its combat ability was extremely high.
Hella spun like a top. While stabilizing her body, she shot out death energy to force the Apostle Weapon back. She wanted to buy some time to catch her breath.
However, at this time, a cold light suddenly pierced through the red curtain and lit up in front of Hella's eyes.
Swoosh!
Hella hurriedly turned her head. This cold light brushed past her face, leaving behind a shallow wound.
This cold light came from the tip of a spear. It shot out a dark blue, highly condensed psionic blade. The one holding the spear was Psionic Prime.
Among the Apostle Weapons, Psionic Prime was the strongest. It was not easy for Hella to deal with him. Coupled with the interference of the other Apostle Weapons, she became more and more passive.
The intense battle between the two lasted for a long time. The surface of the planet was beaten beyond recognition, like an egg with a cracked shell. Lava flowed in the cracks on the ground and spurted out from time to time. Countless regions of the planet's crust moved, and powerful earthquakes occurred.
"Hu … hu …"
Blood dripped down from the sky. Hella was covered in blood, and her face was filled with fatigue. Her specially made battle suit was filled with holes, revealing large areas of her white skin. Her shoulders, abdomen, and thighs were pierced with melee weapons. Just looking at her appearance, one could tell how intense the battle was.
"Too strong." Han Xiao clicked his tongue.
Hella was used to fighting with her full strength. Even when sparring with Han Xiao, she fought with her life on the line without any regard for her own safety.
Han Xiao went easy on Hella and made the mechanical army hold back a little, giving her a chance to fight with her full strength. Only by maintaining an overwhelming advantage and letting her fight to her heart's content would he be able to convince Hella.
This time, Hella pulled out the weapons pierced into her body. Her bloody wounds slowly healed. She looked around at the Apostle Weapons, took a deep breath, and snapped her fingers.
After fighting for a long time, all the Apostle Weapons, including Psionic Prime, had fifteen stacks of [Death's Corrosion] on them and detonated at the same time!
Rumble!
All the Apostle Weapons exploded with red light. They were all heavily injured.
The core of [Death's Corrosion] was highly corrosive death energy. Detonating this energy had nothing to do with vitality. Therefore, unlike the 'lifesteal' attribute, this ability could be used on any target, including machines.
The instant death of a mechanical life was equivalent to the extinguishing of the tinder, so the death energy corrosion had a chance to do the same. However, Hella would not lose her rationality in battle and would not attack Han Xiao's important combatants. Therefore, it did not trigger the instant death judgment and only triggered the basic effect, which vaporized a large amount of the health of these Apostle Weapons.
Under heavy injuries, Psionic Prime and the other Apostle Weapons revealed openings. Hella took the opportunity to escape the encirclement and charged toward the Lord's Avatar. Like a red meteor, she knocked away all the mechanical soldiers along the way.
"That's the last attack, right?"
Han Xiao's eyes sparkled. He saw the battle information. Hella was already at the end of her rope, and her health was almost depleted.
Knowing that Hella could weaken his recovery ability, Han Xiao did not let his avatar take the brunt of the attack. Just the Apostle Weapons and Mech Legion alone were enough to heavily injure Hella. However, he did not continue to roam around. Instead, he controlled his avatar to turn around and charge toward Hella.
Above the devastated land, two meteors, one black and one red, collided with each other with a loud bang!
Han Xiao did not hold back. The power of [Charge — Endless Potential] was all infused into his fist, and he punched Hella's chest.
Bang!
It was like an earth-shattering explosion!
A powerful shockwave exploded and blew away all the dust in the surroundings.
A huge hole appeared in Hella's chest, penetrating from the front to the back. All of her organs were smashed into pieces, and all of her blood and flesh splattered out.
Hella's eyes lost their luster, and she fell to the ground, creating a huge crater.
"The target has lost all signs of life." Psionic Prime took a look and was shocked. "Lord, you … you killed her?"
Didn't we say it was just a spar?
Han Xiao glanced at him and deactivated [Lord's Descent]. His main body slowly landed beside Hella.
"Did … did we go overboard?" Many Apostle Weapons followed. They looked at each other and lowered their heads. They were like children who had done something wrong, trembling in fear.
Han Xiao did not say anything. At this time, gray energy suddenly gathered from all directions and merged into Hella's' corpse '. Her eyes suddenly returned to normal, and the dark red light turned gray.
The next moment, her broken body recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye. Her flesh grew, her organs regrew, and her wounds healed quickly.
Hella's pale face slowly turned red. She sat up and took a few deep breaths. The luster in her eyes suddenly disappeared, and she started coughing violently.
"Cough cough cough …"
Han Xiao had expected this. He smiled and patted her back gently. "Does it hurt? Take a deep breath and calm down."
Hila had the [Ignore Instant Death] talent, and he had seen it a long time ago. It was also written clearly on the interface. He knew that Hila would not die in one hit, so she would be fine no matter how many wounds she received. Thus, he did not hold back and directly used the burst of [Charge — Endless Potential] to beat her to the brink of death.
He knew Hella's personality long ago. She was very headstrong, and beating her up with all his might would make her feel satisfied. She had the potential to be a masochist.
After a while, Hella finally stopped coughing and had a helpless look on her face.
"You hit me too hard. I was almost killed by you."
Han Xiao raised his brows and spread out his hands. "Isn't this what you want? Don't you like it?"
Hearing this, Hella snorted and did not refute.
Although she was almost beaten to death once, Hella was not unhappy. Since she had gone all out, what she wanted was to fight with her life on the line. Han Xiao did not hold back, and she was very satisfied.
Furthermore, after this spar, Hila had a first-hand experience of Han Xiao's strength among Beyond Grade As, and she was speechless.
She did not expect that after stepping into the Beyond Grade A realm, she would still be beaten up by Black Star. The difference was still so huge.
Hella did not feel dispirited or disappointed because of this. Instead, this ignited her fighting spirit.
"As expected of the person I want to catch up to. It won't be so easy to catch up to you. Only when there's a challenge and difficulty will there be fun." Hella encouraged herself.
She had always respected the strong, and she could not help but feel a deeper sense of respect.
"I lost, but it was a very satisfying fight. It was worth it." Hella smiled from the bottom of her heart. She did not have many hobbies, and fighting was one of them.
"Tsk, battle maniac." Han Xiao shook his head and laughed, patting her head. "Can you still walk?"
"Don't touch my head. Let's go back."
Shaking her head to avoid Han Xiao's hand, Hella tried to stand up, but she had just recovered from the near-death experience and was not in a good condition. Seeing this, Han Xiao put his hand on Hella's shoulder and helped her up.
Hella glanced at him but did not refuse, allowing him to help her up the spaceship. She even took the initiative to lean into Han Xiao's arms.
…
After this fight, the relationship between the two of them improved a little.
Although they were friends in the past, they were not on the same level after all. Now that the two of them were on the same level, they had more common topics to talk about. Their relationship quickly warmed up, and the awkwardness and awkwardness of not seeing each other for twenty years was quickly eliminated.
Hella enjoyed this feeling very much. In the past, she could only look at Han Xiao's back. Now … she should be able to stand beside him, right?
The private sparring was not leaked, so the outside world did not know about it. Naturally, it did not cause any waves.
The most curious thing about the Shattered Star Ring was a phenomenon — more and more Beyond Grade As were arriving, leading their fleets to the Black Star Corps headquarters without any disguise.
The local galactic residents of the Shattered Star Ring heard the news and focused their attention on these Beyond Grade As and the Black Star Corps. They all smelled the scent of big news.
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