As soon as he said that, the atmosphere suddenly became tense, and a fight could break out at any moment.
The anger in Gorután's eyes almost solidified. His energy fluctuations rose steadily, and the violent Pugilist flames burned fiercely, emitting a huge pressure. The metal walls around him buzzed and vibrated, and cracks gradually appeared.
"You want to fight?"
Han Xiao's eyes flashed, and blue-gold electric snakes wrapped around his body, crackling loudly.
After a dozen seconds of stalemate, Gorután's flames suddenly disappeared, and the pressure in the room disappeared.
The anger on his face quickly disappeared, and he said calmly,
"Black Star, you really gave me a surprise. You're tough."
Han Xiao crossed his arms and said calmly, "We'll talk about that later. What's your opinion now?"
Gorután's face was expressionless. He pointed at the head of the Lord's Avatar and slowly said,
"I'll remember what happened today. It's not over between us."
Then, he turned around and strode away, leaving the small floating base and flying back to his own fleet.
I thought that you would really get carried away and come over here to beat me up. " Han Xiao shook his head, walked to the door, and watched as Gorután led the fleet away, disappearing from his sight.
A small battle ended with Gorután's retreat. Han Xiao recalled his mechanical army and controlled the Lord's Avatar to return to the main ship. Hella had been waiting there for a long time.
As soon as he returned to the command room, Hella greeted him.
"What conditions did you agree to? Or did you force him to leave? "
Han Xiao shook his head. "Neither. He left on his own accord."
"Gorután suffered a loss. Can he really take it?" Hella was confused.
"At least on the surface, he didn't suffer a loss. He blew up Planet Phiri, which we chose, and slowed down our exploration speed, forcing us to change planets as our stronghold. You killed some of his subordinates, so he didn't earn much. It's a tie."
"You won't just let this go, right?" Hella frowned.
"Of course not. We already have a grudge with him. Gorután won't let this go."
Hella slowly exhaled and said softly, "I was the one who aggravated the conflict and made a new enemy for the army. I …"
"Don't blame yourself, I don't blame you. What you did was exactly what I needed."
Han Xiao interrupted her and waved his hand. "Gorután's provocation is a test. Right now, the army is a big tree that attracts the wind, and there are too many people who want to test us. Gorután might have even more powers behind him. With so many enemies around us, if we don't act tough and ruthless, if we don't make the other powers feel apprehensive, then any random cat or dog will dare to test us in the future. Furthermore, your strength is too far apart. He's obviously bullying you by challenging you to a duel. We can't let him beat you up for nothing. If you're beaten up by him, the reputation of the army will still fall. "
Hella stared at Han Xiao, a strange light flashing in her eyes, and tilted her head.
"You don't care if I make enemies for you?"
Han Xiao did not mind. "What I like the most is your ruthlessness. So what if Gorután is only testing us? Do I have to obediently play along with him and wait for him to leave after he's done? Remember, he chose to be my enemy, not you. If you aren't ruthless, you won't be able to stand firm. I didn't ask you to lead the team through the competition zone to be a coward. If anyone dares to stand in your way, don't be courteous. Don't make yourself suffer. "
The current status of the Black Star Corps was different. They had the largest territory in the Flickering World, and they were in charge of suppressing the dynasty. Status brought benefits, but also responsibility, so they had to be tougher.
"… Truth?"
"Of course." Han Xiao smiled and patted Hella's shoulder.
You're an important fighter for me, and what I need is deterrence. If I don't protect you, am I supposed to speak for the enemy? Wouldn't that make me a fool?
Originally, Han Xiao only wanted to make use of Hella's ability to make the other party suffer a little. Provoking Gorután was not part of the plan, but since things had already come to this, he had nothing to fear. Since the other party had taken the initiative to provoke him, he deserved to be beaten up.
Hearing Han Xiao say this, Hella's tense face relaxed a little. After a pause, she asked, "What did you say to him just now?"
"I was just trying to reason with him …"
Han Xiao briefly recounted his conversation with Gorután.
After hearing that, Hila's lips could not help but curl into a smile. "You're so tough, and he actually did not fight with you?"
"I'm a peak Beyond Grade A after all." Han Xiao smiled. "Also, you're part of the reason why he didn't make a move."
"Me?"
"We have two Beyond Grade As on our side, so the situation isn't in his favor. Furthermore, Gorután isn't in his peak condition, so he won't have much of an advantage if he makes a move," Han Xiao said.
If it were an ordinary Beyond Grade A, Gorután might not have cared, but Hella had used [Death God's Harvest] to heavily injure him not long ago. The deterrence was very strong, so Gorután's health was not full, and his maximum health was reduced by about ten percent. In such a situation, one of them was Black Star, so the risk was a little high.
