The flames of war burned fiercely outside the atmosphere of Planet Magnetic Cloud. The two Mechanical Deities, one black and one white, fought back and forth. Their weapons clashed, creating shockwaves that covered an astonishing area.
Psionic energy collided with psionic energy, metal colliding with metal!
The mechanical army around them was like a flock of crows, fighting crazily and tirelessly. Molten metal streams that were melted by high-energy rays constantly shot out from the battlefield, rapidly cooling and condensing into irregularly shaped metal pieces. Some fell to the surface of the planet, and some turned into space junk and moved around the orbit of Planet Magnetic Cloud.
This scene was like two powerful gods leading their respective servant armies to engage in a battle of gods in the universe.
Han Xiao's burst of power had an extremely significant boost to his combat strength. His Intelligence had increased by two-fifths, and his Machinery Affinity had also increased greatly. The twenty percent Intelligence bonus brought by the [The Ancient Ones] Character Summon Card was even more effective.
According to his calculations, investing more than ten thousand Attribute Points into Intelligence had strengthened his mechanical abilities far more than during the rescue of Hella. It could be said that Han Xiao's current state was at his peak.
Because he did not have the time to familiarize himself with the sudden increase in strength, his control over his strength was not as precise. However, this gave birth to a strong sense of confidence. As the saying went, 'Do it in one go'. While the feeling of strength filled his body, he decided to use a wide range of attacks.
The saber light rolled, and the Celestial Punishment Edge spun in his hand as if it was flying. Every chop was powerful and heavy, pressing forward with an indomitable will. He really had the style of Guan Yu, going all out to kill.
The sudden increase in Mechanical Force controlled his body, and the movements of the Mechanical Deity became more agile. The power of the Celestial Punishment Edge increased greatly in his hands, breaking through the upper limit of the white shield time and time again. The horizontal slashes left hideous holes in the opponent's mechanical body.
Although Manison was surprised by Han Xiao's explosive combat strength, it did not affect his performance. With the enhancement of the Six God Equipment, the trident continued to counterattack, poking holes of various sizes on the body of Han Xiao's Mechanical Deity.
Both sides were injured, and they were evenly matched. The two figures that traversed through the starry sky were moving around in the universe battlefield. The glaive and trident clashed dozens of times in an instant, causing sparks and sparks to fly in all directions.
It looked like a simple melee brawl, but in fact, their attacks were mixed with a lot of advanced weapon technology. Force fields, electromagnetism, energy conversion, and so on were endless. Not only were there attacks, but there were also countless control-type mechanical equipment constantly taking effect. All sorts of invisible force fields and radiation constantly shrouded the opponent's massive body, restricting his movements like a spider web.
At the same time, the two parties maintained the long-range bombardment all the time. Countless muzzles appeared on the surface of their bodies, spurting out high-energy light beams like a storm. The electric arcs exploded and flickered nonstop under the bombardment of each other's shields like clusters of fireworks.
On the other side, the mechanical army fought while pouring firepower at the enemy behemoth. The colorful laser beams formed a grid-like light curtain, and the cannon fire turned into large pieces of light after hitting the shield. It was as if there was hazy light dust floating in the battlefield.
The scene was beautiful, but it was filled with destructive energy.
The dozens of Apostle Weapons of the Mecha Empire were very strong, and they had a huge advantage in the army battlefield. Han Xiao was tied down by Manison, so he could only pull out troops from the secondary dimensional army box one after another to make up for the gap between the high-level combatants.
The battle in the battlefield was intense. A large number of machines were turned into scrap every second, and countless parts were reassembled under the guidance of the ubiquitous Mechanical Force, continuing to be used in the battle.
Under the spectating gazes of countless people that were filled with excitement and shock, the two of them fought fiercely in the starry sky for a long time, and they were locked in battle.
Swoosh!
The saber light condensed, and the Celestial Punishment Edge swept across, slashing into Manison's neck. It cut three-quarters of the way in, almost beheading his opponent.
The trident pierced through Han Xiao's head, and countless broken mechanical parts flew everywhere.
