Two days later, on the main ship of the Holy Covenant fleet, a gathering place.
A group of Primordial Ones sat in a circle around Sorokin, playing cards while locking onto Sorokin with their auras to prevent him from doing anything.
Sorokin was sandwiched in the middle. He moved a small stool to the side of the table and watched the others play cards. He even gave a few pointers from time to time, not treating himself as an outsider at all.
At this time, the door opened, and Oathkeeper walked in. The noisy atmosphere in the room became quiet. Everyone, including Sorokin, looked over.
Oathkeeper looked around, locked his eyes on Sorokin, and said with a deep voice, "I've been thinking about it for two days.
"I've thought about it for the past two days, and I agree with you joining the Holy Accord."
Sorokin was overjoyed. Just as he was about to speak, Oathkeeper interrupted him and added, "However, you have to resolve the conflict between you and Sorokin first.
"But the prerequisite is to resolve the conflict between you and Black Star. I don't want you to bring any hidden dangers to the organization."
Hearing this, Sorokin's expression turned serious. "What do you think?"
"First, we have to test the risk," Oathkeeper said slowly, "which is to test the extent of Black Star's pursuit of you. Therefore, we have to fake your coordinates and use it as bait to see if Black Star will pursue you or not."
"How do we do it exactly?"
Oathkeeper opened the star map and tapped on a transportation hub planet in the Ancient Star Desert.
"We will find a way to spread the information that you passed by Planet Deere recently and then monitor Black Star's reaction. If his people come to collect information, it means that he is indeed pursuing you. If Black Star uses virtual means to invade Planet Deere's node, our people will also discover it … To show our sincerity, you can share the surveillance situation. "
Sorokin thought about it and nodded in agreement. Although he did not think that Black Star would pursue him, he did not have any objections to fake his whereabouts as it would not threaten his safety. Instead, he appreciated Oathkeeper's cautiousness. He liked such steady people.
From his perspective, he could have just retired and not done anything. However, the Holy Covenant would not agree to that. They were worried that Black Star would come looking for them like he did, so they wanted to take the initiative to solve the problem. He could not make the decision on behalf of the Holy Covenant. This was not up to him, so he could only cooperate with the Holy Covenant.
"If Black Star really chases after him, what should we do?" Beiger interrupted.
"Then there are only two ways to solve this problem." Oathkeeper looked at Sorokin and made a troubled expression. "Either you kill Black Star, or you fake your death and fool Black Star."
Beiger agreed. "That makes sense. Only when Black Star thinks he's dead will he give up the chase. After all, the dead are the safest. Anyway, Sorokin will fake his death. We just have to fool him."
Sorokin felt that there was nothing wrong with this statement and could not help but nod. However, he thought about it and said with a troubled tone, "It's too risky.
Since Black Star knows my identity, he'll definitely be wary of me faking my death. I'm worried that if he finds out, I'll really be sending myself to my death … "
Oathkeeper shook his head. "To be honest, this is more convincing. We have the Sanctum Revival. If you really die, we'll revive you. Not only will this solve the problem, but you'll also become one of us."
Sorokin laughed dryly. "Forget about that. Plus, he still has a Universal Treasure like the Spacetime Amber. I'm worried that he'll seal me …"
Although he said it nicely, how could he dare to trust the Holy Covenant? If he sent himself to his death and they did not revive him, would he not be fooled?
Oathkeeper frowned and said unhappily, "This is the plan with the least risk and the highest success rate. At the end of the day, you keep saying that you want to join the Holy Covenant, but you actually don't treat us as one of us."
"I'm very sincere, but trust needs to be cultivated …"
Sorokin pretended to be troubled, but he was secretly complaining in his heart.
This plan has the least risk for you guys, and you basically don't have to pay anything. Whether I really die or not, the problem is solved …
On the contrary, the plan to deal with Black Star was very risky for the Holy Covenant, but the risk for him was small, so he would definitely choose this.
"Humph, so you're still forcing us to help you deal with Black Star, killing him with a borrowed knife." Not far away, Purple Princess snorted coldly.
Sorokin was speechless.
"… We'll talk about it when the time comes. Let's test the results first."
Oathkeeper pretended to be dissatisfied and glanced at Sorokin. Without saying anything, he turned around and left.
Not long after, through the secret operation of the Holy Covenant organization, the news of Sorokin passing by Planet Deir was spread on the black market. At the same time, the Holy Covenant organization arranged many people on Planet Deir to monitor it.
Days passed, and the news gradually spread. Because they were not sure if Black Star had received the news, they could only wait and watch the surveillance screen all day long.