Han Xiao guessed that this was the reason why Gorután retreated. Although Pugilists were stubborn, they knew how to judge the situation. In the face of an obviously unfavorable situation, temporarily retreating was the best plan.
He did not want to force Gorután to stay. A peak Beyond Grade A Pugilist had a lot of charging power. He was only a Lord's Avatar, so he could not hold the other party back. At the same time, he was a famous meatball, so Gorután's first target would definitely be Hella. Hella's [Instant Death Immunity] was still on cooldown, so it would be even more dangerous to fight.
Both of them had their own concerns and could not do anything to each other.
After pausing, Han Xiao said, "Gorután will make a comeback. You still have to be careful. The chances of him targeting you are very high."
"Maybe we can take the initiative to attack." Hella's thoughts were always very firm.
"Take the initiative to attack? Let's see. "
Han Xiao shook his head. It was not impossible, but he needed to be more confident.
The Version 4.0 players were finally online, and he could finally get back on track to quickly level up.
With his current strength, it would not be so easy to deal with Gorután. He hoped to complete one or even two Promotions before dealing with this matter. Only then would he have more confidence.
Becoming enemies with Gorután was not part of his plan. Han Xiao had kept a low profile for decades, making the outside world think that he had also reached a bottleneck. Once he fought with a peak Beyond Grade A, he would definitely expose his current strength. That old guy Manison would probably jump out and have fun again.
I still have to complete the level 320 Promotion first. This is the most important thing right now, Han Xiao thought.
If he was not wrong, the worst-case scenario of this matter might have a very serious chain reaction …
He had to increase his strength to deal with it!
After ending the conversation, the Lord's Avatar fell into a deep sleep again, and Hella returned to her post.
Planet Phiri had already been reduced to ashes, and she commanded the fleet to head to another nearby planet to build a stronghold.
…
On the other side, Gorután's fleet was returning to the stronghold planet.
Gorután reclined on a tall throne, holding a huge cup that fit his size, and gulping down the specialty liquor of a certain race.
More than ten female descendants of different heights surrounded him. Some were treating his wounds with medical tools, some were trimming his body hair with scissors, and the rest were massaging his muscles.
"Father, is it comfortable?"
"Use more strength."
Gorután wiped his lips, threw the empty cup to the side, looked down at the Calamity Grade officer below the stairs, and asked coldly, "Is the casualty report out?"
"It's out. Please take a look." A Calamity Grade descendant walked up and handed over a communication terminal.
Gorután opened the virtual screen and took a look. He could not help but snort angrily. "She actually killed five of my Calamity Grades. Sooner or later, I'll kill Hella! And that bastard Black Star, how dare he be so tough. If not for the fact that I'm injured and not in peak condition, I would definitely tear apart his Lord's Avatar! "
Seeing Gorutan's rage, no one dared to speak, as if they were treading on thin ice.
"Don't think that I'm afraid of Black Star. He doesn't have the right to force me to take a step back. I blew up Planet Phiri and slowed down their progress, which can be considered to have completed what Sorokin told me to do." Gorután snorted coldly.
He chose to avoid Han Xiao for the time being because his condition was not good. Secondly, he had allies, so there was no need for him to fight Black Star alone. Thirdly, after calming down, he remembered his original goal, which was to help others test the waters.
Therefore, there was a better way to get back at him. He remembered that Sorokin had said that Radiance and Ethereal wanted to get rid of Hella, so there was no need to do it personally.
As he spoke, Gorután changed the topic and said with a deep voice, "A batch of people died. Let the family cultivate another batch of mixed-blood descendants."
"Do you want to go back and sow the seeds yourself?"
"Just use the ones in the warehouse." Gorután waved his hand.
His base camp was constantly producing pregnant women. After all, the efficiency of mating and reproducing was too low. There was a large amount of Beyond Grade A deoxyribose that belonged to Gorután in the freezer of the base camp, which had extremely strong vitality and adaptability. Usually, it was mass-produced through artificial means and supplemented with compounds such as hormones to accelerate the maturation of the fetus.
After so many years of hybridization experiments, he had long accumulated all kinds of hybridization combinations that could produce excellent offspring. He knew which species to pair with to produce offspring with special talents. Therefore, in his base camp, he had stored many females of excellent races to use as breeding medium for his offspring.
As for the origins of these people … as a high and mighty Beyond Grade A, he naturally would not waste time dating so many people. Some of them were willing, but others might not be. Those who controlled the Galactic Black Market were not clean people.
At this time, Gorután suddenly coughed twice.
"Father, your injuries …" An officer said with a worried tone.
"That Hella's Esper Ability is very destructive and explosive. She actually managed to injure me." Gorután frowned. "I didn't feel anything during the battle, but my body feels a little strange now."
