"Iron Head Hammer … is only the first move? Is there another combo?"
Looking at the interface notification, Han Xiao's mouth twitched. He could not take his eyes off the first option.
He had always thought that iron head was just an adjective for Pugilists. He did not expect it to be a skill.
Han Xiao looked down and saw all the other options. He pondered for a while and made his choice.
These two talents were not bad, but he did not really want them. As his level increased, the effect of [Unyielding Challenger] would decrease. With his current level, there were not many chances for him to trigger it. Furthermore, he would not stop leveling up, so this talent would only become more and more useless. As for [Combo Increase], it was quite practical. He could easily max out his combo with his mechanical army, but the bonus was a little low. Now that he had a solid foundation, he did not lack this kind of passive talent.
In comparison, Han Xiao wanted some abilities with special tactical effects that would be more effective in battle.
[Crow Swarm Cannon] could increase the explosive power of focus fire far more than [Combo Increase]. However, in Han Xiao's eyes, his damage was already not low. What he lacked was hit rate. Even if he wanted to focus fire, he had to hit his target.
In fact, Han Xiao was not too desperate for [Azure Dragon Bind]. After all, the limit of triggering it at close range was quite high. Furthermore, both sides would not be able to move after using it. He was mainly interested in the rare ability of controlling the target for at least two seconds.
This was only the effect of Lv.1. If he maxed it out, together with some of his talents that increased the level of his skills, the minimum control time would most likely be extended. It was worth a try.
You have received new ability [Azure Dragon Bind]!
"Hmm, it sounds pretty good. It's much better than a random name like Iron Head Hammer …"
Han Xiao clicked his tongue and opened his attribute interface. He quickly found the new golden ability and invested his EXP to level it up. Although he was aiming for level 360 and did not want to waste his EXP, the cost of maxing out a skill would not affect his plan.
Very quickly, [Aged Bind] went from LV1 to the maximum level of LV10. The minimum control time was now 2.6 seconds. At the same time, it provided additional Strength and Endurance, making it harder for the target to break free.
After all, Han Xiao had not specifically added points to his Strength attribute, so it was average at the same level. However, his Endurance was still passable. Now, he was mainly adding points to Wisdom and Endurance. Every time he refreshed his Universal Treasure, a portion of it would be added to his Endurance.
"Strong Lockdown Man finally has a skill enhancement. If he had this move before, the Subduing Tree King wouldn't have been able to break free so easily."
Han Xiao rubbed his chest. Just as he was about to find someone to test this move on, his communicator suddenly rang. It was a call from Ames. She said that she wanted to come to the frontline and asked Han Xiao to activate the King to pick her up.
Seeing Ames's firm attitude, Han Xiao did not force her to stay behind. Instead, he took her back to the intercepting circle.
Moreover, he could test out his new move with Ames and see how effective it was in actual combat.
…
Central Galaxy, desolate universe belt.
A small fleet was slowly cruising through the boundless starry sky as if it was aimless.
In the command room of the main ship, a group of operators wearing various types of armor were piloting the spaceship. They looked like a group of galactic pirates.
On the command platform at the front stood a few guys with imposing auras. They were all wearing hooded robes to hide their figures.
"Due to the invasion of foreign enemies, the three Universal Civilizations' armies have been sent to the various border Star Fields. The hinterland is empty, and a large number of galactic residents are hiding in the Central Galaxy. This is a good opportunity …" a hooded man said softly.
Hearing this, a small commotion appeared among the hooded men. The hooded man standing at the front let out a long sigh and slowly said, "Forget it.
Let's not do it now. "
"Why? This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!" Another person's tone was agitated and filled with confusion.
"If I say we won't move, then we won't move!"
The hooded man at the front raised his head slightly, revealing his face under the hood. It was the mysterious Pangon. This group of people was the group of avengers who had left the Holy Covenant.
"Pangon, don't tell me you're feeling compassionate?" a Beyond Grade A said coldly. "You're retreating because of the invasion of foreign enemies? You're not willing to affect the so-called 'big picture'? Don't forget that our goal is to take revenge on the three Universal Civilizations. That's what we want to do in the first place. The external enemies are our help, and there's no better time than now to destroy their rule. This gives us a chance to take advantage of them. Otherwise, do you really think we can shake the foundation of the three Universal Civilizations' rule with just the few of us? "
"Are you teaching me how to do things?"
Pangon's expression was also cold.
This person was not afraid at all. He glared back and said with a deep voice, "Then tell me, why should we let go of this opportunity? If our paths are different, it's better to disband as soon as possible and do our own things."
The others also focused their gazes on Pangon.
Their civilization had been destroyed by the three Universal Civilizations in the exploration era, and they had a deep-rooted hatred. For revenge, they had already disregarded life and death. The invasion of the World Tree made them happy instead of shocked. They thought that the heavens were on their side.
Pangon paused for a moment, took out a thick handmade cigarette, lit it, and took a puff. The smoke filled the air silently.
"Speak!" his companion asked coldly.
Pangon glanced at him, tapped the cigarette ash, and slowly said, "The great migration should have been the time when the galactic pirates were rampant and active, but the armies of the various civilizations were escorting their citizens to the Central Galaxy to seek refuge, and there were fewer and fewer galactic residents wandering outside … This made it harder and harder for the galactic pirates to live. Not only did they not have any prey, but they were also wiped out by the military …"
"What are you trying to say?"
"What I'm saying is, even if we want to seize this opportunity to shake the rule of the three Universal Civilizations, we don't have enough manpower. Why don't we take this opportunity to integrate the galactic pirates and obtain enough armed forces? Otherwise, even if we go to the three Universal Civilizations to cause trouble now, we won't be able to cause much trouble."
