As soon as Han Xiao and Ames entered the Modo expeditionary army's territory, it was like adding water to a pot of oil. The Modo troops stationed in the middle ring and core of the emerald immediately started moving, searching for the two of them everywhere. Some of the fleets at the frontline were also called back to help with the operation.
If it really had the defensive strength of a Supercluster civilization's headquarters, any Beyond Grade A who snuck in would have a hard time. However, this was the Flickering World, after all. Of course, the Modo expeditionary army's control of the territory was far from the level of their hometown. Many planets had not even completed their infrastructure.
Not only Modo, but all the members of the Supercluster Alliance also had limited control over their territories in the free competition zone. The expeditionary army's military strength was not that high to begin with, and it had only been a few years since the fourth development phase. They had spent most of their time exploring, so there was not much room for operation. Furthermore, it was wartime now, so their territories were more or less defenseless.
Therefore, due to all kinds of factors, Han Xiao and Ames were free and easy in the Modo expeditionary army's territory. They could go wherever they wanted, and the Modo fleet that was chasing after them could only eat their dust.
A belt of meteorites drifted slowly in the universe like a black ribbon. On one of the meteorites sat two figures — Han Xiao and Ames.
"… The location of the tracking still hasn't changed. The leaders of the Modo expeditionary army are still in the command center. Tsk tsk, if it were a lower-level civilization, they might've run around, hoping for a fluke."
Dense streams of data flashed past Han Xiao's eyes. He retracted the data probes that had infiltrated the Modo expeditionary army's network, and his eyes turned back to black.
Ames played with two pieces of high-density metal that she had dug out from the meteorites casually, raised her brows, and said, "We've been here for more than half a month. The Modo people all know that we're here, but they didn't even run. They've been staying in the command center all this time. Are they waiting for us?"
"Perhaps they know that it's useless to run and have resigned themselves to their fate. Only advanced civilizations are so knowledgeable." Han Xiao shrugged and did not take this to heart.
As he spoke, he opened the secondary dimensional army box and released batches of mechanical soldiers. With a slight nod, these mechanical soldiers turned into streams of light and left in different directions.
Ames watched this from the side and said helplessly, "Black Star, we could've gone straight to the Modo expeditionary army's headquarters and saved a lot of time. You're the one who insisted on taking a detour. Otherwise, we would've taken care of the target long ago."
Han Xiao sighed and pretended to get up. "So you don't want me to spend more time with you. Well, let's go and get it done quickly …"
"Who said so? Sit down!" Ames rolled her eyes and said nonchalantly, "You said you were going to plant a large number of sentries in the Modo expeditionary army's territory. We're already halfway through the plan. How can we give up halfway?"
Black Star was a busy man. The next time he went to the secondary dimension would be at least a decade later. However, now that he was taking time out of his busy schedule to accompany her, she naturally did not want it to end so early.
Han Xiao smiled to himself and sat down firmly again.
Other than carrying out the decapitation operation, he had another important goal in entering the Modo expeditionary army's territory, which was to plant sentries in Modo's territory. Otherwise, he would not have taken a detour for more than half a month after charging into the enemy's territory.
During this time, he had already sent out who knew how many batches of mechanical troops to hide in the Modo expeditionary army's territory.
These mechanical troops could all be controlled remotely. First, it was to deal damage to Modo. Second, it was to confuse the public and distract the Modo fleet. Third, it was to gather intelligence and monitor their movements, trying to find the destination of the Modo Civilization's various secret transportation routes and leave behind a 'Throne' node so that he could infiltrate the Modo Civilization anytime in the future.
If he left these mechanical soldiers behind, the Modo Civilization would definitely know. They would have no choice but to send out a lot of manpower to search for Han Xiao's mechanical troops in their territory.
On the other hand, Han Xiao purposely took a detour and had other intentions.
"I purposely gave Modo so much time to prepare. I wonder if there are any Beyond Grade As coming to protect the command center …"
Han Xiao scratched his chin.