The two Mechanical Deities did not seem to notice their injuries. They raised their hands to grab the weapons stuck in their bodies and pulled them apart. Then, they raised their legs at the same time and kicked the other party's crotch. Their synchronization rate was at least ninety percent!
The huge force caused a white noise like energy reaction on the shields of the two of them, and they both flew backward.
While retreating, both of them threw out the weapons in their hands at the same time.
The two huge weapons pierced through the air like two mountains flying across the sky. They collided with each other midway and bounced off at the same time.
The trident rolled and fell toward the surface of the planet, slamming into the wilderness with a loud boom, leaving a deep outline on the ground.
The Celestial Punishment Edge, on the other hand, smashed into the battlefield of the mechanical army, crushing countless mechanical soldiers regardless of whether they were friend or foe.
At this time, Manison's figure suddenly flickered and disappeared. The next moment, he appeared behind Han Xiao, and a clear light flashed from his waist.
A silver dagger was unsheathed, drawing an arc diagonally from bottom to top. The dagger swept past Han Xiao's back, instantly cutting the Mechanical Deity in half. The cross-section was extremely smooth.
Han Xiao reacted quickly and immediately turned around. His arm wrapped in psionic energy and force field was swung out like a whip, breaking the shield and triggering a large number of electric arcs. His fist did not stop there and smashed heavily on Manison's head, sending his head flying like a baseball toward the fleet of the three Universal Civilizations in the distance. Halfway there, it was shot into pieces by the fleet.
At the same time, the lower half of Han Xiao's body immediately disintegrated, turning into countless mechanical soldiers that scattered and merged into the Mechanical Deity's body again.
He raised his hand, and the Celestial Punishment Edge that flew out stopped in midair. It flew backward as if it was pulled by an invisible rope. Manison, who was forced to retreat, returned to Han Xiao's hands.
"Another Universal Treasure."
Seeing Manison take out a new weapon, Han Xiaoxin with a lemon.
His Emperor's Cape strengthened the internal structure of the Mechanical Deity, but this dagger cut him in half. It was clearly a Gold Grade Mechanical Deity equipment.
Not being a match for him in terms of resources was already troublesome enough, but after fighting for so long, the Mecha Empire was still full of energy, with no signs of weakening. Their energy was unfathomable, and their endurance also surprised Han Xiao.
Logically speaking, as long as a lot of energy was consumed, the energy bonus would drop, causing a temporary drop in status and attributes.
Because of the HP and MP exchange, he was able to maintain his peak state, but old Manison was like having sex? It was the same. He could still maintain his status.
Although old Manison had developed a battle armor that could recover energy, after fighting for a while, Han Xiao had a slight understanding of the limitations of this Gold Grade equipment. There was a certain cooldown time for every absorption, and it was not like his talent that could take effect anytime and anywhere. The imitation was still not as good as the original.
So … maybe old Manison had some kind of talent that could reduce energy but not affect the bonus? This kind of ability was relatively rare, but Han Xiao had seen it in his previous life.
However, this was not the main point. Han Xiao was surprised to find that not only did Manison's strength not decrease, it was even slowly increasing.
"He's probably the same as me, having a talent that allows him to continuously gain bonuses in battle … As expected of the strongest person in the universe, he's as difficult to deal with as me."
Han Xiao secretly gritted his teeth.
After fighting for so long, he could only maintain a stalemate at best. Countless times, he wanted to expand his advantage, but it was as if he had hit an indestructible wall, and he was blocked by the Mecha Empire time and time again. It was as if his opponent was a spring that had been pressed to the limit, and could not be pressed down anymore.
Fortunately, Manison was the same. He could not continue to suppress him, and the battle went back and forth.
The battle on the virtual level was very stable. He had [Intelligence Affinity], and the opponent's AI attributes were reduced by 5%. Although the reduction was not huge, it was a basic weakening. If the original attribute was 1, and after the reduction, it became 0.95, and the bonus was a hundred times, then the difference would also be a hundred times. The greater the bonus, the more significant the difference.