As he spoke, Pangon paused and calmly said,
"Furthermore, if we obstruct the three Universal Civilizations' plan to resist the enemy at this juncture, Black Star will definitely come and kill us. Do you guys want to see him that much?"
Hearing this, fear flashed through everyone's eyes, and they stopped talking.
Pangon glanced at them, smoked his cigarette, and stopped talking.
This was both the truth and an excuse. To be fair, although the invasion of foreign enemies was a good opportunity to shake the three Universal Civilizations, Pangon did not want to use this opportunity. On one hand, it was because of the threat of Black Star, and on the other hand, it was because of the Holy Covenant.
After all, this was the hometown of Oathkeeper and many other Holy Covenant companions. He had already owed the Holy Covenant a huge favor by being able to be reborn. At the same time, he had also obtained his freedom. Now that some of his old friends were fighting against foreign enemies, he did not want to drag them down at this time.
Although he had decided to dedicate his life to revenge, he did not want to lose his brotherhood because of this.
The invasion of foreign enemies might be the only chance to destroy the three Universal Civilizations, but Pangon did not regret giving up this path. He firmly believed that there were other ways.
…
The three Universal Civilizations and the World Tree were still engaged in a tug-of-war at the frontline. After a while, with the first batch of special observation devices, the stalemate between the two sides was finally broken.
The over-the-horizon detection technology from the final civilization of another Iteration broke through the disguises of the World Tree strongholds one after another. The densely packed camps were marked on the wide-area radar one after another. It was almost as if the entire map had been opened, and they had finally regained the initiative.
The entire interception circle command center was greatly energized. They immediately organized a large number of players to form a Spacetime Splicing Army, splitting into thousands of troops and heading toward all the camps, trying to clear out all the enemy strongholds in one go.
The over-the-horizon camps that were guarding and helping each other were quickly destroyed. The strongholds hidden in the dark were caught off guard and destroyed one after another under the self-destructing charge of the fearless Spacetime Splicing Army. A large number of 'nails' that the World Tree had planted near the interception circle were pulled out one after another.
After more than half a month of fierce battle, the World Tree finally gave up on the ineffective over-the-horizon camp tactic and no longer released new strongholds, allowing the three Universal Civilizations to clear the obstacles in the expansion of the interception circle and the Space Anchor orbit.
Without any obstructions, the stagnant expansion speed of the Space Anchor orbit immediately thawed and pushed forward again, continuing to force the World Tree's jump point away from the interception circle.
In the next few months, the frequency and intensity of the collisions between the two sides continued to increase, and the battle became more and more intense.
During this period, the World Tree launched two more attacks. The size of the fleet was in the tens of billions, and two large-scale battles were triggered.
These two battles were both army battles, and the World Tree did not send out any high-level combatants. It was purely to exhaust the three Universal Civilizations' forces. It seemed like before they found a way to restrain Aurora, the World Tree would no longer allow individuals to participate in the battle. Furthermore, the experts who had died in the previous battle had not all been revived, so they could not enter the battlefield.
Although the World Tree had to consume resources to replenish its fleet and combat personnel, due to the characteristics of the World Tree itself, their resource utilization rate, resource development rate, resource regeneration speed, and resource reserves far exceeded the three Universal Civilizations'. They had a huge advantage, and both sides could quickly increase their troops. The World Tree's plan was to exhaust the three Universal Civilizations' national strength.
Many Beyond Grade As participated in these two large-scale battles. With Aurora taking care of them, coupled with the fact that the World Tree did not send any Beyond Grade As, they were safe both times. No one died in battle for the time being.
In the past few months, Han Xiao had provided some of the war technology hidden in the First Sanctum, which was manufactured in batches and allocated to many troops. It had a significant effect in the battle between the armies, reducing the losses of the three Universal Civilizations' fleets by a lot, and defeating the World Tree's army at a lower cost.
Destiny's Child's surveillance channel had also discovered the signs of mobilization for these two attacks in advance, allowing the three Universal Civilizations to be on guard and further reducing their losses.
However, with the special over-the-horizon detection device provided by Han Xiao, the surveillance range and strength of the three Universal Civilizations had undergone a qualitative change. They did not need Destiny's Child to discover most of the World Tree's movements near the interception circle. This important technology forced the three Universal Civilizations to change a portion of their strategic plans, and they no longer felt troubled because of their weakness in detection.
Therefore, the three Universal Civilizations placed more importance on Han Xiao. They wished that Han Xiao could stay in the base and not participate in any battles, preventing him from encountering any risks.
Black Star took out strategic technologies one after another as if they were free. Almost every one of them was qualified to be the trump card of an advanced civilization. This also shocked the research departments of the three parties. They only felt that Black Star's research ability alone was more impressive than their entire department, and they were in awe.
However, a strong attack was a strong attack. Although the three Universal Civilizations had defeated two waves of attacks, the interception circle and the space-anchored orbit had been destroyed on a large scale during the advance of the World Tree army, and their expansion had been indirectly restrained.
Ever since the war broke out, the two sides had been facing each other in this meat grinder for more than half a year, constantly exhausting their forces. The World Tree had always been blocked outside, unable to break through the interception circle. It was as if they had finally exhausted their patience. Destiny's Child's surveillance channel had captured important information, showing that the World Tree Civilization was mobilizing troops in their territory, planning a new attack.
This time, it was the World Tree's largest attack so far. The scale was even larger than the previous three combined. It had already exceeded 200 billion, and it was unknown how much longer it would take!
With such a huge attack, even if the interception circle could repel the enemy like the previous three times, it would definitely be greatly damaged. The moment he received the news, Han Xiao informed the command center and held an emergency meeting.
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