Without the protection of a Beyond Grade A, it would be very easy to kill the commander, and Han Xiao wanted to lure the snake out of its hole. He purposely walked so slowly to give the Modo upper echelons more time to consider, and also to put pressure on them. After all, he was planting sentries in their territory, and the longer he stayed, the more humiliated Modo would be.
If the Modo upper echelons could not help but send Beyond Grade As over as bodyguards, he would have a chance to cause more damage to Modo, which would really hurt Modo. This was his biggest goal for this trip.
It looked like he was only targeting the commander of the Modo expeditionary army, but he was actually fighting with the upper echelons of the Modo Civilization.
With that in mind, he opened the forums and took a look. At this time, Herlous was still attacking the outer defense line of the Modo expeditionary army with his troops. However, they only attacked and did not enter. Even if they broke through the enemy's formation, they would not cross the defense line. Instead, they would go back and rest for a while before continuing to attack the next location.
If those armed organizations were still in the Ferdinand Battle Zone, they would definitely not let go of this opportunity and keep pushing forward. This was why the outer defense line of the Modo expeditionary army kept shrinking.
However, now that those armed organizations were all chased away by Han Xiao, no one took advantage of the opening to attack the city. Therefore, Modo had time to mobilize troops to fill up the gap, but it made them feel even worse.
The actions of the Black Star Corps drove the commanders of the Modo expeditionary army to the brink of insanity. They kept rubbing on the outside but refused to enter. This was torture. Furthermore, they had their duty, so they did not allow themselves to be attacked. They had to put up a futile resistance time and time again.
On the other side, without Han Xiao at the frontline, the guild alliance of the Supercluster faction felt that they could do it again. They continued to fight the national war with the army players and had a lot of fun. It was obviously a fight, but both sides were enjoying it. One was glad that the big boss was gone, and the other was glad that they did not have to watch the cinematics anymore.
…
On the other side of the Flickering World, on a planet occupied by a Beyond Grade A, a tall silhouette was pacing back and forth in the palace with a communicator in his hand. He looked rather anxious, as if he was waiting for someone to call.
Beep beep!
The communicator rang. This tall silhouette picked it up immediately.
"How's my application? Has it been approved?"
In the secret channel, an emissary whose face could not be seen said sternly, "No, the upper echelons don't allow you to reinforce the Modo expeditionary army. Don't act on your own!"
"Black Star has been wandering around in Modo's territory for almost a month. We have so much time to prepare, but we still haven't sent any Beyond Grade As to reinforce him. This doesn't make sense! What will the other organizations think of Modo? Will our comrades in the expeditionary army be disappointed? "The tall silhouette was enraged.
If Han Xiao was here, he would recognize that this was the kid who started the fire at the Beyond Grade A Association meeting. He was a secret direct member of the Modo Civilization. However, although he was a direct member, he did have his own temper and was quite courageous. Otherwise, he would not have dared to speak up when facing Black Star and the Mecha Empire, two pinnacle Beyond Grade As.
Black Star had announced that he would personally join the battle. Almost all the organizations in the Flickering World were watching his actions. They all knew that he had been in the Modo expeditionary army's territory for almost a month. If Modo did not do anything under such circumstances and let Black Star do whatever he wanted in his stomach, it would be a disgrace to the entire civilization. This Beyond Grade A could not help but be angry.
"What's the point of going? Can you beat Black Star? You're just going to die! Let's not talk about you. Even if all the hidden Beyond Grade As of Modo attack together, they won't be Black Star's match! " "Stay rational," the emissary said angrily. "Every Beyond Grade A is hard to come by. We can't expose ourselves here! A moment of forbearance is just for the future eruption! "
The tall silhouette was unwilling, but he had to admit that Black Star was terrifyingly strong. He would only be delivering food if he went.
If he sent a Beyond Grade A, Black Star would eat him. If he did not send a Beyond Grade A, the reputation and image of the Modo Civilization would be damaged. Not only would it be embarrassing, but it would also make people think that they were heartless. The expeditionary army's morale would definitely plummet.