Because this matter concerned him, Sorokin was the most attentive. He stared at the surveillance screen all the time to eliminate any possibility of fraud.
After almost ten days, the Holy Covenant organization finally received news that a fleet of the Black Star Corps branch in the Ancient Star Desert had arrived on Planet Deir and was looking for information about Sorokin on the planet.
…
"The situation is very obvious. Black Star is indeed relentlessly pursuing you. You've brought danger to us!"
In the remote monitoring room, Oathkeeper glared at Sorokin and said with dissatisfaction.
Sorokin did not answer. His face was extremely gloomy, and his heart kept sinking.
The evidence was irrefutable, and he could not refute it. However, he did not expect Black Star to be so obsessed with him that he was actually secretly pursuing him.
So, not only does this guy want my money, but he even wants to kill me.
He's a villain!
Damn it, all I did was expose one of my identities. Is it worth pursuing him so relentlessly? Although I've schemed against you a few times in the past, I've already paid the price. However, Black Star, do you really want me to die? Are you so vengeful?
This time, Oathkeeper asked with a deep voice, "Are you really not willing to fake your death to deceive Black Star?"
"No." Sorokin shook his head decisively.
Oathkeeper's face was very ugly. He pretended to be irritated and paced back and forth as if he was hesitating.
After a while, he seemed to have made a decision while pinching his nose. His face was filled with reluctance.
He said with reluctance, "If that's the case, we can only work together to kill Black Star!"
As soon as he said that, it was as if he had poked a hornet's nest. The other Primordial Ones present were all 'shocked' and strongly objected.
"We have no grudges with Black Star. Why should we provoke such a strong enemy for Sorokin?"
"Won't our existence be exposed if we work together to deal with Black Star?"
"This guy is threatening us. Don't fall for it!"
The agitated reaction of the crowd gave Sorokin a fright. He did not dare interrupt to express his opinion at all.
"Stop arguing!" Oathkeeper quarreled with the crowd for a while before raising his voice and standing his ground. "Only this time. There will be no next time!"
Then, he glared at Sorokin and said coldly, "You've gotten your hands on someone else.
"You've achieved your goal of killing with a borrowed knife. Are you satisfied now?"
"Don't talk nonsense. It's not like I'm forcing you to deal with Black Star. This is your decision. I'd rather treat him like air and ignore him." Sorokin expressed that he did not want to take the blame, feeling rather helpless.
He actually did not plan to threaten the Holy Covenant to deal with Black Star because that would make him an enemy of everyone. However, the choice was not his.
With his position, he could not change the other party's stubbornness at all. He could not convince the Holy Covenant to ignore Black Star. It was like a debtor taking refuge in someone else's house. Not only did he cause trouble for the other party, but he also had to convince the other party to be an ostrich and endure the debt collectors' harassment … Even Sorokin felt that this was a little shameless.
Oathkeeper snorted and slowly said, "In any case, you brought the trouble, so you have to solve it. Since Black Star is chasing after you, you'll be the bait and lure him into the trap."
"Just me?" Sorokin asked.
"Of course not. There will be three people accompanying you, both to prevent you from running away and to help you resist Black Star." Oathkeeper shook his head. "As for the rest of us, we'll ambush in the distance and wait for an opportunity to break into the battlefield."
"Will that work? It's said that Black Star has the King's teleportation ability. He's not afraid of being surrounded," Beiger interjected again, displaying the professional qualities of a supporting actor.
"Don't worry. Black Star will never expect that we have dozens of people. This is our biggest advantage! Sorokin only set up four people in the trap, and that's only our first layer of arrangement. However, in Black Star's eyes, that should be all the troops in the ambush. With Black Star's combat power, it's unlikely that he'll run away when facing four people. He'll definitely try to fight, so Sorokin and the other three's mission is to hold back Black Star. "Oathkeeper's tone was serious, as if he was telling the truth.
"And then?"
"Then, of course, we'll find a way to create an opportunity! The dozens of us will be accumulating our power behind the ambush. As long as Sorokin and the rest of you can hold Black Star down for a short period of time and prevent him from using the King, we'll charge in through Beiger's teleportation ability and focus our attacks on Black Star. At the same time, all those who are good at mental attacks will work together and try to deal a heavy blow to Black Star's soul! "
Oathkeeper's tone was resolute and filled with strong confidence. Even he himself almost believed it.
Sorokin analyzed the feasibility of the plan and felt that the success rate was much higher than if he did it alone.
He believed that as long as Black Star did not use the Spacetime Amber to block, there was an eighty percent chance that he would not be able to withstand a wave of attacks from dozens of Beyond Grade As.