"The Character Summon Card's duration is limited. I can't maintain this state forever, and Manison's attributes are still slowly increasing. If this continues, the situation that I've just stabilized will be turned around by him again … Heh, normally, I'm the one who wears my enemies down with prolonged battles. Finally, I've met someone who can last longer than me."
Han Xiao analyzed the situation and was in a relaxed mood.
It was a lonely thing to not be able to find an opponent. It was rare to meet a strong opponent that required him to go all out, and he was also having a good time fighting to his heart's content. He could not help but want to vent all his energy on the Mecha Empire.
Furthermore, he had seen Manison's direct combat strength this time and understood the gap between them. He had learned quite a lot.
In fact, the decapitation tactic was still effective against Manison. Although the opponent's doppelganger was a little tough, it was still far from his. The problem was that the opponent was hiding inside the Mecha Empire. If he did not destroy the Mecha Deity, he would not be able to hurt the opponent's doppelganger. He would have to pay attention to this next time … Speaking of which, this could also be considered as accumulating experience in dealing with the Mecha Empire.
All kinds of thoughts flashed through his mind, and Han Xiao spoke in the public channel.
"Mecha Empire, we're evenly matched. There won't be a result even if we fight like this for half a month. Do you still want to continue?"
"You're thinking too much. You won't be able to last that long." Manison calmly replied. "This should be your current peak level, but you'll only be able to maintain a tie with me at most. How long can you maintain your explosive state?"
"I've never calculated it, but it shouldn't be a problem to last until the end of the battle."
Anyway, the other party did not know his background, so Han Xiao could just say whatever he wanted.
"So, you want to fight a protracted battle with me?" Manison let out an emotionless laugh, as if lamenting Han Xiao's overestimation. "How many mechanical troops do you have to expend? Is it even a fraction of mine?"
"Tsk, look at how capable you are. Isn't it just money? It's not like anyone doesn't have it."
Han Xiao curled his lips.
Although he said that, Han Technician still had to admit that old man Manison's ability to earn money was stronger.
He wanted to wrestle with Manison, but he did not intend to hand over his wealth here.
Furthermore, Han Xiao did not forget that Manison had some Beyond Grade A 'collectibles' that he had not used yet. It was probably because the occasion was not right, and he did not want to take them out in front of the three Universal Civilizations.
In other words, this was probably not Manison's full strength.
Although their growth patterns were worlds apart, there was one thing that Han Xiao agreed with — the influence of a Mechanic's foundation was too great.
The Mecha Empire's attributes are several levels higher than mine? That might not be the case. It was just that the other party's machinery was too strong, and they were all good things accumulated over the years.
After all, the Mechanic class was different from the other classes. When everyone reached a bottleneck, Mechanics could continue to ignore the bottleneck and increase their strength through manufacturing, researching, and other means. Therefore, spending money was the source of a Mechanic's strength!
The gap was still not small …
Han Xiao secretly shook his head.
He could be considered wealthy, but compared to Manison, who was wearing a full set of godly equipment, he immediately looked shabby.
'From the looks of it, it's still too difficult for me to defeat Manison now. If Manison wants to defeat me and regain his dignity, I have to at least fight to a draw with him. It's impossible for me to escape. Otherwise, I'm afraid it won't look good …'
Han Xiaoxin's mind went online. Just as he was thinking about what other trump cards he had, the situation on the battlefield suddenly changed.
Different mechanical armies suddenly entered the battlefield and attacked the Mecha Empire's troops, separating the battlefield and stopping the two sides from fighting.
More than ten streams of light flew over from afar and stopped between the two of them. They faced Manison and protected Han Xiao behind them.
Han Xiao and Manison immediately stopped and looked at these figures. They were the mechanical avatars of the other Beyond Grade As who were watching the show from the side.
"Mecha Empire, let's end it here," Kant said.
Manison looked at everyone and said slowly, "You want to help him?"