Just purposely walking a little slower could achieve such an effect …
This was Black Star's scheme!
Thinking of how Black Star spoke so confidently during the meeting, this Beyond Grade A felt both resentment and fear.
What kind of sin did Modo commit to have such an opponent?
…
Time passed slowly. Another half a month passed in the blink of an eye. No matter how slow Han Xiao and Ames were along the way, they finally arrived at their destination.
The densely packed Modo fleet spread out in front of them, surrounding the command center of the Modo expeditionary army. The crew members in the fleet all tensed up with solemn expressions. Although they had the advantage in numbers, they were the ones who were nervous.
"These two * ssholes, they're finally here!"
In the command center, Roddick clenched his teeth. His eyes were bloodshot, and his hair was messy. He looked extremely haggard, but his face was burning with fury.
"You're finally here …" Lagos, who was beside him, was not in a much better state, but he had a relieved expression on his face.
The two of them knew that Black Star and Dragon Emperor were coming for them, but they were walking too slowly. The two of them went from nervousness to despair at the beginning to anxiety, and in the end, they were about to go crazy from waiting. Black Star and Dragon Emperor were like two knives chopping at their heads, making them feel like years.
This feeling of watching the guillotine slowly chopping at their heads gave the two of them a mountainous pressure. It was a form of psychological torture.
Originally, Roddick and Lagos did not want the enemy to come, but later, they were so anxious that their thoughts changed from 'better slow down' to 'why aren't they f * cking here yet? Why are they still not here yet?'. They wished they could go on the battlefield and use their whips to urge the enemy to hurry up.
Plus, the Modo Civilization had not sent any Beyond Grade A reinforcements for one and a half months, so Roddick and Lagos were even more certain that they were abandoned. They were sad and had already made up their minds to die. They just wanted to cut off their heads as soon as possible.
Roddick turned on the wide area channel. His tone was fierce, as if he had decided to throw away all hope for the best.
"Black Star! Aren't you here to kill us? Come on! "
Hearing the roar in the channel, the many Modo soldiers present did not feel good.
They were all involved, so they naturally knew that Modo did not send any strong reinforcements, forcing them, the ordinary Supers, to face Black Star, the god of the universe. It would be impossible for them not to feel resentful. However, as soldiers, they had to follow orders even if they knew that the path ahead was extremely dangerous.
Han Xiao scanned the entire place and opened his senses to the maximum. He could not help but laugh and shake his head.
"Yoho, Modo is really patient. I've already knocked on their door and given them enough time, but in the end, they still didn't send a single Beyond Grade A. Are they that scared of me?"
Ames smiled. "How many people in the universe are not scared of you now?"
"Forget it. This also proves that Modo was beaten up enough by me and learned their lesson."
Han Xiao shook his head. Although he did not manage to lure the enemy out, he did not mind. After all, he could still complete the decapitation and destroy Modo's image.
He looked around and finally locked onto one of the locations in the Modo expeditionary army base. That was where the command center was, and the target he was going to take care of was there.
Han Xiao turned around and asked, "So, are you going to kill the target yourself, or do you want me to do it?"
In the beginning, Ames wanted to kill Lagos and the others personally, but thinking of what she had experienced with Han Xiao in the past few days, she shook her head indifferently.
"It's the same whether you do it or I do it."
"Then let me do it. It's more efficient. You're too slow."
Seeing Ames roll her eyes, Han Xiao coughed, and the mechanical soldiers behind him all walked forward.
He knew that the Modo Civilization would definitely set up a large number of space-stabilizing devices near the base, so he summoned a batch of mechanical troops before he arrived, saving him the trouble of setting up a military camp on the spot.
Seeing this, the Modo fleet reacted immediately. The crew members suppressed their complicated emotions and hardened their hearts again. They stared at the famous Black Star in the distance and prepared for battle.