As he said that, Gorután closed his eyes and directly checked his body's condition from the cellular level. Among the five Super classes, Pugilists had the highest degree of control over their bodies.
Everyone waited silently for a while. Suddenly, Gorutan's eyes flew open, and his face paled in shock. He stood up abruptly and flung away all the female descendants lying on top of him.
"Damn it, her Esper Ability can weaken the vitality of cells!"
Gorután's expression twisted, and he was completely enraged!
Even when a large number of elite descendants died in Hella's hands, he had not been this angry!
The vitality of cells was related to the number of times they divided, and this attribute was very secretive. Even a Beyond Grade A would not be able to detect it easily. Only now did he realize that his lifespan had been shortened!
Not only was his lifespan affected, but his fertility was also closely related to the vitality of cells. His own fertility was very likely affected as well. The decrease in the vitality of deoxyribose would cause the quality of his offspring to decrease!
Boom!
In his rage, his aura suddenly erupted, and the pressure made all his descendants lie on the ground, trembling.
"Such an insidious Esper Ability …" Veins popped on Gorután's forehead, and his killing intent toward Hella was like a flood.
He had never thought that this operation would actually reduce his lifespan.
What a huge loss!
Gorután's chest heaved up and down violently, and his breathing was extremely heavy. He almost had the urge to turn around and kill.
"F-Father …"
This time, a few descendants who were not strong enough were slammed onto the wall by the Pugilist aura and hurriedly called for help. Seeing this, Gorután barely suppressed his anger and calmed down the violent Pugilist aura.
"Get out!"
The many officers present heard this and hurriedly left the room. Everyone knew that they could not appear in front of their father when he was furious.
Only Gorután was left in the room. He sat on the throne for a while before picking up the communicator and calling Sorokin.
After three rings, the call was connected, and Sorokin appeared with a smile.
"Your Excellency Beast Ancestor, what's the situation?"
Gorután stared at him coldly for a while before slowly speaking. "The matter has been resolved. I blew up Planet Phiri and also completed the test of Hella. For this, many of my descendants died, and I was also angered by Black Star."
"Great, Your Excellency Beast Ancestor is indeed very reliable. I will compensate you for any losses. So, what's the result of the test?"
"Hella's Esper Ability is very dangerous and has a terrifying explosive force …"
Gorután recounted his discovery during the battle, and finally paused before saying in a deep voice.
"Her Esper Ability also has a terrifying characteristic. As long as it hits a lifeform, it can reduce the vitality of the cells and reduce the target's lifespan. This discovery made me pay a huge price!"
Sorokin was taken aback, and his smile suddenly disappeared as his expression became serious.
"You're telling the truth?"
"I shouldn't have told you. Wait for Radiance or Ethereal to make a move, let them find out that their lifespan has been reduced, and then blame it on your wrong information," Gorután said coldly.
"… I understand." Sorokin narrowed his eyes.
"I hope you can tell Radiance and Ethereal truthfully. Don't play any tricks. Otherwise, even if I'm a shareholder of the Limitless Financial Group, I'll still beat you up!" Gorután's eyes were cold.
"Don't worry, I have integrity in this regard." Sorokin nodded solemnly and hung up.
Gorután casually threw away the communicator, his expression indifferent, and his eyes flashed with a piercing cold light.
If Radiance and Ethereal were to know that Hella's Esper Ability could reduce lifespan, two things might happen.
First, because of fear, they would give up their plans against her.
Second, because of fear, they would not let her live.
According to his understanding of Radiance and Ethereal, there was a ninety-nine percent chance that it would be the latter.
If Hella had such an ability, Radiance and Ethereal would not have allowed her to grow.
In his previous life, Hella belonged to the Chaotic Evil Faction, no different from EsGod. She did not have any obvious inclination, so most people were not willing to provoke such a crazy woman. No one wanted to reduce their lifespan for no reason.
However, the situation now was completely different. Hella was a member of the Black Star Corps, a poisonous thorn with an owner. She was no longer Chaotic Evil, and this poisonous thorn would only stab at the enemy.
This caused the organizations and experts on the opposing side of the Black Star Corps to feel a strong threat.
In terms of targeting top-tier combatants, Hella was equivalent to a terrifying slow-acting poison. The dark cloud of reducing lifespan hung over the heads of every enemy, and no one was willing to lose their life!
No one wanted the opposing faction to have such a dangerous person, and even more so, they did not want to see her continue to grow.
The existence of some Super High Risk Esper Abilities was a sin, and they had to be eliminated as soon as possible!
Gorután was sure that as long as the news spread, most Beyond Grade As would not want to see such an Esper Ability continue to exist in the universe!
It would also help Radiance and Ethereal to strengthen their killing intent!
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