"Black Star doesn't need our help. You and he are evenly matched. Even if you fight for a month, the battle between you two won't end." Kant purposely used the public channel to shout and chuckled. "We and the three Universal Civilizations' fleets can't possibly stay here and watch you guys fight for a month, so let's call it a draw today."
"A draw?" Manison's tone sank.
"Isn't it?" Kant asked with a chuckle.
Manison looked at everyone and said, "What if I want to continue?"
"We're also people who care about face. We have to fulfill our words." Kant chuckled and said, "If you don't give us face, then sorry, we can only play a few rounds with you."
As he said that, all the Beyond Grade A avatars took a step forward. Although they did not say it explicitly, their intention to protect Han Xiao was obvious.
You want to touch Black Star?
Then we have no choice but to have a righteous group fight!
Seeing this, Manison fell silent.
The battlefield was the Machinery Faith, so he naturally wanted to suppress Han Xiao. Although Black Star's explosive mode was powerful, it was only temporary. As long as they continued to fight, he was confident of winning.
But now, his plan was foiled by the current situation.
The battle between the two of them was stopped by a group of people. How could Manison not understand the intentions of these Beyond Grade As? They wanted to create a situation of a tie and not give him a chance to win the duel, forcing him to accept this fact.
After thinking about it for a while, he understood the reason.
Manison looked up at Han Xiao and said with a complicated tone.
"You're really … a just cause attracts plenty of support."
After saying that, Manison did not have the slightest reluctance. He stuffed his troops back into the camp, recalled his avatars, deactivated Lord's Descent, and left.
No matter how confident he was, he had no intention of challenging all the Beyond Grade As present.
Seeing this, Kant chuckled and looked back at Han Xiao.
"Alright, it's settled."
Han Xiao was a little surprised. "I thought you guys would just watch the show. Why did you suddenly help me?"
He could understand the dynasty's allies helping, but why did the Radiance and Ethereal Mechanics stand up as well?
Could it be that my heroic appearance when destroying the virus core convinced these guys with grudges?
Sigh, it's all my fault. I was careless and didn't restrain my inner charisma. I've gone too far.
"Don't think too much. We're not helping you."
Mechanical Catastrophe Francisco snorted.
"You guys will fight for at least half a month. How can the leaders of the three Universal Civilizations keep watching? Therefore, they ordered us to intervene and stop the battle."
"That's strange. Couldn't you guys have done this long ago? Why wait until we're halfway through the battle?" Han Xiao was surprised.
"Hehe, it's not just an order. We're all happy to see the Mecha Empire suffer."
Kant replied with a gloating tone.
Alright, I get it …
Han Xiao's heart skipped a beat, and he instantly understood.
Most of the people present had been bullied by the Mecha Empire before, so they could only swallow their anger. However, after seeing Black Star's heroic performance, they felt that they could use this opportunity to attack the Mecha Empire. Therefore, they decided to intervene.
Deliberately announcing the result of a draw was a small revenge by these people. After all, the Mecha Empire had been holding onto the position of the Main God of the Machinery Faith all this time. This move was to build momentum for Black Star, and they were happy to make the Mecha Empire suffer.
As long as the result was fixed, Black Star would be able to disperse the faith of the Machinery Faith and make the Mecha Empire suffer losses. Of course, the prerequisite for this was that Black Star had to be able to withstand the Mecha Empire. If Han Xiao kept getting beaten up, these people would not have deliberately chosen this best time to help him.
Intervening in the battle was not only because of an order but also because they had decided from the bottom of their hearts to recommend Black Star to fight with the Mecha Empire and make things difficult for Manison.
As for whether or not they admired Black Star for destroying the virus core, only they themselves knew.
Understanding this, Han Xiao was relieved and let out a sigh of relief.
To be honest, if these people did not help him, he would not have been able to force the Mecha Empire to retreat. The result would have been difficult to predict.
Indeed, there were many benefits to having more connections.
Although Manison had lived for so long and had many friends, in the eyes of other beyond Grade As, the Mecha Empire's image was not good. He had offended too many beyond Grade As in the industry!
This was what it meant by 'a just cause enjoys abundant support'!
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