Han Xiao glanced at them and curled his finger. This batch of mechanical soldiers suddenly paused, and dense white noise and weak space-time distortion appeared on their bodies.
The next moment, this batch of mechanical soldiers disappeared into thin air. When they reappeared, they had moved a large distance forward and were in a static state, like a picture that had been frozen.
Rumble!
Seeing this strange scene, the Modo fleet did not hesitate and opened fire, blowing up this batch of mechanical soldiers.
However, something shocking happened. This batch of mechanical soldiers appeared again. Not only did they return to their original state without any damage, but they had also moved a large distance forward, getting closer and closer to the command center.
This strange scene shocked the Modo fleet.
"Using the Kunde Race's technology to fight you guys behind the scenes, it's a good idea."
Han Xiao narrowed his eyes and curled his lips.
This frame-skipping mode was the black technology that Han Xiao had obtained from the Kunde Race — the Spacetime Splicing Technology!
Furthermore, after so many years of research and improvement, the Spacetime Splicing Technology in his hands was no longer the original version. He had improved it too much and was already quite mature, unlike the original version that could be easily neutralized by various spacetime devices. Now, using the same method to neutralize it was at least seven to eight times more difficult and time, which was equivalent to a longer operation time.
Although the Red Empire did not allow him to use it in front of outsiders, Han Xiao had an idea just now. He instinctively felt that using the Kunde Race's trump card to fight Modo seemed to be a good thing for the mission. He trusted his instincts now, so he did just that.
Facing this unknown technology, the Modo fleet panicked a little and used all kinds of methods. However, no matter how they attacked, they could not stop this batch of mechanical soldiers from moving. Some of the fleets could only turn to attack Han Xiao himself, but they were all easily blocked by Han Xiao and Ames. Furthermore, some battleships were Virtual Infiltrated and fell into his control from time to time.
"How is this possible!"
Roddick's eyes widened in shock. He stared at the mechanical army that was getting closer and closer with intense despair in his eyes.
In order to fight Black Star, he had mobilized a large fleet and thought that he would at least be able to hold them off for a while. However, he did not expect that Black Star would be able to easily break through his fleet's defense line and threaten his life just by casually using an ability that he had never seen before.
"What kind of technology is this?" Lagos was also dumbfounded.
Hearing the shocked exclamations of the two in the public channel, Han Xiao suddenly smiled and said with a playful tone, "What a cruel joke.
To tell you the truth, this is a technology that your Modo Civilization missed out on. You were so close to getting it back then. What a pity. "
The stowaways of the Modo Civilization discovered the Kunde Race first. If not for the fact that they wanted to harm the Kunde Race and scheme against the Red Empire, they would not have missed out on the Spacetime Splicing Technology. Now, it was a complete waste.
"A technology that we missed out on?"
Lagos mumbled to himself. His instincts told him that Black Star might be telling the truth.
All of a sudden, he had mixed feelings.
Finally, under the frenzied siege of the Modo fleet, the mechanical army appeared outside the porthole of the command center in frame skipping without any sign of life.
Roddick and Lagos widened their eyes and watched as the energy furnaces on the chests of this mechanical army lit up one after another, flashing with a blinding white light.
The next moment, all that was left in their consciousness was a vast expanse of whiteness.
Boom!
An intense explosion occurred. Blue and white psionic shockwaves spread far into the universe.
The command center was completely destroyed. Not even ruins were left. A large piece of the entire base was missing. The shield exploded from the inside out.
Roddick, Lagos, and most of the leaders of the Modo expeditionary army died in this explosion. Not even a trace of them was left behind.
"This is just some interest. I hope Modo doesn't give up. We still have plenty of time to play."
Looking at the furious Modo fleet, Han Xiao chuckled and put his arm around Ames' waist. Then, the King mechanical suit expanded and covered the two of them.
Whoosh!
A light flashed.
Before the Modo fleet surrounded them, the two of them disappeared without a trace. The space stabilizers in this area could not stop the two of them from leaving at all.
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