Although Soul Flame was not in his hands, it would be the same if Oathkeeper used it. Furthermore, in the Holy Covenant organization, there were more than just the two of them who were good at mental attacks. Sorokin felt even more confident.
"This plan should work. The success rate is estimated to be above seventy percent. Now, the galactic society has almost deified Black Star, but no matter how strong he is, there's definitely a limit."
Sorokin heaved a sigh of relief and expressed his support.
Seeing that the fish had taken the bait, Oathkeeper was well versed in the art of fishing. His eyes flashed, and he spoke in a low voice with a warning tone.
"Don't be happy too early. You'd better pray that this operation will succeed. Otherwise, if Black Star escapes, he'll definitely leak the information. By then, the information in your hands will be useless, and I'll blame it on you. You can guess how we'll deal with you … So, for your own sake, you'd better give it your all in this operation!"
Hearing this, Sorokin's expression became serious, and he nodded calmly.
…
Half a month later, in a desolate universe belt in the Ancient Star Desert.
The galaxy was like black velvet dotted with diamonds. A small spaceship hovered in deep space. There were only four people in the spaceship — Sorokin, Beiger, and two other Beyond Grade As.
"Tsk, I didn't expect that there would be a day when we'd have to work together with you against an enemy.
How unlucky, "Beiger stood with his arms crossed and glanced at Sorokin beside him.
"Tsk, do you think I'm willing to see your face?"
Sorokin snorted coldly.
He could not be bothered to argue, so he changed the topic and asked, "It's been so long. Will Black Star really come?"
"Who knows? Anyway, we've already sent out the coordinates. Let's see if his love for you is deep enough," Beiger joked.
Sorokin was about to retort when an uninvited guest suddenly entered his perception range. His expression changed instantly.
"Someone's coming."
The other three also sensed it. They fell silent at the same time and looked out of the porthole in the corresponding direction.
After a while, a meteor rapidly approached. It seemed to have noticed Sorokin and the others, so it stopped not far away and revealed a familiar figure.
"It's Black Star! He's really here! "
Sorokin's expression darkened. He flew out of the cabin and faced Han Xiao from afar, while Beiger and the others followed beside him.
Han Xiao glanced at the few of them and laughed in the public channel.
"Yo, so you deliberately leaked the coordinates to lure me into a trap. This means that the information about your whereabouts previously was fake … Hehe, although I don't know where you found these helpers, to dare attack me with just four people, Sorokin, oh Sorokin, aren't you underestimating me too much?"
"Black Star, I didn't expect you to chase after me so relentlessly. You don't want to give me a chance to live! Since that's the case, don't blame me. You forced me to do this! "
This was what angered Sorokin the most. In his opinion, he was clearly the one at a disadvantage, but Black Star was still chasing after him. This was too much.
"Sorry, I'm a vengeful person. It's not the first time you've schemed against me. If I let you escape, there will be a lot of trouble in the future, so it's better to stay in my Spacetime Amber. It's safe and practical."
As Han Xiao spoke in the public channel, he glanced at Beiger and the others with a smile in his eyes.
There were five people present, but there were three group chats. One was the public channel, and the second was Sorokin, Beiger, and the others' temporary combat group chat.
The third was Han Xiao's group chat with Beiger and the others, as well as all the Holy Covenant members lying in ambush. Only Sorokin was in the dark.
"Attack!"
Sorokin did not want to waste any more time with Han Xiao, so he directly attacked Han Xiao and called for Beiger and the others to attack together.
Seeing how impatient Sorokin was, everyone in the production team laughed like pigs.
"He's anxious, he's anxious …"
"Hahaha, why do I suddenly feel that he's so pitiful?"
"So pitiful, I almost can't bear to watch."
"I'd better take a few more looks. I'm afraid I won't be able to see him again …"
Everyone was talking and laughing at the same time. The production team was suddenly filled with a cheerful atmosphere.
"Stop fooling around, we're acting. Be more serious."
Han Xiao jokingly scolded. He then summoned the Mech Legion and faced Sorokin's attack.
Beiger and the others hurriedly joined the battle. They held back their laughter and started to act, cooperating with Sorokin. The battle was in full swing, and each one looked more real than the other.
The battle erupted immediately. The five of them moved around in the field, and torrents of energy left twisted and scorching marks in the universe.
There was only a split second of opportunity to betray them. If they could not kill Sorokin quickly, this guy would still have time to leak information. Therefore, it was not time to lay all their cards on the table yet. Holy Covenant was still acting as Sorokin.
Sorokin thought that victory was in his hands, so he focused all his attention on the battle with Han Xiao. However, he did not know that the teammates he had high hopes for were all actors ready to stab him in the back at any time.
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